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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
SEMI.LUxvRY TAX
REPEAL FAVORED

WASHINGTON. May U.-By
unanimous vote the house ways and
means committee today ordered a
favorable report on resolution re.
pealing the so-calfd semi-luxury
taxes in the war revenue bill Action
on proposed repeal OF other tax
levie, IN the bill was deferred.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
MAN FACING MURDER
CHARGE MAKES ESCAPE

NEW YORK May H-CAp,
fmsDuquesne, African explorer and
world Traveller. who was held here
awaiting ex'fadi,lon 70 England m a
charge OF murder escaped today from
the prison ward OF Bellevue hospital
by saving through the window bars
he had feignei paralysis. with the re-
sui that he was left unguarded
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
BRITISH PREMIER
WILL VISIT U. S.
Lloyd George 10 Attend First
League Meeting,

PARIS May H-Pfemier Lloyd
George OF Great Britain. i, IS under
stood, is considering favorsbly a pro-
poSal from The American peace dele
CATION tha, he visit America this year
The premier would 90 TO the United
States especially 10 attend III, frs,
meeting Of the League OF Nations in
Washington in October.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
KANSAS CITY.

KANSAS CITY, May q. HOGS-77,
900, lower: bulk. tl9s0d % 10. hesvi.s
isia ,i,,soi.iS. .a' pis,. 81, sSSiiS SoSii,7s' Is
CArTLE--lJ,6oc. steady to lover
choice hssvy steers. tisl0di7 so: mo
dium. uts5di6 500. common. il?0o6
1850; choice light, il15oa IL, 40; butcher
hslfers. fooqbiS; cows. " s0ul2 30,
Gamers, S.;b0s75; calves iiA00Q
1850. feeders. tiOo00lSoo. ,tVksrs.
f.koGiioo BBEEP--5. 900: steady "a
hishsr; lambs. 81 oo0itso; yesrlins
wethsrs, tiiiQ1s,5: ewes. 81 oo0i5 rs;
ewes cuiis tCSoUs7i: feeder lambs
uimo 1850. angors goats, tS.00qs 90
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
GRAIN
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, May z7.--Frssh advances
took place In the market for corn TO-
day and the rise carried May to the
| highest price yet this season. Scarcity
Of supplies was the chief reason sp.
parsu. Opening prices, which ranged
| from the same as yesterday's finish TO
TIC higher. were followed by q slight
| reaction. and then by an al-around up
turn which In some cases surpassed the
initial top figures.
subsequently. further gains were
scored With no important se,backs in
| tsrvening. The market closed firm. Y
| To- IL. not higher with July N.ssh to
nsSS and SEPTEMBER. ti.SSS 10
Sh
Oats were bulllshiy affected BY reports
that green buEs were attacking the
crop In some sections Of Missouri After
opening unchanged 10 NC higher. the
market sagged . little and then hard
ened again.
Provision prices averaged lower a. .
result of weakness IN the hog trade.
Packing buying raiksd the market
later.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
ALLIES 1o.BAck !
x0LCHAk FORCES
WITH MONEY AID
Council Of -Four and Japan
10 Help Anti Reds,
CBy The Associated Prsss.)

PARIS. May H.-The council Of
four and Japan have offered Admiral
Kolchak, head OF the Omsk govern
men, money and supplies to maintain
the all Russian government provided
he promises to hold elections for
constituent assembly as soon n he
reaches Moscow or. II conditions arc
too disturbed to hold elections to re-
conyoke the former constituent
assembly
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
LIVE RpooL.

LIVERPOOL. May ?T-COtton spot 10
middinE. - h77d. good ordinary. i7i2d.
ordinary. ls.S7d. Bales. 10000 bales. In
eludinE 800 American. Receipts. H.
900 bales. Including II 400 American.
Futures closed Irregular: May 2O.0id ;
July is5?d: Sept ls5td: Oct IS ?2d
Jan. 1864. March II. .t0d
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
KANSAS CITY cAsh DRAIN.

KANSAS CITY. May f7-wHEAT:
cash, unchanged to lower; No. / hard
t2t1; No, 2, Vas; No. ] red 40; No.
! t236G23S CORN: unchanged TO
higher. No. 3 mixed 1i,7S0l76: No :
white II soGlSl: No. 2 yellow llI6.
OATS higher; No. white 7iNQ72c:
No, mixed 7oo7ic; No. . red 7oo7ic.
RYE. So
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
ITALY WnMDRAWS
ARMY FROM TURKEY

w " NNHVTTHT'T TTFV
PARIS. May y The IiAlIan troops
Who occupied Sokia fifty mile, south
east oi Smyrna. Asa Minor have re-.
embarked on their transports They
turned over the control 10 Turkish
military authorities
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
sr.louis.

ST LOUIS. May ~ HOGS 20 .ooO;
ps. s ,ls y sos isss %s.$ % sgS % 30 %;
heavy. i2o. toQi bulk. ,ls 75a 30, 30.
CAT.rLE-t.lbo; lower native steers.
vi btW1sso; yearlinss. - 50ais 90.
coyr. 60GASSo: stockers. 10000
l9bo. PRIME southern steers. si00o q
800; cows and heifers. 81 So8i6So;
canners tjSoff. rs; caives. ST75pi5 50.
SHEEP SEQ; steady; lambS SIS, 500
lgSs: ewes. ti3eo0itSA; csnners. $500
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27

motors and klraf.d Issue. whsrs rssc
tlons extended from To, point, rat
Hes quickly 'nsusd, hoVeysf. and ifHc.
iioDs and chemical shares developed
siiddsn strength
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
Des Moines Player
Goes to Majors

DIS MONIES. la. May 81 Bun"
Murphy. center fielder on the D.s
Moincs. Western league. team, was sold
today 10 the Washington Americans
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27

ST Louis. May s1.--POuLTRY un.
sSsnEssd sSs EEod::. :;.':ss s.hssss ss.s:I' &c. BUTTER
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
kAN2AA CITY

KANsAs CITY. My r.-coRN,
May r,7iSaL''k; July 'i,Ss0l@%:
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. May ,7.-CORN, No. : vel
low 3hsia OATS standard 7ia1lxc.
RYE No. nominal. BARLEY: t.io
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
NEW YORK..

NEW YORK. May f7.-Thsrs was
heavy gsnersi realizing with . good deal
d selling for = rSaction at the opening
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
~. LoU,s.

ST LOUIS, May :r,-coRN; No. .,
$40 ks6; No. 2 white N.si. OATS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27

Shaffer Oil and Refining Company
First Mortgage % Sinking Fund Gold Bond.
70 June 1919 DueJu June 1929
Authorized
% @ s s 1s % % . @ G F": % % interest," IT,. % ~ c:: 5 ss '"s % interest," .
.t.a Epln r1%a. "'' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
convsrS'. cumult~.
Stock Of the shsf~ Oil and Refining Company at los
Internationally Guaranteed by
STANDARD GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
touoping summary of signed S. Hun
V'ceFresdent Of the Standard Gas & Electric Company
Business. and Refining Company acquire
interests Of c B. Shaffr andAssocate the MidConinent
Security system either
by direct first mortgage through the deposit Of collateral
These properties comprise $1,000 leases with 39 produ
ing wells modern 5000 barrel refinery sos tank twenty
five $4,000 barrel steel l52 miles pipe lines
and gathering and distributing The properties
have value in excess OF twice the principal amount OF these
bonds to be outstanding according arprasal of Independent
experts checked by Mess HIM ByIsby Company
Earnings For the past s three years. before % deduction ,sa of Esdsr1 p
Co. have averaged over four times maximum interest require
for 1918 were$3 $38s87s than five
times the maximum interest requirements
Sinking Fund semama sinking fund payments commencing
December 1919 at Al and gradually increasing to6F hepa
value of this issue Of $2o000O will provide not less than SILL
100000 for retirement Of these ebondsb before maturity
" ii h"s a received by
Price IS and Interest
Montgomery & Co.
Bonhdsht Co. HIM. Msy1s:by & Co.
This Information and these. these :s % : .,ss but obtained fro"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
NEW voNk suoAR.

ytW YORK, MH i,.--SuoAR. raw.
STEADY: csntrifussI 1850; fine Grsnu-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
CHICAGO.
oy. LOUIS:

CHICAGO, Nay t1.--PoULTRY; alive
higher: fowls 3shOStc.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27

In prices Butcher esttis declined In
prize from II to SIC. steers dropped ap.
pfoyimstsly i6s lover, snd siochefs and
fesders declined 25c, which 10 n drop IN
the latter Of ibc for ths ~osb
Prices this morning were ~ follows
steers, top, ~ 70. steers. bulk. ~ 10 ~
~ best COWS spd hslfsrs, 80 TO 81 %
cannsrs Bhi cutters, " 30 10 a.
CissiHs Quotations
Pficsr ~ the various Grades " taltls
AZ. ANNA sluia al. aa fOiIuNE
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. May H.--Butter firm.
creamery teossc; ss(s hover; receipts
t5i cases; ordinary hrsts, zoe etie; at
mar. cases Included; tinetsc; s,orsse
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. May s1.--fo,ato.s weak,
arrivals 70 cars, Old U. s. grade No
I ecked. 1ioo0ito; western russsts
!!@el.io; new. Flcrida spsuldinG rose
No. !, t9,ooQs.5o Dbl; No. :. S7.too7 80:
80 0efl6 50; No. 4, 1S
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
PROVISIONS
KANSAS CITY.

kANsAa CITY. May N-BUTTER
packing lower, &c; others unchanged
EG0e; firsts sthc. POULTRY and fo-
TATOE9. unchanged.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27

CATTLE-Cstile recrlp,s continual
good here today. snd tho marker WAS
slow with generally lower tendency
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
$3.50

Buys
SlS.room bungalow. MI
hardwood floors throughout
sk big rooms. breakfast
room bis closets. big
potchss
It's q foreclosure Located
near 3Iih and Cissssn. You
could not build this place Tor
IN. price asked.
Ito unusually we'll built
real sscrifice Act quick
o. this ont
J. " GREEN GO.
Maple lili
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04
TEMPLE ATTRACTIONS

Today: Mae Marsh in "The Racing
Strain" and International News.
Saturday: Mary McLaurin in CYAN
ity Pool" "Mongrela," comedy.
Monday, 7th: William Desmond IN
"The Prodigal Liar"
Tuesday, 9Th: Marion Davis in "The
Belle of New York"
Wednesday, 9Th: Madame Travers
in "The Love that Dares." Mutt and
jeff.
Thursday, 10th: Blackton's "Wild
Youth"
Friday, 18th: Tom Moore in go
West, Young Man." Hearst News.
Saturday, 18th: Priscilla Dean in
kiss or KILL"
Monday, 18th: Sessue Hayakawa
in "Bonds of Honor"
Tuesday, 18th: Norma Talmage in
"Heart of Wetona."
Wednesday, 10th: George Walsh in
"God Help Police" Mutt and Jeff.
Thursday, 18th: Theda Bara in
cleopatra"
Friday, 18th: Madge Kennedy in
"Day Dreams" Hearst News.
Saturday, 18th: Evelyn Nesbit and
son, Russell Thaw, in "Her Mistake"
Roman Cowboy" comedy.
Tuesday, 22nd: Alice Brady in
"The World to Live In"
Wednesday, 23rd: Peggy Hyland in
"Miss Adventure" Mutt and jeff.
Thursday, oath: Pauline Frederick
in Fedora"
Friday, 25th: Geraldine Farrar in
Shadows" Hearst News.
Saturday, 26th: GA Woman's Ex-
perience." care Married Policemen
Safe?" comedy.
Tuesday, Doth: Constance Talmage
in "Veiled Adventure"
Wednesday: 30th: Tom Mix in "The
Coming of the Law" Mutt and jeff.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04
There will be hot rolls and hot Gin
namon buns. Just follow the crowd.

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Camp are
entertaining a house party at their
summer home on Lake Weir, compli-
menting Miss Annie Laurie Wilson of
Barlow, the guest of Miss Nettie
Camp, and Miss Mary Barnett of At
lanta, who is visiting Miss Agnes
Rurford. The young ladies went down
yesterday and will be joined today by
a number of young men from the
city who will be the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Camp until after Sunday. The
young ladies of the party are Misses
Stella, Nina, Nettie and Carita Camp,
Mary Barnett of Atlanta, Annie
Laurie Wilson of Barlow, Blair Wood
row, Caroline Harriss, Agnes Bur-
ford, Calhe Gissendaner and Eliza
beth Hooker. Miss Louise Rentz of
Carrabelle, who was to have been of
this party, was unable to attend.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Howard left TIL

Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Howard left this
afternoon for Champagne. ILL.,, to
attend the annual reunion of the How
ard family. On the twelfth of July
this family will celebrate the nine.
tieth birthday of DR.. II. C. Howard,
who is we'll known in Ocala, where
he has often visited sin son. Mr.. E.
M. Howard. In spite of his advanced
years, DR.. Howard is still hale and
hearty, and is greatly revered by the
people of Champagne, who have
named one of their public schools for
him, calling it "The DR.. Howard
School"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04

Mr.. A. E. Hirt of the West Com
pany of Atlanta and New York was
in the city yesterday. The West Com
pany sells disinfectants and Mr.. Hirt,
in representing them, has to be very
well posted on sanitary affairs. He
calls the Stars attention to a serious
defect in the sanitary" fountains in
use at the public schools and union
station, and some other things that
the careless public is not thinking
about, but which should be attended
to.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04
JOBS FOR SERVICE MEN

The secretary of the Board of
Trade can put service men in touch
with a business concern that wants
four or five responsible men. A good
salary is offered. Service men who
are interested should see the secre-
tary of the Board of Trade at once.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04

Mae Marsh is real red, white and
blue girl-red hair, white skin with
freckles) and blue eyes; also one Of
the bewitchingest stars that shine on
the screen. She will be at the Temple
this evening in "The Racing Strain"
and remember that she is one of the
ones that it never strains ones eyes
to look at. International News will
also appear.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04

Mr.. H. S. Chambers has resigned
his position with the fire department,
and entered the employ of the Stand
ard Oil Company. The chief and the
fireboys have taken on Charlie Hardee
and will make a fireman of him.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04

Attorney General Van Swearingen
and State Controller Ernest Amos
were at the Harrington last night,
coming in to stop overnight prepar-
atory to attending the Cooter Pond
picnic today. They went out this
morning under the skilled pilotage of
Captain Tom Bridges.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04

Master Edward Cook, one of the
Stars brightest and most accommo-
dating carrier boys, leaves tomorrow
for West Palm Beach for a visit to
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Cook.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04

TO ADVERTISERS-Copy for dis
play ads. must be in this Office on the
day before they are intended for pub
LEGATION The Star. tf~
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04

We find that we ascribed the au-
thorship of that Ford joke to the
wrong person. 1t was turned loose
on this town by Lester Lucas.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04

DR.. and Mrs. W. F. Yocum left yes
terday afternoon to spend the re.
manning summer months at Mont
eagle, Tenn.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04
FOUND I'm
A WOMAN'S
BEDROOM


Made in q Town in Georgia
Last Week
Last Tuesday night, just before
daylight, a woman in Quitman, Ca,
found in her bedroom a drove of mos
quitoes. AS quickly as possible, she
arose, got her bottle of Torment" and
began spraying it around. In less than
twenty minutes every mosquito was
a corpse. You will have the same ex-
perience if you will try it for mosqui-
toes and flies. Torment is a new prep
aration, manufactured by the G. B.
Williams Company, Quitman, Ga. 1t
is sure death to flies and mosquitoes,
will not stain clothing nor furniture,
and is absolutely harmless to human
beings. Sold by all wholesale and re-
tail dealers. Price, 25c bottle.-Adv.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04

Nineteen seventeen Dodge, first
class condition. Lots of extra equip
ment. A bargain. The Maxwell Agen-
cy, Ocala. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04

Eastman Kodaks and Films to be
had in Ocala only at Gerig's Drug
Store. 2S-6
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04

Another shipment of the famous
Alma Zada Face Powder in at Gerig's
Drug Store. 28-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04

200 new fiction at 75c. Saturday at
THE BOOK SHOP. 3-3t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04

Just in, Lord Baltimore Paper in all
colors, 60 cents the box at Gerig's
Drug Store. 28-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04

The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Mcclure are glad to see them home
again from Chicago.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04

w. K. Lane, nj. D., Physician and
Surgeon, specialist Eye, Ear. Nose and
Throat Law Library Building, Ocala,
Florida. 8
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OCAA OCCURRENCES

If you have any society items for
the Star, please phone five-two-three.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04

A big supply of Beggarweed and
Sorghum Seed now on hand at the
Ocala Seed Store. Phone 435. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04

Miss Rushabelle Sale of st. Peters
burg is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. l..
w. Ponder, at the Arms House.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04
AND DEPARTURE
OF TRAINS AT OCALA
According to Both Railroad and Local
Time Schedules
SeabOard Air Line

Seaboard Air Line
Z. r. Time (Northbound) Local Time
Ar. Lv. Ar. Lv.
lisp 1:55p No. A 12:35p 12:55p
4:O5p 4:O5p No. *16 3:O5p 3:O5p
2:15a 2:2Oa No. 2 1:15a 1:2Oa
(Southbound)
1:sop 1 HSi No. 15 A5i 12 hS;
4:25p 4:25p No. *15 3:25p 3:25p
2:10a 2:15a No. 1:1Oa 1:15a
Limited.
Atlantic Coast Line
main ine-Northbound)
ar s:42a s hEi No. 10 5 AZ; 5 ~;
lisp l:45p No. 40 12:25p 12:45p
2:12a 2:12a No. SO LILA LIZA
main Line-Southbound)
a s:isa s hEi No. 81 5 All 2 LIZ;
g., ss:s5 5Io g., SS:955p No. 60 22:$5p 2:S5 5
branches, Southbound)
fl 7:ioa 7 EEi No. +151 5 Afi s 10
7:4Oa 7:40a No. t35 6:4Oa 6:4Oa
11:5Oa No. ft141 1O:5Oa
0:Z0p NO. ~4S Z:Z5p
f(Sunny Jim): For Wilcox, Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday.
+(Sunny JIM For Lakeland, Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday.
f+Daily except Sunday from Will
cox.
*For Homosassa.
branches, Northbound)
Ar. Lv. Ar. Lv.
lisp No. *48 1852
Gasp No. t15O 5:45p
10:48p No. 1872 GASP
4:45p No. ft140 3:45p
ftDaily except Sunday for Wilcox.
*From Homosassa.
t(Sunny Jim): From Wilcox, Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday.
f(Sunny Jim): From Lakeland,
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Oklawaha Valley
(Southbound)
Ar. Lv. Ar. Lv.
Loop No. II 12:0Op
(Northbound)
3:30p No. " 2:30p
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04

Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Swain will leave
in the morning for Miami.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04

There will be hot rolls and hot Gin
namon huns. Just follow the crowd. II
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-04

Captain Drake returned last night
from a visit to Lakeland.
Evening star., 1919-05-13
FAILS TO OBTAIN FORD
LIBEL SUIT PLEA CHANGE
Solomon News Co., Codefendant
With Chicago Tribune. Attempts
to Justify Article in Question.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. May "a
Work of selecting jury in the ST.
coo, 900 libel suit of Henry Ford against
the Chicago Tribune was interrupted at
the opening of court today by motion of
counsel for the Solomon News Com
pany. o-deferdant. to change Its plea.
The motion was presented yesterday,
but hearing on it went over until today.
The Solomon News Company, composed
of Sam, Max and Henry Solomon, be-
came co-defendant by reason of having
distributed copies of the Tribune of June
20. 1916. containing the alleged libel of
which the Detroit manufacturer COM
plains.
The Solomons in their original plea
stated they circulated the Tribune of
June 90. in ignorance of it's contents.
The motion presented today was de-
signed to add the plea of justification.
The new plea said the facts. ex-
pressly and impliedly stated. contained
in the article declared upon are true
in substance and in fact, the opinions.
deductions, differences, criticisms and
comments based upon said facts are
fair comment thereupon. concern a
matter of great public interest. danger
and discussion. and were published in
good faith, without malice and for a
proper purpose.
Judge Tucker said he tho 1ght it
unwise to alter the plea at this time.
as it might necessitate two separate
lines of proof. The motion was over
ruled and the examination of pros
pective jurors was taken up again.
The Chicago Tribune. Mr.. Ford al
leges, held him up to hatred, contempt
and ridiG/ile by calling him AN
anarchist" IAN ignorant idealist.
IAN anarchist enemy of the nation
and as being 80 incapable of thought
that he cannot see the ignominy OF
his own performance"
Evening star., 1919-05-13
UNION WAGE SCALES HAD
INCREASES, 1916 TO 1917
Greatest Advances Were Shown in
Metal Trades-Hourly Rates
Gained Especially.

Union scales of wages in one hun
dred and four of the principal trades
or occupations in ffty-six of the
largest cities Of the United States
were higher on May Is, 1917, than on
May 10. 1916, according to the De-
partment of Labor, which today is
sued a report on wage conditions in
the trades.
OF the seventeen brewing trades
listed. ten received advances ranging
from to I per cent. Thirty eight
of the building trades listed received
increases of ! to IL per cent. Chauf-
feurs. teamsters and drivers received
increases of to per cent. Freight
handlers he'd an increase of per
cent and granite and stonecutters
4 and per cent. respectively.
Greatest increases are shown for
the metal trades, ten of which had
increases of to 13 per cent In
book and Job printing five to twelve
occupations had increases OF 5 to 8
per cent. In newspaper printing only
one occupation had an increase as
great as per cent.
Rates of wages per hour advanced
more than weekly wage rates be
cause of the slight reduction in hours
Taken collectively, rates per hour in
1917 were : per cent higher than in
1915, and u per cent higher than in
1907.
Thirty-four trades show a. reduc-
ton OF hours Of labor between 1915
and 1917, and seventy-one had no
change.