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New-York tribune., 1919-07-21
Dia7 Enroy Denies
Rebels " I'LL Abandon
Fight on Carran=c

HAVANA, Cuba, July 20.-Senor
lgnacio Bravo Betancourt, representa-
tive in Cuba Of General Felix Diaz, the
Mexican rebel leader, has published a
statement denying stories to the effect
that General Diaz had issued procla-
malion indicating his intention Of
abandoning the campaign to overthrow
the Carranza government He declared
that General Diaz is pushing the cam
palgn more energeticaly than ever as
shown by documents received from the
latter's headquarters confirming the
capture by the rebels of Puerto Angel.
state Of OaXaca. which the Carranza
government had declared closed to com
merce, 80 as not to confess" the
statement says, that that port is in the
hands of Diaz.
Senor Betancourt also has received
official notification of the taking Of
Huamantla. General Diaz further re-
ports the capture Of Tuxtepec by Cen
eral Panuncio Martinez, with 1900 men,
including number Of former Federal
officers. In this action nine Carranzista
officers were killed and thirty others
wounded, ten OF whom died while be
ing conveyed to Cordoba
New-York tribune., 1919-07-21

More Houses Now
ONLY Relief for
Rent Situation
Merchants Committee Finds
Demands of Landlords in
Most Cases Necessary for
Fair Return ON Property

There IS no panacea for present bad
housing conditions, the special COM
mttee on housing of the Merchants
Association of New York finds in its
approved report. which was made pub
lie yesterday The report added:
The committee is also firmly con-
vinced that the situation will be i'm
proved materially only by the con-
struction Of new houses under normal
business conditions, when all parties
financially Interested n building op-
erations receive a return sufficient to
prove an iaducement for further ac-
tivity.'
The committee suggests as a mears
70 bring this end an increase of
money available for building opera
tloGs, which can be made possible by
eliminating income and excess profit
taxes or mortgages held 10 the extent
OF $4,000 by any individual and by
allowing the landlord . sufficient r.
turn for his investment"
High Material Prices to Stay
The committee went on record as
believing that the present prices for
building construction viii not be ma
-erialy decreased in the near future
Referring 70 profteerlng landlords it
reported:
The committee desires to point out
thai = marked increase in rent. even
wnen large. IS not necessarily an in
clcarion II proiiteerlng
IN fact, the attention of the COM
ml.tee has been called to large hold
ings Of houses economically con-
structed and efficiently managed
when have never paid more than q
normal return on the money.
"Reaent increases in rent have taken
place during comparatively few
months, while the underlying condi-
tlons making these increases necessary
have been developing for q period OF
years Consequently It is natural %
lose slgh- % the fact that the gen
era increase in rents, if spread over
the entire period Of increasing cost OF
construction and operation. would ap-
pear 70 be only normal and FAR less
taan the increase In most living costs.
Scares Prospective Builders
Your committee deplores real
pron-eerirg and believes thoroughly
,hat prolreerlng should be stopped if
possible. Nevertheless, it desires TO
ca your attention 20 this situation
ss presented above. because il thinks
tina, while the method Of preventing
proareer.ng by public investigation
accompanied by publicity. may result
II abstinence from profteering in a
,ew individual cases, il fails to in
press The real proateer and brings the
aonest landlord INTO disrepute.
Il TINS situation continues the
committee believes that manv persons
may be deferred from constructing
houses and financing the equity by
Ire fear that public opinion VIII not
a..ow the landlord a fair and reason
a'.e return on his invested capital"
Burt 1. Fenner is chairman Of the
committee. and - members include
Leo S. B.ng. G.. Richard DAVIS. Ernest
: 1iclicz. Francis y Rowland, Clar-
snce 4 Kelsey, Charles y. Norton,
@4ooerr Z. SIMON, Walter Stabler ami
lnerles II. Strong.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-21
Sugar Crop Far Above
Average for Six Years
Department of Agriculture Bull
letin Shows Probable Produc.
ton 2.2l6.OOO.OOO Pounds

WASHINGTON. July 20-While re-
tail dealers throughout the country
are advising consumers that they have
difficulty in obtaining normal stocks of
sugar the government has forecast a
domestic crop far above the average
for the last six years.
The Department Of Agriculture, in
an estimate based on July l crop con-
ditions announced to-day, predicts q
crop of 2.216O0O,000 pounds. Such
production would be 147 600, 900 pounds
more than the average Of the preceding
six years, during which the total Of
the two crops Of beet and cane sugar
has slightly exceeded 1000 900, 900
pounds every year except in 1914-'15.
The beet sugar forecast this year is
higher than the record crop Of 1915-l6
by nearly 10000 tons, but the cane
sugar crop of this year is almost 10O,-
600 tons below the average Of the six
years. The sugar beet acreage this
year is record one.
In recent years the cane sugar crop
usually has been about one-fourth of
the total cane and beet sugar produced
in the United States, but this year the
prospect is that it Will be only about
one-seventh. Smaller acreage and a
wet, cool spring are the causes of the
smaller crop.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-21
Z. s. " arllino
lO CarranZa
Is Advocated
Continued from page

any of the Pacific fleet, now en- route to
the Western coast, naval authorities
here say Admiral Rodman's command
can be quickly separated and portion
OF the fleet diverted to patrol duty
along the coast Of the Southern re
public. The navy's ar station at Pen
sacola is also prepared to give any as
slstance that might be required
Congress to Sift Situation
Mexico is expected to be a storm
centre both a the White House and
the Capitol this week As a result Of
the Tampico attack every phase Of the
Mexican situation will be gone into, it
is declared.
The Gould resolution, calling for an
inquiry into American relations with
Mexico, Is scheduled for consideration
by special committee of the House
beginning Tuesday, and on the same
day at the Cabinet meeting an eXhaus-
tive review OF the multiplying Incidents
on the Mexican border and in Mexican
waters IS expected TO be con sidered bv
the President and his official family
WITH view to determining some def
lnlte policy to be followed with the
Southern Republic in the future.
Ihat there IS tendency toward a
general stlffening up of Americas fu-
in the preparations that have been
gradually progressing toward . more
formable border guard by the army
authorities The assignment Of General
Joseph T. Dickman to the command OF
the Southern department, preparations
to make permanent the barracks for
the border patrol, and the activity Of
the air service in increasing the hying
forces in border territory, all tend to
indicate that the War Department is
preparing for any emergency that may
develop if diplomatic action is found
to be no longer fruitful OF good results.
$4,000 Troops Ready
There is at the present time an
American force OF approximately 26,-
600 troops in territory adjacent 10
Mexico Practically all the cavalry is
stationed along the border. adequate
forces Of infantry and machine gun
companies are available either on the
border or at nearby camps, and trans
portation troops, engineer organiza-
tions and medical forces in large num-
0ers are within easy reach.
Acting Secretary of State Phillips
announced tonight that the Mexican
New-York tribune., 1919-07-21
Jamaica Holds Its Own
Celebrations of Peac,

KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 20
Peace celebrations were held through
out Jamaica to-day, the day having
been declared holiday. There was a
great demonstration on the part Of the
laborers. American colonists joined
in the celebration.
An address was presented to the
Acting Governor for transmission to
the Secretary Of State for thc Colonies,
inviting the Prince Of Wales 10 visit
Jamaica during his coming tour Of
Canada and the United states.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-21
Increase of Committee to
Give Labor and Agri-
culture Representation
W Il | Be Considered
May Select Two More
Land Settlement Bill and
TaxRepealAlso on
Programme Wednesday
Nerc York Tr1buns
n

~ uSNNV'oft bHFeGN
WASHINGTON, July 2O.-Republican
members of the House will be called in
caucus early this week by Floor Leader
Mondell TO take up the question of en-
larglng the steering committee, to give
consideration to party action on legis-
lation relating to discharged soldiers,
such as the land settlement bill. and to
discuss the repeal of the so-called lux
ury taxes.
When the Republican caucus ratified
the work of the committee on COM
mittees last May it was with the un-
derstandlng that another meeting would
be held within few weeks to take up
the subject of charging the steering
committee. Restlessness on the part
of those who think the present commit
tee ls not representative of the party
has become evident. To prevent an
outbreak within the party and preserve
harmony, it was decided that a caucus
should be hel1at once. Wednesday is
the day tentatively set for the meet
ing, but this may be changed in the
event that Representative Mann, who
is away, does not return by that time.
The steering committee is now COM
posed Of five: Madden, Of Illinois;
Longworth, Of Ohio; Moore, Of Penn
sylvania; Dunn, of New York, and
Winslow, of Massachusetts, all repre-
sentatives of urban districts and all
wealthy business men. Floor Leader
Mondell and Speaker Gillett are ex-
oficio MEMBERS
Certain progtessives, headed by Rep
resentatives Johnson of South Dakota,
and Anderson, of Minnesota, have IN
sisted that the committee should be
broadened TO nine, giving agriculture
and labor presentation. Mr.. Johnson
introduced resolution when the COM
mlttee on committees was at work
proposing MIR. Anderson as one Of four
new mem bers, but favorable action was
not taken on it.
The leaders in control Of the Repub-
hcan organization Will suggest that the
membership OF the steering commit ttee
be increased by two or three They
prefer the former. 1t is generally un-
cerstood that one Of the two or three
places viii 90 to Representative Nolan,
Of California, as representing labor
An agricultural district viii get the
other member, to be selected from
Representatives Anderson, of Mime
sota Hauger, of Iowa, chairman of
the House Committee on Agriculture;
Reavis and Jeffres, of Nebraska, or
anthony, of Kansas.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-21

industry are graduated so that the
larger the property the heavier the tax
proportionately This is done, 1t IS
said, to discharge the holding Of largx
properties by Individual operators or
companies similar to the purpose Of
the new agraran law Of the country.
Experts in Mexico City, according to
aovices received through official chan
nels, are already questioning the ad-
visibility Of this feature because Of
the necessity for extensive capital in
handling Mexico mines. the ores OF
practically all of which are Of low
grade.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-21
Swiss to Send 5000 Intcrned
Germans Back Home This " eek

GENEVA. July 90 (By The As4o-
ciated Press Three thousand Ger
man prisoners Of war interned in
Switzerland will be cent home this
geek. Many oY them do not " sh to
return - Germany prefer ing t. re-.
main in Switzerland
Arrangements haye bocn made by
tho Representatives. Of Germany
France ard Switzerland NJ Berno for
the repatriation Of 100000 German
prisoners IN France by way Of Switz-
efland.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-21
Nem Mexican Mining
LOlu Giren Out Here

WASHINGTON, July 20.-The State
Department to-day made public por-
tlons Of the new Mexican mining law
OF interest to Americans owning min
Ing Interests in Mexico. which Went
into effect July l. This law brings
together in a single measure all the
various mining DEGREES issued by
Pres dent Carranza The present law
is promulgated, not by Congress. but
under the extraordinary powers IN the
Department of Finance granted the
hXecutive by Congress in 1917
lhe transltory articles. the sub
stance OF which We're made public by
The State Department. provide that all
penalties due on mining properties
prior to the date Of the decree. June
y, 1919, are cancelled. but that taxes
on mining claims must be paid dur
ing July and August Of this year. Pro-
visions are made for the payment in
lnstalmen-s OF the taxes overdue. but
II the new law is not compiled with
the titles to the properties viii be for
feited to the state.
The new decree also prohibits the
export OF gold and provides that il
bars of mixed minerals, which include
gold, are exported c0lnable gold must
be relmported into the country in
quantity equivalent to the gold con-
talned in the MIXED bars"
BY the terms Of the new decree the
Mint IS bound TO receive only gold from
individuals for coinage. A former de-
cree, promul gated April -, 1918. pro
vlded for the coinage in unlimited
amounts, and of silver under special
permission from the Department Of
Finance, as most OF the gold mines in
Mexico are owned by foreign COM
panles which were able to finance the
expensive operations, this provision Of
the new law falls most heavily upon
the foreign owners, most Of whom az
Americans.
The tax rates applied to the MINING
New-York tribune., 1919-07-21
Royalists May Be Called On
To Paw indemnify to Oporto

LISBON, July 2O.-A ON viii be in
troduced at the next session Of the
Chamber Of Deputies making I obliga-
tory upon the Royalists to pay indem-
nifty for the damage they caused at
Oporto.
The Pres dential elections probably
viii take place on September 5.
The Portuguese legation at the
Vatican. it is reported, viii be raised
70 an emhassN-
New-York tribune., 1919-07-21
ICE CREAM

For countless ages cream,
milk, sugar and fruit have
been an important part Of
mans diet.
But Americans were the first
70 blend and freeze them into
the delightful delioacy called
ke cream.
The paIatability of ice cream
depends upon the quality Of
the ingredients and the skill
of the maker.
CHH-DS leo cr.an-vaniIIa
or truit favored i. a sun,rn ex
solsce nourishinx an il il
cooling.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-21

Of course, if you don't
mind d suit that soon looks
as II it had come out Of the
AK, then a ncar-wooI one is
good enough
But II you prefer a style
with some wear to it, then
you've simply got to stick
70 alI-wool clothes like
ours.
Pays,
ROGERS PrEr COMPANY
=, ,.i"sy ,s.n Broadway
H OF -Four a. gath ST.
u, Convenient
'gaowaJ Corners7 Fifth Ave-
"'irn st @lst St
New-York tribune., 1919-07-21
y-.yV5yN LyNggETzN zNlgZN L4yIaIIN
\ a@eYiS wear
lVlafMcCuscaleOKlsS
Mems Sweaters

l.. 81 Suitable Jackets for
y golf and motoring in
E-.s,= = brushed wool. With
rr.5s Reg aa,s or without collar.
Handsome heather colorings;
popular shades. Prices $10.50,
1900 and 1900.
Mohar Jackets, high-grade gar
ments of particular merit,
$3.50.
Fancy Striped Alpaca Jackets
ideal for sport wear $500.
Sweater Vests, brushed wool in
heather shades, $lO.5O.
James McCutchecn & Co.
Fifth Avenue
Men Wear Dept, SD Street Entrance
Eg7zz1 ~ ~ lzl YEl IHzI71IE7 YHgITzI7
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and especially food restriction violators
ana food hoarders.
Both the regular police force and
the reservis5s OF both sexes have
wrought Frandly rs Liberty bond
statesmen, and so have the postmen in
some districts as canysssers, and
everywhere "on the side and every
where tho fremen, working as an
organization.
Nor would the outline he complete
without at least n reference to the
force Of volunteer firemen so efYec-
lively built up within the last year by
Special Deputy Commissioner Ely
Joseph and Deputy Chief Kuss, the
representative of Chief Kenlon on the
job.
As for income, excess profit and
other Internal revenue taxes, il was
figured on July that the Second New
York State district which is old New
ior.t-had contributed little short of
half billion TO the national war chest.
or about twice as much as the First
Illinois district--colloGuially Chicago.
Finally, tho Significance OF New
York as war port il to 10 noted.
When Pershing's men talked OF Hell,
heaven or Hobollen by Christmas" the
IlubUkon III question was specifically
the army embarkation and disem-
HarkHtion piers. formerly those Of the
Hamburg American and Norddeutscher
Lloyd steamship lines, But other great
stretches Of harbOr waterfront had
been devoted to the war.
The Bush Terminal dock and ware
house facilities in Brooklyn were the
shipping point Of supplies. After to
olive Grab flood got moving from the
environments toward Berlin a monthly
average near zoo, 900 troops was main
taincd for six months through this
port All movements OF troops from
Philadelphia, Boston. Portland, Hall
faX and Montreal were controlled from
emharkation headquarters. port o.
New York.
The war organization at other Amer
IAN ports was modelled upon that
here,
Ard now II IL through New York
that "the boys" are coming back, get
ting such welcomes as the eager New
York pubic is allowed 10 give them
ana Incidentally maintaining organza
lion problems equal in extent 10 those
that existed when they embarked,
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At the time of the armistice that
figure was increased 10 nearly 100000.
In July, 1918. the hoard sent n COM
mission to France TO map out and
direct It's expanded work with the
A. T.. T. and the navy In European
waters. In August a plan was an
nounced for United War Work drive
for funds in two sections. Of which
that including the Welfare Board was
10 he deferred to January. the present
month. Later, however. this plan was
wisely changed and the sevenfold
drive resulted.
Just two years ago the Jewish
Volunteer Relief Commission began in
New York its effort to raise the
$40 900, 900 which was expected OF the
Jewry Of America for war relief; the
first local quota at the time was $780,
900. and at the opening meeting in
the Academy of Music, Brooklyn
$4,000 was pledged.
On November IL, armlstice day, the
American Jews in uniform itemized as
follows: Army. 10000; navy. 10000;
marines, 1,400. Jews holding commits
sions numbered 4.190. To November
Jewish casualties numbered 2.502, OF
SO per cent. Of the total then an.
nounced Four hundred and fifty-ont
Jews had been killed in action. New
York's contribution TO all this is SAID
roughly to have amounted TO between
s and 10 per cent.
The New York War Garden Com
mittee, under the Park Department
reported OF Manhattan last summer
that there were 1880 plots, size twenty
feet square or larger, under private
cultivation, and that the total yielt
would be $22,3s5 worth OF vegetables
I OF 1000 vacant Manhattan lots II wal
estimated that $500 were untillable
800 others leased to truckers or fol-
wagon storage. 900 more devoted t.
tennis and skating. OF the remaining
500 500 were in war gardens.
THE Finest" was prepared for wal
emergency under Commissioner Arthur
Woods, who as early Az 1916 had
plans perfected whereby $4,000 police
/ men could he distributed on short
! notice to safeguard the city. Nearly
! 1000 Of these men were 10 BE th'
regular bluecoats, the remainder the
Home Defence League members. latel
the Police Reserve. Military training
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NEW YORK CITY'S SHARE IN THE WAR

Struggled, for the sake of the city's
mothers and babies. to hold down the
ever rising price of milk. Secured
many of the offers of accommodation
for visiting soldiers and sailors in pri-
waite homes. Secured women workers
10 replace men in banks and other
businesses and Industries; also Sc
cured thousands OF women war work
ers for the munitions and gas defence
plants. Through a subcommittee on
health which conducted the baby saw
ing campaign the members OF the
Mayors committee of women estimated
that they saved tho lives OF nearly
80, 900 babies.
To continue the record of wona~'s
share in the city during the war at
least this much may be credited OF
the local achievement OF the National
League OF Women's Service; the or
ganization OF which was rushed
through in March. 1917, and completed
by the time war was declared: instruc-
ton in cookery and dietetics for war
workers and men In some OF the ser
vice branches; provision OF woman
power for war industry; home service
to soldiers families, notably gifts to
their children: organization OF the
land army OF women agricultural
workers, in March, 1918, and super
vision over the army; aid in the wal
work drives; institution OF n canteer
corps which fed 302.sS0 service mer
during three weeks of last November
institution and maintenance Of a
vomen's motor corps for ambulance
and general service.
An early offshoot Of the leagues
motor corps was that other sterling
organization of women drivers, the
Motor Corps OF America, under the
efficient and military command oil
Major Helen Bastedo. This organiza'
ton, as to New York. gave the Fedora
and local authorities the beneit OF
taxi and ambulance transport or
scores OF highly important occasions
and on hundreds of lesser consequence
The Jewish Welfare Board, planned
and formed in Washington In the sum
mer OF 1917 by representatives OF the
national Jewish societies. has. in the
nature Of things. made New York it'
base. At the time II was formed
there were upward of $4,000 young
Jewish men in Americas armed forces
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for al, was instituted soon after the
Lusitania was sunk.
New York police did their war
time duty in their usual way, as a
matter of course, with no bid fur extra
credit. It took In detective coopora-
ton with tho Government against
the German plotters, this including on
n dozen occasions expert work by the
famous Bomb Squad; cooperation in
the armed guard Of tho bridges, rail
way tunnels and approaches, the
aqueduct and other vital members of
the physical civic and war port sys-
TENS. the taking of the Mayors coal
census year ago---in which rather
futile assignment the police exhibited
admirable tact and sense the suppress
sion Of coal riots; the registration OF
enemy aliens and tho roundup OF
evaderS; tho institution of air raid
defence measures: the enforcement of
lightlesS nights; assistance In enforc-
ing the food regulations: assistance in
the Federal Stacker roundup" and
OF signal importance major share
OF the guarding OF visiting foreign
statesmen and commissions, as well
as OF our own high national officials
when these were in town.
Under Commissioner EnriRht the
home defenders, who in Woodss
time had been $4,000 strong. were
filed down to three-fltths OF that
number and put under charge of Rod
man Wanamaker ms Il special Deputy
Commissioner, They augmented the
war time force, and on some ocCa-
sions generally. and right along in a
few sections, they took over traffic
work and other police duties. II the
unwise policy of drafting from the
police force had had time to be pushed
far enough responsibility for law and
order in the city would have developed
en- these citizen volunteers, and there
Is little doubt that their account OF
themselves would have been credit
able.
Tho Women's Police Reserve was
created under Commissioner Enrlgh,
carly in 1918, BY September 1t mum
bered $500, and six women were mem.
bers of the regular police force. Tho
rcseTvists have even patrollcd III,
streets In Some districts during coca
sions of excitement They have
helped teach thrift and hygiene and
have terreted out spies, propagandists