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New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
Prohibition Leaders
4Are Not Christians,
Says Father Belford

Father John L. Belford, rector Of the
Church Of the Nativity, Brooklyn, de-
clared last night that "those behind
the prohibition movement are not
Christians.' Rev. James A. ODonnell.
assistant rector Of St Johns Church.
Orange, had said at mass Sunday that
1T viii beget insanity, not sobriety.v
Father Belford's statement followed
the printing of excerpts from his re
cent article in "The MENTOR" part Of
which read
They Cthe Prohibitionists) hired
hundreds OF spies, detectives and inves-
tgators, put them on the track of every
legislator who would not promise to
support their inIQuitous measure. and
then, when they had crawled through
the sewers and strained the cesspools
Tor scandal, they produced their vile
evidence and bade the victim deliver
his vote or accept the infamy of ex-
posure.
Then they fought others with votes.
FOR the one legislator who really be-
lieves in prohibition there are at least
two who neither believe in it nor prac-
tlce 1t. Let US hope these modern
manlchees who have procured this in
famous legislation viii now proceed to
Give them all the spies they can
use. Let them choose their detectives
inspectors and agents. Give them the
right TO enter any house at any hour
and search for hidden liquor Allow
them at sight to destroy anything that
locks like liquor. Then let us see how
long the American people will stand
them. Smaller things than this have
brought on revolution. This brood of
vipers has made America the land Of
the freak and the home of the knave."
Father ODonnell said in his sermon
Sunday:
u wonder how the erudite church.
men interpret our Saviour's first mir
acle, and how do these sanctimonious
prohibitionists explain St. Pauls ad-
monition TO st. Timothy to use little
wine for thy stomach's sake and why
did our Lord select wine for the last
supper?
LET us be honest. Do not be Phari-
sees or whited sopulchrcs If this
would be cure for drunkenness
would heartily agree, but it will beget
insanity and not sobrietv"
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
Billy Sundays Revival Here
Gained Few Real Converts
Says New York's Speed Stopped Bill}.

IER HENRY T. COBB, pastor Of End Collegiate Re
cation SAID yesterday regarding the Sunday campagn
There is too much speed in New York for Billy Sunday
viva to stop The the White
Tres the general rush the instability persons
sde IN the same place two all acted any
winch might have resulted from the Billy Sunday campan
was just as if he had written something in rushing stream;
instant it vanished.
u don't know of church my denomination which
ccVed new members result personally every Re
formed church the folowup process answer
the same In NY own church there
result of the revival received the many
forward and shook Mr. Sundays hand they
turned out to be church members.
elder Another member the church. great
many persons desiring shake Mr.. Sundays
TO their
not get Then there many
curiosity and they listed trail hers worked the trail
and was depressed by the nsncery the many
professors
Nov don't mistake do blame Billy Sunday n
least and hearty sympathy with his work
his efforts in New York did get permanent preach
countered the rush daily try
thing and hoped that Mr. Sunday would check the sufficiently
for us to build churches to what they should
Il have doubt but that every city except
the results for good there city
New York believe that the good accomplished
the nation outside of New York will perhaps make
conngs here. The churches here
problems, and it is difficult job.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
Dr. Werle-Smith and
Dr. Stroton Endorse
~ hat anderson Said

Tie Rev. Dr.. Wilton Merlc-smitb
pastor of the Central PRESBYTERIAN
Church. who presided at the prohibi-
tIon victory celebration in the Metro
poiitan Building, at which William r.
an hoerson, state superintendent of tho
Anti, Anu; Saloon League of New York. criti-
tiSea use Cardinal Gibbons's stand on pro
hlnltlon, said last night:
u thought Mr.. Anderson's address
s{rong s' and forceful. I thoroughly
pressed.' nc GA
oe The Ga,l Rev.. Dr.. John R. straton. pastor
or Calvary Baptist Church, said tbe
remarks on Cardinal Gibbons were
Sen1irely, justified by what the Cardinal
has said and done >''''' q
1t seems deplorabe to me-" he CON
tinued. that in face of the fact fTat
lne American people had emphatjcalIv
expressed Judgment on prohibition tbe
leader of great Church should eypress m S'ss
hlmsclf on it almost pocvighlv and md
WIN such a spirit as to tend 70 IoaG
weaker people to disregard the law he
mad taught them to despisc." ~
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28

be if the manufacture. sale and i'm
portation OF VINE is prohibited.
THE law OF prohibition strikes the
lndIViduai liberty o. worship.
I'VE permit che restricted sale Of
poisons, guns. etc. although the bad
use O. these S frequently fatal
ny not permit the use of wine
and liquor under proper regulations" +"
Dignitaries of the Catholic Church in
New ofk declined to comment last
nlg"t on the attack made by William II.
Ahaerson, Of THO Anti-Saloon League,
on on Cardlnal Gibbons. The Right Rev.
Mgr, Joseph z. Mooney. administrator
oi the archdiocese OF New York. said
~ IS better that Cardinal Gibbons
shoulc speak first. am sure he viii
answer these statements Then if his
replN calls for or makes appropriate an
expression from the local c.ergy, such
g rrpiy VIII be made
ne Right Rev. Mgr. Michael j.
'aFelie, wear general OF tie archdjo-
cese' when shown an abstract ri Mr.
,Afaerson's rem&rks. said THE ques-
on OF making an answer to these
STATEMENTS can safely be left in the
AaMds OF Cardinal Gibbons"
:, ne Night Rev Bishop Patrick J.
1tayes, bishop Of the army and navy
G,haplalns, who was at one of the New
Jersey army camps. declined through
ms secretary, TO make any comment.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
''Dry'' Opposition
Grocs Onginosss, State
Head OF A. s. 81 l. Soxs

James Holland, president of the New
York State Federation of Labor. has
sent q telegram to Governor Smith. it
was learned yesterday, urging post
ponement for at least ten davs Of ac-
llon by the State Senate upon the Fed
eral prohibition amendment. This
telegram, duplicated it is understood
20 Lleutenant Governor Walker and
senators Walters and Foley, reads:
In the name and On behalf Of ten
hundred thousand Of oreanjZed i Ia 5Glr bor
men and women in the city and state
OF New York | appea. to you to urge
me State Senate to postpone action on
federal prohibition amendment at least
ten days. There cannot be anv practi~
cal or honest reason for precipitate or
undue haste in acting On a matter of
such grave and vital Importance to
every citizen.
You and your colleagues surely fail
to understand the deep and uualtera6le
and-pardon m for saying it, but
believe it my duty the ultimately vjo-
lent opposition Of the grea1 mass Of
our citizens IL this autocratic Pruss.an
meas ure.
This opposition requests and de-
mands, at the hands of vour honorable
body, the opportunity to present con-
crete, evidence of this growing and omi-
nously insistent opposition No other
nation not even Imperial Germany
has ever attempted none other would
dare attempt in such higa-handed, al
most inso ent fashion to take away
the personal liberty and rights of it's
citizens
I'VE bitterly and venemently and in
dignantly object 10 the state Of New
lork without the consent and against
ne wishes Of lis people being made a
party 20 such spotic and shameful
proposal.
~ plead with you and your fellow
senators to stop, listen and cons der
carefully before acting to bind this
state to this unparalleled un-American
scheme. You may rot know feel
positive you do not know how earnest
y the people are opposed to this meas
ure- do know, and assure you :hat
calamatous results viii inevitably fol
low If the wishes of the people are
flouted and Haunted in the manner
now being attempted.
Postpone action ten davs grant
hearing and you viii be amazed at the
mighty protest that viii be presented
TO you. Wire answer collect.
JAMES HOLLAND.
Pres. State Federation of Labor.
"2l East Forty-ffth Street, New
York \ Y"
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
Or. ]. Summer Stone
fRdOrses anderson

The Rev DR.. ]. Sumner Stone. presi-
dent OF the New York Preachers Meet
ing OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
and pastor of the Church of the
Saviour, who heard William II. Ander-
SON son address, yesterday declared he
'' vas thorouShly in sympathy with the
dry LEADERS, utteranccs. '''o
stnno was g, g, great meeting" said DR..
S'one' ,,,a1 fee that Cardinal Gibbons
maze mac olunder in his stand on pro-
hibltion. Mr.. Anderson's criticisms
we're re, absol lutely justified.
a, ne stated IN simple terms few
plaln truths. He did not criticise the
Roman Catholi lie Church as whole but
imply took issue with Cardinal Glib,
bons, one of its great leaders. for ns-
ing his high place to support the no.
silion OF me liquor interests. think
Cardinal Gibbons invited such a rcpiv
ana, personality. am glad he got it.
We are ali glad 10 note. however
mat thousands of Roman Catholics
Voted Tor prohibition. We realize the
great part they have played in the pro
hlbltlon movement"
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
Brooklyn Power Merger
Is Approved by P. sc.
Objection of City to Action I.
Met by Protecting Clause
in Ruling

The Public Service Commission
terday approved the merger of tbo ~:
son Electric Illuminating Ccmoarv 49,, 49,,
the Kings County Electric Ij,b. anu anu
tower Company. It sanctioned - 4nd
suance o1 blanket mortgage b,, o,e Is Is
merged company, which is nan,eS "a .ne
brooklyn Edison Company, Inc '''
Nlother order was adopted bv n.
commission permitting the new con, ~'
pany TO ISSUE $500 600 in GOLD boS. In
Series A, under this mortgaoa o0hdS'
view Of the question which was IN
some time ago on behalf Of - aalSed
during hearings. that a mercer ~ Nv
lnValiGate certain franchises os ''s"' (,
companies, or in other ways m,i;.sa me
against the interests of the citr i.''.ase .l
commission placed in its order Il une
providing for the protection of tSe
interests of the city. 'He
The company asked to be allowed :.
issue $4,000 000 in bonds. The ~ 49, 70
pany alleges that It is entitled to coni oni
talize more than $4,000. 600 Of AZ az;
tons to plant and facilities tbo "4ui- AZ
penses OF which II has met out Of cvr
rent income. The bonds are - -
dated as of January /, 1919. matnr;.e "
thirty years from that date and hsaps hs
ing interest at 5 per cent per annmrn
The mortgage viii permit the issuancs,
all told OF $l0o,000000 in bonds as sD,'Se tSe
commission may from time to time au. .
The Edison Electric nlumjuati,r
Company has been the operating coms cong
pany which generates current and fnr.
nlshes 1t to all parts of BROOKLYN with
the exception Of Flatbush. The reason
Tor the merger was stated to be the
desire on me nart OF the company to
slmpilfy bookkeeping and financial
transactions. All the shares of tba nid
Edison company are owned by tbe
Kings County Electric Light and Pow. wv
CT Company.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
Three Months Strike Ends
5000 in Fur Trades
Vote to Strike Feb. I
Unless Terms Are Net

Ten thousand workers IN the fur
trades of Greater New York voted last
night to go on strike.
The balloting of the members of the
international Fur Workers Union was
announced at meeting in Stuvvesant
Casino. Morris Kaufman. president Of
the Joint Board. stated that 4.712 votes
were east, 4.6S3 for and - agajnsY
Unless the employers yield IN The
mean time the workers viii walk ont on
FEBRUARY The present agreement
expires on January 81.
lhe strike viii close 800 shops and
VIII throw 10000 dependen, employees
CUT Of work. The union demands a
forty-four-honr week. standard wacc
scale to replace the present two-season
system and restriction Of the employers
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
Cardinal Gibbons
" ont Enter Controversy
With Prohibition Head

BALTIMORE, Jan. 27-A priest Of
Cardinal Gibbons's household said to-
night that the Cardinal would not ontar
INTO any controversy on the subject of
Mr.. Andersons address.
Here is the Cardinals latest sto+o-
ment on prohibition in full text:
have always been in favor of strict
regulation Of the manufacture and sale
of liquor, instead of absolute nrohihi-
tion, because by strict regulation tha
liberty of individuals is preserved
whereas by prohibition we face leqis,
l"tIon which in the long run cannot be
carr'ed out, and an early result Of pro
h'p''ion VIII be the secret and Illicit
manufacture and sale of bad Nonor
whereby the government viii he do
prlVed OF a large revenue. besides being
put TO enormous expense III the em
ployInent OF agents to enforce the law
Moreover, in the carrying out of the
law see also an invasion of the homo
which up to now all men have agreed
is sacred and holy place These apents
may enter our homes with the Violence
OF burglars and the immunity Of Off
GERS of the law.
. ooro mIo me it is very strange that after
1000 years men should pass legisla-
tion which strikes at the very funda-
mentals Of the Christian religion.
WI not the prohibition Of the manu-
iacture and sale of wine affect these
VINO profess the Christian relipionp
we have 10000 Catholic clorrymen in
the United States. who every day offer
,he sacrament of the mass. How can
lhcy perform this duty { they can
not obtain wine?
Know will be replied 10 that
VINE IL permitted for sacramental
purposes cannot see how this viii
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
Counsel for League
agrees With anderson

ALBANY. Jan. 27-Robert G. Davey
counsel of the Anti-Saloon League.
said day that he agreed with the
statements made by the leagues
superintendent. William II. Ander-
son, concerning Cardinal Gibbons.
Whether Mr.. Anderson spoke for the
league i'll his statement Mr.. Davev
could not say.
My belief is that Cardinal Gibbons
does not fairly represent the most en-
hghtened portions OF the Roman Cath
olic Church, said Mr.. Davey. 81 per,
sonally have the honor of knowing a
n'mber of prominent Roman Catholic
clergymen and laymen who hold the
by Cardinal Gibbons and whose en-
thusiasm for national prohibition is as
genuine and aggressive as that of anv
other American citizen"
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
Influenza Scourge Wanes
Marked Decrease Shown Both
IL Number of Gases and Deaths

Influenza is again on the wane ac-
cording to Sunday and Monday reports
from the Health Department. Sun
days cases were 463, decrease Of l64
from Saturdays. Yesterday there were
only 229 There was also a marked
falling of in deaths. Pneumonia
showed a slight increase Sunday. but
the figures dropped Yesterday to forty
seven. against i6S Sunday and 134 Sat
urday. There were also fewer deaths
from the disease on Sunday and Mon
day
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
King Peter of Serbia l.
Reported Seriously III

BASEL. Jan. 27. King Peter Of
serbia who has been III. has suffered
new attack of illness and IS sAid TO
be IN q serious condition. according to
ndvices from Laibach. Prince Regent
bedside '''''N'
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
Fletcher En Route Hanna

~ LAREDO. Tex Jan. 27.- Henry p.
f,!etcher; Ambassador to Mexico. and
,,l Mrs' Fletcher entered the United
n'a,es mere from Mexico to-day en-
route to Washington.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-28
6I,0OO Strikers in
Garment Trades S
Resume " ol'k Here
$1,000 Clothing Workers
and o,O00 in Waist In
dustries 60 Back; Agree
ments for Others Coming

After conferences with representa-
tives Of organizations comprising the
independent operators in the waist and
dressmaking industry here, leaders Of
the $4,000 workers or strike announced
yesterday that Arrangements have been
MADE for the early return Of several
moro thousands Of employees to their
jobs.
approximately 5000 workers wen.
Tack to work yesterday, following set
Elements with employers. Settlements
are being made at the rate of about
thirty day, sale. Benjamin Schlesin-
ger, the union leader, and if the shops
of TIE Wholesale Dress Sellers Asso-
citation and the Dress Contract Manu-
factwrers' Association are found salts
factory it is probable that more than
half of the workers Will be back at
their benches within a week.
Defects Shown in Many Shops
In reply to an advertisement printed
IN The Tribune yesterday by the Dress
end Wal It Manufacturers Association.
defending the sanitary condition Of
their shops, Mr.. Schlesinger produced
a letter BY Or. George NJ. Price, Di-
rector Of the Joint Board Of Sanitary
Control of the industry. 1t stated that
Of the 825 shops in the trade 149 had
no defects whatever of which 62 were
members of the association and s.
were non n-ass ociation shops. Of the 676
shops with defects 175 belonged to
members Of the Dress and Waist Man
ufacturers Association and 5O1 were
Independent factories.
Three Months Strike Ends
Officials of the Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers of America announced last
night that the $4,000 workers in tho In
dustry returned to their benches YES
terday in accordance with an agree
ment reached last week.
, An advisory board, composed Of
Felix Frankfurter, chairman Of the War
Labor Policies Board; Louis Marshall
and Dr. William Z. Ripley, awarded the
workers, who had been on strike for
three months. forty y-four-hour week
and an adjustment of the wage scale
which Will be announced later.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-09-25
WIDE DIFFERENCE IN LIVES
of John Burroughs and the
Late Jay Gould.

More than seventy years ago two
boys attended the village school of
RoXbury, among the Catskills, tOgeth-
err. They sat in adjoining seats. One
wrote a composition for the other and
charged him 20 cents for the perform
ance. The man who collected the cash
for his writing was Jay Gould. who
died at the age Of fifty-siX and left an
estate valued at $T0,000000. The man
who paid cash for the composition
was John Burroughs, the famous
naturalist and writer, who recently
celebrated his eighty-second anniver-
sary ut his beautiful vine-clad cottage
on the Hudson.
Burroughs hasn't been bending all
his efforts to getting money, although
he has acquired competence of this
worlds goods. He says he has taken
real JOY out of life. Nature appeals
to him in a marvellous way, and he has
passed his feelings on to the world
in his many books.
I'm just as spry as | ever was and
haven't an ache or pain" he says. ut
is all because | live the simple life"
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BETTER FITTED FOR WORK
Testimony Shows That Service in the
Army Has Made the Average Man
More Efficient.

Evidence that returned soldiers. par
ticularly those who saw service over
seas, are going back into civil pursuits
more efficient and better fitted for
their work is furnished by one of the
largest employers of labor in the coun-
try, firm which has requested that
its name be not disclosed.
OF more than six hundred returned
soldiers who have been employed by
this corporation 43 per cent have
proved more efficient than they We're
before their military experience; IS
per cent are put down as just about
the same as before in efficiency and
the remaining per cent are rated as
having less efficiency.
According to the letter giving these
figures 1.-The analysis indicates that
the men are more orderly in their
routine work, more punctual, and a
few who were rather difficult to handle
are now amenable to discipline"
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or the difficulties foreseen is an effort
TO induce the workers TO increase pro-
ductlon by showing them the "dan-
gerously critical position" In which
Great Britain is now placed by the bal
ance of trade against her.
For July the adverse balance Of
trade amounted TO about S3s0.O00. 900.
according to figures given ont by the
American chamber Imports for that
month increased about Sl5000a 900,
while exports increased only about 81
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that this dlscloses a serious situation,
and says that while 1t may seem very
well for Great Britain to buy from
America much more than she sells to
America. that Is r fools paradise" for
Americans
The chamber explains that an Excess
sive adverse balance against Great
Britain would force down sterling *.
change on New York and compel Great
Britain 70 buy elsewhere, where ex-
change IS higher.
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Two big meetings OF general inter
est were held in Chicago last week.
The first was the annual convention OF
the Zionlsts of America, at which
plans were laid for the Industrial In
vasion of Palestine by the Jews. The
first Of the invaders will be members
of the Jewish legion that fought in the
Holy Land under General Allenby.
Steps were taken to raise the immense
sums needed to develop Palestine. The
executive committee expects to get as
much as $7,000000 in America during
the coming year.
The other meeting was OF some 300
leaders of the Anti-Saloon League OF
America, who were completing their
program for a campaign designed to
make the whole world dry. They de-
clded they must raise at least $1,000
600 for the work and that prohibition
must be enforced in American cities
as proof to the world that the sale OF
liquor can be stopped.
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School "Beery" Glass.

Schoolmasters have good opportun-
flies for collating curious groups of
names. In one class, which a master
called his "beery" class, were boys Of
the name of Negus, Maltster, Burton,
Whitbeard and Stout
At the same time there was a boy
in another class named CHM and the
school cleaner was Mrs. Wines.
As the school opens onto Brewery
Road" the name "Beery" was not in
npropriate.-London Chronicle.