The evening world. Newspaper, August 12, 1919, Page 1

ILS WI Vine AVS PRICE TWO CENTS. i lank BET AB: “ Circulation Books Open BCENT CAR FARE "SURE, SAYS NIXON, ~ ANDMAY 600 10 {Oommissioner Says Says Financial \ and Traffic Danger Point WF! Has Been Reached. = ait icensiigionien ‘ABOPE TO AVERT STRIKE. ‘Yointon-Leaders Say Every Ef. | fort Will Be Made to Pre- vent Tie-Up in New York. Public Service Commissioner Nixon wala to-day he believed there was mothing which could prevent an eight or ten cent fare on street railways of New York. He was quite convinced, he said, the transit’ situa- * fon was such that not only a finan- ciat calamity, but also the danger | { suas fe in transit itself, had - been : , ' KY accepting an invitation to tes- tity Friday in ‘Washington before the Federal Commission on Street Trailways, Commissioner Nixon plans to explain in detail the New York a@ituation. -He declares is - con- vinced that the public, while averse to @ fare increase, will view the mat- ter in a different light when informed that the companies are running under conditions in which accidents ‘aro almost invited, After investigating the systems| Commissioner Nixon says ho fears accidents and is prepared to tell the Washington investigators that if a ; higher fare is not charged the com- + panies cannot be held responsible for eny serious accident. Commissioner Nixon declared he was willing to shoulder all responal- bility for a higher fare, because he + sees that it is inevitable, but he will not permit political play in New York City to oppose the necessary increase and then have the blame for an acci- dent heaped on his shoulders, UNION CAR LEADERS STOP TALK OF PROBABLE STRIKE ON LINES IN MANHATT Report Organization of Men Going on in “Satisfactory Manner”— Hope to Avert Tie-Up. National officers of the Amalgama- ted Association of Street and Electric Raflway Employees to-day stopped talking about the probability of a strike on the traction lines of Man- hattan or even the possibNity of such a step. Tho work of organizing the the men was going along, they sald, ™m a “satisfactory manner.” But it was noticed that the thrée national officers who have been at the Continental Hotel for several daye were joined overnight by two more; go that on the hotel register to-day were the names of Chairman P. J. Shea, of the Executive Committee; former State Senator James H. Vehey ot Boston, general counsel; P. J. O'Brien, Second Vice President; Parker, Henry Jones and John W. national organizers. For several days Shea had been saying that he didn’t expect to do much in Manhattan and the Bronx without more organizers. He had Two ARMY AVIATORS LosT. Search Aloug Border for Licuts, Peterson and Davin. MARFA, Tex., Aug, 12.—Searching parties were despatched to-day to look for Lieuts. Peterson and Davis, Ameri ean army aviators of Bl Paso, who are thought to be lost in Mexico. While on patrol! along the Rio Grande near Presidio, Texas, yesterday, they are supposed to have mistaken the Rio Gonahoe which is im flood, for the Rio Grande. COHAN TO FIGHT ACTORS’ STRIKE TO HIS LAST CENT | heme “Begin 1 Hunt Bankrolls of * Equity Members, BISHOP BACKS UNION. Venerable Preacher Climbs In- to Car and Exhorts Crowd For Equity Members. Money is beginning to talk in the | actors’ strike—George Cohan's money, George has so much money it just can't keap still. “All my cards are on the table,” he cried at the meeting of the managers this afternoon, “Everything I've got is on the table. Every cent T've got— and (ve got some—is in this fight, and { will run an elevator before I give in ‘to the actors!™ More money talking—The Actors’ Equity has engaged George T. Wick- ersham to represent them in court in the #uits of the managers for from $500,000 to $6,000,000. Mr. Wickersham talking—The ac- tors have made just demands, The actors are right! Money that isn’t talking, The managers this afternoon began to look up *4_ tax lists to discover the rich acti ="d locate their bank- roUs. ‘ Walter Wanger, producer of “Join Ferguson” at the Fulton, who did no} declare himself in with the produc- ing managers until last night, sald to-day that “John Ferguson” would appear to-night as usual. He got out injunctions to prevent the members of his company from striking, Other managers of closed theatres are fol- lowing in his lead, ‘The Scenic Artists sent a communi- cation to the Equity this afternoon, telling the actors that they are with them and will strike if necessary. Charles Shea, President of the Inter- national Alliance of Stage Employees, cheered the hearts of the strikers by telling them that the $500,000 suit was all bunk and that if the managers (Continued on Third Page.) B. RT. GETS $3,500 ADAY MORE REVENUE FROM NEW 9-GENT TRANSFER CHARGE 225,000 People Walk From Trans- fer Points Each Day Rather Than Pay Second Time. HB sale of transfers at two cents each is netting the B. R. T. $3,500 a day, That was the average sale for the first five after went the new order days into effect. his will increase the annual revenue of the company about $1,275,000, Two hundred and twenty-five thousand p are walking from transfer points, it is esti- mated, Prior to the charge of two cents, about 400,000 transfers were ersons issued daily, Now 175,000 are giv- en out, These figures were made public at the general offices of tho B. R. T. in Brooklyn to-day, Just before the transfer charze was made effective officials est!- mated that thé annual revenue from this new source would run between $1,100,000 and $1,800,099, The estimates had almost ac- cufately designated the number of persons who would walk instead ot pay the extra transfer charge. bscuden ~sf ee Pree ) Petitiehiog | for | York World). W YORK, TUESDAY, FINAL £D/ Lf od AUGUST 12, 1919. HE'S IN CONGRESS AT 28; ITS YOUNGEST MEMBER A KENTUCKY REPUBLICAN The rapid rise of King Swope in the political world dates from a. speech he made recently in his home town in Kentucky, when he came out for a bounty for sol- diers. Runoing on the Republi- can ticket, he carried the nomi- nally Democratic, district by 1,500 votes.. He will fill the unex- pited term of & former Democratic _ member. WORLD LABOR CONGRESS CALLED BY WILSON Conference Provided for in Peace Treaty to Meet in Washington on Oct. 29. WASHINGTON, Aug. 12—The Inter- national Labor Conference, provided for In the peace treaty, has been called by President Wilson to meet in Washing- ton, Oct. 29, All nations, mombers of the Inter- national Labor Organization, as defined in Article 387 of the peace treaty and those which probably wilh become mem- bers prior to the conference, have been invited to send delegates, Secretary of Labor Wilson has been asked by the President to take charge of the arrange- ments. ‘The International Organization, Com- mittee of the conference has completed its work in London ang Ambassador Davis has been instructed to invite the committee, in the name of the Preai- dent, to meet in Washington in Septem- ber. PRICE OF SHOES TO FALL, ASSERT LEATHER DEALERS Drop May Not Come for Another Year, However, They Tell Grand Jury. BOSTON, Aug. 13.—Predictions of « decided drop in the price of shoes were made by leather deaiers and shoe manu- facturers who testified to-day at the grand jury investigation of the high cost of living being conducted by District Attorney Pellatier. The consensus of opinion, however, was that the decline might not come for gnother year. ‘Witnesses said that the people: de- manded a high grade of shoes and were willing to pay for them, One leather firm, it was brought out, had millions of dollars’ worth of cheaper grades of sole leather on hand which manufacturers would not buy because it did not come up to the standard demanded by pur- chasers of shoes. Former Gov. William L, Douglas was among the shoe manufacturers who were heard, oe TAKE DELL-ANS BEFORY MEALS and see gw flue Good Digestion makes moeial Ge helen meta nee er olay (Tuna) Bip Stray with Franch oid bot i pressed the suits and didn't meet with im of Spring Lamb with G: ‘Table 4’ Hote Dinner ... ‘Onen week daya from 7 A, M. to 2 A. Gundy from 11 A.M, te 2A. M, LODGE ATTACKS WORLD'S LEAGUE AS MAKER OF WAR Says in Senate Covenant Is| a Deformed Experiment Upon a Noble Purpose. WOULD FETTER U. S.} Not a League of Peace but an Alliance Domittated by Five Great Powers. WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—Deserid- sortbing the League of Nations as a “deformed experiment upon a noble purpose,” Senator Lodge of Maséa- chusetts, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committe and Republican leader of the Senate, declared in a Senate speech to-day that there were features of the league covenant which “as an American” .be never eould accent, _@reating, not a league of peace but an alliance embracing many “pro- visions for war,” the covenant in Its present form, he asserted, would kill the Monroe Doctrine, nullify any pos- sibility of withdrawal from member- ship, impair the sovereign power of deciding domestic questions, and “plunge the United States into every controversy and confilct on the face of the globe. “Let us beware,” he sald, “how we palter with our independence. We have not reached the great position, from which we were able to come down into the field of battle and help to save the world from tyranny, by being guided by others. Our vast power has ell been built up and gath- ered together by ourselves alone, “We forced our way upward from the days of the Revolution, through @ world often hostile and always in- different, We owe no debt to any one except to France in our Revo- lution, and those policies and those rights on which our power has been founded should never be lessened or weakened, It will be no service to the world to do so and it will be of intolerable injury to the United States, We will do our share, We are ready and anxious to help in all ways to preserve the world’s peace, But we can do it best by not erip- pling ourselves. “lam as anxious as any human being can be to have the United States render every possible ser- vice to the civilization and the peace of mankind, but I am certain we can do it best by not putting ourselves in leading strings or subjecting our policies and our sovereignty to other nations, I will go as far as any one in world service, but the first step to world service is the maintenance of the United States, You may call me selfish, if you will, conservative or reactionary, but an American I was born, an American I hive re- mained all my life. “{ can never be anything ele ‘but an American, and I must think of the United States first, and when I think of the United States first in am arrangement like this I am think- ing of what is best for the world, for if the United States fails the best hopes of mankind fail with it I have never had but one allegiance —I cannot divide it now. “The United States 1s the world's best hope, but if you fetter her in in- terests and quarrels of other na- tions, if you tangle her in the in- trigues of Europe, you will destroy her power for good and endanger her very existence. “go far as the question of {sola- tion goes, it is impossible to isolate the United States. We may set aside all this empty talk about isolation. Nobody expects to isolate the United States or to make it a hermit Na- (Continued on Second Page.) DRASTIC ACTION AGAINST COLD IS PLANNED STORAGE MEN TO CUT HIGH FOOD PRICES Reconstruction Commission Will Urge on Smith Change in Laws to Prevent abate of Artificial Shortage of Products. RASTIC action against cold storage men to smagh high prices of food will be recommended to Gov. Smith, following a mee}- ing to-day by Abram I. Blkus, Thomas V. Patterson, Mrs. Henry Moskowitz and other members of the Reconstruction Commis- sion in the Hall of Records, Many investigators regard the cold storage situation as one of the prime factors in exorbitant prices, and the commission, after thorough investigation, has gone on record in favor of stera regulation to curb the evil. ‘The commission in the recommendations to thé Governor, points out that the full scope of cold stor when regulatory legislation w operation could not be foreseen passed, and urges modification of ex- isting laws, as well as stringent provisions against keeping foods in storage to create artificial shortages and high prices. Private cold storage houses, it is urged, should be brought under the same control as that aimed at in the case of public storage places. This is to prevent the hoarding of vast quantities of meats and other foods in the hands of « few speculators who own or control their own storage, as-is exerciead oVOr thowe catering to independents. Uniform legistation in other states is urged to eid the practice of storing up food in one State where until it is profitable to release the “liberal” lawa favor the speculators, stored foods for States wae mere Jogivtation’ déalgned to protect constmers, A provision for disposal of foods held in eold storage for more than twelve months is asked as one of the most important measures to control speculation in essential commodities, and to discourage the holding of food while prices soar to unreasonable figures, Evils of the system as now directed have been exposed by the Divi- sion of Food and Markets and the Governor's attention is to be par- ticularly drawn to the conditions set forth in the bulletin of the Divi- sion, ANOTHER CUT IN THE PRICE OF ARMY FOOD SOLD HERE cimooausaans Baker Announces Decrease and Promises Further Re- vision Downward. ‘War Department food will be sold in New York next week at prices even lower than had been expected. Market Commissioner Day this after- noon had a telephone conversation with Deputy Commissioner O'Malley, whd ts in Washington, and Mr. O'Malley conveyed the good news, “Mr, O'Malley tells me," sald Dr. Day, “that he has a written state- ment from a representative of Secre- tary of War Baker giving consider- able reductions of prices on food for New York and promising @ further revision downward, It is provided that when New York duys she will pay the prices current at the time, and thus will get the benefit of any additional reductions that may be made.” In a telegram Mr. O'Malley sald that the reductions already made on some items amounted to 16 to 20 per ¢ent. He added that arrangements are being made to deliver by parcel post direct to the consumer at lower prices, And he said that it will be possible through the War Department to bring down prices of overalls, shirts, underwear, socks, towels and other necessities, Commissioner Day announced that the actual sale of War Department surplus food to New York consumers will start next.Monday morning. Dr. Day said, however, that the surplus in the hands of the War Department amounts to only about $84,000,000 worth of food, and since this must be distributed over the country, the share of New York is not expected to have a permanent effect upon the market, “Tho order blanks are ready,” said (Continued on Second Page.) BEGIN BOTTLING THOUSANDS OF BARRELS OF WHISKEY Rectifiers Get Permission Prepara- tory to Ending of War-Time Prohibition, WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—Acting on instructions from Washington, Julius F. Smietanka, Collector of Internal Revenue for the Chicago district, which | now includes Poorla, has \asued orders permitting the rectifying of whivkey, Thousands of barrels of liquor are being bottled by dealers preparatory to sale when the war-time prohibition ban is Lifted. WASHINGTON, Aug. 12—Wholesale dealers in whiskey, who recently. asked permission to bottle spirits for export, were informed by the Bureau of In- ternal Revenue that If the waretime prohibition law should be revoked, it would not be illegal to divert to domes- tc trade whiskey bottled for export. Rectifiers have been informed that they may proceed to rectify whiskey they may have on hand, but are not permitted to purchase other spirits to be prepared for beovernges DANIELS SAILS FOR “HAWAIL, WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—Sccretary Daniels sails to-day from Los Angeles for Honolulu, where he will attend the formal opening of the new Pearl Harbor dry dock, the Navy Department an- nounced. The dreadnoughts New York and issippi and six destroyers will make the trip. = GREY MAY BE AMBASSADOR. le Likely to LONDON, Aug 12.—-(Aasociated Press).—Viscount Grey of Falloden, who retired aa head of the British Foreign OMfice in 1916, it Ja understood, is likely to accept the post of British Ambassador to the United States, SECRET SERVICE TO HUNT PROFITEERS; WHOLESALE FOOD PRICES SLASHED HI HERE WILSON ASKS NEW POWER TO LOWER COST OF LMG; MEAT AND VEGETABLES DROP \Whotewaiers uti Cut QV. STH NES FOOD IQUSTORS SWEEPING POWERS saisLLeigneiliadl Transfers Authority Under Moreland Act to Proceed ‘Against Profiteers. ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 12—The broad powers of inquiry and recom- mendation vested with the Govervor of New York State, under the terms of the Moreland Act, will be dele- gated to John P. Finley, State Com- missioner of Education, and former Gov. Martin H. Glynn, who were appointed by the Governor to inves- tigate the calines of the present cost of ving and to suggest remedies therefor, Gov. Smith announced to- day. The Moreland Act vests with the Governor power to appoint Inveati- gators;with authority to inquire into the activities of any State Depart- ment, Commission or Bureau. The Governor's announcement, it was explained, means that Finley and Glynn will be empowered to Invéati- gate the State Department of Foods and Markets and the State Council of Farms and Markets and may, in ad- dition, recommend that these depart- ments proceed against food profiteers. A recommendation, under these cir- cumstances, usually ts ‘considered equivalent to a demand backed by proper authority. The statute creating the Council of Farme and Markets provided that the Council might fix the margin of profit to dealers in foodstuffs, It is stated, however, that although the Coun has this authority, it has not the ma+ chinery or funds with which to en- foree, this provision. Goy, Smith and Mesars, Finley and Glinn will meet in New ‘York to- morrow to determine on the proced- ure to be followed tn the investiga- tion, The Governor to-day notified Dis- trict Attorney Swann of New York, that he would provide him with a special grand jury in connection with the investigation of food profiteers, If it is legally pousible the Governor will have the powers of the spectal grand jury now Investigating bol- shevism enlarged so a8 to include @ food inquiry. if this cannot be done, the executive will direct the em- paneling of another special grand jury. All Table Commodities—House — Bill Imposes Penalty of $10,000 — Fine and Five Years In Prison. WASHINGTON, Aug, 12.—President Wilson to-day asked Con- gress for authority to use the Secret Service in running down profiteers + and food hnoarders and for an appropriation of $175,000 for the work. Wholesale food dealers have begun to make sharp reductions in [prices of vegetables, dressed: meats and fruits, Government: reports Prices of Almost Quotations collected by the Bureaw Markets, Slashes tn the price of dressed meats range from one-half cent a pound om beef to five cents a pound on pork tons. Big drops are noticeable im quotations for Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Chicago, For meats 183 comparisons were made of quotations collected by the Bureau of Markets yesterday and on while in twenty-five comparisons there was no change. Tn vegetables und fruits the proper on of price cuts was greater, tg mumbered twenty-two and peed. | a cnly three, while the no-change parisons were limited to one. Some hi preted nl have been depressed in vnions, which dropped 65 cents = hundredweight in New York and 50 cents in Chicago; peaches, ne o carrier of six baskets in Ni % cents in Baltimore and 15 Chicago, melons, dropped from $2.60 to $3.76 in- New York; $1 to $1.76 in Baltimore and 50 cents to 75 cents in Chicago. BIG CUTS MADE IN PRICE OF PORK LOINS. Dealers in pork loins have made big cuts in prices charged retailers in Boston, New York and Philadelphia. ‘Wholesale dealers in loins have put down prices from one to four cents in Philadelphia and slightly leas in Mow York, Medium steer cuts showed price ¢e- ductions from one-half to 3 cents in Boston, New York, Philadelphie end Chicago in comparisons of bureag quotations for July 28 and yesterday. Medium steer cute yesterday sold in New York for from 16 to 20 cents per pound; in Hosten 18 to 20 cents; Philadelphia the same, and Chicago 171-2 to 22 cents, Common grades of lamb yesterday showed @ cut of 4 conts per pound compared with July 38, Mediam, a little better grade meat, was eut = cents, while the best grade “choles” cost from 4 to 5 cents more, “Veal, lke -other meats, seemed highest in Chicago, It ranged from two to five cente a pound more in Chicago yesterday than on July %. ” Reductions were reported from Bos- ton, Philadelphia and New 4 ranging from two to four gents @ pound. { PRODUCERS MADE A GAIN oF ‘. + 61 PER CENT, While prices haye shows ward trend since’ late monthly report of the