The evening world. Newspaper, August 12, 1919, Page 2

Sit ESS Be 2esce Pa / Everything porsible ‘be kept for this country, > INPRIE OF ARMY FOOD HERE {Continued trom First Page.) — committess showing the quanti- allotted Ne to the States of New Z Si R LOTS ADDED TO NEW YORK'S SHARE. . 28,147 10-pound cans. 1,188 No, 1 cans. Warina, 50,827 No, 1 cartons. FEREt PROFITEERS “UT PRICES, UT A ‘with the Department of Justice pros- eouttons against the packers. ‘The Department of Justice Bounced that nearly ali the sormer food Administrators in the country Loqmuniaatioe of fait vihes ove bom ing ‘punishable by jail itecring ang the fucl, weart a: modiien yee oud In’ Pe goer pene Conspi to aid otiteating Say ees, ae mission to investigate "aba the puaishos hoarding, ox ing Yexitiman te transactions on in ' han, accumulath cone = tive of whine livestock farmers, all on land owned by thom,” Gard wai jes for x0" fet. un- le rostrict HY, OFe~ of NOt more than imprigonment or Organized Ing interests to any comprehensive cold storage regulation law was pro- dicted to-day by Senator McKeller, ‘Tennessen, before tho House Agriculture Committoo, Ie Ureed the frami adoption of stringent be ae which would cover the period of storage, and be of bm eharactor that It could nat bo PYesisst * ¢ ai 5 Release of Crew of Blockade-Running U-Boat Bremen By British Clears Long. Mystery of Vessel’s Fate by the sale of wuch food directly to the consumer. The original report in this case was ofedited to the New York De-|. | partment of Markets. Commissioner Day, head of that department, suid that he had not issued such a re- port himself, but had made public Such @ report after it had been given |e him in apparent good faith by PRA dealers, Rotail grocers, it 1s sald, have told thelr customers recently that the Government was in part responsible ——| for the high cost of certuin staples, Macaroni, 189,048 pounds, Condensed milk, 8,445 No, 1 cans. Ground mustard, 39,067 cans. Ground nutmeg, 41,924 No, % cans. Bulk oatmeal, 63,688 pounds. Oatmeal, 10,243 No, 2 cans, Oatmeal, 70,418 No. 2 cartels Peas, 4,062 No. 10 cnna, Cucumber pickles, 2,819 gallon: Sweet potatoes, 35,707 No, 2 cans. Bwoet potatoes, 13,445 No. 2% cans. Sweet potatoes, 18,045 No. 3 cans, Tumpkin, 44,886 No, 2 cans. Pumpkin, 48,883 No, 3 cans. Pumpkin, 247 No. 10 cai Assorte.. soup, 120,222 pinta. Chicken soup, 36,249 pinta, Clam chowder soup, 92,187 pints, Bronx said that he had 100 workers ready and organized to handle the food, About 600 of them are women. ‘We are so well organised,” said President, “that on three hours notloe we can degin séling the food at each of the forty-two distrjbuting tions, The women wil do the ing, the men will wrap up the parcels, and a policeman at each dis- tributing station will take care of the money, “My Becretary, Thomas Dolan, has ‘been watching the way the thing ‘was done in Newark, In some ways Our méthods may be an improvement on the Newark system. All we are watting for now is the food.” “ There was a public. meeting at the borough hall last night attended by j more than 2,000 and addressed by the Borough President, who ‘outlined the campaign against the high cost of living. FALSE PROPAGANDA BY WHOLE- SALERS 18 CHARGED, ‘The attention of the District At- torney’s office was called to-day to facts tending to show a systematic and false propaganda on the part of wholesale food dealers. To refute one phase of this propa- ®anda the War Department found it necessary to-deny @ report that big Chicago packers bad been permitted © repurchase. millions of dollars worth. of foods which they origi- nally had sold to the Government. ‘The Jmplication was that the packe were thugstrying to prevent the Gov- ernment from “breaking the market” rn Loge TIRE A are that the Government In war tie cor- nered the market on such staples, paying high prices, and that the Government is now selling buck to the wholesalers at prices which make the retail prices what they are, A grocer who charges 40 vents a pound for dried prunes tolg an Dv: ning World reporter that the whole- sale price of prunes was 36 cents, He said the Government had bought up practically all the prupes at tho last crop and was now. selling thom back to the wholesalers at a price com- pelling the wholesalers to charge 36 and, municipal authorities had their plans welh un be way rig for vurbding profiteers ““Dintiea dered a full monse quantities of food held in stor- age In and about New York for the purpose of keeping up prices, ‘and will co-operate with the Federal proseou- tor, Evidence wing a violation of State laws Mr. Swann will put be~ fore the Grand Jury. That indicat- ing @ violation of Federal law will be turned ever to the Federal attorney. The information given the District Attorney is that: 10,000,000,000 pounds of food are stored in this country, either to be shipped abroad for higher Prices or to be secreted until higher prices can be forced here. The National Thrift Store League, composed of 100 big sees . stores in various parts of the countr: has Offered its resources to the Fed- eral and local authorities in the fight | against food hoarders and price boosters. The announcemént suys that the arn Be ‘urges @ vigorous at- tack against th Severe ore,” DEMANDS U.S, CHANGE TS WHEAT-STANDARDS Senate Agriculture Committee Backs Protest of the Farm Organizations, WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—Demands that changes be made in Government wheat standards under the Price Guarantee Act, “#o as not to penalize every grower of wheat,” were made in @ statement prepared by Chair- man Gronna and representatives of farm organisations and approved to- day by the Senate Agriculture Com- mitee, Gronna announced that a eommit- tee would be named to present the demands to Julius H, Barnes, Prosi- dent of the United States Grain Cor- poration and representatives of the Department of Agriculture in the hope of having moiified various Government regulations by which it was charged “the producers are de- frauded and the consumers receive no benefits.” Hundreds of millions of bushels of wheat have been shriveled by heat this season, it was stated, and under | present grading rules cannot sell for more than $1.60 a bushel, Millers, however, plan to gether, up this grain and make it into to sell at prices based on No, 1 wheat, the statement said, peiicattoae has: ekg DIVIDE $4,392,782 ESTATE. Trustees Ask Action om H, Bishep Holdings. crm eM | high grade four | LODGE ATTACKS ~ WORLD'S LEAGUE AS MAKER OF WAR) (Continued From First Page.) tion, which is a sheor absurdity, But there is a wide difference between taking 4 suitable part and Deuring u Guo responsibility in world affuirs and plunging the United States into every controversy and vonfilct on the faco of the globe. “Any analysis of the provistons: of this league cove out Jn tartling relief one grout fuct. What- ever may be said, it Is not a league of peace; it is an alliance, dominated at the present moment by five great powers, really by three, and it has all,the jmarks of an al dorigew fs of internationa, law. is es court which ia to de- apart sprout before it fills Those articles orb tce whole structure rests jel which provide for the force; that 1s, for wi Thi to enforce peace does a great reement and very little S- MARINES, ‘Those of Second Division Parade up Pennsylvanta Avenue. WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—The. mi tines of the Second division, including ™many veterans of and Chateau-Thie paraded up Pennsylvania avenue today, President Wilson reviewed the troops at the White House, There were two rogiments in line, At the request of Senator Lodge, the Benate took @ recess for two hours in honor of the marines. Chaplain Pretty- man mentioned the marines in ‘Upon are ai al 12.--While only a few pt the striking federated railway shop- mien in the Chicago district have re- turned to work, railroad officials were optimistic to-day over pepspects n k to work ¢ > would’ re- eady Koni turned ton Mexicans Honored by Pope. ROME, Monday, Aug. 11.—Appoint- by Pope Benedict and an- ay include those of Mon- Emanuele Alvarada of the of Guadalajara, Mexico, naignor Michele de Andrea, of Buenosardres, to be Apostolle Proto- VIENNA, Aug. 12 (Associated Press.) —The Jugo-Slay Government has pi hibited ‘the publication of all Communist newspapers jn Jugo-Slavia, @ despatch from Agra) nn SARATOGA RESULTS. FIRST RACK—For three yeara, olds and w fining purse $1,438.70: Bally- mony, 107, Callfien to to 1, 4 to 13 to 1; Atrah Go On, 120; Fator, 11 to 20, 2'to 6, 1 to 4; ‘Sam Reh, 100; Boyle, 10 to 4, 4 to 1, & to 5; time, 1,18 2-6. Adele Dragoon,’ Resist, Blected 24, Se: dan, Miss Reruter, le York also’ ran, SARATOGA ENTRIES, rier RACH—Claiming; for (lie two, Son, 103, Sh 2? narey : 100; ; *Richoohet, 100, RACE-Steeplechase; polling; for olde and tip; about two’ miles, —-Xorvh- 1¢2 ; Robert urer 102; Robin Good. Ld; *Kiemer, 157; Fair Mac, 42; * King Forties 11; Crncial, iw, eo ty ate ‘Doe ‘Trump, 14 Maia, ® POURTH RACE The Sanford Memorial threp-rear-olde; ix furlongs, Mano" W oa Surrogate John P, Cohalan was asked | to make judicial settlement of tate of the late Heber R. Bishop | who died intestate in December, 1903, leaving an estate worth at this time | Handa $4,892,782. Application for the order was made on behalf of Francia C, Moses Taylor, beer of Mt, Kisco, | Their W78._ Income @moun ee, ope wnlved for unt! Bene heirs ere Herbert Re enlehow,, Og- | len M. Bi Mrs. farriet B. Lani Hllaboth . Harriman, ehlidren decedent, and who is referred to as an incompetent % ith por Taylor and 160; in, bam 0} tren, i 10: Stes iotiee ant 8S. ACH ‘The arat Iile Wigeight shee Searls and py ie “intiote ‘Bun, 4g: |lBier nie gl Sir gins | ot"Sa, NOi; “Malvacetl, tus Sra Bishop and | Navn for theyear. ong ‘inlie King dona, 113" Gathh ge Eek ms ro. avale. 104; Hy, are Hoot, Ys; Water Wes! POE Sindy stained, clea, entice a Weather he second Marne | 0 3f | now B-CENT CAR FARE SURE, SAYS NIXON, AND MAY 60.101 i beatinesa SoH from First Page.) veen plugging headquarters with t srams asking the home office to “rush” them, Organizer Jones got in last night from Detroit and Organizer Parker from Buffalo, It was made clear by the unton lenders at 2 o'clock, after a don: ference, that every effort would be made to avoid a strike. It was admitted by union mén that demands‘ for more wages and better working conditions would be submit- ted to the companies, but they added that they looked for acceptance of their condition without a strike. Color was lent to the statements that a strike would be avoided by the announced intention of Vice Prest- is | dent O'Brien to leave for Louisville, Ky., this afternoon, , NIXON HAS NAMES OF B. R. T. AMALGAMATED MEMBERS. Public Service Commissioner Nixon has the names of 7,600°R.* R"f. em- ployees who are members of the Amalgamated Association of Rellway Umployees. With this list he will re- quest Receiver Garrison of the B. R. T. to carry out his part of the strike settlement agreement which calls for ® conference with the unton leaders. At the same time Commissioner Nixon will confer with the union leaders and arrange for the arbitra- tlon between the railway officials and workers, Before the conferences the Ccmmissioner expressed confidence in the outcome and he also empha- sized the importance of the proceed- ings as they will affect the Manhat- tan situation, Leaders of the Amalgamated de- clared to-day that whatever may happen there will be no walk-out in Manhattan and the Bronx until de- mands have been served on the com- panies and the public has been given ample warning. Receiver Job E, Hedgeb said to-day, referring to Mayor Hylan’s intima- tion’ to District Attorney Swann that street railway and union managers appear to be in a conspiracy to force @ strike and higher fare: “It would be unprofessional and Indecorous for me, as a lawyer, to comment on @ matter in the hands of the District Attorney, but I can say this, ethically: I am glad to see that Mayor Hylan has called upon a public official to perform his duty. That is precisely what I did when I wrote to the Mayor asking him to protect the men and property of the New York Railways Co, In the event of a strike.” The Mayor asked Mr, Swann to|“ investigate what appears to the Mayor to be indications of a con- spiracy to bring about a strike to get an 8-cont fare for the traction companies. The Mayor points out what he regards as evidence of a “common purpose” on the part of the receiver for the New York Railways Company, the Interborough officials and the employees of the companies. District ‘Attorney Gwann was not at his Mee to-day, and it was said when “he left last night he carried with fim Mayor Hylan’s letter, It is bellevéd the District Attorney will make @ definite statement to-morrow regarding his intentions on the | reward request. : —_—_—— STRIKE NOW THREATENED ON NASSAU CO, LINES Trolley Men There Demand Same Scale as Company Pays in Queens, Unless officials of the New York and Long Island Traction Company agree to pay the men on the Nassau ;|branch the same scale of wages, 48 cents an hour, which men on the other divisions receive, there may be @ walk-out to-morrow. Employees of the Nassau division get 41 cents an hour, and have served notice on the officials in Long Island City that unless ax- sured to-day of an increase they will pot out care to-morrow,+ The Men Kept | Ingoenwinicada for Three’ Years ‘to. Main- tain War Secret. BERLIN, Aug, 12 Nhciastated Press). The Vossische Zeitung says that the entire crew of the German submarine Bremen, wiich disappeared three years ago, has arrived at Bremen. Great Britain kept the men prisoners and completely shut them off from the world in order to keep the where- abouts of the vessel a secret. The above Berlin despatch is the Orst knowledge the world has had of the fate of the famous ‘submarine sbip Bremen, whose whereabouts has been one of the greatest mysteries of the war, The Bremen, eister ship of the Deutschland, the submarine cargo carrier which made trips to Balti- more and New London 4 war, bringing to American ts huge supplies of dyestuffs, left Bremen for New London, Conn, in August, 1916.. Since that day there has been no inkling of her fato, though rumors for three,years have kept the world interested. + For reasons of naval policy, the British Government officially denied the Bremen had either been captured or "sunk, At the time the Bremen was due in New Lonu ., the German war submarine U-53 appeared off the American coast, ravaging shipping, and it was reported her presence here ‘was due to an effort to protect the Breme! division includes the line from Hempstead to Mineola and across the county to Port Washington. NO MOVE TO SETTLE STRIKE ON NEW HAVEN Officials Await Action by Hines and Many Trains Remain Tied Up. ‘The shopmen and car inspectors of the New, Haven Railroad failed to report for work to-day, in spite of the repeated or- ders of the national leaders for them to call off their strike, Thus far there have been no direct negotiations be- tween officials of the road and the strik- ers looking toward @ settlement of dif- ferences. No additional trains were annulled to- day. Officials declared that it would take from now until Thursday or Fri- day to count the strike vote, and that Bonuiie Seed he" astute at fie pany iN et urning ‘to work as Pre: Gent Wilson had requested. OMeldls Expects New England Strike te End Soon, BOSTON, Aug. 12.—Confidence that the end of the mechanics’ strike and sequent resumption of normal tervigevon the by ingland railroads ht about within a few Dressed by railroad om- to-day. Shopmen in Man- chester and Nash N, H., voted yea- terday to return ‘work. “Strike Oty the men will act finally. hed and there can be no return before Batu CLEVELAND, :Aus. in- creases will be demanded of the railroad administration by the Brotherhood “ Locomotive Firemen and Enginemei according to Timothy ‘Shea and. other delegates, attending a meeting here to- Three hundred delegates, re; senting every railroad in’ the Uni ted States and Canada, were present. haere Pons ot Mn CHARGES AGAINST SEAMAN. Go rves Notice om Nassau County Sherif. ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 12.—Gov. Smith to-day served on Phineas A. Seaman, Sheriff of Nassau County, charges which had been filed with him, asking the removal of Seaman, Seaman has ten 3 in which to file his answer, when the Governor will appoint & commissioner to make an in- vestigation. Seaman was charged with malfeasance in office. Robbers Get $127 From Grocery, Burglars got $127 Sunday night from Thomas Roulston, a grocery store at No. 182 Bridge Street, Brooklyn. They sawed iron bars to'gain entrance, car- Hled ihe safe to the back of the store and opened ure, ‘The police sup- pressed ctelccatimprcebenres vors Palmers Confirmation, WASHINGTON, Aug, 12,—Confirma- tion of the nomination of A. Mitchell | Palmer to be Attorney General was rec- ommended in a unanimous report to-day by the Senate Judiolary Sub-Comuustes, WALES IN ST. JOHN'S; GETS HEARTY WELCOME Young Prince Artives on Cruiser After Transfer From the Renown. ST. JOHNS, N. F, Aug. 12—The cruiser Dragon, bearing the Priges of ‘Wales, entered the inner harbor at S: to-day. He Ianded:on: the Gorgenmant pier’ at noon. "The Prince ‘was accorded an enthusiastic wel- come. ‘The Dragon, to which,the Prince transferred from the cruiser Renown, whieh brought him from Bngiand, was escorted here by the cruiser Daunt- O88, At the landirig the Prince recetved an addreas of welcome from the Mayor and City Council and midway of the drive another was presented by the Chamber of ‘Commerce, while the Government’ welcome was delivered at the Parll ment Building where the ride ended, Later the Prince proceeded to the Gov- éremend, House where he is to be the the Governor, Sir Alexander GO. Returned soldiers and saflors of the Newfoundland contingent participated in the welcoming ceremonies. ‘The Prince was visibly pleased at the re- ception. In the afternoon the Prince rows miedais to seamen who participated in the rescue of survivors of the stoamer Florizel which wént ashoré near Cape Race in February, 1%: ‘HOUSE OF COMMONS ACTS TO PUNISH PROFITEERS Geddes: Tells of Shoemaker Who Was Ashamed of His , Prices. LONDON, Aug. 12 (By Ansoctuted Press).—The House of Cominons, after hearing Sir Auckland Geddes, Minister for National Service .and Reconstruction, declared that prof- iteering in foodstuffs was r-sponsible for social unrest and discontent, and passed on second reading the Government bill providing for prose- cution and penalties for persons guilty of profiteering. The bill was supported on second reading by the Labor party and the vote was 251 to & Sir Auckland, who is in charge of the bill’ for the Government, said the measure would have a bad effect upon profiteering. The minister said that a manufacturer in northern England had told him he was “ashamed” of the” profits. he «was making. He added that shoes which sold at wholesale at from 15 ty 25 shillings retailed at: from 60 to 60 shillings, The bill is now in the hands of a committee ‘of the whole house preparatory to bringing it up on final passage. FOOD COST CAUSES MOTHER OF FIVE TO END HER LIFE “1 Can Hardly Keép My Children Alive,” She Mourns Before Taking Poisog. Worry over the effect of the high cost of food on the health of her five children, it is believed, prompted Mrs. Catherine Wohlfardy, of No. 1688 Hob- son Street, Newark, N. J., to end her life yesterday with poison. Her hus- band, a painter, found her dying in her rooms. She was removed to the City Hospital. Neighbors told the police that the woman had complained that’ “I can hardly keep my children alive. I don't know what people are going to do if things keep going up. Wohlfardy said that the children had been ili recently,and his wife had been worrying about them. petal be PERSHING GOING TO ITALY. * Will Visit Battleficlds—Starts Home First Week in Septem PARIS, Aug..12.—Gen. Pershing, after his visit to Belgium as the guest of King Albert, will visit the Italian battle- field. Present plans call for his de- parture for Rome next Saturday. While in Italy, ‘Gen. Pershing will ished Service officers wham thtee ponore have been emerded Gen, Pershing will leave for the UMtsd Btates the “Arat ‘week ie sen” tember. aad i eds rail 4 ihe LOWER EXPERT DIFFERS “WITH WILSON ON DRAFT OF LEAGUE Legal . Adviser Cantradicts Statement of President Phat Smuts’s Plan Was’ Used, WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—The pian for a League of Nations used as a dasis of discussion at Versailles was not any of the drafts submitted by France or Italy, but was a combina- tion of all of them, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee «was told to-day by Dayid Hunter Miller, legal adviser to the League of Nations Commission at Versailles, Chairman Lodge said Presiaeit Wilson had told the committee “at the White House in March that the Britis plan drawn by Gen, Smuts was used as a basia of considerat but the witness protested that sith was not! his recollection, The plan taken as a basis of discussion, skid he, “was modelled to some extent'on the other plans, but it was. not the Smuts plan,” ‘The witness said ne had submitted Memoranda .on’ the: American Pfan, but did not see the finished proddet until it was printed in the form transmitted to the Committee yester- day by President. Wilson, “Where did the Plan come from?” asked Senator Lodge, “I suppose it came from the Presi dent.” “What Decame of itT* ope “I think {t was submitted to the Commission on the League.’ of Nations. I didn’t» petsonally have anything to do with ft.” Questioned by Senator, Brandegee, Republican, Connecticut, Mr. Miller said he was @ law partner of Gorden Auchincloss, son-in-law of Col. E. M. House, one of the American delegatés to the Peace Conference. “Did you have any experience in th- ternational affairs, in drafting treat- jes?" asked Senator Brandegeeé, “Not prior to my appointment as‘a special ‘aysisthnt in the State Depaft- ment, whorfly After the United States eritere’ thé War.” “A Mr. Miller said he never had heard of any plan for a league drafted by New York lawyers’ and taken to Patis bythe President, , Senator Brandegee asked “as of whit ‘date’ the “territorial integrity” mentioned under Article Ten of the’ covenant was to be guaranteed. “I understand the boundaries and territorial integrity of nations are to be guaranteed primarily as they ex- isted at the signing of the treaty and secondarily is they may be deter- mined under the treaty by plebeseite, for instance.” DIGPON TI eU aR HOW ROOM SAMPLES sSTERMOOR lattresses and Springs At sharp feductions! 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