The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-04
JUDGE GARY BACK,
FINDS STEEL SOUND
Policy of Equalizing Prices
Working Satisfactorily, Says
Corporation Head.
ON TOUR TWO MONTHS
Many Prominent Americans
and Europeans Arrive on
~ the France.

Judge Elbert II. Gary, mead or the
United States Steel Corporation. who.
with Mrs. Gary. returned yesterday by
the French liner France from vacation
of nearly two months in France. Bel
GUM and Spain, said he had had a good
time, mostly motoring; that he was un-
prepared to talk about the rehabilitation
of France until he had his facts and
figures thoroughly dlgested, and that ne
intended to reserve any statement on
the subject until the next meeting or the
Iron and Steel Institute.
$50 far as the United States Steel
Corporation is concerned Judge Gary
said, conditions are perfectly sausfac-
tory Our policy Is to keep prices from
going too high or too low. I am not pre-
pared to offer opinions just now as to
the steel situation in Germany and Eng
land and will not discuss the labor situ-
alton abroad. From my information /
consider the steel industry in healthy
condition. although there has been q no
ticeable diminution In volume and also a
decrease in prices"
The steel head and all other passen-
gers by the France were held up hfteen
hours by strike Of the stokers who de-
manded an increase of SO francs a
month In pay. After long consulta-
ton between representatives OF the stok-
ers and the company the demands of the
strikers were granted and the big snip
got away from Havre. Judge and Mrs.
Gary were greeted at the pier by Pubic
Service Commissioner Lewis Nixon and
Mrs. Nixon, who saw them Off two
months and eleven days ago. The Judge
no ri
France by the cancellation Of another
Gary's accommodations.
A commission of French radio experts
headed by Etienne Lanel, formerly Con-
sul-General a this port, and including
Gen. Gustave Ferrie, arrived by the
France to attend the International Radio
Conference at Washington. Gen. Fer
RE praised the new high powered radio
station erected by the United States
Navy at Bordeaux and recently turned
over to France. He said the French
were experimenting with apparatus of
their own at Bordeaux, from which they
hoped to achieve great results.
Marc Peter, Swiss Minister to the
United States, returning to his post, said
the hotel owners of his country were dis
appointed at the paucity OF tourists and
that the rate Of exchange had had q bad
effect on Swiss exports.
r. NJ Ham of the st. Regis Hotel,
back from Hungary with his wife and
daughter, Hortense, said he had wound
up the affairs of the Americana unga-
rian Children Relief after disbursing near
ly a million dollars. Conditions were bad
in Vienna, but there had been good crops
In Hungary and the people were in
shape to meet the rigors of the winter.
Mr.. Hams son-in-law. Gen. Alexander
Won d'Orsy. Mr.. Ham said, had not yet
occupied the palace home that Mr.. HAN
had bought for his daughter In Vienna,
and the original owner was still on the
premises and glad of the opportunity OF
staying there.
Other arrivals by the France were
Henri Daniel, French inventor, with
plans for reversible steam turbine; H
III. Baruch, brother of Bernard Baruch
p. Cunissett Carnot, grandson of Sadl
Carnot. former President OF France
Mrs. c. N. Sartoris, granddaughter OF
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant; Mrs. William
Greenough, daughter Of Whitney War
rem; Mrs. Herbert l.. Grlggs wife OF the
president of the Bank of New York, dec-
Grated with the Legion of Honor for her
work in the war; DR.. Alexis Carrel. who
has been two months on his farm In
northern France, and who will resume
his research work in the laboratories OF
the Rockefeller Institute.