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COURT TEST FOR WAR-TIM- E PROHIBITION WEATHER Rain, Warmer To.NI0ht and Sunday. . . I I I r ' TNiirl 1 \ Circulation Books Open to All.\ Circulation Hooka Open to All.\ PRICE TWO CENTS. '&&:ttJK!'Uv NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1919. 14 PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS. LEAGUE IN U. TO OF V ving Law Illegal, Petitions U. S. Court for Injunction. ROOT CHIEF: COUNSEL Liquors Containing Not More Than 2 3-- 4 Per Cent. Alcohol Defined Non-Intoxicati- Preliminary action toward telling the constitutionality of the war-tim- e prohibition act was taken hero y yrhtn a stockholder Med suit In the Tcderal Court against tho Jamc.i Evewd'a breweries. Tho complain- ant. Joseph E. nvcrard, asks tha couit for an order restraining the defendant from suspending its manufacturing activities May 1, and its sales July 1, as required by the federal statute. The complaint alleges that the emergency prohibition claue of tho Asrculturai Hill passed Nov. II, 1313, it unconstitutional ns a mcasuro In- tended to safeguard the national se- curity and defense, the armistice hav- ens been signed, hostilities ceased and nnt.ru plvn nrellmnnrv to reduction L. ot the military forces before that date. The complaint, drawn with Kllhu rtoot as chief counsel, alleges that \when President Wilson proclaimed the armistice, there existed no em- ergency, military or otherwise, calling 'for prohibition of tho use of grains or other food prducts In tho manufac- ture of heer or wine; or for forbidding tho snlo of such productH In order to conscrvo tho nation's man-pow- and carry on tho war. Tho suit nli-- attacks the regula- tions tif tnc Internal Hovenue Depart- ment restricting the manufacture of \near beer\ prior to May 1, to prod- ucts not exceeding 2 4 per cent in alcoholic content, with a reduction to one-ha- lf of one per cent, when the commodity Is offcicd for sale and consumption! and limiting tho alco- holic content of nil brewed beverages, fter May 1, to ono-hn- lf of one per ' cent. It Is clatmod that beer con- taining i 1 per cent, alcohol is not 'intoxicating, and that t'nngrcf.s gave no authority for the one-ha- lf peri cent, limitation. 1,419,386 DEMOBILIZED; WORK IS SLOWING UP s Most of Men in Thi Country Al- ready Discharged 1,678,500 Ordered Released. WASHINGTON. March 1 3.- -- Ofllcer.s end men demobilised number l,4i:i,3bii, the War Dopartmmt announced 83,771 being n the commissioned grades. Di&chargc ban been ordered for a total of l,C7S.5f0. Officers apply-in- g for reserve commissions total i'6,798. The demobilization work has boon nlowcd up, n tublo shows, but this is due, It was Mated, to tli.- (act that nearly all the mtn In thin cn- - ccpt those needed to maintain tho camps havo been discharged This week's total of demobilization,' 34,031, is tho smallest, of an week since Nov. 23. Put nre demobilization work, It was stated, depends now alroott entirely on the rapidity with whleb men arc returned (ruin overseas. S. 500 OF THE 27TH GET E Relatives and Friends Greet 102d Field Battalion Arriv- ing on Hollandia. Another unit of the 27th Division arrived y on tho transport Hol- landia. which docked at the Bush Terminal In Brooklyn shortly after noon. It was the 102d Field Battalion Signal Corps, comprising Jl officers and 477 enlisted men, which gave a good account of Itself when tho divi- sion broached the Hlndcnburg line. The pollco boat Tatrol, vrlta mem- bers of the Mayor's Welcoming Com- mittee und a band, and a number of relatives of tho returning soldiers went down to Quarantine to meet ths Hollandia and escort her up the bay. Tho men of the Signal Corps, un- daunted by the chill wind and freezing weather, clustered on deck to get the first view of Liberty and the sky- scrapers, and crowded tho rails to cheer their greeting friends. Besides the men of the 27th, there wcro a number of wounded Now York men and 130 nurses from tho various hospital contingents of Franco on tho ship, and they shared the honors as the transpoit camo up the buy, Tho wounded men wcra In Casual Company 991, composed of ono olllcor and 113 men from New York. Tho ship also brought Mobile Hos- pital No. 101, S olllccrs and 43 men; Casual Company No. 992, Illinois, 2 olllccrs nni 117 men; 21 casual offi- cers and 19 civilians. The Dochra from Brest with 63 men Is the only other troopship scheduled to nrrlvo and she has not been reported, the Pntrla Is duo from Marseilles with 2,110 men, Including tho 304th Brigade Tank Corps, com- plete, S3 olllccrs and 1.433 enlisted men; Casual Companies Nos. 1,912, New York, 2 officers and 103 enlisted men: 1,902, Louisiana; 1,907, Texas; 1.909 Atkansua; 1,913. North Dakota, and 1,011. South Dakota: G7 casual ollliers. Tho Moccasin is due from Brest with 33 casuals. BABY GIRL BURNS TO DEATH. l.lKlit I'lrr In !Mirirlni Mother, lit, llml tionr cif Coal, Little Anna Dccrg.ni, three and a half j ears old, shivered this morning in the two rooms occupied by her parents, llarty and Sidle, and her brother, Allen, two, and on infant of six months, and begged ,lcr niuther o get some more coal. The younger children wcie, melted In their erib to keep warm Mrs. Dcedgnn went two blocks awav from bet and when he n ith a man mitylng u mvU of coal, a cloud or smoli ramo through the doot. Little AniiH IihiI intended to surprise lici niuther by gi Hint? u lire iciul) ill the stove. She put In 'Hiif pupii ami u \i and when Ftruik a liiHiili I., IiRlit II lirr clntli-,H- .tllK.lt m-- te iij. M).. Ji.a,J w in n !) I Hutu i lojinl ii\i 1IMK 1(1 111:111,11.11. UiiUau. &ifi lot Ul Ui fuiii, Mn. SURE, WIL home ON TOLUA Men Who Enlisted Here in British Army Object to Treat- ment on Way. It was a disgusted bunch of Tommy Atkins that arrived this morning from Barry Beads by way of Halifax on the Urltlsh transport Toloa. There were 270 of them thcro had been 300 all of whom had enlisted 1111 this country to fare forth to Franco and fight for the British. Some of them were Americans, some were naturali- zed and some were British subjects living in this country, and thcro wcro a number of West Indian negroes from tho Bronx. The Toloa reached Halifax nnd landed 1,165 Canadians, then sailed for iNCw lork on Mnrch 9. When the isteamer was out un hour, Capt. Juck-so- n received a wireless from the Brit- ish Admiralty to return to Halifax and take on coal, on account of tho har- bor strike In thin city. The boys giowled over the order, but comforted themselves at the thought that they might be permitted to go ashore at Halifax. The Canadian immigrant authorities would not permit them to leavo tho ship. According to some of the oldters they wero told that they \didn't want such riff raff In Canada.\ \Tho riff-ra- ff was good enough to light for ho British Army,\ declared more than one of the returned light- ers, \but never again!\ Word was sent here that the men In their anger threatened to sink the ship. Th,.s was denied by Capt. CI. C. Jackson, who said that he had asked for an armed guard because, if there had beben an outbreak, ho and tho crew would havo been helpless In the hands of tho soldiers. Tho captain mado several trips ashore as the am- bassador of tho soldiers. Tho Canadian authorities Anally de- clared that anyolnly could comu nshoro for tho purpose of entraining for New York, but would have to pay his own fare. When some of the sol- diers did this, they wcro charged with an JS head tar and had to supply their own food and other accominc-ntloi- u on the trip. Thirty paid tha head tax out of the 300 on board. When tho vessel tied up at West 3!st Ktreet th.s morning Scrgt. Baxter and four policemen wcro on the pier to meet them. But their ser- vices wcro not needed. Itcproscnta-tive- s from the British Consul wrre on the dock to meet the men and pro- vide them with railroad fare to their homes. British authorities deolarf that tho men wero not let off at Halifax because their agreements re- quired that they be returned to this country. Arthur Davenport. on of II, my Davenport, who is playing in \Thro Wise Fools.\ was ono of the Amen-can- s who returnrd from the Biltish Army. In March, 1917, Davenport with the 'Sixth Marines, anil two months later was turned out on account of physical disnb llty. Then ho went to Canada and cnllitccl, but didn't get ty the front In\ time to see active service. He said that he had tried to lo his bit and was .hixIouh to cmiiUto the work of Sidney Drew, hl couH-.n- , who was killed while fly- ing with the Laiayetle, i:e,itlrlllr. Thirteen forn.er flyers of the Itoya' Air Hcrwce letiirncd on tho Toloa and Mid they were disgusted with thili- MTiumcni Lieut. K. Campbell of t'alifonra brought back the Crone ,r fluerte .111-- tin- - Il'lllall Si n a c Medal, having fought 04 both frunt . Arcither nier,m member of l Air Kimec rt.ts Lieut. Lei.le:-Teln- of No. 137 Prospect I'nrk West, Brooklyn. H Imd Uest lib Un cor; '.tlac Usl April, IN IN IN BY Customs Mouse and Other Revenue Offices Crowded by Thousands of Persons. MAIL FLOOD COMES. Collector Edwards Expects Re- ports to Total Billion One Si 0,000,000 Check. If Collector William H. Kdwards Isn't the busiest man In New York to- day he'd like to meet that man who Is. \Looks like a mad house, doesn't It?\ remarked \Big Bill\ y as ho surveyed a surging mob of several thousand persons struggling to 11 o their I r.\r mo and execs profits re- turns on the sixth floor of the Custom. House. \It's pretty bad rig' t now,\ this was shortly beforo noon \but Just wait until later in the duy. Shouldn't b; surprised 1: wo had to call out the reserves to keep 'em In line. \This Is tho last minute rush. Lots of 'em arc tho people who never do to-d- what can be put off until to- morrow. Before the llnnl barrier goes down at midnight this rush of taxpayers will have pushed the to. tal figures for tho year for this dis- trict to more than $1,000,000,000 -- which Is one-sixt- h of the estimated returns for tho entire country. \Tho crowds you see standing In line waiting to pay their income taxes In cash and with check represent only a smnll portion of the business being transacted by the 300 workers in this department.\ Tho Collector then pointed to tows and rows of tables stacked almost to the ceiling with unopened mail, In one corner lay twenty unopened mall sacks. Tho number of sacks, eac n ono containing hundreds of envelopes, would Increase to fifty befoio night, tho Collector said. While Collector IM wards was ex- plaining Chief Cashier Georgo S. Dobson announced that a check for (10,000,000 hail Just como in from a well-kno- Wall Street Corporation. This, It was said, represented only a part pajment of this concern's tux Cashier Dobson, with '. staff of twenty assistant was rak- ing in tho money as fast as forty hands could count it and sweep it Into drawers. In the 'Tutoring Boom\ a bundled \tutors\ wore giving Instructions to an army of would-b- e taxpayers. Tha taxpayers themselves represented ivory stratum of life, from ,ior.ly financiers to lilvington Street push- cart poddlcrs. Tho \tutors\ pluyyj no favorites, however, and the f.nan-elo- r had tu take his turn with tho poddlor. In contrast to tho eheck received for JIO.000,000 was n registered lettm from a lady In Montclulr, N. .1., con- taining 1 cent. Sho had figured out that that waa what ho owed L'ncle Sam nnd situ wnnted to be sure that he got It cvn though it cost her 13 een's to make tho return The noor of Collector Kdwird\' olll-- was literally imcc-dc-- p w 'u scraps ul paper - most of t Udiu In- come blinks tvhuh bad been h. nvn .li'ei t'l- - Mxp.iMi Lad iltal, .erne nustal.e Ileior Ca-iii- lob-on- '' t'ido. ICuutiuucd un tiuoad I'iiO OF Illll UUI IVIIUII IIUII HOPES TO PORT SOON Boat Owners Ready to Discuss \Substantial\ Pay Raise for Harbor Workers, The eight-hou- r day vs. a \substan- tial\ Increase In pay. On that question hangs what may result In a settlement of the harbor strlko to-d- or early next week, based on these statements, mnd this morning by tho lenders of both aides In tho controversy nnd tho Fed- eral conciliator sent hero to bring about a settlement: \We nro perfectly willing to dis- cuss a substantial Increase, in pay for tho harbor strikers,\ said Faul Bon-yng- o, counsel for the Boat Owners' Association. \Wo must, however, decline to recede from our original stand on tho eight-hou- r day.\ Janif.i L. Hughes, Federal concilia- tor, said: \I am optimistic. I have never given up hope that a satisfac- tory arrangement can bo made for uotn sides.\ Tlieso remarks wcro made after it had been pointed out to Mr. Hughes that In affecting nn agreement with tho Itallro.nl Ad- ministration tho unions had waived the eight-hou- r day demand in a num her of instances. Thomas L. Detahtlnty, President of tho Marine Workers' Afflllntlon, who is directing the strike, paid: \Wo are still standing pat on tho conditions of work and the hours of work for which we originally stnirk. Ho far. alnco the strike hegan, we havo never been given an opportunity to discuss a 'substantial' increase in pay wltn the boat owners. The eight-ho- day Is the paramount Issue.' Mr. Bonyngo mado publlo this morning the following telegram whlon the boat owners sent last night to Secretary Daniels and Secretary Baker: \We nre informed y that your department desires to charter certain murine harbor equipment in this port for Government purposes. Tho pur-pis- e of this telegram is to advlo you that 1t im organization and the Mirlou mini liars, thereof are prcp.ued to fur-n.a- h whntcnor equipment may bo re- quired for tho movement of naval vcsseld or stores or other lawful Gov- ernment purpose \Wo arc rurthet Informed that it i the Intention of your department to commandeer the equipment of our inimbiw for the iitiiinue of compel- ling tin private boat owners in this port to adopt un arbitrary and con- fiscatory wage nnd io put into effect imiirncticiiulo \orking condi- tions for tluir employee. \The luut that much equipment un- der charter to the UovoniiiiHit im doa-Iji- idle lur- - lend color to the Lu- ll i MURgi Mlon. In order i.iui Hi-- situation here may bo cl.inlled, no in- vito j cur telesrupliii denial ,u our expense of any Intent on Urn pai t Of VOUl ill l II UK I I tu I 41. 111. Hull i (Contmijiil mi ifr-iii- , ) ' nuli iii:m..s iiiii'iiih: mi ii. ' Ml k , SI ICfJ UUntllt 4kU . lul, un. U. S. NAVAL TRANSPORT SUNK BY HITTING MINE; NINE SAILORS DROWNED Thirty-Fiv- e Survivors Landed in Unshod From Vsclhaven, Sent Down in North Scj. LONDON, March l: sailors nre reported to NINi: been drowned In tho sinking of tho American naval transport Ysclhaven. whleh struck a mine at 1.35 o'clock Fri- day morning. According to Lloyds, the Ysel-have- n wns bound ffrom Baltimoie to Copenhagen. Thlrty-lh- o survivors have been landed at Hartlepool by a British steamer. The Yselhavon wns a vessel of 3,fuX tons and wan built In Hotter-da- In 191H. Sho was taken over by tho l ulled States Shipping Board nftcr tho t'liltrd States en- tered tho war. She left Baltimore on Feb. H for Copenhagen, passing Capo Henry on Feb. 13. TWO 0. S. ON SOIL Decorates Eighty Among Sec- ond's 2'1,000 Men, Then Pre- sents I lonors to First. COBLICNZ. Fildny, March 14 (Asjo elated Press). Clcn. Pershing, who Is Inspecting the fighting divisions of the American Army of Occupation, hnd his first sight this morning of Ami'itoiu troops in combat formation on (iermin soli. On a o plateau on the east bank of tho Uhlnc, overlooking Coble njj nnd tho winding river, ho In- spected the 2d Division nnd pres-antc- more than eighty decorations. Ho later reviewed tho division, which passed before him In mussed formation, tho marching time of the 21.000 men being; about twenty inlnute.s. Mounted on a dappled gray cavalry horse, which was prcscnlid to Brig. Jen. John L. Hlne.s, Cominnndrr of tho Third Army Corps, by the Brit- ish Mission, (Jen. Pershing Inspected tho supply trains, amutiltlon units and motorized artillery und then passed on to tho Infantry. Tho Commander-in-Chie- f, in this part of the programme, walked along tho lines of sold lorn, devoting inor than an hour to tho work. He ques- tioned company commandnra ft to their ipi, liters ,unl In reference to conditions genuially. Ho talked to scorch of doughbojs who wore vound Mripea, Inquiring If they had fully ricovcicd, and asking othurs if thoy wanted to go home. Without exception, they wire cng;r to return to America as soon as pos-albi- i. for family nnd businefs rea-son- but all wero iwrfeetly tvdllnjf, they Hnld, to serve ns long as it la lieeeaaary for the Unitnl States to Keep nn army in Uuronr. in reply to a query as lo whether ho wan willing to stu ocr here, ono .ohlici replied: \1 hae a ob wiiillin; for me In the Stales, but I ant to stay here as long ua tho Government nod me.\ At tho head of the lino of those reeeiv.ng decorations, und for Ihu moiiKiit outrunning Uu Uenerula, was Herat. Luuts Vun rael of Newark. N. J., whose mother living .a lloilani lie was g.ven tin f.mrfri ,n.i: Mid-'- Homiii liiiuru tho b.iltl. t t.v Ainii4 lie cio.v.id in .Moiui, mil inio a Ueiinun tiup, vn.upta and 1 (C&aUaued en ticcc&d l'jt.) CABLES THOUSANDS IN RUSH TO PAY INCOME TAXES IT FILED COURT HERE TEST VALIDITY WARTIME LIQUOR ACT SIGNALMEN HEARTY WELCOM l\ RESENT CANADA AFFRON 'MILLIONS INCOME TAX THRONGS DAY NEW YORK PAID RUSH LAST SETTLE STRIKE PERSHING REVIEWS DIVISIONS GERMAN DECISION OF THE COONCIL ON THE LEAGOE IS POSITIVE, WILSON CABLES TUMULTY Sends Denial From Paris of Stories Circulated in This Country Ger-ma- ny Surrenders Ships; Gets 370,-00- 0 Tons of Food a Month. President Wilson y cabled his secretary, Joseph P. Tumulty, a denial of the reports circulated in this country that the League of Nations is not to he incorporated in the treaty of peace. \I cabled direct lo tho TrcMdcnt at Furls asking If Uicro vns an truth In tlit'st! reports\ until 31 r. Tumulty, uho Is now In h'orr York, \uuil I nin this morning In receipt of n cablegram from tho Frosluonl hinting Unit tlic Plenary Council has posltlTcly decided that tlio Leagno of Nnllons Is to lie part of tlte peace treaty; that thcro Is absolutely no truth In nny report lo Hit! contrnrr.\ A press despatch from Paris y said President Wilson would insist on recognition of (he League even in the preliminary treaty. ALLIES TO SEND THE GERMANS 370,000 TONS OF FOOD A MONTH Ebert Government Delegates Had Asked for 1,400,000 Tons of Grain Alone Agree to Give Up Ships. BRUSSELS, March 15. The German delegates to the confere'-.-- here regarding the taking over by the Allies of the German mcrcmtile fleet and the provisioning of Germany have definitely accepted the con- ditions imposed by the Allies. It Is estimated that the Gentian merchant ships to bo surrendered aggrcgatn more than \ lonti. Tlieso ships will be utilised In bringing back American troops and carrying foodstuffs to Germany. A monthly ration for Germany of 370,000 tens of foodstuffs until August was fixed b the Allied commission. The Germans said that ihis ration was smaller th.iii lliey had requested. v IHerr ion Brntin, (lei man Un ATTACKS ON WILSON HERE GAIN FRIENDS IN FRANCE Dearer to Our Hearts Than Lver,\ ba) liditor of the Paris Midi. I'AltlS. MjmIi 1', \lli.nuan of tl.u attaeks to which he has been sub jected by certain Amrli-ani- , whose polities arc exaggerated natlntil:m, President Wllfon dines buck to us denrer to our b- irt than i.vor.\ Tli A scnten e, from the pen of Auriiedn Wab r, editor of the I'aiis Midi, tells III a nutshell the ohvlooj opinion of the sversgn Frenchman Tim Temps says llm Trench o ot I'ridit W ilson's return,\ nnd the I.llii-lt- ilcelaies \tho brnjt,s i, the p. iil serve ,i a leitniuli-- r to Wilson that 1'an.s is faith- ful to lie t frl-n- \ U. S. WIReInTO BERLIN. Micnnl orii Mm I'roni CulilriK lo .set I i llfflee. rdlll.KN.. 1'nd.ij. Mnuh It .no rlsted Press. n Ameiii.in signal Corps officer and our te, tjraphers .... . .. . .. . ,. . . . llvu v uu lie ii'i ,iii,ii cu jbsh a telegraph ofnee which will brgln i opi rations In a few ihy. Messigoa 'from c'olr-- i fur a iou, un.ts seat-t- e i 'i .j-- .l .It ' . lll.ll,\ ,i ICii'.Min .ii-- un,s will I\! I Id) id Ijj l I'ortM tin u. I T.sKK lli:t.l,-A- ! MHAI.S 4 iii lx lis i ion! Hiuilos uttll gu IhL tan. der Secretary of State, waa quoted by tho Associated Press as saying beforo leaving for the conference, that thn German would ask for 1,100,000 tons of grain per month. In addition to 100.000 tons of fals ami pork, condom ed mill.-- , rice and other commodities.) After Vico Admiral Boslyn Wcrayss of Great Britain, chairman of the Al- lied delegation had presented tlio con- ditions decided upon by tho Hntcntc, the Germarus asked to bo allowed to withdraw for consultation. They then formed three hiib.couimltteu to deal with questions of llnuucc, food supply and mercantile marine 1'AHIS, March 15 -- L'Intranalgcant says the economic, negotiations at lliunoLi huo been concluded and that tho Germans signed tho Allies' economic demands. Tho Allied programme provides for Immediate food shipments Into Gar- ni vny, continuing until tho new Oer-ma- n crops tiro available In August. In return the Get mans surrender tholr merchant fleet, the rental of which will bo upplled on payments for the food. IIIJIILI.N', M.i.cll 15 (Associated Press). Germany expects that th Allies will provide food supplies until Aug. lo. which Is tho earliest posslbl) data that Hour from this year's har- vest can bo counted upjn, according to Under Secretary cf State von Llraun. Durlnr the war there was a systc 1 Ml n
