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Arizona republican., 1919-02-04
O|[ LEASING BILL
 AGREEMENT HELP ID ALL WESTERN STATES
One Eighth Oil Produced and Two Gents Ton on Coal to the United States Government.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-After months of deliberation, house and sen ate conferees today reached a final agreement on the oil leasing bill, under which more than ,50,000, 900 acres of government owned oil, gas, coal, phos- phate and sodium lands in western states and Alaska, would be opened for development under leasing system to a royalty which, in the case of oil and gas, will be not less than one-eighth of the gross value or production.
 This generally regarded as the most important affecting the west that has been before congress within a decade-has been pending for repeated discussions in both houses Leaders in the senate and house hope to complete it's enactment before tha end of this session, March 4
 After the conferees had settled all differences, Senator Pittman of Ne vada and Representative Ferris oi Oklahoma, the senate and house man. agers, issued statements urging SUD- port of the bill, and declaring that ir it's present form it was the best con- promise that could be hoped for
 Help California and Wyoming
 The most important provision of the measure, and the one causing the greatest division of opinion, relates tG the settlement of claims growing out o1 the development of oil wells in and out side the California and Wyoming maya reserves.
 The conferees adopted the house pro. vision, which has been endorsed by tho secretary of the navy, the secretary o the interior and the attorney general and which, in effect, prevents all de. velopment within the naval reserves except through existing flowing wells which may be leased to persons wht sank them providing no fraud exists at royalty to be fixed by the secre tary of the interior at not less thar one eighth of the oil produced.
 The conferees adopted the senat, coal, provision which permits either tn, leasing or purchase of government owned coal lands for development pur. poses. It was at the recommendation of the secretary of the interior tha Alaskan coal lands were brought with in the provisions of the measure. Per sons leasing any coal lands would pa,
Arizona republican., 1919-02-04
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 3-The food administration and the department of agriculture aided the five big packing firms in obtaining a monopolistic con- trol of the meat packing industry, Ed ward C. Lasater, of the National Live stock associations executive com mittee, and former employe of the food administration. testified today before the house interstate commerce committee.
 While MT. Lasater was making this charge and asserting he had resigned from the food administration because he realized it's practices were harm full to the common welfare" w. l.. D Weld, manager of Swift and Company's research department, told the senate agricultural committee that a com bination of the big packers to control the meat industry was impossible, be- cause of the large number of inde- pendent concerns.
 MT. Lasater asserted before the house committee that during the last IS months the food administration had served as a screen" behind which the packers operated illegally against the public's interests. When asked what the illegal acts of the packers had been, Mir. Lasater replied he would answer in detail later.
 The department of agriculture aided the packers, MT Lasater charged, by delaying investigation of the meat growers by the federal trade commits sion at the time the packers themselves were being investigated. He said the | packers did not want such an inquiry as they knew it would rob them of the | argument that the producers and not | they, were making the big profits ! Houston Stops Inquiry | MT. LaSater submitted letter from ! W. J. Spillman, former chief of the bureau of farm management, of the department of agriculture, in whict i Mir. Spillman said Secretary Houston retarded investigation of the produc- CTS by refusing to authorize appoint ment of fifteen investigators. He ad- | ded that the secretary had told him tC | discontinue the investigation entirely saying the farmers were not entitled l to any information on the subject, ant ! that the only use ever made of sucf
 information was for agitators like thi:
 man Baer of North Dakota to go ou and stir up the farmers with"
 Next day Spillman wrote, he re-
 ceived a letter from Secretary Hous-
 ton notifying him that every projec
 connected with the investigation wa. 1 discontinued. MT. Spillman said tn, secretary authorized the appointmen of the investigators only when tn, | National Livestock association becam
 insistent in it's demands.
 MT. Lasater told the committee tha T Continued on Page T-o)
Arizona republican., 1919-02-04
Official Peace COn1nuniqueS

PARIS, Feb. 3.-An official communication issued today by the commission on the responsibility for tho war and it's conduct says:
 "The initial meeting of the com mission on the responsibility for the war and it's conduct was held today at 3 o'clock at the ministry of the interior, and was attended by the delegates of the powers represented on the commission. Robert Lansing, secretary of state and chief representative of the United States, was chosen -presi- dent of the commission and Sir Gordon Stewart, of the British delegation and Senator SciaIio, of the Italian delegation, were chosen vice presidents.
 M. de la PradeIIe was appointed secretary of the commission.
 It was decided to appoint three ub-commissions, two for the ex- animation of questions of law and one for the examination of facts. The following persons were named as a committee of three to nom mate members of the above men toned sub committees and to de- termine the mandate under which the sub commissions in question will act:
 w. F. Massey of the British dele qation; M. Tardieu of the French delegation, and M. Politis, Greed deIeuate.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-04
SWEARS TOFREE
 RUSS|AF0RH HER
 PEOP[E TO RULE
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 OMSk, Wednesday, January E. (By The Associated Press)-In the absence of details, the Omsk gov ernment has not yet replied to the proposal to attend a conference of the Russian factions on the Prin- cess Islands. Admiral kolchak, the head of the government, however, has issued a proclamation to the army in which he says there can be no thought of an armistice with the boIsheviki, "who crushed the nation, pilIaqed property, defiled sanctuaries, and massacred the people,
 "It is possible to reach an accord with the various provisional gov- ernments, but with brigands, new er,' the proclamation continues.
 Admiral kolchak today took solemn oath to work for the saliva ton of Russia and when it is pac- flied, to turn it over to the people, who would be free to decide the form of government they desire. He said that in the meantime the gov- ernment needed every assistance in the task of rehabilitation.
 Leaders of the army took sim liar oath.
 An impressive ceremony took place ia the ministry of justice to- day, when the supreme court, founded by Peter the Great, was reconstructed. The court will be the highest tribunal, md also will examine into the qualification of laws affecting the land. The print ing of former Emperor Nicholas Il was removed and that of Alexander II, Iiberator of the serfs, hung in it's place in the auditorium. Repre-; sentatives of various groups of the population attended the ceremony
Arizona republican., 1919-02-04
ASKS VENUE CHANCE
 IN FORD vS. TRIBUNE

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. .3-That the prestige of Henry Ford, in Detroit would be prejudicial to the case of the Chicago Tribune, if the million dollar libel suit brought by MT. Ford against that newspaper is tried here, was the basis of argument in circuit court by attorneys for the defense to- day on the Tribune's petition for a change of venue.
 The case which is set for February 10, is based on statements alleged to have been published by the Tribune regarding MT. Fords attitude on the war.
 Attorneys for the defense charged that an attempt had been made by MT. Ford to influence possible jurors by the distribution of a pamphlet, "The War Record of the Chicago Tribune" Newspaper and magazine articles laudatory of the plaintiff which the defense claims were given wide circulation in Detroit, were also read into the record. Edwin G. Pipp managing editor of the Dearborn In dependent, MT. Fords weekly news paper, denied that the paper was es- tablished for the, particular purpose of creating sentiment favorable to its publisher.
 In an effort to show that the amount of money distributed by the Ford in- terests here might influence the out come of the case, evidence was intro duced to show the extent of the Ford Motor company's business with local firms. Frank L. Klingensmith, general | manager or the company, testified that there are 5l,o00 persons employed by the company, and that of total oi about $125,000,oe0 expended in 1918 for materials, 25 per cent was spent ir Wayne county Detroit).
 The argument will be continued to- morrow
Arizona republican., 1919-02-04
ALL SORTS IF IDEAS ADVANCED II SOLVE
 PRICE FUR WHEA7

WASHINGTON, Feb. Grain dealers appearing today before the house agricultural committee, pro posed that the government pay the guaranteed price of S2.26 a bushel for the 1919 wheat crop, and sell it to the consumer at the world market price, which they estimated would be about s125. The witnesses generally be- lieved this plan would cost the gov ernment probably a billion and a quar- ter dollars, but said this loss was pre- ferable to any attempt on the part of the government to maintain an arti- ficial price.
 Representative Lever of South Caro- line suggested three other plans: That the wheat movement be entirely on the pre-war basis; that the movement possibly be restricted by the govern ment being authorized to sell or to buy so as to prevent manipulation, and that the domestic movement be en- tirely on the pre-war basis with the export movement under federal con- trol
 The committee was holding hearings on the bill prepared by A. G. Glas- gow, counsel for the food administra- ton, in cooperation with the depart ment of agriculture. The dealers strongly opposed continuation of the food administration grain corpora ton, as provided in the bill. They however, urged continuation of the corporation for buying and selling the crop.
 Call Proposal Vicious
 Chairman Lever also announced his disapproval of the measure as drawn, declaring that it granted broader pow CTS than those of the food control act l.. F. Gates of the Chicago board uf trade declared the proposal was '-vi- cious.' while grain dealers testified that MT Glasgow had disregarded their suggestions and drafted a bill unneces- sarily broad and conferring too much power on one official.
 Chairman Lever announced that ono of the committeeman seriously con sdered the building of elevators or warehouses for storing graiS 2, ax<ss
Arizona republican., 1919-02-04
WILSON PRES|DES AT A MEETING IF
 LEAGUE MEMBERS

PARIS, Feb. 3-(By the Associated Press)-President Wilson presided at the opening meeting of the league of nations commission, which was held in Colonel Houses apartments this afternoon, and lasted from to o'clock.
 Special interest attached to the meeting owing to the feeling that the action of the council on the matter of the former German colonies required the early presentation of definite plan on the constitution of the league. There were present for the United States, President Wilson, Colonel House and MT. Miller, technical ex- pert; for Great Britain, Lord Robert Cecil and General Shuts; for France, Leon Bourgeois and Ferdinand Larn- aude; for Italy, Premier Orlando; for Japan, Baron Chinda, as we'll as dele gates from Belgium, Serbia, Brazil, Portugal, and Crina.
 President Wilson greeted the mem- bers and took a leading part in the discussion This was no longer general but specific, as the meeting had before it the printed text of the agreed plan for the formation of the league. The text was in En- glish, as had been decided upon at 8 recent meeting between President Will son, Lord Robert Cecil, General Shuts and Premier Orlando.
 As some of the members of the commission do not speak English, it was decided to defer full discussion until the French and English text could be presented, when the debate will proceed, article by article. This will probably be tomorrow night.
 Although the agreed text seeks to bring together the views of all quar- ters, there are three other plans which will also be considered at the next meeting. The following communica- tin was issued on todaY's meeting.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-04
P3nk Boll Worm Is Dlsc0Uered In
 Western TeJds

WASHINGTON, Feb. B. Two new infestments of the pink boil worm have been found in Texas by representatives the department of agriculture, in the Great Bend district, along the upper Rio Grande. where until recently no cotton was grown. The past also was found near Barstow. Ward county.
 The department said today it was believed the Great Bend infes,nrent resulted from cotton seed brought from Mexico, and that the Barstow case was due to cotton from Great Bend sent to an oil mill nearby Eradication has been started under the system used to eliminate the past from the Beaumont region of Texas in 1917.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-04
GEORGIA MlLLMEN OUT

COLUMBUS, Ga, Feb. 3-After con- pleting eight hours work, nine thous. and textile workers at ten Columbus cotton mills, walked out at o'clock this afternoon. The workers declared they would continue working eight hours a day until Saturday, but if they did not receive pay on a 54-hour basis. a strike would be called.
 The mill owners announced tonight they would resist the demand for an eight-h hour day, saying that to grant the demands means bankxRp1cnff<<{ n.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-04
THREE BANKS MERGE

LOUISVILLE, ky, Feb. 3.-The Ma tional Bank of Commerce, the Amer ican Southern National bank, and the National Bank of Kentucky were merged here today. Assets total s42.- O00, 900 and resources s52, ,000,0 Busi- ness will continue under the name oi National Bank of Kentucky, which has been in existence since 1891.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-04
Rumania Granted Equal Rights With France, Great Britain, Italy and Rus sia in Peace Preliminaries- Granted Power to Annex Parts of Austria Hungary Compact Enjoins Secrecy Until Peace Declared-Dated August 17, 1916.

PARIS, Feb. 3-(By the Associated Press )-The text of treaty signed August IT, 1916 between Ru mania and the quadrupe entente, is published today by the Temps. It embodies the conditions under which Rumana entered the The following it's various articles:
 Article 1-France Great Britain, Italy and Russia guarantee the territorial integrity of the kingdom of R mania in the whole extent of it's present frontiers.
 Article 2-Rumania engages to declare and attack Austria-Hungary the conditions stipulated in the accompanying military convention, and also en- gageS the declaration Of to economic rela tons and commercial exchanges with the enemies of the allies.
 Right to Annex Territory
 Article 3-France, Great Britain, Italy and Russia recognize Ranas right to the territories in the Ausro Hungarian monarchy stipulated by article four.
 Article 4-Ths delimits these territories, and adds: Rumania engages not to raise Notifications in front of Belgrade in to be determined ater and only to keep necessary force in this for police purposes The royal Rumanan government engages to indemnity the Serbans of Banat who abandoning their property wish emgrate within two years from the conclusion of peace Article 5Engages Rumania and the quadruple entente not to make separate peace. The quadruple entente engages that the aforesaid territories in the AustroHun garan monarchy shall be annexed by the treaty of peace
 Rumania Equal to Allies
 Article 6-Rumania to enjoy the same rights as the allies in the peace prelmnares and in the discussion of questions submitted to the peace congress.
 Article 7-The present treaty to be kept secret until the conclusion of general peace
 The military convention follows. The principal of the seventeen articles
 Article 1-Rumania engages to attack Austria-Hun- gary on August 2S 1916 (eight days after the SaonH offensive)
 Article 2-The Russian army will aid by vigorous action notably in Bukowina, and the Russian fleet will watch the Ranan coasts, having the right of the use of the port of Constanza (Kustendje).
 To Fight Against Bulgaria
 Article 3-Russa engages to send into Dobrudja two divisions of infantry and division of cavalry to operate with the Rumanan army against the Bulgarians the allies to make offensive at Salonk at least eight days before Rumana enters the war.
 Article 4-Rumana to receive from the allies, by way of Russia munitions and war material
 Article S-The necessities of war comradeship in being safeguarded, contracting party is subordinaet to any other.
 Article 9-The principal object of Rumanian actiol will be in the direction of Budapest through Pennsylvania The Russian troops cooperating with the Ruanian will be under the commander-in-chief of the Rumanial army.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-04
BIC STRIKE
 IN SEAT TIE IS CALLED
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 SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 3.-AlI inn mediate hope of averting a city wide strike Thursday morning, of the ma jority of 152 labor organizations, in- VolVing the greater part of 7o,o0o work CTS, was abandoned late today, when George Donworth, chairman of citi- zens' industria relations committee, announced that the committee had dis continued it's mediation sessions. The committee, he said, could not see that it could be of further assistance in aVerting a strike.
 The general sympathetic strike has been called in support of 25,oo0 strk- ing metal trades workers who left the shipyards and contract shops here January 21, after their demands for higher pay than that given in the Macy federal wage adjustment award had been refused.
 Other strike developments today in cluded a campaign begun by the metal trades council for a statewide strike, and waIkout of ship metal workers throughout the country, and refusal of the longshoremens union to obey an order of International President T. V, O'Connor, instructng the union not to strike.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-04
Los Anqeles Voting

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3.-A refer endum vote of metal trades workers employed in shipyards at San Pedro and Long Beach, near here, was in progress today. The question submit ted was whether the men should walk out in an effort to enforce demands for a A. hour week, and for minimum wage scale of S1 an hour.
 Representatives of the 19 branches of the metal trades, which were voting, said about 5000 men were involved They said indications were that the sentiment of the men was against a walk out.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-04
COTTON MILLS TO RESUME

MANCHESTER, Feb 3.-The Man chester cotton control board met today and decided to remove, beginning to- day, allarestrictions on cotton and to nnruf1zw1 owners to run their ma
 they desire.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-04
Corrects His Assistant

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Reductions in ocean freight rates made during the last ten days on cargoes carried in American bottoms have been forced by British shipping interests. John H. Rosseter, diretcor of the shipping boards division Of operations, said to- night after reading a statement of A. E. Clegg, his assistant, in charge of the New York office, that the cuts fol- lowed joint conferences between off cials of both nations
 MT. Rosseter indicated that further reductions on the part of the British shipowners were likely and said they would be met "step by step"
Arizona republican., 1919-02-04
SAYS RATES WERE
 FORCED BY BRITISH

NEW YORK. Feb. 3.-Recent reduc- tions in ocean freight rates, announced by British steamship lines and the United States shipping board, were preceded by conferences and a com plete understanding as to the necessity for the new tariffs, according to A. E.. Clegg, assistant director of operations of the shipping board. He made this statement today in denial of reports that the reductions by British shipping interests has forced the shipping board reductions.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-04
SECRET ALL[ED TREATY IS BARED
HOUSTON STOPPED INVESTIGATION OF
 PRODUCERS, SAID

Sensational Accusations Made Before Committee De- partment of Agriculture and Food Administration Aid Meat Monopoly Charged-Heney Claims Packer Co., operation Means Price Fixing - Private Memos Show Supposed Collision.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-04
LOCAL

Airplane squadron waits here while damages to planes are repaired. Arizona regiment soon to come from overseas, says war department. Cattlemen visitors at convention of Arizona Cattlemen's association to be lavishly entertained.
 Sunday, February g, is set aside as Roosevelt Memorial day.
 Five bills are passed by the house and same number by senate. Governor in proclamation names s February as Arbor day.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-04
NEWS EPITOME
FOREIGN

Secret treaty between Rumania and and the allies is barred, showing the little country has equal privileges with the big ones.
 French withdrawal before Briey is severely criticised.
 President Wilson presides at meet ing of delegates to organize league of nations. Admiral kochak vows to free Russia and turn her over to her people. DOMESTJC
Arizona republican., 1919-02-04

All sorts of ideas fail to solve the government wheat dilemma. Hines suggests that railroads operate on three-Way profit split. Agreement is reached on western oil and coal lands, to the benefit of all western states
 Huge strike is called of all union labor in Seattle, in sympathy with metal trades workers.
 Houston is accused of having retard- : ed investigation of stock producers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-24
Church Directory
BAPTIST

BAPTIST CaIvary-14O5 18th Ave. Rev. l.. 1T. Reeves. Central Park-Aye. c, N. Bessemer. East Birming B gham-4SOO 10th Ave-. N. Rev. E. s. Barnes. Elyton--4th and Cotton Ave. Rev. B. C. Hughes. Fifty-Sixth Street-1st Ave. and Seth St. Rev. c. K. Baker. Ffrst--Southcast corner 6tk Ave. and 23rd St. Rev. J. R. Hobbs. First (AyOndaIe )-402O 4th Ave-. S. Rev. W. P. Reeves. First UnglenoOk)-Rev. J. II. Jack son
 First (Pratt Chy)-31G 3rd Ave. Rev. J. c. Hill. Gate City--Gate City. Hamilton Mcmorial-S23 s. 12th. Rev. l.. w. Dockery. Mt. Zion Primitive-53 Vine. Pratt City. Parker Memorial-3sOO 9th Court. N. Rev. J. $. Holland. Pike Avenue-23rd, corner Pike. Rev. TheO Harris. PowderIy-Rev. w. c. Crowder. Ruhama-772O End Ave-. s. Rev. HI. sixty-sixth Street e527 Division Ave. Rev. G. l.. BarnwcIl. Sonthside-COrner s. 10th. Rev. J. E. Twenty-Fifth-2 25th Ave-, N. Twcnty-First Ayenue-263O Fist Ave. N. Rev. F.. C. Johnston. Tventy-Seventh Street 27th and Sth Ave-. S. Rev. V. c. Kincaid. West End-1O27 Tuscaloosa Ave, Rev. J. A. Cook. West WOOdlawn-4631 Georgia Road. Wylam--9th Ave. and 4Oth. Rev. 0.
 CHRISTIAN Church of Christ-7OO Lomb Ave. Rev. J. 1T. Lewis. North Birmingham-29th Ave. and Both. Rev. +. A. SeddOn. First Church-431 N. Fist. Rev. R. N. Simpson. First Church-Ave. F, EnsIey, Rev. T. N. LennOx. Woodiawn-117 s. 6Oth. Rev. l.. M, Omer.
 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE First Church of Christ. Scientist- 2O2S 11th Ave-. s.
 HEBREW CongreEStional' Beth-EI-17O5 9th Temple Emanu-EI-21st and High. land-Rev. Morris NewfieId. knesseth, IsraeI-7th Ave- and 17th
 METHODIST EPISCOPAL Ann Memorial, PowderIy-Rey. R. A. ThOmpsOn. Avondale, S.-421O 5th Ave. $. Rev J. H. McCleskey. BOyles. S.-5Ol 3rd Ave-. S. Rev. !. w. Akin. Central Park-41O5 Walnut. Rev. !. +. Sturdivant. East Birmingh ha m-46OO 10th Ave. N. Rev. M. M. Newton. East Lake-7765 1st Ave-, S. Rev. R. I. WalstOn.