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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31
Sweeping Bill for Control
of Supplies Will Be
Taken Up To-day
Fight on Price Fixing
Strong Opposition to Maxi
mum and Minimum Pro-
vision Expected

Washington. May 30.-Food legisla-
ton is TO receive prompt attention from
both Senate and House. The Senate to-
morrow will resume debate on the first
food bill, providing for a survey and
stimulation of production, and passage
is expected before the week end. The
House already has passed this bill and
row will turn its attention TO the sec
ond Administration measure for estab-
lishment for food administration and
price fixing. Final preparation Of this
measure is in progress by the House
Agriculture Committee.
The House committee has closed
hearings on the new bill, and to-mor-
row will begin considering it section by
section. Urged strongly by the Presi-
dent. Secretary Houston and Herbert C.
Hoover, the bill sets up complete ma
chincry for full control Of food supply
and distribution. 1t would prevent
boarding, speculation and monopoly Of
foodstuffs, authorize standardization Of
all food products and provide regula-
tion of grain going into the manufact-
ure Of beer or whiskey, or complete
prohibition OF such use, in the Presi-
dents discretion. 1t provides a guar
antee to the farmer of a minimum price
for his products, and also provides that
TO break up a corner or prevent eXtor-
ton a maximum price may be fixed, this
maximum, however, not applying TO the
farmer. A fight in the House is said TO
be likely over the minimum and maxi
mum provision.
In extreme cases the government
would be empowered TO take over and
operate storage plants, warehouses, ele-
vators, packing concerns and factories,
and mines as well, because engaged in
producing fuel that is necessity Of
life.
"lt's my hope" said Chairman Lever
to-day, "to report the bill by the mid
die or last of next week for immediate
consideration in the House"
The bill gives the President absolute
power to exercise the authority pro-
vided in the bill through such agencies
as he may name, no reference being
made by name 10 the Food Board, the
Council of National Defence or other
agency. leaving that to the Presidents
discretion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31
Red Cross Gets Money
By Bushel on Tag Day
Motorists Just Can't Help Giving
Up in Ardsley

The Ardsley Chapter Of the Amer
lean Red Cross got two bushels OF
money yesterday. AS repairs on Broad
way at lrvington sent thousands OF
motorists through Ardsley, it was de-
cided that the time was propitlous 10
have a tag day.
Everybody in town helped. II drivers
failed to heed ribbons stretched across
the street by young women, members
of the Ardsley Volunteer Fire Depart
ment took a hand. Each fireman has
shield remarkable for high visibility,
and the sight of tho. important look
ing decoration accompanied by gesture
Of authority halted the most perth
nacious.
Bill Jenner, v no works the gates at
the Putnam Division crossing, was
valuable ally, lowering the gates at the
faintest echo Of whistle. II was dis
covered that an excellent locomotiye
whistle could be contriyed from a milk
bottle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31
Piping Rock Meet Draws
LARGE Attendance ofSociety

Society turned out in larger NUMBERS
Yesterday at the Piping Rock CluD, DIT
Locust Valley, for the first OF TWO
DAYS meet of the Piping Rock Racihg
Association, than at any OF the races
held on Long Island this spring ms
nicturesoue course always has peei'
popular with the smart set, ana yes.
terdav the holiday and the periectt
weather conditions brought out one o.
the largest and most fashionable gain
erings seen there in years. 81,
THE clubhouse was filled with guests
during tho luncheon hour, about 3Op
being present. Many afterward viewed
the races from the club lawn, but tne
majority walked over to the boxes III,
the qrandstand. Every box was mica
with guests. most Of whom arrived at
the track by motor from country places
on the island.
Several uniforms, foreign and Amer
;ear we're seen. Count Jean DC IN
Creye who married Miss Elenor H.
steele. and Captain Aubert were n
French uniforms. and Henry Rogers
Winthrop and half dozen other men
wore American uniforms.
Among those who had luncheon a.
tho club were Mrs. Charles steele
Count and Countess de La Cree, zap
tain and Mrs. ALBERT, Mr.. and MIS-
A Murray Young, Mr.. and Mrs. Adrlan
Iselin. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rogers WIN
tbron' Mr. and Mrs. Woodward BAD
cock. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph ,. steven
Mrs Cvril p. w. Dugmore, Mrs. Charles
II SEMI. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Graves,
Mr. and Mrs. Ormond G. Smith, MISS
Angelica Gerry, Captain 4. B. Cas-
satf Mrs. John Sanford, Mrs. James
p Mckee. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul d. era,
vath. Miss Vera A. II. Cravsth ana
her hance, James r. Larkin; MIS-
Charles Devsllo Lathrop, James W
Gerard. Mr.. and Mrs. Julian W. Gerard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31
RAISE YOUR Bit
By Richardson Wright.
Editor Of House and Garden

The amateur gardener soon dis
covers that no one in the world is
more prodgal of her powers than old
Mother Nature. She never takes
chances on the supply of growing
things giving out. She plants ten
seeds where one is actually needed.
The other nine may die or the straggly
plants they may engender may die
and thus they return their measure of
humus to the soil and the law of COM
pensations carries through.
In planting a garden it is necessary
TO emulate this prodigality to an ex-
tent. If only as many seeds as repre-
sent TIC requisite plants are set out,
the garden would be sorry affair.
You must plant three eyes at least to
the hill if you want to be sure OF hav-
II ing one healthy potato plant there a
month from now. No less than SIX
grains Of corn &c into the hill, and you
take the gamblers chance that one OF
those will terminate to outgrow tie
others.
seeming waste or he will not under
stand another apparently wasteful
/ operation which he must get down 10 at
this time-thinning out.
This process is designed TO insure
I good stand by giving the sturdier plants
/ full benefit of the soil.
Plants whicl remain in the plant bed
until required for setting out in their
permanent places in the garden should
| be thinned somewhat. The soil must be
fairly damp for successful results. 1t
/ is best to do this as soon as the plants
are large enough 20 pull up and before
their removal would disturb the ones
| TO remain. Remove the centres of the
plant groups, leaving uniform spaces
| between groups.
With such plants as radish, lettuce
and early beets the plants are left
until edible and then thinned out as
more space is required. Carrots,
onions, satisfy. parSnips and similar
vegetables should not be allowed 10 re-
main too thick; they should be thinned
/ 10 the full extent at one process, and
| not nibbled off as required for table
use. The young beet plants can be
eaten for greens, and there need be no
waste with the others V .ich are ten
der and can 90 into soups or salads.
The good housewife who keeps her eye
on the garden will find many uses for
the little plants that otherwise might
be thrown away.
In the long run Natures prodigality
is never waste. She uses up in some
manner every element in living and
dead plant tissue. Study Natures way
OF doing things snd sere will be
neither paneky saving nor baneful
waste these days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31
King Thanks U. S. for
Greeting to Italians

Washington. May 3o.-king Victor
Emmanuel, ia cablegrsm to-day from
the Italian front to the Prince oil
Udine. chief of Itsly's war mission to
the United States, thanked the prince
for a recent message of congratulation
upon victories over the Austrians and
said the welcome accorded the mission
nv America was a sure omen for ever
Increasing intimacy and mutual trust
between the two countries. The mes
sage follows:
Il have read with deep satisfaction
the message which your royal hignness
wired me in the name Of the Italian
mission 10 the United States oil Amer
lea. TO congratulate on the deed,
gIoriously accomplished by our national
army.
"The military and moral virtues, OF
which the Italian people give brilliant
testimonial, offer TO your royal high-
ness and 10 the mission the opportunity
TO affirm Italy's unanimous and tena-
cious will TO secure her just and neces-
sary vindications.
"From the mighty cooperation OF the
great American Republic Italy draws
renewed strength to prosecute with the
force of arms and OF sacrifice the
srduous struggle for the triumph OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31
THE CONFESSIONS OF A CONTRIB

Sir The results Of discovering the L this morning, that
have landed in The Tower, are follows
/ glance eagerly through the column and discover that
landed make futile attempt to conceal my Satisfaction
q contribution to whether 1t Is really NINE
or written by some one usdrping my name. It's NINE
g. glance at column whole to see how well my squo
stands out.
f. begin to read the column. finish the hrst verse ana
glance quickly down whether mine is still there strange 10
say, it is. I'LL,
g. continue the column passing through some terribly
rank material, and finally reach my stuff
preceding paragraph IN order 10 come upon
mine in a natural and casual way, ordinary reader
Z read mine through carefully word for word 70 see tha'
no word has been msspelled, comma misplaced
s. continue reading the column carefully guarding mine out
Of the Of my eye u
o. pass my station 'H
Miss Baird Leonard charge, Mr. H. g. Wells with never nav
ing outgrown the dash habit But the Wells punctuation man
nms recall themselves is not the dash mat shos OUT
it the triple period The period OF ellsion'
is thing imaginative writer There are shaoe
OF meaning that conveyed only by the trlppeod
IL means III you know what mean
But when writer without gifts the trple-perioe ne
cheats just do who Space lacks or some
equivalent Such writer lazy to explain what ne means o'
which IS more likely he certain what he does mean ana nc
wants me reader TO do all his work Few WORKERS snou
employ the trpedot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31
Wind Wrecks Town,
Upsets Train; Kills 6
Only Schoolhouse Left Stand
ing in Mineral Springs,
Missouri

ST. Louis, May 3O.-A tornado twisted
into Mineral Point, Mo-, village of
about 800 inhabitants, this afternoon,
killed four persons and injured thirty,
demolished the town. with the excep-
ton Of the schoolhouse, and then moved
southwark TO Eye. where Fred Harper,
farmer, was killed by flying debris.
An Iron Mountain passenger train bore
the most seriously injured to De Soto,
about fifteen miles north of Mineral
Point
Two coaches of an Iron Mountain
local running between Mineral Point
and Potosi were blown from the track
and two men were killed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31
Plays and Players

Still another Saturday Evening POST
story is about TO be dramatized, and in
this instance the work of dramatization
is TO be done by no less a person than
George NJ. Cohan. The story Is Mrs.
Hopes Husband" by Gelett Burgess,
and the play will be offered in the fall
by Conan q Harris.
As soon as all the stories in The
Saturday Evening Post" have been
dramatized. according to present plans,
work will be begun Immediately on the
advertisements.
Margaret Anglin has acquired trio
OF plays for next season, and all three
will be produced out of town in Sep
TENDER, with view to d New York
presentation of one or more in October.
The plays are a dramatization of Emer-
son Hough's novel "The Broken Gate;
"Getters and Givers," by Hubert Foot
ner, and "The Pot O. Shamrock" which
is at present anonymous.
Not only that, but, in association
with Walter Damrosch and the New
York Symphony Orchestra, Miss Anglin
will have something to say about the
Greek classics in January.
"The Beautiful Unknown" long i'm
pending, is now announced for produc-
ton at the Forty-fourth Street Theatre
on June IS.
The Master Drama Features, Inc, an
nounce that they are continuing the
work of uplift with a seven-reel film
written by willard Mack and entitled
"Who's Your Neighbor"
The Century Theatre will be the
scene OF the performances Of "The
Masque Of Peace and War" TO be given
next month. Louis y. Parhsr is the
author. u. 5. n.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31
So Much of Beauty

When first hungered after bcautys form,
found strange discomfort in finding her,
As when a man dissecting moth or myrrh
Loses the truer glories i'll the norm
Then later when my empty heart grew warm
To the 1.-the touch of beauty, all would blur
Into the fogs of Passion passions STIR
Til all was muddied in the engendered storm.
But now my sails of sorrow all arc furled,
And all about me seems to rise and bless
The heart where lately hells own bagpipcs skirled
Nor vet am | by sacrifice made less;
There is so much of beauty in the world,
Who loycth beauty needs not to possess!
+ f. h
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31
Munsey Repurchases
"The Baltimore News

Baltimore, May 30.-The repurchase
By Frank A. Munsey, owner OF The
New York Sun" and other papers, OF
"The Baltimore News" is announced to-
night Mr.. Munsey sold the paper about
two years ago 10 Stuart Olivier. The
latter in a statement declares that in
creasinr difficulties. due to the war,
make n desirable 20 "lodge the owner
shin in the strongest possible hands"
Mr. Olivier remains as general man
aCcr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31

Somewhere in Connecticut May 30, 1871
Rob dear-Yesterday they let ci0ans visit the boys IN
training for "Unce Navy at the Yale Boathous IL was
fqeoto you think? They have converted th boat
house into ship port" and sarboard and mess
(ughD and every variety OF deck Arche had on .ie ~
-. JJ and flowing trousers what do think he was
doing? You'd never guesshe ceep9 lie also washes MS
own clothes He showed his scrbbingbrs Everybody had
on the dnes little white hats Archs was TWO sizes 700 ~
S hi bnt he wore it at real rakish angle He said that
sen atmosphere that like him? Everything as spcK ana
na as whistle and there won't be horrid epidemic OF
rvbnq Personally think the war be before the boys
49, ~ do any real fqhtinq but knitting lots Of things
ANYWAY In an emergency always it's best to prepare 1o the
worst Then perhaps you'll be pleasantly surprised Here's hoping
AYE, aye, sir"
"DULCY"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31

TO THE POET ON HIS BIRTHDAY
NM 3l. 1sl9-19l7.


7 erect Walt Whitman, out of the next generation
~, Of the crowd Of men who saw the light
u1,n yours was failing Pickering out with
crcet YOU the flare of bstlc-camps
From the dim cyos campfres bleary down the dark hsdcs
M a world at
Won sang the terrible year. you sang '6l,
And I-can I sing the terrible year we know
some decp arc too great and too storm-laShcd
For al but YOU to paint
And so This year. the years before and perhaps the years to come
sck pencils such yours to turn to poems
POEM, bloody and terrible, like the years themselves
Could YOU live again and weave your leaves
Into immortal garlands,
Then the world could know the pity and the terror
M these years. which written only upon hearts
That being mortal, die and pass to nothing
Come back brave of Paumanok,
e.. q, a.r,ocrocr and lich,i
There are three twelve things about maritime matters a
m arc IMMERSED in; but if ships anything like automobiles the
wooden ones ought ride the rough seas lot more com
forably than of steel construction And railroad ual
nc sixty miles an toalos steelco tructed auto
mobile as effectively wooden one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31

the American contribution should be.
after deep thought he could only reply;
"The Lord only knows" But whatever
estimate is made, he said, will be an
underestimate. Owing TO the gencros-
ity of Mrs Reid and others, he de-
clared, America had slready made
good beginning.
Many enrolled ms members and vol
uEteer workers after the meeting'
Among those present were the Duoness
OF Marlborough. Consul General Skhi-
ner ard Clarence Graf.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31

Justice in the world, the only possible
foundation Of lasting peace.
~ am glad indeed 20 learn from your
ROYAL highness the heartfelt welcome
the mission has received, sure omen
for ever increasing intimacy and mutual
trust between the two countries
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31

"Mr Liu was quoteda says the World as saying that
large number of Chinese daily offering their services
help their sister republic He positive ne can recruit wv
cinnamon in New York" The motto the Chinese like that of
the World TO be Accuracy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31
Fire Record

/ 5o--s Esst tlst g, unknown. tnfins
: t0-if EAs, ssth -. 11llis u. DlhSl, t,o1'
sse-liis Steb6.ns ave. The BrUnI. bale schorrr
t,-s0th = arr seconi ave. auto. John Nc
Mullen.
li.t-ind Y BsskmIn 81. boat. unkno~n' tn
npg
-eis E.a i0th st Harm Rubin trihng
ss-si E4s, 18Th IT,. Man buT infins
k.eS-s4s Fo1 81. Tns BronH. lsidore si1n' VI
llux
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31

President Mr. Herbert Hoover is to be the final
court of appeal nationwide food problems But how much has
The President say you suppose about the White House table?
he doesn't like veal for instance don't
they keep right having it? And don't suppose the French
fried notaoes are always salty? Final court indeed!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31

"No being wanted at Platsburg uuates Sam Hll i am
mmen as of yore at Cliff but regret state that there
isn't solitary thing report this except that the Dainty
Lunch Room has got cards the trolley that
the station which that Unsurpassng Coffee be
obtained at Reasonable Prices"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31
O blessed Liberty Bond!

blessed Liberty Bond Thou sevest as the best excuse YET
discovered for taking out that additional life poy ana !e
when the genemanly agent gets that excuse what glorious
ransUeabe argument he We don't know what 1t 49, but he
has it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31
Tetan Wins Easily
Empty Saddles Here

There were a number OF troopers in
the Roslyn Steeplechase and Maitre
Corbeau, an imported bay gelding, by
Wildhower, and Jacobus. an Alvescot
gelding. came home as nicely az you
please. taking every hedge, riderless.
Samuel Willets's Florida, with W. keat-
ing up, went down at the last fence,
after travelling the distance in splen-
did form. Mrs. Whitney's Slipshod had
TO concede defeat 10 Superhuman, a
chestnut gelding, from the stable Of
Herbert l.. Pratt.
Another of the Greentree Stable en-
tries was in second place in the han
dicap steeplechase for the Cooperstown
Plate. This was Al Reeves, which gave
Northwood good race.
No one seemed 10 have less interest
in the fourth race than Captain h. b.
Cassatt. Even when Garbage was Rirt-
ing with Neville in the homesrtetch he
did not seem to be watching the race,
and when the handsome chestnut geld
ing with the unsavory name romped
home every one stood up and cheered,
with the exception Of the captain. lie
resumed his conversation as though
nothing had happened.
Viye les Poilus
Conspicuous in the crowd were some
French officers. Their uniforms were
the same blue gray as those worn oy
the guards, but some Of them wore
strange and ornate headpieces when
seemed TO be combination OF red ana
blue cloth and gold braid. Those VINO
wore the sign of the aviator on their
lapels were also equipped with spurs
Riders of Pegasus they were. mere
were plenty of khaki uniforms, too, ana
the band played THE Star-SpangIed
Banner" twice during the afternoon
thereby revealing the fact that a mum
Der of the oldtimers are getting bald
III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31
HE.
THE THEATRE TAKERS
Vha'd' he say?

"Wha'd' he say!
He said Love me, love my dog.
why that's funny That's what Ed always says
Il saw him the other night Gee he looked sad Wheed you
oct the face? SAYS Gee could cry. It's terrible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31

Note to insurance We won't be in the office for the
next six months
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31

'Feil. $1,000 ~ .-o o..
viprsr X 2 by Dorante-Bettie Gray Owncr'
Green;roe Stable. Trainer. j. owens,
ForR1TI RACE-Tho For Point. Tor thres-year-
cds and upward Purse. $500. About siI iur-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31

P. S: Excuse pencil; Pm on the train.-DEE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31
BY HARRIETTE UNDERHILL

As chroniclers have been stating for
the last decade "All roads led to Piping
Rock" and one might add king Horse
reigned supreme" and Society turned
out en- masse" without stretching the
truth in the least. All Of these things
occurred ct the opening of the spring
meeting yesterday. which was held
under a sanction from the Hunts Com
mittee Of the National Steepechase and
the Hunts Association and the Jockey
Club; also it would seem that it had
the sanction Of the weather clerk. for
never was there such perfect day for
racing.
Winter. after having fingered long in
the lap of summer, reluctantly depart
ed. and all the roads which led to Pip
ing Rock were outlined with bright
green grass and shaded with gorgeous
white dogwood blossoms.
1t may not be so easy for the horses
to run on the turf. but it is much more
pleasant TO watch. for it gives one the
impression that they are scampering
across the green because they enjoy it,
and not because they have TO do it for
living.
Tetan Wins Easily
Mrs. Payne Whitney's Tetsn won the
Bayville Handicap Steeplechase, which
was one of the prettiest races of the
day. The horses travelled about two
miles. and Tetan carried the bright
pink out in front all the way. There
were only four starters. Tetan, Arch
dale, Razzano and Brooks. OF these
only the first two finished. Brooks
went down early in the race, and Raj
zano's Waterloo was the final obstacle.
Both horse and rider took perilous
plunge over this hedge, and Razzano
was barely able to Mobile to the pad
dock. It was rumored that his nigh
fore leg was broken. but this was not
verified. A. Stretch. who was up on the
black colt. Jared little better than did
his mount. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31
Piping Rock Results

Sfarf go.r1 Won fasUY- TIfnt. Y % : . " -
rer br . By Helmct-Roman Gold. owner. X
r Wilson. r. Trainer. r. ]. Healey
THIRD RACE--Thc Bayyille Handicap steePl re,
,,iane,s Of 81 900 IN 1916 or 1917. Purse $3.50.