The evening world. Newspaper, July 16, 1919, Page 2

ee ee nt cee i NR Se a eng iene — sa: wee ene 7 —_eecentanaeinanceatseanct memcensveacl Ate Ce CCE NT REIT “SON he) Aiscishpa) tye | Presi- Bates, for thé "wit around irble,” adding that ita hen poh FORDCALS SELF. IGNORANT IDEALIST, THEN RETRACTS 17, Jeagt three places in eS re Postiand. . ing i of Republican Benators " weoms to an enlargemen: | Beenie announced last nist. af Bas then bated that the President f° _ «Vinge upon a system of “at ae from 10 o'clock until noon Om veveral days last week, during which any member of either House 4% Congress could call and see him ~ Pithout previous appointment. aus, The President's “open house” is Something new for him. Heretofore “Writer,” and Never Heard of Andre. MT. CLEMENS, MICH. July 16.- In @ moment of petulance while on the witnens stand to-day, Menty ord, plaintiff in a $1,000,000," 111 against the Chicago Tribune, admitted SAWELL «TAKE SHANTUNG As ‘Hat he. was “an ‘ignorant idealist,” ane FIRST TOPIC. Subsequently he reverséd’ his state- ete It le belleved the President will take | ment. gees his first topic the Shantung set ‘This wax one of the alleged libelous =W@ement, on which Republican Sena- charges made against him in the storn-are centring their fire, After Trittune’ editorial, ‘Attorney Elliott G. *#five hours’ debate yesterday the Sen- Stevenson, for the Tribune, had been ate adopted Senator Lodge's resolu- asking questions to establish if pos- petten calling for information on the sible that Mr. Ford as @ matter of fact alioged treaty in 1918 between Japan! was ignorant. The witness said that ‘ana Germany for the exploitation of n@ made the admission merely to stop “*Ohina, Lodge declared the Shantung 11 examination. Later when formally “Poamcession was not p gift to Japan. | eked to admit that he-was an “ignor- anki gaia Paid, and all the World unt idealis™ he declined to do #0. ¢ s-Ancearly reply from the White % Hours to the Lodge resolution is |) Government officials wre eay they have no knowledge of it. * from Berlin eay there ie ne official knowledge of it at eo otha German capital, “rom The» it is anderstood to pchave. ed «work drafting the pnanengs/ De. wil make to the Se \ pebt» presenting for ratification /the een a whereby America “and are bound to aid France teion rere German aggres- x, Mon. Just when he will appear be- “pg S00, the. Senators has not been an- ‘een impossible for a member of Con- weress to see him without first making | MLappointment. It was casy enough t9 make en appointm it had to be done several days in advance. works: against the Government,y an idealist bs one “whd helps others to make a profit,” and, possibly with Arnold Bennet yaguely in mind, des- | ertbed Benedict Arnold as “a writer, Much time wag consumed in reading President Wilson's — preparedness speeches of 1916. Mr. Stevenson quoted the phrase “Same Old scarecrow talk” from one of the Ford pamphlets and asked whom was meant. Mr. Ford returned his familiar reply, “Delavigne wrote that.” He added that the “scare- crows” were the professional agita- tors for preparedness, “Your position was that they were | advocating preparedness in order to profit by munitions?” . from Paris—to learo! rerepreparedags ie pe “Strom tim the present feeling. in oa sameaaet i ae ei Burops and bring up to date infor- | Pr terday as anything in addi: mation be will ‘use in his speeches | tion 1915 or’ support for the cove- treaty. wag much discussion to-day starting on his trans-con- tour the President is ex- to have a long conference with . lansing—at present en- derer” as applied by Mr. Ford a the F Ronin eee tuaeey cat secant Ore ieee woes tarade Sabo, boine Stie “Well, you were a murderer in “popotamd arg chief opponent of wg rigged ev - “That was during the war.” “Se a id wake ‘The Tribune lawyer ' asked Os enthacgmam at Boles, to explain} Ferd .a number of questions as :6 'g own townspeople and .con- | # Lhd ¢ bine, equipmen: and Lae cp of the army in 1914 Vguawents bia Feqsons for urging the 16, the Witness Having: sala he considered the you know how many troops were, IJ the Philippin “tn * Alaska?” “No.” “In Porto Rico?” 'No.” “By the way, what are tho rel tions between the United States and Porto Rico?" Judge Tucker suggested that this line had been followed far enough. es REE: Foot rene Wont) this man sets himself up as , Duly 16.—Until peace ts) But educator and wanted to gv to ratified the State Department will not|{he United States Senate.” q*tise* passports of American business} Mr, Ford interrupted to say: desiring to: go to Germany un-| “I can get a man in five Y minutes ‘ At ip to. the occupied sone. This to tell me those things.” | you get one you were etm, the reply. received by a number Fes in the Senate?” avked Mr. of Americans here who are awaiting | Stevenson. © an opportunity to go to Germany to by President Wilson survey, the situation and to make ar- A speech Kansas City in 1916 urging prepa’ rangements for future trade. bare ery and the A committees of Americans in Lon- ednéas was to the ‘witness by Attorney Warren Stone on interested in chemical and dye has asked for special facili- of counsel for the Tribune. “You characterized everybody who PG ie ecnans at once to qnsive inquiries, This advocated preparedness us doing It for the purpose of making money out of it?” asked Mr. Stevenson, bhi Lehre il Preparedness after \ttee also fl include re-| We got into war,” hp nse 1-0 Rene oe fiuing 1 was sponking about 1915 or ves of British concerns which 4 1916,” explained the lawyer, and Mr, p American dyes. Ford added: “I was a murderer just Sor Aeaeogp cr aYaaaR we anybody else was.” “You were @ murderer? “I was @ party to it, one of the we helpers. “One of the helpers of murder?” “Yes.”" | Mr, Stevenson repeated the story of Benedict Arnold and bis attempt to ‘betray his country, and of the British spy, Mator Andre, through whose caplure the Arnold plot was disclosed, but Mr, Ford said he had never heard or read of it “Do you understand that it is the duty of © man who undertakes to educate the people as vou did to pa. cifiern to be educated himself?" asked the twayer. “Yes; to an extent,” rd of Embargo Reveals Hoarded tores, Which Are Thrown n fii secrash in Berlin as a result of _ aBUtting of the Diockale.’ They \be- saqpento. show weakness when it’ wes . that the embargo would be + Sittady but the real drop came only when aiiliet dealers with huge concealed swiecks brought them out in a. virtual ~"panie to unload before competing sup- +: Pena of provisions are being shipped Sn trom occupled territories, while *eVerywhere in the cliy great stores of Pegetens* coton, “butter, sausages, and other supplies have made their appear. “ Coffee prices fell from an ayer- fort marks to. below. twent; staurants, however, still jay. tan absurdly high’ prices and ap- Parently intend to continue to do so as |. July 16 (Associated Press). all foodstuffs have fallen answered Mr, Witness said he knew what the Declaration of Indnendence was, but did not recall details. “I could read it, know,” he said, y the Way, what was the United States composed of before the Revo- lution?” “Land, T ruess,’ smiled the witnens. “You said yesterday that as 1916 was a Presidential year, the Pr dent might be playing politics when he delivered his addresses,” said the Tribune lawyer, “T said he might be.” “In the interview with Mr. Acker. mao, didn't you say that you had no odjection to an army of 200,000 ‘OF Ko, and you remarked at the same time that you didn't know what we would do with it?” fgets fon't remember—posalbly T sald er “And didn't vou «ay that all the notes on the submarine were ‘political burk? "1 don't re if T wanted to TOLEDO, July 16,—With the Toledo Railways and Light Company ordered to vaeate the streets here July 30, Mayor Sebreiber ond the Council are consid- ‘ering 4 proposal to replace street cars with motor buses. The rall-light company was ordered ‘Withon to WASHINGTON, {Willson will revi Blovak troops whe fe tent thene are a part ¢ alreet car A a nae ies ‘aren Me nts and one cent feansfey 10 9: conts and two cen| MAKING P. A suit | | ! Describes Benedict Arnold as, | aakbatan Gua vi From First Page.) streets of the city under the pro- tection of the Police Department. It Is a criminal offense for any one Mr, {to have in his or her possession “Knockout drops,” and there is no alternative of a fine, The cased is um prisonment. Bat as fate as Monday there pio gg from a pushoart 480 of chloral hy; which “knockout dro; and it was being sold under the protection of the Police Depart- ment of the city. REVELATIONS FOLLOW EVENING WORLD INVESTIGATION. These peculiar treaks became known through a man whose business is the sale of drugs, wholesale, He co- operated in an investigation of staff members of The Evening World that established the facts developed in the opening paragraphs. ‘The Liberty Jobbing House of No, 185 Orchard Street, wholesale and re- tail merchandise jobbers, supplied a man who has pusheart licensé No. 2296 with proprietary medicines that contain as much as 25 per cent. alco- hol The firm supplied him with Preparations that contain as much opium as nine-sixteenths of a grain to the teaspoonful of the mixture. He Was supplied from the game source with @ preparation made to relieve the distress of one suffering from delirium tremens that contained chloral hydrate, from which “knock~ out drops” are made, They sold him @ paste made to destroy roacnes that is highly porsonous, LEGALLY MADE. Every one of these sales to the pushcar¢ peddler was in accordince with the law. Every sale made by the peddier was in accordance with the law, At least, that is what experienced druggists say, They declare that the law was not violated, because the in- toxicating and poisonoys concoctions were all sold im the original packages and none was recommended to cure any ailment or disease, A member of the firm under which the Liberty Jobbing House trades showed @ representative of The Eve- ning World a warehouse full of pro- prietary articles which he declared his partner, Morris Kerger, bad bought at auction, The remedy containing the 480 grains of chioral hydrate was among @ lot of merchandise bought “blind” at an auction. It was distributed to the push.cart peddier with License No. 2,295 and passed on to the public until drug company saw it and complained to the police about the sale of it, Decision was made that as the ped: dier did not know the dangerous char. IS FOR NATION. ORUGGISTS SAY SALES. ARE| |! the travelling salesman of a) 1 Ww OU _ Alcohol, Habit-Forming Drugs and Deadly Poisons ‘Sold From a Pushcart in the Heart of New York WHILE. S.RAIDSDRUG SELLERS = PUSHCART PEDDLERS SELL FREELY EVENING WORLD'S EXPOSE OF PUSHCART DRUG SALES BRINGS QUICK RESULTS Health Commissioner to Have Code Amended So That Unlicensed Peddling Will Be Illegal. 11E EVENING WORLD'S cru- sade against the peddling of drugs by irresponsible per- sons has met with prompt re- sponse. The Board of Health code is to be amended to prevent the sale of drugs and proprietory medicines from pushcarts. It will soon be a crime for any one not @ licensed druggist or in posses- sion of a permit from the Board of Health to sell any kind of proprietory medicine. Dr. Royal 8. Copeland, Health Commissioner, at noon, after hav- ing his attention called by The Evening World to the ease with which habit-forming drugs and those filled with alcohol may be bought from pushcarts, ordered the code amended. By Thursday night of next week it will be a crime to sell concoctions with 2% per cent. alcohol on the streets from pushearts. The sale of opium mixtures will also be for- bidde The labels complied with the law, Printed on them were notices of the alooholic content. There was listed he amount of opium in the concoc- tion, and im one instance the oplum was listed as being nine-sixteenths of @ grain to each teaspoonful of the remedy. One remedy prepared for the use of women had as high as 25 per cent. of alcobol in it, Another remedy ‘had mercury in it to such @ quantity and alcobol ranging from 6 per cent. to % per cent. of the alleged remedies. Six Prisoners Held United States Commissioner Hitch- cock this afternoon held the nine men arrested in the Federal drug raids last night and this morning to await the | action of the United States Grand Jury. | Seven of the prisoners were arrested .| last might during a raid under the di- acter of what he was selling. not + cause his arrest, The original pack-| ages of the proprietary medicine which contained the dangerous drug were dumped into the er and the incident was closed 90 far us they were concerned, In the mean time, and until 3 o'clock yesterday, at which hour The Kvening World's investigations were completed, of the Liberty Jobbing House, at tty there was still on sale from @ push cart standing in front Orchard Strest, a pile of nostrums it forming aruge erction of Major Daniet A. Porter and Ralph H, Oiler assisted by twenty rev- enue agents, Tho arrests were made after evidence had been collected to show that the prisonors had violated the Harrison Narcotio Law, Those arrested this morning were Dr. Edward EB. Gardner of No, 246 West st Street and George F. Philips, a druggist of No, 839 Bighth Avenue, One of the witnesses aguinst the aoc a that an ignorant person could take enough to either impair health or die. TO PREVENT SALE OF DRUGS BY PEDDLERS. The Liberty Jobbing House was get doing business this morning, but ‘be pushcart peddler was out of busi- ness for the day on account of the rain. He said he would resume busi- ness after the showers ceased. Aiso, he expressed a willingness to throw @way anything that was up for sale contrary to the law. Dr. Royal 8. Copeland had the mat- ter called to his attention by The Evening World, and he, issued the following statement: “So far as I am aware, the peddier is not violating the law. ‘The Liberty Jobbing House is entirely within its rights. But by Thursday night of next week it will be an offense against the Health Code of the City of New York for any one to peddle drugs or proprietary medicines without a per- mit from the Health Department. Permits ‘are going: to be exceedingly scarce, too. “I am extremely grateful that The Evening World has called to my at- tention a very serious matter. I can- not move the official machinery fas- ter than to change the code on Thursday of next week. If it were legally possible I should do so to-day, for it is of vital importance that the peddling of drugs from pushcarts by ignorant or irresponsible persons should be stopped as soon as possible, NEVER CONTEMPLATED SALE OF DRUGS FROM PUSHCARTS, “Under the present state and na- tional laws it is permissible for any- one to sell proprietary medicines as long ag they do not exceed to the ounce two graing of opium or one grain of codeine or a quarter of a grain of morphine. If the quantity is not printed on the label and the label has affixed one of the December, 1916, Board of Health seals, no one can be prosecuted. But, if the label shows @ greater quantity than for- ‘idden by law it is a crime under doth State and national laws, “[ do not think that anyone ever contemplated a time when proprie- tary medicines would be peddled from pushcarts and the laws were never shaped to give the public protection from this source, But I will act as soon as the law will allow me, It shall not longer be said that a per- son can buy in the streets of New York roprietary medicine that might cause death to ignorant per- ons.” wean official in the Health Depart- ment examined several of the arti- cles purchased from the Orchard Street peddier and declared without hesitation that if sufficient quantity of a number of them were consumed by @ person death would be certain, NINE HELD FOR GRAND JURY AFTER TWO U. S. DRUG RAIDS in’ $7,000 Bail Each— Others in Smaller Amounts. prisoners was Charles Seider. He was detained at Police Headquarters all night and had to be taken to the Federal Building in an ambulance. He is accused of trying to smuggle drugs across the State line, About 400 ounces of cocaine, heroin and morphine were confiscated last night's raids, which were in Goldberg's pharmacy, at Lexington Avenue and 114th Street, and the Phillips drug store, at No, 839 Eighth Avenue, on the fringe of the theatrical district, The prisoners de- scribed themselves; Aaron J..Goldberg, proprietor of Goldberg’s pharmacy; Dr, Joseph Kornblum, No, 1840 Lexington Ave- nue; Dr, Joseph Katz, No, 171 East U3th Street; Dr, M, A. Levy, No, 197 Lenox Avenue; Dr. A. H, Stern, No, 827 Kast 82d Street; Charles H. Lisa, No, 126 West 78th Street, Phillip's in| clerk, and Charles Felder, No, 824 15th Avenue, Newark, N. J. Liss is held as a material witness. The others are charged with viola~ tions of the Harrison Drug Act. Dr. Gardner was held in $5,000 bail; Felder and Liss in $1,000 bail cach and the others in $7,000 bail each, Katz, Levi and Goldbers demanded a post- ponement for a week to decide whether they wanted a hearing or would waive examination. Philips was allowed to go out with a United States Deputy Mar- shal to get Liberty Bonds for bail. Early last night Major Porter's men took up positions at vatious points within an grea of four blocks commanding the approaches to Gold- berg’s drug store. The store is small, without soda fountain or other trade drawing device, and apparently with a very small 4: ENTER, From where the revenue agents stood, however, it was easily appar- ent that it was doing a thriving trade of some kind, In two hours 150 persons were counted entering the place. At 8 o'clock, at an agreed signal, the agents converged toward the store and entered. Two police detes- tives accompanied them. Goldberg, @ clerk and a woman bookkeeper were in the place. Examination of the prescription records threw an amazing light on Goldberg’s business. There were thousands of prescriptions signed by the names of physicians ordering the delivery of habit forming drugs, and of these thousands Detween 400 and 500 were for yesterday's business alone. All this documentary evidence ‘wag takep by the officers. The seizure at Goldberg’s totalled more than 100 ounces of heroin and cocaine. ‘The office of Dr. Kornblum is just across the street from the drug store. While he was being taken into cus- tody a visit was paid to the office of Dr. Levy. Shortly after 9 o'clock, Dr. A. A. Stern of No, 327 East 824 Street, was arrested on the same charge 4s was laid against the other prisoners. At midnight @.second raid as spec- tacular as the first wag made on the Phillips drug store at No. 839 Eighth Avenue, between 60th and Bist Street. Here 300 ounces of cocaine, morphise and heroin were seized, as well as a large quantity of prescriptions, which were taken to the Custom House for examination. Its value was estimated at $7,000, FORMER KING OF SAXONS PLEADS FOR EX-KAISER Telegraphs King George of Eng- land That He Takes Stand With Ex-Emperor. BERLIN, July 16 (United Press).— The former king of Saxony,.it was learned to-day, has telegraphed King George urging him to prevent extra- |dition of the ex-Kaiser. good fortune,” the message read, “L and the princes of my house, as Ger- | man princes and officers, desire to take our stand on the side of the Kaiser in times of hard trials.” eno ~ ‘ONE BIG UNION’ IN WINNIPEG. oil jeally mi~ Co ous for Radical Schem. WINNIPEG, Man, July 16—The Winnipeg Trades and Laber Council has voted almost unanimously, in favor of the “one big iN TWO HOURS 150 CUSTOMERS | *™¢ “Faithful to the Kaiser in times of | SME ACTION ‘ON IRELAND DOES. Bonar Law Tells Commons It Is Not in Violation of Ar- ticle X. of League. LONDON, July 16 Press)—The British Government does not regard the action of the United States Genate with respect to Ireland, or the acts in the same con- j nection of other persons or bodies representing the American peop! as in violation of Article X of the League of Nations Covenant, said Andrew Bonar Law, the Government leader, in the House of Commons to- day. ‘The Government, Mr, Bonar Law added, would not put the question of the future government of Ireland on the programme for consideration at the next meeting of the Council of the League of Nations. Article X. of the League of Nations covenant, one of the most familiar hand most discussed in that document, | provides that the members of the League shall undertake “t> respect | and preserve as against external 74 gression the territorial integrity existing political independence of at the members of the League.” The article further provides that should there be any such aggressiyn or “any threat or dan, of it, the Council of the League “shall advise upon the fMmeans by which this obligation shall be fulfilled. NEW POLIGY TD REPLACE IRISH HOME RULE BILL Lord Birkenhead Says Government Will Side Track Act Which Was to Be in Operation Soon. LONDON, July 16 (United Press).— That the Irish Home Rule Bill, which was to be operative six months after the war, will be shelved for a new Dolicy was the general opinion to-day, following @ declaration in the House of Lords last’ night by Lord Birkenhead, formerly Sir Frederick E. Smith and @x-Attorney General. “There are not twelve constituencies in Ireland favoring the present Home Rule Bill,"" Lord» Birkenhead said. “That makes it certain that the ‘Gov Tnment will take steps 'to prevent tts ‘operation. The Government intends an early decision and will not be a party to any policy sacrificing its friends,” ‘The House of Loras adopted an led motion demand sion on the Iriah question’ before” the session of Parliament ee. rring to Sli Lord Birkenhead said: "07s Ca7#0D. “L must express surprise that those persons who have been publicly reas- sured, by in @ position enabling them to give assurance, should judge the present moment opportune for men- acing declarations with regard Me ‘¢on- tingencies which have not which they know will not arise. a Lord Birkenhead pointed out that a garrison of $0,000 troops was unable Pr Prevent occurrences which cause every one to shudder,” HUNDREDS I RT BATLE WITH POLKE ALONG WATERFRONT (Continued From First Page.) arise along the waterfront, where 1,500 to 2,000 geamen and longshoremen aro idle. Capt. Hallock of the police boet Patrol has been cruising about the lower Bay, where he says about fifty ‘vessels are at anchor. SHIPPING AGENT ASSAULTED, ACCUSES STRIKERS. James MoNamara, shipping agent, complained to the police that he had been assaulted to-day near his office at No. 66 Pearl Street. He said strikers had done it and he showed a. black eye. Later, in McNamara's absence, a gang of men threw stones (Associated at the windows of his office and some of them started to enter. ‘A clerk HEH NCONE Ww WILL BE IMPOSED NOT ANGER BRTSH| ON THE GERMANS deteeeelpiniais Surplus Assessment on Capital Amounting to 30 Per Cent. Proposed by Erzberger. | WEIMER, July 16 (Associated Press).—It is reported that theGov~ ernment’s new tax bill will inctude & surplus assessment on capital amounting to 30 per cent. and also & drastic imperial income tax, the re+ ceipts from which will be apportioned « among the federated states, accord« ing to their needs. Mathias Ersberger, Minister of Fi nance, is understood to be planning to centralize the nation's tax assess ments, obviating the necessity for an individual tax in financing part of the federated states. An increase in the general trading tax, especially on articles of luxury, 1s also planned: It includes a 10 per cent. levy on ed+ vertising. The National Assembly hag. re- Jected the Socialist motion to bol ty ranks of nobility, but declared in fa- vor of @ constitutional proviso de- creging the equality of ali men and women and refusing to recognize Special rights or privileges based on birth or social station, The new constitution prohibits a German citizen from accepting a title or dec- oration from a foreign Government. stepped to the door with a revolve: in his hand, and the band retreated. It was said that they threatened, to come back. Gangs of strikers formed in ‘the neighborhood of Coenties Slip ané-at other points along the waterfront and shouted to the crews of vessela, urging them to leave. An official high in the councits of} the steamsbip interests said ,that if the strikers started to destroy prop- erty an appeal would be made to Gov, Smith for troops. He added, hows ever, that there was no present rea- son to think that such a step,would be necessary, ‘The trouble last night, described by gome as a@ riot, although it was not gurte os bad ag chat, started at mid- nig! wi ers from reached the Ward Line pler at the foot of Joralemon Street, ‘They burst through the pler gai and trom the docks, forty members of the crew. But the pollee charged with xight sticks, gained con- trol of the situation, released thé ¢rew members, and arrested five si One of them had a water pistol, wi hl was given back to him after lice had examinéd and laughed “at” *The ‘prisoners’ .called “ommaatees John ¥F, Hynt, William, Gustave Johnson, Hans Jefferson ; ad Henry Blackwel ‘They were arraigned inthe Adama’ Street Court this morning. Two pleaded guilty of disorderly sangeet, three not guilty. Each received muspended sentence. ‘$].00 00 PER DAY == RENTS Any High-Class Electric VACUUM CLEANER 7a. ne Beant ens Rental Dept. Phone Vacuum Cleaner Co, 131 West aes” DIED. : FIOKEN.—At West New York, N. Ju, om, 1019, HENRY J, Relatives and friends are respectfully Invited to attend funeral serv on Wednesday, July 16, at 8 P. M., at the home of his brother, John H. Fieken, 406 12th st.. West New York. Wunerai ' ‘Thursday at 1 P. M. Interment Lutheran / Cemetery. MORLOES.—ANITA, Lying in-state at the CAMPBELL FU. NERAL CHURCH, Broadway and 60a, STEINHARDT.—FREDERICK, Bervices at the CAMPBELL FUNERAL: OHUROCH, Broadway and 6th st, ‘Wednesday, 2 P. M. For T fac abet fier Re bs somes aie el “ht are ae "gh Teach | POU cliclounnens, SOUND wok “54c Fi eed form DAY New ams, c o 25 ND BOX Wednesday's Attractive or : By | x Newark: weatlon see telephone direc The’ specified Welsh Includes the co