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New-York tribune., 1920-04-13
Walters Eager to SsDig
Crave'' for W WeIfare Bill
From, q St1f Co,,cs,o,,,,o,

ALBANY, April 12-Thc bills pro
posing a minimum wage and an eirht-
hour day for women workers will not
see the light of day in the State SEN
ate if Majority Leader j. Henry Wal
tiers can prevent it. Senator Walters
made this plain tonight. In the AS
sembly Speaker Sweet has these vel
.ate measures safely bottled up in his
Rules Committee.
unless the Senate forces nc to do
So" said Walters, a viii never let let
7ee7e = bills gel. to the floor for debate.
If had pick and shovel would
eladly dig grave for them"
Walters made this declaration when
Senator ]. A. Cotillo, author of the
Minimum Wage bill, asked him when
he would move to discharge it from
committee. There is chance that
some Of Walters's fellow Republicans
may endeavor to force the bills out.
The second proposed act, constitut
ing part of the Republican plan for
reorganization of the state govern
mcnt, was introduced tonight by SEN
ator Henry NJ. Sage, of Albany. 1t
would amend the Constitution to pro-
VIDE for the appointment of the State
Engineer, Treasurer and Secretary Of
State by the Governor, leaving only
the Attorney General and Comptroller.
beside the Governor, as elective Off,
cials.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-13

continuing in employment in connec-
ton with agencies of commerce shall
be fined $4,000, imprisoned for fif
teen years, or both.
3. That whoever destroys OR per
suades others to destroy ships, cars,
tracks or any other agency OF com
mercc shall be fined $4,000 or i'm
prisoned ten years, or both.
In presenting his bill, Senator Poin.
dexter said:
powerful organizations are cndeav-
oring to persuade all railroad EN-
ployees to quit work, with the avowed
purpose Of preventing movement oi
commodities in interstate commerce
Whole communities are confronted
with starvation.
Control of the railroads by stopping
their operation is AS truly control By
force and violence as a military die
tatorship would be. What we need in
such an emergency is a little of the
sort of action taken in similar crises
by men of the type of Washington
Jackson. Cleveland ana Roosevelt"
"This strike has almost reached the
status of revolution" said Senator
Frclinghuysen, of New Jersey. "The
time has come to find out whether We
have q government or not--a govern
ment to insure the peace, welfare and
happiness Of the American people"
"lf the law does not provide now for
a solution of the strike" said Senator
Edge, of New Jersey, ut is the abso-
lutte duty to make it misdemeanor
for anybody to leave employment with
New-York tribune., 1920-04-13
Failure of Hines to Keep
Promises Blamed for Strike
Brotherhoods Also Condemned by 'Veteran Engi-
neer'' for Weak Fight on Escl-C -Cummins Bills;
Wage Inequalities Another Big Factor He Saws


From the viewpoint Of the men on
strike, the failure Of the Administra-
tion to keep promises made to the rail-
road workers in 1917 the failure of the
brotherhoods to effet lively fight the
Objectionable features Of the Esch-
Cummins bill and existing inequali-
ties in the wage scales Of railroad
workers employed in various branches
are the primary causes of the railroad
tie-up.
A representative striker talked yes
terday to a Tribune reporter. It has
been extremely difficult hitherto to get
the point of view of the men. SO In
sistent has been the prejudice against
newspaper representatives that the at
titude of the men appears to indicate
organized propaganda against the press.
Not only has information been refused,
but in one OR two instances personal
violence has been threatened.
Engineer Gives Views
In Odd Fellows Hall in Jersey City
yesterday, at joint meeting of Local
SO, of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers, and Local 8 (Adopted
Daughter Lodge) of the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers,
man was found who was willing to
express his views. He is an Ameri-
can and an engineer in the service Of
the Pennsylvania Company, with which
he has worked fifteen years. He
operates steam and electric locomotives
and Is former union official.
Don't let any one tell you this is a
new strike" he said. at is continu-
alton of the strike which was threat
ened in 1917. 1t is strike to adjust
grievances which have irritated rail-
road men for eight years. The trouble
was about to come to a head in 1917,
when the war halted it.
owe were given the eight-hour day
and we were told that if we CO.
operated with the government our
grievances would be adjusted. That
one reason why the men are on strike
to-day.
Zone of the principal demands of the
engineers and firemen is for higher
wages. We were promised them two
years ago and didn't get them. Mean
while car inspectors, airbrnke men,
painters, machnists, trackmen and
laborers employed by the railroads
have ali been given advances. This is
another condition which has brought
about the trouble
Illness Promises Broken
"Machinists to-day are getting time
and a half for overtime and double
time on Sundays and holidays. SO are
airbrake men, car inspectors and re-
pairers. Engineers and fremen get
overtime at the regular rates.
"In general order 27, issued by
Director Hines early in 1917 it was
promised to the engineers and fremcn
that any part Of a day over the regula
ton eight hours would be paid as {
New-York tribune., 1920-04-13

Wholesale dealers removed fifteen
carloads of lettuce, cabbage, peppers
and potatoes from nearby trades. In
the markets they began by asking $40
a crate for the lettuce and finally
dropped their price to Sc. Spinach was
offered for sale at $6 crate and came
down to S4. No one would buy the
potatoes when S14 bag was asked for
them, so they went at SO.
Commission merchants and produce
dealers in Washington Market said yes
terday that there was little food on
hand at their stores. Potatoes may
be as high as s25 by the end of the
week.
Edwin J. .O'Malley, Commissioner Of
Markets, reiterated that there was no
need for alarm, and stood by his state
ment that the supply of unperishable
foods and frozen meats which are in
storage in and about the city would
keep the city for several weeks
He said that he knew England had a
years supply Of beef, mutton and rab-
bit, and that English merchants had
been making inquiries as to the pos
sible market here for those goods.
These, he said, could be got.
Fresh food shipments into the city
were still reported yesterday, although
much seemed to be stalled.
Milk trains bringing milk for the
Bronx pulled in yesterday from two
were able to make deliveries in time
for breakfast.
Railroads are running what they call
war trains to rush food to the city.
According to officials there is no i'm
mediate danger of a food shortage.
They say 100 carloads of vegetables,
butter and eggs were brought here
Sunday and another 100 were on their
way yesterday
The New York Central said last night
that 12O carloads of fresh beef and
pork came in yesterday and that live
more train loads Of beef were on their
will bring approximately 1000 900
pounds of beef One Of the train
loads will go to Boston.
Jersey terminal reported yesterday
108 carloads of food as having arrival
for New York consumption.
The Pennsylvania announced last
night that tifty-fve carloads of perish
able foodstuffs were foated from the
Jersey shore yesterday and that forty
more were expected to be hoated to-
day
Patrick D. Fox, president of the
borden Farm Products Company, said
.he shortage of milk cans and bottles
had become acute. He added:
1T is necessary to ship cans and
bottles to the country milk stations as
speedily as possible. Unless these
containers are returned promptly. the
milk stations will be unable to send
the milk.
one creamery in Sullivan County
was imperative yesterday because Of
the lack of containers"
New-York tribune., 1920-04-13

full day. This has not been done. For
a period of two hours overtime, that
is ten-hour day, the men have been
paid $150 extra. According to gen
eral order 27 we should have received
$6.O5 for those two hours. Thus the
men have been cheated out of $4.55 for
every ten-hour day they have worked.
This matter has been taken up by
Local 63 on more than one occasion
through the brotherhood. We have
been unable to get any sort of salts
factory reply. There is another griev-
ance.
"Time off is an old sore. Few people
realize that the average railroad man
works seven days a week the year
around. l have worked as much as six
weeks straight without days leisure
Some men have taken only two days off
in a year. The men can work until
they go sick, and then they won't get
any consideration from the company.
"There is another question. Every
night force Of men is kept at work
drilling express cars in the yards. By
drilling mean making up trans. The
men of the Pennsylvania have not been
paid for this work, although the men
on some other roads have been paid
The company is paid by the express
companies. for the service.
Underpaid, He Says
"Most people seem to think that all
railroad men are making big money
This is not the fact. The big bulk of
railroad men make between $50 and $40
week Of seven days. This is not
enough to bring up a family on in
these days Of protiteering and high
prices.
"Take nv own case. I am one of
the highest paid men among those op-
Grating out of Manhattan Transfer
| make on an average $3.50 in thirty
days. pay S35 month rent
and get off cheaply at that. I have a
grocery bill of $50 or more month
and my butcher charges me $50 for
meat.
81 have wife and a child. When
| get through paying for clothes, light
and fuel, how much have I left? Other
men who get less than l do have ap-
proximately the same or greater ex-
penses.
"The men are tired of delays. The
ch-Cummns bills we're the finishing
touch. The men were looking for some
relief in those measures and they
didn't get it. They decided they
wouldn't wait any longer. That's all
there is to it.
"a few of the older men may not
go out Some Of them own their homes
and some have grown up families who
help to keep them going Moreover,
they are approaching the pension age.
But the bulk of the engineers, 98 per
cent, will go out and stay out, un-
til there is some assurance of better
working conditions and more equta-
Bile wage scale. Arbitration has proved
expensive and failure We are
through with it. Unless the brother
hoods get behind this strike we are
through with them, too"
New-York tribune., 1920-04-13

strike we now face is an organized ef-
fort to punish the representatives of
100000 Americans because they
failed to provide for government own
ership of the railroads. 1t is a part
OF the propaganda financed from Rus
sian sources. l believe the strike is a
result of the failur of Congress to
enact anti-strike legislation in the
railroad bill"
Chairman Cummins of the Senate
Committee on Interstate Commerce. an
nounced that his committee will not
undertake the investigation of the
strike, recently authorized by the Sen
ate, until the railroad labor board has
had an opportunity to act. An inquiry
now, he said, might involve tacit recog-
milton Of the "outlaw" union.
The Senate will act on the appoint
ments to the board without delay, Sena-
tor Cummins added. Special legisla-
ton will be passed within the next day
or two. permitting it to meet in Wash
ington. Under the railroad act, the
board cannot meet anywhere except in
Chicago.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-13
Cross Desk Set

OF gla3ed calfsiin leatAer, PASTEL
shades, border Of gold tooiing; fitted
a@ith ink7ueN, calendar. hand honer,
paper cutter, paper clip. pen brush,
COMPARTMENTS for stationery; silk
eover to lay on dlottey pad qvhen not
in use 2511SA inches. $1,000
New-York tribune., 1920-04-13
Wilson to Name
Railroad Labor
Board To-day

CONTINUED from page one)
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out giving due or reasonable notice
where strike will result in suffering
to the public
"rhe situation" commented Senator
Thomas, of Colorado, sis aT outgrowth
o. the coal strike. l believe the out
laws in this strike will get their in
creases in wages and the good people
Will pay the cost What can be ex-
1he government shakes its
fist at strikes and then compromises
with them. These outlaw labor organ
izatlons should be forced to incorporate
so as to bear responsibility for illegal
acts.
We were told the Plumb plan would
be basis for a campaign issue and
money would be spent to orce govern
ment ownership of the railroads. The
New-York tribune., 1920-04-13
Soldier Benefit Bill Passed

ALBANY, April Ex-senator Wal
ters's bill, designed to be of benefit to
former service men, was passed by the
Assembly tonight.
The measure is intended to provide
that absence during the World War
shall be counted as part of civil
service term emitting any officer, or
employee in the civil service to any
pension, privilege or immunity, pro-
vided he shall have been reinstated or
appointed to such position within one
year after discharge from service. The
New-York tribune., 1920-04-13
vania Avenue and for an hour tn. A..

vania Avenue and for an hour the d;,.
trict between the Capitol and IN.
White House took on the aspect of In
auguration Day. Plump artillery hor.s.
from Fort Meyer, chubby Clydesdals.
and Percherons. drawing trucks of bus;a
ness firms; dogs, pet foxes and homin,
pigeons, which had done duty with tSs
American army in France. made NV
the line. At the end came the "horp
rible example, neglected horse. re..
cued by the Washington Animal Res.
cue League.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-13

OTTAWA, April l2--An order IN
council requesting King George TO ratify
the peace treaty with Bulgaria on BEHALF
of Canada has been passed as result a,
the adoption of resolutions approy,ns
the treaty by the Senate and House ~
Commons, it WIS announced TONIGHT
New-York tribune., 1920-04-13
Wilson Sees Animal Parade

WASHINGTON. April 12.-Presi-
dent Wilson, from the east portico of
the White House, to-day reviewed a
long parade of workhorses and domes-
tic animals, which was part of demon
strations Of "Be Kind to Animals
Week" being observed throughout the
country under the auspices of humane
societies.
Thousands of persons lined Pennsyl-
New-York tribune., 1920-04-13
Trucks Bring Fish
Here From, Maine

PORTLAND, Me-, April 12.-
A shipment to New York on
motor trucks of 22,500 pounds of
fish was made to-day by local
wholesale dealers. This was made
necessary by the railroad strike
situation in New York and the
embargo on express shipments.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-13

THE CHICAGO, MILWAU-
kEE 4 ST. PAUL RAIL
WAYS transcontinental pas
senger trains are operated by
electricity for 649 miles of the
distance bctwcens Chicago and
Seattle. fs
New-York tribune., 1920-04-13

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are your friends? Some chaps
who went to school with you per
haps? j shall be there, but j cant
be second on account or this
diplomatic job"
Ernesto named some of his com
panions. young men whom he hsd
seen but little since his fathers
death. That's all right" said the
captain. land now you come along
to my rooms and I'll give you
few points that may be useful when
you meet this chap"
The duel was arranged and speed
lily; Don Alvarez insisted on that;
his skill was we'll known and he
boasted openly he would make short
work of this young whipper snap
per, whose prowess with the pen
would hardly stand in very good
stead when 1t came to sword play.
Gossip Agog.
Again the world was a-gossip-
here was a choice morsel-the young
man who had been living with Don
Julian was now to night his (Ju-
lian's) bitter rivaE Alvarez, and the
world knew why and the world re-
reated the conversation and en-
broidered IL until there was ro-
nance to suit every fancy.
The hopeful Captain Wickersham
found that Ernesto's friends were
not friends enough to meet the
emergency; in the end, having as
sured himself that. after all. there
would be no publicity attached to
the little affair of honor, he decided
to constitute himself the second or
the irresponsible poet.
And, having carefully fxed the
time Of the meeting for the next
morning at daylight back Of the
ruins of an old church not far from
the little studio, the captain secured
a couple of his own swords and pro-
ceeded to instruct Ernesto in the
art of fencing with intent to kill.
But, to his amazement, the young
man evinced little interest. III you
don't take the greatest pains you
won't last beyond a few thrusts.
the Englishman reminded him.
"It doesn't make any difference
one might as we'll die this way as
any other-I am not anxious to XIII
Alvarez, and 1 don't care II he kills
me-"
I'm that case" remarked Wicker
sham drily. do you know what ia
do?-Pd refuse to fight"
Refuse to fight, why?'
Because your attitude will be
taken for fright, and II one has to
die under a cloud like that why not
save ones life and run away?'
To He Continued Monday.
The Washington times., 1920-08-07
By Jane Mclean.

IT HE quiet that had preceded
Ernesto's act became pande-
monium; never before in the
history OF the Granada had such a
blow been Witnessed; never had a
man OF the standing OF Alvarez
been felled in such fashion. and
while he was cropping his way
back to consciousness the COM
pany waited; slowly Alvarez opened
his eyes-rememberd: his face
crimsoned; he was on the floor,
ignobly knocked down; two of his
friends had him by the shoulders
trying to raise him. and the crea-
ture who had struck him stood,
white as ghost. glaring down at
him, only held from striking again
by the strong arm Of Captain Wick
ersham.
The proprietor. whose house had
been thus desecrated, rushed to the
scene, demanding explanations and
receiving none. 1t was clear that
a duel was the only solution of this
insult. Don Alvarez. attempting to
assume nonchalance, struggled to
his feet, cast a contemptuous look
at the youth who had struck him
and whispered to friend.
The friend approached Wicker
sham-the two walked away to-
gether. Ernesto remained like
statue, never taking his eyes from
the face of Alvarez The latter left
the room, and Wickersham re-
turned to his protege.
''Come with me-" he said briefly.
"Ill tell you what's next.
Men made a little lane for them
to pass; when they were outside
still preserving his stern demeanor.
Only when they reached another
street did he clap the young man
on the shoulder and begin to laugh
with true British appreciation OF a
good blow.
my word. that was a hard one
you handed Alvarez-went down
like a bushel of bricks never knew
what struck him, dirty dog"
II gave him what you call in
English an upper slice-no?"
"Uppercut 1 say and after that
jolly American fashion"
They lapsed into silence broken
by the Captain from whose face
all trace of levity had vanished.
Challenged tn Duel.
"I suppose you know what it
means. Ernesto," he said. you are
challenged to fight duel With this
chap; If I were you I'd refuse
he's a very devil with the foils and
after all, what's the use?"
"Refuse?" the boy uttered the
word with the greatest horror.
Refuse! I'd never care to show
my face in Seville again-np, / was
right; knocked down a liar and
must stand by my action"
LAS you say" replied wicker
sham" we must notify them and
arrange for the meeting now. Who
The Washington times., 1920-08-07
Leap Year Opportunities
In Congress
BY EDITH McDOWELL-WISE.

Copyright. 1900
CYDNEY E. MUDD, Republican,
- of La Plata, Nd, is a dashing
- young bachelor, who keeps
the girls hearts palpitating where
ever he goes, as he is unusually
handsome and charming-in fact,
a veritable Prince Charming. he
plods busily on, regardless Of the
commotion he creates among the
fair sex, for he has a mission in
life. He follows his father, sgd.
ney f. Mudd, as representative OF
the Fifth district of Maryland, his
father having had the honor OF
representing the district for many
years. His chief aim in life is to
live up to the ideals Of his father.
He lives at La Plata with his
mother, who thinks he is just about
the finest son a mother ever had.
Mr.. Mudd is an athlete and belongs
TO the Congressional ball team. He
is very popular with the men in
Congress, and is one of the young
est members, his age being given
as thirty-fve. lie is graduate
Of Georgetown University with
the degrees of A. B., in 1906, and
IL. B. In 1909. He has lived in
The Washington times., 1920-08-07
When O. Girl Marries
An Interesting Story of
EARLY Welded LIFE
By Ann Lisle.

EAGERLY / whirled home from
my first visit with Aunt Mol
- lie and Uncle Ned. | was con-
WINGED that I'd only have to search
my peignoir to find the missing ring
and end the ugly mystery which had
clouded the past nine days.
On my arrival. HedwiS greeted
me with two messages. One was
from Phoebe. asking that / tele-
phone her as soon as i came IN
The other was that Bertha had
called me over the wire three times
and would call me again at
o'clock.
In spite of the fact that my eaG-
erness to speak to Phoebe brooked
no delay, | raced to the phone and
called Phoebe.
."Oh, Anne, ] want to see you.
she cried, almost tearfully. Il
simply can't go on like this. Nir-
Ginia hardly notices me and indeed
she's never here 10 speak to me.
She's out all the time with Sheldon
Blake. and when she's in she's so
grim and forbiddinG that hardly
dare speak to her."
phoebe. dear. what is there to
do?" asked. feeling impotently
that was helpless in the face OF
any problem that included Nir-
ginia.
Let me come over and stay with
YOU begged Phoebet.
But how can /. dcar?" l asked.
"In Virginia's present reckless
mood she mustn't be alone. If
she's going to race around with
Sheldon perhaps all that saves her
from the cruelest of criticism is the
fact that you are there in the
house with her. Aren't you brave
enough to stay-and protect Jeanie
from herself and the world?"
"Oh,-if you put it that way ]
suppose I mustw agreed Phoebe.
Even while thanking my stars
that / had hit on the magic word
to persuade Phoebe to remain with
Virginia, wondered il it would
last. But l had another problem
now. '''
A False Alarm.
I hurried to the closet where my
orchid peignoir hung. With trem-
bling fingers dragged 1t out and
went over to the light of my big
west window. Something struck
against my ankle as / carried the
flmy mass across the room, and a
great wave of JOY surged to my
heart at the impact. The ring-it
couldn't be anything else! ! was
the thief of my own missing pearl.
As pulled the material toward
me realized just what must hsye
happened. When l thought / put