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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-08
Wilson Asks for Laws to Cut Prices
TIEUP OF ROADS
BY STRIKE WILL
BE NATION WIDE?
Rail Administration De-
nies It-Sgany Trains
Are Taken Of.

Chicago, Aug. S.-Curtailment OF
train service on many of the large
railroads of the countries is belieV-
ed to be forecasted in notices today
Of discontinuanees by two Eastern
roads and one western system, as
the result of the strike of Federated
Railroad Shopmen.
Railroad officials predicted a
further curtailment of passenger
service unless the shopmen respond
to President Wilson's appeal and
return to work within a short time.
The railroads which announced
discontinuances are the New York,
New Haven and Hartford. The
Chesapeake and Ohio, and the Chi
cago and Northwestern.
153 Trains Taken on.
The New Haven announced that
102 passenger trains would be
dropped and all dining and parlor
car service be discontinued. The
Chesapeake and Ohio announced
that "a passenger trains had been
discontinued, which notice was pre-
ceded by one of a limited freight
embargo. The Northwestern an
nounced that II trains had been cut
from its schedule, 10 of these sub
urban and seven running to Iowa
and Wisconsin points. 1t was stated
that prospects of an early settle
ment of tho strike would result in
restoration of the II trains immedi-
ately.
Rock Island Hit by Tomorrow.
Officials OF the New York Cen
trail, the Nickle Plate and the Chi
cago. Rock Island and Pacific rail-
roads stated that service for pas
sengers on their lines would not be
disturbed for "a hours, but after
that the conditions of the locomo-
tives would determine train sched-
ules.
Nation Wide Tideup Denied.
Washington. Aug. 8.-oficials of
the railroad administration declar-
ed today that oNnation-wide cur
tailment in passenger traffic as
result of the shipments strike, was
in contemplation. Such a policy has
not even been under consideration,
it was said. Discontinuance of more
than $50 trains by three railroads
was said to have been ordered be-
cause of conditions peculiar to
them.
so Towns Without Service.
Boston, Aug 8.-Annulment of
suburban passenger services on the
Boston and Maine and New York,
New Haven and Hartford lines on
account of the shopmen's strike, in
terrupted rapid transit between so
cities and towns and this city to-
day. The Boston and Albany rail-
road started its suburban business
as usual but officials said that it
might have to be curtailed later.
10000 Workers Strike.
Upward of 10000 mechanics en-
ployed in shops, roundhouses and
terminals in Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island and Con-
neeticut, who struck yesterday, ex-
pected to be Joined by several thou
sand others today.
Railroad officials said that ser
vice crtailment was necessary in
the interests of safety. They ex-
planned that among the strikers
were car couplers, air brake inspec-
tors, roundhOuse mechanics, coal
handlers and other terminal and
yard workers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-08
ROCK ISLAND AND
MOLINE TO BEAR
BURDEN AM0NTH

Rock Island. Moline, East Moline,
Silvis, Watertown and Milan peo-
pie will pay cent fare for at least
a whole month before Davenport
people will.
While Illinoisans are digging up
the extra two cent fare, Davenport
ers will be riding for a nickel. The
Davenport city council which is
pledged to fix the same fare in
Davenport that the Illinois public
utilities commission decided for the
Illinois cities, cannot possibly
amend the franchise of the company
for a period of 80 days, because the
amendment has to be advertised for
80 days.
The company has admitted that
its business was more profitable in
Illinois than in Iowa under the
nickel fare in the past. Now Rock
Island and Moline will bear prac-
tically the whole burden for at least
a month.
Davenport will continue, however
to get full benefit for the three pas
sengers who ride the Gold Coast
Special, operating from the Mt. Ida
line terminus to the east city lin
it's. The line runs through a section
of Davenport in which the homes
of the wealthy Davenporters are
situated. Residents depend largely
on automobiles for transportation,
yet in bad weather and occasionally
when the motor is not available,
street car transportion is resorted
to. The Gold Coast special as Dav-
export newspapers have termed it,
has obtained in a single day, reve-
wages of each trainmen under the
present scale with hours a day, is
$40 a day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-08
HUGE SLUMP IN
YIELD OF CORN
Decrease Of 27,O52,OOO Bushels Dur
ing July-Wheat Crop on
22I,OOOy 900 Bushels.

Washington. Aug. S.-The cour-
try's corn crop showed a decrease
Of 81 ,O52, 900 bushels as a result of
weather and other conditions dur
ing July. The department of agri-
culture in its August forecast an
nounced the crop promised 2,7SS,-
$4,000 bushels on conditions ex-
u<@fing Aug. l, compared with fore
cast of ISIS. .430 900 bushels early
in July.
Production OF wheat fell of 22f.-
600 900 bushels, as compared with
the July forecast, the total being
placed at 1,161 100000 bushels.
There was a decrease of 124, 200, 600
bushels of winter wheat and 81, 7,000,-
600 bushels OF spring wheat.
Oats remaining on farms Aug 1
is estimated at 92,5OS, 900 bushels,
compared with 81, ,424, 900 last year
and 76,710,00O bushels for the five
year average
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-08
HIGHER WHEAT
PRICE SOUGHT
BY SEN. MORRIS
Urges Repeal of Govern
ment Guarantee SO That
Farmer Will Get More.

Washington. Aug. S.-Repeal of
the government price guarantee for
wheat to enable farmers to get high
er prices. was urged at a special
meeting today of the senate agri-
cultural committee. Action was de-
ferred.
Senator Norris, Republican, Ne
braska, proposed repeal Of the
price guarantee and T. c. Atkeson,
Washington, representative of the
national grange, endorsed it.
THAT is exactly what the farm
ers are praying for" said he.
Say S2sS Only Minimum.
Senator Norris, Chairman Gron-
ma and other committee members
said the 1925 wheat guarantee was
intended by congress to be the
minimum with higher price pos
sible under supply and demand. In
stead, they asserted, the United
States Grain corporation had made
the guarantee the maximum for the
farmer.
Mr.. Atkeson said the proposal to
have the government buy all wheat
at 1926 and sell it to the consumer
at 81 a bushel, would be "a sub
sidy to our blessed city popula-
ton"
Say People Need Advising.
John A. McSparran, master Of the
Pennsylvania Grange, urged an or
ganization to advise the American
people OF the facts in the food sit
uation.
THE people are kicking at pay
ing $2.26 for wheat, when they are
paying $50 a bushel in the form of
shredded wheat" he said. Corn is
selling at $190 and the people are
paying $12 a bushel in the form of
toasted corn fakes. The Quaker
Oats company made I04 per cent
last year"
Says Farmers Aren't Getting It
Senator Norris said there VAS,
universal public misconception OF
the farmers interests in the food
situation
The people think The farmers
are getting 1926 for wheat and
they are not" said Mr.. Norris. THE
people don't know they are paying
CAOA hAOAS PAOhbo ~ AAC 04l0QAC-
man"
A proposal by Senator Norris that
Chairman Gronna and the repre-
sentatives of the grange organiza-
tions issue a statement to the pub
lie giving the exact facts of the
food situation, was approved by
the committee.
Admits Folly OF Congress.
Senator France, Republican of
Maryland, declared congress was
responsible for much blame regard
ing food prices.
We passed laws" he said, in
violation OF every economic law at
the dictation of men who did not
know what they were talking
about"
You're absolutely right" Chair
man Gronna commented, but Mr..
Hoover refused to agree to maxi
mum price for wheat"
Senator France said the food con-
troll law had not been properly ad-
Meat prices, he charg-
ed, had been fixed by the food ad-
behind closed doors,
(which gave the packers who had
on the board exor-
bitant profits"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-08
$4,000 QUIT
IN STRIKE AT
ST0CKYARDS
Employment of Nonunion
Workers Cause of Chi
cago Walkout, Claim

Chicago, Aug. S-A gem
eral strike of 33yOOO employees
at the packing plants In the
stock yards began at 8 o'clock
this morning. The action fol.
lowed the decision of the
stock yards labor council last
night to call a general strike
unless the state troops and
police guards were immed-
lately withdrawn from the
plants. The strike was precip-
itated by the return Of 1000
negroes to work yesterday.
The dispute, according to labor
leaders, is over the employment
Of non-union negroes rather than
race hatred. Many of the ne
groes, it is said, have refused to
join the unions and labor leaders
are taking advantage of the sit
uation to compel the packers to
employ none but union labor.
No Disorder.
When the white employees re-
ported for work early in the day
they demanded that the state
troops and police who had been
stationed at every plant when the
negroes returned yesterday, be
Withdrawn. Both the city author
tiles and the packers declined to
accede to this demand and the
strike was put into effect. The
men walked out quietly and no
disturbances were reported during
the early hours. It is said that
several thousand non-union ne
groes remained at their posts.
Trade at StandstilL
There was practically no trading
in live stock today. Even before
the beginning of the general strike
of white employees the buyers for
the packing houses held of Bus
mess was further hampered by the
uncertainty Of shippers as to
whether any railroad outlet for
purchases would be available. The
result was to bring trade to a
standstill, except for scattered
transactions to meet urgent local
requirements.
The first workmen to quit work
were 400 pork cutters OF the G. h
Hammond Packing company.
State troops were Withdrawn
from the plants and modified in
Dexter Pavilion, near the entrance
of the stock yards. TO be held for
emergency duty. More than 1000
policemen and deputy sheriffs re-
manned in the plants
While the thousands OF white
were walking out, q
large number of negro men and
women applied for employment.
5000 Negroes With Strikers.
Two thousand workers in the
smaller plants joined the men
from the big Five" in the walk
out. Among the smaller plants ef-
fected were Johrn Agarra COM
pany. Brennan Packing company,
and the Independent Packing COM
pany. Officers Of the stockyards
labor council said today that
about 1900 negroes have been
by the packers, and that
of this number 5000 are union
men and walked out with the
whites.
Plants Shut Down.
At II O'Clock the general strike
caused a shutdown in nearly every
plant and the non-union negroes
left in large numbers as there was
no work for them.
Livestock commission dealers in
Chicago today sent word to produc-
ers in the west to suspend until
further notice all shipments to this
city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-08
NATION IN STATE
OF ANARCHY SAYS
HOUSE RESOLUTION

Washington, Aug. "a Joint res
olutiOn declaring that a state of
anarchy exists in the United States
and authorizing the president to
free interstate mails and trafic
from further unlawful interference
and to adequately protect citizens
in their property rights" was in
troduced today by Representative
BIanton, Democrat. Texas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-08
SAYS LIVING
COST NOT DUE
SHORTAGE
Outlines Drastic Program
to Stop "Vicious Prac-
tices" of Proiteers.

Washington, Aug. S.-Ad-
dressing congress today and
proposing remedies to check
the high cost Of living. Presi-
dent Wilson declared that ex.
isting laws were inadequate
and that high prices were not
justified bv shortage OF sup
plies. present or prospective,
but were created i'm many cases
-artifiGialiy and deliberately
N "ViciOus practices.s
The president recommended
that the food control act be
extended to peace time OPERA
ton and that congress exclude
from the Interstate as well as
intra-state shipment, goods
which did not comply with its
provisions.
The president also recommended
that the food law be provided with
a substantial penalty for prOfiteer-
ing and that cold storage law be
enacted, modelled after the law in
New Jersey by which a time linn
it is placed on cold storage.
Would ~Gag'' Cold Storage Play.
He also recommended that all
goods released from cold storage
be marked with the price prevail
ing when they went into storage
and that goods in interstate com
merce be marked with the prices
at which they left the producer. 1t
would serve as a useful example,
the president suggested, if con-
gress enacted legislation to con-
troll the situation in the District of
Columbia. where it has unlimited
authority
Further. the president advocated
a federal licensing system for cor
porations engaged in interstate
commerce which would embody
regulations to insure competitive
selling "and prevent unconscion-
able profits in the method of mar
keting." He also urged prompt
passage of the bill to control secur-
~ issues.
Must Have Peace for Low Prices.
Making an appeal for the ratifi-
cation of the peace treaty to turn
the country from a war basis, the
president said:
There can be no peace prices so
long as our whole financial and
economic system is on a war basis"
"A process has set in" the presi-
dent told congress, which is likely
unless something is done, to push
prices and rents and the whole
cost of living higher and yet high
er in a vicious cycle to which there
is no logical OF natural end.
VIII Be Dealt With.
Some of the methods by which
these prices are produced are al
ready illegal, some of them Grim
inal, and those who employ them
will be energentically proceeded
against, but others have not yet
been brought under the law and
should be dealt with at once by leg
islation."
Demands for increases of wages.
accompanying the rising costs of
living, the president said, were jus
e6ed. elf there be no other means
of enabling men to live"
While there is any possibility
that the peace terms may be chang
ed" said the president. referring
to his plea for early ratification of
the treaty, so that the country may
be turned back from a war basis,
'or may be held long in abeyance
or may not be enforced because of
divisions of opinion among the
powers. associated against Ger
1Con+t,uad IN Daoo 15N
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-08

| Notice was received today by
John G. Huntoon, general manager
of the Tri-City Railway company,
in a wire from H. NJ Slater, exam
iner for the commission, that the
adEaReed-fare had been authorized.
Mr.. Slater is the examiner for the
state public utilities commission
who took evidence at the special
meeting in Moline Wednesday
morning. The telegram 10 Mr.
HuntoOn is appended.
Order issued today by state
public utilities commission, ef-
fective at 1901 a. m. Aug 9,
provides the following charges .
for the Tri-City Railway COM .
pany: adults, cents; children.
TO II years old, 4 cents each
or two, Z cents; children IN
der accompanied by guardian,
free; universal transfer ser
vice tariff must be filed Reach
me at my Chicago office.
Act in Two Days.
Thus within two days of the spe-
cial meeting in Moline, held We'd
nesday morning, the utilities com
mission rendered decision which
in effect entirely reverses the deci-
sion it rendered in July when il
held that the Tri-City Railway com
pany scent rate was sufficient and
the company, earning a 6.7 per cent
net profit, was obtaining a just re
turn on its investment. The com
mission, it may be remembered, in
rendering its July decision took the
stand that it could not consider any
wage contract the company might
make with its employees for the fu-
ture, but that it is guided only by
figures showing the expenses and
receipts over a period which has
passed. In other words the com
mission in its July decision held
that it could not grant an increased
fare based on an increase in Oper-
ating expenses that faces the COM
pany. but could only consider costs
and profits which already have been
established. In the decision of yes
terday the commission in effect re-
verses its policy as outlined in the
July decision.
A comparison OF the increased
revenue of the company in the T.
cent fare and the increased expense
resulting from the 6O-cent wage
scale, is interesting at this time.
Taking the cOmpanys own
figures of $1,000 revenue pas
sengers daily, an increase per
passenger of , cents, gives the
company 81 $40 more daily.
Taking the company's fig
ures of 470 trainmen, each
working nine hours a day. with
an increase of 20 cents an hour
over the 40-cent scale, which
was effective up until June ].
the wage increase means SS56
more daily in pay to the men.
Subtraction of the two hg-
ures will show that the net In
crease in revenue the company
realizes through the 7-cent fare
is $I.096 daily. In a month the
net revenue through the fare
increase amounts to S33,976.
and in a year $467,712. OF
course the company looks for
some shrinkage in these figures.
resulting from people who will
walk rather than pay the In
creased fare
The commfssion's decision directs
the company to establish a uni
versal transfer policy. The only
point this is effective is in service
to East Moline, Silvis and Water
town. Heretofore an extra nickel
was charged at the Moline city lin
it's. Mr. Huntoon said today that
the universal transfer will not ap-
ply to the bridge line and there will
be the extra nickel charge to and
from Davenport the same as in the
past.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-08
LATE BULLETINS

Chicago, Ill, Aug. S-FOur
young white men and q negro
today held up the South Hell
land. ILL.,. State bank aId es-
capped with $4,000 In currency
and $3.50 in Liberty bonds.
Milwaukee, Aug. S. About
COO employees Of the Cudahy
Bros. company packing plant
went on strike today, demand
ing recognition Of their union,
the mems leaders announced.
Madrid, Thursday, Aug. T.
(By the Associated Press.)
Parliament today approved the
proposal that Spain join the
League Of Nations.
Washington, Aug. s-PrOduc-
ton forecasts on conditions on
Aug. 1: Spring wheat, 225,-
OO0,O00 bushels; all wheat, 9i0,.
100000; corns 2,7SS,OOJ,OOO
bushels.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-08
STOPS room FOR BUDAPEST.

Paris, Aug. 8.-Herbert c. HooV-
er stopped all relief supplies on
their way to Budapest, taking the
position that he would be unwar-
ranted in letting supplies reach
Hungary while the Rumanians are
depriving the people of foodstuds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-08
BOLsHEVIK SUB SUNK.

London, Aug. S.-A bolshevik
submarine was sunk in the Baltic
sea by British torpedo boat de-
stroyers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-08
QUICK DECISION OF STATE
UTILITIES COMMISSION is
ON INCREASE WANTED
Tri- City Railway Company Granted Higher Tariff
Which VIII Mean $1,94O More Revenue Daily
While Wage Advance Granted Is 1856.
FACTS ON FARE INCREASE.

FACTS ON FARE INCREASE.
Seven-cent fare effective-12Ol a. m. to-
morrow.
Universal transfer policy, excepting Bridge
line.
Gross revenue increase resulting = $1,94O
daily.
Increase in wages granted men over old 20
cent scale-$856 daily
Net revenue through increase-$1, ,o96 daily.
Rock Island, Moline and East Moline people to-
morrow will pay 7-cent carfare.
In decision reached last night by the Illinois
public utilities commission in session in Chicago the
body authorized the advanced rate per passenger
per ride to become effective 1901 o'clock tomOr-
morning The decision authorized the following
tariff:
Adults cents.
Children, to IL years. cents each; two chill
dren cents.
Children under z, accompanied by guardian
free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-08
The Weather

Fair tonight and Saturday. Not
much change in temperature.
Highest yesterday, 81; lowest
last night, IS.
Velocity of wind at 2 a. m. 8
miles per hour.
Precipitation, 0.
1pm. SPIN. Sa.m
yester. yester. today
Dry bulb ...-..s2 50 6S
Wet bulb ......66 IS 64
Rel. humidity IA 48 81
Stage Of waite, AS; rise of 4 in
last "A hours.
J. M. SHERIER, Meteorologist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-08
VIII Decide Tomorrow.
AGREE TO GO BACK.

Chicago. Ill, Aug. 8.--John d.
Saunders, secretary Of the Chicago
council of the Federated Railway
Shopmen's union, announced today
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-08

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The Prescott daily news., 1919-09-03

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The Prescott daily news., 1919-09-03
JrRE PTTTNAN WILL
 BE BURIED TOMORROW

The body Of John Marshall Putnam x-r7xe.s here al noon today from AL lsnrsr CSty and was accompanied oy Mrs Putnam and sons Dan ana Carrie Pittnan-
 The funeral services will be con duerea at the residence tomorrow ar sernoon, September {. at 5 oelosk py Dr. Lewis B. Fisher, close personal friend and Dean of the Universal Divinity School of Chicago.
 The s<si-e pall bearers, all young men and employees of the Prescott Hardware Company. are as follows Henry Slaughter, Will Carruthers, Clyde Nelson, Ed Gladden., Matt Hit and Jno. Lancaster. Honorary, I. C. MrRae, ". B. Waller. Dr. S J. He's .eriy, ! S Began, o. R. Mcdaniel O. S Jones, B. H. Logan and J. k Hamilton
 Interment in DeAnn Cemetery.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-09-03
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