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ALTERNATIVE PLANS
SENT TO PRESIDENT
| II Is Believed He viii Urge
Arbitration.
Special Despd'ch 10 TnE Sun.

WAsHINGroS. Jan. l0-Federal ac-
ton in the New York harbor strike
awaits word by the President. 70 whom
rotary Of Labor Wileon. While the Sec
retary's cable offered alternative plans
IL suggested that the President urge
arbitration upon the boat owners
There is some feeling here that the
appeal to the President may have de
layed settlement OF the controversy In
New York to-day.
Word from the President Is expected
hourly in washington and officials Of
the White House. the department Of
Labor. the Railroad Administrations
Army. Navy and Shipping Board have
been at their desks most Of the night
awaiting word from Mr. Wilson. The
message. II is expected. will he directed
10 Secretary OF Labor Wilson. who Is
at his home with his wife, who Is III,
Arrangements have been made, how
ever. for the prompt publication Of an
appeal or other action b. the President.
Government officials have been in close
touch and frequent conference on the
situation all day, There was much dis
appointment here when the men who are
out failed to return to work to-day, as
they somehow expected.
Senators Calder of New York and Ere
linghuysen OF New Jersey both con-
suited with Secretary Wilson and repre-
sentatives of the War Labor Board and
other interested organizations to-day,
Secretary Wilson advised them to urge
the chip owners to submit to arbitration.
The Senators, however, concluded 10
await the Presidents expected move.
Gov. Edge OF New Jersey, in addition
TO telegraphing Senator Frelinghuysen n
request that he confer with the War
| Labor Board and seek some solution OF
| the problem. telegraphed the board as
| follows:
Cannot too forcibly urge immediate
action by your board toward mediation
| In the strike Of affiliated marine workers
in and about New York harbor Chaotic
affecting all shipping and passenger traf-
fsc between New Jersey and New York.
| | am informed that boat owners have
thus far disregarded and refused 10
comply with orders Of the board and tho
| spirit OF the proclamation issued by the
| President.
THE people OF New Jersey are as
much interested as the boat owners anC
| AFFILIATED marine workers. and ] con
| fidently expect your board to protect
| their rights by an immediate demand
that both parties submit their CLAIMS
! to your board for arbitration, and thai
| In the meantime traffic he resumed
pending final decision. The State au
thorities of New Jersey stand ready tC
cooperate In every wav."
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AMPLE FOOD ON HAND,
SAYS CITY EXPERT
No Reason for Scare, Declares
Market Reporter.

The Pennsylvania Railroad tunnels
would save New York city from starva-
, ton. no matter how long the harbor
strike lasts" said Z. @. Foy. the market
reporter. last night when asked II there
was any danger OF essential foodstuffs
being shut out by reason Of the holding
up OF ferryboats and lighters on which
road terminals.
"In the first place" Mr.. Foy said. "the
New York Central Is open and running.
The trains OF this road can bring In
practically everything. The Pennsylvania
Railroad. which Is connected by rail
with the other railroads in New Jersey.
can run foodstuns through It's tunnel
under the Hudson River to the Long ISL
and terminals There isn't any reason
for scare stories that the Citl Isn't going
to have enough food. Nobody should be
worritd. no matter how long the strike
lasts.
II do not know the amount of meat
on hand in the city or adjacent to it,
but do know the Government has lots
OF 1t. The warehouses are Allied. There
were / . 900, 900 pounds OF butter in stor-
age In the metropolitan district on Janu-
airy 1. That's enough butter to last four
weeks.
There are about 5000. 900 pounds OF
cheese. a sufficient supply for two
months. provided the rate OF consump-
ton continues the same as It is now.
Eggs would last three OF four weeks.
There are now about 10000 cases in
warehouses. including held and fresh
storage There are not more than 20
coo cases OF fresh eggs in the city at the
moment
| The potatoes the city has on hand
would not last over two weeks. They
! are placed in common storage, and com
mon storage space IL as scarce as 'oIu
storage Common storage is in common
buildings. and these are fun % all sorts
o: things. including vast quantities OF
! Government supplies, Warehouses are
| full OF dried beans.
Ninety per cent Of all the live poui-
/ try sent to this city comes in over the
I LaCkawanna. and the ferrybnats OF this
, railroad, | understand. are still running
, We never have more live poultry than
/ enough to last several days only, For
! instance, II l75 carloads are required
| fully 50 per cent. OF this live poultry
| will be consumed before the week is up
We use about 81 100000 worth OF live
! poultry in this city every week.
There are 1000 barrels OF apples in
the warehouses. mostly Intended for eN-
/ port These apples would he ample for
| three weeks II they were available Tor
! consumption hero.
| The price Of eggs wen; up . cents a
/ dozen In the wholesale market to-day.
| but conditions haven't had any influence
| on the butter market. The butter and
! egg men ar" not Inclined 20 take adj
| vantage Of the situation to boost prices
and are fighting against it,
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SEEKS US CONTROL
OF PACKING PLANTS
Farmers Union Reports Dis
elimination Against Co.
operative Bodies.
FACILITIES ARE DENIED
StOckyards and Cars Held by
Meat Dealers, Complaint
Of Producers.

WASHINGTON, Jan. lO.-Farmers' rop-
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
that cooperative organizations arc sub
jected to unfair discrimination by live
stock exchanges and packing Interests IN
the marketing Of live stock They ASKED
enactment Of the pending bill providing
Government control of packing plants
stock yards. refrigerator and stock ca's
G. II. Gustafson. president Of TIE
Nebraska state Farmers Union and
chairman of the farmers national Cpm-
mittee on packing plants, testified that
the farmers union, DOING about S25,o0o.-
600 worth of live STOCK business ,n-
operatively, was denied membersh.p ID
live stock exchanges at Omaha. Siou,
CITY and 81. Joseph. Mo. on account -
the unions patronage dividend plan o,
operation. The union, which also doc 3
business with organized farmers of low.
South Dakota. Kansas and Missou",
row plans construction of "A packing
plant which, to succeed requires e,,.cr
ment of the pending bill Mr.. iustafsou
said, to place competition with packing
interests on a fair basis.
The witness had no complaint to make
OF the packers except that they required
the cooperative organizations 10 pu' d"
bond. SO long as the packers control
stocks yards and private cars, ho"..''.
he said 1t would be difficult for a CO.
operative packing plant TO operate wiz
out such facilities.
The union plans eventually to extend
its business indefinitely.
Then your idea il to eliminate the
packers and establish a monopoly o.
your own" questioned Senator Mclean
Comm.
Not exactly" replied Mr.. Gust son
but the farmers are entitled to follow
their product az far as possible IN T."
movement to consumers"
The witness explained further ina ne
cooperative plan among Western tarm'I .
aimed TO eliminate profits to midd'"7on
advertising and Other expenses not an
solutely necessary 10 marketing
benjamin G. Marsh secretary "i ,"'
farmers national committee on pacNins
plants. said an Overwhelming majority
n. farmers in the United states aP-
proved the proposed legislation.
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GOV. SMITHS SON
WINS FIRST SCRAP
Licks Albany Boy in a RoW
Ouer q Sled.
Special DespatcA to THE srv

ALBANY. Jan. 10.-Gov. Smiths
youthful son Arthur, who has been GO
ing to school in Albany since January /.
had his first mixup with the small boys
of the Capitol neighborhood to-day. and
by scientific manipulation of an excel
lent right nearly scored a knockout
The trouble started over sled on n
Hill near the Executive Mansion. n
youngster named Jay Marone being the
chief offender. Young Arthur immedi-
stelv took Marone to task. and Marone
Squared off pugilisticaIIy. He was
promptly met with Arthur's knotted fist.
1t looked like a knockout. but Marone
came up for more. and this time Arthur
scored heavily on the right eye. The
fight thereupon ended.
Maybe Arthur will bring home the
next black eye" the Governor said when
he heard of the fracas from Marone's
father
AS for Arthur. his reputation Is al
ready made In Albany scholastic circles.
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launch placed at his disposal The City
OF Philadelphia arrived from Havana,
coated with ice. and made her slip with
out the aid OF tugs. No sailings of big
ships were scheduled for yesterday.
The Government has done what It
could In limited way. The official
ferryboats have kept moving between
Governors Island and Ellis Island. Navy
tugs have been provided to handle the
transports coming with soldiers from
overseas. Submarine patrols are being
used In mail service to Staten Island.
Ellis Island and few other isolated
communities. Much more, of course. can
he done by the army and navy If orders
arrive from Washington. Officers of the
service anticipated last tight nm order
to commander all tugs, lighters and
equipment necessary for traffic and COM
inerce and to run them with soldiers and
sailors.
Figures available last night showed
that there are on strike 5000 masters,
mates and pilots. 5000 engineers. 1000
harbor bodtmen. 5000 tidewater boat
men and 1000 ligh'ermen. In addition
about 5000 longshoremcn have been
thrown out of employment More than
1000 harbor craft are In idleness, these
including 900 tugs and $500 lighters,
about half OF these being under the au-
thority OF the United atcs Railroad
Administration.
Nothing except perishable food sup
plies and milk was transported by water
yesterday, the embargo order OF the
United States Railroad Administration
having gone into effect. At least 10000
tons of coal was held up on the other
side OF the river.
There was no disorder. SO far the
strike has produced no conflict between
police and strikers.
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ment plan where the levy was 40 per
cent OF the first weekly premium or 20
per cent. of the first monthly premium.
on policies OF group life insurance the
rate was 4 cents per 500 of the ag-
grcgate amount OF such group insur-
ance provided the group should consist
of not less than twenty-five persons.
2. Marine. inland and fire insurance
A tax equivalent TO l cent on each 81
of the premium charged
2. Casualty insurance: 4 tax cqulva-
lent TO | cent on each 81 or frac-
tiona part of the premium charged.
The capital stock tax also will OPP
crate against insurance companies as
against all other corporations.
The conferees next turned to the ques-
ton OF the Senate amendment to the bill
under which consolidated returns of CO :
porations are made permissible under the
proposed law. The conferees also dis
cussed at length the provisions of the
bill dealing with war profits and excess
profits and the possible Incorporation in
the bill of the system of dual application
of either one or the other of these taxes
on the basis of the larger return to the
Federal Treasury as written into the
House bill and promptly denounced in
the Senate and discarded by the sule
stitutlon OF the war excess profits tax.
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Squires's Explann ton.

r. NJ. Squlres, Department OF Labor
representative in this city. was In com
munication with Washington yesterday,
and expects word to-day that may have
important bearing on the situation. Tn
der the War Emergency act the Ener-
gency Fleet Corporation would comman-
deer the entire harbor craft and operate
It, Under this arrangement the schedule
would be eight hours. Navy officials
here doubt that the boats will be taken
over by Secretary Daniels except those
necessary for Government transporta-
ton.
An effort will he made by Capt Wal
ter Bernard. marine superintendent OF
the Hoboken army transportation pier.
To court martial a Captain and "a Chief
Engineer who quit work yesterday. lay
ing up naval tug.
"If these two men are not allowed Ia
return TO work after the strike It Will
mean a prolongation of the strike" said
Mr. Maher, III one man Is discrim-
mated against the entire Marine Work.
ers Afiliation will hold out"
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BRITISH SOLDIERS REASSURED
Lloyd George and Robertson StOp
Rehabilitation Discomfort.

LONDON, Jan. lO.-The plain statement
OF Premier Lloyd George to the soldiers
on the progress OF rehabilitation and
the sympathetic hearing given them by
Gen. Robertson. commanding the home
forces, had an excellent effect on the
soldiers, who appear to have been re-
assured.
There was no demonstration yester-
day. while to-day constant flow Of men
took advantage Of the offers TO speed
up their release.
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Greeted With Mighty Cheer.

When the Manhattan got to St George
on the first trip she was greeted with a
mighty cheer. especially when the crowd
saw the bread milk and newspaper
wagons rolling off. The best work done
by any institution in the whole day was
by this ferryboat under the skilful han
ding OF police volunteers Acting Capt.
James W. Hallock OF the marine division.
formerly in command of the police boat
Patrol. was the Manhattan's skipper.
Pilot George Ellis was navigator and
the boss OF the engine room was Bill
O'Shaughnessy assisted by George
Smith.
The quartermasters were patrolmen
lanes ward and Edward Breen The
mate was Sergeant David J. Goff and
Lieut.. Harry Dobert was in charge Of
the lower deck, keeping order among
the passengers Others in the crew
we're Patrolmen Luke Grace. Albert
Sorensen. Thomas T. Reilly. William
Sheehy. Harry ,kilroy. Thomas +. Multi
gan and Harry McKIllop-a solid Irish
crew. They may in time get some
thing from the Police Department cor
responding to the armys d. S. c.
The strikers didn't think 50, how
ever As groups Of the marine work
ers standing around the lighthouses az
St George and at South Ferry watched
the smooth operation OF the Manhattan
and noted the thousands Of persons
she were ferrying back and forth there
was grunbling, though 1t did not rise
to threats Nobody tried to start any
thing against the police or the Naval
Reserve men, but there were audible
Kisses and sroans. Tim Healy Of the
firemen's union shook his head over
this BUSINESS. lie was amazed at the
action OF the Mayor
And always thought" said Tin
mournfully, that John Hylan was o
good union man. To think now tina,
he would try to break US with boat.
load of policemen Citizens do not pay
taxes for this"
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GLASS PREFERS A CARRIAGE

WAsHlNGToN, Ian. lO.--Secretary ~
the Treasury Glass and Postmaster
General Burieson prefer the time-hon-
ored horse-drawn vehicle TO the automo-
bile.
In deferencc 10 their wishes the House
Appropriations Committee amended the
legislative bill to-day so as TO provide
carriages for their personal use instead
Of automobiles which will he furnished
other members Of the Cabinet
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cause they believe such schedule can
not apply to operating boats. ON tho
other side Is strong force OF men. num-
herring almost $4,000. so determined
that their demands shall be granted that
Delahunty said last night they would call
the men Off the ocean liners, II necessary,
10 gain their point
Stanley King, who is confidential sec
rotary to Secretary Baker. came to the
city a few hours ahead of his chief yes
terday and looked over the situation, bat
accomplished nothing. He went to the
office of Director Smith in the Grand
Central Terminal and talked with him.
Mr.. Smith already had made an appeal
TO the strikers for forty-eight to
ninety-six hour armistice to protect pub
lie necessities, pointing out to the work
ers leaders the menacing possibilities
and the fact that the public only is be-
ing punished -
He told Mr.. King that the strikers had
not replied to this letter. and 80 he
penned another communication which he
addressed to William A. Maher. repre-
senting the masters. mates and pilots
and Messrs. Delshunty Of the Marine
Engineers. Alfred NJ Sarrell OF the OPP
Grating Engineers. stephen J. Condor
Of the lighter captains. John Brennan
Of the tidewater boatmen. and Paul A.
C. Vaccarelli OF the harbor boatmen.
confirming the proposal made that an
prmistice be declared.
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Mr. smiths Proposal.
Hs letter contains the following

hB 1llt iOllbNliib
"All questions at issue with all ma
rine workers in the employ OF the United
States Railroad Administration to be.
Immediately upon the adoption of the
Rrmistice. taken under consideration by
representatives of the various interests
involved. acting with such officers as
may be delegated to represent the Rail
road Administration to negotiate n
schedule of wages and working condi-
tons and If possible settle all points in
controversy"
While the strike committee fatty re-
jected this offer. it did not notify Mr..
Smith, so that when Sec.~.ary King met
Secretary Baker at the Pennsylvania
Terminal he could give his chief no in
formation other than was In the news
papers. King had had an earlier con-
sultaton with Joseph II. Moran. ]. j.,
Glatzmayer, F. A. Russell, II. NJ Lee
and Paul Bonynge, repre- senting the boat
owners. in the Naval Board offices. As
Broadway. The meeting accomplished
nothing g. @
The boat owners presented their plan
for hoard Of Cancellation which they
have already created. in accordance with
the recommendation OF the War Labor
Board. but as the workers have not
ELECTED representatives to the board II Is
without authorization to arbitrate the
dispute.
After his talk with Mr.. King and Col.
Harrison S. Kerrick OF the Army Trans
port Service Secretary Baker said:
II am assured that the help that We
have on the army transports are suf-
f,cient to handle all of the transports
and their freight both inward and out
ward. There will be no delay in ship
ping freight abroad and there will be
no delay in handling the troops as they
come home"
He emphatically stated that the War
Department does not contemplate taking
over the operation of the tugboats in
the harbor. Army and navy tugs have
been doing their best to expedite the
movement OF Government vessels.
though piers are congested by empty
lighters and barges. which have delayed
Government shipping operations. At
least twenty-six ocean going steamships
engaged in other than Government
transport are tied up.
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SENATORS YIELD ON
REVENUE MEASURE
The House COnfcrees Reject
Amendments Dealing With
Insurance Taxes.
COMPANIES WILL BENEFIT
Final Action Taken on Bill,
Which Will Now Go to Con-
gress for Approval.
Special Despatch TO TUE SrN.

WAsHINGToN, Jan. 10.-The HOUSE
managers won n victory In the conference
on the revenue bill to-day by forcing n
recession by the Senate from all its
amendments TO the hill dealing with the
question of insuranc.. The first to go
was the tax levied by the Senate bill
upon the net income OF every life insur-
ance company and every mutual insur-
ance company
The levy under the Senate bill was to
have been IL per cent OF the net income
for the calendar year 1918 and per
cent. for each calendar year thereafter
on domestic life insurance companies.
The second Senate amendment pro-
vided for premium tax of per cent
on. the excess OF the gross amount OF
premium charged (includ!ng reinsurance
premiums Charged) on mutual policies
and provided that non-mutual companies
should pay the following schedule OF
taxes:
Casually insurance tax OF u per
cent of the excess of the premium
above offsets for reinsurance, &c.
Marine and inland insurance ga
per cent of such excess and
Upon all other policies n tax Of
ia per cent. OF such excess
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HARBOR PARALYSIS
IS BEING ABATED
Continued from First Page.

OF even to suspend service II the strike
H. sted a week. The executive ONCE OF
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit gave out
last night that there is ample coal on
hand TO last about a week rather less
than more but that grave trouble would
result IL the strain lasted longer.
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HOSTING ENGINEERS

Lighters less than Is tons hoist, per day. 81 50
LIGHTERS having hosting capacity OF over
Is tons per day ................. 4.75
Hosting engineers on coal and cargo
holsters. per day. ....................,..., $50
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Special Levy Discarded.

A third change dealing with the in
surance taxes was made by the Senate
under the title " OF the bill where a
tax of 81 per 81 900 OF capitalization was
levied upon corporations as a special
levy Under this caption the insurance
companies OF all sorts had been exempted
from the operation OF this capital stock
tax. The conferees sent this amend
ment into the discard. thus restoring to
the bill with regard to insurance the
exac, form in all details as when it left
the House.
The action OF the conferees to-day
leaves the following insurance taxes,
adopted by the House. operative under
the bill
l. Life insurance \ tax equivalent
10 cents or each. 500 of the amount
OF which any life IS insured under ON
insurance policy. To this there was a
modification favoring the industrial
policies" 80 called. arranged on the
weekly payment plan or monthly pay
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IRE strikers began the day by shoot
ing into every business house which at
tempted to open. and after the shops
. closed devoted their energies TO burning
privately own automobiles. cavalry
patrol this afternoon had a pitched bat
lie with a group of Russians who had
sacked n gunshop. Cavalry has taken
over the municipal slaughter house to
insure proper distribution of meat.
This the strikers had tried to prevent
At O'Clock this afternoon the rail-
ways announced that not a train was
running in the republic. The only news
paper permitted TO circulate to-day was
La EdnOtdTdii. the Socialist organ.
other newspapers being burned by the
strikers as fast as they appeared. The
newspaper Offices are guarded by ma
tional police. Police reports indicate
that more than leo persons were killed
in the Arrays 81 yesterday and last
night
The CoOis and walters In Ill the no.
tells struck at dinner time Tonight. and
the guests mostly Americans and Eng
lIshmen, were compelled TO carry in their
own food and to eat it In darkened din
ing rooms. Whenever a light appeared
In "A window the strikers did not hesitate
TO throw stones through il or to shoot
During the dag the Tenth Cavalry ard
the flFSt .NTlllItl! ana seNtihI HIa'''lH'
gun battalions We're brought in from
campo Mayo. In addition several bat
talions OF railway engineers arrived to
keep open communication. In the out
living districts several cavalry regiments
are being held In readiness TO come into
Buenos Aires II necessity arises. The
'rii. way stations and the waterfront
works are guarded by marines,
The newspapers say the strike is the
outcome OF u Eolshcyik revolutionary
iaovemont by foreign agitators, who
rush through the streets in taxicabs
earring red tags
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Annoyance to shipping.

Steamships making port experienced
great annoyance. The City OF ST. Louis
OF the Savannah Line got In yesterday
and made her way to Pier 36. She made
fast to the end of the pier. waiting for
food tide 10 help her swing herself into
the slip. The Panama, which was ready
to sail, and in fact had made two trips
back to the North River from Quarantine
In search OF her captain. who was ma
rooned somewhere in Manhattan. finally
anchored off Tompkinsyllle, where her
skipper found her by means Of a police