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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-24
DRUG CLERKS PLAN STRIKE.
Will Walk Out Tuesday Unless
Demands Are Granted.

Unless the retail druggists Of the city
grant the demands OF the United Drug
Clerks Union before next Monday a
strike will in all probability be called
for Tuesday, Il was announced last night
by H. NJ. Sorowitz, president OF Local
325. and Charles A. Affenkraut the
unions counsel. It Is expected that the
strike vote win be taken at a meeting
to be held in the Labor Lyceum, Third
avenue and Eighty-sixth street, Monday
night
The union has demanded a IS per cent
Increase In pay. an eight hour day and
a closed shop. The demands were pre-
scented last Monday. Affenkraut said
yesterday he believed IL would be i'm
possible to reach an agreement through
the conferences which are now going on
and that a strike could not be avoided
There are $500 drug stores in the city
and half Of the 5000 employees are said
to be members OF the union. which is af-
filiated with the American Federation of
Labor. The drug clerks are to supply
medicines and put up prescriptions dur
ing the time Of the strike, in order to
inconvenience the public as little as pos
sible. according to Mr.. Affenkraut.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-24
STEEL STRIKERS TO
FIGHT ON MEETINGS
Will Ask Supreme Court to
Rule on Ban Enforced in
Pittsburg District.
RAILROAD MEN TO VOTE
Crews on Feeder Lines to Mills
May Be Called Out in
Sympathy.

PrrrssuHo. Oct 2s.-Steel strikers
will carry their fight to the Supreme
Court In an effort to restrain city
authorities from preventing the holding
of labor union meetings in the strike
zones, w. B. Rubin Of New York. coun-
sci for the steel strikers, announced In
Common Pleas Court here to-day.
Mr.. Rubin informed the court that
the action would avail nothing in the
present strike, but that labor leaders In
tend to have the case determined sc
that 1t may serve as a precedent fol
future casee.
The court assured counsel for the
strikers that IL would make any stipu-
ation 1t could consistently make sc
that the matter could be taken UP BY
the Supreme Court. -. 70.
]. NJ. Patterson, member of the ma
tional strike committee representing
iailroaders employed in steel mills, ar
rived here to-day to initiate plans fol
taking a strike vote of crews. 1t was
not announced what method would bt
employed in taking the vote in Pitts
burg and in the boroughs where meet
ings are forbidden. g..
Increased operations in the Pittsburt
district mills were reported to-day b,
United States Steel Corporation and in
dependent interests. It was said tha
IN almost all the plants affected add
tionai men were added to, the working
forces
In support of their contention tina
blast furnace operation had increased
steel men pointed to the weekly repor
of the Connellsville coke region, wher'
1851 tons more coke was produces
than in the preceding week. strik'
leaders said furnaces were increasing
their stocks, fearing a coal strike.
State troopers continued to patrol thu
streets in Braddock. where rioting &C
CURED on Tuesday.
Strikers representatives said tina
the men were gaining ground and tina
added impetus was given to the strik
by the statement OF Samuel Gompers
president OF the American Federation o
Labor. to the effect that the federation
would lend it's financial and moral sup
port to the striking steel workers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-24
ACTUARIES NOT ALARMED.

The Actuarial Society of America met
Jointly with the Association of Life In
surance Medical Directors at the Hotel
Aston yesterday for a discussion of NOR
tally problems. Opinion of members of
both organ cations was that there would
be no change in the rates or conditions
Of insurance b. rause of prohibition.
Several members said they thought
the risk would be greater when the ban
is enforced because Of cheap whiskey
that might find sale. 1t was suggested
that IL continued to excess the use of
candy as a substitute for intoxicants
would overload the system with sugar
and mike diabetes likely.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-24
TEACHERS ASK $3.50 RAISE.
Tell Estimate Board to Cut Build
ing Plans II Necessary.

The New York City Teachers Associa-
ton in a brief submitted to the Board
of Estimate called attention yesterday
to the fact that the salary OF $685. at
which teachers begin. is less than the
city pays It's laborers.
The teachers commend the raises Of
pay granted to policemen. firemen and
street cleaners. but say that teachers
should have an increase of at lea st
$3.50 and declare that Ii there Is no
other way of raising the money the
programme which contemplates spend
ing $25.o00,o00 for new schools should
be revised
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-24
STRIKERS STONE CANTON CARS
Women Help Pickets and Keep a
Commissary on Line.

CANTON, Ohio, Oct. 2S.-Street cars
and automobiles carrying workmen to
tie plant of the United Alloy Steel Cor
poration were stoned to-day by hun
dreds of strikers and sympathizers in
the streets. Windows in some street
cars were broken and several workmen
were cut by flying glass.
Police quelled the disturbance and ar
rested foreigner who is charged with
hurting a stone.
Many women are aiding pickets and
are maintaining commissary on the
picket line near one plant The United
Alloy corporation has been operating
some Of It's mills for more than q week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-24
Steamship Pontia stranded.

LONDON, Oct. 23.-The American
steamship Pontia. en- route from Chris
has stranded OF sutton-on-Sea, accord
ing TO a message received here to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-24
Hobo King oner. TO End strike.

Jeff Davis. king OF the hoboes," called
Paul A. Vaccarelli by Telephone at
the Mayors chambers In the afternoon
TO inquire II hts services would be avail
able In ending the strike. VaccareIli
said, No"
AZ the offices of the Shipping Board
II was said longshoremen were at work
rs follows; Army base, Brooklyn. bss
private piers In south Brooklyn. 500
norwegian line. 50; Staten Island. 8aS
Along East River, 400. T. v. o'Connor
saie men were at work on the Bush
JOCKS Ia Brooklyn, at the French line
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18
New e.. A. II. to Admit
War Nurses to Ranks
Chicago Is Favored for First
Convention of 'sThe Amer
lean Legion"

PARIS, March 1.-THE representa-
tives of the American Expeditionary
Force, who are meeting in Paris to
form society of the veterans of the
Great War, continued their session to-
day and adopted a tentative constitu-
ton which will be in force for the
troops in France until a national con-
vention provides a permanent consti-
tuition.
The tentative constitution saws:
"Those eligible for membership shall
be all the officers and enlisted per
sonnel of the military and naval ser
vices of the United States at any time
during the period from April G. 1917.
until November II, 1918, excepting
those persons leaving the service withs
out an honorable discharge, or per-
sons, who, having been called into the
service, refused, failed or attempted to
evade the full performance of such
service"
This committee, working in coopera-
tion with a similar committee named
by the troops in the United States. will
arrange for a national convention to
be held November II. Chicago is ia
vored as the place.
1t was decided to propose as the
name of the organization "the Ameri-
can Legion"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18
Government HelD
For British Roads
Urged by Geddes
Says transportation System
Is Financially S e IN :
Paralyzed and i'm Need
Of Unified Control

LONDON, March 17-Sir Eric Ged-
des, minister without portfolio, in in
PRODUCING in the House Of Commons
to-day bill to establish minis
try of transportation, said that with
the exception of the street railways
the transportation system of the coun-
try financially was in a semi-para-
lyzed state.
Only the municipal street railways
were prosperous. Before the war rail
way capital returned 4.2 per cent. To-
day there was loss of from 2 to 8
per cent. Before the war canals were
earning 11s per cent, while to-day
they were worked at loss and were
heavily subsidized, Sir Eric said.
Roads which cost the country f20,-
100000 pounds a year were earning
practically no income, while harbors
and docks were earhing 3 per cent
The transportation systems were
physically jll-cquipped to meet the
strain Of the demands put upon
them, partly owing to lack Of men and
capital during the war. The country
had to face the fact to-day that with
the railways there would be a loss of
over a quarter of million pounds
daily, while tho government was
pledged to continue its guarantees for
two years.
If transportation was not to continue
to run at the cost of the taxpayer there
must be n real transportation policy,
and the government had come to the
conclusion that some measure of uni
fed control was necessary. There
must be some body which should be
responsible for the transportation pol
icy. 1t was only the government, the
minister declared, which could take
over the position.
In the present conditions, said the
minister, it would be criminal to per-
NIT the old system of competition.
One block of capital must do tho work
and not two in competition. This
would be bad news for some interests,
but it was cold bath which the coun-
try must take.
The government must in some form
or other be given a say in the condi-
tions under which labor worked and
with regard to the discipline to be
expected in trade unions. The state
must step in at once and make possi-
BILE an economic balance, which was
impossible in the present conditions of
things.
The minister was not sure whether
naturalization of railways might care
for the present conditions. He looked
upon naturalization as a means to an
end, which might have to be adopted
finally.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18
Charles ID. Hilles To Be
Head of Republican Club
Resolution 1ndorsing the
Senate Demand for Re-
vision of League; Pact To
Be Voted ON Tonight

Charles D. Hilles, former chairman
of the Republican National Committee,
is to be the new president of the Re-
publican Club, to succeed Robert W.
Bonynge. The new vice presidents Sc
lected by the committee on nomina-
tiors are Herbert L. Satterlee, Will
lam M. K. Olcott and Major Henry H.
Curran, now in the ramy. Major Cur
ran is city magistrate. These names,
along with others, will be posted to-
day. The formal election will be at
the April meeting
A serious movement is under wav to
change the name of the club to the
National Republican Club. Support
for the change is based on the belief
by many Of the leading members that
the time is ripe for Republican club
in the city possessed of a national
spirit, and those in favor of the
change of name are prepared to make
wide canvass among United States
Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress to Join the club. In this they
will have the skilled services of the
new president, Mr.. Hilles, and the CO.
operation of Will H. Hays, chairman
of the Republican National Commit
tee, member of the club.
The club has a membership of more
than 1900, more than half of whom
are residents. Twentythree candi-
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18

dates for membership will be voted
on at the meeting tonight.
The clubs committee on national
affairs will present for consideration
a resolution on the proposed league
of nations, as follows:
"The Republican Club of the City of
New York indorses the general project
of a more effective union among the
nations for the preservation of peace,
a project for which the Republican
party and this club have consistently
stood in the past, and for that reason
indorse the action of Republican
members Of the Senate in pointing
out to the members of the peace con-
ference now sitting in Paris, in ample
time for consideration and action by
said conference, the view of such
Senators that in the interests of
permanent peace and general dis
armament the proposed constitu-
ton Of the league of nations in
the form now proposed to the peace
conference should not be accepted by
the United States,' but should be
amended to meet the grave objections
which have been pointed out on the
floor of the Senate"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18

possess the power and perform the
duties attached by law to the Office
of Controller.
"ln view of this provision by Con-
gress as to how the vacancy in the
office OF the Controller shall be
filled, 1t would seem the provision au-
thorlzing the Secretary Of the Treas
ury to appoint subordinate officers
would not have application in this
case. Therefore, since the Controll-
er has not been made a recess ap-
pointee by the President the deputy
controller Cor one of his deputies)
now possesses his powers; otherwise
the provisions Of Section 327 that the
deputy controller shall possess the
powers and perform the duties, is
nugatory.
There is certainly a vacancy, and
Congress has provided how it shall
be filled. In view of the insistence
of the Secretary of the Treasury that
he has authority to fill this vacancy
in the absence of the President-an
authority which reasonably can be
questioned, in my opinion-I think
there is sufficient ground to test the
case by writ of quo warranto."
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18
Republican Committee
Outlines Patronage Plan
Each State To Be Given Places
in House According TO Size
of Delegation
Neao York Tribune

WASHINGTON Bnroda
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Re-
publican steering committee to-day
discussed the distribution of patron
age in the next House. 1t was decid-
ed to distribute the general House
patronage by states, each state being
given places in proportion to the size
of its delegation. The state delega-
tions will determine for themselves
how the places allotted to them shall
be filled.
The committee also agreed to-day
to eliminate from the patronage rolls
OF the House the so-called "old SOL
dier's ROLL" which comprises about
twenty doorkeepers and messengers,
who have been carried as part of the
heating and ventilation force at the
Capitol.
At the close of the conference Rep
resentative Mondell, of Wyoming,
chairman ex offcio of the committee,
stated that a few employees Of the
Capitol who had served for long pc
rods would be retained, regardless Of
their political connections.
Inc legislative programme Of the
next session was discussed generally
again to-day, but no definite plan was
evolved. Chairman Mondel said, how
ever, that between now and the con-
vening of the expected extra session
the chairmen of several of the i'm
portant committees of the HOUSE
would hold informal meetings with
members of their committees to pre-
pare the way for general speeding
up of legislation as soon as Congress
convenes.
In this connection, it was pointed
out. Representative Good, of Iowa.
nominated for the Craftsmanship OF
the Appropriations Committee, is 81
ready studying the problems which
will confront his committee in the
next Congress, and that similar pre-
liminary work is being done by Rep.
resentative Esch, of Wisconsin, slated
for the craftsmanship of the Interstase
and Foreign Commerce COMMITTEES,
and Representative Fordney, of Mich.
igan, who has been nominated to head
the Ways and Means Committee.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18
% Killed in Tornadoes
In the South ON Sunday
"A Dead in Mississippi and 4 in
Louisiana; Property Dam
age S2.OOO.OOO

NEW ORLEANS, March 17.-Twen-
ty~eight dead, several injured and
property loss estimated at $4,000 600
was the result of tornadoes which
swept portions of Mississippi and
Louisiana Sunday, reports from the
two states received here tonight
showed
Twenty-four persons were killed in
Mississippi. The path of the storm in
cluded Delhi and Rayville, La. and
1ssaquena, Sharkey, Washington, Hum
phreys and Sunfower counties in
Mississippi.
KANSAS CITY, March 17-Unprece-
dented rains have raised all rivers in
wide section of Northern and Cen
trail Kansas over their banks out upon
a rich farming country. Property
damage, it is believed, will run into
large figures. Much livestock is said
to have been drowned.
The situation is said to be most seri-
Gus near Wichita.
Five persons were reported dead in
two Oklahoma villages.
MEMPHIS, March 17-Trafic over
railroads entering Memphis from the
east virtually was at a standstill to-
day because of washouts due to YES.
terday's record breaking rainfall. West
bound traffic was moving under almost
normal schedules, with fair and sum-
merlike weather to-day.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18
War Tax Slackers
Lose Chance to Paw
In Installments
Collectors Authorized ,o
Make Exceptions When
Excuses Are Good; Small
incomes Paying in Full

WASHINGTON, March 17.-pe,...-
who neglected to pay the first inst.n
ment of income taxes last satu,s.
have lost the installment nav,.
privilege and must now pay the;,
tire tax upon demand of revosss
collector. Aus
To avoid the penalty of 25 per c.s.
IN addition to the regular tax, person.
who failed to file returns saturs.
may now submit belated return u;,,
sworn statement of the reason g..
delinquency. Without this the nera,t.
will be imposed.
These policies, announced to-a,
Internal Revenue Commissioners Ipsy oy
are intended to grant a degre of f'I,pel' ,lSi'
ency to those who for some lec,t,nall-- real-
reason failed to file their returns mate ,.,a
they were due. BY law, however" "asn ~
lnstalment payment privilege is we
moved from all failing to mala re-
ments on time and the Internal Revdpn,ss- pay :
bureau has no authority to change ~IGs th;s
provision. "ee enls
A revenue bureau statement !, ~
planation follows: Al eS-
Revenue collectors will accen. ~
doellnquent returns presented astos a'a
March Is and deposit anv na,,aeI ~,@I
made Herewith. Under law F%fsnent fs;'
to mako first payment by March ~j,',e re
automatically makes the whole 40
payable Immediately. Taxnavsrs
ming, income returns subseonent 80
March Is, therefore, must nav nav 10 10
full, but if the taxpayer submits Al
partial payment he will be not;sod
OF the balance due later in the h~su rar
ular procedure of listing and send
ing notices. In reference to the nom
atty Of 25 per cent additiona, ptar tax
1or all delinquents the policy viii
be to proceed sympatheticallv in "'i sn
cordance with the regulations ner- M
mitting the taxpayer if he des;re.
to file an affidavit within ten davs
explaining the cause of delinouencvs
The statement was taken to indicsts
that persons who paid their tares
later than Saturday may have as mnch
as 60 days in which to pay the re.
naming three quarters.
Revenue collectors have been IN.
structed to use their own discretion
In determining what constitutes q
reasonable cause for failure to maks
returns or payments on time.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18

asked the Secretary to cite his authori
ty for the appointment. Secretary took
offence at the directness of the Nc
Fadden inquiry, and in a curt reply
to-day, in which he characterized the
Pennsylvania representatives letter as
"'offensively impertinent and deliber-
liberately mendacious," declined to re-
ply to the letter until Mr.. McFadden
substituted for it halfway decent
inquiry"
Returns McFadden's Letter
Secretary Glass's letter reads:
- am returning your letter of
March IA, as do not care to retain
1t for my files. Furthermore, l take
leave to put you on notice that If
you desire information concerning
any official action of the Secretary
OF the Treasury while l am the in
cumbent of the Office you may get it
promptly. and frankly by addressing
to me halfway decent inquiry, but
You are given distinctly to under
stand that l recognize no obligation
to respond to an Extensively imper-
tinent and deliberately mendacious
communication such as l am now
sending back to you.
Commenting on the reported author
ity cited by Secretary Glass for con-
tinuing Mr.. Williams as Controller,
Representative McFadden to-day de-,
clared that some of the best legal tai
ent in the country disagreed with the
stand taken by the Secretary, and
have predicted that it would nto sue
cessfully meet the promised quo war
ranto proceedings.
II ap familiar with the opinion of
the Attorney General. handed down in
1906" said Mr.. McFadden to-day, "and
am Of the conviction that it does not
apply to the present case. This is also
the judgment of learned lawyers who
have examined the opinion and its ap-
plication to the Controllers tenure
of office.
Says Deputy is Legal Heir
"The opinion pertains specifically to
the assistant treasurer at San Francis
co. The difference between Revised
Statutes, Section soa, for the appoint
ment of the Controller of the Cur
rency, is that in the latter case Section
327 expressly provides during a va
cancy' the deputy controller shall
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18
West Sees Looting
Of Resources i'm
Conservation Bills
Protest by Nebraska Legis-
lature Goes to Congress;
Nation Urged to Adhere
to Roosevelt System
Nesc York Tribune
Washington Bureau

New York Tribune
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, March 17.-vigorous
opposition to the so-called conserva-
tion measures, particularly the OIL land
leasing and water power bills, which
failed to reach vote before adjourn
ment of Congress on March d, is de-
veloping in many Western states. II
was learned here to-day.
Senator George w. Norris. of Ne
braska, to-day received a copy of 9
resolution passed by both houses OF
the Nebraska Legislature calling or
him to oppose the oil lands leasing
bill and deploring any departure from
the conservation ideas advocated BY
Theodore Roosevelt when President.
Following is the text of the resolu
tioA:
Whereas, as there is now pending
before our national congress pro-
posed legislation effecting the conser-
vation of coal oil and phosphate pub
West, and
Whereas, the looting of our ma
tional resources was checked during
the administration Of Theodore
Roosevelt, and this proposed legisla-
tion would again permit of despoiling
this nation of such natural re-
sources; and
Whereas, such legislation would
result in depriving our navy of the
use of coal and oil deposits upon
which the future usefulness of our
navy absolutely depends; and
"Whereas, this proposed legisla-
tion would not result in the con-
sumer obtaining coal, gasolene and
other necessities at lesser rate
than otherwise, and
Whereas, such legislation would
be only in the interest of private in
dividuals who desire to exploit our
remaining natural resources for
their own private gain; therefore be
it
Resolved, both houses concurring,
that we are unalterably opposed to
any legislation by our national Con-
gress whether under the guise of
leasing or selling the effect of
which would be to repudate and re-
verse the present conservation policy
so ably championed and maintained
by our great ex-President, Theodore
Roosevelt. Be it further
Resolved, That certified copies
of this resolution be sent by the
Secretary Of State to the President
and to the presiding officers of both
branches of Congress and to each of
the United States Senators and Rep
resentatives from Nebraska"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18
Supreme Court to Decide
Burleson's Phone Power
Question Will Be Settled at the
October Term on Plea
of Kansas

WASHINGTON, March 17.-Author-
ity Of Postmaster General Burleson to
increase telephone rates throughout
the country is to be determined by the
Supreme Court, which to-day granted
the State of Kansas permission to in
stitute original proceedings against
the Postmaster General, questioning
the validity of his order of December
13 last establishing new toll rates.
The court ordered that a return be
made in the case at the next term in
October.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-18
income Tax Figures
Probable NEXT Wcok

Collector William H. Edwards's
staff was still busy Yesterday with
stacks of income tax returns which
had been mailed Saturday. Such as
are definite returns are acceptable. COL
lector Edwards said Several checks
accompanying tentative returns were
received, and as to these the Collector
wrote to Washington for advice.
Regulations forbid him to make nub.
llc his figures, Mr. Edwards said and
figures purporting to come from his
office "are not authentic"
ANY figures or summaries have to
be given out from Washington.v he
said. I'm certain cases figures have
been given out by the taxpayers them.
selves"