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WEATHER FORECAST. A HAPPY BLENDING. and The amalgamated SUN AND HERALD Rain, possibly turning to snow, much colder to-da- y; fair and preserves the best traditions of each. colder; shifting gales, becoming north- west. In combination these two newspapers make a greater newspaper than either Highest temperature yesterday, 51; lowest, 40. NEW YORK HERALD has ever been on its own. Pelailcd neither reporti will pare. bo found on the Editorial AND THE VOL. LXXXVIL NO. 226 FRANCE TO ACT ONLY IN UNISON WITH ENTENTE jjnlps Exchanged \With Uriliiin Bring UmlcrstiuKl-iii- \ on Occupation. Tl 1DKNT IS 0Y LLUahUI Ti'iiolK 0 Slav ill Frnilkfort ' . I ntil Premiers Meet Oer-iiui- u ' Protest Unanswered. I, U HUNCH HILLS. CM \\\\\\\' ' .V T, t I, Hi i:a! p. Cnpvrinht, 1?:0. t A . YiiKK lmlH. r.'.'\. April 12. The Anglo-Frenc- h In,..!, in growing out of the occupa- - t.en or rramwuii. mi ilosod following a visit by of Derby. British Ambassa-- 1 ci.ir. i Premier Alexandre Mlllerand i p. i.i Lord Derby delivered to the j Kn n li Premier the British reply to ; French note of last night. In rr: M. Mlllerand Is understood to j have Lord Derby that the From li would withdraw from Frank- - fort nnd the other occupied cities an! previous conditions would lie re- - itnnd Tl latest British note created a j fav. i.i'ile impression In French circles, e e it was gathered that the British had .ui pted the French explanations, i Th' niciin point of the French conten- tion was that the Frankfort occupa-t- ! n was an exceptional incident, re-- ng to the Ruhr situation only, and w..- - net intended as a sign of general i . regarding execution of the !. concerning which the French a1- - nsNtmg that they mean to act \ in culvert with France's allies. M inwhile the German protest against r!.1. t'uy fall the French Invasion unanswered, the Council of Am-- i - idurs y not discussing the situ-p- i Apparently the entire German will bo left for the San Remo (ori!in?nce. South StnteM TroteM. tvir-g.ite- from all the South German S'atos met In Stuttgart last Saturday tni ltfw up a protest to Berlin against, t ' French occupation of Frankfort as jnwarranted Invasion, and also -- t the demand by Gen. Nollet, pres-- , \\\'u 1 \ I if the Inter-Alllc- d Commission of available for the large staff of 'I, that the German army be re- - tni-io- s and attaches. .: immediately to 200,000 men in :J.incf with the terms of the pro-Ap- 10 being the day fixed for to become effective. th- French newspapers this morn-l- i e m agreed that the Entente must be pn served, but at the samo time they i w .hat ;reat Britain must see that Crane the right to wmtP Uoufv muiTcjiirai the White House advance Great wcnt Ule Broundi Crane not point out m n. village the the t, P t .t rk i . : ninnies, elimination of the navy and beneficial trade re- - .8! these constituting the parts of ,nv the British are most Inter-- ! i. while the clauses which are n ital to Fiance still remain un-- 1. ! - evident that the British have bi n most desirous to get Fianco abso-- i nmmltted that she would not r \ .tsiJe the concert In the general r, -- nation of the execution of tho \ . which she has now done. This f pcais as an important preliminary to eft 'ts by Premier Lloyd George and J\. i .. r N'itti at San Remo to get Fr. .' to modify her attitudo toward G' .my ,\nr economic good of all. leerrcy ut I'reiulem' Conference. \ allied Ministers at San Remo op' xpress their views the session w k , rise to lively discussions. I'n. f .!ii(!y, tho world will know little or ' it actually hnppens, afl unusual t\-\- are made to preserve se-- 1 r As a matter fact, little at-- ! or, any more to Ideal of vHiants openly arrived at. T! Supreme Council's sessions in 1 n last are believed to 1 '\l the intricate points of the - - i treaty, but the Impression Is P ' that the disagreement of F in ,n.d Groat Britain over Germany '\I I'es outstanding settlements. rm.Ln press in fact already sug-- F' ' opposition to the British v 'i o Turkish problem my he re- - as the price of restoration of T.endship, caustically remarking : j A at the expense of Germany or ,ir.r thp League is ig th. Turkish question also and ,1 policy differing from , NOTE FROM FRANCE SOLIDIFIES ENTENTE No Independent Hon Be April authoritative Indicates Francornrltish situation IS favorable than presented by the Government House of Commons The statcmen Intimates a , Is expected accepting tho - ocupleTIovv'-- n in .... withdrawal Ger- - P.uhr. which hegun. 'li The Srv kih i.D. printed yesterday, would lc- -j jxm yii'.iiiinf mi Third Page. DAILY. . TO\. ' ,) XLXST REICHSWEHR DEMAND GOVERNMENT CHECK TRADE UNION POWER Officers Tell Berlin They Will Remain in Ruhr Region Until Criminals Are Punished, and Will Not Tolerate Labor Veto in Political Questions. lly ItAYMOM) SWING. Corrttpondtnt of Tu Srv AM) Niw oK Hkimmi. rowljM, 1SC0, by The Hen AND .NEW lOIIU ItKRAIl). Berlin, April 11 (delayed). Officers of tlio Itclcliswehr, In the conferences . . I . , . i 1 I ... . 1. T 1 Government, delivered what was tnnta- - mount an ultimatum In connection with their demand for a solution of the Iluhr problem. The demands which they formulated wero presented under the following three heads: 1. Tho swift punishment of persons captured while In the act of perpe- trating crimes. Until this demand is complied with the Kelchswohr threatened remain on guard In the Ruhr district. Repre- - sontatlves of the Reichswchr told tho Government that they regarded it as reprehensible to postpone the trial of persons arrested while In arms In tho Ruhr region, Mnce such action would result in delays and occasion mild sentences. 2. To end the influence of the trade unions. Representatives of the soldiers de- - clared that they could not tolerate labor exercising tho veto on Important political questions. They said that the separatist movement had WILSON NOT TO USE CRANE HOME! Wood Hole Lat'k Viconuno- - dations for Summer White House Staff. 111 Hit Aitociated Presf. Washington, April 12. President Wilson will not establish the summer White House at Wood's Hole, Mass., as had expecteu. uc probably will select some other .. ..,.... ,. are Th announcement that the President had selected tn estate of Charls R. Crane, Minister China, for his sum- mer home was premature. The Presi- dent had accepted Mr. offer a lease on the property, but It had not Inenloil liv unrt ODCra. tive ofllees. It developed that the Crane man sion Is close to a railway track when-man- pass day and night ; that theie are several automatic fog signals In the waters of Long Sound ekiso to shore, and that layout of the grounds In relation to public streets and sidewalks Woods Hole wero that the secret service men advanced what they termed practical ob- stacles to their peculiar plans for the President. It has not been decided where the President will go, In view of the changed plan, but several offers are before him. Rear Admiral Grayson reiterated to. day that the President was in better than he has at any time since he returned ill from speaking trip last October. SPECIAL ELECTIONS REFUSED SOCIALISTS Gov. Smith Rejects Plea of Expelled Assemblymen. Special to Tnr Sr- - nd New York Herh. Amiakt. April 12. Gov. Smith will not call special elections to fill the va- cancies caused by the ousting of the five Socialist Assemblymen unless an ex- traordinary session of the Legislature should become necessary. .1 letter to Bloch. counsel the Socialists. tho Governor wrote he had no authority tQ call Bpecai elections fill vacancies , tno Legislature- - they occur be- - fnrrt Anrll I am thereto:) or trie opinion, me n'.rnnF \that eTist- - ipm1oii law I have no authority to IN WILD TUMULT Compulsory Transfer of AU Securities the Cause. Bv H't Atsaciated Prtat. bebmn, April 12. Pandemonium reigned In the Stock Lxchange y . nmienre of the nutting Into effect . nr.ler for the compulsory transfer Fm:- - has demand just asjUyes nnd nttaciles. m lucmiHio,, vmuj When Treaty of Versailles as ovpr iey came h.,s obtained already regard-- , the concluslon that the estate muni clauses. and that t was cno-.iR- I'remh i.ewpapera that ecoimmK,;itlns were i hiii obtained best of .,. ,. frnm ,h,. ,.v,,cu. i. the of p. tho luing of is paid the month have most ground the 'i of Nations sgm to of of In French or the British, but the cau special elections In these five As- - iKit taken seriously In allied I SPmbly districts unless I shall dettr- - . particularly since It failed as J)nei aftcr tho adjournment of tho regu- - unserving body to take notice ar g'css0n of the Legislature, that it is German appeal for a decision neccs.sary to call a special session.\ m French contention that Ger-- I - st. 11 contemplating a military' . the entire world. 'BERLIN EXCHANGE Further Ac- -' Will laken. 12 -- An issued Bonar Law n.n m the that . liufan the e x of the from the has to ami II lintain's the Interpretation c It v. II.. to long leaders i been to Crane's Kprvlei al5o trains Island the the such guard- ing con- dition been his for to unless 1 added, under the lied large ie i,v ih ne:ie ire.il v. w bo turned over to c 0ncdt r associated, Powers directly \ , compellsntIon will be on tho b.1(,ia t f 10. 1920. Quotations rtumped. m i t porlbIe. brokers veiled IntNlhei \gainst the Government, members of the Stock Exchange committee were attacked and, despite an appeal irom Director Mankiewicz of the Deutsche Bank, the tumult rose to such a pitch that the was closed for the Great blocks of securities were dumped on the but there were no buyers. NEW YORK, been strengthened In the western part of Germany by tho dilatory methods of the Government and that many persons felt that It would be easier to act independently than to try to work through a Cabinet which was ham-ncre- d by labor's threats. 3. That it was tho conviction of the , Relchswehr that tho workers' move-- 1 ment In tho Ruhr region was domi- nated by political extremists. In ieply to the demands Hcrr Gess-le- r, Minister of Defence, said that the Government was formulating an proclamation which would as- sure tho safety of all members of the Red army who had voluntarily dis- armed up to the present time. Relaxation of the rigors of occupa- tion In Frankfort depends chielly upon tho bearing of the population Itself, Gen. Detnotz, commanding the French forces hero and Military Governor, told the correspondent of The Sun and New York Hhiald. \Now that the city police are co- operating the situation Is more in hand and I have given orders to have the grip loosened,\ ho said. \There never would have been strictures on our part but for the behavior of the crowds which led to the recent shoot- ing.\ GIVES BRAIN TO i SCIENCE IN WILL j Dr. Joseph Simms's Death He-- ; veals .ovei jiequesi 10 Dr. Spitzka. J Dr. juh , , Slmms, who died hunday ........ mgni ai uio agu ui cu, m j to science. Dr. Edward Anthony Spitzka. who has tho brains of many noted men, removed Dr. Simms's brain. He will preserve and 1 )t Dr. hlmins was connected with the medical department of New York l\nl- - verslty Ho was a friend of Darwin . and Huxley and much Interested In anatomical research. Seventeen years ago he was Informed by Dr. Spitzka that it was desirable from tho view- point of anatomists that men should leave their brains to medical institu- tions. Thereupon Dr. Slmms drew up his will and bequeathed his brain to Dr. Spitzka. One provision of the will re- quested members of his family to notify Dr. Spitzka of his death. Dr. Slmms lived at the Kmplre Hotel He was the author or many me llrnl books. After serving In the I'mon arm.v during the civil war he lectured extensively in the I'nited States and abroad. He devoted three years to re- search in the Islands of the Pacific and Journeyed from Alaska to Patagonia studying birds, fisii and races of men He is survived by his wife. GENERAL STRIKE IS CALLED IN IRELAND Workers to Protest Against Treatment of Prisoners. Sprrial Cable Dtipatch to Tilt Rin and New Y.iiik Herald ( npynaht, bv TnE Sis ad New Voiik Hchaui. Anrll il'a innr:,i .tra has been called for by the Irish Labor party as a protest against the treatment aerorded a hundred pris- - oners in Muuntfov Jail, who are on .1 hunger strike, and will affect every part of the island, except parti of Ulster. Al- though Important public service and food workers are exempted, and, therc-fsr- e, business life will not be absolutely paralyzed, hundredH of thousands of men will be Idle in Dublin, Cork, Quecnstown and other urban centres. While there is always the possibility of serious trouble In Ireland, it is not a large the Despite ended Hidden m snip cargoes. Sinn leaders nuicuie tne yarns, \vvo io not want artillery,\ they said. \What would we do with it? We 'want small arms and we've got plenty of them.\ There Is every reason to believe the efforts of the Sinn Fein leaders will bo against any disorder on a large scale. Dublin was dramatically prepared the trade unionists' appeal for a strike. Since last Friday Mountjoy has been surrounded by a praying, cursing ' crowd, which gathered beneath bayonets and machine guns nnd In the midst of ' tanks. In the crowd are ninny and friends the prisoners. Into this atmosphere Thomas Fnrrcn, chairman, j and Thomas Johnson, of the Trades Congress, launched their appeal : \You are called upon to net swiftly, suddenly, to save hundreds of dauntless men.\ The Lord and the Sheriff of Dublin y to present to the Consuls of France nnd Belgium a protest ,i.. ,i, tiw t fused to see them. The Con- sul has to see them MnKnf huKett Mobilized. SrRINGFlGMi. Mass.. April 12. Orders were received by Col. W. S. War-rlne- r, commanding the Twentieth Regi- ment. Massachusetts State Guard, from Adjt.-Ge- n. Stevens calling for mobilization of all ' night in the Slate No reason was given for the mobilization. rVriIKH .IOIIV.S MKIIICISK. X,tture'a food tunic to build nw d.ih inn tUtnxth. Contains no ilcohol. .Icr. DArmo nf allied nations held ln'.lw.l Cm'rnm,inf0 hut tl,n rn.nt. , a bodily boersc day. market, am- nesty studied relatives I'nlon TUESDAY, APRIL 13, I GOV. ALLEN IN SPEEGHINJAIL iTlmrni Wlin TWiwl T.n' Tc Allowed by Sheriff Call Executive 'Skunk.' CHEEKED HY KANSAS MOli Lawless Sympathizers Carry American Flag1 in Most Singular Outburst. Ginuui, Kan., April 12. Alexander llowat, head of the Kansas Coal Miners- Union, speaking by permission of tho Sheriff of Crawford county, de nounced Gov. Allen of Kansas as a \skunk of a Governor \ before n crowd of several thousand persons, mostly miners nnd their wives, gathered to- day In front of tho Jail. IIow.it is In Jail in contempt of court for refusing to testify before the State Industrial Court. \Wo don't recognize tills court,\ Howat said, referring to the Court of Industrial Relations, before which he tefused appear as witness. \It is composed of three corporation lawyers appointed by that of a Gov- ernor, Allen.\ Howat denounced over and over in the most bitter terms he could com- mand tho Governor and tho l.oclilature which enacted tho law. referred to Gov. Allen as \that tyrant, that would be destroyer of organized labor, that op- pressor of human rights.\ Howat also paul his lespei-t- to Judge Curran of the Crawford County District Court, who sentenced him to jail for contempt Judge Currnn has been referred to in a newspaper story as a sturdy American. \They talk about sturdy Americans,\ Howat said. \Sturdy Americans who men to jaii who have committed no crime. The men and the women are going to attend to these sturdy Ameri-- I cans Vhcn they get the opportunity.\ Howat spoke for an hour from a bal- - cony of the jail. He was cheered re- - peatedly by the crowd which mobilized two or three miles out of the town and lnarchcd , benlnd a band and carrying flags and banners. After marching around the court house square tho frien.Li of Howat gathered in front of the Jail, while Howat was speaking Thomas Harvey, secretary-treasure- r; August Uorchey, anil Robert Koster au,itor, all district officials of the Kansas miners aro in Jail with S,,J on porcn pi tnt jai . with Howat. When Howat finished his speech the crowd voted thanks to Sheriff Webb for tho courtesy shown In allowing Howat permission to deliver his address. A tanner carried into Glrard by the marchers said: \We are for the U. S. A.\ Ninety per cent, of tho coal miners of were idle y. The miners refrained from work ns a demonstra- tion of protest against the imprison- ment of Howat SIBERIA 98 P. C. RED. SAYS GEN. GRAVES Working for Peace and Good of Country, He Declares. Manh-a- , April &. The Russian situa- tion will adjust Itself when the Japanese leave Siberia. Brit-Ge- William H. Graves, commander in chief of the Amer- ican Kxpcditlonnry Forces which recent- ly evacuated Siberia, declared hero to- day. \Ninety-eigh- t per cent of the people in Siberia are Bolshevikl.\ said Gen. Graves. \They are working for peace and the good of the country and In my opinion they are trying to be fair and Just to the people. \The do not want the Japanese to leave because of Immense concessions granted by the Crown before the Russian debacle and which the' would l09e but for tho Presncc of the Japanese forces. ' ALL GERMAN VESSELS SOLD. Shipping; nonrd Iteportn Their Din-po- m I to I'rlvnlc Interest. Washi.vcto.s-- , April 12. Alt German cargo vessels taken over by the Govern- ment during-tn- war have been disposed of to tirivate interests, the weeklv sales hoard sold twenty-eig- vessels for $21, 751.065. included among these ships were, eleven of the former German mer- chant ships. To The Sun and believed any outbreak on scale J ,,port of Shipping Board, made pub-wi- ll occpr. assertions that ship- - e shows. inents of. artillery have been discovered During the week April 10 the that for general of secretary Irish Mayor sought f American agreed C.nnrd n units armory here. to to He American who Kanias them 1 1920.gr;J?ATrn? PALMER TAKES STEPS TO JAIL STRIKECHIEFS Conspiracy lo Interrupt Na- tion's Food Supply to Be Basis of Action. SINISTER PLOT IS SEEN\ Attempt to Bring Chaos and Then Proletarian Rule Al- leged Motive. UptrM lo Tut: Sin no New York 1Ij.rai.d. WAHiHNOTON, April 12. -C- riminal proceedings against instigators of the \outlaw\ railroad strlko aro to be brought hy the Department of Justlco wherever conspiracy to Interrupt the nation's food supply can bo shown. Attorney-Gener- al I'almer, returning from his campaign speech making tour, took charge of the situation. The department may move row in a number of cases. When action is taken It is under- stood that the facts submitted by the department will disclose tho names and afllllatlons of the secret organizers t of tho strike and their real purpose. , which Is believed to be much broader j than an Increase in wages. A con nection between I. W. W. and Bol- shevist propaganda may bo established. Reports are being received from hun- dreds of special investigators In every city affected. While, as tho Attorney- - COPELAND REQUESTS STRIKE MEDIA TION AVERT FAMINE HERE General stated the Investigation 10 come my office, 505 Pearl street, at I.i not yet completed. It Is known that 4 o'clock In order that I may tho facts already developed point clear- - point out tho importance of protecting ly to a tremendous and so far sue- - the community against the evil effects cessful organization behind what has 0f an unclersuppiy of food.\ apparently been a mysterious common Cumc InL.OKlllto. impulse to quit work. ; Dr. Copeland added that If the aiiony-l'romla- Quick I'roneeutlnnii. mous leaders desire to remain Incognito Ofllclals In Washington in close tuch with the situation seo in and behind it a fixed and much broader purpose than the temporary Interruption of transpor- tation service. They recall Communist and other literature calling upon the \masses\ to bring a general strlko and, in tho resultant confusion, seize the Y. to Government of the United States for the j avowed Intention of starving New York proletariat. into submission the very thing Dr. Iconeland ihones to persuade them they The Department of Justice has been j keeping a watchful eye on this sltua- - Jn ordcr not (0 arouso undue alarm tlon. ' It expected the outoreak In an- - j Dr. Copeland did not make jmbllc the other industry, the railroad move com- - exat't figures he received from food Ins as a surprise. handlers. He said the food supply wns Attorney-Gener- Palmer statf d to-- 1 \limited that every family must avoid In his waste of any sort\ and that the d dav that the Lever law was, j suitlclently .broad to cover theitates of humanity\ made it essential that there must bo no boarding, fng'to g\. LrTtwo rmore'persons ,r. \Condltton. bJUI be re He ved In a an understanding or agreement thus to week or two 1 a nterrero Willi me. umju suppu nmur the conspirators liable, to prosecution. The Government will not shirk Its duty or responsibility In this regard,\ he said. The Government would not, ho said, take sides in the controversy any mor than it did in the coal strike. Action would be brought as quickly against the railroad managers, lie said, If they attempted through understanding or agreement '\to halt transportation and' starve the people. Mllf Fund Ilrblnd Strike. When the Department of Justice does move, however, us fccuon win ue lar different from that taken in the coal strike. Instead of seeking a law order of restraint to stop an unlawful action crlnilnalproreedlngswlllbebroughtfor.tr Ing already Seaman, Bolshevists same the; contrluuted Government the movement, rnlroads ambitious the icmrian government. Kvorv interruption to the malls has and Is Investigated by postal inspectors. President Is expected- - ta nom- inate the nine members Hallroad Labor This board will organize at In Chicago to take up the question of increased for jho railroad workers. French Navr Couiln. April 12. Gen. bonnier. Inspector Artillery French navy, and six other ordnance olllcers will arrive here May 3 to a three weeks or army and navy ord nance plants. Herald Readers There no relief in sight as shortage of print with us and with other publishers of New but with supply now on hand hope to bi able to keep going the sizes we now bringing out of SUN AND NEW YORK HERALD, THE EVENING SUN and THE EVENING TELEGRAM. In these restricted however, we able to give the news, to practi- cally as complete newspapers as before the rail- road strike began, in everything except in ad- vertising, and here we have made slaughter, of three total of 225 to 250 of advertising day. main thing to make newspaper. FRANK A. fflrSSS ew York. N. TO \\e MUNSEY. Health Commissioner Asks Leaders of Walkout to Meet Him To-da- y. MILK SUPPLY FALLS OFF .Meat, Bread, Potatoes and Other Edibles as Dwindles. After taking an Inventory nf tho available food supply In this city and the probablo consequences of a pro- longed embargo, Dr. S. Cope-lan- d took It upon himself yesterday, ns public Health Commissioner, to offer his services as mediator between the railroads and the illusive leaders, of the strike. \I am not a professional arbitrator nnd It is not my business to into Mil nimses of this controversy,\ Dr. Copeland sald nftcr bclns m confer- - ence with representatives of the lead ing food for. three hours yesterday afternoon me to state that should the' mnrtitinns throughout th(j week w fiha me a slluntion mennclnf. the i10nUh Ilnd lives of the community. is my duty'ns Health Commis- sioner nnd guardian of the llve.s of our citizens to get in touch at once with the leaders of tills movement. I extend an Invitation to every leader of this strike lie not object, and if they pre- ferred not to appear at office he would meet them at any place they He postponed a conference ar- ranged for this afternoon with the rail- road managers in order that he might hear the strikers first. Opinion differed as to the probability of the Invitation being accepted. The men have .hiirn-- In somo ounrtcrs with tho - - , l l tmp. lfl 1. Prevail. ferine and no is Justified, in uuaiuum. The following were the meeting: J. J. Fitzpatrlck, F. W. Duryea and I. N. Hungerford. Borden's Milk Company: .1. Reld. William Voorhees and It. W. Nix Fruit and Produce Trades Associa- tion : H. H. Williams, Milk Products Corporation; F. X. PurcoU, Manhattan Refrigerating Company: Stanley Mills, Dairymen's League: Nathan Schweitzer, Vntlian Schweitzer Company: Miss M. 1:. Roth and Mr. Nathans, ion- - 1 orK tiv- - linn I'll . FreileHrk W. U. National Ulscuit Company; M. RushwIcK Terminal com-pany:- L. Goodsell and J. Arthur, Ward Baking Company: Alex. Molr, Merchants' Refrigerating Company; ' whleh has thrown the burden of trans- - portation from the South upon the l'cnnsylvanla Uallroad, and, lastly, the present railroad The amount of food in public cold storogo in New York city on April 1 known by the Depart-.r- ,i nt nnd Markets. The nrln- - t.lpll lteins arP ls.fiU.K pounds of beef, pounds of pork, 3,057.016 pounds butter. 3.708.2H pounds fteh and 2.537 cases ofeBBs. MueU of V.1'8 U, nnnv food. Thero also a quantity of . calmcd stuff on hand, so that the city CNSt without outside help ,0VCral weeks, although lack of fresli u.KCtables would be Injurious to the ; Kencral health The milk supply fell off yesterday, but not enough to have effects. ' Small quantities fresh meat were jiecelved by the New York Central. One hundred and twenty CBrs food were unloaded on the Eleventh avenue tracks. bread, potatoes and almost everything else went up in price. So fur no famine prices been observed and In most cases the Department or Justice agents, who arc hunting for warranted cases of prollteerlng. excused increases as Justified by cost of handling Incoming sup- plies. linkers lliunt 1'rlop. The Mercantile F.xchange. where but- ter and products are dealt In, was observation by Armin W. Riley, chief the \flying squadron\ or the Department Justice. W. B. Mahcr, president the exchange. In order to curb speculation, asked the brokers on the floor to refrain from bidding on butter. Most of the big baking companies raised the price of one cent a loaf. Dr. Copeland said be not under- stand why, as he had assured by a baker tho food conference In his (onllMiird 011 Second I'apr. Van Pelt. Armour & II. M. alleged conspiracy against Individuals. .thwnrzchlld. Wilson & Co. : D. S. of special agents aro trac-- 1 (on Sheffield Farms Company: J. C. financial support for the movement Lincoln, Merchants' Association : J. C. Information in hand and corre- - ijavnes, New York Mercantile Ex-Iat- points to I. W. W.s, Communists change, and Joseph Seaman and as making a united ef-- 1 Urothcrs. fort to cripple transportation and over-- 1 throw at one and the tlmo Severnl Contributory Cnnnei. conservative leaders of labor ami 'he Food men a,.cc tnat four causc3 imvc accepted order of things in the l.nlted to the seriousness of the State\. agents aro develop- - LIU,at0Ii: Frst, the freight congestion ing as to a tremendous financial re,uItlnK from storms of February backing for those who will fall in with und Marci,; the return of the the directed by some aglta-- , to private ownership; third, tors toward one union and by the thp auspenson of coastwlso shipping on more toward a Soviet or pro-- 1 at.c01mt 0f longshoremen's strike, been being Wilson of the Board once pay OUIclnl Washington. Char - General of of the make tour - is yet concerns the paper most York, the scanty we in are THE sizes, are you all give you a horrible leaving out the papers a columns a But the is a Advance Supply Royal enter distributers compels \It would his lect. been cft\'8rt at E. fvnffli-flin'f- . . Grunaucr, B. A. strike. wns mado State of of is ,.011j for serious of of 'Meat, have un- -' the the other dairy under of of of bread could been at Co.: facts aCcond. great PRICE TWO CENTS IN NKW VOnK CITY AND SUnUIWS. American Legion to Help Man Trains THE Hcrnardsville, N. J., post of the American Lesion met there last ninht. William Clark, president, told his com- rades that the railroad strike had isolated Bernardsville, and, since the Lackawanna Railroad has ceased running trains, had made it impossible for the business men of Hcrnardsville to get to their work in New York. So it was decided that members of the post should offer themselves as liremen and brakemen on Ber- nardsville trains, and Mr. Clark 50 informed the management of the\ Lackawanna. The youths were told to with the engineers nnd conductors of the Bernardsville trails and if the lntter said it tvas all right to go ahead. There will be trains to and from Pnrnnflcvili rn-o- r hi T.nrlrn- - t'n.dnv I a.nnnn if wns nnnminr-eil- . T TATT HfPAl 17TD T tllUll lflJ!lll rlllll OWN TRAIN HERE ' j MoiTLstoWll ComillUtci'S Will Keep One Local Running' Despite Strike. i John W. Stedman, nt of tho Prudential Insurance Company, went to the railroad station In Morris- - town, N. J., yesterday morning with other business men who commute be- - j tween Hint town and New .York, and found the Lack,twaniia llailroml tied 1111 tinht on iLCrnnnt nf thn strike. There were no indications there over would bo a train to tho city again, so Mr. Stedman and others formed them- selves Into a committee to see what could be done about It. They elected Major Samuel Gillespie, who was In France with the army, as chairman, and Major Gillespie Immediately tele phoned to W, V. Griffiths, general pas-seng- er agent of the Lackawanna. What do we need to gu a train to tho city?\ ho asked \Firemen said Mr. Griffiths. \You furnish the flromcn and we'll furnish the train.'' Major Gillespie called his committee together and asked for volunteers to fire a locomotive into New York and back again. F.very liana went up, but out of the committee Major Gillespie selected Mr. Stedman, Alfred Maury, who also saw servico in France and received the D. S. C, and Henry Itawle. a enptain in the navy during tho war, but now all business men of New York. These threo had all fire.1 engines in their younger days. .Major Gillespie vol- unteered to help the conductor and act as brakeman on the train. Mr. Stedman und tho others donned their overalls, climbed into the cab and tho train left Morristown nt l':02 o'clock, ai riving nt Hoboken at 10:24 o'clock. It went back to Morrlstown again at 4.15 o'clock yesterday after- noon, and the volunteer train crew will operate It so long ns thero Is a strike. \We'll furnish tho train so long as they furnish tho firemen,\ said Mr. Griffiths last night. \They are good firemen and they can stay on the pay- roll.\ AMERICAN, PRISONER, SHOT DEAD IN BERLIN P. R. De Mott, Sentenced to Death, Tries to Escape. American prison ; .The Foreign has an Im mediate investigation. Just what Den-no- tt bad been sentenced for not l!novvn- - . I A despatch from Washington De Mott a newspaper man who had Involved In the Iluhr revolt, ar rested, tried by a drumhead court-ma- r TEN IRISH PICKETS HELD FOR U.S. JURY, Accused t Assault For' eign Diplomatic Agent. Washington. 12. -- The PjiKeis arresicu tne Lmbassy a Federal by State Commis-- ! sioner charges of Ing Federal statute making a felony assault a I\. OiKTnllim:' Cininl. Apill nS Canal by the Govei determination of pioceedlngs. opposed to- day by Secretary iiiciiia ki kich-.m- - i:rKiTioN .t'TOJtnim.i:ii.nii.WNst i.ctm& may founI clanlt1e,l ,,i,!viu tl ui,'i hno\ tbs Sua and N- vv Sun N Uc a'ti THIIKE CENTS I ON Tit INS AND ELSHWHEBE. CITIZENS WILL MAN TRAINS TO STOPWALKOUT Mass Meetings in Half a Dozen Jersey Towns Offer Assist Hoads. PHIXCETOX WILL All) Student Body Volunteers Its Services to Three of the Great Carriers. MOTHERHOODS DUBIOUS Lenders Believe Attempt Urenk Strike Might Cause It Spread. The tired and disregarded citizens of New anu mm nuvu to adopt tho British method of breaking the railroad Btrlko. .Citizens of Orange, Morrlstown, Bernardsville, I'assalc, Englewood and Tenafly held meetings last night and Informed the railroads that they would man trains to and from New York them- - selves In to carry on their oral businesses. Almost simultaneous with the nowa from Syracuse last night that the striking employees of the Delaware. Lackawanna and Railroad of the New York Central Railroad had signed an agreement to return to work this morning for period of ten In which Uiclr grievances aro to bo arbitrated, came word from 1'rlnce-to- n University that tho student body voluntarily had offered to tho l'cnnsylvanla. Krle and Lacka-- j wanna railroads that food might carrlcd tu lts nations, And in line with the offer of the Princeton men, the chiefs of each of the railroad brotherhoods and the presidents of each of rnllronds re- ceived telegrams from the Military Engineering Committee of New York suggesting that committee be per- mitted to prosecute to enlist sufficient of technical and highly trained technical employees of great manufacturing enterprises to fill places by the striker- -, SjrncuHp Men lleturn To-dnj- -. Such combination of effort on the part of the hitherto meekly suffering public Is calculated to the strlko Just as the public did In Britain. Tho Military Engineering Committee recruited regiment of engineers within month after America war on Germany the Eleventh United States Engineers. The committee held a night. Syracuse decision the flit marked break In the strike in the ICast. The strikers held hour conference In the afternoon and voted unani- mously to return to work mornlne at 7 selected a Joint com- mittee of four men representing the ployees of each road, who conveyed the decision to ofllclals of the lines. same committee proceeds to Washington to up their demands with the and the wage commission to be named by President Wilson. re- served the right to quit work again in ten days no consideration their demands. This committee is authorized to confer with the railroad olllclals with a view to obtaining their acquiescence to the proposition. night shift of the North Shore division of the Stiten Island llapld Transit Com. pany, which operates ilia steam road in Richmond from St. Georgo Tho men quit at St. George and they not this The trains on division 10,000 commuters. not unllkelv that the trainmen called Itullroiiil Clerks Ma) Unit. railroad clerks of vailous rail- roads having in City met In Moose, Hall, city, last night and. while they did not announce their .decision, was asserted by individual m(;mb(,ra about m ot them mny fl i rinii ttn-- . afinin flrnn it ?u'l L i may the railroads themselves cUU'en3 of the isolated Jersev towns. The special win orange at 8:03 this morning, re- turning from Hoboken at .1 03 afternoon. Board of of I'assalc the same sort volunteers And the towns of Hnglowood and Tenafly a' have obtained sulllclent volun- teer, man the old for .Terse-i-it- morning und back C t'.. ner.lng I'r nceton n - enlime-i- t cam. throtish Dr lot. i;r l,x 1. pr sulcnt of the l.iOcnlly tho strikers made little head. Bkru.v. April 12. Paul 11. Dennott ; way last night. They compelled the be-(- Mott) of Paterson, N. J., to jeaguored Central Uallroad of Jer-ha- ve been an citizen, was Sey to suspend all operation yesterday dead by a sentry while trying to escape afterm,.ci. but that was expected. Last from the at Wescl, he was night their chief success lay tho being held under death sentence. strike nf fifteen trainmen the entlra Office ordered Is wai be- come .jersey acv- - o'clock. em. Jersey or In uai ami sentenced to oeatn : ami that 0 the SouUi Shore nnd .Mum Llns the State Department had asked I'nited divisions of the same railroad will es Commissioner Dressel at low suit morning. men of to have the execution delayed pending the South Shore voted 40 to 40 to le- an Investigation. , mam at w0rk Another meeting . Of on April Irish ween at Hr.tlsh were held or Grand Jury y United Illchanison on violat- - a It to uipionmie representative to iew the number Great terminals .. will aIVd,cra and expressmen was or. , lhn , eJ, ,nc Hlrik, mn were ,0U(y chccTed. .,.,.,, ,..,. n. men towns are enlisting tne n, The women bond the sum of K1fty volunteer. $1.0(10 each. They were .Misses Elaine , , t o(\ them wide Mouldered members Birle. Kathleen O'Britn, Me- -. . A)llcrca legion gathered bum Walsh. Mrs. T nomas Ciirrln ,ntlderable experience manning trains and Mrs. Walsh, all of l'hlladel- - rance responded to call ot ciH-hl.- ,: Miss Helen O'Brien. St. Louis: , ,n OranK0 ,art Tbey hav-Mis- Qulnn. Boston, and .Mrs. . l() man and rlln PpccUl Kathcrine Columbine and James the iACka wanna for the benefit of Walsh. New York. n.min-r- s from the Oranges and Airnlnit S. Washixoto.v. 12. Operation the Cape Cod mneiit, pending final was before the Interstate Commeree Committ- i- - ( rouriin 1.. k- - i. ami m x.i.rK- - te In ihe Vnto Kx fof o r n ' r i tolimin ot Viirk j siui tu Vi'.imei li. ilertu - an o ' A to to mass order Western and a days themselves b the a plan a students the deserted a end declared meeting last The rs a four then this They The take broth- erhoods They if is given same to Arlington, bald would return morning. this serve about It Is Tho the that It thjt , Wt do, New nenrhv South the The Trade seek ot ready tu T.li overv stirt i ,1 The 11 1.. said New shot where In said Berlin this The t ia a a I going ..... in cause gave In vallon Kathcrine who Mary Honor a niBht. Maura trains Mrs. Baker House