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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
AFTER RETAILERS
AND HOARDERS
ATTORNEY GENERAL PALMER
ASKS COOPERATION or ALL
LOCAL OFFICIALS.
CONDUCT LOCAL PROBES
Says Retailers Can Be Disciplined BY
Public Sentiment Only, But Food
Hoarders Can Be Punish
ed BY Law.

Washinton.-Attorney General Pal
mer started out to ascertain how much
Of the high cost of living is due to ex'
cessiye profits by retailers
in a telegram to all state food ad-
ministrators who worked with Admin
istrator Hoover during the war, the
attorney general requested the ap-
pointment of a fair price commission
in each county to investigate what is
being charged for retail necessities.
and If in excess of what the commits
sion considers just to publish a list
OF fair prices for the guidance Of the
public
This Is an extra Legal means OF
reaching profiteering which Mr. Pal.
mer recently indicated was under con.
sideration He has frankly admitted
from the start that there was nc
means to prosecute directly man
guilty of extortion in prices. Retail
ers who are gouging the ultimate con,
sumner will have to be disciplined by
public sentiment, which officials have
no doubt is sufficiently alert to the sit.
uation now to act vigorously in clear
cut cases
Hoarders, on the other hand, can be
reached through the war time food
laws or the Sherman act, and MI
Palmer requested the state food adj
ministrators to transmit to him any
evidence of boarding or other viola
tons of the law which they might en-.
counter in their work, with the prom.
Use that the governments law enforce
ment machinery would act promptly
There is a pressing necessity for
the restoration of normal conditions"
Mr.. Palmers telegram said, requesting
the men who did such effective work
during the war to take up the burden
again
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22

Observation-Disclosures 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 great combination in
control of food products, are to be
hailed again before the federal courts
by special prosecutors,
The evidence in hand, Attorney-Gen.
sral 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.
1.-THE public" said the commissions
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 of all other handlers.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
CHARGES MANY
ROADS PLUNDERED.
PLUMB ASSERTS THAT MILLIONS
IN DIVIDENDS HAVE BEEN
PAID ON BONUSES.
INVESTIGATION IS DEMANDED
Claims Stock Grants In Ten Years Ag.
greaate Nearly Half a Billion
Wants a Thorough In
Vestiaation.

Washington.-The railroad brother
hoods, through their counsel, Glenn q.
Plumb, laid before tho House inter.
state commerce committee their
charges Of corruption in the manage
ment of railroads Under private con-
troll. The charges, announced as forth
coming a week ago, were that many
Of the great railway systems had been
plundorsd Systematically by the finan-
cial interests and that the railroads
illegally held millions of acres Of pub
lie lands.
Eighteen representative railroads Of
the country, the brotherhood attorney
asserted, issued stock Gggregating
$45O, 414,000 between 1900 and 1910 as
bonuses and paid millions of dollars in
dividends on these bonuses. These
same railroads, he further charged,
we're controlled in whole tr in part
by tho Morgan interests, he Rockefel.
Ter interests and the Gould interests"
Coupled with the charges, which
came just before the House committee
closed it's hearings on organized la.
boris bill for elimination of private
capital from railroad ownership, was
the demand by Mr.. Plumb that Cons
gress make q thorough investigation
Of the matter so that the American
people may know to what extent it is
sought to subject them to exploitation
under the plans proposed for future
disposition of the railroads
There was no intimation as to what
course the committee might take in
regard to the request for an investiga-
ton. Chairman Esch in half dozen
questions minated that to so into the
charges would be like travelling over
old ground, as they had been threshed
out long ago. Plumb told the commits
tee that he either had the evidence
to support every charge or knew
where it could be obtained. Presenta~
ton CT the charges apparently failed
to arouse much interest among the
members as no one except the chair4
man sought light through examination
Of the witness.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
HUNGARIAN'S ARE TO ELECT
People Are to Decide Character Of
GoVernment-Women win
Participate.

Budapest.-"It is impossible to say
whether the future government of Hun
gary is to be monarchial or republi-
can said Arehduke Joseph, the new
governor Of state. THAT question is
to be decided solely by the national
assembly, which is to be elected imme.
diately after the Roumanians leave the
country. The elections will be con.
Quoted on the system Of universal
franchise Every man and woman
over "a years Of age will have the right
to vote"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
MIIwaukee,s 4MedlolnaIn Water.

The city of Milwaukee has been
greatly bothered with a peculiar taste
In It's drinking water. The water is
obtained from the lake and is chlorin-
ated before distribution. At first 1t
was thought that the chlorine produced
the taste, but a series of tests proved
that this was not the source of con-
tamination. There seems to be some
connection between the intensity of
the taste and the direction of the
wind, and finally the source of trouble
was located In couple of plants, one
three miles away and the other eight
miles away, which were producing coal
tar products.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
PACKERS ARE TO
Be PROSECUTED
DEPARTMENT or JUSTICE WILL
ACT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ERRs TO be ARRESTED.
SUGAR MEN ARE IN TROUBLE
Warrants Are Issued For the Arrest
81 Three Officers Of Central
sugar Company on Profit
esrIno Charges.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Valuable evidence
has been found Of alleged profIteering,
special Agent Edgar X. Speer Of the
Department OF Justice said. following
the arrest Of three officials Of the
Central Sugar Company's branch Of
nee Lere for alleged sugar profiteer-
eng. It is charged the company sold
sugar during the two weeks at IA cents
= pound wholesale.
Those Of the company, which is a
Chicago concern, who were arrested
were George P. Leinberger, office man.
Rger; 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-
Rcy to violate section four of the fed
eral food act, which holds it unlawful
70 charge unreasonable prices foE the
necessaries of life.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
EMBARGOES ALREADY LIFTED
Railroad Business Rapidly Getting
Back to NormaI-AnnuIled
Trains Restored.

Memphis.-Lifting of nearly all ems
bargoes on railroads into Memphis fol-
lowed closely the return to work of
the 500 striking railway shopmen Of
the city. The only road not making
a clean sweep on embargoes was the
Missouri Pacific, their embargo being
lifted only on the Memphis division.
The Frisco, the road worse hit by the
strike, began accepting freight and
also resumed the operation Of the
Aberdeen-Tupelo Miss. accommoda-
ton which leaves the Grand Central
station at 4 p. M, daily The accom-
mediation train was annulled nearly
the entire time of the strike.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
GERMANS TRAINING CHINESE
Reported That Gen. Mackensen And
4 5000 German Officers Are
Making Big Army.

Washington. Field Marshal Won
Mackensen and 5000 German officers
have been in China since early spring
training a Chinese army Of 100000
men, according to information con.
tanned in letter, DR.. E. L. Scharf of
washington, announced that he had
Just received from his brother in Ger.
many. This was one of the first let
tiers known to have been received
here since the resumption Of mail
service between the United States
and Germany. Press dispatches from
Germany and nearby neutral coun.
tries for the past several months have
been conspicuously lacking in refer
lence to the whereabouts and activities
iof Field Marshal Won Mackensen.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
WILL HOLD A CONVENTION
Striking Railway shopmen Of Chicago
Want Convention to Make
Decision on Strike.

Chicago.--A call for a convention Of
representatives of the striking rail-
way shopmen of the country to be
held here to determine definitely what
steps shall Be taken, was issued by the
Chicago district council Of the Fed
Grated Railway Shopmen, which called
the strike Aug. /, in defiance Of the
international officers of the shop
crafts union.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
Bald EaaIes Photoaraphed.

A. S. Dockham, photographer of the
Lafayette National park, has succeed
ed in making photograph Of two
young bald eagles in their nest near
Eagle lake, Maine, in the top of high
maple, SO feet from the ground. Mr..
Dockham erected a platform on which
ladder was raised. The ladder top
was 60 feet above the ground and
commanded a fine view of the nest.
He clamped his camera on the ladder
and led string from the shutter to
the crotch of the tree about 20 feet
lower. Here he remained and watched
the nest. In order to obtain the pho
tographs he was forced to remain in
the tree for FIVE hours.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
ANDREW CARNEGIE is DEAD
ANDREW :. -.
Aged Millionaire Passe Away At sum.
mer Home-iinees Was
Rather Brief.

Lenox, Mass Andrew Carnegie,
iron master and philanthropist, died
at his great mansion overlooking a
lake in the beautiful Berkshire hills,
whore he sought seclusion when bod,
ily informity overlook him and his
mind was saddened by the entrance
Of this country into the world war Al
though he had been in feeble health
for more than two years, his final i'll.
ness was brief--a matter of days. A
severe cold developed into bronchial
pneumonia, the aged patient lapsed
into inconsistencies and the end
rame as though it were but the be-
ginning Of a deeper sleep.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
Circulating News.

Yeast--l see the pro rata share Of
the money in circulation in this coun-
try In $54.56-nearly SIS more than 1t
was year ago.
Crimsonbeak-Well. I can account
fer that extra five circulating, l think.
'sWell?n
4 had IS a year ago."-Yonkers
Statesman.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
To Inspect Government work,

Sheffield, ALIAS was announced
from Washington Secretary of War
Baker and officers of the nitrate di.
vision of the War Department, will
reach Sheffield August Is, and on the
following day will inspect the Shelf
field nitrate plants and review tina
construction under way Of the Muscle
Shoals dam.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22

New Yorll-Maj Gen. Enoch H.
Crowder, judge advocate general of
the United States army, who for the
last five months has been in Havana
collaborating with President Menocal
and the Cuban Congress in revising
the election laws of the island repub-
lie, arrived here aboard the Cuban
gunboat Cuba.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
Electric Rnads IN Bad.

Washington Witnesses before the
federal electric railways commission
were in agreement that the financial
situation of the companies was serious
and probably would grow worse be-
cause of rising costs ard motor ve-
hicle competition
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
Hun Money Loses Value.

Berlin German marks, thu value
OF whitS has been steadily falling re-
Gently in neutral countries surround.
ing Germany. reached their lowest
point in history in Switzerland, being
quoted at 33 confines instead Of the
peace price of 125 centimes.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
Seize Pork

Columbus. 0. 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 151 ,651 pounds
Of pork.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
Protest Acrarlan Law

Washington Repeated protests
against the agrarian law of the Mex
lean State Of Sonora, which is re-
garded as inimical to American inter
ests, have been made to the Mexican
government by the State Department
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
ro RrInn Prisoner Homa.

Westinghouse Fershing has
been directed by Secretary of War
Baker to return general military pris-
oners to the United States as soon as
practicable
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
~ Va ln RaIkana.

New York Defiance Of the allies
hy King Ferdinand Of Roumania, who
Il 4 member Of the HohenzoIlern fam
Ily, had added during the past week
further complications to threats Of a
new war in the Balkans.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
Rioters Are Indicted.

Chicago .-Indictments against SO
negroes and four white men were re-
turned by the special grand jury in.
vestigating the recent race riots in
Chicago.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
Amea financial nlrnotor.

Montreal Herbert Ames has &C.
cepted the position of financial direc,
tor of the permanent secretariat OF
the league Of nations at Geneva
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
Bandit surrenders,

Washington. = President Carranzs
has advised the Mexican embassy here
that the bandit chief, Roberto Jane.
son, has surrendered to Mexican
forces in Coahuila.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
NIn Mead for aoMIa y

New Orleans. La.--Street car Off
eiala are thinking seriously Of taking
off "owI cars here NOBODY rides
shem any more. Prohibition is given
A. fha causa
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22

Hickman. Ky-The N. C. & st. L.
railroad proposes to make an advance
On the cotton and Hnters rate from
Hickman to Memphis. Tenn.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
ro STUDY oil Laws.

Mexico City. Two new commits.
aicns charged with the study OF the
details OF petroleum legislation were
FAMED in the chamber of deputies.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
EIn,ir PIECES nron-

Minneapolis, MINI. Flour, milleds
from the new 1919 wheat crop, was
quoted here at SIPS per barrel lower
than that Of the old crop
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
Ask Miners To Return.

London.-The Yorkshire Miners
Council recommended that work be re.
sumed by the more than 100000 men
who have been on strike.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
MAY Export Rubbed.

New York.-Export Of Russian
rubles has been authorized by the fed.
eral reserve board.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-04
|. D. s. DISCUSS
CHURCH BUSINESS
Boise Stake Officers Meet With
Every Ward Represented
Public Sessions Today Open
ing at 10 a. m.

Every ward in the Boise stake of the
Latterday Saints church was repre-
scented at the Boise stake conference
which opened Saturday in Boise.
Administrative matters pertaining
to the church and officers were con-
sdered at the various executive coun-
ellis of which three We're held. The
high council met Saturday morning.
all stake and ward officers in the af-
ternoon and a session of the high
council at night. ssh
A semi-annual convention program
was adopted for all auxiliary organ
izations of the churcn such as the
Sunday school, Ladies' Relief society,
Young Mems and Young Womens Mu-
tual Improvement society. One ses-
sion will be held in Boise and the
other in the southeast section of the
state during the year.
Prominent Salt Lake officials in at
tendance are Rudger Clawson, presi-
dent of the quorum of IL apostles, and
Seymour B. Young, one of the seven
presidents of the council of 20.
Public sessions will be held today
at 10 a. M. and 1880 p. m. Several
addresses and a musical program will
be given during the day.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-04
BOISE DEFEATS
NAMPA IN FAST
GAME SATURDAY
Score of 10 to 2 Tells of Hard
Fall Taken by Junction City
High-Errors Prove to Be
Costly.
{ BY LOUIS BOAS.

Boise high school gave the Nampa
high baseball team another sound
trouncing Saturday afternoon in a
fast, although one sided game played
on the Boise high diamond on south
Walnut street. From the very start of
the game, it was evident that the To-
Gals would be the victors. so that the
1inal score of 10 to for Boise was not
unexpected. Nampa has lost both
games played this season with Boise,
the first being at Nampa April Is,
Boise taking the match Is to 5. Nampa
lost yesterdays game through the err
rors of her entire team.
Nampa seemed to be unable to
find either of the two pitchers used
Tor the home team, and on the other
hand, Walker, their twirler, was
raped for Is clear hits by the locals.
Boise opened by pushing two men
across the plate in the very first
frame, and then later on during the
seventh they clinched their victory by
hanging up four more tallies two men
being batted in on two-base hit by
Rose, and two went over the route on
fumbles of the Junction City tossers.
Williams, pitching the first seven
innings for Boise, whitfield eight of the
visiting nine, and walked four, while
Rose who finished out the game ac-
counted for four. Walker in the box
for Nampa, could only make three of
the locals take the bench, and walked
four of the Roisetes. The only double
play for the >ay was during the third
inning, when Getter and Sitton ac-
Tod fD,, t,,-a - Dn;.
catching a man off second after
caught fly to short.
Shifts We're made in the lineup for
both teams Nampa trying to stay the
inevitable, while Boise shifted posi-
tons only in the seventh, when Keane
on third base was badly spiked, and
the players were so moved as to bal
ance up the team. During the third
frame Nampa put Smith on third base
for Potter, while the latter was rele
gated to the outer gardens, going in
for Woods. Kaufman took Smiths
position in center field. In tho sixth,
then, Haustetter replaced Kaufman
in left field. Boise shifted all her men
In the seventh, Lansden taking third
for the injured sacler, Silen taking
Lansdens place on first base, Long
going to lief field for Silen, and Cooley
covering second base for Long. Rose
went in the pitchers box for Williams.
the latter replacing Brown, catcher,
While Brown took Roses position at
short.
A rather poor crowd and to say the
least, and unenthusiastic one, was out
FOR the game. There could not have
been more than $50 to 900 hundred
who Witnessed the contest. The UNI
pires for the day We're Harold Eddie
and Joe Robinson.
The game by innings: r. Fl. e.
Boise .........201 101 141-10 IS 81
Nampa ........02O 900 600 . "a
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-04
ROPE, knife, GUN |
USED BY FARMER
WHO KILLS SELF.
Wealthy Resident Of Nebraska
Commits Suicide After Kill.
ing Wife and Three year old
Daughter.

Omaha, Neb., May 3.-George Gre
der, wealthy retired farmer, who ON
Thursday night killed his wife, infant
child and himself, was insane from
brooding over the war, according to
his physician, DR.. G. B. Foltz. Foltz
said Gfeder lived in constant terror
that the government would confiscate
his extensive Iowa land holdings.
Greder crushed his wife's skull with
a baseball bat and then almost sew.
cred her head with a knife. He then
decapitated his 3-year- daughter.
Mary. Locking the door containing
the bodies of the wife and baby he
proceeded to the bathroom. where he
made elaborate preparations for his
own demise.
Standing on a table he had draws
a heavy hemp rope over a 5oist in the
attic and let it down through the scutA
tie. This rope he tied around his neck,
Next he placed shotgun muzxle In
his mouth and his toe on the trigger.
He simultaneously drove a knife into
his breast and kicked away the table
with his free foot. The shotgun dis.
charged, blew Oft the top Of his head.
and the body dangied by the rems
nants OF the head.
Greder spared the life Of his favcrit0
son, Gilbert, aged 8, locking him in Q
bedroom.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-04
THREE WOMEN INDICTED
FOR ELECTION FRAUD

Chicago, May 3.-Three women stood
indicted here tonight with three men
on charges of a conspiracy to falsify
tally sheets in the recent municipal
elections.
Politicians here believe that this is
the first instance of vote fraud charges
to be made against women in the
United States. The women acted as
judges and clerks in the three precincts
and the grand jury linked their names
with the men following a sweeping in
vestigation of reports that dead men,
fugitives from justice and names of
fictitious persons" were entered on the
poll books.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-04
ARCHITECTS EMPLOYED.

Tourtellotte & Hummel, Boise ar
chitects, have been employed to draw
the plans for the girls cottages to be
erected at the Industrial training
school at St. Anthony, DR.. f. A. Bryan,
commissioner of education, announced
Saturday. Commissioner Bryan stated
the site for the buildings is between
the present institution and st. An
thony. +. r. Evans of Gooding has
been engaged as architect for the
shops to be erected at the deaf and
blind school at Gooding, while the
firm of Wayland & Fennell of Boise
have charge of the plans for the addi-
ton to the main building. Negotia-
tions have also been entered into for
the addition to the campus of the Ida
no Technical Institute at Pocatello.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-04

one that the allies need fear. 1t Is in
fact an excellent sign. Unconsciously
the Germans have given themselves
away. Had the delegates to Versail-
les left Berlin amid riots and disorder,
the, allies might have been uneasy
lest anarchy break out in Germany
upon the publication Of the peace
terms.
stead, the Germans are recovering
their former sense of obedience. Upon
this, the allies can build.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-04
HAS SERIOUS ATTACK

T. E. Bliss. a well known barber of
Boise was stricken with severe at
tack of heart trouble Saturday shortly
after 9 o'clock. He had just closed
his place of business when seized with
an attack and fell to the floor Dr.
]. S. Springer was called and admin
istered restoratives and in a short time
he was taken to his home at 1920 North
Eighth street, where he was reported
to be resting easily at midnight.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-04
REPORTS OF HEALTH DEPART.
MENT

The report of the city health officer
for April shows 35 births, 16 male and
10 females. The parents of % were
residents Of Boise. There were %
deaths, % were males and five fe-
males. Contagious diseases reported
were smallpox, one; chickenpox, IL;
measles, three; scarlet fever, Il;
whooping cough, one; influenza, one.
Eighteen cases still remain in quaran-
tine and none is serious.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-04
BAKERS TO MEET

Boise will be well represented at a
meeting of the Idaho State Bakers as
ISOLATION to be held at Twin Falls May
II and b. Some eight or 10 of tho
Boise bakers are contemplating maxi
ing the trip in automobiles, leaving
Boise next Sunday. j. V. Wilson
president of the association, has been
advised that the attendance will b.
large.