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New-York tribune., 1919-04-07
Boat Owners Offer
Ten-Hour Day With
10 P. C. More Wages
Terms Will Be Considered
by Strikers To-day, but
Leaders Hold Out Little
Hope of Full Acceptance

Preliminary negotiations now being
carried on between representatives. of
the striking boatmen and the Boat
Owners Association in an effort to
settle the controversy resulted yester-
day in another proposal by the owners.
They offered ten-hour day, 10 per
cent increase in wages, pro rata time
for the eleventh and twelfth hours,
with time and half for all time after
that.
Thomas L. Delahunty, president of
the Marine Workers Affiiiation, in an
nouncing the result of the first con-
ference, pointed out that this propo-
sition falls short Of the scale awarded
by the railroad administration, which
provides for an eight-hour day.
The discussion, begun by the oppos-
ing leaders at the Hotel Manhattan
early Saturday night, lasted until 3
o'clock yesterday morning. When the
union officials objected that the men
want an eighthour day and that the
offer does not coincide with the rail
road and navy rates the boat owners
replied that they had been informed by
many of the strikers that these terms
would be satisfactory. 1t was then de-
cided to place the proposition before
the workers.
The strikers will meet at 26 Park
Place at 10 o'clock this morning to
consider the new offer. The boat own
crs will also meet at the Tow5oat Ex-
change at II o'clock. The latter will be
given an opportunity to address the
men at strike headquarters during the
Afternoon, and prove their claim, said
Mr.. Delahunty, that the boatmen would
be satisfied with the latest proposal.
He feels, however, that thu offer will be
rejected.
With reference to O'Connor's order
that longshoremcn must load or unload
barges and lighters even if they are
towed by non-union tugs f. Paul A.
Vaccarelli, international vice-president
OF the longshoremen, gave out the fol-
lowing statement yesterdays:
"If l can get proofs that Mr.. O'Con-
nor or any official of the l. L. A. or
organizers in the port have given or
ders to handle non-union lighters,
scows, tugs or other craft, or that the
Tidewater Boatmen arc ordered to be
towed by non-union tugs, | will prefer
charges against him or them to the ex-
ecutive board of the |. l.. A."
New-York tribune., 1919-04-07
Missing Doctor Walks
Into Police Station
SIS This a Hotel?" DIR. Terrill
Asks; Another, Carrying
PHYSICIANS Bag. Held

DR.. William Walter Terrill, of Doug
las, ga, who disappeared from the
Park Avenue Hotel Saturday, walked
into the West Thirtieth Street police
station at o'clock yesterday after
noon. Detectives from that station
had been searching for him for
twenty-four hours.
"I'm DR.. Terrill. Is this a hotel ?"
he said to Lieutenant John J. Ward,
who was at the desk. The lieutenant
sent him to the psychopathc ward at
Bellevue for observation.
The police first started to look for
Dr.. Terril when a man who called
himself John Carny, of GIT Second
Avenue, was arrested Saturday after
noon carrying two handbags contain
ing documents bearing the physicians
name and address. Among the con-
tents of the bags were two wills
signed by DR.. Terrill bequeathing
large sums of money. At the Park
Avenue Hotel it was learned that the
doctor had left the hotel, after pay
ing the bill, early in the afternoon
with a man who was carrying his
handbags.
Dr. Terrill registered at the Park
Hotel Thursday night. The following
evening, according to John R. Nc
Donald, manager of the hotel, other
guests complained that the physician
was acting boisterously and disturb
ing them.
Carny is being detained by the po-
lice until it can be learned what hap
pened during the twenty four hours
that Dr. Terrlll was missing.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-07
Carpenters Vote to
Urge Secession of
Local Unions Here
1000 at Mass Meeting Favor
Withdrawal From the Ma.
tional Brotherhood; Au-
tOcratic Methods CHARGED

A resolution inviting all local car
penters' unions to withdraw from the
national organization, the United
brotherhood Of Carpenters and Joiners
OF America, was adopted at mass
meeting Of thousand union carpen-
ters in the Yorkville Casino, 21O East
Elghty-sixth Street, yesterday after
noon. The resolution condemned the
New York District Council of ths
brotherhood for withdrawing the char
ter of Local Union 522, and confiscat
ing its office equipment, including the
safe.
The split between the brothe rhood
and the local men began several wears
ago, when the central organization re-
fused to permit sick benefits to be paid
out of a fund of about $4,000 collected
by Local 522 for that purpose Since
that time the rank and file of this local
which is the largest in New York, has
become increasingly dissatisfied.
THE national leaders are trying tc
be autocrats," said D. Hirtle, Chairman
OF the local protest committee, who ad
dressed the meeting yesterday "They
want to tell us what to do. and they
want to spend our money without let
ting US know what they do with it, anc
lead of the national leaders in tryine
to put one over on us. l would rather
form new union than put up with
their oppression.
about ten days ago Daniel Feather.
stone, general organizer, told us that
the charter of Local 522 was revoked
because it had not paid certain assess
ments.
"The charge is untrue The official:
are simply trying to make us reor
ganize the local so that they can gel
more money out of US. They succeeded
IN getting possession of our safe anc
all our office equipment, but they die
not get hold Of the charter. The pro
test committee still has possession OF
that"
Hirtle said that leaders of the dis
senting carpenters would get in touch
with the union officials. tell them OF
the action taken by the meeting and
warn them that unless they change
their attitude the local men will
secede.
Twenty thousand union carpenters
in New York City are affected by the
movement for new union.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-07
No Apology to Reed
In Missouri Assembly
Senator Is Animated by Spite,
Not Principle, Charges
Legislator

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, April O.
Answering the recent speech of Senator
Reed, of Missouri, before the Legisla-
turc in the House chamber to day, Rep
resentative Frank H. Farris said he and
his associates had mo apology to Offer
for leaving in the midst of Senator
Reeds speech and denied that their
action was preconcerted.
But the recent efforts on his part"
Farris said, "have so satisfied us all
that he is animated by spite rather
than principle that SO far as we are
concerned the curtain for the future
has fallen, and neither time nor oppor-
tunlty will ever again present reason
for recommendation of his own self
opinionated greatness"
Farrs said Senator Reed gave to
newspapermen the manuscript of his
speech and then said "the best part" of
his speech was not included in the
published manuscript
This part termed by him the best"
farrls went on, was vtriolc abuse
and slander by innuendo and insinua-
ton as we'll as by open expression
against the men representing our own
government in the task of formulating
a policy and action that might insure
peace to the world
ut was SUCH" he contended, "as if
made by private citizen prior to No
vember IL would have subjected the
maker to term in the Leavenworth
penitentiary," and added, sit was to
those things we took exception"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-07
Labor in Illinois
Plans to Organize
Independent Party
The English Plan of In
dorsing Friendly Can.
didates of Other Parties
To Be Usual Practice
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, April 6.-Two
thousand representatives of labor or
ganizations in the state will meet in
the arsenal of this city Wednesday for
two days convention to organize an
Independent labor party in Illinois.
At referendum by the Illinois Fed
Grafton of Labor last year, at which ap-
was decided to form a labor party
According to John H. Walker, retir-
ing president of the Illinois federation,
and former president of the Illinois
district of the United Mine Workers Of
America, the design of the leaders "is
not to put up party ticket, but to fol-
low the practice of the United Labor
Party of Great Britain. That is, we
will support unitedly those candidates
who are favorable to organized labor.
We will go to a Democratic candidate,
for instance, and ask him whether he
will stand by US, and if he replies that
he will, we will support him. If he
answers in the negative we will sup
port his Republican opponent. If
neither the Democratic nor Republican
candidate is acceptable we shall put up
candidate of our own"
Organized labor in Illinois is strong.
but has never been able to deliver its
vote for its candidates. Several years
ago it made bitter fight against Con-
gresham Joseph G. Cannon, of the
Danville district, but Mr.. Cannon won.
In this instance Mr.. Cannons opponent
was a Socialist
In Springfield the labor men had a
candidate for city commissioner, but
he ran seventh among eight candidates.
In Chicago at the city election John
Fitzpatrick, candidate for Mayor on
the labor ticket, polled only 54,753 of
the 100000 votes cast. Collins, the
Socialist candidate, however, polled "a,
600.
In Bloomington at the city election
this month there was a clear-cut fight
between organized labor and it's op-
ponents, and although the Chicago and
Alton Railroad shopr are located there,
employing many thousand, all belong
ing to labor organizations, John B.
Lennon, former treasurer of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, was defeated
by Mayor f. <. Jones, Republican, by
220 votes.
In East ST. Louis, where there are
large manufacturing plants and more
than threefourths of the voters are
laboring men, the labor candidate for
City Commissioner was elected. In
Quincy, the population of which is
largely German, the labor party elected
one alderman.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-07
Syracuse Brewers
Will Sell 2.75 Beer
Minus i. S. Stamps

SYRACUSE, April 6.-Action of Syra-
cuse brewers, which may bring test
case to force a definition of "non-in
toXicant' beverages, the manufacture
OF which was permitted under President
Wilson's proclamation of February last,
was foreshadowcd to-day IN the an
nouncement that beer containing 2%
per cent of alcohol will be placed on
sale here within few days.
Doubtful Of the legality of the manu-
facture Of this beer, Jesse Clarke,
deputy internal revenue collector here,
has refused to sell stamps to cover the
product, and his action was approved
to-day by Internal Revenue Commits
sloner Roper, pending receipt of a
statement from Attorney General Pal
mer, who has been asked for an opinion
in the case. Commissioner Roper's
telegram read:
action in declining to fill requsi-
tions for stamps to cover fermented
liquors, taxable under Section COS of
the revenue act Of 1918, and made
since December /, 1918, in violation Of
the food control law, is approved"
Despite their failure to obtain
stamps, the brewers announced that
the near-beer will be put on the
market without the government seal
and that money to cover the cost of
the stamps, had they been affixed, will
be deposited with a local bank at the
governments order, pending a decision
in the case.
The new product will be labelled
"non-intoxicant." The manufacture of
beer containing more than one-haIf
per cent Of alcohol after December l.,
1918, was forbidden by Presidential
proclamation, although a second proc
lamation, dated February, 1919, per-
mitted the manufacture Of "non-in-
toxicants."
Elihu Root, counsel for the brewers,
and William D. Guthrie have advised
the manufacturers that two-and-t three
quarters per cent beer is within the
law. On the strength of this opinion
the brewers will place their new prod
uct on the market when the supply of
ola beer, brewed before December /,
1918, is exhausted, which is expected
to be within a few davs.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-07
Soldiers and Sailors
Join 10000 Labor Men
In Boston Dry Protest
.Sp.ciU CorresD0ndence


BOSTON, April 6-Organized labor
meeting on Boston Common this after
noon following q street parade to ex-
press its opposition to the national dry
amendment. Several hundred soldiers
IN uniform participated. The parade
and meeting were as orderly as q Sun
day school gathering, but there was
warm approval indicated when speak
ers declared it was unfair to put
across" such move while 100000
OF the nations young men were absent
lighting for their country and thus de-
prlved them of chance to express
their opinion of the matter.
motion that President Wilson will
be requested to call special session
OF Congress and urge that body to sub
mt the question of national prohibi-
ton TO referendum vote was carried
without dissent.
significant of the general attitude of
those present was the tremendous en-
lnuslasm nl that greeted the playing of
ne Star-Spangled Banner" Just be-
iorc the meeting opened. The Stars
ana stripes were everywhere in evil
cchcc. he speakers were repeatedly
interrupted by applause as they criti-
CISCO the way the amendment was put
"h" anu ueinahded square deal'
lor ,he soldiers and sailors. A large
hummer OF women participated in the
parade and meeting, and unuucstion-
ably showed their desire that the issuc
be resubmitted.
TANNERS carried in the parade and
arranged about the speakers made quite
ny "ith the crowd. One carried bv -
solder reading, ave fought for de-
nocracy; we got prohibition and Span
lSh influenza" caught the fancy Of the
crowd. Another read, "Was it fair TO
take away the rights of these men
wnI'e .ncy were fighting for the rights
ol others = One of the most popular
oanne's read; ,,Smokcra, beware! Your
brought forth the greatest annIanso
read; 1--WE fought for the librrrt~ 81 81
the World. We want some here Mt
homaF ''c "'
New-York tribune., 1919-04-07
AutOnOfiues

Motorists contemplating trips be-
tween New York and Washington will
be gratihed to know that the bad
places which have for long time past
marred the pleasure of this particular
tour have been practically eliminated
The stretch which has caused perhaps
as much discomfort as any other and
which comprises large section of the
road between Wilmington and BeIair,
may now be entirely avoided by follow
ing the new road through Kennett
Square, Oxford, Rising Sun and Como
winGo. This road runs roughly par
allel to the old road via Havre de
Grace, and hence is scarcely anv
longer.
At the present time the new route
is still under construction between
Wawa and Concordville, about twenty
miles southwest of Philadelphia. A
detour has been provided, which is all
right In dry weather, but should not
be attempted at this time of year. as
1T runs over an ordinary country dirt
road.
There are two ways in which this
detour may be avoided, and both have
certain advantages. 1t would not be
advisable for motorists to attempt to
follow either of these routes. how
ever, without first securing detailed
information. This is now available at
the touring bureau of the A. A. A..
metropolitan division. at sol Fifth
Avenue, in the form of new strip mans.
which show full details for all possible
alternatives.
These are printed in colors and give
mlleages in both directions. as we'll
as all cross roads, prominent land
marks, railroad crossings, etc. The
series collectively covers in great de-
tail prac tically all of the main -travelle d
routes throughout the Eastern states
A list of those available will be sent
upon application.
incidentally, on the subject of tires
most motorists have heard that oil and
gasolcnc are deadly to tires, but few
have ever proved to themselves how
much damage is done. An experiment
recommended is to take a small piece
of rubber, such as an elastic band. and
Immerse 1t in gasolene. 1t first swells
up, and after soaking while loses all
vitality. Gasolcne eats into the
tread or side wall of the tire and starts
detcrioration Oil and grease have a
like effect
The mar who has his own garage
should be careful to keep tho floor
clean and to protect his. spare tires.
The motorist who stores in public
garage should insist upon protection
for hla tira aaAinaaaAxt> G. GG-2>
New-York tribune., 1919-04-07
B. X. Il. Mems Ultimatum
To Go to Garrison To-day
Members of Union Confident
Receiver Will Do ''Fair
Thing" by Them

Lindley NJ. Garrison, receiver for the
b: r. T., will receive this morning the
ultimatum drafted by the company's
employees Saturday night, in which
it was stated that Mr.. Garrison's con-
tinued refusal to treat with the mems
committee will result in the calling in
of the War Labor Board by the latter.
Mr.. Garrison was out of town yesterday.
He left for Lakewood before the men
called their meeting Saturday at the
Brooklyn Labor Lyceum
In his absence no further move was
made by the men yesterday. They
expressed themselves as eager to avoid
strike if possible and said that since
Mr. Garrison has had the status Of
their committee made clear they felt
confident he would "do the fair thing. "
Should the threatened strike be
called, only the surface lines of the
B. r. T., it is said. will be affected.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-07
FrancO-Americans Form
Anti-Prohibition League
Will Join National Association
in Fight Against Dry
Amendment

Clement Reuff, of 25 West Fifty
fourth Street, has reported to the As
sociation Opposed to National prohi.
bltion, which has Offices at 19 West
Forty-fourth Street, the organization
OF a Franco American League for the
Protection of American Liberty.
According to Mr.. Reufr, the league
OF general Representatives from fifteen
French societies in New York City,
Representing a membership of $4,000
in New York and 100000 throughout
the United States, the new league will
be an instrument to oppose the prohi-
bltlon amendment, and plans to affiliate
with the Association Opposed to Ma
tional Prohibition.
,"Opposition to prohibition is not our
sole purpose" said Mr.. Reuf. eve are
lighting for the preservation of Ameri-
menaced by fanaticism and intolerance
At heart we are not French, or Franco
Americans, but straight-out Americans,
without any hyphen, We have married
here and built our homes here.
The French people drink wine with
their meals. They seldom drink liquor
except at meal time. They are, as a
rule, very temperate people. When
they came to cast their lot with the
people OF the United States they felt
that their individual liberties were
safeguarded by the Constitution for
which their ancestors fought with La
fayette and Rochambeau
"We should not have raised the
slightest protest if the prohibition
issue had been submitted to the peo-
pie. Had we an opportunity to vote
on these radical reductions of our
rights and the other side overwhelmed d
us, we should have accepted the verdict
with grace. but to see our liberties
taken away by a few misguided men
and women seems contrary to the spirit
of the American Constitution, and we
cannot remain silent or inactive"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-07
School Strike Declared:
Say Teachers Aided MilIs

LAWRENCE. Mass, April e.-strik.
ing mill operatives at mass meeting
to-day said they would keep their chill.
dren from attending the public schools
tomorrow as a protest against the al
legged practice OF teachers masuuerad-
ing as "loyal" mill employees.
Speakers said some teachers had
made a practice of walking to the mill
doors each day to give the impression
that more operatives were reporting
for work than was actually the case.
Bernard Nj. Sheridan, Superintendent
of Schools, said school officials would
make every effort to compel the chill
dren to attend.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-07
Japanese Can Enlist
Judge Advocate General Rules
on Case i'm Army Camp

The recruiting officer at an army
camp recently refused to administer
the oath of allegiance to japanese,
and the judge advocate general of the
army was asked for an opinion on the
subject. He held that the statutes re-
garding enlistment in time of war do
not exclude Japanese and that the
taking of the oath of enlistment is re-
quired by law, without any exception
in the case of Japanese. In the case in
question he ruled the Japanese should
have been given the oath of enlist
ment.
"The taking of the oath of allie
glance in connection with his enlist
ment,' said the judge advocate gem
eral, twill not make him a citizen, "
as it has been held "that a Japanese
cannot be naturalized in the United
States, Notwithstanding his services in
the army"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-07
Judges Records Scanned
Bar Association to Learn Fit
ness of Each

Investigation Of the records of the
eight Municipal Court judges whose
terms expire next December has been
begun by the Association Of the Bar
of the City of New York to determine
their fitness for future judicial honors.
The investigation is being made by
the associations committee on courts
of inferior jurisdiction. The thor
oughness with which information is be-
ing sought is indicated by the fact that
notice has been published in "The New
York Law Journal" calling upon mem
bers Of the bar to report any informa
ton in their possession concerning
the retiring judges.
The Municipal Court judges whose
terms expire are Wauhope Lynn, Will
lam F. Moore, John Meyer, Benjamin
Hoffman, Thomas f. Murray, Thomas
F. Noonan, Solomon Oppenhcimer and
John F. Cowan.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-07
Family Faces Separation
$500 Needed to Keep Widow
and Children Together

family in the Bedford section of
Brooklyn is in a pathetic state of des-
titution. Through the many months
of her husbands illness Mrs Lang
nursed and cared for him and when
death finally came to him she collapsed
from the strain. When the Brooklyn
Bureau Of Charities found the widow
and her four young children the woman
was bewildered with her loss and IL
great fear that her little ones would be
taken from her.
The bureau believes that no good
home should be broken up because of
poverty alone and plans to grant Mrs.
Lang weekly allowance until she
regains her health. Large or small
contributions toward a fund of 5000
for this purpose may be mailed to the
bureau at SO Schermerhorn Street,
Brooklyn, marked "For Alb TR"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-07
Plan 100000 Memorial
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Acts at Bakers Suggestion

AT the suggestion of Newton D.
Baker, Secretary of War, the Phi
Gamma Delta fraternity has started to
raise 100000 for memorial to the
hundred and more members who died
in the war. Secretary Baker for five
years was national president of the
fraternity. 1t has 1900 members, and
more than 40 per cent were in military
service. Secretary Baker has been
made national chairman Of the memo
rial committee. In the letter suggest
ing the project he wrote: ~
"Pcrsonally, | should like TO sec the
fraternity, in thus honoring it's dead,
do something which would be of per
manent service and continuing inspira-
ton to coming generations Of it's mem
bcrs"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-07
Aircraft Contracts for
S5OO.OOO Are Cancelled

WASHINGTON. April 6. - Nearly
half billion dollars worth of aircraft
contracts have been cancelled and sus-
pended up to March 10. according to
an announcement made by the War
Department.
The statement showed that on No.
vember 3, 62S de Haviland four planes
had been put into service at the front
and that 457 were in actual commission
on that date. The number of these
planes received at French ports on
November ! was 1,1S5, and the total
production in this country had reached
1927.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-07
Streetcars in Collision
One Jumps Track in Front of
Another; No One Injured

The rear end of a northbound Madi-
son Avenue car was completely demol-
ished shortly before $3.50 last night
the track and was run into by south
bound car
There were three passengers on the
southbound vehicle. Louis Levy, of 81
Rivington Street, said he had been
struck by a brass stanchion, but would
not accept medical attention. There
were no passengers in the northbound
car.
The wrecked car, in cksrge of Motor
man Julius Milide, ran up IN the curb
and stopped. The motorm<y of the
other car was James Clarke. Fifteen
minutes after the accident the dexiyJ
was cleared away and traffic resumed