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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18
LUNCH MEN THREATEN STRIKE
Employees OF SeIf-service Places
Want shorter Hours.

A strike Of self service lunch room
and small restaurant workers was
threatened yesterday by James Smith,
secretary OF the international Fedora
ton of Lunchroom and Restaurant EN-
ployees. In case the employers rejected
demands for shorter hours and high 81
wages At meeting OF the fedc ,ation
at SO Fast Fourth street last night plans
We're discussed for inauguration with
the International Federation of Hotel
Workers. This action would give com
bincd membership of $1,000.
Mr.. Smith said the strike probably
would be called aftac plans for .as ANAL
gamation had been completed. but that
would affect the lunchroom employees
only. He said many were now work!nI
eighty-four hours a week at from SIG to
SIS weekly.
The workers. nc said. have already
organized TO operate chain of lunch
rooms to be managed by themselves
under standard scale of wages and
with forty-eiglt hour week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18
COBB ISSUES ULTIMATUM.
Either lie or steen Must Leave
city Editors Association.

Irwin S. Cobb. writer, said yesterday
that either Clyde i. S:een. president OF
the National Association OF City Editors
must resign from that organization or
he himself will get out. Mr.. Cobb OBJ
jects to the use OF his name on the letter
head Of the association in connection
with the associations appeal for mill
lon dollar subscription to fight Bolshe-
vism. This appeal has been OF some In
terest to the Department OF Justice.
II learn" said Mr.. Cobb, that my
name. along with tho names Of Myron
IL rick. WE!klm y. Lewis aad.sr re,
appears on the lettcrlr%~@ II a commit
tee having In charge the collection OF
this million dollar fund. had no lnowl-
edge that my name was TO be used. I
have written n letter stating that will
resign unless the resignation of Mr..
Steen is rendered and accepted"
Mr.. Steen said later that he had no
intention of rcsign!ng. He said that the
organization TO conduct an anti-Bolshe-
visit campaign will be incorporated ut
Albany. He ascribed the use OF Mr..
Cobbs name and of the names OF others
to a mistake made by clerk IIo be-
lieved the controversy would be amicably
adjusted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18
THREE HOIDUPS IN HARLEM.
Four Men and nm Automobile Fig
In All Cases.

Three holdups occurred IN Harlem
yesterday within two and a half hours
Of each other and within a radius OF a
square mile The bandits got away
with about $3.50 in cash and $500 worth
OF jewelry, escaping each time In an
automobile. The police believe tho same
four men were responsible for all three
crimes
The FIRST robbery was at Morris
Sweetwood's saloon, Seventh avenue and
124th street Four men drove up in a
motor car. Two entered. one remained
on guard and the fourth sat at the
wheel OF the machine. The two inside
eI.e saioea t'rev re'S7lvcrs and covered
the patrons and proprietor. The cash
register yielded $46 and the pockets OF
these present $3.50 more. Before any
one could make an cutlery the robbers
leaped into the waiting car, which dis
appeared down Seventh avenue,
Two hours later an automobile drew
I'D 10 the curb as John X. Bimberg was
approaching his home at 1856 Seventh
avenue. He handed over his cash and
jewelry as two pistols were pointed at
him.
At 80 A. NJ a motor car containing
four mon stopped in front OF tho Hart
ford lunch at eS37 Broadway. Frederick
Curtin. the manager, was behind the
counter when two men entered and drew
pistols. \ customer was seated at one
Of the tables and the cook and several
helpers we're In the rear.
Throw up your hands: Won know
what we're here for" said one of the
bandits.
They got s25 from the cash register
and small sums from the customer over
looking s25 Curtin had in his pocket
book. The restaurant manager described
one of the robbers as "a tall man with
a long nose No one got the license
number OF the motor car.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18
YAWKEY MILLIONS
GO TO HIS WIDOW
Foster Son Gets S5O0.0OO-
Ball Club Owners Estate
..o, Put at St0.OOO.OOO.

Although reference 10 the value OF
the estate left by William II. Yawkey.
lumber and oil dealer and former owner
Of the Detroit American League ba Sc
ball club. is, disposed of by the usunl
legal term Of "more than $40. 900" spe-
cihc requests agGreEating nearly $4,000
600 are made in the will. which was
filed yesterday.
His widow. Margaret A. Draper Yaw-
ley. whom he married in 1910, and his
nephew and adopted son, Thomas Aus
tin Sawkey. IS years old. will share
the bulk OF the estate Mrs Yawkey
will receive $4,000 outright. of which
100000 is TO be paid immediately in
cash ard the remainder in such securi-
Ties or proper~S~N the estate as size
may select Until the bequest is paid
in full she is 10 receive 5000 a month
Young Thomas Yawkey who is at
tending the Irving School in Tarrytown,
receives 100000 and shares the resi-
due of the estate with his foster mother
He IL the son by former marriage OF
Mrs James Cummings, sister OF the
deceased. To Mrs. Sadie N. Ray OF Ches-
ter, VI, an aunt, and Mary Yawkey
White Of Hazelhurst, Wis, n cousin, are
each left $4,000.
niece, Il. Y Austin, receives $500.
900 in trust, TO DO paid 10 her when she
10 SV sSdiS anu III tIlt event OF the
death OF Mrs. Yawkey Miss Austin will
receive her share OF the estates residue
Mrs Yswkey also ia left $4,000 to be
distributed by her to such persons as
she may deem best. Other bequests
are: Joseph NJ. Low OF Forest Hills
Gardens. l.. L, $4,000: Frank II. Poss.
s25, 900; Fred n, Bernard of Glen Ridge.
y. j., $4,000: Mrs. Ada &. Palmer,
10000; Harold Franklin of Jamaica.
$4,000. and william J, Schultz of Vir-
ginia, MINI, $4,000.
Mr.. Yawkey. who died March ) in
Augusta. Ca, lived at ~ East Eighty
seventh street. and was the son Of the
late William G. Yawkey. wealthy VS.
consin and Minnesota lumberman. He
successfully developed his fathers in
dustrial enterprises. greatly increasing
the fortune he inherited. In 1908 he
purchased the Detroit baseball club and
retained a half interest In II up to the
time Of his death. He was - years
Old.
The value Of the estate has been esti-
mated at s4o,o00. 600. and the state will
receive approximately 100000 as an
inheritance tax.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18

WALTER A. LUCKENBACH
from Bordeaux March 6, with
five Bordeaux Convalescent De-
tachments of two officers and 256
men; detachment Of Twenty
sixth Engineers, six officers and
658 men; detachment of 160th
Infantry, sixteen officers and
1,499 men; Headquarters For
tieth Division, one officer and
twenty-three men; Postal Detach-
ment, Fortieth Division, one Of
ficer and twelve men, and cas-
uals.
Argentina from Marseilles
March 4, with eight casual COM
panies Zone from New York;, of
nine officers and 562 men; two
special casual companies (col-
ored), of two officers and 1873
men; Transportation Corps 81
and 104, of nine officers and 430
men; twenty-five casual officers
and two civilians.
Europa from Marseilles Feb
ruary 20, with the 3O6th Brigade,
Tank Corps, of sixty-six officers
and 1906 men, and detachment
p of 305th Brigade, Tank Corps, of
six officers and 2s2 men. Arrived
last night, will dock this morn
ing.
Harrisburg from Brest March
10, with 147th Infantry, detach-
ments Of nine officers and SOS
men; First and Second Air Ser
vice Construction Companies, of
four officers and 419 men; five
casual companies, including No.
270 of New York, three officers
and LAP men; five Brest con-
valescent detachments of seven
officers and 623 men; twenty
three casual officers, sixty-five
nurses, two naval officers and 21S
naval men.
Battleship Missouri from Bresv
March 5, with the 106th Machine
Gun Battalion of twenty-four Of
ficers and 724 men, twenty-five
officers and 651 men, of whom
are from New York; one officer
and twenty-seven men of Casual
Company 942, New York, and
five casuals.
Giuseppe Verdi from Mar
settles March 6, with Transporter
ton Corps Companies 60, LOT,
81, 115 and 1877, of twenty-eight
officers and 995 men; thirteen
casual companies of twenty Of
ficers and 798 men; twelve cas-
sual officers, eleven nurses and
fifty-seven civilians.
Italia from Marseilles March
3, with fifteen casual companies
of fifteen officers and 9S4 men;
Ordnance Convoy Detachment of
four officers and four men, one
casual officer of the Medical
Corps and two civilians.
Francesca from Marseilles
March 8, with eighteen casual
companies, mostly from the
West, of twenty officers and 95S
men; three casual officers and
two civilians.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18
JOBS FOR SOLDIERS,
NATIONAL SLOGAN
Associated Chambers of Com
mercc Make Appeal to En-
pl0yers Of Country.
Spec,al DespatcA 70 TIE sly.

WASHINGTON. March l7.-Appeal to
employers throughout the country to as
slst In employment Establishments made
necessary by rehabilitation Of returning
troops is now being made through the
Associated Chambers of Commerce OF
the United States. according to an
nouncemcnt made to-day by General Sec
rotary Goodwin of that organization.
Employers are being urged not to dis
charge wholesale civilian employees but
TO SO adjust their affairs that a maxi
mum Of returning soldiers not only will
receive employment but will have such
employment az recognizes their improved
status due TO military service.
This announcement was made at an
organization meeting to-day of the
emergency committee on employment for
soldiers and sailors of the Council of
National Defence. The meeting was
called by Director Grosvenor b. Clarkson
and was presided over by Col. Arthur
Woods, formerly Police Commissioner OF
New York, who has been appointed a
special assistant to tho Secretary Of
War.
This committee seeks to take up in
so far as practicable the work of the
United States Employment Bureau, which
was left in a state OF suspended anima-
ton by the refusal of the President to
funds.
Chairman Clarkson and John w Hal
lowell. F. II. Greenwood and ex-ofticio
Col. Woods were appointed a committee
on plans to obtain all ava liable informa-
ton and prepare a comprehensive plan
Of operation for the committee.
In outlining tho work of the commit
tee Col. Woods said:
These men do rot want charity:
what they do want and what they
have a right TO demand is the aid
which the Government can properly
give them in returning to civil life
az self-supporting members o: their
communities.
an taking up this work 1t Is no; my
intention that the committee shall imme-
distely create an elaborate machine for
the finding of employment. A great deal
Of this machinery already exists THE
United States Employment Service has
retained it's staff In various demobil.za-
ton camps and also has near 1000
volunteer bureaus for returning soldiers
and sailors. Many other volunteer organi-
cations are at work for the purpose Of
finding employment for these men.
However, during the period OF read
justment these men should be urged to
resume their old employment wherever
possible and from this situation look for
other positions which shall give them a
better chance in life.
our soldiers are right in feeling that
they are better men than they were
they should have better jobs and they
will get them II they keep at il. but
meanwhile IL nothing better shows up /
think they will all find their old EN-
pioyers glad TO have them again"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18
LEAGUE OF NOTIONS
is COLORADO VIEW
State Legislature Makes Ap.
peal in Behalf of Ireland.

DEsNER, March 1.-THE Senate reso-
luton asking the Peace Conference TO
grant ireland the right Of self-determina-
ton was adopted by the House Of Repre-
sentatives of the Colorado Legislature
to-day by viva voce vote.
An amendment requested President
Wilson to exercise his extraordinary
and unlimited powers and authority that
tho sentiments herein expressed may be
Incorporated in, the constitution OF the
proposed League of Notions and further
be it resolved that a copy be forwarded
10 the president of the Irish Republic
81 the national capital Of Ireland. IL the
same can be located"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18
HELD IN COFFEE HOUSE RAID.
Gambling and Excise Viola lions
Charged Against Four.

Four OF the thirty-three men arrested
N raid on Hungarian coffee house In
Second avenue Sunday night were held
by Magistrate Ringel in the Harlem
court yesterday, Desc Klein, said to be
the proprietor; Alexander Fuchs,
waiter, and Isaac List. n musician. were
ordered to furnish $1,000 bail each for
their appearance Tomorrow to answer
to a charge OF gambling. An additional
charge OF violating the liquor law was
made against Klein and his bail in
creased TO $4,000. Rudolph I.owinger o.
.32 East Seventy-eighth street was held
in $1,000 bail on two separate charges
OF violating the liquor tax law.
Detectives Cordes and Strutzenbcrg
Submitted nfiidarits that thev had -'avod
poker at the coffee house twice aud that
the stakes were unusually high"
cerdes said he lost $40 at one sitting.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18
SUCCESSFUL PLAYS
PUT ON NEW STAGES
"The kiss Burglar" IL Pro-
duced at Broodhurst.

With some of its FIRST entertainers but
robbed only OF Fay Banter, The Kiss
Burglar came back to New York last
night and began operations at the Broad
hurst Theatre. Marie Carroll has taken
the place Of Miss BANTER and Harry
Clarke with Denman Maley is among the
actors.
Leo Ditrichstein set out last night by
the aid OF The Marquis de Priola," a
play by Henri Lavedan OF the French
Academy, a company of well known ac-
tors and his own fine performance. TO
remove all traces OF the one week OF
musical comedy which fell from some
where to the Standard Theatre. A large
audience enjoyed the performance, which
Is In all details the same as at the Lib
erty Theatre.
Florence Reed advanced last week
along Charming Pollock's Roads OF
Destiny as far as the Seventh Avenue
Theatre. A large audience watched her
arrival last night, and decided that sf-
ter all Roads of Destiny" may not turn
out blind alley.
The finest actors of the Theatre du
Vieux Coiombier last night appeared in
Director Copeau's revival OF lie Mis-
anulrope' win mollere as nero OF q
play at the Liberty Theatre and The
Misanthrope" In French, 1t was a Mo-
here night. The season Of French drama
Is drawing to a close.
Walker Whiteside and Tyrone Power
are to be seen In one play. Both are in
the cast Of The Little Brother" which
was at the Shubert Riviera last night
The audience enjoyed not only the acting
but the fine play as we'll.
Oliver Morosco has removed please
Get Married" from the Little Theatre
10 the more spacious quarters OF the Full
ton, where large audience enjoyed last
night the adventures OF Ernest Truck
and Edith Taliaferro in the second act.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18
NEW PROTEST ON HEBRON.
Philadelphia Methodist Conference
Criticise Presidents Act.

PHILADELPHIA, March ia debate
ON Bolshevism featured to-day's SEES
sion of the Philadelphia Methodist Con-
ference. 1t grew out OF resolution,
which was adopted. condemning officers
of the Methodist Federation for Social
Service for permitting alleged Bolshe-
vistic utterances by It's secretary. DR.
Harry T.. Ward. DR.. Ward Is men,
Der of the faculty OF Union Theological
Seminar, .... ..... ,..
Tho conference adopted also a resolu-
ton protesting to President Wilson
against the appointment of George d,
Heron on the United States Commission
in Russia
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18
Broker Le.ter's wife Asphyxia,ed

Mrs. Elinor *. Lester. wife of Charles
Lester. an Insurance broker OF Is Broad
street, was asphyxiated in her apart :
ment at IL Fifth avenue yesterday.
She was found near. a window with a
gas Jet turned on. Her death was acct
dental, Dir. Homann, the medical ex,
sminer said. Before her marriage Mrs
Lester was Mis- Elinor Kendall Of
Providence. r. L
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18

cards cont nue. |" come from '"c ivy :
abroad, adding their thanks to c9ht'lo-
utors.
Six first Sergeants OF Col,'p'h! 40
lO5th Infantry, send nldiNiausl cSrus %
thanks To these contributors beo'Ee ! T.
Opdyke, Hopatcong C"ntecuonerH' bcl =
rand Island farh' Lake hop"'eohs
Yacht Gun an" lrf'ns ''u"'
j. I. MorsaA W'lI receive '"'S ca
dated February - from !. iAnS.oN W
Headquarters company to'th lhi"""s
Twenty-Fifth DIVISION Ne'elN'u E"ur
sft Of tobacco thls m0rhing ~ ''
hands OF TIE SIN funh' ana ! VIZ"
thank you very much as II mas pc''' ul'
first gift We BOYS have nad from u'e ie''
pie over there.
Sergeant -. u, f1shor OF 'ohpdhN ~
3O5th Machine iCn baltaN"" Wa ~
leted last month near Nhg'rS' franc
He whites 'on h'nalt Oh my com" ..'.,
wish to thank You Tor the DONATION anu
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18
HuEhe. 10 Preside at Meeting.

Charles r. Hughes has accepted an
invitation TO preside at mass meeting
for crippled soldiers in the New York
Hh pOdroule at . so o'clock sext Sunday
afternoon IL was announced Yesterday
at the county Headquarters OF the Amer
icau Red Cros-. Experts on lrublema
facing crippled 6oldiors will speak and a
chorus Of 5000 will sing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18
Ana-pneumoni. serum for Cops.

Every policeman In the city who Is
willing may be inoculated with anti
pneumonia serum. according to an an
nouncement at Police Headquarters
yesterday Thirty OF those at the Old
Slip station were inoculated q week ago
end but one reported sick as result.
the inoculations win begin to-day. One
s.xtb OF tho force al each station house
win be treated ct 3 time,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18
Robbers FIND Drawer Emp,y.

Three bandits entered the grocery
store OF Abraham Goldberg at eos Court
street. Brooklyn, yesterday. according 10
the story he told the police. and went
through his cash drawer while they held
him up at the point OF pistol. The
drawer was empty and they got nothing.
Goldberg says they escaped in an auto
mobile.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18
standard" ship Sail. To-day.

The Bardic, first of the Standard
cargo carriers of the White Star fleet,
built by Harland & Wolf under war
pressure for swift construction, is sched-
uled to sail from Liverpool for this port
with a big general cargo. She will be
followed by other craft OF similar build
with which Great Britain expects TO
maintain her sea supremacy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18
RYAN AND DUKE MAY.
Be IN TOBACCO WAR
Prospect Of Big Investment by
Them i'm Schultz Stores
Is Reported.
COMPANY GETS OFFER
President Of United Exchanges
Hot Shot With Rival
Corporation.

Heavy Investment In the Schultz chain
OF cigar stores by bankers representing
Thomas F. Ryan and James 3. Duke Is
the prospect reported in tobacco circles
yesterday. At the Offices of the Schultz
company II wac admitted that an offer by
certain bankers had been made and IL
being considered. 1t was denied, how
ever, that the offer had been accepted.
In response TO n question whether the
Ryan and Duke interests are to be iden-
tilted with the Schultz company, Arthur
&. Mayer. vice-president of the Schultz
company. made the following statement
1T is true that various banking inter
ests have made proposals for further
capital for the Schultz Cigar Stores
Company, which would lead to the rapid
extension OF the chain OF stores. One
such offer is being seriously considered
IL Is not signed yet. Three similar offers
have been made during the past year
none of which was finally closed. Whether
this Is the one to 20 through. do not
know"
The Ryan and Duke interests are
known to be large holders OF the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company'S securities. This
company has been wholly out Of the re-
tail trade since the United States court
decision dissolving the tobacco trust"
The United Cigar Stores Company. re-
putedly once allied with the American
Tobacco Company. Is generally believed
now to be wholly financed and owned by
the Whalen interests, which were re.
sponsible for the organization of this the
first chain of cigar stores.
Meanwhile. whether or not there Is a
war on cigarette prices between the
United and tho Schultz. remains nebu-
Ious. voluminous statements have beer
exchanged between tho two companies
within the last twenty four hours.
Investigation reveals. however. that
the Schultz ciga rette prices in the main
have remained as they we're before the
imposition OF the new revenue tax. Al
the United Stores, where the prices were
at first raised. some reductions are an
nounced in certain brands, while In
others various combination prices and
certificate offers have had the effect OF
lowering the prices.
The latest exchange between the two
companies follows:
From Edward Wise. president OF the
United: I'VE have started no trade war
or any other war on the Schultz stores.
The report that we are going to lower
prices 10 wrong. II Is a tempest in a
teapot. Yes. issued a statement
said the United might lower prices OF
cigarettes II convenient or possible TO do
so. But rs yet we have not found that
conditions necessitate this move.
Our prices are the same as they al
ways were. There has been no change.
We Just added the war tax, as the law
oompels us to do. We set prices and the
others usually follow suit. but Schultz
did not this time. What they will or will
not do is a matter OF complete indiffer-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18
Response by schultz.

From David A Schultz, president OF
the Schultz company:
mfr. Edward Vises statement is a
surprise to me. had never before
realized that the policy OF the United
Cigar Stores was subject to our con-
troll. and the suggestion, though nat
urally 1attering, involves r. RESPONSE
bility ! must disclaim.
Frankly. We failed to consider tho
United when arranging our retail prices.
We merely considered how far we could
favor. the public to whom we are cater
ing.
Although We sincerely regret having
disorganized the United's business. our
stores must continue to be run accord
ing to this standard only,
"Or one point We must take issue
with Mr.. Wise's facts. We did not state
that we would not raise our prices Cor
some time; but. on the contrary, our
window posters clearly stated that we
would guarantee present prices for one
week only"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28

Gurtailment of Railroad Pur-
clases Affects Wood Mills

Market conditions in all the woods
were somewhat Quieter last week, with
decreased but steady demand coming
from all parts Of the country Produc
ton in both the soft and hard woods
showed improvement. although the vol
ume of orders was again reduced
Southern pine production increased
steadily during the week, showing an
advance of Sos per cent over the ',eck
ended September 5. Production along
The Pacific CoaA decreased slightly.
Curtailmont Of purchases by the
railroad administration, extending to
The cance 'atiOn of some orders accord
ing to "Lum bcr." is viewed with some
concern by mills specializing on rail-
road material.
Prices in S shcrn pine, North Caro-
lima pine and W tern woods are hold
ing firm, with no ind cations of reduc-
ton. The car shortage and dep ete1
mill stocks operate to stabilize the
present level and are believed to out
we igh present and prospective reduced
demand.
The demand for hardwood shows
signs Of dimini shing, indu trial pur-
chases decreasing greatly. With inven-
toy period approaching, large users
are limiting purchases to present needs
Oaks are chi.hy affected, though some
other woods show weakness. In view
of the shortage of dry stocks no ser
Gus price reductions are expected for
some time.