The evening world. Newspaper, August 1, 1919, Page 1

) \ rN , HS. Call for Nation-Wide Walkout | geived at Waderat Te AGRE Qrat of the year, is the issuc 0 strike. ‘The men ask 85 cents an hour for mechanics and 60 cents for helpers, Present wages, according to the union men, are 68 conts and 46 cents for the two classes, this district, held SSE ARP PENS 0 272 Py A EZDITION : ASS MTEL BEAU SV NONOR PRICE TWO CENTS Ooprright, 1910, by : Go, (The New York Werla). ‘The Press TO FORCE ‘Issued and Answered in East, West and South. IGNORE LEADERS’ PLEA. Controversy Over Pay Was to Be Settled in Washington To-Day. GO, Aug. 1—A nationwide ‘of railroad shopmen was called today by the Federated Shopmoa's Union. It was set for 10 o'clock and ghortly after that hour messages re- union headquarters here Atlanta, Ga; Philadel- cos. machinists, told of walkouts at Jacksonville, Fia.; Boston, phia, Denver and othor The strikers include eollermakers and car repairers. In the Chicago district along more than 100,000 mon are directly affected, according to union officials, and they glaimed that all the men had dropped their tools. Tncreaned wages requested of the silroad Administration the union who are now Officers of the in Washington are gaid to have tele~ graphed local lguters yesterday that heir demands wv! vbiy would be anted to-day and advised against a airike. 7 Despite this information, it is said, a call for a strike was issued ip the Chicago district to-day by John D. Saunders, secretary of tho Federated Shopmen's Union. “We made our request the first of the year,” cxplained Secretary Saunders. "We were promised a aet~ tlement by July 1, but it was post- poned untti July 15. Then we con- wented to another postponement un- tM July 28. Stih the question was net determined.” AMMLANTA, Ga, Aus. 1.—Approxt- mately 30,000 shopmen employed on iixteen railways in the Southeastern fitates went on strike to-day in ac- oardance with a resolution adopted at a convention of the shopmen of in Atlanta last WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.—Officials ef the Railroad Administration look fe the international officers of the six shop crafts to settle the strike of shop men Which occurred to-day in the Middle West and South. Under an agreement made yester- @ag between the union officials and Director General Hines the men were to remain at work pending considera- tion of their demands, Mr. Hines con- senting to cnter into a national agree? ment covering working rules and to take up immediately demands for in- creased wages. Lake Dockme Strike Tien Up Ore Shipping. PULUTH, Minn, Aug. 1,—Dock men at Ashland, Wis., Escanaba and, it ig said, other lake porta, not tn- cluding Duluth and Superior, went on e to-day, tying up ore ship- ping. Sixteen ore trains were ¢ oelled at Ashland. It is reported tha HIGHER WAGES PRESIDENT ASKS CONGRESS TO ACT ON WAGE DEMANDS Wants Commision to Pass on GANGSTER FEUD VICTIM AND BRIDE WHO BECAME WIDOW IN THREE DAYS Increases Asked by Railway Shopmen, WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.—President Wilson to-day asked Congress to cro- ate a special investigating cominia- sion to pags on the wnge increases asked by the railway shopmen and other railwny employees. The President forwirded to Senator Cummins and Ropresentative Esch, Chairman respectively of the Senate and House Interstate Commerce Committees, the proposal made orig- inally by Director General Hines and asked that provision ‘be made for representation of both labor and the pubile on the body. The President asked Congress to stipulate its legislation that if wage increases aro allowed under its award, it should be mandatory on the rate-making authority to th- crease railroad rates enough to meet the advances. Director General Hines informed the President that inasmuch as the increases being ‘asked by all classes of railroad workers aggregated $800,000,000 a year, he hoped some- thing might be done to reduce the cost of living as an alternative, be- cause he doubted that his powers were sufficient to ‘imcrense rates enough to meet the vast sum. Mr. Hines also asked that the Rail- road Administration be allowed to continue to handle the questions of rules and working conditions, saying these could not be satisfactorily sep- arated from the current handling of railroad operations. President Wilson wrote the com- mittee Chairman that he conourred in the view of Mr. Hines that the legis~ lation undertaken should authorize the body thus set up to make its find- ings with regard to wago Increases retroactive to the first of August, 1919, at any rate to the extent that the tribunal may regard reasonable and proper, in order to give real re- lief to the employees concerned, ———_—_—_ === CLOSING TIME 7.30 P. M. Sharp on Saturdays for SUNDAY WORLD WANT ADS. Want Advertisements for The Sunday World must be in The World's Main Office on or before 7.30 Saturday evening. ——— Positively no Advertisements will be accepted after this time. Send your Sunday Wor!d Weat in all trains en route to Two Harb: Minn., were held up. ‘The men are striking for an increase of 33 per cont, evex Lhe 1018 soul, Advertisement in td-day (0 make sure of its publication. t ‘ day in St. Mary’s Hospital, Hi A NEW, YORK, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1919. WILSON ORDERS DRA‘ FIVE KIL SCORES OF THOUSANDS QUIT > RAILROAD SHOPS IN STRIKE GANGSTER LEWIS SEIZED AS SLAYER OF TANNER’ SMITH Arrested in Hospital, Where He Went After Pal, “Rubber” Shaw Was Killed. POLICE SEEK OTHERS. Believe Business Rivals Hired Thugs to Murder Rich Reformed Man. George Léwis, twenty-one, of No. U2" West th Street, who received tWo bullets in his buck last night in Hobokén when his pal, Robert Shore, \qllas Rubber Shaw, killed, was placed under arroat (-| was shot afd charged with the murder of Thomas (*fynner") Smith last Juturtay night £ the ‘Tanner’ Marginal Club in Mighth Avenue. The arrest wis mute on order of|’ District Attorney Swann. “We have at least three persuns,” Assistant District Attorney John f. Joyce said, “who saw Shaw, Lewis MRS ISHORE HELD IN $50,000, ACCUSED OF STARTING CHICAGO RIOT Vhite Swimmer Accused of Throw- ing Missile at Negro and Caus- ing Many Murders, CHICAGO, Aug. 1.—George Stauber, twenty-three, alleged to have started the race war here by throwing stones at a negro youth at a white bathing beach, was charged with murder to day and held in 950,000. HAMMERSTEIN NEAR DEATH, Artificial Stimolants Fa! Oscar Hammerstein, grand opere !m- presario, is sinking rapidly at the Lenox Hill Hospitgl, 76th Street and Lexington Avenue, and a bu ing states he can hardly survive the day. His pulse ts xradually growing weaker, Since Tuesday Mr. Hammerstein hos been kept alive by artificial stimulants and these have falled to bring him through the crisis Serb BBLGRAD.2, July 30, Cabinet decided to-day to resign tn « body. and a third man enter the Marginal Club, walk up behind Smith and de- gin shooting. “Our records show that Lawis was released from Bimira Reformatory three months ago. He had been sent away for sticking-up United Cigur stores.” BELIEVES SUSINESS RIVALS PLOTTED TO KILL “TANNER.” It was intimated by the District At- torney’s office that the theory they are working on here js that the kill- ing of young “Tanner Smith, fast climbing to a place among men of wealth as a prosperous employing ste- vedore, was due to the envy or jeal- ousy of business rivals, In other words, that the dead man, Shaw, and the prisoner, Lewis, were hired as- sassins paid to kill the man who had gone tho limit in the way of befriend- ing at least one of them. ‘After Shaw was sent to the Islané a year ago last Spring for carrying concealed weapons,” Assis- tant District Attorney Joyce said, “smith kept him on the pay roll. It was the ‘Tanner,’ morcover, who brought about Shaw's release on parole.” Evidence guthered by the police and turned over to the District Attorney shows, it is sald, that at 6 o'clock on Saturday evening Smith, Shaw and Lewis met in a saloon not far from the Marginal Club and appeared to be on the friendliest terms. Five hours later the “Tanner” was dead. The business rivalry which the Dis- trict Attorney believes caused the killing had to do with the bandling of, beet in immense quantities In connection with the inquiry ordered by the District Attorney, it was said, the police would bring to Mr. Joyce's office during the day Tom (Continued on Eighth Page.) , models; some silk lined; all sizes. Our and Saturday, ANTL-SALOONISTS Try to Bind Candidates to| the passage’ by the Legislature of thia State of an enforcement measure, hay mailed to all candidates for the Legiu- lature @ questionnaire the anawors to accompanied by the bill introduced in the Legislature for the Anti-Ga- lon League by Senator George F. Thompson and Assemblyman Walter ment bill at least as strong as that 16 PAGES ARMY FOOD TO BE DELIVERED AT YOUR DOOR BY POSTMEN Plan to’Have Price List in Every Home—Order From Mail Carrier and He'll Bring It. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. UMPLETE plans for the sale of surplus army food through the “parcel post, as wuthorized by a House resotution, will prob ably be ready early’ next week. Assistant Postmaster-General Blakeblee, In charge of the work for the Post Offee, conterred to-day both ‘With Postmaster-General Burleson and War Department officials. The food distribution will work ke this: ‘The’ price list, when completed, with description of the food for sale, will be put into the hands of the housewives by the Post Office through {tx 55,000 postmasters und-local carriers. With the list will 0 an: order blunk. j ‘Phe Housewife who wants syme of the army food will fll out sand. hand it to the carrier, who will turn it over to the ot. She will pay the carrier wid get a receipt: ~~ — The I “wlth “ulle all the orders and'send them to the salés division of the War riment here. The War ip the food cvnsigned to the Post master, who Wil distribute it, according to his orders on hand, through the local carriers. hea The postage, which, it is believed, will be leas than one cent a pound for the fod handled, will be included in the price. FIRST PRICES ON U. S. | EATS While the offchil price lst ROAST BEEF. will not be completed until Mon- No, 1 cans day, an officiul list obtained to-day One pound cans.. shows that the army surpluy ‘Two pound cans.. 66 cents meats to bo disposed of will by Six pound cans eee $2.20 wold ut about the following CORNED BEEF HASH. figures; CORNED BEEF. Onw pound cans ./28 conte Two pound cans 40 conts No, 1 cans (containing about 12 ounces). » 80 centa BACON. No. 2 cans (containing about Bacon in crates, 34 cents a pound 24 ounces).... +58 conte Bacon in 12 pound tins, Six pound cans, ; «2,00 36 canty a pound DYNAMITE BLAST IN JERSEY POWDER PLANT KILLS FIVE Men Blown to Pieces When Half a Ton Explodes-—Cause Not Determined. SEEK 10 ONTROL NENT LEILATURE Back Drastic Thompson- McNab Dry Bill. Tho Anti-Saloon League, seeking LANDING, N, J., Aug. 1.—Five men were blown to pieces to-day by the explosion of half u ton of dynamite in a packing house of the Atlay Pow- der Company near here. The dead which will be binding upon them} fter election. The questionnaire is} es be Martin Grogan, Neteong, N. J.; PaPuP! Sickles, Port Morris; Linker, Landing; August Maddison, Landing; Jesse Longeor, Newton Frank, At noon, two hours after the ex- Mi a= Jonaire emt five] pl ; 1 : b He (ie a2 races of the bodies, $25 Men’ 's Suits, $14.95 quest jonaire @ plosion, only one of th adies, that The “HUB” Clothing Corner, Broaa- | Mextions: of Maddison, had been recove way, corner Barclay Street (Opp, Wool. | 1. Does an oath to support the Con-] Ai of tha victimy wore emplnyc¢ eth juliding), wi ae! Oday an clud Borifaay 2000 men's and young mens | etution of the United States include) ine ioking department of the com Lightweight Suita in blues, [the Bighteenth Anjwndment to the pany. ‘eens, grays and fancy mixture sin- | Ci ? 7 So or double breasted, form-fittti mil- lomatitution ture: The cause of the explosion hus not flary style for young’ men, very: latest | % Will you support a Stato enfurce-| o. wwantinhed, but it iM known thist It occurred while Longcor was oper bial 4 ? rat Open Saturday night tii | be Passed by Congress? wth machine which presses the aac Sletniers, B'wsy, cor. Sareiay,| © WHY poy wuppory 48 enterpement ernie into sticks Those xllled Adv! ii Se. me law at least as strong as that pow OM) i ny sons in the build. TRE WORLD TRAVEL BUREAU, Pid Festal ee tng. No report hax ben made on the ry : ‘Arcade, Posten (Wed) Desig, (Continued on Big! aye.) | Bruperty toss. ; auen i Loe A Sa AN EXCELLENT APPETIZER, Moser orders snd wevelicn’ ‘ae te " Horsford's ‘Acid Phosphate joc disminiobed + chy or lemons ol aod vey Bio's vou Lire STIC FO President Directs steps will bé taken. JULTED GIRL ASKS $100,000 blectrleal Supply Min Accused of Breach of Promise by Governess. Herman OG Mochine, « manutac- turek Of electrical supplies, was to-day arrested and named defendant in» brewoh of promise wit for $100,000 damages rovwht by Mins Elfriede Arnts, @ former governess for the ehil- dren of Dr, ldward 8. Cowles, of No, 16 Bast 48th Street. Boehme wag taken Into quatody at his offices, No, 241 Lafayette Atreet, He te said to have told the officers thut he wan to Nave salled for Germany to-morrow. Miss Arnts, according to the papers filed with the warrant, alleges that Boohme promised to marry her on Nov, 28, 1918, and that he was attentive to her up until the middle of luat month when he beeame interested in another swirl. As marry result of Boolim’s failure to her, the plaintiff say, she hea been {, and unable to perform her hurrassed and made Weel do the Midioule “of trend, i} INVESTIGATION ORDERED INTO PHONE SERVICE HERE Inquiry to Be General in Character and Begins Friday, Aug. 8. ALBANY, Aug. 1—The Publle Ser- vice Comminaion, Second District, to-day adopted a reaolution ealing for the in- vestigation of telephone service in ater New York. The Investigation will b Friduy morning of Aug, 8 in the E tf Rec- ords, The inquiry will be general in charactor, and will uot deal with the numerous specific complaints filed with the commission, NEW ANTI-JAPANESE RIOTS. in Serious Outbreaks file rg HONOLULU, T, Aug. 1—Serious anti-Japanese disturbances are reported = Capt at ‘Tsinanfu, capital of the Province of Shangtung, China, according to cable advices recelved hur to-duy from Tokla tie Nippo Jul, @ Jupanose dally newspaper. The cable addwd that the commander of the Chinese garrison had declarod martial ta io MmALS Good Digestion makes poeta A EE e City from the MEseAD RANE, », Friday. Ace 1, of ach Joo trod) with Wreuab Table 4) ID vita el sas ee eel eryraten BECAUSE OF RIDICULE EDITION LLL SE ATT BVI PRICE TWO CENTS. TE EE OD PLAN LED IN DYNAMITE EXPLOSION CABINET ACTS TO LOWER FOOD; ~ TO PROSECUTE ALL PROFITEERS — ————— a Prompt Report Be Made to Him—Palmer Sug- gests Selling Wheat to Consumers at Less Than the Fixed Price. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.—A special committee to consider means of reducing the high cost of living was appointed at the meeting yesterday of members of President Wilson’s Cabinet with Attorney General Palmer, This announcement was made to-day, The committee will compile sug- Zéstions thus far made and report to the Cabinet Monday, when further’ Qne suggestion made, Mr. Palmer said this afternoon, was that. the Government sell this year's wheat crop at the market price, utined by the law of supply and demand, and make the farmers out of the billion dollar fund appropriated by guarantee «The Attorney wad via the, It was strongly intimated in offietal circles that Herbert Hoover may be recalled from Burope to take change Of the food situation. comprehensive programme, attacking tha high cost of living all along the line, by way of the law of ehforve- ment and tho law of suggestion.” He added that natural causes for high lving costs were accelerated by "rhe Pre President's interest in the orisin was indicated in the word he sent forth to-day to all executive branches of the Government to begin a drive high prices, epecatiy ol + ot we pence clothes and Demand for action in meeting high cost of living was made “ by Senator Kenyon of lowa. Flooded with nearly fifty resolutions and bills seeking relief from high prices, Com- gress Is stalled and plans no tmme- diate action on any of the measures, he pointed out. Senator Kenyon declared Congress could pass one or more of these pend+ tae measures and obtain partial re. jot. “We have had enough tom and talk,” Kenyon ania ate time for action. This question of the high cost of living is mare important rigbt now than the League of Na. tons,” TIME FOR ACTION HAS ARRIVED, SAYS KENYON, Pending bills would prohibit «- bortation of certain foodstuffs, in- cluding sugar, halt stock speculation, abolish the Government guarantee on wheat in hope of lower prices, at- tempt to reduce the amount of cure rency in circulation, prevent exces. alive prices of fuel, prohibit cold stor- age houses to hold food more than tea months, Beating down the living cost by showing the large profits dealers are now believed to be making has been determined upon as the plan of ac- tion during the House recess of the special sub-committee investigating the War Department's surplus food, Chairman Reavis said to-day, Publication of the present cost and eclliing prices, Reavis believes, will