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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-01
COMMITTEE IS
NAMED TOL0OK
INTO PRICES
Federal Trade Commission
To Investigate Price Of
Shoes.

Washington. Aug. IA special
committee to consider means of re-
ducing the high cost of living was ap-
pointed at the meeting yesterday Of
members of President Wilson'S cab
met with Attorney General Palmer.
thus m % Far made and report to the cab
met Monday when further steps will
be taken.
One suggestion made, Mr.. Palmer
said, was that the government sell this
years wheat crop at the market price.
to be determined by the lawsof supply
and demand and make up the guafan-
tee to the farmers out Of the billion
dollar fund appropriated by congress-.
trade commission to inquire into the
increase In the price Of shoes was re-
ported ont today by the. house inter-
state commerce commission.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-01
NATIONAL STRIKE OF RAILROAD
SH0PMEN IS ORDERED BY UNION
OFFICIALS TODAY; MANY men OUT
LEGRAPH BRIEFS

Washington Attorney General
Palmer Thursday conferred with high
government officials to consider ap-
propriate measures to reduce food
prices to the average citizen.
London-Royal assent was given to
the German peace treaty and to the
Anglo French treaty which thus be-
GENES law.
washington-Presid wilson sent
to the senate the protocol which is to
accompany the peace treaty with Ger
many.
washington-One hundred steam.
ships built on the Great Lakes dur
ing the war have been sold by the
shipping board to the American over
seas corporation of New York for ap-
proximately $so,ooo,ooo.s
London-General Denekine, the
important victory over the Bolsheviki
and captured the town Of Kamasfin,
on the Volga. Five thousand Boil
sheviki were taken.
Kansas City, Mo.--Miss Corinne
Could won the western tennis cham
pionship in the women's singles by
New York-Clarence H. Mackay.
president Of the Postal Telegraph
company, announced that with the
turning back of the telegraph system
to private ownership, his company
would reduce rates 20 per cent.
New York-The United States grain
corporation announced that, begin-
ming August 1t would receive week
ly offers on straight wheat flour in
accordance with the terms and con-
ditions of its flour purchase plan Of
July z.
washington-A bill permitting ma
tional banks to lend 25 per cent of
their unimpaired capital and surplus
| instead of 10 per cent as fixed by law,
! was passed by the house.
London-It is considered possible
that the general industrial unrest in
Great Britain may mean the downfall
of Lloyd George. The unrest seems
to have reached a. point which men
aces the commerce of the country
with at least Temporary disaster.
! Paris-Charles Ledoux Of France,
bantamweight champion of Europe,
knocked out Tommy Noble Of Eng
! land in the tenth round.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-01
Honduras Artillery
School Students In
Revolutionary Move

San Salvador. Thursday. July ST.
Students of an artillery school at Teg-
uirgalpa, Honduras, according to dis
patches. received here today. revolted
and after an engagement in the streets
of the city, Joined the revolutionary
forces Of General Lopez Gutierrex.
The revolutionists' capture Of La
Esperanxa. the principal OF the de-
partment of Intibuca is established,
according to the reports.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-01
BRITISH ship
WRECKED; THREE
men ARE LOST
Fifty-eig Other Members
! of Crew Brought to New Z
- , York Today.

New. York. Aug. 1.-The steamship
Abanbarez Of the United Fruit COM
pany arrived. here today with mem-
bers Of the crew of the British steam
er Clan Gordon, which capsized at
sea Wednesday, 40 mites southeast
Of Cape Hatteras with the loss Of
three men, one Of whom was a wire
less operator. -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-01
NAY SELL on INTERESTS.

washington. Aug. 1.-American OIL
companies in the Mexican field are
reported negotiating Tor the sale Of
their properties to Japanese interests
The state department is investigating.
reported to have stated they were
taking the step in protection to the
stockholders because they say they
are unable to get protection for their
properties.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-01
No Trouble Here.

Grand Forks railway officials said
today that they did not think it likely
the strike called from Chicago would
affect the shopmen in this CITY,. It
was pointed out that the local shop
men all belong to various trade unions
affiliated with the American Fedora
tion of Labor, and have no connection
with the Federated Shopmen's Union
to which reference is made In the
above dispatch.
All OF the shopmen here are work
ing under contract at an agreed
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-01
Hines Wants Job.

Washington, Aug. l.-Mr. Hines
also asked that the railroad admins
tration be allowed to continue to ham
die questions of rules and working
conditions, saying these could not be
satisfactorily separated from the cur
rent handling of railroad operations.
President Wilson wrote the COM
rittee chairman that he concurred in
the view of Mr.. Hines that the legis-
lation undertaken should authorize
the body thus set up tesmake its find
ings with regard to wage increases
retroactive to the first CT August, 1919,
at any rate to the extent that the
tribunal may regard reasonable and
proper in order to give real relief to
the employees concerned.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-01
Committee to Act.


Washington, Aug. President WILL
son today asked congress to create q
special Investigating commission to
pass upon the wage increases asked
by the railway shopnaen and other
railway enaplayes.
The president forwarded to Senator
Cunanins. land Representative sEsch,
chaMnael respectively of the house
and senass ipferstate commerce con- IS.
by DirecEof GenFzal TfAres ana asked d
that, provision be- made for repre-
sentation of both labor and the pubic
on the body
The president asked congress to
stipuiate. 5 in ITS legislation that III
wage increases are allowed under Its
award, it should be mandatory on, the
rate making authority to increase
railroad rates enough to meet the ad-
vances.
Director General Hines informed
the president that inasmuch as the
increases being asked by all classes OF
railroad workers aggregated $780,
100000 a year he hoped something
might be done to reduce the cost of
living as an alternative, because he
doubted that his powers were suffi-
,ent to increase rates enough to meet
the vast sum.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-01
More Than 100000 Workers
In Chicago District Alone
Walk Out; Demand Higher
Wages; Action On Re-
quest Has Been Delayed
Several Weeks.

Chicago, Aug. IA nation wide
strike Of railroad shopmen was called
today by the Federated shopmen's
union.
1t was set for 10 o'clock and short
~ after that hour messages received
at union headquarters here by John
d. Saunders, secretary of the organl-
zation, told of walk-outs at Atlanta,
Ga, Jacksonville. Fla, Boston. Phila-
Gelphia, Denver and other places.
In the Chicago district alone more
than 100000 men are directly affected
according to union officials and they
claimed that all the men had dropped
their tools.
Increased wages, requested Of the
first of the year, is the issue Of the
strike. The men ask 85c an hour for
mechanics and so cents for helpers.
lrescnt wages, according to the union
hen arc 68 cents and as cents for the
4wo classes.
Action Is Delayed.
I'VE made this request the first Of
the year." explained Secretary Saun-
ders. I'VE were promised a settlement
by July but it was postponed until
July Is. Then we consented to anoth-
er postponement until July 20: St1l'
the question was not determined
Saunders asserted that the strike
would be orderly. that no violence
would be tolerated by the organ1za-
ton and that the demands were made
solely for the purpose Of getting a
living wage for the shopmen.
''At 6s cents an hour a. man has
little chance these days to raise a
family and provide a. decent home for
wife and children" said Saunders.
THE As cents which helpers have
been receiving made this practically
impossible"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-01
ao.eoe Moro Ont.

3H,0UU NICfV H1uts
Atlanta, Ca. Aug. l.-Appr oximate-
~ $4,000 shopmen employed on six
teen railways in the southeastern
states went on strike today in accord
ance with a resolution adopted at
convention of the shopmen of this dis
trict, held in Atlanta last month.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-01

Paris-Charles Ledoux Of France,
bantamweight champion of Europe,
knocked out Tommy Noble of Eng
land in the tenth round.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
SALVATION ARMY IS
HOST TO K|DD|ES
AT ANNUAL PICNIC
BOYS AND GIRLS GIVEN BARI
TRFAT-PiCNtC IS HELD AT Nc
kINLEY PARK. WITH CAPT. and
MRS. HENDERSON IN CHARGE.

The poor children Of tho city en-
joyod their annual outing and picnic
yesterday at Mckinley Park, Tins
outing Was held by the Salvation Army
and was under the supervision OF
Cant and Mrs. Robert Henderson, wno
are in charge Of the local barracks
and did everything possible to make
the children have a good time.
The parly left Ottawa on the $50
interurban car, a smiling. happy lot.
The large number of 4roWnups and
children VINO attended sang all the
way 10 the park. Upon their arrival
there the morning was spent in play
ing games. and at 1890 O'Clock 4
sumtuous repast composed of all the
good things 10 est that makes picnic
dinner a great success. was served,
In the afternoon 4 program oe races
was held, when prizes Of bascballs
hats. laveliers. handkerchiefs. rubhe
dolls. hazoos and rattles were awaru
ed. The most exciting race was one fol
the Girls to catch Capt Henderson an
for the boys to catch Mrs. Henderson
\ supper was served a q o'clock
anl the party returned home on III.
80 in tcrurban car,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
CORPORATIONS TO
Be PR 0SECUTED
C. s, CULLEN APPOINTED SPECIAL
NEY GENERAL IN DELINQUENT
CORPORATION CASES.

Attorney Charles Sumner Cullen has
been appointed by Attorney General
Brundagc to rerescnt the state III suits
against all corporations who have not
filed statements of their years bu5i-
ness with the secretary Of state. The
lime of fling is between Feb. ! and
March l. Charters for all such ccr,
porations viii be dissolved unless the
officers make application to have their
certificates renewed.
There are $40 corporations in this
county who failed to file their business
statements. All these cases will be
called for trial in the October term OF
court.
Many Of the companies who failed
To comply with the state law have al
ready practically passed out of exist
cnce, while others merly neglected to
file their reports and in htat manner
became delnquents These corpora
tons can become reinstated and Sc
cure a clear title by sending in an ap-
plicati0n for reinstatement. accOmpan
led by a $40 fee. within thirty days
This morning notices We're mailet
Dy Attorney Cullen to the 2t0 delin
quent corporations. informing then
that they had forfeited their charters
md to reeain them they must file the
application Of reinstatement
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
ALL BUT STATE PARK.
OTTAWA SECTION
AWARDED
ONE STRIP 100000
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
DESIGNATES TWENTY MILES OF
DATE IMPROVEMENT.


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rartment Of public works for twenty
miles of federal aid roads in La Sale
County, at a total construction cc5l
of s7,o0 04n Tho lnttin,r. came n thr
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section NJ l5-D tia Sale County -
Central Engineering Company OF Day
export, Iowa, $b6,''S
Section b Ct. "A Salte COnuty) War.
rem Construction Company OF Chicago,
$i3.3S4.
coct;o,a 4 n H., co,o, n y g.,
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c,ur,,l to p T. Conway Cnunanv If
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
AUTO ABANDONEDAT
RACE TRACK GIVES
POLICE A MYSTERY
MACHINE RECOVERED AFTER
STANDING UNCLAIMED SINCE
MEETING-RAS WISCONSIN L.
CENSE PLATE ON lT-BELlEVED
TO HAVE BEEN STOLEN.

The recovery of large Case tour.
ing car from the county fair grounds
this morning places the police depart
ment in a quandary as to who is the
owner Of the machine and whether or
not it is stolen property.
The car vas taken form the large
machinery hail at the grounds, and
employees state that it has been stand
ing there since the close Of the Hi
uois Valley Circuit races. 1t was in
an out of the way place and no notice
morning, when after making several
inquiries in regard to whom the gae
buggy belonged. it was found that nc
one know anything about it. and it was
then turned over to the local depart
ment
The authorities made Il trip to tho
park and the machine was brought
back, but as yet nothing has beer
cluded place Whcrc it was found.
The touring car is a long. gra,
painted vehicle ana is 1917 Case
model 1t has been run about 7,oo'
miles, as shown By the spccdomter
although when found the instrumon
| was out of commission. The figure
on the trip record of the mileage rea
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
PEARL ST. PROPERTY
BRINGS GOOD PRICE

The house at 521 Pearl street was
sold yesterday by Harry l.. Hossack
TO Frank l.. Howe Of Seneca for S.
500 Mr. Howe purchased the dwell
ing. which Is seven room. modern
two story frame structure, for a
home. He is a retired farmer, and
intends to move to Ottawa about Oc-
tOber l.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
CHOOSE LOCAL GIRL
FOR SIGNAL HONOR

Miss Grace Marie Wilson dauqhtcr
Of City Plumbing Inspector william
Wilson, who has been employed in the
art department of the Western Elec.
trio Company in Chicago recently, has
been chosen 10 design the l9lpl92D
Western Electric poster.
This comes as q great honor to the
talented young Ottawan, and iH special
recognition of her ability Miss VIII
sons many friends in Ottawa are
greatly ciatod over her success and
are very proud of the distinction she
has won,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
OFFER BIG REWARD
FOR BANK ROBBERS

An announcement was made today
by the Illinois State Bankers associa-
ton that reward of $3.50 would be
made for evidence that would lead to
the arrest and conviction of each of
the men who burglarzed the Taylor
state bank of Emington in Livingston
county, Monday night. $4,000 worth
Of Liberty bonds were obtained by
the thieves. who succeeded in max
ing their escape without being de-
tCctod
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
COMPLETES THIRD
TRIP TO FRANCE

VIM. j Andrews arrived in New
York port Monday on the U. S S,
transport Radnor. completing his
third round trip to France. He is n
member of the hospital corps and he
may possibly be transferred to the
base hospital at Brooklyn He ex.
poets to be released by September l..
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
CHICAGO COUPLE
COME HERE TO WED

Miss NJ. Lillian Hotf and Richard
w. Cogln, both of Chicago, were mar.
red late yesterday afternoon by
Judge George kOonig at his office on
la Sale street. The couple were un.
attended. They will make their fu-
ture home in Chicago,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
SITUATION TO-DAY
IS Believed TO BE
WELL IN CONTROL
Chicago, July 30.-The shadow of partial
martial law which has hung over Chicago since
Sunday, when roting between whites and blacks

tween whites ana DldCkS
began, was believed this
afternoon to have les
sened materially, per-
haps to have passed entirely away.
After receiving reports on the sit
uaton from Adjutant General Dick
son and from the Chicago police, Gov
ornOr I.owden declared that troops
would not be called into service SO
tong as condition continue to improve
as they have in the past twenty-fouf
hours.
Activities of the rioters today were
confined mostly to sporadic sniping,
men and women firing from behind
barrcades or other places of conceal.
ment upon strikers in the riot dis
trict. One additional dead, negro,
and ten injured, was the toll OF the
forenoon's rioting.
The official list of dead now stands
at 27, which includes IA negroes and
Is whites.
For the present troops that are un-
der arms in several armories will be
held on duty for service If needed.
Get Black Thug.
Chicago, July 3O.-One more dead
and six injured weer added to the toll
of four days of race rioting early to.
day.
Ira Henry, a negro, was shot and
killed by police officer after Henry
had shot and wounded Policeman Wal
ter Sullivan. Sullivan was seriously,
wounded and may die.
The police quickly broke up the
only attempt at mob rioting today
when they dispersed a throng that
gathered at State and Fifty-first
streets. Several persons were injured.
Shippers lying in ambush fired on a
taxicab carrying six policemen and
two of the officers were wounded.
More Troops Arrive.
Chicago July 3O-Guerilla warfare
between whites and negroes has to-
day for the most part replaced the
mob rioting that has held sway over
large areas Of the city since SUNDAY
and which brought the city many
times to the verge of martial law.
1t is still possible that troops may be
called upon to take over the policing
Of the city, although the regular po-
lice department claims to be getting
the situation slowly in hand,
Establishment of zones with
stated number of police officers as.
signed to each zone has, the police de
clare, broken up the mobs Of whites
ana blacks that caused Mondays and
/ Tuesdays reign of terror. Fighting
between the whites and blacks has by
no means been checked, however. and
sporadic disturbances still are fre.
qucnt not only in the negro district,
but in the business section and in
residential districts of the North and
West sides
Careful checking up of casualties 70.
sultiue from the three davs Of rioting
ha, rodncod somewhat earlier esti.
mates of the dead and wounded. The
official crrornr's list TODAY nlacos tho
number Of dead at twentv.siy incud.
ing eleven white mo, and Gfteon NO.
proos Tho wounded If Is estimated
nunber moro than 2oo
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
LIFT QUARANTINE
ON BRUNMlCK HOME

The diphtheria quarantine restric'
tion was lifted this morning from the
home of Will Brunnick Of 1870 Pine
street The eighteen months old
child of Mr. and Mrs. John Meagher.
local insurance agent, had been aiflict.
ed wAh the disease
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
koeria Has Another Wedding.

Andrew Rubis, %, OF Stroator and
Miss Marie Wayda, is, Of Nanticoke,
Pa. we're united in marriage this aft
eroon at 3 o'clock in Judge Koenig's
court.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
Beloium Ratifies Treaty.

London, July 3O.-The foreign com
mit!ee Of the Belgian chamber OF dep
uties today ratified the peace treaty,
said a dispatch from Brussels,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
SOMEONE'S GETTING
RICH ON SUGAR BUT
NO ONE KNOWS WHO
GROCERS FORCED TO PAY UN
HEARD or PRICES FOR ARTICLE
THAT ALL AUTHORITIES AGREE
IS FOUND IN AMPLE ENOUGH
QUANTITIES TO MEET ALL DE.
MANDS.

MANDS.
| Ottawa people are today paying t.
! cents pound for sugar when it should
! not cost them more than | cents a
| pound. This is the price the house
wife must pay for this staple, and thia
being in the midst of the canning sea
| son the time is most proptous for
! exploiting the good nature of the
! common folk for the selfish benefit of
the ruthless speculator and his ilk,
At many stores in the city the price
| varies from - cents pound to l2&,
and none of the dealers have enough
! for their business if they should be
unable 10 get sugar for a few weeks.
Why is the price 50 high? Who is
/ making the enormous profits at the
expense Of the consumer? Who is If
! that is holding up the Ottawa people
in broad dayliaht?
Well, readers, it is a profteer and
that profitecr who holds up the ottawa
! people may be the Central Sugar Com.
/ pany of Chicago, concern that ships
sugar into Ottawa by the carload
Now, if may not he thc Cpntra,
| Sugar Company, for they may only be
| making \ fair profit on their invest.
mont. but il NAV be some other com.
mission firm that sells II to them.
/ There's where It's hard to fix the
blame.
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d,.1ors or c,,n,,,i,,ior bo,eos f,r
ofto. , oo,l,,d of .uoa,. :. .,ld 80 f,,r
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
CHICAGO AGAIN IS
WALKING TO WORK
AS STRIKE RACES
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
STREET CAR SlTUATlON-ALL
TRAFFIC TIED UP-AWAlT AR.
RIVAL OF UNION OFFICIALS.

Chicago, July 30-Chcago is again
walking to and from its work today
The strike situation is unchanged from
yesterday, all cars being tied up in
the barns. with no attempt to operate
them on the part Of the surface ana
elevated line officials. There were no
new developments this morning or aft.
ernoon, the strike proceeding quietly
and orderly.
Await Arrival OF Chiefs
Chicago, July With thearriyal
here today of William ID. Mahon, in
ternational president Of the street car
mems union, the first steps toward
settlement 1Of Chicago'S street car
strike will, it is expected, be taken.
Mahon is scheduled to confer with To-
cal strike leaders and may also meet
with Governor Lowden and members
of the staate public utilities commits
sion
The striking carmen and officials of
the traction companies are showing
a fight it out spirit and neither side
has shown any evidence of an intent
TO compromise. No meetings or con
ferences have been held since the
strike became effective yesterday
morning.
1t is expected that the proposition
of submitting the compromise Offer
of the traction companies, which was
rejected at mass meeting of the
men, to referendum vote will be
discussed with Mahon.
Not wheel has turned over any
track Of the city's electric transporta
tion system since 4 o'clock Tuesday
morning. Steam roads, taXicab lines
private automobiles, trucks and every
other available form of conveyance
are being used to transport Chicago,
millions of workers. Although the
strike has badly crippled the business
life of the city in many ways, all cs
sential industries have been able tC
continue operation.
The ranks of the strikers were
swellcd by 5000 men today when ON
ployes of the Aurora, ElEin 4 Chi
cago road joined in the strike,