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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07
STORAGE STOCK
FIFTH HIGHER
THAN IN 1918
Food Held in Speculation for
World Demand, Says Fed
eral Report.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-Athough
prices of practically all important
foods have shown a substantial in
crease during the last year, stocks
Of food held in storage on June I,
this year were approximately 20 per-
cent. greater than those held on June
l, 1918, according to a memorandum
showing the relation between storage
figures and prices issued today by the
federal trade commission. Govern
ment stocks were excluded from the
comparison.
The fact that stocks of many i'm
portant foods We're much larger on
June 1 this year than on the same
date last year" said the commissions
statement, while prices We're as high
or higher apparently means that they
are being withheld speculatively for
,, world demand which is not now
here but which is expected when hun
ger, impclled strikes secure higher
wages with which higher food prices
can be paid"
Staple Foods Increase
To show that the claw of supply
and demand is not working" the COM
mission listed eight staple foods which
on June l, showed an increase in
0lOChS "llI4uSlI lIOLl lLlc HAL hGl Id pS-
ing from 5 to 298 percent. over stocks
on June l. 1918, and in each instance
there was shown to have been a sub
stantial advance in the wholesale
price during that period. Stocks Of
frozen fowls showed a maximum in
crease of 29S percent and the price
despite this fact increased three cents
a pound. Wheat stocks showed an
increase of 174 percent with an in
crease in price of 81 cents; -four
stocks an increase of 81 percent, with
an increase in the price per barrel
of nearly three dollars; egg stocks at
increase Of SO percent with an in
crease of 129 percent. with the price
soaring - cents above last years fig
ures. Salt beef, canned salmon, and
canned corn completed the items in
this table, the latter showing an in
crease Of 81 percent in stocks with
an increase in price.
All dry storage stocks, according to
the commissions figures showed an
average of 124 percent OF these not
listed in the above table stocks of
rye increased SAG percent; barley 207
percent; buckwh eat -four 327 percent
and canned tomatoes 202 percent.
Increases in other cold storage
stocks were shown as follows: Cured
beef 103 percent; frozen lamb and
mutton 81 percent: frozen port 20
percent and picked pork 10 percent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07
C, g. 0. PASSENGER
TRAINS STILL RUN;
NO GENERAL STRIKE

Passenger service on the G. & o.
railroad Of Indiana Is still being main
ttained, according to information given
out by employees in the ticket office
of the company's station here Thurs
day.
Officials OF the company say that
they have no knowledge of any orders
ITO stop passenger traffic on the In
diana branch of the road, although
they have been expecting the order for
the last two days.
Freight traffic on the c. 4 .. Is
completely suspended, and the freight
yards at Boston are practically idle.
The local freight office Is still open,
but no shipments are being accepted
under any conditions.
Employees Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road at the local shops are still at
work, and as far as could be learned
today, were not decided to strike.
Local shop workers received word
TODAY. however, that the employees at
the Xenia, Ohio, shops had walked out
and that other shops along the line
nrobably would strike within the next
day or two.
Local Strikes; Not General
According to local shop workers,
there is little probability OF general
strike. Instead, they claim that
branches of the various trades unions
are walking out in different localities
and that pressure is gradually being
brought to bear on the whole system
IN the United States.
Il am practically certain one OF
the men employed at the Pennsyl'
yania shops said today, that there
will be no general strike. Many locals
are calling their men out. and this
will in time, bring sufficient pressure
on the road officials to cause them to
meet our demands. Tying up the rail
roads of the country is too big Job
for one man to undertake, and the
present way has proved most eftec'
tive"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07
CITY HAS SUPPLY
or NECESSITIES,
DESPITE STRIKES
If Hoarders Will Keep Hands
Off, Food May Last Through
Rail Troubles.

Provided Richmond people keep
their heads and do not attempt to
hoard there is enough food and other
necessities in the city to last for some
time IN the event of strike. which
would tie1up railroads in and out of
the city, survey indicated Thurs
day.
Sugar is the only necessity which is
short THERE'S almost absolutely none
Of this In the wholesale groceries and
very little in the hands of retailers
of the city. One or two groceries re-
ported that they were short of can
ned goods. especially fruits. but with
this exception, the food supply of the
city is evenly distributed, and will last
OF citizens are content to share.
The three wholesale groceries re
ported that on most necessities they
are fairly well stocked, and that they
can supply their usual demands for
perhaps two weeks, without any out
side source Of supply.
Fruits Will Last
Fresh fruits, potatoes, and other
fresh produce sent in from outside
the city is sufficient to last for several
udyS. IL ln9 OulSlue supply were ~
be cut off entirely there would not
be much deprivation, as the county
farms are just beginning to send in
corn and other produce. BY the aid
of motor trucks the city could be
fairly we'll supplied with local fruits
and vegetables. Watermelons, ban
anas, canteloupes. and peaches are
the foreign fruits which might be cut
Off
The city does not make enough ice
to supply the demand, and in case a
car OF ice now being shipped daily tc
one OF the local ice companies, is cut
off, the city may have to so on short
TationS of this necessity. However
there Is enough for everyone, Ii the
rauons should be shortened.
Gasoline, necessary for truck aDd
pleasure car transportation, lubricat
ing oils, and kerosene, would last ten
days to two weeks-WithOut any out
side source of supply. Pleasure cars
may have to be laid up. but an ade
quate supply is assured for all neces
Sary gas transportation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07
PEIDLL CABINET
OUT; R0YALISTS
SEIZE CONTROL
Ministery Headed by Arch
duke Joseph is Reported
Formed in Budapest.
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, Aug. 1.-The peace confer
garian cabinet headed by Jules Peidll
had been overthrown and that Arch
duke Joseph had established a minis
try in Budapest.
Advices to the conference stated
that Rxnnanian forces .haaacresse1 ths
Danube into the business section Of
Budapest and were selling supplies,
preparing to ship them to Rumania.
The Social Democrats of Hungary
still hope that the allied and associat
ed governments will not tolerate eth
er Roumanian control of the country
or that of a government by the reac-
tionary grand dukes, dispatches reach
ing the conference from Budapest
state.
Accounts of the Roumanian pro-
ceedinss report that they notified the
Hungarians yesterday that because
the terms of the arnistice laid down
in the ROumanian ultimatum had not
been accepted the Roumanians would
cross the Danube Immediately, later
carrying out their threat The acts
charged against the Roumanians in
the advices of the conference are as
saults upon inoffensive persons and
forced entrance into houses every
where in Budapest under the pretext
of searching for arms. The Rumanian
army is reported living on the country,
seizing the food it wants, while live
stock, farming implements, rolling
stock and food are being sent to Ru-
mania, although Budapest is on the
verge of starvation.
institute Blockade.
The ROumani2nS, the adviCes add
have instituted blockade one feature
of which has been the destruction of
portions of the railways between Bu
dapest and Vienna.
The messages to the conferences
regarding the cabinet stated that at
$50 p. N. yesterday the members Of
the Social Democrat government
while they were in session at the
national palace, were arrested by the
Hungarian police. The coup d'etat
was carried out without disorder
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07
TWENTY DROWN IN
ship COLLISION

HALIFAX. N. F., Aug 7.-Twenty
persons are believed to have lost their
,iyes when the schooner Gallia was
sunk last night IN a collision with the
british steamer Warwttch. The schoon-
er is reported to have carried crew
of at least 10 and possibly a dozen
passengers and only seven survivors
are named in wireless messages from
tho steamer. The collision occurred
close to st. Pierre and Is supposed to
have been due to the heavy fog which
has prevailed in that locality for some
| days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07
wayne lEGION.TO
SELECT NAME AT
MEETING AUG. 25

Members of the Wayne county Post,
American Legion, will be asked to
select a name for the post at the next
meeting Of the organization, which
will be held on August 5, according to
announcement made Thursday by
Frank Strayer, head Of the county or
ganization. The name for the legion
will be chosen from a selected list Of
the names presented by citizens Of the
county, in The Palladium contest.
In order to facilitate the choosing of
a name, Strayer has appointed a COM
mittee of five men from the member
ship of the legion who will select the
names from the list submitted, which
the committee thinks will be most ap-
propriate for the post. and then the
entire organization will vote on these
names at the meeting to be held in
August.
Captain George r. Hunt, NJ. c.,
Lieut.. Joseph Connor, U. S. n, and
Leo Weiss, of Richmond, Don Wright,
of Cambridge City, and Frank Brandt,
of Hagerstown, have been named as
members Of the committee to select
the names to be submitted at the next
meeting. The committee will be CIV
en- a complete list of the suggestions
made, Immediately after the close of
the contest on August 18, and will
make their selections from this list.
Every discharged soldier In the
county is urged to attend the meeting
to be held on August 5, as the officers
of the organization are desirous that
every member have a part in select
ing the name for the post. The meet
ing Will be held in the circuit court
room of the court house.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07
FOOD SUPPLY SEIZED

BERLIN, Aug T. 1t is expected
that the entente powers will demand
the surrender of Bella Kun and other
Hungarian soviet leaders by the Aus
trian government. according to dis
patches received here from Vienna. 1t
is said that it is probable Austria will
be asked to hand them over to the
new Hungarian goverpment when it is
finally constituted. At a meeting OF
the Vienna workmen's council, Presi-
dent Karl Seitz of the German Aus
trian national assembly, stated that
Austria will be open as an asylum to
fleeing members of the Hungarian SOW
let regime.
The food situation in Budapest has
become critical because the most pro-
ductive food territories in Hungary
have been cut off from the capital by
the Rumanian advance, according to
advices received here. Peasants are
reported to be hunting down commun-
lists who have fed to the country from
Budapest, it being alleged that they
are being melted in this work by the
Rumanians. Moving courts are tour
ing the provinces and trying commun-
lists. An appeal has been posted all
over Hungary calling upon peasants
to arrest communists who are charged
with murder and not to permit them
to reach Austria, where they will be
sheltered.
The Peidll cabinet is still function
ingfi but under the circumstances it
is said it can do but little. 1t is still
hoped, according to report, that a CO
alition Of socialists and the bourgeoise
can be formed but royalist elements
under the leadership of former Prem,
fer Michael Karolyi, are growing
stronger and there are increasing de-
mands for the reinstatement Of the
old regime, it Is said
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07
GOVERNMENTS
CASE AGAINST
PACKERS WILL
|C0ME UP SOON
Criminal Prosecution to be In
stigated Before Federal
Grand Jury in Chicago in
Three Weeks.
MANY CHARGES MADE
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, August Z. - The
governments case against the five big
packers will be placed before the fed
eral grand jury which meets at Chi
cago three weeks hence. This means
that criminal prosecution will be in
stituted.
Charles F. Clyne, federal district at
torney at Chicago, said that besides
asking indictment under the criminal
section Of the Sherman antitrust law,
civil suits would be brought under that
statute and that in addition the pack
ers would be prosecuted under the
food control act on charges of hoard
ing.
Mr. Clyne has been in Washington
for several days comforting with At
torney Palmer and George R. Williams
who prosecuted the oil trust cases.
The three officials have been sitting
the evidence gathered against the
packers by the federal trade commis-
sion.
400 Different Branches.
Four hundred different branches of
the industry as conducted by the
packers, Mr.. Clyne said, are being
dealt with by the department of JUS
tice.
The suits against the five great
meat packing concerns are being
| brought by direction Of President VIII
son as one Of the first results Of his
| study Of the cost of living problem.
1t became known today that the
| president came to his decision after
a careful study Of the investigations
| of the Federal Trade commission and
| the hearings before congressional com
mittees considering bills to contro
the packing industry Conferences
with members of the Federal commits
| sion and Attorney General Palmer fol
| lowed. The announcement by the at
| torneygeneral that the suits would be
brought was the immediate result
Cover Twelve Markets.
Twelve principal livestock narkats
the governments evidence Is said tt
Indicate, are covered by the packers
| division Of purchase arrangement
While fluctuations are shown in the
| individual markets, indicating compe
tition in buying, the governments eX
perts have reported that a considera
ton Of the dealings for a year show:
each of the five big packers has re
ceived the percentage of supply, which
the Federal Trade commission charges
| them with agreeing upon.
! Each of the big packers the govern
ment's investigators have reported
maintain relative percentages fairl!
constantly from week to week, more
constantly from month to month ant
almost exactly from year to year
On demonstration of these charge:
as a fact, Attorney-General Palmer l.
! expected to rely in the main to prove
the contention that the 'big five
maintain an agreement which domin
ates the purchase of cattle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07
TempcratureS.


Noon, today S4
Yesterday.
Minimum .--.. -.-.....:...-: %
For Wayne County by w. e. Moore
Partly cloudy and somewhat un-
settled this afternoon and tonight.
Cooler tonight and Friday morning.
Friday generally fair with moderate
temperature.
General Conditlons-Local showers
and thunderstorms occurred during
the past "a hours over the Great Lakes
and Central states. High tempera-
lures have prevailed east OF the Rocky
Mountains excepting over the extreme
northern states, where 1t has been
getting cooler. The coolest weather
for several weeks is reported over
Saskatchewan where 1t Is 40 degrees
above zero at Battleford. The follow
ing temperatures have been reported
over the hot wave district: 100 at Al
pena, Mich, Columbus. and Phoenix.
Ariz., 102 at Dodge City, Kansas, Fort
Smith, Arkansas, and Pierre. South
Dakota. The heat wave Is slowly
breaking up north Of the 88th parallel.
Weather will be more moderate over
Wayne county during the next thirty
six hours bringing relief in practically
all Of the central states, -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07
Transcontinental Wedding
Performed By Phone
fBy Associated Press)

DENVER, Colo, Aug. S.-A trans
continental marriage was performed
yesterday by long distance telephone
when Mrs. Marie J. West. in Denver,
was welded to James A Horne, a
Denver inventor, in New York. The
Rev. o. Elizabeth Anderson of1ciated
here. When time came for the pre-
sentation of the ring, a friend who
had acted as the best man became
the proxy bridegroom, placing the ring
on the brides finger. .
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07
Cargo Of Supplies
Starts For Germany

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 7. - The
American steamer Thala, sailed today
for Hamburg with the first cargo from
Philadelphia consigned direct to a
German port since the war. Most Of
the cargo Of 5000 tons consisted Of
packages of food. clothing and toilet
articles sent by individuals to rela-
tives and friends in Germany Cap
tain Thompson was In command of
the Thala-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07
Forty-Six Vessels
Delivered To Board
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Aug. T. Forty six
vessels aggregating 163,255 gross tons,
were delivered to the shipping board
during the week ending Aug. l, it was
announced today. This brought the
total number Of vessels delivered to
1882, representing more than 4.342,000
gross tons. OF the forty-six vessels,
25 were Of steel construction, aggre-
eating 119.355 gross tons; 18 were
wooden craft aggregating 41,667 tons,
and three were Of the composite type.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07
SERVICE CURTAIIEQ.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Aug. Z Ser
ious curtailment Of passenger and
freight service over the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad was
forecast by the management in a
statement at noon today which admit
ted that practically all the mechanics
engaged in maintenance OF engines
and cars had struck.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07
OUT In BOSTON.

BOSTON, Aug. -Four thousand
shopmen employed by the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad in
this city. went on strike today. &C
cording to an announcement by rail
road officials. In the Readville dis
trict where the principal shops are To-
Gated, the locomotive shop was al
most deserted and only few men re-
mained in the car shops. officials said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07
Weather Forecast

For indiana by the United States
Weather Bureau-Generally fair to-
night and Friday. Colder in north
portion tonight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07
LOOTINC OF
RAIL LINES
CHARGED BY
union men
Railroad Brotherhood Says
Systems Have Been Plum
dered by Wall Street -
Witness Before Commission
SERVICE IS CURTAILED
tBy Associated Press,

"ASdNGION, Aug. 7.-LeaGng
directly, from Wall street and from
the banking houses controlled directly
by the Morgan and Rockefeller group.
information has come into the posses
sion OF the railroad broth erhoods,"
shows that there has proceeded a sys-
temized plundering of virtually Of all
OF the public transportation highways
in the United States, the house inter
state commerce committee was told
today by Glen e. Plumb Of Chicago.
NJ. Plumb who appeared in support
Of the so-called Plumb plan for the
reorganization Of the railroads, said
the information tended to show that
the "wrecking and looting Of the New
Haven, Chicago and Alton, Rock Is
land and Frisco lines We're mot spora-
die examples Of the highway robbery
to which the American nation has been
subjected as to its public transporta-
ton highways"
Definite information on which his
charges were based, Mr.. Plumb said.
would be turned over to the COM
mittee" on which it may ask for
full congressional investigation" We
believe such an investigation" he con-
tinued, will reveal that not one rail
road in the United States but has suf
fered and Is suffering. In degree If
not to the same extent, from care
fully deliberated manipulation Of the
stocks that have wrecked and ruined
the railroads that I have mentioned
FREIGHT DELAYED.
CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-Practically all
railroads Of the middle west had in
effect today orders to accept freight
subject to delay" on account of the
strike Of federated railway shopmen.
The strike of the shopmen continued
to spread and NJ. L. Hawver. president
Of the council directing the strike in
| the middle west said that TRAFFIC will
be discontinued in three days"
R. H, Ashton, regional director OF
railroads for the Northwest. issued
the following statement regarding the
conditions governing freight:
"Beginning Immediately and con
tinuing until further notice all freight
| of every description in carload lots
viii be accepted as subject to delay on
account of the strike All bills of
lading must be tndorsed: This freight
accepted subject to delay on account
| of strike" m
Would Wait on Vote.
Representatives of the shopmen en-
p1oyed on the Michigan Central rail-
road between Chicago and Buffalo, at
meeting in Jackson, Mich, adopted
resolutions supporting the officers OF
the International union and urging
| strikers to return to work pending a
nationwide vote.
Railway freight traffic on the Chi
cago and Northwestern railroad was
suspended in the Iowa and Minnesota
division because of the shopmen's s
strike, according to statement made
at the division offices of the company.
! Passenger trains on the Northwestern
are running with irregularity.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07
POST LIMIT INCREASED

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7--Authority
TO increase temporarily the parcel
post weight limit to 125 pounds so that
buyers Of army food may take full
advantage of opportunity to purchase
through postmasters and letter car
riers was granted the postmaster gen.
eral today by the interstate commerce
commission. 1t also was announced
that during the sale buyers might
place several orders at the same time
without paying the initial postage
charge Of five cents pound more than
once.
The orders must be in writing and
In duplicate and the cost plus postage
will be collected with them. They Will
be filled in the order received.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07
ADDRESS OF
WILSON Will
REGARD ONLY
H. C. |. FIGHT
Speech Before Congress To-
morrow Afternoon Will Not
Deal With Railroad Prob
lem, is Belief.
PROBE IS BROADENED
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. Aug. 7-President
Wilson's address to congress tomorr
row will be confined to matters per
kaining directly to the high cost of
living Is the belief of White House
officials. Secretary Tumulty said TO-
Cay he thought 1t unlikely that he
President would take up at this time
nlrther questions of railroad wages
and rates.
! The President was informed today
by Speaker Gillett that the house
would "be glad TO have joint ses'
sion for tomorrow at o'clock. TO re-
cetve his recommendations"
Republican Leader Mondel urged
the President yesterday to postpone
his appearance until next Tuesday
Committee Summoned.
Members Of the subcommittee ap-
pointed by Attorney General Palmer to
make recommendations for measures
to reduce the high cost of living were
summoned to the White House today
by President Wilson
Efforts were made by Secretary Tu-
multy to reach Julius H. Barnes, dl-
rector Of the grain corporation, but 1t
was understood that Mr. Barnes had
returned to New York.
It was assumed that the president
desired to discuss with the committee
his message to congress tomorrow, en-
bodying recommendations designed to
afford some measures OF relief from
present conditions
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07

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