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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-01
ASUNTOS DEL Ola

Don Venustiano desconfia y qui=n
d~esconfia esta Perdido de antema-
no.
La fuerza del c~arraneismo estaba
in ell impulse ciego, en- la &c, en- ia
scsuridad, en- la confianza con que
sus h~ombrcs. sin dar tempo a la
~ilexion nj ponerse a niedir conse-
| ~cueacias, obran en- TODD aquello cue
habia de traducirse en provecho DE-
su causa, aun cuando fucs. en- per
icicio de toda IA colectividad na
cioIal-
Ahora eli carrancismo ha emPezado
a v~aciiar. a desconfiar de su fuerza
v dc sus honlbre$.
Don Venustiano. no sabc a QUEEN
ercomendar la campans multiple CON
ira les rcbcldes. Ell necesita un Jste
active. v~alients, dc inciativas fell
ccs, en- Feracruz, en- Tamaulipas otro
otro en- Chihuahua. y otros er Michoa-
can, en- Durango. en- Oaxaca y en- Ia
tasco.
tSClk Qac to
Dieguez, a Murguia, 4 Zuazua, a Lo-
rez de- Lara, Y que les dcmas, tie
men para Ell una de estas dos tachas:
O son p~resuntos rebcldes, o son lnep-
tos.
En- 10 dc presuntos rebsldes. Don
Venustiano debe :ener pruebas. y
hace bicn en- euita-se de los que su
observation ha c~ait;ogado en- este CRU
20, v de los iueptos. no solo ell. siEo
ia Rspublica entera, tiene PruebaS So
bradas.
Ello es que con los jefes dc con-
f~ianza. con los generates amigos. no
Sc va a ninguna parte. y Ell, al preser'-
,e. necesita ir a muchas y a un misno
tempo.
Ademas, tiene generates de confian-
"a con los que no puede c%ontar, mas
que para IN banquetc 0 una recep-
cion.
"A que campana podria enviar 4
Juanito Barrasan, en- quien debe te-
ner una ilinitada coniianza de pa
DIRE en- h;jo aprovechado?
"A que operaeioneS puede ehviar al
General Breeeda, como nc sea a ope-
r~aciones mcrcantiles en- las que el
dicho ciudadano Sc lleve Ell novents
por cien.o para aumcnta- la miilona-
da que va Posec?
Razon tiene, pues Don yenustiano,
para deseonfiar y para preocuparsc.
Ell sabe. adsmas, que donde tiene
general. no tiene soldados. En- Chi
huahua, ell Estado ~vilissa, tiene a Jo-
Sc Agustin Castro. que es de sus lea
les v acaso uno dc los completa-
.nent ineptos; P.ro Jose .Agustin
Castro no puede moverse fuera de
Chihuahua con sus hombres. porquc
sus hombres 10 sesinan O 10 aban-
ocnan, no puede ~presentar con ellos
combats a~lguno. porquc a los diez MI
nutos de tiroteo va Sc han pa
sado. como por arte del cncantannien-
10. a las filas r%ebcldcs.
Para mayor preocuPacion, don We
MUSTANG tiene corazcnadas:
Su corszon lie aviso que los Repu-
| blieanos tratan dc jugarls una mala
pasada, cobrandole las cuentas viejas
del pals, y cI Sc adelanta a dar ex-
rlicacioneS. y ofreee pagan hasta Ell
ultimo centayo.
Solo que como los republieanos lo
conocen, y, scbre TODD, saben que las
areas del tesoro publico. estan COM
pletamente vacias y 10 estaran por nu
chos amos. las explieaciones de Don
Venustiano han sido woes en- cl de-
Sierto.
Per la primera vez Don Venustiano
esta triste.....y Ell sabra per que
zon.
Pedro RECIO-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-01

81 tiene comezon no Sc rasquc. ESQ no
10 aliviara. Sino que irrita-l n piei. Apli-
qucsc un POGO dc BILLIARDS SNOW LLNI-
MENT. y frotesc Suavementc en- IN partc
enfermA. Calma Ia come.6n nmediatamcn-
to bastando tan solo unas cuantas aplicacio-
nse para Que la causa Que IL oricina desa-
parezca raicalmentc. De venta en- Ia Bo-
tea San Pedro dc r. Cohn & Co. San An
tonic, Texas. tAdYN.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-01


LA PRENSA", tonlandold al pa
rccer dc diarioS m~eNicaioS. ia Ill
iGe: dc toda una p~>lcoioSia. Lie
vdmcS cast dlez amos tie chtrclha-
tarnoS, han azotado al pals hi'e'
rcntcS cDldemlaS. entire elias las
crudelIsimas del ufo en- l9l' ' &c
la i%nliuenZa en- cl ano prcScntc. vi
ven aieladcs del pals rlentoS lie HI
les dc meXicanO>. Y Qulen 10 diJc'
ra.... aqui NJ ha pasado nada. Co
mo 81 maio dc don Ramon dc la
Cruz. pedemo> eNclLmar >'ttlstc
cho>:
No hay ui h"iipr'
''a'''F'o'
Fue.ic cl bale Conllnuar.
No hay prucba mas p~atcntc tie
~nuc>tra cSca>a aptltud para III
cXi<tcncia social que csc deSpreclo
con que mlramoS la vida humana.
:CuamloS >omoS? Los nacimIcnloS
cXccdcn Il las de%funciOncS q cSla>
IN anuclIvS? :Cual eS la edad en-
Que mas Il menudo ocurrcn las
mnerte<? .,CualeS son las cnfcrmc-
dadeS que on mas frecucncla alta,
lean Il los ,iv;cntcS Y que mancra
bahria de erirarlas? Y muchoS. al
runoS ycccS ~"rcvcrcndaS capilla<.
dortoS houc,eS Y scsudas pelucaS''
>c mar,vill,n de Que hava auien
So enirctcnga en- tan futilcS diScu-
stones.
NADIA menoS ALI esta csc pcrio-
L5;.,, oro Joclar, dpsdc Ia alto dc
H., r;hr,, am ono adminiS,ra ms.
~,i,;, vivoS y muertos ouc somoS
,sII,6,o como on 81 curso dc 1910.
nj mao mas nj mo mcnos. pues 10
'ou. imror1o &c nrobar n,tr /, dicI3.
i,r., o~rcbi,of,nd. No ora sune-io
an nod, - oS,. ,aoimep ~apaoIir,I
.,a nor ,o,,rra nrostr, diSrrn+,.
mos
Ia l,s m,cb,s c.l,mid,das ouc
/, o,o-r, no..d, IN n~rcSnntc
ann asa ,od.v;, -, 50 av.r;rra muv
- ..,;o,1o h,,r;d.d
..au;n.I-;n "a, fua,, nird;d.,
40 f1or;do do Ia nobI.c;on
-
l.. -. ..o,o. IA Cra,o,o y, on q a
IN Iii, n = IA ~, Alou,n;. y
,u.,ri,
- ~
80 ur,au r,, cos, os,s mi.
nimo.os c,;r I'll rrirorsal- los
a.Iouloho, u !,
-. I'll hohr;o cars,do an 81
soi ,oo oon dotunooo uior,r.s
~ ,ooo no a.,
49, o;,a5o uod;,ndo or,ro lbs ox.
~,r.uos no,js q O0O .EStos inner
70, nrocoGa, da l,s b.rou,S i.
rio. .s.l-o. observation-disclosures yo.
Il.durac 40 rrenaS y dcmas co1as
,rof.s da orioap baIi,o q on eS.. mi.
marc 90 oomnrsuda, ,.mb;ap los f,.
unciJo> nor inapiciGn pesrc. ali.
ncnt,cinn defccruos, Y 6e1na, ca.
lamidadeS que ocasion0 la contien.
da? Lo prlmero parece 10 mas
probable. este eS que solo Sc ira
Ia de los muertoS dlrectamcnte por
cauSa de la revoiuclon Y que 10 de-
mas dcbe acumularSc al cXceSo de
las defuncioneS sobrc los naclmien,
toS que eS cOrrlentc Ell cl pals. Creo
que nadle me tachara de PeSlmiSta
81 Scnalo otroS jUV.VUO como hume
10 Approximate dc los que Sc llcva'
ron a la tumba eSaS caiamIdadeS
lntcrcurrcntcS. puc> SOLO del TITO Sc
aSegur" Que hablan perecld" loo.OoU
individuos Y por POGO que Sc conce'
da a Ia ex~accrbacion de otroS fac
torres que son dc ribrica ell nueS
ira demografia,-por ciemplo, la
mortalidad infantil-lacil eS con,
! rluir uup los .,O0 00n muprtpS uup
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-01
;CUANTOS SOMOS?


b]racerOS mcXicamoS eNceptuaildoios
dc los requisites dc Immigration. '
a conSecuencia Sobrc TODD. dc las
condlcioncS que en- Mexico prc'a'
leceli. la ehtfad'i DC roihp"'Iio'"s
nnc>troS ha >ldo exceptional. ~
pongamoS. para caic'liar ell hume
roS rcu"ildoS' que SOLO litS"' "l 1T"
nero dc auScIIieS Il meuio lHiiio''
comprcndlehGo los que ;" '''"''
tran deSparramadoS Ell los "iicre~
ties PASSES por canSa &c Ia guerra
tendriamoS como reSultado '"'ai Il
ProAih''u"' i-oo''''" iheAIc'i''S
''e'o>' N>'' PurS' >"'l'> "ho'" "iS'
COMO 're'' "'ii'"'> "'""
"Qac 81 Gems" ui'i'iio ' 'o"o> JUS
aii'rri"rcS ran d~eiec'uo>oS L.
c">a possible ' que 70 adHll'o Sill III
i'cul'aHe>' per" Hueoa coino "'a'c'
RIA a'cflSua"a que Il IoS r" '"iiio'
h'S IS P"hiac'oh que 'eliailo> cn
l'lo' Sc f" Sus'raiuo "ho J n'euio'
/" cual eS para ~c>peluzhar al lhdi'
vldu" mas ecuanime Y haccrio re
nunclar Ia dcmocracla y SnS
pompaS'
D~cS2raci;do ia $40 MEXICO ell
ma'efla dc Pootacio"; aPenaS en-
pleza II crear SanSre ! Il Seh'lfSc
capaZ dc tn'har' cuando sobrc'lc'
men mi ~obStaculo> pre'ehtiN"S ' re-
p~reSIVoS a cortarie los 'ucloS ' i
lmPedlrlc cl progreSo que as'iarda.
FL Baron &c HUMBOLDT pu0ilcO
cl rcSulladO del censo que mando
haccr cl Nlrrey Rerlllagl@edo Ell
l19i. y el cual do para el pals en-
tcro 4.4S%.1@ habitantes. Ell doc
t" pruSlano. co~nSidorando 10 dciec-
tuoSo dc los medloS cmpieadoS para
rccapirular. calcula como ]pOblacion
total del pals 100000 almas en-
1S0%. cpoca de Su vista a nucstra
patria.
Glen amos Sc ncccSitaron para que
In poblaci0n cast Sc triplicara en- la
parlc que HOY Sc Hama Republica
Mcyicana, Dues la a%prcciaci6n rcfc-
rida c]omprcndia tambicn 81 terri
torTo nuc perdimos dcspueS del ira
tado de Guadalunc.
Y 10 cicrto cS que la indcpendch
cia no ha Sido favorable al dcSarl~~
Uo dc Ia roblaci6n como 10 fuc cl
dominic csnanoi desde ouc oucd6
ifnmcmen1c eSrablccido.
FL citado Humboldt calculaba que
Ia relaci0n entire nacimientoS V
mDnrteS era Dor tcrmino medic
40 90: V este deSpucS de cOmpa-
J rar los rccistros narroouiaIes lmu.
chn mas cNaclcS maestro Re,
giStro Civil entire los amos l,J.
Y lSG1
hay eJchPloS ho'aoili>iiilo> en-
ire los que pone ci EhS"y' ron
;ic0. tales como ct dei pueblo 'c DO
ioreS. que dc 100 Il lSoi tuV" H.
dciuhcIohcS ' ol.-'> naclmlell'oS' cS
dcclr un cXceSo dc ji.ljI naclmlcn'
toS.
Que diSlint" cS ahora cl case; en-
I'"S-' ' Ell l'"''lo 'u'iIho> I'LL OK
ccSo On 1910 ci paiS &c NIL
; 'ah'oS hacirhle'i'oS Soorc las oe'
'hhc'oheS: pcro gu I'loii' que ha'
MA cmpc%ado va Id %iorloSa que
FRA civil "e que taH "rSuiioSoS e.
tan alsHnoS' va So Fo'nP'o !" rcia'
cio" ' nu"" '-''' "'i""'io"'S mas
que los haciih'ch'"S' Id lai'a S'
comPehS" porIur '"''',"S """ III
m~isracl"h oc CIV lhdiI'u"o>' pc
70 Ell Ill actudliuau hdaic PiehSi
lhrhi@far Il Mexico por cauSaS Cd
Was
Fl WI citado Humboldt Scnala
como causaS dcterminantcS de la
disminucion de pobladoreS. las pes
To- a. bnm n uup a1ptuh1p SpprC
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-14
READ GAZETTE
 OUT OF THE PARTY

The meeting of the democrats from all sections of the state which was held last Saturday in Phoenix, passed resolutions reading the Phoenix Ga zette out of the party and demanding that democrats in the legislature vote to pass the senate highway commis- sion bill over the governors veto, ac- cording to an announcement after the session.
 State Chairman Rabbit called the gathering to order and then placed Senator Winsor in the chair.
 Chief Justice Cunningham was among the speakers and announced definitely that he would not be can ,didate for reelection.
 George A. Stoneman and William Webb advocated a modification of the primary law so that a party confer ence or convention might be held be- fore nominations are made. No vote was taken, though the sentiment of the meeting appeared to be against changing the primary law.
 Besides the resolutions dealing with the Gazette and the highway bill a third still remains in the resolutions committee. It advocates a change in the election laws so as to not require a candidate for the tax commission to be placed in the non-partisan column
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-14
ON WARPATH
 OVER THE EARLY KEELING

The trouble started by the killing of two men by Henry Early two weeks ago at the Roosevelt road camp seems still to be brewing. Deputy Sheriffs Joe Kerrick and Bud Armer received an urgent summons to Roosevelt to stop a tulapai party that threatened to become dangerous to the lives of the Indians in Henry Early's camp. Big Jim, Apache Indian known as No. AZ at the road camp, had gathered a number of Indians together, so it is said, with the evident purpose to even up the score against the Early camp. The deputies arrived in time to avert bloodshed. They found a quaitity of tulapai which they destroyed and also disposed of some corn which was ev- idently intended for making further supply of tulapai.
 The deputies arrested Big Jim an1 he is now lodged in the county jail. They also seized six rifles which the Indians were limbering up for use.
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-14
Government Aid for Road
 Building WiH Amount to
 $2O0,OOO,OOO in Three Years

link not to exceed 10 miles in length of any road or roads now or hereafter used for the transportation of the U. s. mails, excluding every street and road in a place having population as shown by the latest available Fed eral census of 2500 or more, except that portion of any such street or road along which the houses average more than 200 feet apart"
 Government Limit Raised.
 The new act also raises the gov ernment limit of contribution from not to exceed $20,000 mile, taking account of higher present costs of la Dor and materials.
 The law also authorizes the secre- tary of war to transfer to the secre- tary of agriculture material, equip ment and supplies suitable for high way improvement and not needed by the war department.
 {, Of the $209 100000 added to the funds available under the Federal Aid Road Act, the new law makes $9,000,- 900 available for expenditure by the secretary of agriculture for roads and trdilS Wltnln or pdTIiy WltHin tne na- tional forests. It also provides other measures which are expected to give great impetus to the development of the road systems in the national for ests.
 The original Federal Road Aid Act, which became a law in July, 1916, appropriated $75,000,000 to aid in the construction of post roads during a five-year period ending June 90, 1921, and $100,000,O00 to aid in forest road building during a ten-year period, ending June 26, 1926. Not over $3,- 100000 of the original $S5 100000 had been expended prior to 1919, so that $S2 ,000 ,000 plus $209, ,000, ,000, or a to- tai of $291 100000 of Federal funds will be available, of which S287 ,000,- 900 will be available during the next three years. The act and it's amend ment require the states to provide an equal amount on the post-road work and it is customary for the states and localities to contribute toward the est-road work.
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-14

WASHINGTON, D. C.-With full cooperation according to the terms of the Federal Aid Act, the United States will have total of at least S574 ,000,- 900 for cooperative road building during the next three years. The Federal part of this fund is assured by an extra appropriation of $209,- 000,000 in the postoffice appropriation bill just passed by congress and sign ed by the president.
 Officials of the Bureau of Public roads, U. s. Department of Agricul- ture, which administers the provisions of the Federal Aid Road Act and CO., operates with the state governments in the expenditure of the money, point out that this amount of funds is the largest ever appropriated for similar purposes and for a similar period by any government in the his tory of the world and that it broad ems the definition of rural post road, under which class highway had to qualify in order to receive the bene- fits of the Federal aid act, the Fed eral and state governments to carry out road-building program of a magnitude never equaled.
 In connection with the great Fed eral-aid program, it is also noted that expenditures for highway work in the United States this year are likely to amount to a half a billion dollars or more On reports received from state highway departments, the Bureau of Public Roads estimates the 1919 ex- penditures for roads and bridges at at S3S5, ,000,0 or $110,000,000 more than the average expenditures for 1916 and 1917.
 Road Definition Broadened.
 Under the old act it was required that mail should actually be carried on the road or that there should be a reasonable prospect that mail would be carried on it within short time after its improvement The new act says, the term "rural post roads" shall be construed to mean any public road, major portion of which is now used or can be used, or forms in connecting
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-14
MRS. NICHOLS WAVES HEARING

When the preliminary hearing of Mrs. Blanche Nichols was called in Justice of the Peace Robert J. kidd's court last Monday morning the de- fendant waived hearing and the cese will come up under Judge J. K. Joaes in the superior court at its next term, sometime about the middle of the summer.
 The charge against Mrs. Nichols was assault with deadly weapon, it being alleged that on the 3rd Of this month Mrs. Nichols fired five shots from revolver at the person oi' Mrs. Tessie Wolfe, saleswoman in Bab- bitt's store at Williams. The affair took place in the store while Mrs. Wolfe was at work. .......
 Attorney Francis D. Crable repre- sented the defendant.
 -O----
 The only person who seems to wor- " much about his future is one who is never going to have any.
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-14
GOVERNORS VETO
Continued from page one)

taxable wealth, voiced the same re- quest"
 Moral-Legal Reasons
 The governor then proceeded to classify his objections to the vetoed bill under two heads, moral and legal,
 Under this arrangement" the mes sage continued, "the governor is one of five members, four of whom are opposed to him politically. It can readily seen that he is thus placed in a position in which his hands are tied. The so-called highway bill appoints a commission and delegates practically with unlimited powers to it. With this ruthless disposition of authority the governor is left helpless, although held in the minds of the people to strict accountability for the success ful conduct of the departments af- fairs.
 Commission Is Impracticable.
 Utah has a commission similar to the one proposed by this legislature. but experience has demonstrated it's impracticability.
 The bill presents several fragrant violations of the state constitution"
 The message next quotes article III of the constitution restricting the leg islative branch of the state govern ment and outlining the duties of the chief executive.
 On the proposal to name the heads of the house and senate on the high way board, the governor quoted again from the constitution that mo person holding any public office of profit or trust shall be member of the legislature" and added excerpts from numerous court decisions to sup port his contention.
 Engineer Is Criticised.
 The powers of the proposed high way engineer are criticised in that he is empowered under the commission to enter into any contracts with the federal government, the opinion being expressed, "I do not believe there can be any doubt about the proposition that if this bill stands it would en- tirely destroy the constitutional pow CT of the governor to transact the executive business of the state with the United States. To that extent it is unconstitutional.
 "The violation of the constitution in this respect would also probably re- suit in the loss of federal aid for roads in this state, which under the present congressional legislation, will amount to nearly four million dollars in the next three years"
 New bills have been introduced pat termed after the Colorado plan which is also recommended by the national good roads association.
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-14
RALPH BERRY's LAST KIND ACT

Mir. and Mrs. P. D. Berry of Los Angeles were in Flagstaff last Friday and Saturday, coming in from the Canyon following the funeral services there of their son, Ralph Berry. Mrs. Berry returned to California while Mir. Berry went back to the Canyon for few days to look after the af- fairs of his son. MT. Berry was for tunate enough to get to the bedside of his boy before death came, but Mrs. Berry did not arrive until later. One of the last acts of Ralph Berry was to give friend of his fine horse, whose possession had often been ionged for by this rancher friend.
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-14
SENATE FAILS TO PASS ..
 ROAD BILL OVER VETO

Late Saturday afternoon the senate attempted to pass senate bill IF, the highway commission measure, over the governors veto, but failed and immediately thereafter two other highway bills were introduced, one a duplicate of r with the emergency clause removed, and the other spon- sored by Wilkinson, and patterned af- ter the Colorado law. The former is the majority's measure; the latter is known to have the approval of the governor.
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-14
CARD OF THANKS.

To the many kind and sympathetic friends who did so much to soften the parting with our loved one, Ralph Berry, we desire to express our heart felt thanks. The many kindnesses of these friends will ever be cherished in our memory.
 MIR. and MRS. P. D. BERRY, . MRS. A. E. FRANKFORTER,
 NEWTON BERRY.
The sun., 1919-07-14
THE SUN, MONDAY, JULY IA, 1919.

that camps were started mat workmen
running In numbers into hundreds, as
we'll as United States soldiers, were
transported to the localities, and that af-
ter shacks had been built, roads con-
structed and provisions and equipment
brought In instructions were received to
abandon the camps.
Other Documentary evidence alleges
that workmen employed by some con-
struction companies were asked to sign
their pay vouchers In blank
A foreman In one camp IN Oregon said
the cost plus contract was used to the
Governments disadvantage on every oc-
caslon.
At one time, he cited. he was In need
Of nails and sent In a request for is
kegs. When the consignment arrived II
consisted of n car of 12t kegs and IL
crates Of saws, enough. he says, to last
the camp two years. Upon this the
company collected. OF course. not only
the cost, but its additional 10 per cent
Other evidence submitted showed con-
ditions attending the inspection OF
spruce at the factories, which appeared
to prevail especially in the East. One
instance is alleged Of $1,000 feet of No.
spruce delivered to a Massachusetts, fac
The sun., 1919-07-14
BERNSTORFF URGES
A PRO-U. S. POLICY
Sees Relief for Fatherland in
League of Nations.
IN fAs Annotated Press.

BxRLrN, July ls.-Count Won Bern
storff, former German Ambassador at
Washington. writing in tho weekly
Democratic Germany advocates a pro-
American policy and points out that a
revision OF the treaty of peace can
come only through the League of Ma
lions.
when Germany Is received into the
league" he says, "she can hope for a
world order checking Imperialism by
individual powers and bringing about a
system binding peoples together across
the frontiers OF States. I hardly need
TO point out that such a policy would
lead US to the side OF the United States.
There the idea of a League of Nations
70 q living one There alone are funds
TO be found. and there the principal
champion OF the league idea will be at
the helen for another twenty years"
Count Won Bernstorff says that So
oialism is unpopular in the United
States. and therefore. II Germans wish
20 cultivate friendly relations with that
country they must convince Americans
not only that militarism is dead, but
that new Germany has no intention of
fostering . Socialist world revolution.
The sun., 1919-07-14

however. regarding Government railway
construction and other activities Of the
airplane service on the Pacific coast
il is alleged that afidavits in support
OF the allegations are to be filed that II
cost the Government under cost plus con-
tracts $3.50 a thousand feet for spruce
timber, while private companies were
getting II out on an equivalent basis for
from $3.50 to S17S a thousand feet
Chairman Graham of the committee
has the papers, but they are to go to the
spruce subcommittee. headed by Rep
reBentative Frear (Wis.). In addition,
direct charges of graft are made.
Tho papers are astounding, coming as
they do after two Investigations, one by
former Justice Hughes, in which the SUBJ
ject matters were not touched upon.
1t is alleged In affidavits that some
companies that received contracts for
railroads and spruce timber production
had no experience in or knowledge OF
the subjects and that the waste caused
was tremendous: that camps were built
in inaccessible localities and abandoned,
and that supplies were thrown into road
side bitches to rot after the Government
had paid for them on a cost plus basis.
Affldavits by men on the spot assert
The sun., 1919-07-14
AUSTRALIAN SHIPS
TIED UP BY STRIKE
Disastrous Shortage of Coal
NoW Expected.

MELBOURNE. Australia. July ls.-vr>
tually all shipping in the harbors Of
Melbourne and Sydney has been tied
up In consequence OF the seamen's strike
which began several months ago in
Queensland and has extended to Victoria
and New South Wales The resultant
shortage OF coal will be the most disas-
oous feature OF the strike, and the ces-
satiop Of interstate trade IL already be-
ing felt In Queensland. the supply OF
wheat and flour having been cut off.
The New South Wales Government
has ordered secret ballot to test the
feeling OF seamen regarding a continual
tion OF the strike. The union is said
20 be entirely In favor OF settling the
dispute by arbitration.
Acting Prime Minister Watt was re-
quested by the Queensland Government
for permission to charter cargo vessels
20 relieve the situation. but Mr.. Watt
withheld consent pending certain con-
fsrences which were to be held In Mel
bourne