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Evening star., 1919-04-04
WOULD POSTPONE IRISH
ISSUE UNTIL AFTER WAR
Sir Edward Carson Emphasizes
Questions of Health and Edu-
cation-Nationalist Protests.

LONDON. April 3.-The house of
commons debated the Irish question
this evening, liberal members endeav-
oring to elicit some indication of the
governments policy. The most nota-
BILE point in the debate was reached
when Sir Edward Carson urged
postponement of the question until
the end of the war and declared that
at present he regarded the question
of reconstruction in Ireland with edu-
cation. health, housing and similar
matters as far more important than
"the raising Of old controversies over
home rule"
Joseph Devlin. national leader.
said he thought Sir Edwards speech
was the most powerful indictment
of British rule in Ireland" Capt Will
liam Archer Redmond Of Waterford
said:
ireland is almost on the verge of
a revolution and the government is
responsible. Let the government say
frankly whether it intends to repeal
the home rule act"
Sir James Ian MACPHERSON. making
his maiden address as chief secretary
for ireland replied to the criticisms
made by members of the house. Aft
er indicating that measures were
projected to improve educational ia
cilities and housing, he said:
The political unrest in Ireland is
undated and outrages Of the most
cruel and unforgivable kind are oc-
curing That is why it is necessary
to have military forces there to main
tain order. Ireland is one of the most
prosperous countries in the world, but
she must be freed from the shackles
OF terrorism. The menace of Sim
Feinism. with it's cruel and wanton
oppression. is an enemy of consti,u-
tionalism and progress. There can be
no elf-determination on constitu-
tional lines under Sim Fein rule
Evening star., 1919-04-04
Vienna Rail Strike Settled

The general railway strike a.
Vienna has been settled by the gov
ernment granting liberal concessions
according to advices 70 the State DE.
partment from Vienna via Copen.
hagen.
Evening star., 1919-04-04

Normally. there are $50 births Il
seventy deaths daily in London.
Evening star., 1919-04-04

The largest Bible in existence is
in the royal library at Stockholm
The covers are made of solid planks
four inches thick. and the pages each
measure yard in length
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PUBLIC DOES ONLY
SHOE SPECULATING
Buys Against Price Advance,
Retailer Tells Grand Jury.

BOSTON, Aug. 11.-Henry B. Endicott
and Richard H Long, shoe manufac-
turers and two representatives Of local
retail shoe stores, testified to-day at
a Grand Jury investigation Of the causes
Of the high prices Of shoes instituted by
District Attorney Joseph c. Pelletier.
Other shoe men will be heard to-mor-
row.
The District Attorneys office said one
witness asserted that the cost OF labor
and materials poor transportation and
undue buying by the public generally
had all combined to create the present
situation. The only speculation going
on in the shoe market. 1t was declared,
was on the part Of the consumers. Many
persons, the witness said, appeared to
be buying shoes in anticipation Of an
advance. thus causing a demand in ex-
cess Of the available supply and tend
ing to force prices UP.
Elimination Of the jobber as a means
OF reducing costs was impracticable.
in the opinion OF another witness, be-
cause, he said, many retailers had not
the capital to keep a big stock and must
have recourse TO the jobber.
1t was brought out that one retail
concern carried 800 styles Of shoes and
while it was admitted that lessening the
number of styles might increase the pro-
duction, 1t was said that there was a
demand for all the different styles.
Women. II was declared. frequently
bought shoes for style rather than serv-
ice and oftentimes three pairs were re-
qulred where one pair would last as
long
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CITYS POPULATION
NOW IS 6,244,6I6
Number of Women nnd Men
About Equally Divided.

The population of New York city on
July 1. according to a survey by the
Newspaper Feature Bureau, the result OF
which was made public yesterday. was
6,244,616. as compared with 4.766,8S3 in
1910. an increase of 81 per cent. OF
the total. 120,138 are listed as negroes.
The whites of native parentage are given
as 1,206,s26; of foreign parentage. g.
384,3S4, and of foreign birth, 2,525,292.
According to the survey the sexes are
almost evenly divided. The number OF
males is given as 3.121.051 and the
females as 3123,565. The city has
1,S7S,211 males of voting age and $685.
o12 illiterGfeA more than 10 years old.
There are 1,337,2S3 families.
The twenty largest cities in the coun-
try. with New York leading. are given as
Chicago. with a population OF 3,O59,396;
Philadelphia, 1,e36,260; Cleveland, 1885,
500; Detroit, 9S6,300 Boston, S30,625 {;
ST. Louis. 824,435: Baltimore, 726,030;
Pittsburg. 667.3s1; Los Angeles. 574,556;
San Francisco, 555.SS2; Buffalo, 516,932;
Milwaukee, 5o4.707: Cincinnati, 472,66S;
New Orleans. 440,797; Washington, AGO.
SEQ; Minneapolis. 1851: Newark. 49,
s6a; Seattle as5,s23. and Rochester
349,03e.
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their licenses. IN addition TO the pro-
visions Of the Food Control act, the reg
ulations governing dealers In sugar pro-
hibit the licenoee from charging an ex-
orbitant unreasonable or unfair commits
sion, profit or storage charge. The reg
ulations also provide that resales within
the same trade without reasonable justi-
fcation, II intended to result In q higher
market price to the retailers or consum-
ers, will be dealt with as an unfair prao-
tice.
The position has bean taken that sugar
should not retail for more than eleven
cents. and where It IL retailed for more
1t indicates that either the wholesaler or
retailer Ia making an unreasonable pront.
Purchasers from retail sugar dealers are
invited to report instances where more
than eleven cents is chaged. II practical
bic, II will be helpful II information could
also be furnished containing not only the
name and address Of the retailer who Ii
charging more than eleven cents, but
also giving the name and address OF the
person from whom such dealer purchased
and the price paid This will facilitate
arriving at the sources Of the unfair
practice which results in high prices for
sugar."
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Of perishable products and TO serve as
arbitrator of disputes with the full APP
prevail of the two parties"
A small number OF dealers, the report
continues, have by their malpractice
done much to destroy confidence and TO
increase the cost of dealing in perish
ables for the more honorable dealers. In
the opinion of the commission the fact
that dishonesty may be punished by re-
vocation of license will lead almost
Immediately to elimination Of such prac-
tices
In connection with the recommended
lions of the Reconstruction Commission
on food problems John p. Finley, the
Governors appointee to the new commit
tee on food. will confer with Abram 1.
Elkus. chairman Of the commission, and
Mrs. Henry Moskowitz. secretary. at the
Offices of the commission to-day.
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high In the canning plants there 10 every
likelihood canned fruits are going to be
high, too.
The reason many Gamers are In pos
session Of sugar IL because a long time
ago they made their contracts for sugar
when the refiners were In q position
to I'LL their orders. Apparently there
was little II any Of the same kind of
foresight that will prove helpful now to
the homo Gamer, anxious TO make use Of
her Government lesson in conservation.
The sugar situation was in a Siam"
before the marine strike. This Siam"
was due to the fact that buyers Of re-
fined sugar did not place their orders
because the price was Fixed and they
figured that any old time would do.
This critical Situation ended two
weeks ago, and now a good many ships
have sailed for Cuba TO load With raw
sugar Many OF these will stop at Balti-
more and Norfolk for coal or have car
goes aboard which they will unload at
Cuban ports, according to the American
Sugar Btdletin, published by the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Company all of which
makes delay In arrival at United States
ports. Several Hawaiian cargoes are
afioat, and II they arrive on time they
viii AID In increasing receipts Of raw
sugar.
e H. Costello of the United States
Sugar Equalization Board said yesterday
that the ships from Cuba are due to
begin to arrive here in about two weeks
and then there will be relief. James H.
Post president of the National Sugar
Refining Company of New Jersey, also
said conditions ought to improve within
two or three weeks, as soon as the raw
sugar laden ships can get back.
Army Sugar II Gone Quickly.
The 45.5oo.000 pounds of Government
sugar. distributed by the Sugar Equali-
zatlon Board among the principal con-
suming centres. already has gone whers
II Will do the most good. Some OF the
more important canneries and condensed
milk concerns got the first call on this
sugar, and communities where 1t could
be distributed directly to the people were
next New York got 100000 pounds.
To the entire Eastern territory S,75O,OO0
pounds was allotted. However, As, $780,
600 OF sugar that the army and navy
could not use means less than half a
pound each for every man, woman and
child in the country. and Of course did
not go very far.
Many dealers in New York city still
have unpleasant recollections of what
happened to them when the enforce
ment bureau OF the Federal Food Admin.
tstration got after them for profiteering
In sugar. Since the breaking up OF the
FOOD Administration organization fol-
lowing the signing OF the arnistice. the
bureau Of enforcement has not worked
very hard, but II Is still on the job, and
recent events in Washington indicate
that 1t Is going to be very active in the
work OF assisting the Department of
Justice.
As the Sugar Equalization Board In
sists that there isn't the slightest reason
on earth why refined sugar should retail
at more than IL cents a pound. grave
danger will hover around any retail
dealer who takes chance OF getting
more than IL cents
Mr.. Costello said that he is mighty
glad to see that the Department OF Jus
tice intends to get after profiteering of
all kinds.
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NAMES OF SUGAR
GOUGERS WANTED
Public Asked to Report
Charges Exceeding lie.

Persons with knowledge that any re.
tail dealer is profiteering in sugar-and
charging more than eleven cents a pound
for sugar is construed as pronteering-
are invited by Ben A. Matthews, AS
sistant United States District Attorney,
to produce this evidence. Prosecutions
under the Federal Food Control act will
follow. Mr.. Matthews said yesterday:
Under the Food Control law the Sugar
Equalization Board requires that ali
dealers In sugar except retailers doing a
gross business OF 100000 or less an
nually, conform to the regulations under
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ACCUSES COMMISSION MEN,
U. 8. Prosecutor Mt Trenton AL.
leges Food Price Conspiracy.

TRENTON, N. J., Aug. 1.-THE chargs
was made here to-day by Federal Dis
trict Attorney Bodine that New Jersey
commission merchants have deliberately
stayed out of the markets and refused
to purchase produce from farmers, thus
resulting in loss to the latter and an in
creased cost for produce to consumer
This concerted action on the part Of the
commission men, 30 Mr.. Bodine said,
was In direct violation Of law and is
being Investigated for presentment to
the Grand Jury. He asked that all per-
sons having knowledge in the matter
communicate with him at once in writ
ing.
Mr.. Bodine gave out prices of meats
and foodstuffs from the local branches
of Armour & Co., Wilson & Co. Morris
a. Co. and Swift & Co. so that the public
when purchasing from retailers could
see the difference between wholesale and
retail prices
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= HUDSON as A FUGITIVE.
Accused of share I'm Chicago Bank
Staying.

Frank A. Hudson, 81, who Is wanted
by the Chicago police on a charge Of
homicide In connection with the robbery
Of the Metropolitan Bank there March
IS last, was remanded to the Tombs as
a fugitive from Justice by Magistrate
rockingham in the West Side court yes
terday. He will be held to await the
arrival Of detectives from Chicago. Hud-
son has been living in the Hotel Monte
rey in West Ninety-fourth street The
arrest was made at the request OF the
Chicago prosecutor.
Hudson, who wore a diamond ring and
scarfpin and was deliberately dressed.
told Magistrate rockingham he had
nothing to do with the Metropolitan
Bank robbery and the killing OF william
Biegel, the cashier. He said he was the
owner Of a large cafe in Chicago, but
that he had not been there for the last
year At the time OF his arrest. Hudson
told the detectives his name was Frank
Quigley and that he was a mining broker
from the West William Fox and WILL
lam p. Brady are already under arrest
in Chicago for Biegel's staying.
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field in which TO engage in business and
that competitors should not be destroyed
through unfair methods Of competition or
oppression by a corporation having large
capital and great powers. On the other
hand, there may be cases where II is In
the interest of the public that Nsuch a
should know whether II has
such right or not. At present no one
can tell, and the right to make such
purchase or consolidation can be de-
termined only at the end Of long litiga-
ton under the Sherman act"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-12
SUGAR FAMINE HITS
HOME GAMER HARD
Thrifty Housewife Must See
Fruit Perish and Jelly Jars
Remain Empty.
RELIEF AFTER FORTNIGHT
Warning Given to Profiteers
That II Cents Is Highest
Excusable Price.

The housewife, who learned the lesson
of conservation from. Government sources
during the war. IL In q predicsment She
would like to be home Gamer in
these times Of peace, but cannot, al
though fruits and berries are plentiful.
She cannot refill her empty jars with jel-
lies and jams and preserves because sne
will have to be content to provide for her
familys sweet tooth requirements next
winter by buying the canned stuff now
being put up by the commercial can
ners.
There Is no scarcity OF raw sugar.
There is more Of II in sight than ever be-
fore at this season Of the year But 1t Is
not In the country, and 80 It doesn't do
the thrifty housewife any particular
good. 1t Is in cuba, Porto Rico ana
elsewhere. and so little of II Is actually
in this country that the refners are
having hard time keeping their plants
going.
Most refneries are working on a
greatly reduced melt at what ordinarily
10 their busiest season of the year.
Some have shut down and others will
have to close before they can get enough
raw sugar to warrant capacity produce
ton. In the meantime the great ma or-
ity Of them are maintaining their work.
ing forces. realizing that II they break
UP their organizations they will not be
able to get enough experienced hands to
run their plants when supplies Of raw
sugar become ample.
Little Sugar for Retailers.
Because the ref.neries are turning out
sugar In quantities to meet only a small
percentage OF the tremendous demand
grocers and other dealers in sugar can
not get II. So far as can be learned, the
only groceries that have sugar in any
quantities are some of the chain store
companies, the heads OF which had the
foresight and the capital to place their
contracts for sugar early in the season.
In these stores the clerks are under or
ders now MT to let a customer have more
than two pounds of sugar at time.
From towns and villages in Connec-
ticut. New York and New Jersey come
reports that small grocers cannot let
customers have more than q pound or
two a week because OF their inability to
get from the wholesalers enough sugar
to go round. Many small retailers de-
clare they have not had any sugar in a
week or two and have not the slightest
idea when the next batch II coming in
In many Of these places blackberries and
huckleberries, growing wild in the woods
and fields, are going to waste by the
thousands of quarts because there is no
sugar for preserving purposes. Peaches
and other fruit, which might be put up"
and slowed away on shelves for winter
consumption. must be eaten now or not
at all.
Although men in the canning industry
complain that they capnot get all the
sugar they need. plants are running full
tilt and it begins to look as II the house.
wife can. have canned stun for her
Deserts next Vinter. providing she is
willing to pay the price. With labor
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NINE HOURS IN POLICE STATION
Woman MOtorist Held After Gar
Injuries Pedestrian.

Mrs. Hazel Warner. 1925 Grand Con-
course, The Bronx. passed nine hours IN
the West Sixty-elghth street police sta.
ton yesterday. charged with felonious
assault, after an automobile owned and
driven by her had knocked down MORT.
mer Vogel, president OF the vogel Trad.
ing Company. Inc. OF S3S Washington
street at Eighty-fourth street and
Broadway. Vogel was taken to Roose.
Welt Hospital with Internal injuries and
a fractured left ankle.
Mrs. Warner said she was driving
north on Broadway when vogel, who
had been standing at the curb, stepped
directly In front of her car. After tho
accident Mrs. Warner took him to the
hospital In her machine. Pending tie
extent of Vogers injuries, Magistrate
rockingham In the West Side court he'd
Mrs. Warner in 500 bail for hearing
this afternoon.
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Powers OF Department.
This commission says

This department should have the
power to act as mediator or arbitrator
in any dispute between shipper and a
receiver over n food shipment .
and that II shall have power to designate
competent individuals to act for It IN a
volunteer capacity In arbitrating such
disputes. The only provision of
this kind In the present law is one which
staSes that the department may serve in
such capacity when Jointly in
vited. In the opinion Of the committee
full authority should be given the de-
partmsnt to compel the prompt handling
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-12
MOTORISTS LEAGUE AT WORK.
Henry w. CASTOR Helps Capture
Man Said to Have Injured Boy,

The League for Motorists Profession.
10 West Sixty-frst street, which was or
ganiEed July Is with 1000 members to
make motoring safer by aiding in the
prosecution of all chauffeurs who violate
any law, started its activities yesterday.
As result Fred Schillani, a chauffeur,
241 Mulberry street, was held in $1,000
ball on a charge OF felonious assault by
Magistrate Ten Eyck in the Jefferson
Market court. Henry w. CASTOR, presi-
dent of the league. appeared as COM
plainant.
Schillani was accused of running down
a sixteen-year-old lad in Fourth avenue
near Eighth street July 20 and .njuring
his right leg SO that he could not appear
In court until yesterday. Schillani, II
was charged, put on speed and endeav-
ored to escape. Mr.. Castor, who is an
automobile dealer at 1850 Broadway,
followed In his own motor car until he
picked up Patrolman Davis of the Mer-
GER street station. who arrested the chat
feur
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SUGAR ENRICHING CUBA.
Candy Makers Here Help Raise
Exports, Says Traveller.


Charles B. Stevens. president of the
American Steel Company OF Cuba, who
returned yesterday from a business trip
20 Cuba by the steamship San Jacinto
said the expectations OF sugar from the
island are greater by more than 100, 900
tons month than formerly. This Is
due, he believes. to wartime prohibition
increasing the American love for sweet
things. Most OF the additional ship
ments, ne said. were for the making of
confectionery.
Cuba was prospering beyond all prece-
dent, Mr.. Stevens said. A bumper sugar
crop this fall would be followed doubt
less by a finer one next season, when the
price OF the product will not be regu-
lated by the Government, thus encour-
aging growers to greater efforts.
In the cargo of the San Jacinto are
1000 pipes of rum. shipped from Ha-
vana. They will be unloaded here, but
nobody here can get loaded with them,
as they are destined for transshipment to
conSignees in Europe
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-12
THE CUP THAT CHEERS

THE CUP THAT CHEERS
Ancient Mohammedan,
drank coffee to keep awak.
during prolonged religion.
services. !
Modem business men drink
1t to prevent drowsiness dur.
ing working hours. J
Besides being a stimulant,
CHILDS coffee Is a nourisb'
ing food, fich in milk and
cream.
Made by a new process, it il
now better than overland
it was always good.
Stssming hot or ie. ell
mellow and delIeioss
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Race Riot Mt Kingston. Jamaica.

PANAMA, Aug ia race riot, reported
TO have occurred at Kingston, Jamaica,
on "Wednesday, July 80, was suppressed
only after West Indian troops and fifty
marines with machine guns were called
out. according to news OF the affair re-
ceived here The reports made no men,
ton of caaualtias.
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ELKUS ASKS STATE
CONTROL OF FOOD
Commission Would Provide
for Licensing of ALI Whole
sale Dealers.
SEEK TO END CAR DELAY
Shippers Forced to Operate on
Large Profits Because
Of Losses.

In q report to Gov. Smith on food pro-
duction and distribution the Reconstruc-
ton Commission. Of which Abram L FL
kus II chairman. recommends State con-
troll Of distribution. The commission
would provide for this control by giving
the Department of Foods and Markets
authority 10 license all wholesale deal
ers in food commodities and foodstuffs.
1t follows this up by suggesting that the
State Council of Farms and Markets be
clothed with power to regulate clearly
defined abuses and wasteful or uneco-
nomical practices.
The commission points to the results
accomplished by the Federal Food Board
In New York city by its policy of pro-
hfbiting practices which cause deteriora-
ton of perishables as proof Of the need
for such a measure.
Disputes Over Delays.
The report shows that at one time in
March, 1918, while the Federal Food
Board was in control. 400 cars of food
stuffs we're delayed more than forty
eight hours in unloading in this city,
causing a waste Of many thousands of
collars. Inc RAILROAD Administration
cooperated with the board and reported
each day the cars which had stood
forty-eight hours Disputes over the re-
sponsibility for the delays were sub
mitted TO arbitration.
As result of this method during the
last week Of October. 1918, the number
of cars delayed two days was reduced
TO three. After the Federal Food
Boards activities stopped the number
Of cars delayed two days or more
jumped to seventy. This was during the
first week In December, 1918.
The report points out that in order to
guard against losses resulting from these
conditions shippers are forced to operate
on a larger margin OF profits, thus mate
rally increasing the cost Of food necessi-
ties.
The commission informed the Gov
ernor the present farms and markets
law requires all concerns receiving food
on commission to take out licenses from
the Department OF Farms and Markets
but as only per cent. OF the food is
handled on commission 90 per cent. IL
not controlled by license regulation.