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The' Omaha Sunday Bee
BEAUTIFUL SKIES FLED
WITH JOHN BARLEYCORN
Lincoln, Aug. 9. (Special.) Sec
retary Webber of the horticultural
department of the state in his last
issue of Nebraska Horticulture, the
official organ of the society, prints
the following without indicating
what connection, if any, it may
have with horticulture:
"The tenderfoot artist was up on
Lookout mountain painting: away to
beat the band Sunset, red, with
blue streaks and green dots. The
old hassay-amper on Beaver Brook
came along and stopped to rubber
neck. 'Ah,' said the artist, looking
tip suddenly, 'perhaps to you, too,
Nature has opened her sky-picturcs
page by page? Have you seen the
lambent flame of dawn leaping
across the vivid east; the red
Stained, sulphurous islets floating
in the lake of fire in the west; the
ragged clouds at midnight, black
as a raven's wing, blotting out the
shuddering moon?' 'No,' replied old
whislTers shortly, not since Colo
rado went dry.' "
PROFITEERING CHARGES
LAND FARMERS IN JAIL.
Pittsburgh, Fa., Aug. 9. In a
drive to curb profiteering among
farmers who sell foodstuffs in this
city at abnormal prices and do not
properly mark measures as required
by state law, Murray Livingston,
city ordinance officer, today arrest
ed -32 farmers, charging them with
misdemeanor.
RESENTS BEING HELD UP
AS "HORRIBLE EXAMPLE."
Philadelphia, Aug. 9. Charges
that the shoe retailers are profiteers
as made in a report of the federal
trade commission were dented to
day in a statement bv A. II. Geut
ing, president of the National Shoe
Retailers' association. The bulk of
next fall's shoes will be sold at
from $8 to $12 a pair instead of
higher prices, he said.
The statement further stated
that it is unfair to hold up one line
of merchandise as a "horrible exam
ple" when in reality the profit is
not more than 6 per cent.
MILLIONAIRES CANjfoT
AFFORD TO BUY SHOES.
Santa Barbara, Cal.. Aug. - 9.
Roger Sullivan of Chicago, who
came here in the private car of
Cornelius K. G. Billings for a stay
at Montecito, declared that neither
he nor Billings has bought a new
pair of shoes for two years.
"W'e are wearing old ones because
during the war it was patriotic to
do so and since the armistice we
feel prices are too high," he said.
Mr. Sullivan, who-js a democrat
of national prominence and a biscuit
manufacturer, is reputed to be a mil
lionaire. Billings is said to be worth
several millions and is owner of
Uhlan, fastest trotting stallion in
the world.
Sullivan says continued demand
- for more money by unions and prof
iteeringv charges against manufac
turers are due to "diseased collective
mind."
FAMINE AND DYSENTERY
RAMPANT IN PETROGRAD.
Stockholm, Aug. 9. Famine in
Petrograd has attained terrifying
proportions and an epidemic of dys
entery is beginning to rage through
cut the city .according to messages
received here.
Food prices in the Russian capi
tal became fantastic when the ra
tions were reduced recently, the dis
patches say, a small lump of sugar
costing from 10 to 12 rubles and a
pound of white bread selling at 120
rubles.
SELLING EX-KAISER'S
YACHT FOR SONG.
Copenhagen, Aug. 9. The mag
nificent former imperial yacht Me
teor, in which the ex-kaiser used to
make his annual summer cruises in
northern waters, is offered for sale
at the price of half a million marks
(125,000). German kaiserist news
papers ire denouncing the offer,
first, because they consider "the very
idea" an insult to the ex-monarch,
and secondly, because they regard
the price as "ridiculously low."
GOVERNOR PARDONS
HERO WHO ERRED.
Austin, Texas. Aug. 9. Gov. W.
P Hobbv has granted an uncondi
tional pardon to D. M. Delmas, es
caped penitentiary convict who was
recently arrested in Seattle, w'here
he had gone after being discharged
from the British army.
v Delmas. after his escape from
prison where he was serving a five
year sentence for forgery committed
at San Angelo, Texas, went to Can
ada, where he enlisted in the army.
He won the Victoria Cross and was
wounded five " times. He was
promoted from the ranks to a high
commissioned officer.
In granting the pardon Governor
Hobby wrote that while Delmas had
' erred he had wiped away the stain
" upon the battlefield.
PROMINENT LAWYER
WEDS JOURNALIST.
Saugatuck, Conn., Aug. 9. Amq,s
Pinchot of New York, prominent
lawver and publicist, and Miss Ruth
Pickering, a magazine writer of
Elmira, N. Y., were married here
Saturday.
Mr. Pinchot and his wife, Miss
Gertrude Minturn, were divorced
lasr year. Mr. Pinchot is 46 years
old and his bride 27.
DOCTOR AND WOMAN HELD
ON CHARGE OF POISONING.
Macomb, 111.. Aug. 9. Dr. Frank
L. Alderson and Mrs. Lawrence
Clugston have been arrested charged
with poisoning Mr. Clugston. who
died Julv 20 last after he had been
treated by Dr. Alderson for typoid
fever. The" arrests were ordered by
a coroner's jury which returned a
verdict that Clugston had been
poisoned by his wife.
Mr. Clugston was a prominent
farmer. Dr. Alderson. who is 51
" vears old. has been making his home
with the Clugstons and practicing at
nearby towns. He formerly was a
physician at Chicago.
Mrs. Clugston and Dr. Alderson
urri rpmandrd to the COUntV tail
pending action by the September
VOL. XLIX NO. 8.
Entr4 McnJ-clua matter M 28. 1909. at
Omaha P. O. aadar act ! Marck S. 173.
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STRIKERS
CONTINUE
OBDURATE
Representatives of Chicago
.District Council Refuse' to
Allow Shopment to Return to
Work at Present
ADMINISTRATION FORCES
LOOK FOR IMPROVEMENT
Seem to Think Men Will Re
sume Old Jobs Gradually
as the True Situation Is
Explained to Them.
Chicago, Aug. 9. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) Representatives of
the Chicago district council of the
Federated Railway Shopmen's union
which called a strike August 1, in
defiance of the international officers
of the shop crafts unions, today
dominated conferences at which
some of the international officers
sought to have the men return to
work in obedience to the wishes of
President Wilson. Council sent a
telegram to the president stating
that uuitl some concession had been
made the attitude of the men would
be unchanged and they would re
main on strike.
John D. Sanders, secretary of the
council, asserted that notwithstand
ing the claims of the international
officers and railroad officers that
not more than 40,000 men were on
trike, not fewer than 250,000 men
were out.
No Men Return.
In Chicago, the secretary said, no
men had returned to work.
At the request of the district
council, former Senator James Ham
ilton Lewis of Illinois last night
elegranhed to President Wilson
recommending that the director
general take up the subject with a
view to. bringing harmony between
the international officers and heads
of the men's committees or confer
with the committees direct by hav
ing them go to Washington and sit
with the grand lodge presidents in
the conferences, so-"that an agree
ment to get the men back to work
at once might be reached.
Secretary Sanders said telegrams
from unions throughout the coun
try all indicated the men would
continue on strike. Federal rail
road managers admitted there was
small improvement today in the
Chicago district and that the -situation
still was serious.
Look Fqr Relief.
Washington, Aug. 9. Officials of
the railroad administration said to
night they expected a great im
provement in the strike situation
over Sunday with virtually a full
force in all shops -by Monday. I heir
reports indicate the men were re
turning to work gradually as the,
situation was explained to them,
though radical groups in some cities
were refusing to go back without
wage increases.
No Freight Moves.
New .York. Aug. 9. No freight
moved over the-lines of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford rail
(Continiie.l on Tag Two, Column Two.)
Lt. Col. Roosevelt
Opens Campaign
for Assemblyman
Oyster Bay, Aug. 9. In his first
public speech in his campaign for
nomination as one of Xassau coun
ty's republican candidates for the
assembly, Lieut. Col. Theodore
Roosevelt touched on national af
fairs and launched an attack on the
demccratic party.
The address was made at a clam
bake held today by the republican
county organization. Introduced by
Secretary Hugo as "the coming
man," Col. Roosevelt said in part;
"The democratic organization has
done its utmost to upset the Ameri
can idea of 'representative govern
ment. The chief executive has be
come the whole show and congress
merely a rubber stamp."
Colonel Roosevelt ended with an
appeal to his audience to convince
"anti-republican voters of the coun
ty who do not know which way to
turn," that ,the republican party "is
the only stable organization."
May Bring 'From France, '
Bodies of U. S. Soldiery
Washington,. Aug. 9. Apparently
there is tio French law prohibiting
the removal of the dead bodies of
American soldiers from French soil
"for a t.eriod of three years from
January 1, 1919." The house for
eign affairs committee had been in
formed that such a law existed, but
Secretary Lansing wrote Chairman
Porter that while a bill along this
line had 'been introduced in the
French Chamber of Deputies, it had
not yet been acted upon.
The forfign affairs committee has
before it a resolution proposing the
immediate return of the bodies of
the American soldiers killed in the
war,
SAYS 5,000,000
. JEWS WILL GO
TO PALESTINE
Judge Brandeis Enthusiastic
Over Possibilities of
"Homeland."
By FORBES FAIRBAIRN,
t'nlversalService Stuff Oorresponilrnt.
London, Aug. 9. "J am thor
oughly convinced and enthusiastic
about tW practicable possibilities of
developing Palestine into the long
promised Jewish homeland," said
Justice Louis Brandeis in an excluj
sive interview with Universal Serv
ice today upon his return from an
extended visit to the Holy Land. He
will return to the United States
after attending the meeting of the
Zionists here, at which some of the
most prominent Jews of England'
and America are discussing ways
and means of fulfilling the age-old
dream of Jews the world over.
"As i stood upon Mount Carmel,
looking out over the blue Mediter
ranean, it came home to me that
this land of Palestine is a man's
land," said Justice Brandeis.
Must Set Up Ideals.
"No people could live here with
out setting up ideals and being
moved by moral fervor. We can
trust our people to grow up here
and resume an ideal life."
The American supreme court jus
tice and his associates made a rec
ord survey of Palestine. They were
in the country exactly 17 days and
returned convinced of the entire
practicability of the exploitation of
the Holy Land by the Jews.
Mr. Brandeis will make a speech
in Chicago at a session of American
Zionists, outlining in detail the
proposed practical resettling of the
ancient land.
The session now being held here
may result in deciding upon the
form of government the Zionists
will adopt and a concrete program
is expected to be laid down for Pal
estine's immediate exploitation.
World-important questions are to be
discussed at the session.
After his brief statement, Justice
Brandeis referred the correspondent
to'Jacob de Haas,' executive secre
tary of the American Zionists,
whose words, he said, would be as
authoritative as his own. Mr. de
Haas, who accompanied the justice
on the voyage, enthusiastically
praised the possibilities of Palestine.
Only 75,000 "Home" Now.
"There are 14,000,000 Jews in the
world," said he. "Our homeland of
Palestine will eventually have a pop
ulation of 5,000,000. At the present
time there are only 75,000 Jews
there.
"We want American Jews to go
to Palestine. We do not want to
take' business men away from their
business, but we need idealistic men
who can afford to settle in the Holy
land.
"To the Jews of Poland, Russia
and eastern Europe, Palestine means
the realization of their dreams. They
want to live there.
"Throughout the length and
breadth of Palestine, Justice Bran
deis was the recipient of numerous
honors, and the highest tribute was
(Continne.I on Tag Two. Column Fonr.)
Abductor Caught
With Young Girl
He Spirited Away
Bluefields, W. Va., Aug 9. Man
derville Farley, alleged leader of an
outlaw and moonshiners' band in
the Flat Top mountains and charged
with desertion from the army and
abduction of the 14-year-old daugh
ter of Kenneth Abshire, a farmer,
was arrested Saturday by the sheriff
of Raleigh county. He was cap
tured in the mountains with his
brother, Maitland, and the girl
whom it is alleged he abducted
The three were placed in jail at
Beckley, W. Va.
When arrested t h e Farleys,
though armed, made no resistance.
Deputy sheriffs are searching for
the remainder of the band. Follow
ing the girl's disappearance her
father went in search of her. He
found her in company with Parley
on the mountain trails. Shots were
exchanged and both men were
wounded. Abshire was left for
dead and the girl remained with her
alleged captors.
52 Persons Killed in
Rioting Near Chemnitz
Berlin, Aug. 9. Fifty persons
were killed during disturbances
Friday near Chemnitz, a railroad
station 38 miles southwest of Dres
den. Troops were overpowered and
disarmed by a mob. The soldiers'
horses were slaughtered and the
flesh distributed to the crowd. Many
wounded persons are TTfMhe Chem
nitz hospital. Additional troops
are being sent, to. quiet the rioters.
Ihammedans Rising
Against the Bolsheviki
London, Aug. 9. The Moham
medans of northeastern Persia and
Turkestan are rising against the
bolsheviki because of resentment
over conscription, according to dis
patches from Simla. India.
Italian Composer Dead, . j
Rome, Aug. 9. Ruggiero Leon
cavallo, the composer, is dead,
WAITS IN
misRANn
$
A-Vision How Soon Will It-Come True?
Mrs. Edith Mudge of Chicago
Files Charges Against Spouse
Who, She Says, Is Living
With Another Woman.
KNOWN HERE UNDER THE
NAME OF DOM WALLACE
Claims Desertion and Names
Frances Reeme as Core
spondentAsserts He Gets
Salary of $25,000 a Year.
Mrs. Edith Mudge, Chicago, who
l-rought suit for separate mainte
nance in district court yesterday
against her husband, charging that
he had deserted her two years ago
and that hehad been living in
Omaha tinder the assumed .name of
Don Wallace, waited quietly in his
apartment at the St. Regis last
night for his expected return.
'Con stable M. J. Roach and one of
Mrs. Mudge's attorneys waited with
her. Constable Roach declared that
he had information that Mr. Wal
lace was somewhere in Iowa, but
would return Saturday. He also as
serted that Frances Reeme, who was
named by Mrs. Mudge as a core
spondent in her petition filed in dis
trict court yesterday, would return
on the same day. He declared that
he would arrest them en the charge
of adultery when they returned.
As the hours passed and her al
leged husband failed to appear, Mrs.
Mudge tapped her foot restlessly
on the floor. Her Hps set in a thin
line of determination.
"I came all the way from New
York to find him," she remarked,
"and I'm going to sef the thing
through. I must have money to
support my children."
She made no mention of Frances
Reeme.
Mrs. Mndge is a small woman,
about 38 years old. She is fashion
ably dressed. When she speaks
she accents her remarks with quick,
decisive gestures.
Has Two Aliases.
In her petition Mrs. Mudge says
her husband has been using two
aliases since he deserted her two
years ago. He has large deposits in
the United States National bank
under the name of Don Wallace,
she says, and she alleges that the
Updike Grain company owes her
husband large sums of money. She
asked the court to enjoin both the
United States National bank and the
Updike company to prevent her hus
band from disposiing of this prop
erty. He is also drawing $25,000 a year
from the Home Security company
of Sioux City, la., where he is em
ployed under the name of Wallace,
she says.
In her petition she charges that
her husband and Frances Reeme
(Continued on PaK Two, Column One.)
Cities to Take Entire
New York Allotment
of Parcels Post Sales
Washington, Aug. 9. Under an
arrangement with the War depart
ment, the entire allotment of sur
plus army food stores for New York
state probably will be taken up by
municipalities of that state for dis
tribution and there will be no par
cels post sales or sales by other fed
eral agencies in the state.
Dr. Eugene H. Porter, head of
the New York state division of foods
and markets, called on the director
of sales today and was told that if
the New York municipalities submit
ted orders for these surplus supplies
by August 15, they would be filled
tq the extent of the state's allot
ment, which js approximately 200
carloads of assorted commodities.
Mr. Porter indicated a belief that
the municipalities would take up
promptly the entire state allotment
and the question of its distribution
would be worked out promptly as a
state and municipal matter.
Ferris Enters Race for
Gore's Seat in U. S. Senate
Oklahoma City, Okl.. Aug 9
Congressman Scott Ferris of Law
ton, who has represented the Sixth
Oklahoma district for the last 13
years, has announced that he will be
a candidate for the democratic nomi
nation for United States senator in
1020.
Congressman Ferris enters the
race for the seat occupied by the
blind senator. T. P. Gore, who also
is a resident of Lawton. Ferris will
make the race on his record as a
supporter of President Wilson.
Ambassador Gray?
London; Sunday, Aug. 10 The
Sunday Observer announces that
the post of ambassador to the
United States has been offered to
Viscount Gray. The newspaper
says that Viscount Gray has not yet
reached a decision,
WdWnm r :
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OPERATIVE
f!CE OF
U
I BUSY
Order Issued Saturday Directs
Entire Secret Service of
Bureau of Information to
Uncover Food Hogs.
PROMPT ACTION OF
CONGRESS PROMISED
CITIES MAY BUY
FOOD SUPPLIES
ON 10-DAY TIME
Government to Extend Credit
to Municipalities Will
Start Receiving Or
ders at Once..
The United States air mail serv-
tr 1-rmior,lf tr Omaha latf last PVP-
i ing final instructions relating to the
sale ot millions ot pounds ot surplus
food stock by the War department,
which starts Monday.
Secretary of War Baker instructed
Col. G. S. Bingham, chief quarter
master officer at the Omaha army
depot, "To commence at once receiv
ing orders for foodstuffs. The sale
will be by case lots, under a sched
ule of prices issued at Washington.
Under these instructions goods
fan be sold by credit to municipali
ties, state, county and public insti
tutions; and by cash payment, for
warded under signature, to post
masters, acting as agents for the
parcel post, Boy Scouts and em
ployes of the government.
Credit Plan. ',
The credit plan, in detail, is:
In the sale of municipalities, state,
county and public institutions, the
secretary of war has authorized
credit to be extended on orders
signed by properly authorized of
ficials for a period of not to exceed
10 days from receipt of goods.
Municipalities or other local gov
ernments, who, owing to their char
ter and laws, are unable to buy and
sell, will be shipped stores in not
less than case lots, the goods to be
paid for or returned within 30 days.
Shipments of this kind are to be
made only when the mayor of the
city or the head of the local govern
ment either acts as the government's
agent and supervises the distribution
of the food, or appoints someone
else to so act.
Municipalities pay freight from
point of shipment and pay freight on
any goods returned. Shipments will
be divided into two classesT those
(Continued on I'aee Nine, Column Three.)
Plan Ordinance to
Punish Persons Who
Allow Food to Spoil
An ordinance aimed at persons or
firms who allow food supplies to
spoil has heen prepared by Mayor
Smith and he will introduce it into
the city council this week.
The mayor wrote the ordinance
following his discovery of cars of
fruit alleged to be rotting in the lo
cal railroad yards. He found there
was no ordinance of the city provid
ing a means of punishing persons
who might allow food to spoil and
th-re is no state law which deals
with it either.
ALLIED PROTEST
LETTER REFUSED
BY ROUMANIAN
Officials at Washington
Deny Pershing Recalled
Washington, Aug. "9. Secretary
Baker and General March, chief of
staff, said today they knew noth
ing of any order recalling General
Pershing to the United States.
I White House officials sa'd they had
not been advised that such an order
'had gone forward.
Commander in Budapest De
clines to Accept Missive Ten
dered ly Britisher.
London, Aug. 9. General Gordon,
British representative on the inter
allied military commission, appoint
ed by the allies to arrange a settle
ment at Budapest, visited the Rou
manian commander in that city, Fri
day to protest against the excesses
of fhe Roumanian troops, according
to advices from Vienna. The com
mander declined to accept General
Gordon's letter of protest.
Commander Issues Statement.
Paris, Aug. 9. The Rumanian
command in Budapest has issued
this statement:
"I hope the whole world will take
pains to learn the truth about the
peril which forced us to fight for
our lives. We have never left the
peace conference and shall obey its
orders, but we cannot sign the Aus
trian treaty if it contains the pro
visions for the protection of minor
ities. We believe it is wrong for
the big powers to force such condi
tions on the small powers.
"We favored a clause proposed for
the league of nations which would
have guaranteed the rights of all
persons, regardless of race or reli
gion and believe that such action
should be taken by all the nations
acting together and imposed upon
all alike rather thaty upon a few
small powers by the great powers."
M. Misu stated that the Central
Powers took 2,000 locomotives from
the Roumanians, leaving them only
200, of which 80 were really in good
repair. Roumania will probably get
back about 1,000 locomotives under
the armistice terms it is enforcing
against Hungary, M. Misu declared.
(Continued on Page Two, Column OneT)
Striking Street Car
Men in New York
Call Off Walkout
New York, Au?. 9. The strike
which for four days has paralyzed
traffic on the surface, subway and
elevated lines of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit company, was called off
Saturday night after an agreement
had been reached between represen
tatives of the strikers and Lindley
M. Garrison, receiver for the road.
Under the agreement the strikers
win their principal demand, recogni
tion of the Amalgamated Associa
tion of Street and Electrical Rail
way Employers, provided they can
show that 50 per cent of the com
pany's employes were members of
the union August 8.
Other clauses provide that Mr.
Garrison will receive a committee
presenting grievances of the em
ployes; that any grievances whichl
lUIIMMl Mt. aUJUllU Will L, 3UU11IIIHU
to arbitration and that the receiver
and the strikers bind themselves to
abide by the results of such arbitra
tion. . S
If arbitration becomes necessary
a board of three will be constituted,
consisting of Mr. Garrison, or his,
designee, P T. Shea, member of the
Amalgamated executive committee
or his designee and a member to!
be selected by the two. ' J
AUTO GOES OVER
30-FOOT BANK;
DRIVER KILLED
F. E. Middlebrook Dies in
Clarkson Hospital Following
Accident Woman Com
panion Is Injured.
F. E. Middlebrook, proprietor of
the Crown dairy, 1617 Howard
street, died at 11:10 last night as the
result of an automobile accident at
Seventieth and Dodge streets earlier
in the evening.
Grace Gibbs, aged 42, 617 South
Nineteenth street, was also injured
in the accident. Her condition is
not serious.
Middlebrook and the woman were
riding in a Ford truck east on Dodge
street. Middlebrook was driving. A
coupe, the identity of which is not
known to the police, crowded Mid
dlebrook's car from the road, grazeij
its front wheel and turned it over a
30-foot embankment burying Mid
dlebrook beneath it. " The truck
turned over twice in its descent from
the road. The woman was thrown
clear of the wreckage and escaped
with a severe gash above her left
knee and minor bruises. Middle
brook suffered a fractured pelvis and
internal injuries.
Dr. C. O. Rich, a passerby, admin
istered emergency treatment to both
and had them removed to Clarkson
Memorial hospital, where Middle
brook later died.
The bank over which the "death
car plunged was almost a sheer drop.
The injured were taken to the hos
pital in Brailey & Dorrance ambu
lance and the body of Middlebrook
turned over to that establishment
for burial. Middlebrook lived at 520
South Sixteenth street.
Police Seek Fiance
Of Murdered Girl; ,
Body Found in Ditch
Eaton, Colo., Aug. 9. That Eva
Bingham, 20 years old, of McGrew,
Neb., was slain by the man she re
fused to marry, was alleged today by
her relatives when they asked the
police to find a young man who has
been attentive to her.
The girl's body was found in an
irrigation ditch near Eaton yester
day. She evidently had been beaten
to death.
Miss Bingham met the man on
the day of her disappearance, more
than a week ago. She has not been
seen in Eaton since. Police have
asked authorities at McGrew to aid
them.
Bill Hart Wins Case
Against Film Company
Washington, Aug. 9. The W.-IL
Production company has been or
dered by the federal trade commis
tion to discontinue the re-naming
of old moving picture films featur
ing William S. Hart without "clear
ly, distinctly and unmistakably" in
dicating to the public that they are1
old films renamed. In announcing
its decision the commission said it
had found that the previous prac
tice of the company was an unfair
method of competition,
Proceed at Once With
Legislative Measures Urged
by President Wilson in His
Address on Friday.
Washington, Aug. 9. (By The As
sociated Press.) Tangible results
from the investigation of hoarding
and profiteering initiated by Attor
ney General Palmer are expected to
develop in the immediate future as
the result of an order today direct-"
ing the entire secret service of the
bureau of information to assist the
forces now at work trying to un
cover instances in which the public
has been gouged by the illegal con- "
trol of prices.
Officials of the Department of Jus
tice said reports from many sections'
of the country showed the search
for evidence of extortion in the
necessities of life was proceeding
vigorously and it wVs indicated that
many prosecutions might come very
soon.
Announcement also was made to
day tha' congss would proceed
promptly with legislation measures
recommended by President Wilson'
in his address yesterday as neces
sary to stop the "vicious practices" .
which have been largely responsible
for the rising Ttsi of living. y,-i-
Republican Leader Mondell stated
in the house that appropriations'
would be made at once to enable the
government departments to attack ;
the problem and Chairman Haugen '
announced that the agriculture com-
mittee would begin hearings Mon
day on legislation to control the
time food could be held in colfi
storage.
Senate Already at Work.
The senate interstate commerce
committee discussed suggestions of
the president that interstate ship
ments of necessities be controlled
by a - licensing commission and
Chairman Cummins announced that
he would appoint a subcommittee
Monday to recommend such legisla
tion as it should decide was neces
sary. ,v.
There were indications at the
White House that President Wilson
might let the high cost of living pair
with the league of nations speaking
tour of the country which tie soon
is to make. The president has been
devoting virtually all of his time re ,
cently to the economic situation and :
has come to believe that the impor
tance of the question demands dis
cussion equally with the big inter
national problem.
Suggestion by the president for
federal licensing of all corporations
engaged in interstate commerce1 and
for extension of the food control
law, met with the greatest opposi- -tion
in congressional circles. Many i
of the opponents of the league of na
tions in the senate criticised the
stress laid by the president on early
ratification of the peace treaty.'
some-of them declaring there was no
connection between ratification ani
the cost of living.
First (Arrests Made.
Cleveland, Aug. 9 What are be
lieved to be the first arrests in the "
country resulting from county soe-
cial grand jury investigations into
ttie high cost of living, were made
here today when three officers of
the Ohio Farmers' Co-Operative
Milk company, an organization of
2,000 farmers and dairymen. wrr
hken into custody. .
lhe men, with four other officers.,.
were indicted today by the Cuya
hoga county special grand jury in
vestigating milk conditions, on
charges of violating the Valentine
anti-trust law. -.
Sugar Uffen Held. '. .
Pittsburgh. Aue. 9. George JAT '
Sheehan, president and directing -head
of the Central Sugar company, :
Chicago, and three reoreseirtativM .
of the concern's local branch, were ,
neid tor tne isovember term of the
United States district court bv Fed
eral Commissioner Edward F. Duf-
fey, following a lieanne here today
on charges growing out of alleged
sugar profiteering.
1 he tour men were charged with
conspiracy to violate section four
of the federal food act. which makes
it unlawful to charge unreasonable
prices for the necessities of life
Bolsheviki Suffering
Shortage of Munitions
London. Atic. 9. The KnUhpu'l-!
are suffering a shortage of muni
tions and havp hren nhlicprt in rc
,. 5 - ' .V Y u
operations against the troops of
(imirai ivoicnak, head ot the all
Russian government at Omsk, ac
cording to advices received here.
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