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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
IS NOW DEMANDED
ORGANIZED LABOR WANTS AMER
IcAN PEOPLE TO CONDUCT
ALL RAILROAD BUSINESS.
REMEDY FOR WAGE ILLS
Would Take Control and Operation
From Wall Street and Place
In Hands of Those Direct
Iy Concerned.

Observation-Disclosures labor has
come out with the unequivocal formal
demand that private capital be retired
from the railroads.
A tri-partite control, composed OF
the public. the operating management
and the employees is demanded instead
Addressed to the Americai public
and signed by the engineers, the fire
men, the conductors and the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, formal
statement was issued Announcing this
proposal, which will be carried before
Congress.
1t marks" says the statement, "the
step by which organized labor passes
from demands for wage increases to
demands that the system of profits in
industry be overhauled."
This sentence sums up, in a few
words. the proposal of which there
have been hints and indications. but
which is now laid before the country
for the first time. Everywhere in of
fetal Washington it is recognized as
proposition the country will be called
upon to face.
The plan demands:
That private control be eliminated
from the railroads.
That the private owners receive for
them government bonds with fixed
interest return for every honest dollar
that they have invested"
That tic tci-partite control. hereto
fore referred to, be established in
corporations which shall lease the
~oads and in which the public, the OPP
Grating arrangements and labor shall
be represented equally.
That the public, the operators and
the wage-earners share equally all
revenue in excess of the guarantee to
private capital. by granting to the OPP
orators and employees one-half the saw
ings which are expected to be made by
such a perfected organization and to
the public the other half as consumers,
either by increasing service without
adding costs or by reducing costs.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15

Memphis. Tenn. An embargo
against all freight, with the exception
of carload perishable and live stock
was declared by the Frisco railroad as
result of the strike OF shopmen
CARTS. Live stock and perishable ar
ticles will be accepted only subject TO
delay in transportation and delivery.
A telegram telling of the embargo
was received by r. E Buchanan, di-
vision freight agent, from j. II. Dog
reI. superintendent of transportation,
at Springfield. Mo. The embargo was
effective from o'clock
The embargo is the first one to be
issued by any railroad as result oil
the strike, but similar embargoes are
expected by the Illinois Central and
all other roads. unless settlement
of the strike is made.
The first embargo of the Frisco
which would not allow for the accept
ance of any freight except from in
dustries located on their lines, and
would accept nothing from connecting
lines. This seriously affected the Mem
phis shippers btu protected those few
who were on the switches of the rail
road. But the exceptions were wiped
out by the receipt of the embargo.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
ARE LEAVING THE RHINE
Thirty Thousand American TrooE 9
Will Soon Leave France for
This Country.

Coblenz. Thirty thousand Amer
lean troops of the Third Division, who
defended Chateau Thierry and adopted
for their unit the name Marine Divi-
sion" have begun bidding farewell to
the Rhine Tuesday after eight months
service in occupied Germany The
first detachment of the Third Division
left by train for Brest and the trans
fer of the entire division is expected
to be completed within a short time.
The Third Division claims the dis
tinction of being the only entire Amer
lean division which actually fought on
the Marine.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15

hington-Antitrusr suits against
the great meat packing firms were an
nounced by Attorney General Palmer
as the first concrete development 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 congressional
committees as a grea. combination in
control of food products. are to bs
hailed again before the federal courts
hy special prosecutors
The evidence In hand, Attorney Gen.
eral Palmer declared, indicated "a
clear violation of the antitrust laws"
Whether the prosecutions would be
civil or criminal the Encouragement
declined to state, merely recalling that
the law provided for both
THE public" said the commission
report, had to pay prices for shoes
that not only could not be justified be
cause retail shoe dealers took too much
profit, but because the dealer had to
pass on to the consumer the excessive
profits received by butchers for hides
and also the excess profits of tanners
and shoe manufacturers
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
To Confer On Fuel.

Paris.-Shipping and fuel represen-
tatives of France, Belgium and Italy
conferred with Herbert Hoover, head
Of the international relief organization.
here and decided to urge the supreme
council of the peace conference to ap-
Point European coal commission to
coordinate the distribution of Euro
pean coal in an effort to avert what
threatens to be a disaster.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
ENDORSES JAP STATEMENT
President Wilson Thinks That Its
Frankness Should Remove Mis-
unde rstandnus

Washington.-Pre Wilson is.
sued a formal statement saying that
the frank statement" made by Wis
count Uchida as to Japan's policy re-
garding Shantung ought to serve to
remove many of the misunderstood.
ings which had begun to accumulate
about this CUSTOM" References in the
Uchida statement as to the agreement
between Japan and China in 1915
might be misleading the president
said, IF not commented upon in the
light of what occurred in Paris"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Conference On II. c. L.

Detroit Mich.-A conference OF gov
errors and attorneys general of che
states to consider practical ways and
means of dealing with the high cost
of living and alleged profiteering in
foodstuffs was suggested TO Governor
Cox of Ohio in a telegram sent TO him
by Attorney General Groesbeck OF
Michigan.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
INCREASE NATIONAL BANKS
Number of Charters Issued Greatest
of Any Month and Big Increases
In Capital

asnington.-Increase N the mum
Der of national banks in July was the
Comptroller of the Currence Williams
announced. Twenty charters Cor new
banks were granted, the aggregate
capital being s7s0,O0o, and 81 applica-
tons for S12,660 600 increase IN cap
ltal were approved. Total reductions
from liquidation and reduction tctaled
81 100000.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Denies profiteerino,

Washington.-F Z. White, vice-pres
ident of Armour & Co, appearing be-
fore a Senate committee investigating
the high cost of living in the District
Of Columbia, denied that bis company
was profiteering or using unfair
methods in the distribution and sale
of meat.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Object to Use Of Title.

Washington.-Oppo of Gen
Pershing, Secretary Baker and soldiers
who published the "Stars and Stripes"
the official newspaper of the A E F.,
to use of the title for commercial pur-
poses, was presented to the Senate
with the suggestion for legislation to
prohibit private use of the name.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Determined on Trial.

Lond on.-The allies have not altered
their decision to hold the trial of the
former German emperor in London
Andrew Bonar Law. government lead
e. announced in the House of Com
mons. He said no action in the mat
ter could be taken until the German
peace treaty is ratified
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
NEW RULER FOR HUNGARY
Archduke Joseph Now Governor, the
Former Government Being
Quietly Thrown Out.

Budapest. = Archduke Joseph. who
took over control of the Hungarian
government has been invested tenn
porarily with supreme powers in the
government.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
BRiTOnSPAY FOR MUNITIONS
Settles Heavy Obligation Due Amer-
can Government-SuR1 Above
Thirty-FiVe Million.

Washfngton.-By payment of S35.-
176,123. Great Britain has settled her
obligation to the American govern
ment for munitions negotiated for dur
ing the war. the War Department an
nounced. Of the total sum paid, s13.-
100000 was for Liberty motors, s13.-
$4,000 for airplane spruce, $2,SS7. 900
for wood distillates, $4,690,000 for
power and 1851 600 for the British
share in the cotton liners pool
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Increased Rates Filled.

Washington. = Increased rates on
cotton and cotton linters from points
in southern territory to various desti-
nations in the United States and Ca
NADIA. asked by southeastern railroads
in connection with carriers not under
federal control. were approved for fill
Ing by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission without formal hearing.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
An Undesirable lob

Toiler-Out o work? Well. try the
Joss inside. He amt bad The hours
ire short. the work amt hard an the
pays good
Applicant-No good TO me- There
amt nothin' to strike abOut.-LOndOn
Tif-BitS.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
New Credits for Allies.

Washington. - New credits estab-
ifshed by the treasury for France and
Greece brought the total for the allies
TO s9.65S.172 SGT. France received
ST.. 947 .977. making her total $3,047,-
D74,777 and Greece got s4.S23 sos, in
creasing her total to s4S.236,629.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
PACKERS ARE TO
Be PROSECUTED
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WILL
ACT vIGoROUSLY-PRO
EERS TO BE ARRESTED.
SUGAR MEN ARE IN TROUBLE
Warrants Are Issued For the Ares
of Three Officers of Central
Sugar Company on Profit
eering Charges.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Valuable evidence
has been found of alleged profiteering
Special Agent Edgar * Speer of the
Department of Justice said, following
the arrest of three officials of the
Central Sugar Company's branch of
flee here for alleged sugar profiteer
ing. 1t is charged the company sold
sugar dsring the two weeks at IA cents
a pound wholesale.
Those of the company, which is q
Chicago concern, who were arrested
were George p. Leinberger. office man
ager; George l.. Dowd and L. j. Shat
fer. salesmanagers. A warrant has
been issued for George w. Sheehan
directing head of the company at Chi
cago, also.
The men are charged with conspir
acy to violate section four of the fed.
eral food act, which holds 1t unlawful
to charge unreasonable prices for the
necessaries of life.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
TIL e LA s T

T II L L A 5 T
WORD.
A woman al
ways has the last
word.
Not a ! W a V s.
Some timeS = n e
eondeScendS I o
let a man write It
as the signature
to a check
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Economics.

Sawyer-"And so you do your Own
laundry?"
Wringer-"Certainly. / wash every
thing but my own collars. and they
don't need il because they're celluloid-
I simply wipe them OFF with my shirt
sleeves and then wash the shirt"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
To Reduce n. c.. L.

lington.-President Wilson. il
was announced at the White House.
would go before Congress within the
next few days" with a definite pro.
sramme designed to end the high cost
of living.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Increase Water Traffic.

Memphis, Tenn.-Forty huge river
barges. each capable of carrying 1000
tons of average freight, 20 cost a total
of s7.G00.000. comprises the present
programme of the MisSissippiW arrior
yaterways Division for operation on
regular schedule between St. Louis
and New Orleans.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Fear Causes Price Drop.

Kansas City.-Impending iegisla
ton to reduce the high cost of living
Is believed to have been responsible
COR a drop OF 60 cents barrel in the
wholesale price of f.our and a falling
off of from Is cents to 81 a hundred
in hogs here today.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Bandits Get Dynamite.

FL Paso. Tex.-Four hundred boxes
Of dynamite were captured by Villa
band commanded by Jesus Moreno. on
July %. cached in the hills near Par
raj and later delivered to a Parral
mining company, an American erriva,
from Parral reported.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
NOT SOARING.

Il never heard of you rs having the
slightest chance for presidential
BOOM"
No" replied Senator Sorghum. Il
know my limitations. and am not dis
contented. Most anybody can get beat
for a nomination To high office. but it
takes a pretty good line of ability and
luck to hold on 10 moderate distinc-
ton term after term"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15

Paris.-The plan recently adopted
by the French food ministry to reduce
food prices is working successfully in
some of the French cities. Reductions
in some foodstuffs vary from 20 to so
per cent
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
No DESIGNS On China.

Tokyo via London. - Viscount
Uchida, the Japanese foreign minister,
IN a statement issued here, declares
that Japan does not intend to claim
any rights affe cting the territorial SOW
ereignty. of China in Shantung.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Seize Pork.

Columbus. o. County Prosecutor
Schlessinger, in the name of the state,
procured an injunction against the
Columbus Packing Company and the
Paramount Creamy Company and had
a receiver appointed for Isl ,651 pounds
of pork.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
MANY DEATHS FROM GAS
War Department Announces That
There Were Many Casualties
From This Cause

Washington.-Seve hundred and
fifty-six of the American soldiers
killed in action were victims of gas,
according to an announcement by the
War Department. The average age
Of all men killed was % years, en-
rhasiZing the youth of the American
army. The total of missing in action
Oh July 81 was PAL, the department
announced
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Raise Chicago Fares.

Chicago--Increases from five to
seven cents on surface lines and from
six to eight cents on the elevated rail
roads were granted the companies by
the Illinois Public Utilities Commits
sion.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
settIinn the Difficulty.

Angry Father-If my son mar-ies
that burIesque actress shall cut him
off without a cent. and you can tell
bim so.
Lawyer-There's no use bOthering
him: I'll tell the actress.-TOwn Top
les
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Sentiment.

The Mistress-Mary what Is that
old paint-pot doing on the corner
shelf?
The Cook-It belongs To the man
who worked here last spring.
The Mistress-You may throw it
away.
The Cook-rll do nothing Of the
sort. mum. It's all l have TO remem-
Der him by-Puck-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Food From Engine Houses.

New Orleans.-New Orleans engine
houses are to be turned into tempo
rary stores for the sale Of government
cod to the small consumers OF New
Orleans as part of the city's program
20 cut the high cost OF living
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
EXCHANGE In Furry.

Chicago.-Efforts to anticipate the
esults of any quick switch in the gov
arnment policy for disposal of the 1919
domestic crop of wheat knocked the
bottom out of values on the board of
trade
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
President of Portugal.

Lisbon.-Antonio AImeida, former
premier and minister of colonies, was
elected president of Portugal by Par
lament. The election took place on
q third ballot. Senior Almeida receiv-
ing 1913 votes to. 81 for other candi-
dates.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
After Profiteers.

London. The governments bill
providing prosecution and penalties for
persons found guilty of profiteering
passed the first reading in the House
of Commons.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
UncompIimentarY.

Bell-Your hair is always so beau
tffully dressed, you must devote
great deal of attention to il.
Neii-Yes, l must confess my head
Is my chief weakness.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
House CLEANING.

Myrt-I told Cholly that his brain
was dusty.
Gert-Gee, whaddee do kid2
Myrtle shook his head.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15

Paris.-The peace conference was
advised that the Hungarian cabinet
headed by Jules Peidll had been over
thrown and that Archduke Joseph had
established a ministry in Budapest.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Actors Strike.

New York Thirteen of New York's
lead ng Legitimate" theaters were
IN hour before the curtains wers to go
up BY the Actors Equity Association
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Raincoats From Balloon Cloth.

st. Louis Mo.-Half million yards
Of cotton balloon cloth will be manu-
featured into raincoats by St. Louis
concern which bought the cloth at
auction from the government
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Americans in Budapest.

Copenhagen French troops ar
rived at Budapest ard British troops
under Gen. Gordon and American
forces rnder Capt Wips, according to
dispatches received here from Vienna.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15

How true IT is that we are a long
time dead.''
therefore II hehooyes a man not
10 be a dead one while he's here.
ADVERTISE"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Cruelty Toward Americans,

shington--Another story of the
cruelty to Americans in Mexico. m.
voiving the death from starvation o.
an aged American woman, reached
Washington through unofficial chan
nels.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15

Washington.-Naval orders show
the assignment of Capt George #.
Cooper as commandment of the New Or
leans naval station. He is now com
handing the Kaiserin Auguste VIC
toria-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
After Profiteers.

Londcn.-Great Britain proposes ~
with profiteering, it vas announced b.
Sir Auckland Geddes. minister OF -
construction.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
A Willy Husband.

Mother, what is propaganda"
propaganda, child, is the bunch OF
compliments your father pays me on
my old hat, when he knows l am think
ing of a new one."-Life-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Great Luck.

He chuckles and his smile is blanc
With JOY he'd like TO holler.
His wife went through his pockets. and
She overlooked a dollar
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
ea 4az Still Overseas.

Washington.-Gen. Pershing eabled
the war department that on July 81 a
total OF 9s.497 troops till were over
seas.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
SeIf.Evident.

"nfy girls dream. She's pretty, "A
good cook and is very quiet"
''Then you needn't tell me she's
dream If she's all that"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Undoubtedly.

did you see where an Insulation
made from milk curds has been in
vented?"
THAT certainly ought to make it's
whey
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15

"She finds fault with every pre-
ent that is sent her"
That's the reason why I gave her
Il polite hint I'm mine. / sent her
Snocker."
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Rolsheviki Hold Oneaa.

London.-A war office communica-
tion admits that the Bolsheviki strong
ly hold the town of Omega, on the
north Russian front.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
The CLAD Hand.

! believe you're only acting
Your love is merely play
IF / act so well. won't you give me
A hand in he usual way?''
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15

San Francisco.-Wholesa an.
bounced a reduction OF 40 cents a bar
ell in the price of flour. This FOLLOWED
similar reduction w7ak ara-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
.SH0PMEN'S STRIKE
CAUSES EMBARGO
eERiSHABLE ARTICLES AND LIVE
STOCK ONLY ARTICLES
CAN BE SHIPPED.
MOVEMENT SPREADING FAST
Shopmen Everywhere Are Throwing
Down Their Tools and Equip
ment of Railroads Can
not Be Kept Up.

Washington.-The threat of rail-
road strike continues TO spread
throughout the country. despite the
efforts Of the organized labor heads
to hold the men in check until author
itauve and official strike votes can
be taken
Shopmen everywhere throwing down
their tools in premature strikes. it was
reported. were threatening national
industry, because without them the
railroads equipment cannot De kept
In disable order at the most necessary
OF all times-crop-moyi season
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
Even They Are Dangerous.

Hes man of few words"
THAT so?'
yep but even those few words
very often get him into trouble"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
PROHIRITIVE.

"Do you cast your bread upon
the waters"
Not since it's 10 cents loaf"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-15
New Envoy to washinoton.

San Salvador.-Dr Secundino Turcio
has been summoned by the govern.
Eaent OF Honduras with a view to his
appointment as envoy extraordinary
to Washington.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-14
After Your Baby Is Born
Think Now About the Time to
Come Afterwards.

When you hold in your arms your
tiny new infant. be sure that you can
feel that before its arrival you did
al in your power to give to it a happy
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