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The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17
GERMAN Jap PACT ALLEGED
Claimed Germany, Russia and Japan
Signed Alliance in 1918.

New York.-The Far Eastern Bureau
has made public what is alleged to be
the complete text of the rumored Ger.
man-Japanese alliance, said to have
been signed in October, 1918, while
the two countries were still at war.
DIR. jeremiah jerks, former Amer
ican advisor to the Chinese govern.
ment, in Pekin, is head of the Far
Eastern Bureau, which has for its OBJ
ject the presentation of China's prob
lens to the American public.
The alleged treaty makes remark
able disclosures, which IL true, show
that Japan promised, among other
things, to protect Germany's interests
at the Peace Conference and to con-
clude secret military alliance against
aggressive intentions Of America and
England"
In making public the text of the
alleged treaty, the bureau says that
"the text was obtained by a repre-
sentative OF the Soviet republic In
Berlin from the Bolshevik archives at
Perm, Siberia, following the capture
of that place by anti-Bolshevik forces,
Feb. 2, 1919"
The bureau says knowledge of the
alleged transaction came from the
Chinese government, which cabled its
contents to the Peace Conference.
State department officials profess
ignorance Of the existence of any such
secret pact.
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17
CONTROL
U. FOOD SUPPLY
REPORT OF TRADE COMMISSION
REVEALS DOMINATION OF
MEAT BARoNs.
FIVE BIG COMPANIES IN RING
Bid Fair to Gain Complete Control
Of Worlds Markets-Intereste
In 762 Firms In America.

Washington-An approaching pack
er domination Of all important foods
in the United States and an interna-
tional control OF meat products with
foreign companies seems a certainty,
unless fundamental action is taken to
prevent 1t, the Federal Trade Commits
sion says In Part 1 of its report to
President Wilson on the extent and
growth Of power of the five packers
in meat and other industries"
"A fair consideration of the course
the five packers have followed and
the position they have already reach
ed" said the report, must lead to the
conclusion that they threaten the free
dom of the market of the country's
food industries and of the by-product
industries linked Herewith.
"The meat packer control of other
foods will not require long in de-
veloping."
Declaring "the history of the pack
ers' growth is interviewer with illegal
combinations, rebates, and with undis-
closed control of corporations" the
report urged the Importance of full
publicity Of corporate ownership for
all industries.
"As to devices for securing control,
there does not exist adequate law"
the report said "In it's absence unfair
competition may run its course to the
goal OF monopoly and accomplish the
ruin OF competitors without the secret
ownership being suspected and conse-
quently without complaint to the COM
mission or investigation Of facts. The
competitor Is in jeopardy so long as
he has not the knowledge of true own
ership, and the public is entitled to
such knowledge"
The Big Five packers-Swift & Com
pany, Morris & Company and the
Cudahy Comparatively or separ-
ately WELD controlling interest in 574
companies, minority interest in 95
others and undetermined interest in
93-a total of 1852 companies.
They produce or deal in some IT'S
commodities, largely food products.
The report gives this picture of
growing packer invasion into related
and unrelated industries:
They dominate animal food distribu-
ton; are factors In cattle loan COM
panies; are interested in banks, and
manufacturing companies that supply
all materials needed in the packing
and subsidiary industries; control
nearly all refrigeratr cars; are big
factors in distribution of fruits and
vegetables. In short they practically
control nearly everything, according to
the report.
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17

Washington-Presid Wilson has
accepted the resignation of Edward N.
Hurley as chairman of the shipping
board. effective August 1.
mo one ever served his country's
interests more devotedly than you
did" the president said, in accepting
the resignation. land personally | am
deeply grateful to you"
1t is understood Mr.. Hurley will
be succeeded by John Barton Payne,
OF Chicago, general counsel of the
railroad administration.
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17
GERMANS RATIFY
TREATY OF PEACE
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS
RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT
ALLIED TERMS.
OPENS WAY FOR BLOCKADE END
When Three Of Chief Allied Powers
RatIfy Pact, Door For Trade
Relations ls Opened.

Weimar-The resolution ratifying
the peace treaty was adopted by the
German national assembly July 9, EOS
to lis. Ninety-nine deputies did not
vote.
The resolution reads: THE Peace
Treaty, signed on June 2S, 1919, as
well as the protocol annexed and spe-
cial agreements on military occupa-
ton of the Rhineland, are hereby rati-
fed. This law becomes effective from
the date of its PRONUNCIATION"
DR.. Hermann Mueller, foreign min
lister, in introducing the government
bills, explained that the Fastening OF
the ratification order would bring
about the lifting of the blockade.
I'VE are about to enter upon a 40
years march through a desert" he
said. Il can find no other term for
the path of suffering which fulfllment
of the treaty prescribes for u.s.
The initial step toward raising the
great war indemnity imposed on Ger
many by the Allies, was taken when
DR.. Matthias Erzberger, vice-chan'
cellor and minister of finance. intro
duced 10 revenue bills, designed to in.
crease the income of the republic by
900 per cent.
The most revolutionary step in the
program announced by DR.. Erzbergcr
was the fat statement that ut is nee
essary for the propertied classes to
surrender their superfuous riches. u
A bill for the appropriation of large
fortunes by the government was de-
siRned IN carry out this program
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17
pons aeobv suit to study Conditions.

Dons "oobv Suit to Study Conditions.
New York Lieut. Commander
Thomas Mott Osborne, commanding
the Naval Prison at Portsmouth, NJ.
H., has doffed his officers uniform to
serve as an ordinary sailor on bat
tleship for 30 days. to get first hand
information on the enlisted mans
viewpoint. He applied for permission
tc make the experiment after learning
OF the request of an enlisted man that
he be sent to the Portsmouth Prison
because he would be better treated
there than on shipboard"
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17

inces. and Roumania was practically
crippled by Bella Kun's refusal to per-
init communication through Budapest.
whence all the railway lines radiate.
Under Clemenceau's urging. the
council requested its military advisers
TO investigate Bella Kun's military
strength and the number Of allied
troops which could be thrown against
him.
There are small French forces near
Vienna, and Serbian and Roumanian
forces 20 the southwark. II is under
stood the allied military intelligence
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17

bureau reports that Bella Kun's
strength is spreading.
Bella Kun has artillery available. but
no means of communication. II is as
serted that he has been maintaining
himself largely with allied supplies
stolen from Hoover's relief trains
which he seized.
Italian cavalry might be rushed
against Bella Kun by rail, but It is I'M
derstood the Italians would expect
compensation for interfering with Bella
Kun. which America would not agree
to-
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17
Soldier Sues U. s. For Wounds.

Sioux City, Ia.-Leo l.. Convey, OF
Chovokee, Iowa, who was seriously
wounded at Chateau Thierry, filed suit
in the federal court here against the
United States government for 1922
95O40 for damages alleged to have
been guaranteed him under the war
risk insurance act at the time of his
enlistment if he was totally disabled.
The case is said to be the first ever
filed against the United States by an
individual.
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17
Food Prices Due to Advance
rs to 80 Per Cent, Say Dealers.

Detroit.-Detroit restaurant and
hotel buyers confirm the reports
from Chicago that an increase OF
from % to 80 per cent in the prices
of canned goods and other staple
food articles may be expected soon.
The opinion is general that the
peak of the price advance has by
no means been reached and that
there is no way of putting any
check upon the process of advance.
AS several Of them put it. the sky
Is apparently the only limit.
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17
Neck Broken, Asks $500 Damages.

Midvale, N. J.-Alive with broken
neck but made helpless by his injury,
Frank Redner Of Midvale. N. J., has
made application to the Workingmen's
Compensation Bureau of New Jersey
for 5000 compensation from the E. l.
Du Pont de Nemours Powder Com
pany of Haskell, N. j. Redner is said
to be the seventh man known to
medical science to have survived af-
ter sustaining a broken neck.
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17
Record Harvest This Year Forecast.

Washington.-Bou farm crops
this year are indicated In the depart
ment OF agriculture's July forecasts.
Winter wheat and rye, now being
harvested, show the largest production
ever attained. The production of
spring wheat. corn, oats, barley, white
rotatoes and hay is expected TO be
larger than the average for the FIVE
years. 1917. Value of the wheat.
corn and oats crops combined amounts
to $s.s4o, 622 600 based on July ] farm
prices.
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17
Wants s,o,OOO.oOO For False Arrest.

Birmingham, Ala.-Charging uEiaw-
full arrest, w. A. benson, of Birming-
lam. in the circuit court of Jefferson
county. has fled suit for $10,OO0,oo0
damages against a number OF large
firms and prominent individuals. Den
son alleges that the defendants caused
him to be arrested on a charge Of vio-
lating the espionage act. According
to Denson's bill of complaint the
charge has been judicially Investigate
ed and he has been discharged. The
outcome is being closely watched.
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17
Walters In Rome Refuse rios.

Rome.-Rome walters refuse to ac-
cept tips from patrons. Tips are
vigorously suppressed and nothing can
induce the walters to violate the prac-
tice. Their insistence on keeping to
the regulations. however, is not mott
waited by any altruistic tendencies, for
one of the Rome walters IA points"
is that 20 per cent must be added 70
the total of the bill for service.
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17
eIooded Bull Sells for 100000.

Belvidere, N. liking Pontiac. a
famous blooded Holstein bull, has
been sold by Mrs. Helen Massenat of
the Request Stock Farm here to e.
B. Hager, Of Algonquin, ILL.,, for $780,
900. Insurance of $4,000 is carried on
King Pontiac. He is 8 years old and
weighs about 2,100 pounds.
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17
chsses Burglars, Hit BY Lightning.

Bowling Green, Ky. = James
Lotheridge was instantly killed by
lightning recently while pursuing
burglars. Lotheridge with two friends
was after men who, they believed.
broke into Lotheridge's grocery and
took $S5 in money and merchandise.
The men had reached the vicinity of
Mt Olivet, when the bolt struck
Lotheridge, burning a hole in his
head and charring his body.
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17
R.s4 Had astowawayv on eoard.

Mineola, L. Ito William Bal
lantnye % years old, belongs the dis
tinction of being the first air stow
away to cross the Atlantic. Ballantyne
originally was a member OF the R-34's
crew, but just before the dirigible left
East Fortune. Scotland, he was told
there was no room for him. because Il
the addition of passengers. Then he
hid himself aboard. Six hours out. he
revealed himself to Major Scott, the
commander. Ballantyne may be
court martialed."
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17
BIG Cotton STRIKE in Britain Ended.

London.-The Manchester cotton
strike, which has tied up the industry
throughout Lancashire for almost
three weeks, has been settled, after
a long conference The operatives
have resumed work on the basis OF a
4S.hour week and an advance In
weekly wages amounting to 30 per
cent
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17
UNUSUAL HAPPENINGS
AND OTHER BRIEF NEWS
Survives is U-eoat Attacks.

New York-The coast guard cutter
Seneca, survivor of Is attacks of Ger
man submarines. has arrived from
two years war service. The Seneca
rescued more than 500 persons from
torpedoed ships.
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17
Canada SEXES Wheat in Elevators.

Toronto, Ont.-ATl the wheat in Can
adian elevators has been commendeer-
ed under orders OF the board Of grain
supervisors, and no shipments can be
made at the present time without a
permit from the board. Within the
next two months 3,500,O00 bushels Of
wheat has to be supplied to the Greek
government, and this is the method
being employed to see that the order
is filled, and as equitably as possible,
from the different elevators where 1t
Is being held.
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17
TALK OF MOVE IN HUNGARY
Allies Aroused Over Action OF Bella
Kun in Stopping the Forwarding
Of Supplies.

Paris. - Premier Clemenceau ap-
peared suddenly at the session Of the
supreme council, whereupon the
French minister OF foreign affairs, NJ.
Pichon, withdrew.
Mr.. Hoover repeated his statement
that the revictuaIling of Poland,
Czecho- Slovakia, the Russian prov
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17
Awarded $50. 900 for Fall.

New York-A verdict of $4,000
damages against the Florida East
Coast Hotel company was awarded to
Miss Elizabeth Hoffman in supreme
court here for injuries she suffered
when she fell down an elevator shaft
at the Hotel Breakers, Palm Beach,
Fla.
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17

New York-A record for a trans
Atlantic round trip of IL days, one
hour and IS minutes was established
by the steamship Great Northern,
which arrived here from Brest. The
vessel also held the former record of
13 days and 43 minutes.
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17
Mason Farmers Fight Phone Raise.

Ludington, Mich.--Mason County
farmers, indignant at a raise in tel9.
phone rates and refusal of free con-
nections beyond their own exchanges,
have retaliated by agreeing to discon-
tinue the use OF the telephone. In
struments in whole sections have been
ordered out and in some places lines
have been cut The Mason County
Farm Bureau plans concerted action
in an attempt to get the Michigan
state Telephone Company to rescind
action in raising rates.
The Yale expositor., 1919-07-17
Five Children Die When Home Burns.

Maysville, Ky.-Four children Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Stamm, and a
child they had adopted, were burned to
death, and Mr.. and Mrs. Stamm in
jured seriously, when fire destroyed
their home near Petersville, Lewis
county.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-06
SOUTHERN RETAILERS MEET
IN RICHMOND ON AUGUST IL
-Aascmbly Members Are Invited +, A.,
tend Sessions at High school
Auditorium

Of Virginia, converting in special s sesy
son August IS, will be welcomed a,
NE sessions of the Southern Retail
Merchants' Conference August - IL
ana IL, in the auditorium of John
Marshall High School when practical
merGhaniii lie men from all over the
Houih VII! relate their experiences in
applying modern business methods 70
with membership of over I Goo
INC Southern Retail Merchants Con,
;tFcnce VIII bring TO Richmond August
several hundred retail men whose
addresses before the conference will b.
OF the most helpful character.
service and cfliciency"-better ser
Tice and greater efficiency along all
thes--wiil be the keynote OF the con
ference, and the tremendous value Of
The retail trade ."
GOODS Company. is cha irman OF the
program committee, and Alvin NJ
smith, Of the Smith Courtney 90 -.
chairman of the entertainment com
m!ttce. I'm
For the al fresco entertainment, a.,
nTHah iark, with which the conference
VIII end beginning at $40 o'clock on
me afternoon OF August a. Mr.. Smith
mas secured a brass band OF twenty
nNt pieces and A chorus OF twenty-five
s"lcrs TO aid in making the evening
a local black-tace comedian. Mr..
Tucker. OF the Miles Shoe Companv
VIII do some amusing stunts and an
original poem will be read by the
composer, e. T. Meacham. OF the Ri>he
mona pFy Goods Company
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-06
SHORTEN ROAD BETWEEN
PRODUCER AND CONSUMER
Assistant Commissioner of Agricul.
turc Owen Points Way to Fight
Old ii. c. l..
FARMER is NOT TO BLAME
Is So Burdcned by Excessive Prices
OF Things He Must Buy His Own
Increased Income Docs Him Little
Good.

Shortening of the road between the
producer and the consumer is a
method. suggested by John j. Owen
assistant commissioner of agriculture
of Virginia. for dealing body blow
TO the high cost of living.
Mr.. Owen absolves the farmer from
blame for the eXorbitant food prices
existing in this State. The producers.
he declared yesterday. are not getting
any more for their products than is
absolutely necessary 10 secure a mar
gin of profit.
Everything that goes into the pro-
value" he said The farmer pays
more for his labor. his agricultural
equipment and his fertilizer than he
ever has Besides. he shares with his
city brother the burden Of high prices
for clothes and other necessities of
life which he himself does not pro-
duce."
MIR. owen believes the problems of
largely city one. The Department OF
Agriculture. he says. can do nothing.
1t believes the farmer is not the
profteer Reduce the price of mcr-
investigate the road food travels after
1t leaves his hands, and. in Mr.. Owens
estimation. the solution Of the problem
is near.
1t is Mr. Ovens belief that wheat.
were its price not largely a matter OF
government control. would go TO So a
hushel in Virginia. Corn is selling for
S2.2J. 1t is estimated that q bad sea
son has cut the Virginia wheat crop
in half and that corn is damaged TO
fereed heavily during the recent rainy
spell.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-06
sHEWMAKE RESIGNS JOB
WITH CORPORATION BODY
Attorney Will Resume Practice Of
Law in Surry County About
September I.
is COUNSEL TO COMMISSION
Formerly Held This Position With
State Tax Board and Is Con-
sidcrcd Expert In Matters Incideut
to Levy System.

oscar L. Shcwmake. counsel to the
State Corporation Commission. has
rendered his resignation to that body.
with view to resuminG his private
practice when his connection with the
commission has been terminated.
The exact date OF Mr.. Shewmake's
retirement has not been determined,
and the commission has taken no ac-
ton in the matter of his resignation
He probably wilt return to private life
about September l.
MIR Shewmake's official connection
with the State government began when
he was selected to succeed Colonel
Christopher b. Garnett as counsel TO
the state Tax Board. During his con-
nectlon with this board no handled
many of the most important Of the
states tax cases incident to the ad-
jus;ment of the partial segregation
system OF taxation instituted AT the
special leg islaive session Of 1915
He is regarded as one OF the States
experts in matters of taxation. He
will resume the practice OF law in
Sulry County,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-06
RedHeaded Knight
Cim bs to Rescue
At Behest Of Shoeless
Heroine SdUes kitte,
From Per1lous Heights.

Chiral-y. as il was OF old Is not en-
ti7ciy dead as this story OF cat. a
Kitten. a very little girl. two hound
dogs and a red headed boy attempts
TO prove. Herein the hero surmounts
the obstacle. which is a telephone pole,
makes rescue. with the help of the
heroine: is wounded severely in the
rear, which is repaired tbu; not in this
story and receives no reward. which
The other morning at Tenth and Clay
Streets. big tabby cat. carrying Il
kiiten which apparently did not have
It's eyes open Vet. started to cross the
street. Coming down Clay Street and
on; of her vision came red headed
hoy, followed by two hound dogs. When
IN" trio reached the corner and spied
the ;abhy. the temptation was too great
ana "hcn the dust cleared away, the
ca; was safe half way up a telephone
roic. hanging onto the Kitten for dear
pole.
Enter the heroine. dressed in cinE-
n a.n' rock. no shoes or stockings ana
the fiery. headed son of Ireland repented
undcr the Guiicful remarks OF the
stockingless one.
- save the kitten which appeared in
imminent danger of being dropped 10
the pavement below was a bathing
,1,,r, At las, an agreement was
shinned up the pole to the first spike.
set for the use of linemen But com
piications. ensued. AS the younsster
cIimbed higher SO did the tabby.
At last on the topmost cross niece
me mother stood with her back arched
holding her offspring by the back Of
Inc neck perilously over the brink of
me ABYSS with the boy just below
tahe the kitten from the jaws Of the
eai. but it was accomplished without
gnyn t.o But how to get the kitten
first part, of the journey was safely
negotiated and the kitten and envoy
arrived half way down he pole. when
Jh. iero's panialoons became entanEled
with a nail and ripped Then the trou
bic began.
10 eXtricate himself without leaving
me major portion of his trousers hang
,ys Non on inc pole appeared impossible
which neither the hard-put hero or the
slr! on the ground would consent TO.
30 IL was agreed that Miss Barefoot
hoId the e' K,ps up - me frs. spike and
out ms relations with the spike
but enter the villainess in the shape
od - Inc ltLe girls mother. PARENTAL
management and a strange kitten,
Necessity IS the mother OF invention.
90 me boy solved the problem by COPY
between his teeth for a moment While
ne ,nWound his rent trousers from the
nal! and descended to the ground.
inc curtain went down on the
Sa peFched high on the cross bar the
Kitten lay by the foot OF the mole nm
harmed and he OF the auburn locks
" %"s Sr G;lSaippeating in the distance tight.
TWO hound dogs ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-06
ICE FUND RESPONSES
FILL NEEDS OF SITUATION
Additional Funds Amounting to $40
Received by 'rimcs-DiSpatch-I.i
liputian Wedding Raises so.

Forty-siN dollars additional has been
received for the Times Dispatch Ice
Fund. which was formally closed on
July ~. These are the final contri-
buttons to he received for the fund.
as the needs of the bcnedc;ayics have
been filed.
Twenty dollars was raised by Lii
liputian wedding given al 1911 Han
over Avenue. The participants were
Hardwicke. groom; Ann vandcrslice.
preacher; Alice Tyler. brides father:
Mary StearnS. best man: bulie Shore
and Dorothy Henderson. bridesmaids:
Stanley Tyler. flower girl, and Carrie
Neal Augustine. ring bearer. The final
contributions include:
Children OF 2ioo Block Grove
Avenue ...............S 100
Friend ..... ............. 800
Lill!putian Wedding ... 1000
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-06
FIRST MUNICIPAL SHOWER
BATHS PROVE SUCCESS
NcnrIy Hundred Children Enjoy Spray
From Hose Manipulated by
FirCmcn.

Great success was attributed to the
first municipal shower baths yester-
day. when nearly hundred Riddles"
romped under the spray from the hose
manipulated by hremcn, at Eighteenth
and Grace Streets for nearly an hour
The shower given the Youngsters
brought the project of establishing
free shower baths over the city OUT
OF the experimental stage. and tn.
children who participated in the riot
OF fun were 10th TO leave when the
water was turned off.
Director of Public Safety Myers
Chief Joynes. of the Fire Department.
anr Chief sherry. of the Police De-
partment. we're present, and saw with
what enjoyment the children took TO
the idea of romping in the water
Chief Joynes is preparing plans tor
shower baths made of two sets OF legs
with large iron pipe to be placed
across the top. The pipe Will be con-
nected by hose TO a hydrant and will
be perforated so as TO act as a spray.
II is planned 10 turn on the water
and run these showers for two hours
day for the benefit OF the children
II has not been decided where the
baths will be established. but when
the Director OF Public Safety has an
nounced what streets will be closed
in lieu of Fairgrounds at certain hours
every day. II is thought the baths will
be established on such streets.