The evening world. Newspaper, August 29, 1919, Page 2

HY | ! f..:. ¢ Ited States District Attor- ‘U& the’ United Staes Mar- “Governo! ERE ot out! in the public service ed in every pos- Mmannet, including aid in the enforcement 0! Provisions above and also in enforcing statutory, ferred State statu’ Inances and 6 re- ites, municipal or- other local public eeulations which will aid in pro- ung the rail road property and operation and in protecting “SOMETHING MUST of would not venture Py Gitmo. deopacen's out, however, that it is a ood policy not to go on sym- strikes. Other brotherhoods, + have wage demands now [ 55 | iH t | i i I | : i 4 af Li : " in H i i 3 | ! f if or endeavoring to operation of the BE &. to what the pre: resull letter will be, Hi Stone pointed ou! commodi- higher ir price’ cam- Prices|iams, with the announcement they oan will stand by it. None of their profits % wu afraid materially in jail it ~ : r fi i i hy E i Ha Cat Ses8 BET g ¥ou can keep your face will, DONE.” l i i apy Haris i g ly HG vay! eS MAKES DRA BUTCHERS PROMISE 10 CU PRICES BELOW “FAIR” LIST: GROCERS SLASH PROFITS, TO Wholesale Dealers Agree to Accept Less Than War- time “Margins.” "INCREASE IN SCHOOLS. Steps for Prosecution of Pack- t| ers Expected To Be Out- lined Soon. The butchers, who have adopted a fair price list effective Sept. 1, sent word to-day to Food Administrator Williams they now believe they can cut down prices a little more than expected. The wholesale grocers have sent ® fair price marginal list to Mr. Will- ler this list is higher than during the war, and on beans, corn, toma- toes, peas, salmon and milk are half cent lower, ‘Assistant District Attorney Mat- thews, who is devoting his time to food stores, said to-day he be- flagrant hoarding had stopped, and that profiteering im sugar was a thing of the past. It was plain from his statement and from announce- fers are thoroughly impressed with Grocers’ Association told Mr. that if the figures tn their Ust were not satisfactory wilingly arbitrate the the Federal Fair Price or submit the matter to ey General Palmer, Mr, Will- lic what it should pay commodities.” ig the list of profits whole- z 1 to 144 conte per pound 4 cont per pound if i os. ‘0 show how well the butchers’ ice list will work, Louis C. Beck- man, who already has adopted it, informed Mr. Williams that he had made the following reductions from the prices allowed: Whole ribs, cross cut ribs, lamb chops and stew beef, 4 cents a pound; stew lamb, 8 cents a 3. ‘an old Arab Sheik out on the | POUnd, and chuck, 2 cents @ pound. ot i are Thay She Mitte starved per. ot there are no African the truth about Feed them wrinkles. be fead them the right kind of food. with his brown as abit of sed ‘cortain combination all passed his precious prevented. This has A Chief Assistant District Attorney Talley, in charge of the State's milk Inquiry, told reporters he believed the Federal Government would be able to act evhere the State's hands were tied by the amendment to the Donnelly Anti-Trust Act. This amend- ment was obtained by the Dairy- mens’ League after some of the di- |rectors had been indicted for re- | straining trade. ACTION AGAINST “BIG FIVE” EX- PECTED SOON, Action aguinst the “Big ive” meat Packers of Chicago will be started | bo: within the next ten days by Special United States Attorney General Isidor J. Kresel, appointed for that purpose by Attorney General Palmer, Criminal prosecutions and civil suits clined to make an advance statement. Tt had been supposed tha* at) least the preliminary steps would be taken in New York, but Mr. K er, like NEW idon Daily Mirror the London —the most successful paper in England. ee Han bei ay size; all the news, but down for easy reading. And dozens and dozens pf pictures. 4 ? ing to Chicago early next week and will file his first action probably on the following Monday. In New York, according to City Market Commissioner Day, the sale of army food hgs had a marked ef- fect om the retail merchants, who have been compelled to reduce many of their prices to meet the Govern- ment competition, The city sales yesterday Sroppes fo $40,000, but this was due, . Day says, solely to the fact that many of the schools ran short of some of the most popular canned goods. In the interval Retween noon to-morrow and the reopening of the sale on: Tu ' after the double holiday, the sch will receive full supplies. On Tuesday at some of the schools where the primaries are held the ing hours will be from 10 A. M. P. M. Ip the Bronx, howev salo will be in progress all di usual. ADDITION, SCHOOLS TO BE OPENED IN QUEENS. Five additional schools in Queens will be opened as Lary | tations to- 2 No. No. 6, Steinway and Avenues, Long Island City; and No. 88, at Fresh Pond Road, Elm and Catalpa Avenues, This ,will make a total rice schools open for the sale of food to-morrow. Among the additional items on the selling list for to-morrow are dried = dried peaches, dried prunce, ean asparagus, jams and cocoa. he cecoa is of exceptionally god jortage yesterday was due to lack of trucks for delivery to the schools, This lack is being supplied to-day. Barges are delivering food at the waterfront in Brooklyn and the Bronx and at the foot of East|’ th Street, Manhattan, In a letter to Dr. » M. C. Assistant Director of War Department at Washington, says that the sales have had an important effect throughout the country in lowering prices. 1 AS a result of the questioning of ten alleged profiteers to-day by Avsistant Federal Attorney Buchner In Brook- lyn information was given, Buchner said, by which he expects to make a round-up of sugar profitesrs. Light of the dealers questioned were said to be sugar men, while the other two were said to be rent profiteers. » The latter were said to have promised to lower the rents at once, GALLI-CURC! MAKES NEW CHARGES AGAINST HUSBAND Names “Melissa Brown, of Fleisch. mann’s, New York,” in Amended Bill. CHICAGO} Aug, 29.—Madame Amelita Galli-Curci, the grand opera singer, to- day filed an amended dill in her sult for divorce, making new charges of in- fidelity against Luigi C. Curel, her hua- band. In her original bill Madame Galli- Curcl alleged cruelty, and later in an amended bill, she, accused him of In- fidelity. In the latest amended bill she reiter- ‘ates many of the allegations contained in the former aMdavite and adds a charge of alleged misconduct with Me- lissa Brown, of Fiei@ehmanns, New York. The opera singer accuses her has- band of misconduct on oceus ong with Melissa Brown, between Sept. 15 and Sept, 30, 1917, and eee that. the, acts were not known to her until re- cently, when she succeeded in obtain- ing @ deposition from Miss Brown, <6 edn rats ALBANIAN RISING CRUSHED. SALONICA, Aug. 2%.—The Albanian HE EVENING Ye a we ee WORLD, F RIDAY, AUGUST 29, 191 STIC MOVE TO END WES E iU. S. FAIR PRICE COMMITTEE TELLS WHAT TO PAY FOR FOOD and What Housewives Should Give. a Shows Cost to Retailers, Profit Allowed Here are the prices offiotatty wet by the Federal Fair Price Com- mitica for the guidance of The folowing Het shows what the retaiter pays for hie goods, the margin of profit he ts ailowed, and the prices he should ask: Quotati for Aug. 29, 1919, whetesets, , ofan manors Comte. by’ Cente. 18-16% 1134-125¢ 114-18 1-114 16%-17H 64-5714 63-87 6 4-5-8 1-10 10% % ® 18 6-12-1534 16 16-16 6.6 18-18-16 22-02 5-12 1 + 181834 "0x 844-994 994 4-16 53-106 47-854 6 4-6-7 1-10 0% ene Beans, Lima, Domestic, per can. . 8 Beans, Pea or Medium, Domestic, a xe Cornmeal, Yellow, Granulated, Ib. 1134-185 Peas, Canned, No. &, Standard... 1% 7-19-1234 Salmon, Canned, No. 1, tall Pink..1734-17 11-12 ey Evaporated (unsweetened), -arryPbbaiee pd (unsweetened), Butter, Fresh Creamery, Firsts Butter, Fresh Creamery, Seconds Cheese, American Whole Milk, Ib. 3-5-0634 83-6-8% 1416-58-56 88}4-57 16%4-17 1-10 5814-63 56-58 04-41% 67-0 S44 ‘S44 30-58 3834-946 60-62 34-334 2234 82}4-8314 10-16 3 8 Stew Beef... Beef—Hinds & Ribs of medium steers. ff GEnf EfEf: fff ek 49 Note: (a) The foregoing prices are max!mum—any dealer may sell for less and are based upon “cash and carry;” they do not include the cost of delivery service. ‘ (D) It is suggested that in the newspaper “box” the notice be printed in bold face type, that the reader cut out these prices and keep them for reterencé when making purchases, (c) Personal visits to the stores, rather than ordering by telephone, are urged upon food buyers in this city, (4) The prices quoted on meats are “Western Dressed” and are based upon the United States Department of Agriculture re- ports; city dressed meats are slightly higher. } (@) The master butchers of the city have agreed to show their whole- sale bills upon request. BULK OF GOLDING ESTATE (CONSULTING ENGINEERS GOES TO THREE CHILDREN) PROTEST RAIL WAGE PLEA Realty Dealer Leaves $3,000 for Preservation of His Tomb— Wealth Not Estimated. Letter to Wilson Says Wages Have Increased Paster Than Cost of Living. PALMER PREPARE TOPROSECUTE ALL RETA PROFEES \Gets List of “Unfair” Food Dealers—Governors Con- fer With President. WASHINOTON, Aug. 29.—Lists of retall food dealers charging excossive Profits now are being .collected in every big city, Attorney General Palmer tet it be known to-day. ‘The lists are to be used as the basis for criminal action against the dealers immediately when Congress passes the Attorney General's pro- posed amendments to the Lever Food Contro} bill, Wholesale arrests of retail dealers In every city are certain to follow, it was. said at the Justice Depart- ment. Palmer's list inctudes many whole- Gale dealers as well as retail. Agents also are tnvestigating prices charged by restaurants in many cities, Chain restaurants are being given special attention, Evidence already in Palmer's pos- Session Indicates that profits of 100 Der cent. on many articles of food are common in several Eastern cities. Govertiors of seven States vonfer to-day with President Wilson to plan Gtate co-operation in the Govern. ent’s efforts to cut the cost of liv- iF Governors are: Gardner, Miseo' Stewart, Montana; Cooper, South Carolina; Sproule, Pennsyl- vania; Milliken, Maine; Campbell, Arizona, and Burnquist of Minnesota. The Governor also conferred with Attorney General Palmer who out~ lined to them what was desired in the way of cooperation, It is under- stood, that the Governors are pre- pared to make constant reports of food conditins in their communities, which would enable Federal authori- ties to determine whether or not hoarding was being practised, and to otherwise cooperate with thé Fed- eral officials, Witnesses appearing in behalf of the big packers before the Senate Agriculture Committee were assuiled by Senator Kendrick of Wyoming to- day, “The persons appearing here-are in- ®pired by the organized forces in- terested in defeating the bills, while the great unorganized masses are un- beard,” Kendrick stated, Kéndrick, himself a big stock raiser, believes the rank afd file of cattie- men and farmers are for regulation of the packers as proposed in his own measure or the Kenyon Bill. He ie President of the American National Livestock Association, “I have just returned from a five weeks’ trip through Western stock Producing territory and, except for one man who was indirectely asso. clated with the found a & legislation,’ Chairman Gronna of the Committee said to-day that a recess might be taken about Sept. 15 and that “some real farmers would be heard later.” hare ALBANY, Aug. 19.—Gov, day announced ,the appointment of Joseph Proskauer, w York attorney, Smith to- aN TRAII American Federation of Labor is ne- gotiating for a conference with President Wilson to-day.” ‘The steel workers have sought con- ferences with officials of the Steel Corporation to discuss wages, hours, 6 to obtain such conferences have bee unsuccessful, Gary's Reply to Uni Commitice Said to fe “Final.” Although Judge Dilbert H. Gary, Chairman of the United States Steel Corporation, is spending the week-end out of town, it was said today at his office that his reply to the leaders Wednesday that the Steel Cor- poration declines to discuss its affairs with an “outside” labor organization was final. OF THE AVERAGE CONSUMER Price ‘Sub-Committee sub-committee on dry goods, clothing and shoes, In advising the pub and desires. Ny of the buying public, instead of selecting garments of a lesser price, stylish garments are to-day sélling to the average people better tham finer grades of merchandise. To quote from a song, they ‘want what be satisfied with a moderate style of garment or other wearing ap- public at large benefited if the average person would ‘cut the cloth TO AVERT STRIKE ee ‘aur. HOGS $3 LOWER IN CHICAGO. steel workers and the United States} : i ’ 4 Public Advised to Cultivate Simpler Tastes by HE extravagance of the average consumer was blamed for tf high cost of clothes to-day by Col. Michael Friedsam, President Ne to cultivate simpler tastes he issued the following statement: “It is undeniably « fact that, owing to abnormal conditions created “Notwithstanding the efforts of many stores to carry staple wearing apparel to suit the purse of the average person, thereby helping, im continues its extravagance and demands a particular style of shoe ow garment. ever before, ‘ “There is evidently no attempt at conservation and no substantial they want when they want it,’ and do not concern themselves about the price. This inordinate demand helps to keep up prices. parel, Merchandise of this character is being supplied at @ very rea- sonable price, and the market therefore is being freely provided. A to fit the garment.’” Leaders Order Gary Men Not to Walk Out Despite WASHINGTON, Aug, 29.--Preal- dent Wilson is to be asked to take « Steel Corporation in aft effort to pre- vent a general strike. ARE LAID TO EXTRAVAGANCE y Col. Friedsam, Chairman of Fair fe of B, Altman @ Co, and Chairman of the Federal Fair Price by the war, many persons, unfortunately, cultivated extravagant tastes some way, to militate inst the high cost of living, a large portion “No matter what the condition of the times, the new and mote reduction in the demands of even the poorer class of people for the “If people cannot afford to make large expenditures they should material change would be effected in the present situation and the WILL ASK WILSON Alleged Injustice. hand in the controversy between’ the This announcement was, made to- Ing at the stockyards here $3 lower than they were three days ago and §5 lese than the record price reached July SL. practically all other food commodities in local markets to-day showed lower figures. 0 Reason for the slump ‘in living costs was given as a desire by packers to jquit killing livestock while housewives continue to use sparingly of fresh pass on the merits of the controversy. | meats, Meantime, farmers and drovers In a telegram to the union of steel |continued to hip stock to the Chicago workers at Gary, Ind., the committee | markets, fearing stl! lower prices. Con- said the workers were not to strike {seduently, pene were crowded and the ffeet is being felt in other lines, “under any circumstances until the! More than 18,000 head of hogd re- strike date had ben set by the com-|Mmained unsold. here | yesurd The mittee.” The Gary union, had :ele- graphed that the steel workers wae being discriminated against and ‘‘dis- charged wholesale for the purpose cf foreing a strike.” The telegram, addressed to James} Mulholland, Secretary of the’ Gary Allied Iron and Steel Workers’ Coun- cil, adds: “Try to hold men at work until oll amicable means of settlement have day by the committee of the steel w rkers, who charged that the Pnited} States Steel Corporation was trying) to force the issue before the Presi- dent could have an opportunity to HELP WANTED—MAL| SALESMAN, in stationery departmentt « permanent position Is offered to = of d to Investigate charges filed againet Phineas A. Seaman, Sheriff of County. Nassau} ELP WANTED—FEMALE. ) and waitrene, been exhausted. wegen, A Workees™ Shab “The Executive Council of | Heifling, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., a pugi- |\lst, died in the City Hospital here to- population in Diakova and fifty villages| The wif of the late John N. Golding, in that vicinity revolted against the|Whe died Aug. 10, was filed for probate Serbs Monday, according to dispatches |t0-4ay. He was one of the best aon recélved here. Serbian troops suppressed |"e®! estate men in the city and had the revolt, arresting the leaders, leved to have left a large estate, but pis Ba the amount is not estimated in the will ® In the northern part of| ‘The only sums mentioned are $3,000 European, Turkey, near the Serbian |for the preservation of his tomb, and | mainly Albanians, P°PM Sten of 20,000, 1, nequest of $11,000 to Edwin ‘Thorne, | - No. 27 Cedar Street. BOXER DIES FROM RING BLOW]. ™* rest 1 divided into tour parts, | one part to John Noble Gold'ng Jr., one | ATLANTIC Diakova, to andther son, Robert, and the two re- maining parts to a daughter, Mabel. Mr. Golding’s wife, who lives in! Winnetka, Ill,, 18 not mentioned. It is provided that if all the children | die without issue the ertate, except'ng | the specific’ sums named, be} the |divided among the following: K. Tho No. 568 Mada Avenue; Mrs, Catherine Ketcham Blake, wife of Dr. Joseph A. Blake, No, 601 Madison Avei Thomas Crawford, No. 7 dam Avenue; his wife, Sarah; u goy Wold Baniterium: ‘and the New York Associat on for Improving the Conuition of the Poor, SARATOGA ENTRIES, FIRST RACE. spina, longs CITY, Aug. 29.—Frank day as the result of injuries sustained in a ring contest Inst night. His op- ponemt, K. O, Circus, of Pittsburgh, was held without bail. Sam _ Lewis, referee was held in $1,C00 bail, right ‘hook on! ht round which | tors thought rely been knocked out. | —_— BOLSHEVIKI CLAIM GAINS, LONDON Aus. The towns of Kupiansk, sixty-one miles east-south- east of Kharkov, and Paviovsk. on the Don River, ninety miles south-south- |? it of Voronezh, have been captured the Bolshevikt, according to a state. ment iseued by the Russian Soviet Gov. | \b" ernment. to-day The « ent adiis that following t) capture of Pskov the Bolsheviki ade| vanced ten mile m. Heitling had me: three. 19 and mp ie ‘The Saratogs steeplechase eat-in Ang upward oak ie, Ms, Kioman, HH 3 old; nix furlooee yy Heal, % 10; Cleopatra, Tid; Dr” Clark, 116; Hasten On +8; Conmtanes, 146; Upect, ‘120; Mtbel Gray, Thomas F. McAvoy, @ coal merchant RTH RACE—The Saratows Cup for three. : re yeoroh pope muile and. xf — living at No, 480 West téthyStreet, was ; 1302 "ntinderstorm, fis | Married last evening to Miss Mary Mo- eer RACE—The_¥ |Mahon of the same address in the| siing for thite-sese-olds Church of Our Lady of Hope in Weat| Warman, 10: Ral) 16th Street, Mr. ML three Police Commisi 2089 | in; | Por Institute of Consult- s written to President Wilson a protest against the stand of railroad unton men for more wages and the stand against the return of the roads to the stockholders, The letter is signed by President Lewis B. Sullwell_and Secretary F. A. Molitor, According to the letter wages of the railroad men have been increased fast- er than the cost of living, ‘The letter asserts living costs have’ advanced 61 per cent, and the of men 92 per cent. A chart, su; tary to the letter, shows wi thirty-one points above living According to the chart the wages for the year ended June, 1914, were $65 a man and for the last Apri they had advanced to $88.50 a Operating expense advanced in j same period from $72.05 to $88.50 way revenue from 23 to $9 for f and from $19.76 to u OTTAWA, Aug. Wales, speaking luncheon given here to-day in ing the world war. raid, “Their help,” ‘ON, Aug. 29. the Allied and at, Versaill t of the Rhine, Foreign Relations nection with it ministration of Mayor Van Wyck, & deputy ‘Wxolse Commlesioner and a Tammany leader of WashingtonHeights. “as arcied twice before, both wives 7 hall fash, Ta: Double Bre. 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