The evening world. Newspaper, August 15, 1919, Page 2

.| Six Large Truck Loads of a on people for merely allwes" Brooklyn District Attorney @ald ‘already Wad talked with a number ‘and will continue his in- ‘I have learned,” he “is that sifice a businesslike went up all over the country tn Waabtngton about profiteering cert fealers costing prices, In opinion this of cagbeteas. uy pricts, make quite a fuss the ‘thatk-down’ and leave before ‘the committee Monday ‘his bill to license all large ‘under the Federa Trade an amendment existing law giv- if Surplus Fruit to Be Offered "at Low Prices; By P. @, Foy, (Special Food Expert of The Evening ‘We have ample supplies of foods fot only for our @omestic uses, hut @ large surplus fs @vailabte for em port to feed the starvirig nations of Burope. The strangié hold that the large packers have on the producers ; and consumers alike must be brok- jen; their control of refrigerated | cara, metuding their connection with banking institutions, and owners&lp, of the Hive steek yards u stofed @ the people by conatruetive little short of e Cy ety RY are held at prices eriminal it a few months ago. @ good investment a rev away. It nay posal! already heavy accumulation of = 0. In spite of the fact that the whole- sale prices on prime beef are slightly er and that lamb is also high, the retail prices generally are lower teakes with the at Nearly every market ts mak- a “special” of some cut of meat of mutton and lamb is dué from ina about the end of the week, ich if thrown on the market ease up prices somewhat, but we carnot mueh relief until the Shipping allocates enough steamers to enable the Independent wholesale meat dealers to import tie cheap beef from Argenting and A ustralasia. One of the leading meat markets in Washington Market has lowered It probably will be adopted new law, which will be shorter the existing law, wilt be detatied the Judiciary Committee early week. It will be drastic, prob- the licensing and anti. | P' of the present fe, and probably will provide ‘division in the Department of with funds to take care of its prices on all kinds of meats ex- | cept steaka and lamb chops. The manager explained to The Evening ‘World that he was selling ordinary roast beef, chucks of lamb and veal for less than half the price per eatcass cost, Ik have an oppor- surplus apples held Department to-day, amers tunity to get tl by Pe Wer leaders have notified all mem- ‘ts to return to Washington Mon. prepared to take up food legis —~. - “= “4 Railways ‘Take Out Policies to Safeguard From » “Civil Commotion.” AGO, Aus. 16.—The Cleveland Company has taken out an in- policy Were said to be the ever written, for $10,110,000, “riot and elvil commotion,’ was obtained by @ Cleve- er Who Diaced 90 per cent ot vee with the Western depart- four jes. AGAINST PETROGRAD. it is hoped, will be decisive, is in messages received here Helsingtors, The attacking forces comiranded by Gen. * Judenitch, Russian volunteer troops will be 1 Load warehouses in Jersey City, the trucks will report at 34th Street and Highth Avenue, where two enlisted m¢ nd ‘two laborers will be assigned to each truck with appropriate display of banners, The Ca sald ¢ he had reduced the price io $3.75 a crate, running from 115 to 200 a Leaving 34th Street and Kighth Avenue at 12.30, the following th: oughfares will be traversed: Bi h Street; xth Avenue to 59th Street; Ninth Avenue north, Another load will be disposed of south of 14th Street on the aot side, winding up in Wall Btreet. Fresh fish are coming into the marc- ket more freely and prices ure gen- erally lower, Market cod and had- dock was retailed at 15 cen a er halibut and small mackerel, 5 cents; blue fish (snappers), and sea bass, 26 cents; flounders, 48 cents; codfish steaks, 80 cents, Poultry remains high, A few weeks ago the wholesalers lowered their prices when they thought the surplus army roasting chickens were to be sold to consumers, but now the prices are inclined upward. Prompt action by Secretary of War Baker in dis- posing these surplus roasters vo consumers would nog$ only help to lower the pr! om other poultry but on meats ali Potatoes Hing at 8 4c, a pound wholesale, and shou) cost the consumer more than 6 a 5%. for finest Long Istand sort. To- are extremely bringing the higher price. Canned = vegeabi are generally | offered at about on itch received here, the Soviet Army in e en driven back to the May Get Part of Germany Owes italy. AUVs, W.r-The newspapers finan- hy Great Bi , due @ year ago: Soup toes, 9 4 lle. a ean; be Dealers are complaini TMimited demand for canned goods, which are now offered below the con- rtirmct price of the new crgp. | The shortage of sugar is delaying mapy houséWives in putting up their danned fruits, but dealers expect to have an emple supply in about twe weeks. Sinan given his Parliament retifying the German Peace vy The avs Uius veeomes iam, Vari. Diakets and §125 for ous failfoad terminalg mist be re- | I to absorb some of thous that hothad ‘upon the deal as | ator ON SALE HERE AT 250,000 Offered to Public To- day at Figure Way Below Market Vatue. | The bighest bargain sale of blankets im the bistory ef the world was started to-day at the Zone Quarter- master Depot of the Army at Thirty fourth Street and Bighth Avenue on the arrival of @ truck train from Governors Island . with 250,000 blankets, Prices are $6 for all woo! Diankets yiage and $5 for used, but sterilized an@ mot worm; $ for mew all-cotton all-gotton Diankets, Every wariéty of blanket bought by the army for war use was | they pleased from one to 10,000. | The “cash-and-carry plan” was | adopted. Purchasers paid in fol! for everything they Qought and were re- knew that in the great mass of bian- kets there were thousands of pieces Sam was prepa diers,warm through the ter, in case the Argong not broken the German pattern of their ¢overings. ands of yards of expensive suitings ang overcoat’ material were bought drive had he od at the uniform price for plain “blan- ket ——— TWENTY REPUBLICANS secon) READY 10 JOIN IN TR lc ha (Continued from First Page.) cate and given out im sections as rapidly as the work of transcribing can be done, Fr ! Senator Lodge sali the committee would have no objection to the ad- mission of newspaper men to the con- ference if President Wilson was will- ing. be ‘PRESIDENTS LETTER WELCOM- ING PULL PUBLICITY. The President's letter to Senator Lodge read: have received your letter of yesterday and ih reply hasten to express the hdpe that the Senate Committee on Foreign Retations will give mé the pleasiire of sco- ing them’at the White House on Tuesday morning next, the 19th, at Wo'dloo, 9 fie Tyo * “I also weleéme the suggestion Vet the Borimittes © that “nothing said at thd conference shall be fegarded as confidential. In order that the committee may have a full ana truatworthy record of . What is said, I shall have « stenographer present and take the Uberty of suggesting that if you should wish to bring one of the committee's stenographers with you that wilt be entirely agreeable to me. ‘The presence of the two stenographers would lighten the work. “It will be moat, agreeable. to me to have an opportunity to tell the committee anything that may he serviceable te them in their consideration of the treaty.” It was intimated that the decision to ‘have the stenographers at the meeting was made in light of events folowing the meeting between the President and the Senate and House Committees after the President's re- turn from Ms first trip to Europe. League of Nations opponents and supporters at the time gave out widely different stories as to what was said. ‘This, it was pointed out, will be impossible with the actual words spoken taken down and given out to the public, 4| TEXT OF LODGES LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT. The text of Senator Lodge's letter to the President was made pubic to- day, It read: ‘Soon after the Treaty of Versailles had been, laid before the Senate, Sen- Hitehcock informed the Com- mittee on Foreign Relations that it the Committee desired at any time to see you for the purpose of discussing the Treaty you would be glad. to re- ceive thei if you weté give twenty- four hours notice. “Taking advantage of this sug- gestion the Committee this morning instructed me by vote to say to you that ‘they would be glad if they eould meet you for the purpose of aaking certain information im regard ONTROL.LA AR PLES UR SBAMETS [Crowds Come Blankets at Bargain Prices tee nn to the treaty at such time aad place 48 might be convenient te you. “Owing to thenedessary absence ‘of one of two Sthators, I take the Uberty, of saying that it would be more comventemt to the Committee if the appointment ebuld be mate for some day subsequent to Monday next. ¥ “It was the general desire of the Committee that I should say to you that it was assumed that nothing said at the meetitig would be con- sidbred confidential. “The Senate has ordered the Treaty to be considered in open executive session and in consonance with this order the committee feels that any information in regard to the Treaty, which comes into thetr possession should not be withheld from the publie.” ‘The Foreign Relations Committee ait! resume hearings on the Peace ‘Treaty next Monday, when Thomas ¥. Millard, an expert on China and. Japan, wih be questioned relative to Shanteng. As the committee will goto the White House on Tuesday, the mext witness will called Wednesday. He will be Dr. John C. Ferguson, another Oriental expert. ‘The Maine woods will be searched for William €, Bullitt, who went to Russia for the Amertcan delegation. Mr, Bullitt is on vacation, Some de- lay also will be caused by, the fact that Prof, Williams %f the University ‘ot California cannot immediateiy leave the coast toe appear before the committee. The committee to-day discussed treaty amendments, but no votes were taken. A sub-committee of the Senate Committee took up the question of the conatitutionality of the special French defense treaty, Another meeting will be held next Tuesday. Berlin Heara French Sack Sed Move ta Khincland, . BERLIN, Aug. 16.-Reports from the Rhine district to-day said the French were secretly backing Spartacan lead- ers who aimed to deliver a coup for the establishment of a Bavarian Rhinetand republte. MAJOR NEWTON DECORATED. Cited by Pershing and Made Mem ber of Legton of Hener, ALBANY, Aug. 16.—Majot 'T. M. Newton, Assistant State Architect, who has just returned to duty after two yearw service abroad, received the deco- ration of the Legion of Honor, as well ams citation trom Gen. Pershing for conspicuous service in tis work at the A. B F, artiliery schol, Major Newton is the youngest son of Gen. John Newton of New -Y . who commanded the First Corps at Gettys burg and later became Ch'ef of Hngi- neers, U. &, A. and who was widely known for his part in blowing up the rocks in Hell Gat 1... - es TAX REGULATIONS HOLD. Withdrawals Under State Income Appeal. ALBANY, N. ¥., Aug. 15.—In view of his determination to appeal from the recent decision of Federal Judge Knox holding unconstitutional that part of the State Income Tax Law fixing different exemptions for residents and nonres|- dents, State Comptroller Travis an- nounced to-day that all regulations ts- sued in connection with deducting apd withholding will be continued in fore ‘Therefore employers shou! continue to withhold the percentage of salaries presoribed io the sume manner as ff no adverse jon had been made. Copper MI Walk Ont. WALLACE, Idaho, Aug. 15.—A walk- out of practically 100 per cent. of ti dopper miners of Burke, Mullan and nine-mile districts of the Coeur D'Alene took place this morning after a vote by members of the International Union of from portal (o portal. Motormen and Conducte: Mast Louis, Dh, Aug. 15.—M tormen and conductors of th: t St Louis and Suburban Railway Com- and. su! lines went on latri Mee ‘in thirtesa snokrey “cltiew nd towns. Strike fn 1 ate ly are rai W READY FOR Ac Wi A Early in Rush to Buy | . WASHINGTON, PRESIDENT AGAIN VETOES DAYLIGHT: “Pressing Need of Country Is for Production,” He Gives ,,.28 Chief Reason, Aug. 16. dent Wilson to-day vetoed the bill repealimg ‘the Daylight Saving Law. | On the'subject he wrote fo the Houle of Represemtatives as follows: “T return this bil H. R. #04 ‘An Act | ' ing Law,’ without my signature. do % with the utmost I réaliae thé very cohsiderabie und in respeets very serious imcon- jences to which the Daylight Sav- but fing Law subjects the farmers of the a IN PAY. MADE ANY EMPLOYEES (Ggotinued from 4 | |profftrty must be protected as a fiat- |ter of Jaw, and the giod name of t city preserved,” he sald, “The Mer: chamt# (Association iq establishing ‘means for the full and ¢omplete ob- | vervation of conditions with a view! ‘to proper action being taken by ft to inaure that all pudtic officials charged with preserving peace and order shali |perform instantly and effectively | |their official duties.” Firet Page.) | Mr. Morgan suggested that it was) : | the duty of every law abiding citizen to keenly observe the slightest in- fraction of order or attempt at dis- order, making careful notes of the time, place and circumstances, and of any failure of effort officially to check @isturbance. He further sug- gested that if these reports be promptly returned to the Merchants’ Association they will then be formu- lated for proper presentation ‘and action sought. Handbills were distributed to all employees of the Interbordugh and City Railways from the Continental Hote} urging all non-members of the union to attend the meeting at Lex- ington Avenue and Sth Street to- night. The call was addressed by the Amalgamated Associatién of Street and, Electric Railway Employees to all efirployees of the “surface, elevated, subway lines, shops and mechanical departments.” It was stated that the meeting would continue all night and would determine what demands as to hours, wages and conditions should be made. P. G, Shea, general grganizer of the Amalgamated, said was con- fident the movement would result satisfactorily to the men. AMALGAMATED RECOGNIZED BY THE B. R. T. ‘The Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Em- Ployees having been “recognized” by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com- pany, in accordance with the finding of Federal Judge Julius M. the arbitrament of hours of employ- ment and rates of pay will begin, General Manosor Frederick P, Royee of the B. R. T. said to-day, whenever the men are ready. “A copy of Judge Mayer's Ietter,” ‘Mr, Royce said, “has been forwarded to Executive Committeeman Shea of the Amalgamated. I expect to hear momentarily from either Mr, Shea or Edward P, Smith, who has been designated to speak for the employees of the R. T." . Asked if he expected the negotia- tions to begin to-morrow Mr, Royce said he was unable to say but that the company wants to get down to business as soon ax possible. Developments in the Manhattan transit situation to-day indicated that New York's millions soon will be confronted with the necessity of pay- ing increased fares of haying the city tied up by a strike, ; ‘There is "o way to ascertain now which will win in the contest for con- trol of the 15,000: Interborough em- ployees; the Brotherhood, fostered by the company, or the Amalgamated Association, that organized the B. RT. But whichever organization wins control, demands will be made on the company for wages greatly in excess of the 10 per cent: sadvance just granted, If the company replies \ cannot pay moré, as it claims now, the city will be asked to make the increase possible by jetting the com- pany increase fares, If the city re- fuses, then the pity will have to walk, say the men, Ra PAINTERS CLAIM VICTORY. = Gay 40 Per Cent. of Men Have Won Demands, Leaders the striking painters said to-day that 260 boss painters had yield- ed to the demands of the union and that forty per cent, of the strikers will be back at work to-day or to-morrow. The demands were for $1 an hour, an eight- hour day and a five The announcement of figure; by Philip Zausner, etary Council No. 9,’ 56th Bireet and Third Aven ue. ‘The strike hit Brooklyn this morning. housand | to do when they called on me on Aug. 13, But they told me at that time that the 10 per cent. increase was not all they wanted. They did not amplify that statement and [I don’t know what they want in addition to what I have given them,” “Our demands have now beeh served on the officials of the company,” said Post. “If there is no reply by 6 o'clock to-night, or if the reply is unfavorable, we wish in fairness to the riding public to make it plain that the strike will be called in less than forty-eight hours. “We ate not radicals and to strike is the last thing we wish to do, But this condition has been forced upon us by the increased living costs, and we are compelled to fight for our very existence.” INCREASE ASKED MEANS ABOUT 94 CENTS AN HOUR. He said the present wage of the motorman, is 62 1-2 cents an hour. ‘The increase demanded would make it about 94 cents an hour. The com- pany on Wednesday granted a ten per cent. increase to all operating em- ployees, bul Post mays this was “merely a drop in the bucket.” He said he represented 1,200 motormen. “We will have nothing to do with the Amalgamated Association,” he sald, “The Amalgamated should con- fine its efforts t6 surface lines, We Are quite able to handle dur own af- faits and intend to do it. I speak for the motormen only.” ‘The executive egmmittes of the mo- tormen's division of the I RT. Brotherhvod went into session at noon at headquarters at No. 166 Kast 424 Street, Harry Post, the presl- dent, after talking to delegates, said: “This meeting will not concern itself with the source of the funds by which increases’ to workers will be made. We do not care how the Interborough gots the money # lng as we get our Increase, We have nothing to do with the company’s fancia) arrange- ments.” m Wiliam Collins, a general organ- izer of the A. F. of L. tm charge of Amalgainated recruiting, saiq on hearing of ‘this statement; “Fin That will help our campaign more than anything else which could have Association 1s the organization that recently en- gineered the strike which crippled Brooklyn, MAY TALK THEMSELVES JAIL, SAYS HYLAN, The only comment Mayor Hylan had to make to-day on the statement last night of M, J. Mangan, Secretary of the Brotherhood of Interborough Rapid Transit employees, that “We'll make even ‘Red Mike’ walk” wa: “If tHe newspaper reports are correct, it looks to me as though some of these agitators’and high- INTO into jai When informed that Interborough employees had served notice that they would strike @undey morning unless granted an \perease of fifty per cent. in thelr wages by 6 o'clock to-night, Mayor Hylan said: “Having no official knowledge of such a movement I cannot comment on jt.” William Petionse (Morgan, presi- dent of the Merchants’ Association of New York City, said it was of vital moment that the citizens shodld not be interrupted or inconvenienced in going about their. affairs through ‘any disruption of transportatton, elevated, subway or surface, and ‘added that the recent experience in| Four th men quit, according to Brooklyn should not be repeated in| George, K; Ress, Becretary, of District ‘other parts of the city, "Lite ead Wer 'S4e ‘Livingovon wureec g patriotic Mayer, fthe harbor by courttry, to whom we owe the great- est ¢otsideration and who have dis- tinguished themselves during these, recent years of war,and want by endeavor worthy of all praise, But I have been obliged to balance one set of disadv&utages against another and to venture a judgment as'to which were the more serious for the country. “The immediate and pressing peed | of the coamtry is production, increased | and inereasthg production fm alt lines of industry. The @isorganization and dislocation ‘caused by the war have ld nowhere so heavily as at the in- dustrial centres—in manufacture and in the many industries to which the country and the whole world must look to supply needs which cannot be ignored or postponed., “ht is to these that the daylight saving law ig of most service. It ministers to efonomy and to efficiency. | And the interest of the fgrmer is not in all respects separate from these interests, He needs what the fac-|* tories produce njong with the rest of the world. Héis profited by the pros- perity which their success brings about. His own life and methods are more easily adjusted, I venture to tirink, than are those of the manufac- turer and the merchant. “These are the considerations which have led me to withhold my signature from this repeal, I hope that they are considerations which will appeal to the thoughtful judgment of the House and in'the fofg' ran to the thoughtful judgment of the farsiers of the country, who have always shown an admirable public spirit,” a Chicage Meeting Calls Of Sétrii Shopmen. CHICAGO, Aug. 15—Federated rail- way shdpmen who have been on strike two weeks will return to work to- morrow. The decision to cal) the strike off was reached last night at a meeting of delegates ropresentin, several humdred thousand ers 0) the crafts involved. | Strike Ties qlp ‘France-Japanene | | Steamships. MARSEILLES, .France, Aug. 15.— Steamships traveling between this port and China and Japan are tied up in @ strike of firemen. A mail packet which was scheduled sail at nooo is up. There hi to rr) been no disorden. Presl- reluctanee. | ‘STRIKE OF 3,000 TIES UP | PITTSBURGH TROLLEY GARS Motormeg and, Conductors Demand 12-Cept an Hour Raise; Reject War Board's Award. the Aus. 18—For Pittsburgh found itself in the grip of le street car atrike teday. Trolley traffic ceased at midnight when & | atrtke of 3,000. motormen and conductors of the Pittsburgh Railways Company | went into effect. ‘The carmen declare | they ‘will remain idle until the recetv- lere of the company yield to their: do | im wages. while the receivers aver hat j they will abide by the recent deelaten of the War Labor Board, granting an increase of ightiy more than five cents an hour. Civic organizations and business men j are planning to petition the Federst | Court. which has jurisdfetion over the ator the Repeal of the Daylight Say-| receivers, to grant the demands of the union. Hundreds of down-towh workers who reside in outlying suburbs failed to reach their places. of busines#, thows- ands of others teok advantage @f shuttle trains and automobile ‘bus limes which came to life’ over night, tals of the Amalgamated Associat! or Street and Biectrie Railway Hmployees do not look with favor on the vete of | the local union to strike, according to | mestages received from W. D. Mahon and W. B. Fitagerald, leading execu: tives of the International organization. |. One man was killed and five others linfured, one probably fatally, when « motor truek carrying men to work on Neville Inland, skidded and crashed in- to a telephone pole this morning. “The Gift of Allah to His Servant” MAOBRIDE.—On Aug. 24, 1919, JAMES B., at bis home 947-949 West End ay Funeral services will be held at THE FUNERAL CHUROH (Campbell Bidg.), Broadway and 66th st., on Saturday, at 12 o'clock noon, Interment private. M’au TRE.—1TARRIDT, | Lying in state at the OAMPBEL PU. 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