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New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
Blue Stone Cutters
JoiJ, NesUsboys in
Hearst Paper War

The Blue Stone Cutters, Flaggers
Bridge and Curb Settlers of America
have Joined the large number Of labor
organizations indorsing the newsboys
war against the Hearst papers.
The union took its stand at meet.
ing in Beethoven Hall, 210 East Fifth
Street, at which resolutions were
adopted expressing sympathy with the
boys struggle and extending to them
moral ASSISTANCE.
The action Of the body was taken
after a statement Of the newsbOys'
grievances had been presented BY an
drew Stanton, their leader. Mr.. stan
ton pointed out that the 10000 dealgs
in the greater city can scarcely exA.
under present conditions and bIsmsa
their plight mainly on the heaFa
agents.
The meeting, at which vice-Prssi..
dent Michael McHol presided, adop'sa
the following resolution:
"Whereas. The newsboys of the Ctg
o. New York are endeavoring to oe''
ter their living conditions, and to tas.
end have requested the publishers o.
the daily papers o. the city to aliog y w
them little more profit so that tney
might be enabled to meet the presen'
; high cost of living, and
"Whereas, The said newsboys cor
tend that their fair demands were re-
fused them solely through the inha.
ence of the publisher Of The Nes
York American and The Evening
Journal which papers. the said news, :.
boys claim. they are being forced y !.
handle, although a great many Of GS
people will not buy them for pa'fi0N'
reasons; and
"Whereas. The newsboys have stru.t
against these papers in order 70 - ~
tain their just ends. therefore be
Resolved. That the Blue Stone S.s s..,
ters, Flaggers, Bridge and Curp ~ I,
: ters of America hereby expresses ..s ~
sincere sympathy with and enoo'sss. y.
the strike of the newsboys OF .aS ~
greater city for decent living sas
as loyal labor organization, ex'sH''
to them its moral assistance.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
Hearst Forbidden
10 Force Papers
On Fighting Deale,
Temporary Injunction O.,
der Served on Him
and Publishers
Victory for Sultan
Court Holds Newsman Al.
Must Be Given Even.
ing Editions

Process servers from the orr. :.
Lemuel Ely Quigg yesterday began ~
vice of papers in the temporsrnl,s
Junction granted by Justice pns,.u
Benedict in Brooklyn on Mopsav :.
strainirg Hearst and his allies !, :, ~
Publishers Association and their sn...
the American News Company. FROM =
fusing to sell papers to Joseph A g.,
tan.
Sultan's offence against Hearst w..
his refusal, in response to demands :,
customers, TO handle the Hearst =.
pers. Because of this members Of y.
Publishers Association. in line uS,s
tnelr previously announced policy ~
fused to sell him any evening nsv,
papers, while the American News Com
pany persists in delivering to him sNss, w
York Americans" he has not ordsrss rss
cannot sell and will not paw for N''sS'
Justice Benedict's order as servsS :.
tne defendants is sweeping. Bv Il
terms Hearst and his allies ars :. ~
strained from "in any manner has
cottlng or blacklisting plaintiff or an,
individual or corporation from wbas
plaintiff may attempt to purchase
newspapers or from threatening ~
boycott or blacklist plaintiff or suci.
other persons unless ne shall nurebas,
and sell any certain newspaper or othe.
article of merchandise in any certain
quantity or from resorting To on.
species of threats, intimidation, force
fraud, promise, oppression or per.
suaslon Tor the purpose of preventing
plaintiff from obtaining or purchssips
newspapers unless he shall purchase
ana sell any certain newspaper or other
article of merchandise :"
1t further enjoins Samuel Rlood %,
president of the American News Gov.
pany, and each and every member a,
said American News Company. its os;.
GERS, agents, employees, servants and az.
torneys, from delivering or attemptino
to deliver to plaintiff copies of .Thss
New York American except with tho
consent of plaintiff to receive ths
same; and from refusing to sell or d..
liver copies of other newspapers dis.
tributed by said American News Conn.
pany which shall be ordered or "a.
quested by plaintiff except upon condi.
tion that plaintiff receive copies Of said
New York American and from eOl.
lecting or attempting to collect from
plaintiff, by legal proceedings or oth,
wise, payment for copies Of said Nav
York American heretofore left n
plaintiffs place of business contrary 70
his will.''
The case is down for hearing on Fri
day in the Supreme Court in Brook yn.
/ Because of the large number of de-
PENDANTS and the Importance Of the is
sues involved. it is thought an adjourn
ment may be asked 1t is the rule Of
the courts to grant such requests,
though Mr.. Quigg is prepared to try
his case at once.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
7. r. i'll of Sciatica,
Likely to Lose Tooth

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt is in
danger of losing one of those famous
teeth.
In statement issued by his secre
tary, Miss Josephine NJ. Stricken, il
was explained that the rheumatic con.
dition from which the Colonel is suf-
ferng is believed TO be due to the con-
dition of one tooth, which will prob
ably have to be extracted. As the of
fender is a molar, its loss will not
detract from the Roosevelt smile.
DR.. John II. Richards, the Colonel.
physician, visited him at the hospital
yesterday and gave him a thorough OK.
animation. After this visit Miss
Stricker gave out statement in whicl,
She said that DR.. Richards reporte d
Colonel Roosevelt's physical condition
as excellent, his blood pressure and
arteries being those of man oi
forty"
New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
Job Bureau Prepares
For Labor Transfer
State Director Asks Emplove,
to Hold War Positions Until
They Get New Places

Henry Bruere: New York State di-
rector of the United States Employ
ment Service, yesterday urged both
workmen and employers to do their
part SO that the transition of in
dustry from a war to a peace basis
may be made without hardshps.
He asked employees to remain on
their present war jobs until they are
notified they are no longer needed or
until they find peace time positions.
Business men were requested to re-
sumo peace industries as soon as prac-
ticable, and also to inform the En-
ployment Service as to the workers
that can be used
"The Employment Service is making
ready to transfer workers when the or
der is given" said Mr.. Bruere. at
asks employers to send in at once to
headquarters, 469 Fifth Avenue, state
ments showing workmen needed char
acter OF skill required, hours and
wages.
Much of the war industrial activity
will go on, notably shipbuilding, air
craft manufacture and clothing and
foodstuF production"
New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
Sherry's Is Closed
BY Walters Strike;
Hotels Loss Large
Union Men Say L lck of
Employees Cost Owners
$500, 600 in 3 Days

Louis Sherry's restaurant at Fifth
Avenue and Forty-fourth Street was
closed at noon yesterday, when the
walters ard cooks walked out to join
the striking hotel workers from the
Waldorf rf-Astoria, McAlpin, Claridge,
Astor, Vanderbilt, Plaza, Knicker-
booker and St. Regis. The manage
ment said last night that no prepara-
tons were being made to fill the strik-
ers' places and no decision had been
made as to when the restaurant would
reopen.
An official of the Walters Union
said yesterday that the eight hotels SO
far affected by the strike have lost an
aggregate Of s5oo,OOO in business since
the employees quit. Inability to serve
patrons, he said, cost the hotels $780,
900 on election night, 100000 thursday
night. when the premature peace cele-
bration" was held, and fully $275,O0O
Monday night.
No demands have been submitted to
the Biltmore, Manhattan, Murray Hill
Belmont and Ansonia hotels by the
walters, although it is said this group
is TO be affected next.
The management Of the St. Regis
said yesterday that the strike planned
there was anticipated and the men
were all paid off and discharged be-
fore the dinner hour Monday A staff
of mattresses is being organized. The
service in the other hotels is improv-
ing daily, the managers say.
Fifty striking walters left yesterday
for the naval training station at Nor
folk, Va, where the government has
offered them s25 week for an eight
hour day, six days week. The strike
demands are for SIS week.
The walters will send a committee
I to-day to confer with District Attorney
Swami and police officials regarding
violations of the state law governing
hours of labor for women, alleged tc
exist in the hotels where waitres ses
are now employed
New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
Hoover Allows Cent
Increase for Milk;
Blames Labor Cost
Federal Food Commission
Unexpectedly Changes
November Schedule

Milk prices were advanced unexpect-
edly yesterday when the Federal Food
Board here made public new scale of
prices, effective tomorrow, which raises
the cost of Grade A bottled milk to 1s
cents quart and II cents pint, both
said to be new high records.
About one cent on each grade and
quantity is added to the figures pub
lished November l., which at that time
we're announced as effective for the
whole month of November.
The new prices to consumers are:
Grade A bottled milk, 10 cents q
quart, II cents pint; Grade B bottled
II cents quart, II cents a pint; loose
milk, II cents a quart. The margins
allowed the retailer are practically un-
changed.
King Explains Raise
Clyde L.. King, of the United States
Food Administration, who acts for Mr..
Hoover in matters pertaining to milk,
said the advance is traced to the in
creased cost of distributing milk, due
to the added labor costs. He. quotes
W. l.: McGee, the milk accountant for
the Food Administration, who reported
that one cent had been added to the
cost of distributing milk.
! ~ W. SNo- 10 IlOW dNall2DlS snow
that the dealers have made no profits
IN October" Dr.. Kings statement saws.
Due to the added labor costs there
Will be no profits in November with
another cent added to the consumers
price. The dealers for the first twelve
days of the month have had substantial
losses. The increased spread does not
include any costs due to other wage in
creases that have been made since Au-
gust or may have to be made to other
employees. nor any increases in materal
costs since August
Dealers Claim Losses
The results of the investigation by
Mr.. McGee were tabulated and made
public by the Food Board yesterday.
The figures were obtained from the fol
lowing companies: Borden's Farm
Products, Sheffield Farms, Empire
State, Levy Dairy and Standard Dairy
They cover Grade B bottled milk and
show that the operating cost stood at
1878 cents quart in August, Septem
Der, October and the first part of No.
venlber. increasing to Sill cents dur
ing the last few days. The milk cost
in November is placed at 9.051, making
total of 17.162. The selling price Of
j II cents is said to involve a loss of .162
cents on quart to dealers
New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
Gets Hotel Astor Stock
:. A. Muschenheim Chief
Beneficiary of Estate

The will of William c. Muschen-
helm, proprietor of the Hotel Astor
day in the Surrogates' Court.
An unofficial estimate places It's
value at more than $1,000 600.
To his brother, Frederic A. Mu-
schenheim, for his services in the op-
Grafton of the hotel, the testator left
4,2O1 shares of the Hotel Astor Com
pnny The brother also will receive
one-half Of the residuary estate upon
the death Of the testator's widow, Mrs
Emma Muschenheim.
Mrs Muschenheim receives all heY
husbands household effects and some
jewelry.
Mrs. Emma NJ. Radley. a daughter
in-law, is the life beneficiary Of thc
other half of the residuary estate.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
Change Man, 76, to Wed
Louis G. Fisher to Take Con.
necticut Bride of 62

YONKERS, Nov. 12-Louis G. Fisher
of 369 Park Hill Avenue, one of the
oldest members of the New York Stock
Exchange and six months a widower
obtained license to-day to marry Miss
Annie r. Winfield, an old friend of his
first wife.
Mr.. Fisher is seventy-six years old
The bride to be is sixty-two.
For forty-nine years Mr.. Fisher has
had Seat on the exchange and until
1907 maintained an Office at A Broad
Street. He retired in that year, but
still retains his membership.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
Graft Charge Against
Mrs. Story Is Dropped
Chief Witness Against Woman
in War Fund Case Died
of Influenza

Because William Grant Brown, prin-
cipal witness against her. died of in
t1uenza a few weeks ago, Mrs. William
Cumming Story, former director gen.
eral of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, will not be tried for alleged
criminal Encouragement of the affairs
of the National Emergency Relief So.
ciety, of which she was president
Brown was Mrs. Story's solicitor fol
contributions and received half of al
money raised.
Assistant District Attorney Edwin P
Kilroe, in recommending the dismissal
of the indictment against Mrs. Story
and her sons, Allen and Sterling
Story. assured Judge Grain in General
Sessions yesterday that convictions
could not be obtained without Browns
testimony.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
What Is Going On To-day

UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN.
Free admission 10 The Metropolitan Museum, Of
AT. the American Museum OF Natural History
New YORK. Zooloaioa Park Van Cort!andt PAN
Museum. tho American Museum Of Safety and
the Aquarium
Conrenuon OF the Associated Copper Industries.
Waldorf Astoria. g. m
Convention of the State Federation o, Women 8
Clubs Q n.
Sale OF unclaimed articles Pos,onice Thirty frst
street and Eighth Avenue 10 m
Wartime Europe" L. NJ. Newman Brooklvn
Institute OF Ars and Sciences. D. I'D
Evolution. Historical and Social Professor
A. lsoden*eissT. East Fifteenth Street. SIS
p. N
New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
Edison on Witness Stand
Inventor Called in Suit Baseo
ON War Contract

Thomas A. Edison was witness =,
terday in the Supreme Court as''bg /,
against him for s6891 brought =. ~
Archibald NJ. Ostrom, as comnlisslOn,. .,.st n
a contract for the British goverlipl.s.rs, l.s,
Counsel for Ostrom sought 70 90 20 %
the inventor identify his signature F"
a letter. -.ri;st
at looks like my signature rsg,;s Pins
Mr.. Edison. "I'll tell you II ~ s.,tsr.F
If you will let me read the is',ss ca,.
He read the epistle, recalled sns VI,
tents and the said the signature
his. vii
j. P. Morgan. who was to be e. eos. rr
ness, was excused because OF n.s COS.
fidential relations with the orilisa; rilst;nued
ernment. The trial will be coh'''
TODAY,
New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
Schwab to Attend Dinner

Charles NJ. Schwab, Director Ussi xasIou,
of the Emergency Fleet CorpO, 1;Onsr q
will be guest of honor at Ssienscs
the Society of Arts ana astoria
to-night at the Waldorf WALDORF pp;chari
Others who will speak are SIR nv n,.Ea 81.
Crawford. of the British EmnasssSgt States
ward n. Hurley. of the lnar uni,eu nrssi.
Shipping Board; John G. Hibbe1G: 1G:ssnsrsl
dent of Princeton University Ipy;tish
Maurice Churchill. of the .ns.us
Army; Job Z. Hedges and suassidsu!
Thomas. Bainbridge Colby. psss
of the society, will be toastmss's
New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
TO-DAY'S SCHEDULE

a. m.Thrty which yesterday raised ST.
500,000 continue canvass.
mPubic Library steps: f. Sheridan begins painting
picture ymboizng the National Council Knighs of
Columbus).
Noon to n"Sver Berlin" between Frars
and Lambs, Fifth eighth Street CAPTAINS:
Frars William A. Brady Lambs William Farnum.
ii m.Madon Square Garden Horse Show entire
receipts to campaign.
Noonunior Leaguers sell "Y" pies Sherys Florence
Easton, Marcia Van Dresser Povla Frch assist
12:45 nChamber Commece teams to report
subscriptions, John D. Rockefeller, jr, presiding
1870 mFree entertainment by Grand Gen.
trail and Pennsylvania stations Green Room Club
Night performance, 7:3O p,
2:3o mExhibion all day and night relics pageants
and entertainment s Field Artillery Arnory Sy-eighh Street
and Broadway
All DayVilage carnival along Broadway from Battery to
Columbus Circle.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
Idaho Republicans Admit
Nugent Is Elected Senate,

WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator
Nugent, of Idaho. Democratic candi-
date for reelection against former
Governor Gooding, Republican, re-
eeived word to-day from Idaho that
Republican newspapers had conceded
ms election. There will be an Of
fetal canvass Of the vote.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
War Halted, Yanks Need Cheer
(By Cable to The Tribn,1e)

ONDON, Nov. 12F. W. Murafed Y NJ G. secretary here
IL that that the signed American troops
expect to leave for home Immediately most
difficult begnningtha keeping happy until
they
New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
: =. M T,SU
SOUTHERN ARMY DEPARTMENT
Dodge Gives 100000

a subscription Of s5oo,o0o-the
'argcst individual gift Of the cam
palgn-was announced at the luncheon
OF the teams leading New York's can
vasserrs at the Chamber OF Commerce..
Cleveland H. Dodge was the donor. and
the subscription was reported through
Team No. IL, of which Thomas
Buckner is captain.
Three subscriptions OF 100000 each.
and i've Of $4,000 each, helped boost
me total for this district. Mrs. E. n.
Harrlman, &. L. Doheny and Henry c.
rrick gave the larger amounts, while
clarence h; Mackay, Louis G.. Kauf-
nan: Mrs. Oliver P. Jennings, Charles
~ ~. aacNeil and the Commonwealth
Fund were the givers Of $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
In Mrs. Sage's Menror,

Hnen jacob u. schif, captain Of
Team No. 2Z. gave the team figure for
the day al 10000, nc announced that
New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
lII K@ITY
lhBRlEr>

Richard Hennessey. OF Rockaway Beach.
Long Island. an expert billiard player, was
awarded verdict of $4,000 against the Long
Island Railroad. The sudden stopping of a
train on which he was riding injured Hen
nessey's arm so that he was unable to longer
earn living playing billiards
A memorial % Edwin Booth is to be un-
veiled in Gramercy Park to-day. which is
the eighty-fifth anniversary of his birth. The
formal presentation is to be made by Howard
Kyle, and the acceptances will be by John
Drew. on behalf Of the Players Club, and by
Stuyvesant Fish. for the trustees of Gramercy
Park. The memorial is the work of Edmond
r. Quinn. sculptor. and Edwin s. Dodge,
architect.
Judge A. n. Hand in the Federal Court
yesterday dismissed the writ of habeas corpus
obtained in the interest of Salendra Natb
Chose, the Hindu student. and Agnes Smed-
ley. who we're indicted in California for al
legged violation of the espionage act Gilbert
hoe their attorney, contended that the gov
ernnents evidence insufficient to wnr
rant the removal of his clients from this CITY
TO Caluornis for trial.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
Other Generous Donors

me other individual subscriptions Of
$4,000 and more were:
New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
More Than $4,000 Raised

John Mccormack surely deserves
we'll of his adopted country. Last
nights concert III the United Wur
Work Campaign, which the Irish tenor
organized, raised by the sale OF seats
and boxes more than $4,000, while
several thousand more were collected
by young women who during the inter
mission went among the audience with
baskets In which they received the
contributions.
The evening was sn Irish-English-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-29
AMERICAN CAPITAL
CAUSING CONCERN
AMONG B0LVANS

LA PAz, Bolivia, Nov. 20. GORE
spondenCe OF the Associated Press. -
Influx Of American capital into the
central republics OF South America for
the development Of vast areas Of hlth-
erto untouched our has caused
Bolivia ana Paraguay TO awaken to
q realization OF the possibilities that
lie In the disputed zone which Ia known
as the Great Chaco,
The boundary line uetween these tive
republics never has been fixed definitely
because Of the wildness OF the country
hui both nations have been satisfied
with going on record Rs clalming MI
the zone and then going about thelT
daily business without forcing the is-
sue.
But now that great development
companies from the United States are
seeking concessions. the newspapers
and public men are urging that the
old question be brought up for final
settlement.
The Great Chaco Ia a vast area north
of Argentina between the Pllcomayc
and Paraguay rivers, II Is claimed by
both Bolivia and Paraguay, though both
admit that their claims are so large
that they will have to give up large
areas in the final reckoning.
For several years Bolivia has been
preparing quietly for tae day OF fina.
settlement, SO that II is now in n po-
sitlon to press the issue 10 advantage
That country has constructed a chair
Of forts at intervas~ or 20 miles, II
direct wireless communication with Ii
Faz, put its army in possession Of the
strip and settled back TO wait for tn,
argument which now appears to be ap.
eAru ulHIq ullM NJoM QUA usu sVL
preaching,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-29
MOTOR ROUTES GET
WEATHER FORECAST

The weather bureau of the United
states department OF agriculture has
arranged, In cooperation with the state
highway commission Of PENNSYLVANIA,
to aid the automobile and motor truck
traffic during the coming winter over
the Lincoln highway between Pittsburgh
and Harrisburg by giving daily infor-
nation Of the Weather conditions pre-
Vailng over the route and Issuing
weather forecasts and warnings OF
heavy SHOWS and COld waves for the re-
glon traversed. The plan is for the as
sistant superintendent OF highways at
points along the route TO report TO the
weather bureau office al P~ittshurghN at
5 O'clock each morning by telephone or
telegraph the depth Of snow or ice on
the highway, giving Its general eondj-
ton. These reports are published I'm
the newspapers and furnished to the
different automobile clubs, thus becom g..
ing available to automobile and motor
truck drivers passing over the hIgh.
way. The forecasts and warnings ARE
given public distribution and ,elc.
graphed to the superintendent Of high
ways at Harrisburg. who gives tnstrlc.
tons to his forces along the highwa,
TO make provisions for the anticipate
weather conditions, This service was ir
operation asst winter and gave Ereat
satisfaction. The weather bureau /,
ready to give similar service to uthc,
traffic routes as may be desired.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-29
BRITISH HOSPITALS
TREAT MANY PATIENTS

NEW YORK, Nov. 99.-Hospltals In
Great Britain and Ireland have treated
S~.@Sl.@49 British and Indian troops and
German prisoners wounded in The VA,
nous theRtcrs Of war, restoring many
thousands TO health and losing less
than a dozen by accidents In transpor.
tation the British bureau of informa.
lion has announced here In a review
OF the United Kingdoms medical. s.rg-
iGaI and nursing work during more than
81 months OF war.
Attending 20 the comfort of the
wounded from the they he
came casualties" the statement said.
the British medical service rose bril-.
liant(y' to a Tremendous task and
brought millions of men into England
ny hospital ships and ambulance trains
with the least possible delay and suf-
ferinC." Among the wounded treated
ln the British isles, It was said, were
4l,Sl9 German officers and men who
were attended with care In striking
contrast to the treatment meted out 10
allied wounded prisoners In German
Wounded British comprising only
part Of the total casualties Of this
class treated In the United Kingdom
since August. 1914, are summarized a,
follows From France, los. 2le Officers
2.046, 06S Of other ranks, from the Med
iterranean, Sl&4 officers. l50.Ssi men
hom Italy, 373 officers, ASIA men, from
the Persian gulf, l,2l4 officers. 1852,
men. Native Indian wounded hrough,
to England numbered 5GS officers ant
II, lSs men.