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New-York tribune., 1918-05-25
i. s. Plans to Eliminate All
Non-E Essential Industries

nationwide survey of industries
with a view of ascertaining their COM
parative usefulness in time of war is
about to be undertaken by the govern
ment, according to Federal officials
here. When this survey is completed
many more occupations may be listed
as non-essential, and thousands more
men may be added to the army to be
commandeered for immediate military
or essential labor service under the re-
cent ruling of Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder.
The inquiry into the usefulness of
industries promises to be most COM
'prehensive. The government authori-
ties, it is said, will consider the rela-
tionship Of all manufacturing activities
to the nations business as whole. Al
ter, the survey is finished the govern
ment expects to have more complete
occupational register than has ever
been gathered in this country.
Government officials said that Uncle
Sam would be in a position to draft
new army of highly skilled mechan-
les, now engaged in manufacture of
machinery and of articles which event
ually add nothing to the country's war
efficiency.
Sporting Goods Trade Hit
1t was said that the sporting goods
trade and its allied industries would
be likely to suffer heavily. Statesmen
OF draft age in sporting goods stores
Will be called. Men employed in man.
ufacturing of sporting goods will be
taken, and men of draft age engaged
IN the manufacture of machinery used
in making sporting goods will be sub
Ject to the same ruling. 1t was pointed
out that this was just an example of
how thoroughly the government would
SIT It's man power for military and
useful labor service.
"Take skates for instance" said a
government official. "Uncle Sam will
take the man who sells them, if he is
of draft age. the man who makes them,
and the man who makes the machinery
to make skates, for the army does not
as yet need skates to get to Berlin"
In the same way innumerable indus
tries which are considered non-essen-
tial will suffer, although branches of
these industries may largely employ
women. In New York City there are
thousands of women employed in the
feather industry. One feather manu-
facturer said the feather trade in New
York City would hardly lose a single
employe, the few men engaged in it
being men above draft age.
But there are able-bodied men of
draft age employed in making the ma
chinery with which the women oper-
atqrs in New York City work. These
men will be called. The toy factories
may be swept clean of draft age men.
most of them skilled workers. The
government agents said that bicycle
and some automobile factories would
be treated in the same manner
Tie government representatives said
serious retrenchment probably would
be ordered in many branches of manu-
facture. While candy may be consid-
cred food, and while the government
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25
Hearst Agents Make
Futile Effort to Hold
Elizabeth Circulation

ELIZABETH. N. j.. May 24.--Hearst
representatives were making a des-
perate stand to-day to prevent Hearst
newspapers from disappearing alto
gether from Elizabeth newsstands.
For week now there apparently has
been marked decrease in Hearst sales
every day. The stunning of Hearst
papers seems to be spontaneous, with
out any apparent movement or leader
ship.
Hearst agents to-day endeavored to
get newsdealers to display Hearst pub
lications prominently, asserting that
the various actions to curtail Hearst
circulation over New Jersey only makes
Hearst papers more in demand.
But dealer, who still handles Hearst
papers, reported decidedly to the con-
trary. This dealer said that those who
do still buy Hearst papers fold the
paper so that the name goes inside.
AT the entrance to government plants
the decrease has been most marked At
a shipyard this afternoon, when work
man bought Hearst paper, bis friends
asked him if it were now being printed
in German. The workman threw the
newspaper away.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25
Railway May Adopt
Hearst Paper Ban
On Memorial Day
Churches and Lodges To Be
Asked to Join Crusade
Against Disloyalty

RAILWAY, N. j., May 24.-- Because
it was the Presidents Memorial Day
proclamation from which "The New
York American" recently deleted Mr..
Wilson's prayers for victory, David H.
Trembly, Mayor of Railway, has fixed
Memorial Day as the date on which all
Hearst newspapers thenceforth shall be
barred from Railway.
ut is appropriate" said Mayor Trem-
bly, to-day. "that May 80 should be the
crossing Railways city limits"
This city already has barred German
newspapers Chief of Police Ramsey
to-day served each newsdealer with an
order from Mayor Irembly to stop
selling newspapers printed in German.
The Hearst newspapers are next"
stated Mayor Trembly. 81 am going
to appeal to all the churches, lodges
and other local organizations to join
the drive against them. Railway is a
patriotic town.
"All the Red Cross workers who this
week have been collecting Railways
share of the mercy fund have been
invited to the Trinity Methodist Chuch
Sunday night.
Il shall attend that meeting" con-
tinuel Mayor Trembly. I'm going to
make a short talk there. / intend to
ask that Railway, having done its part
in the Red Cross campaign, also does
It's part regarding the Hearst newspa-
pers.
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic have been invited to another
church. Pm going to have a speaker
in that church to make similar an
peal.
"The lodges will come next week.
The Railway Navy Defence League is
expected to act early in the week.
Well be ready for the Memorial Day
observance"
Mayor Trembly's disapproval of the
Hearst newspapers dates further back
than the beginning of the war
81 began to have an unfavorable opin-
of the Hearst newspapers when former
President Mckinley was assassinated.'
NO said. III thought at the time that
the Hearst newspapers might have been
partly responsible for the assassina-
ton.
From all that have read in the
Hearst newspapers since the United
States declared war, do not believe
that Hearst is serious about anything
except something that is favorable to
the enemy"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25
Montclair Newsdeolers
Urged to Bar Hearst
Papers From, Stands

MONTCLAIR, N. j., May 24.-The
Hearst newspapers probably will be
excluded from Montclair without legis-
iat've action on the part OF the Town
Board of Commissioners. At the meet
ing OF the Board last night Mayor
Louis F. Dodd said he had arranged
with three Of the leading newsdealers
OF the town to get in touch with the
other dealers to adopt plan whereby
the Hearst publications would Be ex-
cluded from their stands.
Mayor Dodd said he expected that by
next week he would be able to report
something definite to the Board of
commissioners on the subject.
A letter from Percy H. Thomas urp-
ing early action was read to the com
missioners.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25
Girl Says Aunt Threw
Scalding Water on Her
Staggers Into Brooklyn Police
Station With Body Badly
Blistered

Helen Mullen, fifteen years old. of
291 Oakland Street, Brooklyn, stag
gered into the Greenpoint Avenue po-
lice station. She was blistered almost
from head to foot.
According to the story she told
Lieutenant James Edwards, her aunt.
Mrs. Mary Grant, with whom she lives.
had flung pail of scalding water over
her. Mrs. Grant, according to the girl.
flew, into rage on discovering Helen
washing flannel skirt in hot water.
That was about 4 o'clock in the after
noon, Helen said. 1t was 8 o'clock in
the evening when she got to the police
station, four blocks from her home. She
asserted that until that time she had
been unable to elude her aunt, who had
refused to attend to her burns.
The girl was sent to Greenpoint Hos
pital and detectives and agents of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children started an investigation.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25
Chamber of Commerce
OF Middlefo1vn Cheers
Attacks Upon Hearst

MIDDLETOWN, N. Y, Nav Cd
Harry D. Gould, president of the Mid
dletown Chamber of Commerce. an
nounced to-day that he had suggested
steps to prohibit sale of Hearst news
papers here. Mr.. Gould is active in
the Red Cross campaign. He said he
mad met persons who talked disloyally
concerning the Red Cross, and he be-
heved that such sentiment was being
tostered by newspapers printed in the
German language and by disloyal
statements published in such papers as
The New York American" and "The
Evening Journal"
In these times when every loyal
American is expected to do his share
IN making success of the Liberty
Loan campaigns and the Red Cross
drives" he said, "it should be the par
amount object of loyal Americans to
exclude from loyal communities pub
lications whose loyalty has been ques-
toned.
81 have presented this matter to the
chamber OF Commerce and l hope def
mite action will result. 1t was dis
tressing this week in the Red Cross
canvass to encounter persons who have
apparently been carried away by the
distortion of news in these publica-
tons. ! refer particularly to the dele
ton of the Memorial Day proclamation
of President Wilson by the Hearst
publications"
Mr.. Gould first broached the subject
at mass meeting of the members of
the chamber to-day. His remarks CON
corning the Hearst publications were
enthusiastically received
Fred S. Rogers, chairman of the
finance committee of the local Red
Cross committee, who also has taken
an active part in the campaign, also
denounced the Hearst papers. Mr..
Rogers declared that until citizens
were convinced that the Hearst news
papers had become 100 per cent Ameri
can they should be barred.
"A newsdealer in this city who is
in sympathy with the movement" Mr..
Rogers asserted, told me that during
the temporary German successes in
Flanders these newspapers were pur-
chased by persons whose birthplace
was the fatherland, and it caused him
much pain to see the latent German
ISM come out as they read in flaming
headlines some of the successes of the
German arms"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25
Briefs in Hearst Suit
Against Mount Vernon
Filed in Supreme Court

Briefs on behalf of "The New York
American" "The New York Evening
Journal" the "New Yorker StaatsZei.
tung" and the German Herold," and
from j. Henry Esser, Corporation Coun-
sci of Mount Vernon, were received yes
terday by Supreme Court Justice
Giegerich. in connection with injunc-
tion proceedings brought by representa-
tives of the papers to restrain Mount
Vernon officials from hindering their
sales.
Mr.. Esser asserted that the COM
munity had acted within its rights in
excluding the publications and that no
specific damage had been shown.
Former Justice Francis NJ. Scott, rep
resenting tae two Hearst papers. said
that in one month 5000 copies of the
Sunday "American," $4,000 copies Of
the daily american" and $4,000 copies
of THE Evening Journal" had been
sold in Mount Vernon.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25

has placed large orders with certain
candy manufacturers. it was said that
the manufacturers of candy making
machinery would be forced to give up
their employees of military age, and
candy salesmen, like drug and general
store salesmen, will be called
1t was pointed out that, while there
apparently was great labor shortage
at present in this country, no real
shortage existed. The men are here,
but they are not in the right Jobs. They
are making their living doing work
women can do, when they ought to be
working in shipyards and munition fac
tories, on the farms and on the water
fronts.
Union Labor Backs Order
Union labor representatives. yester-
day approved the man-power amend
ment to the selective draft regulations
promulgated by Provost Marshal Cen
eral Crowder. They pledged their ut
most cooperation. There were some ad-
verse murmurs in other quarters.
At John Wanamaker's it was stated
that statesmen who had expert knowl-
edge OF merchandise, thereby guiding
the public in making purchases, could
hardly be classed as being engaged in
non-esseltial occupations. The spokes-
man for the department store said John
Wanamaker's store already had con-
tributed $50 men to the army and navy.
and that the wisdom Of taking away
men not needed for military dutv to
place them in other Occupations might
be doubted. He admitted the labor mar
ket was very bad.
Abraham e. Straus, Of Brooklyn, is
sued the following statement:
to analyze the recent ruling of the
Provost Marshal General with regard
to its probable effect on our person
nell. 1t goes without saying that we
shall do our best to cooperate with the
government in it's requirements"
The Brooklyn department store Off
hard to get satisfactory labor.
George M. Gales, of the LigRett-
Riker-Hegeman drug stores, said his
corporation, employing about 5000 men
and women, would be seriously affect
ed, but that the process of replacing
In the theatrical field similar pro
cess of substituting woman for man
power has been going on for some
months. The Princess, Plymouth,
Booth and Astor theatres now have
women in the boxoffices.
Labor is soldly behind the govern
ment in every move it makes to win
this war" said Peter J. Brady, presi-
dent of the Allied Printing Trades
Council of New York State.
And this was the keynote to the re-
Plies OF other labor leaders inter
viewed. Thomas Rock, president of the
Labor League, said:
Every ablebodied man, whether of
draft age or over, who is not shoulder
ing a rifle, ought to be engaged in some
work that is helping the nation win
the war And it is time that those who
are not so engaged should be taken by
the nape of the neck and put into some
productive employment"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25
Shoes and Ships
And Sealing Wax

1t was the mulligan in Mulligan that
caused all the trouble. This was de-
termined yesterday in the Bronx Coun-
ty Court, where John Mulligan, of 1861
Allison Avenue, brought suit against
the Union Railway Company for in
juries received when one Of the cars
hit him last winter.
John testified that he was climbing
out of snowbank into which he had
fallen when he was set upon by the
car and cruelty handled. He asked
$4,000.
at was a cold night?" asked counsel
for the defence.
John admitted it.
"And had you had anything to warm
you up?"
"Well," the witness admitted, Gust a
few double-headers of lager and ale
with little mulligan in them"
The mulligan in Mulligan lost Multi
gan his suit.
Pious reflection for the day:
Russia was the first nation to go dry.
And now look at the darn thing!
Baker, have you little disti1ery in
your oven? Most likely you have and
don't know it.
down in New Mexico who had little
distillery in his oven and did know it.
He was getting on quite nicely until
the revenue authorities heard about it.
and then his oven was seized as an
Illicit still. He had merely attached q
tube and cold water condenser to the
oven, and the vapor from the baking
bread was liquefying into particular
ly virulent brand of moonshine.
New Mexico is not selected as the
| locale because it is a long way away
The food administration at Washing
ton vouches for the story and makes
it public in the usual way. Shows
what little gems may be found even
IN the welter of government publicity
The object of the story is to sugges,
that a new source of alcohol for wal
use may have been discovered.
"The practicability of the plan re-
mains to be worked out" says the fooo
administration.
Private Charles Alberts, of Taunton
Mass, now stationed at Camp Upton
applied yesterday for transfer from
the 367th Infantry (colored).
"What's the trouble?" his Officer
asked
"Wcll you see" replied Charles "ths
only trouble is that Pm not colored
I've been fishing a lot and got sun
burned. That's ALL"
''E. L." nominates for the Idlers' Bat
TALON "the frozen-faced persons VIII,
sit dolled up like movie squires on tn,
front seats of automobiles and dom
do anything but keep their arm
folded''
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25
What Is Going On To-day
ONE MEAL wHEATLESS.
RED CROSS WAR FUND DRIVE.
WAR SAYINGS STAMP DRIVE.

WAR SAVINGS STAMP DRIVE.
Free admission To the American Museum Of Ns,sS a
History. tho Metropolitan Museum Of 49, ~,
Van Cortlandt Park Museum. tho An, -
Museum Of Safety. tho Now YORK zooiooee
and the AQUARIUM.
Milk and Dairy Farm Exposition. Grand ss@-
Palace. -
National Better Home Exposition. Grand ce'''
Palace. -
ENROLMENT DAY FOR WOMEN yoISz~
A. NJ. 10 10 p. NJ.
Departure Of draft quotas. f
Public exhibition OF nczzctints Crchss
East Sxtieth Street. 10 A. NJ ~ g. -. 4.zs
Awarding OF honor Gags and certificates 2 q Sa
going over the top IN third Lssrsy -
Carnegie Hail. p m. aAAE
Addresses by George Gordta, Battle asa yog
patriotic rally of she Associate Alumne q 9 10
College college chapel. Park Avenue s'e -
eighth Street. p In. y. ~
Carnival and lawn party for the beneEt y - M
Cross. grounds Of Montehore HospdfaL
Road The Bronx, p. ~. -
Meeting of the womcn's Press Club Of Ns'
Waldorf Astoria. .. H. ~
Khaki and Blue dance of the War - ~ ~,
munity Service. 7th Regiment ArIro.y. flH
nue. and Sixty sixth Street. 70 ii p = :" S. -
Public reception OF Bohemixns and slcvsn II
York for Professor T. q. Massryk. tatR@s
s p. NJ 49,
Mass meeting OF the recruits Of the scsfna =
Educational Alliance. East Broadway -
son Street, p IN - -
Dance Of the Drama Comedy Club Of 's -
Hotel As,or. p N ~
Address by Eii Benedict OF The BuiomS s3s1e
tory Ships" Young Mems Chrtsusn ~
SIS West Fifty seventh Street. S:so p =. 2s
Review by Colonel Lewis J. Pfaesx e ~ ~
Infantry. New York t:uard. Ay1nofy. tass
Assous. BrookHn. $50 p -
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25

an increase in those applying them
selves to Spanish and French.
The passing OF the resolution fol-
lowed public hearing at which edu-
Gators, citizens and organizations reg
istered their opposition to the reten-
ton of German. Elihu Root, who
had been invited to attend, sent a
letter, reading in part:
1--WE have suddenly come to realize
that vast numbers of our population
receive their ideas both as to facts
and opinions exclusively or chiefly
through the language of our enemies.
To be strong, and united nation we
must be onelanguage people. The
prevailing language of the United
States happens to be English.
"Our liberties were won by men
using that language. There are to
be found the records of our past, our
laws, and the decisions of our courts
the expositions of principles and
policy by the statesmen and leaders
who for centuries have been trusted
and followed by the American people
That is the language through which
the great body of our people discuss
their political problems and reach
their conclusions.
Every effort should be made to pro-
mote the universal use of English and
discourage the common use of Ger
man. To use the public money to
facilitate and promote the use of Ger
man instead of the use of English
seems to me on public grounds to be
wholly indefensible."
Letters and resolutions also were
read from the New York University
Club, St. Nicholas Society, the Pan
American Union. the Union League
Club, and from CASTOR Liebert, French
Consul General in this city, among the
individuals.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25
Stacker Roundup
In Harlem Baths
Scores of Men Who Did Not
Have Registration Cards
Taken to Station

c. A. Rieglemann, Deputy Draft Di-
rector Of the city, with Assistant Dis
trict Attorney James E. Smith, Fred
erick Within, secretary of the Com
mittee of Fourteen; Inspector Ryan,
Acting Captain McKenna and patrol
men and detectives hunted slackers in
Harlem last night, specializing in
baths.
Scores of men were rounded up and
taken to the West 123d Street police
station, the general excuse being that
registration cards were at home. They
were told that they could send mes
sengers from the police station for the
cards. The ST. Nicholas Baths, at 111th
Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, were
the first visited.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25
the. meeting. Richard Buckley, chairman
of the local branch of the society.

the meeting. Richard Buckley, chairman
of the local branch of the society,
said:
"We had been urged to take action
on the Hearst matter by the Home De-
fence leagues in East Orange, Newark
and Summit. Several communications
from these organizations telling of
their stand against Hearst came in
to us.
"After discussing the matter we de-
cided to delay action until we confer
with the New York branch of the
American Defence Society. We want
to investigate it thoroughly.
But for the benefit of all those in
terested want to say that we are 100
per cent. American in Hoboken. Well
take this up again probably at our
next meeting and do what we think is
the right thing. Neither Hearst nor
anybody else wants to get the impress
sion that the fact the Star Company is
suing the Mayor CT Summit is going to
scare US off if we decide to act"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25
Man Who Has Barred
Hearst for is Years
Still of Same Mind

ALBANY, May 24.-"I have not sold
any Hearst newspapers for eighteen
years and don't intend to sell them
for eighteen years more unless their
present policy is changed"
These words IN large letters were ON
sign put out tonight on the front
of the newsstand of William j. Coul-
son, at State and Pearl streets, the
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25

busiest corner in Albany. On the night
or the assassination of Mckinley Coul-
son ceased selling Hearst newspapers.
Several other newsdealers throughout
the country also stopped selling them
at the same time, but Coulson is the
only one who since has refrained con-
tinually from handling them, in spite
OF threats and efforts at persuasion on
the part of Hearst's agents.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25
War Cross Conferred
On Jersey Officer
Lieut.. Culbert and Pilot, Also
Honored, Were in Plane
Which Crashed to Earth
(Bu The Associated Prcss)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 24.-The French War
Cros with palms has been conferred
on Lieutenant Walter B. Barneby, of
Sumner, Wash, and on Second Lieu
tenant of Marines Kenneth p. Culbert,
of East Orange, N. J.
Lieutenant Barneby was the pilot
and Lieutenant Culbert the observer
of an American observation machine
which crashed to earth after return
ing from a tour of duty northwest of
Toul
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25
Defence Society of
Hoboken Takes Up
Disloyalty Charges

The executive committee of the
Hoboken branch Of the American De-
fence Society considered the question
|of the circulation OF William Randoiph
'Hearst's newspapers in Hoboken at
closed meeting yesterday. Following
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25
5000 More Big Auto Trucks
Ordered by War Department

WASHINGTON, May 24.-Orders for
5000 three-ton to hve-ton motor trucks
have been placed with fifteen automo-
bile manufacturers, the War Depart
ment announced to-day
This is in addition to 10000 similar
trucks now being delivered.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25
To Tribune Readers

You will be doing both yourself and The Tribune
favor if you will report any difficulty you may have in
obtaining your paper. If you have ordered it delivered
at your home and it is arriving; if it is but comes
late if unable to at the newsstand
I'VE will appreciate your phonng Beekman 5000 and
asking for the Circulation Department.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25

ELIZABETH, N. j., May pa. A.
Giegerich of 800 East Jersey street,
who is listed to-day as seriously
wounded, is brother of John T. Gle
gerich Of this city, and is 81 years old.
He enlisted in July, 1916, and saw serv-
ice on the Mexican border.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25
Brooklyn Man Dies
OF Wounds in France
Mother Believes He Received
No Letters From Home,
Though He Sailed in
January


Carlton De Wolf Roberts, reported
from wounds. sailed for France T in Jan
uary. His mother, Mrs. Mary Wilkin-
son Roberts, of 1854 Bedford avenue,
Brooklyn, said letters from him had
reached his family, but that she be-
leved he died without receiving either
letters or packages which they sent to
him. He was thirty-onc years old and
had been employed by Frederick Lude-
wig & Co., lace importers.
The family of Sergeant David S. Sill
verman, who was reported on Thursday
as seriously wounded, live at 2001 Ber-
gen street. Brooklyn. He is the son
of Morris Silverman, is 26 years old,
and enlisted in the regular army eight
years ago. He was on the Mexican
border for eighteen months.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-25
Vote for Ban
On German in
High Schools

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