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Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
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 Country
Armistice Signed In GuatemaIan Diff
 culty.

Washington, April 14.-An arnis- tice between the Unionists in Guate. mala and forces of President Estrada Cabrera has been signed and the pro- posa1 made that President Cabrera leave the country, according to ad- vises today to the State Department.
 The armistice resulted from a con ference requested by both sides held at the American Legation in Guate- mala City in which the entire dip1o- matic corps participated. The sug- gestion that President Cabrera leave the country was made by the Unionisl leaders, who guaranteed safe conduct for him and his family.
 The Unionist movement was launched last week and the capital was captured after street fighting. President Cabrera held forts and heights dominating the place but did not permit his main fighting force to resist the Unionists when they entered Guatemala City.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
ASKS REMOVAL
 OF STUFF STOCK

New York, April 14-AEan A. Ryan, today followed up his resignation from the New York Stock Exchange by asking the board of governors to remove stock of the Stutz Motor Car Company from the exchange list at once. He also withdrew an applica- ton for the listing of 10000 additional shares which was filed shortly after the exchange suspended trading iR Stutz two weeks ago.
 His letter to the governors stated that his action was taken by vote of the executive committee of the Stutz directorate of which he is chairman. Referring to the suspension of trad ing in Stutz. which was ordered by the exchange when shorts efforts to cover in the stock caused the price to mount rapidly, Ryan's letter says:
 ''The effect of this was to deny our stockholders the right to trade on your floor and yet restrict them from 1 trading in any other maket. thereby 1 effectual1y depriving our entire stock issue of any market and inf1icting an incalculable injury upon our com. l pany and it's shareholders
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
THIEVES TAKE LENSES
 WORTH OVER $1,OOO

Five cameras and eight lenses, val ued in all at approximately SLIGO, were stolen from Corbitt's photograph studio in Golden Hill street, sometime last night by burglars who gained en- trance by pushing in a cellar window and forcing the inside cellar door. The theft has been reported to the police, and a rigorous investigation was start ed this morning.
 The robbery was first discovered by Miss Dorothy T. Riley, a clerk in the studio, when she entered the store this morning. Empty camera boxes lying on the counter first caused her to investigate. and she soon discover ed the loss of the lenses and cameras.
 Entrance to the building was gain ed by pushing in a cellar window in the front of the store The burglars then mounted the cellar stairs and forced the door leading to the studio. Once inside they preceded in a most systematic manner to collect lenses. These were taken from all the cam
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
PLAN COMP POSITE
 RELIEF BILL

Washington, April 14-A composite soldier relief bill granting adjusted compensation at $1 for each days ser vice to approximately 3,000,0OO for mer service men will be reported to the House within a week, Chairman Fordney of the Ways and Means Com mfttee announced today. Passage of the measure by the House is planned before May 1. Senate leaders an- nounced the bill would be approved by the Senate before the conventions in June, should it be passed by the House this month
 With the elimination of all com missioned officers, along with those who served less than sixty days or who were employed in ship yards or received from their employers the diff ference between their civilian incomes and army pay, the number of those eligible has been narrowed to ap- proximately 3,000,o0O. Experts have informed the committee that the average service is ten months, mak- ing the average payment $500 to each man. Those who were commissioned after serving as enlisted men would be paid on a basis of time served in the ranks.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
OVERALL CLUBS
 ARE SPREADING

Greenv111e, S. C., April 14-Many Greenville business and professional men today appeared in overa1s as a protest against the high price of clothing. An overall club of 200 members was organized at Hickens, a small town near here.
 Columbia, s. C.. April 14-Every member of the student body at the University of South Carolina has agreed to wear overaTls until '-such time as the prices of clotbSng reach a reasonable fgure.- The gIee cfuh will discard the conventional evening dress in favor of denim on its concert tour.
 Richmond, Va, April 14-Ffteen hundred men have Joined the ''oad clothes and overall ciub,'' organized by the renters and consumers pro- tective association, organized to com bat the high cost of living.
 Atlanta, Ga, April 14-Chairman John A. Manget of the Georgia Fair Price Commission today called on citizens of Atlanta to organize an overalls club as a protest against clothing prices. He announced he had placed an order for 5000 pairs of overalls to be furnished members al wholesale prices.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
Food Distribution
 Cost Far Too High

not fall within this organized group and are much slower to respond to the pressure of a high cost of liv- ing. Moreover these incomes are for the same reason usually less in amount. It follows that for very large numbers of people receiving re- latively small incomes, a weeks wags in 1918 was purchasing much less than TT per cent of the food it bought in 1913.
 Food absorbs 3S.2 per cent of the average American households in- come. It therefore constitutes no in considerable part of the wage and salary cost in all production. Of two communities whose products enter the same markets otherwise equally that one which supplies it's working people with food at a lower compar. atively cost either will pay it's work ing people a higher real wage or vii have a marked advantage in under. selling the other through lower pro- duction costs. Both results may ir some measure follow.
 "A wise governmental policy toward the food industries may lower pro. duction and distribution costs to gether with the final sales price l without proportionally increasing gov 1 ernmental costs, thus reducing thu national cost of food.'
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16

Washington, April 14.---Declaring that the costs of food distribution are too great the Federal Trade Commis- sion today recommended improved marketing facilities and processes at the great consuming centers as a long step toward lowering the high cost of living.
 The movement of food should be made most direct from field to fac tory, the commission declared in a report on wholesale marketing of food, one of the series in the food price investigation ordered by the president.
 Illumination of unnecessary costs and losses in food distribution, the re- port added, would not only ''act as a counter agent in checking disparity in food prices and money incomes but would strengthen the nations po- sition in it's competition for world trade"
 The report asserts that the rapid rise in food prices in recent years is not significant as "that the money incomes of large numbers have fallen far short of a proportional increase.
 "The weekly wage of union organ ized labor in 1918 bought but 77 pe1 cent (according to the department o1 Iabor) as much food as in 1913. The larger number of service incomes dc
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16

from Westchester where it arrived to- day.
 There was no noticeable scarcity of foodstuffs when the markets opened today. Department of Justice agents mingled with the marketers on the lookout for profiteers.
 The New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad issued a statement today that it was "holding its own, with reduced passenger service" The statement said all commuters were be- ing accommodated and freight service has not failed to bring in milk trains.
 The railway service at the post office here today reported it was handling a volume of mail greater than at any Christmas time in the history of the department. A tre- mendous quantity of express and small freight matter has been turned over to the railway service from the American Railway Express and the roads.
 Chicago, April 14-ImproEement of freight traffic conditions in the Cen traI West continued today with insur- gent railroad men returning to work at several points but the industrial situation in Ohio and Michigan reached a crisis as a result of stop page of fuel supplies, and in the far | West where a dozen passenger trains were reported stalled in southern Cal | tfornia, the situation became increas- i ingly serious.
 Railroads in the Chicago area con- | centrated every effort on moving | freight and officials said that 50 per l cent. of the switch engines in the dis
 trict were operating. The roads an- nounced a. further influx of ''loyaI' switchmen from other cities. l Major General Leonard Wood was 1 hastening to Chicago from Boston
 where he closed his political speaking
 tour last night to resume command l of the Central Department of the
 army because of the strike situation.
 Pittsburgh, Pa, April 14-Passen- | ger service on the Penna and the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie railroads, | hampered yesterday by strikes of
 trainmen employed to operate such l trains, was brought nearer to a nor l nal basis early today when some of the strikers returned to work The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie men voted last night to end their strike and of- | fcials of the road said they expected passenger trains would go out OK 1 schedule today.
 Philadelphia, April 14-Officials of
 the Pennsylvania railroad early today reported an improvement in the strike situation in the Philadelphia 1 district. Nineteen more passenger
 and express goods trains were oper.
 ated during the last 24 hours than
 were run the previous day and it was
 announced that the company expected ! to move some freight today
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
EIOwat To Be T ried
 For Inciting Strike

Topeka, Kas, April 14-Under definite program of procedure against leaders of Kansas Mine Workers whd have opposed operation of the Kan sas court of industrial relations al made public today by Governor Hen- ry J. Allen, criminal proceedings will be initiated against Alexander Ho- wat, president of the Kansas Miners and his subordinates.
 Howat will be charged with violat- ing criminal sections of the industrial court act by urging miners in a speech at Girard to stay out on strike in defiance of the court. Howat spoke from the county jail where he was sentenced to remain until ready to answer questions by the members of the industrial court.
 In connection with that speech custer proceedings against G. Clint Webb, sheriff of Crawford county were on call today in state supreme court. Webb was charged with "willfuI misconduct, mafeasance ano nonfeasance in office" in that he sanctioned the appearance of Ho. wat before a body of miners who had marched to the jail.
 Criminal charges to be placed against Howat's assistants accordin: to the governors announced plan, in el41ded opposition to operation of tn, industrial court law.
 E Governor Aliens plan also includ ed an attempt to have abolished b, court action collection of unnecessar fees and dues by the Ncheck oT' sys tenn.
 Thirteen miners and one union of
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
TO TRY BIC
 LIBEL SUIT

The $1O,00O libel suit brought by Agnes Boucher of this city against the estate of Frederick R. Swift which controls the Sunday Herald, is scheduled to be tried before Judge Curtis in the superior court tomorrow. Attorney Daniel E. Brennan, counsel for the plaintiff, was instructed by the court to have his witnesses on hand tomorrow.
 It is claimed by Agnes Boucher that the Sunday Herald printed a lengthy article in which it was stated thai she had been guilty of stealing a. large quantity of goods from a local de- partment store. The goods mentioned were waists, skirts and other articles of women's wear. The publication of the alleged libel caused her great hu- initiation and injured her reputation Agnes Boucher says.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16

eras in sight, and the burglars even went so far as to search out two lenses which were packed away under shelves. The five cameras were taken from a show case in front of the store. Two of the cameras were large Anscos, valued at $30 each, two more were valued at $25 each and the third was a small vest pocket affair worth $S. In their hurry to get away the burglars overlooked one small camera valued at $35. The stolen lenses were worth S1.000.
 Corbitt's studio was entered twice by boys, while located in Main street, but last night was the first time that it has been burglarized since it was established in Golden Hill street two years ago. No burglar insurance was carried. The loss of the lenses will be felt more keenly by the photo- grapher inasmueh as no orders for the glasses can be filled for a year at least.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
EFFORT TO GUT
 COST OF LIVING

In order to do it's bit to reduce the high cost of living and to cut out the middlemen's charges the post office departm ent has furnish ed Postmaster Charles F. Greene with a number of cards which he is to distribute and on which any one desiring to obtain supplies through the parcel post sys- tenn can notify the postmaster and he will forward the request to Wash ington and the signer of the card will receive from Washington list of the farmers and other producers who can furnish the supplies.
 By this method the Department be lieveS considerable money will be saved by those who get in touch with the original producers.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
BOATS BRING LARGE CARGO OF FO0DSTUFF
 SITUATION BRIGHTER
MAILS ON TIME-WINSTED EXPRESS DE LATED BY ENGINE DERAILMENT- RAILROAD WORKERS LOYAL TO
 LINES IN THIS SECTION

The New York boat brought in large assorted cargo of foods and merchandise last night and large amount of food supplies being brought in the Boston and Albany route and the Canadian lines
 While no merchandise can be placed on the boat at the New York docks account of the strike of the freight handlers the Manhattan side the shippers sending their goods to the Brooklyn side and it is taken lighters to the Naugatuck and put board by the crews of the lighters
 It is expected that sufficient supply of meats and western supplies will arrive through the Canadian and Boston Albany lines to suffice until normal conditions have returned.
 The mails arriving time and the passenger ser vice is very good the trains that still running
 The Winsted express delayed for an hour and twenty minutes this morning account of the deraent of the engine. No damage done.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
CABINET DECIDES AS
 TO ACTION ON STRIKE
1Oday's Happenings
 h Railroad Strike

Some of the important YorFreight passenger
  of Volunteer
 PennsyIvania-2OO,O0O of in
  pas senger badly passenger crippled Western states-GraduaI ported work n a
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16

While these efforts were being made to induce the strikers to return, railroads in all sections of the coun- try were seeking to meet conditions re- sulting from the walkout. Morning reports indicated that while in the West the peak had been met and passed, in the Middle West and New York district roads had difficulty in more than holding their own.
 Strikers were said to be returning at several points in the Central West and improvement was indicated in general traffic conditions there but in 1 Ohio and Michigan a crisis was re- ported as a stoppage fuel supplies made itself felt on industry. Spor- adic walkouts also were reported in that section. New York strove va liantly to run it's food and fuel SUD- plies through the blockade and to get it's committing into the city. Roads l reported some improvement in sub. urban service where more than a score of trains were operated by vol unteer crews, but there was no in1i- cation yet of any decided break in the ] strike.
 New York, April 14-C1vdlian vol unteers to break the strike of rebel hous railroad workers here were drill | ing in New York and New Jersey ter
 minals today and railroad officials an | nounced services of several hundred men probably would be utilized to op- crate suburban trains.
 1 The first volunteer trains for com nluters on the Brie railroad were greeted at stations by crowds waving flags and cheering. On one of these trains Mayor A. F. Wood of West wood IN. J., was firing the engine and the crew consisted of wealthy resi- dents of the New Jersey town.
 'The millionaire special from Up, per AEontcIair rolled into the Erie ter
 minal after a 45 minute run. Tht firenen were Richard Sa,nderson, New 1 York manager of the Baldwin Loco
 motive Works, and J. R. Quinn, tht New England represen tatIve of tha.
 company. Another Erie crew inclId
 ed Captain Charles Nett, of J. P. Mpr
 gan and Company, and Joseph An drews, Jr., son of the vice presiden
 of the Bank of New York.
 Mayor Charles H. Martens of Eas Orange, N. J., and Frank L. Kramer for r years national bicycle cham tpion, fired a train from South Orang
 to Hoboken All the trains wer, greeted with shouts of approval a every station.
 Freight service still was virtualt para1yzed but the Penna announces 1 sixty cars of foodstuffs from ChicaS probably would reach the roads Ney 1 Jersey terminal tonight. It wa planned to bring the cars up the har i bor on barges. It was announced tha i 53 carloads of dressed beef from Buf
 falo would be transported on truck
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
STOCK DIVIDEND
 OF 75 PER GENT.

New York, April 14-Directors of the American Tobacco Company to- day announced a common stock divi- dend of 75 per cent. payable to hold CTS of Class B common stock of record July IS.
 A special meeting of stockhold was called for May to approve the action.
 The F. W. woo1worth Company an- nounced stockholders would be asked at the annual meeting May 19 to in crease the common stock from s5O,- coo, 900 to S100, 100000 and to declare stock dividend of 30 per cent. at that time.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
SCARED
 BY NEIGHBOR

Automobile thieves who tried te steal a machine owned by Frank Britt, of. 1,149 Noble avenue, early this morning, were frightened away by D. B. Merritt, a next-door neigh bor, just as they had rolled the car from it's garage. Merritt heard the lock on the garage door snap, wher the thieves pried it off, and he reached a window just as two men rolled the automobile from the gar age. He shouted Justify and the thieves made off into the darkness. The matter has been reported to the police.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
POPULATION STATISTICS.

Washington, April 14-Population figures announced today by the Census Bureau included:
 Washington, Ind. S.705. increase of S51 or 10.9 per cent.
 Ionia, Mich, 6,935. increase 1905 or 37.9 per cent.
 Port Arthur, Tex, 22.251 increase 14,5SS or 1904 per cent.
 Douglas, Ariz., 9,916. increase 3,479 or $40 per cent.
 Plymouth, Mass, 12032. increase 891 or 7.3 per cent.
 winston-salem. N. C.. 4s.ss5. in- crease 25, 1895 or 113.2 per cent.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16

Boston, April 14.-New England was confronted today with almost complete isolation so far as rail trans portation of food, coal and raw ma terials was concerned. The situation caused by stringent freight embar- goes on through lines of railroads due to the strike of railroad workers out side the district hourly was becom- ing more serious.
 The movement of freight had de- creased until essential commodities are merely trickling through the western gateways. Railroad officials predicted that unless relief was forthcoming within 4S hours further drastic cuts would be made in all branches of traffic because of lack of coal.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16

Statement of the ownership, manage
 ment, circulation, etc, required by the
 of The Republican Farmer, publish ed Daily at ,od8 Bridgeport, Conn1ecticut for
 A6ntv Apr of 1920 State Before f So
 tary Public in and for the State and
 County aforesaid, personally appeared
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 according to law, deposeS and says that
 he is the Business Manager of The
 Republican Farmer, and that the
 following is, to the best of his knowl-
 edge and belief. a true statement of the
 ownership, management (and if a daily
 paper, the circulation), etc, of the afore-
 said publication for the date shown in
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 of August A, 1912, embodied in Section
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 1. That the names and addresses of the
 publisher editor, managing editor, and
 Farmer Publishing CO, Bridgeport,
 Conn: Editor, F. Tucker, Bridgeport,
 Conn; Managing Editor, F. Tucker,
 Bridgeport, Conn; Business Manager, F.
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 owners are: Give names and addresses
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 addresses of stockholders owning or
 holding 1 per cent. or more of the total
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 ing or holding l per cent. or more of
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Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
LIQUOR AGENTS
 INSPECT STOCKS

The activity of the prohibition agents in the South End yesterday af. ternoon caused many rumors that they had made several arrests for violation of the prohibition amend ment, but no arrests have been made as yet
 Several saloons were visited by men who claimed to be revenue officers who after examining the stock op hand, left without confscating any O. the liquids or making any arrests.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
GOVT DECIDES TO
 CHANGE TREATMENT

nouncemert in replying to a question by T. P. O'Connor, the Irish National iSt leader.
 The statement of MT. Bonar Law is taken to mean that the government has reconsidered it's attitude as to let the prisoners commit suicide by hun ger striking if they desired to do so. It is assumed that the new ruling will affect most. if not all of the hunger strikers in the Mount Joy prison.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16

London, April 14-Andrew Bonar Law, the government spokesman, said in the House of Commons today that the Irish government had decided to treat those prisoners in Mount Joy prison who were arrested on suspicion by competent militay authority diff ferently from other classes of pris- oners and they would receive amelior- ative treatment.
 MT Bonar Law made this an