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COLOMBIAN TREATY
SUDDENLY HALTED
Alleged Unfriendliness ia
American Oil Men Blocks
$25,O0O,000 Gift.
Special Despatch to THE suS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Efforts for an
early settlement OF the long standing
differences between tho United States
and Colombia growing out of the es-
tablishment of the Republic of Panama
and construction of the canal received
a sudden setback to-day. The treaty
pending IN the Senate for settlement of
all the issues was sent back to the
Committee on Foreign Relations, and
its fate Is suddenly become once more
very uncertain.
When Senator Lodge asked. on behalf
OF the Foreign Relations Committee, that
the treaty. favorably reported few
days ago. be returned to the committee,
II was a complete surprise save to
small group OF Senators who had been
advised in advance. Within tho last few
days representatives Of American oil in
forests which have holdings in Colombia
have been In Washington calling atten-
ton to the Colombian Governments at
titude toward American oil interests.
Then there came to the committee from
the State Department a copy OF a decree
issued in June by the Bogota Govern
ment. looking to naturalization of all
oil resources. with small regard to estab-
lished private interests.
wise to suspend action on the treaty un-
til II was made certain whether Colom-
bia intended to give fair treatment to
American interests
The full Significance of recent Colom-
bian moves Is not yet understood. Very
large oil interests are held by Americans
In tho Magdalena Valley and these are
cla lined to be most adversely affected by
the recent DEGREES. Almost all of them
are held under titles that could be sub
5ected to technical attack, even though
large, development operations have been
carried on and much money invested.
British oil interests have also been
very active In concessions In Colombia,
and 1t is charged that the Colombian
Government has shown decided DISPOSE
ton to favor the British as against
Americans. A loan of British money.
stated at $4,000. 900. is said to have ig-
ured In establishing the more kindly at
titude toward the British oil concerns.
The sun., 1919-08-08
HOME MADE LIQUOR
KILLS IN THREE DAYS
Pitcher Drinks Six Gallons of
DUN BreSO Whisksy.
Special Despatch TO THn Sun.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, Aug. 7. - Ward L.
Pitcher, IS years old. resident of the
village Of Millerton, who did not take
kindly to the enforced prohibition, de-
cided on July that he would manu-
facture his own intoxicants. With
cracked corn. molasses. yeast and water
he made a brew which he allowed to
ferment for two weeks. Then with an
improvise0 worm placed over a kettle on
the rear OF the kitchen stove he made
six gallons of whiskey. He finished the
work on Sunday, bottled his new whis-
key and started Immediately to drink II.
The whiskey lasted just three days
and during all that time he was in a
state OF intoxication. Tuesday night he
was taken with severe vomiting and DR..
Hoag was called In. The attack lasted
until this afternoon when ne died. Cor
oner John A Card pronounced death due
to acute alcoholism.
Pitcher lived at the home OF Henry
Wilbur and was a quiet well liked man
who never was known to be a heavy
drinker. He told a number OF his neigh
bors that although he did not care SO
much about the country going dry, he
did not like the way It was done and
he would show them that he could get
all the booze" he wanted.
He did not tell anybody about the.
method he was going to use. but said
he had recipe that he had read In
some papers and he was going to make
up some OF the decoction. After il was
finished he asked some OF the people in
the vicinity II they did not want to try
It, but all refused. as they did not like
the odor of the liquid. He told them
that 1t tasted far better than the best
whisitey they had ever tasted. but they
all declared that even II It did taste
good they did not care for axy new
whiskey. f
The sun., 1919-08-08
PHYSICIAN SHOT AND
KILLED BY WOMAN
Street Tragedy Causes Excite
ment in Springfield, Mass.
Special Despatch 20 THE Sex.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Aug. 7.-Dr.
Henry Zimmerman was fatally shot this
afternoon by Miss Jennie Zimmerman
as he was walking along a street. He
was rushed to the Mercy Hospital, but
died on the way. Miss Zimmerman Is
now closely guarded at police headquar-
ters to prevent her injuring herself. She
is in a dangerous condition bordering on
collapse.
1t is not known where DR.. Zimmerman
was going when shot. but the police be-
lieve that Miss Zimmerman, who Is not
related to the doctor. was looking for
him. AS soon as she saw him she
levelled the revolver which she had con-
cealed in the folds of her dress and fred
point blank. The shooting caused great
excitement.
Reports from Mercy Hospital show
that three bullets took effect. One
lodged in the back and one in the shoul-
der. DR.. Zimmerman had been in
He recently returned from service. hav-
ing held a commission in the Medical
Corps. Prior to his entering the service
he had been on friendly relations with
the girl.
Miss Zimmerman regained some of her
composure this evening. Asked about
how she met the doctor to-day, she said
she was walking on North street when
she saw the doctor in an automobile
with two women. She said she called to
him and that he alighted and went back
to talk to her She said she again asked
him to keep his promise to marry her
and when he refused said she fired.
Miss Zimmerman has been the sole
support OF her mother. sisters and
brothers, having conducted a general
store.
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SEEDLINGS CAR KILLS TWO.
Major Badly Hurt In Motor Acci-
dent Near Geneva.
By thu AssocLatsd Pr...

GENEVA, Aug. Am automobile from
the American Legation at Bern, driven
by Major Smelling, who was accompanied
by Lieut.. p. B. Matlock. while going
around sharp turn of the road ON the
way to Geneva to-day dashed into a
Swiss woman named Roily. The woman
was wheeling a perambulator, in which
was two months old baby. Both were
killed instantly.
The car then dashed through a hedge
and across field and crashed into a
tree. Several Of Shelling's ribs were
fractured and he was injured otherwise
He was taken to hospital in serious
condition. Lieut.. Matlock escaped with
scratches, but is suffering from shock
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this condition. Just how II can be done
Is apparently not yet plain, however.
The immediate purpose Of the Attor-
ney-Gensral and his assistants IL to
bring criminal action against the pack
ers and all others they believe guilty OF
violation Of the antitrust laws and the
penal provisions of the food control act
They hold the belief that II profteerinE
is stopped there will be an immediate
effect upon prices.
Control of Many Industries.
It is understood that action against
the packers was undertaken first be-
cause of their wide control not only OF
meats but OF other products and COM
modities, and in the belief that a wide
swath would be cut IN a concentrated
effort In this direction. The packers.
II Is alleged, reach into everything from
banks and railroads down to drug stores
and other retail establishments.
Mr.. Clyne said to-day that civil suits
might follow the criminal actions, but
that definite decision had not been
reached. The principal Federal Trade
Commission allegations against the
packers are:
an agreement for the division of live
stock purchases throughout the United
States according to certain purchases"
That the Ave large companies EEK
change confidential information" and
employ Jointly paid agents to secure
information which is used to control
and manipulate livestock markets."
That the i've companies "act collu-
sively through their buyers by means
OF such practices as
(a) Split shipments purchases;
OBJ BY part purchase;
(c) Wiring on;
(d) Making the daily market.
That Swift, Armour. Morris and Will
son have combined with certain other
to restrict and control ship
ments from South America to the United
States and other countries.
That the large packers act collusively'
In the sale OF fresh meat.
That there Is a Joint contribution to
funds by tho five large packers
That there Is joint ownership Of va
rious enterprises.
In its statement to-day pointing out
that the law of supply and demand no
longer rules with respect to food prices
In the country the Trade Commission
shows that prices Of wheat, wheat -four,
salmon, canned corn. fresh eggs.
butter, salt beef and frozen fowls In
creased. while the quantities Of those
foods increased.
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SEEKS TO BAR GRIFFITHs.
Ellfvon Assails Petition in Munfci.
Pal Court Race.

Mark Fl. Ellison, insurgent candidate
for the Republican nomination for the
Municipal Court in the Fifth district,
obtained yesterday an order directing
Charles II. Grifnths. one of the three
others contesting for the nomination with
the approval of the organization. to show
cause why his petition should not be re-
jected by the Board of Elections. The
order is returnable before Justice Luce
on Monday.
Mr.. Ellison alleges that Mr.. Griflths
lives at $50 West 113th street, which is
outside the Fifth district. whereas his
petition gives his home as 500 West
10sth street.
The sun., 1919-08-08
BRETON WOODS PLANS GOLF.
Champion Player Arrives for Bat
tie on Links.
Special DespatcA 10 TINS suS

BRErToN WooDs. N. H.. Aug. 7.-Mr.
and Mrs. 8. 8. Judd OF Saginaw, Mich,
who motored here to spend some weeks /;
DR.. and Mrs. Walter J. Snyder OF Phil
adelphia and Mrs. Stephen Letts of st.
Thomas, Ont. accompanied by tho
Misses Patterson and Hendley, arc ar
rivals by automobile at tho Mount
Pleasant House.
Arriving at the Mount Washington
Hotel has been T. J. Moran. former
Breton Woods golf champion, accom-
panied by Mrs. Moran, to stop over
Labor Day. Mr.. Moran will give a hard
battle to Louis A. Hamilton, Victor s.
Byron. Alexander II. Revell. C. ]. Dun
ply and other noted Breton Woods
golfers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Robinson OF New
York are at the Profile. where William
B. stoddard and party arrived from
New Haven.
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CRowDER THANKED BY CUBA.
Electoral Measure He Ostlined
Passed by Both Houses.

HAVANA. Aug. 6.-(Delayed) "A vote
of thanks and a testimony OF public es-
tImation and gratitude to Major-Gen. f.
H. Crowder. U. s. A. In recognition OF
the service he has rendered Cuba in
revising the electoral and census laws,
was passed in both houses OF the Cuban
Congress to-day.
The Senate tonight passed without
amendment the electoral reform bill by
a vote OF IL TO 2, The measure follows
closely the recommendations made by
Gen. Crowder in his report to President
Menocal. II now wants only the latter's
signature to become law.
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FLIES FROM MADRID TO ROME.
Nonstop Flight Takes II Hours
AZ Minutes,

ROME, Aug. (delayed). - Aviator
stonpani, plotting an airpiane. from
Madrid to Rome. arrived this evening
at 5:45 o'clock He left Madrid this
morning at o'clock.
The Night was made without stop, by
way OF the Gulf of Lyons. Marseilles.
Spezia and Pisa.
The aviator carried letter from King
Alfonso Of Spain to King Victor EN-
manuel of Italy.
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Striking Increases in Prices of Grains
and Cold Storage Products in a Year

SOME Of the striking
cold
listed below The only buckwheat flour
Price In 1918 Price In 1919
canned tomatoes Dec 81 05 $3.50 market
canned corn june $1.70; $175 March, $1.75 doz.
Buckwheat -four Apr $685. 1925 100 lbs
Wheat -four Standard patent (Minn)
white: Standard
~. s. dmm) bb June bbl
Rye No. (Chi)June $1.73 blu. June $1.58K bu
Farley. June $121; $126 bu June $1.19; $1.27 bu
Wheat No. l.,
Northern Spring June 1920 blu. June 1851 bu.
Wheat No. 2, =
Red winter June $2.17 bu June $2.46 blu.
COLD STORAGE sToKS
Price in 1918 Price in 1919
Eggs fresh (Chcago) 29303c dozJune, 4040c doz
butter (Chi
FROZEN poultry New York; 3hc June, h.
Iced poultry (Chcago) 27h-2sc June
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Chance for Trip on Destroyer.

The destroyer Williams, one of the
new $4,000 horsepower oil burning IS
knotters. will arrive in the New York
Navy Yard to-day to take on stores
preparatory to cruise to the Pacific,
visiting the Hawaiian Islands and sew
eral foreign countries on the way. Men
enlisting In rhe navy recruiting station,
81 East Twehty-third street. or apply
ing TO the destroyer will be sent II they
pass the rigid examination directly to
the Williams Firemen and engineers
are wanted chiefly. Liberty will be
given to all hands at every port the de-
stroyer touches on her cruise, which
will begin tomorrow.
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Provision Made for seirure.


Provision Made for seizure.
In a statement Issued by Assistant
United States Attorney Barnes and
Mathews regarding the Lever act. under
which they will operate in prosecuting
profteers, they said:
This ONCE Is in receipt Of a tele-
gram from the Attorney-cieneral re-
questing 1t to give right of way to prose-
cutions and forfeiture proceedings under
Sections 6 and Z of the Lever act, which
forbids boarding of foods. feeds. fuel
and fertilizer. These instructions will
be complied with to the limit.
Section 6 of the Lever act provides
a punishment of not more than two
years or hne not exceeding $4,000, or
both, in cases of persons or corpora
tons found guilty OF boarding.
Section 7 provides that the boarded
articles may be seized summarily by
the United States Marshal. condemned
and sold under order OF the court
The act forbids boarding by house.
holder. consumers or manufacturers,
wholesale or retail dealers and by spec
ulators. Hoarding by a householder is
the holding or contracting for by him or
her Of a quantity in excess of his or her
reasonable requirements for use and con-
sumption by self or dependents for .
reasonable time.
''Hoarding by a dealer is the holding
or contracting for a quantity In excess
Of the reasonable requirements of his
business for use or sale by him for a
reasonable time. Hoarding by a specu-
lator Is the Withholding from the market
for the purpose Of unreasonably increas-
ing the price.
This Office requests the cooperation
~ ~NN NW. ~ I'LL
violation OF this law. Complaints will
be investigated promptly, and in cases
in which the evidence warrants criminal
and forfeiture proceedings will be insti-
tuted promptly and simultaneously. Tho
United States Marshal will mako the
seizures In this district. Agents of the
Department OF Justice and agents of the
Department of Agriculture will gather
evidence OF violations"
The sun., 1919-08-08
100000 JOB TO AID IDLE.
Santiago Municipal Council Votes
Construction Programme.

SANTIAGO, Chile. Aug. IA $40. 600. 900
programme of construction was decided
upon to-day by the Municipal Council in
order TO give work to the unemployed
and alleviate the social unrest that is
considered a prime cause in the high
cost OF living.
The council voted to ask Parliament
for authority to issue treasury notes to
cover the cost Of the programme which
includes railway work. bridges. schools
and other buildings.
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Held as sons slayer.

Tho Brooklyn police yesterday ar
rested Aver Kausman. a peddler. for
the murder Wednesday evening of his
son, Samuel. II, in their home. 215
Hopkins street The boys body was
found on the floor with two bullet
wounds In the. chest The police said
that Kausman denied the killing but
admitted having lad a quarrel with his
son. He was held without bail In Gates
Avenue Court The revolver has not
been found.
The sun., 1919-08-08
Tinoco Has Quit. Is Rumor.

SAN JUAN DEL SUR. Nicaragua. Aug
IA rumor that President Tinoco of
Costa Rica has abandoned his Office is
being circulated persistently in Costa
Rieah revolutionary circles.
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n. Y. FOOD HOARDERS'
WILL Be RUN DOWN.
Department Of Justice Invites
Cooperation Of Public in
Obtaining Evidence.
SEIZURES TO BE MADE
Speedy Prosecution of the Of
tenders Under the Lever
Act Also Promised.

Food pronteers who hoard stocks to
create artificial shortages so that they
may benefit by the consequent high
prices will be prosecuted by the United
States Attorneys. II was announced yes
terday by Earl B. Barnes and Ben A.
Mathews. Assistant Attorneys Victims
Of profiteering and others who can get
direct evidence of exorbitant prices are
invited to make their complaints to the
Federal Attorneys once here and they
will be Investigated. In such cases
where the facts bear out the complaints
criminal prosecution will follow and
there will be no delay. because these
cases are to be given precedence on the
court calendar, II was said.
The punishment for profiteers Is not to
exceed more than two years In prison
or a fine OF 5000, or both. That the
Government means to push prosecution
Of profiteers is indicated in the appoint
ment Of Isadore J. Kresel, 81 Wall
street, to take charge OF the prosecution
Of the alleged meat packers combine.
which is said to have boosted prices in
some cases 100 per cent or more.
A thousand agents. of the United States
Government are now hunting evidence of
food profiteerins, and these are expected
to be augmented by many more, some
volunteers.
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British Bill Hitting
Prohteers Advanced


I ,ONDON, Aug. THE Gov
ernment's bill providing prose-
cution and penalties for persons
found guilty Of proffteering
passed the first reading in the
House Of Commons to-day.
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City VIII Open stores.

The city will start its effort to reduce
prices Monday. August Is. when It be-
gins the sale Of army food here. volun-
teers are called for and should report to
the Commissioner Of Markets at his Of
nee in the Municipal Building. Stores
will be located throughout tho city and
some Of the supplies will be sold from
trucks on street corners. DR.. Royal s.
Copeland. Commissioner OF Health, is ar
ranging to have inspectors regulate the
conditions under which the food Is sold
In order to protect the public from any
evils OF exposure Of uncovered foods.
With a slight charge for overhead ex-
pense TO be added. the foods will be sold
for the following prices:
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Goods VIII be delivered to tho con-
sumner within forty-eight hours II the
purchaser does not wish to carry his
purchase with him, Commissioner of
Day said yesterday.
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Ready to Readjust Prices.

fortunately. even with our crop de-
''0rauon. America has secured a large
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g. The farm movement. this new,
crop to July rs, has already totalled
100000 bushels, and of this, at the
guarantee price, the Grain Corporation
has bought not over 5000. 900 bushels
It has no authority in law to get it ex-
Cept by purchase from growers who can
not find a better buyer. For four
months there have been buyers above
the guarantee basis.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16
'CRAWLEY GANGS
|CAPTOR FIRED"
BY GOVERNMENT

ATLANTA, Feb. 15.-In spite of the
fact that he captured single-handed
the Crawley boys, after they had-elud-
ed posse of forty soldiers from Camp
Gordon, and In spite of the further fact
that .he has captured in two years
more than 300 other deserters and
government outlaws, S. Glenn Young.
the remarkable young special agent of
the department of justice, who achiev-
ed a great reputation in this city when
he delivered the Crawleys to the Full
on county jail, has been dismissed
from the government service, accord
ing to dispatches emahating from
Asheville, N. c., which is his head
quarters and base of operations.
1t seems that Young had rounded up
eighteen deserters in the mountains
OF western North Carolina and assem-
bled them at Asheville to take to Camu
Wadsworth at Spartanburg. Instead
of waiting for official and specific in
structions from the department of JUS
tice to proceed with his prisoners to
their destination, he paid their rail-
road fare out of his own pocket, took
them to CAMP Wadsworth and deliv-
cred them to the camp commander,
then caught the next train and went
back to Asheville to take up another
pursuit. He figured that the govern
ment would in due time reimburse him
for paying the railroad fare of his pris-
oners, but instead of reimbursing him
the government has fired him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16

of them was brought inside the
hut and stacked near the stove.
Hereafter ordered the ma
chine gun officer, sleep with the
guns. Wrap them up in the same
blankets with yourselves
Meanwhile, someone filled up
hte stove to hasten the thawing
out process of the guns nearby.
the hut got so hot that an officer
turned and tossed nervously in
his sleep. Then soldier rushed
in to shout that the hut had been
set on fire from the overheated
chimney.
All turned out in the snow to
empty canteens-the only unfroz-
en- water at hand-on the roof to
extinguish the fire.
Then the officers went back into
the hut to SILVER, for in saving
the hut, the fire in the stove had
been extinguished.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16
GREAT FRENCH SACRIFICE
CALLS FOR WORLDS GRATITUDE

The French have suffered and bled
more than any other nation at war. Of
her sc million population, million
were placed in the trenches and have
poured out their blood on the altar of
Liberty. America will ever remember
this heroic sacrifice. 1t is likewise not
unmindful of the great service to the
world rendered by the French peas
ants who have given it a perfect rem
edy for stomach, liver and intestinal
disorders, which is reported to have
relieved incalculable suffering saved
thousands of lives and prevented in
Vulnerable surgical operations. Geo.
H. Mayr, prominent Chicago chemist,
imports and sells it in this country
under the name of Mayr's Wonderful
Remedy 1t is a simple, harmless
preparation that removes the catarr-
hal mucous from intestinal tract and
allays the Inflammation which causes
practically all stomach, liver and in
festival ailments, including appendi-
cftis. One dose will convince or money
refunded. adv
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16
u. S. Machine Guns Freeze
on Russian Front; .Desolation
For Foes of Bolshevik Amy

WITH AMERICAN FORCES
IN NORTHERN RUSSIA-(Cor-
respondence of The Associated
Press)-One night spent in field
headquarters Of the American
mand holding the Emsta river
front near Kadish (since abandon
ED illustrated the difficulties
which the troops faced in this
desolate region in an Arctic win
ter.
Field headquarters were in a
tiny rough hewn log cabin thatch-
ed with a roof of spruce boughs
and heated by a home made stove.
Outside, in the forest, the troops,
sheltered only by lean-to's of
boughs, shivered around camp
fires in the snow. Inside the hut
were few cots, rough table and
a field telephone.
The cold wind whistled through
the chinks in the logs, and came
up through cracks in the floor.
The officers turned i'm early.
wrapped in all the blankets and
overcoats they could get.
nnur1o n Iono tho horHo sc ~.
ice-tilled Emsta river, hundred
yards from the Bolshevist lines,
American outposts patrols stamp
ed their boots on the frozen
swamp ground in the brush, una
BILE to build fires for fear of
snipers.
''Bzz-bzz," went the geld tele-
phone in headquarters hut.
The orderly called the machine
gun officer. From the conversa-
ton, it appeared that the water
in the cooling chambers of the
"tmma-gees" (the soldiers pet
name for machine guns) in the
front line had frozen and that the
recoil would not work. Because
there was no alcohol or glycerine
handy, rum had been mixed as an
anti-freezing fluid, with the wa
ter in the cooling chambers. The
officer said he would send down
some new guns. He went out to
find that every gun in the place
was in the same fix. A long row