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THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 81, 1918.
THE AMERICANS GREED.

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TRUTHS AND
TRAVESTIES'
By tn Bard.
'Tenshun!
By tn Bard.

PINCH HITTING FOR TIL, BARD
BY HICKEY.
Yesterday this tower of triviality
was short and sweet ~ and today
its gonna be whatever you like to call
1t because I'm gonna beat It on my
fishin' trip and I'm Just givin' 1t my
last lovin' touch before tn Bard gets
back.
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Here's another little contribution to
keep Tn Bard's home fires burning as
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-31

jay got some oil stock for song
today.
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thu song2-Ruffala ExnresA
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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That grows in trees, does It not3

John Bull is beginning to raise u e
battleships the Teuts sank in scarpa'
Flow.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-09
FLEET TO ARRIVE AT San
PEDRO ENDING ITS CRUISE
Officers and Men Are to Have
Expensive ova-
tionS.

Aboard the United States Ship
Arkansas En- Route From San Diego
to Los Angeles With the Pacific
Fleet, Aug. 81. N. S)-The Pac-
ific fleet is asail through the blue
waters with San Pedro, the seaport
of Los Angeles, as it's destination.
It should reach there at in the
afternoon.
The start of the ninety mile cruise
was made at dawn today, with all of
the dreadnaughts, the destroyers and
cruisers sailing from San Diego at
about the same time. A standard
speed Of twelve and half knots was
maintained by the big battleships,
while the destroyers moved along at
q much faster pace and were sched-
uled to arrive some hours before
the crack ships OF the new armada.
officers and men of the fleet royalty
entertained in San Diego will hardly
have time to recuperate before they
ptange into another series of festiv-
tiles which Los Angeles has planned
for them. The city has raised a
fund OF 100000 which is to be de-
voted entirely to the entertainment
of the feet men.
Calm seas and pleasant weather
marks the voyage north
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-09
JAILS, NOT FINES,
FOR PROFITEERS
"ChiCago Won't Be a Safe
Place for Food Hoarder,"
Says Cline.

Chicago, Aug. s.-"Chicago, the
center of operations of the food
profiteers, will be no safe place for
the food hoarder, the market manip-
ulator and the profiteer," declared
United States District Attorney
Charles F. Cline today as he plunged
into the work of clearing the decks
for the governments battle against
the high cost of living. which 1t is
believed will be staged in the fed
eral courts here with Judge Kenne-
saw Mountain Landis presiding.
prison for profiteers-not fines,
said Cline. growing enthusiastic as
he outlined his plan for a vigorous
campaign. He will ask for an order
convening a special grand jury on
Sept. /.
1--WE already have mass Of evil
dence against persons accused of
boarding in violation of the food
control act. No time will be lost in
bringing these men to the bar of
justice.
mo quarter will be shown to those
who have taken advantage Of condi-
tions brought about by the world
war to hoist prices.
"The government Is going into this
matter. with all it's force. 1t is go
ing to prosecute each case to- the
limit with the view of sending every
individual and every clique of men
banded together to prey upon the
public to the penitentiary."
Cline said hee would resist in every
way possible any effort to release
those found guilty with fines. He
called upon citizens to bring to his
office reports of profiteering and
boarding.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-09
BUILDING TRADES MEN
APPEAL TO WASHINGTON
Deadlock in Chicago to Be
Put Up to Secretary
of Labor.

Chicago, Aug 9.-Simon O'Donnell,
president of the Chicago Building
Trades council, will head a delega-
tion of representatives of affiliated
locals which today is preparing to go
to Washington to place before Sec
retary of Labor Wilson details of
the deadlock between the unions and
the Building Constructors associa-
tion growing cut of demands for wage
increases and which is tieing up
building construction in the city and
keeping more than 100000 men idle
The appeal to Secretary Wilson was
decided upon following a conference
of representatives of all the unions
involved, at which it was unan-
imously agreed that settlement
locally was impossible"
Several of the trades have reached
Independent agreements. but the men
are prevented from returning to work
by the general lockout.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-09
REFUSES TO TAKE.
POLICE AWAY.
Chicago Police Head Turns
Down Demand of Stock
yards Strikers.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-Chief Of Police
Garrity, at a conference today with
union leaders of the striking stock
yards employees refused to grant thelr
demand that all police and special
deputies stationed in the stockyards
district since the race riots here be
withdrawn.
He told them that he did not be-
Iieve it safe to remove the police at
this time.
Martin F. Murphy, president of the
stockyards labor council, after fail
ing in his efforts to repeat the de-
mand to Mayor Thompson. predicted
a complete shutdown of all the pack
ing plants by Monday.
At noon today officials Of the pack
ing plants reported that several
hundred of the striking employees had
returned to work this morning. Union
officials insist the strike is growing
and that the number out is increas-
ing hourly.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-09
CONGRESS WILL
SUPPLY FUNDS
MondelI Confident Of Relief in
High Cost of Living in
Near Future.
SENATORS IN CONFERENCE
Over Main Points Raised in
Presidents Address-Rail-
road Lepislation
SENATORS IN CONFERENCE

Washington, Aug. 9.-Republican
Leader Mondell declared In the house
today that congress was ready to act
promptly on such legislation as was
needed to carry out the suggestions
mado yesterday by President Wilson
for reducing the high cost Of living.
Further appropriations suggested
by the president will be made quickly,
Mr.. Mondell said. Congress stands
ready to consider any estimates" de-
clared the republican leader. land
hopes such estimates as are neces-
sary and essential will be submitted
to congress as promptly as possible.
All appropriations found necessary
and needed, will be made as soon as
possible"
In regard to legislation, Mr.. Mon
dell said some Of 1t could be enacted
PROMPTLY, while that affecting pro
foundly the policies OF the govern
ment," would be debated. All would
receive the active and quick con-
sideration of the, house, he added.
Considered in Conference.
The senate was not in session to-
day, but the presidents recommen-
dations for legislation to regulate the
interstate shipments of necessities of
life were considered at a conference
of the members of the senate inter-
state committee. Chairman Cum
minis announced that on Monday he
would appoint special subcommit-
tee which would be empowered to
frame tentative bills covering such
recommendations of the president as
might be approved.
The senate committees work on
permanent railroad legislation, Sem
ator Cummins stated, has advanced to
such a stage that he has drafted a
tentative bill outlining his views for
the subcommittee's consideration and
amendment. Seantor Cummins with
held details of his bill but it was un-
derstood to embody suggestions from
a score of plans submitted to the
committee. He explained that his
measure was merely the basis for
committee deliberation.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-09
FORD, EDISON, BURROUGHS, CAMPING,
TALK OF HIGH COST LIVING REMEDIES
Henry Says Elimination Of Waste Will Lower Living
urieS to Blame Saws Naturalist

would bring down the cost of living
And I'm going TO do II. l will cut
down the work Of a farm to twenty
days a year. Twenty days is all a
farmer needs to work. anyway. He
will some day. Now he works all the
time, and does not make any more
money than he could by working
twenty days. His cost of production
Is too high" =.
Non,adic Vacation.
And then the talk tuSned into the
next days plans. The Edison Ford
Burroughs Firestone vacation is n
nomadic trip. For a week now they
have roamed through the Adiron-
dacks. They have no place in par
ticul& to go. and no set time to get
there. They never know when the
morning start is made where they
will camp that night. They will keep
on going until they get tired, and no
one knows when that will be.
They agree upon a meeting place
for late in the afternoon. Then they
start. Mr.. Edison usually leads. But
II he sees an enticing road along the
route he takes II. Ford and Bur-
roughs may or may not follow, Just
as they choose. They gather at some
agreed place and then look for a
likely camping spot. And there is no
dearth of such spot in these noun
tains.
Their caravan consists of five cars
two heavy touring cars, two others
especially designed to carry their
general equipment and one general
carry all. On one of the cars Is a
storage battery, which each night
gives them electric lights. 1t also
carries a machine shop, compact and
built into the door OF the car.
Two of the chauffeurs serve as the
general handymen. They set up camp
in an hour-electric lights and every
thing. Two ordinary gasoline stoves
are set up. Sato, the efficient Jap.
turns out meals that are received
with wild appreciation. Last night a
raspberry shortcake was baked. Mr..
Burroughs found the berries along
the roadside and Sato did the rest.
Everyone takes a hand at the work.
Yesterday visitors to the camp found
the Detroit manufacturer with his
sleeves rolled up Immersed In wash
ing "tin things" Soapsuds steamed
down his shirt front. Over against
one of the cars Mr.. Edison had set up
a mirror and was shaving himself
Burroughs was wandering around IN
the woods, looking at the trees and
shrubs,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-09
LAW INVOKED
ON NPROFITEERS
Agents Instructed to Side
track Everything and Assist
in H. c. of L. Problem.

Washington, Aug. 9.-AH speclai
agents of the department Of justice
over the country have been ordered
to assist district attorneys In uncov-
ering evidence Of profteering ip
foodstuffs and other necessitte IN
Atty.-Gen. Palmer's Instructions
were that the special agents shoiho
drop everything but the most press
ing cases now pending and devote
their entire attention to assisting IN
the campaign to reduce the cost OF
living. The result will be to put
hundreds of trained investigators m
the search for men who have lnnateu
prices exorbitantly.
While it was not so stated, the i'm
preston was gained that nothing but
the investigation of radical propa-
ganda which resulted in recent bomb
outrages would be allowed to inter-
fere with the efforts to punish prof.
teering.
Nuiflerous reports received at the
department from district attorneys
indicated that much evidence against
profiteers was being accumulated.
Prosecutions are expected to result
soon in number of districts.
Must Furnish List.
New York. Aug. 9.-All of the own
ers of cold storage warehouses mere
were ordered today to transmit list
of food on hand to the United States
district attorney before Tuesday
This move was taken in response 10
from Atty. Gen. A. Mitchell
Palmer.
The warehousemen were ordered to
produce the dates when each lot OF
foodstuff was put in storage and to
show the contract covering 1t.
Pittsburgh Arrests.
Pittsburgh, Aug. 9.-In drive TO
curb profiteering among farmers who
sell foodstuffs in this city at abnormal
prices and do not properly mark meas
ures as required by a state law, Muir
ray Livingston, city ordinance officer.
today arrested thirty-two farmers
them with misdemeanors.
Philadelphia. Aug. 9.-Charges that
shoe retailers are profiteering as made
in report of the federal trade COM
mission, were denied today in a state
ment by A. II. Geuting, president OF
the National Shoe Retailers associa-
ton. The bulk OF next falls shoes
will be sold at from SO to $12 a pair
instead of higher prices, he said.
Minneapolis, Aug. 9.-Flour. milled
from the new 1919 wheat crop, was
quoted here today at $1.25 per barrel
lower than that of the old crop.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-09
(eY GEORGE R. HoLMEs.J

Somewhere IN the Adirondack
Mountains. N. Y, Aug. 9.---Q. N. So
Out of the inky blackness that
hangs like a shroud over the Adj
rondacks these nights there blooms
nightly along SOME quiet mountain
stream, ghost like tented village.
Its populace is exclusive. being linn
tied to sThomas A. Edison, Henry
their closest friends. Nf
Eight tents, almost transparent
with the incandescent lamps inside
them, stood out last night like so
many Jewels against the velvet black
ness of the forest on all sides. In
the center of the tiny village camp
fire burned. for 1t is nippy in the
mountains these nights, and around
the fire. nearly fifty miles off the
main line of any railroad. where
mails don't reach, where kilograms
are undelivered and where there are
no telephone lines, sat the distin-
guished trio.
ISato, a wizard like Jap, moved
softly around the camp, cleaning up
the supper things.
II see," said Henry Ford, holding
up to the freight a two-days- old
newspaper which he had picked up in
some forgotten village. where there's
a big rumpus over the cost Of living
down in Washington"
John Burroughs, the naturalist,
who is 81, nodded affirmatively
Thomas A. Edison. who is well past
70, dozed in his camp chair and said
nothing. The electrical wizard has
slept, members of the camping party
say, on an average of fifteen hours
out of every twenty four on the trip.
They'll settle that problem some
of these days" continued Ford.
And, like all things. the solution
will be easy when it comes. What
the world needs is men who know
how to, do things"
"Its a great problem living these
days" said the great nature lover.
81 can remember when was a boy
we used to buy things in bulk. They
were cheaper then. Nowadays ev--
erything comes wrapped up in a
fancy package. I That's one reason
why the cost OF living is so high"
Must Eliminate Waste.
yes" agreed Mr.. Ford" but be-
fore the world can cut down the cost
of living 1t must eliminate the waste
in its productions. We are years be-
hind in our methods of farming.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-09
MEMS ATTITUDE NOT
CHANGED" SAYS LEADER
Head of the Unauthorized
Strike Wires Wilson He
Hasn't Backed Water.

Chicago, Aug. s--With the strike OF
| the nations railroad shopmen caus-
| ing serious delay upon the freight
and passenger service of the coun-
| try, J. d. Saunders, secretary of the
Chicago District council, who, inter-
national officers say, is directing the
strike without authority" today
wired President Wilson regretting
k"to inform you that the present atti-
ltude of our men on the strike re-
mains unchanged
Sanders telegram to the president
follows:
ITO His Excellency, Woodrow VIII
son, President of the United States:
"in reply to your statement in the
press concerning the strike of the
railroad shopmen, permit us to give
you the following information:
I'VE filed our declaration praying
for an increase in wages to meet the
ever growing increase in living ex-
penses with the railroad administra-
ton through our international ofi-
GERS in February, 1919 Since that
time we have been unable to secure
information from the government or
our international officers concerning
our request.
therefore the men employed In
the railroad shops held a convention
to inaugurate some new channel
through which we could function.
This convention voted, to strike Aug.
1 unless our request for an increase
In wages was given some considera-
tion.
"Our committee was sent to Wash
ington to serve this notice on our in
ternational officers.
while at Washington our COM
mittee was unable to secure a con-
ference with the international off,
GERS or the railroad administration,
therefore the strike took place as de-
cided by the convention.
Until immediate concessions of
our original demands presented TO-
the railroad administration in Feba
ruary, 1919, and retroactive to Jan. l.,
1919. are granted, we regret very
much to inform you that the present
attitude of our men on strike shall
remain the same.
(Signed) ~. D. SANDERS,
Secretary of Chicago District Coun-
cil."
This is taken as an indication that
the men will not be ordered back to
work by the district council here un-
til after their demands for wage in
creases have been granted. Many of
the men, however, are complying
with the request of President Wilson
and returning to work on their own
In the meantime, four international
officers who arrived in this city last
night are attempting to effect set
tlement of the strike.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-09
mo THREAT" LABOR
LEADERS CLAIM TODAY
Railroad Union Leaders Unite
in Definite Assertion
to Contrary.

Washington, Aug. 9.-Leaders OF
the fifteen ORGANIZATIONS of railroad
omployes unite dtoday in definite
assertion" that they had no de-
sire. and have had none, to impress
upon the public by violence or by
threat" their proposal that the rau-
roads be nationalized under "tripar-
tite control"
While the labor leaders did NOT
mention the presidents address to
congress yesterday, it was the gen.
eral belief that their statement re-
suited from his warning to the labor
world that strikes would only make
| conditions worse and that those VINO
sought to employ threats or coercion
| were only preparing their own de-
struction."
Declaring that the request of the
men that living costs be reduced or
their wages increased was aside from
the question of the future disposi-
tion of the railroad problem, the
labor leaders said that If President
Wilson and congress could not meet
this request the men would have to
try to find another solution"
ITO prevent any misunderstanding as
to the policy of the organized railroad
employees" said the statement, we
unite in Qennlte assertion lndI we
have no desire and have had none, to
impress upon the public by violence or
by threat. our proposal that the rail-
roads be nationalized under "tripartite
control
Two distinctly separate considera-
tions now confront the people, the wage
requirements of the railroad employees.
and the Sims bill (embodying the rail-
way employees plan for reorganization
of the railroads).
''In the matter of wages we have
submitted an eminently just PROPOSE
tion. We have said that If we are to
continue to live as Americans should
live, and are to care for our families
as American families should be cared
for, the profiteers must be restrained
and our wages increased. Every fair
minded man. and every intelligent
housewife. will recognize tie reason
ableness of this request. If congress
and the president cannot meet this
request, it is still a living question
ana we shall have to try to find another
solution.
This, however, bears In no way upon
our sponsorship of the Sims bill. We
do hold to our conviction that the rail-
road employees are in no mood to con-
sign themselves finally TO the autocratic
control of financial dictators. but in
proposing the elimination of capital and
the tripartite directorate, we have no
purpose of intimidation"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-09
BEAUTIFUL BOLSHEVIST
is LENINE'S COURIER
Angelica Balanoff's Beautiful
Face Is Her For
tune,

London. Aug. S.-(By Telegraph From
n. Y World, Copyrighted "A beauti-
full Russian woman figures in a plot to
introduce bolshevik propaganda into
this country. An inquirer at Scotland
Yard yesterday was shown the portrait
Of this woman, Angelica Balanoff. She
is described as a notorious bolshevist.
whose face is her fortune. She is said
to be the head courier for carrying
propaganda between the different CEN
ters in Berne. Stockholm, Berlin AMI
Russia. Mile. Baanoff is known to
he in touch with Lenine and Trotzky.
The interviewer was assured "she
hasn't yet been to this country. thanh
goodness"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-09

4 There are 100000 farms In the
United States, and there are not more
than $4,000 farm tractors, and $4,000
Of those made myself. The use OF
horses and cows is wasteful
method. Eliminate the horse. the COW
and the pig
What are you going to do for
meat?" came a voice from the fire.
side.
"You don't need IT," was the reply,
"The world would be better of
without meat. It's 70 per cent. ashes,
anyway. Milk can be manufactured
chemically. Every animal used on
the farm these days is a waste OF
time"
"You can't eliminate horses and
cows and pigs" interposed Mr.. Bur-
roughs, stroking his patriarchal
beard, land speaking of wasting time
reminds me of a story.
"A man once went to ar
with a patent hog fattener. ~ ID
1t would make hogs fat in sh( :, r
der. But the farmer thought g Did
method of feeding grain was : ct
ter way.
but said the saleman, ( such
a waste of time 81
What's time to hog3 a the
farmer" ~
Too Many Luxury
1.-THE reason that the CO living
is so high nowadays" SO ! he ven-
erable Californian, 'is u : We have
too many, luxuries. Ther : 90 much
about our lives as lived ~. ~ that Is
artificial. The luxuries or yesterday
are the necessities of today"
zone of the reasons" said H. s.
Firestone, who, with his son, is a
member of the caravan de luxe, rs
that too many people handle the stuff
from the producer to the consumer.
More efficient methods of distribution
are needed"
That's it," interjected Mr.. Ford.
TAKE wheat for example. It's grown
in one place; it's shipped away off
and ground. Thep it's shipped back,
and the consumer pays for all that
extra hauling. There is too much
railroad traffic. Let the producer
truck his crop into nearby COM
munity and sell 1t there. Eliminate
this expensive hauling. That's one
thing that will bring this high cost OF
living down.
"I know one thing that can do to
bring 1t down." Mr.. Ford went on. II
for the next four or five years
would devote all my time to develop
ing the farm tractor and put 1t on
every farm in the United States, 1t
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-09
DISAPPROVAL OF
PLUMB PLAN

Washington, Aug. 9.-Sen-
ator Hitchcock, of Nebraska,
today announced his disap-
proval of the Plumb plan. "In
my opinion, congress would
not be justified in enacting
such radical legislation with
out a mandate from the peo-
ple," he declared.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-09
INCREASE IN RESERVE
Shown by Report Of Clearinghouse Jus
Presented,

presented.
New York, Aug. 9.-The actual con-
dition of clearinghouse banks and trust
companies for the week shows that they
hold $51.1S7.570 reserve in excess of le-
gal requirements. This is decrease of
I6.002. 320 from last week.
Summary OF state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York not
included in clearing house statement:
Loans. discounts. etc, increase. &c.
$3.50 gold decrease, $l37, 900; currency
and bank notes increase. $40, 100; ue-
posits with federal reserve bank New
York. increase S6,569, 200; total deposits.
increase, 20,013, 700.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-09
Congress Forgets Party, Thrilled
BY Wilson, Who Strikes Note of
Common Interest; All Applaud
Wilson Will Talk H. C. of L. and
Peace Treaty on Tour of Country

9President his forthcoming Of
the country will not conne himself speeches with the
continue his
high cost OF living 1t stated White House circles today
presidents
Francisco either o 3.
The which demanded the presidents in Washing
believed rapidly that
the be definitely made public within