The evening world. Newspaper, November 24, 1919, Page 3

oe ne oo THE EVENING WORLD ~ FOR GHY 10 antgeniaine Policy of Fixing Food Prices Under Police Power Urged at “Town Meeting.” ] PUPILS ARE UNDER FED. Asks Community Council to| }* Prevent Abolition of Penny 1 Lunches in Schools. Gov. Smith, apearing before ){ Community Councils “town meeting” at the Hotel Biltmore last night to onsider the milk shortage and milk , Prices, declared for the policy which \)'The Evening World has urged at Al- bany and in New York City for the } last two years—price fixing of food Necessities under the police power of \"the State under the common law as set forth in numerous court decisions for the last 150 years, The Governor's speech followed an address by Dr. Royal §. Copeland, Health Commissioner, in which he | said one of the greatest services the 5 Hy ‘ the Community Council could do for the elty was to prevent the*abolition of the service of “penny luncheons” in the schools. Even with sach aid to the situation as the luncheons now give he said his investigatord had found that out of 19,000 school chil- dren examined from 6,000 to 7,000 were undernourished, and that in one | € schoot “in the shadow-of the Health | Department” the hundreds of children | “ never got a drop of milk and the ), average for all was little more than half a pint, when it should be atvleast @ quart a day. Gov. Smith lifted the Albany cur- tain to show his fellow citizens. how a Republican legislature has built such a stone wall around the Depart- ment of Farms and Markets that be- ‘tore the strictly Republican cast of that organization can be changed the ‘ Democrats will have to elect and con- trol five Legislatures in a row. And Republican as |t is and is likely to continue to be, Jie Governor said, all that the eleven unpaid members of the board can do about milk—under the law by which the Department of Farms and Markets succeeded the old Department of Agriculture—is “snvestigate and report” to the Leg- + islature! “If Dr. Copeland's figures are cor- rect," said Gov. Smith, “then this > geases to be an economic question and becomes, as far as this com- munity is concerned, a question of, public health. 4 “If you take that view—and that | *} 4s the only view that you can take j 1 H according to the figures submitted— | then the State of New York with its | sovereign power has to exercise it ‘and bas to be the one that will say | 4 what tho price of milk is going to be. {i TIME FOR STATE AND CITY TO CONTROL. “We cannot always have a meeting f this kind. We cannot always, every ine of us, devote our entire time to ceeping track of this problem, This | @ problem of public health, Then Ye only solution of it is for the State tself to regulate it, and a step fur- uer must thereafter be taken em- rowering the municipality, if needs .@ to make it a municipal function, just as it does the delivery of water ‘or any othen thing that is declared to be absolutely essential to the welfare and well-being of the people of the community “Now, the State does that with public service corporations on the theory that a public servi tion either uses the surfa the surface of what belongs to the people, the highway, upon the theory that they are operating upon public property. The State has exercised ts power to fix their profits and to x their charges. “It would, therefore, rest with the Legislature, ,and nbdbody but the Legislature could do it—to declare by law that in the interest of the (] public health the production and the distribution of milk is declared to be @ public function, “{ have no doubt in my mind, if the doctor’s figures are right and the statistics can pe sustained and pre- '@ | sented, that the Court of Appeals would hold that to be a valid ex- erelse of the police power in the in- terests of public health and not against any other section of the Con- stitution, “Let me just in closing repeat a last warning. I can recommend that and I will; but don’t you expect to see it if you don’t take a hand in the | missed one thing. jin Berlin in the month of June, 1914, “EVENING WORLD MILK PLAN HANDLE OWN SUPPLY BACKED BY SMITh 10,000 JEWS MARCH IN GREAT PROTEST PARADE % Carry ‘Service Flag of 5,000 Gold Stars—Anti-Pogrom Meeting To-Night. ‘Many Jewish business establish- ments declared a half holiday this afternoon, and members of more than 1,500 Jewish organizations marched in protest against the recent pogroms in Ukraine and other European coun- tries. The parade ended at Carnegie Hall, where a meeting will be held this evening, at which New York Jewry will voice its feelings against the pogroms. ‘The parade was one of the longest ever gcen in New York, the Commit- tee on Arrangements estimating that 100,000 men were in line. Veterans of the Civil, Spanish-American and World wars were in line. The parade was led by the Navy Yard band, and thirty-eight private bands were in the column, Service flags, one with 5,000 gold stars, another with 25,000 silver stars, and another with 200,000 blue stars, were carried, these representing the number of Jews who were killed, woundd and who served in, the ar- mies of the United States during the world war. ‘The parade started at Seward Park, Canal Street and East Broadway, and after moving through the lower east side crossed through Washington Square to Bighth Ave- nue and up Eighth ‘to 67th Street. City Hall or State House, Dillon in- sisted, while men and corporations dealing in foodstuffs are permitted to contribute to campaign funds. 8. Rareschide of the Borden Com- pany exhibited six mammoth charts to show how 10 cepts is spent taking the miJk from the farmer up-State and delivering it at Mr. Cityman's door. Nathan Straus remained long enough to point a finger at the group from which most of the Rareschide applause came and warn the meeting that “those are the hired men of the distributers.” If the public were to accept these Borden charts as gospel truth, Mr. Straus said, milk ought to cost as much as champagne. Dr, Day said, a little later, that there are three kinds of lies—“lies, damned lies and statistics.” “With one exception,” Mr. Horton said, “I can’t see but what I've been blamed for everything. They just I happened to be and I don’t see why they haven't ac- cused me of irritating the Kaiser and starting the war.” Another time he said the distribu. ters ace really underwriters. “We underwrite the farmer,” he said. “We agree to take all the milk there is, and we take it. Three million tons of vegetables are sent out to sea and dumped very year, seven million pounds of fruit, but we don’t let the milk come in here and go out to sea, We get all there is out of it.” “You bet you do,” came from twenty places around the ballroom and the meeting was up in the air for two minutes. When Horton said his company does not make 4 per cent. on its “ac- tual investment,” a young man stood up ond read from a printed slip @ report showing-that the Horton Com- pany has $1,329,000 of common stock, $1,500,000 preferred stock and has paid as high as 12 ‘and 14 per cent. Horton didn’t bat an eye. He said the company is grossly undercapital- ized and stuck to his assertion. f % nd butehe, semi st da. — ‘ ity The from fight.” George Gordon Battle promptly made the motion to stand behind the Govetnor, Federal Food Administrator Arthur Williams presided. The speakers in- cluded former Commissioner of Farms and Markets John Dillon, | John PD. Miller of the Dairymen’s, League, », Fox and § eschide’ Borden Farm Produats Come | Horton of the Horton- Company, Nathan 8 Commissioner Marke Jonat G Day, Dr. Copeland and the C ernor. John Dillon recommended the es- tablishment of a lepot_ and distributing plant at a cost of $800,~ which would cut “Borden and Horton out of problem and give | the dalryman and consumer dre eonnection. Instead of delivering at the door e would have it in bulk by y grocer, delfcat+ en i | | | Crisp, flavory sugar candies; dainty, delicious, satisfying. Assorted Flavezs, alse Peppermint, Chocolate, Wintergreen and Cinnamon. } ONE OF 300 NEW ENGLAND CONFECTIONERY ba BOSTON, Mass. ‘ a Fifty-Seven Vessels in Hud- son River and Praises Daring of Officers and Men at Luncheon, Ata luncheon to-day at the Hotel Astor in honor of Rear Admiral Strauss and the officers and men of the Mine Sweeping Fleet, who have just finished the dangerous job of clearing the Northern Barrage, which closed the 240 mile outlet uf the North Sea against German submarine raiders, Secretary of the Navy Daniels, acclaimed the personnel of the fleet as no less heroes than men of the army and navy who went into battle. He announced that the names of | retary Daniels said in part: “You are victors—victors over dif- lost |ficulty and danger, over the hidden lives in protecting the men|menace of the deep which ever under their command, had been per-|threatens the mine ship. two officers, Commander F. R. King and Lieut. Frank Bruce, who their petuated in the naming of new de- stroyers. River between 90th Street and 157th who was accompanied by Admiral Lieut. Gov. Harry Walker, represent- ing the State of New York. hTe Admiral was “piped over the side” of the destroyer Meredith with eight “side boys” and other nautical ‘ceremonial trimmings and the oruiser Columbia firing @ nineteen gu salute at 10 o'clock. ‘The review took nearly an hour and a half, the crew of éach of the fifty-seven vessels of the “Sul- cide Fleet” standing at the rails at salute as the Secretary passed. It} was followed by a reception for the officers and their wives on the Co- lumbia. In his speech at the luncheon, Sec- Candy Places NECGCOSWEETS To 24+ sb a ed C.E WOOD of +he U.SS PANTHER. "MOTHER SHIP” B. CHASERS... who laid that great barrage across the North Gea were victors, for no The luncheon, which is to be fol-|singie operation did more to conquer lowed by theatre parties and other|/the German U oats and end their entertainments to-night, was pre-| campaign of lawless murder and de- body, although it was so close to the ceded by a review on the Hudson] struction, The men who swept up those thousands of mines faced un- Street by the Secretary of the Navy, | seen danger every moment and risked their lives to remove this line of Strauss and his staff, Rear Admiral|qeath, to clear the path and render Glennon of this Naval, District, rep-|the sea once more safe for peaceful resentatives of the army and by| navigation. “In the name of the nation thank you, and all those, whether present here or absent to-day, who hada part}, in this great work. When we recall that twenty-three ships were damaged in sweeping up the mines alone, we must thank a merciful that so many of you are alive, safe and sound, here with us to-day. ‘The two officers and nine men killed as truly gave their lives for thelr coun- try as if they had fallen in battle.” Providence | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1919.” Yankee ‘‘Suicide Fleet’’ of Mine Sweepers . Honored Here for Heroic After-War Deeds ender" 7°" COHN ERS, Onricen Te Dee one’ BLACK Pokerin Taxi |: The men One of the Games Doubted by the Mayor Goes on With- | w out Interference, . The first taxicab poker party a|4! veracious reporter ever saw was given in Park Row, near the City | foi Hall, early to-day. It lasted from 1/m until almost daylight, and while it was going on about every- bedy in the neighborhood stopped to look on for a moment—except the police, It was a real honest-to-goodness poker game, too, The taxicab had been run up near the curb, almost |® under the police call box on the west side of Park Row, and right at the o| 8 ACTIVITIES IN NORTH _ SEAL. beginning of the walk that leads to the traffic police station in the City) Hall basement. ated on a city street. and the only light the men used came from a city ne lamp, nobody molested the gamesters. For more than five hours they played with vociferous enthusiaam inside the taxi, and a lot of money seemed to be Played Close puxgesting that a newspaper be asked to give the location of certain gam- To City Halles. %. place, Mr. Mayor, not closed by any- City Hall it recalled the time some- body swiped the rhododendrons from Mrs. §1 © of the Governor, This report was considered favorable, lost. Mrs. Smith is 95 Middagh Street, Brooklyn, suffering ing was resumed in Maine to-day after dreds of sportsmen from all parts of the col i WEEPING A cushion was pried loose and used for @ table. Six men bought chips | and the crowd outside could hear them say “Feed the kitty!” two cards!" many’ja draw? and other things fa- miliar to devotees of the great Amer- jean game of chance. “Gimme “You win!” “How Although the game was being oper- hangi: hands. A few days ago the Mayor wrote letter to his Police Commissioner ling places closed by an inquisitive Here was a gambling inder the Executive office window, ——_——— -——_ Unchanged. ‘The report this morning on the con- tion of Mrs, Catherine Smith, mother was “no change. it indicated that the alight improve- ent reported yesterday had not been her home, No. ith pneumonia and pleu: . 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