The evening world. Newspaper, August 14, 1919, Page 2

NA Ao al ie nectar lly i i t= : —_—Pe Ne a pee + a pein to decide upon a executives tte Governor they had ea ions which prevent ce eeu 2 jon of remedial measuren ith did not commit himeeit Of a special session, housewives’ canning ier as Food A Williams hears of tons were boiny hoarded he.calied in the gecret Service Rotified the Federal District At- y will be at nor ate retailers sent Word to all Gealers in the city that he would them to report to him im- ¥ any Offers similar to the one what might be made oon ett ITH GETS REPORT. ‘oh the ong trade of the fork State Reconstruction Com- “wich Abram 1 Blue |e -|ington Heights district, £8 gf Af H Hy i = i 38 7ERGE i z : Ha i i tel E 5 i} j | i ‘3 Fi § & i El i I ei E 2 flee © public and given charge of the finan- ta at each station, volunteer committees are being panied in‘each district to assist two city employees. Quantities which any person y buy have not been limited, but autions will be taken to see that are not purchased vy rho Might well them at a thousand ‘Customs House em- this noon bought army ;Mipply especially cr- a tore ray, ‘AND WHAT RETAILERS. CHARGE Three Widely Separated Sections Show Marked fa ave UP PLAN TO CURB T. AIR FOOD PRICES FOR CITY Divergencé in Cost to Consumer. 7 = i Dried benus Rive... = 835 ae =. Peas, Nu. # cans,. ae ‘ : Salmon N@, 1 tall piok Alaska, (raidi)’ FREES eleesse SESESE EERE ese apeeeees SSSSsssee 3 —— ‘The Rvening World to-day con-jof demand (withont much regard to tinued its comparison of retail food prices with the prices declared by the Food Administration to be fair. Goth ends of Manhattan were inves- tigated. Figures were taken in the Washington Market and in the Wash- Another ‘apulation was made in Long Island ily. Prices in many instances were higher than those approved by the Food Administration. But in other cases, especially in the cheaper cuts ot monte, it was shown that the law enougir ‘of it to give each man as ‘Much as he wanted, but they expect to get more, Every buyer had to furnish his own wrapping paper and | { twine and carry away what he bought. Prevailing © prices were: Trimmed bacon, % cents; corned beef, 29; ham, 29; pork and beans, 5 a can, BROOKLYN: TO PROCEED CRIM. INALLY AGAINST PROFITEERS, District Attorney Lewis of Brook- and criminally against food profiteers, In a letter to-day to Gov. Smith the to co-operate with the State and Fud- eral authoritics, Commenting on his letter to the County District fvententen would supply) had forced: the prices even lower than “fair,” Butchers said that some cuts listed by the Food Admihistrator were simply unsalabdle and had to be thrown away. In the Washington Market, where prices frequéntly were found higher than those of Long Island City or upper Manhattan, there were com- plaints about the government list, dealers holding that the Foed Ad- ministrator had failed to take into account a number of loss factors, such as shrinkage and necessary | waste. Placed in storage are on recotd the could not be made ef- the retail market price which prevailed at the date of stor. also were noted upon the con tainers, Gov. Runyon is asked to have,the State legislators amend the existing aceite te so as (id Pog L, marking of U Fics ice. gst at the i nf orlne, ter to~ expected the Federal Attorneys will announce wha‘ course they will pursue under the C wainst profiteers urt at once and a criminal information against 8 wecused or to wait until Federal Grand month. Jury meets next aoeteae geese SWIFT DEWIES HE OPPOSES SANE STORAGE REGULATION Also Declares His Company Has Not Distegarded Law of Supply and Demand. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—Louis F. pro | Swift, in a telegram to Senator Mc- OF WN, J. LEGISLATURE To CHECK FOOD PROFITEERS Stale Law Needéd to Compel Plain Price Markitig on Hoarded Food, ; Federnt Attorneys in New Jorsey to-day called on Gov. Runyon of that State ta issue immediately a call for & special seasion.ot the Legislature t deal with food hvuarders and profit- fers, The call, in a formal statement, bore the signatures of United States District Attorney Joseph L. Bodine and bis First Assistant, Samuel 4, Keaslor, Department of Justice investigators, who have been busy in several parts of the State all week, notably in Newark and Jersey City, have found that the New Jersey laws are de- ficient as checks on profiteering. They réborted to the Federal Attorney: |@ conference in Newark last night, that food in great quantity is stored _ There was not in warehouses thi and while the dates when the commodities were 1AYFLOWER GINGE R ALE Kellar, made public to-day, says: “Swift and Company has not op. posed sane regulation of storage methods, Swift and Company has by it at all times. Conservation and hot speculation is the motive behind storing perishable food products, “Any law that will tend to hamper, @iscourage or make more uncertain this necessary function of conserving food will result in discouragement in Production and higher food costs, Swift and Company denies that the packers are in control of the cold storuge business of the country,” e Oranges. Mayor Murray of Orange, N. J., ard Mayor Martens of Bast Orange have started negotiations with Government Qgents for the purpose of purchasing army foodstuffs. They have been authorized to buy army food to the value of $10,000 each. The Mayor said that they expect to have sales in fire houses before the end of the week. The two South Oranges and West 0: ange are considering doing the same plan, Bight Oleomargerine Dealers Indicted in Ohio, TOLEDO, 0, Aug. 14.~Wight food concerns, including the Rock Island Buttor Company, were indicted he to-day by @ county grand jury, on ti char f violating the State ani ° trust law by fixing em on oleomargerine, » wt aaa ‘| TEXANS IN CONGRESS MOST COME TO BLOWS Blanton Calls Hardy a “Rubber Stamp” and They Rush at Each Other, WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—Represon- tative Blanton, Texas, Democrat, to-day on the floor of the House cha same State as a “rubber stamp” for his efforte in defense of the Adminis- tration. Mardy left his seat and rushed down the aisle while Blanton started toward Mardy. It required the efforts of sey- eral members to prevent the Texas rep- Feeeulelives (rom goming to blows ¢}price of milk in Ne cterized Representative Hardy, Democrat, of thd NEW JERSEY MAYORS TO MARCH ON CONGRESS About Fifty Will Invadé Capital Monday to Demand Food * Legislation. WASHINGTON,’ Aug. 14.—New Jer ety Mayors will march on Congress in a body next Monday to demand action to reduce the high cost of living. Mayor Gillen of Newark to-day ar fanwed with Chairman Haugen of the House Agricultural Committee for the Presentation of their remedies. Gillon maid about fifty Mayors would be Present. e GOVERNOR ASKS U.S, AD | “TO GUT PRICE OF MILK Wires Attorney General for Co- Operation to Punish Profiteers Under Federal or State Laws. Gov. Smith tole- wraphed to Mitchel! Palmer, at Washington, ask- ing for hia @o-operation in an effort {to bring abott a reduction in the York, and “to punish any person or corporation guilty of any offense under the laws of the United States or the State of New York.” ,The telegram says: “Inasmuch as milk jis coming into New York ‘City from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Now Hamp- | |whire and Conneetiout, the commission | |that I bave appointed needs help from your department interstate commerve laws. I respect- jfally request that your department | co-operate with us in our effort.to | bring about a reduction in the price. To that end I urgently ask that you detail at onco one of your staff to assist in an inquiry Into all of the | facts of the matter.” GRAND JURY FOOD INQUIRY BY NATION 1M NEW JERSEY’ this afternoon Attorney General A [Summoned at Newark Next Week | to Investigate “Acute Situation” | in State. - ‘Trenton, N. J., Aug. 14.—Every Fed- eral Grand Juror in New Jersey was notified to-day by telegraph by United States District Attorney Bodine that the Grand Jury would be convened at Newark next Tuesday in view of the “acute food situation in this State.” In a subsequent statement issucd by Mr. Bodine, he declared that where violations of the food laws were found he would ask for immediate in. Aictments whether it was “a poor re- taller who takes excess profits or the through the |) | Partment, together with the information already was boing done to protect for- President of the richest corporation that handles food products.” Mr. Bodine also sent telegrams to each County Food Administrator ask- ing them to advise him of the names of dealers who refused to sel! food at the prices fixed by the price-fixing committees. He promised vigorous | action against such persons on a charge of hoarding food for an in- crease in price, JERSEY CTY LQUOR LIGENSES HELD VOID Supreme Court Justice Rules Out All in State Granted Since July 1. + TRENTON, N. Ji, Aug. 14.—Between 500 and 600 liquor licénses in Jersey City are nullified and licenses granted throughout the Gtate since July 1 when war-time prohibition became effective are void, according to an opinion rendered to-day in the Su- preme Court by Justice Swayze, in setting aside the Moense to sell ine toxicating liquors and beers granted by Jersey City July 1 last to Hugh Meehan, No, 653 Ocean Avenue, that olty. ‘The case will probably be appealed to the Court of Mrrors and Appeals, The attack upon the action of Jersey City in granting the licenses was made by Samuel Wilson of the new Jersey Anti-Galoon League. seperaieiaipeedecireed 14 KILLED BY EXPLOSION, British Munitions Dump Blows Up at Kalk, Germany COLOGNE, Aug. 14.—A_ British munition dump at Kalk, an caste: suburb of this city, exploded this morning, killing fourteen workers and injurinj yin the vicinity, Col, Rice Says He Asked to Be Re- Meved. LEAVENWORTH, Aug. me time ago to be nddut. In his four y and eight months in the post the number of prisoners has trebled, He {s @ Strict disciplinarian. After a mutiny among the prisoners on July 21 he put them on a bread and water jet for six days and starved them Into submigsl: jarges Reported Aphore. NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Aug. 14,.— A tramp steamer, a tug and three barges are ashore off Vineyard Haven, it was reported here this afternoon, No details were given except that the Yessola were barely visible from the ohore SAVED AFTER ORIFTING FIVE. HOURS IN LEAKY ‘by’ ‘President. U.S. WARNS MEXICO WW NEW PROTEST NOTE Threat of “Radical Change Policy” Grows Out of Catron Murder. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14—Threat of! “a radical change tn polley with regard | to Mexico” was made In representations to the Carranza government following | the murder of Peter Catron, an Amer- leah, 6n July 7, the State Department announced to-day. ‘That the note had been dispatched was disclosed to-day by the State De- in that In its reply the Mexican Govern- ment had sald that everything possible elgners. There was a suggéetion that unless foreigners concentrated in populous places it would be impossible to &fford them the protection demanded. NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 14—What was belleved by government officers to have been a plot to overthrow the Car- ranga government of Mexico was dis- closed here to-day with the arrest of Col. Fernando Villars and Col. Augustin Flored, former ofMcers of the Mexican federal army, and Eucario Huerta, an employe of the Mexican Customn House at Vera Cruez. LODGE COMMITTEE TOEXAMINE WILSON ATTHE WATE HOE (Continued from First Page.) President was to be confidential. Ben-9 ator Fall was said to have indicated that he would not go because no rec- ord of the discussions would be kept and disputes would ar@e afterward as to what the President said, Members afterward described the committee meeting as “very peaceful” and said there was no recurrence of the bitter argument of yesterday. Although the committee had planned to take up amendments to the treaty with a view to an early report to the Sena’ © proposal to call fur- ther witnesses and consult President ogcupied all of to-day's session. It was said proposed amend- ments would be taken up to-morrow and the examination of witnésses ex- pedited as much as possible Democratic members were under- stood to have opposed the caling of all witnesses on the ground that vir- tualy every Senator had made up his mind how he would vote and that public sentiment demanded that a vote in the Senate should not be un- duly delayed. fn Se aa ‘DEVIL ANSE’ HATFIELD DYING Took Fart in Noted in Which 100 Were Killed. {Special to The #vening World.) LEXINGTON, Ky. Aug. 14.—“Devil Anse" Hatfield, hty-four years old, last surviving active member of this clan In the note tfleld-MeCoy feud in the eighties, is dying at his home in Eastern Kentucky, according to word from there to-day, He ago and has since lived, very jetly. More than 100 men, women @ children were slain during the Hatfleld-McCoy fued and at one time the States of West Virginia “and Kentucky were at war's edge because the Governor of West Virginia would | wos not surrender members of the Hatfleld clan to Kentucky, The feud started over disputed ow ip of & few “razorback” hows, 80 legend says, —_—_—_ sa » PREACHER STAYS OUT LATE. William Turner, the evangelist, who was arrested recently at Bighth Ave- nue and 4ist Street for preaching after 11 o'clock at night, was con- victed on a digorderly conduct charge by Magistrate Tobias in Jefferson Market Court this morning, Sentence Was suspended. Evidence showed that workingmen who live in the vicinity of his out- d that he wermans. professed Christianity several | ™ WILL PROSECUTE eg inva ns (Continued tro Fret Page.) | day defore the Senate Committee to explain the amendments Proposed to thé Pood Control Ai x eom oth Senator McNary, Ropublican, Ore- gon, said he believed the bill now is sufficient to reach any conceivabie | cane, while Senator Smith, Democrat, Georgia, eXpressed doubt that Con- @ress had congtitutional power to Pass such legiviation, except as a war preagure. ' Chairman Gronna explained that ‘Mt. Palmer's proposals were designed fo carry Out recommendations made} Wilson; who had pointed-out that no penalty was pro= vided for the prosecution of pro- Ateers. Senator Smith, South Caro- lina, said that press reports showed Profiteers were being prosecute Amendment of the act so as to enable, the Government to prosecute profiteering in shoes was ufged by Senator Ransdell. Democrat, Pouis- fana, WOULD GIVE PALMER ALL POWER NECESSARY. “With conditions as they now are over the country,” sald Senator John-| son, ‘Democrat, South Dakota, “amendments will not hurt this act and I favor giving Mr, Palmer all| the pdwer he asks to see if he can accomplish what we desire to have} him accomplish.” “T want as litt@ regulation of the commerce of this country as pos- sible.” said Senator Page, Republican, Vermont. “I will oppose any kind of regulations we can oid.” Congress was*to be urged to fix reasonable profits and determine! what js “unreasonable restraint of| trade” by Senator Owen to-day. | Owen approved the Federal Reserve Board's advice that waste and e: travagance be avoided and that every effort be made to increake produc- tion @— @ remedy for present high prices, . “I agree with Gov. Harding that the high cost of living needs to be abated by diligent and efficient labor, by thrift, avoidance of waste and ex- travagance™ he said, “Private mon- opol should be controlled and profits restricted to a.rate that shall be fair to the consumers.” Bleven cents a pound has been ad- judged a “fair” retatl price for sugar by the Department of Justice, Assist- ant Attorney General C. B. Ames an- nounced to-day. * 4 APPEALS TO CONSUMERS TO RE- PORT ABUSES. “Dealers charging more will be in- vestigated,’ id Ames. “Ten cénts a pound is a fair wholesale price, The additional penny should b+ enough profit for the retail dealer.” Ames asked consum-rs who are charged more to write, either to him at the Department of Justice, Wash- ington, or to the nearest United States District Attorney, . All sugar now being sold in the United States is controlled by the Government through the United States Sugar Equalization Board, with headquarters at New York. Attorney General Palmer to-day is considering what may be done to cur» the rent boosters, “I have thought of rents as an- other of the important items involved in the high cost of living problem,’ he said, “but the only piace I can tackle that question at present is here fa the District of Columbia.” The rent questoin is one for the State authorities to bandie, he be- lieves, under existing laws, Whether hs plans legislation to suggest to Con- gross covering the rent question he id not say. - Hearings. on proposed legislation regulating cold storage concerns were continued to-day by the House Agri- culture Committee, with F. G. furner, editor of Products Review, of New York, opposing any further restraint, He said the legislation under con- sideration would tend to decrease the usefulness and effici. icy of the cold storage systems, eee SARATOGA ENTRIES. a ne nigidthetes Hat | mex ihawe ; FIRST RACK—Tup Corinthian + five alm 9 halt fur Arapieton fea fee es te ares BME, Ae, Seict: i si oo! Capel 1: om “Sane y PRS Le asta, ood \.—- ur, MG: ay ee dour ug * Hon? Mager. 115; Glotre 112 nk it, me Weather Talning: "uaok slow. Tapee! Sg Oe SARATOGA RESULTS. FIRST RACE—For three. up: ol $ Tt Back Hensal, ort, 108 (Rodiqu 1 onnolly). th esa , notified ons at dL mtion to F | sgdame Byng. Fizer, Hirst ul. | i, 8) ty at Ww weeplet,, {piss | nue. HUGE WAVES DRE. 100 GUESTS. FROM Bt CONEY HOTEL (Continued from First Page.) discovered the “Imp” tossing ‘about Just outside the breakers. (t was tit! too ‘rough to go out in a boat, #o the men fought thelr way through the Surf with ropes and reachéd the boat, In the éabin they found the two boys tha sleep from which they were aroused with diMfcutty, “Booz and Grengaeh were given stimmlants and food at the lite saving @tution and. were jater sent to their homes. THREE GIRLS DRIFT AT Niche IN ROWBOAT, Three girls from the lower end. of the Bronx who were rescued. late last might from 4 devayed rowboat {in Long Island Sound, between Rod- man’s Neck and City Island, to-day regiftered three solemn vows never 0 §O near the Water again and never to look at a rowboat The girls are Murgurey Hone of No, 306 Kast 140th | elghteen, of No. | and Helen | treet; Freda Hu 82 Kast, 187th t Fornabia,' sixteen, of No, 2612 ‘Third Avenue. They went to wea in u con- demned rowboat at chester en | Pelham Bay at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, lost first one dar and then | the other, drifted into the Sound! while the rain fell and the wind blew | and were saved after five terrible | hours by Otto Siegfried and J. Stevens, life guards on } Killed ta Coilston| = Storm. NEWARK, Aug.” 14.—On Killed and two others seflously tmfured ina goMision tate Jast night between @ trolley cat and an automabile truck Washington Avenw ear Chester Av The aceident oceurred during t The motorn said the and he | heavy storm: truck had no tights in the did not see it in the rain. The dead man was Lawrence F. Mc-/| Mahon, No. 379 New Street, Newurk, | formerly @ city fireman, Aus we Lashed by a asixty-mile gule and| pounded by numerous cloudbursts last uight, Delaware to-day estimated its damages at $2,000,000. Scores of ves- sels line the shores to-day, tossed up by the high winds. Two men were drowned from a barge. stolid’ -saCORE BROOKLYN GAS MEN STRIKE. Light May Be Shut Of ‘To-Night. Forty-eight men of the Repair de- partment of the Flatbush Gas Com- pany at No, 1004 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, went on strike to-day for ‘an increase of $1 a day. The men in- clude fitters, jobbers, plumbers and helpers. They want % for fitters, $5 for jobbcrs and plumbers and 41‘ for helpers, and the abolishing of the grading system. The men say the company offered them 2% cents a day increase. They say that forty-six gas makers at the Nostrand Avenue and Clarkson Street plant, will, join the strikers, to- night, leaving Flatb without fllu- minating gas. Recently the clerks in the office were grant: an increase, cletaldinemes ENGLAND FACES RAIL STRIKE Engineers Dem: LONDON, Aug. 1A demand for speedy settlement of thelr wage dia- pute, which was construed as being in the nature of an ultimatum, wi made to-day by the locomotive engi- neers and firemen upon Sir Auckland Geddes, British Minister of Recon- struction, About 65,000 men are in- volved. The letter forwarded by the rail way men’s executive to-day declares that, unless progress toward a settle- ment is made during an interview with Sir Auckland, which they demand shall take place to-morrow, it is feared the leaders will unable longer to re- strain their men from taking action. Ma Fishermen's Strike Settled, BOSTON, Aug. 14.—The fishermen's strike which started early in July was sorties ei, ny venaels see te for weeks ea ‘or the fishi: t ht and to-morrow. 10,000:PAINTERS Mi _ $60,000 STRIKE FUND TAX Usiion ‘Threatens . Nation-wide Walkout if Strikebreakers Are Leaters of the Painters’ Unton, which - is On strike, announced to-day that 10,000 to 12.000 strikers have paid strike assessments of $6 each, making « fund '4f, $60,000. Those who have paid are * permitted to work for buliders who yiela to the unfon demands, “ The leaders said that 129 boss paint- ere hads'signed vp" aod that one ber of the Master Builders’ a had ylelded, thus permitting the fos sumption @f work on the Capitol Ti ter, atolatrStrect and Brocdwag, TORTS ‘Whening was issued by the union * a nee rite strike would be eall ‘ hOn-unlon painiors were ware b union a 3) an hour SHA Ss “NONE 80 Goop.” No . s¢ whatever Hurley wife Value is ” full expl: ion, and Hurley Low Shoe value means fullest return in style, service and comfort. Made over a special’ last— Has-C forepart, B instep and Aheel. Grips the foot firmly. Cannot gap.at ankle or slip at heel. Corset fitting at inst Absolute comfort in foreipares Midsummer . 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