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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-01
HOLSTERS ON
PACKERS TRAIL
At CHICAGO
Butter Makers Explain How
Company Worked to StifIe
Competition in Rural
Sections of State.

CHICAGO, March Government
contracts for millions OF pounds Of
meats. labor troubles and employ
ers' methods 20 oppose them: the
difficulties OF retail meat dealers in
Chicago, and obstacles placed IN the
way OF butter makers in rural In
diana were some Of the subjects
touched en- today in the federal
trade commission investigation of
the packing industry.
Under the questioning Of Francis
J. Heney. counsel for the commits
sion, witnesses told OF the difficulty
in making a reasonable profit in the
retail meat business in Chicago. liz
direct conflict with statements THAI
retail butchers were responsible in
some degree for high meat prices.
Mr.. Hsney brought out that the
question Of changing government
specifications so as 10 permit cheap
eT meats being included in army
contracts had been considered by
the five big packing houses and the
quartermasteT's department.
Heney Wants More Documents.
At the same time there came from
Washington announcement that
congress had been asked by the fed
eral trade commission, at the in
stance Of Mr.. Heney. TO enact speedy
legislation 10 legalize the opening
OF the private and confidential files
Of the packers which the govern
ment investigators say they believe
contain documents tending TO show
plans to take control OF the meat
industry.
The appeal to congress was based
on the conflict between the commits
sion and Henry Needer Of Chicago,
counsel for Swift & Co. over pos
session OF files in the Needer private
vault which was opened at the or
der of Mr.. Heney some time ago.
Determination OF the authority over
the papers which Mr.. Henev
charges tend 10 prove the intent TO
commit a felony through collusive
bidding by the packers OH govern
ment meat contracts, now rests with
the United States circuit court Of
appeals here on an appeal from a
decision CT Judge Lands that the
Needer vaults were legally opened
under a search warrant. Arguments
on the appeal was set for tomorrow
but now is expected TO be continued
fo- at least a day.
Packers After DooIittIe.
At one point today the hearing
reverted to congressional action in
1916 on proposed federal investi-
cation Of the packing house indus
try. In one letter read into the rec
ord. .. G.. Claim. jr., a lawyer OF
Kansas City, Kas.. acknowledged
receipt OF information from Thomas
Creigh OF Chicago, relative to Con-
gresham Dudley Doolittle OF the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-01
important to all Women
Readers of this Paper.

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women nave kidney or bladder
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If the kidneys are not in a
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the other organs TO become diseas-
ed.
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headache and loss Of ambition
poor health makes you nervous,
irritable and may be Respondent; j;
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But hundreds of women claim
that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, by
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proved TO be just the remedy need
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A good kidney medicine, possess
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-01
NE " MARRIAGE
LAWS IN TURKEY
Divorce Is Not So Easy as Be-
fOre-POIygamy Is Still
Recognized.

AMSTERDAM, March 1. - Mar
riage and divorce in Turkey have
become subject to much stricter
laws than heretofore. according 10
information received here. A re-
cent enactment makes the civil
ceremony compulsory for Moham-
medans. Christians and Jews alike.
Priests of all confessions are no
longer authorized To solemnize a
marriage which has not been pre-
visously registered before Turkish
magistrat.
Polygamy is recognized by the
new law: but should a Moslem wish
TO take unto himself a second wife.
ne may no longer divorce the first
one upon the second brides de-
mand, as has been the practice. In
der the old Turkish system. divorces
were not difficult TO obtain. and
wives had few rights The new law
however, places the wife's status on
a much higher level. 1T provides
that a reconciliation shall first
be sought between two parties for
which purpose a specia tribunal
with court of appeal has been in
stituted.
Westerners regard as one serious
flaw in the new law the fact that
il fixes the legal marrying age at
nine for the girl and u for the
boy. True, the consent Of the par
ents or guardians of the matrimO-
NAL candidates must be obtained
until they are L and Is years of
are respectively, but it is recalled
. that the former Abdul Hamid. rec
ognizing the evils of child marriage,
ordained that II years should be
the lowest marrying age for a girl.
I'm this alone, the new law is reac-
tionary.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-01

fourth Karsas district.
Another Doolittle letter signed by
Thomas Creigh replied TO the Clafin
letter. Included i'm it under date
Of Aug. 81, 1916. was the follow
ing:
Thanks for your favor of the
18th with reference TO the Doolittle
trade commission beef trust COM
plant Tie Doolittle complaint is
a turn in the direction that I was
asking you to look into there. Cuda-
ny seems TO be omitted. I hope you
will be able TO instil into the con-
grCssman's mind the notion that ne
did the right thing in leaving us out
In some hearings before the sub
judiciary committee of the house
certainly tried 10 make our indie
pendence very plain; the point be-
ing that we never had any interest
In the National Packing company
and are not parties defendant i'm the
last set of beef trust prosecutions. q"
Mr.. Heney explained that Mr.
Creigh is general counsel for Cuda-
ny & Co.
Record Price for Livestock.
The letter closed with the para
graph:
con the other hand with the pres
ent record breaking price being paid
for livestock what possible benefit
can come ito livestock constituents
Of any congressman in seeking %
impair the financial ability of the
principal purchasers Of livestock"
Another inquiry by Thomas
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-01
No Sacrifice to Help The
Profiteers, Says Labor Head

time and a half for overtime and
double pay for holidays. We think
this penalty OF added expense pre-
vents the employer from asking
their men TO work overtime except
hen it is really necessary"
He declared that the saloon in
the back Of the Yards" district
was an argument in favor OF the
shorter work day and higher WAGES
and that If these demands are
granted the money spent by stock
yards employees i'm these places will
materially decrease.
Ridicules Packers Charge.
He ridiculed the contention of
witnesses for the packers that
shorter hours and higher wages
said experience i'm other industrial
centers had proved the reverse.
At the close of his testimo ny
judge Alschuler. the arbitrator,
stated the argument of thu packers
that it is lmpracticable 10 install
three eight hour shifts in the large
plants and two eight hour gangs in
the smaller houses and meet the
governments war demands without
making extensive plant alterations
requiring two years time to com
plete." and asked if Mr.. Gompers
had any concrete suggestions re-
gardng the practical application
Of ;he shorter day basis in the pres
ent emergency.
The witness said he had little
technical knowledge of the details
Of the packing industry, but added
he believed it could be worked out
if there was a real desire on the
part of the packers TO do so.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-01

Creigh relative TO Congressman Doc .
little was incorporated in a letter
read by Heney. saying:
Would appreciate any informd-
ton -egarding prospects of On
gresham Doolittle's reelection. Not
withstanding high price livestock.
he is trying to capitalize by activ-
ity against packers"
Just before adjournment one or
the examiners of the commission
brought i'm a copy Of a letter which
relative u the present status Of. z.
o. Heyl, formerly employed by Lib
by, Mcneil and Libby at a salary
of $500 a year and now in charge
Of the division of coordination Of
purchase i'm the federal food al
ministration. The letter. under date
OF Feb. 16, 1913, contained the in
formation that the writer, T.. o.
Heyl. had been made head of the
division Of coordination of pur-
chases, Feb. 16, 1918, which neces
states dIvorcing myself from all
connection with the firm and the
cessation Of salary from the firm.
effective Feb. 16, 1918"
Chicago Butchers on Stand.
The days witnesses were J. T.
Russell. Frank Folwill and Edward
Levy. Chicago butchers; 1. r. Oster-
veer. manager of Siegel COoper's
meat department i'm Chicago, and
W. A Klepper Of Decatur, Ind.
Russell. Folwill, Levy and Oster-
veer denied emphatically the pub
lished statement of Everett c.
Brown Of the Chicago Livestock ex-
change who attributed profteerirg
to the retail butchers. Levy, with
much show of feeling. declared:
81 am not afraid TO say that Mr..
Brown knows SO little about the re-
tail meat business that he could no:
tell the difference between a loin Of
pork and a shoulder if / laid them
on the counter before him"
All of the butchers testified that
their profits were less both i'm vol
ume and per cent of profit in 1917
than i'm 1916.
Armour Operates i'm Indiana.
Keeper testified to the establish
ment of oondensories in the neigh
borhood Of his creameries i'm sew
eral Indiana towns. He said that
Armour x Co. put up condensory
and paid the farmers higher prices
for milk than he could compete
with When this failed to close his
business. he said. and the practice
had been changed by reason of thc
presence of agents of the federal
trade commission. the condensorS
adopted "a practice of paying 70.
milk on fictitious butter fat grad
I ing. This trick iwas stopped, The
witness said, "by the state
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-01

CHICAGO. March ] - samuel
Gompers. president OF the American
Federation OF Labor. made a stir
ring appeal today in behalf OF an
eight hour day for employees in the
meat packing industry at the stocks
wag, arbitration. lie appeared as a
witness for the employees and his
testimony was eagerly listened to by
Mother" Mary Jones, an organizer
for the United Mine Workers and
several hundred other representa-
tives Of organized labor from all
sections of the country.
After tracing the history of the
tight for a shorter working day
from its beginning he read from a
number Of reports and quoted vari-
GUS large employers of labor TO
substantiate his contention that the
eight hour day in actual operation
had proved profitable to the en-
ployer and highly beneficial 10 the
men.
Labor Making Sacrifice.
In defining the attitude of orsan-
lied labor toward the war the wit
ness said:
Labor viii make every sacrifice
for the successful prosecution of the
war but it will not make any sac
rifice for private prohteering dur
ing the war"
Il advocate the eight hour day
on the ground Of economy. health
and morals" he said Men should
only be required 10 work overtime
IN times Of the greatest emergency
or for the protection OF life and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-01
HE CALLS ON cox TO
STAGE SPECIAL ELECTION

WASHINGTON, March ]. - Rep.
Emerson Thursday afternoon in
troduced i'm the house. a resolution
calling upon the governor of Ohio
10 call a special session of the leg
islature to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Rep. Bathrick, dem
ocrat Emerson declared Gov. Cox
was postponing the election because
he feared a republican would be
chosen
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-01
WOULD GIVE SOLDIERS
TOBACCO.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-Tobac-
co would be included in army ra-
tions under a bill introduced in the
house today by Rep. Gallivan Of
Massachusetts and referred to the
military committee.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-01

Don't say you saw n in the
newspaper. Say New$TfmcS
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-12-27

Wilson, Director Extension Dept,
University Farm, st. Paul, and X. A.
Kirkpatrick, Assistant Leader will be
present and take part in the program
This meeting furnishes an op-
portunity for everyone to become
better acquainted with the Farm
work.
If you believe in the Farm Bureau
movement come out to the meeting
and lend interest by your presence,
If you do not feel that the Farm
Bureau has met the needs of the
farmers come out to the meeting and
offer suggestions for making it more
helpful. Invite your friends to come
out to the meeting.
The work of the Farm Bureau will
be of no value unless the members
take interest in the work and make
use of it. 1t is to be hoped that there
will be full attendance at the meet
ing on Saturday, December 28th. >.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-12-27
CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETIT.
TON FOR PROBATE OF WILL

Estate of James Carney.
State of Minnesota, County of Stew
ems, In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate Of James
Carney Decedent.
The State Of Minnesota, to Catherine
CARNEY, Frank Carney, Richard Cair-
ney, John J. CARNEY, Catherine Hancock,
Julia CARNEY, Minnie Lawler, Joseph
Carney, Hugh CARNEY, and all persons
interested in the allowance and probate
of the will of said decedent: The petit
ton of John J. Carney, being duly filed
in this court, representing that James
Carney, then a resident of the County
of Stevens, State of Minnesota, died on
the 9th day of December 1915, leaving
scented to this court with said petition,
and praying that said instrument be al
lowed as the last will and testament of
said decedent, and that letters testa-
mentary be issued thereon to John J.
Carney. NOW THEREFORE,, you, and
each of you, are hereby cited and re-
quired to show cause, if any you have,
before this court at the Probate Court
Rooms in the Court House, in the City
of Morris, County of Stevens, State of
Minnesota, on the 9Th day of January
1919, at 10 o'oclck A. M, why the prayer
of said petition should not be granted
Witness the Honorable A. l.. Stenger.
Judge of said court and the seal Of said
court, this 18th day of December 1918.
(SeaD A. l.. STENGER,
Judge of Probate.
GEO. w. BEISE,
Attorney for Petitioner.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-12-27
Meetings POSTPONED

The annual meeting of the Min
nesota Federation Of Farmers Clubs
and the annual conference Of farm
bureau members which were to have
been held at University Farm during
Farmers and Home-Makers' Week,
December 80 to January 4, have been
postponed. This is in line with the
action of the authorities at Univers-
ity Farm to abandon Farmers and
Home-Makers' Week for this year;
also with the action of representa-
tives of various other statewide or
ganizations who decided to defer
their meetings. The various state
organizations, such as the Federation
of Farmers clubs, the Farm Bureau
workers, the State Horticultural So
ciety, the Minnesota Livestock Breed
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-12-27
NOTICE OE EXPIRATION OF RE
DEMPTION, DELINQUENT
TAKES PAID

Office of County Auditor, County of
Stevens, State of Minnesota.
Notice of Expiration of Redemption.
To Dan Donovan.
You are hereby notified that the fol-
lowing piece or parcel of land, situated
in the County of Stevens, State of Min
nesota, and known and described as fol-
lows, to-wit: Lot %, block 4, City Of
Morris is now assessed in your name.
That on the 10th day of May, A. D.
1915, at a sale of land pursuant to the
real estate tax judgment duly given and
made in and by the District Court in and
for said County of Stevens, on the 10th
day Of March, A. D. 1915, in proceedings
to enforce the payment of taxes delin
quent upon real estate for the year
A. D. 1913, for said County of Stevens,
the above described piece or parcel Of
land was sold for the sum of Nine and
35-100 dollars.
That the certificate of sale for said
piece or parcel of land executed and de-
livered by said County Auditor upon
said sale last above mentioned has been
presented to me at my Office by the hold
er thereof for the purpose of having
notice of expiration of time for redemp
ton from said tax sale of said property
given and served; and that the amount
required to redeem said piece or parcel
of land from said tax sale, exclusive of
the costs to accure upon said notice, is
the sum of $9.35-100, together with in
terest thereon at the rate of IL per cent
per annum from the 10th day of May,
A. D. 1915, until the day such redemp-
ton is made.
And the further sum of 1898, being
the amount of the delinquent taxes for
the year 1914, upon said premises paid
by the purchaser at said tax sale, to-
gether with interest on said last named
amount at the rate of IL per cent per
annum from the list day of March, A. D.
1916, until the day such redemption is
made.
And the further sum of $11.38, being
the amount of the delinquent taxes for
the year 1915, upon said premises paid
by the purchaser at said tax sale, to-
gether with interest on said last named
amount at the rate of IL per cent per an
mum from the 18th day of May, A. D.
1917, until the day such redemption is
made.
And the further sum of $3.50, being
the amount of the delinquent taxes for
the year 1916, upon said premises paid
by the purchaser at said tax sale, to-
gether with interest on said last named
amount at the rate Of IL per cent per
annum from the 18th day of May, A. D.
1918, until the day such redemption Is
made.
And the further sum of $13.42, being
the amount Of unpaid delinquent taxes
upon and against said premises for the
year 1917, the same being now lien
upon and against the same.
That the time for the redemption OF
said piece or parcel Of land from said
tax sale will expire sixty (60) days after
service of this notice and the filing Of
proof of such service in my Office.
Witness my hand and seal Of office
this 18th day Of December, A. D. 1918.
C. r. WOLLTHAN,
Auditor Stevens County, Mimi.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-12-27
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS WITHIN THREE MONTHS,
AND FOR HEARING THEREON

State of Minnesota, County of Stew
ems, SIS.
Estate of Anna G. Cooley, In Probate
Court.
In the matter of the estate of Anna
G.. Cooley, Decedent.
Letters of administration this day
having been granted to w. F. Cooley,
ST., and it appearing by the affidavit of
said representative that there are no
debts of said decedent:
It is Orederd, that the time within
which all creditors of the above named
decedent may present claims against
her estate in this court be, and the same
hereby is, limited to three months from
and after the date hereof; and that
Monday the 18th day of March, 1919,
at ten o'clock A. M, in the Probate
Court Rooms at the Court House at
the City of Morris, in said County be
and the same hereby is, fixed and ap-
pointed as the time and place for hear
ing upon and the examination, adjust
ment and allowance of such claims as
shall be presented within the time afore-
said.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The Nor
ris Tribune as provided by law.
Dated December 9th, 1918.
A. L. STENGER,
Judge of Probate.
JAMES B. ORMOND,
Attorney for Administrator.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-12-27
FOR HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND FOR DISTRIBU-

State of Minnesota County of Stew
ems, SIS.
In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Mar
garet A. Hulburd Decedent.
The State of Minnesota, to all per-
sons interested in the final account and
distribution of the estate of said de-
cedent: The representative of the above
named decedent, having filed in this
court her final account of the admin
istration of the estate of said decedent,
together with her petition praying for
the adjustment and allowance of said
final account and for distribution of the
residue of said estate to the person
thereunto entitled Therefore, YOU
AND EACH OF YOU, are hereby cited
and required to show cause, if any you
have, before this court at the Probate
Court Rooms in the Court House in the
City of Norris in the County of Stevens,
State Of Minnesota, on the 9Th day of
January, 1919, at 10 o'clock A. M, why
said petition should not be granted.
Witness, The Judge of said Court,
and the Seal of said Court, this 10th
day of December, 1918.
(SeaD A. l.. STENGER,
Judge Of Probate.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-12-27
Hogs to Feed

The agricultural extension division
of the University of Minnesota has
received word from the cooperative
extension Office at Little Rock, Ark
ansas, to the effect that farmers Of
Arkansas have an over-supply Of
good, medium sized feeder hogs for
which there is shortage of feed. AS
a consequence, many hog raisers in
Arkansas are anxious to ship their
hogs northward where farmers we'll
supplied with. feed may prepare them
for the market. The extension divi-
sion at University Farm, st. Paul, is
passing the word on to the farmers
of Minnesota through county agents
and other agencies.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-12-27
SUMMONS

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY
OF, STEVENS.
DISTRICT COURT. SIXTEENTH
JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
John Anderson, Plaintiff,
VS..
Thor Ro, Ole G.. Ro and Greger Arnes-
gard, also all other persons or par
ties unknown, claiming any right,
title, estate, lien, or interest in the
real estate described in the complaint
herein,
Defendants.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO
THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS;
You and each of you are hereby sum-
moned and required to answer the COM
plant in the above entitled action which
has been filed in the office of the clerk
of said court and to serve copy of your
answer thereto upon the subscriber at
his office in the City of Norris, Mime
sofa, within twenty days after the ser
vice of this summons upon you, eXclu-
sive of the day of such service.
If you fail to answer the complaint
within such time the plaintiff will ap-
ply to the court for the relief demanded
therein.
JAMES B. ORMOND,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Morris, Minnesota.
Dated December 10th, 1918.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-12-27
~ n A artnnent
- "A ~ - fV 10 Farm
4 l. Con-.


ers' association, and the Minnesota
Crop improvement association, may
announce later dates for their meet.
ings.
The renewed spread of the infiuer-
"a in the state was the reason for
the postponement of the various
meetings and for the abandonment of
Farmers and Home Makers Week.
1t was feared that persons coming in
might bring the infection to others,
who would carry it out over the state
and increase the epidemic. There
is no epidemic at University Farm.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-12-27
FARMERS CASH MARKET

TOP PRICES paid every day for
Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys, Cream,
Cattle Hides, Horse Hides, Pelts, Furs,
Muskrat, Skunk, Beans, Rabbits. Get
our price list before selling. Make more
money by shipping here. Write us now
for quotations, tags and how to ship.
The r. E. Cobb Co., st. Paul MINI.
Licensed by U. S. Government.