The evening world. Newspaper, August 5, 1919, Page 2

Se conducted by the Federal fas Fooatation the tos preent mn for tho preseht «I ees rularly imported. TAKES UP BILL TO LATE, PACKERS. “The Senate Agriculture Committee to begin consideration Aug. 18 “hes 1E INCREASE OR TIE views the dituation ax grave. He de- olared that of 100,000 cars contracted for by the Rafiroad Administration But: 26,000 were delivered in 1915. Plans are to look into.all the};@o— FORCES HOUSE TO RE- JAIN AN SE: uve trast us to iy the bigh com but tay to ‘redu HON. ‘to-day given notice * Igoe, ee in, seasiqn’ unti ice the een dost if Mondell sought of fiving are received, Igoe insisted the House should resolution ordering the ion to inves- high. cost af living, Reddick, tana, t- necessities of life. by the ‘ar Department of vast quantities and other iteor prices materials caus- prices to rise in sym- to avail himself of of ister: oficiales as plan of action Food to the Public, Sell Army Clifford L. Newman appoint- MORE PRODUCTION AND 88: PROFITEERING. FEF change and next suffering coal company in which right now {fs un- iy rail: coal it sell in New England ij i 0 the ip but one of & number of tic questions which "Will soon to the ‘worries ‘of a |) AUERBACH CHOCOLATE IALTIES + CHICAGO, 40a who | Profiteering 0. per cent, but} Weights Has Modified Since : Close of War, ‘TRENTON, N, J., Aug. 6—The polley ot some New J the contents. jersey Recording to the énoual sale of Government food to the le of Paterson. After conference » Mayor: Charles H. fewark to-morrow, ‘will establish distribu’ ma to secure an by, by the large packers, and of 100-pound sacks of sugar t the bottom, sewing tr the hole after. t g & t z é & ‘the exact weight of the tongs to be Plainly stamped on them, has stopped much profiteering in that commodity, ‘PORK DROPS $3.50 A BARREL WHEN GRAIN MARKET BREAKS Gillen of committee depots and equate sup- th Giving Short Fear of Government Cut in Wheat Price Demoralizes Trade in Chicago. Aug. 6,—Demoralization weized the’ grain and provision trade tid afterndon and forced down corn |8'1-2 ents @ bushel in\some cases and de-'| pork $3.60 a barrel. thesia, ‘ and | Were to $1.39 for May delivery of corn, - a pnd $44,50 for Sept. delivery of pork. ‘ Extreme breaks ‘The reason for the collapse was the possibility that, the price of wheat might be slashed gt once by the government In tween trades. the radjcq), measure against high cost excitement in the prices fell 1-2 cent be- The descent did not cease until corn had reached a level 32 cents a bushel bélow the high quotation of the market @ week ago. ee GAS KILLED 756 U. S. TROOPS aw je Aw All Who Died in Action 23 Years, WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.—Seven hun- dred and fifty-six of the American soldiers killed in action were victims of gas, according to an announcement to-day by @ War Department. The average age of all the men killed was twenty-three years, emphasizing the youth of the American Army. ‘The total of missing in action on July 31 was 241. ae » SARATOGA RESULTS. Firet Race—For three year olds and Up, claimiog purse $861, 7 furlongs: Bt. Quentin, 101, L. Ensor, won; Thos. F. MeMashon, 101, T. Valentine, 1 125 4-6. Murray, WOMEN N NEWARK AUSHTOPURHASE GOVERNMENT HANS | Three Stations Sell Out Supply | by Noon—Food Sold in | Churches. Seven Nowark churches joined with Mayor Charles P. Gillen to-day and opened their respective parish hounes, 4» retail sales stations for surplus army food. They brought the total number of stations up to twenty, and, the Mayor is considering adding ten, More to the list in fire houses, Six other churches ‘asked Mayor Gillen for permission to open sales stores th their parish houses, and it is | expected permission will be granted. ‘The new stores cannot be opened until a day or two because their organiza~ tion must be completed. The churches maintaining sales sta- tions ‘are:') St, John’s Rommn Cath- olic, in’ Mulberry Street; St. Bene- dict’s Roman Catholic, Barbara and Niagara Streets; Centenary M. E., Summer Aventie and Kearny Street; St. Stephen's German United Evan- elical, Ferry Street and Wilson Avenue; Central Presbyterian, Clin- ton and Belmont Avenues; St. Aloy- sius's Roman Catholic, Fleming Ave- nuo and Freeman Street, and. St. Joseph's Roman Catholic, Warren and Hudson Streets, The demand for ham to-day was particularly heavy, and long lines of women were at the shops before. they opened. Three stations sold out of this product before noon. Charitable institutions have become Interested in acquiring some of the army food. The Loretto Home in Belleville Avenue, an’ institution for friendless children, has asked Mayor Gillen. for $100 worth of the army goods, and similar overtures. have been made by the House of the Good Shepherd. ‘Mayor Gillen has .pent, jpvitations || to the Ma: 1 jersey, tuniebpalticg to Rtata& Sod cbroned Friday to discuss’ the foda" situation and to give the other New’ Jersey municipalities the opportunity make use of Nowark’s experience in buying and selling army food. ‘One suggestion of Mayor Gillen is that’ a number of the smaller municipalities could well form a 1 i Belg food ‘business, groups of a cities buying and sellii a 5,000,000 CROWNS TAKEN ° BNBELA KUN TN FLBHT Money Found in Luggage of: De- posed Hungarian Dictator When Austrians Searched It. LONDON, Aug. 6.—Bela Kun, the déposed Hungarian Dictator, took 5,- 000,000 crowns .(par value $1,000,000), with him when he left Hungary, save a Berne dispatch to the Exchange ‘Telegraph Company to-day, ‘Whén he reached Austrian territory, it te declared, this wnt fn crowns which: had been confiscated was tound in his luggage. STRIKE RIOT AT MINE; ARMED DEPUTIES RUSHED Disturbance Laid to Efforts of Radi- cal Agitators to’Make Men Quit Work. ‘WHEELING; W, Va., Aug. 5.—Twenty Deputy ‘Sheriffs armed with riot guns were rushed to the Fort Pitt coal mine, south of Bellaire, ©., near here, this and more conservative workmen. Hanly reports were that rioting broke out after the strikers refused to permit “k. ‘Niven the deputies “arrived on, the ‘Wher scene th strikers, numbering more than 200 men, retreated beyond gunshot and appeared to be planning to make ‘stand, Sheriff Osborn said he hi his deputi orders to shoot to attacked. ’ PRINCE OF WALES SAILS FOR CANADA TO-DAY Accompanied by King and Queen to Portsmouth, Where He Boards the Renown. LONDON, Aug. 6.—The Prince of ‘Wales, accompan by King George and Queen Mary, left for’ Portsmouth at 11,30 to-day. At that'place he will board the British warship Renown and sail for Canada at 6 o'clock. The Prince is due to arrive in St. Johns Aug. 15, After a tour of Canada he will go to the United States, ‘The date of his American visit has not been definitely fixed, but it will, probably be in October, oo ITALY SENDS FOR U. S. COAL. Orders 200,000 Tong of Shipping to Sail for Amertoa, ROME, Aug. 5.—Three hundred thou- sands tons of shipping have been or- dered to sail for American ports to load with coal for Italy, it was announced here to-day. ——————_—_ 15th Infantry Ba: at Mount Morris Park, iven i if (colored) will between 8 10 o'clock, BY tal, A UP. Omm. WM. J). RAGUBL ‘ Lieut. Commander W. J. Rague brought In the transport Finland atter the death at sea of Capt. J. B. Hill. Lieut. Commander Rague is INT. Prim SHR, _ Only twenty-three years old, and is said to be the youngest man who ever commanded a vessel the size of the Finalnd on a transatlantic voyage. LABOR HINTS MOVE TO SEEK SHARE WALL INDUSTRY (Continued trom First Page.) authors, “marks the step by which organized labor passes from the de- mands for wage incteases to demands thut the system of profits in industry be overhauled.” In eliminating private capital from the railroads, the labor plan nat only Proposes but demands that the pres- ent’ private owners be reimbursed with Government bonds for “every honest. dollar that they have in- vested, the: raijroade, and that in all rev- enues in excess of the guarantee to private capital the operators and employees share one half and the half “elther by increasing the means for servico forenoon, following receipt of reports} without increasing fixed charges or ‘of ® clash between striking miners be-|by reducing the cost of the service Meved to pe led by radical agitators| which the machinery then in ser- public receive the ot! vice can render.” CUMMINS SEES WIDE NATIONAL- IZATION PLAN. that the public, the oper- ating managements and labor share equally in corporations to take ovor. creases unless we are very sure of our facts. The failroad executives have been demanding rate increases for a'long-time, and nobody has de- nounced them for believing rates should be increased.” Senator Cummins’s statement ‘brought on: generat debate on the railroad situation. Senator Nelson, Minnesota, demanded whether the wage demand “is part of a plan to bring out governmént ownership.” “I don't know,” said Mr; Cummins. Senator Nelson also asked whether the wage demand was accomplished by a strike threat. Senator Cum- mins denied’ knowledge of this also. Senator Thomas, Colorado, pointed out that the pay raise asked by shopmen would mean $800,000,000 a year if applied to all railroad work- ers. “Would not that cause another in- crease in ¢he cost of living?” asked Mr. Thomas, ‘ Senator Cumming sald it probably would, Senator Norris, Republican, Ne- braska, suggested that to avoid a rate increase dividends to railroads and their stockholders might well be reduced. Some stockholders, he said, aer receiving dividends of from 10 to 50 per cent, guaranteed by the Government. Senator Pomerene, Democrat, Ohio, declared it looked to him as if “there is a desire to pass the responsibility,” and added: ‘If I were the Director Geenral I would have the courage &] posal of the railway men would mean ‘The famous 15th Infantry Band| he eaid. be heard again. at| Ue Mount Morris Park to-morrow night and ‘The last of the series of concerts for which | problem in good temper, Gy Be taa's SUL Maa elSebog Senator Cummins declared to-day that adoption of the ownership pro- the establishment of a workingman’s government of the railroads, and that this would eventually mean the na- tionalizdtion of all industry. He told Senate leaders he feared a purpose on the part of tne railroad brotherhoods to wipe out the relation of employer and employee, and he did not believe civilization could survive a termination of this relation, He inti- mated doubt, however, of the possibil- ity 6f checking. the movement by try- ing to maintain the old order and sug- gested a compromise in legislation giv- ing workingmen @ voice in the man- agement of industries and a just share in the profits of their labors. He is framing bills giving railroad workers some share in the manage- ment of the roads and a guarantee of a share of the profits, but he will oppose the proposal to transfer the roads to the control of the present employees, which would make them in effect the owners. CUMMINS URGES TEMPERATE VIEW OF MEN’S DEMANDS. Mr, Cummins in a statement to the Senate urged that the railroad work- ers be not denounced until all the tacts in their case are known, ‘4 think everybody realizes that we are approaching, if we have not al ready met, a very, gerious situation, “We ought in this crisis, above all things, to keep our heads and to consider all phases of the to say whethen there ought or ought not to be increased wages or I would resign.” Senator’ Cummins did not agree with Senator King, Democrat, Utah, ment of that in view of the pending enact- legislation looking to a permanent railroad policy, the Presi- dent should withhold action until Congress had acted. Senator Kellogg, Republican, Min- nesota, declared Mr, Hines “Hasn't the courage” to meet the situation, and added that “there never was a Government operation of-a public utility that wasn’t wasteful or in- efficient.” Senator Smoot, Republican, attacked former 5 ing 6f Colorado, Utah, resentative Keat- for accepting ap- pointment from the railroad brother- hoods as their legislative agent to railroad ‘ill, Smoot said Mr. Keating wav drawing press their @ salary as a member of the Govern- ment Commission Equalizin~ Salaries of Government Employees and should give his seryices to the Government. SOUTHERN TRAFFIC COUNSEL ASSAILS LABOR MOVE, special counsel roads. William A, Wimbish of Atlanta, the Southern Traffic League, told the House In- terstate Commerce Committee to-day it should sit tight and proceed with investigation of the railroad problem just as if organized labor had not demanded tri-partite control of the for “If you are going to adopt Govern- ment ownership or if Congress is go- 10 surtender (9 The demanda with: Senator OF ALL RAILROA Navy Officer, Age 23, Sets a Record As Youngest Captain of Big Liner 1 adhe SENATORS CLASH OVER THE LEAUE WSON ATTAGKED Lodge Says -President Never Offered to Appear Before For- eign Relations Committee. WASHINGTON, Aug. 54-Tn its hearings to-day on economic seetions of the Versailles’ Peace Treaty, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee got into a sharp argument over the League of Nations during which Chairman Lodge declared repeated attempts to secure information on the League from President Wilson had been unavailing. “The President,” said | Senator Lodge, “has, never offered to come ‘before this committee. He only sent & telephone message saying he would be glad to have the committee come to the White House. We have called for paper after paper, and he has not sent one.” Senator Fall, Republican, ‘New Mexico, remarked that the committee did seq the President at the White House on his first return from France, but had failedyto secure from him any important information. Democratic members of the commit- tee replied and the argument became 80 sharp that the Chairman had to rap for order, The clash interrupted the testi- mony of Norman Davis, an economio adviser to the Versailles Conference, regarding the reparation clauses of the treaty, and was accepted by some Senators as a foretaste of what js to be expected when Secretary Lansing appears before the committee to-mor- row. “The people of Europe are still suf- fering from shell shock,” said Mr. Davis. “They have been carrying tremendous burdens and have been led to assume Germany would take over a large part of their burdens. They even have been led to believe they would receive more than Ger- many’s bill would amount to.” The witness thought it would take about two yearg to reach a final agreement as to Germany's total bill, Mr. Davis said the American dele- gates had fixed a definite amount they thought: "Gerthany ‘should pay ‘but he doubted the advisability of saying publicly what “that total was as the matter must be a subject of future negotiation, He agreed to tell the committee later in confidence. Japan intends to keep Shantung permanently, all promises to the coi trary notwithstanding, Senator Wat- son, Indiana, declared to-day in w Senate speech. ‘In the light of. her. past record, does any. one believe that Japan in- tends to relinquish whatever rights she has in China?” asked Watson. “When she went into Formosa, she promised to retire, but she is still there; she promised to retire from Korea, dut is still there. When she made her demands on Germany for the surrender of her possessions in Shantung she promised to hand than over to China, but she still has them. “I do not belleve the treaty should be ratified unl and until Japan either withdraws from China or fixes a definite date for withdrawal.” ——— TO GIVE UP SHANTUNG, JAPAN AGAIN PLEDGES Foreign Minister Uchida Declares No Territorial Rights Will Be Claimed. TOKIO, Aug. 5.—Viscount Uchida, the Japanese Foreign Minister, in a statement issued to-day, declares that Japan does not intend to claim any rights affecting the territorial sover- eignty of China in Shantung. He prom- iges that the Japanese troops will be Wwithdra: immediately an agreement is concluded with China. moreover, the Foreign Minis- atement adds, is considering at Tsingtao of a general foreign settlement instead of a purely Japanese settlement —and lie down supinely and let one class dictate, then I am in no posi- tipn to help you,” said Mr. Wimbish. I don’t ‘believe you will, I be- Neve there is enough patriotism, enough courage in this Congress not to be stampeded and intimidated and forced to do things that fail to mcet its approval, I cannot believe that these extremely radical propositions represent even the thought of in- telligent workingmen,” Representative Sims, Democrat, ‘Tennessee, who introdiced on Satur- day the Plumb plan bill and who said he had ‘done this just as he would have presented any other measure by request. wanted to know what Mr. Wimbish thought of so- called demands by capital in framing a general railroad ill, referring to the request for a'six per cent, return on. investments, “Thig committee or this Congress should not surrender to capital any more than it should surrender to labor,” Mr. Wimbish replied. Most Congressmen are opposed to Government ownership and the Plumb plan, a canvass to-day showed. ‘The rail ‘workers will not get what they ask if the present lineup remains. Likewise, the majority side of the | House is opposed to the President's ‘plan for a Wage Adjustment Board ter, powers ‘than the Int «| Central CONGRESS TO CALL FOR INQUIRY INTO SOARING COST OF SHOES Hide and Leather Up, but Manufacturers and Dealers Seem to Be Out for © “Easy Money” Extra. (Special to The Brening World) WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.—The sky- ward trend of shoe prices Is going to figure ih the investigation of the high cost of living'being Jaunched by Con- gress, A resolution by Representa- tive Igoe of St. Louis is on the House calendar directing the Federal Trade Commission to inquire into the in- Crease in the price of shoes; to as- certain any cause and necessity for the increase, and to ascertain the manufacturers’ cost price and selling vrice and the retailers’ ‘cost price and selling price for the years 1918 and 1919, This resowtion 1s likely to be adopted, though its consideras tion has been delayed by pariiamen- tary tactics of some of the Republi+ can leaders, The subject is closely connected with the general increased cost of living. To date no one has veen able to furnish @ legitimate explana. tion of the steady rise in the cost of the raw material, st plaui money eady rise i and leather. it is true raw stocks are being sent to Europe in considerable quan- titles and this has influenced the situation. Those in the ‘rade con- fess, however, that they do not know why the rise in prices continues with- out interruption, or where it is go- ing to end. Reports of enormous quantities of army shoes stored in this country are said by officials of the Surplus Property Division. of the War Ne- partment to be without foundation. There are 3,000,000 pairs of army shoes in France which the Govetn- ment expects to sell around §7 to $7.50 per pair. If the French Govern. in prices ment will purchase the shoes they will probably be disposed of thore, in line with the policy of selling sur- plus materials’ abroad ‘and saving the expanse of shipping them back to this country. If they cannot be sold on reasonable terms abroad, it is possible some of them may, shipped. bagk to the United States. The only stores of army shoes in thig country, War Department offi- bials say, are at Hoboken and Gov- ernor’s Island, where there are 600,000 pairs of renovated and’ reclaimed shoes, The reclaimed shoes will not be disposed of until the army has a sufficient stock of new shoes to jus- tify it. If the Hoboken and Gov- ernor’s Island shoes are found to be good enough to supply to the soldieng they may not be sold.’ These eht are not now counted as surplus stock, but are being held pending @ decision as to what is to be done about the new shoes stored In France. ra The army has contracts outstands ing at this time for 1,000,000 pairs of new shoes. The deliveries are coming* very slowly. One reason why there is no supply of new army shoes in th country is that the discharged ‘sol- diers from overseas: were inyariably outfitted with new shoes before.being discharged, This has accounted for more than @ million’and a half pairs to date, f > Tne Government has ativertised for public sale at Chicagé on Wednesday $2,000,000 worth, of surplus army leather. 3 A sharp and steady rise in the mat- ket price of packer hides has been in progress since early spring, the in- creases papeing from 60 ‘to 125 per cent. and the increased price is re- flected in the finished article, Shoe manufacturers say that shoes will be, much higher next spring. “ To what extent the packers dom|- nate the leather market will be de2 veloped during the course of the in« quiry about to be started, MUNICPAL MOTOR BUS UNESTORELEVE TRAST APPROVED (Continued from First Page.) fares, as there is no necessity for such increase, “From various sections of the five boroughs there is continuous ‘com- plaint of overcrowding during tush hours and of to few train: other periods of the day and night, MUNICIPAL LINES SHOULD BRING IN REVENUE, “It appears to me that the only quick solution of the problem lies In the city entering the transit field. This may be accomplished, I bélieve, without excessive or prohibitive ex- penditure and should, with proper planning and adequate supervision, become an immediate source of rev- enye to the city.” @ Mayor then outlined the plan as embodied in the resolution. “When the (Plant and Structures) Commissioner's report is received by this Board, authorization in accord- ance with Section 169 of the Charter, to the extent of the sum available In the debt limit could be approved for those routes which the Board would sanction.” ? ———— Justice Levy, I, Taken From tourt. Justice Samuel’ D. Levy of the Children's Court became suddenly {1 while on the bench this afternoon and was removed to his home at No, 286 ark West in a taxicab, Jus- Morgan M. L. Ryan took his piaci METAL TRADES TO DEMAND LIVING COST REDUCTION Organization of 500,000 Will. Ap- peal to President and Con- giess. This Month, SAN FRANCISCO, Aus. 6.—The Metal Trades Department of the Amer- jean Federation of Labor will make, de- mands on Congress and, the President this month that measures be taken,to. reduce the high cost of living,, James O'Connell, Chairman of the Committee, ‘ dad.’ Membership ‘of the metal crafis exceeds 600,000, O'Connell stated. : : Visit Our Showrooms Examine the famous Ostermoor line of mattresses in our big, light, modern ‘Here, your ease, you ean learn why the Ostermoor is the best, though not the most expensive, mattress, OSTERMOOR Ostermoor & Co, 114 Elizabeth St HELD.—On Aug. 3, FREDERICKA, aged 51 years. Services Aug. 5, at 8 P. M. late residence, 215 East, Sth. ¢t is gurvived. by her sisters, Maynard, Carrie Held, Pittman and Helen, LOST, FOUND AND REWARDS. Tet—Hand me comtalninn tan’ clothes; reward. Yet Union wt, Brooklyn: South se W. ‘Trade Mark. 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