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The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
GIGANTIC TRUST
| IN MEAT Barred
Five Packers Charged by
Trade Commission with
Illegal Combine.

Charges that the five big meat pack
ers OF the country maintain a gigantic
combination to control prices paid to
cattle raisers as well as those charged
consumers. are contained in the re-
port by the Fedora, Trade Commits
sion to Congress yesterday.
The report is the second of its kind
submitted to Congress, and 1T consists
of hundreds of pages of evidence, In
which the BLACK Book figures promi-
nently.
The specific conclusions on which the
commission charge is based are: Evil
dence that the five companies had
divided up the country for livestock
purchases and reinforced their ma
tionaI agreement for various local
reasons. allowing them. the commits
sion charges. TO control prices both TO
producers and consumers. This, the
commission declares, is an illegal re-
straint of interstate commerce.
Further evidence shows. tie report
says. that the companies exchanged
confidential information and acted
"collusively' in buying livestock. SIM
liar collusive actions in the sale OF
fresh meats is charged.
Swift, Armour. Morris and Nelson
the commission states. entered into q
combination to control the South
American cattle market as well as the
market In this country. The last two
charges are that all the companies
contributed TO a joint fund to infiu.
ence public opinion, and that they con-
troll various other enterprises through
maze of stock ownership. both cor
porate and individual.
The black book" was the property
OF Germon S. Sulsberger. vice presi-
dent of Sulsberger & Sons. and con.
tanned Sulsberger's notes on the nu-
merous meetings held by the packers
Various persons who attended the
meetings were always designated by
some symbol and not by their names
Sanford" meant the Armours, H
meant Swift. ''klee'' meant Morris
and Williams meant Arthur Meek
er, of the Armour interests.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
WOULD AMEND
REVENUE LAW
Certain Senators Feel Ger
tain New Bill Will
Not Pass

In the certainty that the revenue bill
VIII fail of passage at this session OF
Congress Senators who are members
OF the Finance Committee yesterday
made arrangements to put through a
resolution to re-enact the present aw
with an amendment attaching the SC
per cent war profits tax to IL. 1t is
understood that Republicans will offer
no objection to the resolution.
The Republican members of the
Finance Committee held a conference
yesterday, and decided to submit a
minority report to the revenue bill
which Senator Simmons will send tc
the Senate either tomorrow or Thurs
day. The minority report will oppose
the plan which a majority of the COM
mittee adopted of fixing the limits of
the revenue collection for 1920 at 81
10000, 900.
At the conference all of the Repub-
lican Senators expressed unqualified
objection to this proposal, which they
regard as an attempt to take out
of the hands OF the next Congress
legislation which should belong to ii.
On the other hand, the plan not only
has the approval of Secretary McAdoo
and the Democratic Senators on the
committee, but was commended by
the President in his message yester-
day.
Senator Simmons conferred with a
number of other Senators on the
subject of the resolution and also
talked it over with members of the
House Ways and Means Committee.
1t is his purpose to introduce the
resolution soon after the revenue bill
has been reported, in order that the
Treasury Department may be enabled
to proceed with the collections the
first of the year.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. y, Doniphan.
80 Etps Gtrp~t

1
Alexand Va, Dec. "A jury in
the Corporation Court late this
afternoon gave a verdict of guilty
of murder in the first degree and
fixed the punishment at death in the
case of William Montague, colored.
charged with shooting and killing
Irving Dudley, also colored. on Sep
tember 19. last. Montague will be
sentenced next Monday.
A motion to set aside the verdict
was made by Attorney William p.
Woolls, counsel for the accused.
The prosecution was conducted by
Commonwealth's Attorney Howard
W. Smith.
The jury, which was out nearly
an hour before reaching its verdict,
was composed of d. G. Grillbortzer.
foreman; r. Samuel Luckett, Will
lam B. Davis. l. H. Dolan, William
L. Craven. George w. Bontz. jr.,
Isaac Groves. Elmer I. Alexander, NJ.
B. Shiflett, Charles r. Humphries
and Clarence F. Johnson.
The annual supper of the Lay
mems League and Bible Glass of st.
Paurs P. L. Church will be held
Wednesday night in the parish hall.
Papers will be read by members of
the class as follows: Judas Macca-
baeus, the Restoration of the Jewish
Commonwealth" by Wilmer ]. well
Ter; st. Paul. the Spread of Chris
tainity," by Eugene B. Taylor; Con
stantina, Christianity in Power" by
E. c. Dunn: Ambrose, Episcopal
Authority" Urban S. Lambert.
A number of .chaplains from Camp
Humphreys are expected to attend.
The Laymen's League and Bible
Glass of st. PauPs Episcopal Church
has elected these officers to serve for
the year: DR.. George T. Klipstein,
president; Urban S. Lambert, class
leader; c. Philip Heisley, secretary;
c. Page Waller, treasurer.
BENJAMIN F. Roberts. of Company
NJ. 3Sth Infantry, was slightly wound
ed in action in France, according to
word received by his mother, Mrs. E.
]. Roberts, Alexandria County.
Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows on
Friday night will confer the degrees
of the order on a class of candidates
for r. e. Lee Lodge. of Dumfries,
Prince William County, Va
r. NJ Chichester, this city, who for
the last three months has been in
training in the remount service, Camp
Johnston. Jacksonville. Fla, and who
was commissioned first lieutenant. has
, been mustered out of service and re-
turned to his home here.
In the Corporation Court today a
final decree for divorce on the ground
of desertion was given in the case of
Blanche NJ. Austin Jarboe from Hor-
ace Henry Jarboe.
A mass meeting will be held to-
| morrow night in the Young Peoples
building under auspices Of the United
States Food Committee In the interest
| of food conservation. Prominent
speakers viii attend.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03

rying bright chintz bags that the
soldiers had had in the hospitals of
England and France, stumble along
over the broad cement passageway.
apparently unmoved. But when the
motor truck came through the gates
bearing four helpless soldiers, one Of
whom was trying to pun at the end
Of cigarette to show how carefree
he was, a ripple OF hand-clapping
burst from the expectant crowd. And
without drum or trumpet the heroes
Of the war entered into their own.
No Sign of Pain
AS they were transferred from
truck TO ambulsnce-and many of
them must have been severely
Jared in spite of the hsndling-not
a recognition of pain was audible.
Can 1 take your crutchT' one of
the assistants asked a lad Of 1e,
who clung to the wooden substitute
for his lost limb and to his CHEEKY
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
7OOVER, WORLD
FOOD DICTATOR
Conditions All Over World
Call for Strong Lead
ership.

Herbert Hoover may be made
world food dictator by the allied
peace representatives at Paris. it
was learned yesterday.
Creation of a world relief organ
ization similar to the Commission
or the Relief of Belgium-to con-
troI food distribution and restore
conomic order has been made i'm
srative by the chaos sweeping Eu-
De. according to information
aching oniciaI and diplomatic
srters recently.
This step is accepted in most
lrters now as the only means OF
rting a long period of famine
order and Industrial st stagna-
., which has become more acute.
riding TO officials. than press DIS
hes indicate.
Two facts regarding the situation
stand out from the mass of data IN
official hands:
1. There is plenty of food-the job
Is one of distribution.
2. The peasant. distrusting all men
and governments. is boarding his
I'd and live stock in frenzied fear.
Toover is everywhere agreed upon
he best qualified for the titanic
= of pulling out this food.
he is virtually world food dictator
now but il is planned to give him
official standing. with an orsaniza-
ton which is adequate to cope with
fthe task ahead. and to extend Of
ciaI and financial cooperation
The one thing that must be avert
A. d ant - wi
hungry nations for food-which
mean that the wealthy eat
those poorer allies who have
hardest starve.
yer. who expects to return from
e late this month, has informs-
N detail regarding every phase
roi the world food problem There Is
no danger of starvation if the food
can be distributed, II is sal. Germany
had food sufficient for eight months
OF until her next harvest-when she
signed the arTnistice-and her food or
ganization was prepared to carry the
country through another year Of war
when the army broke down.
Millions of bushers OF wheat arc
boarded in the Ukraine. The stores of
wheat have been unearthed-bur1ed
under growing crops by the peasants
who feared seizure. Agents reporting
to this government say they have
Travelled for miles in southern Russia
in daylight without seeing one head of
livestock. But investigation revealed
cattle and hogs in caves-and driven
out at night to Craze only to be con-
cealed again at daybreak-
They will not sell for money-they
can buy nothing with 1t.
Experts engaged on the problem see
two solutions:
/ Immediate sending in of imple-
, ments. and other goods to exchange
for wheat
2. Establishment of a sound cur
rency-perhaps an international cur
rency which will have the complete
confidence of the peasants.
Millions of bushels of wheat are in
Australia and South America and ton
mage released by the armistic will
soon start pouring this grain into Eu-
rope.
Many smaller nations have appealed
to the State Department, and the
Food Administration for grain-offer-
ing to pay market prices. but their re-
quests have been referred to Hoover
and they viii get no more than their
proportionate share, it is stated.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
LEVIESOF WAR
IS MAIN TOPIC
Freedom of Seas Not
Likely to Come Up at
Peace Conference.

London. Dec. The problem of the
freedom Of the seas will not neces-
sartly come up for a decision by the
peace delegates to Paris. according to
information reaching Universal Serv-
ice from a reliable source tonight.
1t is pointed out that the Paris dele
gates will be concerned principally
with questions pertaining to war lev
les, the regrouping Of territories, as
well as reparation and penalties.
In some quarters here it is suggested
/ tin it was unfortunate President
Wilson included the freedom of the
seas in his fourteen points. IL being
-gued in these circles that this issue
H"does not really belong there"
Fnyors Admiral Beatty.
1t is further learned that there is a
movement afOot at te royal court in
favor of Admiral Beatty as Britain's
naval representative at the Paris con-
ference instead of the admiralty
choice, Admiral Hope. deputy chief OF
the naval staff.
II may now be disclosed that King
Nicholas Of Montenegro recently wen,
to Paris and made the following repre-
sentations to Premier Clemenceau:
l.
would be preferable to a kingdom un-
der a militaTism which would con-
sun1rnate>Serbian domination over 9TH
er peoples.
. That the Croatans. Slovenes anc
Montenegrins, each expecting to main-
tain their ancient liberties. would moi
readily consent to Serbian rule anc
Serbian laws, each of these races
pleading President Wilson's principle
Of self-determination-
The allied pourparlers have agreed
nat the two hotels which will be oc-
OF led in Paris by the British peace
fsRtes and attendants shall be
bsltish soil" for the time being, the
81 e as the British Embassy.
II has been further agreed that the
conference In Paris shall begin as soon
as possible after the British elections
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
sherman Is Drastic.


As soon as the President had gone,
two resolutions to declare his Office
vacant were presented. One was in
troduced in the House by Roden-
berg, of Illinois, while the other, by
Senator Sherman of the same State,
probably will be introduced today.
The Rodenberg resolution asks that
Vice President Marshall be seated as
President pro tenn, but the Sherman
resolution goes farther than this and
asks that the Presidents office be
declared vacant for good and all,
and that the Vice President take
President Wilson's place.
Rodenberg's resolution was re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee
and probably will not be again heard
Of
There was some talk that certain
Republican members of the House
might try to interrogate the Presi-
dent while he was speaking and a
set of questions prepared for this
purpose was in the hands of some
of the members. Speaker Clark
made it plain however. that such a
plan would die a'bornin' because he
Der of either house while the Presi-
dent was in the room.
Wants Watchdog Delegation.
Senator Cummins introduced the
resolution which he prepared last week
to have a committee of eight Senators
appointed to attend the peace confer
ence for the purpos of keeping the
Senate informed regarding all the de-
Yelopments there. The resolution went
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
of which Senator Hitchcock is chair
man.
Senator Hitchcock is not disposed to
favor the Cummins resolution The
committee is to meet tomorrow to con-
slider it, but IL is probable that If the
resolution comes before the Senate at
all it will be without any recommenda-
ton Leading Senators are of the
opinion that the sending of such a
committee would be undignified. that
the Senators who went on such a mis-
sion would be in danger of being
snubbed, and that no information OF
consequence could be gathered by stich
a delegation.
The better plan, in Senator Hitch
cocks estimation. is to have all tho
information that leaks out of the
peace conference laid In full before
the Senate from day to day as it ar
rives, and there debated in open ses-
sion. This discussion. it is believed.
would not only serve to acquaint the
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
Allied Conference Plan
To Coordinate Interests

London. Dec. 2.-The great allied
conference at Downing Street this
week Is expected to map out a gen
ersl program for Great Britain,
France and Italy with the view to
eliminating all conflicts of interest.
The preliminary peace conference is
scheduled to begin December Is, this
S--s having heen fixed so President
Wilson may be enabled to acuuaint
'nNelf to the fullest with all pro-
z7h reached.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
j nld Force Holland
To Give Up Ex-Kaiser

, ndon. Dec. z.-The Liverpool Echo
Us an interview with Sir Frederick
9s, attorney general OF Great
, itain. declaring that the British
ar cabinet. including representatives
the British colonies and doninions
Ianinnous decided to request Holland
surrender William Hahenzollern.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
Scan Entertainment Plans,

Senator Sherman caused to be read
in the Senate yesterday an article
from a New York newspaper giving
the details of the arrangements made
for the cuisine and entertainment on
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
CHILLED CONGRESS
SULKS AS WILSON
DELIVERS ADDRESS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

fected him At the last word he turn
ed quickly toward the Speaker and
waited for the escorting committees
to accompany him from the chamber.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03

To facilitate writing in the dark an
inventor has patented an electric
fiashlight to be attached to a lead
pencil
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03

American people with what is being
done at the peace table, but might
have some influence abroad If the for
eign representatives are made ac-
quainted In this manner with Ameri-
can opinion.
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226 WOUNDED MEN
BACK FROM FRANCE,
REACH WASHINGTON
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medical cases. There were about
twenty men whose minds have be-
come affected through the strain of
war conditions. shell shock, and the
stimulation that competition in a
regiment makes upon a man. These,
it is stated, will be turned over to
the vocational workers in order to
restore them to normal. All the men
will be given work along reconstruc-
tive lines before they are sent out
as cured, it was stated.
Left Great Celebration.
France was afire the day we
left" Private B. l. Sauveignet. 345th
Headquarters Artillery. said last
night as he ate red-cheeked ap-
pie that the Red Cross provided in
the Union Station canteen room.
I'VE sailed on the George Washing
ton the day the armistice was
signed.
THE French people didn't have
enough ways to express their emo
tions. Factory whistles were blown.
church chimes were rung and the
streets were tumuItuous with a 10y
abandoned crowd. We landed in New
York a week ago and have been in
quarantine since then. Ny, but it's
good to be home"
The contingent was met by a crowd
that clustered around the train gates
as closely as station officials would
permit They watched the lame. car
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03

the Presidents ship. The reading of
the article created some amusement.
particularly portions telling of the hir-
ing of the Biltmore cook and the en-
gaging of an orchestra to play during
meals.
In the House, Representative James
R. Mann questioned the right of the
President to go abroad, and suggested
that serious question might arise as
to the constitutionality of measures
that might be signed by him while
out OF the country.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
Will Ignore Plea.

Senator Hitchcock said the COM
mittee had been of the opinion that
the State Department is at work
on new treaty and that no further
attempts would be made to force the
ratification of the one now in dis
pute.
1t was stated that Colombia is in
desperate straits financially and re-
Gently had undertaken to borrow
s1.500,000 in New York, the best
terms offered being 9 per cent on
bonds at S5. For this reason, mem
bers of the committee believe that
Colombia will not insist upon re-
ceiving the money which the treaty
calls for. The amount demanded
was s25,000,00 but the Foreign Re-
lations Committee adopted an
amendment cutting it down to s15,-
000,00 where it now stands.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
Wants Fullest Discussion.

Senator Hitchcock favors the full
est discussion of every detail of the
peace conference and believes the
Senate can serve a more useful pur-
pose by remaining here than by TAX
ing a junket abroad.
In Senator Hitchcock's judgment,
however, the Senate should do some
thing toward placing upon Vice
President Marshall the responsibility
for carrying on the duties of the
President while President Wilson is
away. He feels very strongly on
this point, although he frankly ad-
mits that other Democratic Sena-
tors do not agree with him. While
not inclined to favor the Sherman
resolution, Senator Hitchcock be-
lieves that Congress should declare
the President unable to perform the
duties of his office, within the mean
ing of the Constitution. and should
designate Vice President Marshall
to sit in his place. He believes
that a test shold be made and that
the Supreme Court should be asked
to settle the question without de-
lay.
The Presidents urgent plea to the
Senate to ratify the treaty with the
Republic of Colombia was not re-
ceived very cordially by Senators
who are members of the Foreign
Relations Committee. The treaty
calling originally for the payment
by this country of S25, ,OOO. 900 to CO.
lombia, has been in controversy be-
tween the Executive and the Senate
for several years. The Senate re-
fuses to ratify the treaty in its pres
ent form.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03

A mass meeting will be held to-
morrow night in the Young Peoples
building under auspices Of the United
States Food Committee In the interest
Of food conservation. Prominent
speakers will attend
The Washington herald., 1918-12-03

The Laymen's League and Bible
Glass of st. Paul's Episcopal Church
has elected these officers to serve for
the year: DIR. George T. Klipstein,
president; Urban S. Lambert. class
leader; C. Philip Heisley. secretary;
c. Page Waller, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
How Fatigue grips you

Fatigue poisons work gradually
subtly. If each day you are using up
more than your normal amount of sur
plus energy-you are slowly drawing
more and more heavily on your health
capital, and diminishing your powers
of efficiency. That tired feeling" creeps
over you little earlier each day till
finally your nights sleep is no longer
sufficient to refresh you-to restore your
wasted health vitality.
How can you tell when you are near
ing the limit Of your natural energy2
You must look out for the danger sig
mails sent out by Nature-loss of appe-
tite, insomnia, increasing exhaustion
from day to day without increase in the
amount of work done, mental depres-
sion. lack of interest and initiative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03

a. fine as ground coffee. Boil one cup
Of crumbs with four cups OF water
for fifteen minutes. Strain and dilute
War Beverage.-Mix two ounces Of
fine oatmeal with two ounces of cocoa.
which should be diluted with enough
water to make thin batter. To this
batter add half a pound of sugar. Let
boiled water, stirring constantly. From
time to time, as 1t cools. 1t should be
agitated. and 1t should be served very
cold. though not necessarily iced. This
10 a good summer drink.
Manipulating Festival.
An attractive novelty is a fruit and
old apple woman Of the typical sort.
tho costume should consist of vol
luminous checked bingham skirt and
waist, a small plaid shawl. pinned
across the chest. and either a DIX rooh ha
bonnet. A big red cotton umbrella IS
q most picturesque addition to tne out
At, the opened umbrella behind and
over the apple woman's heal being
fine background for a pretty face.
For the stand a regular pushcart is
tho best thing, but II this Is not OBJ
tainable, a good imitation may be made
of a plain kitchen table, rather low.
with little rim a coupls OF inches
This stand should be painted green and
supplied with real fruit and imitation
fruit. Ordinary brown paper bags
should be used to wrap the purchases:
vided into three sections-one for real
fruit and nuts and candies, one for I'M
itations. and one for surprises. The
limitations are easily contrived. Balls
of orange-colored string may be piled
up like oranges. banana shaped pin
cushions Of yellow silk. stuffed with
wool wadding, emery cushions In the
form of Strawberries and radishes, to-
mato and cucumber pin cushions, and
thimble holders made Of English wal
and tiny holes burned through the
shells by a red-hot hairpin, a. narrow
ribbon being slipped through these
holes to tie the two halves Of the shell
as neatly as are the real fruits. stick
with a placard at the top announcing
the price of each variety.
For the surprises there are many de-
Of the proper shade of cambria. cut in
four pieces the shape of quarter of
an orange skin and stitched together.
Each OF these oranges should contain
some little thing, such as would be put
candles, or whatever may be found
available. and should be wrapped in
tissue paper and then in cotton bat
ting In ball and stuned inside the
oranges. Real orange skins may be
cut in quarters on the fruit and even
moro careful to remove. They may be
tied around the ball Of cotton with a
piece Of ribbon or string of orange
may be used in the same way. filled
with candles rolled in a long yellow
tissue paper package and placed inside
the skin. The walnuts may be used for
concealing tiny gifts, and tomatoes, Gu
cumbers and potatoes can be made of
cambria like the oranges.
Suggestions for the Hostess.
In order to make q dinner party
success, there are few things to re-
member, among which are the follow
ing:
Laugh II anything goes wrong.
No matter how tired you may be, sum-