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New-York tribune., 1919-08-11
Food Control Here
To Be Reorganized
+ mer administrator
bfS Government
Is Unfair to the City

The order of Attorney General Pal
a modified form as weapon against
the high cos Of living will meet with
immediate compliance here. Arthur
Williams, Federal Food Admin strator
for the New York district during the
war; said yesterday he would go ahead
with the reorganization OF the food
control machinery and the appointment
OF the "fair price" committee.
at is my intention,' he said, "to
choose only men who have the respect
and confidence of the public, and who
also are leaders in particula" lines of
and publish what they regard as q fair
price for every variety Of food product
and probably clothing material. The
public will be requested to report to
the Department OF Justice all dealers
charging more than these determined
prices.
II believe however, that few prose
cutions will be necessary. Under war
time administration we were forced to
act against only about ) per cent Of
the dealers. | expect q ready response
and cooperation. and feel that the pub
lie will benefit from the governments S
action very shortly"
Regarding the report that private
concerns had bought surplus food
products from the government at much
York City officials, Nj. Williams said
he couldn't believe the Washington
authorities would knowingly discrlmi-
nate against d municipality. "rhcre
must be some mistake" he said
"Probably some confusion has arisen
as to the prices OF various grades of
products. Knowing as | DO Just how
the officials at Washington feel about
this, every one may rest assured they
will treat New York only in the best
possible way"
The city officials, however, viii not
go ahead with their plans to sell the
army's products until definite ;nfor-
nation as to quality and prices is
obtained from the Secretary OF War
by the two deputies sent to Washing
ton yesterday by Commissioner of
Markets Jonathan c. Day. 1t was
pointed out by W. w. Smith, one of
the deputies, that the report that
Swift & Co. had made purchases Of
food at reduction of 33 l3 to 80 per
cent below the government cost price
may be only a ruse to frighten mu-
inequalities out OF the market and
leave the field free to the big dealers
1t is hardly probable, he said, that
the government would make any dis
elimination. Mr.. Smith said that he
and Edwin J. O'Malley, the other local
deputy, would be back with the true
facts of the situation by tomorrow.
If it is decided to so ahead with the
plans the 200 carloads of products
allotted to this state will be ordered
shipped at once and the schools thrown
open for their disposal.
In order to permit the families undel
its care to take advantage of these
sales, the New York Association for
Improving the Condition of the Pool
will advance two weeks cash allow
ance to $50 poor families, in addition
to the semi monthly food, clothing and
New-York tribune., 1919-08-11

Reavis announced his subcommittee
investigating the quartermaster corps
Will spend the week in an effort to
force the War Department to put it's
surplus stocks of army clothing on the
market in this country Immediately.
The army's surplus stock of knit
goods~underwear. stockings and other
articles of wear-aggrcgates q tremen-
dous total" said Mr.. Reavis. land al
though these millions of yards of piece
goods, and millions of pairs of stock
ings and suits of underwear, both sum
mer ard winter weight, are still IN
storage in the United States, Secretary
Baker has sent the director Of sales,
Mr.. Hare, abroad to attempt to sell this
great surplus in the foreign market.
This is an attempt to protect the knit
goods manufacturers, just as Mr.. Baker
attempted to protect the Gamers and
packers before Congress stepped in and
compelled him to think of the con-
sumer first. With the present high cost
of wearing apparel it is inconceivable
that any government official would in
sist upon such policy as this in the
face of the contrary sentiment already
expressed by Congress in connection
with the food surplus, but such is the
case"
Hotel Price Boost Promised
The Association Opposed to National
Prohibitions came forward with a re
port that the cost Of living in hotels is
scheduled to go up because of the
elimination of hotel bars as source of
profit The association summed up the
results of its Investigations as follows
/. There is hardly section, large
and small cities included, whether
in "wet" or "dry" territory. where
advances in hotel rates have not
taken effect. In some cities hotels
that have made initial advances con-
template further increases
2. In cities that were "wet" before
July / large hotel enterprises con-
templating the construction Of costly
buildings have been or will be aban-
doned.
3. Notelkeepers are able to justify
the increases in every instance. In
each case, whether in wet" or "dry"
territory, prohibition is either di-
rectiy or indirectly the cause of the
increases.
Edward Tierney, vice president of the
Bowman Hotel Company and managing
director of the Hotel Ansona, New
York City, was quoted in the report as
follows:
"Of course, prohibition was bound to
raise hotel rates. No money can be
made from the sale Of food, therefore,
the revenue from the bars cut off, the
loss of that revenue must, Of necessity,
be made up by charging more for the
rooms"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-11
Striking Shopn,en
70 Meet Thursday
Convention 10 Consider
Request Of President
to Return to York

CHICAGO, Aug 10. A call for a
convention cf representatives. OF the
striking railway shopmen OF the coun-
try to be held here next Thursday to
determine definitely what 4ction shall
be taken was issued to-day by the
Chicago District Council of the Fed
Grated Hallway Shopmen, which called
the strike August in defiance Of the
international officers Of the shop crafts
Unions
This action grew out of conference
yesterday Of some Of the international
officers and representatives Of the coun-
Gil and the strikers. AT the meeting
1t is expected to reach decision re-
sarding President Wilson's request that
the men return to work pending settle
ment Of their demands for increased
wages by the railroad administration.
Ihe strike has been declared illegal
BY the international officers
New-York tribune., 1919-08-11
armour Complains
{. =. Criticism Cost
New Zealand License

WASHINGTON. Aug l0.--~J. OGDEN
Armour. OF Armour e. Co., packers,
in letter to Senator Gronna. made
public to-day. says the Australasian
branch OF has firm was denied q
meat exporters license b ythe Min-
lister OF Agriculture Of New Zc0land
because y. the attacks made upon the
finn by the United States Federal
Trade Commission. The minister's let
ter of denial. which Mr.. Armour quotes
contained the following sentence.
"This discision has been arrived at
after the ncrusal OF the official sum
mary Of the Federal Trade Commis-
sion on the meat packing industry,
appointed by the United States gov
ernment.'
Mr.. Amour objected to the New
Zealand meat export license law, and
cited the opinion OF New Zealand
attorney thai the ruling Of the Min
lister Of Agriculture was uniustiiied
and unfair
New-York tribune., 1919-08-11
international! Declared
Future " orid Arbiler
British Publication Suggests 1t
MAY Unite Old Democracy
and the New
n eW York Tribune
EarO 2e0n Enrs III
Copyright. 1919 New York Tribune Inc)

Copyright 1919 New York Tribune Inc)
LONDON Aug. TO- "The New
Statesman" discussing the results Of
the international Trades Union Con-
gress at Amsterdam last week. said
yesterday:
at is worth noticing that the chief
antagonism to the Germans came from
the Americans and British rather than
from the French and Belgians Samuel
Gompers, indeed. appears to have iost
his temper very badly with Legion a
German deiegate).
The international. We believe. de
spite the weaknesses and failures o.
the past. has considerable future be-
fore it. 1t may effect reconciliation
between the old democracy and the
new; it may bring back Russia TO the
comfy Of nations; it might even re
store the idea Of the unity of Europe
which was destroyed by the Hohen-
zollerns and Hapsburgs and, as later
accomplices. b.. those Who framed the
treaty. But for all these tasks It Will
need far greater strength than it has
al present"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-11
Sole!iers Job Bureau
Gets Funds fos ; II eeks

Receipt OF funds sufficient TO enable
he Reemnloymen. Bureau for Sol
dierS, Sailors and Marine Ia continue
for another three weeks va announced
last night by William Feiiowes Nor
gam. chairman O. tnr re npioyment
committee. Further coa5ribut ;oas are
required. however. TO finance the SER
vice until November +. by which time
It IS hoped to have all returned service
nien placed in civilian positions No
solicitors are employed Checks should
be sent direct to Nh Morgan, the Ner-
chants Association. Noo.worth Build
ing.
Twenty-Five physicians vho served as
army surgeons during the war are
among the iateet Nst'ngs o. tie re-
cnploym bureau. All wan, .alaries
of not less ttan $50 q weak One de-
siHes berth OR sic msh = IN the
south American trade Another would
hike 70 BE- superintendent OF q sana-
torium Tor tubercular patients. Others
would like posts Is surgeons in cnarge
Of hospitals in mining camps ana sugar
and banana plantation q L4tin Amer
ca and Hawaii
New-York tribune., 1919-08-11
Settlement With
B. r. [. May Bar
Strike OK I. Il. T.
Continued from page |

waited lines in Manhattan as they did in
Brooklyn.
Employees on the various Manhattan
traction lines who were oueried ves-
terday about strike news replied al
most to man that they thought there
was nothing to it.
Some guards on the Seventh Avenue
subway said the Interborougf Brother
hood had a contract with the company
which expired December 81 Of this
year.
Amalgamated Not Represented
"Ihey treat us all right and hear
our grievances through our commit
tees, and the Amalgamated is not rep
resented among the employees" one
said.
The guards said they received from
4 to 40 cents an hour, time and a
half Ior overtime on runs after nine
hour day. and double time for taking
OF. specials. The conductors on sub
way trains. VINO are stationed on the
first car Of every train. receive a
minimum Of 10 cents an hour.
A conductor on the Sixth Avenue
line said: 81 make from s33 TO $3I a
week and have a day off every two
weeks. Once a week work short,
three-hour day and get paid for a full
day. | haven't heard anything about
a strike.'
Another conductor on the green cars
said: "They tried to start something
at the employees meeting last Friday.
but the men are satisfied with the
brotherhood we already have. They rec
ognize our grievance committees. and
if there is any strike if viii have to
be worked up by the union bosses"
Another conductor said "No, have
not been asked to Join union. Don't
know anything about it.
Looks Like Hard Job
A guard on an lntelborough ele-
waited train said: I'VE belong TO the
lnterborough Brotherhood. and
haven't heard about another union
organizing. it looks like q hard oh
to make US john one union and throw
down the one we're in already"
A subway guard said: we had an
enthusiastic meeting last Friday in
the Greensboro building and there
wasn't any talk OF strike The lead
ers said everything WAS going we'll and
that the lnterborough would help Us in
every way 70 get more money
James p. Holland. president Of the
New York State Federation of Labor
and leader in the international
brotherhood OF Stationary Firemen.
said last night that Z meeting Of the
l. r. 7. poWer-housc men viii be called
this week for organization. They Will
prepare demands and have them ready
for presentation IS soon as the carmen
Of the Manhattan traction lines are
ready TO submit demands to the COM
panY.
Mr.. Holland Will meet to-day with the
Anna lpnmated officers and Iiurh E'rdvnp
general organizer Of the Federation of
Labor. will also he present It was
said snat all arbitration and media1ion
efforts viii be exhausted before cltncr
the power-house men or tho carmen
would strike.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-11
Taft Calls Plumb
Plan SocialisHc
Souiei System Should
Not Get Start in United
States, He Declares


CINCINNATI, Aug 1O-"It is radi-
eally socalstic and ought to be
fought William Howard Taft said of
the Plumb plan for the administration
of the railroads, in a statement here
tonight.
81 very much disapprove of the plan
am almost certain the Republicans
will oppose the Plumb plan, and hope
the Democrats do, too. We should not
let the soviet system gain even toe
hold in America" he said
Referring to the strikes Of railroad
shopmen and the demands of other
railroad unions for increased wages
Mr.. Taft said:
ut seems to me that the men are re-
questlng greater increase than the
percentage Of increase in the cost of
living warrants. Thus, it appears they
are asking more than they are entitled
to receive"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-11
Com,pers Won't Discuss
Presidents Rail PLuy.
Nenc York Tribune
q II "a

Nec York Tribune
Special Cabla Service
Copyright. 1919. New York Tribune Incl
DARlS, Aug. 10.--Samucl Gompers
pleaded ignorance Of recent de-
velopments in the American labor
situation as an excuse for withhold
ing opinion regarding President Will
sons railroad plan until he gets back
to Goods own country"
He refused to comment on the
statement made by B. NJ. Jewell, head
of the railway department of the
American Federation of Labor, that
If Congress adopted President Will
sons programme the A. f. of l..
would tie up the railroads.
He said, however. that "American
wage earners are out to fight profit
mongers and will not submit to any
attempt to endanger the position they
have attained"
Mr.. Gompe:s said he found the
German delegates at the Amsterdam
congress quite unregenerate. Ger
man workmen, according to Mr.. Com
pers, are nationalists for Germany
and internationalists for the rest of
the world.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-11
4flnnf" .Shopmen loie
70 C0ut;ussc Strike

ATLANTA, Ga. Aug. l0.-Aftey an
ali day session. during which appeals
we're made to them by Grand Lodge
officers to order all strikers to return
TO work. members Of the Atlanta Dis
trict Council. Federated Railway shop
men. tonight announced the had
reached 4 decision to continue the
strike until the original demands We're
met.
Inc executive committee also adopted
resolution calling Il convention here
at once, to which all locals in the
Southeast were requested to send sep-
resentatiVeS
New-York tribune., 1919-08-11
Civil " ar Food Prices
EcIipsed at Sing Sing
v arden Says Cost for Each
Prisoner Has Jumped 3D.
Gents Day in Year

OSSlNlNG, \. Y. Aug. TO- The cost
Of feeding inmates Of Sing Sing Prison
is higher to-day than it was at the
close OF the CiYil War. according to
statistics prepared by the prison store
keeper FOR Warden Edward V. Brophy
and made public to-day In the Iast
year the daily cost of feeding each prs-
oner has jumped from 1S9 cents to 27 Il
cents.
The prison food is usually bought
wholesale i'll carload lots. Prison
clothing material also has increased
rapidly IN price The prison is as full
now as 1t has been at any time. and
the death house has overhowed. There
are twenty-five condemned men at Sing
sing. They are not required to work
and they are fed better than the other
l,200 prisoners
New-York tribune., 1919-08-11
Coney Island Figures
81. .5OO.OOO Strike loss
Slim Erowd There esferdav
Because People Didn'f Al
kno,c tee Cnrs " ere Ru,,ninp

Samuel Gumpertz president OF the
Coney Island Board Of Trade. esti
mated yesterday that the BROOKLYN
Rapid Transit strike had cost the re-
sort $500 900. Another week of it. he
SAID. would have put the Island out OF
business. Yesterdays crowd. which
was about 100000 short of the norma |
attendance. Saved the situation.
While the service to Coney was nor
NAL yesterday, the slim crowds were
said TO be because many people did
not yet realize that the strike was
ended. Those who were there travelled
for the most part by the boats. The
New-York tribune., 1919-08-11

general relief allowances. The distri-
buttons will be made on August Is. and
additional advance allowances will be
made if, after the first purchases, it is
considered wise to invest in further
stocks.
Mrs. Julian Heath, of the House
wives League, wrote yesterday to Com
missioner Joseph Day. Of the Depart
ment Of Markets, asking him to "kindly
give out the facts" he might have to
support the statement attributed to
him that the packers had obtained the
best of the War Departments food
supplies. Women in New York are
vitality interested in the situation, she
said.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-11
Boston <, Maine Men
~ i'll Vote To-day on
Returning to " W0rk

BOSTON, Aug. 10 A. an all-day
meeting Of the Boston & Maine System
Federation it was unanimously voted
TO refer directly 10 the men on strike
the question Of returning to work
pending the outcome OF the regular
nation wide referendum strike vote.
Meetings of the strikers will be held
AT all points on the system tomorrow
The system fcderations Of the New
Haven, Boston E. Maine. and Boston
& Albany roads Will meet in joint ses-
sion here tomorrow forenoon.
The Boston & Albany Railroad an
nounced Tonight an embargo against
al freight from connecting lines.
Freight will not be accepted by the
road at Boston except shipments Of
1000 FOR nuinan consumption when des-
timed 10 points or the road
New-York tribune., 1919-08-11
Belgian Troops to Occupy
Malmedy District To-morro,.

BRUSSELS, Aug. 10 (By The Asso-
ciated s).-Be> >ian troops will oc-
cupy the Malmedy district of Rhenish
Prussia next Tuesday. One battalion
OF carablneers will take over the
camp at De1senborn and one squadron
OF cavalry will enter the town of NAL
medy itself.
announcement OF the approaching
occupation of the district was made
by the War Office to-day.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-11
British Seize Reds i'm
Russian Army Camp
Bolshcvik Plots Uncarthed
Where Officers Train for
hOIchak Forces

LONDON, Aug. 1o.-serious trouble
which has existed the last week in
the Russian Officers Training Camp at
Newmarket eliminated to-day in the
arrest of thirteen Bolshcviki, includ
ing two women. says "The Daily
Herald" the labor organ.
The camp is being maintained ~
train Russian officers for Admiral Kol-
chak's forces in Russia, and secret
agents, both British and Russian, are
said to abound about the camp.
THE Daily Heald" says it under
stands these agents repeatedly have
unearthed Bolshevik plots hatched by
some of the Russians and hence the az
rests. The newspaper adds that four
or five Russians are missing from the
camp and are being diligently sought
for
New-York tribune., 1919-08-11
Nem Horen Strikers to
Take q Vote ON Re,,,r,,

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Aug. 10
Delegates representing the 5000 mem
bers Of the system federation of the
New York, New Haven < Hartford
abroad decided al meeting here late
to-day to put the question of ending
the shopmen's strike to a vote of the
six crafts involved.
The results of this baloting will not
be known before Thursday. it was an
nounced.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-11
Italy Lifts Censorship,

BERNIE Aug. 10 Al official dis
patch from Rome says Italy has or
dered the postal censorship for Switz-
eriand, Germany and austria
abolished from August l5.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-11

merchants are planning to make up
some of the seasons loss through an
unusually gay mardi gras next month.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-11
Attacks Administration

"Through what instrumentalitv are
the American people to function in ac
ceptIng the challenge of the railroad
brotherhoods The Administrator
long has been permeated with social
ism and internationalism. In its per
verted scheme of things nationalism is
Ienounced and individualsm i. marked
Tor destruction Democracy is anath-
ema and free government is passing
INTO oblivion Since its accession 20
power the Administration has consist
entity and indefatigably worked 10 ar
ray brother against brother, class
against clas<, section against section.
to the end, apparently. that out of the
'Terplexities and confusion thus fer
mented all parties would turn to him
VINO was the author of their distress
as the prosecuted children Of Israel
turned unto Moses And this man
would lead them not out of the land OF
bondage. but into the world Of foreign
entanglements and the strait Jacket
CT a nation gone mad.
THE Administration no longer Yields
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-11

Miss Iioloombe, and she associated
me with it, In fact, on the Very day
she died she called me up :; the
'choolhonse and threatened Mis-,
lIolcombc and me with some vague
action that she meant 10 take through
the newspapers
Dicky sat up straight. swung hi,
fee, 10 the floor and rose 10 his
full height upon them
"Damna,ion" he said. she mean
naming YOU two az correspondents,
Of course. The blasted she devil :
Well rs a good thing she bumped
herself off or somebody DID, II for
her before she had chance to get
in her fine Italian hand. OF course
nobody with any sense would be
I'VE her rawlings. but II would b,
mighty awkward jus, the satlc il the
hinl Of such a thing got into the
newspapers
He began TO stride up and down
the room. his hands in his pockets
was bewilderrd by 'the attitude h,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-11
FOREIGN POWERS TO
ACCEPT U. S. PACT"

PARIS. Nov. l0--Creat Britain.
France and lialy are ready to accep
the United States senate's treaty res.
ervations. according to strong hints
in the semi-oiilcial Temps in long
editorial eriticizing in detail the op-
position at Washington to the peace
treaty and the league OF nations.
In refusing amendments and ac-
cepiing only reservations" the paper
says. the senate clearly shows thai
it does not intend esaeting modiiica'
lions OF the treaty.
Reservations affect the treaty only
theoretically, for they merely empha
SIZE restrictions already embodied in
the pact So long as neither the demo.
ersts nor the republicans actually kill
the treaty. reservations do not mat.
ter and Frenchmcn will do well
while commenting On the debate Al
Washington. never to forget the spirit
Of international solidarity which will
remain the fundamental prime pie oI
America whether the democrats or
republican, arc in nower'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-11
WAR VETERANS IN
/, SPIRITED CONTEST

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. il.-Spirit-
Cd contests over the attitude OF vc,er-
ans OF the great war on many i'm
portant national policies are TO be
fought on, today on the floor OF the
first convention Of the American Le-
gion. With reports OF twen, com.
mittees to consider. speakers are to be
limited 10 five minutes. as today's ses.
sion Is to be broken by the Armistice
Day parade this afternoon. in which
Legion delegates will he joined by
veterans OF previous wars and several
patriotic societies.
Among the important recommenda.
tions submitted to the convention to-
dav on the commit, reports are:
War service adjustment bond,
granting each service man and woman
one dollar a day for their time In fed
eral service.
Proposing Minneapolis as perman-
en-. national headquarters
Committee endorsement OF univers-
si military trimming
Important changes In N. converted
war risk insurance policies offered to
discharged veterans by the govern
ment.
Revision OF the constitution ~ ere
AZ new Sc, Of national offices and
officers.
Increase in national dues IN sup.
port the American Legion weekly.
Extending membcrshio 20 state
troop' ard others not federalired ani
al'o auxil',ries composed OF women
re'-,ives OF veterans.
Cleveland was chosen for the next
convention Of the American legion
over SNn Francisco, Al the national
convention here ih's afternoon.