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The evening world., 1918-01-19
DEPARTMENT STORES
WILL CLOSE ON MON DAY;
EMPLOYEES GET PAID
Association May Suggest That Six
Short Days Week Supplant
Other Holidays.

All the big department stores OF
New York which are members OF the
Retail DryEoods Association will be
closed Monday, and all the employ
ees will be paid as usual.
This was announced to-day at the
close OF a two-hour session OF the as
sociation's Executive Committee in
conference upon the working of the
Garfield order.
As for the other nine Monday holi-
days ordered by the Fuel Admins
traitor. the attitude OF the department
stores Is not yet determined. 1t Is
known. however, that the association
hopes TO win approval in Washington
Of n suggestion that six short days a
weel: be substituted for the Garfield
plan Of five full days.
The merchants offer TO cut the day
two hours, making a twelve-hour saw
ing in the course of the week. This
Is three hours more OF closed time than
that provided by the Garfield order.
II was brought out at the meeting
that the Garfield order does not abso
| lutely prohibit the operation OF retail
stores II they want TO operate cold
I but the merchants were Informed tina
| the wish OF the Administration wa
! they close entirely, and so they dc
cided TO do II.
The association includes in its mem
bershlp fifteen OF the biggest stores.
The three biggest department store
In Brooklyn also announced that tnCl
! ,Vould close Monday and pay all thCi
employees, who number about 10000
The evening world., 1918-01-19
ACT TO BRING EGGS DOWN.
WhoIesRIe and Retail Dealers Meet
with Food Administrators.

Representatives OF wholesale and re-
tail egg dealers met with Food Admin
istrator williams and his assistant
cyrus c. Miller. to-day TO come to an
agreement on cooperation TO reduce
the present high price OF eggs, The
food officials expressed themselves az
stronpIv of the opinion that the pres-
cnt rre shortage was largely artificial
and tho result OF market manipulation.
AS the result of the meeting IA sug-
restion viii go to National FOOD Ad,,
ministrator Hoover that he order all
,yholesalers iobbers and original
owners OF eggs 10 release at least 10
per cent OF their storage holidays
every two dayS'
The evening world., 1918-01-19
A. C. HAESEL BARTH DEAD.
world librarian stricken ny Heart
Disease NJ Jersey Home.

4 g Haeselbarth, founder or th'
Nyapk journal and the Nyack Star, die
this morning Of heart failure AT his
home in Leonia. y. j. lie was widely
known among Judges. lawyers, polit.-
Grams ami others 20 whom the news %
his death came as a shock.
Mr Ilaeselbarth was flfty-five years
Ola and the last ten years he spent with
the New York World In 1910 he Joined
the staff Of the World Almanac depar.-
meut and the following year he became
attached TO The World library, whore hc
spent hts remaining years Before ~
beCaIne acquainted with The World ho
had been Director ~ Charities OF Port .
Rico for six years He is survived by
his widow and a daughter,
The evening world., 1918-01-19
Too Early to Talk of Speeding
Up and Big improvement,
Say Transit Chiefs.

Despite the roseatc reports put out
by Government administrators of inn
proved conditions. tho actual returns
Of operating officials show that both
railway transportation and move
mont Of coal is generally at lower
cbh than yesterday or last week.
The practical men in charge OF Gov
eminent railway operations gave their
attention to-day TO Increasing pro-
duction OF coal from the mines in
stoad Of checking industry. Under
orders from regional headquarters.
every empty coal car that could be
found and every car that could be
unloaded was started back to She
mines 20 be refilled.
The bituminous roal regions OF West
Virginia and Western Pennsylvania
are crying for coal cars. Mine opera
tlons are restricted TO 80 TO IS per
cent of normal operations.
New York City has less coal at
Jersey tidewater than 1t had yestcr-
day Tho dumping and floating OF
coal for the twenty-four hours up tc
/ 6 A. NJ. were less than for the pre-
/ yinua div
The evening world., 1918-01-19
RIOTS CAUSE AUSTRIA
TO CLOSE FRONTIERS

GENEVA. Jan. l9.--Austria day de-
creed closing all her frontiers.
Through the strict censorship there
filtered reports OF tho Governments des-
perate efforts to put down widespread
strikes, peace demonstrations and food
riots in score or more OF cities. The
public is apparently fearful that the
Brest-Litovsk peace negotiations will
fail through inslstence OF tho Germa n
militarists on the full Pan German pro-
gramme and that Austria win be called
upon for fresh sacrifices.
The evening world., 1918-01-19
MEN clAMoR IN VAIN
FOR INFORMATION,

Although thousands OF business men
are clamoring for information, state
Fuel Administrators Wlggin and New
York County Fuel Administrator
Schley are prevented by red tape
from coming to their assistance.
The local administrators have In
formed the Merchants Association
that they have no authority to give "A
ruling on doubtful questions. Before
they can decide anything they must
get word from Washington. Interpre-
tatlons no far received from the Ma
tional Capital are so meagre that
they do not satisfy the puzzled bust
ness world.
Here Is an instance OF what the
Merchants Association IL facing: A
man who has a Government contract
called up this morning and wanted
TO know II he must shut down. He
was given TO understand that II was
vltally necessary that his work be
finished as rapidly as possible. That
was before the fuel order.
To-dav he wanted the Merchants
Association 20 say n he would have
20 disohey the frat Government man
date bv obcving tho second. Would
ne ho heavily tined or thrown Into
/ prison for doing work OF prime i'm
0ortance for war purposes ~ he defieo
/ Dr. Garheld2
Alfred l.. smith. head OF the In
. fustr'al Bureau Of the Merchants
/ Associp' on couldn't enlighten The
/ Government contractor. LeRTnlnI
| that his caller had obtained his orig
/ 'nal orders from the United State
/ Ouartormaster's Department h'
turned him over 90 that authority.
4 man who had load of leathe
. apdInws was willing 20 turn them int
rio' 10 keen steam up "A few hours
Ho was told that even the burning o
Nd leather ~ fuel might bring dowi
tho wrath ~ nr Garfield.
The evening world., 1918-01-19
ADMITS HE KNOWS LITTLE
ABOUT RAiLRoADINo.

Secretary McAdoo said he hoped the
Senators would pardon him for not
answering some OF their questions as
he had boen 10 busy he could not
give time y study OF certain matters,
and added he confessed he doesn't
know much about rallroadinV
Continuing, he said the transporta-
tion situation was not a result CT
any one cause. One OF the causes,
he thought, was lack OF improve
mcnts in 1916 and 1917 to meet In
creased demands, but added that was
not to be taken as a criticism OF the
roads.
"NIy hone is," he said. there won't
be any deficiency. ! hope by united
control we can practice some savings
that can't be practiced under private
control. How far they would be on
set by tho increase Of material and
/ labor could not be told"
In response to questions OF Chair
man Smith. the director said the pur-
pose OF the $500, O0O,0 900 revolvins
| fund would not be to take care OF
maturing obligations. 81 hope that
most Of the railroads can do that
! he said.
The committee nsked about the
! status OF the present railroad organ
| izatlons. McAdoo said he would con
! tlnuc to employ the present organi2a
| tlons "as far as they prove satisfac-
| tory"
~ don't feel that the Government
ought to employ anybody who Is not
necessary, but / feel that we should
not disintegrate the railroad organ.
izatons until Congress has decided
the future OF the railroads" the Di'
rector said.
ON the request OF Senator Cummin'
the Director agreed 10 furnish "A lis
OF hirh g1llricl officials.
81 have not assumed these men wer,
Government employee at this time,
said McAdOo. lie added ne would no
object to adding clause 10 the bill
providing for state taxation as nov
enforced.
Cufford rhorno OF Chicago, repre-
Renting several organizations o
shippers, urged the committee to in
corporate In the administration rail
road bin a provision reserving to th'
Interstate Commerce Commission ful
jurisdiction over rates for transpor
tation.
For fifteen years rhe railroad
have struggled TO destroy the effec
tiveness OF the Interstate Commerc
Commission, said Thorne, "Ths
tribunal now stands second in i'm
portance 10 none in the Nation, |
this bill becomes law, within si
months that commission as a vita
force viii have passed into oblivion.
Upon Mr.. MCANoo's request Il shoi
executive session was held at wnic
ne urged on the committee tho i'm
portance Of passing the Railroad bi
without delay. To clarity the financi'
situation so as 10 enable the Govern
ment 10 continue tho Liberty Loan
: FOR this year. lie agreed TO appea
! before tho committee again ON Mon
day.
The evening world., 1918-01-19
THREE PERTINENT QUESTIONS
PUT TO DR.. GARFIELD.

In industrial circles, men whose
large plants have been cut on from
coal supply have been asking three
questions about the coaling OF ships.
which DIR. Garfield puts as the irst
necessity:
I. II ships use only certain
kinds Of coal, why was Il neees-
sary 10 cut of the use Of all other
kinds from American industry
2. Why has not better progress
been made than an average OF
seventeen ships psr day, with
thousands Of tons Of coal avail
able at Jersey terminals.
8. When is somebody who has
real knowledge Of the coal busi-
ness to be consulted by tho Fuel
/ Administration
The methods used in coaling mos
ships In New York Harbor are of th'
| ffty-year- so standard. II Is only {
step removed from the hand basket!
| Of West Indies and Far Eastern ports
A report is current around the har
Dor that something may happen soon
ID. J. Berwind was In Washington
yesterday. Although a leader OF tn
coal industry and one OF New York
most active and forceful busines
men, Mr.. Berwind has not had an
part heretofore in Administration af
fairs.
The evening world., 1918-01-19
DAVID LAMAR OUT AGAIN.

David Lamar known as the "Wolf OF
Wall Street" was released in $50, 900
bail to-day by United states Commls-
sloner Hitchcock to allow for a new
trial before the supreme Court Lamar
said he was going back TO Wall Street
Lamar was convicted Of impsrsOnat-
ing Congressman A, Mitchell Palmer to
defraud j. T.. Morgan co, and other
big financial interests, Tie served a
wear in prison and then was convicted
OF cunsprng with Franz Rintelen 10
stop the manufacture OF munitions A
writ OF certiOrar granted by Federal
Judge Hand won Lamar the hearing be
for9 Commissioner Hitchcock and
br.aght him from the Mercer County
n, J', prison.
The evening world., 1918-01-19
UoHER OUTLINES PART THE
POLICE WILL TAKE.

Acting on the request OF the local
Fuel Administration that his depart
,inent should cooperate with their
own and Federal agents In reporting
violations OF the GARFIELD suspension
regulations. Police Commissioners
Rugher to-day prepared orders for the
captains in all the precincts. They
'suall instruct their men. said Bugher.
&C. receive all complaints OF violations
, und themselves 10 look for violations
of the Garfield regulations.
But the police shall not themselves
investigate such dclinquents. but
snail Immediately report the names
~ offending manufactories--and
stores. saloons or places OF amuse-
inent on the nine Monday holidays
% the station. Thence they shall bt
orwarded by telephone to Head
% Iarters. The Central Office will see
mat these reports are at once sen,
20 the office Of the County Adminis-
.rator in whose jurisdiction they lie
The Commissioner feels that this Is
as far as his department can 80 IN
cooperating with the Fuel Admins
traitors. Already his force Is engaged
The evening world., 1918-01-19
QUIET AT VLADlvOSTOK.
BattIeShIps There but No Need for
Landing Troops.

WASHINGTON, Jan l9.-Although
two battleships, one British and one
Japanese, are in the port of Vladivo-
stok. reports to the state Department
do not indicate any condition ashore TO
warrant landing troops.
II is assumed here that the landing
% patrols from the Japanese cruise.
as reported last night, was due more
to fear that disorders might Occur.
and in order to be prepared II they
did, than TO any actual change In the
situation.
The evening world., 1918-01-19
NO SHORTAGE OF RATIONS
IN GEN. PERSHING'S ARMY
War Department Officials Deny Re-
port and Are at a Loss to
Account for II.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19,-war De-
partment officials said to-day that they
knew nothing OF a reduction in the
bread rations of Gen. Pershing's troops
They said there was no shortage OF
anything In the food line and were at
a loss to account for the despatch sent
by the correspondent OF the Chicago
Daily News.
I'VE are shipping all foodstuffs ac-
cording to the Regular Army lists.
sid Gen. Goethals.
1t Is understood there is a slight
shortage in forage which may have
caused a cut In rauons for horses and
mules.
The evening world., 1918-01-19

In running down slackers for the
Draft Bonr ~ and reporting on viola
tons OF the light saving order of the
Fuel Administration. There are not
enough men In tho uniformed force TO
permit OF tleir making personal In
vestigation - every possible violation
OF tho Garfield closing mandate.
Railroad managers said little
change was noticeable in the traffic
situation as a result OF the first day
OF ldleness, but that the first day
could not be taken as n criterion I
tho possible effect.
The evening world., 1918-01-19
Hays Not u Candidate for WiiIeox'H
Place.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Jan ls.-'I
am not a candidate for Chairmanship
OF the National Republican Party and
am not interested in II In any way
whatever. l have enough TO do and
think about already" This statement
man of the Indiana State Republican
Committee, regarding the possibility
that he might succeed William II. Will
cox as Chairman OF the National Re-
publican Party. Hays may be a can
didate for Governor OF Indiana at the
next election.
The evening world., 1918-01-19
CHI HEADWAY,' M,ADOO REPORTS ON RAILROAD CONTROL
TWO YEARS Imprisonment
AND $4,000 FINE PENALTY
FOR DISOBEYING DECREE

Counsel for Cf'eod Administrator
Also Tells of Punishment for Inter
fering With Laws Enforcement.
THE penalty for refusing to
I obey the Garfield closing or
der was defined to-day by
James N. Rosenberg. counsel for
the Fuel Administration, as fol-
lows:
Under section ~ OF the Lever
act which authorizes this order.
whoever shall with knowledge
Violate or refuse to conform to
the regulations is punishable by
fine OF $1,000. or Imprisonment for
two years, or both.
Under section II any person
who wilfully interferes with any
agent OF the United states in the
enforcement of this order 10 pun
ishable by n fine OF $1,000. or one
year In prison. or BOTH"
The evening world., 1918-01-19
American Casualties In Canada N
Fighting Forces.

OTTAWA. Ontario Jan, is.-The fol-
lowing Americans are mentioned in To-
days Canadian casualty list; Wounded
Cant II. A. Cochran, New Brighton. N.
Y: s. w. Dugdale. Stubbard, Ore;
gassed, G. A. PTidday. Chicago; prisoner
OF war. ID. u. Farlinger, Huron. S, u. :
n. NJ. Roberts. Los Angeles, Cal.
The evening world., 1918-01-19
rs INSPECTORS HUNT FOR Wo.
LATORS IN BROOKLYN.

Seventy-flve inspectors went out In
Brooklyn to-day to detect possible
violations OF. tho Garfield order. They
are on the stats OF the Bureaus OF
Highways. Sewers and Buildings. and
were loaned to Fvel Administrator
GunnLson by Borough President RE
gelmann. Names OF violators Will be
turned over TO United States Attorney
France. and they will be promptly
prosecuted.
Reports to-day indicated. however,
that the shutdown order wus being
rigidly obeyod throughout all OF
Brooklyn. Mr.. Riegelmann said the
aid OF the police would be asked ami
preparations are being made for tho
work on Monday. when tho greatest
trouble In the enforcement OF The
order Is cxbocted.
Administrator Gunnfson said the
coal situation In Brooklyn was greatly
! improved. Supplies are coming In in
good quantities and by Tuesday
homes and factories throughout the
borough are expected to have normal
stocks
The evening world., 1918-01-19

Sir Herbert Alexander Lawrence was
born In 1861 and had been retired from
active service at the outbreak OF the
war. He served in South Africa
ls99-O2 and has the French Legion OF
Honor. His two sons have been lost In
the war. The eldest son was killed n
action in 1915 and the youngest. a
lieutenant In tho Coldstream Guards.
died In 1919 of wounds received In ac-
! tIon.
The evening world., 1918-01-19
i2s, 900 of the Idle Go Back 20 work
To-day.

DETROIT. Mich, Jan. 19.-Mora
than $4,000 workers who were .dle
yesterday. returned to work to-day, fol-
lowing exemptions from the Garfield
edict OF Detroit industries engaged IN
war work.
The evening world., 1918-01-19
COAL MOVEMENTS SLOW
WITH RAILROADS STILL TIED
UP BY THE SNOW AND COLD

couldn't print now because Garfield
wouldn't let them. SO a petition for
special permission was hurried TO
Washington. II is being considered.
The evening world., 1918-01-19
NEW CHIEF OF STAFF
APPOINTED BY HAIG
Lieut.. Gen. Sir Herbert Alexander
Lawrence Designated for
the Post.

LONDON. Jan la-Among the drss-
tic changes Field Marshal Sir Douglas
HaIg is making at British Headauar-
ters in France. according to the Times
Is the appointment OF Lieut.. Gen. Sir
Herbert A. Lawrence as his Chief OF
staff.
The evening world., 1918-01-19
MOT MUCH IMPROVEMENT
SHOWN AS VEL"


Has there been much substantial
cleaning up YETI"
81 don't think so in the East. There
is not much Improvement ret"
The railroads. he said. were still
under private management,which re-
ported extraordinary conditions had
delayed relief.
I'm not giving excuses" "he added,
''but thore are conditions some that
no human skill and ability can over
come. For three weeks we have had
successive blizzards and harbors
blocked with icn. One OF tie serious
troubles in delay In unloading freight
cars. I've tried TO correct uat by in
creasing demurraRe charges and
hope It will have helpful influence
Also there is a shortage Of motive
power and a shortage OF labor.
There is a general condition that
think we can largely overcome and
by Government direction materially
help the situation. 1t can't be don,
in n day or "A week. or two or three
weeks, but II can be done eventually
Senator Kellogg asked If ne did no'
know much OF TIE congestion wa
due 10 the numerous priority orders
McAdoo replied he did not.
"But you cut them out when yol
took chargeY'
syDa raIlie1 tho nIrhptor
The evening world., 1918-01-19
WHY CLOSE DOWN
ALL INDUSTRIES TO
SAVE BUNKER COAL?
Business Men Ask That QueS-
ton Of Garfield Along
With Others.

The principal reason assigned by
Fuel Administrator Garfield for the
drastic choking of of coal supply
from American industry is that ships
must be bunkered first. so that they
may carry food and munitions to our
army and our allies in Europe.
Coal consumption OF ships varies
widely, according to size and speed.
An ocean greyhound will burn 7So
tons a day. while a slow cargo boat
will cross the ocean on that amount.
There are numerous grades Of ship
bunker coal. finely classified and DIFF
fering from ordinary coal The fin-
icky notions Of Scotch engineers and
rival makes Of furnaces are respon-
sibla for most OF them.
The evening world., 1918-01-19

THE late Sir Hugh
- Lane Of Ireland, who
went down with the Lusi.
tania, offered the British
Red Cross $4,000 il
Sargent would paint his
portrait. Upon his death,
the National Gallery Of
Ireland resumed the offer
and named President
Wilson as the subject.
The portrait. on its way to
Dublin, is now being ex.
hibited for a short time
in the Metropolitan Mu.
seum-easily reached by
services l, 2, 3 and 4 of the
The evening world., 1918-01-19
ORDER CLOSES 1000 PLANTS IN
THE BRONX ALONE.

About 2,0D plants In the Bronx are
closed to-day. as they were yesterday,
undor the Garfield order Cyrus G..
Miller. the local Federal Adminlstra-
tor of Fol. said not u single violation
had beent called TO his attention. A
similar rep, RI was made by his dep
uty. Joseph +. Ahearn.
To alleviate distress among the
thousands thrown out OF work, the
Board OF Directors OF the Bronx
Board OF Trade adopted a resolution
calling upon Its members and all
other Bronx business men TO give
temporary Jobs As far as possible to
those laid off by reason Of the fuel
order.
Administrator Miller was asked
whether he had marked any improve
ment In the Bronx coal situation as
the result OF one days operation OF
the Garfield order.
mot yet he said. but the Inn
provement may become visible to-day.
That In what wo hro hoping for"
Tho SILK Association OF America,
through its War Service Committee,
to-day decided that on those days
on which operation Of factories ~
permitted by the Fuel Administration
] tho working time shall be heightened
to such limits as are legally per-
missiDle
The evening world., 1918-01-19

Ayersa n,inTner a s,ir-- ~Aiung toa os.l lis
Attf.s, numhcr ot shina bunkend dAilI II.
The evening world., 1918-01-19

Miss Marcella Ogden Stemmler.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Stcmmlor OF this city. will be mar
ricd to Lieut. Frederic Raoul Mason.
lOsth Infantry. Camp Wadsworth,
Spartanpurg, next Monday.
The evening world., 1918-01-19
GARFIELD ORDER TO CHECK
IMPROVEMENT

Merchants complained to-day. how
ever. that the Garfield closing order
will serve to check this unloading inn
provement. The shut down OF fac
tories and stores will prevent goods
from being cartod 10 places of busl-
ness and compel them TO be left az
railroad terminals.
In the bunkering Of ships. which h
the all-important thing lust now. slow
progress was made in the twenty-four
hours up TO this morning. Only thir-
teen received their supply OF coal
amounting 10 1915 tons This com
pared with an average OF seventeen
ships bunkered day the past week
4 plan is being urged on Director Gen-
cral McAdoo TO pool all floating equip
mont In the harbor to expedite this
work
The passenger traflr men Of an
railroads worked all last night on the
/ Monday schedules, which are TO be
reduced I'm accordance with the Gar
/ iield order, The problem is especially
perplexing because there is no precc-
dent TO steer by the railroad men
| say, They are convinced that tho
| ordinary Sunday schedule viii not do
The Garfield order provides FOR IN,
/ continuance OF necessary business.
hut II is said that nothing but ex
/ perienCo Will serve 20 show what kln(
OF train service viii be needed 10 Nee
the conditions. A working ny
pothesis. the traflic men assume tha
| inbound traffic viii be heavy In IN,
early morning hours ON Monday on
the suburban lines. II will he heavy
they figure. but how heavy The hes
estimates on the possible curtailmen
OF early morning service range from
10 To- 40 per cent
The New York Central has beer
taking a STRAW vote ON IL. askinJ
each commuter whether he expects {,
come 10 New York on Monday an,
II so at what hour, Bu, the com
muters themselves don't know yet
They are waiting for instruction
from their employers, and their ON
ployers are waiting for interpreta
tions.
In genera il ls now planned. IA
usual rush hour service will bc main
tained and the reductions OF servtC
made at less important hours
More trouble came when some q
, the railroads compiled new Monda
. timetables and tried to got cher
printed. The printers said the
The evening world., 1918-01-19
M 'ADOO UNDER FIRE
TELLS HOW HE RUNS
RAILROAD SYSTEMS
CONTINUED from First PagoJ

alton OF tho transportation systems
for tho war
rs It your opinion that the con
gcstion OF the railroads resulted from
lack OF facilities or the lack OF proper
user" asked Chairman Smith.
both. It grew out OF the lack Of
facilities and the failure OF the sepa-
rnte railroads TO coordinate"
when the Government took over
the railroads about 100 locomotives
wero on order by the various car
rIers. McAdoo said ne ordered that
the locomotives. as fast as completed,
be turned over TO him to be dis
tributcd whore most needed.
THAT couldn't have been done un-
der private management" he said.
Senator Poindexter asked what had
been done so far to relieve transpor-
tation congestion.
We've already forced rerouting
and gotten better distribution"
mot MUCH IMPROVEMENT