South Bend News-Times, Volume 35, Number 90, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 31 March 1918 — Page 7
SUNDAY, MAKCH 31, 191. ASK CONGRESS T MASTER CRIMINAL' HAS AGAIN ESCAPED FROM NEW YORK PRISON USE WATER POWER Report of U. S. Chamber of Commerce Shows Need for Legislation. f.
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WASHINGTON. IX . March T.O. By sv'lnjr majorities COu.000 lut:nr?-i exfcutlvps who rurnprUj the mf-mr'Thrj of th United Mute hamh r of commerce have adopted : 'r,lutions calling on cnpre to inrtV.c provision for harnen in; thrr millions in watr hors powT that üüw run x-M Id. The vo;o w.is taken thro::?li th more than 1,00 commercial or;?anjations throughout th rour.fy vhich compose th national chain-i-r. Iorty-fie states, Alaska an 1 Hawaii participated in the balloting, representing a wide range ind;:Mrial interest.s and opinions and j pliably indicating to congr?s how Hi bu.cines men of the nation lo in the water power situation. Kach utinK organization caf-t from on to ten votes, depending on it.-? memberThe balloting was ba?ed on a se-:ic.-of .ri-tomme.n da tiers contained i: the report of the committer o.i ater power development of the V. i-'. chamber of commerce. The report begins by pointing out that It Is estimated that the undeveloped water-power of the country exceeds the total steam power now in Fervicp. The federal government ontrol much of the water-power resources of the country. The report continues: "One of the !:rst thinjr to be clearly perceived ia that water-power developments ar? t ot exceedingly profitable undertakings earnestly sought by capital as a means of fecurinff large returns on a .small Investment: hut that, on the rontrary, steam power i.s the superior of water-pover in almos;t all respects. '"The initial cost of a steam plar:t is In general hut one-half to onefifth that of a water-power plant of jual capacity. Moreover, a steam plant can he more easily enlaYpei fmrn time to time and the initial development of a water-power plant
must be a larger proportion of tho ultimate development than that of n steam plant. The investor in a w?-ter-power plant is therefore burdened from the very start with a heavy fixed charge, the failure to meet which may mean bankruptcy." .Must Make Condition FutoraMe. "Water-powers will not be developed unless the conditions are made comparatively favorable. Present demand for the development of s'Jch power oomea, not fron capitalists, but from com ..Jin. ties which, on account of the high price and scarcity of fuel, are desirous in their own Interest, of inducing capital to make such developments. "There are many collateral advantages resulting from the development of water-power, whiTrh are reap-d by the community a.s a whole rather than by the investor," says the report. "These advantages are the navinff of labor In coal mines ;iul of railroad labor and labor in distribution. "If the water-power now commercially capable of development could be brought Into use. th saving to the public fn the Conservation of fuel and the release of labor and railroad equipment would run into hundreds of millions of dollar annually. "At the present moment the pubbe ha-H been made to realize, cs never before, the importance of conserving fuel and labor, and the present emergency accentuates the puhIic need of the formulation of a wis? and fair water-power policy by tltft federal government. "In order to secure the adequate development of water-power, it is essential that the subject should be approached with an attitude of mind which recognizes th necessity of making such developments attractive to capital, rather than with that attitude which assumes that such nterprlsos should be surrounde 1 vMth as many restrictions as possible. "The conservation of every other i-.atural resource niMns restriction in its use. for use means consumption, and permanent destruction. Kvery pouud of coal burned Is forever withdrawn from ue. On the other hand, every horre-power of water-power not used Is lost, an I .-ry horse-power conserved and ed saves not only the horse-power but its equivalent in coal and may incidentally improve navigation."
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For the thir;! time in his notorious career riynolds I'orsbrey. known to police and prison officials as the "master criminal," has escaped from prison. Despite the confinement of an isolation cell and the vigilant watch of jailer who knew his skill, I'orsbrey, one of the most desperate and dangerous criminals alive, is aain at large. He is credited with having killed four men, though it could not be proved on him, and was serving a sentence of 17 years.
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Tokio Accepts View That Situation Does Not Justify Invasion in Russia.
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WASHINGTON, March .10. ' American diplomacy apparently has scored another victory. Advices reaching diplomatic quarters today indicate that Japan has definitely accepted the view of this country and will not intervene in Siberia. According to these dispatches as a result of the conferences which have been in progress in Tokio for the last 1U days, it has been agreed that there Is no serious menace for Japan in the Siberian developmentand the premier and foreign minister have let it be known that all aggressive plans have been dropped. No Inaion Now. Japan maintains her right to take any and all steps which may be necessary to protect her Interests in the far east and in this connection contiders the interests of China intertwined with hers. Hut while the Siberian situation remains as it now is there will be no invasion of Siberia. Inasmuch as this is the position which the United States has held all along the two governmentj would seem to be in complete accord on the subject. In this connection, officials made it plain tcday that the position of the United States has all alon? be-?ii that Japan had every right to intervene in Siberia if her interests were menaced. Hut the information which came to the president was directly opposed to that which had been cited as making action by Japan imperative. Vladivostok safe. While reports were current in
Tokio. Paris and London that the J German war prisoners had been or- v
ganized and armed to move against Vladivostok and capture all of the supplies stored there the advices sent to the president by Ambassador Francis whose trusted agents are all through Siberia was to the effect that there was no such danger. And. the United States contended itself with collecting all of this information and presenting it conlidentfally to the Japanese government in a most informal manner. That it was convincing seems to be borne out by the reports received
here today that Japan has definite'y abandoned for the present her' plans of complete mobilization and ' the landing of a big army in 'Siberia. '
ERECT THREE NEW CAMPS AT HATTIESBURG, MISS f'.VMI' sMKbHY, Mis--.. March T,a. Frection of three new camps within the national jruard reservation here was causnp.i; a wave of speculation among Hoosier s'ddwrs here toJay. one amp being- prep d for .'rafted men. who presumably will ome fr."m Camp Talor. Ky.. in a short time, and it is believed that thev will be i:?ed to till in the various organization and bring the :'th division tip to war strength. Another fone is putting up quarters for enlisted men found ur.::t !or overseas service but able to per-
'orrn military lutses wumu ine: orders of the United State-. S.:rueor.s are picking o'H such mer. :rom the ranks o guardsmen here, j T!i third camp is an isolation 1 ir.tor.men: where troops to be sen: ' .iH.ty from here uill be kept under j s-;rfical o''"-t-r atior.. They will tu: , granted passes and will not bei ;.! rnjtted to r-ee -sitor.. The obj---. i - tu hae '.tie departing i.t'-lts ;h.--
.iV.y p -rf- t aibl free fro;r. d:--..t-ev A .n;fit -camp will tlif .') .ir.!ioi;:iCe;tK n; of their drpa:t-
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Joseph Pigyle of Indianapolis, who was in South Bend attending the plumber convention, visited his siter, Mrs. t.;ilson on Thursday. Charles Pierce and family have returned to their home after spending tlfe vinter with her mother, Mrs. Jodon. in South Fend. Mrs. Kobert flibee and daughter. Mary of uklaho:na, are visiting the former's niece. Mrs. I- Chamberlain. Mr. Finn and i'amtiy hae moed to .south IJend. Mrs. F. K till visited Thursday with her sifter. Mrs. I. V. Sedgwick of South Fend. Mormon O'Donnell. who has been at Camp Mi-Arthur at Waco. Tea. h.a mt ben heard from for some tint- and it i supposed he has gone iei- there." Walter Faul lu .r.e to South Carolina.
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