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New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Knowles Girl, Missing
W eek, Found i'm Buffalo
Ward of Mrs. Borden, of This
City, Enters St. Mary's Home
to- Become Nurse

BUFFALO, April %. - Millcont
Knowles, twenty-five years old, who
disappeared from Guelph Ont. last
Saturday, IS IN Buffalo. She is staying
at st. Mary's Home, where it was said
she has entered class for nurses.
Miss Knowles. who is said to be a
ward Of Mrs. Gerald Borden. of New
York City. arrived in Guelph week
ago with Mrs. Storey wife Of Admiral
Storey, of Halifax She had previously
been in convent in Montreal
Miss Knowles first came here Wednes-
day, when she applied for a room at
the Y W. c. A. home. Mrs. Catherine
Gum. policewoman, was notified. As
no request had been made for the ap-
prehension Of the girl, Mrs. Gum ad-
vlsed the y. w. c. A. to send her to
st. Mary's Home, as she expressed the
wish to become a nurse.
1t is reported from Toronto that
Miss Knowles left the Sacred Heart
Convent in Montreal because of i'll
health.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Kin Found for Dying Man
Williamsburg Woman Hopes to
See Brother, Missing 10 Years

After an all day search of Williams
burg, police of the Bedford Avenue
station found Mrs. Lizzie Kuntz and
told her that her brother, Frederick
Kruger, whom she had mourned as
dead for ten years, was dying in a
hospital in Beltramie County, MINI.
Captain Wakefield yesterday re-
ceived a letter from Probate Judge
William Harris, Of Beltramie County,
addressed to the "Chief of Police of
Williamsburg" and asking him to find
Mrs. Kuntz and inform her that her
brother had been fatally injured in an
accident and wanted to see her before
he died
Mrs. Kuntz was found at a boarding
house on South Third Street. She said
that her brother had disappeared ten
years ago and had not been heard of
since. She will leave for Minnesota
at once
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26

died at West Pittsfield Mass, yesterday
elder of the Shakers of the United States.
MRS. LEO WORMSER. wife of a partner
OF the julius King Optical Company, is dead
at the Hotel Cumberland.
MRS. CATHERINE SHRENKUSM. sev-
cnty-four. one of the Oldest residents of
Yorkville, died Thursday
CHADWICK BARTON, sixty. former
champion billiard player. died Mt Thum 3
Billiard Academy on Thursday.
WILLIAM w. w. GARNER. sixty-six. "A
Brooklyn real estate dealer. died Thursday
at his home 1906 Eleventh Avenue
WlNlFRED JORCH. resident of Brook
lyn for twenty years. died yesterday.
CHRISTINA ROWE. sevcnty-two. died
"Wednesday at 1913 Bleecker Street Brock
lyn. Mrs. Bowe was born in France
MRS. AGNES WHITLEY. ffty-two. a
member Of the Golden Circle died Thursday
at 27o Eighth Street Brooklyn.
JOHN H; DoRAN, sixty-four. died Thurs
day at his home II Stone Street. Brooklyn.
He was employed in the Department of Wa.
ter Supply. Gas and Electricity
MRS MARY NJ LOWRY thirtv-eight wife
of B. K. T. train dispatcher died at sG7ia
Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn Wednesday.
MICHAEL b. WALLACE. sixty-fve. for
many years part owner cf The Cohoes
Dispatch" died in Cohoes Thursday.
MRS. KATE MOORHEAD. sixtv-.brs.
whose husband was a captain of sailing v.s,
sells for r. G. Dun 4 Co. died at sol presi,
dent Street, Brooklyn, where she had lived
for forty-five years.
MRS ELIZABETH MILLER. eighty. died
in Newark Thursday after paralytic strcse
She formerly president of the laa,es
Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Loconlc tiv.
Engineers.
MORRIS JUDAS, forty-fve. died in -,
Branch. N. J. He was grand marsl %
many parades held in Long Branch IL
belonged TO the Elks and the Young =,
Hebrew Association.
HENRY BECK1NG. of 374 Hicks ..
Brooklyn died Thursday at his home
MAGDALENA GIEGERICH, Afb
died at her home 80 Ross Street, Br
yesterday.
HENRY LUDWIG. sixty-sevcn, is es
151 Hart Street, Brooklyn.
MRS. EDITH b. ALBERTS. thirty
wife of the assistant claim agent u
Public Service Railway Company
Wednesday in st. Vincents Hospital
Alberts was active in Bergen. N. J.,
circles.
MRS CYNTHIA y. HOWARD
eighty-six, the wife of an expert on
alogy, died at her home 121 Jeircrso
CAPTAIN CLAUS JUNGE. six
formerly employed by the Hamburg
can Steamship Company died Wedne,o
Ramsay. N. j. He member
Hanover Lodge and the knights Of p,
MRS. ELIZABETH AIFLlN
THEWS, eighty-cight. ia dead nt the
of her daughter III Fresh Pond
| Brooklyn.
CATHERINE LORETTA CARBINI
ty, resident Of the Rugby section Of
lyn, died Of paralysis
MRS. ANNETTE T. HlSCOX. =,
seven, granddaughter of Christopher n
n patriot Of the Revolution and rner r.
the first New York Legislature died IT >,
home 5S Essex Avenue, Orange, u
Thursday night.
WILLIAM P. TOWNE. eigbty-nin-. .
Orange, N. j., died at his home there yes
terday
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Dinner for Admiral MAYO
Fleet Officers Also Guests a,
X. of E.. BANQUET

Admiral Mayo and officers of the
Atlantic fleet we're guests Of honor last
night ut a dinner and entertainment
at the Hotel Pennsylvania given by the
Knights Of Columbus. The National K.
Of c. organization was assisted bv it's
auXilinrics and several Catholic wo
mems clubs.
All national officers as we'll as scores
of prominent members Of the organ
iznton were present. Others attend
ing included Mrs. Lytteton Fox, Mrs.
william x Vanderbilt, jr., Mrs. Fred
arick Chlda, Mrs. Grosycnor Nicholas.
Mrs. John Mccormack ard MIRA. Reg
maid Vanderbilt.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
DEATHS

CHRIST Mrs. Anna l.. Christ. aged 70. a,
her home 24l4 Creston ay.. Bronx Tues.
HAGADORN April q. 1912 carolin.
A., widow of Moses G. Hagadorn ami
daughter of Daniel and Mary Westervelt.
aged 81 Years Funeral service at Park
Hill Reformed Church. Yonkers. on Satur
day April "a. at 1880 4. m.
HAWLEY-At Bloomfield. n. L.. on April
"a, 1919, Annette. daughter Of the atc
the late Mrs. Robert ". Gardener. FL
neral services at her late home so Broad
St. Bloomfield. n. J.. on Saturday April
%; 10Y, at p. m. lntcrment at Bloom
HILGEMAN Weduo day. April 90. Edward
beloved husband Of Cornelia Hieeman
Funeral from his late residence. iq3 Kim
ball av.. ionkers. Sunday. p. m Inter-
ment Woodlawn.
kfLIAN-Philip j.. ON April %. suddenly
Services at late home. ~ Webster Place.
Orange. n. j., April 2s. at D. m =
LAKE W. J.. suddenly. Friday. April g.
beloved husband Of Fannie Y Lake, Ser
vices Sunday evening at the late residcnce
VIZ Morris av.. Bronx. Intermcn1 at o.
wego, n Y. Deceased was Eastern man
ager OF the Bruce Publishing Company
of Milwaukee,
LEwONTIN- April - il h.. osth year
Esther. beloved daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
charles ]. lewontin and dear sister Of Max
and Mrs. NJ. S. Levine. 972 Simpson IT.
MACPHERSON- Grace ODay. wife Of Ed
WIN Alan Macpherson. on April gS. Flu
ucrHl private.
MALLoY April 20 John L. Nalloy. asc
~ years Inicrnent Albnny. n Y.
hcoRMAtk John Mccofuacl iu as SOL
year. on 1hufsday. April - nt hi7 resi-
dcnor l27 Schcrmerhotn H Brooklyn
untfal prvnic. from the rrtidcnce OF hi'
htothcr. sgi Prospect rTAre. Brooklyn
Kindly omit Howery
MI tAN Helen Dousln- daughter of 'le
late George W. and Mnidn f. Mclean
On April 23. 1919. Funeral private
mooRhEAp On April a. lala Bs.e b
lorea Hifc of tapinin james Mnfliesr
Funeral services ~ hef aie f.- eenee, So
President s' Bfoohlyu Saturday mief
noon. Arril 2h- y n lr'ftfncni f'rFh-
weod ceneiers Reiias' Nfelandl Inpeis
please reps
pIbGEoN Geraldine a behaved iaush't
~ William and Aeuss ridcten 'nee ~
lshtnl. Funeral fra'.l he fesilen's ~ 0ff
rarenis. fa3 Hss' i7aih 80 en ssiaidas
10 a IN lniernent raifafs
POFufF Mrs Matilda A tepef, rsss-i
q#as - Finishing N s 10 Wfahesas'
Ami ss. 1919
fHtM eeetee " husband ef tll's
Wesehe trsmI 81 iiis fesiaesen 'sHHS
e. hserkiias Mass ~ ts sd sts'
Funeral fsinsias Ami 70. 1871
WARNER Catherine tallin ds Nalfs VIZ
nf ,insenh Warner maihff ~ niseh 30
Wolfe ReliIns, az the Leuo4 I'LL tiasi''es
en Thursday morning inieFmaht pflfs'
Cedar Lawn Cemetery
WEIfHMAAh Entered INTO resi- ApIl
1919 at his home, Ferdinand t. MenN
mann. PHI u. funeral private f'eAse
omit flowers
WRAY On Thursday April -. 1912 a. a.
her residence I'D Fast Ssth 81. tI,sps,l' ,s,Das
Sloane Wray. wife of John II. w. mIa,l
Funeral service will be held at the ehsv', n
of the Madison Avenue Preab,terlan
Church, Madison sv. and I'D st, on GA
urday. April Is. ut 10 a. m.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Newark Saloon Owner Slain:
Money and Bonds Untouched

NEWARK, April 25.-Morris Schcn-
kel, forty three years old was mur-
dercd to-day in the rear of his saloon
10 Ferry Street. He is believed to
nave been dubbed over the head with
an iron bar, which was found near his
body. Three hundred dollars and six
Liberty bonds in his pockets were left
untouched.
Bertha, Schenkcl's eighteen -year-old
daughter, told the jolicc that her
father had often spoken of men who
were unfricndly toward him. Shortly
nftcrward detectives took man to
police headquarters, but he was not ar
rested.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Obituary
Fourth Mrs. Hopper Dead
Nella Bergen, Musical Comedy
Star, Victim of Pneumonia

Nella Bergen, the fourth wife of De
Wolf Hopper, died Thursday night of
pneumonia at the residence of Mrs. S.
i. Kahn, treeport, Long Island.
>. Neila bergen played with De Wolf
Hopper IN "Ei Captain" and they were
married when that production was play
ing IN London in 1889. Mrs. Hopper
was divorced in January, 1913. She ap-
peared in The Mikado," "Pinafore"
and other Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
For several years she was soprano
soloist with John Philip Sousa's band.
Her last appearance was with Sam Ber-
nard in He Came from Milwaukee,"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Julius Leszynsky Dies
Pioneer i'll Copper Mining Col
lapses Out Walking

julius Leszynsky, seventy years old
of 294 Central Park West, died sud
denly yesterday afternoon while out
for walk He collapsed at Columbus
Avenue and Eighty-sixth Street, and
died before medical assistance could
reach him
Mr.. Lcszynsky was pioneer in the
copper mining industry of Arizona. He
was the owner of the Leszy mine, re
puted to be one of the most valuable
copper mines in the West
Mr.. Leszynsky was born in Germany.
He came to this country when thirteen
years old. He leaves q daughter, Mrs.
Arlta Eisendraph, of 3l6 West Ninty-
third, and son, Leonard j. l., Rich,
who lives at his fathers home.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
$50, 600 Profit In County
Land Sale. Saws Jersey Man


NEWARK, April 20 Admission that
he made II profit of $8l,26a by obtain
ing options on property which he knew
was wanted by Essex County was made
to-day By John y. Woolston, chairman
of the Republican County Committee.
tesufyios heiore the Supreme Court
commisioa Investigating county af-
iairG.
Mr.. Woo,ston said Edward S. Grain,
nov member Of the New Jersey
stp'r hoSing Commission, at his re-
quest, acted az his agent He obtained
tn" land betwccr tha county peniten-
tnry Sod the county hospita, for 500
737, he said, nnG trans ;erred it to the
county for $l27 900.
Woolston sworo that none of the
members of the County Board of Free
holders was aware of the profit.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
RAFAEL GUIROLA

SAN SALVADOR, April 25.-Rafael
Gulrola, formerly Minister Of State in
the Salvadorean Cabinet, died here last
night Senor Guirola attended the
ran American Scientific Congress held
at Washington, d. c., in 1916, and
often acted in plenipotentiary ca
pacity on missions to Europe and the
United States. A government decree
has proclaimed general mourning
throughout the republic
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
JAMES r. MOORE

James T. Moore, an author and an
authority on foreign trade and world
markets, died Thursday at his home.
1879 East Thirtieth Street Mr.. Moore
recently completed a book, "American
BUSINESS and World Markets." which
WILL be published shortly. He was a
contributor to "Printer's Ink" and many
financial publications. Mr.. Moore was
born in Ireland and educated abroad.
he was buried yesterday, after ser
wees at the Campbell Funeral Church.
broadway and SixtN-siXth Street.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
JACOB II. ROWLAND

jacob II. Rowland, sixty-seven. ed
itor of "The Asbury Park Press" died
Thursday at his home in Asbury Park
after an illness Of four years.
Mr.. Rowland worked on the city
staff of "Tho New York Herald" for
seventeen years. He was an authority
on technical court questions, having
been graduated from the Columbia
Lnw School He was city editor Of
The New York Telegraph" during
the Blaine campaign.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
CAMILLE ERLANGER

Camille Erlanger, the composer. died
in Paris Thursday. He was born in
1863, and he received his musical edu
cation at the Paris Conservatore. Err
langer won the Grand Prix de Rome for
his cantata, "Veleda." He was the
composer Of "Kermaria," musical
idyl; Of lie Juif Polonais," "Aphro-
dite," "St. Julien lHospitalier," and
many other works.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
ENGAGEMENTS

KEMP P-CoNNoLLy- Miss Gertrude Con-
molly. OF London, 8. w. announces the en-
gagement of her sister Miss DAISY p.
Connolly, to Lieutenant c. II. Kemp, i. s.
A.. of Newark. N. J.
SLINCLuFF- MARSHALL - The engage
ncnt Is announced of Stella F1oyd-Jones
marshall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Rob
err II floyd-Jones and widow of the late
Nj Elliott Marshall. Of Montclair. N J..
70 Lieutenant Commander Frank slingluf
t. 3 NJ. son of Mrs. Frank SlingluH. of
Baltimore, Md.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
CHAPLAIN PATRICK GALLAGHER

The name of Chaplain Father Pat
rick Gallagher appears in the casualty
list issued by the War Department
yesterday. Chaplain Gallagher was
hurt on April when the truck on
which he was riding to supply sta
tlon to get cigarettes for soldiers col
hded with another truck. He died the
next day.
Patrick Gallagher was born in Ire
land in 1881, and he was ordained n
priest in 1910: When war broke out he
wns assigned to Pelham Training
Camp. He left for France last Mo-
vcmbcr.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Girl Murder Trial May IL
filippn Ga,lbino, ~. Charged
With killing Boarder

lilppa 'ambino, fourteen. the
Hounsesf girl to- face charge Of mur.
der, according to the District Atto,.
iieys once, vii be put Oh trial Nav
~ that date having baen nxed by
Judge Nott III General Sessions Yes
isfday Her attorney, asaf bafta,
sleadei yin The court for Immediate
fial
lha. glf was indeled far tie MUIR.
aef - l9e,nihaaso 'lfoin, . boardef, lis
liilled hin because ha tailed to Aeap
MS PROMISE 10 marry her
Assistant District Attorney Oloo,t
asked Fof poslnonement for further in.
Yestlgation.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
MARRIAGES

FIELD HOWE Mr. Thomas c. Field and
Miss Ethel Adclndc Howe. daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. William r. Howe. were tnnr.
ried 1hursdny. April n.
RuNk HERTiEiN Mrs Christopher C.
ficrtleIu announces the marriage ~ her
dnuRhter. Ella ANN TO Arthur Herman
Rrnk. on Wednesday, April -.
uNDERHiiJ. ScHENCK On Wednesday,
Arrl o. 1919, at Chtists Church. Green.
wirh Conn. rhubc Josephine, daughter a.
Mrs. Eunce Porter Scienck. to Mr. viii.
lam Mason underhill
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Germany Plans
lradeConquest,
Says Carv an
Continued from page

appealing particularly for system Of
licensing the importatons Of dyes.
Mr.. Garvan said, in part:
"For nineteen months / have been
engaged in study Of German indus
trial lifo and its manifestations and
activities in tho United States, and
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Ohio pcach Cron euro,o

WOOSTER, Ohio, April 25.-pcachcs,
plums and cherries have been so badly
damaged by the extremely cold
weather in this section of Ohio that
there is little chance for crop Of any
size, experts at the Ohio Agricultural
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Beekman 5000
BIRTHS

BROWNE-To Mr.. and Mrs. Orvi]le II
browne nee Mae Kinney. 900 Haven av..
New York City daughter.
"ERTHEIMER-To Mr. and Mrs. Max
Werthemer (nee Miriam Solomon. of 500
west l39th ST.. son, on April %. 1919. :
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26

German agents were
in Scandinavia Offering
goods guaranteed to be
so camounaged that neu-
trails could sell them to
anti-Cermans as their
own manufacture and at
cut prices.
These are some Of the
startling facts given by
Stanley Frost, OF The
Tribune staff, in a series
of remarkable articles on
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
FUNERAL FOR SULZER

WASHINGTON, April %. - The
funeral Of Charles A. Sulzer. Alaskan
delegate, who died recently while visit
ing, the territory, will be held Monday
at ms former home in Elizabeth. n. J
committees representing the Senate
and House will attend.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
up to the present freeze were that it
was going to do as we'll this season.
Weather Man Gives No Hope

Weather Man Gives No Hope
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Little or
no relief from the cold wave which has
ewept over the Central and Eastern
States was predicted for tomorrow
by the Weather Bureau tonight.
Slightly warmer weather was Forecast
for few of the Central States, but in
the greater part of this section and
in all of the Eastern Atlantic States
north Of the District of Columbia the
temperature will remain practically
the same.
The Weather Bureau predicted that
by the low temperature. In the see
tion from the New England States
southeast through the Appalachian
Mountains to Tennessee and Georgia,
freezing temperatures were forecast.
Precautions were being taken to pro
tect fruit and early cropa with
smudges. The high wind, which pre-
vented much damage last night, was
reported to be dying down, increasing
the danger from freezing.
ALBANY, April 2S.-Ambitious war
gardeners Of northern and central New
York received shock to-day when
they found much of their early produce
Si"ily iIpptQ III lNc qua by QrOp
IN temperature which sent the mercury
down to 22 degrees between 4 and 5
a. IN. and which kept it under the frcez-
ing mark at noon. The cold wave was
accompanied by several snow furries.
The temperatures cited arc official
OCDENSBURG, N. Y, April %. A
light snowfall during the night and a
drop of the mercury to 10 degrees above
zero early this morning surprised farm
ers in this vicinity. Many robins and
cold.
NIL oLETOWN, N. Y, April 20. The
intense cold is believed by farmers to
have seriously damaged the fruit crops
OF Orange, Sullivan and Ulster coun-
ties. Many peach, cherry, pear and
plum trees, which were in blossom, were
affected. Ice formed on some Of the
ponds.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26

II EFORE the ink was dry on the Armis-
ID tice
German agents were in Italy tax
ing orders for goods at so per cent below
market prices
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
IMPORTANT NOTICE

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New-York tribune., 1919-04-26

OBITUARY NOTES
JOSEPH HOLDEN, eighty-two, ranking
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26

articles are splendid
presentations Of our
present situation.
"Yhe situotlon at this
time calls for Just such n
series Of articles as Mr..
Frost has 1critten. Thc
wider plblicatiou these
articles reccire the
0roofcr the pubic SER
rjce.
America is to he the
i,ir { ..,tt,i t.., ,,,.,,.,n,J -
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
plans to hoist the black flag
against the trade of the world

Frost's disclosures are authoritative in every
respect
Francis P. Garvan, Alien Property Gus
todian, writes:
a aoamt TO sag that in my opinion these
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
GERMANY'S
REVENGE
is to gas the
wovld 's trade

eefmalys new war for comnerciul leadet-
shlp' IN preparing these articles Mr. Ftosi
laa IN" i'ill cooperation af tho War rtads
n''D' no"ro ana Tho United States Alien propeitv
'"s'od'ah' Startling AS they are, Mr.,
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26

e'a" et, ffosls HeallnF, act article
ih'y Wl httne oYelyvlnra aonp Anerjc, usjnesa
"''' -" "ne"s "' run daily in The weeks
New-York tribune., 1919-04-26

he turned through fraud into Il German COM
uorciAl dtmt eavA Mr. Frost. What can the
American eioen do to protect himself from
llu insdiotla ptAelg Of the prusHiah oe-
topus?
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18
Postal Wages Not Raised

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: From several news items appearing
IN the daily press informing the public 'hS
Congress is going TO pass laws granting
higher wages to postal employees, the I'M
preston has gone forth that postal worker
wages have been raised several iimes s''
that their man. other grievances have oee'
adjusted.
May ! correct this impre SION tnrous"
your columns. Postal employees were no.
advanced in salary beyond the amount se'
in July, 1919. Congress IS stil debating
Meanwhile he service IS losing ITS eHpe-
lienced help, the morale OF the rema'n''s
Few is greatly undermined and the Stanoa'O
Of servicc has seriously deteriorated from
the influx OF great numbers OF temporary
and substitute help.
MORRIS J. SAMUELs.
New York Aug II, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18

Therefore when the brain turns from the
task that it knows supremely well to the
task that it knows imperfectly the tool
loses all it's power. We still feel that
the power must be there, because we
have seen it's farreaching effects in
finance. But we are deceiving ourselves.
Money, by itself, can buy neither fame
nor intluence-any more than it can buy
true enjoyment. All these things must
come from the directing mind. And, as
we are gradually learning, the mind that
can create vast fortune may be no bet
ter than any Of the rest Of us when ap-
piled to politics or art or science or good
manners. 1t may, indeed blunder rather
the more egregiously through overconh-
dence--as in the case Of Henry Ford.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18
Dodging All Risks

William L. Chener, in an article in
The Surrey on the Sims bill, which en-
bodies the Plumb railway plan, says that
it is "a practical application Of guild
socialism"-that it is based on the social
philosophy of Professor Cole, of Cam
bridge, England.
Whether the Plumb plan is derived
from Professor Cole is, of course, of no
consequence Nor is it of practical con-
Germ whether it contains guild socialism
or not This issue has academic interest
only for few theorists who like to delve
into the past and to show that new
things are old things.
But why not be accurate and honest
when invading the academic field? The
Plumb plan is not guild socialism and
bears no essential resemblance to the
system which gave results so good in the
Middle Ages. What was guild socialism?
A species of cooperative production
under which the members of a craft be-
came partners in it and carried on their
work first as apprentices and then as
full members. The essence of the system
was that the members took the risks of
the trade. If they made goods that sold
well they had goodly sums to divide; if
their product was not acceptable they
earned little, and perhaps nothing.
Now, what is the essence of the Plumb
plan? That the railroad workers are
not to take the risks Of the railroad bust
ness. They are to have the power to fix
their own wages and are to be in exclu-
sive charge of high transportation
monopoly. Rates must be at levels
high enough to bring in the wages that
they assign to themselves. Thus they
are to exercise control over rates--are
to be authorized to tax the public as
they please for their own benefit. The
profit-sharing feature is camoufage. It
will be natural to mark up wages to alb
sorD 100 per cent of any surplus rather
than to get only half, if any is allowed
to accrue.
What the public would say if guild
socialism that took risks were urged is
problematical. Many things are to be
said on both sides. But the brother
hoods propose to carry no risk. The only
risk in the scheme is that cast on the
<public-the risk Of being compelled to
pay anything that it may please the
operators Of the monopoly to demand.