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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-15

ton with Joseph Hartigan, Commls-
sioDer Of Weights and Measures, yes
terdav said that the big packers NAG
shown bv several acts that they careo
nothing for the domestic beef trade
being content 20 sell their entlie,
product abroad if they were permi''eu
20 do so. = 80.
I'M addition 70 the discussion Of city
owned slaughter houses the executives
will consider the proposed terminal
market plau. suggested Improvement
in tho distribution and transportation
of foodstufs and probable means OF re-
ducing the cost of milk through the
erection Of municipality owned ana
nas-ourization plants This meeting rs
nraflr1inarv 10 final meeting o. stale
MAYORS TO be held in Albany IN January
New Fraud Is Found
Jobn r. Dillon. Commissioner OF
Foods and Markets, discovered IL. nv q,
method of defraudng the house"1JIc IT,
who seeks fresh eggs YESTERDAY. ms
announced that several big Srocers
&C i, Tho Bronx having been spe-
citcaUv named by his iuvesi gator
had bcrun the use Of postal card ad1ei-
+fsfnq schemes 10 dispose OF SO I"st
eqrs AT fresh egg prices. The dealers
advertise that the products come rom
fSeir own farms. he said. and were as
q consequence, sold below the market
price Of fresh gathered eggs ..;s.
investigation by two of the commls
sio1er's Inspectors. he said, had reyea.lied
many cases Of storage eggs at ne Re
stores .t.os in question, but no fires n
gathered eggs. The storage produce
60, ,;-.r o4rered II "barCaln' rates OF
Al cents he explained. as against 30
cents s for the same grade Of eggs else
,gbere. Prosecution by postal depart
ment authorities viii be sought to-day
so Witnesses we're taken before the
Federal grand jury yesterday IN the
government investigation OF hlgn Io ZOO.
prices. It was announced, hoWey We've,
that several experts would oe sum'
moned before that body on Monqiay,,
g atoa the investigation will be pushed
TO the exclusion Of other grand jury
prosecutions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-15

This is a story for the cheerful opti-
mist who insists that the human race
Is 99.44 per cent honest. and for the
woman sufragist who is hunting new
arguments to prove the superiority Of
her sex. Police Commissioner Woods
should read IT,
Cleveland Mofett has tested the
ancient adage about honesty being the
best policy. lie has proved that only
60 in every 100 in New York work az
1t, that SO Of the SO arc women and
and that policemen almost get a zero
mark.
Mr.. Mofett deliberately sent money
10 wrong addresses. He chose ono hun
drod individuals at random, taking
care. however, 20 make the list rep
resent many classes. Then he wrote
one hundred letters 20 fictitious con
Germ. the Novelty supply Company put
q dollar in each letter and addressed
one 20 each Of the hundred. Mr.. MOI
fett's secretary signed the letter. inc
return address was Mr.. Motett honle'
l52 East Iifty-siNth Street
OF five wives Of prosperous citizens
three returned the dollar. OF five
actresses three sent IL back OF five
stenographers three sent it back. OF
five trained nurses three sent 1t back:
OF Eve teachers four sent it back. or
fvo miscellaneous women three sent L
hack. OF five working girls three sent
il back. OF FIVE women doctors three
sent IL back. OF FIVE women lawyers
three sent it back. OF five successsfui
business women five sent il back, sum
mary: Thirty-three returned the do'-
lar: seventeen kept 1t. 49,
or five successful business men, three
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-15
discover Wholesalers Are
70 Boost Rates 10 Deal
ers February |
CITY ABATTOIRS
ARE SUGGESTED
nllon Finds New Method
Grocers Have TO Cheat
on Eggs

-,-,sts O. Is rer cert increase IN
-,.s1 mice o. an kinds Of meats,
=. ,.k. erc,, February l. will be met
- hv 81 conference OF New York
e.. msrors The executives, who will
= v..h Manor mitchell late in the
80. vu discuss proposals TO
'...srsh municipal abattoirs TO en-
..grsr. independent meat production
~o.Ssv's conference. which will be
.....;,etet .n by Eve mayors repre-
citing The state Conference Of Mayors
"a CITY 0rciais, originally was in
- only for the discussion Of the
49, orob,en generally. Reports from
49, retailers ttroughOu; the city, how
20. have caused them 20 agree to
49,, IN tho meat situation specifically,
!. n. hone that thc scheduled advance
F, pr.ces may be- prevented.
Told Of Price Advance
,..o-5,rr 20 statements made 20
- oFc.s.s by several butchers, they
- been informed that wholesale
.-',ss or ell dressed beef, pork and
.....,..,,sliv every meat product will ad-
,.-.s on February ] 20 such figures
.sgt fat increase of % per cent 70
.se consumer VIII be necessary. Il was
800 that the recent advertising cam
,e'gr Of several packers had been
SS,,,tsertake7 20 prepare the public mind
l5r this increase.
one dealer who discussed the situa-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-15
MISS BURKE DRAWS TEARS
Tells Mrs. Nanderbilts Audience oil
French Nalor at Nerdun

Miss Kathleen Burke moved a tiith
Avenue audience 70 tears with her story
Of the French soldiers az Verdun yes
terday afternoon. The meeting was
held in the home Of Mrs. ". X. Wander
bit at 600 Fifth Avenue, 20 raise
money for the American Ambulance
Hospital at Neully. France.
Miss Burke visited the trenches al
Verdun when shells were bursting
within two hundred feet Of her She
told of her meetings with prominent
French generals, especially General
Petain. whom the men call Prince
IL ured to say that women inspired
men to the Hottest ideals and then pre-,
vented their carrying them out SAID
the general, "but now know mat
women are truly citizens OF the world"
Miss Burke made a strong appeal TOT
funds for the work of the American
Ambulance. Debutantes in the white
uniform Of Red Cross nurses took up
tho collection. In one of the baskets
Mrs. Stephen {. Millet dropped a
pledge for a complete ambulance
$3.50.
The girls who passed the baskets
we're Miss Mary Alexander, Teresa
Fabbri. Muriel Winthrop, Leslie Muir
ray, Joan and Barbara Allen. James NJ.
Beck was chairman of the meeting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-15
SUED, HE ACCUSES WIFE
Broker Names Realty Man by Whom
Snnuse Was EMPLOYED

Mrs. Georgia A. Patterson Humphrey
and Oliver Humphrey, investment
broker. have become involved IN cross
suits in their marital differences.
Humphrey yesterday brought a counter
suit for divorce. i'm which he mentioned
William +. Jarrett, a real estate broker
for whom Mrs. Humphrey has been act
ING a. secretary. The wife mentions
Mrs Voigt and also an actress.
Mrs. Humphrey has denied the coun-
ter charge. She said that she was IN
the employ Of Mr.. Jarrett because she
had TO support herself, but that she
never was anything but secretary 10
her employer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-15
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
"Seremonda" at Criterion
Famous Authors for
GOldWyn

"Sercmonda." already Informally an
nounced as the nest tenant OF the
Criterion, will begin its engagement on
the night Of January I, and MAJOR
Pendcnnis" will simultaneously under
take tour of considerable proportions
"seremonda." romantic drama by
William Lindsey. is the piece when
Julia Arthur has been preparing for
an entire year and actively rehearsins
for several months and into which she
has reckessly put magicians, jugglers'
dancers and various other entertainers.
Il has even been remarked, in fact, that
Miss Arthur is putting on not merely
a play, but a worlds fair.
The Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
which is largely responsible for the
shortage of white paper, announces the
acquisition of Bayard WELLER, Avery
Hopwood. Irwin S. Cobb and Roi Cooper
Megruc. In identifying Mr.. Megrue the
announcement accuses him Of the au-
thorship, with Mr.. Cobb. Of Back
Home"
George Hassell, late OF "The Girl
from Brazil" is the latest acquisition
for Love o. Nike formerly Girls
VIII Be Girls
The Christmas attraction at the
Rialto will be Douglas Fairbanks m
The Americana" and Mr.. Fairbanks
will bring about still further conges-
tion by distributing toys at the thea
tire on Christmas morning.
Stuart Walkers Portmanteau Thea
tire. now at the Princess, will demon
strate its versatility by giving New
Years Eve performance at the Hotel
Bossert Brooklyn.
b. Z. Keith's Riverside Theatre, op-
Grated until recently by William Fox,
will be opened Christmas week as d
first class vaudeville house.
Basing his claim on "Civilization,' -
which was a plea for the stoppage Of
the war. Thomas II. lnce has served no
tice on all belligcrents that IN the
event OF peace resulting from the pres
ent negotiations be viii demand roy
atty of 10 per cent. q. ). n.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-15
PENNSYLVANIA GUNS JAN
Navv's Poorest Hit Total Made In
Practice, Is Report

That the big 14-inch gun. on the SUI
per-dreadnought Pennsylvania became
cloggcd when the vessel was recently
at target practice in Hampton Roads.
and could not be fired, was a report
circulated when the battleship arrived
Yesterday at the Brooklyn navy yard:
II was also asserted that the rumored
total Of so per cent of hits at the short
range. OF 1900 yards was the poorest
ever made in the United States Navy.
Changes are TO be made in the elevaat-
ing screws Of the giant guns while the
PENNSYLVANIA is here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-15
DEATH PARTS AGED COUPLE
Mrs. PfeifTer, 81, Married 60 Years. E1-
pires-IHusband Is 81

The Oldest couple in Brooklyn Mr..
and Mrs. William Pfeiier, of 625
Franklin Avenue, nave Deen parted by
death. Mrs. Pfeifer. who was ninety
one years old, died yesterday, just one
week after celebrating her siNty-ninth
wedding anniversary. Mr.. Pielher Is
uinety-two.
Mrs. Pfeifer had been n for some
time. which slightly marred her ami
yersarv celebration, but her husband is
robust and takes daily walks.
Mrs. PfeiTer was born in Baden
Germany. and came TO New York in
iS4s. Soon after their marriage she
and Mr.. Pfeiffer settled in Brooklyn.
and for years he conducted business
in shoe leather findings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-15
TWO SHOT. EACH IS ACCUSER
Young Woman and Boarder Both Say
the Other Fired

Mrs. Fannie Rubinstein, twenty-niLe
years old, is in Beth David Hospital
suffering from probably fatal bullet
wounds in the abdomen and left lung,
and Herman Lischitz, twenty-four years
old. who boarded with her IN her fiat at
10 East Hath Street, is IN the Harlem
HOSPITAL with a bullet wound over his
right eye, as a result Of mysterious
shooting in M!s. Rubinstein's home
yesterday.
Mrs. Rubinstein alleges that Lischitz
sbot her and then himself because she
refused TO marry him. Lischitz. how
ever declares that Mrs. RubinsteIn
hot him and herself because he re-
fused 20 marry her and was preparing
10 leave her home. Both are prisoners
ON counter charges.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-15
GA TESTS STABILIZER
Former Run of Submarine, Using New
Machine. Almost Caused Wreck

The submarine Ga, known as the
,yorst roller in the navy, tried out the
,,orits OF new gyroscope stabillzer
~ Ambrose Light yesterday Inc
craft returned to the navy YARD none
the worse for her experience.
A former attempt 10 try out we
stabilizer in the Ga came near RESI-
ing In disaster. The foundation OF ,he
gyroscope was weak and the machine
narrowly escaped breaking loose.
The ca will test the stapiliz'i
enrther al some future date.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-15
Bank Seeks Club Site

The Sherman National Bank has
made oyertures 10 get control OF the
building at the northeast corner OF
Thirty-second Street and Fifth Avenue,
the former home Of the knickerbocker
Club. Plans were recently filed by the
club for the construction OF an eigh-
teen-story office building on the site
from nlans by Trowbridge & Livings-
ton. The cost was placed az $4,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-15
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Te'ephorcs l003i i0023 Bryant
To.nl1ht al S-Double Bll-Cayallerla Rustleans.
Kurf Perinl: Bo'ta De Luca. Fol'd b. Pashsccl'
Wu1o, Cartl,o AmatO. Coud.. papl -
Sat al 3 Boheme. Ada Mason. Marine.lL
sc9,'I D.dur.- seg!roa,. Mslaes,s, 1.n1. rap.
Sat Ew.-BrookIyn Aeadsmy OF MUSIC a. g.,
Iobenqrin Rappod Homer. Jr.us, Wei. klysdaeL
Ieoahardf C0ud.. Bodan1N ,,c
This Sun. Eve. a. 30 soc 70 $i.yol -p by.
p,ffa De Iura Futire Orchestra. lont, PdpL
Next Mon. At s.. TrOYs'ore- Mnzio Homer Mar
ND ~ s'f5-Fldslo Kurr Mason. Senbach.
R-auf Gorfy Wei Reiss. Cond. Botanzky
Thur, az S-Samson Ell 0alila. Homer, CAruso.
De Iuca Ro,hier Coad Paacc0
sri a. (frst tlnel francesca da Rmini. Ada
MartIue.ll Amato. BaIa. t0ud.. f0.acco.
HARDSfAN pGANO USED
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-15
John Muir Gives Trans
pOrtation Conference
Solution OF Problem
MUST BE CONVINCED
MONEY Is SAFE
Wall Street day Only a
Guide to Thrifty, Says
Expert

Evansville, Ind, Dec. John Muir,
chairman Of the Railway Investors
League, New York, told the Central
States Conference on Rail and Water
Transportation to-day that the investor
is the real owner OF rne railroads. He
then explained why the investor is
worried over the present situation and
told how fair treatment would induce
him to solve American transportation
problems.
There has been going on for the
last ten years persistent absorption Of
railway stocks and bonds by the man
Of moderate means-the small invest
or" Mr. Muir said
"Wall Street is no longer a gamblers
paradise. II IS section OF hard work,
devoted TO research 20 obtain facts and
information to guide the thrifty how
and what to buy.
"Throughout the country there IS
great army of investors ready to sup
ply money for the railroad develop
ment which the country so badly
needs.
Solution of Money Problem
"If these investors can he convinced
that capital invested ~ the railroads
will have proper consideration in the
solving of all problems, that most
pressing problem, the raising of the
great amount of money needed for new
construction and development, can be
easily solved
Mr.. Muir rehearsed the conflict be
tween the railroad executives and en-
ployes and the passage Of the Adam
son law.
The brotherhoods made a great
mistake" he declared. Their course
wiz. not stand the test. The railroads,
az der present conditions, cannot stand
for the demand Of the brothcrhood5
and continue successful operations
The Railway Investors League has
been organized, Mr.. Muir said. "to con-
sOGdate. for protective action, that i'm
mense power and influence possessed
but heretofore unused by hundreds Of
thousands of unorganized investors.
The league is to secure fair play alike
from railroad managers, railroad work
crs, railroad regulatory bodies and po-
llllCdl pa lAfns
Greater Control Urged
Future relations of the public and
the government toward interchange OF
commerce in this country were con-
sidered by Alfred p. Thorn, counsel OF
tho Railway Executives Advisory Com
mittec, in an address to the confer
cncc
I'VE propose" he said. that Con
gress exercise its full authority to
regulate commerce in the interests OF
ali the states and of the people. Our
first suggestion Is that there shall be
a system Of compulsory Federal IN
corporation and that every railroad
company that undertakes an interstate
or foreign business shall be corpo-
ration Of, and subject to regulation
bv. the national government.
1--WE favor. and shall urge, reguia-
ton of the issue Of securities by m
terstate carriers by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. We shall also
ask that the Interstate Commission De
given power TO prescribe minimum as
well as maximum rates.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-15

Everyday somebody dis
covers one Of our stores!
And as far as he individu-
ally is concerned, it's a real
find"
He gets what he wants the
day he wants 1t.
0vercoat.
Suit.
We make to fit instead Of
making to order.
They disguise furs so clev-
srly that it's hard to tell
whether you re getting what
YOU pay for or not
Unless your dealer does as
We do-marks each fur just
what it really is.
Fur lined coats SIS 70 $500.
Fur outside coats, $50 70 5000.
Christmas erfe- f,~m' 10Y those uishing
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13
ZORO CCRZO ON

Concentrating direction of the Brit ish end of the war in hands of five men-Premier Lloyd George, Lord President of the Council Earl Curzon (to be government leader in the house of lords), Chancellor of the Ex- chequer Andrew Bonar Law Cto be government leader in the house of commons), Arthur Henderson and Lord Miner (the last two ministers without folo) ---places far more pow CT in the handsfof the prime minister than the British governmental system has ever known before. MT. Lloyd Georges proposals to Premier Asquith were for a war council, of which the premier could not be a member, al though he should have the power of passing on it's work. MT Lloyd George has not hesitated to place himself in the position more closely resemb - ling dictatorship than he was willing to give his predecessor.
 David Lloyd George was denounced in Tory circles just before the war began as the man who was dragging the country to the dogs by his ''so- cialiSt' measures.
 Starting life as an incOnSpiCuOuS Welsh solicitor, he escaped notice un- til 1890, when, at the age Of thirty seven, he entered parliament as mem Der from Carnavon, Wales. Five years later he was appointed a member of the Campbell Zimmerman ca b1net, holding the portfolio of president of the board of trade. When Asquith became premier in April, 1908, Lloyd George took over the portfolio of chancellor of the exechequer, where he soon became the best hated enemy of the Tories and a popular idol of the people at large. ,..
 Since then he has grown in popular esteem and power until he was looked upon as the logical leader for the l kingdom in the present crisis.
 Andrew Bonar Law, who has been member of parliament for sixteen years was an iron merchant and for merly a member of the firms of W1f- liam Kidstons & Sons and William Jacks & Co.,, both of Glasgow. He was born in Canada, and is the first colonial to head the Unionist party.
 MT. Law was appointed secretary
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13
LITTLE SICKNESS AT VERDUN.
Patients Number Three or Four Per
 Thousand.

(Correspondence of the Asso. Press)
 Ford Vaux, Dec. 2.-French sol diers have withstood the awful rigors and privations of the fighting during the wet fall in the sector around Yer dun with notably little sickness. The army doctor in charge of a division told The Associated Press correspond ent the number of sick in many of the battalons was as low as four per thousand.
 Men in the front line are put to the trying experience of remaining for days at time in the open, crouching in shell-holes which have been joined together by stiff spade work. At this period of the year the frequent rains and wet mists drench them to the skin, while the mud in which they lie soon changes their uniforms from light blue to color which is indis- tingnishaple from the -fieiI-gray ot the Germans or the khaki of the Brit ish. At the same time their food, which, of course, has to be eaten cold is often spoiled by the foul water penetrating their haversacks, and their small supply of water or other drink, is often exhausted long before they are relieved.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13
INJURED. SUES FOR s250.
Local Man Brings Action Against
 Hartford AutOiSt.

Alleging negligent operation of an automobile, Samuel Smile of this city, through Attorney Joseph G. Woods, has brought suit against Assistant Superintendent E. o. Peabody of the Jewell Betting Manufacturing Com pany of Hartford for damages of $250. Papers are returnable in New Britain city court the first Mon- day in January. They were served by Deputy Sheriff Charles Latham of Hartford
 The accident happened October of this year at a point known as ThompsOn's corner between West Hartford and New Britain. The de- fendant was riding a motorcycle. He alleges that the plaintiff neglected to follow the rules of the road and that, because of this, the machines collided at the four corners. The defendant says that, as a result of the accident, he was kept from work for con- siderable time.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13
LZOYD- GEORGE

of state for the colonies in the coali tion cabinet formed last year after being leader of the opposition in the house of commons since 1911.
 Lord Curzon, who is ffty-seven years old, has had long experience in foreign affairs, his most important post being viceroy of India, where he served during 1S79-19O5. Prior to this he had been undersecretary of state forfIndia and later for foreign affairs. He has been lord of the privy seal of England since 1915. Since the be- ginning of the war he has been ac- tive in the recruiting campaign. He was married to an American Miss Letter, who died, and his engagement to another American, ;l widow, has been announced.
 Arthur Henderson, leader of the La bor party in the house of commons resigned from the Asquith cabinet in which he held the post of president of the board of education, in August of this year. On November he was appointed minister of pensions, a new lv created post made necessary by the war. He started life as a moldcr in the works of Robert Stephenson &- co. MT. Henderson has been ,h mem Der of parliament since 1905, and dur | ing the 190S-10 was chairman of the parliamen entary Labor party.
 Lord Miner, who was among those mentioned as successor to Lord kitch- l ener as secretary for war, has long l been identified with Egypt and South ! Africa. He has had a distinguished 1 record as a colonial administrator and he has been one of the leading advo- 1 cates of cOnscriptiOn.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13
.AWATOR'S FUNERAL
 TOUCHING SCENE
Lieut.. Wintgen Paid Last Honors
 Behind Firing Line

Correspondence of the Asso. Press.)
 St. Quentin, France. Oct. 31--While Fellow airmen wheeled their machines overhead and dropped wreaths of sfloWers upon his coffin, Lieutenant Wintgen, next to Capt. Boelke the most successful German aviator in the west and chief competitor of the lu-fated First Lieutenant Immelman ann, was borne to his last resting place.
 He had been killed in an air battle late in September.
 . Lieutenant Wintgens burial was one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of the little French city, Which has had it's fill of the kind of urama that the war brings. It was at tended by almost every military per son quartered. in St. Quentin, and by B special wish of the dead fiier, who had asked that in case he fell he Should be buried as near possible, to the scene of his death.
 After a heart-rending service in the little evangelical church here, Whit 4sen's body, in black and white cof- lin smothered in floral offerings, was placed on a gun carriage and carried to the cemetery. Behind the coffin walked three fellow aviators who with Wintgen have won the coveted order Pour 1e Merite-Baron Althaus, First Lieutenant Buddeke, who has been flying for the Turkish army, and Lieutenant F'rankl.
 ! At the head of the funeral process sion marched an honor company. Near the coffin was Wintgen's closest friend, the f1ier Lieutenant Hoehn- dorf, who was the only witness to Wintgen's death, and who carried the fnany orders that had been conferred on the famous aviator since the be- ginning of the war. H In the procession behind the gun 7carriage were representative of the commanding general, and hundreds of representatives of the various flying corps of the many German armies all of whom had known and appreciated ,Wfntgen and his exceptional ability as an aviator t. ..s-.
 At the cemetery while a comrade of the dead lieutenant spoke a few final words, two aviator friends of the deceaSed who had followed the funer gl procession in their aeroplanes. let their machines volplane to within 2 Short distance of the ground and let Tall floral wreaths, and then opened up with their machine guns the crashing military salute of three vol jeyS for the dead