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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
Dillon Hits Middlemen
Before Wicks Committee

The remedy for high prices eonsum-
ers are compelled TO pay for food, as
outlined yesterday by John. j. Dillon,
State Commissioner of Foods and Mar
kets, testifying before the Wicks com
mittee, was a big terminal market in
this city such as Paris, Lyons and other
French cities boast, and the elimination
Of the commission merchants or mid
dlemen.
Some Of them-the middlemen-are
such that II they had the choice OF
making money through a legitimate
deal or through trickery would prefer
to make it through trickery," he de-
clared.
The consumer would obtain fresher
food at cheaper prices II the state or
the city embarked in the market busi-
ness
"The entire system OF distribution In
New York City Is wrong" continued
the Commissioner. AN honest man
who goes into the business must con-
form TO the rules of the system or Quit.
The rules of the system are:
MAKE the traffic bear all II can.
"Giye the producer as little as pos
sble.
MAKE the consumer pay as much as
possible"
The Commissioner went into the de-
tails Of some Of the wiles OF the mid
dlemen, citing several instances TO sup
port the charge made by all who are
opposed 10 . continuance Of the middle
man system that out of every dollar
the consumer pays for food the pro
ducers get 80 cents and the middlemar
Sc cents
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
NURSE SHOOTS
WAN AND SELF
Bridegroom Wounded by
Woman Who COnfeSSeS
She Loved Him

Miss Sarah A. Sheldon, trained
nurse. shot John Henderson, bride
groom OF a week, through the hand
last night in her apartment, at W
Edeecombe Avenue, and then sent a
bullet through her body. She Is near
death in Harlem Hospital
81 loved him." was the explanation
she gave to the police.
Henderson, who is a salesman Cor a
ship chandler on Water Street and
lives at 74e st. Nicholas Avenue, has
known Miss Sheldon for eight years.
He is forty-one years old and she is
thirty-fve. He had no suspicion, he
said. that she was In love with him.
Last Wednesday he married Miss
Rachel Jones, another trained nurse.
Although Henderson told the police
that Miss Sheldon. after hearing OF
his engagement, had said, "I1l kill
you," he added that he did not regard
the statement as threat.
Monday Miss Sheldon called on MN
at his Office. She told him that she
had been compelled to give up her posi-
ton with a tuberculosis clinic of the
Department Of Health because she had
tuberculosis. She was going to Cali
fornia on the following day, she said,
and asked him TO bring some time
tables to her apartment.
With the timetables in his hand he
entered the apartm Mt at o'clock. Miss
Anna Balleer, the other occupant OF the
rooms, was in the kitchen.
"Sit down and make yourself com
Portable" Miss Sheldon urged.
Henderson sat down in a rocking
chair. Miss Sheldon levelled an auto
matte pistol Of small calibre and fired
twice. Henderson threw up his right
hand Just in time to get it punctured.
The second bullet went into a book
case. Without hesitation Miss Sheldon
thrust the weapon against her body and
pressed the trigger.
II all happened before Miss Balleer
could traverse the few feet from the
kitchen TO the sitting room. The bullet
entered Miss Sheldon's abdomen and
emerged at her back.
81 shot him and shot myself" she
easped as her roommate entered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
Hartigan Sees Big Saving
in u. S. Control of Food

From 81 900 100000 to $1,000, 100000
a year is the sum Commissioner Hart-
gan estimates would accrue to the ma
ton if the government supervised the
conservation and regulated the distri-
button Of the national food supply. The
time Is coming, the commissioner says,
when this will be done. This will not
necessarily call for government de
clared embsrgoes or Federal fxing OF
prices, Mr.. Hartigsn asserted.
While this larger scheme awaits de-
velopment Mr.. Hartigan is gong TO
see what he can do toward putting into
practice certain forms of conservation
and regulation in New York State. lie
says New Jersey IS interested, and that
the Homemskers' Society. a statewide
woman's organization, had asked him
to help start campaign in that state.
Women's organizations from all over
the greater city continue to volunteer
to Join the convention of women's So
cieties, which will meet on Friday in
Mr.. Hartigan's Offices and form the AS
ISOLATION of Women TO Conserve the
Food Supply.
Mrs. Heath, president of the National
Housewives League, yesterday wrote
to President Wilson, urging:
First--A careful inventory Of all pub
lie and private warehouses where food
is or may be stored.
Second-After such inspection a cal
culation of how much Of this supply is
needed for home consumption, not &C
cording to our present wasteful meth
l.. e
economy.
Third-The keeping Of this needed
supply in the country by fixing maxi
mum price for it, the surplus to be
held for export, also under a maximum
price.
Commissioner Hartigan will have
public warehouses Investigated from
two sources. Yesterday he wrote DR..
Hermann NJ. Biggs, Of the State De-
partment of Health, and the Attorney
General, asking that the conditions in
cold storage plants be examined.
Il am confident" he said, that the
Investigations will reveal there are
perishable products which, to say the
least, are suspicious for human con-
sumption. There should be a law pro-
viding for the inspection Of foods be-
fore they shall be permitted TO leave
warehouses"
+. 2. Fay, food expert for John J.
Dillon, Commissioner Of the State De.
partment OF Foods and Markets, an.
nounced a drop Of 2 TO cents a pound
on turkeys. Retailers in Washington
Market, he said, were selling the birds
at from 80 TO 3s cents. On Monday
they brought 40.
According TO investigators for
Marcus NJ. Marks, Borough President,
turkey prices vary with the locality,
so that it is difficult TO fix any stand
ard price for the city
Mrs. ]. Wells Wentworth, Of his Office,
visited the Harlem and Greensboro
markets, and many retail stores, and
as result of her researches issued
this table Of minimum prices;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
queens
Harlem. boro. Store
Lower Market Rates
Are Urged by Marks

Members OF the citizens committee
on open markets, appointed by Marcus
NJ. Marks. Borough President, in Feb
ruary, 1914. met yesterday in mis- Office
10 find a solution for the present fight
of food prices. Many reforms and rem
edies were discussed, chief among them
the reduction of the rentals charged By
Controller Prendergast for space in the
free open markets established by Mr.
Marks.
The Borough President explained
that he had appealed in vain for the
reduction OF these rentals, amounting
to Sl.50 square foot, and now sought
active public pressure in the matter.
Two of these markets are still do
ing business" he said: zone under the
greensboro Bridge approach and the
other at 10th Street and Third Avenue.
But the latter has lost two-thirds Of
its dealers on account u the rentals
II was your intention and mine that
moderate rentals should be charged,
but those exacted at the rate Of sl.50 a
square foot are three times as much as
the rentals charged in very good dis
tricts of this city for loft space.
Here the charge is from 80 TO so
cents a square foot, which includes
steam heat and elevator service, while
in the open markets, at $3.50 a foot.
the tenants have the privilege OF freez-
ing 10 death.
at seems TO me that We can ask the
Controller to consider the present stu
alton as a crisis. lie has the sole right
10 fix the market rentals. have ap-
pealed 70 him many times in vain TO
reduce them 10 80 cents square foot.
The city would be the gamer from the
greater amount of space rented, and 90
cents would bring the dealers back and
reduce prices through greater eompeti-
tion. That these two markets have sur
vived despite everything shows clearly
what a demand there is for them"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29

years that the Board of Estimate had
80 control over county offices. The
case involved what was considered ono
of the most vital budget questions
raised in recent years.
The case in point was that Of George
f. Plancon, an employe in the New
York County Clerks office. County
Clerk Schneider, who started to fight
the budget regulations Of the Board
of Estimate in regard to county EN-.
ployes, refused to ask the consent OF
the board to the promotion Of Plancorn
to vacancy. The County Clerk took
the case to the courts.
The lower courts upheld the County
Clerk and ordered Controller Prender-
CAST TO pay Plsncon's salary. Mr.:
Hardy took the case to the Court OF
Appeals and won.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29

mitv toward Patsy Taffe, hotel keep
or Of Shadyside.
Yesterday Taylor and Nestle were In
troduced to the Italian by stool pigeon
a. never-fail gunner from New YORK
City. One of these gunner, Iayior'
was supposed to be so tough a CHAR
acter that he wore mask wherever ne
went One glance at this sinister figure
,yben the men met on lonely spot
on the Palisades, and sabatto became
so impressed, it is said, that he Of
Tered to put up 500 which was to be,
long TO the masked marvel IL he killed
Taffe. He and Nestle went to deposit
this TO their joint account IN the oank'
it is said.
Az soon as they were out OF sight
TAYLOR Jumped into a machine and met
Sabatto in his true character as he
emerged from the bank. The movie
scene followed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
Tanner Urged to Stay
by Republican Leaders

Frederick c. Tanner, chairman OF the
Republican State Committee, was urged
yesterday by members Of the party to
reconsider his determination to re-
sign.
"A great deal Of pressure has been
brought to bear upon me" he said, ito
reconsider my desire to devote my en-
tire time to my law practice. / am
taking the matter under advisement."
81 am urging Mr.. Tanner TO remain
as chairman of the Republican State
Committee" Governor Whitman said.
"The matter of his resignation has not
vet been disposed of. Politics take
some time. Mr. Tanner and his law
partners feel that the firms business
demands more of his time"
Mr.. Tanner received several compl:
mentary messages from Republican
leaders who have not been considered
his friends.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
Lays Suicides to High Prices

Coroner Feinberg said yesterday
that the added impetus that increased
cost OF living was giving to birth con-
troll was grave national menace.
The present high cost OF living" he
added. sis directly reflected in an in
crease IN the number OF suicides,
deaths from lack of proper nourish-
ment and birth control"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
Torn Bills Ease Conscience

A conscience fund" contribution In
the form OF the halves Of $50 and 800
bills representing $500, accompanied
by an unsigned note saying UNPAID
duties-Other parts sent to Secretary
Of Treasury at Washington" were re-
ceived here yesterday by Dudley Field
Malone. Collector OF the Port. The
note and the money were in an envelope
postmarked Boston.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
BULLETS HIT HEALTH SHIP
Came from British Liner--Concern WI
Pay for Punctures

New Orleans, Nov. 2s.-Stray bullets
from a rife fired on the British steamer
scythian, Of the Leyland Line, pierced
the smokestack Of the Public Health
Service ship Neptune on Saturday at
the mouth Of the Mississippi. The Nsp-
tune reported the affair here to-day.
Local Representatives Of the Leyland
Line said tonight that they would pay
for the damage TO the Neptune's
stacks. 1t Is expected that that will
close the incident.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
SPEAKS OUT OF HIS TURN

Washer Says Hello, Kid!" to Police
mans Wife and Her Hubby Grabs Him
Mrs Nora Moorehouse was standing
IN front Of the West Forty-ssventh
Street police station last night when a
stranger scoosted her.
"Hsllo, hdl" he ssid-
The young woman called 10 . patrol
man who was leaving the station house
Frank. arrest this man Hen both
ering me-"
Frank was her husband. and he did
g. In the night court the prisoner said
he was William Drake. Of <S9 Amster-
cam Avenue.
ut was a case Of mistaken identity"
he told Magistrate Simms
he was placed under $500 bonds 70
keep Identities straight for the naxt
three months
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
Held for Short Weight Coal

-Four East Side cellar coal dealers
were held in 500 bail each in the
Yorkyille police court yesterday,
charged with selling short-weight
bushels" of coal TO tenement custom
ers. Inspectors from the Bureau of
Weights and Measures testified that
some coal measures were less by a
half than they should be and others
by quarter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
CITY WINS IN COUNTY FIGHT
Court of Appeals Upholds Right of
BOARD of Estimate to Control

Lamar Hardy, Corporation Counsel,
gained a victory yesterday for the city
when the Court Of Appeals handed
down a unanimous decision denying
the claim made by county officials for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29

better grades OF eggs were bought 70
Richmond and Queens was made pubic
yesterday by Police Commissioner Ar
thur Woods. II was compiled by MS
secretary, Henry Jay Case, from, egg
prices collected by patrolmen in all the
boroughs.
Prices Shown by Report
The average price of the best fresh
eggs, as shown by the report runs
from 81 cents a dozen, on the upper
East Side, TO 20 cents a dozen on the
lower East Side, the same eggs vary
ing in price in other localities. The re-
port follows:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15
COST OF. WAR ,

HE WAR is now costing Great Britain s2soooooo a day.
 So far as commodities concerned continued ndeintey upon this scae The burden probably he es at the end of four than the end the because tune the people would be thoroughly organized n onsry and production would be basis
 There has been and must still be large shifting of prodc tive power from matters not necessary matters sary This takes time, and self denial.
 Some idea of the possibilities economy nav be gained from perusa of report of the statistics commerce of nation TS
 If large scale should to the United States and pie would for the clothing they already ed exclusive of shoes saving two billions affected UT other words the labor used for things cd to war production Self denial in candy would 35OO0OO To give up servants and automobiles used for pleasure would produce half a billion more.
 One can eliminate from the consumabes of United States values equivalent to the values would cost $28 100000 day. for year 400 days this self denial would in considerable touch the forts of e Good shelter heat books newspapers ldant food, and ordinary amuseInents would remain.
 Those familiar with the facts of production and the
 ie will understand that nation under the impulse war necessity anad given me it's production than eleven billion dollars annually.
 The increase such is referred to would be stated in terms money but it is to be thought of meaning the quantity of consumable products of such degree that the war is maintained by the excess.
 If the European should continue long enough would the spectacle of the civilian population living lavish scale than at the beginning of the conflict whe porting in the field lavish scale millions of fighting
 The chief damage occasions to production is break ing up existing organizations. Those who fight the chiefly the not yet of much value to the organz element of nation The older engaged in the be- ginning who had already specialized for the work
 available for fighting estimated at 12 per cent of population Of this l2 per cent multitude those who work which do state at would ul mately present persons employed in pro- dncton than it had when the war began NgSS<fs B
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15
TWO oREvOLUTIONARY AMENDMENTS

HE JUDICIARY committee of the House reported two outionary measures yesterday; one, amendment granting the suffrage to without the other amendment for prohibition throughout the United States favoraby, by vote of 12 to T.
 Unless unforeseen change takes place in the growth public opinion both of these must become laws within 8 few years; perhaps within short time
 Twenysix states committed to prohibition These represented by g senator's and Twelve equal suffrage These have 24 senator's frequently the men, the equal suffrage states largely also prohibition states. 1
 local option has given the prohibition movement political strength than indicated by the number of prohb ton states Many congressman wet states from districts their localities regardless of their personal views.
 years ago scarcely anybody would have predicted judiciary committee of the Congress of the United States which would take so radical position.
 Many forces have combined to make the change. Chiefly responsible result of than fifty of persistent agitation. Secondarily the is factor.
 The war convinced the world that though women do not bear they nevertheless essential to the conduct of strong state their industrial The ban
 which European governments have placed alcohol of has attracted the imagination of the American people.
 What is the future to be? &- Women will vote everywhere in America
 Will America entirely dry? The use of liquors with heavy alcoholic will surely be prevented Malt liquors with but per of alcohol may be permitted
 The fraught with concern to the liquor in dustry, which holds upon precarious tenure.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15
MIR. GARLICK AND THE GAMBLING DENs

@ HERE STANDS in New York bay great satue vs-
 ble by night as well as by day. Millions and millions of Americans have this figure but they know is +ora If vonno M Garick called Bridge mort prove it's existence by evidence not hearsay he might have failed of proof.
 Brdgepors gambling houses are as much landmarks here m that statue is in York bay Everybody knows about th though few have entered them The police department about them When public prosecutor calls in the staff
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15

Dunbar, 60, night watchman in ;l local shipyard, committed suicide last night, a revolver wound in the head causing death The cause was des- tendency. Dunbar was unmarried.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15

af o naUsnaner flo inform he authorities himself ridiculous Prosecutors presumed o know by reputation where the brightest red lights
 o in the neighborhoods that have their watchful
Evening star., 1916-10-01
ONE-WAY RECORD BROKEN
IN OCEAN-TO-OCEAN TRIP
Hudson Super-Six Makes Round
Trip From San Francisco to New
York in Less Than Eleven Days.

In the first round-trip ocean to ocean
run to be made by an autom o bile
against time the Hudson Super Six,
which reached San Francisco last Sun
day morning. in both the going and re-
turning trips broke the best previous
one-way records. The round "trip from
San Francisco to New York city was
made in 10 days q hours 3 minutes
Last spring the best one-way record
from coast to coast was days hours
The record breaking car was seven
passenger touring car and carried at all
times three and four passengers. Pre-
vious one-way records were established
with roadsters and stripped models. On
the return trip the car was Il. hours
ahead of the going schedule up to with
in 250 miles of the finish. On account
of the heavy rains in crossing the Sierra
Nevada mountains fifteen hours more
than was taken in the going trip.
The average speed going and coming
including all stops and slowing down to
speed requirements of more than $50
cities, towns and villages passed
through each way, was close to 700
miles a day.
Three drivers. Ralph Mulford, A. II.
Patterson and c. II. Vincent, by making
train jumps, piloted the car on its
round trip across the continent.
Evening star., 1916-10-01

left before paying your money is to
see that you get all the customary
accessories which go with a machine.
Bear in mind. however, that the car
has been in the possession of another,
and If a few things are missing from
the equipment don't blame the shortage
upon the dealer, in spite of the fact
that you are entitled to all you can get
for as little as you can give-that IS
business.
You should be prepared to expend a
little more than the actual buying price
on the car in order to satisfy your
particular tastes. The amount you can
have done for you depends wholly upon
your persuasive powers as applied to
the dealer.
When all these things have been
settled and before closing the deal, get
a proof of the ownership Of the car
from the dealer. confirm the motor
numbers set forth with those on the
engine of your car. turn over your
money. obtain your bill of sale, and the
car is yours for better or for worse,
richer or poorer-it all depends upon
the care you take Of it.
Now just a final word. Take your
machine home and on your first day off
don your overalls and get acquainted
with your new servant.
The old axiom applies to used cars
even more than to new ones: Know
your car.
Evening star., 1916-10-01
Looking for Defects.

After the compression has been tested
and passed upon favorably lift the hood
that covers the motor and ask the dem.
onstrator to start the engine for you
While having the motor run at the vari-
Gus speeds listen carefully for the pres
ence of any thump, knock or tap.
OF course. the noiselessness Of a mo-
but you must not expect this condition
in used car unless it be of the latest
manufacture, for you must understand
that all machinery is subject to wear
and tear, and, consequently, to the pro-
duction of noise.
Should any knock make itself pre-
dominant, however, then there is some =
thing serious which needs attention.
While it may not be anything radically
wrong at the time, it may become so
and necessitate the making of expen-
sive repairs.
For immediate purposes the only
knock that need be noticed is one in
bearing which may be recognized
most often as dull or heavy metallic
knock, heard at every revolution of the
motor fly wheel This may be accen-
tuated by the short circuiting of one
or more of the spark plugs, in turn, by
placing screwdriver against one Of
the plug terminals at the same time
touching any metallic part Of the
motor
A condition existing such as this
would require the attention of a me-
chanic an'1 should be remedied at once
Nearly every other knock or tap that
might be heard can be eliminated by
slight adjustments to the exterminal
mecha nism