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New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
u. S. Steel Chief
Says All Mills
Will Be Supplied
He Tells Shipbuilders
There Need Be No Further
Structural Shortage>

(Specirl DisnntcL To The Trshnn o

Especial Dispatch to The Tribune)
PHILADELPHIA, June %. = "We
are going to furnish all the steel that
the fabricating plants require" said
James A. Farrell, president of the
United States Steel Corporation, at the
conclusion to-day Of one of the most
important steel meetings affecting the
shipbuilding industry of the nation
ever held in the United States.
"They will get all the steel they
want. Whatever difficulties or delays
have been encountered in the past are
smoothed out now, and steel soon will
begin to arrive in satisfactory quanti-
ties to everybody concerned. Every
thing Is in good shape.
"Mr. Piez will tell about the signifi-
cance OF our presence here and what
was accomplished at the meeting. 1
do not care to talk further on this sub
ject except to say that I am optimistic
and that the shipyard arrangements
need not worry about shortages. We
will do our part, and feel that the
eve launch our first steel vessel at
the Federal shipyard on the Hackensack
River, near Jersey City, on Wednesday,
and invitations have been sent to the
officials of the United States Shipping
Board and to the Emergency Fleet to
attend"
This plant, which is owned by the
Steel Corporation, of which Mr. Farrell
lis the head, was started last August
and consists of ten ways already COM
pleted and an additional one in con-
struction. Optimism on the part of the
steel mill magnates marked the con-
ference to discuss the best means Of
distributing the product to the fabri-
eating plants and from that source
to the shipyards of the nation.
Grievances of the shipbuilders and
the fabricating plants were not men,
toned and harmony prevailed. In or
der to arrive at systematic DISPOSE
tion of the steeel after it left the mills
the methods to be adopted in shipping
country.
This committee consists of Admiral
Bowles, representing the fabricating
plants; j. L. Replogle, representing
the War Industries Board; J. B. Bon
ner, president of the Carnegie Steel
Company, representing the Iron and
Steel Institute, and M. F. Brown, in
charge Of the steel department of the
supply division Of the Emergency
Fleet Organization.
I. will hold meetings in this city and
report to Charles Piez, vice-president
of the Fleet body. tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
Non-Union Rail
ugm Strike
Over Wage Scale

The marine labor situation, quiet
since the United States Shipping Board
undertook the adjustment of the griev-
ances of various classes of harbor and
tidewater boatmen, became acute yes
terday when unorganized employees on
railroad tugs struck to obtain what
they believed due them under the rul-
ings of the railroad administration, and
engineers on deep water ships pre-
pared to force the reopening of their
wage dispute, supposed to have been
settled by award Of the Shipping Board.
The strike of the railroad tug men
was called off on the promise Of the
local wage adjustment board to take
the matter up on Monday. The engi-
neers' case was referred to an open
meeting to be held Tuesday night. 1t is
expected the Shipping Board will be
asked to reconsider the matter or refer
it to the National War Labor Board.
AS explained by 3. M. Squires, of the
local wage adjustment board Of the
United States Shipping Board, the fire.
mems trouble is due to the fact that
the wages which would have been paid
the men under the terms of the raits
road administrations rulings are ap-
preciably higher than the wages paid
under the Shipping Board scale.
"The railroad administration" he
said, ain recent wage award included
the men employed on tugs owned by
the railroad companies. Later, this or
der was revoked and the railroads in
structed to pay the rates fixed for that
class of work by the Shipping Board.
Under the former order wages based
on those prevailing in 1915 would have
run from $97.30 to $107.16. The Ship
ping Board scale. under which they
were paid, is $85 and 800. Naturally
they want the higher scale.
Men on railroad tugs in the past
have been higher paid than those on
other boats.
The marine engineers declare that
the new wage scale, while it purports
to increase wages, in recognition of
changed conditions, actually serves to
reduce wages of many, while the in
creases in some cases are so small, in
the words of Thomas L. Delahunty, as
to be an insult.
The highest wages paid engineers
under the old scale we're 1925 to chief
engineers on the largest boats. These.
under the new ruling, are to get $3.50.
The lowest wages on the smallest boats
were $120 month for third assistant
engineers. On the smallest boats these
now are rated at S11O month.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
Archbishop Keane Dead

DUBUQUE, Iowa, June 22.-The Most
Rev: John Joseph Keane, former rector
OF the Catholic University of America
and retired Archbishop of Dubuque.
died to-day. The funeral will be held
next Wednesday.
He was seventy-nine years old.
Archbishop Keane had been in failing
health since his retirement, in 1911.
He was one Of the most prominent
having founded the Catholic Univer-
sity at Washington. He held high
post at Rome for two years after sew
erai years. work at Washington as
head of the university. He was in
stalled Archbishop Of DUBUQUE in
1900, succeeding Archbishop John Hen
nessey, who died earlier in that year.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23

enty-seven banks, with a working force
OK o,oz4, have been organized into war
savings societies. Among the banking
lnstltutlons containing societies are in
Guided the Bryant Park Bank, Mer-
CHANTS National Bank, Union Exchange
Bank, New York Life Insurance and
trust Company, Fulton Trust Company,
irving Trust Company, United States
trust Company and Fidelity Trust
Company.
The Cantors' Association of America.
the official body of singers for Jewish
synagogues. organized war savings
society yesterday. The Rev. Sol Blum
is president.
an ADDITION to pledging a substantial
weekly purchase of stamps. the cantors
Will sing at war savings meetings on
the East Side. The Federation of Ori-
entail Jews have also formed war saw
lngs society.
Limit subscriptions of $1,000 worth
OF stamps were reported yesterday by
e, tne following labor organizations:
bll!posters' Union, No. g; Carpenters
Union, No. 8O8; Dock and Pier Carpen-
1ers ter Union, No 1,456; Photo Ergravers'
Union, No |; Typographical Union, No.
6; National Print Cutters Union. No.
l; Franklin Union, No. %; Web Press
men, No rs; Printing Pressmen, 81:
Harbor Boatmen, SAT; Bartenders'
Union, No 3, and Theatrical Stage EN-
ployes, No. 800.
The Longshoreman's Union, No. 935,
formed itself into a war savings so.
ciety, with 600 members, pledging
themselves to purchase ST in stamps
each month. The Independent Build
ing Laborers' Union, of Long Island,
organized a society with 500 members.
Fifty young women, who have been
active in Red Cross work among the
Italians, will conduct a vigorous can
vass during the rest of the drive
throughout the Italian sections of the
citv
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
Hibernians Condemn
Misguided" Agitation
N. Y. County Board Deplores
Actions Favoring Enemies
of Civilization

Resolutions adopted by the New York
County Board of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians, condemning "a small, noisy
coterie of professional Irishmen who
have fattened on the wrongs Of Ire
land" for having brought disgrace and
odium upon the Irish race" were made
public here last night.
In pledging themselves to aid the
United States in bringing this coterie
to tits proper and well-merited retri-
button" members of the organization
in their resolutions asserted that, while
sympathizing with the aspirations of
their kin overseas, they "pitied for
their blindness and condemned for
their assininity and selfishness those
OF our blood who are<apparently blind
to the significance of this war and
seem to align themselves with the
unprincipled and barbarous enemies of
civilization"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
849 New War Saving Societies
Organized Here in Thrift Drive
Clubs Flourish but Campaign Secure 20ooo Pledged
Individual Stamp Purchasers Has Run Allotted
Time With Only $50 900 Enrolled

Though one-fourth of the time allot.
ted Tor the enlistment of an army OF
two million New Workers. as regular
war savers had elapsed last night, COM
plete reports showed that only one.
eighth OF this quota has been recruited
The campaigners, in their excuses
for the enrolling of only 100000
pledges in two days, cited the weather,
the half holiday on Saturday and the
dramatic instinct of the city, which,
they say. leads it to work slowly tow
ard sweeping patriotic climax.
That New Workers prefer to "save in
punches" by joining war savings So
cleties was evidenced yesterday in the
report OF the formation of $40 new or
CARNATIONS, swelling the total now ex-
istent in the city to 1906.
Pierre Jay, chairman of the board of
directors of the Federal Reserve Bank
Of New York, in an appeal yesterday,
urged every one to enlist in war saw
ings societies, recommending them as
the best means Of assuring perpetual
financial aid to the government.
In this war savings campaign" he
said, in part, president Wilson has
urged that every one join war savings
society. The war savings society
stands for community saving. The psy-
chology of the war savings society for
the civilian is exactly the same as that
of the regiment for the soldiers. An
part Of an individual soldier takes on
The nature of the heroic, whereas the
same acts done by the regiment as
whole are considered by them as merely
in the line Of everyday duty"
Bankers, Jewish cantors, Red Cross
workers and members of labor unions
were added to the cosmopolitan array
Of war saving soldiers and recruiters
yesterday. 1t was announced that sew,
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
Slayer Sentenced to Die
Austin to Go to Chair Week of
August 6 for Murder of
Man and Daughter

CANANDAIGUA, N. Y. June ga
jury in the Supreme Court here this
afternoon returned verdict of guilty
of murder in the first degree against
Earl Austin, charged with the killing
Of Mcclellan Mosher and his daughter
Blanche with an axe at Victor, n. Y,
on the night of April 27. -
Justice Robert F. Thompson SEN
fenced him to be electrocuted in Sing
Sing prison in the week of August 6.
John Colmey, Austin's attorney, an.
nounced he would appeal. Austin re-
ceived the sentence without apparent
concern.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23

at this session. Hadassah will con-
day, when the budget and new constitu-
tion will be adopted. This will be fol-
lowed by nomination and election of
officers.
On Wednesday evening there will be
a, great demonstration at the Syrian
Mosque, addressed by all the leading
Zionist orators. On Thursday, after the
announcement of the result of the cleo
tion, the convention will adjourn.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
Commission Asked to Cut
New York-Newark Fare

WASHINGTON, June 22.-Officials
and representatives al commercial in
terests of Newark and Jersey City to-
day asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission to reduce the new passen
ger fare cf ~ cents between New York
and Newark over the Hudson and Man
haitian and the Pennsylvania, and that
the scent fare between New York and
Jersey City over the Hudson and Man
haitian should not be raised.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
Seattle Builders Turn Out
8,8OO-Ton Ship in IS Davs

WASHINGTON, June 22.-Completion
Of the S,800-ton cargo ship West Apaum
in seventy-eight days by the Skinner
& Eddy Company, Of Seattle, giving
that company the nonor of having
turned out six of the ten fastest built
vessels OF the shipbuilding programme.
Board,
The Washington herald., 1918-08-29
His Mothers Smile.

Mother. when you said good-by to your boy no
sign OF pain
Was seen upon your smiling face as he stepped
Though your heart was nearly broken yet he never
heard sigh,
Or saw look OF anguish, teardrop in your
But he saw your CHEEKY smile as you gave your
And pressed Ui ID him to your bosom while you drank
the bitter cup,
1t will nerve his arm for battle in the dash for
victory
If the smile is in the letters that you send
sea.
Write him cheerful letters, mother keep the sad
ness from your pen,
Let him know that you proud he's a man
among the men.
That stepped so boldly foreward and sacrificed their
all.
In answer to the summons when they heard the
nations call.
1t will hearten him and cheer him if he feels that
you're not sad,
And knows that you are proud OF him your boy in
khaki clad
Twill invigorate his arm in the stroke for mas
If the smile is in the letters tina. you send across
When you write to him of home let your thoughts
OF joyful news to tell him, keep the clouds of sor-
row back. .
Put the sunshine in your letters. it will arm him
When the German shells are shrieking and scream
ing in their flight,
When the, sufocating gas settles on him like a
And he can not see the foe through the enveloping
shroud
1t will help to win the battle for "World Demoe-
If the smile is in the letters tina. you send across
--By EDWIN WELLS
The Washington herald., 1918-08-29
German Picture Propaganda.

The attention of the military censor has been
directed to the fact that there are considerable
stocks of still and motion pictures of enemy origin
in the United States and that their exploitation is
being constantly attempted by certain interests in
this country.
Publishers and editors, as well as motion picture
producers distributors and exhibitors should real
ize that the object of such exploitation is the
furtheranee of German propaganda here and that
the sole intent is to influence public opinion in
America, or wherever such pictures are used, and
that consequently the military censorship will not
approve such pictures, whether taken before or
after entrance into the war, and whether they
be prominently or otherwise displayed, and regard
less of caption matter or titles accompanying them.
The handling of these enemy pictures violates
the trading with the enemy act" Such pictures
were taken solely for the glorihcaton of the Ger
man cause and German methods and their intro
duction here is part of a subtle propaganda
campaign which should be opposed wherever found
Violations of this request, and attempts to intro
duce such material, should be Immediately reported
to the Chief. Military Intelligence Branch. Wash
ington, D. C., where they will be promptly prose-
cuted
The Washington herald., 1918-08-29
A Health Problem.

The "diphtheria carrier" is one Of the hardest
problems with which health authorities have to
cope.
Many people feel that they are unjustly quar-
antined because of the fact that they "feel entirely
we'll"
But as long as the psychological laboratory
finds the germs OF the disease in the secretions of
their nose and throat the quarantine must remain
in order that the public be protected
Knowing that the germs of dphtheria may be
lurking in the saliva OF perfectly well" person
easily how in the of every day
life the germs passed on to other folk
The street conductor moistens his fingers
the more easily to pass out transfers.
The girl on her way to the matinee touches the
tip of her finger to her tongue the better smooth
on the fingers of her gloves.
The moistened fingers Of the peddlcr arrange
his displays OF fruit, the bookworm with moistened
finger turns the pages of a book in the public
library.
Everybody is busily engaged in this distribution
of saliva so that the end OF each day finds this
secretion freely distributed to the doors, window
sills, furniture and playthings in the home, the
straps OF trolley cars, the rails and counters and
desks OF shop and Offices
The Washington herald., 1918-08-29
Senator Ollie NJ. James.

Senator Ollie NJ James of Kentucky has passed
away. The nation knew him. admired his earnest
statesmanship and genial disposition, and the
tion mourns his death. His loss is particularly
great at this time when his wonderful abilities
would have been most useful to his country.
The death of Senator James, the tenth Senator
who has died since the United States entered the
war. in an unprecedented series of losses for the
Upper House, leaves vacancies the Finance,
Rules Interstate Commerce and many other i'm
portant committees, as well as Craftsmanship of the
Patents Committee. II is a loss which this country
can III afford in this critical period Of the war.
Senator James probably counted more personal
friends in Washington and the country at large
than any member Of either branch of Congress.
His great frame brought him instant recognition
wherever he might be and he was constantly sur
rounded by friends and admirers attracted by his
unfaing good humor and his democratic bearing
in any company.
He was the true Kentuckan. 1t was born and
bred in his bones. He a fighter, courty and
gallant to women and true lover of thorough
bred horses He liked good company and good
food and only fell short of the popular idea of the
thoroughgoing Kentuckian in that he had taste
for one OF the celebrated products Of his State
good whisky.
The country has lost a valuable legislator in
Senator James. He a patriot first. He
Democrat at heart and in practice, close to the
people in every thought and impulse with in
stinctive devotion to the great doctrines of Democ
racy. The Senate will miss his genial presence
Among all the unfortunate losses which that body
has sustained during the present Congress,
probably none will be missed than Senator
James.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-29
Start a Style.

You may have no skeleton in your closet, but
if you're man. we'll wager that you have a Goa,
been there ever since you out the trousers
and you shelved them because fashion has decreed
that trousers, coat and vest be of the same cloth.
Now, however. the wool division of the War In
dustries Board wants to stretch wool as far as
it will go. We not to waste any. Wool, like
food and bullets. will win the war.
Wear that vest and coat, not, of course
trouserless, but with any trousers of any color
pattern.
In the days of forefathers, grandpa wore
a coat until it out, and usually it outasted
several pairs of trousers OF different colors.
Call out the reserve-the extra, surplus coats
and in your trunk and attic closet Recruit
pair of trousers-any color-and march to
victory
Buy w. S. S. with the difference between a new
suit and a new pair of trousers.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-29
A SMOKELESS COAL
INVENTED BY SMITH
By-Products Extracted Before Fuel
Goes to the Furnace.


smokeless coal has been discovered.
or, rather, invented, with everything
extracted but the heat. It Is "carb-
COAL" and its author or composer is
Charles H. Smith. whose business is
inventinS.
This smokeless, nothing ut-heat
coal has formal and official approval
through the Fuel Administration and
the Ordnance Department. 1t is the
real thing, and IL is to be produced in
quantity soon in an establishment TO
be erected at Clinchfield. Va, on the
Norfolk and Western Railway.
The basis OF this new superfuel Is
bituminous, but valuable oils are cx-
tracted with other by-products before
II goes to the furnace, instead Of vast
ing these products when the smoke
goes up the chimney.
Scientists and inventors have been
puzzling for generations on how to
recover oils from smoke, but the
smoke went up the chimney just the
same; now comes Mr.. Smith and re-
covers the volatile matter from coal
before II gets to the smoke stage-in
fact. he takes the smoke out of the
coal before 1t gets to the chimney and
puts 1t up in bottles.
As q result, his devolatilized fuel
has recovered from II, before furnace
consumption, tuluol OF T. n. T. fame
and sulphate OF ammonia and sew
eral valuable oils. Then It is put UP in
the form OF briquettes, with less than
{ per cent Of volatile matter.
The coal has been under experiment
for some time. Vessels Of the United
States navy have used and two large
railroads have tested il under actual
working conditions. 1t has proved a
success.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-29
NAVY WIPES OUT ALL
RESERVE INSIGNIA
Regulars and Reservists to Be on
Common Level.

Following similar action by thu
War Department which abolished ia
distinctions in uniform and insignia OF
regulars. National Guard and natonAf
armies two weeks ago. Secretary
Daniels issued a general order which
wipes out the distinction between
regulars and reservists in the navy
establishment
Tho effect Of the order win be to
cause all officers 10 have a. their IN
sigma the letters u. s. Y. There VIII
be no r c. for Reserve CORPS. &c.
A lieutenant in the old Reserve
Corps will he uniformed precisely az
a lieutenant OF the regulars. II the
old reservists belong TO the Medical
Corps he will wear in addition 10 the
U. s. n. the letters or insignia OF ne
Ordnance, Construction. Pay and
other corps. Strictly construed. ths
titled of Mr." which was given to
subaltern officers is also abolished.
Ths final effect Of the army and
navy abolitions is 70 make but ons
Caited States Amy and one United
States navy.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-29
SOLONS CASTIGATE
P. O. DEPARTMENT
Object to Exclusion from Mails
Abroad of Airmail Report.

Official action OF the Postoffice De-
partment and government bureaus In
barring from the foreign mails news
papers and other publications con-
tanning the report Of the Senate Com
mittee on Military Affairs on air
craft production was severely criti-
cised in the Senate. Debate was
cut OF only because the Senate was
proceeding under unanimous con-
sent with the consideration of the
man-power bill.
Senator Weeks. Of Massachusetts,
who brought the matter under dis
cussion. moved to instruct the Sem
ate Printing Committee TO investi-
gate whether the embargo applies TO
the Congressional Record, which
printed the report in full.
Senator Poindexter. OF Washing
ton. rose to say that there had been
no prohibition against the sending of
the ofiicial Bulletin abroad, although
II contained statements regarding the
aircraft situation which the commit
tee found were entirely misleading. I"
II was suggested that a report OF
the debate then in progress would
bar papers from the mails.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-29
Germany and Austria
Differ As to Poland

The lack of agreement between
Germany and Austria over the Polish
question was again emphasized yes
terday in official dispatches to the
French embassy. Some of the in
spired papers OF Germany treat the
ultimate solution of the Polish oues-
tion with cynicism, and dismiss the
Polish anita agonism toward the Ger
mans by saying the Poles "are una
BILE to discern the real interests OF
their country"
The Austrian press explains that
the Poles are willing to accept the
Austrian solution, but adds that il
this Is done Germany will make fur
ther territorial entertainments on Po-
ltsh soil. Then. they declare. the only
thing remaining is for Germany to
withdraw her obnoxious demands,
but they intimate there is little hope
of this.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-29
One Of First to Go Over
Would Stay Until End

'"I won't be home until we lick the
Germans. but that won't be long" is
the optimistic way in which Myer &C.
wirz. formerly of Washington. writes
to his brother. Morris, Of 1884 Seventh
street northwest.
Gewirz is a member Of Company D,
l6Sth Infantry. Forty-second Division.
He was wounded in the Franco-A-1er-
lean drive on Chateau Thierry, and Is
at present recovering from his wound
In a base hospital in France.
Gewirz served on The Mexican bor-
der with the National Guard in 1916.
He was stationed at Fort MYer fer
some time before leaving for camp at
Greensville, n. g. He was sent TO
Franco In October, IN17, his conpary y
being among the first units to cross
the sea for service abroad.