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5 ul | “Cireulation Books Open to All’? — PRICE - TWO CENTS. Conrright, 1919, by The Freee | Co. (The New York World). ~NEW YORK, ‘WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER aH OLS BIVTUe BUSS 1919. 20 PAGES sneer sera PRICE TWO CENTS. Housewives Find Bi RETAIL PRICES TAKE SUDDEN BlG CUT BY WHOLESALERS Cost Is Lower Sova’ Than Months, Rib Roast Falls Five Cents. NEW “FAIR” LIST OUT Small Advance in Some Gro- . Ceries With Drop in Four "euw.,\ Staples Noted. * New York saw something tangible fm food price reductions to-day, and housewives were able for the first time to count the money that they Bre actyally saving as a result of the -anti-profiteering campaign. Here @re the kind of figures that everybody hasbeen waiting and wishing for: Bacon is three cents a pound less than it was last week; prime rib roast ts @ nickel less per pound: stewing fo 8 ‘beef is down two cents; sirloin steak re@uctions vary from two to four oghts; round steak drops two cents to-morrow: leg of lamp drops three cents to-morrow, and smoked hams have dropped two cents. Almost ali meats have dropped be- fow the retail prices indicated by the Federal) Food Administration as “fair.” The reductions mentioned above were found in the Washington Market and should be reflected in everybody's butcher shop around the corner, Seventeen of the eighteen standard kinds of meat quoted on the Fair Price List are selling lower at retail to-day than for months. ‘The new “fair price list" for meats was made public to-day, The drop It shows, according to Mr. Williams, ts @ joint victory for the campaigners. “We quote four items under beef chucks,” said Mr. Williams, These have gone down from 10 to 14 cents a pound on Saturday to 10 to 12 cents @ pound to-day. These aro wholesale prices, of course, but the difference will show in ee retail price, for the r {Continued on Second Page.) (a fer ania TALITY, 18 LOWERED, Horeto, Phow wacolitat tor the relief of cahaustion duo td sum- gwar edt, orer-work, or worry, | Cooling.—Advt The Arch Militarist Story of the Great War VON TIRPITZ MEMOIRS will be printed in Begins NEXT SUNDAY (Daily and Sunday Thereafter) (Exclusively in this territory.) * This is the story of the man who largely forced America into the War by his ruthless submarine polle . If you bn not alias ordered next Supday World, order it ¢o- day, and tell the dealer to save a copy of The Morning World for you each day, CARUSO RETURNS, SAD OVER LOSS OF WINES AND CHEESE ee His ihe Failed to p Hungry Italian Mob “From His L His Larder. TREMENDOUS DROP BRINGS WIFE AN AND SON. IN FOOD PRICES SEEN BY HOOVER [obccietiel Speculators at End of Powers Or MEATS DROP AFTER Tenor, Suffering Fr From Cold, Is Going to Sing in Mexico City. Enrico Carugo stood on the bridge of the Giuseppe Verdi blowing his nose three times ¢ minute as the ship moved up to Pier B, Jersey City, SIG MANAGERS BLOCK 35 OTHERS WHO FAVOR EQUITY P. M. A. Reported Breaking Up Because Majority Favors Recognizing Union, NOT FOR CLOSED SHOP. Labor Chiefs Fighting on Side of Actors Deny Charge by Opponents. In line with the generally accepted belief that the actor's strike is near- ing settlement was a persistent re- port in the heairical district to-day as U. S. Supplies Clog drop in food prices in the European Warehouses, PARIS, Sept. 3—A tremendous ee At his right stood his bobbed-baired | that the Producing Managers’ Asso- wifeevery Greeqwich Village, and at| ciation js on the verge of dissolution. bie left was a young person getting | It was not denied that thirty-six of bia first yglimpse of America, while|the forty-two members of the body » Tepresented by the ship) are in favor of recognizing the Act- AMERICAN AVIATOR SHOT BY CARRANZA’S SOLDIERS, ADMITS MEXICAN GENERAL Capt. McNabb Was Flying a Short Distance Beyond the Border When Fired on, Says Garza. LAREDO, Tex., Sept. 3. APT. DAVID W. M'NABB was one kilometre across the border, c: flying over Mexican territory, when shot yesterday by Mexican soldiers, Gen. Reynaldo Garza, commander of the Carranza ger rison at Nuevo Laredo, declared to-day. Gen. Garza, in a statement made public through the Mexican Consul in Laredo, admitted the shooting was done by eoldiers of a Carranza outpost. Gen. Garza’s statement declares that immediately on learning of the incident, he proceeded to the spot near the mouth of San Isabel Creek on the Rio Grande, where the shooting occurred. The soldiers of the outpost admitted the shooting, declaring the aviators were over Megiean soil. The solders complained, Gen. Garza’s statement seid, they had received many Somplaints of aviators flying over Mexican soil, fright- ening live stock. Garza said he had protested but repeatedly bad been ignored. He said it had been. reported to him the aviators had taken photographs of Mexican territory. Capt: McNabb was resting easily to-day and it was. declared the bullet wound in bis head wes not serious. WILSON BEGINS TOUR TO NIGHT g@ Cut in Retail Meat Prices HITCHCOCK OPENS FlGHT ON SENATE TREATY FOES AS PRESIDENT BEGINS TRIP Wilson to Make First of Thirty Speeches in Columbus To-Mor- row—Republican Senators Near- ing Compromise on Reservations. WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.—-President Wilson will leave the National Capital to-night on ‘nis speech-making tour of the country to urge be- fore the American people early ratification of the Peace Treaty and its League of Nations covenant by the Senate without qualifying reserva- tlon,4+ The firs} stop of the Presidential special will be at Columbus, Ohio, wher ug Papktent vl delverthp; Ait of epaulets ag te States may be expected i the)naxt ptfiateaet ‘aah Hoover sal in terest in him. He was’ Enrico continuing his testimony yesterday before the Gomkrersienal cominitied Caruso jr., fifteen years old, @ serious investigating war expenditures. '‘The| YOUNX man who scorns art as a per- speculators have reaghed the end of] nal career and who is going to Har- thelr powers, Hoover declared, and|vard to study electrical engineering. are no longer to maintain corners in He is obviously fond of his step- stocks, owing to Europe's inability ta oe y "4! mother, and she of him. purchase America's overproduction. “Warehouses in Amsterdam, Rot-| The boy speaks English brokenly terdam, Copenhagen and Stockholm|@nd not much—a tactiturn lad who are now full of foodstuffs from Amer-| €tavely inspects those who inspect ica," he said, “but no outlet exists,| him. He refused to be’ emotional as the countries needing food are un-| even at first sight of the Woolworth able to pay for it at present prices, | building across the river—although “Speculators of the entire world are| that was the first thing he wanted responsible for,¢the present high| to see. prices through hokfding in anticipa-| Caruso tho elder selected a fresh tion vf European demands, which] handkerchief for his suffering nose The American| before signifying that he was ready have not developed. Government must intervene by grant-|to be interviewed. And then he ing credits to the nations needing] told about all the wind and ham and food, as well as by fixing maximum] cheese that he lost to the affection- and minimum priccs in the United/ate proletariat of Italy and about States, all the chickens that his wife saved “An oxtremely dangerous situation] ¢rom that samé proletariat. will result in case tse United States OPENS GATES AND. LARDER TO Government does not assist producers THE PROLETARIAT. in finding -utlets for their goods. “It was a mean trick,” he said. During the war American products of | «we were on my farm near Florence. all kinds increaved three-fold. Unless! 4 hundred and fifty of the neighbors there are permanent markets for] came to the gates and cheered—a these product. a terrible reaction 18} touching welcome home. I went down inevitable. and talked to them and they told me “American farmers are entitled to], tears in thelr eyes that thoy tho greatest consideration. After governmental stimulation, thelr pro-| had been without wine and cheese duction must be guaranteed markets.” | all through the war, Speaking of the general Huropean|] @o ¢ opened the gates and bade situation Hoover sald: “Belgium is in the best condition them enter, They covered-the lawn industrially. Agricultural production| and I had wine and cheese brought in all the Buropean nations is nearing | out to them and they feasted, and we a normal state, but the countries} vere all very happy. And they went which have emerged from the w will need American financial assist-| away: ance for another eighteen months.” “But presently they came back— Hoover maintained that he had no 3 KrlORYer mainivined that he had no] twice as many of them—end they had surplus food stocks in April, before| papers with seais and ribbons on his purchase of large quantities from| thom and they told me to read. The Italy, He sald he would have bought Pee tegas from the War Department if he had] Papers showed that Lif hate known the circumstances, regularly accredited representatives of what they call the ‘Public Commis- Ses Fakta sary,’ with authority to confiscate all BELGIAN KING AND QUEEN f'eroiuy foot ant wine” IN WASHINGTON OCT, 1 onal the Be tai Ee ested,” he went on. “I tem- will Probably Be Guests of Presi-]y ported. Taal 1 ¥ou pane etre dent and Mrs. Wilson for 1 could. They listened and they ap- Three Days. plauded. Then they broke the gates Uh Siler down. A y rip page “They swarmed through my house arr ston about Oct. nd will be’ guests of the Preside: and Mrs, Wilson at the White House, probably remaining three days, Sept. 3—King Al- izabeth of Belgium They rolled away a whole hogshead cf the best olive oil, They took four dozen of my finest hams and I know ne King and Queen will arrive in| not bow much cheese. And they ir of the coun rough about it.” d to-day that the te provided for their re- ork from Washington ( rd they that Will carry He paused to blow his nose, tative itinerar turn to New The crowd was about to take all my chickens and wring their necks and cvok them and eat them, {fhe chick- Ni baie is jood Digestion ales (Continued on Twelfth Page.) and carried away two tons of wine, | “But my wife averted one tragedy. | | pei reporters, displayed a lively in-|ors’ Equity Association, andy this question of recognition {s all that stands in the way of settidment of the strike. Each member of the Producing \Managerd’ Association is under a Yond of $10,000 to live up to the constitu- tion and bylaws of the organization. A playwright who ts on’ the best of terms with ‘the managers told The Evening World to-day that several of the managers have decided to break loose and take the question of for- feiting their bonds into the courts. The six managers who are reportéd to be holding out against recognition of the Hauity Association are the leading pfoducers in the United States in point of the number of at- tractions they control. They take the ground that recognition of the Equity Association would mean adoption of the “closed shop principle”—that is, the managers would be obligated to employ none but Equity members, The Equity leaders, Charles T. Shay, President of the Stage Hands’ Union, and Joseph N, Weber, Chair- man of the Musicians’ Union, all deny that recognition of Equity means “a closed shop.” They say that all they ask for is a contract ‘which will obligate the managers, in case of dispute in which a member of the Equity Association is con, cerned, to allow the Equity Associa~ tion to take a part in arbitration. “The managers,” declared Sbay, “have dug up this ‘closed shop’ issue to befog the real situation. All the talk that wo are trying to make a ‘closed shop’ of the theatre js camou- flage and bunk. The theatré mechan- ics and musicians, who are thorough- ly organized, have never asked that managers employ union actors, but when an actors’ union was organized and went on strike for a principle we wont out, too, in obedience to the laws of organized labor.” It is known that a number of man- agers have consulted counsel about the $10,000 bond which binds man- agers to the Producing Managers’ Association, Inasmuch as the Pro- ducing Managers’ Association has never been confronted with a situa- tion such as prevails ‘to-day the managers Who want to recognize the |tion which Producing Managers’ 4 |xociation was signed, ‘The Selwyns, Flo Ziegfeld other managers who announced y (Continued on Second Page.) —————————__— HE WORLD TRAVEL BURBAU., | Arends, Pulitzer (World) Building. 63-63 Park Row, N. ¥. City, Telephone Beekman 4000. | | Check raom for bageege and parcels open day and "eh "Money ordered uaa” hee to at “ Equity Association assume that they could not be held in law to forfeit | their money for violation of a condl- and| ¢ Col. B. B. Buck, commander of the Laredo district, seid today he had received no instructions from Major Gen. Dickman, commander ‘of the Southern Department, to pursue those guilty, of the attack on McNabb and his pilot, Lieut. Don de B, Johnson LABOR CAPITAL CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON OCT. 5-10" go ee ae Wilson Asks a aaa Capi- nce Ss DAUGHTER RAL PRIMARY FHT agricultural interests called by Presi- pba til Brooklyn Women Run for dent Wilson for discussion of th present economic situation will be County Committee Member- ship On Deferred Tickets. held in Washington between Oct. 5 A mother and her,own daughter and 10, it was learned to-day at the White House, were running yesterday in the pri- maries of the opposing parties in The President wrote to-day to the Chamber of Commerce of the United Brooklyn for the same office, that of membership of the Party County States, representatives of the leading agricultural assoclations, investment bankers and to Samuel Gompers, President of the American Federation of Labor, asking that they submit nominations for delegates represent- Committee, They are Mrs, Mary A. Wehrum, No, 476 Hast 2ist Street, wife of John L. Wehrum, a poultry dealer in the Wallabout Market, and her daughter, Mrs Louis W. Quick, wife of a plumber ing each group. After receiving this list en route Mrs. Quick is twenty-five years old and lives at No. 585 East 29th Street, to the Pacific Coast, the President Mrs, Werhum was running for mem- will then select a list of his own and combine the two. Forty or forty-five delegates will be chosen, Preliminary arrangements for the conference were discussed at yester- day's Cabinet meeting, and it was said at the White House that the full} per of tho Democratic Committee, st of delegates probably would be| while her daughter was out for mem- ready within a week. ber of the Republican Committee, eee LABOR PLANS T0 FIGHT Neither knew that the other was a candidate for the same office in the different parties. CUMMINS RAILROAD BILL This morning Mra. Wehrum said " that she considered party to be a ee matter ofprivate opinion, so that |“Measure Highly Unsatisfactory to| there was no reason why her daugh- i u ter should not be a Republican, while Workers,” Says a Leader she was a Democrat of A. F .of L, a - « tT it Ar tibet mi WASHINGTON, Sept, 3.--Charging | "Reeraent Arm a nee that the Cumming railroad bill, which] gppINGFIELD, Ill, Sept. 3.—Col- prohibits rail strikes, would ‘“disarm|janye of the insurgent movement of jorganized labor," leaders here to-day |1i}inois coal miners was indicated in Joined in opposition to the plan. reports received here to-day by Frank | "Tho bill is highly unsatisfactory tol Farrington, President of the United railroad workers,” said John Scott Mine Workers of Ilinols, Farrington retary of the Railway Employe erapnis partment of the American Fi ieville of Labor, in the interest had been WNins to fight the measure soon will |HiZMed BACK. Lia Cay tore te pres be made by the department gouncil, veil in the Springtieid’s oub-diptrick, of Nebraska, the leading Administration. spokes- man in the Senate, was invited to the White House to-day for a final fonference before President: Witson departs, COSTS WOMEN $1 EACH: TO VOTE IN ATLANTA FOR THE FIRST TIME Democratic ~ Committee Permits Them to Cast Ballots in Muni- cipal Primary. " ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 8 TLANTA women to-day ex+ ergised the ballot for tie firpt time, voting in the ality Democratic. primaty. While the State law does not extend sut- frage t6 women, the Primary Committee decided recently to permit women to take part in nominating municipal officers. A total of 3,766 women regis- tered, paying $1 apiece for the privilege, and a disagreement as tu ‘what charity ball the $3,766 bas led to announcement by the women leaders that E, C, Bu- chanan, Chairman of the commit- teo, will be defeated for re-clec+ tion, MONTGOMERY, Ala., Sept. 3.—~ For a second time the State Sen- ate has refused to ratify the Fed~ ¢ral woman suffrage conastitu- tional amendment, The vote was to L BICYCLE DELIVERY MAN KILLED BY MOTOR TRUCK Harlem Merchant's Wheel Wobbles on Wet Pavement and: He Is Run Down, Riding @ bicycle with a basket attach- mont in which he delivered small orders to his customers, Harry Troffkin was crushed to death to-day in Seventh Avenue between 118th and 14th Streets by @ big automobile truck. Hoe was ai years old and unmarried. ‘The truck, owned by the Cohen Dairy Company of Ne. @ Lenox Avenue, was driven by Morris Romoon of No, 1819 Madison Avenue, The strect was wet from the rain when Troffkin, fifteen feet in front of the big truck, brushed against a street sweeper and hia wheel wobbled The truck hit the bicyclist and its forward wheels passed over his head and shoulders, Patrolman Golden of the Traffic Squad commandeered passing automobile and took the injured Than to the Harlem Hospital, Troffkin died on the wa: maon was detained pending police veotigation, on pecial for Noh it tee ve eis, and 3, 1919, | Betis ne Roast 1 ur Cau With Greed’ Peas 4b Mth ices wee Biting sare, It was understood the Presidegt de- sired to discuss with Senator Hitch- cock plans for the conduct during bis absence of the Administration fight in the Senate for the treaty ratifi- cation. Senator Hitchcock formally opened tha fight against amendments before the Senate during the He declared in a speech that fen: ators who demand amendments pro- pose an “ingane {nternational policy,” in which “poltroonery and folly” is so mixed it is diMeult to see which pre~ dominates. Amendment will not only kill the Treaty, but will involve the United States in enormous losses and dangers, Senator Hitchcock declared. He especially attacked Senator sare stand. COMMITTEE REPORT Now: PROMISED NEXT WEDNESDAY. While Republican leaders hope to report the treaty to the Senate Fri- day, they sald to-day that discussion of the resolution of ratification in which reservations will be incor- porated would take some time and might delay a report until carly next week. They believe it is certain, however, that the treaty will be brought into the Senate not later than next Wednesday, ‘The committee plans to close its ‘hearings Friday and, probably after adopting Senator Fall's amendment to eliminate the labor section, pro~ eed to frame the resolution of rati- fication and ¢he proposed reserva- tions. Progress was reported to-day among Republican leaders toward a “harmony programme” on reserva~ tions, A compromise between the- Republican’ reservationists is. being negotiated with much prospect of success, it was said, Repudlican Leader Lodge was re-- ported to have accepted three of the, four reservations proposed by the group headed by Senator Motary, Oregon, and dealing with the Monfoe Doctrine, domestic’ questions and American withdrawal from the League of Nations, The reservation reported still in disagreement is that dealing with Article X. of the League Covenant. Negotations on this clause were said to be still in prog- ress, These four reservations were said to comprise the present programme for inclusion in the resolution of rati~ fieation. Others may be offered later, however. No. feservation on the Shantung provision is planned in tho Committee, it was sald, in view of its action in specifically amending’ this section of the Treaty, If the rejects the Shantung ty however, a declaration op reagevetion | eat