The evening world. Newspaper, January 7, 1915, Page 3

| IN 7 mE HERE IS | ANT OF OWNERS "Increase Prom $6 $6 ‘Planned, Big Employers Tell Factory Commission. STRAUS ONE WITNESS. { U. 'B. Greenhut Another of Principal Men Who Dis- r sae j. cuss Wage Conditions, | ‘ || *ReApEn sans: % ‘17s waRp Te MARRY ‘The bitter controversy as to whether 96 & week constitutes a “living wage" for a girl bread-winner promises to ‘Be settled shortly so far as concerns the saleswomen of the New York de- Partment stores by an increase in pay,+ @ccording to prominent dry goods men, ‘who testified to-day before the State Wactory Investigating Commission. Percy 8. Straus, President of the New York Retail Dry Goods Associa- tion, and connected with the R. H. Macy Company, who was the star wit. | i} mess before the commission at the; Morning session in the Hall of Rec-| erds, intimated that in a short time) it ts likely department store sales. ‘women will receive a minimum wage Of $7 instead of the present $5, if ‘the plans of the association work out The dry-goods men were called to Bive their views on legislation in this State to establish a minimum wage @cale. Both Straus and J. B, Green- hut, President of the company of that Bame, were non-committal so ffirasa Minimum wage law for women and f pildren was concerned, but appeared fhopeful that better wages are in store for department store employees in Phis city. “For the last three years," Mr. Straus testified in response to ques- tions put by Abram I, Elkus, counsei fo the Commission, “there has been a tendency among the members of our @association to grade up and increase the wages of women. The matter has been discussed at our meetin | @nd while there is no written agree ment, fpany of the stores have estab- , Ushed a minimum rate of $6 for all { paleswomen who are not minors.” f “Was the increase made voluntar- iy?” asked Mr. Elkus. “It was because we believed it ‘would increase the efficiency of the forking force. We are determined, @f we can, to Increase this scale of * wages to $7 for this class of help.’ Asked if he considered $6 a living ‘wage for the average working girl, } ) Mr. Straus said: Ww ry 4 God Sensisue GIRL’ k | What about a tax on bachelora? pay up! plan by Assemblyman Ostrom. ington Street, Jersey City. e can’t consider what you term ‘living wage.’ ‘here is efficiency in ving well as in business, What would be an adequate wage for one dequate for anoth a of knowing how to hu resources. It's purely a ig) the young men and w: ion of the ‘proposed legislation, now drafted in Qeotative form, to establish a mini- mum wage in the State, Mr. Straus meatly sidestepped. I can’t say I believe in a minimum e. L certainly would like to see draft of the bill before. it is in- troduced before I would care te give ‘a decision. State Benator Wagne the commissio’ y ressman Hamilton, and ott of the board had a li with Charles Francis, an employ: rinters and binders, with offices at So. 82 West Thirteenth street. He was emphatically t the pro- 4 minimum “The difficulty with our young folks’ to-day is that they want to live be- yond their income, or at least up to its last penny. Naturally, if you go by that principle you're not going to get ahead. But nearly every one hi | the mania to imitate the standards of living set up by some one else, “There are the girls who want to marry no men save those who, ut the beginning of their careers, can set up homes equal to t ones main. tained by the fathers Sf the girls, after years of hard work. “Bo far as the Btute :| "SAUCE FOR GANDER OUGH minimum wage might better be left BE SAUCE FOR GOOS' Alone. My shop is strictly a closed \c work “Then t think you ahould have an Zone, and It is my opinion the workers he emia rece earn nize ake care of chful w: te and § : pe of matrimonial watchful wal! .. airman of ‘on- hat A sundress aed wiria tn this city not make| living wage are powerless to « asked Mr, Elkus. I interrupted. hat's sauce for the gander is for the goone,” Mr. Ostrom smiled, but I'm afraid he's too gallant te adopt such @ sug- ‘Many of these women and girls are) a members of families, the he ¢| “On the other hand,” he resumed, which provide enough for their u there are th si who flit, butterfly-like, from girl, and deliberately ‘shirk Sponaibility of a. wife and family, And both girls and men justify them- elves by pointing out the marriages that come to grief because the bus- | band doesn't give the wife enough or because she spends too! ch of his income. Untortunatel. ich instances may be found every- where. F BACK HURTS USE Eat less meat if Kidneys feel] bix naying that during a long expert- had found 9 per cent, of like lead or Bladder jence he ba troubles to be due to bothers. nees about money. ‘Vet under normal conditions nancial prosperity of the man should exc th. bachelor, The ma man has the highest of Jneent! t fo'work and to improve hie peel: if he has the right she helps him to eave hie money. She gives him better food in for the sam price where. And she sees it that no large eum is wasted on foolish non-essenti keep,” replied the vitness. Most folks forget thet the ki * like the bow get sluggich and clogged and a flushing occasionally have backache wad dull misery int kidney region, severe headaches, rheu- matic twinges, torpidliver, acid stom sleeplepapess and ull sortaof bladder dis- You simp; active and feel an ache « taust keep your kidneys jean, and the moment you pain i get about four ou “It scem# to me that a man and any good drug store here, take «table woman need not fear marriage on a 1 6 glass of water before break. sall Income if they are resolved to fant for a few duys and kidnews will to trust each other ' the chivalrous Mr. O1 rom kenerous rmth, re is hardly @ bride who do her beat to conserve her Income if he told her | was and asked for wife in This ba crspe » inde then oat fine, vbrom ¢ “combined sith / logged do wtin te pod to normal ie a ie we *ralinee the avids in the urine Irritates thus ending bladder die * alte husband's frankly w extrayi that is harmless Tene it wetually te, narried than him fron fal ist tuys he. FROM 24 TO 90 THE RIGHT AGES ke who be. | FOR MARAIA! trouble while yanother reavon why I don't | nove in beehgiore ta" thas young oe eine loenl dru, ine ad alis e | fol be ‘young per: When the present secretary | Assemblyman Charles W. Ostrom of Jersey City wants such a tax. wants it so badly that when the New Jersey Legislature opens next Tuesday he will present a bill asking that the sum of $60 a year be levied on every New Jersey bachelor over thirty who ie not burdened by the support of a father and mother or other dependent relatives. In other words, it’s a case of making the sports Need I add that Assemblyman Ostrom is him- self a thoroughly successful family man, with a wife and two sturdy youngsters to his credit? About a week ago he publicly announced his fell design on the budget of the bachelor, and already he has received hundreds of letters. Project is commended, but in many others there are protests from the soul against any financial imposition on the poor lone unmarried man. Even the husbands have rallied to his defense. To present the case pro and con for the bachelor tax, four of these eritical letters are published to-day, together with a further defense of his “For my belief as to the wisdom of a bachelor tax is absolutely changed,” he told me when I talked with him in his office at No. 243 Wash- 1 | bo! Wel ‘The CARe-Pate SPORT Pas UP v Bacnevor Tax HERE Brave Author of Proposed New Jersey Law Hears From His Constituents and Is Threatened With Political Extinction, but He Doesn’t Quail, and Neither Does He Approve a Tax on Old Maids. By Marguerite Mooers Marshall. He In some of them his “Every man over thirty is better off married than single, You may note that the objections of most of my critics have to the financial aspect of marriage. I admit that side of the subject has Its difficulties, Bat I believe that in the majority of cases ma who stay unmarried because they say they can’t afford ft, or who marry and then let money disputes mar thelr happiness, are creating their troubles for themselves. -————_____. with djust themselves to each other readily thun those whose hab- turity has set firmly. Of course, t believe in marriages between and girls of sixteen. But I Id say that between twenty-four and thirty was an admirable trae for young men and women to find th mates—acting on the principle of gure you're right, then go ahead. hey will benefit themselves and the state of marrving. Since Mr. Ostrom broached his pian & the bachelor tax, business has in- of bis own: Dear Sir: Anent bachelor tax bill: vite and think your idea of avin bachelors is entirely wrong, W: right, | would like to know, have you to propose such an obnoxious bill as that? Suppose there are men who cannot support a wife? Why, if a man could pay $50 per year bachelor tax, they could al: most afford to be married. Don't you think the State exacts enough toll from the poor bachelo: In- come tax, transfer tax, personat tax—why, pretty soon the State of New Jersey will have a man’ envelope before he opens it. It's ali very well for you men who ups well off, but some day we, the common people, will have a word y, and believe n long to say It. semblyman-elect As i ance to kill your- ly, and if you ever propose such @ bil, ver be forgotten by Ne of our State THIS ONE LONGS TO BE A BACHELOR AGAIN Three more dissenting opinions follow My Wear Bins 1 have read with m rest the articie in The World in refer. ence axing all bachelors over ty yearn of age. You are cor e of your wssertiona n to get tter mulary, Mut it appears to wave not bag very much int a-daye Had this been the you would have weighed ur words, usiness, und fi until th has been My wife antagonized in every y, has cowed me to lowe my livelihood, made ail the trouble she possibly can and in more ways than one has embarranees me and { am on the i" A tie ene INSTPLY [Sponsor for $50 Tax on Bachelors Tells Why tremely hard to obtain release from such a woman and marry & good, sensible girl, that would appreciate a home and a family, I have not got. a hell and if I leave e little business I will turn againat each While t ‘was single and. “had @ pocket full of money I spent it give her ghe pleasure while shi was single; but aft married thi have " seems as though there going to be an end to it only w /” hall vither of us. s before you offer ai bil ‘to be passed by such sible, thoughtful boay of m the Assembly, think over thi Pirin reg te reasons t! men of to- are not marrying the girls, I could furnish y: with witnesses who could corro! orate my statement and prove just what | have written. A READER. Dear Sir: I have read of your intention of introducing a bill to tax bachelors. Now, Iam a much married man, but [ think that a man has a right to live as he chooses without some smart Aleck telling him hoy to live. This is a free country, and, besides, there are lots of men who cannot marry on account of tl. paltry sum they receive in wages, taking into con- sideration the dull seasons and when laid off. Why marry a girl and bring her into the misery? You people are always starting | something, but start at the wrong end. Better try to do something in the way of better wages for men, then you wouldn't find many bachelors, and it would be a step in the right direction, Dont tax a man on the little be bas. Suppose be hasn't got it, what then? Do something thes tenes. oY little GRAY NEW EXECUTIVE | HEAD OF DETECTIVES | Veteran Named for New Office to | Relieve Faurot of Rou- | tine Work. put the nine branch detective niniaaioner Woods to-day appointed Capt. John J, Cray Executive Officer of the Detective Division, This ta a new office und \t# establishment tn- ‘volves @ distinct promotion to Capt. Cray, who has been @ headquarters detective eighteen years Capt. Cray has been in charge of jthe First Branch Bureau in lower Manhattan, He will be succeeded by Acting Captain Willlam Deevey, pro- moted from the rank of Heutenant Inspector Faurot remaing in full charge of the Detective Bureau, init the active work of supervision will fail ‘on Capt. Cray, He will vimit the var- fous branches, confer with the jtains and give personal attention to matters requiring adjudication, This will leave Faurot unhampered in handling important canes | "Comminstoner Woods has found that ‘the detective force ts not dimponed to proceed with energy on mmall com- plaints, Capt. Cray's endeavor will be vi complainty investigated Capt hk Cray, jphy, ie hie brother | STANDS FOR | DEATH PENALTY, | ALBANY, Jan. 1—Gor. Whitman ta- day declared Wie oMvial disapproval of making for The tive even intl SESE oe AND Cums To ‘a TWO MEN, TWO WOMEN, HELD IN ROBBERY CASES Twenty Harlem Householders Go to Court to Accuse Quartette of Many Burglaries. Twenty Harlem householders were in court to-day before Magistrate Cor- nell to make complaints of burglary inst George Mann, a chauffeur of ‘o. 1987 Madison avenue; Otto P. Plangemann of No. 2116 Lexingt Avenue, @ driver; Rose Borst of Ni 2116 Lexington Avenue, who accord- ing to the police, was recently mar- ried to Mann, and Jeannette Brewn, a telephone operator of the same ad- dress. Mann and Plangemi were arrest- ed yesterfiay by Detectives Finan and Reilly after the home of Mrs. Mar- garet Gradwohl of No, 610 West One Hundred and Thirty-ffth Street had been robbed of $800 wortn of silver and jewelry. On examining the rooms | at No, 3116 Lexington Avenue, proper- | ty claimed by Mrs. Frank Sherm: No. 614 West One Hundred and Thir- ty-fifth Street, who was robbed Jan, 4, id Plangemano sare. nee is ich, and tw WHITMAN PUTS 0. K. ON WEW W.©, N.Y, OFFICERS Governor Approves Selection of Fifteen Men From the Disband- ed Twenty-second Regiment, Gov, Whitman has approved of the recommendation of Major Gen. O'Ryan for the selection of fifteen officers to command the two bat- tallona of engineers organized from the corps of engin of the Twei ty-second Regiment, National Guard, | which was disbanded Dec. 38. When the Twenty-second Regi- | ment was diabanded the thirty-seven | officers were placed on the reserve lint. Fifteen of these were selected for the new military organization. The remaining twenty-two, who will not have places in the battalion, will con tinue on the reserve list until called | nm officers selected by Dart of the proponents in the conteat of the $16,000,000 will of James Camp- bell, was resumed to-day in the of- | feos of Sullivan & Cromwell, ‘No, 49 three witnesses, two of the! | clans, ‘are seeking to break the will have ‘their innings came whén L. Frank) jOttoty of St. Louis, representing the | took a new tack in croms-| jexamination. His line of questioning | Indicated plainly he would attempt to | ©©O60eeseeoosooooooooooos ehow that Mra. ‘another woman, who was about to becom Hotel under the name of Mi Campbell, and that this woman, as | Contestants, | Weat knew Dr. Smith for a score of years| [yy Lawyer in $16,000,000 Will Contest Intimates Wife Sub- stituted Another’s Baby. BORN IN A HOTEL HERE, Planned. to Leave Daughter Only $1,000,000, Fearing Fortune Hunters, # The taking of depositions on the Wall Street, with the testimony of physi- Hint of a sensation when those who Campbell registered at the Grand Union James yet unnamed, is the mother of t girl who later was known as Lois Campbell. Dr. John H. Huddleston of No. 1463 West Seventy-cighth street testified he kn Dr. Andrew H. Smith, who certified the birth of Lois Campbell at the Grand Union, as a man of ex- ceptionally high standing in his pro- fession. He sald Dr. Smith: wi aterling worth and character. “Wouldn't it be possibl Ottofy on cross examination, “for a designing woma: an Heir to a large os to substi+ WILL LOIS $1,000,000. ston replied, could scarcely be probable.” Dr. Seventy-fourth Streat, business twenty-five years, told in intimate de- tall of his relations with the St. Loule milHonaire, tin, able man, shrewd and of un foresight. mn to the time of his last illness. only $1,000,000, He start out in the world with, “Mr. Campbell said he didn't wan would benefit the world.” gays ROSES FOR MAS. CAMPBELL. born and invited him to breakfast. “I've been up all night,” Campbell told bim, “and have: # bite to eat. I want « big m ebration of this event. Where shal Campbell asked the waiter for check and found he couldn't pay | club, He was Major duty are Capts, George bs. Jonson, Gen, O’Ryan for immediate Charlies J, Diegos, Patrick J. Walsh, Christopher L. Lev’ Frederica #. Callahan, Arthur C. Smith, William A. Ross, Joseph J. Daly and Geore W. Rulison; Firet Lieuts, Frederic Wendell and Willie H. Walk ne ond Lievts, Joba J. Dunn, Veter Burne and Frederick ©. Hyames, aud Chaplain Horace R. Hh aD WOMEN WORKERS WARNED. | For BAN peta | use power to ainendment oh the Ne ry | from becomi ieee pote / eo caught that way again $11.0." MeMillin also ramembered sending a bon of American Beauty roses to Mrs. Campbell after Loie's birth, cause he “That wae the only thine | was eve foo! engugh to spend that much fur be flowers.” he waid ry Aullivan & Cromwell, ex-Judge ~='* My health waa very poor. Righard 1. fvode, Morton Jourdan vos, had no appetite, and BV. BP. Bebniderhahn of MF was going into decline, and nothi Laue rep nt the propo upul one tofy is wlone far tee the vont ‘would take Vinol it would do me FOR QRADED 0 EXCISE TAX, Toit wee stated at ber today ation of t The billie, it war anid, w be 4 on ‘net for purp but for purposes of ¥ Man of Thirty Years Is Better Off Married UsuarRLS Pe CHILD, ITIS HINTED a member of medical societies both here and abroad and was a praotitioner of asked anxious to produce tute anéther woman who was about to-give birth to a child under « false . PLANNED TO “It would be possible,” Dr. Huddie- “though | would say it Beverly Robinson of No. 32] y, who before hie death, seconded Dr. Hud- Gegenmood, ms has been in Ray- dleston’s estimate of his character | {onvchurge, pleaded not i and standing in his profession. indictments and Emerson McMillin, Chairman of the Board of the American Light and Traction Company and a soctaleand saoclate of Campbell for “I knew him ab a remark- aa al always considered him able of making a sensible will, je often, talked to me of how he intended to dispose of his property. He said he was going to leave Lois id he thought if he. willed her more, the young men would geek her money rather than herself. He said he thought a miilion was enough for any young person to to scatter his bounty and that he hoped to do something with it that PAID §3 EACH FOR McMillin said Campbell came to his office the morning after Lois was he said t had tin we w McMillin says he suggested the Lawyers’ Club “Despite the fact that it wa» break- fest for Mr mpbell,” said the witness, “we had champagne, When it came time to pay the bill Mr. the because be wasn't a member of the 0 pul out at my litte | joke that he awore he'd join every club in the country to avoid being The bill was paid $8 apiece for the rones, BST PERSON ON UNCLE SAM’S PAYROLL. € Soa APRIL q | This is Sammy April, the White House newsboy, who has dally served President Wilson with the afternoon papers and for two years served President Taft. For this work, Sammy, who \s about twelve years old, receives a big Treasury check, calling for $2.50, each month. He is the youngest person on Uncle Sam's payroll, e pacalalinten | asin LAWYER INDICTED TWICE. W. Greenwood © $12,000 Misappro: The Grand Jury of Kings County to- day presented to Judge Dike in the County Court two grand larceny tndict~ ments against J. William Greenwood, a lawyer, of No. 186 Remsen Street, who has enjoyed an excellent reputation in the Brooklyn bar. The first charge is that Greenwod took to his own use $5,000 worth of roperty from the estate of Miss Cor- Rolle Carll, rr 10 died March 21. 664 Second Leaeet Bi n accounting for (he which Greenwood said was ed the es- tate, caused a search of the regia offices in this city and Brooklyn and found only two mortgages with a total ‘wecond charge a Js, the misappro- was reni Jail under $19,000 bail. ~~ High Wind Smashes Windows. A double window of plate glass ine Riker-Hogeman drug store on the nor! west corner of Broadway and One Hun- dred and aoe Btreet smashed by the high wind that swept over the city at 12. ROME AT FIER OF HERO GARIBALDI —— Crowds Weep and Cheer for 3 Allies as Casket of Fallen Soldier Passes. ROME, Jan. 6, delayed by censor (United Press).-The spirit of Gati« baldi stalked through the streete of _ Rome to-day. The red shirt of the dead patriot, spread upon the eof- fin of his grandson, who died ta France fighting for the allies, brought the war spirit to the front as never before since the opening of the war. All the way from the railway sta- tion to Verano Cemetery the funeral procession moved through triple ' ranks of Italians who alternately of wept and cheered for the success of 7 the allies, No one in official life “% made apy effort to minimise the demonstration. It all that so far as th Italians are concerned they are for the allies against Italy's former ally, a Germany. * Tt was plain from the beginning © that this was not the mere funeral of © — @ hero, even though Bruno Garibaldi ' ) wan blood kin to Italy's greatest hero. Rather the fact was empba- sined that the dead man represented the sympathies of the tl inde who had brought home to ¢! the fact: ig that Italian soldiers are now fighting 4, | in allen uniforme for a nation with whom Italy deeply sympathizes. While the fact that Bruno G aribaldi died in action with his regiment of Italian volunteers for France was sufficient to arouse fighting we the fact that just before the arrived word came that Ricelottl Garibaldi, a brot had also been killed, raised the patriotism of the crowd to unprecedented bounds. An the procession advanced, hi by the veterans of Garibald!’s origh Jegions, rwearing thet! red shir uniforms and marching to the strains of the Marseiliaise, it was greeted by wild oheering and cries of “Vive la France!” which the thousands of gendarmes at first vainly tried to sappress. It had been feared that the leaders of the war’ party mone hyeig od beter phen demonstrations and troops ha stationed in all of the city, at the crowds confined their efforts te. wild cheering. square in front of the tion, demonstrated its approval the banners carried in the procession were dipped in salute to the Belgian flag flying at half staf over the build- in fs the position of honor there marched oe foot the Ambassadors of / 7 saprel and Grey apd the — Serviaw ee $ Gg we v es Desp! mous force of troops, an occasional ery of “Down with Germany!” rang | - out from the crowd. The entire aff: introduction of European war into ‘Rom: tege were delegations from the ree id Masonic sostanee, reotean ro ‘clock this morn- y window was on the “He and I were asnociated in a| (8 sanca “both Brondway ‘and One | great number of businesse: sald od end ‘Thirty-sixth Streets, Both blown ou it it ¢ i tite and can eat an: 690d ape by the blood making and properties of tonic iron whi At Biker & i drug stores that ‘a friend came into my offiee and told t me taken six bottles and have gained | has done for me in building ‘up my health. | friends herdiy knew is me, when oa y oe ce comer, inl ce re begin to Marre ress, Wortelet ve. It is the medicinal elements of the eod's liver, aided ‘ar wuperior to all other tonics, toplay tite sig ALSO AT LEADING DRUG STORES ind Trent Proving t of Italian Me, Ine cluding even representatives of Vatican. nd ayo hin thought 1 wok seemed to bel Ihave now heves . ing of kh Ht Gonder wondert ul strengthenin ich makes Vino af No oil, stores, aud ot all m——-—