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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06
Grocers Hang Up
"No Sugar" Signs
Forty Complaints for Over
charging Presented to
the City Bureau

The sugar situation in New York
City took turn FOR the worse yester-
day.
With the fairest possible distribu-
ton Of what little sugar remains, gro
Gerry stores all over the city had to put
up signs stating that they had none
for sale. Numerous reports Of price
raising were received by the Complaint
Bureau Of the City Market Commits
sion. Some groeers were charged with
demanding az much as 20 cents &
round. which is exactly twice the price
agreed upon by the conference com
mittee. representing all departments Of
the sugar trade from refner 10 re-
taller.
Last weeks report that the 100000
Ton share Of the Louisiana cane crop,
Tor which a Did was made by the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Company, would
not be forthcoming. was verified yes
terday BY the company. "The Ameri-
can Sugar Bulletin" displayed tele-
grams exchanged between K. +. Mill
ing, chairman Of the Committee Of
Louisiana Producers. and Earl D.
Babst, president Of the American
Sugar Refining Company, disclosing
that only IS per cent Of the 100. 900
tons could be furnished BY November
10. Two weeks ago George ". Rolph,
chief OF the food administrations
sugar division, announced that the
louisiana cane sugar crop ought 20 be
the hands Of the refners by No
senber and IN the grocery stores Of
View YORK City By The middle Of the
month.
Chairman Milling Of the Louisiana
Committee, ia telegram 70 Mr.. Babst.
dated November J., reported another
frost, killing the bud Of cane almost
~ 20 the Gulf Coast.
Demands for the Z6,7J0 tons Of
sDgGr. which ar. Rolph, nearly two
weeks ago. declared had been released
ny foreign governments for local con
sumption, met no response yesterday.
Forty complaints Of oyercharging
Tor sugar we're announced By City
Market Commissioner Moskow.tz yes.
terdsy. The price e1tortions ranged
from 1874 cents a pobnd 20 20 cents.
Nr MOskoVitz said that all the com
plants had been turned over 20 Fed
eral Food Administrator Williams. II
ssS said that Mr. Williams planned 70
punish violators By urging Wholesale
dealers % stop selling them sugar in
he future. Any yiolatOr of the 9H
and 10 cent price agreement, who does
an annual business 81 more than 800
900 q year. will find serious difficulties
n securing Federal license 70 con-
lngs in buEinesK. II was said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06
Huge Supply Is To Be
Maintained for
Emergency
Early Revision of
Coke Prices Forecast
Western Fuel Operators
Appeal for Full Car Sup
ply in Shortage

WASHINGTON. Nov. 5.-An order
reQuisitioning for the government 10
per cent of the output of virtually
every coal mine in the country will be
issued by the fuel administration prob
ably tomorrow. The coal will be dis
tributed by the government to meet
emergency requirements wherever they
may arise.
Consumption is keeping pace so
closely with production that many
parts Of the country are feeling the
pinch of a coal shortage. Industries
essential to the public welfare in many
cities face the prospect OF closing down
and thousands Of householders have
found it impossible TO purchase win
ter's supply of fuel.
Government Pile Best
The fuel administration has met the
situation as best it could by ordering
individual mines to supply emergency
needs, but it has been decided that
government pile Of spot coal' will
best serve the purpose. Operators will
be directed TO trim contracts generally
70 furnish the 10 per cent desired. IL
is likely that instructions Will accom-
pany the order directing producers TO
reduce first the contracts of concerns
whose output is not required eltner
for war purposes or for domestic re-
quirements.
Within q short time the fuel admin
istration will classify all industries IN
The order Of their Importance and Will
direct that they be supplied with coal
according TO their classification. Is
sential industries and householders
will be classed under the heading "A"
and others will be rated as In the opln-
ion of the government they should be
supplied.
An early revision of coke prices was
forecast to-day, when Warren 5. Biau-
welt, of Detroit. was named as a speclal
assistant to Fuel Administrator Gar
field. in charge Of coke. Coke IS now
selling al prices fixed in the steel price
agreement, made recently by steel pro
ducers with the War Industries Board.
The fuel administration has received
from the Federal Trade Commission
estimates on the cost Of producing fuel
oil and gasolene, and will announce
soon the measure Of control it will as
sumo over oil production and distribu-
ton.
Ask Full Car Supply
Coal operators Of Colorado, Wyom-
ing and Utah to-day presented 20 the
priority committee of the War Indus
tries Board request for full car
supply for mines in those states TO
meet urgent fuel requirements, both
for industrial and domestic use in the
intermOuntain section.
Fuel stocks in Oregon. Washington,
California. Nevada, Idaho, Utah, New
Mexico. Wyoming and Colorado, the
operators told the committee, have
fallen to the danger point, while mines
in the coal regions supplying those
states are working only from 40 TO so
per cent Of capacity, because OF an in
adequate car supply.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06
News in Brief

james Barr, three years old, OF MilltoWn'
n. j. took a revolver he had found 10 tne
loft of barn and examined II, WINE hls
young brothers and sisters clustered aoou',
He pulled the trigger and the bullet ente,sd
his head through the eye lie dieu WINE W.
ing carried to physician.
'JTBuy a Bond" the rechristened German
Il C-5. which did such effective work Tor
Liberty bonds. is being removed from tho
sheep pasture in Central Park and returned
in three sections, As il came, TO the pier at
I22d street and the North River. Its final
resting place will be made known later.
A DOG believed 20 be afflicted with rabies
badly mangled the legs OF Marion Montesi:
aged twenty-siK, and Alexander Berger and
Vidin Monistad. seven and six years old. re-
spectively. All were taken TO the Williams
burg Hospital. and the dog sent 20 the
Department of Health for examination.
Thomas Paine. Of Belyidere. n. j., cele-
brated his l0lst birthday. He reads news
paper every day, is 10 be seen in his pew az
the Episcopal church every Sunday and great
ly enjoys a smoke.
While holding up traffic at Eighth Avenue
and Fortieth Street 20 permit school children
to pass Patrolman Thomas Mcmahon. aged
thirty-four. Of 400 West Fiftieth Street. was
Of the skull. The motorman. Samuel Sirot-
ken was arrested.
a subway train killed Mrs. Catherine Me-
Crane. aged eighty. OF 1873 West Ninety
seventh Street. in Grand Central station.
She is supposed 20 have fallen from the ex-
trene northern end Of the platform.
The trustees Of the Cathedral Of ST John
the Divine have begun an action against Max
Steuer. a lawyer, and other persons 10 fore
close a mortgage on an East Houston Street
property.
Mrs. Jennie Iogue owner Of a boarding
house at 39l Clermon, Avenue Brooklyn.
and n negro maid. named Margaret Best.
were asphyxiated in the kitchen Of the house.
A defective gas tube caused the tragedy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06
Then David Lawrence
OF "The Evening Post"

Among the features of "The Times,
under it's new regime, was the publica-
ton. by arrangement with "The New
York Evening Post" of David Law
rence's Washington letters, and Law
renee contributed also signed editorials
TO "The Times" Young Lawrence had
made an enviable reputation as q news
paper man, and his friends have re-
GREETED his being thus brought within
the malgn circle of the Hearst infiu-
ence. He saw Brisbane constantly,
who knows how TO hatter a man, dis
cussed matters Of policy with him, and
the real significance of his double re-
lation to his two employers has been
his success In putting over the Bris-
bane views in his correspondence with
the eminently respectable POST" and
thereby influencing the editorial policy
Of that paper through it's confidence in
its Washington correspondent. And it
is David Lawrence whom Brisbane has
been using through the columns Of
"The Post" to irluence the friends Of
President Wilson among New York
voters to believe that there is no issue
Of patriotism involved in the mayoralty
campaign and that the Administration
is Indifferent if not hostile to the cleo
ton Of Mayor Mitchell. Of which more
anon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06
Miners to Decide if
$4,000 Shall Strike

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 5.-Whether the
$4,000 coal miners Of the southwestern
district. which includes Missouri. Kan
sas. Oklahoma and Arkansas. shall 60
out on a general strike depends upon
the decision of convention of miners
of the district, TO be held in Kansas
City. November II. according to Alex
ander VI. Howat president OF the Kan
sas district, United Mine Workers Of
America. The call for the convention
is being sent out now, Mr. Howat said.
Upon his arrival here to-day from
Washington, where he and other Off
Gals of the union of the southwestern
district had been in conference with
officials of the Federal Fuel Admins
tration, Mr.. Howat sent telegraphic in
structions to the striking miners Of the
Kansas district TO return to work i'm
mediately and abide by the decision of
the convention. About S5 per cent Of
the $4,000 miners Of the Kansas dis
trict were out, he said he has been in
formed.
The convention here will pass final
judgment upon the so-called automatic
strike penalty clause. which continues
TO be the chief obstacle in the way OF
an amicable agreement, Mr.. Howat ex-
plained.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06

forts may have been TO drag it in,
no one in the government feels that
q vote for Hillquit is n vote for
pacifsm and pro-Germanism though
no doubt many voters will feel that
way. No one believes vote for
Hylan is a vote for Germany. though
no doubt many German sympathizers
will vote for him. No one here be
lieves necessarily that a vote for
Mitchell is vote for war. The Ad-
ministratlon is disposed to consider
that the issue is good government or
bad government, and nothing more.
And there isn't much being said about
that. because with Administration
folks, speaking in political parlance
and thinking in political terms, It is
difficult 20 Sc which is the more diff
cult TO forgive Mayor MitchePs
excessive intimacy with General
Wood. Roosevelt, Hughes and the
Anything to Beat Wilson Club or
the fragrant cutting of Wilson by
Tammany on last Election Day in
New York City"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06

they do get up once in a while and
say, no, everything is NOT perfect.
and I'll tell you why
Socrates called himself a gadfiy.
He stung the people and made them
think.
"Mr. Stone is a gadfly. Health, long
life and more power TO him-even if
We do disagree with him sometimes.
"He makes the other Senators think
and give reasons"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06
Racer Dies Under Car
John E.. Steurwald Crushed to
Death

ORANGE, y. j.. Nov. John +.
Steurwald, the automobile racer. was
found crushed to death under his own
automobile late tonight near Living
ston. He was thirty-nine years old, and
lived in l50th Street, New York City.
Steurwald was driving alone in the
car at the time of the accident, and no
one could tell just what had happened.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06
Could the President
Be Indifferent

II may be very well that President
Wilson. mindful of the unfortunate
attempts Of former Presidents to med
die in New York City campaigns, has
decided that he would keep hands off
now. II may even be possible that some
little two-by-four politician. quotable
as the usual "high authority" has eX-
pressed resentment az Mltche's non
partisan attitude during the last Pres
idential campaign. IL would be Just
as easy in fact, has been easy-to Sc
cure expressions from high authority"
deprecating the Lawrence misrepre-
sentation of the Administrations atti-
tude. But only the most gullible could
be deceived in the first place.
Here on the one hand is Hylan. a
Hearst Murphy candidate. to begin
with Everybody with sense enough 20
come in out of the rain knows that the
President has refused 10 have any
dealings with either Murphy or Hearst.
Since he first became q candidate for
the Presidency Woodrow Wilson's at
titude toward Tammany Hall has been
consistently that the only way TO man
age Tammary was to defy II. To say
nothing of Hylan's shady financial rec
ord and his pro-German proclivitles.
it would be enough for the President
20 know that Hylan was the choice of
Murphy and of Hearst.
On the other hand, there is Hillquit,
refusing. out of abundant wealth, TO
buy even one Liberty bond or to do
anything TO aid his adopted country in
The winning Of the war, and urging his
own election as a means Of showing the
world that the country is not backing
the commander in chief of the army
and navy in the effective prosecution
of the war.
Is it not really Infamous to repre-
sent the President and his Administra-
ton as Indifferent to the issues Of this
contest in the greatest American city,
and to put that indifference upon the
low plane of ward politics, namely,
that the Administration is disposed to
get even" with Mitchell on account of
his friendship for Roosevelt and Cen
eral Wood?
Hearst could not have put that over.
and neither could Brisbane have done
il. The pity is that David Lawrence
did
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06
October 5, 1917

You will observe that all British
official statements speak of 'the Al
lies and America" They do not In
cludc America among the Allies, for
the good reason that America is not
one of our Allies.
Every mention OF the fact we are
lending money TO the Allies pains the
heart of Brisbane almost as much as
il does that Of the Kaiser. It would
not have been wise for him 10 suggest,
as Hearst did in the first Liberty Loan
campaign. that we should buy bond
to help England, but the following par
agraphs were at least a good introduc-
ton to the second campaign, in which
Brisbane was most intensely patriotic:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06

While advocating German peace.
Brisbane is constantly warning against
an English peece. insinuating that we
are fighting merely to allow England to
keep the German colonies she has
taken possession Of BY way of few
eXAmples:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06
From "Tbe Washington Times,
Mag 9, 1917

"The whole thing is rank treason
and should be so regarded by the De-
partment Of Justice if the plans for
this meeting are carried out. The
conference is timed 10 the arrival Of
the American mission in Russia,
whose purposes Of encouragement
and cooperation American Socialists
have already done their feeble best
TO nullify. II il were not for the in
jury to the good causes which this
group is trying to adopt as their
own, and the delicscy Of our rela-
tions with Russia, these enemies of
America might be left alone for the
sake Of the healthy reaction that
would undoubtedly follow their
REASONABLE utterances. Under the
circumstances they should not be left
alone, and if they are counting
maryrdom through imprisonment
punishment should be added by the
enforcement Of silence. while they
are kept incommunicado TO the end
Of the war"
When this same peace conference
was barred from Minnesota by the
Governor, declared unwelcome II
Fargo. y. D., and elected from Hud
son, W 49, IL pIOpbafu w ii'NN ~ W "o''
ington. II was duly welcomed TO thu
national capital and opposition TO III
coming deplored in David Lawrence
editorial in "The Times" Of Septem
Der /:
Tolerance and self-restraint are
the virtues Of a democracy. The
people of this city have an oppor-
tunity to demonstrate the absurdity
of the theory tina; America is being
prussianized. Listen TO what the
Peoples Council has to say and tell
them whether you agree or disagree.
The men and women who compose IT,
who believe in economic freedom
after the war, or statement oil
American peace terms in explicit
language, or the repeal of the con-
scrlption Law, or an early ending of
the war itself, are conscientious in
their beliefs. Cries of German
money" have gone up, but no one
has ever proved n connection. real
or apparent. between this OrganiZa-
ton and any German funds or influ-
ence."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06
Hearst's and Brisbane's
Emperor Wilhelm

OF course, Brisbane wants German
peace, and Hearst is the great peace
maker. as witnesses the following from
"The Times" of August &:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06
The Times, J1,ig 6, 1917
Anarchy rules in Russia, some
body must do something.
Classic Examples
OF Editorial Camouflage

In addition to the typical Brisbane
editorials. q new feature has been
added TO "The Times" of column Of
short paragraphs on the first page,
commenting on the news Of the day.
This gives full opportunity for the
trick Of enhsting the sympathy OF the
reader and perhaps winning his conf
dence by giving him first some good
old fashioned patriotic dope and then
slyly handing him a dose Of poison.
The most common form OF administer
ing this is in capsules indicating what
we have 10 fear from our allies. espe-
c.ally England.
For example. here are two consecu-
tive paragraphs, the first gently re-
buking the Germans and the second in
jccting suspicion and distrust OF Eng
land:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06
Advent of Hearst's
Man Brisbane
Presto, Change

Presto, Change!
On the Goth of May Munsey an
nounced that he had sold "The Times"
to Arthur Brisbane, who protested (too
much that he had bought the paper
himself and was its sole proprietor
Nevertheless, it became Hearst paper
as thoroughly Characteristic as The
New York American" or Journal
There was the same personal toady-
ism to Hearst, the same enthusiastic
Endorsement of all that Hearst stands
for, the same fake news stories, which
have been so mercilessly described In
former issues of The Tribune, and the
same subtle spreading OF disloyal
poison over ostensibly patriotic pabu-
lum.
The Brisbane editorials appearing in
"The Times" were those common to
the other Hearst papers, but Hearst
now has the advantage Of being able
to quote in his own praise. as was re-
Gently done in page advertisements
published in the New York papers, edi-
torials from supposedly disinterested
and independent paper, with fairly
honorable record, namely. THE Wash
ington Times" The fact that Bris-
bane wrote the fattering eulogiums
was Enthusiastically suppressed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06

How many billions do We want to
spend. how many men do We want 20
kill. in order to get mol only the
peace that would satisfy Us, but the
peace that would satisfy England
and the other Allies?
Which is the dominating voice In
the peace-making question? L. II the
voice of America. which IL now pay
ing the bills, supplying the food. and
sling nothing but IN end Of muir
der? IL IL the voice Of England, not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06

LEXINGTON, KY. Nov. .. Increases
averaging Sl.40 day Lave been granted
10 employees in Kentucky and West Vir.
ginia Of the Consolidated Coal Com
pany. the largest employer Of labor in
the two states. according to an an
aouncemcnt here to-day. The increase
is effective from November |.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06
August IL

As We enter upon the fourth year
of the war that they were to win in
six weeks, the Germans announce
that they have shifted their Intense
hate from England to America
"GOtt strafe America" Is now the
German cry, but Colt won't do any
thing of the kind.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06
PROCESS in the Subtleties
Disloyalty

"The Times" with other Hearst pa
pers. used the camouAage of Raemaek-
ers's cartoons, for which editorial apol-
ogy was made on at least one occasion
These in turn were Offset by the car
toons Of Baer, the new Congressman
from North Dakota sent 20 Washington
By the farmers organization whose
members applauded La Follette's speech
which is now being investigated by q
Senate committee.
Munsey's Times" had denounced La
Toilette and Stone. The Brisbane.
Hearst Times" cxtols them thus. Sep.
TENDER 3, 1917:
"a VERY USEFUL SENATOR
''Some newspapers misunderstand
Senator Stone, and Senator Stone
misunderstAnds some newspapers.
But the nation IN fortunate In having
him in the Senate.
IF all the Senators agreed on
everything and everybody In power
said All IL perfect that would
NOT be good thing for the little
people.
"Men Ike Stone. Of Missouri: Ia
Toilette. II Wisconsin; Eongrcssrpan
Bacr. the farmer representative from
North Dakota, are important because
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06
always renowned for her unselfish-

ness!
In fact. Brisbane will not admit that
we have any allies in this war. That
theory excuses him from the charge OF
bringing aid and comfort to the enemy
by attacking our allies. Hear him:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06
Forces For and Against Peace

The Most Powerful and Effective
Peace Worker in This Country Is W.
X. Hearst.
The world wants PEACE. 1t is
more important than victory, more
important than increased territory
for one nation, humiliation for an
other.
Are We to have a peace that will
save millions of mothers from broken
hearts and millions of young men
from death or defOrmity?
Or are we to continue reading the
lists of killed and wounded for one
or two or five or ten years, while
government insists upon just the
peace that il demands. with exactly
defined humiliation for the German
ruling family?
Give the Germans peace and We
believe that the German people will
gladly restore Alsace and Lorraine
10 France. as indemnity for the war
that was forced upon France, and
make full restoration 10 Belgium.
which is all that the Allies should
ask.
To Brisbane. the Kaiser is. with the
utmost respect, Emperor william
who is here depicted as another Alex
ander marching TO the conquest Of oui
ally, Russia;
The Times, JulY 24, 1911.
Emperor william. with his Prus-
sian phalanx. his devoted troops
from all Germany. his Austrian Bull
garian allies obedient to his VIII, re-
calls, as he approaches Russia. the
Greek Alexander entering Persia.
He is beloved with fanatic affection
bv his people. who believe that he
has made their prosperity, their ma
ton, and will give them their saliva
ton.
Not content with this tribute to the
Kaiser. Brisbane calmly. proposes tna'
our ally. Russia, should be Prussian
lied in the interest Of Russia itself:
The Times, J,tig 6, 1917
Anarchy rules in Russia, some
body must do something.
The natural somebody is Ger
many, right next door to Russia, as
Japan is next door to China.
When the dust settles. this war
is over. and Fart Of the bitter hatred
gone, the civilization of Western Eu-
rope NAV be very grateful to ter
many IL the war finds Germany with
enough strength left to undertake
the policing and the maintaining OF
order In MISUNDERSTANDING the re-
sources there and making few
billions of rubles in the process.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-06
The Changes Take
Place While You Look

Just to show the difference between
the old times and the new, take the at
titude of the former and the latter
toward the american Conference for
Democracy and Terms of Peace" the
call for the first conference being
signed by Morris Hillquit, among
others.