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TVoTelegraph
Unes Merged
By Burleson
gestern Union and Postal
Ordered Consolidated;
Cables Taken Over
Award to Postal
Will Be Enforced
postmaster General Asks
Co-operation by Officers
and Employes
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.?Consolida?
ron of the services of the Western
?,'nion and Postal Te;egraph companies,
?jider government control, was en?
ounced to-day by Postmaster General
gorleson, effective December 1.
The following order was issued:
"In order that the teiegraph facili?
ties may be used to the fullest extent
and th? transmission of massages ex?
pedited, the telegraph systems shall
hereafter be operated as une, and ef?
fective December 1, 1918, all tele
?rrsph offices shall accept for trans?
mission all classes of messages now
accepted by any one of them at the
prescribed "tariff rates."
jjr. Burleson announced that failing
H reach an agreement with the
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company
..pon compensation to be paid for its
*a?s during tnc prr?od of government
?ontrol, he had made an award, which
'?old be enforced, though the depart
yat would facilitate a suit in the
surta to determine final adjustment.
' The Postmaster General asserted that
it Postal company, in sworn state?
ments to the wire control commission,
jid represented its net operating in?
come in 1916 to be 54,157,670, while the
net income reported by its component
corporation to the Interstate Com?
?ame Commission during the same
period was but $332,343. This, he said,
made it impossible for the department
to accept the company's proposal.
Explains Cable Control
An order miking effective govern?
ment possession and control of marine
cable systems of the United States,
proclaimed by President Wilson under
date of November 2, was also issued by
Mr. Burleson. It directs that until fur?
ther notice cabie companies shall con?
tinue operation through regular chan
sels, and asks the cooperation of offi?
cers and employes of the companies
and of the public.
The order follows:
"Pursuant to the proclamation of the
President of the United States, dated
November ?, I have assumed posses
lion, control and supervision of the
marine cable systems of the United
Slates. This r roclamation has already
ken published, and the officers and
operating officiais of the cable com
ijpsBiej are acquainted with its terms.
" "Until further notice the marine
cable companits shall continue opera?
tion in the ordinary course of business
through regular channels. Regular
iividends heretofore declared and
Baturing interest on bonds, debentures
lad other obligations may be paid in
h( course, and the companies may re
iw or extend their maturing obliga?
tions unless otherwise ordered by the
Postmaster General. All officers, op
?rators and employes of the marine
able companies will continue in the
performance of their present duties,
.'?porting to the same officers as here?
tofore and on the same terms of em?
ployment. Should any officer, operator
H employe desire to leave the service
?e should give notice as heretofore to
ft* proper officer, so that there may be
so interruption or impairment of the
?wee to the public.
"1 earnestly request the loyal co
?eration of all officers, operators and
?aployes and the public in order that
w* service rendered shall not only be
Mmtained ar a high standard, but im?
proved wherever possible. It is the
"arp?se to coordinate and unify these
?mees so that they may be operated
w a national system, with due regard
'?? tie interests of the public and the
*^*r of the properties,
"o changes will be made until af
^tne most careful consideration of
."Suets. When deemed advisable to
** changes due announcement will
?Sade.
?linking contained in this order
?ill be construed to affect in any way
,J"'ttn8?rship of marine cables now
:/Mucted under the direction of the
m? ?7 of the Navy under executive
?"?rof September 26, 1918."
Mackay Declares
Seizure of Postal
By Burleson Unfair
*ne manner in which Postmaster
!*a?ral Burleson has taken over the
^amercial and Postal Cables Com
, ' '? termed "a misuse and abuse
-Power" and the compensation offered
r '-?aracfenzed as "a robbery" by
carence H. Mackay, president of the
"?way. in a letter to the Postmaster
^?^l.made public yesUrday.
"a? *nte to nrotest>" the letter reads,
?j,vSi your committee's decision that
* rostal T'lf.iiraph system shall re
??nt f8 comP''risation from the gov?rn
*?'* ? if t!le use o? ??H 'ines on'y about
it'i 11 oi what those lines are
-?ally earning. The government is
*? ??Derating the lines and, in fact,
,?! lothir.g to do with them except
conical possession, ana yet yourcom
<?, r<!fu??'S to allow us even to keep
?f b *"' Thl* '" a rnlsu,,c antl aIjUS<! !
L ?.***? It is not compensation. It ?
??"bbery.
And there ix a still worse feature ;
??Mit The Western Union and Bell
to k ?r'' C0lr,Pan'e* ?re to be allowed !
jt***P ;''' they earn, and more too. ?
y get *v.f. ?ul] Sp00n w?tn something ?
???fc while we are to get only half'
P?Ut we actually earn. What right'
^?"?government to keep the other:
^ ? ' hin ig a rank discrimination,
^ i car.not believe it has your ap
Ctan US0?*' v/* have recourse to the
??n Claim? and to Congress, but
? *ffe a-//ar<- of th? Secor claim ?row- '
?ta / U"! f;ivil War' wnich clftim
?fUr f1'*"1 u,;,il thirty years there
S*?' * ?*??? w<-' ?hall not have the
2 v ?peritne?. In rny letter to you
'??v?mb,;t ]] j M?d wft wouid a?k
?4,;J.n>P<""'ation of the government and ;
???? t?e content to keep merely what :
'A u?' Prov?ded the telegraph lines
V ?. eo?P*nlei were turned back !
rJS"' ?? ?hey should be. I cannot!
'??? I* ' '"' wh*t theory one-half of
?? .?'?l7?,n?r? *r? to be wrested from
Hi a pl V the government, which
?-????wMlilUly nothing to produce
p,Jf ? ^?nnot a man keep hi? own?
ifi '"?"?e, in August w* made $320,
,> *n<j your committee proposes to
*iiu ,,' t,f i,; *?<! If'v? w? haif of it,
|?r 1 ?w?nfr the Western l/nion to
t?? i? '/f li* August earnings and
jj * ?omething additional. That I?
2? Jjuare deal. The action of your
?!?'tt** is not American, and I don't
jJS^ that either you or the Am?r>c?n
?,??? Will *p|>r&y# ^
Mayor's Committee in Quandary
Over Victory Arch Problems
SKETCH THAT STARTED ARTISTS TALKING
New York artists, especially those |
associated with the National Sculpture |
Society, were aroused yesterday at the
unheralded appearance of what pur?
ported to he a sketch of the proposed
Victory Arch, with which this city is
planning to span the line of march of
the victorious American troops a few
months hence, when they come back
for the biggest parade in the nation's
history.
In theory, said these artists, the idea
for a Victory Arch is one of the very
best little ideas ever promulgated in
these parts. In fact, it was Buch a good
idea, they declared, that they them?
selves originated it months ago, and
privately agitated in its favor, and
even went so far as to draw tentative
plans and specifications for the me?
morial. But in practice, said they, as
embodied in the sketch put out by the
Mayor's specially appointed commit?
tee
Groans Long and Loud
And then they clutched their hail
and pointed tragically to said sketch
and groaned long and miserably.
Who made the thing, they wanted tc
know. And what did he mean by mak?
ing an arch without consulting any?
body? And what did the Mayor's spe?
cially appointed committee mean bj
accepting an arch without first con
suiting somebody who knew something
about arches? And finally and abovi
all what the merry democracy kind o:
an arch was that anyway for a self
respecting and victorious army to cbmt
home and have to walk under?le
alone for New York City to have t<
endure as a permanent memorial?
There "was some check in the pro
testations when it became known tha
the man responsible for the sketel
was Paul Bartlett, president of th
National Sculpture Society. But th
final and conclusive response of th
Mayor's committee is that the pub
lished sketch of the Victory Arch i
not a ?sketch of the Victory Arch a
all. It is just a sketh of the kind o
a Victory Arch the committee migh
accept if it decided that was a goo
sort of a Vitory Arch to have. Bt
it hasn't decided yet. Naving been ar
pointed only yesterday, the committe
hasn't even come together'in form?
session. The whole matter is still ur
official and tentative.
At the committee's headquarters yes
terday it was said that there is n
definite plan yet as to the design c
arch that will be put up. Mr. Bartlett'
hurried sketch was not submitted as
definite proposal at all. It was simpl
made to crystallize the conception c
an arch in the public mind.
"Before we take anything approacl
ing final action in the matter," sai
Rodman Wanamaker, chairman of th
committee, "we shall consult with th
National Sculpture Societv and wit
other authorities. We want to g<
something which will be fitting and
appropriate, and, in so far as it is
possible, adequate to the men and
achievement this memorial is to com?
memorate. To this end we shall spare
no pains nor effort."
Mr. Wanamaker added that the com?
mittee would welcome suggestions from
the public. What sort of memorial
would they prefer? What location
would they choose for it?
In the discussions on the subject
Madison Square has been frequently
mentioned as the most appropriate
site.
In this connection mention is being
made of a plan for an Altar of the
Nations, drawn iip some time ago by
Thomas Hastings, the architect, which
would encompass practically the whole j
of what is now Madison Square Park, ?
"The difficulty here is that so elabo
rate a project could not be put through '
in time," it was said at headquarters.
"What we shall probably have to do j
is to put up a temporary arch in plas
ter for the parade and then carry out I
permanent plans later."
Finance Is a Problem
The large cost of the Altar of Na- i
tions may also militate against that I
suggestion. As yet no specific plans |
have been made for financing the me?
morial. That is another point, the
committee said, on which it would wel?
come suggestions. Should the cost bo
met by popular subscription, so that
every one may have some share in the
building? Should it be through the
donations of a few wealthy citizens?
Or should the city foot the bill? In the
first phase of the committee's being
all these points remain hazy.
What is certain, though, is that New
York is going to have a Victory Arch
for the boys, and that it is going to be
as worthy a one as the skill, talent and
admiration of this city can achieve,
meanwhile the open season for sugges?
tions is on.
Reception to Smith
A reception was tendered to Al
Smith, Governor-elect, by the New
York Press CIud last night in honor
of his election as Governor. When he
was introduced by the president of the
club, Edward Percy Howard. Mr. Smith
was greeted with three cheers and a
"tiger."
The Governor-elect outlined briefly
his attitude toward the problems that
confronted the sta^e and said he would
call the best minds in New York to
help him solve those problems.
The Russian Cathedral Quartet in
the play "Redemption" sang.
Congressman Thomas F. Smith also
spoke.
i Bishop Hayes Has Birthday
The Rt. Rev* Patrick J. Hayes,
! Bishop of the New York archdiocese
! and chaplain-bishop of the United
I States army, mentioned as a possible
successor to the late Cardinal Farley,
i spent his fifty-first birthday yesterday
i confirming large classes of children in
I Nyack and Blauvelt.
B. Altmatt $c Ota
The Lamp Department
(on the Fifth Floor)
has been given a very comis.derabie a_ng=
mentation of floor space, as a resylt of
which the great collection, of lamps dis=
played may he viewed to better advan=
tage, and selections more conveniently
made.
In view of the mear approach of the holi=
day season, and of the fact that a beaim=
tiftal Gamp is always ah acceptable and
practical gift, the present assemblage as=
gtime. aim added i ?rute rest and Sinr.portair.ee.
included are Floor Lamps, Table Lamps,
Desk Lamps, Ceiliinig Lamps, Library
and Bonfldoir Lan_ps=5n a word, Lamps
for evQTy room and every occasion.
. There is also a large and most attractive
selection of artistic Lamp Shades. A
special feature of the Department's active
Sties is the making to order of Lamps,
Lamp Shades and Candle Shades.
ffa?t?mt A?Ptuif - .-Fifty Aanu?
34th, anb 35th, fctrntu ?\tpw $ ark
Stockholders of
Union Bank to Fight
$1,000,000 Verdict
Eight-Year Legal Battle
Will Be Continued to De?
cide Loss Responsibility
Judge Signs Judgment
300 Defendants Held Liable
to Depositors; Appeals
Are Predicted
Assistant District Attorney Louis
Goldstein of Kings, acting on behalf
of the depositors or the defunct Union
Bank of Brooklyn, filed yesterday with
the County Clerk a judgment for
$1,000,000 against the stockholders of
the institution. The judgment was
signed by Supreme Court Justice Cal
laghan.
The recording of the judgment margs
another step in a legal battle already
of eig"Kt years' duration?since the
bank closed its doors, April 4, 1910?
to determine the responsibility for de?
positors' losses. In June of this year,
following a trial, Supreme Court Jus?
tice Callaghan decided the stockholders
were liable personally.
Mr. Goldstein, who also is special
counsel for the Banking Department
said after filing the judgment that he
intended to instruct Sheriff Griffin tc
collect from the stockholders their pre
rata share of the judgment. There are
about 300 persons to whom the judg?
ment applies.
It is doubtful if the efforts of the
Sheriff will result in the collection of
a considerable portion of the judg?
ment. It is likely that the majority
of the stockholders will file an appeal
Catholics to Build
Victory Memorial
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.?
The erection in Washington of :
a monumental church in honor of i
Mary Immaculate, which will be
dedicated as a thank offering for
the glorious victories of American
soldiers and sailors, was decided
upon at a meeting here to-day of
archbishops, bishops and promi- '
nent laymen of the Catholic
Church,
The building of the church
will also commemorate the golden
jubilee of Cardinal Gibbons's
episcopate. The estimated cost of
the edifice was announced as at
least $1,000,000.
from the decision. It this is the oase,
Mr. Goldstein says he will ask that
each appellunt be called upon to file
a bond before the execution of the |
judgment is stayed.
Further legal action will follow un- i
der any circumstances. In case a re?
versal of Justice Gallaghan's decision
is obtained, Mr. Goldstein is prepared
to carry the case to the Court of Ap- !
peals. It is probable that the stock- i
holders will take similar action if they
lose on their appeal.
Tax Lien Dealer Held
John F. Mincher, of 512 West 153th
Street, former president of the Federal
Land Company, was held in $50 bail
yesterday by Magistrate Appleton.
charged with petty larceny growing
cut of the sale of tax liens in Nassau
and Suffolk counties.
The complainant was George H.
Rigby, of 627 Bainbridge Street, Brook?
lyn, who testified that Mincher, acting
for the Federal Land Company, took
payment for taxes for 1916 and 1917
before Rigby discovered that the lots
on which he had been paying had been
sold for the 1915 tax to Charles R.
Wiltsie. Mincher, on the stand, ad?
mitted signing the receipts for the
money rnd offered to make restitution.
but Magistrate Appleton declined to
dismiss the charge.
Government to Pay
Soldiers' Expenses
To Doors of Homes
Sleeping Cars and Food To
Be Provided From Ports
of Debarkation
Tribune Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.?In order to
return every soldier of the United
States army to his home city without
any cost to the individual the War De?
partment is now formulating a general
plan that will avoid annoyance or finan?
cia! outlay to the men. ,
Sleeping cars will be provided, a
kitchen car will be attached to each
train, and while travelling the men will
be fed the customarv army rations.
Where possible, men living along the
route of travel of the special trains
will be selected and they will have the
privilege of being dropped at their
home stations. As each man leaves the
train he will receive his discharge an 1
all pay due him. thus enabling the
authorities to muster out a great num?
ber of men at their very doors.
Those on special trains who go to
the destination, which will be the
camps throughout the country, will be
permitted to participate in the pro?
posed victory parades at the large
cities near the camps and then will b->
discharged, and their fare paid to their
home cities, at the prevailing allow?
ance of 31. cents a mile.
The return to their homes from
American camps will be handled in a
similar way.
Lloyd George Has Cold
Tribune London Bureau
(Copyright. 1918, New Tork Tribune Inc.)
LONDON, Nov. 20.?The notable ab?
sentee from the brilliant scene yester?
day when King George made his vic?
tory speech in the royal gallery at the
House of Lords was the Prime Min?
ister, who is confined to 10 Downing
Street with a cold.
Gironde Monument
Inspired by Pershing
pARIS, Nov. 20 (Havas).?An
-*- interesting sidelight on the
proposal to erect a monument at
the mouth of the Gironde River to
commemorate the help given to
France in the war by the United
States became known to-day.
It was the words of General
Pershing during his visit to Pic
pus Cemetery, "Lafayette, we are
here," that inspired the plan to
erect such a monument.
Mr. Roosevelt Replies
To Council of Paris
PARIS, Nov. 20. ? Henri Rouselle.
vice-president of the Municipal Coun?
cil of Paris, has mad^ public the fol?
lowing message received from Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt, replying to a cable?
gram of condolence on the death of
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt:
"I am profoundly touched by the
eable;rram you sent mc in the name of
'ho Municipal Council of Paris I thank
you for your sympathy. The death of
our son is a bitter ?-ifliction. but this
affliction would have been more bitter
if our boy had not had an ardent de?
sire to face death for such a noble
cause. You will not fc rget that he wa?
given the name of a French ancestor,
who left France 1?25 years ago."
Switzerland Ready to
Help Feed Germany
Tribune Cahlf. Service
(Copyright, 1918, New York Tribune U.tt.1
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 20.?The Swiss
government has declared itself ready
to give all possible help in the way of
furnishing food supplies to Germany,
but expressed the hope that the present
government will not give way to a re?
gime of anarchy.
Start today to buy l_fo^:?i??
War Saving Stamp? ^^t^
An excellent investment
and a patriotic duty
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Such a Christmas as that will
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There's a style Victrola suited
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Select it at your Victor dealer's
today!
Victors and Victrola. in great variety from $jjL
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Any Victor dealer will gladly play any ||?|fl
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He Sell Dependable
Merchandise at Prices
Lower Than Any Other
Store, but for Cash Only.
?4 Store Which
1 Undersells
I Competitors?
1 The Why and
1 Wherefore
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|| fact, recognized as such by |
;[| customers of the store.
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|| dersell competitors is due I
;| s o 1 e 1 y to our business fx
?| methods, and the fact is as 1
!^j inevitable as the multiplica-1
|| tion table.
|3 This store buys for Cash ?|
f\ and sells for Cash, a policy b
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which gives us
a decided p
|| advantage over stores';.
g vvhich buy on time and sell |
fi| on credit.
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? reasonable profit, if we |L
|| k e e p down overhead;.:
??j charges, and if we cut out ?|
^ all frills, it is patent that
I ,:?ose who shop here must [':
fc$ save money on every pur- 5
B<i chase. Three generations ?S
||j of shoppers have known ||
that we are content with a I
g| reasonable profit, that our ||
p? overhead is confined to es- i
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p| are merchants and not pro
p| sential service, and that we bjj
? are merchants and not pro- L
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|| Our prices are at least 6 m
Hi per cent under the prices S
B| charged in other stores for ?>::
P staple merchandise. Often |]
S| the saving is much more. N
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Fighting for
Our Rights
? TT has not been an easy <:!
? matter for us to enforce |
|| our selling prices at the fig- p
ij ures justified by our cash m
p)j selling methods. We could ?
Bjj fix them, of course, but in M
?? two notable instances it p
|| was necessary for us to go ?f
p| to court before we cou id |
H establish our legal right to |
jt| save money for our cubtom- M
M ers.
il? For years the so - called ??"?'
M Book Trust sought to put |
m us out of the book business i
s because we refused to '?'
m charge the retail prices 1
$j fixed by the trust. It was |
?B not until the Supreme|:j
m Court of the Ur .ted States ?P
I|j had adjudged us in the |j
j?j right that we were left free A
'|| to save as much money as |j
ill we could for book pur- |j
i&: chasers.
A Sound Policy
^ rPHE economic soundness |
I of a strictly cash busi- j^
Bj! ness is forcing itself upon M
J the attention of retailers all M
|? over the country. Out of jy
|| the thrift renaissance caused ?2;
[| by the war has emerged the ||
g conviction that .??;?'"'
started on the right track &,
and has keot the faith for
tended to customers neces- {^i
?j sitates expenses which must M
? a p p e a r in the prices ! ]
||| charged, and that thus an M
||<? injustice is done the eus- m
?I? tomers who pay cash has \-?
?g| always been our contention, m
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1 Needed
proof of ^
f this con- ,
I A STRIKING
| the truth of
% tention is found in the re- jfa
S cent decision of a promi- &
s? nent department store in
'' Boston to .charge all credit
customers hereafter 50
cents a month "to cover the
additional cost of handling
charge accounts."
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