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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Laundrymen Reject Plan
For Preferential Shops
Compromise Agreed On Before
Governors Board Fails and
Strike Will Continue

The Rough Dry Laundrymen's AS
ISOLATION yesterday refused to accept
the tentative agreement which would
have settled the laundry strike if
adopted After long debate the mem
bers Of the employers organization re-
jected the proposal to grant the
strikers a preferential union shop. It
was said several members will with
draw from the association rs result
of this action.
At conference Friday before sub
committee of the Governors Recon
struction Labor Board representatives
of the union and the employers as
ISOLATION agreed to request their re-
spectve bodies to adopt the agreement
The union leaders carried their point
yesterday at a mass meeting in the
Harlem Casino, at 100 West 10th
Street, according to an -rouncem Mt
made last night by Felix Seldin, secrc~
tary of the JOINT committee OF the New
York locals of the Laundry Workers
International Union,
When informed of the employers
stand the union leaders said they
henceforth would refuse to deal with
the laundry owners collectively. All
settlements will be made with indi-
vidual employers. 1t is believed the
Reconstruction Labor Board will make
another attempt to reach settlement
early this week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
demanded the issuance Of such q

Tic demanded Cne issuance VI SuCN =
certificate.
"The company is now, and will con-
tinue to maintain itself, in a position
where it can successfully contend that
it is rendering to the public along its
lines adequate and efficient service and
complying with the terms Of its fran
chse and charters"
The management of the Brooklyn
City Company declared itself pleased
Yesterday with the results of the first
week of independent operation under
the order of Fedora! Judge Mayer
separating twenty-six lines from the
B. r. 7. system because of default
of leases.
Annoyance to Public Admitted
The management admitted the legal
divorce Of the two systems caused e
great Encouragement of routes, and 81
disturbance of travelling habits, and
called upon the residents Of Brooklyn
to point out any defects they found in
the new arrangements. Careful study
ment, the statement continued, to
remedy faults wherever found.
The company announced that, acting
Under power granted by Judge Mayer,
1t had entered into a contract with
Lindley M. Garrison, receiver Of the
B. R. T. system. by which the COM
pany has the rights over the Brooklyn
and Williamsburgh Bridges previously
exercised by the Brooklyn Heights
Railroad Company, the B. r. T. sub
sdiary. The Brooklyn City Company
will pay its pro rata expense and a
certain proportion of the original cost
Of installation of the facilities neces-
sary to enable cars to operate over the
bridge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Two Sugar Dealers Said
to Have Tried to Charge
Over Double Limit Price
Fixed by the Government
Ten Others Under Fire
Amendment to Lever Law
Carries Penalty of S., 900
Fine and Imprisonment

Federal authorities here yesterday
opened real war on alleged sugar prof
fteers with the arrest of two men
charged with violating the new amend
Ment to the Lever Act. Three more
crrests Of men for offering sugar at
Sxorbitant prices will be made to-
sAorrow. Names of ten more suspected
81 gouging are said to be- in the hands
Of the United States District Attorney.
Charles W. Ames, Deputy United
States Attorney General, conferred yes
terday with Assistant United States At
torney Ben A. Matthews on the scope
OF the amendment to the Lever Act, and
on the steps to be taken to check specu-
lation and price boosting in sugar.
makes it unlawful to charge an ex-
cessive price for a commodity regu
lated by the government. This includes
sugar Previous to the passage of the
amendment, the Lever Act was chiefly
q weapon against boarding.
Julius and George Roth, of 5l1 Fifth
Street, the men arrested yesterday,
have the distinction of attempting to
dispose of sugar at price higher than
any previously brought to the atten~
tion of Federal authorities, the latter
say. They are said to have attempted
10 sell Max Barnett, a restaurant pro-
prietor, 1,490 pounds of sugar at 22.5
cents a pound. The governments price
is 9.95 cents, and would have Melted
them S334.95 instead of $149.32, the
limit set by the government.
They were arrested by Detective Jo-
seph Sweetman, of the 18th Detective
Bureau, and were arraigned before
United States Commissioner Hitchcock,
who paroled them in the custody of
their attorney until Monday, when each
will be required to post $500 bond.
Violations of the Lever Act are pun
ishable by a fine of $4,000 or five years
imprisonment, or both. The case of
the Roths is the first to be made here
under the amendment to the Lever Act.
Under the act as it formerly existed
only one alleged violation was prose-
cuted. conviction was obtained.
Palmer Orders Inquiry
An inquiry into the supplies of
sugar in local warehouses has been
ordered by Attorney General A.
Mitchell Palmer. Mr. Williams an
nounced yesterday. Every warehouse
owner will be asked to apprise the
government of all lots of more than
oU,UUU tons OF sugar helu 1or e@pote
or domestic use.
Mr.. Williams said he would ask
these facts of the warehouse men Of
the New Jersey side of the North
River, as we'll as those of Manhattan
and Brooklyn.
at is requested that this informa-
ton shall be made available to the
Food Administrator for the use of the
Department of Justice not later than
Wednesday morning, October 3d." Mr..
Williams said. 1.-THE name and ad-
dress of the owner Of the sugar also
must be given. A large staff of De-
partment Of Justice agents left Wash
ington this morning to make Y an
examination of all the warehouses.
public and private, in this district. "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Freshmen Refuse
To Take Vote ON
Peace Proposal
They Howl Down Plan of
Foremen to Take Refer
endum on Question of Re-
turning to International

The effort Of the Pressroom Execu-
tives' ssocation, the organization of
foremen employed in printing plants
affected by the lockout Of 10000 out
lawed pressmen, feeders, binders and
paper handlers, to bring AT end to
the conflict which has paraIyzed the
book and job printing industry Of
New York for more than q month,
met with failure yesterday.
A committee Of the foremen ap-
peared at q meeting Of Pressmen's
Union, No. 81, one Of the outlawed
organizations, and offered a recon-
mendation in the form of & resolution
providing that these unions take &
referendum of their membership on
the question of going back to the fold
Of the international Printing Press
mems and Assistants Union, and thus
open the way for a settlement. The
international insists that members of
the outlawed locals cannot 60 back
to work unless they permit themselves
to be reorganized. The Printers
League, the employers organization,
refuses to do business with the locals
until they comply with the mandate
of the International
The meeting of the pressmen, at
which the proposal of the foremen
was howled down, was held at Web
ster Hall, 100 East Eleventh Street.
Bernard Nolan. president of No 81,
presided. More than 5000 pressmen
We're present.
The case for the foremen's proposal
was presented by Charles. j. McArthur.
chairman of the Pressl DOM Executives
Acc
argued that the situation has resolved
itself into case of "an immovable
force meeting an irresistible body"
and that unless one of the parties to
the controversy chose to yield there
IS every prospect that the printing IN
dustry will be injured for years.
President Nolan, replying amid ap-
plause, said the fight was one of the
most important in the general conflict
between capital and labor, and that,
therefore, surrender Dy the pressmen
would be regarded as a direct blow at
the cause of labor as a whole. He ex-
pressed confidence that the outlawed
unions could win their fight if they
hold fast, He referred 70 the action
of the Illinois Federation of Labor in
calling upon Samuel Gompers to sum
mon national conference, in which
the organized farmers would partici-
pate. for the purpose of forming an Of
fensive and defensive alliance against
capital, and said that labor is deter
mined to wage a fight until capital
ism is overthrown."
Mir. Nolan detied the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor in its stand behind
the international organizations Of the
printing trades as against the local
W"outlaws."
The resolution offered by the fore
men finally was shelved on point of
order, on the ground that 1T referred
to all four of the outlawed unions,
while the injecting was composed only
of members of Pressmen's Union No.
81. 1t was contended that No. 81 could
not act on matter concerning all
four. The other outlawed unions are
Franklin Union No. 90, Binders Jnon
No. and Paper Handlers Union No. ]
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Mayors Bus Lines
In Brooklyn Held
Illegal by Nixon
Certificates of convenience
and Necessity by Public
Service Commission Are
Alleged To Be Necessary

Public Service Commissioner Nixon
declared last night the bus line already
running in Brooklyn and the two others
to be started tomorrow would be op-
Grated by the city contrary to law. He
said as soon as formal complaint was
made to him steps would be taken to
remedy this. His action, he stated, did
not contemplate stopping the buses,
but issuance of certificates of "con-
venience anc necessity" by the Public
Service Commission.
Commissioner Nixon made it clear
that he had no power to enforce the
law, and resort to the courts would be
necessary. Before this step is taken,
however, he plans to call a conference,
TO which representatives Of the city
Will be invited, at which the whole
question of buses competing with
street surface lines will be taken up.
City Railroad Company to Act
The Brooklyn City Railroad Com
pany. whose lines are to be paralelled
by the municipal buses, yesterday in
Dictated it would take action to protect
Its interests. A statement issued said
The Brooklyn City Railroad Com
pany recognizes that the only basis
upon which it can compete with the
suggested bus line is by giving
superior service. Primarily, in order
to operate buses under the law. it will
be necessary to secure from the Public
Service Commissioner a certificate of
convenience and necessity which
public service commissions as rule
have held they would not issue unless
it could be shown that the existing
facilities were not adequate or that
the existing companies refused to sup
ply adequate facilities, and that,
therefore, the convenience of the pub
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26

William Levey. twenty-seven, of 521
Ocean Parkway. Brooklyn, was fined
$3.50 in Special Sessions yesterday on
conviction of having driven his auto
mobile into horses ridden by two young
The complainants were Miss Alice
Braddeil, former secretary to Henry
Clay Frick, and Miss Hattie Poole, of
l16 Cambridge Place, Brooklyn.
Miss Braddell said Levey drove into
one of the horses, and when called to
account threw toy engine at Miss
Poole's horse. The animal ran away
and then, according to the testimony.
Levey, who angrily claimed the right
as taxpayer to drive on the bride
path, threw the toy at Miss Braddell
Levey was given the alternative of
paying the fine or spending the next
sixty DAYS In Jail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Subway Loop Plan
Offered to Solve
Shuttle Nuisance
Thirty-fourth Street Board
of Trade Would Link
Main Lines Inside the
Theatrical District

A subway loop, to eliminate shuttle
transfers and facilitate downtown trait
tc, is proposed by the Thirty-fourth
Street Board of Trade. The plan, just
perfected by the organization, will be
presented at once to the Board Of
Estimate and to the Public Service
Commission. The loop would link up
the four existing subway trunk sys-
TENS, and would cost, according to
estimates, not more than 100000,
exclusive of property rights at certain
corners.
The plan contemplates an east and
west subway in Forty-second Street
between the Fourth Avenue and the
Seventh Avenue subways Local SER
vice tracks would be used, and the
only new construction required would
be half-mile link in West Thirtieth
or Thirty-Arst Street.
Would Loop Theater District
The loop would embrace the thea
ter and shopping districts, and it's pro-
ponents argue it would be an i'm
provement in the interests Of the en-
tire city Property owners and mer-
chants in the district embraced are
said to be unit in favor Of the
project, but officials of the Board Of
Trade say they do not intend to press
is adoption until after the Mayors
troubles in connection with the budget
are cleared away.
Among the advantages claimed for
the plan by members of the Thirty
fourth Street Board Of Trade are
these:
1t provides direct connection by
subway between the Grand Central
Terminal and the Pennsylvania Ter
lninal, two of the main sources OF
traffic in the city, and which are the
centers of the great hotel district. The
TWO terminals could be brought with
in FIVE minutes Of each other
The two main line subways would
be linked at four points and the trans
1erring either east or west greatly
simplifed.
The Broadway subway, operated by
the B. X. t., and the Manhattan and
Hudson River tubes, which operate
would be connected with the trunk
line subways by means Of stations to
be built in Thirty-hrst Street.
1t would give new means Of trans.
fer other than at Times Square for
persons desiring to go from points on
the West Side subway below Thirty
fourth Street, to points on the East
Side. north of Forty-second Street, and
would give direct downtown connec-
tions for those coming downtown on
the Seventh Avenue Broadway line.
Direct platform connections would
be afforded at Times Square and
other points Of transfer, thereby do
ing away with the annoyance and con-
fusion now existing at these stations
because of the long walk between
trains.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Little american Tank
Outputs Huge German

ABERDEEN, Md, Oct. 25.-The
Army Ordnance Association to-day
closed its first annual convention
here after a morning Of noisy demon
stration Of many kinds of artillery
on the proving ground "front."
An event that aroused most en-
thusiasm was the victory of small
American tractor over larger and
more massive German tractor in
tug of-war.
The German implement Of warfare
was clearly outclassed, struggling
hard to catch a hold in the mud with
it's great caterpillar treads, but
finally yielding to the powe rof the
light American machine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Justice Is Too Popular
Memberships in Irish and Peace
Bodies Do Not Harmonic

Justice William J. Kennedy, Of
Jamaica, has attained popularity
among members of the Friends of Irish
Freedom because Of his membership
in that body. Likewise, members Of
the League to Enforce Peace have an
nounced their intention to vote for his
reelection.
But when the members of each dis
covered yesterday that ne was a mem
Der of both the Judge began to think
that Queens County was no place for
him
He succeeded in explaining to his
Irish friends, however, that his name
had been placed on the rolls of the
league without his consent or knowl-
edge and that it was not due to any in
tent to straddle the fence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Naval Air Station to Open

For the first time since the war
closed Its gates to visitors the Naval
Air Station at Rockaway will be omen
to the. public next Friday. Seaplanes
and other types of aircraft and paraph-
ernalia will be in operation. Radio
telegraphy, aerial photography, motor
handling and the production of hydro
gen gas for dirigibles will be demon
strated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
California Legislation
Called 10 Act on Suffrage

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Oct. 25.-Gov-
ernor W D. Stephens to-day called
epecial session of the Legislature to
convene Saturday, November l, for the
exclusive consideration Of the national
woman suffrage amendment.
The Governor said ratification may
ne accomplished in few hours.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-07
DUTCHESs COUNTY
oEAUTIFUL DUTCHESS COUNTY
Homes. FARMS. Country Estates.
BEACON-ON-T -THE-HUDSON

~;sEAIN ARBRES." 10 acres, 2l-room
housc finished alyear home;
an heat, electricity. gas, &c; cottage,
.arArc stable; fine trees and lawn: $4,000.
l DAIRY FARM, l1s acres; 500, 600 has
been spent; complete in every respect;
.ruts. ideal Tor canning price $4,000.
BRICk HOME. IS rooms. bath. steam
heat. gas. electricity. hard wood floor,
siespins porch stable, garage; .cottageSof
fooils acres. fine Vie ws, $4,000
lHOICE LOCATION. about l acre, 10
ieons AID bath. all modern impts..
o;en freplaccs. fine shade trees. lawn and
mulberry $4,000. terms to suit.
'iODEk> FARM. eos acres; house has
been reu1Gelled and has all the com.
forts Of city home; outbuildings. &c.
HANDSOME RESIDENCE, ACRES; at
iractive house. II rooms and bath. sew
'i ii open lreplaces; servants quarters; all
pnyeniencos to make complete home;
ICE 81, 00n.
. ACRES. very pretty house. modern
inpts., situated It rise of ground
FOUNDED by beautiful lawns and shade
.f.ls eutbuildings. price $4,000. cheap
.jirANE COZ >TRY HOME. II acres. II
fooms. baths. sleeping porch Italian
den, garage. cars beautiful view OF
FINE HOME. les. acres, . rooms and
bath, heat. fruits, ice pond. poultry
Irsc, garage; good river view and the
NEAR COUNTRY CLUB, sroom house
snd bath, all modern improvements
lot lo0xl00, corner: one of he best sec
..us owner must sell. IS, OoO. Apply
sDWlN j. WEBB l5s beasan. Main Stw st. Tel Yo1s III
New-York tribune., 1919-08-07
Satisfied Mortgages
Manhattan

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New-York tribune., 1919-08-07
No Let Up in Demand
For BROOKLYN Homes

The Meistcr Builders have resold to
J.C. Moss two thrce-story brick houses
at 1854 and 1877 Eighth Street
The Meister Builders have also sold
two~story two family brick dwelling,
on plot 2ox1oo, at 9l7 sixtieth Street.
The Berkshire Realty Company, Jo-
seph G. Haft, president, has purchase
1867 Flatbush Avenue, q two-story
fat, on plot 20x1oo.
The Bulkley & Horton Company has
sold 81 Herkimer Street, a four story
double apartment, on plot 4ox1o0, for
Mrs Edith W. Collins. The same com
pany has also sold 1887 Pacific Street,
a four-story and basement dwelling. on
lot 20x100, for the Lawyers Title and
Trust Company.
The +. c. Sauter Agency has sold for
Julia Hogan to Mrs. S. J. Barrett the
three story dwelling at e43 Tenth
Strpot
New-York tribune., 1919-08-07
A. c. King Buys Maitland Estate
Home Buying by
Business Spreads Uptown

NJ. & L. Hess have sold for the Mort
gage Associates to Albert L. Silverstein
the story and basement building
at 151-153 West Nineteenth Street. The
purchaser is the owner of the Grffon
Cutlery Company, which will occupy
two floors for its business.
George R. Read & Co. have sold for
the Mutual Life Insurance Company
the four-story and basement building
at 38 East Thirtyfrst Street, on lot
21.9x98.9, to Max Dorf, cloak and suit
manufacturer, who will alter the build
ing and use it for his own occupancy.
Investors Buy 9th Street Lofts
Thomas j. O'Reilly has sold for the
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank the
two siXstory loft buildings at 1872 and
142 West Twenty seventh Street. on a
plot 120X9S.9. This property was taken
at foreclosure by the bank some years
ago. The holding price was s265.O0
1t was bought by syndicate for in
vestment.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-07
Commercial Space Leased

Royal Scott Gulden has leased the
parlor floor at SO East Fifty-seventh
Street to Nine. Lodi, milliner, and space
at 16 West Forty-sixth Street to
Charles Howard, gowns.
Ames & Co. have leased the store at
429 Second Avenue to the Atlas Econ
omy Stores and the store at 352 West
Fiftieth Street to David Gree
Hirsch e. Friedman have leased 5000
square feet at 4042 West Seventeenth
Street to Oscar Koenig; 5000 square
feet at 1915 West Twenty fourth Street
to Samuel Greenberg; 1000 square feet
at 164166 West Twenty-ffth Street to
Wenstein e. Sorito; 13,5O0 square feet
at 1919 West Twenty-fifth Street to
Rosenthal & Godt and Jacob Hyman &
Co.; 5000 square feet at 151-155 West
Twentytifth Street to Schuman e.
Hauptman. and 5000 square feet at
142144 West Twenty Street to
Baum, Kravat & Baum.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-07

of properties in the downtown business
section and in every instance has
turned them quickly. He has no other
plan for his new purchase but to get
his price for the realty. Judging from
stories heard in the Street he has prac-
tically resold the building. The Ade-
nav estate is the seller. The Adenaw
heirs, some Nof whom live in this city
and others at Litchtie}d Springs, in
selling the property have broken n
chain of ownership that reaches back
to 1889. President Chester A. Arthur
is said to have spent some Of his
youthful days in dwelling which COW
cred the property before business over
ran Broadway
The building now on the site Is six
stories, % feet wide and 95 feet deep.
1t is one of the pioneer business struc-
lures of downtown Broadway. Altera-
tions made from time to time have
disguised the age of the building. 1t is
substantial, nevertheless, and the
changes made were in the direction Of
moderniZation.
The old Williamsburg Fire Insurance
Building envelopes abe Adenaw build
ing on the south and in the rear. The
late John Wendell bought the Williams
burg Fire Insurance building half
dozen years ago. He heard it was in
the market, and one afternoon before
he started for home looked at the
building from the opposite corner. The
next day he bought it. Mr.. Riesenfeld
is understood also to have decided he
wanted the adjoining property after
look at the exterior of the building
Mr.. Riesenfeld is a tenant of the Law
yers' Title Insurance and Trust Build
ing, which adjoins the Haight building
Charles +. Cathie was the broker in
the deal.
Mr.. Riesenfeld has also bought 1876
West Twentyfourth Street, a six
story building on lot 25x117, from the
estates of Richard n. Casey and B. H.
Goodman. j. Oppenheimer was the
broker