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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-11
Superior Selling Power

S--superior selling power. by rca'
son of their tremendous system Of
branch houses scattered all over the
country originally for the purpose Of
selling meat and meat products. The
Same organization. plus the peddie'
cars. IL now used also In eeillIs non.
meat products.
g-~Thru their widespread system
and their monopoly IN some lines ~
wares. the big packers are often en-.
abled 10 pay topnoteh prices tempo.
rarily In order 90 prevent fiNAls
from getting goods. and 60 sell at "A
lozn In somr territories in order 20
drive competition out. The loss IN
ono region can DO made up In an.
other. iioaldes. ohor rivals have
been driven out OF territory. the
prices paid for purchases made by
them can be driven down and the
prices demanded for goods sold by
them can DO driven up.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-11
TWOBig Reasons Why
the Packers Seek TO
Beat the Kenyon Bill

Titles Of perIshable objects like poul'
try, eggs, butter cheese. etc.
a-Counol OF thn major part of
the refrigerator cars OF the country.
which enables them TO ship the oh.
jccts piHt named.
3-by reason ~ this control Of re-.
frigcrntor cars. the blk packers get
accelerated transportation. often
shipping non.perinhable things like
canned goods and dried fruits In
these cara and beating shipments Of
rivals by many days
s-snperior buying power. by rea-
son OF their practically unlimited
funds and the lower rate OF interest
at which the big packers are enabled
20 borrow hugo sums. This enables
them IN many cases 90 buy M en-
tire outputs OF favorite brands Of
packed goods.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-24
SAYS DEALERS SELL
 BEER AT OWN RISK

Hartford, July 23-United States District Attorney John F. Crosby was out of town when the Chatield de- cision on the Winery liquor sale test case was received. Assistant United States District Attorney George H. Cohen said that the department of justice. was well pleased with the de- cision. It felt that every one of the points made by the government had been sustained. He said that the policy of the district would be the same as in the past, that is any sale of hard" liquor would be prosecuted immediate ly and dealers who sold beer of more than one half of one per cent, would do so at their own risk.
 Thomas F. Fitzsimmons of New Ha- ven, secretary of the Connecticut Re- tail Liquor Dealers Association, by whom the demurrer was filed said the dealers were surprised by the decision but in no way discouraged. He said he personally felt the case was strong enough to warrant an appeal to the supreme court, but no decision on that point would be given until after meeting of the executive committee of the association.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-24
cLEMENcEAu STRONGER
 THAN TEST VOTE SHOWED

Paris, July 23 (Havas) Premier C1emenceau, who won for his cabinet a vote of confidence late yesterday in the chamber of deputies. emerged from the conflict stronger than the test vote showed.
 The final vote of confidence on a resolution by Deputy Simyan, ap- proving the governments declaration of policy. showed confidence in the government by 2S9 to 176. a majority of 113. The first vote, which was on demand for priority for the resolu- tion of Deputy Chaumet. gave the pre- mier a majority of 91. the resolution being defeated PIP to 181.
 M. Chaumet's resolution was on the high cost of loving. Priority for it was sought over the resolution of Deputy Auga agneur, which was adopted on Friday by majority of 14. the gov- ernment being in the minority. It was the Augagneur resolution that result ed in the resignation of M. Boret, the former food minister, now replaced by Joseph J. B. E. Noulns.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-24
CLAIMS MOONEY VICTIM
 .OF CORPORATE INTEREST

Washington, July Exchanges or labor leaders that Thomas J. Mooney was unjustly convicted for participa- ton in the bomb outrage in San Fran cisco three years ago were supported in a report of John B. Denstnore, special agent of the department of labor, submitted to the house today in response to a resolution demanding more information on the case.
 MT. Densomre gathered his evidence without the knowledge of San Fran cisco authorities. Most of it was cb- tained by use of a dictaphOne,s Iiaced in the office of District Attorney Fickert, prosecutor of the case.
 From this evidence, MT. Densmore drew the conclusion that Mooney did not receive full justice in his trial ard that he was the victim of corporate interests in San Francisco who desired to discredit the labor unions and main- tain the open shop" The prosecu- ton was conducted without a real in- vestigation of the crime, MT. Dens- more declared, and with deliberate in tent to frame the labor leader.
 After Frank c. Oxman, a principal witness, had been proven a perjurer, MT. Densmore said, Frickert agreed to a new trial and later vigorously op- posed it. Since the Oxman exposure . Mir. Densmore added, the district at torney's case has melted steadily away until there is little left but an un- savory record of manipulation and perjury, further revelations having impeached the credibility of practical ly all the principal witnesses for the prosecution
 And if any additional confirmation were needed of the inhert weakness of the case, the acquittaI of Mrs. Mooney on July 27, 1917, and of Israel Weinberg in the following October, would seem to supply it."
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-24
AGAINST INCREASE OF
 REP. STEERING COMMITTEE

Washington. July 23.-Enlargement of the republican legislature steering committee was voted down tonight at a party conference. Proposals to in crease the committeefrom five to seven and from five to nine members each were disapproved by margins of ten votes or more.
 Representative Johnson. South Da- kota, proposed the addition of four committee, but was defeated, 84 to "A. On an amendment offered by Repre- sentative Smith. Illinois, to add two members, no record vote was taken out it was defeated by approximately twenty votes.
 A recess of a month beginning in August was practically agreed on by the conference. but the date of be- ginning it. and the legislative pro- gran1me to be carried out before then, were left to the steering committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-24
HONORARY DEGREE IS
 CONFERRED ON PERSHING

Cambridge, England. July 23.-Gen- eral John J. Pershing, commander-in- chief of the American forces today received the honorary degree of doc to rof laws from Cambridge univer- sity.
 The ceremony took place in the senate house, which was crowded mostly with undergraduates, who were droNsed in military and naval uniforms for the occasion. The vice chancellor of the university, pr. Ar thur E. Shipley of Christ's College, presided. In addition to General Per shing there were various recipients of the degree, among them Admirals Sturdee and Wemyss and Generals Rawlinson, Birdwood. Wilron. Horne, Currie, Monas and the Earl of Cavan
 All the recipients were greeted with enthusiasm. The reception given General Pershing was particularly cordial, the public orator having to raise his hand to quiet the cheeying undergraduates,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-24

The general railroad contingent fund would be used to assure the six per cent return without entailing a gov ernment guarantee or unreasonable rates. It would be drawn upon by all roads of a designated traffic section when in any year the net return Tell below six per cent and those roaos would share in the distribution pro rata to their gross earnings. The fund would be built up to $750,0OO,0OO and any excess would be surrendered 10 the government, to be used for proVid- ing addition transportation facilities or lessening the cost of transportation to the public by reducing capital and investment accounts of the roads.
 Grouping consolidation of the rail roads into competing systems was de- clared to be essential, because rail road rates must be the same for similar services, whether performed by the weak necessitouS railroad or by the strong and prosperous one" The grouping should be about the present strong systems, it was urged, along commercial lines and not by arbitrary territorial subdivisions.
 Each of the consolidated ccompanies would be required, under the plan, to have twelve directors, three of whom would be selected by the Federal Transportation Board and one by the employees.
 Regulation by the federal govern ment of the capital expenditures and
  to be one subject on which there was virtually no difference in the Con- ference. This was one of the duties which the Conference would assign to Federal Transportation Board. The Interstate Commerce Commission was declared to be too burdened by rate questions to assume the duties of car rying out the extensive legislation re- commended by the Conference and for which a new agency, composed of ex- perts of high standing, was urged. The new Board also wOut1 administer tho general railroad contingent fund, de- termine the consolidation of roads deemed to be in the public interest. promote the development of a national system of rail, water and highway transportation, and act as a board of appeal for labor questions which local boards could not adjust.
 Finally it was urged that a Federal Transportation Boar1 or ths War Finance. Corporation be empowered to advance public funds. under adequate guarantees, to certain individual roads whose credit and financial operat tioHs it. may be necessary, in the puhiIc tn- terest, temporarily t. protect during the transition to rom al stable conoi- tions.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-24

Washington. July 23.-CBy The A P) 4 plan for interpretations in senate acceptance of the League of Nations has been suggested by For mer President Taft in the hope of uniting a middle ground enough democratic and republican senators to defeat any radical. amendment Of the covenant and in the end obtain its ratification.
 The suggestion has been received with earnest consideration by the group of republicans who favor the league idea The administration leaders. however. still insist they will have the votes when the time comes to ratify the covenant as it is-
 So confident are the league repub- Hcaus Of the success of their plan that some of them believe President Will son will publicly accept it to smooth the way to acceptance of the league
 Mir Taft's suggestion. which created a sensation in the senate because of his well known advocacy of unre served ratification. was embodied in two letters 10 Will H. Hays. the re- publican national chairman, copies of tors today They emphasized the for mer presidents belief that only by ac- ceptance Of some reservations could the treaty be ratified.
 Six specific interpretation proposals are outlined which MT. Taft says he is convinced will meet the objections of large E-Oup Of republicans who favor a league He counts forty-fve democratic senators as supporting the president in the treaty fight and says that should three republicans be com mirted to vote against material amendments. such proposals could receive ? senate ma ajority-
 Mir Taft also has written some of the republican senators who, under the leadership of Senators McCumber, North Dakota. and McNary, Oregon, have been interested in formulating a middle course for solution of the sen ate situation.
 In one of his letters to Mir. Hays, MT Taft severely criticized President Wilson for his partisan" course dur ing the war and in the peace negotia tions and in the other gave the i'm pression that no serious opposition is to be- feared to any portion of the peace treaty except the league cove nant- The Shantuna provision, he write had been the subject of de liberate exaggeration-'
 While the letters were being circu- lated among republican senators to- day the first public expression on the Shantung settlement came from the White House in the form of a state meHt declaring altogether false" published reports that the president had formulated the provision
 The two letters to MT. Hays do not outline definitely the six ILterpreta-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-24
FORD CONCLUDES HIS
 TESTIMONY IN SUIT

Mount Clemens, Mich. July 2s.- The defense of the Chicago Daily Tri- bune against the charge of libel brought by Henry Ford, is nearing the end. MT. Ford. who went on the stand eight days ago.. concluded his testimony today and, seizing his hat and murmuring something about New York. was away in a hurry.
 His concluding testimony contained a defense of his son dsel, for not be- coming a soldier. The father took full responsibility. He said that Edsel was offered army commissions which would not have taken him from the factory, but the father didn't want any camouhage about it. He and the boy" he said. were both engaged on war work and he considered that his son could do more for his country on work for which he was trained than elsewhere.
 John R. Lee. one of MT. Fords lead ing executives for many years. testi- fled that MT. Ford made some very momentous decisions off hand as in the instance of the celebrated $5 min imum wage.
 MT. Ford's first idea was to raise the pay of the men s1 a day" testified MT. Lee. Jim Couzens said why not make it s a day and MT. Ford said: All right That's all there was to it''
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-24
U. S. TROOPS CAPTURE
 TOWN IN SIBERIA

Vladivostok. Friday. July 11.-tBy The A P.)-Communicat ton was re- established today with the American military column in the Suchaa dis tr1ct after more than weeks :liter- ruption- The American troops which lad Teen clearing out the gangs of Bcisheviki in the Suchan valley, had two IIen killed and eleven wounded Gur-nr a weeks slxirmishing.
 News from the American detacf1- nents came when the American crn.s- Ail-any and the British cruiser Car lislc conveying supplies, entered Amer ica Fay. sixty miles southeas: of here zac found that the American truo7s llal reached there after thesr trip down the valley.
 Eve American soldiers, captured from the detachment on June p .,y the T. Jlsheviki were released later and re- ported they were well treatei but that tsse 1T te-preters daily threatened them win death The Americans said thev l> ere given a choice between living with the Bolsbeviki, sharing their poor food which usually was fish and onion top soup. or boarding with a peasant family at five rubles a day. about ten cents in American money. The Amer isns boarded
 With the release of the five men. it was announced the BoIsheviki in Si- beria have no Amerian prisoners
 The skirmishing campaign under taken by the American detachment after five of it's men were captured re- suited in scattering the Bolsheviki in- to the hills. and thoroughly routing them
 4 number of towns and villages were occupied by the Americans. On July the village of Novitskaya was talk en and July 3. the Bolsheviki were cleared out of Kazanka and Froloyl<a. The next day the Americans rested The columns started for America Bay on July and after 15 hour march took Vladimir, a fortified town. The next day the patrol deta achment got in communication with the leading party at AIbznk
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-24
Admits US. S0llers Suffered BrutaIitieS
Cablegrams From France Dis close Courtmartial Convic- tions Against Eight For Cruelty At Prison Farms - Sentences Melted Out.

Washington, July 23. Admission that American soldiers, held in prisons and camps in and near Paris, suffered brutalities for which. several minor officers were convicted in courtmartial proceedings, was obtained from Gen. eral March, chief of staff, today by a special house war investigating com- mittee.
 A cablegram from General Pershing disclosed the conviction against four officers at prison farm number and its adjoining stockade. Two of the officers, it said, were imprisoned after Conviction of four other officers was disclosed by reports of Brigadier Gen. eral Edward A. kreger. acting judge advocate general.
 well known hard boiled" officer in charge of farm number ?. it-was dis closed, is serving an Is months sen tence at Governors Island because of his maltreatment of prisoners. Smiths s original sentence of three years was reduced by reviewing authorities.
 Besides Smith. the records show the conviction of the following:
 Sergeant Clarence E. Ball. six months imprisonment, dishonorable discharge.
 Sergeant Fred w. Wolfmaier. one year Imprisonment, dishonorable dis charge.
 Sergeant Savo Ragnovich six months imprisonment. dishonora ble discharge.
 Sergeant Joseph Bush. six months Imprisonment.
 Lieutenant Charles Joseph Mason, found not guilty at one trial, and at a later one was convicted of perjury in connection with his first trial, and sentenced to dishonorable discharge, which sentence later was set aside.
 Lieutenant Warren Helphenstein, sentenced to dismissal later set aside.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-24
CHARGED WITH MURDER
 ELEVEN YEARS OLD

Traverse City. Mich, July 23.-At- torneys for Mrs. Stanislawa Lypchin- ski who is charged with the murder, eleven years ago. of Sister Mary John of the Isadore convent, announced to- day that their habeas corpus writ pe- tition would be carried before the state supreme court following the decision last night of Circuit Judge Frederick must stand trial there July %.
 The court held that sufficient evil dence had been produced upon which to warrant holding her to circuit court. He also stated that there was sufIi - cient evidence that the body dug from beneath the Isadore church and trans ferred to a cemetery at night was that of the missing nun.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-24
SENATOR MILAN CoNFERs
 WITH PRES. WILSON
(Special to The Bulletin.O


 Washington. July 23.-Senator Mo Lean had an hours conference with the president at the White House to- day on the Leag of Nations. touch ing especially on Article Ten, Shan tung and the right to withdraw. Aft CT the conference the senator said to The Bulletin correspondent that the president based his fear on reserva- tions on the effect it would have on other nations to which MT. McLe1n suggested the president affix the res ervations urged by the foreign rela- tions committee. in which case tne other powers might think them wise. He did not state what the president replied. Senator Mclean favOrs league. but is opposed 10 the league in it's present form and fully rndors- es the attitude and suggestions Of tho majority. of the roreign relations ccm- mitt. When asked if the arguments or explanations of the president had changed his opinion, Senator Mclean replied The saw no reason to change his views"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-24

Washington, July 23.-Private own ersh1p and operation of railroads, merged into 20 or 30 great competing systems under the supervision of a Federal Transportation Board, with a statutory rule of rate making assur- ing to the road a net return of six per cent. was offered to the house commerce committee today as the plan of the National Transportation Conference.
 Harry A. Wheeler, of Chicago, form CT president of the Chamber of Com merce of the United States, which as sembled the Conference, explained that hearings had been held for six months al which shippers, railroad men, labor union officials, and bankers had been heard. The plan evolved was said to be combination of the best features of plans already put forward, with some new elements assembled into what the Conference regarded as a harmonious whole.
 Continued government operation un- til remedial legislation is enacted was urged by the Conference, with the limitation that such legislation should be enacted ths year. With the return Of the roads, at a time when many probably will be showing deficits, the Conference thought, there should be made available by Congress a railroad reserve fund of $500, ,000, 900, administ- cred by the proposed Federal Trans portation Board, for the rehabilitation Of the roads credit and to facilitate the recommended consultations. The sum eventually would be returned to the government.
 Government guarantee of earnings was not favored by the Conference. Instead, it was urged that the Inter state Commerce Commission be made responsible for rates and fares design ed to yield the carriers in each de- signated traffic section not less than six per cent upon the aggregate fair value of the property. Those roads earning more than six per cent would be required to put half the excess into a company contingent fund until the fund amounted to six per cent of the fair value of the company's property. the other half going to a general rail- road contingent fund administered by trustees appointed by government authority and maintained for the bene- fit of all the railroads Of the country After any roads, contingent fund reached the six per cent requirement, its annual contribution of excess earnings to the general contingent fund would be increased to two thirds, the remaining; third of this ex- cess being retained by the company for distribution among stockholders or other lawful purposes.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-24
WAGE INCREASES ARE
 GRANTED CORSET WORKERS

Bridgeport. Conn, July 23-Em- pioyes of the Warner Brothers Corset Company voted tonight to return to cork Thursday morning, the company having granted wage increases satis- factory to the strikers, and making other concessions Strikes will con- tinue at the Crown -Batche1ler, La Resistz, and Birdseye- Somers Corset companies until concessions similar To those obtained at the Warner com pany are granted. strike leaders said tonight
 general Walkout occurred at the Bryant Electric Company this after noon to enforce demands for A hour week and increased wages.
 Columbia Graphophone Company employees refused to accept the offer Of the company for a 44-hour week without large wage increases.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-24
FRANCE DECIDES TO
 FLOAT NEW LOAN

Paris. July 23.-CHavas). Louis Klotz, minister of finance, answering interpellations on the governments f. nancial policy in the chamber of dep uties today. stated that the issuance of treasury bonds had increased while advances to the Bank of France had decreased. He said the economic sit uation had improved each month.
 A new loan has been decided upon, M. Klotz said. but a favorable time must be awaited to float it. He said the government would have recourse to taxation.
 Discussing financial relations with the allies. the minister assured the chamber that negotia tions now in progress will be concluded favorably and added: We must have confidence in those who helped us win the war" The financial discussion will be continued tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-24
ASSEMBLY NEGLECTED TO
 PROVIDE APPROPRIATION

Hartford Conn. July 23.-State Treasurer G. Harold Gilpatric said to- day he would ask Attorney General Healy, for an interpretation of the law passed at the last session of the gen eraI assembly which directs him to in vest the sum of s2.5o0,000 in Liberty bonds or notes issued by the United creating a fund to be in the custody of the board of control for the relief of soldiers, sailors and marines in the service of the United States during the war. The legislature, while it di- rected the treasurer to make the in- vestment, neglected to provide ap- propriation.