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Evening star., 1919-11-15
FAIR PRICE
COMMITTEE TO
HEAR COMPLAINTS
U: S. District Attorney Las
key Would Have Public Re-
port Overcharges.

United States District Attorney j.
Laskey has asked the fair price COM
mittee of Washington to invite the
public to make complaints in writing
when they believe they are being
overcharged for food, shoes, clothing
or coal by local retailers. and. II such
complaints are found by the commit
tee to be justified. they will be
brought to the attenttopsgf1 the kTaHd
Jury through Mr.. Iaskey.s onIce. sss s. z
The request was made at q commit-;
tee meeting early this week at which
Mr. Laskey was present. the 9f,
which were given out by: C1atEnhE N
Wilson, chairman OF the committee, to-
day. The district; attorney went over,
the whole food control act with the
committee and, said he would. look to
them for first information. in, the event
that hcarders or profiteers were discov-
cred in Washington. - !.
Complaints Must Be in Writing.
Through the committee Mr. Laskey
asks that all complaints: be made in
writing, SO that they may be verified
by Investigators. Telephone complaints
cannot be handled as informatfons re-
ceived in that manner Is generally vague
and the committee has not sufficient Of,
flee help to handle such calls. Con-;
pleAlLtS 1SuOuIU D0 duQTS6ScQ 10 w IL.
son in care of the Department Of JUS
tice.
Trial Jury to Decide on Fairness.
In explaining the law to the fair
price committee Mr.. Laskey said that
the question of what constituted ex-
orbitant profits would have to be de-
termined by trial jury. He. asked
that the committee compile figures
showing what dealers generally con-
sidered a normal profit on the various
grades of meat, canned goods, bread,
milk, sugar. coal and all wearing ap-
parel. A dealer selling goods in ex-
cess of these margins will have his
case laid before the grand jury. and in,
the event of his indictment the testi-
mony of representative dealers as to
normal profit margins may be put in
by the government.
D. II. Rosen on Price Committee.
Appointment of David n. Rosen,
buyer for Goldenberg's, as member
of the fair price committee was an
nounced by Mr.. Wilson today. Mr..
Rosen will concern himself particu-
larly with the prices Of mems cloth
ing, and the subcommittee having
those prices in charge will meet early
next week. Mr.. Rosen was suggested
as a member of the committee by the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
ciation. The subcommittee on wom-
ems clothing will meet Monday.
Evening star., 1919-11-15
D. II. Rosen on Price Committee.
Reports to Be. Received Soon.

Reports from the various subcom--
mittees now investigating trade con-
ditions and prices in Washington will
be received by the whole committee
next Wednesday or Thursday, and the
first fair price list is expected to be
made public shortly thereafter.
Evening star., 1919-11-15
Missing Americans Declared Dead

OTTAWA, November 15.-In a
casualty list issued today by the
militia department the following
Americans, previously reported miss
ing, are officially declared to be dead:
r.. J., j. Deitz, Buffalo. N. Y; T. Eaton.
Minneapolis; T. H. Kidd, Fresno, Calf.
Evening star., 1919-11-15
Denies Demands Are Impossible.

Il take exception to the statement
of the chairman that the demands of
the miners are impossible. First, let
us make an investigation and find out
whether they are impossible or not.
Let's not prejudice the miners case
Continued on Second Page.)
Evening star., 1919-11-15
Another Refusal, Mr.. Green Says.

You asked the United Mine Work
ers some weeks ago to negotiate a
wage scale covering the central COM
petitive field, Mr.. Secretary" Mr..
Green said. "and they agreed. The
operators answer to the same request
was a refusal. unless the strike order
was withdrawn. Again we hear a re-
fusal Of the proposition made by you
as representative of the federal
government.
How long is this situation to con-
tinue? The mine workers accepting
every request Of the federal govern
ment and these men on the other side
one side of this controversy should be
constantly influenced to yield by CO.
erc.on and moral pressure. The ques-
tion now is. when will the govern
ment tell the operators what they
must do?
Evening star., 1919-11-15
shantung Reservation Adopted.
Princeton Scores 8 ON Yale.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, November Is.
scored 8 In the first Pc
riod of play with the Yale foot ball
team today. kicking held eesA
Evening star., 1919-11-15
Opening of Negoti=
ations Brings
Sharp Conflicts.
NEW PACT NOW
BEING FRAMED
Charges of Bad Faith
Made by Both Sides
in Initial Session.

After more than two hours of wran-
Cling in the first business session of
the coal conference the operators and
miners today agreed upon the old pol
icy of negotiating the scale of wages
in the central competitive field. which
is to be the basis Of agreements
throughout the soft coal districts of
the country.
When faced with the refusal of the
mine operators to make an agreement
on national basis President Lewis of
the mine workers and Phil H. Penna,
for/the operators. finally agreed to
proceed with negotiations covering
the central competitive district.
When President Lewis, for the
miners. announced that they would go
into a conference involving the cen
trail competitive fields only, he added:
I'VE will go anywhere relief may
be obtained, but in SO doing we hope
and trust that we will get the con-
sideration due to man."
Evening star., 1919-11-15

cation. Ten years ago he received
the degree Of Phi. D. from George
Washington University.
DR.. Simon has two sons. David and
Leo, both of whom were educated
in the public schools here and were
graduated from Central High SchooE
David is now attending George Wash
ington University. The other son has
finished a course at Johns Hopkins
University and is now attending
Georgetown Law School,
The next meeting of the board of
education is scheduled for Wednes-
day and it is probable DR.. Simon will
take up his position on the board at
that time.
Evening star., 1919-11-15
Lewis Enters Denial.

President Lewis sharply denied
charges of bad faith over the coal
strike and the negotiations and Will
liam Green, secretary treasurer of the
wine workers union. took exception
to Secretary Wilson's statement of
Friday that 60 per cent increase in
coal miners wages was impossible.
Green said that the federal govern
naent should see that the miners got
that much increase to allow them an
American standard of living.
Evening star., 1919-11-15
Framing New Wage Pact.

Adjourning the general conference,
Secretary of Labor Wilson then sum-
moned the wage scale committees OF
the central competitive field to meet
at 2:30 pm. today to negotiate new
wage agreement.
central competitive field will meet at
the same hour to determine whether
the agreement arrived at by the wage
scale committees of the central COM
petitive, field will be accepted as a
basis for the contracts in the outlying
districts.
Both Sides tsThrow Rocks"
Charges of bad faith and of efforts
to fool the public regarding the true
situation in the coal industry. were
thrown at one another by both sides.
who set themselves to doing at once
exactly what Secretary Wilson plead
ed with them Ct The iatroductory
throw rocks at one another" hessaid.
at the same time warning them that
the public win not. stAnd by patiently
and permit the prfncifAls in one OF
the vital INDUSTRIES to quarrel and
haggle without getting anywhere
toward peaceful, settlement of dis
putes which have brought the nation
to the verge OF an economic Crisis.
The trouble started when F. w. Lu-
kens. president of the Southwestern
Interstate Coal Operators Association
proposed returning to the old policy
OF allowing the basic scale to be ne.
gotiated by the operators and miners
In the central competitive field John
L. Lewis. acting president of the
United Mine Workers of America. ex.
pressed utter Amusement at the atti-
tude of the coal operators" as indi-
Gated in the proposal, and stated thai
the mine workers would accept Secre.
tary Wilson's proposal for a nation
vy3da va .Scola ooraapeDt
Evening star., 1919-11-15
Would Avoid Waste of Time.

Because outlying operators are not
organized. Mr.. Lukens said no time
should be wasted. but that public
interest in an early settlement makes
1t desirable to continue as in the
past"
Ar. Lukens' statement Immediately
brought from Mr.. Lewis charge of
bad faith.
Charging that the operators in the
outlying districts had led miners and
the public to believe that they were
ready to negotiate with the miners,
Mr.. Lewis exclaimed:
eye Gods, is there no more good faith
left in man? Are the mine workers of
America to be the everlasting victims
of bad faith on the part of the peo-
pie with whom they have to deal?'
Evening star., 1919-11-15
WEATHER.

Fair tonight; tomorrow fair and
slightly warmer.
Temperature for twenty -four hours
ended pm. today: Highest, AZ, at 2
Full report on page 8, part 2.
Evening star., 1919-11-15
Lewis Utterly Amazed.

=
After announcing his acceptance of
the Secretary's suggestion, Mr.. Lewis
said:
IT want to express my utter amaze
ment at the attitude of the coal op-
orators as stated by their spokesman,
Mr.. Lukens. II there is any one thing
which has crystallized public senti-
ment against the mine workers it has
been the oft-repeated cry that the out
lying operators had not been present.
ed with demands by their workers. al
though they stood ready and willing
to negotiate a wage scale.
I'VE stand here with spotless robes
ready to negotiate a scale in the va
rious states outside the central COM
petitive fields. Mr.. Lukens proposed
to the Governor of Missouri that they
were ready to negotiate with the min
ers in Missouri, but Gov. Gardner
wired me in protest. and the gov
ernors of West Virginia and other
states have done dikewise."
Evening star., 1919-11-15
Honored by University.

Sixteen years ago he came to Wash
ingtQn and accented the pastorship
OF ths washington Hebrew Corgre-
New-York tribune., 1919-06-10
Public Schools to
Provide Antidote
For Bolshevis11

Courses of study intended as "anti-
dotes to radical revolutionary schemes
for social improvement" will be in
Guided in next years curriculum Of
the New York public schools, DR.. Will
IAN L. Ettinger. Superintendent Of
Schools, said yesterday. The new
courses will be introduced in connec-
ton with a school festival, which is
expected to impress on the minds Of
The children the virtues 4 our form Of
government. The occasion of the fes-
sisal will be the Booth anniversary of
'ne establishment of the first demo-
cratic government on this continent.
The new courses will emphasize the
iaet that changes in the government of
.he United States may be made by
legitimate means and without violence,
when majority OF the people find the
moa'ncations necessary.
An attempt will be made, DR.. Et
Mhgsr said. to make the pupils realize
sne benefits they enjoy under our pres
sht form Of government. Associate
ssnrerintendcnts McAndrew, O'Shea.
Asteney, Straubenmuller and Tiidslcy,
- committee, will work out the de-
Ans OF the celebration and new
courses.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-10
People Want TroopsB Brought
Home at Once and Are
Opposed to Special Alli-
ances, He. Tells Congress
Disputes The ssIdealists''
La Cuardia Says He Will
Introduce Bill To Cut
Army To. 100000 Men

Ne,u York Tribune
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, June 9.-The demand
of the American people is that all
United States troops be brought home
as quickly as possible; that there be
no special alliances with England and
France, and that the United States
refrain from such dabbling in Euro
pean affairs as would be involved in
a league of nations, Chairman Julius
Kahn of the House Military Affairs
Committee declared in the House to-
day.
Few persons in Europe believe the
proposed league of nations will prevent
war, he said. They do believe, on the
other hand, that such league would
tend to make wars more frequent.
If the Administration follows the
wishes of the people, Mr.. Kahn said,
it will use the greater portion Of the
$500 100000 appropriated in the army
bill, upon which he opened the debate,
to return all American troops to the
United States before September.
Washington's Policy Favored
"Let US get out of Europe as speed
lily as possible" he said. "Let US re-
turn to the teachings of our great
first President. He led US in the early
days of our history along a safe, sane
and straight course. Human nature
has not changed since then. Europe
does not understand our blunt way of
saying things and doing things. Let
us by our example teach them that we
have no Interior motives in dealing
with them as we dc. We want their
good will, we want t,1air friendship
We do not want to mix in their quar-
rels and their disputes. We want to
see them all prosperous and contented
If we follow such a course we will re-
tain their respect and friendship and
their high regard, while we will main
tain, at least, our own self respect as
a nation"
Mr.. Kahn took issue with the "ideal.
lists and altruists who have been try.
ing to convince US that we went tc
war to make the world safe for de.
mocracy-tha5 we entered the war fo1
the sake of humanity"
Tense Moment Recalled
Mr.. Kahn said he learned while he
was in Europe that the situation be-
came very tense when General Perish.
ing insisted that the American troops
would fight as an American army
under American leaders cor not at ALL
ITO the credit of President Wilson
and Secretary Baker" he added, "they
loyalty supported General Pershing In
his position. The result was that the
American army fought under its own
leaders at St. Mihiel and in the Meusc-
Argonne region"
Regarding the proposed special al
liances, Mr.. Kahn said:
Mr.. Kahn told the House an interest
ing spy story as a sidelight on the St.
Mihiel battle.
1T was openly asserted about the
New-York tribune., 1919-06-10
Staten Island Girl
Makes Ape Speak
Guests at oteI Are
Astounded BY Acts
of Glib bon, ''Toto'

Miss Maria DeMoso is young and
beautiful. Also she is the organist
at St. Claires' Church. Her brother,
with whom she lives on Staten Island,
is the proprietor of DeMoso Park and
Hotel in the Old Town Road at South
Beach.
Toto is an ape, a black gibbon, hairy
and agile, who was born in some Jungle
fastness of the Malay Peninsula. He
also is young, but not at all beautiful.
He too lives at the Hotel DeMoso. He
is a boarder there, because his owner,
Lady Grace Mackenzie, is unable to
keep him in her apartment in 80 West
Fifty-ninth Street. Brand Whitlock
also has an apartment there and Toto
was exiled to Staten Island because
his strange cries disturbed the literary
endeavors of the Minister to Belgium.
Propinquity had much to do with the
development of the situation at the
Hotel DeMoso, but so also did coinci-
dence, the long arms of which are
longer even than Toto's woolly black
limbs. Miss DeMoso has another
brother who is a chauffeur. His taxi
stand is near the Hotel Plaza, and it
was into his cab that the distracted
Lady Mackenzie climbed two weeks
ago with the blinking eyed ape clutched
in her arms. The superintendent Of
the apartment house had said Toto
would have to go. He even suggested
place far south of Staten Island.
The chauffeur DeMoso asked his
fare: "Where to-" >.
"Any place where l can get board
and lodging for Toto" replied the
woman, who is a hunter of African
big game.
II gotta brother on Staten Island
began DeMoso.
"Take US there" commanded Lady
Mackenzie.
DeMoso slammed the door and start
cd his car with jerk that caused poor
Toto to cease his cries and bury his
head in the ample lap of his owner.
When the taximeter registered $3.50
the car stopped in front of the Hotel
De Moso. Arrangements for board by
the week for the gibbon were made
before the taximeter had reached SIC
and Lady Mackenzie was on her way
back to her apartment.
Then Toto met Miss De Moso. He
greeted her with a throaty cry. II
wasn't chattering bark at all. 1t was
sound almost human. The girl petted
him. Then she started to leave. She
was due to play the organ at ST.
Claire's. Toto protested and wrapped
his long black arms about her. This
was in the dining room of the hotel
Miss De Moso pushed him away ant
then Toto uttered, or rather said:
"No, no."
Among the astounded audience ir
the dining room was Police Lieutenant
John Bergerman, of the South Beach
station. Others present were Mrs
Tuck, who lives at the hotel, her small
daughter, Loretta, and several othe,
members of the De Moso family AL
Of these are prepared to swear that the
black ape used the negative expression
and used it to express remonstrance
when Miss De Moso endeavorcd te
leave Toto. Not only that, but they
insisted yesterday that the ape has
used the word frequently since that
day two weeks ago.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-10


German divisions appeared in the vi
clnlty of Belfort to head off the Ameri-
cans. In the meantime the battle of
st. Mihiel had begun on the 18th of
September, instead of the 10TH"
Representative La Guardia, Repub-
lcan, of New York, announced that he
would offer an amendment reducing
the number of troops provided for in
the army bill to 100000, saying the War
Department would have no trouble in
reaching this average for the yeaf "it
1T, did not have money available which
It's fingers itched to spend"
General March," he added, has de-
clared the average would not fall below
509,O00 men, but General March may
not be right. People say he is very
capable, but to me he appears to be
as autocratic as Ludendorff and as
much of a military genius as the Grown
Prince"
New-York tribune., 1919-06-10


and prophesied that 100000 persons
would vote the Republican ticket in
1920 who never had done so before.
The next national campaign, he said,
would see the forces of republicanism
with the weight of tradition behind
them arrayed against converts to rad
ical doctrines of all kinds. Many Of
the latter. he said, would be persons
who sought to upset tradition and the
government because "they don't know
because they don't think and because
they don't understand"
Other speakers were Charles E.
Heydt, member of the Republican
County Committee, and Amelia Bing-
ham. Mrs. John Francis Yawger pre-
sided.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-10

I'd or Sd of September in a public res
taurant in Paris that the, American
army was to- launch a drive at the St.
Mihiel salient on September TO-" he
said. "This public announcement Gre
ated CONSERVATION at American gen
eral headquarters at Chaumont ]
understand General Pershing protested
to the French High Command. On ac-
count of the public way in which the
statement was made something had tc
be done to throw the enemy off the
track.
"The military attache in one of the
neutral countries was hastily sum.
moned to general headquarters. He
was given plans thai had been hastily
prepared for an attack near Belfort
The plans never we're intended to be
carried out. One. of our brigadier gen
erals was detailed to command the
forces that were to make this strategic
move.
I'm the meantime the military at
tache returned to his station. and tool
the younger officers, who were operat
ing with him, into his confidence. Sub
sequently one Of them went to wei
known cafe, where large numbers G.
German spies were known to congre
gate. Incidentally, he let the plans TO,
the attack near Belfort drop out of hi
pocket.
"In a few moments he returned, ap
parently greatly excited. He an
nounced he had dropped paper. ant
began to tell how important that pape,
was to his future welfare He mus
recover it at all hazards; that if h,
did not do so he would undoubtedly b,
court martialled and disgraced.
"He must have played his part we'll
for in remarkably short time foul
New-York tribune., 1919-06-10
1920 Issue Great as
1860, Says DIR Butler
Tells Republican Women Vic
tory Means as Much as in
Lincoln Campaign

DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler, presi-
dent OF Columbia University, told 200
members of the Women's Republican
Association of New York State yester-
day at luncheon at the Hotel Pennsyl-
vanla that the Importance of voting
the Republican ticket in 1920 would be
as great as was in 1860. The issues
would be as grave next year, ne said,
as they had been sixty years before,
New-York tribune., 1919-06-10
salisbury or Whitlock May
Succeed Page at Rome

.HAsHlNGTOE, June 9. 49, Former
.nator Salisbury, Of Delaware, was
asntionsd by senstors to-day as being
sa0sf consideration by President WIZ
n aer appointment an Ambassador TO
.ss,y' succeeding Thomas Nelson Page,
70 wishes 70 resign.
.x.ad xpIand Whitlock, Minister to Bel
fss previously had been mentioned
New-York tribune., 1919-06-10
Chinese City on Strike to
Aid Peace Pact Directors

Annoy, China, June 9-All business
has been suspended and the schools
have been closed in this city as pro-
test against the arrest of students in
Pekin following disorders which re-
suited from announcements of the ac-
tion of the council of three at Paris
relative to Slantung and Kiao-chau.
The sun., 1919-10-01
WILSON IMPROVES
UNDER REST CURE
Signs Minor Bills and Goes
for Long Motor Ride.

WASHINGTON, Sept. S0-President
Wilson, whose illness took a turn for
the better yesterday, continued to i'm
prove to-day under the rest cure pre-
seribed by his physician
After the first good nights rest he
has had since he was taken ill., the
President was up most of the day and
was permitted by DR. Grayson to give
mis- attention for short while to press
ing executive matters, He signed sew
erRl minor bills and resolutions, sent
some nominations to the Senate, and
dictated few letters.
During the afternoon he took an
other automobile ride and seemed to
enjoy It thoroughly Accompanied by
Mrs. Wilson and hts daughter, Miss
House nearly two hours driving far
out into the country,
So long as good weather continues, 1t
Ia understood. the automobile ride will
be a daily feature on the Presidents s
rest programme. 1t has been prescribed
not only 10 give him the benefit OF the
sun and fresh air. II is said. but be-
cause II aids in overcoming the sleep
lessness from which he has suffered.
DR.. Grayson would make no predic-
tion to-day whether the President would
be able to take any part in the labor
and Industrial conference which meets
here next Monday. The physician 3
bulletin merely said; THE President
had a good nights rest and Is improv-
ing"
A bulletin issued tonight at 10 so
o'clock at the White House stated
The President spent fairly COM
Portable day and Is improving.
The sun., 1919-10-01
OHIO WILL VOTE
ON LIQUOR ISSUE
Amendment Referendum Ap-
proved by Highest Court.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Sept. SO.--Unless the
United States Supreme Court reverses
the Ohio State courts, the action OF the
State Legislature In ratifying the Fed
eral prohibition amendment will go to
popular referendum at the coming Mo-
vember election,
The State Supreme Court to-day at
frmed lower State courts in dsmissing
the petition OF George S. Hawk Of Gin
cinnati against Secretary OF State Smith.
in which Hawk sought TO compel the
Secretary of State TO refuse to accept
petitions filed by the Ohio Home Rule
Association calling for a referendum
and to prevent him from placing the
referendum on the election ballots.
Officials and attorneys OF the Anti
Saloon League announced tonight they
will appeal the case to the United States
Supreme Court Should the Federal
court not decide the case before the
election the question will be voted upon,
An overruling decision by that court
would invalidate the election, however,
Il Is claimed.
Judge Robinson alone dissented from
the decision.