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have taken the position that any pre-
cipitate action would be impossible.
During the debate. which was in
executive session, it was reported
that members had a bitter argument
Senator Fall declaring that Senator
Hitchcock and others had questioned
the motives of the republicans and
made unfair reflections in the com
mitteels course Senator Hitchcock
was said to have replied with equal
vigor
1t was said Senator Hitchcock told
the committee there was an increas
ing demand in the senate and
throughout the country that the
treaty be disposed of, and that he
expressed the belief that virtually
every senator already had made up
his mind how he would vote,
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caII Attorney General.
BY United Press.

By United Press
Washington, Aug. 14-Attorney
General Palmer was called before
the senate agricultural committee to
answer-the objections of certain sen
ators to the extension Of the food
control act.
The objecting senator's are Smith
of South Carolina, Smith Of Georgia,
Wadsworth Johnson, Kenyon and
Bansdell
Secretary Of Agriculture Houston
has asked congress for an appropri4
alton of half million dollars to es-
tablish market news service In or.
der to inform the people concerning
the prices they should pay.
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Order Restored at Peoria After
Rioting Among Striking EN-
ployes of Steel Company;
Two Near Death.
CONFERENCE AGREES
TO TRUCE DURING DAY
Two Injured Persons to Recover
Dynamite Thrown at Plant
Windows During Night;
Search for Guilty,
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Peoria, ILL.,, Aug. 14.--Adjutant Gen
eral Dickson arrived here early this
morning and assumed command oI
the troops rushed here to prevent
riotlng and further bloodshed by
striking employees of the keystone
Steel 6. Wire company
The tenth regiment of state troops
have the situation in hand and quiet
prevails this morning.
Meanwhile Reuben Sommers and
Alvin sommers, sons of owners of
the plant, are near death at a hos
pital az tho result of wounds receiy.
cd in fusilade from the strikers
last night. Two other persons who
we're wounded are OK scted to re-
cover
At a conference between military
officials and a committee of strikers
truce was declared until six o'clock
this afternoon
Officers are continuing their
qearch for the men who threw eight
sticks of dynamite at the plant win.
dows last nigh
Reuben Sommers, ~ years old, son
If P. w. Sommers, assistant chemist
of the plant, and Alvin Sommers, 10
years old, son of John Sommers, as.
sistant general superintendent, were
shot as they were leaving the plant
in an automobile with other officials
of the company
Another person was shot in the
back by snlpers shortly before S
o'clock.
1t is reported that Bartonville
doctor was stoned by the mob
A handful of deputy sheriffs who
have been guarding the plant where
strike Of 500 workers had been in
progress for several weeks, fought off
the rioters, returning volley for vol
ley, and late tonight it was believed
the worst of the storm had passed.
Sporadic outbreaks continued
throughout the day and resulted in
the shooting and slightly woundng
of two strikers who had fired on the
deputies.
The first outbreak came when a
truck load of strikebreakers were
carried to the plant under protection
of deputy sheriffs. The rioters charg-
ed and it was only after a sharp
clash that they we're driven off
The principal outbreak tonight fol
lowed the shooting of woman by a
sniper near the plant. She was only
slightly injured Women sided with
TIE rioters and hurled missiles at the
strikebreakers and deputies
The crowd was finally dispersed
but formed again when time came
for officials to leave the plant. Shoot
ing was renewed and it was in this
outbreak that the Sommers were
wounded
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has eight umpires under him, who arc
responsible solely to him in the same
fashion as he is to the head of the
National league He has taken a par
ticular interest in the umpire question
an dis rapidly developing his arbltera
into big-league prospects.
When 1t comes to deciding protests
President Bill is also right on the job.
He has been CALLED upon to decide no
les sthan eight protests this season
the disputes being entirely up to him
for settlement-and in no case has he
failed to rule in an impartial and just
manner
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RED CROSS
PLANS BIG
CAMPAIGN
General Drive Announced for
November 3 to IL to Enroll
1920 Members for 0rgani-
zation.

Washington, Aug. 14.-Plans for a
nationwide Red Cross campaign
opening Monday November 3, and
closing Armistice day November IL,
we're formally announced tonight by
DR.. Livingston Farrand, chairman Of
the executive committee of the
American Red Cross. The primary
object of the campaign which will
be known as the Third Red Cross
rol call, will he to enroll members for
1920 but there will be in addition
general appeal for $15,OOO,OOO to en-
able the organization to complete its
war obligations at home and abroad.
There will also be local appeals,
where necessary, conducted by the
chapters, to secure funds needed for
local programs.
During the war there were two an
nual Red Cross campaigns, the war
fund drive in the late spring and
Christmas roll call for membership
The only campaign this year will be
the one in November and In succeed
ing years there will be only an annual
roll call. will be to enroll members for
seek the re affirmed allegiance of tho
American people expressed in dollar
memberships. Tho money so derived
will be used for American purposes
and the approval thus received is to
be regarded as a mandate to carry on
future programs.
"The first task Of the American
Re dCross is, Of course to complete
its obligations to American soldiers
and sailors,3 said Farrand in an
nouncing the program. "The organi-
cation plans, as its future policy, to
concentrate its efforts upon peace
problems at home, unless America
should again be involved in war or
confronted by great disasters Great
ing special emergencies.
"The Red Cross programs are
primarily within the field of public
health and will aim particularly at
cooperation with official activities,
federal. state and local. The Red
Cross will seek not to duplicate the
work of established organizations,
but will endeavor to supplement 9th
er agencies where they already exist
or to stimulate and organize work
where none exists
The tremendous task of the Amer
lean Red Cross in the war has, how
ever. left a continuing obligation
whcih cannot be fulfilled for some
months to come, Or. Farrand stated
In an amendment to the army bill
congress has prolonged the responsi
I bility of the Red Cross abroad by au
thorizing Secretary of War Baker tC
transfer to the Red Cross such medi
ed and surgical supplies and supple
mentary and dietary foodstuffs now
in Europe as is not needed by the
army abroad or at home ito be used
by the American Red Cross to re
iieve and supply the pressing needs
Continued on Page EiEhtl
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EVER PLA YTNG
GAME ON WALL STREET


And rarely has the market been
"oyer sold, a condition reached when
shorts sell 50 heavily that it is dit
ficult for them to cover by purchases.
Naturally, with such demand for
issues of all character, it follows as a
matter of course that prices must
mount And mount. they have.
The day before the world was
plunged into war-July 80, 1914
stocks which now are selling at far
more than $10O a share, could be OBJ
tanned for a bare fraction of that fig
ure. Common stock of the lnterna
Continued on Page Eight)
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BY United Press.

BY United Press.
New York, Aug. l4.-High prices OF
foods and products of factories are
reflected nowhere better than in the
New York stock market, where trans.
actions have been so heavy in recent
weeks that extra holidays, in addition
to the Saturday half holiday have
been necessary to allow clerks to
keep up with the business.
Starting last March trading has
been so active that rarely day has
passed when shares sold did not reach
the million mark, and on occasions
the number has gone above 100000.
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FORD LIBEL CASE TO JURORS
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Mount Clemons. Aug. 1.-THE case
in which Henry Ford. the automobile
manufacturer, is suing the Chicago
Tribune for libel in connection with
editorial referring to Ford as an
'Ganarchist" went to the jury today.
The Ford-Tribune trial has been in
progress more than seven weeks. the
last few days being devoted to argu-
ments. The trial is said to have been
one of the longest on record, scores
of witnesses being examined.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-14
PERMIT GRANTED
LOCAL REFINERY
BY ISSUES COM

J. E. Lawhead of the Walker Re.
finery returned last night from Ok
lahoma City where he has been in
conference with the State Capital Is
sues commission, which body has
granted to the local refinery, per
init to operate and to dispose of $751;
600 worth of stock for construction
purposes.
Mr.. Lawhead announced this morn.
ing that the work of the company
has been held up for some time wait
ing on this permit, and that ne ex-
poets to have their proposition fully
financed in so days
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Cut Down Profits.
~ VIZ 49, 'N~-
BY United Press.

BY United Press
Oklahoma City, Aug 1.-THE decis-
ion to sell sugar, flour and meat at
ten per cent profit was made at a
conference of twelve representatives
of local retail grocers and butchers
here today
A meeting of all grocers and butch
ers has been called for tonight The
retailers are said to be desirous OF
correcting price conditions. A mem
Der of the Russell price committee
is reported to have participated in
the meeting
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supr. WILSON HERE

State superintendent r. II. Wilson
was visiting friends in the city yes
terday afternoon. He expects to
leave soon for a trip to New York
in connection with educational mat
ters Mr. Wilson stated that he
might be candidate for congress.
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TO SETTLE
QUESTION
OF THRACE
Council of Five Approaches Solu-
tion of Matter That Has Been
Obstacle in Way of Bulgar
Treaty.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Paris, Aug 1.-THE council of five
is nearing a solution of the Thrace
question which has been delaying
the Bulgarian treaty it was learned
today
1t ia understood that the council
is considering internationalization Of
threefourths of western Thrace and
granting the other fourth, as well as
the whole of eastern Thrace, to
Greece.
This would give Bulgaria an out.
let to the Aegean sea but would cut
off eastern Thrace from the Greclan
mainland.
May Deny Reparation.
By United Press.
Paris. Aug H.-The cutting off Of
Roumania from participation in Ger,
man reparation is the weapon which
the peace conference is considering
using unless Roumania complies with
the allied demands regarding her
Hungarian policy
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-14
REcRuIrER RETuRNs

Chief Water Tender A. E. White
has returned to Chickasha from Altus
where he has been on recruiting du.
ty for the U. s. navy. He is again
in charge of the local station.
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BUYS PAWHuskA PAPER

BY United Press.
Ponca City, Aug, 14.-Richacd
Elan, a newspaper publisher here
today announced that he had pur
chased the Weekly Pawhuska Capt
tai and will soon start a daily publ
cation. He said he would not sever
his relations with the Ponca City
News
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Expect Kechi and Foster in Soon /;
Former Drilling Out Plug;
Latter Hammering Near
Pay Sand.
FOR TUNA S PROVES
TO BE SENSATION
Pumps Over 600 Barrels First
Day; Drops to 300 Daily
Through Pipe Line of
Cyril Refining Co.

+ At o'clock this afternoon, 4
T. word was received by teIe- 4
+ phne from a Cyril banker, =
+ stating that the caddo No, 2, E
r. Rowe farm in 366-t0 is t8 /
+ feet in a new sand at about 4
+ 1850 feet and that the we'll IS +
+ flowing, The flow caught =
+ them by surprise as nothing +
+ was expected at that depth. +
= The report stated that the we'll +
= looked Ike the equal Of nay +
+ we'll in the field =
= + + + r = 80 + *++ = r + r.
With the Foster No. in the ne
NV of $50 drilling about 10 feet
above the 1900 foot pay gand and
with the Kechi Oil and Gas compa
ny in the meme ot 1910 rugged NJ
with the standard tools ready to drill
the well in, there are prospects for
two more compilations in the field
within the next few days.
The Foster is offsetting the Glad
stone No /, good producer and
having already had lhe best showing
of the field in the 1850 foot sand, is
slated for a good we'll The Kechl
is two locations away from the Cen.
trail Producers on the Bob White
lease and is also expected to prove
a good we'll
Fortuna Sensation.
The Fortuna No, ) in the se-nW
Of S6-6-lO proved sensation when
connected with tho pipe line of the
Cyril refinery On the first day
the well pumped $40 barrels aftel
which it settled to pumping 800 bar
rels day. proving to be the largest
well on the pump to date.
On the east side. the Mckinney
No. /, Ramsey leaee, in the sese o.
9-5-9 is q gas we'll 1t tested 1890
600 cubic feet with a rock pressure
Of $50 pounds. II Is believed thai
the flow will be turned into the
mains of the Oklahoma Natural Ga,
company.
Other Operations.
Central Producers No. 2, one loca
tion south of the company's No 1
McClaren farm, sw-se of l-5-1O, ha'
rig timbers on the ground. Tankagc
is erected at No. l and the we'll VT
be put on the pump.
Mckay Oil company, in the se-sN
OF 1863, offsetting the Gladstone No
1 on the west, has spudded in with q
rotary.
Cement Fields Oil and Gas compa
ny No on the Hunsmuller farm in
the w-re of 1854, is rotary rig
Foster No. > in the ne-nw of 6-5-S
is drilling at about 1900
Caddo Oil company No. in the
SWINE of 36-6-t0 has a nice oil show
ing at 1850 feet They will 60 OF
to the 230O foot pay.
Fortuna No. /, Medrana farm, nc
sw of 36-6-1O, is drilling at 500 feet
Expansion Oil and Gas compan,
in the sw-sw of 1868 is still fishing
Fortuna No. 3 in the nw-se of 35
6-10, the deep test, is having trouble
with an underreamer at 1850 feet
They are ticketed for a 1000 foo
test if they can handle the hole t.
that depth
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All the latest news by
wire every day from
the u. p. Association
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You will find all the
local news every day
in The Daily Express
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17

tuberculosis, will be private and will be
held at the house this afternoon at two
o'clock, the Rev. T. y. Chairman. pastor
OF the First Baptist Church, officiating.
lie was stricken with influenza last fall
ana has been confined to his bed ever
since. Mr.. johnson served % years in the
United states army. During this time
he was with the American forces in
China during tho Boxer rebellion, served
nine years in the PHILIPPINES, was on
guard in San Francisco after the earth
quake and served during the Spanish
American War 1t is expected that a
squad from the Machine Gun company
will fire salute Mt the grave in Green
wood cemetery.
The condition of Miss May Smiddy, who
underwent an operation Tuesday is i'm
proving.
William Adams Of st. Adams hill, who
Is working in Fairfax, had his leg broken
recently when kicked by a horse.
AT the annual meeting of the ST.
Adams Hospital association Tuesday
morning at the hospital the following Of
hcers were elected: President, DR.. f.
NJ Brown Of Sheldon vice-president and
treasurer. NJ. II. O'Heare of this city;
executive board. r. w Foster, DR.. Alan
Davidson and Mr.. OHeare, all Of this
city, The members of the medical staff
are: s. w. Paige, w h. Arnold, w. j.
Upton and f.. A. Hyatt and Major f.. j.
Melville; roentgenologist H. II. john
son; pathologist, f, W. Norris.
daughter was born Tuesday to DR..
and Mrs f. w \orris
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BAKERSFIELD

Mr. and Mrs Alexander Chase ard
children. Cora and Charles, and John
Arnot. all of Waltham, Mass, have gone
to Lake Carmi to visit Mr.. and Mrs
C. II. Morrill, of this village. who are
sojourning at their cottage there
Messrs. Charles and Arthur Bisse,l of
Suffield Conn. stopped over last satur-
day night with their cousin. tho Hon.
Calvin Blodgett.-Mrs. Dwineu and
daughters Hester and Orpah. who have
been spending week with Mr.. and Mrs.
i. S. Barr. have returned to their home
in Barre.-Miss Gertrude Brady enter
tanned friends from Richford Monday
afternoon.-The Rev a. q. Ross Of East
Fairfield visited at the Rev. w. w.
Smiths on Tuesday.-The young ladies
and gentlemen Of the Sunday school vii,
hold an ice cream social at the Conrre-
gational parsonage Friday evening
Church services will he held in the Meth
odist Church net Sunday as the Congre-
gational Church is being papered and
painted.
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EAST FRANKLIN

Recent guests and callers in town in
clude: Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Thomas of
Bedford. Que, at the home Of S. r..
Whitman; Misses Alice Harven and
Judith Haines Of Cabot at the home of
r. n. Gilbert; Mrs. Ema Whitney of
Bakersfield. Mr.. and Mrs. I. l. Chase
and children Of Swanton. Mr.. and Mrs
G. \. Chamberlin and children of North
Pinnacle, Que. at the homo of Il. II.
Chaynberin; Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Pel of
Providence, Il. l., at the home of G. j.
Guthrie; MIR. Carr and daughter. Inez at
the home of Harold Bell; Mr.. and Mrs
l.. A. Willard and children at the home
of II. s. Willard; Mr.. and Mrs. F. S.
Wright and two daughters of Mont
gomery Center, Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Ohm
stead of North Berkshire at the home
OF E. w. Olmstead.--Dr. Jerry Hammond
of Omaha, Neb.. is a guest in the home
Of p. c. Hammond DR. s. W. Hammond
Of Rutland was guest in the same home
over Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. r. r.
Chamberin were in East Berkshire sun
day.-Mr. and Mrs Simon Pell and the
Misses Aida and Ada Guthrie recently
visited at Rosenberg. Que--Mr. and Mrs.
W. c. Ellsworth. Mr.. and Mrs. e. c.
Ellsworth and daughter were In St.
Adams. recently.-Mrs. Rufus Greenia
and daughter. Murel, are visiting rela-
tives and friends here.--4fiss Stella Hoag
of Rice Hill is a guest of the Misses
Guthrie.-W. o. Stafford is ill-The
Misses Ruth. Jessie. Marion and Kathryn
Gilbert accompanied by their guests the
Misses Harvey and Haines. passed one
day last week in Montreal and also
motored to Montgomery and Bakersfield
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GRAND ISLE

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WISH tne NhriStian EnoeaVor at Houth
Hero thursday evening -Ihree young
iadles were received INTO preparatory
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Lam0ile County
STOWE

The Mt. Mansfield Creamery associa-
ton a, special meeting Saturday voted
TO re-organize and to give every patron
opportunity to become a shareholder by
taking out capital stock to the extent of
SO per COW. A short time ago the as
ISOLATION raised its capital stock from
$1,000 to $4,000 In short time It Is ex-
pected that AT least one-half Of the latter
amount will be actually paid in. The
steady and especially the recent rapid
growth OF the creamery association has
made II necessary to increase the stock
in order that the butter and grain bust
ness may be successfully carried on.
Mover before in Its history has the cream
cry been more financially strong The
demand for Mt. Mansfield Jersey brand
butter has increased to the extent that
tho creamery has been obliged to turn
down some large orders. Tho State OF
Vermont this year purchased all the but
ter they will use for the net ~ months
from the Mt, Mansfield creamery. taking
1900 pounds.-Walter X, Bisslow. senior
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EAST BERKSHIRE.

Mrs Abbie Robb of Richford visited
her sister. Mrs r. NJ. Stone part of last
week.-Mrs.. Charles Parsons. who has
been at Bluebird Camp the past month.
returned to her home in NV York city
Friday.-The Rev and Mrs. W. r.
Price were In Sherbrooke last week. ON
their return home they were accompanied
bv Mrs Prices mother. who will remain
for a few weeks.-Earl Moffatt of Brat
tleboro and Mrs. James Stafford OF
Jericho passed the Weekend at q. s.
Moffatt's.-Mrs Rose Leahy. who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Joel
Brown Of Enosburg Falls, returned home
Thursday.-The members Of Mrs. l.. H.
Buttons Sunday school class gave her a
pleasant surprise Friday, when they
gathered at her home to remind her Of
her birthday annversary.-Ms Lena
Hadd. Miss Mamie Moffat Miss Grace
Sykes D. W. Paul and Leon Tibbitts
motored to Craftsbury Monday.-Mrs. D.
W. Paul and children are passing a few
weeks at Sheldon camp ground Mr.. and
Mrs Howard Larock of Burlington have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Larock
Miss Ella Tibbtts of Richford passed
the week end with Mrs. Clifton Benway
The Misses Anna and Abigail Roberts
of Montgomery visited relatives here,
Tucsday.-Miss Mary Root of Crafts
bury visited Mrs. F. S. Hutchinson last
week-Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schultheis
who have heen visiting at the home Of
Mr. and Mrs A. w. Paxman, have re-
turned to their home in New York city
The lawn party held the evening OF July
2 for the benefit of the community
library brought S75.%.
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BINGHAMVILLE

Mrs. James Williams of Portland.
Oregon, is visiting her sister. Mrs. s.
y. Gibbs.-Mrs. NJ. F. Brewster and
children, Reid and Rosemary, who have
been visiting friends in Jericho, have re-
turned home.-Mr. and Mrs Seneca
Haselton of st. Adams are the guests
of Mrs. Haseltons parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. lamb r. Carey and
family and F. L. Leach visited friends
in Jericho Sunday.--Ned Sweet and
Mrs. Homer Spaulding for A few
weeks.-Oney Carpenter and family
and Ruth Sweet visited at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker of westford Sun
day.-Mr. and Mrs. W. r. Hooper with
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Shepardson Of
Huntville were in Swanton Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Thompson Of
Graniteville and Mrs. Peter Pollander
of Jeffersonville visited at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. y. Gibbs July IL
I. A, Carpenter and family have re-
turned home after being absent for
a few days. Mrs. Carpenter was in
Swanton to attend the funeral OF her
cousin. II. l.. Prouty, and Mr. Carpenter
in Highgate on business-Mr. and
Mrs. Edison Lamb and children of
Richmond called upon friends in this
place Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs Harmon
Wetherbee and son of Burlington
visited Mr. and Mrs. l.. A. Wetherbee
Saturday and Sunday.--The Rev. j. n.
and Mrs. Wills are in Highgate, the
guests of the Rev. C. S. and Mrs.
Quimby. who are in camp at that
Mace