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+ ‘STATE NDUSTRAL UT MEASURES Believes Bill Goes Too Far ir State Control of Labor and Industry. By Joseph S. Jordan. Staff Correspondent of The Evening World.) ALBANY, Feb. 28.—Labor leaders ‘re gathering from all over the State to voice their opposition not only to the Duell-Miller bill, which will be given a special hearing in the Senate chainber by the Joint Committee on ‘Labor and Industry to-morrow after- moog, but also on the Miller bill which we create a commission of 100 to invdstigate labor disputes. far as the first measure, which wold create an industrial relations term of the Supreme Court with arbi- powers, is concerned, it appears dead, for st has the opposition He is pafticularly the Industrial Relations to adjudicate the question of which, he says, is a matter of ract and can't be properly made matter of judicial determination. 6 present law empowers the Industrial Commissioner to ap- t a panel of 100 citizens, but t bers are drawn from the Sena- districts, one from each dis- The proposed amendment would four members from each Ju- district, This board of Inquiry investigate all grievances be- an employer and a ‘majority’ employees, during which time shall be no lockout or strike tests from the New York Real te Board and the United Realty rs against the Downing-O'Con- bill to equalize the New York tax rate prevented Gov, Miller signing that measure before he to-day for Washington. the bill must become a law by midnight if it is to be effective, Lieut. Goy¥. Wood, who becomes Acting Gov- nor, is this afternoon holding a pub- lic hearing on the bill, which was in- tro@uced at the request of Comp- trofler Craig, who held that unless in county charges in the 1922- 1928 tax levy were made city-wide in tharacter the levy, which must be con- firmed by the Board of Aldermen to- frow, might be invalidater, It was rushed through the Legislature last ' and|sent to Mayor Hylan. He ed the measure yesterday. en the bill was returned to Gov. ‘Miller, Edward P. Doyle for the Real ‘state Board and Stewart Browne for ‘the United Realty Owners protested The Governor its constitutionality. LER OPPOSES IRISH TREATY HAS MAJORITY OF SIX VOTES INTHE DAL Grittith Says Provisional Goy- ernment Will Work in Har- mony With Parliament. DUBLIN, Press) Keb, (Associated Continued control of the Dail Kireann by the party favorable to the Anglo-Irish Treaty, although narrow majority, was shown at the by on resumed session of the Dail to-c the first test of strength resulting in a vote of 66 to 50, with the Collins Griffith party casting the Jarger number Kamon De Valera and other of the Republicans raised the question of the Dail'’s supremacy over the Provisional Government, Mr. De Va- lera saying that unless this were made clear it would be Impossible for him and his party to remain in the chamber. Messrs. Griffith and Collins gave the assurances required, GriMth add ing that Hf the Dail was the means of harrying sional Government,”” he ously protest. Every member of the Provisional Government, he contin- ued, would work in harmony with the Dail Michael Collins declared he was re- sponsible to the Dail for what he did in the capacity of Dail Finance Min- ister, but for what he did “in other capacities’ he was responsible only to the electorate. The exchanges between the Repub- leans and the Free State adherents were at times most acrimonious. Shortly after the Dail reassembled a division was taken on the ratifie tion of the appointment of Patrick J Hogan as Dall Minister of Agricul- ture, The vote was 56 to 50 in his favor and showed the strength be- tween the Republicans and Free Staters. When the Dail met at 11.45 o'clock arthur Griffith made a brief Minis- terial statement, recounting the events since the last meeting of the body and asked for tne ratification of Ministerial appointments, The appointment of Joseph Mc- Grath as Minister of Labor was to “be made the Provi- must vigor- then left the matter in the hands of his temporary successor, the bill becomes a law the city- wide tax rate for the City of New York will be 2.74. The Stationery Department has specially prepared for to-morrow An Extraordinary Sale of Imported Writing Papers of extremely fine quality, in blue, gray. lilac and white; the envelopes lined with tissue , of contrasting tone; in boxes containing 24 i sheets of paper and 24 envelopes to match i ' } offering “unsurpassed value at 75c per box Special prices will be quoted for stamping this stationery from purchasers’ own dies. | The occasion ts especially opportune for the | selection of a charming Easter gift. (Sale on the First Floor) |» ; | The Spring&SummerCatalogue specially featuring Fashionable Clothes for Women Misses and Children is now in effect in the Department on The Sixth Plo Mabvison Avenue- Filth Avenue S4th and 35th Steegts Pew Dork A NEL bin la A an ip hoy tthe | _THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDA was functioning as of the Provisional not of the Dull. Government and appointment was approved. amon De Valera inquired what the relations were between the Dail, Min- ister of Education and the Provistonal Government Minister of Education, and asked that the sole Minister re- sponsible to the nation should be that Dail Ministry being one. merely a nominal name of the L’rovis The Dail reassembled for a session which was expected to continue for several days. ‘Tho main subject to be considered is tinderstood to be that of financing the Provisional Government for the coming months Kevin O'Higgins Minister of Eco- nomic Affuirs, said the Lord Mayor of Cork had written to Michael Collins, challenged on the ground that he} Tabor Minister | This was denied ant | of the Dail, As the Dall was the | nation's sovereign Parliament he would not consent, he sald, to the ynal Government. NARY PIFOR “ON STAND 1S AN EMPHATG WITNESS (Continued From First Page.) |“where she came in on this, and she Dr el Hayes, Dail Minister! said: ‘1 don’t want a thing but the of Education, explained tbat alll pleasure of having the contract signed ‘ormer Firltish control over educa- Hon had been handed over to the Pro. |!" ™y¥ office. It will help me in a visional Government, with which he|business way.’ . was acting in concert During the time Mrs. Wilkenning Pe ar een (Abas ra insisted ee hits. claims she was negotiating in behalf il Minister be supreme, Richare " ‘ Mulcahy remarked that the matter|°% Misa Plekford, the witness con- was one of words, and the appoint-|tinued, several offers were received ment was then ratified by the actress, One of them, she The same question was raised In} stated, was from the Universal Film ve arty Henieie Re aieeinge ina Company, which was expected to ogan, the Republicans urg' supremacy of the Dail and objecting} @mount to $20,000 a week. Each to documents being issued In the|of these offers, she declared, was eoni- municated to Mr. Zukor, with whom Mary finally made a two-y@éar con- tract at $10,000 a week. Mrs. Pickford testified also that Mrs, Wilkenning, who had got Jack Pickford a two-year contract at $150 a week, accepted $75 as her feo when she refused to pay her 10 per cent. or 6 per cént. on the whole two years’ the Dail’s Minister of Minanee, asking | salary. for £2,000,000 to rebuild Cork, The Mary sald she had planned early in Mayor sw, added O'Higgins, that! 1916 to leave Zukor because one of her of the Dail Collins could not command the £2,000,000, although as Provisional »vernment Minister he would be able to obtain the money to liquidate this British HMability. Ministers. fense, expressed the view that discussion was unnecessary, while Willlam Cosgrave, Minister of Local Government, characterized it as “non- sense."* Adherents of Mr. De Valera called for a division on the question Hogan's appointment as Minister of Agriculture, and this was ratified by a majority of six, Or Fifth Avenue COATS Some 250 odd coats, mostly fur trimmed, in four supreme value-giving groups. Formerly to 185.00. SUITS Some 100 odd suits, mostly fur trimmed, in threesupreme value-giving groups. Formerly to 175.00. Cloth in four Formerly to 59,50, Overblouses and tuck preme yalue-yiving grou Richard Muleahy, Minister of De- the of kin’ AIMS WEDNESDAY Shéb - of Month, /€ learance Radical Reductions on All Remaining Winter Apparel ree DRESSES and Silk Dresses for now and carly Spring, supreme valuesgiving groups. RIOUSES models of Canton Crepe and Georgette, in three su- secretaries reported a Mr. Kaufman |had put her secretaries out of their office into the hall. She testified that this was one of several instances of unpleasantness, and that she went’ to Mr. De Valera challenged this view, |Zukor to ask release from her con- saying he would not carry on unless | tract. ° the Dall were supreme over the Dajl| ‘He said: ‘Mary, you're excited. Go home and think about it, and if you're of the same mind to-morrow, I'll let you go.’ ie She said she returned ‘next day to quit, but agreed to make one more picture. Later, she, sald, Dennis |O'Brien, her representative, reported ‘Zukor denied he had released her, | | but would hold her to her contract. | She testified that at that time Mrs. Wilkenning met her at the studio, where it was generally known she w: | Broadway 10.00 15.00 22.00 35.00 10.00 15.00 28.00 9.75 12.75 18.00 22.00 2.00 - 3.00 ups i ln Formerly ta 10,00, to leave, She stated she signed the Benjamin B. Hampton contract in Mra, Wilkenning’s office only after Mr. Hampton had promised to tear it up if Mr, O'Brten was dissatisfied with it, She denied she asked Mrs. Wilkenning to obtain sthe offer for her. Mary denied in this connection an interview in an afternoon paper which was attributed to her, “It says I wore a pink fluffy waist," she exclaimed almost indignantly, “I never owned a pink fluffy waist in my life." She testified she declined’ to enter into an agreement with John F, Freu- ler, who, she sald, expected ten pic- tures a year of scenarios by unknown writers. “I felt,’ she continued, ‘that he couldn't make any money that way and I knew I'd be killed artistically, 1 wanted to come out bigger than I was when I went in. It is impossible to make ten good pictures a year," Freuler, the plaintiff had testified, had offered Miss Pickford, through her efforts, $10,000 a week for eighty- five weeks and a bonus of $150,000, 2.90 , FEBRUARY 28, 1922, TWO MOREFRMS ON WAL ST. HANDS OF RECENER (Continued From First Page.) to-day submitted to Judge Mulqueen, of General Sessions ,by the additional Grand Jury, under Foreman William C. Popper, based on that body's month of investigation of complaints against ‘‘bucket shops''-and the sale of securities by false representation, After calling to the mind of the court that the jurymen had examined a large number of witnesses and a quantity of documentary evidence, they stated that they heartily en- dorsed efforts to obtain protective legislation. NO CREDITS “We have reached the conclusion," the jury declared, “that such legisla- tion should provide as follows: "1. That before any security is offered for sale to the public the cor- poration of association issuing it shall be investigated and the value of that security, after determination, be made public. “2, That every person or concern doing business as a broker or dealing in securities, and every exchange through which securities are sold or traded in or in any way handled, be Mcensed by the State. “3. That the same supervision now given to banks and insurance com- panies be given to brokers and ex- changes, and that frequent investi- gations be made by the State into the affairs and transactions of such brokers and exchanges. “4—That these corcerns be under the supervision of the Secretary of State, the State Banking Department or another department to be created, and such department should act in concert with the departments of the State controlling the issue of secur- ities of corporations, “S—That the records of the depart- ment having such supervision should, CHARGE PURCHASES MADE TO-DAY WILL APPEAR ON BILLS RENDERED APRIL Ist. Pest & Co. Fifth Avenue at 35th Street—N.Y. 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After a tribute to the assistance given by the District Attorney, the jury asked the court to urge the en- actment of such legislation as would be necessary to effect the foregoing recommendations, Quem an Sean = = * 2.90 3.90 N Cloth Bound 75c 2, NOW On Sale ‘ AT ALL NEWSDEALERS AND BOOK STORES By Mail Postpaid 90c ADDRESS THE NEW YORK WORLD EW YORK Cit ¥ a Sees po

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