The evening world. Newspaper, August 6, 1919, Page 1

PEMD IN MAW fi 2 teh edi : = _Cbe_ “ Circulation [* Circulation Books Open to Ail.” | to All’’ __[¥Gircutation Books Open to All.” | PRICE TWO CENTS. ‘Oopsrist Fa ‘The Press Publishing oy ‘The "New York World). NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1919. | B. R.T. TO SUSPEND SURFACE CARS. | UNLESS CITY GIVES POLICE GUAR RAIL UNION HEAD PROSECUTE ALL ATTORNEY GENERAL DIRECTS; + WILSON PREPARES MESSAGE President Will Take Fight to Congress in Person Friday. SWEEPING PLANS LAID. Big Five Packers Will Be First to Be Haled to the Courts. WASHINGTON, Aug. &—Colncl- @ent with the annodncement this af- ternoon that President Wilson would address Congress on Friday relative to,the Administration's programme to Jower ‘the’ cost of living, Attorney Genera] Palmer issued orders te ell * —- District Attorneys in the United States to proceed immodjately in the prose- cutios of all persons guilty of hoard- S ing foodstuffs and to ilbel the food- eiuffs for condemnation, “Thies is the most important business before the country to- » day.” Mr. Paimer said in an- nouncing his action, “I ‘propose to have the law enforgement ma- thinery of the Government side track everything to this job.” f Mr. Palmer announced that the evi- donce before the Federai Trade Com- mission and Committees of Congress indicated “oa clear violation of the antitrust iawa,” and that be had ordered “prompt action accordingly.” “Conditions,” said Mr. Palmers felegram to the attorneys, “require @ country-wide campaign against hoarders and profiteers and I de- eiro the Department of Justice to ‘uso every Ingal moans available to Put an end to these activities.” Anti-trust suits against the five big meat packers will bo instituted im- mediately by the Department of Jus- ties. PRESIDENT TO ASK FOR STRING- ENT LEGISLATION, ‘The President began draftin: his message to Congress on the high cost of Itving to-day. It was intimated that he will ask for legislation to sapplement present anti-trust and food laws, so an tq include big and little offenders—the big profiteers of the packer class and the little retailer who is charging from three to ten times as much for foodstuffs as he pays for it. The President wil) see that everywhore Federal! District At- torneys conduct aggressive prosecu- tions, £ reach every profitegr was advocated * to-day by Senator Capper, Kansis He announced he is wpe on Dill to that end. All ov@re able” profit would be turned. inte the Government treasury undér bis plan. “Lt the dealer knows that he will have to give up bis Ul-gotted gains, the incentive to profiteering in food’ and other necessarics will disap- pear,” Capper said. (Continued on Second Page.) Mace Ss ia TAKE BELL-ANS CEYORD MMALA and pee how fine Goud Digestive maker ¥0v fool.—Ad neem dae HE WORLD TRAVEL BUKEAD, ‘Areas, Pullteer (World) Butiding 8-68 Park Rew, N.Y, City. Telepbone Beckman 4000. Cheek room for Degease atid parcels open day snd rirht. Money orders ai avellore’ checks for et eet GET CAFE CASH IN BROADWAY HOLD-UP PROFITEERS, SUAVE ROBBERS Blackjack and Hold Up Cash- ier and Steward of Reisen- weber’s Roof Garden. | fer. | lights at Gist Street at 290 o'clock WARNS CONGRESS TO ACT AT ONCE i 2,000,000 Workers Join in Pay Demand as Stone Urges Roads’ Nationalization. | DENIES PLAN TO STRIKE. Engineers’ Chief Predicts “Worst Period” for U. S. Unless Cost of Living Is Cut. WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.— Some sharp views of leaders of organized Iabor on economic problems were de- veloped at the opening of hearing to- day before the House Interstate Com- merce Committes on labor’é plam for pF ig wy ke ae paar this m five sportily dressed | gincars, said labor might advocate a! young held up and robbed the fring equad for profiteera and de~ eaabier steward of Relsen-|clared that unless Congross found «| ’ ‘s Century Roof restaurant, solution of the high cost of tving! jurged them with blackjacks, slipped problem within a few months Ameri- quickly away through the crowd and ca would see “Ite very worst period.” eocapod in a waiting taxt. “The people are not gving to 4 policeman on the corner hed seen | starve,” eaid he. “They are going to the robbers a few minutes eurlier | die fighting.” and had been suspicious of them,| Hoe added that the time would come Dut all he had done was to pote | when all prices would be fixed by the An excess profits tax that would | % “reason. | Vice President White of Armour &| the number of the car. That and his memory of the appearance of the men are the only clues. “ They | got away with about $700 or $800. ‘The cashier was Emi! Kroll and the steward was John Spiro, It is thelr nightly custom to take the receipts of the theatre restaurant ¢o the main Retsenwober restaurant in Columbus Circle, where it is locked up In a safe. The men always go together 0s @ precaution. Usually they go in a cab, but last night they walked. The cigar girl, May Horan, was with thm At Gist Street and Broadway three men, ail young looking, strolled toward Krel] and Spiro, suddenly showed revolvers and said in « casual voice: “Hand tt over, please” Tt was done so quietly that passersby thought {tr was a chance mecting of friends, Krell, who had the money, hesitated and backed a step away. At the same moment two other young men stepped out of a doorway with blackjacka. Krell was struck in the back, Spiro tn the jaw. Neither was knocked down but the robbers got the money. “They had no masks and (hoy looked like any other young fellows amusing themselves in Broadway,” said Krell “I think I would know some of them if I saw them again.” ‘A score of detectives were on the jod within a few minutes after the | robbery, and it was said that the corner policeman's knowledge of the automobile leenge number probably would lead to an early arrest, |FIUME SETTLEMENT NEAR, | ANNOUNCEMENT IN ROME | City to Be an Independent State, With the Port Inter- nationalized, ROMM, Aug. 6 (Associated Press). \rhe nettlement of the Adriatic ques ‘tion affecting Maly and Jugo-Siavin is imminent, aceording to the Pupolo Romano to-day In accordance with the settloment an Independent Jit says, Flume will be state, with the port [ ante FORK THK NERVES. Pr hel natianalized | Government, Frank Morrtwon, Secretary of the | American Federation of Labor, told |the committes that if iabore plan for public ownersp’ and co-oper- attve operation of the railroads Proved successful they propose to have it applied to other industries. Lalor, he said, would not be disap- Pointed If it failed to have its rail- road plan adopted tmmediately. It simply would gird ftself for the etu- cating of its workers to the point where Congress would bo euffictently impressed. ‘The Secretary also predicted that labor would organize the United States Steel Corporation and estab- Mah the cight-bour dmy for tts em- ployoes, Whilo the labor leaders were testi. fying before the House Committee ft was announced at the offices of the Raflroad Administration that representatives of fourteen different railroad unions had joined in a com- munication to Director General Hines, asking immediate increases in wages, So far as known this is the first in- stance on record tn which all the railroad untons, representing 2,000,000 employees, have acted as a unit, Mr, Hines said he had not had time to analyze the communication, but it see:ned a formal prasentation for wage demands -alreaty made public, During bie testimony Congressmen Mr, Stone particularly concerning from union leaders that “sew up the railroads.” “It is the rankest kind of nonsense to say they will not run If this plan faila of adoption,” he suid. “We know they will run, the Government will operate them because the people must live and railroads are essential to their welfare” before the was usked statements they would Mr, Stone presented @ formal state- ment of the railroad men's plan, and then was questioned Esch. by He sald the Railway Rrother- alas), Ang, @, 1919, ole, with” Preach AL; Sundays, | | i) oe ‘ 22 PAGES PRICE Brooklyn Girls Went to Work in Trucks When Strike on the B. R. T. Tied UpCars Chairmaa | Admits Advice of ‘Bliss, White and Himself Was Ignored— China Asked for Aid. WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—Gecretary Lansing told the Senate Foreign Re- lations Committee to-day that the American plan for 4 League of Na- tions was “not pressed” at Versailles and never was presented to the full Peace Conference. ‘The Secretary, appeartng at « pub- Nic bearing of the committee, said he 4i4 not knuw whether a copy of the American draft etill was tp ex- Istenca. He presumed, he vald, that the draft was made by President Wil |son and added that a copy might ‘still be in the President's possession. Mr, Lansing did not recall how the . <Continued om Kourteenth Page), LANSING TELLS SENATORS OF LEAGUE AND SHANTUNG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN PANIC BY EXPLOSION IN MANHOLES Yorkville Section Alarmed and Fire- men Called Out to Quench Subterranean Flames, With a grent roar, manhole covers Detween 424 and 45th Strects and Second and Third Avenues blew up at 11.16 o'clock this morning, eausing considerable alarm in that section ef the city, @moke poured out of many of the apertures and the fire apparatus Was summoned. After the Uremen had pumped water into the mains for sev- eral minutes the smoke cleared away, Children in the Public School play- ground in 42d Street between Second and Third Avenue and patients in St Bartholomew's Clinica nearby were frighteued by the explosion wore quickly reassured by toachers and nursca, American plan differed from that| It was the second time within six eventually adopted. Asked by Seu- ein Nhat manhole covers ih the ator Brandeges whether it waa true|2CBborhoed have been blown sky~ {tbat the American plan waa drafted] Deputy wire Chief Ross, of the Third by two New York lawyers for the| Division, expressed the opinion that the President, the witness replied explosion Was caused by the ignition “T think that is not true.” of gasoline drippings from nearby i Hinds garages and bis theory was borne. out ‘And was the plan not destroyed |{)T*ki2 {hd wie inwory, was borne put Lung over the helgbborhvod fur BESTT BOS Two AGES _—_SPRICE TWO CENTS: — ALL B.R.T, LINES CRPPLED BY STRIKE AS THE COMPANY CALLS FOR POLICE GUARD Garrison Threatens to Suspend Sur- NEW YORK POLICE FORM LABOR UNION ASSERTS LAWYER __— Have Applied For A. F. of L. Charter and Will Act Soon, Says Counsel, Police officers of New York, ac- cording to Louls Fridiger, a lawyer of Manhattan, who says ho is their attorney, have organized a union and have upplied to the American Fed- eration of Labor for a charter. ‘The New York Pollcemen's Union, Mr, Fridiger says, will ask for @ minimum wage of $1,500 for firet-year patroimen, to be increased $100 annu- ally until the men are paid $2,000, Sergeants and detectives are eligible for membership, but no oflcers of higher grades, ‘There was @ report this morning tat @ committees from the union waited upon Commissioner Maright yesterday. Regarding this report Mr, Fridiger said be had no knowledge, What had been merely « rumor with rempect to the unlonising of the potics was brought to Fridiger in the Labor Lyceum, Williamsburg, where the lawyer 19 counselling the striking employees of the B. R. T. affiliated with the Amaigamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employ- oon. weve “The report ts true,” anid the street railway men's lawyer, “and I am their attorney. In Manhattan and the Bronx the policemen already are pretty well organized. Here in Brook- lyn the work is advanging nicely.” “Will there be « strike? “I don’t believe there is any danger of « police strike; I think the men will got their just demands by moral muasion.” “Who are the officers of the local union?” “That I am not at liberty tw say.” “How long bas the work of organ- ising beea going ont “About thres und one-half months.” “Huve they amything ip mind at present beyond the wage scale sug- gested "Yes, I think they want the Police Reve! es abolished,” The Evening World reporter satis- |fled himself by diligent search that Ino called yesterday on 0 (The committee story 414 not come from se a face Cars After Dark To-Night — —Jams at Stations Imperil Pas- sengers—Crews Stoned. Lindley M. Garrison, Receiver of the B, R. T., natified this afternoon that he Will siépend the opendtion of “all orks ou crosig ant top B's at op 9 ; will endeavor t0 handle the homeward. bound: rst. “ten tric with the facies at hand but the operating offical stat the strikers, by violence and threats, ne gaining ground in that they have driven from the cars many motormen and conductors who are anxious to work but fear for their lives, In his letter to the Mayor Receiver Garrison told of calling or Police Commisioner Porter and asking that policemen be assigned protect the street cars. The Acting Commissioner, he said, called tim’ ” up later after conferring with Commissioner Enright and said he thought the Police Department was doing all it could under the circumstances, ——*) ‘I would deeply regret,” wrote Rew a STATE INCOME TAX ON NON-RESIDENTS VOID, SAYS COURT —e—— Judge Knox in Federal Court Decides Law Is Uncon- Stitutional. Judge Johan ©, Knox, in « drotsion Med this afternoon tn Federal Dis- trict Court, finds that the State In- come Tax which became effective on May 14 last and imposes taxes on te citizens of other States, is un- constitutional The decision was rendered im the test euit brought by the Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company of Gtamford, Conn. in the interest of certain of its employees who at times work in this State as well as in the State of Connecticut ‘The ection was brought against State Comptroiier Eugene M. Travia, Concluding, Judge Knox says: “Nothing herein, however, is meant to be decided as to the validity of the statute as far as it relates to resident of the State of New York. Neither that question nor the question as to the power of the State to lay a tax upon citisene ef another State based upon their earnings in this State from personal service rendered need, tn view of my decision, now be con- sidered.” MARSHAL FOCH INVITED BY U.S. GOVERNMENT TO VISIT AMERICA PARIS, aug. & ARSHAL FOCH is reported by the Echo de Paris to M have been invited by the United States Government, as well as several organisations in shat pountry, te vieit Amanica, $ celver Garrison, “to sue New York City suffer the numitiation of beng ruled by 4 lawless element.” Overnting officials of the Ba. 7.” eaid that Lf the surface lines ace cloned down the cush to the elevated and subways would probably be su great that uperation of these trans. Dortation systema would have w te suspended also! The bundruds of thowunds mrotuye Tendenie, tape toler jad ficuies tn gettiog home than they did 1 reaghing Maunattan this morniuy. When Revelver Garrison. wus asked regurding the situation he suid: “It I am given the proper Py seein WN the cars operate sive ie perfect services.” = aa Commissioner was asked what he was going to to straighten out the situation mid that be had no statement make TAXIS AND TRUCKS PREP, FOR BIG RUSH, ‘Taxicabs and trucks are preaned inte service to the pul When the stranded population of the bore ough across the bridge, Owners and drivers of these vehicles are pre. — pared to, reap a harvest on the dip- trem of the Brooklyn residents and _ began lining up early for the journey, Aightseeing buses will 4 fares between the Beart of Brooklyn and Coney Island. The subways, Interborough told of Recelver Gartison's statement Qs to polieemen on the cars, sald that the present steps taken oy the polioo sufficed to mest all emergencies, He added that he had received go reports of any car crows having been beates or cars damaged. He declined to discuss the properly tion of putting policemen on the ears and whether No bad the authority to do so, From another souree if wig lenrned that thore aro 1,600 pan ao be *