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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-09-04

Washington reports now bring out
that the government guaranteed rail.
road dividends such as the following
during the war:
Pennsylvania railroad .......... S.93
New York Central ............. 1885
Delaware, Lackawanna and ne
Western ...........:......... $3.50
Philadelphia and Reading. ...... 25.70
Illinois Central ................ 11.33
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. 22.O5
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-15
PALMER OPENS
FIGHT ON PACKERS
Antitrust Suits to Be Brought
Against big Five
THE CAMPAIGN ON HIGH COST
Justice Agents After Hoarders-Pre0
dent Appears Before Joint
Session OF Con-
gress.

Washington. - Anti trust suits
against the great meat-packing firms
were announced by Attorneys General
Palmer as the first concrete develop
ment of the Governments campaign
to reduce the high cost Of living.
Armour Swift, Morris, Wilson and
Cudahy, who have been pictured in
the Investigations of the Federal
Trade Commission and before Con-
gressional committees as great com.
bination in control Of food products,
are to be hailed again before the Fed.
eral Courts by special prosecutors.
The evidence in hand, Attorney-Gen.
eral Palmer declared, indicated "a
clear violation of the antitrust laws"
Whether the prosecution would be
civil or criminal, the Attorney-Gen
declined to state, merely recalling that
the law provided for both.
The history Of all the Governments
antitrust prosecutions in Is years does
not show single individual ever serv-
ing Jail sentence for a violation.
There are evidences that the Govern
ment hopes for some in the present
campaign.
Mr.. Palmer's announcement follows:
1.-THE Department of Justice has
made careful review of the evidence
developed by the investigation into
the combination of packers, both By
the Federal Trade Commission and
the hearings before the committees of
Congress. This review has been made
by lawyers specially retained for the
purpose and their report is now in
hand. am satisfied that the evil
dence adduced indicates clear viola
ton of the Antitrust laws and prompt
action will be taken accordingly. Fur
Their proceedings, While under the inn
mediate direction of the Department
of Justice, will be in charge of Isidor
J. Kresel, of the law firm Of Jerome,
Rand and Kresel, Of New York, who
will be given such assistance as the
case seems to warrant"
While he was announcing prescott
tions of the packers, Attorney-Genera
Palmer was unleashing his special
agents on countrywide trail of
profiteering and food boarding. These
prosecutions come under the food
control law.
All United States attorneys were in
structed to ferret out food boards and
libel them under Federal law
This is the most important bust.
ness before the country today" an
nounced the Attorney-General, and I
propose to have the law enforcement
machinery of the Government side
track everything to this job"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-15
SEES NEED OF 100000 HOMES.
Senator Calder Urges Bill To Aid
Builders.

senator Caloef urges Bill % Ala
Builders.
Washington.-One million homes to
cost about $4,000,oO0,0 900 are needed in
the United States, Senator Calder, Re-
publican, Of New York, declared in
an address in the Senate in support
of his bill proposing system Of
home" banks Similar to the farm loan
banks. Withsboth material and labo
short, Senator Calder said the Govern
ment Should provide a system for easy
loans to home builders. IS
at is the belief of those interested"
said Senator Calder, that the people
who live in the cities have as much
right to expect encouragement from
the Federal Government in the matter
of obtaining homes as the man who
lives on the farm does in securing a
mortgage on his farm
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-15
WASHINGTON

William A. Wimbish, of Atlanta, Ca,
special counsel for the Southern Traffic
League, told the House Interstate
Commerce Committee it should sit
tight and proceed with investigation Of
the railroad problem just as if organ
lied labor had not demanded tripartite
control Of the roads.
Demands of 100000 railway en-
ployes that their wages be increased
unless something was done to mate
rally reduce the cost of living were
considered at conference between
Director General Hines and j. ].
FORESTER.
A resolution directing the President
ito employ means directly within his
power" to relieve the people from the
high cost of living, was introduced by
Representative Riddick, Republican,
Montana.
The Senate today confirmed the
nomination Of John Barton Payne, of
Illinois, and Henry M. Robinson, of
California, to be members of the Unit
ed States Shipping Board.
Commissioner Roper ordered that
drug addicts may obtain narcotics Cd
prescription by reputable physicians.
Modification of the War Risk In.
surance Act were proposed in bill
introduced by Representative Sweet
Republican, of Iowa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-15
ARMY RETURNS TRANSPORTS
2,e12,ooo Tons Given Over To The
Shipping Board.

Washington.-Retu by the army
to the Shipping Board Of total OF
2,912,000 tons of shipping was an
nounced by the War Department. In
cluded in 1,176,OO0 tons retained by
the Department on August was $780,
600 tons of cargo vessels.
The fastest transports remaining in
the army service have been ordered to
make westbound trips without full ca.
pacity as means of Fastening the
return of "first-class personnel" The
order was made possible by the de-
creasing number of troops available
for embarkation on the other side Of
the Atlantic.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-15
GETS as VESSELS IN WEEK.
Shipping Board Fleet Augmented BY
163,355 Tons.

Washington.-Fort vessels, ag-
gregating 1885 gross tons were de-
livered to the Shipping Board during
the week ending August l, it was an
nounced. This brought the total num-
Der of vessels delivered to 1882, rep
resenting more than 4,342,000 gross
tons. OF the 46 vessels, rs were
steel construction, aggregating 49,
355 gross tons; 18 were wooden craft,
aggregating 41,667 gross tons, and
three were of the composite type.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-15
Hines Notifies Unions.
U. S. FLAG TO STAY ON FORT.
Pershina Recommends Policy In Re-
gard To Ehrenbretstein.

PerShih9 recommends Foitcy IN ne
gard To Ehrenbreitstein.
Coblenz.-The American flag will
continue to fly from the fortress of
Ehrenbreitstein so long as United
States troops hold position here in
the occupied area, according to in
formation from Paris received here by
the interallied Rhineland commission.
General Pershing, it is understood, rec
commended that the Stars and the
Stripes be kept on the fortress, watch
has been an American garrison since
last December. He also recommended
that Coblenz be made American head
quarters. A decision by the supreme
council as to the area to be occupied
by the Eighth Infantry and other units
which are to remain here is expected
to be announced some time next week.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-15
FARMERS ARE INDICTED.
Milk Company Official Charged With
Antitrust Violation.

Cleveland. Secret indictments,
charging violation of the Valentine
Antitrust law, were returned against
the president and six other officials Of
the Ohio Farmers Cooperative Milk
Company, an organization of 1000
farmers and dairymen, by the Cuya-
hoga county special grand jury in it's
investigation of milk conditions in this
county. H. w. Ingersoll, attorney and
farmer, president of the company, and
six members of the sales committee Of
q were indicted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-15
21o MILES IN rs MINUTES.

New Air Record With Passenger From
Washington To New York.
Washington.-From the Capitol In
Washington to the Statue of Liberty
in New York harbor, distance of 21O
miles, in rs minutes is the record an
nounced for Col. H. B. Clagett, COM
handing the Dallas-Boston fliers, by
the Army Air Service. Colonel Clagett
made the flight in De Haviland 4,
with Sergt Ralph Kratz as pas
senger. The fight was made at an
altitude of 1000 feet and the speed
was 1853 miles an hour. The previous
low record for the Washington New
York flight was "a minutes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-15

be no consideration Of the matter in
controversy. Until the employees re-
turn to work and again recognize the
authority OF their own organization,
the whole matter must be at stand
still.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-15
Government VIII Be Fair.

| 0OWCEUIUGUI VIII DC FdITs
when Federal control of the rail,
roads began the Railroad Administra-
ton accepted existing agreements be-
tween the shopmen's organizations
and the several railroad companies,
| and by agreement machinery was Gre
| ated for handling the grievances of
the shopmen's organization of all the
railways, whether they had heretofore
had the benefits of definite agree
ments or not. There can be no ques-
ton, therefore, of the readiness of
| the Government to deal in spirit Of
fairness and by regular methods with
any matters the men may bring to
their attention.
Concerned and very careful consid-
! GRAFTON is being given by the entire
| Government to the question of reduc-
! ing the high cost of living. l need
hardly point out how intimately and
| directly this matter affects every in
| diYidual in the nation, and if trans
| portation is interrupted it will be i'm
| possible to solve it. This is time
when every employe. of the railways
| should help to make the process of
! transportation more easy and eco
nomical, rather than less, and en-
ployes who are on strikes are DELHI
erately delaying a settlement of their
wage problems and of their standard
of living. They should promptly re-
turn to work, and hope that you will
urge upon their representatives the
immediate necessity Of their doing So
| Cordially and sincerely yours.
WOODROW WILSON"
Hines Notifies Unions.
Director General Hines notified the
unions Immediately that the Railroad
Administration was ready to take up
the question "as soon as the employees
return to work"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-15
PRESIDENT ASKS
FOR FOOD CONTROL
Regulations To Curb the High
Cost Of Living
THE ISSUE MUST BE FACED

Extension OF Lever Act, Penalties For
Profiteerina, Cold Storage Super
vision, And Plain Price-making Ad-
vocated-SubtIe Hit At Labor And
Warning Against Attempt At
Coercion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-15

or indirect control Of the Federal Gov.
eminent. BY licensing an interstate
commerce 1t would give the Govern
ment the power at all times to destroy
any offender against the consumer, by
the simple process Of reYoking that Of
tenders license, thereby depriving him
of the privilege of doing business at
all.
This experiment was tried during
the war, when the Food Administra-
ton was authorized to license certain
classes of food producers andst Fuel
Administration was authorized to Ii
cense all fuel and oil producers. Its
success in those directions is beyond
dispute, but nothing was attempted
during the war remotely as far-reach-
ing as the license system which would
be instituted If the Presidents pro
osals today are carried into effect.
Measures For Emergency.
At that the President warns the
country that his remedies are neces-
sarily temporary and provisional He
offers no guarantee that they will do
more than meet the existing emer.
gency. He showed that whereas the
stock of food in America is not only
equal to all domestic needs but is
great enough to divide with other ma
tions, the law of supply and demand is
defeated by the profteer. And this will
continue to some extent, he fears, as
long as foreign buyers continue to bid
extravagantly in American markets.
The same idea was expressed in these
dispatches in The Sun this morning.
The President, however, does not lean
toward any embargo against food ex-
portations beyond limit Of the ship
ments of wheat until Europe has re-
turned to productive basis.
Turning to the revolt on the part Of
a great body of labor against prevail
ing conditions, the President gave an
impressive warning to those who
have exhibited passion in this crisis
and disregard for the rights of
Others" He called no names, but he
let it be understood clearly that
strikes and strikers would avail moth
ing.
'The world has just destroyed the
arbitrary force Of military junta," he
said, adding that st will live under
no other"
Reinsurance Felt.
There is reinsurance in those dec
larations for those who felt that the
President might be on the point Of
yielding to the arbitrary and coer-
Give" threats Of certain labor organ
izations. Instead of yielding he let
it be known second time within "a
hours that he is standing firm against
any intimidation from any quarter.
Incidentally he gave notice to the
striking railway shopmen that by i'm
peding the processes of transportation
they are increasing the burden Of liv.
ing costs, the very thing against which
they are striking.
Finally the President Informed Con-
gress that the most important thing in
the life of the nation today is an early
ratification of the treaty Of peace. He
declared that the country was neither
at war nor at peace and that so long
as such situation existed, stable con-
ditions could not be restored.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-15

Australian manufacturers are max
ing pressed steel water pipe 2S feet
long by 80 inches internal diameter
at q plant in Bombay.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-15
WILSON CALLS HALT.
ON R. R. STRIKE.
will Treat With Shopmen II
Strike is Called Off
The SITUATION IS CLARIFIED
Effect OF Executive Decision, II Is
Believed, Will Be To Put A Sud-
den End To Transportation
Disturbances.

Washington.-Presi Wilson no
tilted Director General Hines that he
was authorized to take up the de-
mands Of railroad shop employees for
higher wages and decide them on their
merits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-15
7-cENT FARE CAUSES RIOT.

Mob Burns Two Cars Ard Overturns
Others-Several Hurt.
Muskegon. Mich.-All street car
traffic is suspended here as the result
of disorders following refusal of pas.
sengers to pay 7-cent fare. A mob
of several hundred persons attacked
street cars during the night, burning
two of them and tipping over score
of others. Several rioters were in
jured when the police, traction EN-
ployes and special deputies dispersed
the mob.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-12-26
Former Louisa Girl
Marries In Huntington

The following from Tuesdays Hunt
ington paper Is of interest TO Louisa
friends OF the family of the bride. She
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j..
Floyd Wellman who moved from this
place TO Huntington a few years ago:
This morning at half past ten o'clock
at the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. F. Wellman, Miss Millie
Frances Wellman and Mr. James III.
Tench, OF Petersburg, Va, will be uni
ted in marriage by Rev. w. H. Shelter,
pastor OF the Central Christian church.
The wedding will be attended by quite
a circle of friends and relatives among
whom are the brides grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7. Wellman, OF Louisa,
KY. Miss clifford Wilson of Louisa,
and Mr.. Kennon Collier of Petersburg
who will offlciate as best man, while
Miss Lois Hamilton, of this city, will
preside as maid OF honor. The brides
gown will be of white georgette and
satin. and her travelling suit OF seal
brown with accessories TO match. Fol-
lowing the service of luncheon they
will leave for Petersburg where they
will spend the holidays with the
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Tench and later Will return for visit
here. The groom Is a well known civil
engineer who saw twelve months ser
vice in France with the 305th engineers
and his bride d lovely maid who has d
wide circle of friends. She was grad
uated last year from the Huntington
high school.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-12-26
MIR. j. III. Preston and
Mrs. Fitzpatrick Wed

Mr.. j. Henry Preston succeeded in
giving his many friends a big surprise
Tuesday by taking unto himself wife,
Mrs. Julia Fitzpatrick, a native of
Johnson CO, is the bride. AS a matter
OF convenience Mrs. Fitzpatrick came
TO Louisa for the ceremony, arriving
on the ten O'Clock train Tuesday morn
ing. The wedding took place soon af-
terward at the parsonage of the M. f.
Church South, Rev J. ID. Bell officiat-
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Preston went at
once to his residence on Lock avenue.
These two worthy people have known
each other since childhood, having
grown up on adjoining farms. Mrs.
Preston has been widow several
years She has two daughters, Mrs.
James Mcclure of Ashland. and Mrs. r.
l.. Walters. wife of the cashier of the
Bank of Jenkins, Ky. She is a most
excellent woman and is welcomed to
Louisa
/ Mr.. Preston is one of our very best
citizens, prominent in church work and
always on the side of what is best for
the community He Is a successful
! contractor and is now giving his at
I tention to drilling oil wells Our con-
gratulations and best wishes are ex-
| tended.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-12-26
Louisa's Oldest Citizen
Passed Away Thursday

Joshua Diamond died last Thursday
night at his home in Louisa. He had
been confined TO the house only few
weeks from infirmities due TO adj
vanced age.
He was well known and had always
been a law-abiding citizen of this
county. He was for many years con
stable I'm his magisterial district
Mr.. Diamond was born and raised
within three miles OF Louisa and spent
his entire life in this locality. At the
time OF his death he WAS the Oldest
citizen OF this place. having almost
reached his ninety-first birthday.
Mr. Diamond is surviyed'by two sons
and three daughters,
Funeral service was conducted at the
home on Saturday afternoon at -four
o'clock by the Rev. II. b. Hewlett. on
Sunday morning the body YVES taken &c
Smoky Valley and laid to rest in the
family burial ground
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-12-26
Praises Service Given
by Big Sandy Slackwater

The following letter is from Mr. S.
II. Nigh. timber man, to T. J. Snyder,
who has charge of the operation and
maintenance of Big Sandy dams:
Catlettsburg, KY, Dec. %, 1919.
Ny dear Mr.. Snyder:
This is to thank and congratulate
you and all others in authority. also;
the one who thought out and invented
the present system of needle or wicket
dams Also the ones who made their
construction possible. For most sue
cessful and spectacular transportating.
without loss, thousands of dollars
worth of raw material in a sandy
stream. Thus demonstrating the prac-
tlcability of the present lock and dam
system on the Big Sandy river.
Your judgment and skillful and sue
cessful manipulation of the different
dams thru the efficient help of the var
ious lockmasters and your judicious
use OF water left nothing to be desired
You picked up from the numerous
bars along the river for about forty
miles, thousands of dollars worth OF
logs, and delivered them safely to Cat
lettsburg, KY, without loss. Logs
which might have been carried away
and lost in the ice later.
You started with sand bars" and
ended with flow of water from IL tt
22 feet, which we presume, breaks al
records in Big Sandy river
AS we see it, you handled this un-
dertaking exactly right in every par
ticular and we, and other parties. ben
efitted, want U am sure) to thus thanl
you and all others connected with this
work, for the judgment and efficiency
displayed.
1t is fitting in this connection t
mention that years ago Col. Jay II
Northup of Louisa, KY was the frs
and principal initiative in this whol'
dam matter" And we take off ou
hats" to all concerned.
| Yours very truly,
| s. II. NIGH.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-12-26
Joe Kazee Meets
Accidental Death

The Ashland Independent says:--Af-
ter Suffering excruciating agony for
hours Joe Kazee, aged 29 years, passed
away at the Kings Daughters hos
pital at o'clock Sunday morning, his
death having been caused by multiple
steam scalds, accidentally received
while in the performance of his duty
at the Kentucky Solvay company about
2 o'clock the same morning.
Kazee worked as n tlue man and ii is
stated that his duties called him TO
work about the coke ovens.
According to the story told by one
of the worlSmen Kazee had gone in a
pocket next an oven to regulate the
gas while car was being loaded with
hot coke at an oven further up the
track.
He thought he had time to finish the
work before the car with its white hot
mass came down by the pocket where
he was working. Water is flooded on
the hot coke producing volume OF
steam and the car passed by the pock-
ct in which KaZee was at work.
1t is stated that II he screamed nc
one heard him and his pitiable plight
was not known for minutes after this
car had passed him, when he stagger-
ed down the track.
II is thought that the unfortunate
man inhaled a death draught of the
steam He was at once taken to the
Kings Daughters hospital and every
thing that medical science could sug-
gest was done TO alleviate his suffer.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-12-26
INCREASE In PRICE
OF OIL REPORTED

Ii is reported that the price of oil in
Kentucky has been increased rs cents
per barrel Western oils have receiv-
ed that amount of increase in the last
few days but no announcement thru
the press as to this field The report
we have seems to be reliable. but we
do not give 1t as authentic. An In
crease has been expected by the OPP
orators, some of them being so opti-
mistic as to expect the Pennsylvania
price of $3.50.
A we'll on the Kirk farm adjoining
Joe Cyrus was drilled in and Shot this
week. 1t looks to be good for some
where between and A barrels.
The Richmond Drilling company has
received all of two drilling outfits eX-
cept one new National machine which
was shipped several days ago from
Toledo. One outfit is being hauled to
the Conley & Burgess farm and the
other will go to l.. N Hutchison's farm
near Fallsburg.
The largest gas well yet drilled by
the Union Gas & Oil company on up
per Blaine was drilled in a few days
ago.
INC wen Oll lilt W titit W. tiote
on Knob branch, near Blaine, is down
about 300 feet. The contract was de-
layed by fishing job, having lost a
bailer in the hole.
A standard rig will be built for drill
ing the well on the Point just across
from Louisa
The Fisher Oil company of Pitts
burg viii drill well on DR.. t. ID. Bur-
CESS farm near Gallup.
In Other Counties.
j. C. Mccarthy is drilling a well on
StaffoTd fork in Martin county. The
depth a,epresent is about 1900 feet and
Ii is expeeed the well will be drilled
1000 feet mp. This well will test a
large area of new territory.
Another well has been completed on
j. II. Northup's land on Little Paint
estimated to be good for 15 barrels.
The Bed Rock company has another
good well near there.