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Evening star., 1919-12-26
UNION RAIL MACHINISTS
THREATENED TO STRIKE

Ninety-eigh per cent of the 1860
union railway machinists voted in No
veInber to strike with other trades
in the event Congress enacted the
Cummins railroad bill with it's anti
strike provision.
In making this announcement today
William H. Johnston. president of the
International Association of Machin-
lists, said the vote was taken before
the Senate interstate commerce com
rlittee reported the CumminS measure.
and that the result was not officially
published because the association did
not want to appear in the attitude of
attempting to threaten Congress.
The rnachinists' membership is
around half million. but not more
than 125.000 of this number are en-
ployed on railroads.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
NAVY CHIEFS PAY VISIT
TO MRS. GEORGE DEWEY

Secretary Daniels. Assistant Secre-
tary Roosevelt of the Navy Depart
ment. together with heads of various
general naval board, called upon Mrs.
George Dewey at her home today upon
the occasion of the anniversary of the
birth of Admiral Dewey.
The call was made in Difference to
an annual custom begun during Ad-
miraI Dewey's life time. Mrs. Dewey
served a light luncheon.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
LIQUOR STEALING CHARGED.
Stathaway Held for Grand Jury in
$1,000 Bond.

Stanley L. Stathaway. address not
known, was held in $1,000 bond for
the grand jury in the United States
branch of Police Court today on a
charge of grand larceny. The court
was told that last Tuesday night
Stathaway climbed fire escape on
the apartment building at 1926 18th
street northwest. entered the apart
ment of Bayard Wrenn and made away
with five cases of liquor. valued at $3.50
a case.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
Officials Believe Roads
Return March ! Should
Calm Labor Situation

A new aspect to the wage problems
of the railroad brotherhoods now he
fore Director General Hines has heen
lent by the proclamation of the Pres
ident announcing return of the rail
roads to private ownership on March
l, 1920.
Railroad administration officials be-
lieve the Presidents order shouId
tranquillize the labor situation. mas
much s the time of government CON
troll is extended for two months I-nion
officers. who have been pressina, for a
settlement OF their demands before
the roads went back, on the supposf-
tion that the transfer would be made
ON January !. have not yet indicated
now the proclamation would affect
their plans. Wage demands now be-
fore Mr. Hines are those of the. 800 =
600 shopmen. who were refused "A gen
eral increase OF - per cent last sum
rner At the time tna demands were
director general took the position
hat the war cycle of advancing
wages and increasing living costs
must come to an end and the gov
ernment be given a chance to com
pei a return to normal profits. PreSi-
dent Jewell and the executive council
of the six shop crafts recently re-
newed their demands and were asked
to await an official report of the
trend of prices made by Attorney
General Palmer.
This report showed that the up-
ward march of prices during the fall
months had been much less this wear
than in the past, and expressed the
conviction that the next two months
would show substantial results in re
ducing imitation of living costs The
cost of living question. therefore is
still unsettled in the minds of gov
ernment officials. and viii not he set
tied until after government control OF
the rail system has expired. It re-
mains to be seen what view the Pres
ident and the director general VIII
| take of the shopmen's renewed de
mands in the light of the ATTORNEY
Generals statement shop workers, ii
is Understood were represented TO bt
Fing restless over lack of actor
cir demands The demands of tn,
noad clerks are now before Tho
board of railway wages and working
conditions.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
Venizelos Goes to Paris.

ROME. December 25.-Premier Veni-
zelos of Greece arrived here from
Athens yesterday morning. He re
manned in Rome for twelve hours aud
left for Paris last night, Signor
Scialoia, the Italian foreign minister.
will leave for Paris Saturday. Pre-
mier Nitti will go to Paris early In
Evening star., 1919-12-26

return of the railroads to private own
ership from January j to March 1
was probably good thing for all con-
ccrned. in view of the fact that Con-
sres had failed to pass laws for the
operation of the roads. 1t will give
everybody "A chance to prepare, he
said.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
DR.. Roop to Head York College.

YORK, Neb.. December 26.-The
executive board of York college has
announced the election of DR.. Hervic
Roop of Manassas. Va. to be president
of the college. He is expected to be-
gin his duties about February l.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
Lieut. Col. H. C. Allen Reassiened

Lieut.. Col. Harvey c. Allen. Coast
Artillery Corps. At Camp jackson. s.
c., has been assigned to duty in the
office of the chief Of coast artillery,
this city, 49,,
Evening star., 1919-12-26
Alfonso to Visit South America.

PARIS, December 26 (Havas).-
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria of
Spain will sail for South America
! next June, according to the Eclair.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
Soviet Envoy Reaches Naples

pubIic envoy charged with special
mission to the Italian government ar
rived at Naples yesterday, according
to a dispatch received here from
Rome.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
Lieut.. Col. Hofmann Ordered Here

Lieut.. Col. Augustine A Hofmann.
Quartermaster Corps, supply officer al
Camp Devens, Mass, has been ordered
| to this city for duty in the division
of purchase and storage.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
o'GRADY RETURNS TO LONDON
Had Been Conferring With Litvin-
off as to Prisoners Exchange.

LONDON. December 25. - James
OGrady, who has been comforting in
Copenhagen. as the representative of
Great Britain, with Maxim Litvinoff,
the bolshevik representative, with re-
gard to the exchange of prisoners,
has returned to London. His purpose,
it is stated, is to confer with the for
eign office here.
1t was announced December 10 that
the negotiations at Copenhagen had
been postponed to permit the two rep
resentativeS to return to their re-
spective countries and confer with
their governments.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
Will Command Camp Sherman.

Maj. Gen. S. D. Sturgis has been as
signed to the command of Camp Sher-
man, Ohio.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
Approves Date for 3. r. Return.

Los ANGELES, Calf. December
26.-E. r. Ripley. president OF the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe rail
way, said here tonight that the action
Il President Wilson in postponing the
Evening star., 1919-12-26
GEORGETOWN CARS
AGAIN TO BE RUN
TO LINCOLN PARK

Continued from First Page.)
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
Days Developments in High Cost Of Living Camnaian

contracting agent, according to Mr..
Dooling's information. Prices range
from $ls5 to 5000 a COW and farmers
are finding it hard to resist the temp
tation to sell, according to the AS
sistant District Attorney.
Following his investigation in
Orange County Mr.. Dooling wired
Washington and learned that from
January l until July / last only 667
cows had been sent overseas. Mr..
Dooling estimates that the number Of
cows sent to France from Orange
County in the last ten days is at
least several times as great as the
total exported from this country in
the first six months Of the year.
He says that agents claimed they
were buying cows for France from
New York, New Jersey, Vermont. Penn
sylvania and the West. Other reports
which came to Mr.. Dooling were that
Holland and Belgium were also buying
cows in this country. Should the milk
situation be menaced by this exporta-
ton, Mr.. Dooling, who says that the
agents claim Washington knows what
they are doing, will notify Federal Of
ficials and ask for action.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
LeRoy W. Ross To BeU.S.
Attorney for BROOKLYN
Will Be Named to Succeed
James ID. Bell, Who Is In
Office Temnorar;lx

Advices from Washington last NIGHT
said that the name of Leroy ". Ross
Assistant District Attorney under tho
late John F. Clarke, will go to the Sem
ate IN few days for confirmation as
United States Attorney for the Brook
lyn district.
Mr.. Ross. who is on vacation but
who was in Brooklyn yesterday. said he
had received no word about his ap-
polHtment, but that he expected it.
Mr.. Ross has always stood we'll with
the local Democratic organization. In
1914 he ran for Congress in the 9Th
District. During the war Mr.. Ross was
captain in the Judge advocate gen
erals office
Mr.. Ross was born in BROOKLYN
thlrty-six years ago. He is a graduate
of the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
and of the New York Law School.
Colonel James D. Bell has been
United States District Attorney since
February % last. having been. accord
ing to the general understanding. ap-
pointed temporarily, to succeed Mel
vile J. France, who had resigned.
Colonel Bell said yesterday he was not
a candidate for the permanent appoint
rlent
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
Prices Drop After
Seizure of Butter
Furry on the Chicago
Board, With Declines
in Grain and Produce

CHICAGO, Aug. 14-With the seiz-
urc to-day of 1882 tubs of butter
valued at $4,000 in the governments
first Chicago drive to combat the cost
of living, prices on all commodities
dealt in on the Board of Trade and
foodstutfs handled in the produce mar
ket took exciting tumblcs
Rapid development of the govern
ment measures was given as the CHIEF
reason. The results at the Board of
Trade at the finish of the days trad
ing, as compared with twenty-four
hours before, were setbacks Of IA to
S34 cents a bushel for corn, pa to 3$s
cents decline in oats and a drop of 90
cents to S3.35 in provisions.
There was q decline in several com
modties in the produce market A
further decline of 25 cents bushel in
the cheapest grades of early Ohio po-
tatoes, a 25-cent drop in the price Of
cabbage and a falling off in the price
of highest grade yellow onions took
place IN the vegetable market. Prices
OF green corn, peaches, lemons and
watermelons also were on the decline,
while beets, carrots and oranges ed
vanced slightly.
ne seizure of the butter was made
unoer condemnation PROCEEDINGS
brought by the government 1t will be
held until further investigation of al
legged boarding and protiteering.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15

will be received, and the countries
in which distributed
The quantities and kinds of food
stuffs and other urgent supplies pur-
chased or contracted for, but not
distributed, and the location of such
stocks.
The quantities and kinds of food
stutfs and other urgent supplies con-
templated to be purchased under the
authority of said act.
The United States Wheat Director
as agent of the President. was asked. in
another resolution introduced by Mr.
Good, to report to the House the de.
tails of transactions carried out under
the act of March a, 1919, appropriatina
81 900, 900, 900 to enable the President
to carry out the price guarantees tc
the producers of wheat in 1918 anc
1919, and to enable him to buy and
sell wheat and flour produced there.
from so that the American public
might buy wheat products at reason
able prices.
The information asked of the Wheat
Director would cover:
The quantities of wheat and flour
purchased by the United States Grain
Corporation and prices paid there
for.
The quantities of wheat and flour
sold in the United States by the
United States Grain Corporation, the
purchasers thereof and the prices
received therefor.
The quantities of wheat and wheat
flour exported by the United States
Grain Corporation, the purchasers
thereof, the countries to which ex-
ported, and the prices received
therefor.
The quantities of wheat and wheat
flour held by the United States Grain
Corporation on the date of the adop-
tion of this resolution, the prices
paid therefor and the location there
of
Explaining his resolutions on ex.
ports, Mr.. Good said:
1--WE have been feeding the world not
out of our surplus. but by stinting our
selves and also furnishing the money
to buy the stuff sent to Europe As
long as we continue to do that we will
have high prices for all the necessities
Of life"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
Storage Benefits
Public, Says S,uif
Packer Denies HOarding
for Speculative Pur-
poses; Calls 1t Economy

The foodstuffs Swift & Co. have in
cold storage were placed there to form
a food reservoir to meet out f-seas or
demands and not for speculative pur-
poses. according to statement signed
by Louis Swift and given out yester-
day by the company's representative in
this city. The statement follows:
Swift e. Co. deny that the foodstuffs
which they are holding in storage have
been put there for speculative pur.
poses. Cold storage performs real
ciated by the public. The present sys-
tenn has been evolved by the public
demand: They want some of this pro
duce throughout all the year. That is
to say, they do not want to eat all
their eggs in six months and then 90
without during the remainder Of the
year.
"If it were not for cold storage much
of the perishabe food produced during
the months of heavy production would
be lost. because the supply would tenn
porarily exceed the demand and prices
would fall SO low that production would
be discouraged. Later, without storage
stocks to draw from. a serious short
age of these commodities would occur
with resultant high prices. Nobody
would benefit from such a situation
and consumers would pay much higher
average prices.
Swift & Co. do not purchase and
store goods for speculation, but
merely to assure our branch houses of
supply sufficient to meet the needs
OF their trade throughout the year.
"lf stocks of butter, eggs and other
commodities are Communicated and
thrown on the market there is little
question but that current prices will
be forced down temporarily. But
where will your butter and eggs come
from next winter, when these storage
stocks normally would be used to
bridge these months of small produc-
ton?
"Finally. the public does not appre-
ciate that the apparently large stocks
OF meat In storage are not being held
there until prices are increased, but
are really IN the process Of manufact-
ure. Over so per cent Of the food in
cold storage are meat and meat prod
acts, according to the government re-
port OF the bureau Of markets for July
l. And of these approximately IA per
cent is IN process of being cured in
pickle or salt, or is awaiting curing
and so is not available for immediate
consumption, even though comman-
deered. Nineteen per cent is frozen
beef and mutton and miscellaneous
product, part of which is owned by the
United States government. Seven pcr
cent is lard, a normal stock.
when analyzed in the light or these
facts the Importance of these apparent
ly tremendous stocks of 'hoarded foods
begins to dimlnish. This is a good ex-
ample of way the packing industry is
misunderstood, largely because we can
not keep the public informed on all
the practical and highly technical
phases of our business, and because
many of the facts published from other
sources are presented in a sensational
manner, which creates unwarrantcd
prejudices"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
British Food Act
Passes Commons
Government Wins Vic.
tory; FeU Changes in
Bill Are Not Important
Neeo York Tribune
European Bureau
Copyright. 1919. New York Tribune 1nc1

Copyright. 1912 New York Tribune Inc)
LONDON, Aug. 14.-The government
won victory in the all-night debate
in the House of Commons over the
prohteering. bill against the strong
est opposition that has shown itself
this session. After seventeen hours
OF continuous wrangle over proposed
changes, the government succeeded in
getting the bill through without seri-
Gus change, though forced to Weld on
some minor points.
The bill now goes to the House of
Lords, where Lord Miner will be
sponsor on behalf Of the government.
Following passage of the food bill,
amendments to the transportation bill
made in the House of Lords came up
for consideration, despite vigorous pro-
tests from Lord Robert Cecil. who all
through the long debate over the foo,
bill had rallied at the House for its
meekness.
The clause of the food bill defining
proiiteering and fixing it's punishment
was modified in Commons to the ad-
vantage Of the trsdesmen. The estab-
hshment of central department TO
hX costs is new feature. Protiteers
OF the past escape under the terms of
the bill. as it is not retroactive
The Board of Trade may fix prices
If combination to maintain them at
high level is suspected. The bill
provides an appropriation of $37, 500
to establish tribunals to hear com
plants
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
Exports of CoWs
TO Be. Protested
Sales to French, Dutch
and Belgian Agents Are
Declared To Be Menace

If the shipment of cows to France
from New York State reaches the
point where it menaces the milk situ-
alton here the District Attorneys Of
tce will call the matter to the atten-
ton of officials at Washington, John
1. Dooling. assistant District Attorney,
said yesterday.
Mr.. Dooling, who has just returned
from the rural districts, says he found
1,o65 COWS, ranging from two to four
years. old. in a corral on a property
outside of Goshen, N. Y, waiting ship
ment abroad. A shipment Of coo
others had been made the day before,
according to Mr.. Dooling's informa-
tion, and the work of buying and sell
ing cows had been going on for a
week or more, during which period Mr..
Dooling thinks several thousand cows
had been sent overseas via Newport
In charge of the work Mr.. Dooling
says he found a Mr.. Kirby. who said
he was agent for Rene lie Prestre. of
Paris. j. B. Thomas. of 1875 East
Nineteenth Street, this city, is the
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
Army Blanket Sale
T0Be Held To-day
100000 Pieces To Be
offered at Much Less
Than the Market Price

More than 100000 blankets will be
offered for sale by the army to-day at
from 40 to 80 per cent of the prevail
ing market prices. The sale will be
held in room 220, in the Army Quarter
master Building, at 461 Eighth Avenue.
Captain A.. A. Stewart, zone surplus
property officer. will be in charge.
The purchase of a single blanket
may be made, while organizations
which will assure the distribution of
the blankets at low prices can buy
as many as 10000. Preference will be
given to those buying from one to ten
blankets, 1t was announced.
On September 4 100000 yards of
cotton piecegoods and 100000 huck
and bath towels will be offered for sale
at public auction at the Manhattan
Opera House.
The blankets to be sold tomorrow
wool and cotton, and cotton Overcoats
Tor men and women can be made out
of some of the blankets, which are
merely piecegoods cut blanket lengths
They average five feet in width and six
feet six inches in length. The texture
and colors are varied. Scotch tweeds,
Meltons, plaids and zibilenes are in
cluded.
All-wool blankets, which are almost
u'ioo teaii uIe al present. Will be sold
for So in lots of from one to ten. In
lots Of / to 25 they will sell for $3.50
each; from 26-l0O, IS each; 1O1-50o
$3.50; 501-1,0O0, $3.50; 1,000-5,00O,
$40 and 5.oo1-1o 900, s4.2o.
All-wool reclaimed bankers and new
blankets of wool and cotton will range
from SIS to 1920 on the same scale. ac-
cording to the quantity purchased.
Reclaimed wool and cotton blankets
and new cotton blankets will range
also, according to quantity, from $3.50
to 50. Reclaimed cotton blankets will
scale from 1925 to 70 cents each.
William Rockstoh, cotton expert at
tached to the staff of Captain Stewart,
declared that precautions are being
taken to prevent blankets from falling
into the hands of spectators.
Deputy Markets Commissioner Edwin
A. O'Malley announced last night that
he has placed orders with Captain
Stewart for ss,62o,ooo worth Of army
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
New Post for Edison's Son
TatssiEza
Becomes Treasurer of National
Social Unit ORGANIZATION

The search for better democracy
as planned by the National Social Unit
Organization, won another prominent
recruit yesterday when Charles Edison
son of Thomas A. Edison. and chair
man of the board of directors of the
Edison Company, announced that he
had resigned all other social, civic and
philanthropic connections to become
treasurer of the organization. In ac-
cepting his new duties Mr.. Edison said
he did so because the organization
aims to solve the problem, "How can
democracy be made both genuine and
Efficient"
People are tired of paternalistic
schemes-tired OF having things done
for them. What they want is me-
dunn of representation and expression
through which they can do things for
themselves; My father supports me
in taking this stand 1t is in line with
his own theories Of the way to proceed
with the solution of any problem"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15

food. His order yesterday was for
l'2Oo carloads. Mr.. O'Malley also
sought to purchase $4,000 army blankets
TO be sold at the schoolhouses He was
told that 10000 blankets comprised the
maximum single sale, but that he
rate orders.
Because of the depleted state of the
army supplies here it is not expected
that the first orders OF 400 carloads will
be completely filled. 1t will be some
weeks before any action can be taken
on the second order, Captain Stewart
said. He reported that he could sell
twice as much goods as he had on hand.
Mr.. OMalley said last night that he
mas had offers of three million pounds
OF bacon at 3S cents pound, and q
3oo,ooO at "a cents: The sale will be-
gin Monday, he said, provided the army
announces to-day that the fooastuffs
are prepared for immediate shipment.
Captain Stewart, after inventory of
his supplies and the orders from mu-
inequalities, and that in all proba-
bility nothing would be left for sale
by parcel post. According to instruc-
tions received by Postmaster Burton
OF Brooklyn, the parcel post sale is
scheduled to continue for three days,
beginning next Monday and ending on
w SuiicSudy. IOStNen are TO De PAID
in advance. No carton, case or crate
will be broken up. Up to late last
night Postmaster Patton. of New York,
had not received these instructions.
The army will peddle apples on the
streets of New York to-day, Captain
Stewart announced. Six army trucks,
each carrying 200 cases, will start from
the army quartermaster building at
Eighth Avenue and Thirty fourth Street,
at 1890. Two soldiers viii manage the
sale. The apples will be sold by the
case at s3.75. Each case contains be-
tween l12 and 1875 apples.
Following is the route: Across
Thirty fourth Street to Broadway,
south to the financial district; across
Eighth Avenue to Fourth Avenue, south
to Union Square. east along Fourteenth
Street; east to Fifth Avenue, to 125th
Street; across to Madison Avenue and
south to Thirtyfourth Street; east to
Herald Square, north on Sixth Avenue
to Sixty ninth Street; east to Herald
Square, north on Broadway until ap-
Piles are sold; north on Ninth Avenue
to Columbus Avenue, north until the
supply is gone.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
Exports to Europe
Placed Under Fire
House Asked to Quiz Wil-
son on Use Of Millions
Sent to Needy abroad
Nec York Tribune
WGshiuutO11 B,frenu

WASHINGTON, Aug. lathe issue
of whether exports to Europe are in
creasing the cost of living to Ameri-
cans was raised in the House to-day by
speech by Representative Anderson,
of Minnesota, and two resolutions in
troduced by Representative Good. of
Iowa, chairman of the House Commit
tee on Appropriations
President Wilson was asked, through
resolution introduced by Mr.. Good. to
report to the House concerning the use
made of Sl00,oOO,OOO appropriated bv
Congress February % as q revolving
fund for the relief of such populations
in Europe as the President might deem
necessary.
The following points are covered in
the request:
The quantities and kinds of food
stuffs and other urgent supplies pur-
chased hereunder, the countries in
which purchased and the prices paid
therefor.
The quantities and the other
urgent supplies distributed there
under, the countries in which dis
tributed and the amounts received
IN payment therefor
The quantities and kinds of food
stuifs and other urgent supplies for
which no reimbursement has been or