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The sun., 1919-08-23
FALL SHOWS TRADE
ERROR BY WILSON


dent OF the United States of dishonesty
OF purpose. l am bringing no charge
whatsoever against him.
He said, Not so far as I know. !
stated In the opening that he did not
know. and l will prove II. AS to the
character OF tho trade, and as TO some
of the trade since that time. I will call
the attention OF the Senate and place
in the records this fact:
Sailing from New Orleans to Liver
pool on June % OF the Waukegan. d.
rect to Hamburg. which is German
port, with 22.71o bales OF cotton. Ac-
cording to the journal Of Commerce and
Commercial Bulletin of Friday. August
%. 1919. the Waukegan sailed from
Hamburg on July "a, after unloading her
cargo
AT later date I shall go more
fully into the trade relations between
this country and Germany. and / shall
undertake to the satisfaction of the Sem
ator from Utah to show what has been
the course OF that trade in the month OF
July. and particularly since the order
has been issued. which could only be
Issued by the authority Of the President
Of the United States, suspending the
trading with the enemy act. At this
time my purpose was simply to call
attention to the fact that the President
was mistaken in his testimony, or in
his statement to the Senator from Mas
sachusetts, and was therefore in error
in his answer to the eighth interrogatory
which I propounded to him. That was
my purpose. and my sole purpose at
this time"
The sun., 1919-08-23
FRENCH STIRRED BY
WILSON ADMISSIONS
Put Same Interpretation on
League as Republicans.
by LAURENCE HILLS.
stGr Correspondent Of TIE SUI.

top1rl1H. l'ls, az rights reserved.
PARIS, Aug 22.-President Wilson S
admissions and interpretations OF the
covenant OF the League OF Nations 10
the Foreign Relations Committee OF the
Senate have provoked exclamations OF
surprise and chagrin from the French.
with indications that the Govern
ment Is likely to be interpelated when
the Chamber of Deputies begins its open
discussion OF the treaty on the question
whether the President did not mislead
the French in regard to the obligations
OF Articles Y. and XI. OF the covenant.
The outstanding feature of the dis
cussion which Is going on here Is that
the French put exactly the same inter
pretatons upon these obligations as
does Senator Knox and the other Repub-
l!canA. The President is regarded as
struggling desperately to save the face
of the league by consenting to interpre-
tations which would reduce the league
to nothlngness.
I'm resorting TO this subtlety to save
the project OF which he Is the father
does President Wilson realize that he is
inducing his country to commit a breach
OF faith toward Europe?" asks Faction
Francois III it is inconvenient to sub
NIT the treaty as framed there is still
graver peril in givir. US false guaran-
tees while we ourselves would be full
filling the obligations OF the league, ard
no light ones at that. The Senate
frankly revolts at giving more butter
than bread It's course Is Infinitely pref
cradle to the trafficking with his prin-
ciples to which the President is re-
sorting"
The sun., 1919-08-23
ASSEMBLY MAY BE
ASKED TO ACT SOON
Governor to Convene Legisla-
ture to Help Lower Liv-
ing Costs.
Special Despatch to THE Sun.

ALBANY, Aug. 22.-The second ex-
traordinary session of the New York
State Legislature this year will be called
Gov. Smiths food price commissioners
decide that new legislation is necessary
to check the mounting cost OF living.
Former Gov. Glynn and DR.. John II.
Finley, the commissioners, worked all
day to-day and conferred for several
hours this evening on a preliminary sur
vey Of the situation, which they expect
to present to the Governor tomorrow
before he leaves for New York.
It is stated that the milk price prob
lem is considered the most pressing. and
opinions of legal authorities are being
sought to determine whether existing
laws will permit the carrying out OF the
commissioners recommendations, not yet
transmitted TO the Governor, or whether
the Legislature must be called into SEES
sion to give this grant Of power.
Some people believe that one result
OF the food cost survey so far will be the
naming of an additional commissioner to
take up angles OF the food work that
Glynn and Finley will not have time for
Gov Smith said to-day that the
Farms and Markets Council, which has
been blamed for inactivity in the milk
price crisis, made a report on the milk
situation to the Legislature last winter
and asked for an appropriation of $685.
900 with which to conduct an investiga-
ton OF the milk distributing system In
New York city. The Legislature failed
to make this appropriation and conse-
quently the Farms and Markets Council
could not do this work.
1t is expected that the Glynn-Finley
survey will take up this phase OF the
situation, and the Governor may order
such an investigation by one Of his
Moreland commissioners with view TO
determining Y the ccgt Of milk distribu-
ton In New York cannot be lowered so
the milk price itself can be dropped. The
Legislature last winter voted the Gov
ernor $50, 900 for n Moreland act inves-
tigation, and only a little Of this
amount has been spent
The Governor to-day sent letter 10
District Attorney Aldrich OF Duchess
county requesting him to act in the Gaze
of the Dalrymen's League OF that
county. which. II was developed at the
milk inquiry in New York. was accused
by Charles Macarthur OF Millerton with
attempting to extort money from him.
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10000 Women investigators.

Mrs. Charles c. Rumsey, chairman Of
the subcommittee of field activity If
the Fair Price Committee. announced
that the committee already has field
committees to carry on its work OF
getting the housewives of the city in
terested in the campaign. The organ
ization embraces some 400 bodies which
gave such splendid service as the Coun-
Gil of ORGANIZATIONS in New York city
during the war.
Postcards bearing a list OF commod-
ties on which the Fair Price Commit
tee fixes maximum margins of profits"
are TO be sent after Labor Day to some
10000 women. The women are to be
asked to watch prices at their neigh
borhood stores and send in reports.
These reports will go first TO the local,
then to the borough organization. The
borough organization will sift out the
reports and send to the Fair Price Com
mittee's headquarters in the City Hall
Post Office Building anything that seems
to be along the line of violations Mrs
Rumsey emphasized that the commit
tee Is not to be spying but 'veri-
flying" committee. 1t will verify condi-
tons and prices.
Mrs. Rumsey's committee also pur-
poses to begin a campaign for the train
ing in public schools Of girls to become
efficient housekeepers by learning the
art Of marketing and other domestic
economies.
Mrs. Rumsey's coworkers on the sub
committee are Mrs. Henry Moscowitz.
Mrs. William Randolph Hearst. Mrs.
Sara Conboy. Hugh Frayne and DIR.
Jonathan C. Day.
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BRITAIN BARS DYES
AND OTHER IMPORTS
Many Articles to Be Admitted
Only by License.

LONDON, Aug 22.-The Board OF
Trade issued this evening long list OF
articles under the term Unstable kew
industries" the importation OF which
after September l. will be permitted only
by license. The list includes coal tar
derivaties for use in dyestufrs, colors
chemicals, optical glass. scientific and
optical instruments, hosiery, magnetos
and gauges.
In connection with the trade policy
announced by Premier Lloyd George In
the House OF Commons Monday the
Board of Trade says it will open an
, office for the furnishing of sterling
credits to assist the expectation OF goods
to certain disorganized parts of Europe
Tho aggregate amount OF the credit is
not to exceed 1900, 900, 900.
The Board OF Trade further announces
that legislation will be introduced in
Parliament at the autumn session for
protection against dumping, and en-
ab .Ig the board to check any food OF
imports. for instance, from Germany.
following the collapse of the exchange
rate, and to deal with unstable key
industries" by scheduling products, the
importation Of which will be prohibited
except under license.
Pending such legislation the board
will issue general license from Sep
TENDER = authorizing the Importation Of
all goods, with the exception OF those
which will be treated as unstable key
industries" In addition to coal tar
derivatives and colors. the latter whether
in paste, powder or solution. the list OF
goods requiring license contains syn
thetic drugs, synthetic perfumes and
faVorlngs, synthetic phocoRraphic chem
cals and a long list of organic chem
icals, analytical reagents and fine
chemicals, optical glnss. including lenses
prisms and scientific glassware and IL
Illuminating glassware.
Also on the list are laboratory porce-
lain, scientific and optical instrumental
pota ssium compounds. tungsten powder
from ferro-tungsten and zinc oxide
thorium nitrate, gas nantes and mantle
rings, magnetos. hosiery. needles and
gauges
The sun., 1919-08-23
OHIO BAKERS INDICTED.
Four Companies Accused of Com
bining to Raise Bread Price.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Aug. 22.-Four Col
umbus baking companies. together with
five officials Of the companies, were in
dicted for violating the Valentine anti
trust law by the Franklin county Grand
Jury to-day
Those indicted are AMI G. Reck, vice.
president and general manager OF the
Columbus Bread Company George Boil
linger, general manager of the Brenne-
man Baking Company; ]. w. Cartzdaf-
ner, general manager OF the Reynolds
Baking Company; Hector Urquhart OF
Springfield, president Of the Reynolds
Baking Company; Sterling Donaldson
general manager Of the Occldent Baking
Company; the Columbus Bread Com
pany, the Brenneman Baking Company,
the Reynolds Baking Company and the
Occident Baking Company.
The indictment charges the corpora
lions and their officials with having op-
Grated combine between January IA
and August 81 under which they in
creased the price of bread and prevented
competition.
The sun., 1919-08-23
FRENCH PRAISE 1ST DIVISION.
Andre Tardieu Pays Tribute in BE-
half of CIemenceau.

PARIS, Aug. 22.-Capt. Andre Tardleu
has written for Premier Clemenceau a.
his request letter which was trans
mitted this morning to the General com
handing the First American Division as
the division was on the point OF EN-
barking. The letter begins:
Tito hrst to arrive in France. your
division is the last to leave our coun-
try. You may be sure We shall faith
fully keep II In our memory"
After recalling the depth of feeling
aroused In France by its arrival, the let
ter continues; I'VE French never will
forget that the FIRST American soldiers
who fell in this war lie In Lorraine land
and belonged to your fine unit"
The communication says that a sketch
OF the First Divisions history would
mean giving a development OF the battles
of the last year of the war, 1t recalls
Cantigny and the September and October
lighting and concludes by wishing the
division a safe journey.
81 hope all who fought under her
flag will ever remember France" the let
ter says.
The sun., 1919-08-23
STOCKMEN OPPOSE
PACKERS LICENSING
Say They Got Enough of U. s.
Control During the
War.
BUTCHERS ADVICE SAME
Southern Witnesses All Oppose
Kenyon and Kendrick
Measures.
BUTCHERS ADVICE SAME

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22-Federal regu-
lation of the packing industry, proposed
In the Kenyon and Kendrick bills now
on nearing before the Senate Agricul-
ture Committee, found neither friends
nor advocates in the long list of wit
nesses who aired their views to-day.
Though those testifying came from
points all the way between Missouri and
Georgia, and their occupations rang the
gamut from farmer, through feeders.
stockers, retail butchers and dealers in
produce, and while their opinions as TO
the reasons and responsibility OF high
cost OF living were diverse and occa-
sionally most forcefully put, the pack
ers all insisted, should be let alone.
Interference with them, the tenor of the
statements ran, would be dangerous to
the consumer and everybody else.
We've had Governmental control of
railroads and telephones and telegraphs
until we're plumb worn out, and we
don't want any more" w. z. Carpenter,
stock feeder OF Tarklo. Mo-. assured :he
committee. I'm in favor OF the man
who can produce the cheapest going
ahead as far as he can. That's the way
to cut down the cost OF living"
Thomas Dunn, st. Louis meat
dealer. aired an unusual view of the
situation when he said, People want
to pay high prices. because they think
they are getting better stuff"
These hearings will help get the fool
ideas out of their heads" he added
while the committee laughed. That's
the only good they will do. But I'm
paying $40 more a beef carcass than
did three or four years ago, and I'd like
to ask whose getting that $40 now7"
U. p. Lynn. another stock feeder. told
him.
I'm getting It," he said, but I'm
not keeping 1t. Everything else costs
twice as much"
In answer to Senator Capper
(kansas), Mr.. Lynn, and a group of
other feeders said they had lost some
money on cattle this spring.
But that's not the packers fault"
j. A. Christianson. n third man from the
same district. said. ANY man can
make mistake and pay too much"
All the feeders insisted that competi-
ton was keen in stockyards. said they
spoke from long experience in selling
there, and were inclined to scofr at
assertions that the packers dominated
the markets. Proposals in the bills
to take away the packers refrigerator
cars, Lynn added, were as reasonable
as proposals to take away packers
butcher knives"
c. T. Caldwell. for the Moultrie, Ga,
Chamber OF Commerce. also spoke for
n delegation.
We've got Swift & Co. down there,
and they've helped more than anything
else to get our farmers to diversity" he
said. The livestock business needs
their national distribution"
w. G. Vereen. also Of Moultrie, re-
enforced Caldwell.
II just want to say to the committee
that I'd not put much faith myself in
reports of the Federal Trade Commits
sion,' he said. They have prejudiced
men making their Investigations
II. H. Bergman. for the Missouri car
lot egg and poultry shippers expressed
objection to the licensing system pro-
posed in the Kenyon bill.
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FARM TRUCK SALE TODAY.
Big Saving Promised in Green
Groceries on West Side.

A sale OF green groceries conducted
by the Audubon Community Council, an
organization OF upper West Side house
holders, will begin this morning at 10
o'clock from trucks parked at l5eth
street and st. Nicholas avenue. The
council guarantees buyers a saving of
from 20 to 40 per cent. The goods will
be brought In early this morning direct
from truck farms and daily thereafter.
Capt. Henry Ely. head of the council,
announced that the plan has been under
consideration for some time and was
undertaken at the direct request Of mem
oers as measure against excessive
high prices. The council has its head
quarters In the public library at ST.
Nicholas avenue and 1920 street.
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N. Y. FOOD HOARDERS
AGREE TO DISGORGE.


future for goodly returns on these COM
modities.
The line of argument dispensed was
TO the effect that 1t would be just as well
to release within three months certain
foodstuffs intended to be held ten
months, providing 1t was not necessary
to hold the goods for the days OF scant
and no production. The circumstances
surrounding each and every storage OF
foodstuffs under investigation deter
mined what should be done in that par
ticular case.
In a formal statement announcing the
results of the inspection of the contents
of warehouses breweries and old build
ings Mayor Hylan said: Some concep-
ton OF the magnitude OF these stores
may be had from the following tabula-
ton which gives the quantity found Of
some of the more important foodstuffs
Many other buildings in the city no
doubt contain foodstuffs which are not
set forth in the detailed report to me by
the Fire Department:
The sun., 1919-08-23
JAPANESE VISIT DANIELS.
Secretary Makes Tour of Island of
Oahu.

Honolulu. Aug. ga delegation OF
prominent Japanese visited Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels here to-day and pre-
scented two bronze vases to him.
A tour of the Island OF Oahu was
made to-day by Secretary Daniels and
officers OF the warships that accom-
panied him here The Secretary and
his party were Initiated into the mys-
teries OF the "Luau," a native feast
which had been prepared for the visitors
by looal officials OF the island Govern
ment.
The sun., 1919-08-23

PARIS, Aug. 22.-The police have Is
sued a demand that retailers display
prominently in their shops the prices for
goods fixed officially. The Union of
Syndicates OF the Department of the
Seine has appointed delegates to par
ticipate in the work of the commission
which will fix prices. The appointments
were on condition that the Government
will combat speculation.
The sun., 1919-08-23
SHILLADY BEATEN,
BY A TEXAS JUDGE
NeW York Race Equality Adj
Uocate Driven From Austin.

AUSTIN, Tex. Aug. S2-John r. Shil-
lady, white man, secretary OF the Ma
tional Association for the Advancement
OF Colored People. was severely beaten
and placed on board an outbound train
for st, Louis to-day.
David ]. Pickle OF Travis, County
Judge, asserted that Shillady had been
"inciting negroes against the whites
and had been warned previously to leave
Austin. Judge Pickle said the attack on
Shillady was made by himself, Con-
stable Charles Handy and Ben Pierce,
none OF whom, he said, would shirk re-
sponsibility in the matter. He empha-
sized the fact that he and his compan-
ions were acting unofficialy. however.
Shillady was returning from a meet
ing with negroes, Judge Pickle said in
describing the attack.
II told him." the Judge said. that
his actions were melting the negroes
against the whites and would cause
trouble. and warned him to leave town.
told him our negroes would cause no
trouble II left alone. Then ! whipped
him and ordered him to leave because 1
thought 1t was for the best interests Of
Austin and the State"
WACO, Tex. Aug. 22.-With a wide
dark circle around his right eye and
cuts and other bruises on his face, John
f. Shlllady, who was attacked by a
crowd in Austin to-day, passed through
here late to-day en- route to St Louis
He said eight or ten men attacked him,
but so far as he knew they used only
their fists.
Shillady said his visit to Texas was
In the interest Of the association He
declared the association did not have
social equality between whites and me-
groes for it's object, as reported from
Austin but was concerned with ques-
tons of policy and special efforts to
prevent lynchlngs.
He added that he had intended to
confer with GOV. w. p. Hobby and At
tcrney-General c. NJ, Cureton at the
State Capitol In Austin. The Governor
wac out OF the city and he conferred
with one of the assistants in the Attor-
Generals office. While the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People has not been chartered
In Texas, there are several branches OF
the organization in the State, he said,
and his visit had to do with securing a
charter.
Shilady said he did not plan to make
any further stops In Texas. He said he
was not prepared 60 state what action
hic association would take as a result
Of the attack. H~f
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"FORGOT / HAD WIFE"
PLEA FREES BIGAMIST
Second Marriage Venture
Laid to War Shock.
By a stdT Correspondent Of THE suS.
Copyright, 1919, all rights reserr,d

C0PV''O"'' 4'lS' az rt0htS feSerced.
BERLIN, Aug. 20 (delayed) II forgot
that l was married" That was the
defence offered by Carl Mayer,
plumber. when arraigned to-day on a
charge of bigamy. He got away with IL
1t developed that Mayer had married
during the war and that, while on leave
of absence he took himself a second
wife. A medical expert testified that
Mayors nervous system was badly shat
tered in the war. and that 1t was quite
within the realm of possibility that he
should have forgotten that he was mar
ried when he took his second bride. He
was discharged.
The sun., 1919-08-23
Federal Food Administrator Sets
Maximum Grocery Retail Prices

ARTHUR WILLIAMS Federal city,
chairman of the Fair Price
list OF retail fair prices Of staple foodstus sold
together with the wholesale for each commodity the maximum
OF margins of profit to be allowed
are for goods the cash carry price
margins are to be made public by the Fair Price Committee twice
week-Tuesdays and Frdayand will the of the
present campaign down the high living The list
ollows.
The sun., 1919-08-23
Newsprint Hearings October q.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Hearinss on
the appeal OF the Attorney General In
the controversy over the price OF news
print paper will be held October in
New York.
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the merchantabis article or product
plus per cent. profit.
Insists Upon n Penalty.

Mr.. Palmer told the subcommittee
that his suggestions IL enacted would
work no hardship on dealers. He cited
In support Of his suggestions decisions
Of the Supreme Court OF the United
States sustaining his position He still
insisted that a penalty against unfair
and unreasonable prices should be writ
ten into the law without a definition Of
such unfair or unreasonable prices This
II the principal protuberance in the snag
upon which the Administration pro-
gramme has got itself hooked, but there
are others The committee will not
consider drafting n law which leaves to
n petit jury the obligation to determine
wfist constitutes profiteerlng.
Not one of the three suggestions
meets with approval among the commit
tee members. Senator Kenyon frankly
admitted that the opinions in the COM
mittee are at wide divergence from those
of the Attorney-Gen and confirmed
that a complete deadlock had been
achieved at to-day's conference.
Certain of the committee members de-
sire that the proposed law shall exempt
small dealers even in the face of the
statement OF Mr.. Palmer that It was
the corner grocery proflteer whom he
was seeking to pillory and punish.
Farmers are sure to be exempted. Mr..
Palmer thinks that there are just as
many prohteering producers as there
are proflteering purveyors.
The committee members think that the
Food Administrations prices fixed as
fair In 1917 and 1918 are far too high,
and they cite even now the established
price of IL cents a pound on sugar as
Illustrative. The fixed profit of per
cent. above cost prices. according to
Senator Kenyon-and in this he reflects
committee opinion pretty succinctly-is
all right for the producers of large vol
umes of provender and goods, but far
too low for the little fellow.
The Senator's when told OF the favor
able action by the House on Mr.. Palmer's
plans predicted that no such easy vic
tory could or would be won in the Sen
ate.