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The Republican journal., 1919-05-01
Emmy Wehlen and Pearl White, Tuesday

Emmy Wehlen and Pearl White, Tuesday
"Sylvia on Spree" which will be
shown in this theatre on Tuesday next
is quite the most captivating, unusual
screen feature in which the favorite star,
Emmy Wehlen, has yet been seen. 1t
has an irresistible appeal. Miss Wehlen
plays the part of Sylvia Fairponts, So
ciety girl who has been so sheltered from
all knowledge of harm that she longs to
see little 'real life" Fate brings to
her Jack Bradley, and the two become
engaged on condition that he take her for
an evening ill Bohemia" Planning to
cure her of her desire for excitement he
stages 'fake' raid, which to his own
surprise turns into real one. Sylvia
finds more excitement than she bargain
ed for. The climax of the story is novel
In the extreme. Sylvia on Spree is
delightful photo drama, entirely out of
the ordinary, and will please our patrons
immensely.
Pear White in another thrilling episode
of that popular serial, ''The Lightning
Raider" and Mutt and jeff cartoon will
be included in this delightful program.
The Republican journal., 1919-05-01

most beautiful woman in Europe" and
who will appear next Wednesday in
splendid perturbation of Alicia Ramsey's
story of ''The Two Brides" Nine. Cava-
lieri is famous as prima donna, and her
jewels long have been the subject of ad-
miring comment all over the civilized
The Republican journal., 1919-05-01
Colonial Theatre

Anita Stewart, Rex Beach Play, Ethel Clay.
ton, Alice Brady, Emmy Wehlen, Pearl
White, Lima Cavalier to Be Seen the
Next Few Days at This Popular Play
house
The Republican journal., 1919-05-01

Lira Cavalier and Harold Lloyd, Wednesday
There are few stars in mo ton pictures
more celebrated artistically than Nine.
Lima Cavalier, who is said to be ''the
The Republican journal., 1919-05-01

Wesley Wood, who has been working
in Standpoint snipyard, has like po-
sition in the yard in Bangor.
The Republican journal., 1919-05-01
Rex Beach's Laughing Bill Hyde" Friday

ReX Beach S Laughing Dill I1yae, Irlady
With the presentation of Rex Beach's
Laughing Bill HYDE Goldwyn guaran-
tees the millions of the authors tremen-
dous following production without a
peer on the screen and one the public will
be quick to acclaim Rex Beach's greatest
motion picture achievement
AS its featured player Laughing Bill
Hyde" has Will Rogers, the celebrated
wit and lariat thrower of Ziegfeld's "Fol-
lies" He is the living counterpart of
Bill Hyde, the author concluded, and Mr.,
Beach decided that no one but Rogers
should play the part. Though new to the
screen, Rogers gives brilliant perform
ance in the name role His splendid work
and the all-around excellence of Laugh
ing Bill Hyde" greatest of Rex Beach
Goldwyn Pictures, will at once delight
and thrill lovers of all that is best in
screen drama when it is presented Friday,
The Gaumont News and others will be
also offered Friday.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-05
Given to
2, 100000, Says
Labor Bureau
10000 to 100000 Placed
Weekly, Asserts Official in
Reply to Ernst Charge
''Interests'' Are Accused
Concerted Drive Is Being
Made TO Ruin the u. S.
Service, 1t Is Alleged

Conflict over the effectiveness and the
accuracy of the work of the United
States Employment Service became bit
ter yesterday, when Nathan A. Smyth,
assistant Federal director, made a re-
ply to the charges made in The Trib-
une by Morris l.. Ernst, labor expert,
and Mr.. Ernst issued new criticism.
DR.. George W. Kirchwey, Federal di-
rector for New York State, also replied
to Mr. Ernst, and, on his part, charged
that the Interests" concerned in the
destruction of the United States En-
ploymcnt Service were making a "con-
certed drive" to accomplish their pur-
pose.
DR.. Kirchwey said that in the last
three months the employment service
had been replacing Hundreds of thou
sands of soldiers and war workers in
industrial life" and Mr. Smyth claimed
that between 10000 and 100000 men
were being placed every week He also
said that 100000 persons had been
placed in jobs.
During the day the state reconstruct
ton committee held a meeting in the
Hall of Records, at which it was urged
that restrictions be placed upon private
employment agencies.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-05
Fur Manufacturers
Meet Unions Demands
Workers to Get Higher Wages
and Guarantee Against
Slack Season J,ayoff

Announcement that the proposed gen
eral strike of fur workers had been
called off was made yesterday by Morris
Kaufman, manager or the four locals of
the international Fur Workers. Union
in this city, who said that the Associ-
ated Fur Manufacturers had agreed to
the following five demands:
forty yfour-hour week, with half
day on Saturday.
A minimum SCALE Of wages through
out the year. aboiishing the lower scale
heretofore paid in the six months of
the slack season.
Forty per cent increase in wages over
the old minimum.
Distribution Of work over the slack
months.
Finishing work not to be done in
shops not registered with the con-
ference committee, composed of repre-
sentatives of the manufacturers and
workers.
Mr.. Kaufman said there were about
one hundred and ninety manufacturers
in the association and about one hun
dred and fifty independent manufactur-
ers, Of whom forty-fivc had already ap.
Piled for agreements with the union.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-05
Settlement appears
Nearer in Textile
Strike in Paterson
Spec,dl Coyrcsnondcnce

SpectU Correspondence
PATERSON, Feb. 1.-The strike of
the $4,000 men and women workers
employed in the silk industry. which
started on Monday, appears to be
nearer settlement tonight. The manu-
1acturers, through the Paterson En-
powers Association. have reiterated
their stand as that of Willingness to
place the entire controversy before the
National War Labor Board for CON
citation. They have appointed com,
mlttee OF manufacturers to represent
them IN any conferences which may
pc held with the workers before the
Labor Board and express their will
lngness to abide by the decision of the
Federal body
While the workers we're still in the
shops, last Thursday, the manu-
tacturers expressed their willingness
to call in the Labor Board, on CON
dltion that the workers remain at
their posts under the old system Of
fifty hours per week This the work
remain at work after February 3 unless
they were granted a forty four hour
week
The following night the members Of
the United Textile Workers, rep
resented by the workers. eight hour
day committee. met and voted to com
promise on the forty seven hour week
The shop committees were instructed
to inform the manufacturers on Satur-
day that they would report at 1880
o'clock in the morning instead of 7
o'clock, beginning February 3. When
the workers announced their intentions
they were informed that the manu-
fatcurers would not consent to such
arrangements.
On Monday morning the workers did
not appear until 1880. They we're
denied admission. Approximately 27,000
Joined the strike the first day.
More than 800 have joined since.
The conservative element Of the
strikers, comprising the majority of
the workers, are dominated by
the United Textile Workers. All are
not members Of that organization, but
are more or less under it's control The
|. W. W., representing the radicals, are
endeavoring to corral the unorganized
workers. The l. w W. has never
welded much power in the industrial
life of Paterson since the great silk
strike of 1918, and neither the con-
servative workers nor the manufacture
ers fear that their influence will have
much effect
The United Textile Workers have
about 5000 members and control about
$4,000 Of the unorganzed. The l. W. w.
has less than 900 members
New-York tribune., 1919-02-05
]. ID. Crimmins's Estate
Valued at $4,825, 128
Outside of Own Concerns Larg-
est Holdings We're in FiftI,
Avenue Bank

Transfer tax appraisal of the cs-
tate of John D. Crimminsl contractor.
was filed yesterday in the Surrogates'
Court, fixing gross valuation of s4,-
825,128. Mr.. Crimmins died November
9, 1917, at his home at 40 East Sixty
eighth Street. The chief assets were
stocks and bonds, $3.C57,755: real es-
tate, s1,134,483 lite insurance with ac-
cumulated dividends S3O6,372; per-
sonalty. S522221- and cash, S110,54S.
There were sixty benenciarIes under
the will of Mr.. Crimmins. He Jeff s25,-
600 to st. Patrick's Cathedral and 81
600 to two Catholic institutions. Prac-
tically all the rest Of the estate went TO
sons, daughters and grandchildren
Among the largest holdings were 1850
shares Consolidated Traction Company
of New Jersey, $271,35O; 901 shares
Crimmins Operating Company, S1,511,-
571; 535 shares Crimmins Realty Com
pany, $144,166 and 972 shares New
York Title and Mortgage Company,
$53,460. Mr. Crimmins also held a
group of shares in the Fifth Avenue
Bank which were appraised at $369,25O.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-05
Board of Aldermen No
Rubber Stamp, Says Hi

The purchase Of necessaries for ciE
departments by the individual depart
ment heads without sanctioli of tho
Board of Aldermen must cease, Prss''
dent Robert L. Moran declared at yes
terday's board meeting.
The announcement followed the r.
guest of John ]. Daily, acting direc:ol
of the Central Purchase Committee, iol
permission to purchase forage wltnoa'
public letting. This request Wa "a
brought into the board on Decemoef =
and was reported favorably by Us
Committee on Public Letting.
Mr.. Days explanation to the Doalo
that he was unable to wait for ITS Iel'
nal action and that he had alreaos
purchased the forage brought Pfesl'
dent Moran's comment.
at is time" he remarked. that pee-
pie cease to look upon this board =
a rubber stamp. Hhis IS not rhe M.
instance &c IS kind, but 1t IS go'ns
to be the last -.
Mr.. Daly's request did not gain ne ne
required number Of votes and VIII V'
reconsidered next week. -
Big financial institutions in the clp
refusing to make loans for buildlns
purposes, although more dwellings az
apparently needed, were severely 81.
raigned in resolution introduced o
Alderman Thomas N. Farley. The res
olution quoted one of the largest ins'
tutions in question as reporting ,ha
it is mot yet time 20 consider buldis9
loans" The resolution stated that tnis
attitude would only postpone the coh
mencement of new building constrns
tion in the city"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-05
10000 Waist Strikers
Will Return to Work

Between 5000 and 10000 of the
strikers in the dress and waist indus
try are going back to work in few
days in consequence Of an agreement
made by the International Ladies' Gar
ment Workers Union with two indc
pendent organizations of contractors
and manufacturers, the Wholesale
Dress Manufacturers Association and
the Dress Contractors and Manufac
turers' Association.
Announcement Of the agreement was
made late yesterday by BENJAMIN
schlesinger, president Of the union,
who said the employers had deposited
$4,000 AZ security for the perform.
ance 81 their part Of the agreement.
According % Mr. Schlesinger, the
terms agreed to by the employers in
ciGde forty.four hour week, no dis
charge Of employees before a review
has been made by trial board Of
thes complaint against them, and con
cessions by the employers on all The
other demands Of the union.
SIR. schlcsinger said the workers
would he called in meeting today TO
hear the terms OF the agreement.
He said that no prospect Of set.
tiement with the dress and waist
was In view.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-05
Bethlehem Steel
Meets Demands of
War Labor Board
Action Halted to Test the
Sincerity of Promise to
Bargain With Employees
of Company Collectively

The War Labor Board last night an
nounced that it had halted action in
the case of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany growing out of the alleged re-
fusal of its president to obey the find
ings of the board.
This step was taken after the receipt
Of long statement from Paul D. Cra-
vath, counsel for the Bethlehem Steel.
The latter deprecated the "misunder-
standing' which had arisen, and gave
assurance that the instructions of the
board with regard to relations of en-
ployer and employe would be followed
faithfully.
The clash between the corporation
and the board came to light after the
signing of the armistice, the board
charging that L. G.. Grace, president
of the company, had attempted to "re-
pudiate" the system of collective bar
gaming installed at Bethlehem by the
board.
The board issued this written COM
mcnt last night:
"The board received the statement
and directed that no further action in
this case be taken by the board until
the company shall have an opportunity
to do that which it announces is its
purpose, and to test the practical char
acter Of its proposals and it's full COM
pliance with the spirit of those pro-
posals as interpreted by the board"
Mr.. Cravath's statement, in part,
reads:
ut has not been the disposition of
bethlehem to disregard the findings of
hno %o1-
the signing of the armistice to with
draw from the assurances which it gave
you during the war period. On the
contrary, the company authorizes me
to say that it recognizes that you are
entitled to it's loyal cooperation in car
rying through the two important meas
ures with which your findings dealt.
First, the Inauguration Of an eff
fective plan for collective bargaining
between the management and the en-
ployes; and second, the doing of all
that can be done to secure from the
War and Navy Departments and the
other procurement departments of the
government an allowance to cover
such additional compensation as may
be necessary to give Bcthlc lem en-
ployes the retroactive pay recommend
ed by your findings.
AT no time since the armstice has
1t been the purpose of Mr.. Grace and
MS associates In any way to withdraw
from these commitments.
"The company therefore authorized
me to say that it will at once invite
the committees of our employees here
tofore elected to meet and enter into
conference with the management re-,
garding the details of the :,lan and
such other matters as may seem TO
these committees to require discussion
with the management"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-05
Seuen PaSSaic Mills
Grant 48-Hour " eek:
Lockouts EIsewhere

PASSAIC, N. j.. Feb. Awhile
seven textile mills, members of the
Passaic Industrial Council of Wool
Manufacturers, granted the forty eight
hour week to their $4,000 employees,
1,f00 weavers employed at the Gera
Woollen Mills went on strike at noon,
demanding an eight-hour day with a
half day on Saturday and SO cents an
hour. The present schedule calls for
hfty-four hours week, with re-
Enumeration of 33 cents an hour. The
strike is unique in that there is no
union among the workers.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. About
1000 textile workers of this city were
locked out when they reported for work
to-day. The workers are those who
have been demanding a forty-eight-
hour week and who quit yesterday when
they had completed an eight-hour dav.
lhere are about 100000 textile work
ers in the city. The majority of the
manufacturers, according TO the state
ment Of the United Textile Workers
Union have agreed to the demands of
the workmen
New-York tribune., 1919-02-05
Hotel Strikers Give Up
Union Admits Walkout Has
Proved Failure

New York's walters, after strike
begun early in December, are going
back to work on the oio terms, having
failed to enforce their demands on the
hotels, though they succeeded in prac-
tically all Of the restaurants.
Announcement to this effect was
made yesterday at the Offices of the
Hotel Workers Union, 1853 West Forty
sixth Street, where 1T was said that
the cooks and kitchen helpers would
return to their places also.
The union estimated that between
5000 and 1000 men were still on
strike.
eve don't think we can win" a
spokesman for the union was quoted
as saying. eve have spent $4,000
in three months and can't afford to
spend another $15O,0OO."
New-York tribune., 1919-02-05
S35 Per Job Is Cost of
Federal Professional
Bureau, Says Ernst

Further charges of lack of efficiency
against the Federal Employment Ser
vice were made yesterday by Morris L.
Ernst, former labor expert OF the
Federal Shipping Board and chairman
OF the City Clubs committee which
framed the legislation under which the
state employment service is operating
Mr. Ernst's charges involve espe-
cclally the so-called professional divis-
ion. at 16 East Forty-second Street.
which places accountants, engineers,
chemists, production managers, secre-
faries, etc
Comparison Of the work of the pro-
tesslonal division with that of one of
the largest private agencies shows that
IT costs the government somewhat more
than S36. for every such person it places
IN employment against the private
agency's expenditure Of $13 for each
person placed" said Mr.. Ernst.
Comparison on Numbers
Furthermore. with the prestige of
the Federal government to back its ef-
forts, the professional division has in
It's largest week placed only fifty one
persons, and, taking this maximum as
a basis, could place not more than $500
in year, whereas the private agency
mentioned above, dealing with the same
type of help, places more than 5000
persons every year.
"The exact figures Of the private
agency, given out by its manager,
show that in 1917 he placed $3.50 mon
at an average cost Of SIP a man, and
in 1918 6,056 men at an average cost
Of $13 a man. This ne did with a staff
of forty-one men. The professional
division Of the Federal service has
forty-six men and a cores spondingly
higher salary budget.
CAS- against the less than $4,000
which the private agency spends on
salaries, it has been estimated that the
cost to the government of the profess
sional division is more than 100000,
exclusive Of the following items: Rent,
salaries of the men paid from Washing
ton, stationery, postage and advertis-
ing, which arc all centred in the nd
istrative Offices in Washington.
"Evldence of the inefficiency of the
New-York tribune., 1919-02-05
He6lrya1it1 ! Moin 81. T
| 4 AkSs2 - = g. 1

At the last meeting OF the BosFo
of Estimate it was decided that 5
conference between Mr.. Whitney ana
the board be held on an appropriation
item.
"Be sure" the Controller Instructed
the secretary of the board, Ito fsys
the sponge, the gloves and the Fihs
ali prepared
ETATHER "BILL" CASHlN, Sing sing
chaplain. has watch almost as
famous as himself It is a hano'
some affair, the gift of parlshioneI'si
but he seldom wears 1t when on du,s.
Why he does not was told at ens
conference of prison workers yssIes'
day
"Father Bill" said one of the work
crs, carried the clock for years c.., an.
I'll one of the men III Sing S'ns
warned him against doing SO. =
Father said he, 'you should @ nos
carry that clock around here. 10. q.
can get yard and half OF! y
(thieve's lingo for $3.50 any tlms'
First thing you know some one WI
"'You don't think anyone hsFs
would do that, do youg' asked Ie'
chaplain. -
"'Don't. chr replied the conyls1A
himself pickpocket Of high stanSS.
ing in tbs profession. Say, you 9us.anf
to take tumble TO yourself. ~
the crooks in here amt honest. SeF
ter get yourself dollar clock.
"He has the dollar clock ysH~ =
New-York tribune., 1919-02-05
Labor Unrest
Shows Signs
OF Dissipating g
Passaic Employers Grant
i8-Hour Work Week to
1000 Textile Operatives
Lockouts in Many. Cities
New York Walters Return
TO Hotel Posts - 5000
Waist Makers Win Fight

The peace borne wave of labor
unrest, which has resulted in an un-
usual number of strikes for wage in
creases over wartime pay and the cs-
Enlistment Of the cight-hour day or
the forty-four-h week, reached its
crest yesterday. With further develop
ments in the great textile conflict OF
New England and New Jersey and with
settlements reached in certain other
strikes, there are indications that the
country has passed the highwater mark
of industrial disturbance. The princi-
pal developments of the last twenty
four hours were:
The textile workers strike in Law
renee, Mass, was extended through the
shutdown Of the Everett Mills, en-
ploying 1000 hands, the employees de-
manding the old fifty four hour pay for
forty-eight-ho week.
More Quit in Paterson
About 1000 workers joined the ranks
Of the 10000 or more textile hands on
strike in Paterson, n j. Part of these
are allied with the I. W. W. and de-
mand forty-four-hour week, although
TIE major portion are members of the
United Textile Workers and are willing
to compromise on a forty-seven-h hour
week, in place of the fifty four-hour
week which the employers wish to
maintain.
In Biddeford. Me. lock- out occurred
OF 5000 textile hands who quit work
Monday at the end of eight hours.
In Philadelphia there was a similar
lockout of 1000 mill workers, who had
quit at the end of an eight-hour dav.
According to The statement of the
union, majority of the 100000 textile
WORKERS of the cities have been granted
forty eight-hour week.
Passaic Employers Yield
In Passaic, N. j., textile mills en-
ploying 14,0oo granted the forty-eight-
hour week, while 1,1Oo unorganized
weavers went on strike for the eight
hour day and an increase in wages.
In New York the end of the hotel
walters strike came suddenly, with the
announcement that the men had given
in and returned to work on the old
terms.
lac striking waistmakers of this city
announced that bodies of EMPLOYERS
with 5000 workers in their shops had
settled on the unions terms.
The threatened strike in the New
York fur trade was averted by the con-
ceding of the workers demands bv p
large majority of the employers.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-05

service up to the end of the fiscal year,
June 80, and of the appropriation bill
for next year, which calls for about
$1O,O000OO.
"Out of the s5,5OO,OoO appropriation
given to the Employment Service for
the current year about S3,20O,00O had
been spent up to December 81. During
the period covered by thisN expenditure
100000 persons were actually placed
in employment, at a cost of approx
mately $l33 per placement.
Nearly 1000 Bureaus Open
"The service is now finding jobs for
between 10000 and 100000 workers a
week. 1t has grown since the signing
of the armisticc from about $50
branches to between 1850 and 1900
bureaus for returning soldiers and sail
ors. 1t represents the pooled resources
that are striving to keep down unem-
ployment.' The Salvation Army, tho
Knights of Columbus, Jewish Welfare
Board, the War Camp Community Ser
vice and all the other big welfare
agencies are giving wonderful coopera-
tion''
DR.. George W. Kirchwey, state direc-
tor of the United States Employment
Service, at his Office at 469 Fifth Ave-
nue. also replied Yesterday to Mr.:
Ernst. He said Mr.. Ernst was engaged
in concerted drive" to destroy the
service in favor of the state employ
ment agencies. d. Kirchwey issued
a statement in which he said
During the three months of Novem-
Der, December and January the service
in the State of New York registered d
185,505 men applying for positions. Of
this number 184,374 were referred to
employment opportunities, of whom
III ,237 or 65.3 per cent, were placed
IN positions.
ut seems most unfortunate that in
this postwar emergency, when every
effort of all right-minded men and wom-
en- should be united in a cooperative eff
fort to stem the threatening tide of up-
/ employment, there should be men, pre-
sumably we'll meaning, who devote their
energies to the destruction of the one
agency that may be relied upon to
save the situation"