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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-28
LEAK PRoBERs HAND !
LAWSON REAL ROAST
Declare No Support or Corrobnration
Found For Boston FinaxAcders
Acctim tioMA.
REPORTERS HELD RESPONSIBLE
Essary and Price Declared To Have
Been Real Leak" In Much-Ad.
yertised Advance InfoFMAt1on A
To Peace Note.

Washington, Feb. 27.--Two news
paper correspondents were charged
with sole responsibility for the Teak"
Of the contents Of the presidents
peace message to wall street by the
house rules committee today. report
ing the result Of its investigation to
the house. The correspondents nAmed
were w. w. Price. formerly OF the
Washington Star. and ]. Fred Ns-
sary. Of the Baltimore Sun.
The committee reported that no
evidence adduusd showed that any
Of the correspondents prseeut q the
famous interview with 6ecreeofy OF
cemhter 20, when he announcsd .
note would be forthcoming. had been
guilty Of Any breach Of confidence.
1t was shown that Price and e.
sary learned Of tho note from. some
OF those who were present ct the
Lansing conference. ana that they
gave out the information immediate
ly to stock brokers with whom they
had been In the habit Of communal
eating.
Roast for Lawson.
The committee severely criticised
Thomas w. lawson and declared that
no support or corroboration whatever
had been found for the Boston hnan-
cier's accusations duplicating high
government offciais and others a.
benenciaries Of the leak"
The committee has examined UNI
der oath and by aid Of counsel every
person named or suggested by Mr.
lawson" the report stated. mot
one of them supported or corrcbor-
ated these charges. On the con-
trary. every one OF them contradict
ed him.
mot one OF these charges Of the
witness Lawson, therefore, was sus-
tanned by the evidence. His every
statement in support of them proved
to be founded either on pure fYnagf-
nation or idle, irresponsible or ma
ilcious gossip"
Secretary OF the Treasury McAdoo
and Private Secretary to the Presi-
dent Joseph p. Tumulty were COM
pletely exonerated. Mrs. Ruth Thorn
ason Visconti. named by Lawson as
his informant concerning the alleged
connection of Tumulty and Price with
the Teak" was declared by the COM
mittee to have had no personal knowl-
edge OF the facts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-28
DENVER LABOR JOURNAL SAYS
DRY LAW HAS BENEFITED
ORGANIZED LABOR

(F'rom Editorial in Denver Labor Bull
letin Organ of Organized Labor,
February 5, 1910
Frequently the Bulletin receives
letters from other sections of the
country asking what effect statewide
prohibition has had upon wage earn
ers and the labor movement of Colo
RADIO. To these we are always pleas
ed to reply that the law had worked
a wonderful revolution for good, and
at least rs per cent Of the union vot-
ers who were against the amendment
would vote to retain 1t now should
the occasion arise. Last fall when
1t was sought to amend the law to
permit the manufacture and sale of
beer in this state, the proposition was
defeated by an adverse majority of
$4,000 votes.
There are more we'll fed, better
clothed and happy families Of work
ing people in Colorado than ever be-
fore. Especially have members OF
organized labor realized during the
past year the faliacy of that old
slogan about the saloon being 1.-The
poor mans club" They have dis
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-28

covered that this so-called poor
mans club" got a very large share
of their earnings, which now goes to
support the family or establish a
bank account.
The Bulletin has no hesitancy In
saying that on the whole the condi-
ton OF Colorado working people IS
at least SO per cent better as re-
suit of statewide prohibition. The in
crease in savings deposits last year
was truly remarkable. and retail
merchants declare collections are from
40 to so per cent better under pro-
hibition than when the saloon door
stood wide open to invite the wage
Garner bearing pay envelope.
During he week preceding Christ
mas the banks of Denver paid out
over one half million dollars to mem
bers of savings clubs practically ali
of whom were wage-earners. Thi.
great amount of money was really an
accumulation that had hitherto been
spent for liquor or its accessories.
| Today 1t Is practically impossible
to find a member of organized labor
! in Colorado advocating return OF
| former conditions with the open ga.
| loon and its accompanying crime.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-28
MAURY MONUMENT MOVE
Is TEMPORARILY HALTED

on account of the present interna-
tional situation. and because of the
demands to be made upon the COM
munity for war relief funds, CASTOR
Lichtenstein, corresponding secretary
of the Matthew Fontaine Maury as
ISOLATION, announces that efforts to
erect monument to the celebrated
Virginia scientist are temporarily
halted. For the above reasons no
meeting OF the organization was held
dG-ing this month.
The activities OF the association
have received widespread notice. Yes
terday request for literature came
all the way from Pasadena, Cal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-28

Governor Stuart yesterday Issued .
requisition on the governor of Penn
sylvania for the return OF Isham Car
ter. alias Sunny Carter. wanted In this
city for murder. He 10 under arrest In
p -iladelphia. Sergeant Bailey made
the trip to the Quaker City for the
man
Another reauisition was issued on the
governor OF Louisiana for the return
OF Fl. C. Noble. wanted In Fredsricks-
burg for forging telegraph money or
ders. lie Is under arrest In New Or
leans, and Sheriff Chichester. Of Fred
ericksburg. will bring him back to the
state.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-28
COURT AIDS LIQUOR SHIPPERS
Holds Session at Midnight to Compel
Acceptance of Shippere

Acceptance of Shippers.
Evansville, Ind, Feb. 27.--When
an express company refused to accept
liquor shipments into Tennessee from
local companies because of the bone
dry law going into effect In that state
Wednesday night, Judge r. NJ. Hos
letter convened superior court at 1880
O'Clock yesterday morning and by
1880 had enioined the express COM
pany from refusing to accept the ship
ments
Dealers said that il the court had
waited for its regular session they
would have been unable to get their
shipments into Tennessee before
Thursday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-28

c. vernor Stuart yesterday appointed
Judge A. d. Dabney. Of Charlottesville,
to hold the March term OF the circuit
court In Nottoway next week. Judge
southali, the jurist in that section. 10
Ill In 81. Luke's hospital in this city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-28
THIS. Is WEEK OF
PRIZE OPPORTUNITY
The Way Be Sure to Win Prize Ballot and to Practically
Assure Yourself of Eventual Success Is Pile Up Subscrp
lions This Standings in District This Morning.

First prize--5oo, GEO votes
Second prize--40o,0 600 votes.
Third prize-soe,ooo votes,
Fourth prize-200.oo0 votes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Plenty of Flour in
Sight; More on Way

Plenty Of -four is in sight, and even
more is on the way. The news comes
direct from the Food Administration. IN
Washington.
According to the statement issued by
the Food Administration last night, tho
arrival of 10000 barrels from Australia
has upset the West Coast -four mar
ket. The imported -four is being Of
tered at So and 50 a barrel. Australia
now has about l35,000,000 bushels OF
wheat for export, and as shipping "a
cilities make it difficult to reach Euro
pean ports, more and more OF It is eX-
pected to be sent here direct.
Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Duluth
mills, according to "The Northwestern
Miller" produced an aggregate o;
$4,000 barrels of -four last week. This
was more than 100000 barrels in excess
of the preceding week, and $4,000 bar
rels more than was milled the same
week a year ago.
Local -four dealers say but little Of
the wheat marketed by the Western
farmers is reaching the seaboard. Many
of the Eastern mills, in consequence,
are finding it difficult to secure enough
to fill their -four order.
With Australian wheat arriving in a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Minneapolis Editors
Are u. S. Prisoners

ST. PAUL, Sept 2O.-Alexis Georgian.
editor of "The New Times" of Mime
apolis, and his assistant editor, Brum-
baugh, were arrested in the foyer OF
the Auditorium by the local police at
the instance of the Public Safety Com
mission and turned over to the Federal
authorities for violation Of the eSplon-
age law al the very moment La Toilette
was speaking inside TO the non-partisan
convention worse stuff than they mad
printed in copies Of their paper, which
they were distributing.
"The New Times" contained an arti-
Gle headed Minnesota in Grip Of
USurped Military Dictatorship and
savagely denounced Governor Burn
ouist and the Public Safety Commits
sion of Minnesota for breaking up a
Socialist meeting at Dale, MINI, last
Sunday.
Read all abou, your Kaiser" said
Georgian as he handed out the papers.
you've still gone one; | sent mine TO
Siberia"
Georgian is Russian subject and
was thrown out OF the Minneapolis
meeting Of the American League for
Labor and Democracy by order OF
President Samuel Gompers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Devonshire Thanks
Ottawa Parliament
Session Ends After Enactment
of Important War
Measures

OTTAWA, Sept. 20. The last session
of the twelfth Parliament of Canada
ended late to-day, when the Governor
General, the Duke of Deyonshire, gave
assent to legislation enacted and de-
clared Parliament prorogUed. - his
speech from the throne, after thauHjnS
the members in the name of the King
for the liberal provision made for the
needs OF the public service and for the
prosecution of the war, the Governor
General said:
although the stress of war becomes
increasingly severe. the people OF Can
ada, resolute in the supreme purpose OF
achieving through victory an abiding
peace. have not faltered. And | am
confident that whatever further ef-
forts are necessary will unhesitatlngIy
be put forth in the stern determination
that the vast sacrifices already made
; hall not have been in vain
The session has lasted eight months,
during which many important matters
have been decided To meet the ex-
pense of Canadian war operations $780,
900. 900 was voted. CONSUMPTION was
enacted to provide 100000 reinforce
ments for Canadian troops in the field.
The Prime Minister has stated that
he will strengthen his government by
reorganization. and it is expected that
he will call into II several representa-
tive Liberals. The election Is to be
held before Christmas. The issues will
be CONSUMPTION and government rail
way ownership.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Rhondda Threatens Britain
With Compulsory Ration
Will Take Drastic Action if Voluntary Measures Do Not
Succeed-Praises Hoover for Efficient Cooperation
in Buying of Food for Allies

Ministry of Food shortly will be lcav-
ing here for New York. Owen Hugh
Smith. who has been Minister of NUM-
tons, will head the mission, which will
be attached to Lord Northcliffe's or
ganization. Mr.. Smith will be accom-
panied by various experts on food pro-
duction and purchase"
Baron Rhondda also announced that
Sir Joseph White Todd, a member OF
the British Sugar Commission, and J.
K. Drake, Lordon broker, were going
to New-York rs the British members of
Mr.. Hoover's sugar committee. Pend
ing their arrival, Baron Rhondda said,
"as an instance of our complete conf
dence in Herbert Hooyer's fairness and
sound judgment" he had asked Mr.
Hoover not to await the arrival Of the
British commissioners, but to 90 ahead
and purchase and arrange the alloca-
ton Of the Cuban. sugar crop on Grea.
Britain's behalf.
American Women Can Help
II hope the exportable surplus OF
Canadian and American primary food
stuffs will be much larger than the
present estimates, as the result of food
economies, by which American and
Canadian homes are helping to win
the war just as surely as is the pro-
duction of munitions" Baron Rhondda
said. Every American woman is in a
position to bring the inevitable atone
ment fer the brutal outrages in Bel
gium, Armenia, Serbia, the sinking Of
the Lusitania and other horrors by her
dGy-by-day economies. They need have
no fear that their sacrifices will be
wasted here.
"Unless the Entente Allies are able
10 import the supplies necessary for
the armies and the populations victory
may slip from our united grasp. In re-
gard 20 prices to-day, we are paying the
United States and Canada more than
double the range that existed before
the war. | have heard it asked, What
does that matter, as long as the pur-
chases are financed by the United
States? -
my answer is that unless prices de-
termined upon are fair an unnecessary
burden is placed on the backs of the
Allied governments, European con-
sumers. American and Canadian tax
payers, and, relatively, on every food
consumer in America for the sole bene-
fit of a small section Of the community.
81 now am able to limit the profits
derived by those engaged in the food
industries Of the United Kingdom. We
examine the books and apply system
Of cost and expense. | expect to hear
that Mr.. Hoover and Mr.. Hanna have
taken similar steps so that we will be
Gblc TO assure the people that the exist
inc high prices of imported food do not
represent prOiiteering.
"Unless the existing high levels are
reduced the poorer classes in the Unit
ed Kingdom, France and Italy are faced
with many privations.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Hoover Aids Plan
To Feed Big Army
Will Cooperate With War
Department in Solving
Cantonment Problems


WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-The War
Department and the food administra-
ton in conference to-day arranged for
full cooperation in subsistence prob
lens that will arise when the 100000
r~en of the new army are all IN their
environments. A permanent JOINT COM
mittce will be named soon to deal with
such questions.
Waste of food. which has been both
ersomo in the officers training camps,
is not expected to cause much difficulty
in the cantonments. In the latter the
preparation Of food will be in the
hands of trained mess cooks, who have
been prepared for their duties by spe-
cial courses in army cooking schools.
The subsistence of the army is under
charge Of the quartermaster general
while inspection and sanitation are
controlled by the medical departmeny
Of the army.
To-day's meeting in the food admin
stration Offices was attended by rep
resentatives of the War Department
scientists. resident members OF the
United States food administration and
members Of the advisory committee on
qlimentation and the committee on pup
lie health Of the food administration.
The meeting was addressed by FOOD
Administrators Hoover. Quartermaster
General Sharpe. Surgeon Generai
Gorgas and others.
Il was the unanimous opinion that
difficult as it will be TO provide SUP
sistence for the huge National Army
with efficiency under present conditions
Of markets and stringency OF food sup
plies, success Is certain with the CO.
operation OF all departments diTectly
or indirectly concerned In the prooiems'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Patriotic Appeal
To Longshorenen
Ends Dock Strike
Workers to Return to Jobs
To-day, Leaving Troubles
to Arbiters

The longshoremen's strike ended yes
terdsy, when, by vote of almost two
to one, the men decided to return to
work and settle their troubles by arbi-
traton. Some Of the $500 strikers re-
ported for work Immediately. All will
be back this morning
On every other question the long
shoreman might differ with the world.
Appeal to his patriotism, however, and
he takes second place to no one. When
Captain William b. Baker, of the United
States Army Transport Service, faced
close to thousand of the strikers at
the meeting of the International Long
shoremen's Union, at the Grand Opera
House, Eighth Avenue ard Twenty-third
Street, yesterday afternoon, and told
them that the American soldiers in
France might suffer if they continued
to remain away from work, the fate Of
the strike was settled then and there.
Baker Carries Day
Strong appeals were made to the
men to go back to their work by r. B.
Stevens. vice-chairman of the Inter
national Shipping Board. lie pointed
out to them the possibility, if they
remained on strike, of the harbor be-
ing declared government reservation,
with a CONSUMPTION of labor following
The logic of Mr.. Stevens was Offset,
however, by fiery speech by Walter
ODonnell, president OF an uptown To-
cal, urging the men not TO yield. and
it was not until Captain Baker APP
pcaled TO their patriotism that it be-
came at all certain they would vote
to return TO work.
The Federal Board Of Adjustments.
of which Mr.. Stevens. I. V. O'Connor,
president of the international union;
p. A. S. Franklin, president of the In
ternational Mercantile Marine. and
Walter +. Lippman, assistant 10 New
ton d. Baker, Secretary of War, are
members. will now undertake TO set
tie the difficulties between the long
shoremen and the shipping companies.
May Mean New Wage Scale
Il is the confident belief, both OF the
shipping men and OF the officers OF the
union, that there will be little difficulty
in settling the immediate cause Of the
present dispute between the men. II -
quite likely, too. now that arbitration
has been resorted to, that the question
of a new wage scale will be referred to
the same board.
The scale on which the men are now
working expires on October |. At that
time it must either be reattirmed or
modified. There are no great differ
ences between the companies and thu
men over wages, and it is probable a
satisfactory new scale will be arranged
and adopted at once.
The strike, which ended yesterday
affected loading at the American
Anchor, French and Italian line piers,
in the North River, and the Ward Line
piers, in the East River, and resulted
from the refusal of the international
Mercantile Marine to dismiss Frank
Larbardo. a foreman. LarbardO had
discharged two men whose reinState-
ment the union demanded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Jur Lives, Our Fortunes
md Our Honor Pledged

After declaring that political democ-
.aVy IL but means TO industrial de-
Iocfsey, the preamble pledges Our
ives, our fortunes and our sacred hon
VI 70 our country and our flag in this,
o1t war and declares that. true to the
uesis Of their fathers and single in the
purpose 70 make the world safe for
ySmocracy, politically and .ndustrially,
ue farmers OF sixteen states and labor
-n!onists Of eleven states "do hereby
sanlrm our Unalterable loyalty and al
glance 70 our fellow citizens and our
'Oernment IN this world struggle and
tneir every need" support is pledged
me government In its great task OF
sg0latlng the food supply, price flying
u dealing with profiteering. The
"ggnteers are rOundly condemned.
me government is urged to take
Evyeuy steps 10 see that the substan-
ny. ~" reduction in the price of wheat IS
rasseo on TO the consumers. II this
''unot be done, then the government
a. urged TO take over the whole wheat
1our and bread business, from farmer
consumer.
me government is urged TO lend
bvney TO farmers who lack funds TO
y seed wheat, 20 dispense with the
vlNees Of middlemen in buying
,eS'' IN initiate the French zone sys-
,, IN OF dealing with wheat and flour
ts'.es' and TO make the milling value
o. wheat the basic test of price and
The government is urged to take the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Grain Elevator Men
Strike; Blame |. w. w.

CHICAGO. Sept. 90. A strike broke
out in the South Chicago grain ele-
vators to-day, seriously threatening the
movement of the huge grain stores OF
the Calumet River district. South Chit
cago and Hegewisch police were DIS
patched TO the elevators, from which
came calls for protection.
George F.. Marcy, president OF the
Armour Grain Company, which oper-
ates a string Of elevators affected, de-
clared the walkout due TO the agitation
Of |. W. W. organizers and Hungarians,
sympathizers with Germany.
The largest elevators affected are the
South Chicago d, the Rialto, the River
and the Norris.
IL have known for a month that some
influence was at work among the men
attempting to create dissatisfaction
said George Lightfoot, superintendent
Of the South Chicago elevator. Il had
reason to believe that the agitation was
inspired by the |. W. W. or related
organization
The majority of the elevators are
still untouched or not seriously affected
by the strike, and confidence was felt
that not enough men would walk out TO
cripple the grain industry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21

LONDON, Sept 2O.-Inauguration OF
a new food economy campaign in Great
Britain was announced to-day by Baron
Rhondda, the Food Controller. If vol
untary measures fail, he said, 81 shall
have no conjunction in putting the ma
tion on compulsory rations.'
Baron Rhondda added that the dan
ger of the situation did not lie in the
submarine peril, but in the worlds
shortage Of cereals, meats and fats.
Baron Rhondda made this statement
to the American correspondents here
after telling them that the minimum
foodstutf requirements from the United
States and Canada during the forth
coming twelve months would be more
than 100000 tons, representing an
expenditure Of 81 $50, 100000.
The Food Controller also announced
measures for stabilizing the sugar
trade. with committee in New York TO
supervise Cuban purchases.
"Thc establishment of this committee
and Of q meats and fats executive,
said Baron Rhondda, els typical of the
way in which we are all now working
together 10 solve the Allied food prob
lem with the least possible dislocation
of trade and in united determination
that the armies and civil populations
shall be provided at a fair price with
food enough to assure victory
Corporation With Hoover
"Most Of the money is to be spent y
the United States for cereals, hog prod
ucts, sugar and meat" Baron Rhondda
continued "ln view of the figures It is
necessary to emphasize the vital I'M
portance Of the continuance of the
closest possible cooperation among Mr..
Hoover, the American Food Controller,
and Mr.. Hanna, Food Controller of
Canada. and myself. Several steps in
this direction have been taken. Tho
first is the formation by France, italy
and Great Britain of meats and fats
executive. In the future all Entente
Allied purchases Of bacon. ham, lard,
butter and cheese in the United States
will be pooled through this executive,
thus eliminating competitive buying
among the Allies, which raises prices
in the United States and at home
Baron Rhondda went on appreca-
lively in regard to Lord Northciiifc's
efforts in the United States. adding:
Our buying organization in New
York Is receiving invaluable coopera-
ton from Mr.. Hoover. OF course.
emergency measures such as those of
to-day entail inconvenience and sacri-
fee. but am glad to say that packers
and agents here and on the other side
are showing every disposition to CO.
q, re- IN a n
of other foodstuTs may be established
before long.
"A special mission representing the