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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
All Classes in Britain Must
Labor Alike; No Idle
Rich Nor Idle Poor
No Loafers' Paradise
Taxation To Be Borne by the
Wealth Produced, Asserts
Lord Leverhulme
rso>~1al Correspondence

LONDON, Sept. "a sensation has
been created here By the prediction OF
Lord Leyerhulme Of the coming OF 4
six-hour day for all after the war. LORD
Leverhulme was president Of this years
Welsh National Eistoddfod, at when
Lloyd George was one Of the speakers
Discussing the enormous financial bur
den now carried by Britain, Lord Lever
hulme developed some startling IDEAS
as 20 the near future. He said in part:
"By the time we have, with our brave
and ilustrious allies. won the 'uncon-
ditional surrender Of our enemies, our
load of war debt may easily have gone
to a total of slO,OOO,OoO,0O0 involving
ns in an annual charge to be met by
taxation for interest and sinking fund
alone OF s60O,O0O,000. We shall be
under the absolute necessity Of main
tanning for many years combined
naval and military expenditure OF from
sloo 900 ,OCo to s2cO.00o,oOo year
1--WE shall have to raise another
f1OO, 900 900 or more for government
civil expenditure, and at least snotner
elOO ,000,OO or f2o0, 100000 for old age
and military pensions
Enormous Annual Burdens
Other expenses, Lord Leverhulme
said. would bring the burden of taxa
ton probably to 1890, 100000 year.
Continuing, he said:
Can we bear this load and carry the
empire with its trade and commerce
hack into the calm safety Of prosperity
and sound finance? We can only do
SO provided all classes and both sexes.
following the example set us by our
King and Queen. continue to make after
the war the same sacrifices of ease and
comfort. to continue to work as hard
and with the same spirit Of Brother
hood as has been displayed by all
classes without exception during the
war.
"But VIC have learned much the last
three years on the subject OF fatigue,
overwork, and excessively long working
hours. We have proved conclusively
that prolonged hours Of toll with
resulting excessive fatigue produces,
results in quantity, quality, and value
than can be produced in fewer hours
when there Is an entire absence OF
overstrain or fatigue. :,
Fortunately. however, this logical
effect Of overlong hours Of continuous
work does not apply except to very
limited extent in the case of machinery
and mechanical utilities. Therefore,
a solution of this one Of our difficulties
can be best and most readily found
by working our machinery for more
hours and our men and women for
fewer hours. We must have a six
hours working day for men and women,
and by means Of six hours shifts for
men and women we must work our ma
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Shonts Still After
2-Cent Transfers
Annual Report Says Com
pany Would Consider Part
nership With City

That the New York Railways Com
panv has not abandoned its fight for
two-cent transfers, despite the failure
of the Public Service Commission thus
far to act on its application, is shown
BY special appeal of President Theo-
dore P. Shonts in the annual report OF
the company, which will be made public
tomorrow. The report covers the year
ended June so. 1915.
4 rcappraisal Of the company's prop
erty. il Is disclosed, is now being made
by independent experts for presenta-
ton TO the Public Service Commission.
In Arguing the side of the traction in
,erests for two-ccnt transfers MI.
Shonts says:
Railroads cannot expand and keep
pace with the growing traffic demands
without money. and money cannot be
procured except by the payment Of cur
rent rates Of interest. 1t is self-evi-
dent therefore, that a sufficient return
mus. be had 70 meet these rates. II
this is only or 8 per cent, well and
good, but if, under certain industrial
conditions, the return needed is as high
as or 10 per cent, it must nevertheless
be met or the service to the public must
suffer.
an the Metropolitan reorganization
proceedings the Public Service Commits
sion found that for the purposes OF
! capitalization the property had value
rs Of October /, 1910, Of Ss5,80l 900.
Additions and betterments which have
been made to date would bring that
value up to approximately $50 900, 900.
Studies made show that the av-
crage annual return actually received
from the travelling public, or the earn
ing power of the property in the sys-
7 tenn devoted to the public use, for the
] FIVE years ended December 81. 1916, was
s3,766,7i1. Had per cent been earned
on its value Of $50 1000 900 the return
would have been s7,120,O0O. The public
Got free service worth the difference OF
s3,353,259 each year. This free service
was at the expense Of the owners of the
property devoted to public use.
"The stockholders nave never re-
ceived n dividend and the holders Of
the 5 per cent adjustment bonds have
received an average return of only 3.O2
per cent Whether or not the proposed
charge for transfers as sought will give
us the full relief needed can only be
told by experience, but if il does not a
further application can be made
an letter dated May 25, 1917. TO
the Corporation Counsel the Mayor
stated that if the companies had been
sharing their profits with the public In
the past their claims for increased fare
might be considered more favorably.
While such an arrangement had not, to
my knowledge, been previously sug-
gested, as stated in my reply to the
Mayors letter dated May 26, 1917, this
company is in receptive mood toward
any proposition contemplating a part
nership with the city whereby the SER
vice TO the public may be protected and
the burdens of giving that service
equitaDly adjusted in the public in
terest.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24

hinery twelve, eighteen, or twenty-fou'
hours a day.
an considering the SIX hours work
ing day and its advantages FOR In
creased output, with lcssened over
strain and avoidance Of overfetigue, we
must not overlook the great assistance
10 will be in solving the problem OF
education. Our men and women worK,
inc in factories and mines and aiile1
occupations, including clerical wore,
have been employed during such hours
each day that from mere lack OF time
and opportunity they can never receive
proper education, and are consequently
underedncated.
"Tf TO these conditions o. hours oc-
cupied in daily labor you 'Iso take ihto
consideration that our workers are
often also underfed, underhoused ana
oyercrowded in unsan!tsry kii!-)oy
homes, how can Wa wonder a. what ~
called labor unrest!
All Must Work
"Not only can we produce, when all
ranks and all classes OF both sexes are
workers for six hours each day FOR SIX
days each week, oil the ships. mo
chinery. factories, homes and goods We
require both for home requirement.
and for exchange for raw materials
through our export markets, but tne
homes can be built in beautiful garden
suburbs; VIC can provide adequately
for education, mental and physical, and
military training FOR national defence.
Tn addition. all being workers, our
burden Of taxation wili-being then
wisely laid on wealth produced-oe
borne by all without Impeachment OF
oppression on any. There must be
no idle overfed and ierworked men
or women or no overworked underted
men or women.
at has been estimated that less than
half of our total population are actual
producers Of wealth, but. Il we are as a
nation 70 make good The wastage OF
this war and to maintain our position
among the nations of tie world after
re have won complete victory and the
unconditional surrender Of our enc
mics, then it will require that all able.
bodied men and women, from school
age to dotage, OF all ranks and stations
shall be workers for six hours each day
for six days each week.
"There will be no place N the whole
British Empire for the idle rich or the
idle moor. We cannot consent as ma
ton to there being any loafers, nor can
the British Empire become loatefs
paradise il il is to continue TO exist.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Clark Will Head University
City College Professor Chosen
by Nevada Institution

Professor Walter T.. Clark. head OF
the Department of Political Science at
City College, has been elected presi-
dent of the University of Nevada and
will assume his new duties January l.
Professor Clark was graduated from
Ohio Wesleyan University in 1898 ana
received his Phi. d. degree from Co
lumbia University in 1903. He mas
been connected with City College since
1901 He Is a member of the American
Economic Association. the American
Political Science Association and other
similar organizations.
II was also announced at City College
yesterday that Dean Carleton L..
Brownson has been appointed professor
of classical languages and literature to
head the newly combined departments
of Greek and Latin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Steel Plants Alarmed
At Attempt of Labor
To Organize Workers

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 23.--The state
ment in an interview here to-day By
Andrew Mcnamara, n national organ
izer Of the American Federation OF
Labor. who is said 20 be personally
directing the strike in tho Eliza fur
mace department of the Jones d
Loughlin Steel Company here. that the
strike is bona fde trade movemen,
of the American Federation of Labor,
and his admission in the interview
that $50 federation organizers were
secretly at work in the plant. were
discharged and at once brought on the
strike. have caused great alarm. IL -
said, among the other steel companies
in the Pittsburgh district, who have
hitherto considered il a purely local
disturbance.
According to an official of one OF
these companies they have been rely
ing for industrial peace during the war
upon the assurances publicly given the
Administration by the heads OF the
federation that 10 attempts would be
made to organize non-union works unit!
after the war
Mcnamara. who is affiliated with the
Machinists' Union and n member OF
labor committee Of the National Coun-
ell OF Defence, in his interview denies
that any reasonable or unpatriotic IN
Hucnces are behind the strike. The
steel industry has been open shop Tor
more than generation. despite many
attempts 20 organize II.
Charles Bendheir, Of the Federal De
partment Of Labor, arrived late TO-DAY
and will attempt TO effect a,settlement
of the strike. The strikers at meet
ing to-day sent kilograms to President
Wilson, Secretary OF War Baker and
Samuel Gompers. president OF tAe
American Federation Of Labor. pledglng
their loyalty and patriotic support IN
the conduct of the war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Celebrate Aqueduct Oct. IL
Mitchell Committee Plans
Three-Day Programme

A three days celebration to COM
memorate the completion Of the Aque-
duct water system. one of the greatest
engineering feats in history. is being
planned by a committee appointed by
Mayor Mitchell for October II. Ii and
IA. There will be exercises at the City
Hall, which President wilson VIII be
invited to attend, and pageant IN
Central Park in which $4,000 school
children will participate.
October ~ is Columbus Day. Octo-
Der Il will be the seventy-ffth ami
versary Ct the completion of the Gro
ton watershed.
The Catskiil aqueduct is capable OF
carrying 5000 100000 gallons Of water
day from the Ashokan dam to the
FIVE boroughs Of the greater city, a
distance Of 100 miles, or three times
as long as the Panama Canal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Swedish Ministry
Nearer to all
Elections and Cermany's I'm.
satisfactory Attitude
Are Causes

LONDON, Sept 23.-Advices received
to-day indicate that Sweden is on the
verge Of a ministerial crisis.
The causes are Overwhelmingly
the elections. the results Of the Buenos
Ayres telegram revelations and the fact
that Germany has not yet given a salts
factory answer TO Sweden's demand for
a full explanation Of the Count Won
Luxburg affair.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Keep Close Watch on
Damaged Italian Plane
Big Caproni Filler Awaits Ar
rival of New Parts From
Langley Field
Especial Correspondence

WASHINGTON. Sept. 23.-Thc big
Italian Caproni bombing aeroplanc,
which yesterday. with fast Pomilio
scout machine and q STA fighting plane,
thrilled Washington, was still standing
on the polo field in Potomac Park to-
night
Skilled mechsnicians spent the day
clearing away damages caused by a
landing accident, and will be ready to
put the spare parts In place as soon as
they are received from Langley Field,
Newport News, Va.
While greatly distressed over the ac-
cident, which delayed the return flight
TO Newport News, the Italian army
Aers were pleased to-day to have thou
sands Of officials, army and navy off
GERS and civilians get a close view OF
the big machine.
The Caproni .machine is capable OF r
sustained higN of twelve hours at a
speed of ninety miles an hour, which IN
itself il regarded as remarkable. It's
usual function is to engage in long dis
lance bombing work. 1t is capable OF
carrying 900 pounds OF aerial bombs
in addition to the pilot and crew.
Army experts, as well as civilians,
were compelled to remain behind the
ropes. which were placed in position
shortly after the accident to protect
the machine. with n detail of regular
troops as guards within the Enclosure.
An official Of the Geological Survey
asked one of the guards whether he
could not speak to one of the mocha.
nicians and ascertain the quantity of
gasolene consumed on the flight from
Langley Field to Washington, when the
machine carried nine passengers.
1--WE could not let the President OF
the United States pass this zone was
tho mick reply.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Longshoremen Go Back
To Work in Ne.D Orleans

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 23.-About
2.lOO union loneshoremen on strike
since Wednesday voted to-day TO return
to work at wage increases aireacy
agreed upon and 10 settle all other
differences" at conference to-morro"
with stcvcdore5.
Several hundred men were AZ work
.o-rioht moving n heavy accumulation
Of freight, and all Of the others, it -
announced, will be at the docks early
tomorrow. 49,,
Some 500 union freight handlers still
are on strike pending settlement by car
contractors Of their demands Tor IN,
crease in wages TO 10 cents an hour and
revision of piecewoIk schedules.
The longshoremen's wages were IN
creased from 40 to 30 cents an hour FOR
weekdays. 60 to Is cents for overtime
and from 80 cents to 81 for Sunday
uorI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Army Postoffces Handling
Camp Mails Without Hitch

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.--Postoffices
ct each Of the army environments and
camps reported to-day that mail for
officers and men was being handled
promptly and without complaint. At
every post the Postofice Department
has set up facilities for an average of
$4,000 mail recipients. about the num-
Der in the average city Of 100000 in
habitants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Spanish Envoy to Mexico
Summoned to Madrid

LAREDO, Tex, Sept. 23-Fave!la
y Bell. Spanish Minister TO Mexico. ar
rived here to-day from Mexico City en-
route to Washington, where he will
confer with the Spanish Ambassador
before departing for Spain.
Senior Bell says he was called 10
Madrid for Il conference, but declined
to say on what subject. He expects TO
return to Mexico within few weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Saves Mother and Daughter
From Fire, Then Disappear,

Mrs. Elizabeth Frazer and her q,
teen-year-old daughter Elizabeth, vb,..
summer home is at 40 Guyon Avenu.
Oakwood Heights, Staten Island. syok.
yesterday morning 70 find the stairv,,
@ mass Of flames. Cut of by the a,.
they clambered TO the roof Of a por,,
and screamed for help.
An early fishermen heard them and
found ladder. The ladder failed h.
four feet 20 reach their perch. bu, h.
climbed TO the too Of 70 and carried
them down. After cscOrting them %
the home OF neighbor ne departed
ostensibly 70 see that no che had .,ks,
his fishing outfit. He did not return.
The house was destroyed, with a los
OF about $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Hurricans Hits Jamaica;
KINGSTON Escapes Damage

KINGSTON. Jamaica, Sept. 20. The
island OF Jamaica was struck by a
hurricane to-day for the. third time N
as many years. The gale was not OF
excessive violence in Kingston. and no
damage was done to buildings. No de-
tails are available from the interior
Of the island, as all the telephone and
telegraph wires are down.
II is feared that the banana crop has
been damaged seriously.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Women to Survey Methods
OF Training for Mems Work

WASHINGTON, Sept. estate rep
resentatiyes Of the Womsn's Commit
tee of the Council of National Defence
are preparing to make a survey of the
occunational training courses offered
by various institutions throughout the
country.
This is a phase Of the general effort
10 equip women to take mems posi-
tions during the war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
tsa- CorNprnd1ol


WASHINGTON, Sept. $50 long as
;here is shortage of ships, no matter
how great the amount of supplies, some
one Of the nations depending on this
country for materials is going 10 fail
20 get all il wants. How shall the o.
der of preference be determined? The
government has set up several agencies
which would solve this problem, If IL
were left entirely 10 the Administra-
ton to settle it. but At this point en-
tiers the official rropagandist.
The propaganda is of two sorts that
which comes in over the cables. having
been passed by the censors on the
other. side. and that which is put out
by the representatives of the countries
in Washington and elsewhere in this
country. but principally in Washington.
The overseas propaganda is difficult
10 detect 1t Is propaganda by selec-
tion. The censors give plenty Of cable
space 10 correspondents who tell the
pressing needs Of this or that country.
and particularly what is needed 10
make its military power effective.
Italian Propaganda
There has been some irritation at the
extent of the Italian propaganda, but
there is no disposition 70 speak OF u.
And the Italians have been using their
access TO publicity very freely. They
have put forth news" describing then
needs, the Importance Of their often
sives TO the Allied cause. and some
times even the unimportance OF other
cffensives against Germany.
At the Italian Embassy. II the news
paper man cannot be given what he
came 10 ask for. he is given something
"just as good" and generally some
thing better If not two or three things
better. Nor Is there any idle waiting
if newspaper men do not come around.
They are urged. or else messages are
sent to them that the embassy is much
6ispleased at something which appeared
in the papers they represent. and woulC
they be kind enough to drop IN and
have il explained?
Handling this branch Of the en-
bassys activities is keenly intelligent
Young man. formerly professor OF Ro-
nance languages IN Western uni
yersity.
I,aIv's Importance Emphasized
Every piece Of news virtually when
comes from this source is calculated 70
convince the reader that the big nope
Of beating Germany lies in the Itailah
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Denver Man Wins War Cross
In Ambulance Work at Verdur

PARIS, Sept. 23.-Rayrond r. Crok.
attached 20 the American Ambulas,.
Service. has been awarded the French
War Cross for. removing wounde! IN.
der heavy bombaroment during n.
French offensive az Verdun last Aug.
gust.
Croke's home is in Denver, Col
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Hops Sell at ST a Pound

UTICA, n. Y, Sept 23.--Fred Zwei-
field & Son. Of Waterville. made the
first sale of hops at 81 a pound Sstur-
day. Thi. is the first price Of 81 since
1882. The purchaser also paid for sack
ing, q considerable item Of expense.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24

If you've an inkling that
our fabrics aren't all wool and
fast color like they used to be,
we're here to blot it out.
Standards, high as ever.
Fall suits and overcoats for
men and boys.
Fall hats, shoes and fur
nishings equally good.
Prices reasonable.
Among the novelties in
+ all overCoats are hand
woven Connemara tweeds.
No handsomer coats in our
stores.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY
a, 18th St. THE at s4th St.
Broadway Corners Fifth Ave.
at Warren At 4lst st.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-30
COLLEGE PARK MEET
TO BE HELD TODAY

Star athletes OF the District of Co
lumbia and all the prep and high schools
Of this city. together with those of
Maryland will be in the Maryland State
College annual track and field meet to
be held today under the auspices of that
institution.
Ninteen high and prep schools have
entered individual track men in the diff
ferent events. Among the men who will
compete are some OF the most capable
in the South Atlantic section. The first
event, the 1oo-yard dash, which should
bring out some keen competition will be
started at 1870 a. m
Although the entry list is not as large
as last year, there being few intercol-
legiate contests and a smaller number OF
entrants in the class for country schools.
the meet Is sure to be a success. Nine
high schools have signified their inten-
tion Of having men entered in the
country school events, and fourteen
high schools have men entered IN the
open interscholastic.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-30
MAY CUT SALARIES
In CLASS A. A. LEAGUES

Chicago. May 29.-President Hickey, OF
the American Association. is out with
another yarn now to the effect that the
American Association and the Inter
national League have decided upon cut
ting down the salaries Of all the higher
priced players and II the men refuse
they will be handed their unconditional
releases
That the various leagues may retrench
Is not doubted. but It is not believed that
such hgh-handed methods as Hickey
speaks of will be adopted. Hickey's re-
cent talk about that proposed third ma jor
was joke OF rare vintage.
II general conditions were Of an ordi-
nary nature the yarn would look like
pure bunk. but with this war business
banging over everything It is silly TO
think that eight minor league clubs would
go out and try to buck organized base
ball. The memory OF the Federal League
Is still too fresh for any such perform
ance as that.