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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
COURTS AID SOUGHT
IN TENANTS STRIKE
Woman Scores in Denying
BoIsheUiki Charge.

Harry Kannensohn. owner Of two six
story tenements at l15-117 East 104th
street, appealed yesterday to Magistrate
Joseph Schwab in the Harlem police
court to help him out Of troubles aris-
ing from the three weeks strike of his
tenants against paying rents. To get
the matter before the court he charged
eight women tenants with conspiracy.
The defendants described themselves as
Mrs. Anna Harris. Mrs. Rose Popkin,
Mrs, Lena Amos, Mrs. Minnie Rothberg,
Mrs. Rose Feinstein, Mrs. Margaret De-
linky, Mrs. Sarah FrieuIander and Mrs.
Sarah Alexander.
Kannensohn said the strike committee
collected $1,000 In rents and refused to
give him the cash and declined abso-
lutely to go before the Mayors Commit
tee on Rent Profiteering for an adjust
ment Of their grievances. He produced
a letter written by Nathan Hirsch, chair
man of the Mayors committee, to Jus
tice Prince Of the Sixth district munich
pal court, in which Mr.. Hirsch said he
believed the tenants were trying to take
advantage of their landlord Kannen-
sohn also explained to Magistrate Schwab
that the striking tenants prevented pros
pective tenants from taking possession
OF twelve vacant apartments in the
buildings, and that their antics caused
him great loss.
Magistrate Schwab adjourned the
case until tomorrow afternoon, with
the declaration that 1t appeared to be
case of Bolshevism, which appears
to be running riot over the CITY,"
You have no right to prevent this
landlord from running his houses or
prevent him from collecting his rent"
the Magistrate said. He is a taxpayer
and through paying his taxes You are
afforded police and fire protection and
good many other things. II you in
terfere with him in the slightest de-
gree, / will issue a warrant for you
and put you in jail. I am a tenant my
self. but I hope that the landlord Is
entitled to protection as well as the
tenant"
81 am not a Bolshevik," Mrs. Harris,
one of the defendants, retorted" I am
a 100 per cent. American. My hus-
hsnd and are members Of the Wichita
Democratic Club"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
TWO ASK MAYOR
TO GET THEM WIVES
Cowboy and Forest Hills
WidoWer Wish 'Em Quick.

T. J. Hunt. box 4ss. Ranger. TEX, and
Frederick Gijarz, widower. Yellowstone
avenue and Queens Boulevard, Forest
Hills, desire wives Hunt is a cowboy
and Is particular, but Gijarz isn't. He
just wants wife, and wants her quick.
He Is foreman of a coal yard and makes
s25 week and is lonesome. But these
gentlemen tell their qualifications, re-
sponsibilities and liabilities better for
themselves.
Mr.. Hunt wrote to Mr.. Hylan to get
him wife. The Mayor turned the let
ter over to the press. Mr.. Hunt writes:
II thought would appeal to you for
wife. You know that wives in our
country are very scarce. 1 am young
man, 80 years of age. built like an ath-
lete, feet tall. brown hair and eyes,
weigh $50 pounds, was once considered
good looking. am in perfect health,
am Western cowboy, can cook, can
keep house and played the violin some
years back.
Il am looking for some good woman
about my age who would be real pal
and one whom 1 could make a cowgirl
out of. / am not rich. but have good
business ability--can transact any kind
of business. I want q wife, and want
her quick.
will you please turn this over to the
Associated Press? Long will 1 remem-
Der you II you will get me wife"
Proposals should be accompanied by a
photograph of the proposer and not of
any near relative or pretty actresses in
their stead. Remember, Box 493,
Ranger, Tex. Mr.. I. j. Hunt
Mr.. Gijarz, besides being a widower, Is
so and is a steady worker; no frivolity
of youth here, he said. ELI also declares
that he is desirable husband" His
wife died three months ago after eleven
years of married life. Since her death
Mr.. Gijarz has become lonesome. He
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04

The total receipts by the city from the
bales OF .foodstuffs amounted to s473.-
213.24 up to the close of business on
Tuesday evening. Tuesdays sales ag-
gregated $42.1s3, which was considered
fair owing to the closing of many of
the stores at 3 o'clock SO that primaries
could be held.
At the rate which the foodstuffs are
being disposed of, DR.. Day says, the
stores may continue in operation for
Two or three weeks. When the regular
school sessions begin Monday 1t will be
Necessary to carry on the sales between
the house of p. NJ. and possibly P. NJ.
DIR. Day said last night demands are
boming in from all sections of the city
that the city undertake the sales of all
kinds of surplus army dry goods, II
the goods can be obtained
The Commissioner sent the following
telegram TO e. c. Morse, director of
BALES. surplus property division, NUM-
tons Building. Washington:
I'VE are exceedingly anxious in New
York to get a lot of army blankets, both
the new and the reclaimed, OF all grades.
Including all WOOL cotton and wool and
bill cotton. We will sell these for YOU
ht the price named by you, just adding
Enough to cover the overhead in the 100
school centres through the city where
we are selling the foodstuffs. We ought
TO have these within the next few days. -
Mr.. Morse telegraphed back: BLANK
BITS still under consideration"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
WILL AID PALMER IN.
PROFITEERING WAR
States Attorneys General
Promise Cooperation.

BOSTON. Sept. 3.-The National AS
ISOLATION OF Acknowledgement voted
to-day to confer with Attorney General
Palmer on plans for a countrywide cam
paign to reduce the cost Of living and
to urge the presentation In the several
states Of legislation to curb profteering
and other practices that tend unjustly
to raise prices
Clifford l.. Hilton. Attorney General
of Minnesota, who was reelected presi-
dent Of the association was instructed
in resolutions to appoint a committee
of five to meet with Attorney General
Palmer and other Federal officials
This motion was taken in response to a
te]egraphic suggestion by Mr.. Palmer
that such a committee would make pos
sible effective team work between Fed
eral and State authorities. The resolu-
tiona said that the committee should
propose uniform legislation for the
purpose Of preventing the taking of
extortionate and unreasonable profits
in the sale and furnishing OF food,
clothing and other necessities of life /;
the curbing of profiteering and the eff
fecting Of a general reduction Of the
high cost of living.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
COLUMBUS. o.. IN GRIP
OF TROLLEY STRIKE
Men Ask Increase of 80 Per
Cent. and Other Concessions.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 3.-Columbus
street car men. who went on strike early
to-day, completely shutting down street
car service, announced they had made
the following demands upon the Column
bus Railway, Power and Light Com
pany:
Back pay granted them by the War
Labor Board more than a year ago (;
of John Ryan, meter
reader whose case the war board re-
fused to consider closed shop: eight
hour day; 55 cents an hour for first
three months and 60 and SIS cents for
the next two months, and increase of
33 per cent.
Union car men said the real cause
of the strike was an alleged breaking
of year old contract on the part of
the company by refusing to arbitrate
differences. The rail-light company
made no efforts to operate cars with
employees. No statement was
made by the company.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
AUSTRALIANS HERE THURSDAY
Major-Gen. Organ to Address Vet
Grams at Dinner Friday.

The 100 picked Australian soldiers
who will arrive here Thursday on the
Celtic, en- route TO the University OF
California, where they will take a twelve
months course in farming, will IN turn
teach the farmers of Australia scientific
pgronomy and irrigation.
According to the arrangement made
by DIR. Edwood Mead, formerly In charge
Of immigration work at Victoria, and
now in the Reclamation Department at
Washington. the Anzacs upon their re-
turn TO the Antipodes will make their
Individual farms centers of experiment
tai work. Neighboring farmers will be
invited to pass some time at these CEN
GERS in order to learn American agricul-
tnral methods.
While In New York the Australians
will stay at the Hotel Gerard. They
will be entertained by the Women's
Committee for the Reception OF Austria
Han Soldiers Thursday evening in the
ammittee's headquarters. 253 Madison
avenue. A dinner in the visitors honor
viii be given Friday in the Harvard
Club. Major-Gen. Organ OF the Twen-
ty-seventh Division will speak.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
SON. FACTORY HAND,
FIGHTS DAD, OWNER
John Miller, Jr., Starts Union
and Is Fired.
Special DespotcA to THr Sex.

RIVERSIDE, N. j.. Sept. 3.-when John
Miller, Jr., accepted the advice of John
Miller, ST.. chief stockholder and bust
ness head of the Keystone Watch Case
Company here. to go into the factory
and learn the business from the bottom
up he accepted It for all that the words
imply.
John. Jr., was discharged the other day
for trying to help unionize the works.
He Is still listed among the strikers at
the big plant. and though It is said
his social relations with his father are
cordial the gulf of Industrial relations
between them Is unbridged.
John, Jr.. was put to work In one Of
the departments where the idea was not
to put witch movements but strike
movements into watch cases. A new
superintendent came along and dis
charged the agitators. John, Jr, was
among them. He had taken an active
interest in the plan to unionize and he
got the bounce with the rest John. Sr..
backed up the superintendent in his ac-
tion and though John. Jr.. has repudi-
ated any strike beneflt from the union
fund he still eats we'll at the family
table though refusing to work at the
family bench.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
POSTAL EMPLOYEES
ASK so p. c. INCREASE
Seek to Remove Ban on Po-
lificaI Activities Also.

WASHINGTON, Sept. s.--Resolutions
favoring an increase of approximately
SO per cent In the salaries OF postal
employees, establishment of a forty-four
hour week with time and a half for
overtime and allowance OF thirty days
annual sick leave were adopted at to-
days session of the eleventh conven-
ton of the National Federation of
Postal Employees.
The convention went on record also
as favoring the creation of court of
appeals with representation for en-
ployees to pass upon all charges pre-
ferred against postal workers In con-
nection with their service, removal OF
present restrictions on the political ac-
tivity OF civil service employees was ad-
vocated and Senator Sterling's civil
service retirement bill was Endorsed.
A resolution favoring permanent
three cent first class postage rate was
rejected on the ground that the lestab-
llshment Of such a rate would work
against efforts to reduce the cost of
living.
Addressing the convention Senator
Mcclellan (Tenn.), a member of the
Joint Congress Commission on Postal
Salaries, assured the delegates that
EVERY postal employee in the, United
States is going to get square deal at
the hands Of the commission"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
PUSH CART LEADS TO ARREST.
Two Men Captured on Charge of
Burglary.

Patrolman Futter of the Clinton
street station saw a pushcart being
slowly wheeled back and forth along
Chrystie and Hester streets early yes
terday. 1t finally stopped In front OF a
tenement house. and together with Pa
trolman Dolan, Futter followed the two
men who had been propelling the We
hicle. They were found outside Of a
rear window OF the Standard Diamond
Company at 139 Hester street.
The men, who were locked up in the
Clinton street station on a charge Of
burglary described themselves as Saliva
tore Palermo Of SO Morrell street,
Brooklyn, and Joseph Lavalle of 1874
Allen street The police say they car
ried a quantity OF burglar tools. The
jewelry store OF Isaac Rosenthal at 95
Chrystie street, near where they were
arrested, was entered a week ago and
several hundred dollars worth OF goods
taken. Several other shops in the neigh
borhood have been robbed recently.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
1000 DRUG CLERKS
VOTING ON STRIKE
$50 a Week of Six Days to
Be Demanded.

Demands of the United Drug Clerks
for a weekly minimum of $50 for reg
istered clerks, s35 for junior clerks. an
eight hour day and a six day week
were ratified at a meeting of Local 325
in Lyceum Hall, Eighty-sixth street and
Third avenue. last night. A strike vote
affecting chain OF drug stores employ
ing 1000 members of the union was to
be taken at an executive session which
began at 2 o'clock this morning.
There is no immediate danger of a
strike in other establishments. II a
strike is ordered Harry Sorowitz. presi-
dent of the union. said last night 1t was
more than likely" that the drivers of
Sheffield Farms, Slawson-Decker Com
pany milk wagons would refuse to de-
liver milk to stores which stood out
against the demands OF the clerks
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
Army to Sell 5000, 900
Pounds of Frozen Meat

WASHINGTON, Sept. s.-Five
million pounds Of frozen
meats, now in cold storage in
New York and Chicago, was Of
fered by the War Department to-
day to municipalities for resale.
The offer will remain in effect
until September 20, at which time
other methods Of marketing such
portion of the stock as remain
will be used.
The meats in storage include
about 1880, 900 pounds of frozen
poultry at New York, and more
than 100000 pounds in the
Chicago zone. This will be sold
at 32 cents q pound. Large
quantities of frozen mutton and
pork shoulders and loins also will
be offered at from 16 to 81 cents.
Since these products can only
be transported in refrigerator
cars, no order for less than car
load lot will be accepted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
SWIFT ASKS FEDERAL TRIAL.
Counsel Also Holds Seized Meat Is
UNIT for Use.

TOLEDO Sept. 3-Attorneys for Swift
& Co.. seeking TO regain control of the
$4,000 pounds OF cold storage meats
seized by county authorities here. filed
a motion in County Court to-day for the
removal OF the case to the United States
District Court. The change was asked
on the ground that Swift & Co. is MT
an Ohio corporation and that the meat
was intended for Government use.
The assertion also is made that the
meat Is UNIT for use now and that It
should be held until thoroughly cured.
The meat was taken under laws of the
State which prohibit the storing of
meat for more than six months.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
Councils to Hold Conference.

The Community Councils Of National
Defence are to hold a conference on In
dustrlal relations Saturday at the home
OF Mrs. Henry p Davidson at Locust
Valley. l.. l., so II was announced yes
terday. George Gordon Battle will pre-
side and invitations have been sent TO
Samuel Gompers and other labor leaders.
The relations between employers and
employees. industrial democracy and
trade unionism will be among the mat
ters to be discussed. George W.-Per-
kins is to be among the speakers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
P. o. CLERKS ATTACK UNIoNISM
Resent Federation's Refusal to
Amalgsmate With Them.
EnAoinI DAsnnfch To n,ur sru

ATLANTIC CITY, Sept, s.-Delegates to
the annual convention Of the United Ma
tioral Association of Post Office Clerks
in session here bitterly resented to-day
the refusal of the National Federation
% Post Office Employees, now meeting
in Washington. to consider their over
lures for an amalgamatlon of the two
bodies as the first move toward merg-
ing all postal workers into one body
100000 strong in order to present
united front in a campaign to secure
favorable legislation from Congress.
Vicious attacks upon unionism were
made from the floor by many speakers.
Resolutions were adopted favoring time
anc a half pay for all overtime, short
euing the hours for night work so that
forty-five minutes shall constitute a
full hour" between p. NJ. and A.
NJ, and for the filling Of vacancies en-
tirely by seniority.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
speeder. Sent to Tombs.

Two chauffeurs were sent to the
Tombs for ten days by Magistrate House
In the Traffic Court yesterday. followlng
their conviction of speeding. Charles
Scott of 312 West 18th street was proven
to have sent his car along at the rate Of
twenty eight miles an hour on Fifth
avenue, August 20, while Benjamin En-.
gels OF 1876 Goerck street drove at a
twenty-seven mile an hour speed OF
First avenue the same day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
sHIPwoRKERs ACCEPT SCALE.
Pacific Coast Agreement VIII At
feet 100000.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3.-The proposed
new wage scale for the 150,o ship
yard workers on the Pacific coast, which
increases journeymen's pay from $40
to $7,04 and apprentices from Sale to
$3.50 day. will be accepted by an
overwhelming vote. according to an an
nouncement to-day by r. +. Burton.
president of the San Francisco Iron
Trades Council. He said all but one
of the twenty-seven unions AFFILIATED
with the council accepted the proposed
agreement drawn up between shipyard
executives and the national and local
executives of the unions involved.
1t was submitted to a referendum and
will become operative October /.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04

ATLANTA, Sept. 3.-Atlanta women to-
day exercised the ballot for the first
time, voting in the city Democratic pri-
mary.
While the State law does not extend
suffrage to women. the primary COM
mittee decided recently to permit women
to take part in nominating municipal
officers. A total Of 3,766 women regis
tered. paying 81 apiece for the privilege,
and a disagreement as to what charity
shall get the $3,7se has led to announce
ment by the women leaders that e. C.
Buchanan, chairman of the committee,
will be defeated for reelection.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04

Fair Price Committees prices" DR.. Day
said yesterday, were from one to two
cents a can under the wholesale price,
and from FIVE to six cents a can under
the Fair Price Committees retail prices.
and the Fair Price Committees prices
are lower than the prices prevailing at
any of the retail shops.
''rn other words, the Fair Price Com
mittee's prices are prices on which, they
say, there would be fair returns to the
grocer on his investment, but none Of
them at present are even meeting the
Fair Price Committee's prices. leaving
us In the neighborhood of from six to
ten cents under to-day's prevailing prices
at retail stores"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
Bris.-Gen. wahI at Camp Funston

JUNCTION CITY, Kan, Sept. 3.-Brlg.-
Gen. Wahl, who commanded the Seventh
Division, took charge OF Camp Funston
to-day, succeeding Brig. Gen. Sage, or
dered overseas to command provisional
brigade. Col. Gordon Johnston, also of
the Seventh Division. is the new camp
executive officer
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
FIREWORKS END BIRD PEST.
BarraEe of Roman Candles Is Sue
cessfuI ms Montclair, n, j,

The shooting Of Roman candles. 1t is
believed, has BEEN effective in driving
the English starlings from the trees IN
the fashionable residential streets Of
Montclair. N. j.
Afetr four nights OF this barrage this
birds have almost disappeared.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04

has also kept his weather eye open. nm,
until yesterday afternoon had not founc
an eye opener for the right eye, 40 hs
decided to advertise. Mrs. Gijarz thu,
Is to be should be widow. but Others
about 40 or as years of age win bs
considered. She must be good woman
and here the specifications end. He too
wishes photographs Of the aspirants. -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
Veterans Return From Hayti.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3.-The trans
port Hancock, bringing 1900 soldiers,
sailors and marines who have seen ser
vice In Cuba, Haiti and Santo Domingo,
cooked at the navy yard ..ss.y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
SUFFRAGE OPPOSED IN SOUTH.
Alabama and Virginia Fail to
Ratify-Atlanta Women Vote.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 3.-For a
second time the State Senate refused
yesterday to ratify the Federal woman
suffrage constitutional amendment. A
motion to ratify was defeated. IS to IS.
after a debate of two hours
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
sHoPMEN ACCEPT INCREASE.
Central Vermont Workers Vote to
Follow Wilson Plan.

ST. ALBANs, VT, Sept. 3.-Shopmen
on the Central Vermont Railway have
voted in favor of accepting the increase
in wages offered by President Wilson
and Of giving the Government time to
reduce the high cost of living, 1t was
announced to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04

SCHOOL SHOPS CUT
SOUP PRICE TO &c.
Undersell Chain Stores, Which
More Than Met City's
Quotations.
RECEIPTS NOW $473,213
Sale of Army Foodstuffs and
Possibly Dry Goods Will
Last Fortnight.
RECEIPTS NOW s47s.21a

When Father Knickerbocker estab-
Iished his chain of retail grocery stores
in seventy public schools he made him
self solid with housewives by putting a
cut rate price of Q and 10 cents can
on soups with the consent of Uncle Sam,
for whom he Is acting as agent In SELL
ing surplus army foodstuffs direct to
consumers. The demand for canned
soups was active until II was whispered
around that certain chain grocery stores
had gone the municipal grocer several
better by offering three cans OF soup for
25 cents. quite an attraction for the
family larder bargain hunters.
The Rev. DR.. Jonathan c. Day, Com
missioner OF Public Markets, whose de-
partment is running the school stores for
the city, was profoundly glad that the
regular chain store grocers had seen
their way clear to reduce the retail price
on canned soups. because, as he said, II
was SO much gain to consumers. How
ever, he realized that It wasn't strictly
businesslike to permit Grocer Knicker-
bocker's competitors to succeed In
making sales of army soups unpopular,
and he asked Edwin J. O'Malley, Assis-
tant Commissioner of Markets. to see
what he could do about it
O'MaIley Cuts Prices.
Mr.. o'Malley, who doesn't waste
words. replied:
Lets undersell the chain stores"
Thereupon the deputy commissioner
explained the situation to Uncle Sans
official statesmen and they obtained
consent of Washington to give the city
a lower price on soups. so that the city
could meet the competition and then
some
As the result of the modified prices.
soups will be retailed in the school
stores while they last at 7 cents per
can. or at a rate of three cans for 21
cents, which will give. the chain store
men something to think about.
The official notification of this little
chapter on lowering the cost Of living
reads as follows:
Deputy Commissioner E. ]. O'Malley
has succeeded in getting a reduction
of the food prices from the army au-
thorities. Soups were reduced as fol-
lows:
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CUMBERLAND, Nd. Sept s.-More than
200 workmen were brought here to-day
from Keyser. w. Va, and Baltimore to
replace striking Baltimore and Ohio
shopmen. About forty officials. for
merly skilled machinists, have donned
overalls. The strike has interfered
somewhat with freight movement.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. s.-The Virginia
House Of Delegates to-day refused by a
vote of 81 to 81 to ratify the national
woman suffrage constitutional amend
ment upon which President Wilson In
a message to the Legislature had urged
favorable action.
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Case Prices Announced.

DR.. Day made public the following
list of prices at which commodities may
be purchased by the case from the city:
Unit packed