Newspaper Page Text
Old 47th Gets! Hasty Welcome On Arrival Here Friends of Brooklyn Fight-; crs Come to Reseue With i Hotel Astor Reception as City Committee Fails | Lack of Funds Blamed 53d Pioneers, Home by Way of Newport News, Shared in Two Big Offensives The Old Dominion steamship James- j town brought home from Newport j News yesterday 700 men of the 53d Pioneer Infantry, formerly the old 47th | Regiment, of Brooklyn. They arrived in Newport News from ! overseas a week ago on the troopship Madawaska. News of the coming of ' the regiment was received in Brook? lyn, and hasty efforts were made to give the Brooklyn fighters a reception worthy of their exploits overseas. Friends of the troops in the Eastern District asked the Mayor's Committee for a special reception, but it was found that the funds were low. Mem? bers of the 47th Regiment Citizens' Reiief Committee then took charge and arranged for a dinner at the Hotel As? tor, where the homecomcrs were re? ceived soon after debarkation. The Jamestown docked at the Old Dominion pier at Beach Street, where the men had an opportunity to go ashore. Later they were transported up the river to Fiftieth Street, where they debarked and marched to the Hotel Astor. There the men were received by Brigadier General James Robb, Bor? ough President Riegelmann and Colonel Harry B. Baldwin. After the dinner the men were sent to Camp Upton for quick demobiliza? tion. Colonei Charles II. Englesby, in com? mand of the regiment, made the fol? lowing statement relative to the activi? ties of the old 47th overseas: "The 53d Pioneer Infantry arrived in France and became an integral part of the A. E. F. August 1. 1918. Six companies were under fire nine days later at Belleville, and by August 29 the entire regiment had taken position at the front preparing for the St. Mihiel operation, the 1st Battalion be? ing with the Fifth Army Corps. Throughout the St. Mihiel offensive the regiment operated close upon the heels of the advancing infantry of the Sec? ond, Fifth, Ninetieth and Twenty-sixth divisions. It then moved to the Ar gonne, where it was united and op? erated in the front areas.of the Meuse Argonne offensive as corps troops. The wurk of the regiment in No Man's Land and in the advanced battle areas was commended by Generals Liggett, Dick man and Wright." The old 47th Infantry was the first local regiment called to service in April, 1917, and was detailed to guard ' duty in Brooklyn, Long Island and the Catskills. This service was continued until August, when the regiment was sent in detachments along the coa3t j from Virginia to New Hampshire. In j October it was reassembled and sent to I .Spartanburg for training. During this I time many of the lieutenants and cor- ! porals were transferred to the 27th Di- i vision, the captains and sergeants being I retained to instruct drafted men. The relief committee of the 47th has a fund of 31.200, which will be used to I help care for distressed families of ? returning fighters. ?-? Actors Wife Asks 825.000 for Kisses Sent Her Husband Miss Frances Goldstein, i Music Teacher, Sued by Mrs. Frederick H. Speare ! in Action for Alienation For the "millions of kisses" which it is alleged Miss r rance3 Goldstein, a Brooklyn music teacher, sent to Fred- ? erick Harvey Speare, an actor, Speare's wife, a practising physician, wants j $25.000. Mrs. Speare appeared yester- i day in the Supreme Court to prose- j cute her suit tor that amount against : Miss Goldstein, in which she alleges i the music teacher alienated the af fections of Mr. Speare. Some of the numerous epistles of which Miss Gold? stein is alleged to be the author are addressed "Sweetheart Mine" and "My Heart's Darling." The writer signed herself "Your Faithful Baby." "I first learned of the affair with Miss Goldstein," Mrs. Speare testified yesterday, "when she called at my eome to confess that she was in love with my husband. She said she had < seen him once at a concert at Aeolian ? Hall and that she found herself head over heels in love with him. Discov? ering he was a married man. she said, she decided to come to see me. After we had talked a few minutes, she was in tears and asked me to permit her to write him a letter." Counsel for Mrs. Spea?e then read the following: "This will be brief and abrupt. Our friendship is at an end. I wan blinded. Mrs. Speare has my pfcl ire? and my letters. You are lead? ing a double life. I regret all. Such a woman should be placed on a pedes? tal. [ am here with her now. Now, I ; hope to remain 1er friend.' write no more. Miss G." But Miss Goldstein was not penitent ?or long, according to the woman phy C an, for a letter la^rn with "a billion kisses" was delivered after the 'Writing of the foregoing Speare add I her husband ad? mitted his affec or Miss Goldstein, "bol explained the music teacher; was just ene o feral women who! w?re "running him, and that he ? had to make \o\ dis? Goldstein to i d of h< r. 1 ?.. ?fe testified Miss i Go : stein wrote bit a letter In which ?be said: "I have a right to take him you, and I a ill." .Mina Goldstein will have an opportunity to-d&y to ?ay \i?K in her own behalf. ?___ Soldiers and Wat Relief Workers Enjoj ''Pretty Soft" y,',r<- than 1,100 fighter? and war re li?t workers witnessed the privat? p?r formane? at "Pretty Soft" at the Mor? HM Theatre; ?ant night. The public ifld <?'<?;; the dramatic critic? were Mpt otlt, The play was written by Saul M. Totter, formerly a dramatic at New York and Chicago, and ';>,<? ? from u tale In Boccaccio's i*p?':umt>ron." Kdwin Nlesndsr and Eos'- Coghlan played the leading roles. i i.< play will bm repeated to-night for *%t benefit of service men and war workers, Hospital cots will be in? stalled in tfao boxes. The latter will <?? reserved for 100 men from Green b'it Hospital nr.ii Base Hospitals No. 1 60 Chilean Officers Held in Revolt Plot Loaders of Conspiracy Say They Intended to Keep All Disorders Down BUENOS AYRES, May 12.?Dis? patches received here concerning the dissensions in tho Chilean army which led the President to place three gen? erals on the retired list say that more than sixty officers of the army are under arrest following the discovery of secret political activity by army officers. It was planned, the dispatches say, to establish a military dictatorship on June 1 and to call elections for a new President. The accused officers declare that they had no personal motives, but were concerned only "in saving the gov? ernment from a proletarian movement." Generals Moore and Armstrong, who, according to the dispatches, were the leaders of the movement, are quoted as saying that the army had no intention of mutiny, but that the n,act among the officers was an agreement "to maintain order, even if. a military dictatorship vv33 necessary." ? -??? Surplus Army Food May Go to Relieve European Situation War Department Agrees to Suggestion of Packers That Large Overstock of Meats Be Used as Relief WASHINGTON, May 12.?A method of disposing of about 100,000,000 cans of beef and more than 50,000,000 pounds of bacon, included in the sur? plus food stocks of the army, has been agreed upon between the War Depart? ment and representatives of the pack? ing industry. The department announced to-day that it had accepted the recommenda ;ion of the packers that the goods be disposed of for export to relieve the food situation in Europe, but that, ihoud this be impossibe, the director of sales would control the sale in this :ountry, lixing the prices and method of distribution with the packing in? dustry acting as an agent. The Director of Sales issued the fol owing statement: "Tho surplus products consist of :anned roast beef, corned beef, corned >eef hash and bacon. Of the roast beef here are 12,000,000 six-pound cans, .7,330,000 two-pound cans, 9,000,000 >ne-pound cans and 378,000 twelve )unce cans. There are 5,600,000 six pound cans, 18,000,000 twenty-four lunce cans, 9,000,000 one-pound cans ind 4,250,000 twelve-ounce cans of :orned beef and 20,820,000 in one and :wo-pound cans of corned beef hash, rhere are 47,219,620 pounds of bacon, i,686,000 of which is crated and located n Chicago, Baltimore and Columbus. "The foregoing quantities of packed products represent the combined out lut of the packing houses for five nonths during the war, when the liants were kept in operation continu ?usly to meet the demand for army sub? sistence. It is explained by the com nittee of packers that this amount was i normal production of these plants ?ver a period of two years, and to ilace this quantity of packed meats >n the market at this time would seri tusly affect prices on both canned and resh meats. "The representatives of the packing ndustry strongly advised that all of .his stock be disposed of for export. It was hoped that it could be sold ibroad to relieve the food situation in many of the countries now on short rations. It was also suggested that negotiations be instituted through the American relief administration, the allied liquidation committee and or? ganizations now aiding in the feeding if some of the famine stricken coun? ties. Should it be impossible to sell :his stock of canned meat for export rhen the director of sales would con? trol the sale, fixing of prices and dis .?-ibution, with the packing industry acting as an agency for its sale. "It we? pointed out that the sale of this stock would be a difficult mat? ter to effect in this country through ordinary channels, for the reason that most of it is not in commercial pack? ages and does not appeal to domestic consumers.. In ordinary times this country would not offer a very good market for canned meats, and it is possible that a great deal of this would have to be repacked and' put in com? mercial state, and it is thought that a much better price could be secured by selling it for export.''* ?-9-,? Britain to Pay U. S. $35,500,000 War Debt Settlement of Balance Between France and America Soon to Follow New York Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, May 12.?Great Brit? ain will pay the United States $35,500, 000 for all claims by this government growing out of war supplies manu? factured in this country, Secretary Baker announced to-day. The sum was agreed upon in a conference just com? pleted by the American liquidation commission, headed by Judge Parker, assisted by Chester W. Cuthell; special representative of Secretary Baker. The amount was agreed upon in full settle? ment of all claims by this government against Great Britain and claims of the British government against the United State;'. The materials fur? nished the British by this government included spruce, Liberty motors, wood distillates, nitro-cellulose powder, cot? ton lintcrs and wool. Discussing claims against other Al? lied governments, which are expected to be settled soon, Secretary Baker said: "Wherever the expeditionary force has a claim against the French government, or the French have a claim against the War Department for supplies furnished the American expeditionary force, these claims arc being assembled and worked out ono against the other, an effort being made to arrive at a not sum which we owe the French or the French owe us, in order to bring all of our relations to a definite conclusion. In the same way the liquidating com? mission worked with the British. Benjamin Glassberg Denies Socialist League Connection Benjamin Glassberg, the tenchor who is on trial before the Board of Education for alleged unpatriotic ut? terances, informed The Tribune last night that he wan not connected with the Young People's Socialist League. In its article yesterday dealing with the Social int. Sunday schools. Tho Tribune said that the movement to ally the "Sunday schools" with tho Young People's Socialist League "has been fathered largely by Benjamin Glassberg." "I have never had nny connection with the Young People's Socialist League," said Mr. Glastsbcrg. "There? fore the statement in this morniifg'a Tribune wu? without foundation." New Campaign Here to Solve Home Problem Merchants' AssociationCom- ? mittee Joins "With State Reconstruction Commis sion to End the Situation ! There's No Lack of Money Real Estate Operator in The Bronx Says Tenants Must Pay $14 or $15 a Room Municipal court justices, real estate operators and experts, a new commit? tee on housing of the Merchants' As? sociation, the Governor's Committee on Reconstruction, and other individual and civic organizations entered yester? day upon a campaign to stimulate construction in New York City, recog- ! nizing- this as the only means of re? lieving the housing crisis. The courts having jurisdiction over ! landlord-tenant cases were thronged I yesterday, but no unusual evictions were ordered. City marshals saic that | the few dispossessed were families who ' forced the landlord to tho added <x- ? pense of legrtl action. A moving van took the furniture from the curb in each case tc rooms rented and pre? pared in advance. Of 340 care3 on the calendars of Parts I and II, Municipal Court, The ? Bronx, 140 were satisfactorily com- i promised out of court, 120 were either j disposed of in favor of the tenants I or adjourned, and eighty warrants of eviction were issued. Justice Harry M.. Robitzek, of the Municipal Court, who was one of the ! first to recognize the existence of a I housing crisis, declared emphatically ' yesterday that immediate and extensive building is demanded. He said that he knows of 100 builders who ar- ready to construct any number of apartments in The Bronx, but are unable to ob- ; tain sufficient loans. He suggested that the government interpose and offer i building loans on the principle of tho farm loans, through banks. Shortage of Jurors, Too Justice Robitzek, who presided at. thirty jury trials in Part III of the Bronx Municipal Court yesterday, de? clared that the rent situation is be- I coming worse steadily, notwithstand? ing reports to the contrary. The jury cases in municipal courts are being complicated, he said, by the unwilling ness of jurors to serve for S2 a day when the compensation in the Supreme Court was recently fixed at $3. Burt L. Fenner, chairman of the1; Housing Committee of the Merchants' , Association, issued a statement yester- ; day for himself and his associates on the committee. After declaring that ? "I am inclined to believe that rent i profiteering does not exist to any such ! extent as the exploitation of a com- ; paratively few cases would lead the public to suppose," Mr. Fenner asserts ' that the following two phases should be discussed: "First?The relief of the present j emergency as far as practicable by the I stimulation of private enterprise and ! without waiting for legislative action by the city, state or nation. "Second?The broad subject of hous-, ing in all *its economic and sociologi- ' cal aspects, which is national rather than local in scope." Mr. Fenner says that prior to the ; war private capital and private initia- ' tive kept the housing supply equal to '? the demand, and continues: "During the last four years the sup? ply has gradually fallen off until the de- ? mand far exceeds the supply. The re suit is hardship and privation, crowd-; ing to a highly unsanitary degree and, I with a general renewal of industrial ! activity, shortage of labor must! follow." After observing that the difficulties of financing appear to form the real crux of the emergency, Mr. Fenner ? continues: "There must be a cure. There is no actual thortage of money. "The banks of the United States have abundant resources for the financing of industry. Cannot a way be found to show that improvement in the physi? cal environment of the wage earner by the construction of more and better homes is as vital a factor in stimulat? ing production in all industry as is the : construction and equipment of the plants themselves?" Members of the Committee Mr. Fenner's associates on the com? mittee are Leo S. Bing, of Bing & Bing; G. Richard Davis, of A. L. Mor decai & Son, Inc.; Ernest F. Eidlitz, counsel for Building Trades Employ ers'*Association; Francis N. Howland, of Candee, Smith & Howland; Clar? ence H. Kelsey, president of Title Guarantee and Trust Company; Charles D. Norton, vice-president of First National Bank; Walter Stabler, controller of Metropolitan Life In? surance Company; Charles H. Strong, of Strong & Mellcm, and Robert F. Simon. Mr. Fenner is with McKim, Mead & White. H. J. Semple, a veteran real estate | operator of The Bronx, declared that j while families search frantically for ] dwelling places blocks of unimproved : I territory stretch out along the new i subway lines. The property, he said, ? is even depreciating in value. I "No man can build," he said, "and j hope to charge less than $14 or $15 ? for a room. Construction in The Bronx is almost at a standstill. Prices arc prohibitive. Increases Are Justified "Increases In rent of 25 and even 30 ; per cent are justifiable. High .rents ; in new buildings would be only fair j to the builder, but with the agitation against rent profiteers, no one will i take a chance. Building is going on only in the sections where people un- j derstand conditions and are willing to I nay for service and quarters with an ? appreciation of the conditions con fronting the builder." Mr. Sempko gave the following table of increased costs of construction over i 1914: 1914 Now ! Brick?!, per 1.000. $7.oo ?lR.r.o I Cement, pt barrol . 1.60 :i.00 ? Lumber, p<t i,ooq foot.... 36 oo to.oo ; Labor, per 'lay : F'laaterera . '??'?o 7.00 CarpenN'm . *? IiO 0 50 Unskilled . 1.75 \ oo ' Can't Get Fair Loans lie asserted that banks and title ' 1 companies are unwilling to make loans in proportion to the increased costs. In some eases, interest at r>Vat per cent is demanded instead of 5 per cent. The present hesitancy of builders, he said, ; might be overcome by tho end of tho j summer. Building operations will grow ; then, he predicted. , A letter was given to the police yes? terday by Max Herman, of 458 Shef- ! field Avenue, owner of a building where j twenty-seven families are striking for : n 10 per cent decrease. The letter ] rend : "For any inconvenience that you make us y?u will pay with your lif" j and the lives of your wife and children. I "A MEMBER." I l.?OMN?ght; Tale of Wise Caliph and The Causeway In-Right, the Faithful, Se nds His Mamelukes to Un Crowd the Bridge That the Hy-One's Chariot May Not Be Impeded and None Cross His Path Houris and warriors all, and those honored ones who wear the green tur? ban, give ear to the wondrous tale of the wise caliph and the crowded bridge! Now, it befell that in the second year of the Profit, while Hy-ian was caliph over all the city, he and In-right the Faithful, vizier and captain of the mamelukes, chanced to be drawn in their chariot across the bridge that spans the stream between the caliph's royal residence and the palace where he administered justice to the common people. And behold the causeway was un? commonly crowded with common peo? ple, so that the course of the chariot was delayed and Hy-lan was late at the council hall and the light of his ruddv countenance was clouded. And it chanced that on the caliph's return to his palace in the cool of the day, when he was much wearied from separating members of the Board of Estimate, the bridge was again filled with horses and chariots and common people, and the serene course of the "chariot of the Father of the Faithful once more was imneded. Wherefore the good caliph took counsel with himself and his vizier. In-right. And In-right took counsel! but he also took Inspector John Daly, and the words that he whispered were winged, so that the ears of the in? spector became fiery. And Daly bsstirred himself, and sent forth an order to the mamelukes of the traffic precincts, so that henceforth at 8:30 of the morning hours, when the caliph journeyed from his palace to his throne, and again at ii:30, when he re? turned homeward, the causeway should be guarded by twelve large men-at Few Charleston Men Participated In Race Rioting Several Fines and Sentences Imposed as Aftermath of Uprising ; Alleged Slayer of Negro Held Sprcial Correspondence CHARLESTON', S. C, May 12.?The city is quiet to-day after the race riot of Saturday night and early Sunday morning, in which two thousand blue? jackets from the local navr.l training station participated. As a result of four hours of rioting, two negroes, James Talbert and Isaac Doctor, are dead, and thirty-five ne? groes and eight sailors are in hospitals. The riot began at Charles and^ Mar? ket Streets, after the wounding of Isaac Doctor, who is alleged to have shot a bluejacket. Many of the riot cases came up in police court to-day. Several sentences of a $50 fine or thirty days in jail were imposed on the charge of carrying con? cealed weapons. One sailor charged with inciting to riot was turned over to the naval authorities. A feature of the riot was that very few of the white citizens of Charleston took part. The riot started at 10 o'clock Satur? day night, and until 1 o'clock Sunday morning pistol and rifle shots were heard all over the city. Shooting gal? leries were raided and rifles taken and turned upon negroes. The police were unable to handle the situation and truck loads of naval police were sent from the navy yard and the naval training camp. The al? leged slayer of Isaac Doctor was ar? rested by the chief of police. 1c. Fare Suit of Newark Mayor Up alien's Effort to Recover Penny Given Hearing; $100,000 Fund Raised NEWARK, May 12.- Mayor Charles P. Gillen's suit against the Public Service Railway Company to recover 1 cent, paid to a conductor May 6, after the company had increased the fare from G to 7 cents, .vas heard to? day in the Second District Court be? fore Judge Frederick Johnson. Mayor Gillen testified that he board? ed a trolley car in frontof the City Hall to ride to Broad and Mar':et streets. He asked the conductor the rate of fare and was told 7 cents. "I dropped 0 cents in the box," said the Mayor, "and I told the conductor I would* pay no more. He insisted the fare was 7 cents and demanded that I deposit another cent. I did deposit the extra cent, informing the conductor that it was under protest, as I consid? ered the 7 cent, fare illegal." "Did you have any business at Broad and Market streets at that time?" asked Mr. Bergen on cross examination. "No particular business." "How do you get to the City Hall from your house?" "I've been walking since the fare went up." replied the Mayor. Decision was reserved. The New Jersey League of Munici? palities will raise a fund of $100,000 to fight the fare increases on the lines of the Public Service Railwny Com? pany. This action was decided upon yesterday at a meeting of the execu? tive committee of the league in the City Hall here. -?-? Film Men Held for Showing "Fit to Win" Assislant District Attorney Calls Picture "Revolting and Disgusting" Alfred D. Harsten. niiinnwr of the Gotham Theatre, 165 Enst 125th Street, and Isaac Slutzer, a film distributer, were held for examination yesterday in Harlem Police Court charged with showing an indecent picture and main? taining a disorderly house as the re? sult of the presentation of the motion picture "Fit to Win" at the theatre Sunday night. Alfred J. Tallcy, Assistant District Attorney, nttonded the show and caused the arrest of the men. He characterized the picture as "revolting , and disgusting." ' arms and the chariot of Hy-lan might roll on its serene way unimpeded. So the good caliph rode contented i and no one crossed his path, so great I was the devotion of his vizier and the mamelukes, and Hy-lan thought long on the sorrows of the common people. * * * Houris and warriors, and those hon? ored ones who wear the green turban, | give now the other ear to the tale of the good caliph and the goats. Behold, on the 12th day of the third month of spring, a hadji approached the mighty seat where the good Caliph Hy-lan of Ruddy Countenance sat sur? rounded by his lords and fighting men. And the suppliant, who came from the far region of Flat'oush, made dolorous moan against the goats of that region. And the brow of Hy-lan grew dark, for he knew and loved the way of goats, and when freed of his cares for the common people he had dis? ported with them in the midst of the revellers at Palm Beach. But he who petitioned told of the hunger and unscrupulousness of the goats, how they ate everything and | could not be stayed, how the smell of them went forth in the land and the noise of their blatting endured from morn to eventide. And great beads ? of sweat stood on the brow of the good caliph, while he weighed his love for the common people and his fond? ness for goats against each otfier. And at last he spoke to his vizier. In-right, commander of the Mamelukes, who sent forth an order to Captain Michael R. Kelly, of the Flatbush sta? tion, that the goats should be pacified and, if need be, arrested. Behold, it was done, and all the people?especially the common people? marvelled at the justice of Hy-lan, of the Ruddy Countenance, the good caliph. ? Polish Jews Dying In Hordes for Lack Of Food, Says Davis Red Cross Official Asserts One in Ten Is Dead, and Calls on America to Come to Their Aid Quickly "The only hope for the children of I Israel is in the Jews of America," said I Dr. Haim I. Davis, who was a major in I the American Red Cross Commission to Poland, yesterday. His appeal to ! American Jews to help those in Eastern Europe, of whom one in every ten had j died in the wars, was made in a state? ment given out by the American Jew? ish Relief Committee. It was the younger generation, he said, which had suffered most, and it virtually was wiped out. "If the Jews of America could sec the Jewish suffering that I have seen they would never be able to sit down to another meal until they had pledged the last farthing they could give to the relief of their fellows who are dying like flies in Warsaw, Pinsk, Brest Litovsk and other parts of the new Poland. Jews in America have butter | on their bread, but thousands \ipon thousands of Polish Jews have neither seen nor eaten bread for months," Dr. I Davis said. Babies Born to Starve "In Warsaw I visited the largest : Jewish hospital. It had 700 beds and was trying to care for 1,100 patients, practically without medicine or disin? fectants of any kind. There was not even any coal to warm water for bath? ing the patients, for the Poles were fighting one of the other new nations for possession of the cori! field?. "While I was in the hospital a Jew? ish baby was born. The mother of that baby had had no food of any kind for | four days. Mothers in this country can ! perhaps imagine the anguish of that ? Jewish mother who gave life to her | child only to know that it must starve , to death. "This case was not the exception but the rule. I traveled 2,000 miles in Po? land, and in every city, town and vil ? l?ge emaciated Jewish children pite ously cried for bread. Poland is a purgatory, not made by God but by man, and in it human beings are suf? fering untellable tortures." ? Chicago-to-Cleveland 'Planes to Speed Mail Delivery Will Be Quickened in Many Eastern and Central Cities WASHINGTON, May 12.?Inaugura? tion of air mail service between Chi? cago and Cleveland Thursday will ad ! vanee carrier delivery of mail bearing air mail stamps at Cleveland and Bos I ton by sixteen hours/ and at Albany I and New York City and Springfield, ! Mass., by six hours, Assistant Post I master General Praeger announced to? day. Mr. Praeger also explained that let? ters bearing air mail stamps if posted in New York in time for a train leav? ing that city at 5:31 p. in., would reach Chicago in time for 3 o'clock afternoon I delivery by carrier, instead ?of the fol? lowing morning carrier delivery, as would be the case if sent through by train. Edge to Resign Friday As Governor of N. J. Acting Governor Runyon Ex? pected to Announce Candi? dacy Later in Day TRENTON, N. J., May 12. ? An? nouncement was made to-day of a change in the plans for the resigna? tion of Governor Edge. The latest arrangement calls for Governor Edge formally to resign Friday morning, and at noon William M. Runyon, of j Union, president of the Senate, will he ' sworn in as acting governor to serve until the Governor to be elected next fall takes office. The original plan was that. Governor Edge should resign Saturday, but he thought he needed one more day as a private citizen be? fore taking office as a member of ihe United States Senate. He will be sworn in as a member of the Senate at noon Monday. 8-Hour Day for Rail Worker? ROME, May 12.- By a ministerial decree the workers on the lat.linu rail? ways nre granted an eight-hour day, with one day off duty weekly. U. S. to Keep German Ships Seized in War Chairman Hurley in State? ment Dissipates the Idea Held in England That Craft Will Be Returned May Take Foreign Orders Ban Is Likely To Be Raised and Some Vessels Al? ready Built May Be Sold By Theodore M. Knappen New York Tribune Washington Bureau, WASHINGTON, May 12. ?While there appears to be an impression in I England that the United States is only j temporarily to retain control of the i seized German ships. Chairman Hurley, of the Shipping Boards said to-day that whatever the method of adjustment, the i ships would certainly be kept by the United States. Other features of the shipping situ- j ation and policy were dealt with by Mr. Hurley as follows: First?It is probable that permission will be granted soon to American ship? builders to accept foreign orders for steel ships. Second?The Shipping Board is likely to dispose of some of its own steel ships to foreign buyers, who are will? ing to pay a top price and have the cash. Third?There have been no further cancellations of shipbuilding contracts than the original 3,500,000 tons, fol? lowing the armistice. Cheaper to Complete Ships Pending the submission of the out? line of the national requirements in types, based on a scientific examination of the facts of commerce, checked up by the advice of practical shipping men. the brakes are being put on con? struction to a certain degree. In some instances previous cancellations or suspensions have been revoked because investigation showed that construction had progressed to such a point that it was cheaper to complete than to scrap. Thus twelve of the transports being built at Hog Island have been rein? stated. Originally seventy of this type were ordered built at Hog Island. Thirty-live were 'definitely cancelled. Of the remaining thirty-five, twelve were on the ways. These were held up, but work on them has been re? sumed. In the matter of foreign orders, it is planned to arrange to let foreigners take over some of the contracts that the Shipping Board desires to have cancelled or has already cancelled. Some foreign countries may have need of a type of boat Of which the United States already has too many. By sub? stituting foreign orders in this way. parts and materials already delivered or ordered can be used, and the result will be advantageous to the builder as well as to the government. Too Many of Certain Types Of the ships that have been com? pleted or which will be completed be? cause that is the most economical [ thing to do, there may be too many of some types for the normal peace com : merce of the United States. In such ? cases the Shipping Board will consider selfing completed ships to foreigners. With the removal of the need for ; precipitate speed, builders are pro : eceding much more deliberately than , during the war. At the present rate of building the United States yards will hardly build more than 4,000,000 tons deadweight this year, notwith? standing increased efficiency and addi? tions to the number ?? ways. Under war pressure they would probably have built 8,000,000 tons this year. The re? sult is that it will take until the mid? dle of 1921 to complete the present paper programme. The yards are now turning out com? pleted ships at the rate of about 200, 000 gross tons a month, the total of deliveries from January 1 to May 1 having been 204 ships of 781,980 gross tons. Of these 161 were steel of 683, 780 tens and forty-three were com? posite of 99,200 tons. The total construction by the Ship? ping Board to date is 731 steamships of 2,773,567 gross tons. Automotives The long expected reduction in tire prices has been made by the promi? nent companies in the industry and it is expected that the smaller ones will follow suit. Although the reduction may be said to have been long expect? ed, a great many persons felt that there were just as good reasons not to expect a cut in tire prices as there were for '"oki'^ f"- eve. Cost of prc \ duction, in which labor is a chief item, | has not shown any decrease in the case i of tires any more than it has in the | case of automobiles themselves. Vari j ous reasons have been ascribed for the j announcement of lower prices, but j none of them has any relation to eco | nomic problems. Automobile tires at least are now ; selling on a true pre-war basis. It is j the better part of a year since prices advanced about 10 per cent on tires, ? and the present reduction puts them back to where they were sold before ? this country entered the war. A new corporation, called the Wis I consin Parts Company, has been or ! ganized to manufacture Wisconsin ! axles. W. F. Rockwell, formerly vice president of the Torbenson Axle Com | pany, of Cleveland, is president and general manager of the new company. ? The corporation has bought the assets ! of the E. B. Hayes Machinery Corpora ! tion, of Oshkosh, and has organized with a capital stock of S500.000, of which ?300.000 is preferred and $200, 000 common stock. The Wisconsin Parts Company will continue the manufacture of worm I drive axles for trucks of one to five tons capacity, and will also make a i tractor axle. More than 1,000 Wiscon : sin worm drive axles were supplied to i the British government in war time. George E. Blakeslee, Jersey City au? tomobile man, has induced'the State Highway Commission to pass a r?solu tion providing for the appointment of 1 n special committee to investigate the .possibility of an improved thorough tare from the Lincoln Highway to the Jersey entrance of the proposed Hud ! son River vehicular tunnel. ! The principal feature of the Blakes | lee plan is a viaduct on Twelfth Street, Jersey City, from Monmouth Street to : Hoboken and Palisades Avenue, to be i jart of the new state highway system. From the end of this viaduct there would perhaps be a road to the Lin? coln Highway Mr. Blakeslee believes that the stnte should pay for the road improvement, and particularly so in view of the fact that Hudson County does not receive any funds from the state roud tax. C. E. T. S. Welfare Report Fixes 16 as Working Age Nine Months' Schooling De? manded for Children Be? tween 7 and 18 Years Xew York Tribun* Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, May 12.?Standards for child welfare drawn up in tenta? tive form at the Child Welfare Con? ference in Washington last week were made public by the Department of La- j bor to-day. The standards will be fur-1 ther discussed at regional conferences in nine cities in the next three weeks under auspices of the children's bu? reau, Department of Labor. Sixteen is set as the lowest age at which children can go to work in any occupation during months when school is in session. Nine months' schooling, either full or part time, for children between 7 and 18 years of age is pro? posed as the minimum. A child of 16 cannot go to work unless he has com? pleted the eighth grade. Education be? yond the eighth grade is to be pro? vided for employed children between 16 and 18 years old by attendance at day continuation schools. -* Notables Attend K. of C. Dinner! To Archbishop State and City Officials and | Army and Navy Men '. Pay Honor to Dr. Hayes at Celebration at Astor "As an old New Yorker of New York ; I love the great city with all my soul, j and I wish to announce here to the officials of the city that there is no ; more devoted New Yorker than the new I ! Archbishop of New York. I feet that I ; when we do anything to help New York we do something that is helping the! j United States?and who would not ! j work to help America, the champion ; , and hope of the whole world." With these words. Archbishop Patrick ! J. Hayes brought 1,000 Knights of Co- ? ' lumbus and their friends to their feet : ? cheering last night at the Hotel Astor, j where the prelate was the guest of | ; honor at a dinner to celebrate his ele- ? ' vation to the archbishopric of the New ' j York See. Laity and clergy joined in ! ; tribute to the first native-born New i i Yorker selected by Rome as head of ? | this archdiocese. State and city offi I cials and officers of the army and navy I sat at the guest table. At the tables in the grand ballroom were hundreds of ; chaplains from overseas. Standing under the blue and white ? ! flag presented to him as Chaplain Gen- i eral of the American Military establish ment, Archbishop Hayes responded to the many speeches of congratulation. Gratified by Non-Catholics "Because I have been elevated to the . ; dignified office of Archbishop, I rather : expected the loyal and good Catholics of ? : this Archdiocese would be true to me. : That is fundamentally Catholic. 1 claim it as a right. It is most gratifying to ' me, however, that my non-Catholic j friends pay me tribute and especially ? ; that they pay me tribute by saying that ' j I am a real,true American," said Arch- ! bishop Hayes. "Recently a very prominent man, 1 ; a Jewish friend of mine, said the mem- ! bers of his faith were going to stand behind me and, speaking for the po ; litical organibation of which he is a ; member, he said, 'I thank God that we ! have a Catholic Governor, a Catholic | | Mayor and a Catholic Archbishop in j New York. "An army officer who met me on one ? j occassion and who is a non-Catholic. I wrote me from France a very formal I letter after he had learned that I had ! | been elevated to the Archbishporic, in ' which he said that the first time he told his chaplain that I would soon be batting .300. I now appeal to by broth? er bishop, who will agree with me that ' you must be 'batting .300' when you | '. become Archbishop of New York." Called "Regular Fellow" "Another non-Catholic friend," con? tinued the prelate, "emt me recently ani? told me he liked me because I was a ; 'regular fellow.' What that means I do not know, and to tell the truth I have never inquired." The Archbishop then spoke of his ap? preciation of the sentiments of loyalty ; from clergy and laity since his eleva? tion and assured those who had offered theid services to him that he would call ono them in the near future for some big works. "I shall never forget the press of ; this great city," he continued. "They have never missed an opportunity to say a word of praise for me, and, in? deed, the press seemed to go out of its way to give me encouragement in my work. I take this occasion to-night as a wonderful tribute to Almighty God paid through the Knights of Columbus and the citizens of New York. In my duties, r what I tried to do during this | war, I was inspired and moved by the : I highest ideals, looking toward Goo ; for his benediction upon our beloved people. Father Haliigan Speaks Father James J. Haliigan, chaplain of "The Lost Battalion," told of the exploit of the New York soldiers in the Ar gonne. Dr. Harry P. Swift, chairman of the ; New York Chapter of the Knights of ; Columbus, was the taostmaster. Jafes ! A. Flaherty, supreme knight, reviewed : the work of the order in the war. Others at the. guests' tables were: William T. Fox, William P. J3urr, 1 Assistant District Attorney Alfred J. ! Talley. the Rev. E. P. Tivnan, S. J.; the ; Very Rev. John J. Dunn, D. D.; the Right Rev. George J'. Waring. Commis? sioner of Charities Bird S. Coler, Jus ; tice Victor J. Dowling, District Attor? ney Edward Swann, the Rev. John J. i Wynne. S. J.; Morgan J. O'Brien. Com? missioner of Docks and Ferries Murray Hulbert, Major General Thomas H. i Barry. U. S. A.; Rear Admiral John D. : McDonald, U. S. N.; the Right Rev. ?? Bishop D. D. Cantwell, Los Angeles: ! Maurice Francis Egan, the Right Rev. ! Joseph F. Mooney, V. G.; Borough : President of Manhattan Frank L. Dow? ling. Frank A. Munsey, the Very Rev. ! M. J. Lavelle, Monsieur Marcel Knecht. Clarence J. Shearn, John J. Duffy, : James E. Finegan, Frank J. Jones and Police Commissioner Richard- E. En right. _-? Cohan Sued for $50,000 Robert Hilliard Brings Action Against Actor-Manager Robert Hilliard, the actor, yesterday ?filed a suit for $50,000 against George ; M. Cohan, actor, manager and play ; wright. Hilliard alleges that last De ' cember he and Cohan made an agree ! ment under which Cohan was to dram ) atize the comedy "A Prince There \ Was," in which Hilliard was to have ; the leading r?le. The actor says ho ? was to receive the profits from the play after deducting Cohan's royalties. ? Then there was a new agreement under I which Hilliard conveyed to Cohan all ! his interest in the play. Cohan was to | rewrite and reconstruct it and call it j "Honest John O'Brien." Cohan has failed to live up to. his last agreement, ) says Hilliard. 3,000 Join in Testimonial to Admiral Sims Tribute Is Paid to Naval Hero at Carnegie Hall; Reminded of Rebuke for Pledge to England Allies Sunk 205 U-Boats Dr. Van Dyke Addresses V c if s e s to Of?icer at Civic Forum's Function When Admiral William S. Sims in 1910 declared that if the British em? pire ever found itself embroiled in war the U?ited States would fight side by side 1m behalf of England he was officially rebuked. George W. Wicker sham, former Attorney General, re? minded the admiral of that last night at the testimonial meeting in Carnegie Hall arifcnged by the Civic Forum in honor of the man who commanded the Americit? navy overseas. Mr. Wieker shani presided at the public testi? monial, which attracted a gathering of 3,000. Tr**outes were paid to the admiral by Henry Clews, Nicholas Murray But? ler and the Rev. Dr. William T. Man? ning. Robert E. Ely read the verses written for the occasion by Henry van Dyke. New York's Greeting to Admiral By a standing vote the following greeting was tendered the admira;: "We, the undersigned citizens of New York, feel it a privilege and the most welcome of duties, to express our pio found admiration for your inmeasur able services in the late war as com? mander of the American Naval Forces in European waters. "The struggle in which our Allies and this country engaged in defense of freedom and democracy could never have resulted so victoriously without the vital part played by the British and American navies. "It was the great food fortune of the United States and the Allied cause that, our fleet abroad was commanded by one who embodied the highest personal anl professional qualities. Who can ever forget the sleepless skill and indomita? ble vigilance with which men, muni? tions and supplies were transported and convoyed across the Atlantic! Your share, sir, in this unparalleled and in? credible feat will make your country and its sister nations in the combat forever your debtors. "No words can add lustre to great deeds. But your example, sir, as naval officer, patriot, gentleman, will long inspire other Americans to give their best to their country's service." 205 U-Boats Sunk; G.030 Perished Admiral Sims responded with a r?? sum? of the overseas work of the navy. He said that dc-nth bombs and sub? marines had destroyed a total of 205 German submarines, with a loss of between 6,000 and 7,000 of the German crews. Of these he credited to the British navy 90 per cent, with 5 per cent each to the credit of the French and American navies. His relations with General Pershing had always been entirely harmonious, the admiral said. "His was the biggest stunt that has ever* been undertaken since the world began," the admiral declared. "The thing ? detest most since I have re? turned to America is the nasty little criticisms that I find being circulated about General Pershing from time to time." _ Dr. van Dyke's Tribute ^B Following are Dr. van Dyke's verses: Tell us the story. admira?, of what our fleet has done. To land two million men in France without the loss of one. To keep the ocean highway free, and balk the pirate Hun. The navy is a silent force and never likes to tell ; But now the German fleet ha? gone from Heligoland to hell. So let us hear what our sailors did so valiantly and well. I saw you in London?'twas just two year? ago, America at Inrt had come to face the whole world's foe ; You told me what you mean to do : and verily it was so! Our Union Jack is loyal blue with stars of purest white : And that's the spirit, brave and true, in which our sailors fight. They've put another victory through, with honor, for the right. You'll praise the officers and crew, from the bridge unto the band. For that is every seaman's due. And yet we understand ? The navy breeds, is The navy mi d... Fine sffisars ::r..-! z:r.'2:^.?r.. !l?3 7~z, To" care for the good of every ship and take the high command. Shipping News Continued from pose twenty i pelier New York via Bordeaux; Ohloan. \--w V.rk via Bordeaux; Pequot, Norfolk. PI YMOUTH May 9.?Sailed: Steamer? Borlnquen (from Dartmouth). New York; J Y'],YMOrTH.~May 10.?Arrived: Stisrn er AquRanla (Br.). New York; steamer War Noble <Br.). Newport News. PORT SAID. May 7.-Arrived: Steam? er Thorvalil Halvorsen (Nor.), New York. ROTTERDAM. May 6.?Arrived : Steam? er Infold. New York. May 4?bailed: Steamer Fining. Sandy Hook. ROUEN. May 5.? Sailed: Steamer Ven nachar (Br.), New Orleans. m BALHOA Mav IS.?Arrived: Steamer? Csmafaey, La Libertad: .1. B. Stetson, Callao Lake Ontario. Coquimbo. Salle?. Steamer? Peru. Valparaiso: Kentucky (Br.) (from New York.) Yokohama. BUEN08 AYRES. May 9.?Sailed : S -hooner Frederic A Duggan (from Sanr to?), Havana; steamer Glen White, New CRISTOBAL. May 12.?Arrived: Steam? ers Santa Flavin J'u-rto Cabello (and sai'ed for New Orleans): Panama, New York Alexandrian (Br.), Liverpool; Mun caster Castlo (Br. ). New York for Vladivostok. Sailed: Steamer Botsford. Barcelona. LAS PALMAS. April 28.?Arrivedl Schooner Charles A. Dean. New York. ROTTERDAM. May 6.?Sailed: Schooner Jacob Van lieemslcirk. New York. TRANSPACIFIC MAILS The connecting mail close at the General Postoffice and City Hall Postofflce Station, New York, as follows: Philippine Islands, via Vancouver and Victoria, B. C, at r.:S0 p. m.. May 24, lor dispatch per steamship Emprcs of Japan. Tahiti. Marquesas. Cook Islands, New | Zealand and sprclall" addressed mail for Australia, via San Francisco, close at 6:30 p. m.. Ma y26, for dispatch per steamship Paloons. Samoan Islands, Australia, and specially addressed mail for New Zealand, via San Francisco, at & :tl0 p. m., June 5, for dis? patch per steamship Ventura. Hawaii ?tul Guam. olOM f.::?0 p. m. daily. This mall is forwarded to the Pacific Coast dally for dispatch to destination by the best opportunity. Japan. Korea. China, Slum, Cochin China. and Netherlands East Indies. clo?e at 6:30 p. m. dally. This mail Is forwarded to the Pacific Coast dally for dlapatch to destina? tion by tho boat opportunity.