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The Washington times., 1919-08-29
Hired TO KILL FOR
slg0. He ADMITS

!. NEW YORK. Aus. ss.-search was
being made today for 3 puSh cart
peddler, said to have paid Slo0 -
have business rival shot. murder re-
sulting from the sordid bargain
Joseph Mae1Lahon has confessed.
the police say. that he killed Isaac
KILLER. the victim.
MaeMahon. who II tWenty-four.
said he and another man had been
hired to shoot. but not kin. KILLER.
The name OF the man who hired
MacMahon was given to the police.
MacMahon's conferedate, said 70 be
an ex-eonviet. escaped. He also has
been described to the police and
general alarm has been sent cut for
him
Miller was shot in the left shoulder
and grappled with his. assailant untfl
another bullet passed through hts
left breast He was dead when taken
70 Mt. Sanai Hospital
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Send Good Old Sports, "
Says Yankee Asking For
Veterans For His Home

ATLANTA. Ga. Aug. BAH
Atlanta is rallying to the call to
open homes to the Confederate
Veterans who will, attend the
United Confederate Veterans Re
union here October Z, s, 9 and 10.
Even the Yankees" will Re hosts
to the grizzled men in gray.
Claude ToIle, 8 prominent citi-
zen who recently moved here
from the North, Is among the
yankees" who have volunteered
to entertain the gray heroes.
"Send me two Confederate vet
Grams and be sure they're good
old sports" he has written the
reunion committee at 601 Cham
Der Of Commerce building.
1t is expected that fully 100000
visitors will attend the reunion.
The Washington times., 1919-08-29

STEEL MEN STRIKE

CLEVELAND, Aug. 29-Three
thousand steel workers have gone on
strike here, and it Is with difficulty
uuion officials are restraining other
organized steel workers from doing
likewise, according TO Gilbert H
Sharpe, business agent for the Cleve-
land Blacksmiths' Union. Differences
reEarding wage and working condi-
lions caused the waIkout The men
were employed by the Champion Ma
chine and Forging Company.
Henry Rassie, secretary OF the
organization committee Of steel and
5r0n workers In Cleveland, said fully
$4,000 union steel workers were
clamoring TO strike with or without
authority, and were being restrained
with difficulty. Rassie character
fred as unfair" the refusal of Judge
Gary, OF the steel corporation, to
treat with the union officials.
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ELECTRIC ElNEMAN KILLED
WHILE REPAIRING FUSE

HAGERsToWN. Md, Aug. 2G-EarI
Bowman. forty years old, was killed
at Marion. Pa, while inserting a fuse,
replacing, one that had just blown
out, on pole carrying the high
tension wires of the Chambersburg,
Greencastle and Waynesboro Electric
Railway.
Bowman was substation operator at
Marion. Surviving are his widow
three children, mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
LatshaW; sister, Mrs. J. c. Latshaw,
and two brothers. Joseph Bowman,
Marion, Pa, and Garnet Bowman,
Columbus, Ohio. =
The Washington times., 1919-08-29
BIG CUT IN FOOD
PRICES PREDICTED

Continued from Page one.)
IA the general decrease in prices
Of securities oE eonpahles deal-
ing I'm feed products and clothing.
HPriees win eOatinue en- q down .
Grade from nOw OR.S
Both Ames and Palmer let # be
known they are gathering evidence
against retail profiteers to be used
In wholesale prosecutions as soon as
the amendments to the food control
act which Palmer has asked. is pass
ed by Congress-.
Lists of retail food dealers ch4Fg-
ing excessive profits now are being
collected in every big city Attorney
General Palmer let it be known to-
day.
The lists are to be used as the
basis for criminal action against the
dealers Immediately after Congress
passes Palmer's proposed amend
ments to the Lever food control bill.
Predict Wholesale Arrests.
Congress is expected to write the
amendments into the bill within a
few days.
Wholesale arrests Of retail dealers
in every city are certain to follow
almost Immediately. it was said to
day at the Justice Department.
Palmer's list includes many whole-
sale dealers as well as retail. Agents
also are investigating prices charged
by restaurants in many cities. Chain
restaurants are being given special
attention.
Evidence already in Palmer's
possession indicates that profits of
100 per cent on many articles of food
are common in several Eastern cities.
Jail for PFOAteers.
Palmer's amendpents provide deal
ers convicted Of profiteering shall be
Jailed or fined $1,000. or both. The
Attorney General is planning to press
for Jail sentences where convictions
are obtained. officials said today.
Fair price committees organized by
dealers in many cities are helping
Palmer's agents get evidence against
retail profiteers. The committees also
are framing fair profit lists. -
The Washington times., 1919-08-29
N Y. HIPPODROME
CLOSED BY STRIKE
Screen Actors For Union.
Equity Hints at Bomb
shelP' Today.

I -
NEW YORK. aug. SHE Hippo
drOme was closed last night BY q
walkout OF stage hands. musicians
and electricians. They were ordered
to strike by the International Al
lance OF Theatrical stage Employees
and Motion Picture Operators.
This Is the tWenty-sixth theateE
here controlled BY a member Of the
/ Producing Managers Association %
| be, closed BY the actors strike The
only theater Of that Gloss open here
now is the Playhouse, with William
! A. Brady's AT S:45."
Performers in the -Hippodrome
show, Happy Days" which opened
last Saturday. were called to . meet
ing last night Of the Actors Equity
Association to enroll them as mem-
bers.
Filh AetoFs Get Charter.
Hugh Frayne OF the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor. announced last
night that 500 motipn picture players
had formed union He said the A
F. OF L had granted charter for a
national cinema actors organization.
Hugh Frayne. Frank Gilmore, ex-
ecutive secretary OF the A. =. A.;
Charles Shay, president OF the stage
hands union. and Joseph Weber.
president OF the musicians organiza-
tion, left as q committee last night
for Washington. They win lay the
actors case before the A +. OF L
committee.
At a meeting yesterday Of the
state Federation in its Syracuse ses-
sion, q resolution asking for investi-
cation BY the State Industrial Com
mission was adopted.
In regard 70 q conferences with
Samuel Gompers. Ed Wynn told
Equity members at a meeting yester-
day:
'BIr. Gompers told me We should
not be disheartened at attempts Of
the managers to draw some Of our
members to the Fidelity Association"
Inflmates aBombsheIls Todny.
Mr.. Wynn intimated that a "bomb-
shelf viii explode today. He said
further:
"a plan viii come 70 . head to-
morrow which win mean that the
managers must act hurriedly or there
viii be a new set Of maR4gers BY
Monday.
~We are prepared 70 manage our
own productions. and win DO 30 II the
managers do not step lively
william Mccarthy. secretary OF the
International Alliance OF BillpOsters
and Billers Of the United States and
Canada, with q membership OF about
1000, said his organization refuses to
place bills for theaters that are
against Equity strikers.
COntraet Pleases, MANA sGyS.
Louis Mann, vice president uf the
Actors Fidelity League. said the FL
deity office was flooded with "lesser
lights" OF the stage, who expressed
themselves as wen pleased. with The.
announcement Of George IL Cohan's
new contract. e
It Was1prsdtcted BY members Of the
Equity the Cohan contract offer viii
be turned down flat7 in an official
way this afternoon
, Ed Wynn said the actors are pre-
pared, IL conditions warrant the move.
to close every theater in the country
and tire up all activities connected
with the show business. He added
that recognition OF the actors union
must be granted, no matter what sort
OF contract or advantages were Of
fered BY the managers.
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UNION CHIEFS ORDER
COAST STRIKE END

CLEVELAND, Aug. 2e.-Strilxing
railroad workers on the Pacific coast
have been ordered to return to work
by Saturday morning by heads Of the
four brotherhoods here.
The order was issued from the Of
flee Of Warren s. Stone, president of
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
gineers, and stated that unless the
organized workers return to work by
Saturday morning the officials OF the
four brotherhoods will assist the Fed
eral Railroad Administration in oper-
ating the Federal-controlled railroads
affected BY the walkout.
The belief was expressed that the
order would be obeyed.
The Washington times., 1919-08-29
FRISCO YARDMEN
ASKU.S. TO STEP In

SAN FRANCISCO, AIy. 2s.-strik-
ing San Francisco yardmen wired
Washington today demanding that
the Government take over the Pacific
Electric and reinstate its employees.
The action was taken following a
mass meeting Of railroad workers
who are out in sympathy with the
Pacific Electric men in southern Cali
fornia-
Strikers said the men were deter
mined to stay out despite the action
of the Oakland men, who returned TO
work.
The Washington times., 1919-08-29
LINERS CRASH IN CHANNEL;
ONE IS BEAcHED, SINKING

NEW YORK, Aug. 2s.-Following
a collision with another steamer in
Ambrose channel early this morning,
the Munson line steamer Munaires,
outbound for Newport News, was
beached to save her from sinking.
the vessel, of $3.50 tons, was in bal
last.
The Munaires' crew of twenty one
men was taken OF by the British
steamer Hortensius, which colIided
with the Munaires. The HOrtensius
was not badly damaged.
The Washington times., 1919-08-29
PACKING WITNESSES
INSPIRED, ,ISCLAM
Senator KendriCk Asserts I Testi-
mony Comes Mainly From
opponents Of Bill.

Witnesses appearing in behalf Of
the big packers before the Senate
Agriculture Committee are inspired, T"
Senator Kendrick Of Wyoming de
-clared today.
The persons appearing here are
inspired by the organized forces in
terested in defeating the bills, while
the great unorganized masses are un-
heard" Kendrickk stated.
Kendrick. himself a big stock
raiser, believes the rank and file Of
caftlemen and farmers are for regula-
ton Of the packers as proposed in his
own measure or the Kenyon bill,
both Of which are under considera-
ton by the Senate Agriculture Com
mittee-
Says Bin Ii Favored.
Kendrick is president Of the
American National Live Stock Asso-
citation which has gone on record In
favor OF the bills.
Il have just returned from a I'VE
weeks trip through western stock
one man, who was indirectly associat-
ed with the packers, 1 never found a
single man opposed to this legisla-
ton" he said.
Chairman Gronna of the committee
said today that a recess might be
taken about September IS and that
some real farmers would be heard
later"
A large Kansas stock raiser r. A.
Edward. Castleton, Kan, wrote Sena-
tor Kendrick as follows:
PrOPaEanda Against Bill.
There is = tremendous propaganda
being made in the Southwest against
your bill or any legislation along that
line. wish to assure you that there
are large numbers and probably
large majority Of the live stockmen
who favor your position and would in
dorse your bill If they had the means
Of expressing themselves.
Amendments Of the Kenyon bill will
be necessary before II can be reported
out by the committee, Chairman
Gronna said today. He did not indi-
cate the nature Of the amendments he
had in mind, although he stated that
as the bill now stands it would bring
many small dealers in poultry and
dairy products under license.
Senator Kenyon has indicated that
he might not object to striking out
this provision, although he has made
no definite statement of his position.
Proposes COmmIssiOn.
Proposal for a Government com
mission to regulate the packing in
dustry was made before the Senate
Agriculture Committee today by w
B. Tagg, representing the Omaha
Livestock Exchange.
Although opposing the Kenyon bill
flatly and objecting to the Kendrick
bill as il stands, Tagg proposed a
commission Of representative and
practical men appointed by the Presi-
dent from among livestock raisers,
commission men, packers and the pub
lie at large to supervise the meat
industry as the Interstate Commerce
Commission now regulate the rail-
roads.
Tagg formerly was president Of
the American National Livestock Ex-
change. He opposed licensing for the
present
The Washington times., 1919-08-29
YARDhEN GO BACK
In San FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 29.-san
Francisco railroad ysrdmen returned
20 work at 8 q m. today, clearing the
San Francisco bay district OF railroad
strike troubles. Although railroad
Inen at Los Angeles continued to strike
ia sympathy with the Pacific Electric
strikers. Il was predicted their strike
would end some time this afternoon.
II was Believed the ultimatum Of
RaH Director Hines and of the brother
hood chiefs naming tomorrow morn
ing as the time when the Govern
1ent. aided BY the brOtherhOods, would
operate the trains, would have the de-
sired results.
The first break came at Los Angeles
The Washington times., 1919-08-29

They have broken no law IN the
United states, and therefore, aaccord-
ing 10 international law, are not With
In the jurisdiction Of the American
authorities.
OFFICERS At Major General Dickman's
office pointed out that the prisoners
might be turned over to the Carranza
frankly doubt IL this would result in
punishment.
The Washington times., 1919-08-29
CANTON SHOPhIEN
STICK TO DEMANDS

CANTON, Ohio. Aug. 2s.-Railway
shopmen,. at a largely attended meet
ing here voted unanimously to reject
President Wilson's offer Of an in
crease of 4 cents an hour.
The men win adhere TO their origi-
nal demands, union officials an
nounced.
The Washington times., 1919-08-29
JIG-SAW ARTISTS NEEDED
FOR AUSTRIAN TREATY

PARIS, Aug. 2s.-Picture puzzle
experts at the peace conference to-
day are fitting together parts of the
badly scrambled Austrian treaty.
A member Of the American delega-
tion said the German treaty was
taken as a pattern for the Austrian
document. Difficulty was expsri-
enced in making a treaty for sixty
million people NJ the needs OF a six
million nation.
The Washington times., 1919-08-29
MEXICAN PRISONERS
PUZZLE TO CAPTORS

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Aug. 29.-Just
what disposition shall be made of the
Mexicans captured last week during
the bandit hunt south Of .ths Rio
Grande, is puzzlihg both military ana
civil authorities here today.
The Mexicans are now held prison.
ers in close guarded stockades, but
there Is no change against them.
The Washington times., 1919-08-29
UNIONS BOYCOTT
NEGRO DRIVERS

MIAMI. Fla, Aug. s.-Organized
labor here has placed every lumber
yard in Miami on the unfair list" be-
cause negroes are used as truck driv-
ers. Practically every hardware
dealer in the city will also be placed
on the unfair list" labor leaders say,
because Of similar conditions.
Contractors state they. are planning
for a two months tie-up.
The Washington times., 1919-08-29
CHICAGO CARPENTERS BAR
EXPERIMENTATION HALTS

CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-Mediation was
at standstill today IN the lockout Of
100000 union carpenters and con-
struction workers here, following re-
fusal by the men last night to accept
the proposals of Federal arbitrators.
The carpenters asserted they will
stick to their original demands of 81
an hour. They had been offered 90 ~
cents.
The Washington times., 1919-08-29
MORE TROOPS HOME.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-The trans
port Olsego arrived today with 392
officers and men of the following
army units: Third supply train,
headquarters, medical detachment and
companies A, B, @, and d, 1S4th vet
erinary unit. Seventh ambulance COM
pany. and scattered casual oFganiza-
tions.
The Washington times., 1919-08-29
Y. J. BRYAN OFFERS
PLAN T0GUT H Gil
Takes Exception to Presidents
Idea Politicians See Chance
Of His Runniag Again.

william Jennings Bryan. whc ar
rived Mathis city yesterday. n a pub
lie statement issued today took sx-
seption 10 President Wilson's proposed
plan Of settling the wage disputes -
lowering the living cost, and offers
plan which he believes viii be more
effective and fairer to all concerned.
Under lIr. Bryan's plan the extent
70 which prices have risen would Sc
determined and wages would Be raised
q proportionate amount, these in
ereases to be temporary, subject 10
reduction as the cost of living
dropped.
II the wage question % based On
the theory that the cost OF living has
advanced more rapidly than wa4ss 81
that, measured BY their purehasinr
power, wages are really lower fhan
they were before the increase IN the
living cost began. states Mr. Bryan.
1T seems 70 me there can be no reason.
able answer given to the demands uf
wage earners.
Temporary In5ustlee Remalna.
''The Presidents position does not
quite meet the situation; to say that
We hope to reduce the level Of prices
does not relieve the situation: frsf.
because no guarantee can be given
that reduction wiz be made. Or what
Il viii be II made; and. second. the
temporary Injustice is not cured ana
no one is able to say how long the
temporary injustice win continue.
even u Il % permanently remedied.
"A fairer plan would be to Ind out
a. quickly as possible the exact
changes IN the level Of prices and
therefore the amount needed-that
ought not to take many days-anf
then allow an Increase sufficient ts
cover that. on condition it IS TEN
porary and wiz be proportionateiy re-
duced as the cost OF living q reduced
This gives an fmmediate remedy ara
yet makes Il only temporary II the
level Of prices Is reduced"
Nay Han AEaisa.
This statement has led to an oufnfon
being formed Ga political circles thaf
Bryan may again put himself 70 TIE
'front.' as the leader Of the masses 81
the people who are most Affected bv
the present high prices and of thoss
who are most deeply interested "a ef-
fecting changes IA the national eco
nomic situation.
II this be the case. Mr.. Bryan has
chosen most opportune time for be-
a new campaign. according TO.
observers who are intimately % touch
with the present political situation.
The Washington times., 1919-08-29

late yesterday when ten engineers and
conductors OF the Santa Fe reported
for duty.
The Washington times., 1919-08-29

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-01
aG3s
TO WELCOME THE BOYS

With the fact now definitely settled that the boys of the 3llth
infantry will return to the United States some time during May, 1t
behooves Perth Amboy to get busy in her preparations for welcoming
her who went to France to battle for democracy.
While Perth Amboy sons are well scattered throughout the army,
the majority of them are in the 311th that trained at Camp Dix and
went to France last May.
In nearly every city the committee appointed to plan for the cree
ton of a memorial for the soldiers is also charged with preparing a
welcome for the homecoming troops New York has her enormous
arch of victory nearly completed and plans are well under way for the
celebration when the troops arrive.
Here in Perth Amboy everything has come to a standstin, appar-
entity, awaiting the outcome of pending legislation. But the bill that
has been introduced at Trenton does not prevent a city from going
ahead and planning for the memorial and the welcome for the boys.
The bill would provide a commission of five to take charge of the
erection of the memorial and handle the funds, but the commission will
erect any sort of a memorial that the citizens desire to have erected.
Further action in Perth Amboy awaits the appointment of the
sub committees by Mayor Dorsey. But whether any action is taken
at this time or not for the permanent memorial the fact that it is only
two months before the majority of the Perth Amboy boys return home
leaves little enough time to plan for a suitable welcome for them.
Perth Amboy cannot afford to let this occasion pass without some fit
ting recognition. W. were certainly enthusiastic enough in giving
the boys a sendof; the welcome home ought to be at least equally
lemonstrative.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-01
CONVENIENCES FOR FL YERS

At the suggestion of l. NJ. Uppercu, president of the Aero-Marine
Company, of Keyport, New York City is seriously considering the es-
adjustment of a hydroplane station and garage. The site proposed
is at 1S1st street and the Hudson river, known as Fort Washington
Point. The idea is that persons wishing to fly to New York in their
hydroplane will have a definite place for ~alighting, the place will al
ways be clear for them and there will be accommodations in the way
of service stations.
ASS part of It's paeemakng policy Perth Amboy should consider
something of this kind. 1t will not be long before hydropanes and
airplanes generally are common. The boys who have been trained to
fly by the government are returning home and they are anxious to get
up in the air again. 1t won t be long before they achieve their am
Liton.
For Perth Amboy a hydroplane is as feasible for the citizens to
operate Is a motorboat. All that is needed is suitable facilities for
starting and alghing. With a station here and another in New York
it would be a simple matter for a person to fly from here to New York
places along the water adopt similar stations travelling by hydroplane
would soon become quite common.
As for the airpanes, the problem is not o simple. Finding a
suitable landing place is the difficulty. The time is rapidly approach
mg. however, when each city of consequence will have a place desig.
mated for landing airplaneS. A field will be plainly marked with
stones or posts painted white which from the sky would be taken to
mean a n airplane landing.
Here again Perth Amboy ought to be among the leaders in this
advanced means of transportation. To have it known throughout the
country that Perth Amboy has established an anplane station and
landing field would show our prOgressiveness to the world. Incl
completed and rooted over, Is an ideal level and broad landing place
for airplanes.
Sooner or later every city is to be provided with these convent.
eaees for the travellers by air. Why not Perth Amboy get busy on the
subject at once and be among the leadersf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-01

we imagine hat we can't get any "ex-
perience" until after the white lights
are lit.
There will always be instaliment
collectors as long as women try to
maintain an Oriental Rug home on a
Door Mat income.
What has become of all the sawdust
evangelists? Can II be hat there Is
more money in working for the Prohi-
bition lobby h there is in saving
souls at 495 bucks per soul?
By the time the baby is four years
Did its mother is kind of glad that it
was a girl instead of a boy because If
1t had been a boy 1t might have re-
sembled its father.
Once in a while a man has more
shirts than he can wear. But no nan
ever had nor socks than he could
wear.
The reason why some men eve
get anywhere is because they go
through life waiting for a chance to
get even with some other man.
The room right over the furnace in
the Hades House in He'll is reserved
for the fellow who ims gines hat the
Lord has more use for a long faced
~hypocrite than He has for a smiling
sinner.