The evening world. Newspaper, August 30, 1919, Page 1

Te ee ies x Nie ote) iat PRICE “TWO: CENTS. Coorg, age conn eee Ee yy The Prees por aaa om York World). a NEW 7 YORK, SATURDAY, AvGUST 80, , 1919. “Circulation Books Open to Al.” 12 PA & ES £DITION Ed OS sé PRICE NEW 600,000 DOZENS OF EGGS AT 00 CENTS OFFERED CITY THROUGH EVENING WORLD ‘Mov Plan Is to Sell Them at Pub-| dic Schools Along With | Army Food. | PRICE OF MEATS CUT| All) Quotations Slashed by Dealers in the Queens- borough Markets. Through the efforts of P. Q. Foy, iood expert for the Evening World, a big cut in the price of cags backed by a through the public schools used as an ‘agency for the up sale ¢urplus government food supplies has been offered to Dr. Jonathan P. Day, Commissioner of Markets. The through H. A. Hymerson of H. W. Johnstone, Ine., | offer comos A} agents for western shippers, who are enid to have fifty carloads or 7,200,000 available to turn over to Dr. exes Day to be put on sale along with the Army bacon and other foods offered in the schools. Egegs of this grade are now sold to consumers at 6 to 70 cents a dozen, The 600,000 dozens offered by Mr. Emerson will bo available to the wumer at 50 conts a dozen. Mr. erson's letter to Commissioner Day is as follows: “Belleving that you are anxious to reduce the prico that the consumer is obliged to pay for the necessities of life, especially in the line of food stutty we submit you the following offer. % “We will deliver to you, in such amount as you may desire, at the vari- ous distributing stations which you are using for the U. 8. Goy.'nment food Motuffs, candied and graded eggs, all fine Aable quality, at 49c. per dozen, pro- viding you in turn will sell them to he consumer at 50c. per dozen, “Thei? eggs were stored during April, 1 jay and June, and we will be veady ty deliver the eggs, if we re- cvlve the order Tuesday, Sept. 2, to the various school houses, or wher- ever you would designate, in lots of not less than ten cases containing thirty dozen each. “This offer is made after an Inter- view with the Evening World's Food Expert, P. Q. Foy, who has solicited us to make the offer.” Queensborough Market butcher to- day slashed prices under the whole- gale costs. Bacon was sold for 40 conts a pound, although quoted at 40 9 42 cents wholesale, Smoked hams went for 281-2 cents (Continued on Second Pare.) CLOSING TIME 7.30 P. M. Sharp on Saturdays for SUNDAY WORLD WANT ADS. Want Advertisements for The Sunday World must be in The World's Main Office onor before 7,30 Saturday evening. ——— Positively no Advertisements will be accepted after this time. Send your Sunday Word Want Advertisement in to-day © make sure of its publication. ec GEN. PERSHING ACCEPTS | MAYOR'S INVITATION TO BE GUEST OF THE GITY | Commander Cables He Is Deeply Appreciative of “Tribute to A. E. F. Forces.” AYOR HYLAN to-day re- ceived the following cable- | gram from Gen. Pershing: “I accept with deep apprecia- tion and pleasure the invitation of the! people of the City of New York to be their guest during my stay there and feel highly honored by this tribute to the American Pxpeditionary Forces whith 1 represent. _ PHRSHING.” WILSON THANKS HOBOKEN STRIKERS ‘WHO RETURNED Writes Painters Praising Their Sup- port of Move for Economical Relief. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.—President Wilson to-day wrote a Hoboken, N. J., painters’ union, thanking its striking members for their action in returning to work and adopting resolutions in support of the Government's efforts to relieve present abnormal économic con- ditions. The letter follows: ‘May I not express to you and through you to your fellow members of Local 78, my admiration of the public spirited action they have taken, an ac- tion which, I am sure, is in the interest of the whole country as setting an ex- ample of patriotic co-operation in re- Heving, not complicating, a situation which must be dealt with ‘with as much wisdom as energy. MISSING ARMY AVIATORS HAVE NOT BEEN FOUND Lieuts. Waterhouse and Connelly Were Not Found as Reported by-Mexicans, SAN DIEGO, Cal, Aug. 30.—Licuts, Frederick Waterhouse and Cecil Con- nellf, the army aviators from Rockwell Ficld, who have been missing since Aug. 20, have not been found, Previous reporta were that the troops of Gov. Esteban Catu af Lower California had located them, Denial of the early reports was brought here early to-day by Major C. Hartwell, commanding the American border patrols, who have been search- ing for the missing men, MaSor Hartwell said he obtained his information direct from the American Consul, Sidney Smith, at Ensenada, Lower California, who telephoned him that Capt, ‘Trujillo, who was reported to have informed Col. Barranca that the men were safe, knew nothing ofthe affair. $<» — BIG STORM | OFF BRITTANY. Wreckage From Amert Mei Ship Washed Ashor: LORIENT, France, Aug. 30.—The coast of Brittany for miles north and south of here, is strewn with wreckage thrown on shore during the great storm — which yesterday At Locaueltas and wreck- age ently from an American merchant ship, was washed ashore, The name of the boat could not be decipher- Seal View the City from the MED" TAT HAN: THE >: -CENT FARE WAR OFFERS EGGS HERE AT 50 CENTS A DOZE nce MAN ASKS PUBL TOAD. IN PLAN TO ‘OFSET PLOT MENSE | Doughboys and Commander of the First Division Noisily Glad to Be Home After Two Years in France V U. §. AGENTS RAID FIVE ROAD HOUSES | ONJERSEY COAST Proprietors of Well Known Establishments Accused of Violating Prohibition Act. ASBURY PARK, N. J., Aug. 10.— Five of the biggest and best known roadhouses in this section of New Jersey were raided by the Federal authorities and the proprietors and their waiters arraigned to-day before United States Commissioner Carton on a charge of selling intoxicating liquors. The raids are said to be part of a campaign of the Federal authoritic to efforce the Prohibition Act, It is alleged that the charge for drinks were added as a tax on the dinner checks. The proprietors arraigned are Mra, Ada Kelly of the Ross-Fenton Farm, Joseph McDonough and Frederick Steele of Scotty's, Neptune PJohn Biggett and Albert Craig Biggett's road house, West Lake; William De Lisle of De Lis! Allaire, and John J, Price and Fred- Heights of erick Towne of Price's, Pleasure Bay. They were held in $1,000 bail each and the n $500 ball each. Dr. I pson, of Bel at Belmar, 1 with iNepall yf ig prescrip also arraigned wo. nefo missioner Carton and held in $1,000 bail each, Four drug were taken in custody when the police raided Chinesg laundry on, Bangs Avenue Asbury Park, “A smalkequantity of Opium whs seized, iP) <a a Macird PWOTe Whe Laven Ore ee eee HIPPODROME YIELDS TO UNION, SIGNING EQUITY CONTRACTS LAWYER SHOOTS JUDGE IN KENTUCKY COURT “Here's Your Evidence,” Cries At- torney as He Produces Pistol Chorus Girls’ Organization, Also Recognized, Wins $35 Minimum Pay. The first big victory scored by the Actors’ Equity Association written theatricat history noon to-day when Mark A. Luescher, was into at business manager of the Hippodroine, on behalf of the United States Realty and Improvement Company, owner of the property, signed a contract which recognizes the Actors’ Equity and chorus girls’ unions, establishes a minimum salary of $35 a week for Hippodrome chorus girls and reeos- nizes the principle of collective bar- gaining. The Hippodrome will re- open with the matinee performance on Monday afternoon and it will be some reopening. The news that the largest theatre and the biggest show in the United States had recognized the Equity reached the headquarters about fif- teen seconds after Mr. Li Frank Gilmore for the actors Marie Dressler for the chorus girls hed signed the agreement. Longacre has witnessed a numb: nd Square delirious ing the 2 rothing quite which broke loose at wW the first victory the re Charlie B. in any of al scenes dur the but ious as the riot the eipt of hysterie days of strike, so del the news no ¢ the has Producing } had anything to (Continued on Send Page.) — the ass, was seized by disarmed. —_ JAIL FOR WASTING GAS. use ab court lay by Frank Douglass, law firm of Douglass and Doug- | while the judge was question- | ing the lawyer about the ethic of re- taining a sum which claimed as a fee and wh ted was given him for another a member of t purpose, Asked for proof to claiff, the attorney ‘Here's yor cvidenc ot author and Fires. LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 30. Judge Harry W, Robinson of the| Criminal Division of the Jefferson County Circuit Court, was shot in| the shoulder in open court here to- | he ch his cl! support exc pre pistol from his pocket and fired, attaches Berlin ewlves Face P Under New Regulations. LIN, Friday, Aug t Press)—Berlin's sehedule just be but the saving promis small that the Berlin Ce is conferring with th to meet the attorney ent his aimed nduced a He and shortage the t kit hen ga year in marks. j number of casualties NEW YORK GREETS, FIRST DIVISION'S MEN WITH CHEERS Riotous Welcome Surpassed Only by That Given to the City’s Own, ‘The advance guard of the First Di- first of the troops to arrive in France and the the vision, the American last to leave, first to go Into the the dl- greatest fighting and the last to stop, vision which suffered the came home to- day to get a recognition due to fight- ng men, to hear the plaudits of their country as represented by its leading city, to be received by the greatest demonstration that has welcomed any body of heroes outside of our own boys, Up fhe bay they came on the trans- ports Orizaba and the Pastores, d as heroes should by the music of the bands, by the ringing of voices, the shrieking of whistles and by the waving of hats and handkerchiefs from men and women and children Jong the piers and in the windows ot skyser Flags were broken out from imers and skyscrapers, | ads of paper snow were flung to | wind, girls framed in the wine | lows screamed r Ww ne and | gallant lads wed the German hord re k t 1 bows of || ete | agen pe “aps oBEr yu asus, |b MED AE SSN TWO LT A a TO RAISE TRACTION FARES Mayor Wants a Vigilance Commite tee of 1,000 to Canvass Candidates for Legislature Record on Car and Put Them on Fare Stand. Mayor Hylan wants a Vigilance Committee of 1,000 citizens jo fight" jhe traction trust and to put on record every candidate for the legislature this fall, Prior to leaving town for a three-day vacatl ion, he issued a proce lamation to the public, in which he reviewed the fight made by the trac» tion. interests last fall to pass the famous Carson-Martin six-cent fare ‘ill, “50 PER GENT, MORE PAY URGED FOR ENLISTED MEN Admiral Cowie Would Boost Of- ficers’ Salaries 50 Per Cent, and Double President's. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.—Increase of 30 per cent, in the pay of ull viticers of the army, navy and marine corps and 60 per cent, for enlisted men are proposed in @ bill drawn by Roar Ad- miral T. J. Cowie, fo; © Paymaster General of the navy, for which Con- Sressional support is sought. Admiral Cowie, in @ statement made public to-day, said the Jaries of all Government employees, civil and mill- tary, should be increased immediately He suggested advances of 100 per cent. in the salaries of the President, the Vice President Cabinet offi- cers and thelr assistants, and 60 per cent. for Members of Congress, SHORT CIRCUIT AND FIRE THE UP BROADWAY SUBWAY Traffic Between 96th and 145th Streets Held Up an Hour and Ten Minutes. A short circuit in the transformer shed on the elevated tracks of the Broadway subway at Manhattan Street caused an interruption of ser- ten minu vice for an hour and 2 at a little after 16 o'clock this morning. The short circuit started fire and an electrical fireworks display on the levated structure, which was seen by Patrolman Gallagher, who called fire- , headed by Battalion Chief Web- Firemen took two lines of hose, eet level, ber. seventy-five feet from the ati from both sides of the structure to stop the flames; they tore away the shack to the flooring North and southbound passengers were obliged to leave trains at 96th end 146th Streets, respectively, and take crosstown lines to get to the other up and downtown subway sta- Hons, There was general congestion on ail transportation routes lam" through the remainder of the forenoon + 540 U. S. TROOPS ON WAY BACK HOME FROM SIBERIA VLADIVOSTOK, Tuesday, Aug. 19— Me layed—(Associated Press).-The Ameiican Tranaport Thomas, with 600 replacement troops, arrived here this morn: The vessel will sail August with 540 American soldiers aboard Manila, by way of Nagasaki, arriv- gat San Fr aneiseo in about 45 days. nis is the Siberia to sail American Mayor Hylan suggested that all cit- ‘zens Who wished to combat the true- ton ring communicate with his sec- retary, At, the same time! the Mayor ni Public a letter addressed to Muyor Stone of Syracuse, who fe President of the New York State Conference of Mayors. In this letter the Mayor-outlined what he had pro- Posed In New York to fight the trae jtion intorests and he called dpom Mayor Stone to suggest similar tac- tics In all first and second class cities of the Stute, In his appeal to Mayor Stone (and the other mayors through him) Mayor Hylan also said the “oficial behind this propaganda are the sume men who financed the disgraceful tempt last year to force through the Legislature the notorious Carson- Martin bill.” MAYOR'S STATEMENT ON CAR FARE SITUATION, Mayor Hylan’s statement in part follow: “Recent events in the traction situs ation in’ (New York City show com- clusively that the traction ring ‘@ wolng to try to get the next ses« sion of the State Legislature to grant increased street car fares, The of- fictals have openly announced their intention to make this fight, “It has been shown in the late sen- atorial investigation of lobby charges im connection with the Carson-Mar- tin increased fure bill that the trae- tion men are willing to use both foul and unfair means to coerce the Legislature into granting higher street car fares, “Organization of the traction trust Propaganda is complete and entails use of money for highly pald counsel together with the manufacture of pro-traction trust propaganda by aa established bureau operated by as expensive personnel. “To offset this plot to foist 8-cent fares on the people I solicit the ald of & committee of 1,000 to be known as the New York City Citizens’ Vigilance Committee to Fight the Bight-Cent Fare, “This committee will function un- der a duly appointed Chairman and Advisory Board and will have for its immediate object a canvass of New York City candidates for the State Assembly to ascertain their position in regard to increased fare legislation and to pledge them ‘to vote against such legislation at the next bape x: of the State Legislature.” WANTS NIXON JAILED FOR Boost IN QUEENS FARES, Mayor Hylan has v irtually treat. ened Public Service Commissi¢ner @ detachment or | Nixon with gail for alluaring Ga ane creased fare on the New York and North Shore Traction ompany of dy been home t which will leave on the "thomas inohides the ate A allotment and other Queens, Commissioner Nixon in & defiant reply intimates he may thorise an increased fare op other ot ee ae