Nebraska Newspapers

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CliVaro euroessfully launched her far
mer to eonsumcra market last Saturday,
and both farmers and housewives were
pleased Green goods and eggs sold at
the following price*: Potatoes 60c; toma
toes. !£>< for two pounds; cabbage. W&c a
pound; green peppers, 10c for six; dried
onions. 2C<c for five pounds; green onions.
IK for I wo bunches; green and wax beans,
Jix for two pounds (more than two -
quarts): eggs. 56 cents a dozen; water- |
melons 40 cents each, selected; cante
loupes 10c apiece, two for 16c, three for
S6c; oranges. 28c and 40c a dozen; green ’■
corn, 3(m a dozen.
The southwest’s harvest, characterized i
as the "sanest" In history, is over. Higher 1
wages were paid than ever before, and
there was practically no radical agita- ■
tion. An army numbering at times 125,000 ,
advanced with the harvest from southern
Oklahoma through Kansas and Into Nc- j
liraska. earning an average of 60 cents on
hour. Federal official* say about 100 al- 1
Inged agitators were arrested on vagrancy ]
Charges, hut so twr there has not been a -
single complaint of sabotage. College slu- ,
dents and returned soldiers predominated ,
among the harvesters.
"Armour A Company's profits in 1812 ,
wore estimated at 6 per cent. In 1S17, they
Jumped to 18.8 per cent. Swift A Com
pany made 8.6 per cent In 1812. and 33.4 per I
in i^ii , mm rie w luiujavuj, u.o
cent in 1912. and 22.6 per cent In 1917. I
wlillo the Cudahy Packing Company made (
7.1 per cent in 1912, and 23.2 per cent to (
1917," says the Consumers' League.
Priests and business men are excluded ■
(rum the vote by the soviet congress,
which reserve* the franchise for “work
ers, without distinction of sex, who do 1
work useful to the state,” and red army •
soldiers, says a Budapest correspondent 1
Henry Schroth, Everett Mas*., believes j
he is the oldest living marine, and also •
the last survivor of Admiral Perry’s ex- (
podition to Japan.
A new political party has been formed
In Cuba with ’’non-interference of other
nutlons in Cuba's affairs "as Its principal
platform. The sponsors for the party are '
prominent men of the liberal and con
servative parties who have endeavored i
unsuccessfully to pursuade their respective 1
parties that they should not permit
Americans to Interfere In any way with
Cuhas’ Internal matters.
Boot beer made at homo may not always
be os innocent as Its name, says Prof.
Cliai lus H. La Wall, of the Philadelphia
oollego of phaemocy. "I discovered that
al ter standing Bve days the beverage con- i
tained .53 per cent of alcohol; after 10 days
the percentage Jumped to 1.36 and a day
or so later had elimed to 1.77. The alcohol
came from a natural fermentation."
Representative Fordney, Michigan,
claims that by reducing freight rates on
Imports received on the Pacific coast, the
railroad administration has discriminated
against American manufacturers. Mr.
Fordney says he has a list of 483 articles
on which the freight rates are lower on
the foreign product than they are on the
American
A shortage of agricultural labor as well
as common labor In the western and
southern Htates and a general surplus of
men of professional and technical train
ing and of clerks Is noted as the out
standing features of the present employ
ment situatlo ain the United Statoee by
the federal employment service
Jack Johrson, formeiMBpgro heavy
weight champion, Is sal^To be on his
way back to Spain. His fondness for
champaign and women are said to have
prejudiced the 'Mexican government
against him ana Mexico has a law, called
"Article 33“ which enables It to expel any
undesirable foreigner without a hearing.
Delegate* from 10 states representing
more than 3000,000 organized workers will
•ueet In Cleveland after Labor day to
organize the American labor party, it has
been announced by local proponents of
the movement. An effort will be made
to insert a plan in the platform calling
for the repeal of the foderal prohibition
amendment.
'- • j.vv iiiuca ui icii^iu mu
recently been completed at "Vtnnlpeg,
Canada. The new conduit costing more
than $16,000,000, brlngB on almost lnhaustl
ble supply of soft water from Bhoal lake,
t'.ikario, to tlie Inhabitants of greater
Winnipeg.
Pledges of full support In tlie fight
against the bolshevlsts havo been received
by tho all-Russian government of Admiral
Kolchak from a congress of officials rep
resenting six Russian districts.
North American ship owners are plac
ing themselves and North American busi
ness concerns at a disadvantage with their
European competitors in Braall because
their agents are not actually representa
tives of United States concerns, according
to the American chamber of omigress for
Brazil.
Jose Duvallon. of the Mexican depart
Cent of agriculture, has been named the
exlcan representative to the meeting of
the International Institute of Agriculture
which Is to be held soon In Roma TMb Is
tlie first time' Mexico has sent a dele
gate to the congress In 10 years.
At Dunkirk, northern Franca, spinners
rvho are striking a* a protest against the
high cost of living, made suck an effsc
tivu demonstration In the market place
Saturday that shop keepers lowered their
grlces by one halt.
Prince Aage. of Denmark, Is so im
pressed with America that he plaus to re
turn next year. He sailed for Liverpool
Saturday after visiting In this country
since May lk. “A wonderful country,” he
says. "I'U be right back.’*
There have bean Sli fires In the national
forests In Montana and northern Idaho
thill year, of which 120 are still burning.
A forestry report says that 350.000.000 feet
af timber has been destroyed. Lightning
caused 30 per cent of the fires.
Eleven western states wUl be repre
sented at a meeting la Yellowstone park.
A ugust 10 and ll, called for the purpose of
advancing tho United States interior de
portment'll project of joining together the
national parks with a motor highway.
The first ease of 'smallpox discovered
»n a returning troop ship held ap the
transport Mobile from Brest on arrival tn
New York, Sunday. Nearly 6,000 officers
end men have been quarantined at Oaiup
Mills and 13S "war brides" segregated. The
"case” was a Filipino.
On July 21 under an act of congress the
1,700 girl sailors of the navy will be pat
tn the Inactive list and he given the
flatus of cavil service employes. The
tossing of the "gobette” force, will be
narked with a review, on the Washington
nonument grounds next Thursday.
The government will sen fit gallons of
Kentucky whisky at puMlc auction next
fialurday, but the collector of Internal
revenue announces that the government
will buy the whisky Itself.
An Inquiry Into a report that Col. E. A.
Deeds, formerly of the air servlet, has
been reinstated In the army is promised.
Dee's left the rervloe after the investi
gation by Charles it. Hughes.
lies'ring to elect a civilian president, a
group nf prominent men In Mexico City
are urging Ignacio Bonillas, t’l* Mexi u
kmlassadur tn the United States, to”***
come a candidate fir the presidency of
•MexJto.
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REGULATE STOCK
SALES J STATE
tfew Bureau In Nebraska
Adopts Rigid Rules—All Divi
dends Must Be Actu
ally Earned.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 12.—Corporations
will be held responsible for represen
aliens made by agents selling their
rtock, according to a rule made by the
lures u of securities of the trade and
iommerce department of Nebraska,
fhe bureau was formerly known as the
due sky department.
The rule is to the effect that any
warranty, guaranty, promise of predlc
ton made for the stock and the cor
>oratipn by the agent selling the stock,
will bo considered as though made by
he applicant, and as this is made a
>art of all permits to corporations,
which must signify their acceptance of
dl the terms before they can get the
lght.
Commissioner Ikmnrilv stated that
hte will ho a standard rule and here
iftcr be made a part of all permits
fronted. They will contain other stand
Lrd rules. One will forbid the sale of
>onuB stock nor can any be issued. All
dock must he sold at par. That no
rreator commission shall be paid for
he sale of the stock than herein con
ained; that surety bonds will be re
lulred of all officers who handle any
noney of the corporation, that each
ihare of stock must show that It has
>een issud under a permit, giving the
lumber; that no dividends may be paid
hat are not actually earned; that all
dock remaining unsold of the author
zed issue at the end of the year can
lot be disposed of except under a new
permit; and that the sale of stock un
ler the permit cannot be made until
he company has accepted the terms
ind conditions of the order. Any
jreach of contract will result in Its
'evocation.
Exhibit Alt Literature.
The bureau proposes to turn the full
ifTects of the searchlight on speculative
•nterprlses. It will require all of the
ltcrature, the permit and the stock it
lelf to show exactly whut the proposi
ion Is, so nobody will he deceived. No
permit to sell stock will be issued to an
■nterprlse where an examination of the
proposition shows that there is no
■easonable chance for success.
The Lee Broom and Duster company
las been granted permission to sell
190,000 w*>rth of preferred stock to
nuke some building extensions. It is a
Lincoln concern and formerly main
lined Its factory ut the state peniten
;iary.
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NEARER OF FRENCH MEDAL
IS FINF.D BY A JUSTICE
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 12.—Wearing the
sroix de guerre presented to nim by
;he French government for gallant
conduct on the battlefield, Angelo Ara
cles, of Havelock, a veteran of the
Fourth division, was fined $1 ai d costs
n a Justice court here for assaulting
3us Demos In a fight which resulted in
the stabbing of Demos. The veteran
rigorously dented he had anything to
io with the stabbing, but he admitted
he had hit the other man following in
Bults hurled at him. Another man is
under a bond of $500 on the charge of
sticking a knife in Demos.
Araklos and seven comrades were
decorated with the croix de guerre for
bagging 60 Huns and killing 100 others
In a dugout with hand grenades. Ara
kles, at the request of his attorney,
gave a dramatic account or the tight
In which he had taken such a conspic
uous part. He Is employed at the
Burlington shops. Arauies enlisted at
the beginning of the war.
STATE INSTITUTION IS
WORST FIRE TRAP
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 12.—State Fire
Warden Ed Beach, whose duty it is to
see that all buildings are equipped with
fire escapes, has discovered one of the
worst offenders.
He has served notice on the board of
control that tt must provide fire es
capes for the Girls' Industrial home at
Geneva. The building is a four-story
affair, with the girls' sleeping quarters
on the third floor, and employes on the
fourth. The upstairs is accessible by a
single stairway. Mr. Beach says that
the building, while of brick, is con
structed of all wood partitions, and that
not a single fire extinguisher is kept
on the grounds. There are some 90
girls and 20 teachers and employes at
the Institution.
Beach also notified the state normal
board to place fire escapes on the
Kearney normal scdhol, which Is at
tended by about 800 students. The
board lias made arrangements for their
construction.
INSURANCE COMPANY
IS MADE TO DISGORGE
Fremont, Neb., Aug. 12.—A Judg
ment for $5,215 in favor of Mrs. Ula
W. Echols, widow of Philp Echols, was
awarded in district court by Judge
Button against tl>e Mutual Life in
surance Company, of New York.
Mr*. Echols brought suit to recover
payment on an insurance policy held
by Mr. Echols witii the defendant
company for $5,000.
The defendant contended that Mr.
Echols was In poor health when the
policy was delivered. He died dur
ing the influenxa epidemic last De
cember. Mr*. Echols is the daughter
of A. H. Waterhouse, superintended
of the Fremont schools.
The Vossisebe Zeltung suys that the cits
of CarUoptyJ vrl>> rent its eyre hath.-, to an
.American concern.
Japanese officials in Korea, admit thai
tb® old Korean custom of flogging has
been continued by Vie Japanese author
Itler. One reason given was that th<
prisons wcrc^tnsufflcient to lodge tin
'arse number of prisoners arrested In th<
revolutionary movement. Japanese offl
rials also declared that the Koreans
themselves, sometimes preferted flogging
to paying a fine One of the official!
shoe -d the Associated Press eorrespon
dent the instrument with which Hoggin*
is done under the orders of the rouit 1
consists of two slender pieces of uooc
sughUy bound with hemp twin*.
'COMPEL MUD
TO BID BRIDGE
County Attorney of Dakota
County Protests to the
State Railway
Commission.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 11—George Leah<
mer, county attorney for Dakota
county, has filed a protest with the
state railway commission against per
mitting the Burlington railroad any
extension of time in the matter of the
order to erect a bridge across Omaha
creek on John street, in the town to
Homer. The citizens there have been
trying for over a year to remove a
dangerous condition that exists there,
and the commission finally ordered
the railroad company to build a bridge.
In 1918 the railroad tore out a bridge
in Homer for the purpose of changing
the location of its tracks, and put in
a temporary structure. This has not
proved sausiaciory. me cumpiuij
given until August 10 to start work,
but Mr. Leahroer says it shows no
signs of doing so.
The railroad company claims that It
had a contractor and material on the
ground at one time, but the town peo
ple got into a row with the county
board over the matter, and by the time
definite plans were agree on. the con
tractor had gone elsewhere and there
is nobody now available for the work
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METHODISTS CONTINUE
TO OPPOSE DANCING
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 11.—Delegates to
the state conference of the Methodist
church were instructed by the state
Epworth League assembly, in session
here, to oppose any change in the
church discipline that will permit
Methodists to dance and play cards.
The conservatives won only after a
spirited debate, in which one church
leader said that if he could find a
minister who would tell the young
people of his church that if they
danced or played cards he would ex
pel them, he would support the resolu
tion. None of the liberals had the
nerve to defend dancing, but they said
that it was foolishi to insist on a church
law that was so generally disregarded!
and that the effect upon the younger
members of witnessing such violations
of the discipline by older members was
bad for the church and for them.
The resolution as finally adopted de
clares that "the proposed changes rel
ative to amusements and particularly
to dancing and. card playing would be
detrimental to the best interests of our
young people, and we do hereby pe
tition the Nebraska conference and the
national conference to vote against
such proposed changes in our dis
ciplinary rules."
(Objection was made against instruct
ing delegates, and one minister pointed
out that if W. J. Bryan had not vio-^
lated instructions the country would
not have had Us best president dur
ing the trying time of its history.
This referred to the democratic na
tional convention of 1912, when Mr.
Bryan, instructed by the Nebraska
democratic primary, to vo*e for Champ
Clark, quit Clark late in the balloting
and espousing Wilson brought him the
nomination. Other delegates rose to
denounce Mr. Bryan for his violation of
instructions, and ag eneral debate
among the ministers followed.
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CONVICTED MURDERER IN
EFFORT FOR FREEDOM
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 11.—A new way
of getting a convicted murderer out
of prison is being attempted by attor
neys for Arlowe D. Stutter. The man
has been three times tried in Lancas
ter county on the charge of killing his
wife. His story is that she committed
suicide after a quarrel over his atten
tions to another woman. The iirst time!
Stutter drew a life sentence, but the
supreme court awarded him a new
trial because of errors of the trial court
in excluding evidence. On the second
trial the jury disagreed. The third
time he was convicted of a lesser
offense, and sentenced to 10 years in
prison.
Before the case was submitted in the
second trial his attorney asked thj
court to instruct the jury to return a
verdict of not guilty on the ground of
Insufficiency of evidence. The couit
overruled him. and the jury disagreed!
Now comes the attorney and asks tho
supreme court for a writ of mandamus
compelling the trial judge to submit to
the higher court a transcript of tha
evidence in the second trial in order
that that tribunal may pass upon
whether the trial judge did not err in
refusing to instruct the jury to free
Stutter. The trial judge has refused ta
do this because there was no final rul
ing in the case from which an appeal
may be taken.
HOLD MAN AND^WOMAN
ON AUTO THEFT CHARGE
„ Fremont, Neb., Aug. 11.—A man and
woman who gave the names of Adolph
Wolf and Mrs. Wolf were arrested yes-!
terday on a charge of being the thieves
who stole Frank Held’s automobile at
the Chautauqua grounds Monday eve
ning. Held's car was driven from Fre
mont to Hooper and off the Hooper
Klkhorn bridge into the river, where it
was carried away by the current. The
man and woman escaped. Hooper
people later identified them when they
saw them in Fremont. Wolf and the
woman are held in the county Jail. It si
saiii that under the name of Frank
Smith and wife, the couple were held
in jail In Omaha until a few days ago.
Their arrest In Omaha was under a
charge of ant .mobile thefL
TO DECIDE ON LOCATION
OF NEW COLLEGE BUILDING
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Fremont, Neb.. Aug. 11.—An import
ant meeting of Lutherans will be held
in Fremont next Tuesday when offi
cials of the various college boards to
gether with local men connected with
the new college undertaking in Fre
mont. will assemble to act upon tho
sevi ral options for land secured four
•iths ago, with the object of ac
q :ng a site for the now college build
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CiN'T RID SELF
OF STIFF OFFICE
Insurance Commissioner of Ne
braska Is In a Most
| Unusual Predica
ment.
Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 8.—State In
surance Commissioner W. B. Eastham
wants to quit hie job. but has nobody
to whom he can hand his resignation
or to whom he can turn over his se
curities and records with safety tc
himself. It is all because the code law
was held up for a few weeks by a
referendum that the lower court hat
held to be invalid. Secretary Hart
of the department of trade and com
merce is the head of the department
that includes insurance, but he has
not yet named anybody to take charge
and there is nobody to receipt for the
large amount of securities deposited
with the commissioner by the insur
ance companies, who has a bond put
up to cover them.
LINCOLN LINEMEN GET
HANDSOME WAGE BOOST
Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 8.—Rather than
have any trouble with its iinemen the
city water and light department has in
creased their pay to 62 cents an hour. A
little while ago linemen in the em
ploy of the telephone company found
out that the Nebraska Telephone Com
pany was paying $5.50 a day to their
workers, and they threatened to strike
if they did not get It. The Nebraska
company said it had been compelled to
pay that figure because the high wages
of the railroad administration attract
ed its men. The local telephone com
pany then raised its linemen to $5.50.
Whereupon the city linemen said the
telephone company linemen w’ere get
ting more than they, and they demand
ed an increase. They now get it.
TELEPHONE COMPANY IS
GIVEN A BATE BOOST
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 8.—The Western
Union Telegraph company has been
given permission by the state railway
commission to continue to collect the
Burleson schedule of charges for Ne
braska business until the end of the
year. By that time it must stake a
complete showing so that the commis
sion may settle upon just and remuner
ative rates. The state law limits the
charge for 10 word messages within
the state to 25 cents, but gives the com
mission power to change the rate if it
is found unremunerative. The com
pany is now charging 30 cents, with
2% cents for each additional word.
HOLDREDGE ATTORNEY IS
NAMED JUDGE BY GOVERNOR
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 8.—W. A. Dil
worth of Holdredge has been named
by Governor McKelvie to take the po
sition of judge of the 10th district
court, relinquished by Judge William
C. Dorsey to become a supreme court
commissioner. Mr. Dilworth is a son
of a former attorney general of the
state, and was at one time secretary
of the state board of transportation.
He is a successful lawyer in practice
of years. Judge Dorsey will remove
from Bloomington to Franklin,
in west central Nebraska for a number
DEMPSEY COLLECTS FOR
WINNING CHAMPIONSHIP
Chicago, Aug. 7.—It’s great to be a
heavyweight champion!
Jack Dempsey signed a theatrical
contract yesterday calling for 15 weeks’
work at $15,000 a week. He is to have
his own comapny and show and it will
play all of the big cities, opening either
here or in St. Louis.
Larney Lichenstein, local fistic im
pressafio, put it over for the champion
and is one of the partners of the men
behind the project. Linick and Jacoby,
Chicago theaterical men, are furnishing
the backing.
Dempsey got a taste of the dramatic,
or rather the theaterical, at tlie sign
ing of the papers. It took place in the
Morrison hotel in the presence of box
ing critics, a movie camera and the
usual frills that go with such a scene.
The entire sum for Dempsey's salary
is to be posted with a Chicago bank,
which will dole him out his weekly
golden check. The check will begin
arriving August 25, as the champion
will start his tour a week earlier than
that date.
The wise Jack Kearns did not ovet
look a bet in closing the deal. A clause
was inserted that the length of the
contract could be doubled at the wish
of the champion. That made it really a
$450,000 document.
Manager Kearns has planned to h ive
a minor operation performed on Demp
sey's nose while here, but has delayed
it until the champion reaches Phila
delphia. A surgeon friend of Jack’s
lives there and will take the case.
KILBANE ENTERS POLITICS.
Cleveland, Aug. 7.—Johnny Kilbane,
featherweight champion, today an
nounced his candidacy for election as
councilman here. Kilbane was said to
have the support of the democratic
executive committee. Johnny's popu
larity was expected to land him in of
fice.
REFUSE STRIKE CALL.
London, Aug, 7-^E-Tho national union
of railway men declined today to call
& general strike of its members in
support of police union which ordered
a strike recently over the government’s
refusal to withdraw its bill affecting
the police organization.
GOVERNOR’S WIFE OBJECTS.
Salem, Ore.—Governor Olcott, who
has won considerable notoriety for
making airplane flights, will probably
retire from the flying game. His wife
objects to It.
ATTEMPTED TOO MUCH.
Newark. N. J.- Kither drive a car or
hug the girl, but not both at once, de
crees Commissioner Dill after revok
ing the motor license of Kalp Hole
man. Holeraar. was wrecked attempt
ing both.
Senator Kellogg Introduces Li«
censing Measure as Restraint
Against Profiteer
Profits.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 12.—Legislator
proposing the licensing of corporations
having a capital or assets of J10,000,00<
or more, engaged in Interstate com
merce and authorizing federal supervi
sion over the issuance of stock and se
curities was introduced today by Sena
tor Kellogg, republican, Minnesota.
Licenses would be issued by the
federal trade commission which would
have supervisory jurisdiction over the
corporations and in case of illegal com
binations in restraint of trade, it would
have power to revoke the licenses.
President Wilson, in his cost of living
speech, recommended a licensing meas
ure.
To Consult Leaders.
Industrial conferences, in which’•Pres
ident Wilson will meet representatives
of capital and labor for open discussion
of economic problems, will be held at
the White House before the high cost
of living problem is disposed of, ac
cording to plans being made here today.
The men whom the president will
meet will form some sort of unofficial
cabinet. The object sought is a free
exchange of ideas to clarify the at
mosphere and eliminate misunder
standings between the workers and em
ployers; and the development of con
structive suggestions for betterment ol
relations between labor and capital.
President Wilson's attitude toward
the industrial conference's idea was set
forth in his last speech to congress,
wherein he said he wus willing to meet
any groups of his fellow citizens who
“know what they’re talking about," tc
take steps for improving capital-labor
relations.
Poindexter’s Plan.
Senator Poindexter, .Vashington, is
the author of a joint resolution asking
the president to call representatives of
capital and labor for a face-to-face
talk. This measure is pending In the
Senate labor committee, and Poindex
ter said today he would seek early ac
tion on it.
Poindexter, in the original resolu
tion, named several prominent labor
and industrial eMeftains who should
be called in, but this aroused protest,
especially from Basil Manley, of the
war labor board, and others, who said
that a broader committee would have
to be selected. Poindexter explained
today that his list was only a sugges
tion to the president and that others
should be called. He favors allowing
each group to choose its own spokes
man.
Attorney General Palmer lias started
out to ascertain how much of the high
cost of living is due to excessive profits
of retailers.
In a telegram to all state food ad
ministrators who worked with Admin
istrator Hoover during the war, the at
torney general requested the appoint
ment of a fair price committee in each
county to investigate what is being
charged for retail necessities, and if in
excess of what the committee consid
ers just, to publish a list of fair prices
for the guidance of the public.
This is the “extra legal" means of
reaching profiteering which Mr. Palm
er recently indicated was under con
sideration. He has frankly admitted
from the start that there was no means
to prosecute directly a man guilty of
extortion in prices. Retailers who are
gouging the ultimate consumer will
have to be disciplined by public senti
ment, which officials have no doubt Is
sufficiently alert to the situation now
to act vigorously in clear cut cases.
Palmer’s Telearam.
The attorney general's telegram fol
lows:
"In order to secure accurate infor
mation relative to charges of profiteer
ing by dealers in necessary commodi
ties it is the desire of the government
to ascertain whether or not such deal
ers are making more than a fair mar
gin of profit. Will you assist in your
state by requesting those persons who
have been county food administrators
under your jurisdiction to appoint fair
price committees, including one re
tailer of groceries, one of dry goods, a
representative of the producers, of or
ganized labor, of housewives, two or
three representatives of the public
generally, also a wholesaler when prac
ticable? Please request them to pur
sue approximately the same inquiry
with reference to food products and the
ordinary necessities in dry goods and
clothing that were pursued by your
fair price committees under the food
administration act. This committee
will be an extra legal body without
power to summon witnesses or fix
prices. It is requested, however, to as
certain the cost prices, determine a
fair margin of profit and if retail
prices are in excess of what the com
mittee regards a fair price to have pub
lished its list of fair prices, reporting
to you for review. You are requested
to report to the department of justice
a general review of the situation in
your state.
Evidence of Hoarding.
“Any evidence, of hoarding or other
violations of the food control act which
may be developed in the work of such
commltees should be turned over tc
the United States attorney, who will be
instructed to employ all his resources
as well as those of the bureau of in
vestigation. to co-operate^wlth you and
your commifteep in seeking out and
punishing all violators of the law.
"There is a pressing necessity fot
the restoration of normal conditions
uifti it is believed that through the
same organization which you had af
foderul food administrator you anil
your county administrators, togethei
- with their appointees, can render a
valuable service to the country at thh
time, and your co-opi ration and thelra
v» ithout compensation, will be srextlj
appreciated. The widest publicity ol
tills movement and the results ob
tained by county committee i, it Is be
lieved, will be an important factor it:
its success. Please wire whether th<
government can oount upon your ac
tive co-operation.*'
I
GET HE”
PEJCrOOPE”
President Refuses Documents
Used By American Delegation
at Paris—Reticent on Shan
tung Matter, Too.
Washington, Aug. 12.—Presi
dent Wilson wrote to Chairman
Lodge, of the Senate foreign rela
tions committee, today, that it
would not be possible to comply
with the committee’s request for
the documents used by the Amer
ican nc.acc commissioners at Paris
in negotiating the peace treaty.
“The various data bearing upon,
or used in connection with the
treaty of peace with Germany,”
said the president, “are so miscel
laneous and enormous in mass that
it would be impossible fox me to
supply them without bringing
from Payis the whole file of pa
pers of the commission itself, ai*d
would include many memoranda
which it was agreed, on grounds
of public policy, it would be un
wise to make use of outside the
conference.”
The president sent Chairman
Lodge the informal draft present
ed by the American peace commis
sioners at Paris and also the for
mal report of the committee of the
League of Nations.
Refuses Bliss Letter.
The president to day refused to '-end
the Senate a copy of General Bliss'
letter concerning the Shantung settle
ment, on the ground that it contained
confidential refenrences to other gov
ernments.
Wilson also informed the Senate he
has no knowledge of any negotiations
with regard to an alliance between
Japan and Germany.
He stated he knows nothing of an
alleged attempt by the Japanese dele
gation at Paris to intimidate Chinese
envoys.
V
HID JEMS
Lansing Tells Senate Committee
U. S. Kept In Dark Regarding
Shantung Pacts With Euro
pean Powers.
Washington, Aug. 12.—Existence cif
the secret treaty between Japan and
Great Britain regarding the Shantung,
China, peninsula was “concealed" from
Secretary Lansing b? Viscount Ishii,
Japanese ambassador to the United
States. Mr. Lansing testified today be
fore the Senate foreign relations com
mittee.
On September 6. 1917, Mr. Lansing
said, during the negotiations leading up J
to the Lansing-Ishii agreement, Vis
count Ishii told him that he bail as
sured Sir Edward Grey, the British
foreign minister, that Japan would re
turn Kiao-Chow to China, “but would
have to retain the German Pacific
islands because no Japanese govern
ment could stand without retaining
them.”
“Did Viscount Ishii make any further
statement regarding the disposition of
German claims in China?” asked Sen
ator Borah, republican, Idaho.
“No,” replied Secretary Lansing.
"But, you know that at that time
Japan had an understanding with
Great Britain for Japanese control of
Kiao-Chow and that Ishii concealed
that from the secretary of the United
States?” m
“That’s the truth.”
STRIKE SETTLED AND
CAR SERVICE NORMAL
Brooklyn Transit Lines Oper- -
a ting Begularly Today—Em
ployes Being Unionized.
New York, Aug. 12.—With service on
the surface, elevated and subwwy lines
of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany back to normal, following Satur
day night’s settlement of the four-days’
strike, union officials today were plan
ning to organize alt employes of trac
tion lines in Manhattan and the Bronx,
preparatory to demanding increased
wages aifcl improved working condi
tions.
Several of the national leaders of the
Amalgamated Association of Street and
Klectric Railway Kmployes of America,
were exepcted here to take charge of
th$ situation.
B. R. T. employes, under terms of
the agreement reached Saturday night,
will send a delegation to Bindley M.
Garrison, receiver, as soon as they
prove that more than 50 per cent of the
company’s 13,000 employes were mem
bers of the union at midnight. August
8. They seek a wage increase from 42
to 75 cents an hour and in eight-hour
day. _
••If we cannot increase production we. \
shall go straight to national bankruptcy
Neither Increased production nor reduced
expenditures alone will be sufficient. We
have got to do both if wo are' to pud
through and turn the corner, In the warn
ing J. Austin Chamberlain, .-hancelloi ut
the exchequer, gave the house of com
ioous lust week.