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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09
"The Confinement Of washington"

To THE EDITOR OF THE syS-str: The
President starts his months campaign
to bolster up the Interchangeable League Of
Nations plan and peace treaty with the
declaration to his Columbus audience
that 81 have for long time chafed at
the confinement Of washington" After
nearly a year OF European travel on
Europes business, the pressure for
consideration of the high cost Of living,
the future of the railroads and other
American problems proves irksome to
him in two months.
It is scarcely long time that the
President has been confined to washing
ton. but that It seems long to him shows
the state OF mind toward Americas pecn-
liar interests that was and Is quite ready
to sacrifice them TO other peoples, as in
the matters OF 5nantuns and of Britains
ak votes in the assembly Of the league
to Americas one
ISAAC A. PENNYPAcKER.
PHILADELPHIA, September 8.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09
Hard Job for Dancing Masters.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-str. ]
note that the dancing masters are try
ing to reform their business. ana II
seems to me they should include
women's dress and hours.
This staying up TIL and 4 O'Clock
in the morning is hot good for the
general health Of any one and units
people for their work. Ten O'Clock
should be the time limit for all gather
lngs and parties for young people
J.BH
LIBERTY. N. Y. September Q.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09
TO CUT OFF PAY OF
COPS IN LABOR UNION
Myers Plan Would Affect
District of Columbia.
speciaI pespatcA b IN 81.

WASHINGTON, Sept S-Senn,or Myers
(Mont) took up to-day the 1lase"
against the proposed afhiauon OF po'
licemens unions with labor orsah!L4,
tiors, The question was raised -4laIS.
within the Federal jurisdiction ot th'
District of Columbia by hr pa'e'H leu
of the policemen to orsau.7 uhO,,
and join the American Federation u
Labor
Senator Myers introduced a resoI
tion directing the auditing and ai-ou IT..
ing officers OF the District ANA % nv
Federal Government TO pay NO sII+'F
from funds appropriated by The GOV.
eminent to policemen who arc uyn,
bers of organizations thus a'A''''e'
with organized labor. ~
The District proposal 20 erect 5u'
an utilization. the Senator esp t.ArI -
now In the courts. and may b. 1s
there for many months. .n me ,a,,
cunstapces he insisted on
determination of the Government yp
position. His resolution would N't u.
terfered with the judicial ll sl'o. 70
raised. being merely dir "ion =. ~
auditing and dsburslng OIL re- no.
make payments in certain corll''ouN
procedure entirely within the powers
Congress. ~.
The resolution was referred 70 Va
Committee on the District Of Ca4uinS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09
Unclaimed Deposits.

No advertisement Is more conserva-
tive, in Its simple dress Of agate, than
the list Of unclaimed bank deposits
which periodically appears in the
newspapers Yet none, to readers
who have that happy imaginatio
which reacts to stories Of treasure
trove. Is more fascinating. We make
no doubt that there are hundreds of
persons who take up the paper at the
first lull in the days toll and, after
reading the Presidents pursuit of pop
ularity and the Giants chase after
the pcnnant, turn to the statements
OF accounts which have lain dormant
in the bank so long that under the
law they must be advertised.
These columns of fine print are
magnetic primarily because. unlike
much advertising, they do not tempt
the pocket TO turn itself inside out.
On the contrary, they beg. in a prim
and formal way, for some pocket to
come ana get money. The reader,
however, does not expect to find any
money Of his own there. He is a
shrewd person who Is sure that he
knows where and when he has put
his wealth away. He reads, however,
10 order to discover whether his alb
sent minded friend at the Office,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Smith. has not
banked nest egg and then forgotten
1t utterly. 1t would be triumph to
stalk up TO Neb's desk and say. Here,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09
No Handicap on American Trade
with Germany.

An argument put forward fire.
uuently and vehemently In the effort
to force the Senate to swallow whole
the treaty Of peace and its interviewer
covenant of the League Of Nations Is
that unless the United States accepts
this document blindly other nations
will obtain trade advantage over us
| in the reestablishment of commercial
relations with German merchants and
manufacturers.
Declare tons to this effect have
been perslstently made, notwithstand-
ing the fact that blanket licenses for
trade with Germany were, authorized
on July IA by the State Department.
| The absence of American consular
officers from Germany has been cited
as one cause Of difficulty In trading,
and to obtain information on this
subject the Merchants Association Of
New York City wrote to WILBUR ].
CARR, Director of Consular Service
in the State Department, on August
as follows:
Various statements have appeared
Il in the press to the effect that certain
of our allies, England and France
particularly, have already reinstated
their consular service by opening
consular Offices in the leading cities
of Germany, especially those cities
from which shipments to foreign
countries are made. SO far as we
are aware the Government OF the
United States has not done this and
we are writing to inquire how soon
It Is expected that American con-
sular service will be reinstated In
Germany.
: ''This matter Ii one Of vital Inn
portance to American merchants,
especially to those firms which. since
they desire to import German prod
ucts, must have their documents
properly consolidated. Any statements
that you can send us at an early
date with regard to this matter will
be cordially appreciated"
) Mr.. CARR's answer to this letter is
an official disclaimer of knowledge
: that French and English consular
offices have been reopened In Ger
, many, an official denial that even Il
3 they were reopened American mer
chants would be seriously Handicapped
/. by the absence of consular officers Of
the United States. He says:
'1n reply have 10 esy that so far
as this Department has been in
formed the British and French con-
sular officers have not yet been re-
, turned to Germany. With regard TO
American officers. 1t does not seem
practicable to appoint such officers
in Germany until the United States
, has ratified tho peace treaty.
!, There should not. however, be any
n particular difficulty with regard to
the documsntation Of merchandise
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09

There are ninety-six Senators. Usu-
ally when a roll call shows an absence
of a quorum tinklins bells sounding in
cloak rooms, Hobbies, restaurant and
committee rooms summon into the
chamber Senators who. trying to look
as IL they had not Just entered. stand
until a clerk calls their names and a
quorum develops" as It is called. But
had roaring artillery instead Of softly
silvery peels been used no quorum
could have been enticed or driven into
the chamber to vote on some Of Mr..
lila Follette's amendments to the land
leasing bill. On one nc offered there
were s yeas and 80 nays, II short Of a
quorum. Bells rang, pages, assistant
sergeants- at arms, doorkeepers hus-
tied; the Vice President strove to look
as If the roll call were proceeding in or
der; clerks politely jiggled pens. papers
and books as II momentarily inter-
rupted in the roll call, but no quorum
cam Do not, reader, think the alb
sent nes were afraid to vote; they
were .fraid that IL they returned and
developed q quorum Mr.. LA LoLLErTE
would resume his speech. which up to
that time had consumed only thirty
hours. equal merely to six full legis-
lative days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09
The Ynterborough and the Stone
and Webster Report.

The expert report on the INTERIOR
ough situation by Stone and Webster,
ordered by Judge MAYER, published
yesterday, uncovers far worse stu
alton than the people Of New York
suspected
1t shows, in a word, that while this
company was able to pay, on five cent
fares, Its cost Of operating, its cost OF
maintenance, its taxes and interest
ON all its various classes Of securities,
stocks and bonds before the present
high costs came in, 1t cannot now pay
the bare cost of operating on this
same fare.
1t not only cannot pay the bare cost
of operating now but is running be-
hind at the rate Of some $1,113,00o a
year on the surface lines alone, and
the subway and elevated lines are
barely breaking even on operating ex.
penses and taxes.
without regard, then, to the ques-
ton of high finance that beclouds the
history of the various roads entering
into the one big system, the ugly fact
stands out clearly that they cannot
exist on the present five cent fare, to
say nothing Of not paying anything
whatsoever in the way of interest on
the investment.
In other words, If these properties
had been handed down from heaven tc
the people!of New York as a present
absolutely and wholly free from cost
they could not now be operated on
q five cent fare without an annual
loss to the Community on operating
charges alone of $1,113,000.
Now what does this mean? Il
means that until the high cost Of do
ing anything gives way, the cost Of
city passenger transportation cannot
and will not continue at five cents II
means that the fare must be advanced
roads self-supporting and with ampl,
allowance for maintenance-ample al
lowance to insure the people of this
greatest of world cities the best trans
rortation system known to man.
To refuse to allow the Interborougl
Company, and this means the limo
cent holders Of stocks and bonds o.
that company. to earn any return OF
its vast Investment In this railroad
system Is something that the sense o
honesty and decency In the citizen
of this town will never permit, tn
distinguished Mayor Of this Empir
City Notwithstanding.
So there must be added to the pres
ent Eve cent fare enough to pay oper
ating expenses with maintenance ant
enough more to pay a Fair return OF
the properties forming Manhattan
peerless municipal railway system.
Anything short of this would b
conhscation-rank, intolerable confis
cation. Happily the problem, and /
Is n very big problem, Is In tn
hands of splendidly able mar
Judge MAYER.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09
The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Partly clouav
to-day; Tomorrow partly cloudy 49,
cooler; moderate southwest winds
For New Jersey-Fair TODAY, ~, .,..
soswarm In extreme north portion, ~.
.onnorrow ana somewhat cooler modersa
For Northern New Ensland-R,,n >.
gay; probably fair Tomorrow ana 20
tlnued cool; moderate winds on tha o son-
For southern New England-showerTsV ~
cooler to-day; probably fair to-mnrrs,.a
moderate fresh northwest winds
For Western New York-Psrtlv 49,,
and somewhat coloer to-day and to-n ua,
row. N VO-mer
WASHINGTON, Sept "a ..r,.
cal disturbance was central MondaS EupN
Ing near and south OF Nassau. We.3 I nSLn-
Win an apparent west-northwest mos..
played on the southern Florida CO.,, On.
northeast storm warnings at Tampa p.. snd
from the vicinity of the storm n,eport
faiiine raS S diy a. S sns b: ,DS sa1msss
High temr .ratures continued durinr wws st
gay east OF the Rocky Mount aims .s aon.
IN the extreme Northwest. where ths I's .p'
p ps, are falling considerably win an .
repio rise In pressure. West Of tia poa.
Mountains temperatures are som.r SScv
below the seasonal average AZ "naa
There were rains In northern New En,IIsasse
Su nun no otsse rr snSwers In the 2Far Wss.
The tropical disturbance will nSawoe
reach the south Florida coast BY TussSsyI
morning attended by dangerous wind. a
rain There will also be showers Tus.aassSS
along the east Gulf coast; shower rA ana
gay In New Bngland and on Wedns,S,ss-
IN georgia and the Carolinss. ElssvS.I.
east OF the Mississippi River fair wssS.s
will prevail Tuesday and wednsaSsS !.
will be cooler Tuesday and WAR;
IN the lake region, New York and SONNY
new England and probably on Wedns.Ss
Delaware s'' ana
observations at United States WAA,h., n.
reau stations taken at 9 P, Nd yestsrt.s "
enth-hfth meridian time: uA'' ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09
General PershIns's Reception.

General PERsHING has taken part
in too many formalities Of rejoicing
and witnessed too many festivals of
rational exuberance to mistake the
quality of the reception New York
gave to him yesterday.
Its official details were in accord.
ance with prearranged programme
and designedly simple. But the
plaudits which greeted him from the
man and woman In the street were
from the heart and could not be
misinterpreted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09
Another Side to Parades.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-sir: Would
not any Police Commissioner resent the
statement that with his force Of several
thousand men he would require an hour
10 clear ITiftA arsnus?
AS q rule trafac Is stopped nearly two
hours before the parade starts some
miles distant. When the inconvenience
is considered, and In many cases a great
hardship, does It not seem most unneces-
sary? d w. TENcH.
NEW York, September 8.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Gen. Pershing will greet $4,000 school
children in the Sheep Meadow, Central
Park. ESQ p. NJ. Boy Scouts of Am.re Ss
will act as escort for Gen. Pershing from
entrance to park. seventy-second street
and Fifth avenue Reception at Eh' GluA
P. N. Reception in Carnegie Han 70
Gen. PershlnE by George Washington Ne
mortal Association. 0 p. NJ.
Fidelity League meeting. Hotel Aston
$3.50 p. NJ.
Meeting Of the Patrolmen's Benevolent
Association, Maennerchor Hail. meeting
Uniformed F1remen's Association, IS Park
Row.
National Garment Retailers Association
luncheon, Waldorf Astoria, / P. NJ.
Bureau OF Envelope Manufscturers o.
America, luncheon and meeting Hobl
Pennsylvania, 10 A. NJ
American Cranberry Exchange, luneheca
and meeting, Hotel Pennsylvania, INV
p, NJ.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09

Harried suburban Jerseymen threaten
to leave the State nat. to quit and to
come back to New York. For a time
since the dry spell began up to the
very day of their return from vaca
ton. September 1, to be exact, two
moist tours remained for them within
the State. II their fancy turned to the
sea the ocean drive from Sandy Hook
to Atlantic City was frightened, az
they viewed It. by many wide open
doors, and bars only a little less so.
Had the hills greater charm for their
souls, they offered no less for parched
tbroats. The hill tours had more in
ducement for those who cared not only
for the moments Joy but also cannily
laid in supplies for future relief. But
now one blast from stern Justice as
desiccating as the winds which sweep
the blistering stretches of Death VAL
ley has left the pleasant GASES as moist
tureless as a mummy and, save for the
chatter of undisturbed squirrels. as
calm. This may explain why OF the
two dozen candidates for Guberna-
torial honors twenty-three Of them rage
through the State from Hoboken to
Cape May demanding freedom and hzz.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09

This profit is moro apparent than
real. for nothing IL charged for rent
or necessary renewals to carpets, dra-
peries and other furnishings. very heavy
items Of expense indeed
II is a fact known to all hotel men
that the restaurant of all hotels is a
source of expense. not profit. do not
hope to convince the public. but there
is a certain satisfaction in trying to
do so. That the loss of revenue due
to prohibition must be made up some
how or the hotels Of the country must
Of necessity close is simply a plain
statement Of fact, and that this loss of
revenue is not and cannot be made up
from the restaurant IL equally plain. This
leaves only the rooms, and people must
expect to pay more for rooms than ever
before. G. S. NEWTON.
BOSTON, Mass, September S.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09

The fact that 200 quarts Of kiclxful
beverages have been discovered in a
tearoom must further embitter the
man who considers himself the UNI
luckiest of beings because every time
he orders tea he gets 1t.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09

The provision in the national pro-
hibition enforcement bill allowing
home made wines and cider to be kept
in private establishments will I'M
doubtedly inspire moro than one par
cdy on that immortal lyric Home,
Sweet Home"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09

The whale gave up In disgust
"Prophot sharing Is no plan for hard
working hsh." II cried.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09

Among the cities which General PER-
sHINo has captured New York must
head the list as the most easily won.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09
RUNNING A HOTEL.
The Profit Apparently Must Be Made
Outside the Restaurant.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sr: An
article in THE SUN recently on a meal
at New York hotel is interesting. par
t.cularly to hotel men. That the farmer
received but SO cents OF the $11 paid
for the meal raises the question: Who
got the s10.1S?,
have for the best part of my life
handled the accounts of various hotels
and am now connected with a hotel
in Boston. 1 will attempt to prove from
actual figures Of the month of July. 1919,
that whoever gets the money 1t is not
the hotel. The statement is submitted
and I invite all hotel men to criticise
its accuracy:
Receipts from sale Of food for
month ..................... $21, 999.6s
Expenses
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09

" our friends uho favor us toith nadnn-
eeripts and hlustrdtions for publication Dsh
90 haze rejected articles returned ther must
IN all cases send stamps for that purpose.
TELEPHONE, BEEKMAN 1900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09

Cost OF food sold ,..... $12,672,69
Wages of cooks, wait
ers and others in this
department. including
extra banquet help. 6.ll6.5e
Cost OF feeding help of
this department...... l,465.06
Charcoal. range coal. &C. s4S25
Table linen to replace
losses ............... S24.6O
5iiverware, china. &C.
to replace losses. 425.70
Cost Of lighting res
taurant .-......--... 24l.60
Total expense. ...----.---.--.. 21.Bs4s!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09

London once, to-4s Fleet street;
Paris once. Rue de la Michodiere' on
Rue du ouatre septembre.
Washington once Munsey Building.
Brooklyn once. Room 202. Eagle builo-
ing, 308 Warrington street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09


He suggested the changing of the
statute TO include the following broad
lines. to reach the other practices he
mentioned.
Unfair methods of competition. or
unfair acts in commerce, or affectinr
commerce, are hereby declared unlaw.
full"
Illustrating the need for other lesIs.
lation, Mr. Murdoch said
I'VE found that during the war pan.
ners were breaking their contracts and
were selling spot on the rising market
On the request of Herbert Hoover tbo
commission ordered this. practice sion
ped, and 1t was stopped We want the
authority now.
THE commission is now directing par-
ticular inquiry to commercial bribery in
dyestuffs. We have a complaint that
one corporation paid out IN three years
Sl,s00,000 IN brides.
Some soap manufacturers have been
guaranteeing jobbers against price de
clines. If the price drops the manu-
facturer must pay and he naturally
keeps up the price. It's a cinch for the
jobber because he can't lose, and he
takes all the profit in a price increase. r"
Chairman Volstead (Mihn) suggested
that laws be enacted to compel large
corporations to sell to everybody, Just as
common carriers nltst accept freight
shipments from every one. Mr. Murdoch
said the Supreme Court had held that a
man can sell 10 whomsosvsr he desires.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09

tweekly)' one year. .....;.;,...' q "a
All cheeks, none, orders. %, 70 DO
made payable TO The SUN.
Published daily, including Sunday. by the
Sun Printing and Publishing Associaioh
$50 Nassau st, Borough OF Manhattan, y. X.
President, Frank A. Munsey, 100 Nassau ~. )
Vice-President, Erwin Wardman; Secretary'
r. II. Titherington; Treas, VIM. I. DeWerI
all of $50 Nassau street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-08
TRAINS RUIZ STOW
Shcriage vi FUEL Makes, TRAVELLING
Difficult 10 Vienna ,,nd
ms. ,t,., SEDn "a
Passes Cost $500,

Vienna, .Aprt S.--The Train service
is exceedingly slow, owing 70 rack
OF coal, and the trains in either d.
rection are ny no means crowded
Fewer people are escaping from VI
emma, though it is possible 10 leave
the city il che IS able 10 pay sou
secretly for pass.
The foreign correspondents and 10
cal newspaper men have been c!assi-
fled as first grade workers. Iha
work OF requisitioning CLONES
and furniture is going on among tha
homes of the people. The men tak'
their loss indif'erently, but the Wo'
men ale fearful at losing their pc
loved possessions.
Wiener Neustadt, IN industrial
center, is reported to be under con
TIC! OF the Soviet
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-08
MENACE. Or Bnrsaev,SM
!ciead IL ,iats F"ri"ns Sof'og 5

,riend IL uak4 Enrions Sprlog
t1iss ~ C.atraZ Eh'rone,
! 4 f1rioag 5priqg drive asainsf he
tentcr # Eorope " P"l,h@Eit: ann
les Is shat aeijitary experts N
Washington see IN statements given
out 55:esferiav ~ The State Depart
mept
STATE officials made public news
from 1,etroq tcr.l via Hclsingfors TO
the effect tlat, the Bolsbeviki are
ror5eeidiatior 81 <froop transporta-
ticn IN . large scale" and that they
wera concentrating also on an in
crease in the factories for the man
ufact,,re of munitions Of war.
/; According TO the opinion Of the
military men. it is. a very omlnous
FACT that the British Ambassador at
Washington said that Great Britain
was not offering to recognize the
Soviet government. If Great Britain
does not recognize it, there is not
the slightest chance that either
France or Italy viii, SO that the adj,
ivance of the Bolsheviki on THEN
spring offensive vii! be substantially
a drive to undo all the work Of tho
Peace Conference.
The outbreak of the Bolshevil
war on Central and Western Europe
they say, may, as a matter of fact
| have to be dealt with before tn
! Peace Conference adiourns.
Army men look on the prospect q
something too real and too enor
4 NOUS to be dealt with by any othe
| force than the armies Of the allies
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-08
HUSBAND AND WIFE DEAD
William Parker Murders Spouse AMI
is Killed by Her Father.


Admission, Ala, April S.-Informa :
ton was received yesterday morning
of a double tragedy at Fruithurst.
Cleburne County. William Parker, :
merchant, the report says, shot and
killed his wife and was in turn killed
by Richard Hooper, father of Mrs
Parker.
The shooting occurred in front of
the postoffice in Frraithurst. Mrs.
Parker and her baby, in company with
her father, drove up to the postofice
and were met by Parker, who took the
baby from the buggy into his store;
then returned and shot and killed his
wife.
Hooper then leaped from the buggy
with a knife in his hand and, Selling
Parker around the neck, cut his throat
severing the jugglar vein. Parker, it.
is said. staggered into his store andi
dropped dead.
The Parkers had been separated, it.
is said, because of Parker's alleged.
cruel treatment of his wife.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-08
JACK THE WIRE; CLIPPER
Demented Man, Who Claims Mind is
Clear, Ties up Traffic.

Clear, Ties up Irathc..
Butler, Pa, April S.---Tratfc On the
Bessemcr and Lake Erie Railroad in
terurban and street car lines was para
lyzed for eight hours carly yester-
day and the city was in darkness last
night because Givona Bolinola, 40, of
Pittsburgh, went on a rampage and
with his "little wire clippers" as he
called Them, gave the police and
squad Of ware repalrlnen a busy time.
According 10 the police, Bolinola is
demcnted, but he maintains his ''mind
is clear and that he was detailed to
cut every wire in Butler. He nearly
had succeeded in attaining his obje:t
when he was captured by police snort
" after midnight while climbing a
flag pole On the roof OF the municipal
building.