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The New York herald., 1922-03-26

had for an insignificant fee, a lonely
quarter, which usually is forthcoming.
Many of the Shifter emblems are In
evidence on the campus, but the cry OF
the wearers is heard loud and far: I've
been robbed. How can | get back my
auarter?" The victims, stung to the
pocketbook and vowing revenge. set out
to fish for easy marks. and from re-
ports available 1t appears that some
have turned their losses into notable
gains In fact. some have made more
than the promised 200 per cent. return,
having scalped as many as ten un-
suspecting "joiners."
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
MINERS HEAD ASSAILS
DEFLATION OF WAGES
LeUis Issues Statement Sup
porting Union Demand.

John l.. Lewis. international president
Of the United Mine Workers of America.
issued a statement yesterday from the
Hotel Continental in support of the de-
rhand OF the coal miners for a 20 per
cent. increase in wages--the demand
which has led to the calling of the strike
of 100000 miners for April land set
ting forth the argument that the way
to stabilize business conditions is to
maintain the present wage level rather
than to call for deflation of wages.
Those who demand the deflation OF
wages, Mr.. Lewis says. and base their
demand on the losses suffered by the
farmers. lose sight OF the fact that
wages also can be stabilized by raising
the pay of the lower paid workers.
The wages of the anthracite miners,
he insists. still are far below "a fair and
reasonable level" Mr.. Lewis also ac-
cuses the credit interests of the country
of deliberately planning the deflation of
the farmer and now attempting to force
wages in other lines down to the same
level.
"One way to end depression" says
Mr.. Lewis, lis simply to do nothing but
wait until conditions remedy themselves.
This. in general. is the policy advocated
by our leading financial and business
journals and advisers
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

pupils were making So and So day by
the get rich quick methods of the So
ciety OF Shifters. DIR. John II. Denbigh.
making this discovery. took immediate
measures to kill the graft. He called
the faculty together and told them to
devote time to stopping the foolishness
and then the word was passed on to the
pupils
Some goof is always taking the Joy
ont of life" said one OF the Packer flap
pers. We were put on our honor to
hand back the gate receipts and it cost
me ten bucks because I took that in
initiating bushhounds (rubes or easy
marks) at twenty-five cents flop"
II think the Shifters have run their
course and are now on the wane," said
DR.. ]. Herbert Low. principal OF Eras-
mus Hall. 1T is nothing more nor less
than form of petty graft and now
that every one knows that II is not a
secret society but merely hoax I think
il will disappear"
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
IRON BATTALION
IN TEXTILE STRIKE
Sinister Hint by 'One Big
Union on Eve of Big Walk
out in Lawrence.

LAWRENCE, Mass. March 25.-Union
organizers were busy to-day strengthen
ing their forces In expectation OF a tex
tile strike here next Monday when seven
mills, employing nearly $4,000 opera
tiyes. will put into effect a wage reduc-
ton approximating 20 per cent.
Tne plants are the Pacific. Everett.
Arcadia, Katama, Monomac. Pemberton
and Methuen mills. In addition the Ar
lington mills have announced shut
down.
All the mills were @ 'sed to-day. for
they have not operated on Saturday
since the four day schedule went into
effect. Union leaders used the oppor-
tunity to address the operatives at two
large mass meetings. The first of these
was held in the City Hall this afternoon
under the auspices of the "One Big
Union" officials The other meeting,
called by the United Textile Workers OF
America, was scheduled for tonight.
Ben Legere, member Of the execu-
tive board of the "One Big Union" said
before the afternoon meeting that a
strike was a certainty. He predicted
that 1t would be short and sweet" and
said several new tactics would be used.
Legere declared that the United Tex
tile Workers organization would take the
lead in the strike on Monday. we VIII
finish it," he added.
He also told the operatives that they
would have opportunity to join an iron
battalion" and that that organization,
concerning which he gave no details
would be heard from before the week
was over"
The meeting, which was also ad-
dressed BY William II. Derrick. an or
gsnizer for the Amalgamated Textile
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
AUGUSTUS THOMAS OUT
RENT AND FURNITURE
Actress's Belongings Seized
Despite His Attachment.

Augustus Thomas. dramatist, asknowl-
edged yesterday that landlording Is
strange and hazardous business. His
most recent experience was with Miss
Henrietta Taylor. who represents herself
as q motion picture actress and rented
the playwrights home at Ill Thomas
place. New Rochelle. Miss Taylor lived
at the house for about six months and
moved at Mr.. Thomass request. but left
a little obligation behind her in the mat
ter of rent due, for satisfaction of which
the dramatist obtained an attachment
on a quantity of furniture.
Henry Greenberg. lawyer Of 80 Mas
sau street, started a replevin action last
week at White Plains against Mr.
Thomas and Miss Taylor Jointly. The
lawyer acted for William Birns, a cor
poration of this city. which alleged the
furniture had been purchased by Miss
Taylor for s5.37l on the installment plan
and only three installments of $l3l each
had been paid. George Warner, Sheriff
Of Westchester county. and squad OF
his deputies seized the furniture Thurs
day afternoon and carted 1t away.
Both Greenberg and Mr.. Thomas are
trying to find Miss Taylor.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
SHIFTERS FAD INVADES
SEDATE JOHNS HOPKINS
Some Students Gather In the
Promised 200 Per Cent.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HEa,LD.
BALTIMORE, March 25.-The Johns
Hopkins campus is bustlrng with the
activities of a sort OF Ponzi organiza-
tion boasting the high sounding name OF
THE Ancient Order of Honorable
Shifters," reputed TO have been intro
duced from Lehigh by one of the mem
bers OF the Hopkins swimming team.
In soliciting initiates the Shifter ex-
tolls the fraternal features of the order
and the wonderful and unrivalled edu-
cational. financial and social advan-
tages to be obtained. Another argument
is that the object Is to unite an non
frat men in union which, because Of
Its superior number. will be able to buck
the frats and keep them from getting
all the plums of college activities
The assurance also Is made of a 200
per cent. return on the investment and
the fact is stressed that all this Is to be
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
PLANS IS HOUR WEEK
FOR WOMEN WORKERS
Cincinnati Plant Already Op-
crates on 40 Hour Basis.

CINCINNATI, March 25.--Arthur Nash.
president OF the A. Nash Clothing Com
pany of this city. who on January
made an innovation in American indus
try by placing his 1000 employees on a
basis OF forty hours a week-eight hours
a day and five working days in week
announced to-day that ne was plan
ming a still further reduction in the
working time of the women employed
by his company to a basis of seven
hours day and five days a week.
After much study of the question OF
women in industry have reached the
conclusion that for the health of Amer
ica's women. and for the sake of the
America of the future. 1t would be best
to employ women in factories only
thirty-five hours a week. said Mr.
Nash.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
GIRLS HURT LEAPING
FROM MEN IN MOTOR
Two Found Lying Dazed in
Road Late at Night After
Ride.
DENY BEING ATTACKED
Insist on Returning Home and
Jump When Driver Refuses
to Turn Back.

Margaret Fox. II, of &c Webster
street. Newark. and Loretta Dalton. II.
OF Y Bloomfield avenue. Newark, who
wpre found by Harvey Paps of West
wood n. j., lying in the roadway at the
southern entrance to Westwood late
Friday night, told conflicting stories yes
terday.
Margaret was found unconscious and
badly injured about the face and head.
Loretta was badly shaken up and dazeG.
The two girls were taken to the HacH-
cnsack Hospital. where their injuries
we're treated.
The girls has jumped from an auto
mobile when their companions, as YET
unknown to the Westwood police or th1
state constabulary. refused to turn the
car toward Newark. Detective John H.
Taylor. who is in charge of the inves-
tigation, got Miss Dalton TO say:
about s 80 last night Margaret and
/ were walking on Broad street when
we were asked to take ride by a ma
whose name was Ed. Margaret hne"
him. but I didn't. There was aisc
another man In lne caf. We
through Nutley and on into Passaic ano
then around to a place ! didn't know
When we saw that they were taxing u'
AWAY from Newark and refused TO tusr
around we jumped out of the car. NO
they didn't insult US.
The girl told three different stories
First she insisted that there was Only
one man in the car and that the cal
turned over and her companion was
injured in the accident. When IL was
pointed out to her that there were
no traces Of any such accident she
changed her story.
Loretta seemed to be shieidlng SUITS
one and il was only when she was
Informed that she would be held py the
authorities that she decided 10 tel
what she knew. Repeated auestionins
failed to reveal the Identity of the t"e
men in the car.
Margaret Fox has a possible concus-
Rion of the brain and fractured rfhs
TIer "a re is badly lacerated and seVera
~ her teeth are missing. She is stiil "
a serious condition and for whlit
there were grave fears for her recovery
Ne,ther of the girls was attacked
which lends support to their story tha'
they wanted only to go home.
Miss Fox was employed in the bank
r,lntcy court at Newark. Her SUI
norior. Charles Mason, had only the
highest praise for her character. MISS
Dalton is employed by the Newars
Technical School. where the secretary
a Miss Scott said the same for her.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM
IMPOSSIBLE IN BRONX
Change of Venue Denied IN
Lublinger Case.

Either the Bronx is a small. honey
place or DR.. solomon Lublinger Of 330S
Wallace avenue, that borough. knows
as much as his first name implies, ac-
cordng to counsel for Nathan j. Miller
x Co., brokers. Of 120 Broadway. DR..
Lublinger recently sued the Miller firm
for money alleged to have been lost in
q stock transaction. The defendant
moved yesterday in the Supreme Court
III The Bronx that the case be trans
ferred TO New York county on the
ground that the complainant is certain
To be acquainted with every Bronx citi-
zen who might be called for jury duty.
Justice Giegerich, in denying the mo-
tion, said the Bronx Is the fourth most
popuous county In the State and de-
clared Il would he impossible for any
man 10 have personal acquaintance with
all its inhabitants. Or. Lublinger. who
is an interpreter in the Bronx Supreme
Court, alleges the brokerage concern
neglected a selling order and he lost
$500.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
Continued from First Page.

arm in arm east In 125th street. fol-
lowed by bowling mob of youths.
Investigation disclosed the merry fact
that each fapper had pinned on che back
OF her right stocking four blue and gold
Shifter emblems. The crowd OF Stats
(Shifterese ror the male fiapper) behind
the girls grew until thespavement was
blocked from building to curb, and then
a policeman took a hand. The police
man dispersed the Stats and read a
fatherly lecture to the fappers.
Step into a doorway and take off
them things on your stockings" ordered
the patrolman. IF l knew where you
lived I'd tell your fathers and ask him
TO spank you"
Those fiappers paid as much attention
to the scandaiized patrolman as they did
to the Stats.
where do you get off to butt in?'
demanded one of the fiappers. Get
busy and arrest couple of burglars.
Into the Office of Gertrude Robinson
Smith, president of the Vacation Asso-
citation and who was the first to indicate
the menace of the Shifter movement,
entered an irate lad who wanted to
know why the Society OF Shutters was
being attacked. One OF Miss Robinson
Smiths assistants explained that the
association was not at all concerned
with the Society of Shifters further
than to combat its influence among
the working girls and women whose
interests are the interests OF the as
ISOLATION.
Roy Is Convinced of Fraud.
What's wrong with the Society of
Shifters?" demanded the boy who was
student in the High School of Com
merce.
Nothing. except that it is a cheap
grating idea" was the reply.
After considerable argument the boy
left convinced that he had been foully
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
PREPARE BOOKS FOR BLIND.
Red Cross Classes study Braille
Transcribing system.

A class in Braille transcribing is now
going on .. the Teaching Center OF the
Brooklyn Chapter, American Red Cross,
l65 Remsen street. Brooklyn. The menu
bers are women who have volunteered
to learn how to transcribe books and
other literature into revised Brai.le,
which is a system OF dots embossed ca
paper and read by the blind with their
finger tips
The transcribers are needed to prepare
books, as there Is shortage or litera-
ture for both blinded soldiers and civ
ilian blind. A new Braille class VII,
begin in April.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
STORES, SCHOOLS, CLERGY
IN FIGHT ON SHIFTERS HOAX

deceived by the promoters Of the Shift
terhood and that it was up to him to
expose the fraud.
At one of the large high schools for
girls there Is or was the Flapdoodle
Chapter, Society OF Day Snifters. Much
mystery attached itself TO this. unit OF
the mysterious order. One of the for
mer members explained to a reporter
for THE NEW YORK HERALD that the
term DAY Shifters" had been adopted
to distinguish it as well as relate 1t to a
boys club known as the Whangdoodle
Chapter. Society of Night Shifters.
When a Flapdoodle meets a Whang-
doodle most remarkable conversation
ensues, according to the ex-member or
the former chapter. A finale hopper
becomes a sap and floor fiusher (the
male OF the species) is referred to as a
sip. The fiapper Is invited to shake 1t
or dance, whereas should the girl do the
inviting. the whangdoodle is asked to
drag a sock.
Scathing reference is made to some ac-
quaintance who is too frugal for joyful
ness. He is a slat who slimps or a
one way guy. In other words he has
fishhooks in his pockets and nothing
that ever goes in sees again the light or
day-a tightwad TO be precise. An over
nice boy Is a cake eater or crimb gobbler
and a weasel Is the philanderer who
seeks TO ALLEVIATE the affections or a
flapper's slat or a Stats flapper
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

Workers. adopted resolutions pledgng
the moral and financial support of labor
In Lawrence to those who strike in pro-
test against the wage cuts. Another
resolution favored the formation OF a
general strike committee.
The police to-day were asked to in
yestigate the damage done to a pin
setting machine at the Pacific Mills. In
which five circles We're found TO have
been injured by acid. The damage is
placed at s1.iO0.
The wool sorters, one of the five
crafts in the Lawrence Textile Council,
have voted for strike. The council
last night decided to regard the shut
down at the Arlington Mills as lock-
out
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

JERSEY CITY WATER
SHORTAGE S67,52I
SI6,33I Added Yesterday BY
Department Audit.

Accountants auditing books OF the
Water Department OF Jersey City yes
terday discovered additional shortages
amounting 10 s16,331.39, making total
shortages 50 far disclosed $67521.51.
Michael !. Fagen, Commissioner OF
Streets and Public improvements, IN
making known on Friday that dscrep-
ancies in excess OF $4,000 had been
found, gave out a list showing that
water bills paid BY Colgate s. Co, the
Standard OIL Company and other big
corporations had been credited short on
the books over period OF five years
Commissioner Fagen said he had ar
ranged 20 have the audit completed as
quickly as possible Three shifts of
s..ue accountants each arc now working
on the books.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
blaze IN HOSPITAL cuPoLA.

a firs Of unknown origin in the cupola
OF the Jewish Hospital at Classon ave-
nuo and Prospect place Brooklyn. yes
terday afternoon was extingushed BY
the chief engineer and a detachment Of
his subordinates before patients knew
o. II. An alarm was turned In, but by
the tine the firemen reached the hos
ptal the fire was out.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
TO AID PALESTINE FUND.

Jews of the Borough Park section Of
Brooklyn will start a campaign to-day
for volunteers to aid In the drive for the
Keren Hayesod. or Palestine Foundation
Fund A celebration will be held this
morning in Borough Park Temple. New
Utrecht avenue and Flfty-first street.
Brooklyn. supporters of the Palestine
Founda tion Fund hope to raise 5000, 900
in the United states in 1922.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
some OF the shifter Slang.

A wurp is a killjoy or boy or girl
taking a too serious view of life. Moth
ing could be lower in the human scale
than a slunge and weed is flapper or
a slat who Is given to doing the rash
and unexpected thing. If flapper or
a slat quarrel reference is made thereto
as a flat shoe. If reconciliation takes
place they are said to have stepped on
it. A sharpshooter Is one who dances
well and spends money freely A goof is
a boob.
At Packer Collegiate Institute. Brook
lyn. IL was discovered that some of the
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-29
DETECTIVES IN BATTLE
 WITH TWO PRISONERS

New York, April 2s.-Two detectives fought a spectacular battle with two pris- oners in the lower Broadway financial district today, following their arrest in the office of Pearson Winslow, a Yale graduate and nephew of Admiral Wins low. U. s. N.
 The men were taken into custody on a charge of suspicion of extortion, after 1t is alleged Winslow gave one of them a check for S235 and $15 in marked bills. The prisoners said they were John U. o. son. waiter. living in this city, and An thony Gumulinski, of Cn.on City, Conn.
 The detectives were walking their pr-is- oners through the throngs on Broadway to police station; when Gumulinski is said to have thrust his foot in front of one of the detectives. As he fell, the two prisoners broke away and began a dash for a side street. The detectives were prevented from using their revol- vers with safety because of the crowds The crowds also prevented the prisoners from escaping before the detectives over took them and beat them into submis- sion
 In the affidavit on which Olson and GumuNnsk were held. 1t was charged that they obtained s25O from WinsloN after threatening to accuse him of 8 crime
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-29
Death of Justice
 Edwin B. Gager
Associate Justice of Connecti- cut Supreme Court-Died in Grace Hospital, New Ha- ven.

New Haven, April 2S.-Edwin B. Gager, associate justice of the Connecti cut supreme court, died in Grace hospf- tai tonight He had been unconscious continuously since last Saturday after noon.
 Judge Gager suffered an attack of ap- hasia In his rooms at the county court house last Saturday and was found in an unconscious condition about two hours after members of his family in Derby discovered that he dId not answ- CT his private telephone in the court house.
 Edwin Baker Gager was born In Scot land, Conn, 6S years ago He was grad uated from Yale in 1877 and for four years was principal of the Ansonla High
 school. He was admitted to the Con-
 necticut bar in 1881 and practiced law for many years. In 1901 he was ap- pointed to the superior court bench He had been lecturer In the Yale Law | school since 1892 and professor of gen eral Jurisprudence since 1903. He re- ceived an honorary degree from Yalt In 1907
 Judge Gager was named to the state
 supreme court by Governor Holcomb 1T 1917 and would have retired from tn, court next August because of the agt i limit os 10 years. He was a director ! in severa. corporations. He is survived 1 by his wife, three sons and one daugh | ter
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-29
CLOSE OF CONVENTION OF
 PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION

New York. April 2S.-The convention of the American Newspaper Publishers association closed today after the mem bcrs had passed a resolution regarding federal taxes, two regarding advertising and one in memory of members who have died during the past year. Officers for next year were elected at the morning session.
 The most important resolution of the day, according to officers, concerned cir culation. It resd
 Whereas. The question of circulation as a solicitation is liable to abuse and has been abused by both publishers and advertisers to the disadvantage of fair minded dealings; therefore, be it
 Resolved, That any form of guarantee that impairs the level justice of the pub fishers rate to any other advertiser is destructive of advertising and should be avoided"
 The association went on record as op posed to any change in the existing com mission system in advertising, and as opposed 10 a system which splits differ ential rates allowed by publishers be- tween agents and advertisers.
 This system was held to be immoral and destructive to the best interests or he advertiser, the publisher and the agent"
 The resolution on taxes favored amend ments to the 1921 revenue ace insofar as it affects publishers. The publishers also adopted resolution favoring sending an exhibition of the growth of the American press to the proposed Philadelphia ex- hibit.
 Memory of twenty-nine publishers who have died during the year was honored in the "necrology'' resolution which pass ed just before the convention was closed.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-29
CHINESE GOVT WARNED
 BY FOREIGN LEGATIoNE

reKlng. April 2s CBy the A. P.).-Ths foreign legations today sent the Chines4 government joint warning against pos sibie fighting M Picking between tht troops of General Chang Tso-Lin. gov erHor of Manchuria, and General Vt Pei-Fu. commander of the forces in cen. tra; China.
 The warning said hte powers recog. nized the gravity Of the snilitagy move. ments in the vicinity Of Peking. It call ed attention tD the scvert ccusequencef that migh; dereic7 should any bombard- ! ment Or the dropping of bornhs from air. | planes damage property or endarres tf' 1 Ewes of nationals of ihe various govern. meniz- The Chinese government vas re minded Of penalties thar had been ID | posed upon it in the past
 The diplomatic body. with the .l,r-s . ters Of al the countries present trrt ] the.r action in view Of the th-eate..es I outbreak Of hostll.tics between the Chaas ! Tso-Lin and Wu Pei-Fu t-oe7s nras Pe-l1s. Chang IsO-Lin Is expected is arrive Shortly al Tin-Tsin to direct th. ! movements of h.s forces. WI Pei-Fu i. 1 reported to haze reaci. ed Pau-I s-.s-I'l | eighty mics southwest of Picking
 Beth armies gre equ Dued wiii 2. plaHes and artillery. Their fronts gre thirty miles apart.
 The military commanders at tu- nta-r. ica7. British. French and Jauanese scr q. tluns have adopted measures for tte no tecto1 Of the Peking-Tier-Tsiu ra..ro l which the diplomatic oficia.s hare a. proved and ser- 10 the Ch-.-se fore ' office These measures are Identical ts those adopted during the revolution ' January. 1912. They p-o-iGe thal 70 is, event Of necessity allied forces wiu -l trol 'he rais-oad from Shanghai Kuan. 2. | the northeast corner of province O. Pecitia. north of Tien-Ts.. to Pekinz.
 The note declares that any attempt q, dan age bridges. stations or felerra pisi, communications will be resisted by ihi combined forces Of the four powers co operating In defense of ihe railway"
 Thus far only skirm:shes have bee, reported Foreigners in Peking do no appear to be apprehensive in view of th, allied precautions.