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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
Many Questions

Both suspicious raise questions
and both viii have to be answered.
Now let US consider what and how
the men representing farming agree
to pay for the properties.
The news, as It went out first.
seemed to indicate price Of the prop
critics would be $26,0 900. 900, and that
when the farmers had paid that they
would have the properties and no
money with which to do business.
This is not true.
The authorized capital stock Of
the grain Marketing Company is
$26, 900 600. II will issue three kinds
Of stock. One million shares VIII
be issued at 81 a share. This VIII be
common stock and must be sold 10
farmers or farm organizations. only
holders Of this common stock will
be members and. IL their bylaws and
articles Of Incorporation can be
carried out under the Illinois law,
only holders OF the common stock
can vote and voting Will be one vote
to a member. no matter how much
stock he holds.
Properties taken over by the Grain
Marketing Company Will be repre-
scented by what IS known as Glass 3
preferred stock, which Will be en-
titlde to S per cent dividends per
annum, and this liability to pay
dividends will be cumulative.
The Grain Marketing Company
pays the old companies no cash. It
issues class 3 preferred cumulative
stock for the properties. Moreover.
the Grain Marketing Company has
already issued $4,000 shares Of this
class p preferred stock for which
the old grain companies have ad-
vanced the new company $4,000. 900
to do business with. This $4,000. 600
must be repaid within q year. II
not the old companies may take
back their leased properties and IL
quldate the Grain Marketing Com
pany. But they may allow the
Grain Marketing Company to go
on doing business. carrying all or
a part Of the 81, 600. 600 debt along.
Instead OF a price Of S26, 600, 900
for the elevators and other prop.
critics, the former owners value
them in their contract at $16.40S.-
600. This Is not the agreed price
for them, however. The Grain Mar.
keting Company may have the prop
critics valued by appraisers within
1870 days from the time Of signing
the contract. and if the parties can
rot agree upon the price fixed by
the Grain Marketing Company itself,
the two sides each select an ap-
praiser, and they select a third. and
this board Of appraisers shall find
the value Of the properties. which
the Grain Marketing Company
agrees to pay.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
BY QUICK.

r. HAVE already stated the
broad facts of the new Grain
- Marketing Company. which
takes over the terminal grain mar
ket under the Illinois cooperative
law.
The first question is. ''Ffow do
these representatives Of the farmers
pay for these huge properties of
Armour. Rosenbaum and the 9TH
ers? And how much do they pay
for them?"
The public Is suspicious of the
whole deal ami especially the farm
ers and their organizations.
Two things occurred - the mind
on reading news of formation of the
cooperative Grain Marketing Com
pany. The first suspicion: These
old hands in the grain game are
trying to sell their properties to the
farmers for more than they are
worth. The second suspicion: These
old veterans of Big Business dre not
really selling anything at all, but
are trying TO form a huge grain
trust under shelter OF State and ma
tional laws for promotion of coopera-
ton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17

ONE LISTENER insists he heard Strange, hard noises
from Mars, and another reports sighting heavy vapor up there.
It's a campaign.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
PUBLIC rs
SUSPICIOUS
OF E.
Quick Discusses Terms of
Sale of Grain Properties
to Farmers.

Editors Note: Herbert Quick. who
is a farmer, a lawyer. and an econ
omist. as well as a reporter. went out
to Chicago to find out about the for
nation OF the rev grain merger. the
greatest cooperative marketing ven
ture yet attempted In this country.
for the Scripps-Howard newspapers.
This is the second of several articles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17

A HOLLAND CAIch) girl met the man on Saturday, &C
cepted him on Sunday and married him on Monday. And that
was her weak end.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17

if worse came to worse, thousands
Of Feng's troops were toiling in the
mud of Nan Yuan, twelve miles
away, to erect temporary bikes Of
willow branches and sandbags
against the rioting waters of the
Yung Ting River.
Another time the general vas
asked to have his men repair part
of an important highway. Two
thousand men were put to work
and the job was completed by night
fall.
The general refused to accept a
cent in payment, on the ground it
was a matter of public convenience.
Il do not understand them,' ex-
claimed an old resident of Nan
Yuan, in speaking of the Chris
tian" troops.
They ask nothing. They take
nothing. They pay full prices for
what they buy"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17

1t is said that the sugar beet,
which is grown III seventeen of our
States, is the most scientifically
bred plant in the world.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
Tom Sims Says

He who gets all lit up on bootleg
may shine for a while but soon will
find himself out.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
Markell HOUSE

IrT- HE Indianapolis city market
is a venerable institution.
III And the building in which.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14

DEVELOPMENTS in the
IL oil fraud mess in the
last "a hours show clearly
the need for drastic action
along two lines.
The name of Warren G.
Harding has been drawn
into the, Teapot Dome dis
cussion. Harding is dead
unable to defend himself.
Those who have cast insinu-
ations against him must be
made to reveal their hands
at once and forced to show
adequate cause for state
ments they have published.
We commend the commit
tee for its promptness in
calling Frank Vanderlip,
the banker, before it to ex-
plain.
A publisher, testifying
before the committee, tells
of taking money from Har-
ry Sinclair, the oil magnate,
and can't explain why this
money was offered to him.
Another newspaper pub
Usher, recently, told of a
deal by which he and a
partner were to get a mil
lion.
1t is just as vital to the
interest of the country for
the investigators to round
up all newspaper publishers
who have been dipping
their hands into the oily
mess as it rs for them to
round up all the politicians.
America must have a
government that is above
suspicion. And it must
have a press in which the
public can repose conf
dence.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14
BAKERY Trust
.ROBS NATION;
SENATE Hears
Big Steal Charged
Thru Price Boost
Over Country; To
Ask Investigation

WASHINGTON. Feb. IA co.
lossal bread trust" II robblnE Ameri.
can homes OF 1900. 600 day, Basil
Manly. head Of tho Peoples Legis.
latiyo service. declared today IN
rcpo-t 10 Senator Ia Toilette and
other progressive leaders. demanding
congressional action against tho
combine"
Bread should be selling az five
cents for pound loaf. instead OF
nine cents. Manly said. basing his
statement on The present price OF
wheat.
Manly's report was based on an
investigation made az the request Of
progressive congressman who de.
sired 10 know why bread prices re.
manned virtually at tho war level,
while wheat went below pre.war
prlcca.
Bread made from American flour
= today being sold la England az 4
cents pound, Manly reported. lie
charged that millers, bakers and re.
tailcrs are milking enormous profits
on flour and bread.
Manly cited the General Baking
Co.. which. he declared. in 1922
made III Ger cent on each share OF
stock before the declaration OF two
stoclS dividends OF leo and 800 per
cent In the same year. Profits for
1923 were even greater. he asserted.
AS a result Of these alleged prof.
It's and stock dividends. 81 invested
IL General Baking Co. stock, com.
mon. In 1916. Is now worth s30g.
Manly said.
Bread prices in American cities
were declared by Manly to be "arbi.
trnry and artificial and violating
all economic laws. Bread costs .
cents less n pound in New Orleans
and Houston. Tex. far away from
the wheat and flour Eilllng states.
than in Chicago. Omaha. Butte and
st. Paul. all in the heart of the
wheat belt, he said.
Boston, bridgeport. New Haven
and other New England cities pay
less for bread than any city in the
grain belt, except Kansas City.
Manly reported.
These artificial and excessive
| prices" are fixed and maintained by
retailers. supported by the large
Wholesale bakers, either voluntarily
or under threat OF boycott. the re.
port charged.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14

posed leasing plan was absurd" and illegal
That Fall knew of the Standard Oil lawyers opinion but
did not think it necessary ask formal opinion from
Daugherty
That under instructions from former Secretary Fall the
leasing of Teapot Dome kept secret, orders being is
sued all in the interior department to give out no in
formation
That Fall promised to that Sinclair took care of
John Shaffer owner of several newspapers who claimed
an interest in the Pioneer Oil companys rights to Tea
pot Dome =
That Shafer has obtained $4,000 from Sinclair under
an agreement growing out of his claim.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14
BANDIT DIES
FROM WOUNDS
GroCer'S Shot Ends Life of
Young Desperate

Paul Russell. 22.year-old bandit.
paid with his life. Thursday morn.
ing. for tho attempted holdup OF n
grocery store last Monday night. He
died at 1890.
Russell. with another man. en-.
tered a store at 1880 18th ave. w.
ard, drawing a pistol. commanded
Dan Lyppes. 81. the grocer TO hold
up his hands. Lyppes jumped be.
hind stack OF boxes, secured his
own gun ma dfired one shot. The
bullet struck Russell, penetrating
his head The other bandit escaped.
The coroner has been unable TO
locate any relatives of the dead
man.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14
NEWS man GETS
SINCLAIR Cash
Publisher Says He Was Civ
en- Valuable oil Interests

WASHINGTON. Feb. 14.-John
C. Shaffer. publisher OF a string of
newspapers, told the senate oil
lease committee today he received
$4,000 ''for services" in connection
with Harry f, Sinclair's payment
to the Pioneer Oil company OF
s1,o0o.00o for claims TO Teapot
Dome.
Shaffer said he had one-eighth In
terest in the Pioneer but had per-
formed no services and had put up
no money.
Senator Walsh read minutes of
the Pioneer company showing that
Shaffer was given one.eighth inter-
est. Shaffer said he never saw the
minutes and did not attend the
meeting OF the Pioneer directors.
They simply made you n pres
emit of your one-eighth interest7"
Walsh asked.
yes, sir"
What did you give UP TO get
this INTEREST,"
Nothing"
Walsh produced letter written
by Shaffer to Judge Finney. assist
ant secretary OF the interior.
MIR. Fall had arranged with Mr..
Sinclair for some acreage in the
Teapot Dome for me personality
the letter said,
Shaffer said ho had claim. be-
cause he had spent $4,000 In de.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14
Church
Scores Brown

Hewdy. folks. DO you remem.
Der when you were q kid and
sent your paw comic yalen-
iines And how you laughed.
And did your young son send you
one this morning. the impertinent
young iacknapes.
This Is saiHt Valcntiae's Day.
sc told Lit Gee Gee.
Gosh" she said. II didn't eren
knotC Rudy hal been e1Honircdl"
, one good thing about having both
republican and democrat as
prosecutors in the oil case. is that
10th parties can take credit FOR the
acquittais.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14
SEAMEN ROBBED
ON WATERFRONT
Lone Bandit Escapes With
Cash in Daring Holdup

In n daylight holdup on the wat.
erfront. near the Hartford st
dock, bandit robbed two men
and escaped with small amount
Of cash and some personal papers
on Thursday morning.
Grst Balagains, OF the steamer
Crcasterhall. and his friend, l.. c,
Shortner were walking near the
dock when a bandit stepped from "A
doorway and drew n pistol on them.
Bulagains lost n few dollars in cash
and his discharge papers. Short.
ner was robbed OF small amount
OF change.
The bandit then backed away n
short distance, turned and ran.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14
FLOOD WATERS
INUNDATE TOWN
Home Acres Deserted; Dyke
Broken by River Current

Swollen streams in the Snohom.
ish valley east Of Everett. broke
additional stretches Of river dykes
Thursday morning. forced residents
Of Home Acres. a small.farm neigh.
borhood. to flee their homes during
the night and cut off motor com.
municatIon from Everett north
The Snohomlsh river waters cut
the dykes and flooded the area be.
tween that city and cavalero's Cor
ners. where snohomish, Everett and
Mt. Vernon roads intersect.
Water in Cedar river is still high
tho not threatening Seattle's city
water plant. according to word re-
ceived by George +. Russell, super
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14
Bread Prices Not
Compulsory, Claim

PORTLAND. Feb. 14.-People pay
10 cents for bread now only because
they want to.
This was the statement today OF
c. Franz, manager of one Of the
leading bakeries of Portland. grain
center of the Pacific states.
More than so per cent Of the
bread in Portland is sold at 10
cents" he declared. People learn
TO like the flavor of certain brands.
or know the conditions under which
the bread is made. and are willing
to pay more"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14
DAMAGED SHIP
REACHES PORT

VICTORIA, b. c., Feb. 14.-with
her hull badly wrenched the Japa.
nese frcighter Toshin Maru is in port
here today after perilous voyage
from Oriental ports. While off the
Aleution islands the vessel was
pounded by n terrific typhoon. and
the gigantic waves cracked the vessel
and broke several plates. For n timo
the crew did not expect the vessel to
reach port, they said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14
More
Publisher Is
"Cared for"
Frank Vanderlip's Appearance Is De-
layed; Teapot Dome Lease Kept
Secret by Order of Secretary Fall,
Committee Learns

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Postponng until tomorrow the
questioning Of Frank A. Vanderlp, New York financer
regarding his statement that the late President Hardngs
sale Of the Marion Star ought to be investigated the senae
Teapot Dome committee today got testimony which showed
That Attorney General Daugherty gave informal and
verbal approval to the naval oil leases and contracts for
exchanging oil for storage under which Doheny and Sin
clair got the oil leases
That Daugherty's opinion given in the face OF
written opinion from Standard Oil lawyer that the pro-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14

w ASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-John c.
w Shaffer, publisher of string of
newspapers, told the senate oil lease COM
mittee today he received $4,000 "for
services" in connection with Harry F. Sim
clair's payment to the Pioneer Oil COM
pany of 100000 for claims to Teapot
Dome.
Shaffer said he had one-eighth interest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14
Italy Fears Oil
Investigation Due

ROME, Feb. 1.-THE Rome Press
scents Teapot" in Italy's oil
leases and is demanding that the
Mussolini government publish the
full text of the convention by which
Harry T. Sinclair obtained n monop-
oily In the survey and exploitation
OF italian oil resources.
Thus far the agreement with the
Sinclair company has been kept Sc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14

Assistant Secretary OF the Inter
Tor Finney testified that he was
present when arguments were
heard by Fall concerning dismissal
Of a suit against the Standard Oil
company OF California relating to
the title OF section SO. rich section
OF naval reserve No. ].
Finney said no one was heard
by FAN except Oscar Sutro. Stan
dard oil attorney, and that Fall
thereuponh dismissed the govern
ment proceedings and permitted
the Standard to retain the section.
Ffnney said he now disagrees
with the ruling of Fall. but that he
put forward no protest when the
decision was made.
Finney's testimony was marked
by the suggestion from Senator
Walsh, Montana, that Finney was
not telling the committee all he
knew.
II want the record TO show" said
Finney as he concluded his testi-
mony. that / am not consciously
concealing anything from this COM
mittee."
Walsh repeated that he could
not resist the conclusion that Mr..
Finney has not done all he could
TO help the committee get ut the
facts"
Walsh's statement was caused by
Finney's inability to explain def
nitely why a formal opinion was
not obtained from Daugherty and
his statement that he could not re-
member sending out the order for
secrecy regarding the Teapot Dome
lease.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14
Did Nothing, but Got The Cash!

in the Pioneer but had performed no SER
vices and had put up no money.
"They simply made you a present of
your one-eighth INTEREST,"" Senator Walsh
asked.
Eyes, sir"
What did you give up to get this
INTEREST,""
Nothing"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14
Says VICE IS
RAMPANT, BUT
doc" LAUGHS
Churchmen Enter
Fight With At
tack on Moral
Conditions
BY John w. Nelson

BY John w. Nelson
Seattle churches plunged into
the city political campaign
Thursday with scathing attack
upon moral conditions under tho
administration OF Mayor Brown
aud an appeal TO their member.
ship 10 vote at the primaries
February &c 10 defeat him.
Mayor Brown laughed al the
charges Thursday when Informed OF
tho report.
The campaign opened at a meet.
ing OF the executive committee OF
the city's churches al noon. when a
comprehensive report OF correspond.
enee between officials Of the church
council. Mayor Brown and Chief OF
Police Sevcryns concerning alleged
immoral conditions In tho city was
made public.
The report was designed 10 show
an utter Indifference on the part OF
both Mayor Brown and Chief sew
eryng 20 repeated demands BY the
churchmen for action ngalns, broth.
els in tbs south end % town. Incor.
poTated Is a report from the surgeon
general Of the United States. plac-
ing the blame for n huge increase in
venercai diseases upon the laxhy Of
the Seattle police department.
"A report from DIR. Hiram VI.
Read Is included, showing an In
crease Of more than so per cent
In the number Of social disease
eases handled by his department
during the regime Of Mayor
Brown and Chief scveryns. com
pared with the last year Of the
Mayor Caldwell Chief Soaring
regime.
Mayor Brown has frequently
stated that ne knew OF no places
where the law was being violated
and urging that such places DO re
ported 10 the chief OF police" the
report states
The following data shows that
Chief severyns and Mayor Brown
have had repeated notice in writing
OF the open and persistent sollclta-
ton Of vice in the area near the
Bailey Gatzert school. five Sunday
schools and churches.
AFFIDAyITS On FILE.
REPORT DECLARES
The correspondence represents
only a part Of the efforts made by
friends Of public health. decency and
morality to get Mayor Brown and
his chief Of police TO do their plain
duty" the report continues.
There are many affidnyIts OF
reputable and responsible citizens on
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14
CapitaL RumOr Mdd!
BY LAWRENCE MARTIN i.
Copyright, 1924, by the United Pre-

IIopyrlghl, IJZ4, Dy Ine UHIItu fTtSsJ
WASHINGTON, Feb 14.-Washington is rumor mad
and politicians are literally hystercal with fright
Every man in public life who bought a share of
oil stock is afraid his will be dragged into the Tea
pot Dome scandal. Men who had more damaging con-
necons with the leading figures in the waiting
in sort of numb terror for the blow to fall on them
The result is that the whole 1924 presidential cam
paign has been turned topsy-turvy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14
BOOZE FOUND
IN POOL ROOM

c. s. Lundberg, proprietor Of pool
room at Redmond. was arrested by
Sheriff Matt starwich and deputies
Wednesday and released under $3.50
bail on charge Of possession OF IL
uuor with intent 10 sell.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14
BY the time the skagit prof.
ect is finished the taxpayers
viii be too.


In the flood districts in the more
remote regions OF Skagit county. II
is reported that numerous stills have
been inundated and that the ducks
and chickens are dying By the thous-
ands Of delirium tremens.
TODAY'S FABLE
Once upon time there was n
car which crossed the Spokane
street bridge without its trolley
coming off.
Two youths were fined s. In De.
troit yesterday for reading movie
sub-:itIes cut loud
What's the matter? Haven't they
capital punishment in Michigan?
- nc tried to kiss Helen
And hen cnsned.
So then he quit Helen
ABd Helen sued.
Cecil II. Fitzgerald has been elect
ed chairman Of the republican state
central committee, thereby proving
that a man can overcome any handi-
cap-even a name like Cecil
Eastern scientist has invented a
device with which he photographs
sounds. We wish he'd take a photo.
graph Of a campaign speech. Bet Il
would look Ike a limburger cheese.
CANDIDATE FOR THE POISON
IVY CLUB
Minnie Giggle who thinks Val.
entino is just too sweet for
words.
Al Lundin. candidate for mayor.
says II elected he VIII close all the
Chinese lotteries. What? Drive them
to playing golf Neverl
Pomona Is shocked by a strip
poker" party resulting in % arrests.
But no doubt Los Angeles viii use
|. the incident to show the mildness Of
nthe weather down there.
-
yE DIARY
February 49,
lip betirnes. and to the office. where
sat all the day, looking nj the wall And
In the evening to Milford Refers play
house. where I did see &. Sales, the
eomique. who doth impersonate rural
characters, and n great eoBeoursc 81 peo-
pie present, n. stacy, ID. Wbifcomb and
many others, and did meet many people.
but with no great pleasure, not being
sha,en. And 30 to home.
A. ]. s.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14
Franc Slumps to
22.40 to Dollar

PARIS, Feb. IL. The French franc
was weaker today, being quoted at
22.4o to the dollar and 96.4O to the
pound sterling.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14

Los Angeles discovers that Dohcny
Illegally leased a city pier there.
Leave II 10 that town to get In on
everything in the way OF publicity.
Next to getting kstehup out o. a
ketchup bottle. the most difficult
thing In the world Is TO get credit
from a bootlegger
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14
OH WELL. HIS TROUBLES
ARE OVER ANYWAY

4 column conductor felt Jolly
AAnd turned cut n pome in his folly.
The editor swore
And showed him the door,
And now he's conducting trolley.
Princeton professors have been try.
ing to decide which are the six most
important words in the English
language.
LII Gee Gee says the SIX most i'm.
portant words are: Il love you. /
love you"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-14
WEATHER

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tCinds
Temperature Last q Hours
MAXIMUM, ~. Minimum, q.
Today noon, IS.