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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-04

quite as essential to the weNbeipy of
c n s. as their water supply ON account nj
o. 9ro ITS iln,dlspensability in feeding chill.
uae ana PSeents: Yet. he points out
over the control of their water s,,, eahen
as public utility. while thew have p hne
ltated to take similar steps in the mes mes
ter of milk. '''S ma l.
When the water supply Of a citv ooa.
out of commission through acci6snss 0es
Tor other reasons, DR.. Taylor has no;, VI
ed out, emergency remedial measnrnr
are always available. But when a c;t,',S
milk supply is cut off through snch >
situation as is now presented in ~
controversy between milk prodnc cue
and distributors in New York tbera -
no adequate and prompt remedy excenf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-04

sibie, whatever form of control is de-
clded upon for the railroads" he said
Such reforms include:
Public Pays sor Waste
Competition and self-interest of in
dividual roads would prevent the car
rying out of many of these reforms
under the old system Of private man
agement, declared Mr.. McAdoo.
Private carriers" he said, in en-
phazlng this point, may not enforce
rules which, although designed to
BRING about efficiency and economy
might drive business away from their
INES. All the waste resulting from
these practices and running into huge
costs is paid for by the public in the
iorm OF increased rates"
The retiring Director General told
the senators how the government tax
ing over the railroads the first of last
year at time when they were threat
ened with physical and financial break
down, had righted conditions gradually
moved 6,496,000 troops hauled great
quantities Of food at a critical time in
February, when the very success Of the
war depended on the food situation. an 1
had hauled S7,0s3 900 more tons Of h.
luminous coal during the ten months
ended October 81 than in the SANE
period OF the year before.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-04
G0rernor to appoint
Three to Investigate
Mix Situation Herr


ALBANY, Jan. 3.-Governor Sm;th
made it plain to-day that he will take
any action within his power to relieve
the milk situation in New York Civ
He is keeping a close watch on tIe
developments brought about by tbe
milk shortage there. and one result il
Is expected, viii be the appointment
ON Monday of the commission he
recommended in his message to investi-
gate the whole milk problem and
recommend possible legislation with
the object of reducing the cost of pro.
duction and distribution so as to re.
duce correspondingly the cost to the
ultimate consumer"
This commission will consist of .
producer, distributor and consumer
and undoubtedly viii be instructed 10
cons der carefully the New York milk
shortage.
Governor Smith to- day was not in.
clined to believe that District Attor.
ney Swami has the power 10 com
mandeer the city's milk supply. but he
said there is no doubt the City Health
Board has unlimited powers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-04

ing firm. Their scouts reported that
the number of new men a. work did
ny with itb'e the s'r force on hand, it was
stated at the railroad offices that the
roads would be able to handle such
supplies of food as might arrive, and
that for the present at least there is
no. danger of food shortage, or of any
Considerable amount being allowed to
go to waste.
Vaccarelll presided at meeting Of
1000 of the strikers-all that could
crowd into st. Coumbas Hall, in West
Twentyhfth Street, yesterday after
noon. AT this meeting John Bcilan, of
the State Industrial Commission, APP
pealed to the men to return to work
and ALLOW the question in issue to be
settled amcably. Otherwise, he said,
much foco would spell.
LET it spoil" yelled the crowd.
Nacarelli also read the threat of In
ternational President O'Connor to sus-
pend the charter of the local union
and recommend its revocation.
This will notify you O'Connor
wrote, that the strike called and
put into effect January or 2 by Local
976, and still in effect, on the railroad
piers in New York, was called CON
trary to the constitution of the Inter
national Longshoremen's Association,
and unless this strike is called off i'm
mediately and questions in dispute
taken up through the proper channels,
as provided in the constitution, your
charter will stand suspended and |
shall make recommendation to the
executive committee OF the Interna-
tional Longshoremen' Association for
its revocation
ho Of
terrupted by angry cries. When quiet
was restored, Nacrarclli told the mem
bers they were within their rights in
quitting work, and that there vas moth
ing in the constitution requiring
O'Connor's permission TO strike or
giving him power to revoke charter
81 say right now" he said, that I
do not believe O'Connor will make that
recommendation When the executive
committee meets it will say your stand
is an honest one and will uphold you"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-04
Senate Committee
Turns Down Baker
War Contract Bill
Reports Another Validating
Informal Orders for Sup.
plies, but Providing Board
Of Three TO Adjust Claims
Near York II bune
liQelir0Son r. RAM


WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-Thc Senate
Military Affairs Committee to-day re-
ported bill for settling TIE vex:ng
question of informal war order CON
tracts, which the Controller of the
Treasury has ruled arc not subject 10
cancellation negotiations. leaving the
contractors with no standing ard max
ing II impossible for the War Depart
ment TO adjust their aims. The com
mittee agrees with the Secretary Of
War that relief legislation is impera-
ave, but it utterly disagrees with him
as TO the administrative machinery and
scope thereof ana, ignoring the bill
now pending in the House which re-
fleets bis idens and leaves all tic au-
tAorlty IN has bands. proposes ~ deal
With the problem through a commis
sion Of three persons, to be appointed
b. the President.
Secretary Baker wanted al infomai
contracts validated and their settle
NEST placed in his hands The Senate
Military Affairs Committee purposes
TO validate only the claims of manu-
tactureTs, thus eliminating commit
ments relating to real estate. and in
sists thai such contracts must be of a
nature authorized by Congress and
made il good faith. The commission
% be appointed under the bill is then
TO proceed 10 deal with the settlement
OF al the validated transactions in the
following manner:
Commission Limited to Year
1t will consider each case and make
its award IF the award is satisfactory
to the ccntracto the case is thus
finally DISPOSED of If it is not, Is per
cent of the amount of the award IS
forthwith to be paid over to the con-
tractor, who is then at liberty TO pur-
sue his contention further in the
Court of Claims.
The commission is to consist Of one
representative of the War Department.
one representative Of the Department
Of Justice and one representative Of
business interests. Each member is 10
receive & salary CT $4,000 a year, and
the life OF the commission is limited to
enc year
In presenting the report Of the com
mittee, Senator Hitchcock urged early
action in the Interests of justice to a
large number of manufacturers who
acted in good faith. He called atten-
ton to the fact that aside from manu-
facturers who had actually delivered
goods there were many who had gone
to great expense in rearranging their
plants, building extensions and putting
in new machinery for the purpose of
filling War Department orders, though
they had not yet reached the stage Of
production.
The reason advanced by the commit
tee for rejecting Mr.. Bakers plan was
that it was feared that an adjustmen.
of these informal contracts by army Of
fcers would result in many arbitrary
and unfair decisions.
Some of the real estate transactions
are considered so irregular that It
would be unwise to include them in the
relief measure, as there is no haste
with regard to them and no hardship.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-04
SagGzsza Takes
Steps TO Smash
Mir Barrier
Continued from page l

bination OF members of the Dairynnon's
League, members of tho milk d!stribu
ters trust and representatives OF rail
roads engaged in Interstate commerce.
ut was shown thar the Warren for
mula. upon which their present claims
Of S401 hundred pounds is based. has
been repudiated By The Federal Food
Eoard authoTities. With Hunlike Gun
nng and etfrontery. the Dairymcn' S
League has issued circulars declaring
that because their prices, fixed in an
arbltr2ry manner, We're not agreed to-.
hey have been attacked This recalls
he German explanation of their inva-
sion of Belgium
lie added that for . &ear aairvnen
and distributors co0perated in boost
ing the prices.
No attempts at arbitration have
been made
In a statement issued last night bv
the New York Milk Conference Board
increased milk receipts for tomorrow
morning are predicted, "as many points
that have not shipped before through
lack Of cans are now supplied and will
begin shipments which viii be avail
able Sunday morning"
Regrets Present Famine
Roswell D. Cooper, president OF the
Dairymer's League, wrote to DR.. Cope
land yesterday, expressing regrets
over the milk situation and pointing
cut the following facts First, the
farmers price OF S4.0l covers only cost
Of productions and gives no profit; sec
end, farmers have sold their milk to
100 dealers, members of the Mix Con-
ference Board alone holding cut:
third, milk is being brought BY some
dealers from great distances at a
greater price than that asked by MEM
hers of the Dairymen's League; fourth.
that the Health Department was not
notified Of the impending strike be-
cause the farmers did not know. until
the last moment that the dealers
could not buy their product; fifth, that
dealers, by controlling the creameries.
have prevented farmers from selling
their milk through cooperative dis
tributlon agency.
Mr. Cooper addressed a second let
ter later in the day 10 DR.. Copeland
as follows:
"since writing you this morning
would state that we are prepared to
furnish the milk you may require for
hospitals and welfare depots.'
The few cooperative creameries could
turn out the 10000 quarts of milk for
the baby health stations. Mr.. Cooper
said He added that eighteen members
of the New York Milk Conference
Board have been signed up at the
dairymen's price.
Believes Lower Price Is Coming
DR.. Copeland declared that he
thought Mr.. Cooper's letter came "a
little late He said that even if this
milk were brought in, the department
would have no means of distributing
1t eX pit by drays
eve would be glad to get milk from
any source to help the little ones and
the suffering" Dr.. Copeland said.
But out OF all this Inconvenience and
annoyance believe there will come
what we are really fighting for. a
lower price of milk"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-04
Municipal Milk Control
For Ne,U York Is FAVORED
BY u. S. Food Officials
Ne'o York Tribune
TaShiurt0n Eayenff

- "N'''fLNCfe iSHFtUu
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Municipal
control of milk in New York City and
other large urban communities may re-
suit from the deadlock between the
New York Dairymen's League and the
distributors Of New York This pro-
posal Is now being considered by Off
Gals Of the food administration, and if
practical method Of control can be
evolved Congress will be asked to en-
act legislation to give municipal au-
thor!ties monopolistic powers over milk
as "a public utility.
DR.. Aonzo F. Taylor one OF the clos
est advisors of Herbert c. Hoover, who
Is now in Europe assisting the Ameri-
can Food Administrator to formulate
the world food relief programme, has
already recommended municipal! milk
control in q report to Mr.. Hoover. DR..
Taylor has pointed out that milk is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-04
Fifty Men Are Entombed
In Burning Kansas Mine

CHEROKEE, Kan, Jan. s.-Fifty men
are trapped in the No. shaft Of the
Hamilton Coal Company.
The tlpple and the chute are burn
ing. Dynamite is being used in al
effort to stay the flames until the men
can be taken out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-04
Wants Reforms Retained

Secretary McAdoo recommends that
many reforms instituted during gov
eminent control be continued under
reace conditions. no matter what kind
OF control is decided on.
Many of the changes in railroad
oneration naugurated during the period
of the last year should prove of perma-
nent value and should continue, if pos
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sible, whatever form of control is de-
clded upon for the railroads" he said.
Such reforms include:
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-07-18
Lots of Hun Guns at Perkintown

With every city and town in the
State petitioning the war department
at Washington and its congressman to
secure for them captured German
cannon and other war relics, it has
been learned upon good authority that
a whole warehouse at the Delaware
ordnance depot, at Perkintown, is
stored with this kind Of stuff.
The warehouse is said to contain an
assortment of Hun guns and other war
paraphernalia. The collection will be
kept under lock and key until congress
devises some means for a satisfactory
distribution of the relics of the war.
Congressman Browning, of the first
New Jersey congressional district, in
which the ordnance depot is located,
has promised his constituents in the
district to use his best efforts to supply
them all with relics. 1t is said that he
would have enough to go all around the
district if he could have free access to
the supply stored there. One of the
first places to get German cannon
when the distribution is actually made,
it is said, will be the Red Bank battle
field park, in Gloucester county, scene
of the memorable route of the Hessi-
ans by the original Yanks in revolu-
tionary days.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-07-18
SEc'Y BAKER RECEIVES
REPORT OF RED CROSS

The report of the American Red
Cross for the fiscal year ending June
40. 1918, has just been presented to
Secretary of Wal Baker in accord
ance with the provision Of the Red
Cross charter which requires the
organization to make a full report Of
receipts and expenditures to be
audited by the War Department. The
War Department in turn transmits a
copy of the report to Congress.
The report shows that up to the
cad Of the fiscal year 1918, the Red
Cross appropriated $107, 716,348 to
carry on its work abroad and at home.
OF that amount 500. 7SS,672 went for
relief work in foreign countries, ST.
6SS, s56 for work in the United States,
and S4,S45,557 for relief work in varl-
Jus countries On wOrk specified by
contributors, s26,2Se 200 was set aside
Cor working capital, and the balance
went for other activities Of the organ-
ization.
---
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-07-18
Jumped Her Bail

Undersheriff, George W. Brown, OF
Salem, went to Philadelphia last Fri
day morning to get Hattie Williams
who was arrested in that city and
held to await the action of the State
authorities. The Williams woman who
is colored, has given the officers of the
law a long chase.
Hattie Williams was arrested last
Fall for keeping a ~disorderly house
and selling liquor illegally in Penns
Grove. She was placed under $1,000
bail for her appearance at court. An
italian of Penns Grove became her
bondsman. Some time ago the woman
disappeared and it was up to her sure
ty to produce her or forfeit the bail,
He engaged a detective who took up
the trail. He followed her to Balti-
more and other cities before he finally
came up with her in Philadelphia.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-07-18
The Broad

There is always a reason for sue
cess, and patrons of the Broad theatre
do not have to guess why It is true of
that place. Manager Schweiger makes
sure the people shall not be disappoint-
ed as to excellent quality of the pict-
ures shown. No better form of edu-
cation was ever conceived than moving
pictures and in them you get pictured
on your mind things of an educational
nature that no book could convey.
Take the travelogues, the weekly news
pictures. You see locations IN large
cities that make then1 familiar if you
visit them. You see portrayed es-
enc of the classics that no reading
can produce. The Broad caters to all
these and intersperses plenty of
comedy to make you smile Next FRI
day and Saturday little Mary Pick
ford will appear in her own special
production Of Daddy Long Legs"
This is a seven reel picture full of
fun and laughter and all are sure to
enjoy it.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-07-18

of about 200 baskets from Penns
Grove.
In former years tomatoes were ship
ped from Penns Grove by the carloads
and scow loads. The smaller acreage
and smaller and later crops will not
warrant low prices this year when
they become tomats at 10c a basket.
The Swedesboro Growers Associa-
ton started this year with all last
years members. They have adopted
a system of grading which is making
tomatoes better for shipment.
Their grades are as follows:
Fancy" to be smooth sound toma-
toes, 2h inches in diameter and over,
with 1919 allowance for those slight
ly wrinkled. "Choice" to be IL inches
in diameter. and over, smooth and
sound. "Culls" to be sound wrinkled
tomatoes 2R inches in diameter; and
smooth III inches in diameter.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-07-18
Tomatas, Tomatoes, Tomats

Fewer early tomatoes are grown in
this region this year than for twen-
ty-fve years. Prices were unprece-
IDENTIFY high but are coming down. A
few crates, which are about a basket
full, sold at Swedesboro for as high as
$500. The prices the first week in
July were from $500 to $3.50. Last
week the prices went down from $500
to $500 a crate at Swedesboro. On
Monday the price was from $1.0O to
$500 a crate. Because of the rain on
Tuesday and Wednesday the market
was dull and shippers did not want to
risk many at from 75c to S1.OO.
The prices in Wilmington market
last Saturday was from SIPS to S1.75
a basket. On Monday from 75c to 81,
which has been the prevailing prices
this week. Very few have gone from
Penns Grove to Wilmington. Many
have gone from Courses Landing and
along Salem creek. The boat was un-
able to take all on Wednesday night.
Tomatoes are taken in truck loads
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-07-18
Would Kill Useless Cats

Every dog may have his day but the
DAYS of the cat on the farm are mum
bered if the recent action of some of
the New Jersey Oranges and agrlcul-
tural clubs is any criterion. These
organizations condemn the cat as an
alien and a misft on the farm, claim
ing that while kept as a pet and a
mouser, she generally becomes an ac-
tive enemy as a destroyer of insect
eating birds and small game. Cam
paigns have been organized in Allan
tic. Burlington, Monmouth and some
other counties to ~humanely kill off
homeless and starving cats, especially
during the season when fedgings of
birds, invaluable to the farmer and the
young of game are likely to become
feline prey.
Bird-lovers claim that even the cat
well-fed at home becomes just as ac-
tive a bird-stalker as the neglected
and starving alley ranger. In some
sections Of the state, farmers and
sportsmen have made it an unwritten
law during recent years to shoot all
cats found ranging in the fields and
woods during cunning season.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-07-18
South Jersey Begins Digging Potatoes


Woodstown, N. j., July 16.-Digging
of the early white potato crop is under
way in such proportions in South Jer-
sey as to attract buyers to a number
of the shipping stations and the next
two weeks will be busy hours for the
farmers in the potato belt.
The South Jersey Farmers Ex-
change has announced that it will open
all of its II shipping stations for the
handling of potatoes again this sex
son. The stations are principally in
Salem and Cumberland counties, with
a few in Gloucester county. Loading
started today at the larger stations.
There are also a number of indepen-
dent buyers in the field for city oom-
mission houses.
Buyers have not yet been put clear
as to the attitude of the railroad ad-
ministration in announcing that cars
would be available only for potato
shipments when the destination for
the shipment is filed with the freight
clerk before the car is loaded. In
normal seasons about 1000 carloads of
white potatoes are shipped from the
lower counties of the State, but this
year it is estimated that the crop will
not be much more than half of that
amount.
If the shipping season is short, there
is likely to be congestion and a short
age of cars at the big shipping sta
tions, under the new ruling, the farm
ers say. They declare that it is to the
advantage of all concerned to move
the potato crop as quickly as possible
to prevent the tubers from being
scalded by the sun in the fields or
while the wagons are waiting to I'M
load at the stations.
To-day's prices started off with
prime potatoes bringing around So a
barrel. Potatoes sold under 81 a bar
rel before the digging season was over
last year and in previous years, $50
a barrel was a good average price at
the height of the season. Lots OF
growers lost money last year by hold
ing their crop for an expected rise IN
prices which did not m~aterialize, n
they will sell this year as fast as they
dig. y r.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-07-18
Newly Invented Red Cross Bun
Pleases Capricious Palate
of Returning Doughboy.

Whether sea breezes have whetted
their appetites or whether overseas ex'
periences have made them hungrier men
nobody seems to know, but every can.
teen worker is ready to bear testimony
that returning doughbcys do greater
justice to the "eats" provided them BY
the Red Cross than have soldiers Al
any tine during hostilities.
We've welcomed returning Sammies
with 491,156 sandwiches and 1905, 18C
cups Of coffee during the last five
months" a canteen worker said the
other day, "and It would do you good
to see the way those boys fall to- on
what they call Red Cross chow OF
course there Is no charge-we just
give 'em the goodies as they come"
Not only "chow" but stamps and sta.
tionery are given away at the can.
teens to the recently landed soldier,
for often TIN boys have ne meney and
everybody is invariably eager to send
a letter to the home folks at the first
opportunity. (
Introduce New Bun.
Then there are sweets. When a
chap hasn't had even sugar for his
coffee in many a month, a honest-to-
goodness sweet is like a gift from
heaven. The Red Cross knows all
about this and Atlantic Division can
teens have added su~gar-coated buns
to the toothsome leafs" which they
give way.
Shortly after the bun dispensing was
started it was found that the much
coveted sugar icing rubbed off the top
and so the poor soldier often lost the
best part of the treat. For which
reason some nimble witted woman de-
cided to put the icing inside the bun
just as Jelly is placed inside a jelly
roll. 1t was tried. 1t worked. And
now cores of doughboys daily pass out
Of Red Cross canteens promising to
spread the fame of that bun even unto
the remOtest parts of these United
States. Mothers and wives are to be
initiated into the mysteries Of it's con-
coction (the recipe having been care
fully obtained from a canteen worker)
and the doughbey will see his home
table graeed with the Red Cross bun
ieag after his sword has been beaten
into a ploughshare.
Besides these things the s~anteens of
the division have given out soap and
tobacco, iced drinks and playing cards,
candy and all Of unexepect-
ed "sundries" like eye shades and
paper towels. In short, the Allan
tic Division canteens have stood
with open door and well stocked
shelves and larders, b%eckening in and
serving every man from overseas from
the time his foot first touches Amer
lean soil until he reaches home.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-07-18
ADJUSTMENTS
The Riverside

1t is really a delight during thfsshot
weather to spend an evening in the
Kversade theatre 1t is right at the
rivers edge with plenty of ventilation
and the cooling breezes sweep Through
1t from end to end, so that you can
watch the pictures and listen to the
vaudeville performances with real
comfort. The pictures at the River
side are always good. Manager Mar
tin sees to that. And the vaudeville,
too, for Dave Is an expert in picking
out good ones