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New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
New Strike at Lynn Plant
Causes War Labor Board to
Suspend Hearings There

LYNN, Mass, Aug S-Because of p
strike yesterday by 500 employees of the
General Electric Company. the War
LABOR Board to day declined to pro-
ceed with further hearings looking to
an adjustment of differences between
the company and 10000 operatives. who
returned to work Monday Prior to
the meeting of the board an effort was
made at an informal conference at
tended by Alpheus Winter. examiner.
representatives of the strikers, com
pany officials and Henry j. Skeffing
ton, Fedora mediator, to settle the
latest trouble, but no agreement was
reached. The hearing adjourned until
tomorrow afternoon.
Strike leaders stated that the en-
p!oyes who had quit work would re-
main on and that no immediate at
tempt would be made to call out the
larger force
The strike yesterday s said to have
resulted from the dismissal of an en-
ployc who had attempted to sell base
ball lottery tickets to workmcn at the
plant and the later dismissal of n
committee of four which had protested
against the company'S action.
me attitude Of the employees Is ex
n"cto' TO he made clear at mass meet
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Swift Will Not Oppose
u. S. Control of Industry

Louis r. Swift, president of Swift E.
Co., said yesterday after seeng an ac-
count of the Federal Trade Commits
son's report on the packing industry
that while it was distasteful to be
charged with being monopolists as
packers were in active competition, they
would offer no opposition to govern
ment control of livestock, refrigerator
cars, stockyards and branch houses
However, he said:
I'VE do not believe that taking over
branch houses and storage warehouses
could be practicable, as it would de-
stioy persona responsibility and init
atve in the handling of highly pcr-
ishable product where great skill. p
qu'rcd only by long experience. $
necessary. 1t would also be a risky
experiment. in government operation
That would be Of doubtful benefit even
If successful, an dwould undouht.dlv
react on livestock valucs''
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Seaplane in Peril
Over Skyscrapers
Engine Dead, Airman Barely
Misses Whitehall Building,
Splashes Into Bav

Thousands paused yesterday to
watch the maneuvres of a huge hydro
aeroplane that swooped and hovercd and
scared high above City Hall Park. Sud
denly the machine came hurting down.
ward, apparently out Of control. The
crowds gaspcd.
Only few hundred feet above the
Woolworth Building the aviator got
the plane under control again and slid
downward and southwark on long
slant. He cleared the Whitehall Build
irg at the Battery, apparently by only
a, few feet and then, diving steeply, hit
the Bay with a prodigious splash.
Captain Roberts ran the sightseeing
yacht Tourist alongside the HYDRO
aeroplanc, but the pilot and observer
declined assistance. The plane was
repaired and arose again in half an
trouble
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Lawyer Adjudged
lns ane by Golf
Ordered Released

William G. Abercrombie. a lawyer
who was declared mentally incompc
tent in October, 1917, by Justice Coff
was yesterday released by Justice Guy
on a writ Of habeas corpus. Justice
Guy expressed the opinion that the
proceeding under which Mr.. Aber-
cromble had been declared insane was
Irregular %
MI Abercrombie is brother-in-law
OF Robert S. Lovett, formerly chair
man of the Union Pacific Railway and
now chief of a division of the Federal
railway administrations In the nro.
ceedlngs before Justice Gotf Mr.. Aber-
Tomble charged that he was the vic
TIM OF persecution by his sister. Mrs.
Lavlnia Z. Lovctt, and Mr.. Lovctt.
inc lawyer was committed to Belle
vue Hospital for observation on the
afhdavlts of DR.. Melvin J. Taylor and
Dr. Charles G. Brink. Leon A. Aber
crombie, Of Texas, LAWYER. and
brother Of the alleged incomnetent
caused his commitment.
At the end of the proceeding before
Justice Gotf the latter said:
during many sessions of the court
ne demonstrated implacable hatred of
his Kindred, who. as the testimony dis.
closed, were at all times kindly. helm
ful and so'icitous for his welfare"
Questioned by Justice Goff as to his
reason for believing himself the VIC
tim of conspiracy, Mr. Abercrom
SAID: "They knew sometimes drank
TO excess and might when in that
condition. do or say something about
them that they would not like
The hnbeas corpus proceedings YES
eerday under which the lawyer was
,Teed as sane we're brought by Frank
ncndr'ck, lawyer and classmatc Of
Mr.. Abercrombic at Harvard. The an.
p!'cation for his release was opposed
by samuel A. Berger, Deputy Attorney
General Mr.. Hcndrick charged that
drunk on the day of his arrcgt. wh;ch
was preliminary to the iunacv nro.
t---1,r- W D.. =.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09

I,ney seem to be cussing the heat, al
though they come from one of the hot
test spots on earth.
Elephants Take Shower BATHS
Another hot weather anomaly A the
zoo is the group Of big African ele
phants, all apparently signing for their
cool haunts along the equator. The
elephants have done practically moth.
ing the past few days but take shower
baths. In this hot weather pastime
they need no assistance whatsoever.
lhey are merely presented with a long
rubber hose attached to d faucet. The
keepers turn on the water and the ele-
phHnts do the rest. All of them are
experts in handling the hose which
they ply on each other One OF the
oIosters IN pack is inclined to HOG
the hose, ". he holds in his trunk
way above his head, then sprinkles his
back. MS
ednesday afternoon Sylvia, one Of
the young elephants. soaked couple
OF human visitors who were STANDING
near the inclosure However she
meant no offence and no offence was
taken
A Contrast Among Sheep
MT. Dltmars said the Tahrs-moun
tain sheep from the upper ranges of
tne Hlmalaya seemed to be
the unnappiest animals through the
not spell. They are q woody lot, ac
cus'omed to the open draft of Northern
Central Asia, but the equally woolv
Barbary sheep from the mountains Of
Northern Africa simply had the time
of beir lives. They gambolled about
IN giee when the thermometer regis
tered l08 in the sun.
The elk have spent practically all Of
the hot weather season in the little
lake provided for ther. Here thev
stand and lie night and day. The buf-
faioes didn't seem to mind the heat at
az. an. lhey were busy fighting the flies,
which they did in their own traditional
way by roofing up the soil with their
1eet and raising q cloud of dust. Of
course, the snakes, Gila monsters
crocodlles, alligators and other reptiles
were enormously pleased.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Zoos Hippos Fry in Own Fat
AS Polar Bears Gambol in Heat
Equatorial Elephants Revel in Shower Baths While Indian
Tigers "Cuss the Sun, but the ella Monsters
Are Satisfied

Out at the Bronx Zoo New York
City's champion heat wave is running
an unorthodox course
For instance, while Curator RAYMOND
l.. Ditmars was not exactly alarmed
on receiving many telephone messages
informing him that Pete, the big Nile
ihlppopotamus, was sweating blood"
but he knew that Pete was uncom
Portable. 1t was simply getting too
hot for Pete. who comes from an al
legged hotter climate than that of New
York City. The three pigmy hippos
Likewise "sweated blood" yeste rday and
Wednesday, although they are natives
OF warmest Africa.
This Sweating of blood" is way
that hippos have of reactng to heat.
The sweat exudes through large open
pores IN oily globules as big as the
first joint of ones little finger. but it
is not blood at all-.it is red oil. In
other words, it was so hot yesterday
and the day before that the hippos
were frying in their own fat"
Polar Bears Comfortable
On the other hand, the polar bears
were comfortable, polar bears being.
perhaps, the most adaptable of our
there isn't even shadow of hvnhen
left in the ordinary polar bear after
he has lived in this country for six
months. He becomes an American al
most at once.
You see, the polar bear has no pro-
tectlve fur to speak Of" said Mr.. Dit
mar. pointing to former resident of
an Arctic ice cake summing himself in
the front yard of his zoo home. Hes
protected from the cold by layers of
TAT. The minute the polar bear moves
south"ard ne begins to shed his fat
slons of respectfully portlv animal
Now this fellow is mo fatter than q
vel to-do saloonkeeper, and IN bet
he's cooler"
A few doors away the jungle tigers
were hugging the coolest recess Of
their home, painting like collie dogs
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09

steps be taken to give the government
monopoly over such portion of their
business as will restore compctition.
This completely ignores the fact that
SINCE November /, 1917, the packing
business has been under the control of
the government through the agency of
the U. S. food administration. Ever
SINCE that time the severest competi-
ton has existed, the same as in the
past, except insofar as the govern
ment has deemed it necessary that the
packers cooperate to provide the enor-
nous quantity Of supplies necessary
Tor the maintenance Of our armed
forces and those of our allies.
Says U. S. Already in Control
~ will take up in their order the
detailed recommendations:
".First-That the government ac-
quire all rolling stock used for the
transportation of meat animals; all
cattle and livestock cars in the coun-
try to-day are under the control, di-
rection and operation of the United
States railroad administration.
"Second-That the government ac-
quire, through the railroad admins
tration, the principal and necessary
stockyards Of the country; the govern
ment, through The Bureau of Markets.
Department of Agriculture, assumed
the direction, regulation and control
OF all these stockyards on July rs last
under the proclamation of President
Wilson
'"'rhird--That the government ac-
qulre, through the railroad administra-
ton, all privately owned refrigerator
cars; the control and operation Of such
cars was submitted to the railroad ad
minstration. and it is my understand
ing that upon the recommendation of
the United States food administration
! 1t was decided best to leave these cars
IN the control Of the packers, to enable
them the more efficiently and reliably
to insure prompt delivery of the nee
essary amounts of meats at the sea-
board and other points to fulfil gov
eminent requirements.
Government in Charge
"Fourth-That the Federal govern
ment acquire such of the branch cold
! storage plants and warehouses as are
I necessary to provide facilities for com
Petitive marketing. The facilities
herein referred to are already under
| the control of the government through
the United States food administration
as above referred to.
AT the outset of the war I made
the statement that the government
could have Armour & Co., every en-
ploye of Armour & Co. and myself if it
would contribute to the successful con-
duct and the winning of the war The
statement lfmade then I reiterate to-
day a thousand times more emphati-
callv."
Thomas f. Wilson, president of Will
son e. Co., said:
"Since the reorganization of the
company it has been its policy to treat
fairly and honorably with the pro-
ducers, consumers and all with whom
1T has had business dealings. This
policy has been maintained and is
gong to be continued in spite of any
report to the contrary"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Three Killed and
Twelve Injured i'm
Street Accidents
Man Meets Death in Auto
While Riding With Wife
and Daughter
By BRIGGS

Three persons dead and twelve in
Jured was the toll of street accidents
in and about New York yesterday
Automobiles were responsible for the
majority of the accidents, though the
rush Of persons to escape the heat of
the city which caused overcrowding on
many of the surface lines was Indirect
ly responsible for two
Bennett Anderson. of 729 East 168th
Street, who was riding in a small tour
ing car with his wife, daughter and
two other persons, was killed when
the machine got beyond control while
going down steep hill at Fndlay
Avenue and l67th Street, and crashed
through heavy platcglass window in
front of a steam laundry. Anderson's S
skull was fractured and his jugular
vein severed by the broken glass. All
the others in the car were more or
less severely injured.
Joseph Hoffman. twenty one, of 40
Ludlow Street. was run down by an
automobile while crossing Delaney
Street and so badly hurt that he died
being taken there The machine was
driven by William Gumpus, of 2e7
East Third Street, who was arrested.
trolley car at Elizabeth, N j.,
crashed into buggy, in which Montek
Mrozek. of 702 Bayway Street, was
riding, at Mack Street and Brunswick
Avenue and injured Mrozek so badly
that he died shortly after.
An automobile driven by Miss Anna
Sperben. of 942 Eighth Avenue. ran
down Gustav Wilkes. forty-seven, Of
335 East Nineteenth Street. at Broad
way and Sixtieth Street Mr.. Wilkes
was taken to Reception Hospital with
fractured skull.
Thomas McGloin, OF 3O2 Fifth Street.
Brooklyn, and John Msngin. of 129
Butler Street, were both slightly in
Jured when an automobile in which
they were riding was in collision with
a mail truck at Bond and Warren
streets. Brooklyn.
DR. George Shapiro, DR.. Lawrence
Friedman and Michael Shea. all on a
Coney Island Hospital ambulance which
was responding to a heat call, were
slightly injured when the machine was
Ocean Parkway and Avenue X. The
two doctors and the ambulance driver
were treated at the hospital.
Zaver lnser, fifty, Of 1885 St. Johns
Place, and Louis Golavatti, twenty
three, Of So Cook Street, both of Brook
lyn, were hit by passing cars while
riding or the running boards Of Brook
'yn trolleys. Neither was seriously
injured,
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
3 Drown Seeking
Relief From Heat

Two men and a boy were drowned
yesterday. one of them despite 'he
heroic efforts of Murray Abets. tnif'
teen, Of 202l Cropsey Avenue. brcon'
lyn. The drowned boy was Samuel sel'
denbeigel, eighteen. Of 80 Bay Twenty
fifth Street. Brooklyn.
Frederick Olsen. thirteen wears oio'
of 597 Park Place, Brooklyn. was
drowned while swimming off Orlen'1
Point, Manhattan Beach His body Wa;
brought ashore by Paul Horgan' o.
22l5 Emmons Avenue. Brooklyn. JseoO
Berkowitz, who succumbed 10 eNhaus,,
tion while swimming Off the Munlclp"l
baths, also was brought ashore 'o9
late by John McMonigle. lifegus'0
Berkowitz lived at 81 Goerck Street
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Big Meat Exports in June

WASHINGTON, Aug. s.-The extent
to which aid is being furnished the
Allied nations in foodstuffs is indicated
IN statement issued to-day by the
1000 administration, showing that dur
ing 1ne month OF June exports of beef
from the United States totallcd % "a
600 pounds, of which 95 per cent went en-
to the United Kingdom, France Italv
and Belgium. The monthly average If
beei exports for the three years nrc-
ccding the war was l,066,O0O pounds
Pork exports for the month of .Juno
amounted to 1881 900 pounds. Of
"nich ,,l oa,o per cent went to the four
n'l'cs, Inc monthly average before
amount Of pork products sent to y,
land. IT was stated, has enabled tho
iifting OF restrictions on the consumn.
tion of bacon in that county,
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Girl Saves Drowning Boy

ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.. Aug. S.
Dorothy Lee Griggs, the twelve-year-
old daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Matt
land +. Griggs, of Washington. d. c..
plunged into the ocean here to-day and
rescued a six-year- old bov who had
been carried 100 feet off shore by a
current.
When Ellis 4. Jackson, of Phlladel-
phia, and others who had sacrificed d
white ducks and buckskin shoes to
shove a boat through the surf, reached
the girl, she was treading water and
holding the boys head above the sur
face After helping him into the boat.
she climbed in herself.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Armour Says u. S.
Already Controls
Packing Industry

CHICAGO, Aug. 81. Ogden Ar
mour, explaining that brief exam
ination Of the report Of the Federal
Trade Commission upon the packing
industry "has given no opportunity OF
preparation for q formal answer, which
can be done only after the full report
is before u.s." to-day issued a state.
mcnt covering "a few point. which
should be answered in the interest of
information to the general public"
He aaid
"Jt 10 recommended that inmcdiat.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Dry Zone Order Closes 80 Bars

One hundred thousand persons who
sought relief from the heat yesterday
at South Beach, Staten island. saw tbe
police close the saloons under tho drv
zone order issued by United States Dis.
trict Attorney Francis, of Brook]yn
The order affects all places wbcro
liquor is sold within half mile radins
OF Fort Wadsworth. Ninety saloons ~
South Beach, Fort Wadsworth. AFRO
char and Clifton We're put out of bust
ness.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Wounded on Way to Camp

GOSHEN, N. V, Aug George Ais
dorf. of Modena, near here. responded
to-day to draft board summons to en-
train for camp. AS he stood with his
companions waiting for the train, one
OF them accidentally discharged h re-
Nolvcr. The bullet entered Alsdorf's
right thigh, infiicting wound which
Will incnpacitatc him fer several
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Prohibition Amendment
Ratified by Loui.;an,

BATON ROUGE, La, Aug s..
LOUISIANA has ratified the Federal pro
m'o'e'on a"oehdmen'. Ratification
was voted to-day by the House. go TO
6l, following favorable action earlv
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09

there ought to be a limit to technical
proceedings in such a case.
m The only limit said Justice GUY,
rs IN the patience of the judge. For
my part, where a mans liberty is in
volved, believe that judicial patience
should be infinite"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
What Is Going On To-day

one MEAL NiEAT1.ESS
DErARTI RE OF DRAFT QUOTAS
WAR SAVINGS STAMP DRIVE
CAMPAIGN FOR RED CROSS WAR NJ
lolNG MEN's CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION ~
FOR OVERSEAS WoRkfKS
FIR. admission To ne Amer CAR Museum o' NsrS .srS
History. Sew York Geological rark. van s,s.r
laud inrk Museum. American Museum
and the Aquarium. ..,,
I'ulic band cearcei. under the auspices ni w.
hia University. University Grcen. y. ~ "A
Addresses by Major General David I. rr,rr,v
.t' ,.e-soii.. rsi'r ~ iahr-rrt w
New-York tribune., 1918-08-09

They seem to be cussing the heat. al
though they come from one of the hot
test spots on earth
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THE PLAY AGAIN.

In the first place. the public" said
cyril Harcourt, author of "A Place In
the SUM-" "and think the managers
are included. do not seem to reali,e
that-a successful play cannot be born
overnight; it is the result of infinite
patience and labor. extending. in many
instances, from periods of six months
TO year in duration. To create real
characters, possessing the warmth OF
me- and involving them in plausible
situations that appeal to the creduIitv.
Is Ihe work of hours of careful
thought. The author must really live
with these characters in the 'malle
believe world that he has created.
Now. after spending months of
labor with his brain child the gem
eral result is that some producer Sc
cures his signature, transferring tho
rights to himself, renames the scripr.
ana changes the lines. scenes and bust.
ness to such an extent that when the
poor author goes to witness the first
performance he can hardly recognize
his own efforts.
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ming rehearsals at the Manhattan Trade
School, Lexington avenue and Twenty
second street Music lovers who read
music at sight are welcome.
The Musicians Club of New York. ot
winch Walter Damrosch is the president,
VIII give farewell reception, concert
ana supper TO the two DISTINGUISHED
French musicians. NJ Andre Messenger.
conductor of the Paris Conservatoire Or
chestra, and NJ. Alfred Cortot. SOLO
pianist, at the Ritz-Carlton on Sunday v
evening. December 30.
The club feels that all It's meetings
thls winter should benefit war charities
and will donate the proceeds of the
evening to the fund for French destitute
musicians being collected by the Amerl-
can Friends of Musicians in France. The
orchestra of the Symphony Society hi a
oeen donated for the concert part OF
inc entertainment by the president. Harry.
Hardness F1agler, and Efrem Zimbalist
ana Nine. Lashanslta have volunteered
their services.
Those who wish to join in honoring
the French musicians and incidentally
IN conveying substantial benefit to their.
less fortunate courtrymen aided nv
tnls 1und, may obtain tickets from,
LOUIS X. Dresser secretary, care Ditson
Co, 10 East Thirty-fourth street
The ticket covering reception. sumner
and concert Is IS.
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Making Sketches in Metz When the Hun Ruled

ing on slow return toward home that
was TO take in Paris and London. I
reached Metz in the early autumn from
the Rhine provinces. ! kept up my
usual custom of making picture
note Of this old city in that gorgeous
book.
AS everybody may have forgotten,
a good part of Metz is built on islands
in TIE River Moselle, which Joins here
another river. This part OF the city
is the modern part, 30 called. but as 1t
dates from the sixteenth century 1t
doesn't seem so new to the eyes of an
American, and certainly the sturdy
old bridges which Join the streets in
the centre OF the city near the esplan-
AIDE look as old as SAINT Angelo They
are are enticing to the artist. and
even so to the rank amateur, the lat
ter finding them much easier to do in
n sketch book than any view of the
famous and beautiful st. Stephens
Cathedral, of which they are contem-
porary. SO on the eve OF quitting the
town, where we had spent n couple of
duh days. ! wandered out on the big
gest of the bridges, took my bearings
in the middle OF It and opening that
russia leather nuisance began leisurely
to deface another page
l was prepared to attract the atten-
ton of the passersby and to collect a
group Of small and dirty boys who had
Q contempt for&rt II my experience In
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Metz where 7 was stopping. I said
that 1 supposed II I left my precious
book in their custody I might be per
mitted to go to dinner, for already the
hour OF table d'hote was at hand
The big commander shook his head
and directed the soldiers to put me in
cell and guard me well. 1t appeared
that l was TO be honored with the at
tention OF a political prisoner.
At II o'clock my two captors and
their superior came to the door. IN
locked II. gave me back my Russia
leather prize and turned me loose to
find my way back through the gloomy
streets as best might. When asked
the Boniface OF the hotel II inquiries
had been made about me he shook his
head mysteriously and laid a finger on
his lip.
His wife was more outspoken She
was a French woman and said that in
her opinion the garrison of Metz was
guarded and commanded by a set OF
boneheads. although that is not the
term she used.
was free again, that was the main
thing, and the next day we got out OF
dreary Metz and passed through the
Gordon OF forts on the way to Nancy
which Is over the border. The sketch
book returned to Paris and America
with me, but interrupted as I had
been the sketch II contains OF Metz
lwEld be yaluelsss to Var Office
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Prize Song" from THE MeisterAn
as a violin solo. For the orchestral
numbers Conductor Stransky has drawn
T""u Su'Ne, Sibelius, Dvorak. Brahms
Waldteufel. Herbert, Tchaikowsky, Jo-
mann strauss and Sousa, This is one OF
two evenings which will be devoted to
members Of the society
A cantata, Faust ct Helene" by Lii
Boulanger the French composer who
died last March at the age OF "a. will be
presented for the first time In America
by Walter Damrosch at the gala concert
OF tho Symphony Society of New York
on Thursday afternoon in Carnegie Hall.
The soloists who will sing in the cantata
are Nine. Julia Claussen, contralto
Craig Campbell, tenor, and Edgar Scho-
field. barytone.
1t was with this cantata that Mile
Boulanger won the PriX de Rome at the
age OF 10 NJ Alfred Cortot will play
the piano part in d'Indy's Symphony on
the Song of French Mountaineer and
Cesar Franck's Variations for piano with
orchestra. The number for orchestra
alone is a Nocturne for Strings by
Faure The programme for tho society's
concert IN Carnegie Hall on Saturday
evening December 2s, is the same as the
preceding Thursdays.
Andre Messenger, the conductor of the
Paris Conservatory Orchestra, will be