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New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
COuernOr Decides on
Hoarding Conference
attorney General Palmer in.
rited to Aften<i; September
Is Is the Tentative Date Set
Special Correspondence

t'N'er''tCC
ALBANY, Sept. Ex-Governor Smith
has tentatively set September Is as
the date for the conference to take up
food boarding and profteering, as rec
commended in the report of former
Governor Martin II. Glynn and Dr.
John H. Finley United States At
torney General A. Mitchell Palmer has
been invited, and Governor Smith said
to-day he felt sure he would attend.
The food Investigators, in their re-
port, said further inquiry would be
useless because of the previous in
quiry, and recommended that con-
ference be held to collate the data pro-
duced and from it devise necessary leg
islation.
They recommended that to this con-
the Investigating agencies, heads of
appropriate state and city depart
ments. the Attorney General of the
United States or his representative, the
Attorney General of the state, the Dis
trict Attorney of each county, the
Mayors of cities, members of the re-
construction commission heads of the
departments of farms and markets of
the state and cities, heads of the de-
partments of health of the state and
cities, the Federal Food Administrator,
and representatives of chambers of
commerce, agricultural interests and
labor.
The Governor to-day received a re-
quest from the Federal food admin
istration for the report Of the investi-
cation into butter, eggs and grain prod
ucts made in 1916 by the mercantile
agency of New York, and which is now
in the hands of the Attorney General
The request will be granted.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
" omen Favor Measure
To Regulate Packers
National Consumers League
Secretary Says Working Girls
Just Exist on High Food Costs
Neru York Tribune
TVHsbir1for Rureo,

Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-The pack
ers were scored by the woman in in
dustry" to-day before the Senate Agri-
culture Committee, through Mrs. Flor
ence Kelley, general secretary of the
National Consumers League, testifyinp
in behalf of the Kenyon bill to regu-
late the packing business. That twenty
years effort to get better wages count
ed for naught for the working woman
when she had to pay exorbitant prices
tor food, and that America should re-
turn to the good old days of localized
and decentrallzed livestock products
tor the lowering of these high costs,
were especially emphasized by the wit
ness.
The working girl has a direct con-
nection with this packers legislation.
said Mrs. Kelley, when it means she has
to cut down on food, share her room
with several others and suffer illness
from undernourishment
Mrs. Kelley blamed >the packers for
the high prices these working girls
have to pay for food. She said in part:
Some one may object that part of
the wage earners' increase goes for
higher rent, but that is a minor con-
slderation compared with exorbitant
prices for food.> Families double up,
working girls shape one room between
two, and keep their rent down at per-
sonal inconvenience.
The consequence of cutting down
food is, first, inconvenience and dis
comfort, then reducing working capa-
city, then illness. time lost, pay re-
duced, the benefit of the minimum
wage ruling lost for the underfed
worker, and, in thousands of cases
during this last year, fatal illness
and quick death.
Some one may inquire why we at
the packers? We do this in part be-
cause of their own advertising. From
their huge advertisements in the daily
papers we learn, for instance, that the
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06

Armour Company is now producing
rolled oats
cI II have been feeding my family on
chicago rolled oats during the last
two months in an obscure little village
III Maine, thirty miles from a railway
station. Does any sane person believe
that it is in the end cheaper for oat-
meal to travel from Chicago to Maine
in two-pound or three-pound packages
than it was to eat Maine oats as my
grandmother did?
We used to get Rhode Island corn
meal, two pounds for a nickel. The
industry has been so discouraged bv
the competition of the centralized
producers with. their enormous adver-
tislg, increasing annually. that the
Rhode Island white cornmeal industry
is virtually extinct. A small amount
can be obtained for favored customers
by a limited number of grocers in
Eastern cities for Is to 20 cents a
pound. Otherwise this fashioned
wholesome staple is virtually gone
from the market. Does any one be-
lleve that the elimination of this ex-
cellent cheap food is really a service
to the American people?
at is the belief of the committee
on food of the National Consumers
League that the Kenyon measure now
before this committee is we'll calcu-
lated to promote, throughout the
United States, such localized and de-
centralized production of livestock and
livestock products as we used to have
in the old-fashioned days"
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06

Haven, Conn. when news of the strike
reached him.
81 reached New York at a. m.,"
said Mr.. Cohan, "and saw my own COM
pany at the earliest possible moment.
Have you walked out?' | asked them.
NO they responded, walk out for
what?'"
Mr.. Cohan evidently intended to 20
on with his recital after brief
rhetorical pause, bu. man n the back
OF me room seized u2oa the dramatic
instant and and made off with il.
walk out for Equity" he yelled,
and suited his action 20 the word.
"A good exit line" was Mr.. Cohan's
comment.
Grace George Mrs. William A.
Brady joined the Fidelity League last
night. She said II the closed shop
were to be the rule on the stage she
would rather be shut out with the
Fidelity than let in with the EQUITY"
Prior to the meeting between repre-
sentatlves of the managers and of the
unions concerned in the strike there
had been no evidence during the day
that the strike was any closer TO set
tlement. Attorneys for both sides had
met as usual. but without apparent
result.
Equity Votes Confidence
AS many Equity members as the Lex
ington Theatre could hold gathered
there, voted confidence in Francis Will
son. their president, heard Hugh
Frayne. organizer of the American
Federation Of La Dor, predict disast ter
for all projected Antiquity theatrical
Productions and voiced their determi-
nation 20 ignore the hypocrtical ad-
vanceS Of the managers" and to stick
to the end"
Members of the Actors Fidelity
League expressed their confidence in
the good faith of the managers and in
the justice Of the terms proposed by
them to the Equity Association at a
meeting at the Hotel Bll.more last
night. The managers association,
after a meeting yesterday. announced
that its plans for the reopening of
many theatres were being pushed.
Loyal stage hands" at the Selwyn
Theatre, the management announced,
had finished rehearsing for the per-
fornance of The Challenge," an
nounced to reopen tonight. From the
Equity camp came word that the "loyal
stage hands referred to were really
strike breakers employed and fur
nlshed by detective agency" Charles
=. Shay, president Of the international
Union of Stage Employees, said mana
gers employing strike breakers as stage
hands would regret the move. The
Selwyn Theatre management had diff
Guilty IN getting printed the necessary
posters announcing the reopening Of
the theatre. The posters, when finally
received, had to be posted by the cleri-
cal staff Of the theatre.
That the nlan of the managers to
utilize members of the Knights of La
Dor behind the scenes in their pro-
jected productions was doomed to fail
ure was declared at the Lexington The
atre meeting by Mr.. Frayne.
Let them dig up their Knights of
Labor" he said. ANY attempt to work
the theatres with knights of Labor is
too foolish to consider"
Of the settlement terms. as proposed
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
by the producing managers, Mr.. Frayns

oy ene prooucing managers, Mr. tr4yno
said:
Under those terms you would be
helpless to prevent the managers TAX
ing away, subject to your acceptance
OF their terms, all the advantages TO
you contained in those terms. The
proposal Is absurd. We will fight this
matter through to a finish. Organized
labor all over the North American con-
tlnent is with you and will show its
loyalty to your cause when necessary.
All you have to DO is to ask, and T
produce play"
South Backs the Equity
Ernest Martin. vice pres ident of the
North Carolina State Federation OF
Labor, said that the Equity's position
had been Endorsed by his organization.
Norman Trevor said the strike was
being watched by the English stage
folk, who were all Equities at heart"
Paul N Turner, counsel Cor the Equity
Association. analyzed the terms of set
tlement proposed by the managers,
which he descr bed as "a perfectly i'm
possible proposal"
The Producing Managers sAssoc;a-
ton. said Francis Wilson, carrying on
me attack, Stands convicted Of hypoc-
rlsy and deceit. OF course ws rejected
the so-called pact of Peace Il was
filied with jokers, pitfalls and snares.
Managerial autocracy is dead and bur-
led, and If we consent to meet the
managers 1t will pe with an air of in
dependence as our birthright and not
as mana gerial concession With the
support Of our allies, the stage hands
and musicians, We stand here to win or
die"
The opening Of the Equity pro-
gramme of four one-ac+ nlavs a. tbo
Lenox Theatre, 10th Street and Lenox
Avenue, was postponed yesterday 10
Tuesday evening.
Actors who are handling the daily
$4,000 receipts of the Equity shows
were bonded yesterday, in accordance
with business practice, by a surety COM
pany. Albert Brown, asked bv the
bonding firms representative for the
name of his last employer, replied,
George Broadhurst," whereupon the
surety company forwarded 20 MIR
broadhurst blank voucher 10 be filled
out: Last night Mr.. Brown received the
untitled voucher, together with the fol-
lowing note:
Il always knew you had sense Of
humor. Your sending me the bond ap-
pllcatlon confirms that opinion.
GEORGE BROADHURST."
Captain Everett Butterfeld, business
manager Of the Equity entertainment
committee, had a similar experience at
the hands of Charles Emerson Cook.
his last employer" After the bonding
people had been made 20 understand
that during the present strike produc-
ing managers are not lending a help
tul hand 30 striking actors and thcir
shows the bonds were made out with
out the aid OF Mr.. Broadhurst and Mr..
Cook.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Teachers Will Tell Them to
TakcListsH Home and Bring
Back Orders To Be Filled
From StoresF FollowingDay
More Stations to Open
Conference Is Called to
Decide on Plan 10 Dis.
pose of Meats by Butchers

The 100000 public school pupils of
the city VIA be employed to aid in
reducing the cost of living for their
families and in accelerating the dis
tribution Of army food according to a
plan now being formulated by Edwin
A. O'Malley. Deputy Commissioner of
Public Markets Mr.. O'Malley will
take immediate steps to put his plan
into action, being hastened by the an
nouncement of the War Department at
Washington last night that eight mill
ion pounds of evaporated apples,
peaches and prunes nave been made
available for municipalities,
Most of the school children" Mr.
O'Malley said last night, come from
homes where every dollar must be
spent with view OF obtaining the
greatest possible return for it. Many
of the parents are unable to speak
English or are otherwise prevented
from hearing Of the sale Of army food
stuFs at prices from 20 to 40 per cent
below the prevailing retail quotations.
Some housewives have work enough
10 occupy every moment of their time
and are unable to go several blocks to
school and wait on line TO make a
purchase.
Sale To Be Announced
"For these reasons, We plan to have
the principals and teachers Of the
schools inform the children of the op-
portunity to purchase goods. Their
parents need only give them the order
and the money and the children Will
bring home the bacon and the other
commodities In this way we could
swell the daily sales from our present
average OF 1000 10 we'll over $780,
600 Sales are by no means tagging,
but we feel at times that every one
who should is not deriving the benefit"
Partly TO enable the children to make
purchases, the plan for opening the
schools from 3 to p. m. during school
days has been abandoned. Sales will
open at 10 o'clock and close at i. a. 5 at
present. The only changes to be made
will be in the MONDAY closing. The
sale viii stop al 11:45 a. M. instead of
12. and reopen at lis, instead of at
l 2. n.
Dr. Jonathan c. Day. Commissioner
OF Public Markets. announced that
school buildings VIII be open on Mon
day for sales. but VIII be closed on
Wednesday becaus- of the Pershing
parade. There Will be no sales at
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Court Tests Votes in
YOnkers MavoraItv

WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, Sept. 6.-su-
preme Court Justice Seeger to-day
granted a writ of mandamus on the
application of former Sheriff Ulrich
Wiesendanger, defeated by Mayor Will
lam j. Wallin for the Republican
mayoralty nomination in Yonkers, di-
recting John D. Cartwright and George
S. Bailey, of the Westchester County
Board of Elections, to appear before
Justice Tompkins at special term in
Nyack tomorrow morning and produce
IT. protested ballots in TUESDAYS
primary, which are to be reviewed by
the court. The returns gave the nomi-
nation to Mayor Wallin by fifteen
votes.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Plan
Pool toFight
u. S. Packers
Government Said To Be
Taking Stern Measures
to Shake Off Strangle
Hold of American Firms
Soon to Launch Project
Business of Some Concerns
Dropped to Almost Moth.
ing Due to Operations

LONDON, Saturday, Sept. 6.-The
British government is taking drastic
measures to fight American packers.
says "The Herald" the Labor organ.
this morning.
This decision was dictated, according
to the newspaper, owing to the
"strangle hold" big American packers
are exerting on the British provision
import trade. Arrangements virtually
have been completed for the establish
ment of brokers' pool for those firms
whose business has dropped to almost
nothing owing to the alleged operations
Of the packers, and who refuse to
throw in their lot with the packers.
The Herald" quotes an officer of the
Food Ministry as saying:
1--WE are trying to make arrange
ments by which British traders may
have share in the trade which for
merly was in the hands of the Ameri-
can packers agents."
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Old Man Seeks Hylan
Police Prevent His Entrance
Into Mavor's Home

Policeman Clauer, Of the Ralph Ave-
nues station, Brooklyn, stopped Patrick
Driscoll, about eighty years old, yester-
day afternoon as he was about to enter
the home of Mayor Hylan, at $50 Bush
wick Avenue, Brooklyn. Driscoll had
just come out of Civil Service Commits
sioner Drennen's home, at 965 Bushwick
Avenue, where he asked for a drink of
water. Clauer learned Driscoll wan
dered about the streets of Brooklyn
for two days and nights without eating
At the police station Lieutenant
Joseph Henley sent out for coffee and
sandwiches. Driscoll said he lived at
$50 York Street, Brooklyn, with his
son and daughter, now away on a vaca-
ton. He was placed by the police in the
care of relatives.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Henderson May Sail
For u. S. This Month
British Labor Leaders, Visit
Depends on Bye Election
Results
NetD York Tribune
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LONDON, Sept. 5.-Aruthur Hender-
son, the British Labor Party leader.
expects to sail for America about the
middle of this month He has cabled
to New York for mnium programme
of activities yhile in that country. as
he is anxious to return to England as
soon as possible after October %. the
date set for the meeting of Parliament.
Some apprehension is expressed in
British Labor circls that Mr. Hender-
son will be compelled to cancel his
trip at the last moment, an if the re
turns show that Henderson has elected
to parliament at the recent Widnes
bye-e election, a political crisis may re-
suit. The Widnes returns will not he
known before next Saturday. Hen
derson himself is confident of vistorv.
and, in the opinion of the Labor pol-
iticians. his election is practically
certain"
If the government should use Hem
derson's election as pretext for resie-
nation the Labor leader would be COM
PEELED to postpone his departure to
America.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Actors Wa,1t Wilson
To Act as Arbitrator

CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-A proposal
~ that President Wilson act as
arbitrator in the dispute between
striking actors, members of the
Actors Equity Association and the
managers was made here to-day by
Burton Churchill, representative of
the Equity in Chicago.
I'VE are willing to abide by any
decision the President may make"
ne said. "If the managers refuse
this proposition we are confident all
public opinion will be with U.s."
Mr.. Churchill's announcement FOL-
lowed close on the heels of the man
ayers declarations that they were
tired of empty houses and were pre-
pared to abandon arbitration with the
actors and fight the matter out with
strike breakers.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06

schools on Mondays Ct subsequent
:, Deputy Commissioner William A
Muiry, IN charge of opening new sa1es
stations, said last night that the de-.
mand for more depots has how 90
great that additional school bnild;nrS
VIII be stocked with supplies neSt
week Deputy Commissioner William
smith said that $4,000 cases of canned
tomatoes at Port Newark have been
maze avai liable for sale by the city. The
uvlnanc LOT canned tomatoes has far
EXCEEDED the supply, he said.
The fruits offered by the government
include l,1s1,s4S pounds of evaporated
apples. packed in fifty-pound cases SELL eli
ing at S6.44; 1 1.3na,S pounds of dried
Peaches, ooa6, at $3.50 fifty-pound case:
2'"Sz'oo2 pounds of prunes at $3.50 a
nitY-pound case The fruits will bo
SoId outright. the War Department
specifying that it will not take hack
unsold portions of orders.
ne sole drawback in the speedv dis
posa Of the fruits being sold at the
scooihouses has been the inability of the
average housewife to pay for fiftv
pound case Of prunes. For this reason
pspu'y commissioner O'Malley pur-
chased bags to be used by housewives
Think Dealers Are Buying
A complaint that dealers are nur-
chaslNg goods from P. S. 161. Ludlow
and De lancey Streets, was made yes
terday BY Harry Schlacht, an official
OF the Downtown Business Mems A.
soclation. Mr.. Schlacht said house
wives complained to him of their in
aollty to make purchases at the school
because some Of the workers seemed
10 be more interested in loading the
wagons
Commissioner OMalley declared that
lHe purchases were made by co0pera-
tive tive societies and not by dealers.
tie SAID he first demanded the
assurance of the societies that
the goods would be sold to members
at the prices obtaining at the schools
10 insure against dealers obtaining
large Quantities of dried fruits. DR..
Day last night issued the following
order to policemen and cashiers at ali
scnoois: You are hereby instructed
N't to sell more than one case Of
prunes or any other foodstuff until
you have satisfied yourself bevond
question that the person buvine is
DONG 1t for consumers and not for
resale for profit. This instruction
must be adhered to strictly. The
UNITED States government and His
Honor the Mayor want to be assured d
that there is no profiteeringNin army
foodstuffs" :"
Dr. Day, Deputy Commissioner
o. Malley. Charles Grismer, president
OF the New York State Butchers, As
soclatlon, and other dealers will confer
to-day with Col. J. R. Carson, Zone
Supply officer, Captain A. A. Steward
Zone Surplus Property officer, and
Captain j. r. Hebbletwaithe. in charge
of transportation and finance. on the
handling of poultry. pork loins and
mutton. Mr.. Grismer's offer to aid in
disposing of the food has been seconded
by large number of other dealers.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06

In a boys day, a boys
foot bOthers him little. It's
IN after years that a wrong
shoe tells.
Our boys *Westpointer
is built on a last that's right
for growing feet. Ortho-
pedic surgeons say so.
Designed to keep boys
from making the acquaint-
anCe of those enemies Of
good nature and health
the corn, the bunion, the
crooked toe and the fallen
arch.
Many parents have-and
any parent is welcome to
have a pair sent home for
the purpose Of first con-
sultlng with their family
physician.
Your boy goes to school
SO that some day he'll be
able to stand on his own
feet"
Let's start him right!
w e S p ointer shoes
black or tan. Sizes 10 to
51a.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Mutiny Charge Against
Six of Grew Dismissed

Mutiny charges brought against six
members of the crew of the steamer
Castlewood by Captain Alexander
Mitchell were dismissed yesterday by
United States Commissioner McGold-
rick, in Brooklyn. The captain charged
that the crew assaulted him when the
vessel was on its way here from Bar
bados. The men were James c. Peter
son. Daniel Kelly, Henry Bruening,
Vincent O'Toole. Lawrence Wagner and
Gustave H. Jashden
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Massachusetts Hoarding
Amendment in Effect

BOSTON, Sept 5.-Governor Cool
idge to-day made effective Immediate
ly, by virtue of the authority given
him under the initiative and referen-
dun amendment to the constitution,
an act passed by the last Legislature,
making it unlawful to maintain or in
crease unreasonably the price of any
necessity>of life.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Halts Brooklyn ''L':
Car Is Derailed Tying Up
Fulton Street Line

The Fulton Street elevated line in
Brooklyn was tied up for some time
during the rush hour last night by
the derailment of the forward car of
a train that was just leaving the Sim
dcren Avenue station. The car was
thrown across both tracks. Passengers
were shaken up by the sudden stop,
but no one was severely hurt.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Fair Price List

E'oALo"ING IS the fair price list
made public yesterday by the Fair
F''e committee. to be used By house
'o'pes as a guide IN making purchases:
ERACEnIEa
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Democrats to Meet

WASHINGTON Sept. 5.-A meet
ing of the Executive Committee of the
Democratic National Committee will
be held at Atlantic City Sept. 26 and
27. Chairman Cummings announced to-
day.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Actors Strike
Ends; Shows to
Open at Once

Continued from page l
Arizona republican., 1919-04-27

155 nm. guns. Something over 5000 delivered
 Order for 112 "Eagie1 boats. 200 feet long, 25 feet beam. Something like 2 delivered, when the order was re- duced to @. The balance will be fin ished by the first of August.
 More than 5000 trucks. More than 25.000 regular Ford cars. More than G.000 ambulances.
 Four hundred thonsand cylinders for Liberty motors. Because of the su- periority of the work on this article, the government placed the order with the Ford Motor company to make all the cylinders for all the Liberty motors made in America. The original order was practically completed when the ar mistice was signed, and a new order for 100000 had just been entered.
 Seven -hunderd thousand bearings for Liberty motors. Once again the gov ernment recognized the superior quality of the bearings made by this company and placed the order with us for all the bearings for all the Liberty motors made in the United States. On this order 100000 bearings had been de- livered.
 Seven hundred thousand cylinder
Arizona republican., 1919-04-27

furnishde by the motion picture de- partment of the Ford Motor company.
 We also did more than sl,0o0, 900 of work in the production of special de- vices for the naval department of the British government
 We also furnished the government 275 skilled mechanics for work in France.
 Also, through our chemical labora- tory we co-operated with the manu- lecturers of gas masks for the United States army.
 An average of 34,oOo men and women were employed by the main factory at Highland Park; $500 men at the ship building plant on the River Rouge; 4,O00 men employed at the new blast furnace in course of construction on the Rouge; 250 men employed at the carburetor plant, or an average of 45,- 900 employees, practically all on 100 per cent governmene work, under a standard eight-hour day and a mini- mum wage of s per day.