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WEATHER FORECAST.
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probably showers. Moderate west
winds, becoming south.
Highest temperature yesterday, 59 ; lowest, 43.
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part.
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VOL. LXXXVn. NO. 235 DAILY.
NEW YORK, THURSDAY, APRIL 22,
1920
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Corporation.
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IN NBW YORK CITY,
ANGLO-ITALIAN
CLUB IS HELD
OYER FRANCE
Lloyd-George and Nitti
Threaten to Consider Re
vision of Peace Treaty.
FIGHT FRENCH CLAIMS
Greece Will Receive Euro
pean Turkey Almost Up
to Constantinople.
YKXIZELOS MADE HAPPY
Albanian Question Will Bo Set
tled Amicably Through Al
lianco, Says Premier. '
nr lAunEXCB hills.
ta CoTtpondent of The Sci and New
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ivd Niw Yoec IIesald.
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SAN ItEMO, Jltll x-jciiiicia
Moyd Georgo and Nitti are definitely
opposed to the proposal by the French
that allied or neutral loans to Ger
many shall bo subjected to French
priority on German resources. In con
versations thus far they also have
shown that they will never approve of
the French suggestion for allied oc
cupation of the Ruhr Valley to insure
coal payments to France by Germany,
the British contending that such occu
pation would complicate the entire
German situation and make It impos
sible for Germany to pay at all.
The British and Italian Premiers
appear to bo pressing Premier MUle
rand for the French evacuation of
Frankfort, and threatening that if
France does not adopt a conciliatory
policy both Great Britain and Italy
must take under consideration the re
vision of the whole peace treaty, in
stead of merely asking that an oppor
tunity be given to Germany for eco
nomic reconstruction.
With regard to the indemnities Ger
many must pay, Signor Nitti has sug
gested that Germany bo asked to
make a definite offer of a round sum
m billions, and that she pay in regular
instalments. This would constitute in
effect a revision of the treaty,
nientherlos Venlzelos. Premier of
Greece, is the happiest man here, as t
Greece by the terms of the Turkish
treaty as they now stand will receive I
European Turkey almost up to Con-!
stantinopio and win extena ner coast
line to the Sea of Marmora.
This meets somewhat with Prcsi
!cnt Wilson's wishes, except that ap
parently Bulgaria will not get Adrian
j'le. Greeks to Watch Tnrka.
Premier Venlzelos told The Sun and
N'uw York Herald correspondent to
iy that Greece now could be consid
ered the sentinel over the little that
is to be left of the Turks in Europe.
"There Is no cause for fear that
Turkey will be able to evade execution
of the peaco treaty," he said. "The
Allies have taken every precaution to
secure the protection of all interests
m Asia Minor.''
Premier Venlzelos afeo expressed
satisfaction over the alliance between
Greece and Italy, saying that It would
result In an amicable settlement of the
Albanian question. It is understood!
that Greece, in return for getting
eastern Thrace, waived some of her
Albanian claims.
In all these arrangements the En
tente Allies cem to be getting back to
old settlement formulas and are un
shackling thomselves from Wilson
diplomacy.
In so far as the League of Nations
if concerned, even its existence has
scarcely teen recognized by the Pre
miers, Mr. Lloyd Georgo discarding it
as an active agency in world affairs
when he decided to eliminate it from
any control whatever over Armenia
or as a factor in the Turkish settle
ments. This allied unity exist apparently
in one respect The Premiers now are
anti-Wilson, if the signs hero are read
aright.
This conference Is L'kely to break up
''it Saturday with nothing of vital in
terest to the world settled except the
Turkish peace treaty. However, it has
i-florded an opportunity for the three
ailied Premiers to air their views and
reveal divergences indicating the pre
carious state of the Entente caused by
the apparent Irreconcilable difference be
tween the French and the Anglo-Italian
Policies.
America Eliminated Politically.
One fact which is standing out clearest
of all from tho developments here 'a that
'he United States, by common consent.
U3 been eliminated as a political but
ot as an economic factor in old world i
"'wrs. me American reversion to the old
role by wish of the American peoplo be
iag conceded.
The San Remo conference Is sur--ounded
by greater secrecy than any of
Jhe former meetings, but this much is
nown:
First, regarding Turkey, the London
raft of tha peace treaty Is generally
adhered to. the Turks remaining In Con
antinopl under allied supervision, an
allied army policing Qalllpoll and a Brit
'h fleet in the straits to enforce their
internationalization, and Greece to have
'astern Thrace. TrebUond is left to the
Turks, but Barum will be a free port
for the use of tho Georgians, the Arme
nians and the Azerbaldjans.
The exact boundaries of Armenia
Continued on TAIrd Page.
I'KIDKNCK IS THE PARENT OF 8CC
p.!'. Kiimlne the "Help Wanted" col
mnj ef ilia Sun and Xtw Tork Herald
4 follow taira up with dUerttlon. Air.
OPPOSITION TO
SALES TAX MAY
KILLBONDSBILL
Democrats Solidly Against
House Plan Many Repub
licans Also Object.
PEAR PRICE INCREASE
New York Men Decide to
Eight Measure if Levy
Is Retained.
BOOMERANG PREDICTED
Members Say New Burden
Will Prove Unpopular "Just
Before Election."
Special to TnE Sex and Nrw Yobs Herald.
Washington. April 21. Opposition
to the plan of the House Ways and
Means Committee to Talso revenue for
a soldier bonus by a tax on all sales
Is becoming so strong that it may de
feat the whole programmo of aid for
the service men.
Tho Democrats are virtually solid
against the sales tax, and to-day
groups of Republicans announced that
they, too, are opposed to It. Tho New
York Republicans in a caucus decided
two to one that they would have to
vote against the whole bonus pro
gramme if the bill to be reported next
week imposes a tax, even though It
be as small as one-half of 1 per cent.
on all "turnovers." This they decided
would have an enormous cumulative
effect In Increasing the cost of living.
The delegation did not ravor a tax on
war profits, but thought a combined
profits levy and a tax only on the
final sale to the consumer could be
worked out satisfactorily.
As ah evidence of the strong op
position against the sales tax those
fnvnrlntr It to-dav sucirested a com-
nrnmlse with the factions advocating
a levy on war profits In accordance
with the suggestion made oy tne
New York members.
AVIaconsIn Men Oppose.
wiuvinaln Henublleans also lolned In
opposing the committee plans and In
structed Representative Krear (Wis.),
who Is a member of the Ways and
Means Committee, to Insist on the tax
ino nf i-!ir nrnfltH. IlpDresentatlve
Knutson (Minn.), Republican whip, also
announceu mai ne wouia iibih it eaiv.-i
tax In the Republican caucus.
Advocates or the sales lax are usins
every means to prevent submission of
an amendment to the bill providing for
the levy on war profits, mil it is aouoi
ful If this can be done.
The real cause of the mlxup in the
House Is that members are beginning
to fear that Increasing or levying addi
tional taxes will prove very unpopular
Just before a Congressional election,
when hundreds of appeals have been re
ceived for lower taxes. The growing
opposition to the sales .tax is, of course,
based on the fact that all the people
would pay It directly and the people
vote directly. Likewise many members
feel that the proposal to place a tax
on war profits would prove popular In
their dlstrlcts.whlle the sales tax, which
Is In reality a consumption levy, would
prove a boomerang. On the other hand
many of these same members fear that
the war profits tax would fall to raise
the necessary amount, due to the diffi
culty of segregating the profiteers, and
that therefore tho whole soldier aid pro
gramme would be wrecked.
Discussion of the bonus and what
Congress already has done for trie ser
hmVn nut In the Senate to-day
t..V.. .w.. --
during the consideration of a bill to
add $65,000,000 annually to the pension
rolls for veterans of wars prior to the
world war and their dependents.
The bill, already passed by tne Mouse,
would Increase the allowance to all civil
war veterans to $50 monthly from an
average of $37.50 at present; and would
Increase the amount given to their
widows from $25 to $10 monthly.
Exceed Civil War Penilonil
Senator McCtimber- (N. D.),' In charge
of tho bill, pointed out that already the
Government had appropriated for the
soldiers of the world war and their de
pendents more than was given for tho
civil war survivors In forty years after
the close of that conflict, He calculated
the appropriations on account of tha
recent war thus:
For famlllei and dependents.. .$210,000,000
1(0 bonui at discharge........ 25S.O0O.OOO
Vocational education JfMJJ'JJP
War risk insurance H7.000.000
Public taoaltb. service 10.000.000
XoUl HSI.000.000
"Add to this sum the bonus of $2,
000,000,000 which Is now proposed for
the soldiers of the late war," said
Senator McCumber, "and It makes a
total of $2,8 6 8,000,000 In Jess tthan two
years from the war's close. I do not
say we are overdoing generosity to the
soldiers of the last war. but the com
parison suggests that at least we are
underdoing It by those of the civil war.-
NEUTRALS TO HAVE
ARMENIA CONTROL
Supreme Council Abandons
Idea of League Mandate.
Paris, April 21. The Supremo Coun
cil haB abandoned the Idea of giving the
mandate for Armenia to the League of
Nations, as a result of objections raised
. .w -ai.mmII rf tha Tantn nf Vntfnnir
DJ U1B " rt - - ,
and will ask neutral Norway and Swe
den to help the Armenian people csian
llsh a free State, an International loan
being floated to finance it, says a Havas
despatch from San Remo.
Bnussn.8, April 21. Holland may be
offered the mandate to administer Con
stantinople and Armenia by the Supreme
Allied Council in return for the transfer
of the control of the Scheldt River to
Belgium, said Major Dclannoy, address
ing tho Belgian Chamber of Deputies
to-day.
Overalls Too Costly
for Columbia Juniors
-
pHE Junior Class of Columbia
College, at a meeting held
yesterday, decided to abandon
the idea of wearing overalls at
the junior prom to be held at
the Kitz-Carlton on April 30. L.
R. Condon, chairman of the
junior prom committee, said yes
terday that the prohibitive cost
of blue jeans and the cheapness
of renting evening suits prompted
the action.
BILLION IS LOST
INJAPANSTOGKS
Closing of Several Exchanges
Cost Speculators 2,000,
000,000 Yen.
PBICES SLUMP TEX DAYS
Honolulu Bcport Says Panicky
Conditions Prevail Many
Plants Shut Down.
Hi the Anociatei Prett.
Tokio, April 16. The silk, cotton
and rice exchanges closed to-day as a
result of a ten days slump in prices.
With the close of the Stock Ex
change the losses to speculators were
estimated at 2,000,000.000 yen. (At
normal rates about $1,000,0,00,000.)
The War Office has announced the
crushing defeat by the Japanese of
1.500 Bolshevik troops at Chilnofski,
west of Chita, In Eastern Siberia.
Seul, Corca. April 16. A demonstra
tion was started Wednesday at Fyet
gyang, where young Coreans collected a
crowd, which clashed with the police.
Numerous arrests resulted. """""si
By the Auociattd Prett.
Harbin, Manchuria, April 17. A wit
ness who has arrived hero confirms a
report that the Japanese last Sunday
night fired on the barracks of American
engineers near the scene of the lighting
at Hallar between the Japanese and the
Czechs. There were no casualties among
the Americans.
The Japanese occupied the hills at
Hallar Tuesday morning and Issued an
ultimatum to the Czech commander to
surrender his armored car. The Czech
officer acceded.
A strong Japanese detachment has
arrived at Pogrannlchnaya.
Honolulv, April 20. "Panicky con- j
dltlons reign In Japan, according to a (
cablegram from Toklo received to-day
by Nippu Jli, a Japancso language !
newsnaDer here. i
) Deflation of currency and rapid de-f
cllne of stocks and prices -of-commod-.
. itles with Import! In excess of exports
; has brought about an alarming situation,
' the message said. The textile Industry ;
J has fallen on, the yarn and silk markets
! are slumping, industrial plants are dls-
' n amnlncA. hv tha hundred.
llu,Ki"f J '.
many smaller plants are closing down
entirely, while others" are operating op
part time and business of all kinds Is '
coming to a standstill, according to tne
paper's information. The Yokohama
dock yard has discharged 2,000 workers,
the message concluded.
ATTACKS ON JAPS i
IN SIBERIA DENIED j
Vladivostok Press Has New
Story of Occupation.
Special Cable Despatch to Tnt Sex and Nsw i
York Hihai.i. CovvricM, lXf. bv Tut Sux !
and New York Himi.n, j
Vuidivostok, April 20 (delayed). .
The Vladivostok press warmly denies i
Japanese reports regarding the situation
in eastern Siberia and asserts that the
attacks by JapaneM forces on Vladivo
stok. Nlkolsk and Khabarovsk were
made simultaneously. This Is In con
tradiction to the Japanese explanation
that the occupation of these places by
tho forces of Japan followed unprovoked
attacks by the Russians on Japanese
patrols In Vladivostok.
The Japanese press is almost a unit
against the Government's action nt Vla
divostok and condemns the Siberian
policy. It declares that the militarists
are acting selfishly regardless of na
tional Interests.
50.000 SOON TO LOSE
HOMES IN PITTSBURG
Appeal Sent for 10,000 Army
Tents tor Evicted.
Special to The Sen axd New Yoek Herald.
Pittsburo, April 21. Ten thousand
families, representing approximately 60,
000 men, women and children, one-tenth
of the population of Pittsburg, will bo
homeless from April 26 to May 6, say
Pittsburg's best Judges of the local
housing situation, tho moving and stor
age men. These men can eee no relief
except through erecting at least 10.000
tents in the vacant spots surrounding
the city.
Face to face with tho alternative of
paying exorbitant rentals or asking tho
War Department for army tents, the
members of the Allegheny County Rent
ers League at a meeting last night
choso the latter course. They sent a
telegram to Secretary of War Baker,
asking him to lend the organization
several thousand tents for u of those
I who expect to be evicted from homes
May 1
! BARONESS AND CHILD
FIND DEATH IN LAKE
Tragedy in Switzerland Is
Sequel to Beta Kun Cruelty.
Geneva, April 19. Another tragedy
among the aristocratic refugees In Swit
zerland Ir reported from Romanshorn.
The young Hungarian Baroness Karlen
sky, who was of Russian origin, after
paying her hotel bill took a boat on Lake
Constance, accompanied by her two-year-old
child. Later both bodies were
found. They were drowned In the lako.
A letter the Baroness had left at the
hotel said that Hcla Kun. tho former
Hungarian dictator, had killed her hus
band In Budapest and conOscaUd hU
property.
5TH AVE. SHOOS
OVERALL MARCH
INTO BROADWAY
Mayor Gives New Route for
Saturday's Denim Parade
After Protests.
CHEESE CLUB IX DUMPS
But Members Threaten An
Gratin Strolls in Ex
clusive Street.
MOBE DON CHEAP GARB
Men and Women in All Tarts
of U. S. Get Into low Prico
Apparel.
The Cheese Club ran afoul of the
Fifth Avenue Association yesterday
and in consoquenco plans for the
economy parade Saturday have had to
be slightly modified.
Members of the fromage brother
hood, who In this latitude have con
stituted themselves boosters extraor
dinary and publicity agents plenipo
tentiary for tho old clo' and overalls
propaganda, were particularly anx
ious that the procession should . dis
port itself in Fifth avenue, especially
lower Fifth avenue, through tho dis
trict frequented by loft building em
ployees engaged in the clothing cut
ters' and suit and cloak making
trades. It was desired, said the parade
promoters, to give these artisans an
object lesson in unpretentious cloth
ing, as they have not been overmodest
in the past In pressing their demands
for higher wages.
Only yesterday publicity was given
to the assertion that the union cloth
ing cutters were preparing to insist
on a wage of $60 a week and a slow
ing up of production. One of the
tentative routes selected for tho parade
included the slice of tho avenue be
tween Thirty-fourth and Fifty-ninth
streets.
When this plan was discussed it soon
had members of the Fifth Avenue As
sociation up in arms. They maintained
that they harbored no especial grievance
against the old clothes advocates, but
that parades and the popular conges
tion incident thereto always Interfered
materially with the normal business
activities of Fifth avenue merchants.
They had gladly withheld all objections
to the many pageants of wartlmo and
of post-bellum days which were of a pa
.i.i Airariir hut ihev thoucht they
should have to draw the line somewhere.
Protest Sent to Mayor.
All 'these considerations and more
were set forth In a meeting of the as
sociation held Tuesday night and. as a
result, a protest was sent to Mayor Hy
lan. through John Daly, chief police In
spector, who attended the meeting at
the Invitation of the Fifth Avenue As
sociation. In connection with the pro
test an old ordinance was cited, the
purport of which Is to exempt from
street parade and popular demonstra
tions city streets where vehicular and
pedestrian traffic is especially con-
in.n members of the Cheese Club
and Aaron RachofsKy, major domo of
the Saturday pageant, called upon Po
n nn,l..lnn,.r F.nrlcht thev were
confronted by tho protest. Mr. Knrlght
accompanied them to the Mayor's office,
where Mr. Hylan told them that, to use
the language of yesterday-'s editorial in
THE SUN AND THE NEW YORK HERALD,
he was "wearing overalls In the spirit"
Nevertheless, said the Mayor, an ordi
nance Is an ordinance nnd he could not
Ignore the protest filed by the gentle
men of the Fifth Avenue Association.
"I'll tell you what I'll do, boys," said
Mayor Hylan. "Let's split It flfty
rifty. We can't give you Fifth avenue,
but we'll let you march in Broadway.
Accordingly, this was tho route finally
selected for the parade, which Is to start
at 11 o'clock Saturday morning from Co
lumbus Circle: Down Eighth avenue to
Thirty-fourth street, east through Thlr-ty-fourth
street to Hroadway and up
,i i .. . Pninmhii!! Circle. After
dismissal of the parade, which will march
In columns or rour. an lniormai h.ccv
Ing will be held In the park for the pur
pose of enrolling recruits in the old
clothes legion.
Slzillnsr In Cheese Club.
The noon luncheon of tho Cheese
Club which is held dally In the rooms
of the National- Vaudeville Artists' Club
Ir West Forty-sixth street, seethed with
Indignation. Feeling was so warm that
the organization almost resolved Itself
Into a welsh rarebit. The Fifth Ave
nue Association was anathematized and
by unanimous vote It was decided that
there Is no city ordinance prohibiting
denim garbed gentlemen and ladles from
walking peacefully upon the sidewalks.
Therefore, Immediately after the formal
parade dismisses Its formation the
Cheese Club announces It will Indulge In
tin Informal ramble au gratin through
the aristocratic business thoroughfare.
Mr Rachofsky vouches for the state
ment that no advertising devices, how
ever adroitly cloaked, will be permitted
In the line of march. It Is desired, he
said, to maintain the entire affair upon
Continued on Fourth Page.
CLOSING TIME ""vraLn0
IjC &tm AND NEW YORK HERALD
DAILY ISSUES
3 P. M. sl Main OfSte, 280 Drosdwij.
8 P. M. it former Herald Ofice, Herald
Etnldini, Herald Squire.
8 P. M. it ill other Branch Offices.
(Locations lilted on Editorial rare.)
STOCK MARKET
BREAKS UNDER
HEAVYSELLING
Great Liquidating Move
ment Extends Throughout
the Financial District.
TRADERS ARE AMAZED
Some Believe Action Fore
shadows Period of Eco-
nomic Depression.
NEW LOW BECOBDS MADE
General Motors Is tho Biggest
Loser Commodity Prices
Also Fall Sharply.
In one of tho wildest sessions that
traders on tho floor of tho New York
Stock Exchange have been through
In many months securities prices yes
terday orumbled before an influx of
selling orders which started early in
the day, continuing right through the
session, and reaching its highest point
about 2 o'clock, when disturbing
conditions prevailed, so far as securi
ties were concerned
Nor was tho heavy liquidating
movement confined to stocks, but
reached out all over the financial dis
trict. Bonds declined heavily, led by
the United States Government issues;
commodities, including corn, cotton,
coffee, pork.Jard. &c, broke sharply;
stocks In the outside market followed
thoso on tho big board and suffered
declines which, in somo cases, reached
enormous proportions.
When the smoke of the battle had
cleared away market operators looked
at one another in amazement and
sought to find tho reason for the
crash. On every side were prominent
bankers, brokers and heavy specula
tors who could find no slnglo reason
on which to hang the drop. All they
knew was that the market had bro
ken. Somo were inclined to lay It to
the Kansas City Reserve Bank's re
cently established progressive rates of
rediscount.
Pool Operntlona Xot IrtrolTcd.
Others wcro prone to believe the'
reports that the business conduct com
mittee of tho New York Stock Exchange
was calling pool operators before It and
giving them to understand that their
operations had not the approval of the
exchange and that the selling of some
of these pool stacks was forced for this
reason. A governor of the exchange,
however, denied that the committee
had taken any action tending to elim
inate pool operation or that It had even
been investigating these pools. Money
certainly was not a factor in the situa
tion, for call money remained at 7 per
cent, all through tho day.
In point of volume trading was about
the heaviest of the year, with sales well
In excess of 2,000,000 share. For two
days preceding there had been sharp
declines In security prices, and many j
operators came into wan sireei yes
terday .morning feeling reasonably cer
tain that the selling was over.
Tho so-called Ryan stocks came. in for
much pyrotechnlchal display during the
day. These stocks. In which Allan A.
Ryan of Stutz fame Is said to be In-!
terested. Includo Replogle Steel, Vana
dium, Stromberg Carburetor, Chicago
Pneumatic Tool. Consolidated Textile,
fiC Keplogle Steel made the best show
ing of the group, or for that matter of
the entire list, closing the day with a
net gain of 41i points at 67. Traders In
that stock were made rather uncom
fortable, for when Vanadium broke
they began to sell Reploglo, as it usually
follows the other.
The biggest loser on the day was
General Motors. The drop In this stock
was 424 points, second only to Its de
cline of 65 points In the big break of
last November. Crucible Steel, another
highly speculative Issue, declined 9
points on the day, while Baldwin broke
nearly 13 points, closing at 115.
IlrenU In Commodity Markets.
In the commodity markets the break
was equally as violent as that In stocks.
Cotton broke as much as 160 points on
the day. At tho opening yesterday
morning cotton prices were well above
the preceding day's close, and, like tho
stock market, moved higher during the
first hour. Later In tne day, however,
when the crash came In the stock mar
ket, liquidation of an Important char
acter appeared In cotton, with a re
sultant "break of considerable magnitude
In the other commodity markets grain,
pork products, coffee, &c suffered con
siderably. Corn was off more than 8
cents a bushel, pork dropped $1 a bar
rel, lard fell about cent a pound,
coffee from 12 to 14 points and sugar
as much as 25 points.
Bonds were under heavy pressure all
day long. Liberty bonds, as usual, led
the decline, nearly all issues making
new low records on the day. Out of the
Liberty list there was but one Issue
which showed a net gain on the day.
That was the 3M per cent bonds of the
first Issue, which bore an attractive tax
exemption feature that has made them
In good demand. These cloned at JiS.3o
for a $100 bond.
The greatest decline In Liberties was
In the first converted 4a. There are tho
3 Vi per cent bonds of the first issue
which have been converted Into 4 pef
cent, securities Issued later. They broke
to $87 on a $100 bond, a net decline on
the day of $2.80.
SUNDAY ISSUES
6 P. M. Saturday al Main Office, 280
Broadway.
5 P. M. it former Herald Office, Herald
Bu3nf, Herald Square.
5 P. M. at ill tber Branch Offices.
CLotatlans Ilited.cn fcdlterlal Pace,
R OADS HERE SCORN
REACHED TO END STRIKE;
TO FIGHT BROTHERHOODS
TRACTION FARE
BILLS IN PERIL
Speaker Forces Adjournment
of Assembly to Save Them
From Certain Defeat.
LACK TEN VOTES TO PASS
Doubtful Noav if Measures Can
Get Through Lower House
Veto a Possibility.
Special tc The Scs and Nkw York Hebai.d.
Albant, April 21. Facing certain
defeat, Speaker Sweet suddenly and
unexpectedly forced an adjournment
of the Assembly to-night In his effort
to save the Jenks Increased trolley
faro bills. After five hours' hard fight
ing the Republicans were able to cor
ral only sixty-six votes for the bills,
and in a desperato effort to gain time
brought Into play the old organization
weapon of adjournment.
Tho Democrats protested that such
methods in riding over the opposition
to higher fares were not only contrary
to all fair procedure but wcro Illegal.
They contended that when a bill Is
under consideration on third reading
its fate must bo decided by vote.
The Speaker and his forces are ex
pected to make their final drive, to
morrow or Friday to force through
the bills. The traction lobby, one of
the strongest working hero this year,
redoubled to-night Its efforts to capture
the few votes still needed to jam
through the measures. Had tho vote
been taken to-day unquestionably tho
proposal opening the way to the boost
ing of street car fares would have
been defeated.
Simon I Adler, the majority leader,
led the break away from the Speaker
on the Jenks bills, but after he had n-
salled the fare measures in a passionate
speech, lasting an hour and a half, Mr.
i.ti .,,.nii ,-nt nhnrt the debate by
moving to adjourn until to-morrow and
then to potpono further consideration
on the bills.
Charles 0. Donohue, the mlnoriu
leader, protested that the Assembly did
not have the authority to entertain a
motion for adjournment at that stage
of the proceedings and was eupportcd
by several members. The Speaker ruled
against the Democrats, who then ap
pealed from the decision of the Chair,
but Mr. Sweet brought things to a quick
ending by refusing to present the ap
peal to the House for a vote.
Assemblyman Harry uimm ui
attacked the Jenks bills, which he said
were grab legislation. Assemblyman
t nr that mnst of the traction
JCSBU tiwv.fcv. ' .
companies did not need Increased fares
under a scrvlce-at-cost plan such as Is
proposed In one of the Jenks bills. As
semblyman Cuvllllcr said he was getting I
suspicious of the Public Service Com-
mlRslon. and Sir. Ullman denounced the
traction lobby, which he charged was.
maintained In the Interest of these bills. ,
Only the opposition had been Heard
when the Speaker put a sudden halt to
the discussion by forcing the adjourn
ment. The Republican managers were
k..,. .hmnirVmut tlip entire five hours'
dlsctirslon. canvassing the Assemblymen
rrnrt In rnlind UD Votes. rOl
until they were firmly convinced that.
they lacked at least ten or. tne required
seventy-six votes did the leaders resort
to adjournment to save the bills.
It Is regarded as doubtful that the
bills can be passed In the Assembly, and
if they are they will have a hard time
In the Senate. Moreover, it is probable
the Governor will veto the measures If
they are sent to him.
MRS. HAMILTON FISH
VICTIM OF ROBBERY
Servant Suspected of Taking
tin nnn .'n Trlnhttt.
y
Jewels and valuable trinkets, many
of them heirlooms from her former hus
band, the late Gustavo Amslnck. were
stolen Saturday from the home of Mrs.
Hamilton Fish, 810 Fifth avenue. It be
came known yesterday. The stolen ar
ticles are eald to be worth at least
$10,000.
A houscmnn employed by Mrs. Fish
minih. ntrn nfter caxef-jllv vnrlfvlnK
three references the man presented, Is
suspected oi tne tneii. ueiecuvcs irom
Police Headquarters and from the East
Sixty-seventh street station are looking
for the man and for the missing ar
ticles, as he did not appear for work
since' the robbery was committed. Ac
cording to tho police the servant Is a
notorious convict, who already has
served seven terms. The last term, they
aay, was seven years In 8lng Sing.
Sirs. Fish was at home yesterday, but
was too busy entertaining guests to dis
cuss the robbery. Mr. Fish, hanker and
former Representative, could not be
reached.
141. W. W. PICKETS
SHOT IN BUTTE RIOT
Policeman Also Wounded in
Mine Strike Battle.
Burns, Mont., April 21. Fourteen
men, believed to be Industrial Workers
of the World strike pickets, and one
policeman are In hospitals suffering
from gunshot wounds received In a clash
on Anaconda road near the Neversweat
mine late to-day.
Physicians believe two of the alleged
I. W. W. will die.
SmlNO ItEFAIRA.
Tired, worn out lyttema built up to nor
mal aealn by rather John' It.dldnt a
pure food tonle and body-bnlldtr. No
alcohoL
NEBRASKA VOTE
BLOW TO WOOD
Less Formidable, but Not Out
of Bacc, Washington Poli
ticians Say.
BRYAN GETS A TLACE
Palmer Gets Most Votes, but
Won't Hnvo Majority in
Georgia Convention.
Special to Tnr. So xav New York Hemic.
Washington, April 21. Politicians
of both parties, after a study to-day of
tho results In the Presidential prefer
ence primaries in Nebraska and Geor
gia yesterday, are virtually agreed on
these outstanding facts;
Major-Gen. Wood's candidacy has
received another severe blow and,
while ho is by no means out of the
race, ho has become a less formidable
contender, leaving Gov. Lowden (111.)
and Senator Hiram Johnson (Cal.) in
much stronger positions.
Some encouragement is nfforded to
the Wilson Administration In Its bid
for approval within tho Democratic
party of tho Presdcnt'e course in the
treaty fight by the success of Senator
Hitchcock, Administration Senate
leader, In Nebraska.
Tho wet and dry Issue Is now certain
to be of tremendous Importance in the
Democratic national convention, with
prospects brighter for the adoption of
a light wine nnd beer plank In the
Democratic platform. This follows from
the failure of William J. Bryan to pre
vent the election of a delegation to San
Francisco favorable to Senator Hitch
cock, who is an open advocate of light
wines and beer.
Solace for Administration.
Administration Uadirs profess to see
an indorsement of the Wilson policies
In the plurality vote received by Attorney-General
Palmer In Georgia. But
an analysis of the results thoro shows
that while Mr. Palmer will have tho
largest number of delegates to the State
convcntlo.i, which will name the dele:
gates to San Francisco, he wilt not havo
a majority. The unexpected showing
made by Tom Watson Is causing the
Administration no little worry. Mr.
Watson Is strongly antt-Adminlstratlon.
Senator Hoke Smith (Ua.) also Is op
posed to the Administration on the
treaty. Together Senator Smith and
Mr. Watson can control the State con
vention. On this showing It appears that the
Administration received a rather severe
rebuke in Georgia, for, it Is contended
by the anti-Wilson leaders, only a di
vision of the opposition prevented an
overwhelming defeat for Mr. Palmer,
who plainly was not favored by a ma
jority of the voters of the State.
The apparent Bryan victory In Ne
braska, while reflecting a personal fight.
Is regarded as a set-back for tho Ad
ministration, as Hitchcock led the
President's treaty fight on the floor or
the Senate and in the Foreign Relations
Committee.
The Nebraalca situation is frankly
puziling astute politicians here. For tho
most part It seems agreed, however, that
the issues were clouded by u personal
fight and sharp local Interest. The drys
see great encouragement In tho appar
ent following for Bryan among the
women of the State- On the other hand
the wets are convinced that on the Ne
braska showing the Issue will be drawn
on prohibition and that tho San Fran
cisco convention, despite the probable
presonco of Bryan, will include a damp
plank in tho platform. They say that
failure of the Bryan forces to over
whelmingly defeat Hitchcock, who Is for
light wines and beers, is conclusive as
to the temper of the country on this
question. -
Neither Republican nor Democratic
politicians were disposed to admit any
thing conclusive In the results from
either State, but looked upon them as
of great slgnlflcence; some Indeed In
sisted that the sweeping victory of Sena
tor Johnson In Nebraska entirely elim
inated Gen. Pershing, and others that
Gen. Wood, whose managers lohg in
sisted that they would get the State,
could not ultimately survive the loss of
It .
Where Wood's Hopea Me.
But the predominating opinion wa9
that Gen. Wood will still be a power
In the fight If he can carry Indiana, and
Maryland. To lose Indiana and New
Jersey, however. It is generally de
clared, would pretty nearly finish his
chances of nomination. By the same
token. If Johnson should win In those
States he would have to be reckoned
with as an extremely formidable candi
date. While the Johnson people were re
joiced over the results In Nebraska,
there was not much authoritative
rpokesmanshlp for their views. Their
Congressional leaders are all out cam
paigning. None of the Johnson managers
was surprised at what happened, in
Nebraska, for their advices for three
days have been that Johnson would
nearly or quite equal the combined votes
of Wood and Pershing. They declared
the Nebraska result ended Wood's
chance of nomination, and that from
now on Johnson becomes lender In the
rare.
One Senator, of tho regUiar -tepuollcan
persuasion, protested that while Wood's
chances of nomination were about gone,
there was no chance whatever for
Johnson to win.
"Tho great conservative Republican
XTnw- VnrV Pjinntvlvantti an4
DtftlUB Ul - " - j -
New England," he said, "will not sup
port Johnson under any conditions, and
...jittA... thm nr A fnlr Rharo nf thfrn
1ic cannot have a chance to win. That's
all there is to it. He will possibly get a
few votes in .new lorn, oui noi enougn
to make a difference.
If Wood Is out of It there vri be a
Continued on Seventh Page. I
TR UCE
Refuse to Give Outlaws Old
Jobs Without Loss of
Seniority.
PLAN TERMED 'UNFAIR'
Roads' Managers Stick by
Time Limit Set, Deny
ing Extension.
NEW ULTIMATUM ISSUED
Mcllugh, Back From Capital,
Says Ho Will Not Order
Strikers to Beturn.
The rnllronds linve thrown down
the KiiRo to the brotherhood.. In n
itntcment Issued last nlfilit from tho
office of .T. .7. Mnntell, spokesman for
the road officials, they definitely re
pudlntetl the settlement of the strlko
nrrlved at yesterday in Waslilnslon
tlrotiKli nn agreement between tho
brotherhoods and the Insurgent
leaders.
The muds based their rejection
upon the request of the Insurgents,
made fur them by the brotherhood
chiefs, that they be iwnnltted lo re
turn to work without loss of seniority
rights pending the adjustment of
their claims by the Railroad Ubor
Hoard. This condition the railroads
llatly refuse to agree lo.
"After careful consideration," tho
statement says, "the managers de
cided that they could not consistently
retire from the position they have
already taken with the approval of
the organization chiefs, nnd that to
accede to the request of the outlaws
would be detrimental to the best In
terests of tho three parties Involved,
I. e., the public, tbe railroads nnd
the organizations."
I'luht to a Finish Looked For.
This ultimatum was regarded In
railroad circles last night ns indicat
ing that the roads and tho brother
hoods havo entered upon a fight to
tho finish.
Had tho rail lines fallen In with the
agreement arrived at between the in.
surgents and the old organizations it
is generally conceded that to-dayj
there would be a clear road ahead fori
the resumption of normal conditions'
on tho railroads entering the New
York district.
But with the railroads' ultimatum
thrown directly in the face of tho
I Washington agreement the immediate
course of tho strike is open to con
jecture.
When the roads, declaring that their
contract with the brotherhoods had
been violated, issued last week'j ulti
matum to those organizations they
put the Issue up to the brotherhoods
and gave the brotherhoods until last
' Saturday noon to get the outlaws back
to work. Then nn extension until
Sunday noon was granted, and finally,
tho Pennsylvania alono anion; the
roads gavo the Insurgents until last
midnight to return.
By the agreement reached In Washing
ton yesterday the brotherhoods asked of
the roads that the hour when the men
could be returned to duty without sur-
1 render their seniority rights be extend
ed until noon to-day.
Statement of Rnllrond".
Following Is the completo statement
Issued by Mr. Mantcll on behalf of the
roads :
J. J. Mantcll, spokesman for the gen
eral managers, stated that they were
waited upon this afternoon by Messrs.
L. G. Griding, assistant grand chief
engineer, B. of L. E. : T. R. Dodge,
assistant president B. R. T. ; G. W.
Wark, vice president B. of L. F. and
E., and P. J. McNamara, vice presi
dent B. of D. F. and E., representing
the four organizations.
A request was presented to the Gen
eral Managers Association that the
tlmo limit fixed by them with the
concurrence of the railroad brother
hoods, placing the hour when the men
could return to duty without sur-
render df their seniority rights, should
be extended from 12 noon, April 1$,
to the same hour April 22.
It was said that this request was
made at the suggestion of the leaders
of the outlaws, who would immediate
ly return to work If the request was
granted.
After careful consideration the
managers decided that they could not
consistently retire from the position
they have already taken with the ap
proval of the organization chiefs,
and that to accede to the request of
the outlaws would be detrimental to
the best Interests of the three parties
involved, I. c., the public, the railroads
and the organizations.
Drothcrbood'a Supremacy Denied.
The executive committee of the strik
ers, after meeting yesterday afternoon
In Grand View Hall, Jersey City, de
nounced as false the Washington story
that Edward Mcllugh. leader of the
committee which took the outlaws' case
to Washington, had left It in the hands
of the brotherhood chiefs. In a pro
pared statement the executive commit
tee said:
That statement Is untrue. It Is mora
of the propaganda launched against us.
We have rode messages from our com
mittee In Washington which tell us what
conditions really are. They do not IndiJ