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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
Administration Needed
To Stamp Out Sedition,
Says Mitchell in Church

Disclaiming all interest in party pol
itics, the Rev Christian f. Reisner in
troduced Mayor Mitchell to the congre-
cation Of Grace Methodist Episcopal
Church last night as the only man in
the city of New York wholly capable
Of plotting the administration safely
in the perilous time of war
Except for occasional references TO
the condition of various city depart
ments under Tammany rule. Mr..
Mitchell avoided politics, combining his
address entirely to the social service
rendered the city during the four years
of his administration.
~ do not believe the pulpit is the
place for politics" said the Mayor, "but
this year the interests of our country
are foremost. and the city must have
an administration strong enough to
deal with sedition unafraid wherever il
raises its head
you sent from this congregation to
the service of the army and navy forty
seven men," said Mr. Mitchell. Every
congregation in the city has sent its
quota. The men at the camps will
shortly 20 across. When they are Civ
ing up their lives il is the duty Of
everybody in this country TO stand by
and support them Loyalty. IL is essen
tial that the City Of New York finds no
obstruction to its service for the gov
crnment"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
Bennett Stays in Race;
Defends Americanism

William NJ. Bennett issued a state
ment yesterday, branding as foolish
any report or statement that he would
withdraw from the race for Mayor.
The plain people" had nominated him.
he said, and he would carry their cause
70 victory on November 6. On the
issue Of Americanism he had this to
say:
my ancestors on my fathers side
were Quakers and settled in Pennsyl-
vania over 200 years ago. Ny original
American ancestor on my mothers
side landed in Connecticut over ESQ
wears ago, and ancestors of mine have
served in the American army during
the Revolution, the War Of 1912 and
the Civil War.
THAT fact, however makes me no
better nor any worse than any other
true American citizen, whether he has
Just been recently naturalized or
whether he is the son of naturalized
father. and is no reason why any one
should vote for or against me.
"ln the present crisis | approve OF
the Presidents course in backing up
the honor and rights of the American
people and in his stand in using the
forces of the army and navy TO pro
tect and further the principles OF de-
mocracy upon which this country was
founded"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
VIII Seek to Certify
Bennett Nomination

Theodore T. Baylor, representing
William W. Bennett; Abraham S. Gil
bert, representing Mayor Mitchell, and
George Nicholson, Assistant Corpora
tion Counsel, representing the Board
Of Elections, met yesterday afternoon
at the Bar Association and agreed upon
an order to be presented TO the jus
tice sitting in Special Part l of the
Supreme Court in settlement Of the
primary election.
They will ask that the court order
the Board of Elections TO certify the
figures. as amended by the inspection
Of ballots. as the correct official count.
This would result in the immediate
nomination of Bennett.
There was grave doubt in the minds
of these three lawyers, however,
whether the court would find such an
order feasible. 1t was considered that
under the election law the Supreme
Court could hardly compel the Board
Of Elections to GO behind the returns
from the district election boards, and
il was said that il would take a week
or ten days 10 reconvene the district
boards and have each recertify the re-
suit of the primary election as
changed by the inspection.
Even then these boards, or some OF
them, might refuse TO stultify them
selves by reversing their original
counts and thereby force recount
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
Swami Believes
Boosting of Milk
Prices Illegal
Hoover Understood To Be
Making Investigation
Into Situation

Milk prices go up from TX TO 2 cents
day, and yesterday Attorney General
Lewis and District Attorney Swami an
nounced that they had the situation
under consideration. Mr.. Swami was
inclined to think that the price fixing
by the Dairymen's League constituted
violation of the law. Mr.. Lewis init
mated that he was powerless to take
any effective action until the State
Food Commission was appointed and
ratified.
The Attorney General said that Fed
eral action was possible. and that he
understood that Herbert c. Hoover,
Food Administrator. had been making
an investigation. So far as state &C
ton was concerned. Mr.. Lewis pointed
out that two courses were possible-an
investigation to ascertain whether the
Donnelly antitrust law had been vlo-
lated and procedure under the new 1000
law, which prohibits excessive prohts IN
necessaries.
Prosecution under the Donnelly act.
Mr.. Lewis SAID, nad proven BehelaiiN
unsuccessful. II was impossible to APP
ply the new law. he said. until the
Food Commission was in existence. 81,
an case the Food Commission shall
be promptly organized" he said, the
Attorney General will probably tender
10 the commission his services for an
Immediate statewide public investiga-
ton of milk prices. Should there be
a prolonged delay in the organization
of the commission II Will become
necessary to adopt other remedies
Mr.. Swami pointed out that the
Dairymen's League, said TO embrace 30
per cent Of the dairymen in the state,
had forbidden its members TO supply
milk 10 any dealer who refused to sign
the new form of contract al the ad-
vanced rate, which was TO be advanced
again on November /.
Cattle feed has increased greatly IN
nrice and the cost OF labor and taxes
have gone up said the District At
torney, and the act Of the league may
be one of industrial preservation. But
the combination and agreement 10
raise prices and the practical black
listing of those distributors who re-
fused TO comply with demands, wou d
seem to constitute violation OF the
law against combination in restraint
of trade"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
Big Mass Meeting To-Day
To Urge Mitchell to Run

headquarters yesterday afternoon and
addressed $50 members of the Irish
Fusion Com mittee. representing almost
as many Irish and Catholic societies.
The committee organized by electing
Colonel Charles Healy chairman, Harry
$. Brennan secretary and General Ed
ward Duffy, formerly Colonel of the old
Goth Regiment, chairman of the eXecu-
tive committee.
On Wednesday afternoon the Mayor
Will visit Queens to meet the lnde-
pendent committee which has taken
charge Of his interests in that borough
and which will put an organization IN
every one Of its election districts. Eu-
gene v DAILY, Of Flushing, who man
aged the campaign for the Supreme
Court Of County Judge Burt j. Hum
phrey. has been selected 20 head this
committee and manage the borough
campaign.
Petitions Are All Ready
The petitions for the independent
nomination of Mayor Mitchell were
completed at Fusion headquarters last
night and are ready for immediate fill
ing should the Mayor accept the noml-
nation at to-day's mass meeting. They
contain more than the necessary 5000
names, il was said.
This afternoon the committee on
PLATFORM of the Fusion Committee will
meet and agree formally 10 submit
their handiwork TO the full Fusion
Committee. The latter will meet at
the Park Avenue Hotel in the even
ing to pass upon the platform so sub
mitted. Its publication, provided
there is no unexpected hitch. will fol-
low within a day or so.
Fusion will speed pup its publicity
pace by the issuance Of an aggres-
sive campaign weekly-"The Fusion
Flashlight' first number of which
will appear tomorrow. 1t will be
eight pages of diversified matter de-
voted to good reasons why Fusion
should be kept in power. James Mont
gomery Flagg. W. J. Enright, W. c.
Morris, Crawford Young. Reginald
Birch. Fontaine Fox. W. X. Starritt
H. T. Webster. W. +. Hill, Ethel Plum
mer, Walter de Maris. Ralph Barton,
Oliver HEREFORD. c. b. Falls and many
others of distinction in letters or art
will be among the contributors.
Henry A. Wise Wood telegraphed
yesterday from Gloucester, Mass, 10
the Mayor. telling him that it was his
duty and that of every decent citizen
regardless of party, to fight for the
preservation of his administration
from destruction "by the dark forces
Of disloyalty and sedition which are
striving to throw the governmental in
fuence of our city into the scales OF
war against the United States and its
Allies"
Senator Robert L. Owen, chairman
of the Committee on Banking and
Currency OF the United States Senate
who had come to the city TO attend the
dinner for the japanese mission Sat
urday evening, before returning to
Washington expressed his deep disap-
pointment that Mayor Mitchell had not
received the Endorsement az the Re
publican primaries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
News in Brief

Smoke from a three-alarm FIRE in the
Hall Bolt Works. at 100 70 los Charles
Street, drove several hundred residents OF
three six story tenements 70 the street The
FIRE caused $4,000 damage.
4 defective switch caused the front trucks
Of the first car of Third Avenue IL
train 20 jump the tracks AZ l23d Street.
Louis Migdel. Of 4l6 East Tenth Street the
only passenger in the car. was slightly in
jured By being thrown from his seat. Fiji
teen persons in the other cars were unhurt
Franklin Simon Co.'S Fifth Avenue
store is displaying flag carry twenty
seven stars each denoting a. employe Of the
company who has gone into war service.
Hunting for an escaped prisoner. two
Blackwell's Island guards captured three
Young men and a quantity Of narcotics in
an abandoned barn at Nassau and Narick
avenues. Brooklyn. The keepers did not find
their man. whose identity they refused 10
Disclose.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
Auto Kills Youth
On Wedding Day

Two soldiers sprang from an au'omo
bile in front of st. Mary's Hospital, ia
maica, early yesterday, ran inside, cry
ing that one man had been killed and
others hurt in an automobile accident
and dashed out again. They have not
been seen since.
In the automobile in which they cane
was found Sergeant Raymond ". Gols
of the Quartermaster's Corps, Gty
ernor's Island. His right hand WI
severely cut The driver Of the q
knew only that the soldiers had con
Wandered il az Hillside and Queeny
avenues. three miles 20 the east. cow
was admitted TO the hospital ana an
ambulance sent 10 the spot named.
The body of George .. Mcdonald OF
T64 Columbus Avenue. lay beside the
road. He had been killed when gov,
eminent car driven by Cove carromed
from a car owned By Daniel Burs-
holder. OF Hampstead, Long Isiaho,
snapped a telegraph pole IN Two aug
upset. Mr.. Burkho.der, his "i'e ana
| 0lnrnfnF were 1884, u
i~ries Cove was arrested lie said
that he had permission 20 use the car
and had invited the other two soldiefs
and Mcdonald. a friend Of theirs, Tor .
ride. lie is charged WIKI homIc.oe'
Frank Mahoney, AN Adams E1pre"
Company helper, who was DONG SOM
extra work yesterday morning DecA4se
he was 20 be married in the afternoon
and wanted q few days leisure va wa.
thrown from a motor truck on he's
Twarty-sixth street when IL coll ided
nth another vehicle. lie died an hour
later in Bellevue Hospital
News OF his death reached his ran
Gee Mis- Mary Krause, Of 7bi fiis'
Avenue. while she was preparing ior
The wedding. She is eighteen years
oIJ. Nahoneys home was 20 the same
A touring car which sped away af'er
the accident killed Mrs. Josephine Cor
rcIlo. Of PSI No.t street. az the Bowery
and Prince Street,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
Law Is Blamed for
Shortage of Fish
Fish Director Will Urge Re-
peal of Protective
Measures

Kenneth Fowler, Of this city, re-
Gently appointed fish director by Her
bert c. Hoover, has decided that his
first task is 10 obtain the repeal or
suspension of laws which were passed
to protect the fish of Atlantic coast
waters from determination. Mr.. Fowler
has dealt for many years in Fulton
Market He declared last night that
there was a shortage Of 25 to so per
cent in this years fish catch.
"The woful shortage of fish," he
said. "is not due TO a scarcity of fish.
1t is due mostly to the restrictions that
have been placed about the fishermen
by coastal states. These state laws
forbid purse seining within the three
mile limit and forbid night fishing and
torching. They were passed with the
commendsble purpose of preventing the
slaughter of our migratory fish.
But my long experience in the FISH
business has taught me such restrlc-
tons are not necessary, excepting, or
course, those Of our migratory fishes,
which go 70 small streams TO spawn.
But we have many other kinds OF food
fish which cannot be exterminated.p
Mr.. Fowler said that fishermen who
met az Washington last week agreed
with him that all laws which were
passed 20 protect fish ought 10 be re-
pealed at once so that fishermen would
be absolutely untrammelled. Mr.. Fow-
Ter is especially anxious for the south
ern fishermen TO get chance 10 go
after the mullet in the next few months.
If this were done, he said. nobody
would have to fear meat famine. Fish
dealers are to be licensed so that prices
may be controlled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
School Courses
In Conservation
Urged by Wilson
More Attention to Problems
of Community and Ma
tional Life Needed
By BRIGGS

WASHINGTON. Sept 9O-A letter
written by President Wilson in August
appealing TO the school officials of the
country TO expand their courses so as
TO take in conservation and the prob
lens Of community and national fife
was made public to-day. The Presi-
dent says in the letter that Food Con-
troller Hoover and United States Com
missioner of Education Claxton have
been asked to prepare courses for both
the elementary grades and high schools
on these subjects. The letter follows:
To School Officers:
The war is bringing TO the minds
Of our people a new appreciation of
the problems of national life and a
deeper understanding OF the meaning
and aims of democracy. Matters
which heretofore have seemed COM
monplace and trivial are seen in
truer light. The urgent demand for
the production and proper distribu-
UdLlONal
sources has made US aware of the
close dependence of individual on in
dividual and nation on nation. The
effort 70 keep up social and industrial
organizations in spite of the with
drawal of men for the army has re-
vealed the extent to which modern
life has become complex and special
lied
Must Prepare for Future
These and other lessons of the war
must be learned quickly if we are
intelligently and successfully 70 de-
fend our institutions. When the war
is over we must apply the wisdom
which we have acquired in purging
and ennobling the life of the world.
In these vital tasks of acquiring "A
broader view of human possibilities
the common school must have a large
part. ! urge that teachers and other
school officers increase materially the
time and attention devoted TO in
struction bearing directly on the
problems of community and national
life
Such a plea is in no way foreign
20 the spirit of American public
education or of existing practices.
Nor is it plea for a temporary
enlargement of the school pro-
gramme appropriate merely to the
period Of the war. IL is a plea for
realization in public education of the
new emphasis which the war has
given 10 the ideals of democracy and
to the broader conceptions Of nation
al life.
Will Outline Course of Study
In order that there may be definite
material at hand with which the
schools may at once expand their
teaching, | have asked Mr.. Hoover
and Commissioner Claxton TO or
ganize the proper agencies for the
preparation and distribution OF suit
able lessons for the elementary
grades and for the high school
classes. Lessons thus suggested will
serve the double purpose of Illus
trating in concrete way what can
be undertaken in the schools and Of
stimulating teachers in all parts Of
the country TO formulate new and
appropriate materials drawn direct
ly from the communities in which
they live.
Sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01

was not agitated again until the spring
of 1909. and in December Of that year
Controller Metz submitted his report.
In this regard the statement con-
tinues:
Metz's Report Quoted
"Mr. Metz is reported 70 have stated
10 tho District Attorney that he had
'steered clear Of the attempt 70 sell
Seaside Park to the city, because OF IN
formation in his possession mat some
person, a lawyer, held a written agree
ment under which he was TO receive
$500. 900 IL he was able TO steer the
transaction through the Board OF bsu-
mate. ,
THE report Of Controller Metz OF
December 10 gives no indication 70
steer clear Of the transaction, nor does
1t disclose any disposition 70 apprlse
his associates in the Board Of Climate
that any improper transaction was sus-
pected. This report, enthusiastically
advocating the purchase not only OF
the Neponsit property but Of 700 acres
adjoining, reads in part as follows:
6At the same time the original plot
now laid out as a park was offered 20
west end OF the beach TO the city ior
the sum of s2,500,00O, and | assume
that the proposition is still open TO the
city at such price.
"'Now is the time 70 acquire both
pieces, when 1t is a barren tract OF
land. and believe that the future OF
this city would be best served by the
acquisition of both pieces"
Bowling Urged Purchase
Il Is shown that Bowling was the
first to demand the purchase o. Dream
land, in 1911, and that it was the Flu
sion Board of Estimate that urged
caution and did not attempt TO fix a
price, but left that to the decision OF
the condemnation commissioners. Inc
Fusion board, it is also shown, made
options cover all underwater rights for
the protection of the city.
How utterly untrue have been the
statements concerning our connections
with the above proceedings" the state
ment says; "how outrageously the Of
flee Of the District Attorney OF the
County of New York has been prosti-
tuted TO political ends, is demonstrated
by the foregoing recital Of facts, all OF
which are Of record and incontestable."
The statement ends with the follow
ing from George McAneny:
~ was at the time member OF the
Board of Estimate committees recon-
mending the acquisition of the sea-
beach parks, serving with the Mayor
and the Controller. have read their
statement of the record in the matter,
with which | am equally familiar, and
concur in it wholly. There was no dis.
sent from the general public approval
when the Board of Estimate took the
action necessary to secure these prop
critics. There has been no dissent
since. With the prices paid, or to be
paid. for them or with the methods of
payment neither the board nor any OF
it's members had anything whatever
to do"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
Informer Aids Police
In Philadelphia Plot
Involves Powers Behind Gun
men Who Killed Police
man at Polls

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 30.-The lid
of political intrigue in the 9Th Ward
will be ripped wide open in District
Attorney Rotan's plan TO bare all the
ramifcations of the primary election
conspiracy. which week ago last
Wednesday led TO murder at the polls
in that section OF the city. Warrants
for the arrest of police officials and
civilians not yet named in the plot
were prepared for service tomorrow.
Jimmie" Clark. one time political
worker in the 9th, private detective
and general utility man for the big
men in the district" who surrendered
himself 10 answer murder charge, has
turned informer. first by a confession
Of his part in the crime. and second By
statements involving the powers be-
hind the gunner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
$4,000 Raised for Christmas
Gifts for Pershing's Men

Five thousand persons ATTENDED an
omen air theatrical performance ana
concert at Fort Totten yesterday lot
the benefit of q fund to purchase As.e
Christmas presents for GOO sola'ers
who left the fort with the Persh!ng eE-
pedition and are now in France. More
r ra-" soid at auction a copy Of paper
ate Poilu.o printed in the trenches.
Jobn I. Golden purchased il for 500.
Among the theatrical stars who OF,
Sod heir services were Raymond
Ui,cbcock. Leon Enrol. Douglas FAR
hanks, Barney Bernard, Frank craven
Frank Tinney, Irene Bordoni beile
Raker. Grace La Rue, the Dolly sisters
and Irene Franklin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
Sweden Bars High Shoes

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 80. The govern
mont has issued a decree. effective
October 4. for the appropriation Of all
animal fats except butter and sll So
called technical FATS and oils. The last
few weeks have been marked by a
great shortage of fats. Lard has Al
most disappeared from the market ana
when obtainable at all is very eapen-
siye. Butter IS scarce st very high
prices. o,s limit,
the height Of shoes to Is eentim '''Is
IA little over 7 intaesl thus stoppins
he manufacture Of fashionable high
80 TO- women. The order also pro
yides that all cowhites weighing
more than 10 Kilograms ;UO apd o ~ !.
nth pounds) may be used oalS fOr''a'
manufacture Of sels lsAthsh .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
House Will Get Conferree.'
Report on So, 700, 900, 900
Measure To-day
Expect Prompt Action
Senate May Approve 1t To.
morrow and President
Sign 1t Thursday

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-Ense..
ment into law this week Of the zr.a,
war tax bill, upon which conferrec
agreed last night, vas regarded a.
certain to-day by leaders Of both
houses. The report will be presented
to the House tomorrow and to the
Senate probably on Tuesday, and BY
Thursday, at the latest, the bill should
be ready for the Presidents signature
Opposition to certain sections Of III.
bill Is expected, but the leaders are
determined not to permit any amend
ments. To open the door, they say,
would draw a food Of new amend.
men.s and indefinite delay.
Official estimates o. the total amount
20 be raised by the bill still sre lack
ing. Experts worked throughout the
day in an attempt TO have them ready
for the House conferrees when they
present their report tomorrow. New
unofficial figures make IL appear. hos.
ever, that the total will be somewhs,
less than s2,700,0 900, as first est
mated.
Difficult for Experts
Estimating the income and excess
profits taxes has proved difficult for
the experts. The latest unofficial est.
mate, prepared tonight, shows a total
Of approximately s2.6l0000, 900, with
indications that the final figures prob
ably will be Sl5,00O,000 higher. Tire
estimated sums the bill will raise fol-
low:
Income tax, 100000; excess
profits. s1.1iO.00o 900; distilled spirits.
Sf35,O0O,O0O; rectifed spirits. $4,000
600; fermented liquors, 5000;
wines, S6O00,0O0; soft drinks and
syrups. $4,000, 000' cigars, 10000
600; cigarettes, 21,500,000; tobacco,
s2s Oo0. 600; snuf, 100000; cigarette
papers, 100000; freight Transports
ton, s56.000,009; pipe lines, $500
coo; seats and berths. 100000; tele-
graph and telephone messages, $1,000,
900; insurance policies, S5,O00.O0O; su-
tomobiles, S4O,o00,OoO; musical instru-
ments, S3.000,00o; motion picture
MINIS, so,UDD,OUO5 Ie6e4tFs ff,pNNfNNNs
sporting goods, sl,2000O0: pleasure
boats. 100000; perfumes and cosmet-
les. 100000; proprietary medicines,
100000; cameras. $4,000; sdmls-
sions, s50,0OO000; club dues, $1,000.
600; stamp taxes. S30,000,000; inheri-
tances. 100000; Virgin Island
products. $4,000; first class mail mat.
ter. S60,000,0O0. and second class mai
matter, sl4,000,00O.
Call Bill a Good One
The conferrees declare the bill IS
one Of the best ever prepared, Sena'
tors Simmons and Representative
Kitchin, who headed the conference
being particularly enthusiastic.
A detailed explanation Of the war
profits tax section of the measure
from which source il is proposed 70
raise about one-hsf Of the total
amount Of the bill. will be made by
Mr.. Kitchin. Few sources OF revenue
have been overlooked.
The second class mail matter IN
creases are tremendous. They are
based on a zone system, with different
rates for reading and advertising mat
ter carried by publications.