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New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
Only Two Groups Oppose
League, Says DIR. Wise
They Are Pro.Cermans and
Those Who Want War With
England. He Declares

Opposition to the league OF nations
covenant Is fostered in America by
two considerable groups. pro-Germans
and those "who will not be happy until
we 20 to war with England" said DR..
Stephen S. Wise yesterday in sermon
at the Free Synagogue. The former
faction. he declared. fear the covenant
will in}ure their Germany or Austria,
having failed to realize that the league
WAS ordained to prevent Germany from
;niuring America and other nations Of
the world.
"As for that other faction con-
tinued Or. Wise, Il say right here it
shall never come to pass that we shall
have war with Great Britain"
Rabbi Wise then referred to the
situation in the United States Senate
saying:
"The Senators from Idaho, Massa-
ehusetts and California are laborns
under the curious hallucination that
the league of nations is a conspiracy
hatehed by Lloyd George, Arthur Bal
four. Clemenceau and Orlando, and
that President Wilson became en-
meshed in the web of their devices
1t Is no trick of European diplomacy
I will say right here, and it is the
truth. that President Wilson when he
first considered the league of nations
plan hestated. but when he saw the
chaotic condition of Europe he knew
1t was necessary. He matched his
vision against Europe-that is the story
OF the birth of the league of nations
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
Japanese Official
And Americans
FlOut War Idea
Niscount kaneko of Priv
Council Says Armed Con-
fiict Between Two Ma.
tions Never Will Occur

TOXIC, Sept. % (By The Associated
Press Addresses in which it was
declared that war between Japan and
the United States is a contingency not
to be considered and statements that
the future Of the two countries lies in
cultivating economic relations and
friendly intercourse were heartily ap-
plaudcd and cheered yesterday at a
luncheon given by the American japan
Society.
Viscount Kaneko, a member of the
Prlvy Council and formerly special
representative Of Japan to the United
States, presided. The luncheon was
given in honor of former United
States Senator Theodore E. Burton, OF
Ohio; Lieutenant Colonel Carl F. Bald
win, the American military attache
who is leaving Japan shortly for Wash
ington, and P. D. Blake, an Ame rican
business man in Japan for thirty wears
who is going to London.
Without directly mentioning Shan
tung, the speeches were based on the
feeling in the United States arising
from the Shantung question.
"Some Americans fear that a war
may come with Japan" said Viscount
kaneko. "But you, Colonel Baldwin
Who have seen our military organza
tion and know our people. will be able
to tell your countrymen that we never
had the slightest idea Of declaring war
against the republic on the other side
of the Pacific.
"Tnere will never be a war between n
Japan and America. The entire Jap
anese people will concur with me in
this opinion. Tell this to your Presi-
dent and the members OF the Cabinet.
the Senators and the Representatives
and your judges, bankers, capitalists,
journalists and working people. Never
can we entertain such an idea against
America, which has done so much for
our country and led US into the path
OF taking q scat in the council Of the
five great powers"
Cheering greeted the words Of Wis
count kaneko.
Mr.. Burton said he joined with the
Japanese statesman in declaring that a
war between Japan and the United
States was impossible. IN the first
place, he declared. it would be futile
II Japan attacked the Pacific Coast she
could not hope 10 penetrate the interior
Of America; if Americ attacked Japan
she might be able to do serious injury
but would leave trail Of hatred which
would hurt America more than japan
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
Catholics Gather War Data
Church Wants Record of All
Who Saw Service

With the approval of Archbishop
Hayes, there are being collected
accurate data, with correct names,
titles and records of service. Of all
Catholic young men of all parishes in
the New York archdiocese. The aims
are said to be three. One is that the
parish and the archdiocese NAV
have complete records of the part
Catholic young men took in the great
war, and especially of all who lost
their lives or were wounded. A record
also is being kept of all for whom
positions were found on their return
and all who are being educated
through help Of the government or of
the Knights of Columbus.
A second aim is to put all names
and records in books that shall be the
heritage of the. church for all time
The third is to consider, after the rec
ords are in hand, what form of memo
rial there shall be-
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
Hiss for Constantine
Stirs Creek Convention

Nenlzelos edhcrcnt nearly broks
Up the final session of the victory CON
vention of the Loyalists' League of
America. an organization of Creek
Americans, held yesterday in Carnegie
Hall While n J. Theophilatos. chair
man of the meeting, was laudinc King
Constantine. a man in the rear of the
auditorium started 10 hiss. In an in
stant tho audience was in an uproar.
The man started for the door. but
he had to run the gantct of the
loyalists near the aisle. After giv-
ing him pummelling mem bers Of the
audience resumed their seats and the
meeting continued.
state Senator John j. 6oyIan. Of the
18th District. WAS the principal
speaker. The Senator promised TO ap-
pear before the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations to argue the cause for
the Greek nationalists. After compii-
mentng the Greeks on their work in
the great war, Senator Boylan closed
by saying that he hoped the new cap
ital Of Greece would be in Constan-
tinople, which, he said, rghtfully be-
longed to the Greeks.
The executive committee Of the
league sent the following telegram to
Pres dent Wilson:
"The Greek-AmericAn Loyalists'
League has the honor unanimously to
express to you its cordial congratula-
tons for your noble effort to promote
the liberties of mankind by the en-
forcement of the lofty American
ideals and wishes to you complete
triumph in your campaign for the
ratification of the peace treaty and
the league Of nations by the United
States Senate"
Mr.. Theophilatos requested his hear
ers to take out their citizenship papers
at the earliest opportunity. Rep
resentatives Of all the 102 branches
of the league, with total mem ber-
ship of 100000, were present.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
Actors Gain in Paris
Some Managers Grant Demands /;
Others tO Arh;trata

PARIS, Sept. 2s.-Several theatrical
managers have proposed to accept arbi-
tration on the question Of engaging
non-union actors in the present strike,
and the matter is now before the Inter
Snydical Employees Committee. Soy
eral prominent managers have accepted
the lnter-Syndical Committees CON
tract form, including the clause pro-
hibting the engagement of non-mem-
bers of the union and not prolonging
beyond September, 1920, the engage
ments of members. already unde r
contract. These include the managers
Of the Renaissance, Odeon, Antoine,
Grand Guignol Cluny and Dejazet.
The directors of the Opera Comique
reached an agreement with the COM
mittec permitting them to open their
houses this afternoon and evening
The secretary of the committee, how
ever, declared that if within forty eight
hours all the managers had not ac-
cepted the contract form the strike
would be made general, even in the
case of the theatres which had signed.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
Mercier To Be Honored
By Princeton To-day

PRINCETON. n. j.. Sept 2S.-Car-
dinal Mercer will be the guest Of
Princeton University tomorrow. when
he is TO receive the degree of Doctor Of
Laws and be entertained at luncheon
by President Hibben. The Cardinals
party will reacn here about 10 o'clock
in the morning. All classes arc TO be
suspended while he IS at the university.
Cardinal Mcrcier is to visit Columbia
University October T. The honorary
degree of Doctor of Sacred Theology
will be conferred upon him by Dr.
Nicholas Murray Butler on behalf of
the university. The ceremony viii take
place at 3 y. II. in South Court, in front
of the library.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
100000 Mark Passed
In n. Y. Legion Drive

Ogden L. Mills, state chairman Of
the American Legion, announced yes
,erday that the 100000 quota assigned
10 the state in the recent campaign CT
the veterans organization had been
exceeded, thanks to the united work
Of the posts which participated.
In June" said Mr.. Mills. I'VE set
.he goal at 500 posts and 100000 mem
bers in New York State before the
state convention in Rochester, October
10. and so enthusiastic was the re-
sponse that two weeks before the con-
vention we have exceeded our allot-
ment with a total of sos posts
and slightly more than our 100, 900
members. By the middle of next
week we will have reached the 1000
mark set by the national committee
as our quota in the national drive for
r million members. and by the time
of the convention we fully expect an
additional ten thousand members"
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
Tilted Fiance Held
For Death of Woman

Frank Baltisso. a carpenter living a.
81 East Seventy eighth Street. Man
haitian. was held yesterday in tho
Coney Island police court on a charge
of homicide. row hours after irene
Schwartz, cook in a boarding house et
2o9 Bay Thirtyhrst Street. Brooklyn
had been found with two bullet wounds
IN her abdomen Batsko gave himself
up to the police, saying he shot her.
Sne died in Coney Island Hospital.
Baltlsko said Miss Schwartz was his
liancec and he had given her $1,000
besides a diamond ring. Then. he said
Miss Schwartz told him her love had
cooled and he had better stop ealing.
He only made one call after that
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
No End in Sight 10 Deboic
On Peace yrpn'y in Paris

PARIS, Sept. % By The Associated
prcss).-At the close OF the fifth week
Of the debate on the peace treaty in
TIC Chamber of Deputies no one dares
to psophcsy when the discussion Will be
concluded Deputies Renou t. Frank
lin-Bouillon, Augagncur, Ybarnegaray
and Lefevre are still on the list to
deliver long speeches against the
treaty, and twenty seven other Deputies
wlll speak for or against ratiticat ion.
All the government speakers have been
heard. and the Cabinet viii not inter-
fere further in the discussion unless
directly interpellated
Newspapers Of all parties are united
in urging the Chamber to expedite
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
Women Urged to Register

A full registration of women voters
for the coming municipal election is
urged by the Women's City Club in its
Quarterly Bulletin" to be issued this
week; Reglstration dates are October
6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, from 5 to 1890 n m
and October IL, from 7 a. m. to 1890
p. m.
The Bulletin, contains list of all
candidates in the five boroughs and
articles on the duties of Supreme
Court justices and surrogates by
Clarence j. Shearn and Harold f. Lin
pencott.
There is also Voters Manual for
women who desire TO know exactly
their rights with reference to the
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
AH Dutch Ships
Returned by u. S.
O,Uners Said To Be Well
Satisfied With Con1pe,,-
sdti0n They Received

ROTTERDAM, Sept. 2s.-All the
Dutch shipping, aggregating approx
mately 100000 tons, which was requisi-
toned by the United States in March.
1918, has either been returned to the
Dutch owners or is in process of re-
turn. The mission, composed Of Ameri-
can naval and army officers, which has
arranged for the turning back of fifty
tour such ships, totalling 369,552 dead
weight tons. is winding up it's work
and preparing to close its offices here
on October l.
it was stated in Dutch circles, that
while Dutch sentiment never has COM
pletcly recovered from the shock of the
SEIZURE, the owners are we'll satisiie d
with the American terms.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
AlIicd.German Commission to
Direct Baltic Evacuation

BERLIN. Sept 2S.-A mixed German
and entente commission will go to the
Baltic provinces soon to direct the
movement of German troops from that
region according to semi official
statement issued here.
In order to enforce the execution of
the commissions decisions, the Ger
man government has ordered that
troops refusing to leave will have their
pay stopped and will not receive fur
ther supplies
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29

action on the treaty and in accusing
the Deputies Of playing politics" by
unduly prolonging consideration Of the
question. The government and the op-
position are both attempting to cast
the responsibility for the delay upon
their opponents.
1t is generally believed that the
Chamber will not be prorogued until
the middle of October and that the
election will take place in December.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
SOUTHERN
HOSPITALITY

II you've ever enjoyed it in
one of Dixie's old>hshioned,
whlte>columned houses, then
you know the delights of
Mammy's hot biscuits.
Brought in several times dur
ing the meal, feather>light
with golden butter melting in,
you simply can't resist them.
CHILDS famous butter cakes
are made like Mammy's bis
euits-brown and crisp on
top and bottom, light and
fluffy inside.
Served piping hot with real
country butter. they blend
perfectly with any dish.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29

There's a nice, warm
cheer to our new Fall over
coats.
Not one that isn't all
wool by our own chemical
test.
Among G others, hand
some *"Scotch Mists." Our
own idea of constructing
cheviots for rainproohng.
Woven in Scotland to our
special order. The gar
ments, of course, we make
up here.
Light, medium and heavy
weights.
*"Composite" "Derbies are
0oAAl 10 SdIlSIy l11S law VI
averages.
They do.
Fit and look we'll on 80
out of every 100 men.
Wespecialize in luggage!
'9sc(sesvsd ztuds,nosSs.
ROGERS PEEr COMPANY
eSeeewey Broadway
~ 1Sth St. Pour at 34th St.
Convenient
oWoY CorueYs" Fifth Ave.
ssa306 at 4lst St.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
SkOda Munition Works
Are Reported Nationalized

VIENNA. Sept. 2s. - The famous
Skoda arms and ammunition works,
near Pilsen, have been natonalized, ac-
cording to messages received here. A
new council has been named to CON
duct the works, comprised of six -Czechs
and three Frenchmen.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa. Sept
2S via Montrean. w illiam Gemmil,
Trsnsvaal Chamber Of Mines, and Mr..
Crawford. secretary of the South Afri-
can Industrial Federation, will repre-
sent tha Union of South Africa at the
international Labor Congress at Wash
ington. They arc the nominees of the
employers and workers. respectively.
and will sail from Africa September 80
for the United States
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
Australian Trades Councils
Boycott Washington Congres

MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 2S.-
The trades councils in the various Aus
tralian capitals have refused to nomi-
nate delegates to the Washington
Labor Congress.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29

The last previous advices regarding
the Sxoda works were that their pur-
chase was being negotiated for by an
American syndicate. A hitch in the
negotiations was reported. The works
produced Austrian howitzers.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29


II - ]
I y -
3
H a We ou
noticed lately
any newspa-
per articles S
dealing with
the problems
of the increas-
ing costs of
nearly every
thing and the
d ecre asing
purch h asing
power of the
dollar? 1t oc-
ours to us at
this time that
this store has
b e en- serving
tn e thrift "
people Of New
York for more
than sixty-one
ye ars, and
during all that
period we have
argued that 3
dollar will buy
m ore g O O q
err chandis c
here than at
any other good
store, and no
OF her store has
isputed our
claims.
A Case in
Point: Shoes
We have shoes
in stock that
were bought
w h en- shoe
prices were
another thing
entirely We
mig ht have
marked tn e Sc
at the new
prices, but pre-
ferred to pass
on the savings
to our custom
ers. Until these
shoes are sold
m en- will be
a bic to pur-
chase shoes for
and$o.4o.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
Midvale Dividend Cut

Directors of the Midvale Steel e.
Ordnance Company reduced the divi-
dend rate on the s1oo,0oo,00o of capital
stock yesterday from $6 to 81 a year
by declaring regular quarterly dis
burscmcnt Of 81 share. Previous
dividends have been paid since Febru-
ary. 1917, at the rate of $l.50 quar-
tcrly.
Although no official statement was
issued to explain the action of the
directors it was learned that the re-
ducton in the dividend at this time,
which means saving of $4,000,000 a
year to the company, was due TO the
desire of the management to conserve
cash resources until the outlook in the
steel industry becomes more promising.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
Mexican Revenues Set
New Record in 1913
Governments Receipts for Year
$l49, l,373-Paper Money
Worth More

MONTEREY, Mexico, April 2.-The
statement of the Federal Treasury
Department of Mexico, covering 1918,
shows total government receipts for
the year of $149,141,373. Revenues
we're derived from the following
sources: Import duties, $90,874,698;
export duties. s37,637,9 ,9O8; refining,
assaying and coming bullion, SAFE, 5,663;
postoffice profits, $4,375,O73; telegraph
profits, $3,S51,S53 consular receipts,
intervened real estate and other
sources, $11,926,178.
For the first two months of the
current year the receipts have shown
a marked increase over those of the
previous one, owing to the Inaugural
tion of various new taxes. 1t is be-
lieved that the total for the present
year will reach upward of $2OO, 200, 900.
The largest receipts before in the
history of the country were in the
fiscal year 191112, when the total was
$105,203,0S6.
An interesting feature of national
finance is the sudden increase in the
market value of the "infalsificable"
paper currency, the only bills Of which
any considerable quantity is still in
the hands of the public. These we're
issued in 1916 by the government at
an established valuation Of 20 cents
Mexican on the dollar, or 10 cents
American. For long time after the
resumption of specie payments they
were practically valueless, selling,
when sales were made, at less than l
cent on the dollar. Up to n month ago
they we're sold at less than cents,
but there has been rapid rise, until
to-day they are quoted at cents
Many had been holding them in cxpec-
tation of rise and have reaped large
profits.
In the effort to call in this paper in
its entirety the government some time
ago imposed a supertax of all imports
and exports in paper equal to the tax
payable in coin, and this constitutes
the only legitimate demand therefor
Whether the present sudden increase
is purely speculative or is in response
to the growing scarcity Of the paper
there is no means Of determining. II
is. however, moro or less in keeping
with the recent rise in Mexican securi,
ties reported from New York, and
which in turn is in keeping with the
almost universal optimistic sentimen
that is spreading regarding Mexican
affairs.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

1t was a wild session in the sterling
exc hange market yesterday. Cable
transfers rose in sensational manner
for time, soaring to $4.64 and closing
at $4.63&, compared with q close of
Ss.6O1a on Tuesday. This represented
a advance of 3A cents in the poun...
With the sharp recovery in the ster-
Ing rates the exchange market heard
rcpe rts that the British government
bad stepped in again to stabalize rate
but this was denied in authoritative
quarters. The fact was developed m
this connection that many spectators
hac sold sterling bills in anticipation
O, much greater decline than las
zen place and when they started tx
cover the market moved up ahead c.
II en- in startling manner. The opini,
was expressed in banking quar- rs
that the sterling rate could not be
exl ected to be maintained at the clos
ing level of yesterday.
French exchange was somewhat
trmer while there was also a better
tone displayed in the market fc~ ire
BIZ Is.
Closing rates yesterday, compared
with week ago, follow:
Quoted dollars to the pound)
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
i. S. Industrial
Alcohol Earns
$52.74 a Share
1913 Profits Available for
Common Stock Almost as
Large as Year Before,
Despite Heavier Taxes

Net earnings of the United States
Industrial Alcohol Company in 1918
set a new record. They were $14,073,-
1O2, compared with $12, 2,511.277 in 1917.
After deducting $6,99S,1S2 for Federal
taxes, $325,049 for interest on bonds
and notes and $4,000 for preferred
dividends, there remained surplus of
S6,329,871, equivalent to $52.74 a share
on the $l2 100000 outstanding common
stock The 1917 surplus was equal to
S54.67 share.
Tie decrease in surplus was the re
suit of an increase of $1,75S, 1920 in the
amount set aside for taxes Excluding
hand, the balance sheet reveals an eX-
cess of current assets over current liza
bilitics amounting to $1,976,66S In
ventories are placed at $15, ,451 1884.
Frederic M Harrison, president of the
company, announced in the report, is
sued to. day, that during 1918 there
had been built at Curtis Bay, Nd
plant equipped to repair not only the
company's own, but other ships, as
we'll as to construct and repair appa-
ratus and machinery for company and
other plants This business is car
red on by the Curtis Bay Copper and
Iron Works, all of the capital stock of
which is owned by the United States
Industrial Alcohol Company.
New Gasolene Substitute
Alcogas, the new gasolene substi-
tute developed by the company ac-
cording to Horatio S. Rubens, chair
man of the board will be placed upon
the market Immediately. Experiments
on this product, which is combina-
ton Of alcohol, gasolene and benzol,
Mr.. Rubens said were begun in Sep
tember, 1916, when the company first
began to seek an outlet for its prod
ucts to take the place of the great
during The war period.
"We determined before the United
States entered the war;" he added,
"that some American company ought
to be able to accomplish in the chem-
cal field what Germany seemed to have
monopoly of before the war. We ac-
cordingly founded a research labora-
tory and engaged Professor N. c.
Whitaker, of Columbia University, as
our industrial chemist Professor
Whitaker now has working under him
twenty-one graduate chemists, three
mechanical reasearch engineers, be-
sides bacteriological and engineering
research staff. We now have a larger
laboratory at Curtis Bay, in size,
equipment and staff, than any other in
the country
"Alcogas, which has been approved
by the Navy Department as being par
ticularly adaptable for aeroplanes, is
a combination of eleven ingredients,
and includes a series of fuels One of
the principal factors that should make
it q commercial success is the fact that
it does not create carbon. 1t also gen.
crates more power and gives from 10 to
II per cent better results than the
same amount of gasolene would"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
Toole, Henry & Co. Fail
Involuntary Bankruptcy Peti.
ton Filed Against Brokers

Shortly after the noon hour yester-
day the news was flashed over the
Wall Street news tickers that the
Stock Exchange firm of Toole, Henry
E. Co. had failed Immediately
there was a rush on the part of Gus
toners and brokers who had delivered
securities to the firms offices at 12O
Broadway to recover them if possible
Charles B. Toole, of the failed firm,
that as the affairs of himself and his
partner, Douglas Henry, were in the
custody of the courts he had no juris-
diction over the firms assets. Frank
Aranow, of Koenig, Sittenfeld G. Ara
now, the firms attorney, also tried to
calm the customers who were clamor-
ing for their money and securities de-
posted as margin on their speculative
commitments.
The assignment Of the brokers was
prccipitated by an Involuntary bank
ruptcy petition filed in the United
States District Court Judge Augustus
N. Hand, acting. on the motion of the
petitoning creditors attorneys, Zal-
kin & Cohen, of 81 Chambers Street.
and Louis H. Moos, of 27 Cedar Street,
appointed Edward H. Childs, of SO
Wall Street, as receiver, with a $25 900
bond.
In the request for receiver the
creditors stated that the firm had liza
blities of S9S000O and assets of $780,
900. OF the three creditors Charles
A. Robertson, of Union Hill, N. j.,
claimed $4,000, due on the balance of
an account with the firm. The remain
ing two creditors are David Epstein
with claim of 1868, due for books,
and Roland |. Batson, $500, for serv-
ices rendered.
The firm was organized in Nav.
1916. Douglas Henry, the board mem
Der, was admitted to the Stock Ex-
change in 1882.