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New-York tribune., 1918-07-05
Hearst's S Guests,
With Host, Hear
"Follies" Jests
By Haywood Broun

Mr.. Hearst's Congressional guests
filed into the "Folles" two by two be-
ginning shortly after O'Clock, and
struggled in every little while there
after up until 10. 1t would have been
impossible to distinguish them from
other rather far out-of-town visitors
but for the large red, white and blue
badges they wore. The badges sgd
"Congressonal Delegate" but did not
mention Mr.. Ziegfeld's show.
Mr.. Hearst arrived without a badge
we'll after 9 o'clock. His seat was on
the aisle in the first row, and his en-
trance, therefore. did not disturb the
jazz dancing of Mr.. Frisco. The other
members of the party were scattered
more or less widely. Many were not
close enough to get a very good look at
the chorus girls. Senators and mem
bers of the more important House COM
mlttees sat closest. For the rest the
seats were middling good. They were
the sort of seats which might be sent
to "The Brooklyn Eagle" for an OPEN
ing night, above reproaeh, but not dis
tinguished.
Mr.. viii Rogers remarked the pres
ence of the visitors from Washington.
ut was great thing for Mr.. Hearst
to bring. all these congressman here
tonight" he said. "Of course they
were a little late in getting in." he
added. but it was just the same with
Preparedness and everything else"
lie continued 20 make more or less
fippant remarks about Congress which
the gentlemen from WASHINGTON vel.
coined vociferously. Rogers told how
the President had marched at the head
of Congressional delegation in a
preparedness parade and after LOOKING
his followers over had told the drafto.i
soldiers that he wished he too could 60
to France eN
Congress told the President that il
New-York tribune., 1918-07-05

would like to take recess" Rogers
went on. "They said, Now, we don't
want to go away if you need u.s. and
the President told 'em, I've been run
ming the war this far by myself, and
guess | can keep it up"
>. According to Rogers, some of the
Senators objected that a six weeks re-
cess was not long enough. One of
them, so Rogers said, explained that
he wasn't sure "he could find any of
his constituents in that time"
There was more applause for the
comedian when he said that he once
went to school in Champ Clark's state.
1T was one Of the pleasantest weeks
| ever had" remarked Rogers.
AS a rule the monologue contains a
number of references to Colonel Roose-
velt Of humorous but thoroughly
friendly nature. These were omitted
last night. Possibly it might not have
peen the best evening in the world for
Rogers to introduce his remark: "A
lot or people accuse Colonel Roosevelt
OF being lot Of things, but none of
EN- can accuse him of not being IN
American"
AS usual. Rogers was heartily an.
plauded' and the Congressional delega.
NO''o' ICu MUCH Oh Cno apOlaNSa
He was not, however, the most ponnla =
number of all in the estimation Of the
Visitors from Washington. After her
Salome dance Miss Ann Pennington was
elected to the honor without a rollcall
During this dance, which takes place
IN He'll, the Devils thermometer ex.
plodes with loud bang. At this point
few OF the younger Southern mem.
berS of the Congressional 1ojo,o -;
broke forth into rebel yells. There
was also generous applause for scene
showing American soldiers in the
trenches. '"s
NO set costume or uniform was
adopted by Mr.. Hearst's guests with
the exceptions of the red, white anf
fbree pbre 0adgss. aigea There ere was one high hat
suits, three sets of white f1ann.,s and
one OF alpaca. The rest were miscel.
laneous but serviceable store clothes
New-York tribune., 1918-07-05

The Sultan of Turkey is dead and
dealers in widows weeds are hurriediy
marking up their prices.
The Montclair, N. j., police force now
boasts of two limousine patrolmen, and
If this innovation does not attract re-
cruits to the force the city fathers are
going to go out, buy still another auto
mobile and install two more.
Police in Montclair are just as un-
reasonable as servants, who will insist
on quitting good s35 month jobs to
work in munition plans for s25 week.
That is what the keepers of Montclair's s
peace are doing, too-wherefore the
! limousine.
BY giving the cops automobiles, Po-
lice Commissioner Picken explained
yesterday, they can cover their beats
much more rapidly and comfortably
1t is also hoped that the patrolmen will
fever and decline other jobs to which
the motoring privilege is not attached.
Street that Germany is determined to
regard the epidemic of Spanish infu-
enza as a severe rupture of neutrality
on the part Of Alfonso's government.
Jimmy Cardona, twelve years old, Of
Flushing, Long Island is dead, and
Vic, his scrubby little dog, mourns be-
side his coffin, for Jimmy died in what
he believed was a desperate effort to
save his pups life.
He and Vic vert down to the creek
for bath yesterday. The dog could
swim and his master couldn't. Jimmy
watched Vic breasting the current,
turned his head away for d moment,
and when he looked again the dog was
gone.
The boy did not hesitate He plunged
in, splashed out toward where the
puppy had disappeared and then the
current dragged him under.
They had dragged Jimmy's body to
the bank when Vic came bursting from
a thicket and ran barking to his mas
ter.
Had mischievous breeze scampered
off with Mayor Hylan's glinting hat
yesterday, His Executive Presence
might not have been where it should
have been on time or at all, for be-
the top of his honor's hat was carried
his honor's itinerary of the day We
celebrate. Before addressing the po-
lice reserves at Sheepshead Bay yes
terday the Mayor doffed his headgear
leaving it brim up on a chair. Nesting
in the folds of the siken interior was
a square OF paper cnumerating when
where and how his honor would cover
his social-official obligations.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-05
Congress Unable
To Agree on the
Price of Wheat
Senate Insists ON $3.50
Rate, but House Is For
Lower Quotation
Especial Dispotcj. to The Tribune


WASHINGTON, July 4.-President
Wilson probably will be called upon
to exercise his veto power if the price
of wheat is not to be increased by law.
Senate ana House coferrees again
have been unable to reach an agree
ment on the Gore $3.50 wheat rider to
the agricultural appropriation bill.
House members refused to yield to the
Senate demand for an increased price
and will report a disagreement when
the House meets Friday.
When the subject comes UP on the
floor Of the House an attempt will be
made to agree on a compromise price
The figure Will be placed at S235 or
S2.40 bushel for No. l Northern
or its equivalent at the terminal mar
ket. The Gore rider guarantees the
farmer $3.50 bushel for No. 2 wheat
at his local market.
House members who are supporting
the increased price proposal believe
they will be successful in bringing
about compromise. The overwhelm.
ing majority given the Gore rider or
reconsideration in the Senate Monda,
indicates, they say, that the Senate
will hold out until an increase in the
price of wheat is voted.
The House is anxious to quit fo,
the recess and is believed to be in &
mood to compromise. Failure to come
to an agreement would knock vacation
plans in the head. as the Department,
OF Agriculture must have some of the
money provided in the bill if its worl
is not to be hampered.
While the President has not pub
icly said he will veto the measure
If it contains the Gore rider. there i:
every indication he will do so. Herber
Hoover, the Food Administrator, is un
alterably opposed to Congressional in
reference in this subject.
1t will upset all of the arrangement:
made by the food administration ant
grain corporation for handling thi:
years crop. 1t will necessitate a re
adjustment Of all -four and feed price.
which have just been promulgated
Such an increase in price, it is feared
will tend to increase prices of othe]
necessities and in turn reopen labor
wages cases that have been settled OF
the basis of cost of living
Recently on two measures Congress.
yielded quickly to the White House
following vetoes. These were purchase
of pneumatic mail tubes and the Bor
land eight-hour day for government
clerks. Should the President be callee
upon to decide the issue, it is no.
doubted Congress would pass the bi.
appropriation bill quickly without tn,
Gore rider or substitute in case o.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-05
Service Flags of German~Bom
Mothers Win Cheers of Thousands

merly of Wittcnberg, Germany, now of
343 East Thirtieth Street, New York.
"Supposing the Kaiser should see you
now!" teased somebody on the side.
"To hell with that fellow!" came back
Mrs. Berkes. eve should worry about
the Kaiser. My feet are tired, but l
walk just the same, for Pm for Wood
row, not for Wilhelm. No Kaisers can
get me when got Martin and John and
Willie and Charlie all fighting against
him.
So saying, Mrs. Berkes unfurled an
other flag and walked on.
1t was the fashion among the Ger
man American women to have an extra
nag about their persons yesterday. Not
content with carrying one in their
hands along with the service flag, they
wore them on their coats, they stuck
them in their belts and they pinned
them to their handbags. If one Ameri-
can flag was good, more were better.
they argued, and SO it was a very much
starred and striped group that followed
the figures of Schurz, Sigel and Hecker
| in the parade. And these costumed fig
ures were the only leaders the German
mothers had to follow, by the way, for
they were tucked way in the process
sion, with not even the echo of a band
to help keep up the pace.
g! marched once to 'Tannenbaum.' "
SAID Mrs. Weise, land it went easy-like
and tine. But German music amt good
now, SO we have to march to nothing,
we'll It's tor the boys, amt it, Mary :?
And | guess we can soak our feet in
wasser when We mach hause gchen,
nicht wahr?"
Mary, who was Mrs. Bcber;ch
laughed. ''
"Gott in himmel, yah!" he answered.
whats feet, anyway, when you can
make a parade for Uncle Sam ?''
And SO, with only the rhythm of
handi-clapping and cheers, they went on
up the avenue, feet aching and hearts,
too, probably, but faces aglow with the
New-York tribune., 1918-07-05
y. S. rivate Pledges
The Return Of Alsace

PARIS, July A feature of
the ceremony at the Strassburp
statue to-day in honor of Alsace-
Lorraine was the action of an
American private soldier, who
suddenly left the ranks and as
ne walked toward the statue
shouted in a ringing voice:
we Uiu fight until right has
been restored. Alsoce-Lorvaine.
according to its desire, ariU be-
come French again."
New-York tribune., 1918-07-05

Mrs. Mary Beberich. born in Ger
many, put on pink waist yesterday in
stead of the fine black dress that she
might have worn for the proud occa-
sion of marching with her three starred
service flag in the American loyalty
parade.
II thought they might throw eggs at
us women" she explained, "and if they
did could wash the pink; aber that
black, she wouldn't go so good by the
wash tub
But instead Of the eggs that
mamma" Beberich had expected, mis-
siles Of quite another sort came hurting
to the German American mothers who,
stout and smiling, tired but gay,
tramped up Fifth Avenue yesterday.
These were the flags and the flowers,
the cheers and the blessings of the
thousands of Americans who opened
their hearts and their hands and their
mouths, too-at the sight of these
women, once hausfraus and subjects of
Germany, now American mothers WELD
ing up their sons to fight the Father
land.
1t was the crowd, then, applauding
and waving, that chrstcned Mamma"
Beberich.
Hey, there, mamma; that's the
stuff" called out one enthusiastic pa
triot as the big. jolly Mrs. Beberich, of
Long Island City, came into view.
"Ya, raus nit 'em!" called back
Mamma tapping her flags at the
crowd, and amid the laughs and the
shouts She swept grandly on.
with the whole three of 'em away,
| gotta have little fun out of the
war;" she apologized to her neiehbor
marcher, "even if it's only speaking
foolishnesses to people"
At the other end of mammals row was
another outspoken mother, represent
ing four sons in the service of the
united Stetes-Mrs. Lena Berkes. for.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-05
What Is Going On To-day

ONE MEAL WHEATLESS.
CAMPAIGN FOR RED CROSS WAR NIRsN
WAR SAVING STAMP DRIVE
FREQ admission To tho American Museum ef As'-
ural History New York Geological PARK. Ns
Cortlandt Park Museum. American MuseuS y
Safety and the Aquarium. "a.
Public band concert under the auspices OF coiume'
University. University Green. D. 80.
Convention OF the Delta sigma NJ ErseraiSs
Hotel McAlnin. al day.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-05
German Exchanges
Closed Temporarily

AMSTERDAM, July ALL the stock
exchanges in Germany are abstainine
from business until the question of
'ne contemplated new duties, against
winch they have protested to the uov-
ernment, has been settled.
me government proposed to in
crease the stamp duty on Rourse
transactions from TX cents to 20
Genus, ee with an additional war duty of
6o cents on every $3.50. -
New-York tribune., 1918-07-05
Shoes and Ships
And Sealing Wax

The Sultan of Turkey is dead and
dealers in widows weeds are hurriedly
marking up their prices.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-05

and good will tonight. 1t is gratifying
to me and all New York to have YOU
all here to-day. 1t is good to have New
York officials and Congress get to-
gether."
Will Roger was in the gallery of the
banquet hall listening to the speeches
to provide himself with special ma
terlal for use at the Follies later on.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-05
Pope Receives Cochin

ROME, July 4.-Pope Benedict to-
day received in audience Baron Denvs
Cochin, former member of the French
War Cabinet without portfolio.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-12

is not in this country enough food
to meet the actual necessities of Eu-
rope if we maintain our normal con-
sumption. We must feed them, but
we have left in America only the
amounts which would normally be
consumed before another harvest.
We can export only what we save.
If our savings are small, Europe
will be underfed-the war will be
lost"
"The greatest need in Europe to-
day is for wheat They must have
millions of bushels. Seventy-five
million bushels, on the first day of
this year, was needed to tide them
over until July 1.
"As long as the first of last De-
cember, we had exported our entire
wheat surplus. Since then we have
been able to ship only what our peo-
pie have Swaziland we are falling
behind on the program"
$50 grave has become the situa-
ton, that today it is no exaggera-
ton to declare that he who wastes
slice Of wheat bread is actually him
dering the prosecution of war and
endangering our chances for victory.
Our wheat consumption must be cut
to IL pounds per week-a reduc-
ton of so per cent. This is mil
itary necessity and should be viewed
in no other light"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-12

The above extracts from Mayor
Rolph's letter to Frederick ]. Kos
ter have been before printed in The
journal and relate to a strike in
San Francisco long after the Mooney
trial was over 1t serves to show
what a miserable mess organizations
OF men with only selfish motives
make of their assumption of police
authority in any community
1t is perhaps not desirable to
wish peace to the ashes of the dead
flame-up, but it is to be hoped its
members, if any of them have con-
sciences, will suffer from regrets
which will cause them to realize the
error of their way.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-12

free will, It may make itself wet,
likewise of its own free will, at
any time thereafter that it may
choose so to do. Put if this so-caled
Federal Prohibition amendment should
he ratified by thrce-fourths of the
States, the right of the individual
State would no longer exist, for the
manifest reason that what had for
merly been a State would be sur
rendered, automatically, to the States
as whole. And at the same time
the Federal Constitution would be
made to embody law such as its
trainers never once mentioned as
coming within it's scope
The League does well to include
within the range of its argument all
amendments proposed to the Federal
Constitution. The fact that the
Federal Constitution prSvides that
it may be amended not only by the
legislatures of the several States.
but also by special conventions call
ed by the respective States, shows
clearly that the trainers of the Con-
stitution realized that under easily
conceivable circumstances, such, for
example, as exist in these passionate
times, it might be better to give the
citizens larger and more direct
voice in disposing Of a given amend
ment.
Which of The two procedures shall
be followed is reserved to Congress
itself. The fact that in the present
Instance the Congress elected to fol-
low the one which requires ratifica-
ton merely by the legislatures, does
not, however, deny to the people of
State the right to a direct vote.
u the Constitution of their Stae, as
does that of Washington permits Of
their initiating or reviewing legis-
latiOn.
The voice Of the people NAV not
always be the voice of God. but all
human experience shows that it is
more often so than is that of any
body OF legislators, however able and :
disinterested A point that need
not be argued in a State whose citi-
zens nave already obtained for them
serves voice in the enactment of
its internal laws. 1t is up to the
people of Washington themselves to
decide whether they shall be heard
IN the amending Of the Federal Con-
stitution, through which are reserv-
ed to the Federal Government all
rights which the States do not re-
serve to themselves.
Ohio, also an Initiative and Ref
ernendum State, has pointed the
way. That progressive State is
being flooded with petitions, in
which the people shall demand that
their State Constitution be SO amend
ed as ito reserve the power of /
referendum to the voters on action
of the General Assembly ratifying
amendments to the Con-
of The United States" =
Adv.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-12

Patsy" Blair, laborer on the Mon
roe Monitor, was a visitor in Ev-
erett last Saturday and Sunday.
Patsy" has rented residence in
Monroe and Bro. McCowen of the
Bon Ton has a "hunch" that Bro.
Blair is thinking of something else.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-12
Try BLUE RIBBON" Cigar, Sc
ANENT PROHIBITION

Elsewhere in this issue appears an
advertisement by L&bor's Emergency
Liberty League, a militant organi-
alton of international trades unions.
a large proportion of who's +. -
bers have a special interest in op-
posing prohibition, since they are
convinced that its greater spread
would narrow still more their oppor-
tunity to provide for themselves and
their families. That past expert
ence has proven this is unquestion-
ably true as regards brewery and
other workmen who are employed
exclusively, or practically, so in
those lines which prohibition would
wholly eliminate. 1t is all very well
to say that these workmen, now
under the protection of powerful
and progressive trade unions, could
obtain employment no less remunera-
tive in other industries. The. facts
are against any such theory. Ac-
customed for years, as have been the
greater proportion of them, to earn
their bread in a single and distinct
occupation, or group of occupations.
their usefulness in other and strange
employments would be such as to
obIlge them to compete with unskill-
ed labor to their evident economic
disadvantage.
Nor would existing unskilled la
bor' now so poorly paid, as always.
be bettered, needless to remark. bv
being subjected to competition. al
ways keen at its level made moro
so by an influx of such labor from
another source.
Upon these points there will be
no two opinions among workingmen
They know.
Inc plea made by the League is a
plea for a wider recognition of di-
rect popular government, and con-
Germs, Immediately, the right of the
voters Of the State to pass upon the
so-called Federal prohibition amend
ment. That the people should have
inns right, more especially since this
proposed change in the basic law Of
the country would affect the daily
habits and customs of our popula-
ton, drawn as it is from so MANY
inverse sources, no thinking citizen
will deny.
The cure for the ills of democracy
u.s. we are told, more democracy. This
ruth is laying hold of mems minds
more and more as the war goes on.
IN our own State the wisdom of
having its citizens take a more d.
'ect part in the making of its laws
vas recognized when, after much
expenditure of time and labor, into
ne State Constitution was written
ne Initiative and Referendum.
The Federal amendment now be-
ore the several States calls for the
most deliberate consideration. II
not a proposition that may hur-
iediy be disposed of one way to-
ay' and disposed of another wav
morrow. Once a State has voted
'r ratification, it can not reverse
lat vote. 1t can refuse to ratifv
he amendment as often as it NAV
lease to; but let it once ratifv if.
nd that ends its voting upon that
articular amendment. 1t can not :
hereafter change its mind, how
yer strong should be the reasons {
nat might incline it to do so
Moreover, there is radical diff
renee between drying up a state r
nd drying up the nation. When a
late makes itself dry by its own 1
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-12

IN some social circles only men with
large income can come in. and
their income must be large or they
can't stay in, and it sometimes hap
pens that it is better to stay out
with or without an income if they
wish to retain a reputation for NOR
atty and truth.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-12

Z. E. Weber, the popular River
side Shoe dealer is building a two
story brick store at 29O7 Hewitt ave-
nue.. The building is to cost about
5000.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-12
LIBERTY TEMPLE is
ERECTED ON SUNDAY

On Sunday, March "a, the trades
unions and merchants built in Walla
Walla temple for the use of the
Liberty Loan Committee. Everything
about the building including the
painting was done on that day, the
grounds cleaned up and the interior
arrangements made even to the tenn
pies decoration with ported plants.
They can ego some" in Walla Walla.