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?opelancPs Plan To Fight Drugs Declared Legal Only One Section in Pro? posed New Sanitary Code Vetoed by Corporation Counsel Win. P. Burr Work is Begun at Once Conditions Will Go Down to Normal in Six Months, Says Health Commissioner The power of immediate notion on the drug problem in New York City row rusts virtually in the hands of Health Commissioner Copeland. Cor? poration Counsel William P. Burr has advised Dr. Copeland that the changes he proposes in tho Sanitary Code, to him to act irrespective, of the State 'Narcotic Commission, may, with one exception, be enacted. This will give the city power to register and identify its addicts, numbering more than 100,000. According to Dr. Cope? land, it will mean that within six Months drug addiction in Xcw York City will have been brought down to three grains a day a person, compared with the thirty-three grains commonly used by addicts. The revision of the Sanitary Code, v. ?neu is not likely to become operative before June l? on account of the enor? mous amount of detail to be worked out, provides for ;1) a new definition of an addict, -) that a physician may prescribe drugs only for the purpose of cure antl not for the comfort of a pa? rent, and 3) the provision that a drug ; ddict must secure an identification card from the Board of Health, good tor one month, before he may be treat ?J by any physician. In his letter to the Commissioner Mr. Burr says: "There is but one matter contained in the proposed changes which 1 am cer 'ain is beyond the power of the Board of Health to enact--alteration of the terms of Section 834 of the Code of Civil Procedure by eliminating the con? fidential relations between physician and patient in regard to narcotic treat? ment?rand 1 advise that this paragraph be stricken from the proposed draft. "Although some of the pro taken bodily from the state act may hereafter be held by the courts to have been beyond your power to enact the rs involved are of such great importance to the community that I ?*eel it my duty not to assume the of advising you they may not be incorporated in the sanitary code, questions of power are on the border line and you are entitled to have your day in court and a judical decision thereon. As the different matters involved may hereafter be pre? sented to the courts, this department will do all in its power to support, you in this great reform and sustain your action. "1 therefore advise that the proposed changes, with the one exception above ? i, be exacted." The first stey -vas e. meeting of offi? cials of the Department of Health held irday afternoon to determine on the method of registration and identi? fication. T'ne Health Commissioner is opposi fingerprint system, on account of its association with crimi? nality, bul -i. favor of photographic ification. The form of card to be v.sed for registration has been deter? mined on. A meeting of the Board of Health will be held within the next ew days to ratify the proposed meas The Cuillv Flee T.- affl ^ an William O'Com : i.eld up his hand to halt an automobile containing three ???en on Hudson Boulevard, near dates Avenue, Jersey City, yesterday, and advanced toward ths car. Ail ha wanted to do was a;;k them to pasts on their windshield a Salvation Army poster with the ^?end: "A man may be down, but ?e's never out." Or;p second later all three of the car's occupants were out and half way Avenue, sprinting for t'ur \Vi ? O'Connor took th? o the pol ce -tatiot:. i it was claimed by Dr. -, ut' 567 Summit Ave? nue. It had been stolen while he was i i-? ent, Kurd Abandons Plan for Motor Plant in ?Mexico EL PASO, Muy 20.- Henry Ford lias abandoned his plan to establi h a fac? tory for automobiles in Mexico, accord ing to ;? di patch published in "Ex? celsior," Mexico City newspaper, re? ceived in El Paso yesterday. There will ne manufactories established in Cadiz and Copenhagen, but the M?>; can project has been abandoned for tho present. Prussian Ex-Prince Take? I p Residence Among Swiw? BEP , May 2?..? Former Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia has ar , where ho will reside permanently. It is recalled that the former Emperor several years ago ' the prince, who foui '.ears old, in an effort ?? placed under guardianship because he mi squandering his money. The attempt failed. Sheriff Invites Jurymen To Work for Him a Little Says He Would Like to Have Them at Meetings "Once or Twice a Year" Twenty members of the sheriff's jury, heretofore considered more or less a social organization, may be sur? mised to-day to receive from Sheriff David H. Knott a letter declaring that they really should give some of their time to the official duties required of them. Each of the men so notified is well known in cither the financial or com? mercial world. Some of them have been content to send their check for the fines imposed for non-attendance, but their appointment to the sheriff's jury, which is practically for life, ex? empts them from the annoyance of serving in the long cases in the Su? preme Court or other courts. Sheriff Knott said in his letter to the delimiuent jurymen: "The non-att*endance of many mem? bers of the sheriff's jury at the meet? ings of the panels is becoming a mat? ter of considerable embarrassment, as it has been necessary on several oc cations recently to swear in extra men to have a sufficient number for the cases to be tried. Our records do not show that you have attended any of your panel meetings since I have been sheriff, and in justice to the members who attend regularly ? am writing you, among others, to ask if you could not arrange to come to the meetings at least, say two or three times a year." Court Hears Pleas On 820,000,000 Loan To Finance B. R. T. City Protests Issue of Re? ceivers' Certificates Not Passed On by P. S. C. ; De? cision Reserved by Judge : Argument on the proposed decree authorizing Lindley M. Garrison, re? ceiver of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, and its subsidiaries, the New York Municipal Railway Corporation and the New York Consolidated Rail? road Company, to issue receivers' cer? tificates not exceeding in the aggre? gate at any time $?.'0,000,000 to .'?nance the three companies, was heard yester? day before Judge Julius M. Mayer in the Federal District Court. All par? ties concerned were represented by counsel. Judge Mayer reserved decision on the application, which had the appro? val of ex-Judge Henry Lacombe as special master, because of the objec? tions raised by lidgar K?hler, Assist* ani Corporation Counsel, ex-Judge Francis M. Scott for the Corn Ex? change Bank, ex-Justice Samuel Sea bury for the creditors' committee. Paul D. Cravath for the noteholders' committee, and II. V, Poor ?'or the Central Trust Company. Charles M. Owens, counsel for Re j ceiver Garrison, opened the argument by suggesting minor changes in the wording of the draft. Mr. Owens ex? plained that the amount to he bor? rowed would brat- interest at 6 per cent, payable semi-annually. Those allotted to Mr. Garrison as receiver for the Municipal and Consolidated com? panies were not. to i :ceed $16,000,000 and the remaining $4,000,000 is to go to the B. R. T. to be used to purchase subway ami street cars and equip? ment. Mr. Owen-- further explained thai the certificates were to be paramount. and first lien on all property covered by the mortgages. lie also stated it was the intention of Mr. Garrison, as receiver of the B. K. T., to buy from himself as receiver o\ the Municipal and Consolidated companies, the $lti, 000.000 allotted to these corporations un?) iri that way the entire issue could be disposed of to the public, with the ame standing and ?'?..-count charges. ? orporation Counsel K?hler called attention to the fact that the decree did not provide for the Public Service Commission passing on the certificates. Mr. Poor, of the Ont ral Trust Com pany, as trustee of the first and re? funding mortgage, stated that the B, R. T. and its subsidiary, the Transit Development Company, were purely business corporations, and therefore did not come within the jurisdiction , of tho Public Service Commission. He declared as the B. R. T. was only a financing company, the court had no power to niaki.' the proposed certifi? cates a first lien on property covered by the mortgage of the Central Trust Company. Ex-Justice Scahury sai?i that of the M.000,000 certificates to he allotted to ?he B. R. T., $2,900,000 was to be used in enlarging a power plant, and $700. 000 in the purchase of surface cars. He then called attention to ex-Judge La combe's adverse report, on Receiver Garrison's request to issue certificates to the amount of $1,000,000 to settle claims against the traction concern for the Malbone Street tunnel disaster. These and other negligence claims, however, will bo passed on by ex-Judge Van Vechten Veeder, who ha? been ap? pointed by Judge Mayer, permanent ' special master to report on such mat j tcrs. Training Camp Graduates To Be Appointed to Reserve WASHINGTON', May 22.?Effective | Juno 1, properly accredited graduates ; of the reserve officers' training corps ; will be appointed to tho officers' reserve ; corps of tho army "in the lowest grade ; authorized by law in that arm, for which graduates have received special ' training." In making this announce : ment to-day the War Department said ? the number of appointments would be I limited to 60,000. 1% PER MONTA m ** PLEDGE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY THE PROVIDENT LOAN SOCIETY _OF NEW YORK_ OSice ?tour?: 9 A. M. to 3 P. AT. S?J?nftr/?, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M.t from tirai Sxiurdny In i uno to tint Saturday In St^tt ember, both In iluxlvc. 9 A. M. to / P.M. MANHATTAN Fourth Avenue, cor. ZStk SUe*V iJdridge St, tor. Rivington St East Hoaiton St., cor. Etui SI. Seveatk A?, bet. 48th & 49ta Su, Islington Av., cor. 1241? St. Grand St., cor. Clinton St. F.. Tie St., bet. Uiinjton & 3 A??. \ F.irhth At., cor. 1276 St. j BBOMX Coortlamft At, cor. 148th St ', RBOORIA'N Sarita St, cor. Limtitoa St Grahaat At, cor. Dtbcvoit? St Pitit?n At, cor. Rotlcawa? At. Booze in Ohio Dies To-morrow j In Wild Night I 5,839 of State's 6,000 Bars Will Close Under Prohib?- j tioii Amendment, Effective I at Midnight on Monday; Celebration in Toledo Michigan to Join in *Good by'; Many Buffets to Be come uSoft' Drink Parlors Special Correspondence TOLEDO, Ohio, May 22.?State-wide prohibition becomes virtually an estab? lished fact in Ohio at midnight on Sat? urday. Of the 6,000 or more saloons and wholesale liquor houses in the state, only 161 have renewed theij licenses to permit operation on Mon? day. The constitutional amendment be? comes operative Monday at midnight. The passing of John Barleycorn will be the occasion throughout the state of one of the wildest celebrations in the memory of the oldest Buckeyes. And Toledo probably will witness the greatest orgy, inasmuch as thousands of thirsty Michiganders will be here for the festivities. Toledo a "Life Saver" Toledo has been a "life- saver" for more than a year for lower Michigan - for men and women from Detroit, Wynandot, Temperance, Monroe, Erie, Alexis and Trilby have poured into this city's wet spots during the week? end, carrying home under their belts what the Michigan law forbade them taking back in bottles. Table cover charges were S5 a head at the Boody House, the Hotel Secor, the Waldorf and other Toledo hotels for the Saturday night party. And 'JO per cent of the reservations have been taken by people from Michigan. There will be cabaret performances in each of these places to help along the fes t ivities. The saloon? and wholesale houses which will operate next Monday were compelled to pay $300 for the privilege. Of the 161 in the state fifteen iir" in Toledo, fifty-seven in Cleveland, four? teen in Cincinnati, eighteen in Youngs town and fourteen in Akron. Many of the 0,000 saloons will reopen Monday, however, as soft drink' estab lishments. A few oj the wholesalers have announced that they will take their whiskey and gin business toother countries. One of the saloons that will remain open Monday as :: barroom is Sam Un gerleider's place at Bridgeport, reputed to be the biggest in the world. It. em? ploys seventy-seven bartenders and clerks ami boasts of a bar 'JIO feet in length. Lor the last three years it has ? sold an average of 20,000 drinks a ?iny Phelan to Move for Repeal of Prohibition But California Senator //a.s Little Hope of War-Time Restrictions Being Lifted Xsir ) orl: Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, May 22. ?Senator Phelan. of California, will introduce a resolution for the repeal of wartime prohibition of the manufacture and sale of beers and wines in the Senate to . morrow. "I feel, however, that any effort in this direction is hopeless," he said to? day. "The prohibitionists have the votes to defeat such a resolution nailed down in both Houses." Senator Phelan was not anxioua t? introduce the resolution. He ?aid he would do so only if no one else came forward. No one else had come for? ward to-night. Representative Galiivan, of Massa? chusetts, who already has introduced a prohibition repealer in the House, takes the same position as the California Senator in so far as any hope of passage is concerned. Some out-and-out "wets"' -would not vote to repeal war-time prohibition, he said to-day. They do not feel that they can afford further to incur the displeasure of the Anti-Saloon League in order to gain a short six months of partial wetness. Senator Phelan doubted that the six months of grace for beer and wine, suggested by the Presrdcnt, would give sufficient time to manufacture this 'year's grape crops into wine and dis? pose of the product on the market. The reluctance of Senators and Rep ' resentatives again to go on record on i the prohibition issue, coupled with ' the hopelessness of wet leaguers, 1 strengthened the conviction that no ! record vote on a /epealer will be ; forced in either house before July 1, j when the war-time prohibition act be? comes effective. Methodist Bishops Would Put Wages Ahead of Profits Collective Bargaining and Profit Sharing Also Are Advocated as Aids to Social Reconstruction The Board of Bishops of the Metho- : dist Episcopal Church, through Bishop Luther B. Wilson, acting as secretary, yesterday made public a pastoral let? ter to the IS,000 pastors of the denom? ination on "The Church and Social Reconstruction," in which advanced ground is taken with reference to wages for laborers, collective bargain? ing and profit-sharing, all of which are urged by the bishops. The letter follows: "The bishops of 'he Methodist Epis? copal Church, assembled in regular ses? sion, call upon the ministers and lay? men of the Church to give most earnest heed to the application of Christian principles to social reconstruction. It is increasingly manifest, that there must, be progress away from selfish competition to unselfish cooperation in that struggle for daily bread which is the. largest single fact in the life of the majority of men in any com? munity. If this progress is to be or? derly and not. violent we inns' leavja behind us the evils which lead to de? plorable violence or counter violence by either party. If Christianity is ?i driving force, making for democracy, we cannot put a limit upon the ex? tension of democracy; we must recog? nize the inevitability of the applica? tion of democracy to industry. While tve rejoice in the adoption of all such ameliorative measures as better hous? ing and various forms of social in? surance, we call for the more thor? oughgoing emphasis on human free- j dorn, which will make democratic prog ress means the enlargement ami en? richment of the life of the masses of mankind through the self-directive ac? tivity of men themselves. "We favor an equitable wage for la? borers, which shall have the right of way over rent, interest and profits, "We favor collective bargaining, as an instrument for the attainment of ?industrial justice and for training in j democratic procedure. "And we also favor advance of ihe | workers themselves through profit ! sharing and through positions on boards of directorship. "In the discussion of nil such mat? ters we urge all individuals and groups to hold fast the tolerance ; which comes out of mutual respect and to keep always in mind that the richest [source of sound social idealism is the Gospel of Jesus Chris'.." Outbursts Over Murder of Jews Rouse Congress Considers Passing Resolu? tions Deiionneing Re? ported Massacres, Which Are Denied by Poles Xew York Tribun? Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, May 22.?Impressed oy demonstrations in New York and ather cities, which forcefully called to their atte?ttion reports of wholesale murders of Jews in Eastern Europe, Senators and Representatives to-day considered the advisability of passing resolutions expressing the indignation of Congress and of the American people over such occurences. Two such reso? lutions already have been introduced, one by Representattive Goldfogle, and another by Representative La Guardia, both of New York. The consensus of opinion seemed to be that Congress should await official confirmation of the reported pogroms before entering its protest, or at the most, should do no more at this time than to call upon the State Department for information. Critics of the peace treaty and of the league of nations pointed out that the President's demand for an inde? pendent Poland seems to have been the only one of his fourteen points made effective by the peace conference. This, they said, was a great mistake, since- the Poles, through their lack of tolerance and self-control, had shown themselves unfit for self-gov? ernment. John F. Smulski, president of the National Polish Department of Amer? ica, cabled President Wilson to-day. declaring that the stories of pogroms in Poland were false on their face. He charged that these stories were spread by Jewish organizations, and asked that steps be taken to check anti-Polish demonstrations in this country. The cablegram follows, ir part: "On behalf of the American citizens of Polish blood or origin T most res? pectfully ask that steps be taken to curb the anti-Polish demonstrations which now are being carried on throughout the United States, based on stories of alleged pogroms in Po? land. "In the principal newspapers of New York and othei citie = infamous adver? tisements, flatly and unequivocally charging the Poles with having slaugh? tered- the Jews in Poland, are being ?pread, and mass meetings are being held at which mere hcresay stories are spread as authenticated facts. 1 have been given to understand this campaign is only the beginning. As a result, the Polish people in the United States are being held up to the scorn and distrust of their fellow American citizens of all groups, and a distinct and hitter- racial antagonism between the Jewish and Polish citizens is being created. "i'liis Jewish movement is exceed? ingly well financed, while, for our part. we have but scanty resources and have been devoting them almost en? tirely to the equipment of relief ship; for the distressed people of Poland Jew and Gentile alike. At a time when through your honored self, an attempt is being made to bring peace to th< 1 world a cecial antagonism, terribh to contemplate in its possibilities, ii being fomented in America in a nios un-American manner. As citizens an< residents of America we have felt tha our position obligated us to allow th .settlement of these matters to rest ? -.our hands. Poles Declare They Can Prove Charges of Pogroms Are talst Denial of the charges or crueltie to .lews, advanced at Wednesday night meeting in Madison Square Garde against Poland, is contained in a stat< nient issued by W. 0. Gorski, of the Po ish Information Butvau yesterday. M Gorski cited testimony t>y Foreig Minister Pich?n of France. Dr. Ve The REGAL STORES NBW TORK *iotd?ir No. 175 '? ?t Dmni St.* ?( lOtii St. ? it?7ihSl. j *? at 37th St. ? I SOtb Su ' tin? i St. St. Nlcbohu Ara. at lSlitSt. ' ".?tb Su ?na 3rd At?. 6th A-pt. ?Jt 21ttSu 123th 8c ?? Ah Art?. :-9a9TfchdA?t. 9f?-flS J 8?* B?Ml?T?r4 BEQOXXYM tRttliaUrt. ISSlNUvt? .19 Nm St.* ? ??VNttiA**. t XVMUUC.M.X, as?to?4au | innr cmr tJW?i'<r !t*<i Omh) You won't find better style and value anywhere in town. In fact, there could hardly be a better example of what "Regal'* means in shoes, and what the Regal Shoe Store is offering to the well-dressed men of the community. The Crest, $10.00 Made of selected King Calf?the hearts of selected hides. Smart sloping toe. Leather soles ? I inch leather heel. Can you do anywhere near as well elsewhere? REGAL SHOES M Exclusively for MEN, WOMEN and CHILDREN non Kellogg, and the American Red Cross in contradiction of the state? ments made by speakers at the meet? ing. ? "All Poland asks Is fair play," he said. "Poland asks fair play In the interest of her entire population, in? cluding Jews. "Charges made at the meeting in Madison Square Garden had previously been investigated. French Foreign Min? ister Pich?n in January announced' that as a result of the investigation made by the French Commission the! I Poles were not guilty of pogrom mak-; \ ing against the Jews. "Dr. Vernon Kellogg, recently re? turned to New York from Poland, '] where he spent three months as rep ? resentative of the United States Food ' Administration, can testify that during his sojourn in Poland from January 1 ! to April 4 he had forty-four represent? atives covering all the districts of ' Poland and reporting about the small? est occurrences. He can testify that he heard during that time of no pogroms. "Concerning the occurrences at Pinsk i the American Red Cross in Washing ; ton has in its possession a sworn report from its representatives at Pinsk showing that the thirty-three i Jews who were shot there were ex | ecuted by order of the military com j mander for violating his order against i secret meetings, following the capture of Pinsk from the Bolsheviki by Polish I forces. "The secret meeting in which the ; thirty-three men participated was raid ! ed by Polish soldiers, the latter were | fired upon and one officer was killed, while another was wounded. This is I the only instance where Jews were | killed, and to call it a pogrom is pre ; posterous. "The chief promoters of the demon? stration of May 21 have shown in the past that the best interests of the Jew ' ish population in Poland are not safe in their hands." American Wealth Made By Brain. Not Brawn Most Humble Workman Shares Benefits of Progressive Policy Brain sweat far more than brawn sweat contributed to the vast increase of American wealth. Emigrants flocked to these shores because here mental ability was most active in the creation of wealth. In China a man? ual laborer gets $7.00 a year. In Amer? ica many a manual laborer gets $7.50 a day. China, standing for State Social? ism, marks time through the centuries. America, standing for individualism, marches steadily forward, while here the lowest, are ever sharing the re? wards made, common property by the brains of the highest. Under the guid? ance of American ability, labor pro duces the greatest wealth per capita on ear' h. Mr. Gilbreath by his "Motion Study" has made It possible for the bricklayer to lay three times as many bricks in a j day as he formerly did. As a resultl the bricklayer to-day earns far more ] pay, and by his work he is creating far more wealth than formerly. His brawn sweat is no more than it was before; the brain sweat of Mr. Gil breath has made the difference. These Seattle Bolshevist?, however, insist that manual workers are the sole creators of wealth. In the old days a cobbler could stitch six pairs of shoes a day. Now with American machinery and modern or? ganization he can stitch 600 pairs of shoes in one day. His physical exer? tion is less per day than formerly, while his income and output are both vast!yr increased. It was brain sweat and not brawn sweat that made this difference.?Arthur Hunt Chute in Les? lie's. Oppose Mooiiey Strike San Francisco Machinists R?. fuse to Adopt Proposal SAN FRANCISCO, May 22.--Rejection j of a proposal that they participate in 1 the proposed nation-wide strikes in be j half of Thomas J. Mooney and Warren ! K. Billings was announced by the San Francisco Machinists' Lodge hero "to? day. Edward D. Nolan, former co defendant of Mooney and one of th" i principal agitators for the strike, i ; president of the lodge. The Detroit Federation of Labor has ; indorsed tho proposed strike and will ? endeavor to get the American Federa ': tion of Labor to take similar action! j executives of the International De? fence League announced here to-day | Of the 240 big unions outside of th? i industrial centre 220 have voted the , strike, it was announced. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllM r/,eSALVATIONARMY will receive 10c of EVERY DOLLAR ?| spent in our New York & Brooklyn Stores ON SATURDAY, MAY 24th I7ROM the Liggett Drug Stores 790 men entered the service of the Army and Navy during the War. In memory of their loyalty, and as a tribute to the Salvation Army, which did so much to pro? mote their comfort and welfare, we are donating to their fund ten per cent, of the receipts on Saturday in our 68 stores in New York and Brooklyn. Ii^'WiNI'm^I-IIMIM Let Us Send You a "Swift Dollar" For a Pocket Piece It will interest you. It shows where the money goes that Swift & Company takes in, It shows that out of every dollar received by Swift & Company from the sale of meat and by-products in 1918? 1?Swift and Company paid for live animals - 85.00 cents 2?Swift & Company paid out for labor, freight and other expenses ----- 12.96 cents 3?Swift & Company had left a profit of only - - 2.04 cents Total 100.00 cents The 2.04 cents remaining as profit equals only a fraction of a cent per pound. It is too small to affect materially the price of live stock to the farmer or the price of meat to the consumer. A "Swift Dollar" will be mailed you on request. Address Swift & Company U. S. Yards, Chicago ?Seventeen Wholesale Distributing Markets in Greater New York Central Office, 32 Tenth Avenue G. J. Edwards, District Manager