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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-26
Head of Employers Associ-
alton Tells of Conditions
in Building Trade.
WANTS ARBITRATION
COMPELLED BY LAW
Both Sides Rotten" He Declares
to United States Commission
on Industrial Relations.

Labor complications resulting from
the formation Of unions and employers
associations in the building trades IN
New York were rrobed yesterday by the
United States Commission on Industrial
Relations. witnesses from both sides
ngreed that conditions were complex, al
though the basic principles on both sides
were simple enough.
ut has been rotten on both sides" de-
ciared Otto NJ. Eidlitz. president Of the
Building Trades Employers Association.
Union officials who appeared as wit
nesses said that unions existed solely to
protect the workingman and better his
condition. They pointed to non-union
factories, where for fifty-nine hours
work a week the workman received only
sl2. while his brother in the union shop
got at least 20 per cent more week
for only forty-eight hours work In
many non-union factories. especially In
the West, they said. working conditions
were unsanitary and the surroundings
immoral.
The employers asserted that. whatever
the purpose of the union might be, II
was sometimes used to exact illegal and
restricting agreements from employers,
and even at times for Matchmaking pur-
poses.
Mr.. Eidlitz said that the employers
association of which he is presiednt was
organized to deal with hold-ups by the
unions. 1t had como to such n pass, he
said. that a strike would be called sim
ply for the purpose Of extorting money
from the contractor.
II think our scheme put a stop to nine
tenths of the hold-ups," he said. Il
think II was as successful as possible
when you consider that you are dealing
with human frailty backed by power"
Under present conditions, said Mr..
Eidlitz there was nothing to prevent an
outside contractor from erecting build
ing in New York, although one union
the exterior stone workers-had built q
wall" around the city. They would not
allow the importation of dressed Indiana
limestone or Vermont marble, he said.
the union rate for stone dressing being
much higher i'm New York than in Ind
lana or Vermont.
TO relieve conditions Mr.. Eidlitz rec
commended compulsory arbitration Of all
disputes involving utilities and board
Of appeals to which all disputes could
be- referred when all other means Of
reaching an agreement failed A. D.
Tompkins, secretary Of the United Board
Of Business Agents Of the Building
Trades Unions, said that no one board
could settle disputes for the whole coun-
try. Labor conditions In different parts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-26
BIG HOTEL IS TEPEE
FOR INDIAN MASONS
A Dozen Blackfeet, One a
Friend of T. R., in Camp
at the McAlpin.

McAIpIn Hotel patrons stared bar6 Va
terday morning when two autouoh,,s.
drew UP at the entrance and twelve r..,
sure enough Indians. decked out In all Il.
gaudy fnery known to the red man
marched into the lobby. At the head n,
the procession walked Medicine ov,
spirit man and chief of the Blackfe.t
tribe of the Glacier Park reservation. In
Montana.
The company included four spuaws, and
after being assigned to rooms the visitor,
went out to view the wonders OF the town.
under the guidance OF Charles B. Crifin
Indian agent OF the Glacier Park section.
The gay dress of the party and the tin
king bells some Of them wore on their
belts attracted much attention on the trip
through the Tenderloin.
Inquiry developed the information ths,
the Indians were members Of the Masonic
order and had been attending q conyen.
ton in Atlanta. They will remain in New
York until Wednesday night, when they
will depart for st. Louis.
One OF the most picturesque figures in
the group Is Chief Lazy Boy. who has
been on the warpath against the Sioux,
Crows, Mes Perces and Kootenai tribes in
bygone days. Recently Lazy Boy wa.
made an honorary member Of the Ad.
venturers' Club. Of Chicago.
The only other honorary member OF the
club is Theodore Roosevelt, and last night
Mr.. Griffin wired Mr.. Roosevelt to ar
range for a powwow between the two.
Roosevelt and Lazy Boy received the gift
of a ring from the club. the only two
rings Of the design in existence.
On the McAlpin roof a large tepee has
been erected, and several moving picture
men have arranged to stage some pictures
to-day. Medicine owl says that the coun-
try where his tribes lives Is the most pro-
Guctive In that section. The government
will open up 10000 acres for the benefit Of
settlers next fall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-26
Kai.Fah Shah Thinks Both
Will Profit Greatly by
Partnership.
ENVOY OF REPUBLIC
SPENDS BUSY DAY
Tea In Afternoon and Dinner at
Night for Minister OF
Young Republic.

His Excellency Kai-Fah Shah, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten-
tiary OF China to the United States
made his first public appearance In MS
new capacity in this city yesterday, at
tending a tea and reception In his honor
at Columbia University In the afternoon
and a dinner, at which he was the guest
Of the China Society of America, at Del
monicos. in the evening. The tea was
given by the Academy OF Political Sci
ence.
At both the reception and the dinner
Kai-Fah Shah, who was accompanied by
his wife, expressed his personal and Of
fetal gratitude at the cordially Of the
reception. Speaking at the dinner, he
told how Americans might be OF as
sistance to China He said:
"In China We have vast oil fields scat
tered over the northern and western parts
Of the country. These oil fields are rich
and we want to develop them. With the
cooperation of DIR. Reinsch, the Amer
lean Minister at Picking, my government
proposed to the Standard Oil Company
the formation of a joint stock company
for the development OF these fields. The
company accepted the governments
terms, and we have made a preliminary
agreement which / have no doubt will
work out satisfactorily for both parties"
China, he declared, was commercially
where the United States was fifty years
ago, before the transcontinental railroads
cemented the East and West.
DR.. Louis Livingston Seaman, president
Of the China Society, presided at the din
ner. The speakers were Professor Jere-
miah w. jerks, of New York University;
John Basset Moore, Miss Mabel L.
Poardman, OF the National Red Cross,
and Admiral Chadwick, Of the United
States Navy The guests included Y. Y.
Young. Chinese Consul General in New
York: Wen-Pin Wei, DR.. Talcot Will
Jams. dean of the Columbia School OF
Journalism: Andrew b. Humphrey, and
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler. president OF
Columbia University.
The ballroom at Delmonicos, Where
the dinner was held. was decorator Win
silk peace fags of all nations. valued by
their owner, DR.. Robert Freedman, at
$4,000.
At the meetr~ in the afternoon In
Carl Hall. Professor Lindsay, president
of the Academy Of Political Science. pre-
sided He introduced President Nicholas
Murray Butler, Of Columbia After
ward tea was served on the cam
nus. The women's reception commit
tee included Mrs. Albert Shaw. Mrs. Tai
colt williams. Mrs. f. A. Goetze. Mrs.
]. X Kemp, Mrs. Nicholas Murray But
Ter, Mrs william II. Carpenter, Mrs. Ed
ward T. Devine, Mrs. Samuel McC. Lind
say, Mrs. william NJ. Sloane, Mrs. +. j.
f. Woodbridge, Mrs. Frank A. Vanderiip
and Mrs. Mart Grace Worthington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-26
RUNAWAY MOTOR
TRUCK KILLS BOY
Laborers Eating Luncheon Start
Auto Which Pins Lad to a
Lamppost.

George Reuch. chauffeur Of a nve-tor
motor truck belonging to Robe Bros.
543 West csth ST., brought the auto to
halt in front of his employers store, al
noon yesterday and went Inside.
Two laborers-Charles Shumptz. eigh'
teen, of 5lS West 18th St, and Daniel
Schebler, nineteen, of 52s West 18th ST.
who had been working on the block
boarded the truck and sat on the seat tc
eat their lunch. Without thought one Of
the men placed his foot on the brake. A
once the auto started, swinging down th'
hill westward. and, as neither of the
laborers knew how to guide 1t, the truck
swerved from curb to curb.
Patrick Burke, thirteen, Of HS Wes
s6th st, and Edward McAdams, ten, Of
the Same address. had strung a rope
over the cross-piece Of q lamppost ir
front of No. eSS, and they were swinging
from 1t when the motor tuck bore down
upon them. II pinned the Burke Lao
against the post and struck young Nc
Adams heavily.
The chauffeur had emerged from the
store and, after rapid run, he got OF
the auto and, with the assistance of othei
persons, drew the truck from the lamp
post, releasing Burke.
A physician from the French Hospita
found that Burke had been killed. Nc
Adams had sustained internal Injuries
and he was taken to the hospital.
The two laborers were locked up
charged with criminal negligence. Th'
chauffeur also was arrested. The charge
against him was based on the fact tha
his machine faced east on the north side
of the street. a violation of traffic regu
I LOT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-26

Of the country varied too greatly Tor
that. he said.
Frank 3. McCord, vice-president OF
Pest e. McCord. said that he had opposed
any agreement with the structural iron
workers because they had violated agree
ments with the company. ]. w. john
son. president Of the structural iron
workers union. who followed Mr.. NC
Cord, said that the open shop main
tanned by the firm was merely dun
Every effort to reach an agreement with
the firm had failed. he said. The oegin-
ming of the trouble. Mr.. johnson SAID.
was a suspicion he had that the hrm OF
Post & McCord was owned by the Amer
lean Bridge Company.
Walter Gordon Merritt, associate coun-
sci for the Anti-Boycott Association
took the most sombre view Of building
conditions in New York. Owing TO the
unions and their abuse of power. he de-
clared, It was impossible TO erect a
building of any size in New York under
open shop" conditions. He recommend
ed a law making all strikes illegal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-26
FAMILY NEEDS $132
Husband III, Wife and Seven
Children Are Destitute.

A mother and seven children have
been left destitute by the illness OF the
husband and father, who is suffering
from tuberculosis, and is now In hos
pital making a fight for his life. The
mothers time ia virtually all taken up
with the care OF her home, but she does
some sewing, at which she earns 50 or
IS a week.
The man is a cook. and when he was
working earned wages enough to support
his family from month TO month. His
relatives cannot come to his assistance
and the Charity Organization Society
asks for 1882 for the womans use during
the next six months.
Gifts may be sent TO the once of the
society. los East 22d st.
The society Acknowledges with thanks
the following contributions sent in re-
Spouse to previous appeals in The Trib-
une: Mrs. Kathleen II. Harris. 81; b. B..
81: c. II. b., 81 David L. Gluck. 81;
Anonymous. ST. Cash, 81; Mrs. Adolf
Lehman. IS; Mrs. George B. Bsrnhsim,
$40.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-26

ours. but the Church, like Christ. does
good and receives injuries IN return. The
divine help Will never fail us. We have
Christ for a pledge and history for a
witness"
The allocutIon ended by recalling that
ono hundred years ago Plus VII trium-
phantly returned to Rome from con-
tumeiies and captivity and was received
with the applause OF the world.
Much Comment Oceasionsd.
The passage in the Pope's allocution
referring to men OF distinction and
force planning schemes for preventing
the calamities OF revolutions and the
slaughter OF war and for insuring the
blessings Of peace was afterward much
commented on. and generally interpreted
as referring to President Wilson's ana
Secretary Bryan's endeavors to preserve
peace
A severe thunderstorm ragged while the
conclave was In session and, as 1t was
accompanied by an oppressive atmos-
phere caused apprehension that 1t might
affect the health OF the Pope. but he ap-
Immediately after the secret consistory
the pontif,cal master Of ceremonies. ac-
companed by the secretary OF Cardihai
Merry del Val and the secretary OF the
Apostolic Chancellery. visited each OF the
new cardinals and handed him his lot
NAL notice Of appointment The newly
created princes OF the Church were sur
rounded by crowds OF friends.
Cardinal Gasquet. the English Benedic-
tine. delivered an address. in which ne
said he regarded himself as represent
ing in Rome not only England, but Ire
land, Wales and Scotland, and III not
altogether too ambitious. / can ciaim'
after my recent visit to the United states
to be partly American, as l can couh.
upon the true and affectionate regard oi
many people in that great republic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-26
FALL RECOVERING HATS
Two Men Near Death When
Thrown from Streetcars.

Two men nearly lost their lives in
Williamsburg yesterday trying to re-
streetcars.
Stephen Sinneck. OF uo1 Manhattan av.,
was on a crosstown car when his hat
blew of. He lost his balance and fell
10 the street he injured his spine and
was taken to the Eastern District Hos
pital.
Louis Mersky. Of s. Boerum St. fell TO
the roadway and fractured three OF his
ribs He was taken 10 St GATHERINGS
Hospital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-26
To Dedicate Memorial Cross

The large churchyard cross presented to
Trinity Church by Mrs. Orme Wilson in
memory Of her mother. Mrs. William AS
tor. will be dedicated Saturday morning
at II o'clock. The design was prepared
by Thomas Nash more than year ago,
and has been in the hands of sculptors
since.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-16
WHITMAN OPENS HIS
FIGHT IN BROOKLYN
Begins Campaign With Night
Speaking Tour Through
the Borough.

District Attorney Whitman opened h's
campaign In Greater New York last night
by making eight speeches In as many
places in brooklyn. lie got the biggest
reception. at the Kings County Republican
Club, where ne spoke To- more than 500
persons lie announced that he stood for
economy, efficiency. honesty and inde-
pendCncc. lie also laid out seven pledges
that he said he would follow II elected
Governor. among them being 10 follow
the trail OF graft 10 prevent extravaganza,
to urge n law making conspiracy to de-
fraud the state a felony instead of a mis-
dcncanor and TO amend tn" primary law.
Mr. whitman started his tour Mt tho
Unity Club and then went 10 the Kings
County CLUB. He made his longest talk tn
the members of this club He sid in the
course of his talk that he was heartily IN
favor of the Republican party platform.
After leaving the Kings County club
Mr. whitman spoke Mt the j. X. Neal Re-
publican Club, AZ 52 Harmon street; the
Frank j. Williams Republican Club. al
$50 Metropolitan avenue, and In the club
houses Of the Nineteenth, Sixth and Four
tenth Assembly districts.
This afternoon he II to speak In White
Plains and tonight ut the Organization
clubs OF the sixth, Eighth Tenth, First
ard Seventh Assembly districts In Man
hqttan. Tomorrow night I'VE more As
Ea.nbly districts will be visitcd-th.
Ninth. Eleventh. Thirteenth. Fourteenth
and Sixteenth. Future engagements are
not complete except that Mr.. Whitman
will be in Wate-tnwn on September 2;
and I'm Buffalo on September ~,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-16
HEDGES SEEKS BROOKLYN VOTE
Aspirant for Governor says lie Is
the Logical Candidate,

JOB Hedges went to Brooklyn last night
IN quest tur votes AT the primary for his
nomination Tor Governor and SPOKE at the
Republican club OF the Eighteenth As
s,mb.y district at 2i31 Church avenue
He MAS introduced 10y J. Arthur Hilton
lie said that he was the logical candi-
cate Of the Republican party for the
nomination AZ Governor. He referred to
his candidacy of two years ago and said
he had gone to defeat with his party
without "a complaint aud that many of the
leaders now opposed to him were with
him then
81 believe in better laws and fewer
ones Mr.. Hedges said. II believe in
more action and less hypocrisy. | sub
nit that my candidacy will have less OF
factioual coloring than that of either OF
the other two candidates, that ii will
excite less dutagunism and that IT will
get more enthusiastic support from the
enrolled Republicans"
Mr. Hedges paid a compliment to Mr..
Whitman hv saying that he should get
'ul' credit for all he has done in con-
vct.ug criminals in Now York county
Rut h' declared that these were the only
points lu his favor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-16
M'COMBS OUT FOR
GLYNN AND GERARD
National Chairman Tells Will
son That Both Will Win
in New York.

WASHINGTON, Sept -. -- Chairman
william McComhs of the Democratic Ma
tonal Committee is out squarely for Mr.
Glynn for Governor and James w Gerard
for United States Senator The national
chairman had conference to-day with
President Wilson and told him that he
favored the denomination of Gov. Glynn and
the selection OF Mr. Gerard for the Senate.
Mr.. MctomhS Informed the President
further that he believed that both Gov.
Glynn and Mr.. Gerard will he nominated
and also that they will he elected.
The national chairman talked over the
situation I'm New York with President
Wilson and gave him much more on
couraging reports than he did on his last
visit TO Washington few weeks ago.
II is understood that NJ, McCOmhs again
urged the President to pursue course
of hands off, In the New York primary
contest and this is the course that the
President will try 70 pursue.
II Ia acknowledged however, that Mr.
Wilson will have difficulty in dspeling
the notion that the Washington Admins
tratlon IL taking sides because OF the
activity OF Federal Office holders in New
York and the candidacy Of Franklin -.
Roosevelt. Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy. for the Senate on the Henncssy-
Roosevelt ticket.
Dudley Field Malone, Collector 81 the
Port, arrived In town tonight and will
call at the White House tomorrow. The
appearance OF Mr.. Malone in town on
the heels Of Chairman McCombs led to
surmises that the President may be urg-
ing Federal Office holders in New York
to avoid undue activity in the present
primary fight. There have been reports
for day or two that some such action
had been taken by the President but no
definite confirmation has been obtained
here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-16
CURTIS WINS BY 5000.
Congress Delegation Not Changed
by Vote in Maine.

PonTLANp. Me-, Sept. ALPHABETICALLY
complete returns from yesterdays State
election show that oakley g. Curtis, tho
Democratic Mayor OF this city. was elected
Governor 10y a plurality of about 5000
The three Republican and one Demo
cratic Representatives in Congress were
reelected. Asher &. Kinds of the First
district beat his Democratic opponent by
only 1911 votes, while Representative Mo
Gilicuddy. Democrat. defeated Harold NJ.
S-waii 10y nearly G000 III the latter
district the Progressive candidate for
Congress pollcd more than 5000 votes.
whereas in the First district only 2,3Il
stood by Walter Emerson. the Bull Moose
nominee
Pat Pattangall. Democrat. gave Rep
resentative Peters good run In the Third
district being defeated BY less than $500
votes.
The Democrats control the lower house
OF the State Legislature by a majority OF
five and the Republicans have the Senate
BY three. Both Curtis and Haines ran
ahead OF the vote cast for Wilson and
Taft in 1912, while the Progressive vote
dropped 10000 from that thrown for
Roosevelt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-16
INTERBOR0UGHs GAINS GROW.
shouts Reports Revenue Increase
Despite Dull Conditions.

The Interborough- Metropolitap Company
for the year cNded June 80 shows
surplus of $l.s6O,I65. against s7Ss,5l4
the previous year, It's total surplus at
the end of the year was Sj,iid,ts6.
President Shouts. az the ANIMAL meet
ing yesterday. spoke hopefully OF bus'n So
conditions as affecting the company.
"While the general business dep'css on g
beginning to affect all lines OK industry
he sad, ''it Is affecting ours less tnln
most others, In July our daily gross
increase was between $4,000 and $4,000,
In August the increase was not quite so
large. This month We are just a little
ahead of last year"
President ShOnts, commenting on the
litigation involving distribution OF a cash
fund IN excess of s7000,000 IN the hand.
OF receivers Of the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company, said that the Inter
borough metropolitan expected to receive
at least t2000,000 OF this fund and
probably more,
Mr. Shonts announced that the out
standing notes OF the company mad been
reduced to s4.5O0.OOO and would soon be
| reduced to 100000. -.-...
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-16
SULZER INvADES WEST SIDE.
Makes EiIht stops In AUTO 10 At
tuck Hose. In short Speeches.

W'll!'m SIlzcr invaded the West Side
~ upper Manhattan last nigh, at eight
places, making ten TO fifteen minute
sr'"chos At each place from the tcuueau
" AN automobile in which We're Michael
Feu'on, Philip q. Samuels. an attorney
and Frederick II. Wilson, chairman OF the
speakers bureau for the Sulzer Progress
sives
lie told his auditors that he was u
Progressive aud always had been. and
That he ~ going to make his campaign
on the Progressive platform He also
said that he In out to beat the bosses
ana 10 get the grafters. ana that with
The aid Of the decent voters Of the State
he VIII purge New York politics for good
and ever
His frs speech was at lsist street and
" Nicholas avenue. From there he went
down Broadway, stopping at l51th street,
la'th street, Ninety sixth street and
fAghtH first street. He also spoke at
I"noN avenue ana 13ith street and li6th
street and AZ 1891 street and Seventh
avenue
~ lNlst street he gathered In crowd
OF about 1900. The other places yielded
nom 80 10 1000 persons In each
place hts reception was orderly. and at
l'.d street and Seventh avenue It was
enthusiastic
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-16
SHELTERS EARN SURPLUS.
Dividend Requirements More Than
Met for Half Year.

The report of the American Smelling
and Refining Company and tho American
Smelters Securities Company for the sis
months ended June 30 shows that dos pitc
the oppressive conditions surrounding the
company's operations In Mexico the COM
panlcs earned a surplus over both pre-
ferrcd and common stock reroquirements.
The surplus available for dividends on
the common stock was S1,956.6sl. against
S2,0l7s94 earned in the corresponding
SIX months of 1913. This II equivalent tn
39l per cent, earned. against 4.03 per
cent earned in the first half year OF 1918,
The gross EARNINGS for the six months
amounted To SG,7s2.25i14. which IL an in
crease over the same six months OF last
year of Sl10.Gi2i II seemed wise 10
your directors. however, to charge on for
depreciation S7649iS.l3. an increase over
the first six months OF last year OF sr76-
7I7s2, Therefore the net Income for the
six months after this charge was $751;
2o2.3i less than the same period of last
year." A