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dimensions extremely well finished At sos,
of al-woven madras and madras cords of fine for
egn and domestic manufacture. At $3.o5, of inn
ported a-woven madras, seen in the better custom
shirt lines.
Both assortments of carefully picked stripes and
colorings from the conservative to the limit of
accepted usage
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long as It abstains from giving guaran-
tees that il is ready to respect the free
expression OF the will OF the Russ an
people and international engagements of
preceding Russian Governments.
Referring to the military problem, the
declaration will say that the Govern
ment intends to carry out the programme
OF reduction in the military service pre-
pared by the preceding Cabinet In agree
ment with the highest of military au-
thorities
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American and German
Ministers ct One Table

THE HAGUE, Jan. 19.-Amer-
lean and German Ministers
dined at the same table last night
when the Queen gave State
dinner to the heads of the diplo-
matte missions. 1t is believed
that this is the first time since
the war that the representatives
of these two countries have ap-
peared under such circumstances
The two Ministers, however,
were seated far apart.
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II is believed that the paper money In
actual circulation In Germany Is not
much more than 10000, 900. 900 marks.
and that the foreign exchange quotation
on the mark would rally to 4 or cents
If all the foreign held balances owned
by German merchants were taken home.
AS il is these balances can De used at
any time to control the quotation for
marks. and by keeping the price down
the huge circulation at home is made to
look plausible.
This of course is not done without a
purpose. II Germany can be made to
look bankrupt through the medium OF
the exchange market II becomes un-
likely that the indemnity will be fixed at
as high O figure as otherwise might be
the case. On the other hand. a low price
for the mark In the International money
market enables German merchants to
fix high prices. in terms of marks. on
their exports. These marks have much
higher purchasing power at home than
in foreign markets. and therefore keep
down the level Of wages and discourag
any purchases abroad If the goods can
possibly be obtained at home.
The average wage in Germany, ac-
cording to official estimates, Is about 40
marks a week But at the current ex-
about so cents. In reality the domestic
value of these 40 marks is nearer SIS to
SO week, or even higher. when figured
in terms of the commodities they Will
purchase in Germany at present prices,
in contrast with what they would pur-
chase at going prices abroad and at the
current quotation of the mark.
1t is believed that with the fixing OF
the German indemnity the Reichsbank
will withdraw from circulation some
Of the paper money now stored In Its
vaults and that the true economic posi-
ton will then begin to assert itself.
AS to the internal prosperity, this Is
evidenced by private reports from n1er-
chants In Germany and by the activities
of Industrial companies reflected in the
huge dividends being paid. the high
prices for their shares in the Berlin
stock market and the numerous CONSOLE
dations and financial arrangements be-
ing made to carry out huge contracts
already on the books.
The following range of values is en-
tightening
chorae Oct, Nov cain
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Special Gable to THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1891, bv THE NEW YoRK HHRALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Berlin, Jan. 10.
An Investigation of contracts made
between Chicago packers and the Ger
man Government has led TO discoveries
which promise to develop into the biggest
scandal Germany has had in recent
years. Tho packers sold to Germany
meat, lard and bacon lying in Europe
and originally intended for the United
States Army for $9.00O.000. one-fourth
Of which was to be paid down in cash
and the balance in quarterly install
ments.
Payments on the entire contract were
refused because the German Govern
ment charged the food was partly
spoiled while in storage A new con-
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The gains recorded in values as, above
are the unmistakable imprint OF great
prosperity in all branches of German In
dustrv. They are not mere speculative
escillati but are based on actual re-
suits by industries which enabled them
to pay dividends. many of them as hlgh
as 80 per cent Scarcely one OF them let
the year 1920 pass without distributing
20 their shareholders lump sum payments
Of at least Is per cent. ...s-
The Gclsenkirchener Bergwerks-Ak-
tien -Geselschaft. Gelsenkfrchen, has JUST
completed working agreement with the
Deutsch-L h-Luxembureische Bergwerks und
Hutten-A c.. under the control of Hugo
SHINES. The combination is to be known
as the Rhine -IIlbe- Union. and will also
include the -Schuckert group.
The Observation-Disclosures has issued 250.00o.-
900 marks new capital The deal COM
pletes what Is probably the greatest
mining combine In the world.
Many other consultations have taken
place. among them the Nereinigte Lausit-
ger Glaswerke which has entered into
working agreement with the tiemerls &
Haislxe "a. G. for the manufacture of
electric bulbs. The glass works were
taken at price of $50 marks a share.
similar prosperity and working combi-
nations are reported In the chemical In
dustry The Badische Anilln & Soda -fabrik
A. G.. are to be taken into merger with
the Analine Concern. and are being reor-
ganized with a capital of 500, 900. 900
marks for the purpose The Oberschle-
sische Kokswerke Is likewise preparing
20 absorb number Of coke works In
Upper Silesia, which will give It almost
complete control of the coke production
In that region
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A RUMMAGE SALE for the benefit of the
Social Service Work of st. Marks Hos
pltal will be held at T36 Lexington Avenue
on January 21st and 22nd, between 10 A. M.
and +. NJ. Donations will be received at
736 Lexington Avenue on Thursday. Janu-
ary Goth.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-03-24
CITY EMPLOYEES
PAY FOR PHONING
Free Personal Calls Are Now Barred
and Bill Is Submitted at
End of Month.

The cause for the unusual telephone
rush to the public booths on the ground
floor OF the Municipal Building came to
light to-day when 1t was learned that
the city had stopped all free personal
telephone calls.
From what could be learned from the
operators in the various departments OF
the city, II seems the telephone com
pany told the clty's telephone bill ex-
perts that. Il efficient. official service
was to be maintained. the perpetual and
prolonged personal telephone traffic
would have to stop. The result Is that
when the receiver is lifted on the hook
now on any Of the telephone extensions
In city Offices the operator wants to
know why, how. where, whom. &C.. and
II she suspects that the call Is personal
her instructions are to make a record
and submit bill for personal telephone
service at the end of the month.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-03-24
CITY HIDES
ELECTION RECORDS
FROM COMMITTEE
Officials Get Court Order Re-
moving Books From County
Clerks Control.

When the Mackay Legislative Com
mittee investigating political control
and financial affairs Of Jersey City
and Hudson County started to delve
into the records OF the November
election to-day, II was discovered the
records had been taken, temporarily
at least. out of the committees iur-
sdictiOn.
On Monday the keys Of all ballot
boxes used in the November election
and all copy books containing sigma
lures of voters in that election had
beech delivered to the Office of the
CITY Clerk by the custodian. County
Clerk John J. McGOvern Delivery
was made on an order from Supreme
Court Justice Francis j. Sw1yze,
signed Saturday.
This order was in response to an
application by the City Government
of Jersey City through Assistant
Corporation Counsel Egan, and the
records were delivered to Charles
Quinn. a clerk in the office OF the City
Clerk. two days later. They were
loaded into patrol wagon and the
destination has not been made known.
Counsel Bernhard announced he
would Immediately issue subpoenas
for the production of the records.
The question as TO whether the
subpoena would thereby come into
conflict with the authority of the
state Supreme Court IS n matter
which may have to be decided. The
order calling upon County Clerk Nc
Govern to turn over his records did
not state upon what grounds OF for
what reason they were desired by the
city officials.
Revelation OF the temporary mac
cessabiuty of the records resulted in
a hasty executive session Of the com
mittee, after which Chairman Mackay
announced the committees power OF
subpoena would be utilized to the
utmost, II necessary, proceedings
looking to the indictment and con-
viction of those holding the records
would be taken promptly, he added.
While unwilling to discuss the m
cident for publication, members OF
the committee are frankly sore" over
the incident and inclined to admit the
Hague Administration has stolen a
march on them.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-03-24
THEATRE spec"
FINED SECOND TIME.
Newman Pleads Guilty in U. S,
Court to Not Stamping Prices
on Tickets.

Leo Newman, who operates the Leo
Newman Theatre Ticket Company a
No. 1882 Broadway, was fined $50 to-
day by Judge Knox in the Federal
District Court after he had pleaded
guilty to failure to stamp prices on
tickets. The complaint was made by
Sophie Irene Loeb, who through TIL.
Evening World has been conductins
campaign 90 stop charging the pub
lie excessive prices for theatra
tickets.
william L. Kavanaugh Of tho
Board of Child Welfare swore he paid
$40 each for four tickets whose box
office price was S3.S5. II was stated
also that the agency's hoy who was
sent for the tickets reported that they
had cost $50 indicating that the New
man agency made 100 per cent. prof
on the transaction.
This is the second time within a
month that Newman has been Dned
for the same orfense. On the first
occasion he was fined SIS. Lenisncy
was shown to-day when, in pleading
guilty, he said he had been stamping
the prices on tickets since January.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-03-24
LABOR Chief SAYS
ROADS, PLAN WILL
COST MEN MILLIONS
Jewell Argues Against Abroga-
ton of National Agreements
With Rail Workers.

CHICAGO, March 24.-Machinery
TO draft individual agreements be-
tween railroads and employees would
cost rail workers $1,000 900 and re-
quire the service OF over 5000 men
Bert NJ. Jewell. President of the Rail
way Employees Department Of the
American Federation Of Labor, told
the United States Railroad Labor
Board to-day in a plea against
abrogation Of the national agree
ments.
IF the national agreements were
abrogated," said Jewell, the matter
of rules and working conditions
would go hack TO the individual mil
roads and their employees. Enormous
expense would be required h formu-
lating and making operative the re-
sultant agreements.
The employees conference commit
tee on each railroad would be com
posed of at least one man from each
craft at each point on the railroad.
For the 1O7 roads the service o.
5,l5S committeeman would be required
at total daily expense OF S65, 76O, or
1913, AZ for ninety days. This sum
does not include additional expenses
for stenographic work and printing. 8"
Out Of 455,776 railroad shup en-
ployees below rank Of general fore
man, $4,000 are actual members Of
craft organizations. according TO
Jewell.
1t is significant" he added. that
since 1912, when the Railway EN-
plOyees Department was organized.
there has not been single author
ICED strike of shop crafts"
He contrasted this with the numer-
Gus strikes prior to 1912. 1t viii
take several days for Mr.. Jewett to-
complete his statement,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-03-24
HARDING THANKS
DAVIS, EMPLOYEES
AND THE PACKERS
Expresses Appreciation Over The
Avoidance of Suspension Of
industrial Activity.

WASHINGTON March A.-,Presi-
dent Harding to-day expressed his
appreciation OF the settlement of the
packer wage controversy.
'"nhis Administration has nearest
TO lts heart at all times any righteous
helpfulneBs that It can give in avoid
ting a sUsepnsion OF Industrial activ-
tiles in this country" the President
said in congratulating Secretary OF
Labor Davis and representatives OF
the packers and employees who called
at the White House to-day to inform
him that a strike had been aVerted
and a settlement agreed to.
Il have asked you in solely for my
own satisfaction" Mr.. Harding said
"a have learned that you have found
way to avoid a suspension Of ac-
tivities In the packing industry, and
/ wanted, in the presence Of the Cab
met representative who have Joined
you in this matter, to express the
appreciation Of the Executive"
Il have said publicly. and / want
to say II TO you, n we can bring our
civilization 20 a point where we can
meet around the table in advance
and adjust our differences right
eousiy we have made a long step
toward tranquility.
please know. those Of you who
speak for labor, and those of you
who speak for management, that the
Administration does not want to In
trude unduly, on any occasion, but
we always want 10 be helpful IN the
cause Of Justice and the harmonizing
of these two elements OF American
activity.
PLEASE 30 away assured u che 0p-
probation Of the Executive that you
have brought about a solution Of the
controversy Of the great packing In
duatry. i am grateful 70 you Cor my
Bglf, and ! know the Annertcan people
! sin b pleasedF
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-03-24
BROOKLYN GIRL
MISSING 9 DAYS
Louise Martin DISAPPEARED From
Home March is While On
Shopping Trip.

Louise Martin, fifteen, Of No. 1913
Raymond Avenue, Brooklyn. was re-
ported missing to-day by her rather
George Martin. He said the girl left
home at 2 O'clock in the afternoon on
March 10 to buy some ribbon she
had very little money with her ne
said.
Louise is student at the Pratt In
stitute in Brooklyn, where she hao
been studying domestic science, Her
father could throw no light on her
disappearance.
The girl wore a blue serge suit a.
the time o. her diBappearance. She
had a white waist and small brown hat
with grpes in front. She wore black
shoes and stockings. Louise looks older
than she is, being five feet seven
inches tall and weighing 49, pounds,
She has dafk Grown eyes and hair,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-03-24

but the result Of these parleys has
not been reported.
AIMED bandits, operating under
ehe direction Of the notorious robin
Hood" HoelE who a year ago ter
rorined Vogtland. are carrying out
hold-upa. robbing savings banks and
otherwise spreading terror through
tho community by the destruction OF
Industrial plants and the seizure Of
arma
4 bomb exploded in the Leipslg
Court House and blew on the roof.
brUko All the windows. wrecked the
l0tby and shattered the windows Of
6alldlngs In = radius Of two blccHR
m ROdeWisoh bhe city Hall was
virtually destroyed by a bomb which
hoa been concealed in the basement.
The uss Of dynamite against the city
administration buildings IN Auerbach,
Truiberg and Dresden resulted in
heavy property loss and the wounding
sevsCsly Of At least three persona
otharu were slightly injured.
a Wenty-one-year-oid man Was ar
ragoad In Auertaoh with q sack Of
dynamite n hia poa5oaaon. A COM
palaon who afSd at . Policeman e.
cnvoa Tue man ARRESTED said he WAs
fron Dandg. but declined - tAlk
furthen
A Halle despatch says IN engine
and eOtf coaches Of a train have
been asraAaed near DioalEAu The
wroohsrs removed the rivets from the
rails.
From Eisleben. twenty three miles
west % Hnila comes q message
which reports Intermittent rino hrinE
on the streets Tuesday night
TAs newspapers here say that the
strlkers have blown up three switches
% The Mansfield copper mines rail-
Wa2
Tbs outbreaks In Middle Germany,
Whsch GynobrOnised with the action
og the Communist shlpyard workers
At Hamburg. had been openly es-
p0used for the past tOrty-eight hours
By the German BolShevik organ, the
Rod FLAG. Thu Newspaper. In q Beries
% infRmmatory proclamations. adj
Visod lie followers mat time for 40
ton had arrived, and urged them 70
take weapons frOm The Equalization
o. law and order and the bOurgeolsle
and distribute them among tho work.
inguaen.
Tho Governments only protest
against the Red Flags batting con-
sisted In cOnfiScating some several
hundred copies Of the newspaper.
Thls served, however. only 10 embol-
den the Communist leaders. who now
are openly advocating the use OF
ri1os and bombs.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-03-24
"SHEP" FRIEDMAN
HAS PASSED OUT
We'll Known theatrical and News
paper Man Expires in mt. Sinai
Hospital.

Sheppard Friedman, veteran New
York newspaper man, for many years
connected with The World as a re-
porter and sub editor, died to-day in
Mt. Sinai Hospital after a lingering
illness. His only surviving relative
in New York is a brother, Leon, gem
eral manager for FGorenZ 2egfeld.
The remains Of Mr.. Friedman will
be taken to his birthplace, San An
tonic, Texas, for buriaA
Mr.. Friedman lived at No. 1874
Manhattan Avenue. He had been
troubled with rheumatism for a long
period and periodically underwent a
form OF electric treatment. This
treatment resulted in bhsters on the
fleet which melted gangrene, the
direct cause OF death.
'6hep," as Mr.. Friedman was
cllled in the newspaper and the
cal world, was fifty- two years
He came to New York thirty
y airs ago and was for considerable
time connected with various the
atrical enterprises and with the
Morning Telegraph before Joining
the stan of The World He was a
talented, humorous writer, especially
on theatrical topics and in the old
da ~ was one OF the best known fig-
uree in the Broadway white light
distriC
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-03-24
BANDITS IN JERSEY
HOLDUP AUTO, GET
$4,000 PAY ROLL
Highwaymen Flee in Car in
Which Employees of Fac
tory Were Riding.

Two unmasked bandits stepped out
from the bushes two blocks from the
Bellman Brook Bleachery Company,
at Fairview, N j., this morning. point
ed revolvers at the occupants of an
automobile driven by walter @. Brook
| treasurer Of the bleachery, forced the
four men and one woman to get out
Of the car and drove away with the
payroll Of the bleachery, amounting to
81 800 The bandits headed in the
| direction of Union Hill.
The occupants of the auto besides
Brook. were Miss May Cooper. Fred
crick Sawklns, Harry La Fetra and
IC. T. Graham, all employees Of the
bleachery, the latter superintendent
They had just received the payroll
from the cashier of the Palisades
Trust Company at Englewood. There
"a a thick hedg both sides of the
road and the dts could not be
seen until the was upon them.
As the auto slowly turned from
the road to enter private drive
way leading to the garage the men
jumped into the driveway and COW
cred Graham. who was at the wheel,
with revolvens.
! One of them remained in front OF
| the car. The other climbed into the
back of the car and took the satchel,
containing the money, which was on
the rear seat. He then searched the
men and is said TO have taken a re-
volver from La Fettera. The five
men were then forced to get out of
the car. The hghwaymen leaped
into the machine and drove away
Did you faint?" Miss Cooper was
asked.
81 should say not" she answered.
The whole thing happened so sud
denly that had not time to be
frightened. l was more interested in
what the men were doing and even
forgot to scream"
The automobile was later found
abandoned in Tenth Street, West
New York by the Chief Of the Bergen
County Motor Cycle Squad. The bag
which had contained the money was
in the bottom Of the auto.
Miss Cooper described one of the
bandits as wearing a blue suit: the
| other a brown suit.
The Superintendent said he was
sure the bandits were not former
employees of the firm. No shots were
fired.
An alarm was telephoned to Sheriff
Kinsley jr, in Hackensack. He
sent out motor cycle men over the
roads toward Union Hill. An alarm
was telephoned to all municipalities
and set in operation the special hold
up machinery devised several months
ago at a conference Of county and
municipal officials.
After leaving the automobile the
bandits are believed to have take N
a Bergen trolley car toward the West
Shore Ferry.
As one of the robbers backed
away he said:
Take a good look at me now, and
you will know me when you see
me again"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-03-24
MORE THAN SCORE
SLAIN IN FIGHTS OF
IRISH WITH POLICE
Sir Wilfred Peek, Who Married
Miss Thornburgh of st.
Louis, Killed.

DUBLIN, March 2l,--Alore than
a score Of deaths are reported
from various parts Of ireland. TWEEN
ty-four Of which were due to am
buscades in which the attackers es.
capped
sir wilfrid Peek was among the
killed during the fight yesterday
morning between a party OF lancers
and a force Of Sim Feiners between
StrokestOwn and BongfOrd. He was
Captain OF the Royal First Devon
Yeomanry and was born oct. o. 1884.
He received the Distinguished Ser
vice Order decoration for exploits
during the great war His wife was
formerly Miss Edwin Thornburgh OF
ST. Louis, Mo. who. with one son,
survives him.
The multiplication OF the ambus-
cndeR is believed TO be largely due to
reprisals for the recent executions
The Sim Fein ls said to regard their
men as belligerents and the execution
OF those captured as a breach Of the
laws OF war and punishable by re-
prisals. The execution Of Whelen
was followed by the killing Of two po-
licemen in his native town OF Cllfden,
County Galway. The deaths Of the
policemen were avenged in Chfden
by house burning.
The execution OF Patrick Moran
has been followed by the killing of
two policemen In his native district
in County Roscommon.
For every man executed vengeance
Is anticipated. and as the Govern
ment has in custody many men liable
20 the death penalty, and is said 10
mean to carry out executions, the
piling up of deaths on each side is
considered here as inevitable.
No big outbreak Ia thought prob
able, but the daily guerilla warfare
against the troops and police and the
individual shootings of policemen
and men suspected Of having deal
ings with them are considered not
likely to be seriously checked by any
Government measures yet taken.
The LLstowel district on the Dingle
Peninsula was reported as the scene
OF an engagement between ambushe-s
and the police. A contradictory &C
count by the official commissio
states that there were 800 attackers,
of whom eight were killed and twenty
wounded. but all the casualties were
carried Off. Only four police were
slightly wounded.
The Crown official report announces
the police searching for three wanted
men found them with three others In
a farm shed at Backgammon, four
miles from Cork. The six men opened
FIRE with their revolvers and dashed
into the open. engaged the police N a
hand 10 hand encounter, and all six
were killed.
CORK. March "a ASSOCIATED
Press) Member of the Irish repub-
lean army made a carefully planned
attempt last night to break into the
jail here and release the prisoners
there under death sentence. The
attempt failed, however, owing to ex-
traOrdinary precautions which had
been taken by the authorities.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-03-24
PAY OF $4,000 CUT
BY HARVESTER co.
Reduction of From 5 TO 20 Per
Oent. With Lay-Of Soon
for Thousands.

CHICAGO, March A-The Inter-
national Harvester Company. which
last night made known proposed
wages reductions OF from s TO 20 per
cent for 5000 employees, to-day an
nounoed that present economic con-
ddtions" would make II necessary to
lay off several thousand men within.
the next sixty days,
The Harvester Company's wage re.
auctions will affect every employee
from president TO office boy through
out tho worldwide organization, and
was made after an analysis OF living
costs. business poasfbilitles and work
ing eonditioaA