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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-14

Superintendent Churchill, Of the de-
partment Of public instruction, has iuss
returned from a tour of inspection
among the schools Of Claekamas county.
where he found buildings and equip
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-14
COLONEL HOUSE APPROVES
CONDITIONS AT BREsr

Brest Mar. ll.-Colonel House to-
day placed the stamp Of approval on
conditions at Camp Pontanozen, where
American troops are held while await
ing transportation home.
~ am glad you brought me out"
House told General Helmick after he
had inspected the camp.
II have seen most Of the big camps
since the beginning Of the war but
marvel at the things you have accom-
plished here. -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-21
CONFEDERATE HEROINE
DIES IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Jan, 2l,-The death
of Mrs Ella X. Newsome Trader, known
as Dixie's Florence Nightingale, be-
cause of her activities as Confederate
nurse during the war between the
states, brought sorrow to many South
erners today. Mrs. Trader died yesterday
at the home OF her daughter here. Fu-
neral services, at which representatives
of Southern and Confederate societies
will take part, will be held Thursday.
Mrs. Trader was a native Of Brandon.
Miss, and, the daughter Of the ReV. 7,
=. Nj King, a BaTStist clergymaH. She
was married twice.
Just before the war she was married
to DR. Frank Newsome. of Tennessee,
but was left IA widow soon thereafter
with a fortune of about $75,000 She
was at winchester, Tenn, when the
war began and her father having gone
to Arkansas, she enlisted her services
in the hospital corps of the Confeder-
acy, and at her own expense collected
a carload of hospital supplies and went
to Bowling Green, Ky.
During the war the greater part OF
her time was spent in hospital work
in Bowling Green, Nashville, Memphis,
Chattanooga, Corinth and Atlanta.
After the war the nurse came to
Washington and for many years earned
a livelihood in the pension office, as did
Mrs. LaSalle c, Pickett, widow OF Gen.
Pickett.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-21
ST. RY. MEN WILL \
GET BACK WAGES
Receivers Hope for Early Pay
ment of Claims Due for
Operation.

The first official act of T, II, Tut
wier and Frank S. Elgin as receivers
of the Memphis Street Railway COM
pany, is a letter addressed to the city
commission Tuesday afternoon relative
to what action will be taken about the
skip stop system.
City commissioners recently passed
resolution ordering the car company
to return to its prewar stopping sched-
ues, but President Tutwiler filed with
the commission letter protesting
against this.
Operation of the traction company
will continue as formerly, Mr. Tutwiler
states, Whether the receivership viii
interfere with the present schedules of
street cars, Mr. TutWiler states, will be
a matter with Federal Judge Mccall
Liabilities named in the petition for
reCeivership Monday as accruing from
cost Of operation, material and back
pay for employees will be paid accord
ing to Mr.. Tutwiler, in short time.
Damage suits in the future filed against
the street car company, the receivers
say, must be filed with the permission
of Judge Mccall However, they can be
filed thereafter in state court.
Both Mr.. Tutwiler and Mr., Elgin
stated they had formed no plans toward
getting an increased rate in fare, but
could not tell what the future might
bring.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-21
REPUBLIC INDICATED
ON EARLY RETURNS

LONDON. Jan. 2l.-~"rhe course Of
the elections throughout the German
state" says German government
wireless dispatch received here last
night, has clearly proved that the de-
velopment of a republican form ot gov
ernment interests the whole German
nation Participation in the elections
was strong everywhere, and IN the
sharpest contradiction to the tnditter-
enCe which vast classes, especially the
bourgeoise, have shown on the occa-
sion of former elections Especially re.
markable was the strong percentage OF
women among the masses OF voters
and the perseverance Of both male ana
female voters to record their votes,
dsspite adverse weather conditions.
-"Onlv from the Rhine land, the min.
ing district Of Hamhorn, Casset alu
a few small places have there been
disturbances due to the Nioieuce ot
Spartacan bands Everywhere else the
day has been quiet hoth IN the prov
inces and in the larger towns.
The party administration OF the w,
dependent socialists has now appesleu
to the workers to suspend thelr pro-
test strike and return to work,
A dispatch FROM Berlin on the re-
suits of the elections in Wurttempurs
gives the following figures:
Majority socialists, 4i0,Sl6 votes and
seven seats, German democrats, S52.-
N10 votes and four seats; centrists,
500, ,N50 votes and four seats.
The Berlin dispatch says, however,
Continued on Page .. ColuRn %
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-21
ARKANSAS PLANS HONOR
FOR HER DEAD IN WAR

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Jan q. (SpIO
Although there was unauimity of
opinion that Arkansas should erect a
monument to the Arkansas soldiers and
sailors making the supreme sacrifice in
the present war, there was a marked
divergence of opinion as to how the
FUNDS should be obtained when the mat =
ter was broached in the Arkansas SEN
ate Monday.
uu Senators Utley, Emory, Vaughan and
Townsend introduced resolution urg
ing that a fund be raised by popuar
subscription, the fund to be under aus
pices of the State Council of Defense
Senator Brown, of Rison, raised an
immediate objection, declaring he was
for erection of monument but did
not favor passing the hat" to get the
funds. Such plan, he said, invited de-
lay, and delay only
To back his stand. a few minutes
later he introduced a bill in the senate
TO appropriate 100000 to erect a suit
able monument, the bill referred to the
budget committee, providing that the
governor, secretary of state and audi
tor should constitute monument com 70
mission. The resolution was adopted
unanimously when II was explained thar
IT would have no effect upon the fate
OF Senator Browns bill as the resolu =
tlon merely was a suggestion.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-21
]. OGDEN ARMOUR
PROGRESSIVE IN
PACKING PROGRAM
Head Of Meat Concern Says
Proposed Legislation Is Re-
aCtiOnary--HogS Go Up
245 Per Cent.

WASHINGTON, Jan. ELL Ogden
Armour told the house Interstate COM
merce committee today that pending
legislation to regulate the meat pack
ing industry was reaCtionary and part
Of 1t probably unconstitutional, and
warned congress il u monkey wrench
Is thrown into the gears OF this bust
ness" its effects would be felt In many
other lines of industry
Il interpret this bill as an effort to
dissolve an alleged monopoly and to
decentralizc the meat packing indus
try" Mir Armour said, "lt seems TO be
constructed IN the belief that a great
number OF small units engaged In tho
purveying of food Is preferable to "A
few which are organized ON u national
scale
III the ability of the packing indus
try to function properly Is impaired, II
will affect the live stock industry ana
II in turn Will affect the corn prices.
Wheat then viii be drawn In and 80 VIII
bread and SO viii labor, and SO wiley
erythtug that has for Its basis the
wealth produced by agriculture,
"'rhe theories on which pending legis-
lation Is based are not constructive;
they are not progressive, They are re-
dictionary They would disrupt the
great manufacturing and marketing ma
chine which half century OF enter
prise has evolved and the results would
he detrimental not alone to the lead
ing industry OF this nation, but even
more so to that portion OF the publc
which produces, and to the entire pup
lie which consumes food.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-21

Tennessee nsettle with probably
light rain, stationary temperature
Mississippi - Threatening, probahly
light rain.
Arkansas Cloudy; Wednesday unset
tied probably rain. somewhat colder
in northwest portion,
Oklahoma Wednesday cloudy prob
ably rain in east portion. colder In
northwest portion, colder In north and
west portions Wednesday.
East Texas--W Wednesday cloudy, prob
ably rain, colder In northwest portion.
West Texas-Fair, except rain in
southeast portion, colder in north and
west portions, "Wednesday fair, colder
kcntucky-unsettled. probably light
rain Wednesday.
South Fair. mild tempera-
ture.
Alabama Partly cloudy
Georgia-Fair, mild temperature.
F'lorida--Fair. stationary temperature.
Louisiana CLOUDY; Wednesday unset
tied. probably rain
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-21
F. A. CURT|US HEADS
NEW GRAND JURY
Body Directed to Probe Into
Charge of Police Protection
for Bootleggers.

Judge Ed Richards will suggest to
the new grand jury when he charges
it Tuesday afternoon that II summon
before 1t the members of the retiring
grand jury and ascertain from them
the basis for the opinion which they
expressed in their final report that
there was an organized band OF boot
leggcrs in Memphis with men Of brains
behind 1t and with official protection
from city and county officials.
Judge Richards said Tuesday moru-
ing that he would ask the new body
to make thorough probe of this mat
ter, ascertain Il any of the retiring
jurors know Of any persons, official or
otherwise. who have protected boot
legEers, and il possible, indIct them
and bring them to the bar OF Justice.
81 feel that 1t Is the duty Of the
retiring jurors to tel the new body
all they may know from all sources
and to aid the new body In every way
possible to ferret out and punish any
official who is protecting law vloIators
In their ne(arious practices
And further, it is the duty OF the
new grand Jury to make this probe a
complete one
This will be the first time In the
history of the criminal court. so far
as is known, that Judge has asked
new grand jury to call the members
Of a retiring body back to explain its
report and aid in continuing the work
1t has begun Judge Richards, admit
ting this is an innovation, declares that
II IL perfectly regular
owing to the fact that the panel Of
Jurors selected by Judge Young, of the
circuit court. Monday contained too
few city men from whom to pick q
mixed grand fury, Judge Richards had
to postpone naming the jury until
Judge Young had called more men for
examination. The jury was not finally
selected until noon Tuesday, The jury
follows:
f. \. Curtius. FORMER chief clerk In
the sttperintendent's office Of the MI
nos Central railroad foreman; Il. G..
Bledsoe, Bartlett, William 4. Baker,
Of the firm Of Cronin Baker g. Tin
dan, plumbers; Mark Davis, clerk
hiyie Clothing Comnany; W S. L4awo,
Of the Pittsburgh Coal company; Geo
W, Hyatt, automobile business; John
G. Ryan, general agent OF the n. G.
& st t. Railway company; H. f. Har-
den, of the Memphis Terminal corpora
tton, w A. Dougherty, blacksmith
Bartlett; A. j. Kynette. retired railroad
engineer; r, h, Wiley merchant and
farmer. Arlington; Lee r. Hunt. sales
man, and ". L. Harrison architect
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-21
RELEASE OF BLOCKADE
is NOW BEFORE ALLIES

PARIS, Jan. 81 (By the Associated
Press. Owing to pressure of more
urgent problems before delegates to the
peace congress, various economic dele
cations are studying. each for itself,
the blockade and kindred problems. IL
Is probable they will inaugurate joint
discussions during the coming week
The American viewpoint contemplates
a certain relaxation of the earlier
"watertight" blockade which would al
low the entry of foodstuffs, lubricants
and other materials into enemy coun-
tries. This, it is held. would permit
the restoration of distributing systems,
in the preparation OF food supplies. The
blockade, however. would otherwise be
as rgidly enforced as ever because Of
it's value as n weapon to force the
enemy to accept the peace terms that
will be presented. .
The relaxation of the blockade as
regards foodstuffs is already effective
In a portion of the former Hapsburg
domains Food Is being sent into vi
emma, as we'll as to liberated regions
and will be supplied to Germany under
the terms of the armistice extension
agreement signed at TreVes last Friday.
American experts are said to believe
that bahbitt metal for bearings, lubri-
cants, repair parts for locomotives and
flour mills and other articles fall in
virtually the same category as food
stuffs since it is obvious enemy coun-
tries have no adequate facilities for
milling flour and distributing food after
1t is imported
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-21
Public Demands Outside Lines,

Regarding the invasion OF outside
lines by the packers, and the alIega-
ton Of the commission that an attempt
was being made to control the grocery
trade, Nj Armour skctched the dcvel-
opnent Of by products Of the Company's
packing papts and declared the COM
pany had undertaken the sale OF many
lines which II does not manufacture.
only because of the demand from their
customers, who could not obtain salts
factory service elsewhere.
Armour & CO., the witness asserted,
owns no live stock cars and only sufi-
cient refrigerator cars to handle Its
own goods efficiently. He said the re-
frigerator cars were operated at loss
and quoted from Interstate commerce
commission reports to show that the
cars could not be operated as well by
the railroads He pointed out the rail
road administration did not assume
control of refrigerator ears, although II
had authority to do so.
Packer interests in stock yards and
adjunct institutions such as belt rail-
WAYS, rending plants, serum plants,
market newspapers and cattle loan as
sociatidns, were declared by Mr. Ar
mour to be necessary outgrowth of the
business but not detrimental to the
public welfare as the federal trade COM
mission charged. All these things the
witness said were essential to the sue.
cessful marketing of live stock, without
which the producer would suffer, -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-21
LABOR STANDARD
TO Be DECIDED
BY CONFERENCES
Findings of Supreme Council
To Be Ratified by Each
Country and Adapted to
Needs of Its Waue Farmers.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
The News scimltars Special corre'

HPOTuGnLs
PARIS, Ian, notwithstanding the
deluge Of memoranda and official doe
uments on the responsibility for the
war and Its crimes, as well as the
many papers on International labor leg
islation, the chances are there win be
an earlier agreement on the fundamen-
tai principles OF the league Of nations
than on any other subject
Undoubtedly the penal responsibility
for the war viii be deferred until there
has been an exhaustive examination Of
all viewpoints. and the labor ideas will
be concentrated so that they may be
used as suggestions for individual ma
tions. While much Importance Is at
tributed to placing the labor question
forward prominently and to making an
effort toward a recommendation of uni,
form treatment, nevertheless the ques-
tion as To what each country shall do
as to the hours of labor, protection OF
women and children In industries. will
unqueeEapn be in the nature Of an
interatE Ea0Ral kd1e er muFai standard
rather ghan binding agreements These
1lndtng9 Will very likely however be
the basis for action by labor organiza-
tions in each country,
While the American delegation aas
been silent as to its attitude, IL has
been said here that 1t would accrue
TO the advantage Of the American mer.
chant marine II the European COun-
tries adopted the same standards,
which have hitherto under the La Fol-
lette act made ii difficult for American
enterprise to compete with European
cheaper labor on the seas
A man who ought to know says.
some confusion has arisen as to the
connection between the various labor
programs submitted to the peace con-
ference and the socialstic conference.
especially the international conference
scheduled at Berne, 1t should be point
ed out. however, that the labor plans
discussed contemplate only the specific
labor problems which may be confined
to remedial humanitarian legislation
without regarding existing social and
economic order. Social conferences will
include these problems. and we look
forward toward socializing of the
states"
President Wilson seems satisfied to-
day with his conference last ulgnt
with Lord Cecil, Gen. SHUTS and M,
Bourgeois about the league of nations
IT would not be surprising to see the
fundameptals laid before the next open
session of the peace conference, as
the tendency has been closer toward
agreement.
Copyright 1919, the New York Eve
ming Post Inc
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-21
BY. products Still Cheap.

Profits by Armour &C0u MIR, Ar
mour declared, were negligible insofar
an either the producer or the GonSum-
er was concerned
"On our total volume Of business, he
said, they represent a return of less
than cents on every dollar OF sales,
The margin of profit in the packing IN
dustry IL the smallest enjoyed by any
industry Of national consequence,
Mr.. Armour, In the course of his
statement. made detailed answer for
Armour A. Co. OF which he Is prest-
dent to the charges made by the fed
eral trade commissions report on It's
meat packing Investigation and recon-
mendations BY the commission on which
the legislation now before congress ~
based He declared the mgh price Of
meat was tlEs. .yeal reason President
Wilson ord Jag investigation, VIVA
IN M. n AAss9gfh wears hs9 said, Tao
ppfice Sof fivA ,hasks had increased s4Q
per cent and costs OF labor, clerical
help and fuel had doubled,
As only 70 per cent Of hog is edible,
the remaining 30 per cent OF by-producta
have not increased In value as rapidly
az the live animal Mr. Armour said It
could be understood why bacon today
costs three times what it did four years
ago. He added that prices of live cattle
and sheep have advanced at pace with
that OF hogs
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-21
Packers Really Compete.

Charges by the commission Of Collu-
sion among the five big packing firms
to control prices were denied Categorir-
ally by the witness for his firm,
Mr.. Armour declared there was keen
competition between his firm and swift,
Morris, Cudahy and wilson. Percent
ages OF purchases by each firm at va
rious markets, which the commission
alleges showed there was an agree
ment for each packer to take only a
certain amount OF the live stock offered
for sale, thereby limiting competition,
was asserted to be dictated by plant
capacity and the experience of years,
In denying there was any combination
among the packers ~ fix prices, MIR,
Armour declared one instance of al
legged price fixing pointed out by the
federal trade commission was taken at
the request and with the approval Of
the food administration, This was the
agreed price OF 22la cents a pound for
lard compounds reached, the witness
said, by voluntary agreement between
the manufacturers, 50 as to stabilize the
cOttonseed industry lie quoted cir
rular of the food administration, issued
Dec. %. 1917 to give the details of the
agreement.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-21
DELTA LAND MEN
TO EAT AND VOTE

j. w. Mcclure, as president, and r.
II. Stonebraker, as secretary, have. sent
out handsome invitations to the second
annual meeting of the Southern Alluyial
Land association, which viii occur at
the Hotel Chisca at noon on the last
day Of this month
After luncheon tho officers will make
their reports and there will be the
following addresses
THE SOUTH K, G. Pleasant. gov.
ernor Of Louisiana, Baton Rouge La :;
THE Live Stock Industry" Arthur G.
Davenport general manager corn belt
farm dailies, Chicago, III. Diversified
Farming" II. Il. Lloyd. director farm
bureau, Chamber of Commerce. Menu
phis; Federal Farm Loans and Their
Application" L. K Thompson presi-
dent Mississippi Joint Stock Land bank,
Arkansas Joint Stock Land bank, Mem
phis.
The session will close with the cleo
tion OF officers for the new year,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-21
MAY EXCLUDE CENTRAL
POWERS FROM LEAGUE

PARIS, Jan. 21.--Exclusion Of Ger
many, Austria. Turkey and Bulgaria
from the league of nations. at least for
the present, in order to insure the peace
Of the world, is called for In the new
British plan for the league. as an
nounced by Lord Robert Cecil. The
plan permits of the central powers join.
ing the league at later date or as
soon as the allied nations are satisfied
that the enemy is entitled TO be ranked
among the trustworthy nations of the
world.
THE league should be embracing
for all trustworthy nations-since ii
is for The good of humanity" Lord
Cecil told the Associated Press
Asked for a definition Of trust
worthy" Lord Robert replied that in
the case OF Germany one criterion
would be in the establishment OF
government free from military domi-
Continued on Page 3. Column s.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-21
GERMAN NATIONALS GET
EIGHT SEATS IN BADEN

COPENHAGEN, Jan. 2i-The Ger
man national peoples party has elected
eight delegates In Baden, including
Herr Dueringer. former minister. The
Christian peoples party (the former
centrists) elected five delegates, one OF
whom Is the former president of the
rcichStag, Konstantn Fehrenbach.
Three delegates were elected by the
German democrats, one being Herr
Diesch, foreign minister of Baden,
The social democrats succeeded In
electing five delegates, one OF whom il
Herr RueCkert, traffic minister Ludwig
llaase, minister of the interior, was
successful as candidate Of the German
democratic party.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-21
HIGHWAYMEN ACTIVE.

Three holdups and robberies of con-
spicuous boldness were reported to the
police Tuesday morning. The victims
Were.S
Isaac Caruth, negro. $24 in cash and
clothes valued at 500; Tom Carter. me-
gro. Polk Point, Ark, $12; Katherine
Dunn Exchange avenue, so cents.
Caruth was held up by hghwaymen
on Union avenue near Fourth street
They used sandbag on Carter on
Beale avenue He was unable to tell
the police the number Of men who at
tackled him.
A snatch thief. who also poked his
victim in the side with stick, Is re-
sponsibe for Katherine Dunns pocket
book which by chance contained but
so pennies.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-21
REVOLT GAINS
NEW SUPPORT
IN PORTUGAL
MOnarChiSt Movement Is
Headed by Paiva ConCeirO
Who Has Taken Charge of
Large Part Of Portugal.
WOULD AGAIN PLACE
MANUEL ON THRONE
Lisbon Is Believed to Have
Joined in Revolt King
Is Said to DepIore Attempt
at Restoration.

MADRID, Jan. 21,-The monarchist
movement in Portugal headed by Paiva
Conceiro has been successful in North
ern Portugal and a government has
been formed at Oporto, according to a
report received by the Spanish govern
ment from the governor Of the provipce
of Pontevedra in Northwestern spain
The report adds that Lisbon is be-
lieved to have joined in the movement
A wireless message from Lisbon re-
ceived in London yesterday reported the
breaking out of revolution in Portu-
gal with Conceiro at the head OF a roy
alist revolt at Oporto, Braga and Vis-
CHS. He was said to have proclaimed
former King Manuel king of Portugal.
The eX-king, however, was declared
to have sent a telegram to the Portu-
guese government asserting he did not
countenance the movement in his be-
half. ~
Government troops, it was stated, are
on their way to suppress the move
ment
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-21
GEORGE WASHINGTON IN
PORT WITH 3,1l4 MEN

NEW YORK, Jan 81 Bringing home
ana officers and men of the American
expeditionary force. the transport
George Washington arrived here today
from France, The men are mostly from
Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
The transport Dekalb arrived with 621
troops, largely OF the 3Sth division-~men
II ON Indiana, Kentucky and West Vir-
ginia--4o6 of whom are Ill or wounded
on the Italian steamship Giuseppi
tion service,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-21
MAY SEND MILITARY
HELP INTO LITHUANlA

STOCKHOLM, Jan 2l,-Swedish mill
itary missions which have returned here
from Lithuania and Esthonia have re
ported tavorably regarding the sending
of a volunteer military expedition into
Lithunuia where the Lithuanian forces
are unable to stem the BosheVik ad
vance, The missions report against an
expedition to Esthonia owing to the
lack OF economic resources there,
The first Swedish detachment prob
ably win start for Libau this week