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New-York tribune., 1918-02-12
Labor Leaders
To Meet British
Mission TODAY

What is believed by local labor lead.
ers will be the most important inter-
national labor conference held since tho
war began will take place to-rf9ght in
Beethoven Hall. 21O Fifth Street. when
the officers and leaders in New York
trades union circles will meet the mem
bers of the British labor mission. re-
Gently arrived.
AT this meeting an exchange of views
on the eHect OF war upon industrial
~0,rkers WILL be made and steps will be
taken to remedy any unsatisfactory
condltlons that may exist
1t was likewise intimated last nirbt
oy Robert Maisel, director of the Amer
ican Alliance for Labor and Democracy.
mat paclhsts will come in for their
snare OF criticism at the conference
and VIII not be handled too gently.
Feature of Royalty Week
:, The conference will be the feature Of
the ACTIVITIES which are to mark this.
the third day of Labor Loyalty Week.
seven-day period designated by or
gan1zed labor in which its worker mem
GERS purpose to prove beyond question
their fealty to the flag
Inc members of the British mission
are Charles Duncan, NJ. p. and general
III tHc GeNeTal workers.
Union of Great Britain; W. A. Apple
ton, of the General Federated Trades
Union; Joshua Butterworth, of the AS
soclated Shipwrights' Society. and D. L.
Moses. of the Pattern Makers Union.
Two Mass Meetings Planned
In addition to this important conferl
ence two mass meetings will be held.
one in the afternoon and one at night.
In Suffers Harlem River Casino. Leon
II. Rouse, president of big Six" and
Mr.. Duncan, will address the afternoon
meeting, while tonight DR.. William
Slocum, of the League to Enforce
Peace, will be the principal speaker.
The meetings are to be held under the
auspices of the New York Letter Car
riers' Association.
The British delegates spent the day
yesterday in sightseeing and meeting
labor leaders of New York. Thev also
called at the offices of the National
Civic Federation and at the headouar-
ters of the alliance, 81 Chambers Street.
The visitors displayed keen interest
in the work of the alliance. There is
no such organization in England, and
it is possible they may consider the
question of forming one
New-York tribune., 1918-02-12
thousands Of Shipyard Workers
Register on First Day Of Drive
Local ~ s. Bureau Overwhelmed by Applicants Prepared
TO 40 Anywhere to Hasten War Programme MANY
Skilled Machiniss Assigned Immediately

fro-German agitators will find little
comfort In visit to the HEADQUARTERS
or the United States Public Service
reserve, at 22 East Twcnty-second
Street.
IN response to the governments nlan
1or the enrolment OF skilled mechanics
ana laborers for work in the shipyards
and munitions plants of the Country.
thousands of Americans, native and
naturalized, have already given an
affirmative response.
>, From early morning until long after
Tno sun went down yesterday, p. A.
nonahue' chief of the bureau, and his
corps OF assistants we're overwhelmed
by applicants who were prepared to 90
any place, at any time, for any work.
and leave to the governments the nnoa'
tion of compensation.
Torpedo Workers Hired
A., Many were assigned immediately.
MoSt OF these were skilled mechanics -
ana were taken over by the Lake Tor,
Peuo Company, one of the submarine
building plants. There is still a rrcat
demand for skilled workers for shin.
yards, aircraft factories and muniticns g
plants. and the Federal author;tie q
yesterday urged that more patriots
come forward and share the burden,
when caller expressed surprise ot
the number of applicants who re.
sponded on the first day of the drive
Tor workers Mr.. Donahue replied:
1T is remarkable showing, and the
New-York tribune., 1918-02-12
Plant Official Aids Hennig
Superintendent Testi6es Pris-
oner Is Innocent


Paul Hennig, on trial in Brooklyn
on a charge Of treason, continued his
defence before Federal Judge Chatfeld
yesterday. Hennig is accused of hav-
ing mutilated parts of torpedo. gyro-
scopes being manufactured for the gov
ernment at the E. w. Bliss Company
plant, where he was employed. Yes
terday his attorneys put Hugo R. Pau
sin, for the past fifteen years super
intendent at the plant, on the stand to
testify for Hennig.
Hennig was not responsible for the
alleged defects noted in the gyroscope
parts under suspicion. The superin-
tendent also testified that, in his opin-
ion. the parts Hennig was charged
with having mutilated were not neces-
sarily harmful to the horoscopes. The
trial will be continued to-day.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-12
Owner Tells Why
Hog Island Land
Price Doubled
Col. Black, Who Got ST..
100000 for 900 Acres,
Testi6es
[Staf Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Lieutenant
Colonel Charles N. Black, recently a
civil engineer in New York City but
now an officer in the Ordnance Bureau,
told the Senate Commerce Committee
this afternoon all about his dealings
with the American International Corpo-
ration in the matter of selling to that
corporation some 900 acres of land at
Hog Island at $4,000 an acre, though
some of it had been under option to
another party q short time previously
at $1,000 an acre.
Colonel Black said that the land had
been in possession of his family for
about one hundred years, so that there
was no chance of any buying for the
purpose of selling at profit. He ex-
planned the thousand dollar option as
having been reluctantly given on one
portion of the tract because it offered
an opportunity to get rid of title
that offered dangers Of litigation. when
the joint owners were not in complete
harmony. He and his relatives had a
seven en-twenty-fourths interest in this
particular piece. Even at that, he said,
he was very glad when the option ex-
pired.
He considered $4,000 an acre rea-
sonable price, and said that he would
have preferred to retain the land with
the certainty of realizing $4,000 an acre
for it within four or five years, but
parted with it at $4,000 an acre be-
cause it was represented to him that
it was indispensable to the plans. of
the big shipbuilding plant.
ator Hiram johnson, Colonel Black ex-
planned why the land he sold was
worth so much more than neighboring
land that had sold at $3.50 and $500 an
acre. The advantages of his tract were
that it had been largely filled in to a
height Of ten feet above low water, that
of the filling, that it practically abutted
on 35-foot channel, that adjoining
land could not be filled except at great
expense and was remote from the chan
mel, and that his was the best available
/ piece Of dcep-water frontage adjacent
to Philadelphia.
He said that he did not know why,
though the preliminary options were
taken by the American International
Terminals Company, the ensuing deeds
were made to the parent company, the
American International Corporation.
Colonel Black made it clear that
these options were signed last June,
and deeds issued in September, whereas
his connection with the government
dated back only three weeks
New-York tribune., 1918-02-12
Campaign Opens
Enroll Nation
In Lincoln Army
Opportunity for Every Man,
Woman and Child Afford
ed i'm Organization

Are you too old to fight in the army
we're sendings gs"over there? Were you
rejected when you tried to enlist? Or
are you still going to school and pray
ing that the war will last long enough
for you to grow little bigger and
get over to Flanders and look after a
few Huns?
1t doesn't matter. Cheer up! You're
just the manor the woman or the
boy or girl, as the case may be--that
| the Lincoln Patriotic Army is look
ing for. They want you right now
for Immediate service.
The idea, which originated at the
Lincoln Memorial University, Cumber-
land Gap, Tenn, is to make the statue
of Lincoln come to life in the person
of every American citizen, and send it
stalking out across the country in an
irresistible rush of real Americanism.
In form the organization is semi-mil-
ltary, but that doesn't mean that just
because you happen to belong to the
army or navy you're ineligible. On
the contrary, a special division has
been organized for soldiers, sailors and
aviators.
Other divisions include the children's,
for all under fifteen years of age; the
adults, for those above that age; a
business section, Red Cross, Boy Scout
and Young Mems and Young Women's
Christian Association branches; an asso-
clatlon chapter, for societies, churches,
ETC., and labor, education and public
service divisions, for all those whose
work is in any way connected with
those fields.
And if there are any classes of the
population who have been overlooked
the Lincoln Patriotic Army will form
new sections right away to accommo-
date them, because the army plans to
the United States.
Army headquarters have been estab-
lished at 80 East Forty second Street
in this city, and from there, beginning
to-day, enlistment blanks will be sent
broadcast throughout the nation and
full particulars of the regular eouip.
ment and of the opportunity for pro-
motion in the ranks forwarded to all
inquirers.
The list of sponsors for the Lincoln
Patriotic Army, beginning with Pres
ident Wilson and including such names
as Theodore Roosevelt, Major General
Leonard Wood, William Howard Taft.
Samuel Gompers, Elihu Root. Frank A.
Vanderlip and Alton B. Parker, reads
like a slshtly-very slightly abridged
"Who's Who in America"
Primarily the army. which is to be
strictly non-partisan in its makeup,
will inculcate respect for the flag and
all that it means. 1t will seek to pro-
vide a legion of young men, trained
in patriotism. to take the places of
those who fall in France.
And it will combat at all stages the
forces of anarchy. at home,
New-York tribune., 1918-02-12
Between 1,4OO and 1,5O0
Suddenly Walk Out in
Five Plants
Demand More Pay
Some Superintendent At,
tribute Action to Effect of
Enemy Propaganda

Between 1900 and 1900 carpenters
employed in five shipbuilding plants
under government control on Staten
Island, struck for higher wages. Man.
ayers believe that enemy propaganda
is responsible for the walk-out.
The men, who have been receiving
$4.88 for an eight-hour day, with extra
pay for overtime, demanded $3.50 for
the same working hours. They refused
to explain why they had not given
any notice of their proposed move.
They ignored the appeals Of superin-
tendents who tried to explain to them
that the government vitality needed the
ships in the prosecution of the war.
AS all the plants are under govern
ment control, the superintendent were
not in q position to negotiate for
higher pay. 1t was said that settle
ment would have to be made by repre-
sentatives of the government.
A dozen ships are under construc-
tion in the five yards. One of these
was to have been launched next Satur-
day from the ways of the Standard
Shipbuilding Company, Shooters ISL
and, which has already launched four
vessels.
Fear was expressed by government
officials that the strike would spread
to other yards on this coast, and that
the whole programme of ship construc-
tion would be tied up.
The plants affected by the strike
arc the Staten Island Shipbuilding
Company, Port Richmond; the Stand
ard Shipbuilding Company, Shooters
Island; the Downey Shipbuilding Com
Company, both at Mariners Harbor,
and the Brown Shipbuilding Company,
Tottenville.
The first intimation of trouble came
yesterday forenoon, when 700 men
walked out and made their demands for
higher wages. In the afternoon be-
tween 700 and 500 more men quit work,
leaving only a handful of loyal car
penters at their tasks.
There was a strong belief prevalent
among the shipbuilders that enemy pro-
paganda was, at least, partly respons-
ible for the sudden walk-out. The
secrecy WnlCn surrounded tne WnOle
proceedings gave further color to the
suspicion that 'disloyal forces had TAX
en- hand in the troubles.
James Davidson, superintendent of
the Staten Island Shipbuilding Com
pany, declared last night that it was
his belief that German propaganda
could be held responsible for the strike.
"While it is broad assertion to
make" said Mr.. Davidson, 81 believe
that German propaganda is behind the
strike of the carpenters. Only a month
ago their salaries were raised 10 per
cent, and at that time the men ap-
pcared to be perfectly satisfied. The
shipbuilding companies did not antici-
pate further trouble this winter. A
majority of the carpenters are Nor
wegians and Swedes. Many Of them,
am certain, are German sympathizers."
New-York tribune., 1918-02-12
Congratulations
Remind Edison
OF 71st Birthday

"Somewhere in America" Thomas A.
Edison, working in his laboratory on
anti-U-boat and other war devices. was
reminded yesterday by the receipt of
kilograms from pretty much call over
America" that he was seventy-one years
old. Among them was this message
from Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy:
congratulations upon your birth
day. Your friends rejoice in your
youthful optimism and clear vision of
national needs: 1t has been privilege
to be co-worker with you.''
Mr.. Edison is honorary president of
the Naval Consulting Board. Since this
country became belligerent-and it
was. almost to a day, the date upon
which Mr.. Edson's long planned vaca-
ton was to have begun-the inventor
has not left his work for day Osten-
sibly he is on his vacation now with
Mrs. Edison, but he has surrounded
himself with all the appurtenances of a
laboratory, and it is an open secret
that he is absorbed in problems of his
craft from fifteen to eighteen hours a
day.
self-appointed task, Mr.. Edison has
found time to help the government in
other ways. He>was one of the organ
izers of the Edison Thrift Stamp Club,
in Orange, N. j., and took an active
part in both Liberty Loan campaigns,
assisting in establishing the Edison
Liberty oLan Club, which subscribed
,, for about 81 100000 worth of the bonds.
Forty men who worked with Mr.. Edi-
son for years celebrated his birthday
for him at luncheon in the Lawyers
Club by establishing the Edison
Pioneers Association. Every year the
Edison Pioneers will celebrate the in
ventor's birthday together. At the
luncheon yesterday a telegram from
Mr.. Edison was read in which he con-
graduated his friends and said that
he was hard at work on war contriv-
ances for the government
The South Kensington Museum. in
London, will be asked to relinquish to
the association the first Edison phono-
graph, which was lent to the institu-
tion several years ago. All the mem
bers of the organization have been as
sociated with Mr.. Edison since 1880.
Francis R. Upton, of Newark, N. j., who
was elected president, first worked with
the inventor in 1878.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-12
Warns Senate Committee
of Danger in Giving APP
pointments to President
Gets i'm Duel of Wits
Did He Employ Republican
Chairman Wilcox Out
of Gratitude?
[Staf CorYesponxIence1


WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Secretar,
of the Treasury McAdoo to-day warned
the Senate Finance Committee against
putting the power of appointment oi
members of the proposed War Finance
Corporation in the hands of the Presi
dent, and thus making their appoint.
ment subject to political pressure.
The Secretary of the Treasury was
defending the provision of the War Fl.
nance Corporation bill which wouId
give the heads of the Treasury Depart.
ment power to appoint members of the
corporation. Political appointments
certainly would result, he told the com
mlttee, If the appointing power were
lodged with the President.
We might as we'll be frank about
this" Secretary McAdoo said; "if it is
known that the President is to make
these appointments, Senator'S and
others will bring political pressure to
bear on him to appoint men from their
states as directors of the corporation
Appointment by the President and con.
ilrmation by the Senate always has q
ments'
ut would make no difference to the
Republicans" retorted Senator Gal
linger of New HAMPSHIRE. eve
wouldn't get anybody appointed any
ooh. | don't know about that" an
swered Secretary McAdoo eve have
appointed lot of Republicans to
office"
"So-called Republicans" answered
Galinger
"You wouldn't call Frank vanderlip
OF New York a 'so-called' Republican,
would you?" asked the Secretary of the
Treasury.
"oh, we'll, you had some work for
him to do
"And l have kept every Republican
railroad president in Office" went on
Mr.. McAdoo.
probably through necessity" an
swered the Republican leader.
And we have appointed Chairman
Wilcox of the Republican National
Committee to a place." Mr.. McAdoe
said.
you probably did that out of graft
tude," interjected Senator Townsend
of Michigan.
This brought general laugh from
he committee members, Republicans
nd Democrats alike, Senator Towns
ends inference that Chairman Willco,
was responsible for the Republican
defeat in 1915 evidently tickling the
funnybone of the Senators.
Secretary McAdoo said he hoped the
matter was not for the record, and il
was ordered stricken out.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-12
De-Inking Paper Practical

"The Inland Printer" announces
that there is promise of relief in the
paper situation in the fact that DR..
Thomas Jasperson, of Neenah, Wis, is
soon to begin the manufacture of de-
linked paper. "The Inland Printer" says:
says:
"Dr. Jasperson has demonstrated the
practcabilty of his de-inking process
for making used paper new, which
means that OF the six thousand tons
of news paper used in the United
States every day fifteen hundred
pounds can be reclaimed. The saving
should go far toward relieving the
shortage of print paper"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-12
Red Cross After "Shysters''
1t Warns Soldiers Families
Again Ambulance Chasers

The Red Cross has discovered that
even the war and the bereaved families
of soldiers are not sacrtd to the "am-
bulance chaser" and issued warn
ing yesterday to relatives of injured
soldiers or sailors against retaining
professional claim agents.
"Their method" says the Red Cross
statement, "is to watch the reports Of
casualties and promptly to send the
next-of-kin papers to be signed, author
izing the lawyer to act for the family
in recovering insurance, or other bene-
fits. Home Service Section workers are
prepared to give assistance to soldiers
relatives in all things pertaining to the
War Risk Insurance act. The services
of a professional claim agent should
be entirely unnecessary in all situa-
tions which require some one to act
in behalf of soldiers and sailors de-
pendents."
New-York tribune., 1918-02-12

men deserve much commendation. but
am confident that it is just begin
ming and that when the workers of the
country realize the real Importance of
this work they will respond in even
greater numbers"
1t was learned yesterday from an
authoritative source that the govern
ment is having great difficulty in per-
suadlng workers now resident in Con-
necticut to leave that state for en-
ployment elsewhere. because of op-
position by Connecticut authorities.
Despite the fact that several manu-
featuring plants of Connecticut dis
pensed with tho services of thousands
OF employees recently, it was said that
newspapers have refused to take, ad-
vertlsements urging men to apply for
work in adjoining states.
n
New-York tribune., 1918-02-12

The reason given for this opposition
by the officials and press of the state
was said to be anticipation of a re-
sumption of activity in the plants OF
Connecticut, which would leave those
establishments without sufficient work.
ing forces and make necessary the i'm
portation of new labor.
When Mr.. Donahue was asked
whether this situation in Connecticut
were true, he replied:
"All | can say of that report is that
| have applied to Washington for re-
lief, and have been assured that the
situation will be rectitied under the
direction of Mr.. Kopfer, who is to
take charge of the employment bureau
of Connecticut"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-12
DIR. Shaw Asks Women
To Avoid New Societie,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Dr. Anna
Howard Shaw, chairman of the wom-
ans committee of the Council of Ma
tional Defence, in a message sent to-
day to state chairmen Of the commit.
tee, urges women to avoid new and
wholly unnecessary societies with at
tractive names. "'
The message called attention to the
iact that the committee of which Dr.
Shaw is the head was formed to serve
as a clearing house for all women's
work and to coordinate all organization
New-York tribune., 1918-02-12
Court Martial of 40 for Riots
At Houston to Begin Feb. 1S

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. 1.-THE
third court martial as result of the
Houston riot August 90 last will be-
gin February is, when forty members
of the oath Infantry go to trial at Fort
Sam Houston on charges of mutiny
and murder.
Two previous courts tried seventy
eight members of the regiment, con-
victing all but five. Thirteen were
hanged, five are under sentence of
death and the others were sent to
prison for long terms.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-12
La Toilette Sues Club
Which Expelled Him

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 11.--Senator
La Toilette to-day gave notice of action
against +. w. Montgomery. president,
and A. NJ. Parker, secretary, Of the
Madison Club, which recently passed
resolutions Of censure and expelled him
from membership because Of his war
attitude.
He also served summons on +. J. b.
Schubring, director, who introduced
the expulsion resolution. The sum-
mons calls for hearing in Supreme
Court February 16, under the discovery
statute, for the purpose of obtaining
information upon which to make COM
nlaint
New-York tribune., 1918-02-12
Poles Demand Right
To Express Own Will
Ask for State Independent ol
All FOREIGN Interference

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Represen-
tatives of the Polish political parties,
according to an official dispatch re-
celved from France to-day, have pub
lished declaration addressed to the
democrats of the world, in which a
Polish state, free from all foreign in
tcrference, is demanded.
:, Ihe right of nations to dispose of
thelr own fate is invoked and the with
drawal of foreign influence is insisted
upon, SO that national expression of
will may be possible.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-12

You re more than Judge!
You're Jury! Verdict s
always in your hands. You
say, I want my money
back You get it. Plain,
straightforward settlement.
That's what our guaran-
tee of satisfaction means.
The best of fabrics. The
best of tailoring. Prices rea-
sonable.
More than reasonable!
Reductions all along the line.
Suits! Overcoats!
Open to-day as usual.
ROGERS PEEr CoMpANx
o1oaoway Broadway
at 18th St. "The at 34+b 6.
broadway Corners" Fifth Ave.
at Warren at 41s+ S+.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-12

Expect to Resume Soon
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-16
SUCCESS WITH TIE
RACK YARD GARDEN

Many back ya-a gardens failei
last spring and s3l-c ,-oer because the
were planted uade~ conditions tina
made success impossible, even with
the best cultural methods. 1t is !
waste OF time and energy, which
might we'll be spent in solue more
fruitful endeavor, to try to grow gar
chance to succead The following
suggestions for gardening by Geo. L.
Tiebout, horticulturist, Extension D.
vision, U. S. IT, are timely:
l. The soil in the back yard should
be workable. One filed with cinders.
coal ashes, brick bats, ETC., should
not be planted.
g. The drainage must be good. II
water does not run off the yard read
lily during a heavy rain, or standing
water can not be removed from it,
easily through surface drainage, it is
not suitable, for garden.
g. When the spot for the proposed
garden does not receive sunlight fer
less to attempt to grow vegetables.
1. Where chickens, ducks, or other
fowls are kept in no place for. a gar
den unless one or the other is well
fenced.
When the gardens can be worked
by members of the household during
their recreation period or with a lii
tie extra effort above their normal oc-
equations, no better outlet for patriot
ic and economic service for every
member Of the family can be found
Cl;idren will take a great deal of in
terest if a portion of the garden is
allotted to them and each one is given
his or her own lot to work. Their
products may be purchased by the
parents and the proceeds used by
the children to purchase Thrift
Stamps.