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LABOR'S DEMANDS
CHIHUAHUA MUTINY
CITY'S GAS EXPERTS;
'RECOMMENDS NINE r
: CENT JATE RAISE
Believed Increase Will Be
Granted; New Rate
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EDEN TO DIRECT
HOUSTON'S FIGHT.
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jministrator Planning ;
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On the Shores of North America
HERE INCIDENT IN .
FAR REACHING BLOT
GARRETSON ASSERTS
L Former Chief of O. R. C.
Conspirators P 1 a n n e d to
Looks on rlumb rlan
.as. Incidental
Turn All North Mexico
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" .MWish the Federal Gov-
" N : ernment to Function
t Aiaodatad Presi Report
WASHDCQTON Auf. 11. Nine-
tenth of tb enerfies of labor leaden
art glTen to the Job of iittinj oo the lid
Austin B. Oarretson former head of the
Order of Railway Conductor teatified
Honda before the bouse interstate com-
mere committee which is seeking to
Mlvo the problem of how best to handle
Um raflroadi after the wartime period
of federal control.
i BMndie atrikea thrnnrhnnt the mtin-
try. Mr. Oarretson said with great earn-
eetnesa merely are strawa which show
' ho-' the wind ia blowing o?er a sea of
) Industrial nnrest. Rumblings 1 heard in
; many centers do not mean he said that
' laboring people want to overthrow the
gorernment but indicate a demand that
'the gorernment function.
It is largely in the power of congress
the -witaeas declared to alley the feel-
ing. Mr Garretson said he did not regard
the Plumb plan as more than one factor
fat stilling the spirit of present day un-
rest nor did he think it would "change
ham an nature or other things that can
" not be eliminated."
Aa latertttlag Witaest.
1 "I am not a dreamer of dreams" he
told the committee which gave unusual
attention to bis testimony for his ap-
pearance on the stand put a new breath
of life in the railroad hearing now ap
proaching its second month. The usual
method of dealing with witnesses was
abandoned largely at Garretson's re-
ejuest. He had ab statement in written
' form. When he started to speak as he
'expressed It he did not know where he
- would stop and for two hours be was
subjected to a rapid crossfire of ques
tioa from a dosen members and for
each of which he bad a quick reply
.. 'Mr. Garretson who had been waiting
since early last week to be beard was
' called to the stand after . Glenn E.
Tlnmb the man who framed organised
labor's bill concluded his testimony.
' There was no desire he said to ex
tend the Plumb ptan beyond those Indus
tries in which men worked with their
' hands.
Deftle CeereioD of Casgrets.
Mr. Garretson said this might be bis
' final appearance before congress and for
that reason he wanted the record to carry
.a denial from him of reports long cur-
rent "that the brotherhoods with a gun
in one band and a stop watch in the
other" bad held up congress and forced
" through tbe enactment of the Adam son
eight-bour law.
"There was no coercion of senators or
. representatives by tbe brotherhoods" he
ahouted pounding tbe table to empha-
sise the denial "and I challenge anybody
to prove otherwise."
Mr. Garretson testified that be be-
' lieved the interstate commerce commit-
tee was free from politics and that whOe
tha brotherhoods bad another candidate
for tbe office of director general be
doubted if their own man would have
r gone aa far as Director General Hines in
efforts to obtain successiulperation of
the properties.
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Senators Call Plumb
Plan Bolshevistic
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 11. The Plumb
plan for tri-partite control of the rail-
roads ia "vicious" and there is nothing
akin to it outside of bolshevik Russia
Senator Pomerene democrat-' of Ohio
declared in a letter sent to officials of
tha railroad brotherhoods in Ohio and
made public here Monday. ..
- Declaring tbe plan waa "worse than
socialism" .Senator Pomerene said tha
American people would never approve it
"of anything akin to it" and added:
"The public does not want to be
skinned but if it must be skinned it
will make little difference whether it is
' byWaU street or by the methods pro-
' Tided for to the proposed Plumb plan."
.The Plumb plan was denounced In the
aenata by Senator Myers democrat of
Montana 'as an attempt to "sovietiae"
American industry. ' V
"There has long been conducted an
insidious-effort to teach bolabevism and
anarchism in this country" said Senator
' Myers. "I have wondered who would
take K opon himself to put in concrete
form the issue of bolshevism. ;
: "As long as it was abstract I feel ao
danger. The red of mystery has-been
lifted."' I nm-'torrn to 'say that if falls
to the railroad brotherhood to presenl
a . Concrete test of bolshevism against
AnMsicanism. I am ready to meet the
tes -to sacrifice both my political a.nd
- physical life if necessary rather thai
be -party to sovietising this country's
indnstriea. . ;" : ' ;
"The issue now is bolshevism against
I Americanism. ' It can not. be dodged or
t sidestepped. . There is n middle ground
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PLOT TO SOYIETIZE
LONDON UNCOVERED
BY POLICE RAIDERS
Important Arrests on Sedi-
tion Charges Will Be
Made
' Associated Press Report. '
LONDON Aug. 11. Seditious i docu-
ments were seized by the police Monday
in a raid on London's western suburb of
Acton. The papers captured dealt with a
suggested aeisure of arms and ammuni-
tion from the military stores by revolu-
tionaries and the' establishment of a
soviet government in London.'
Important arrests are regarded as
probable in the course of the week in con-
nectlon with the capture. Other raids
it is said are contemplated "by the au-
thorities. ' 1" ;
Lenine Bolshevik Chief
Reported Ready Jo Retire
-Associated Press Report 1 r
. COPENHAGEN Aug. ll.-Premier
Lenine it is rumored intends to retire
from the bead of the bolshevik govern-
ment according to dispatches from Hel-
singfors quoting Russian reports.
Strikes are reported to be raging
everywhere in bolshevik controlled terri-
tory. One hundred and fifty strike lesd-
ers were said to have been executed.
Pending his actual withdrawal. Pre
mier Lenine waa reported to hare in-
structed Herr Krassin minister of rail
roads to try to reach some under-
standing .with the mensheviki the mod-
erate opposition party.
The strikes which have been becom
ing more violent have spread in spite
of government opposition. Participants
are said to be refusing to deliver grain to
the cities causing the government great
embarrassment and adding new diffi-
culties to the problem of provisioning.
Kjiows of No Treaty
Between Japan Germany
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Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 11. Replying
to senate resolution asking for informa
tion regarding any treaty purporting to
have been made by Japan and Germany
during 'the war the president said he'
knew of no such negotiations though he
had heard rumors concernina them.
President Wilson also informed the
senate that he had no information with
reference to' any attempt of the' Japanese
delegates . at " Paris. -to ' intimidate the
Chinese. peace delegates. ' ..
Today Is Calendar
FORECASTS OF THE WEATHER.
' ' . Associated Pre4s Report.
WASHINGTON : August 11. Eastl
Texas Tuesday .and Wednesday gener
ally fair except scattered thunder show
era on the.coasCJ ."'J . . " ' .' ' '
West Texas Tuesday and Wednesday
generally- fair. . '
Lou)siina Tuesday and Wednesday
partly cloudy thunder showers near the
coast- - 4 . .
Tctfn st tbr-gnbn a Ttclnlty : OasettM
WMtbsr - Tnesdar. 'Temperatnrt ' sitrem and
sradpiutlop at Banstsa jmhUhs. I p.m.. Aomut
11 ISlDt Mizlmonu B2. mlpimnn 75. . preelplta
tloo tl lackes; .' Atmaaphsrte man at Hous-
ton at' t p.m.;80lOTSMi'4'wdloa. iSonriM
8:48 .qi.i soliaet 8:0 .m.- - ' t J
Comparative record at Bomtoa for Ana. it:
:O0 i.m. Tf 78 79
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3M)0 p.m. '...... .... ... 03 OH
BMt B.m .' . . ' BO 02
7.-O0 .m: Orr bulb 81 1wn. wet -.bnlb
T8.1 de rrlatiTO hamldltj 76. per cent.
Noon Dry bolb 71 itess wet bulb 83.8 do-
stms; ritiT DumiauT o. per ccdl
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TODAY'S ETE5TS. f -
Ad dub luncheon at. Rice hotel .12:15
Traffic dub luncheon at Bender hotel
. 1 i2uo p..m. 'j".-. . .
Lions club luncheon at Bender hotel
Heidassah society meets at the T. M. H
A.' ball 8 p. m.
Hollywood Grove entertains at Halverton
hallf'8:80'p. m. v-4 '". ;
Meetuif pf Parent-Teacher assodatlon at
15 RINGLEADERS
PUT TO DEATH
Carranzi Loses No Time in
Sending Enemies Before
the Firing Squad
Assodated Press Report.
EL PASO Aug. Hj Letters and pa-
pers discovered . in tbe headquarters of
the leaders of the Chihuahua City mu
tiny conspiracy last week indicated the
plot to have tbe federal garrison join
Villa and surrender the town to him last
Thursday waa a part of plan to bave
mutinies occur in federal garrisons In
all the states where revolutionary move
ments are in progress according to a
passenger from Chihuahua who arrived
here late Monday. He said the head-
quarters of the conspirators was one
of the first places raided last Tuesday
night and it was there that tbe list of
officers and dvilians was obtained from
which wholesale arrests were made by
the loyal federal offidals early -Wednesday
morning. It waa 'discovered there
that a Zapata general a Villa colonel and
other revolutionary representatives were
in the dty at the' time tbe plot was dis
covered directing the conspirators in
their work of organizing the mutiny.
Conspiracy was Widespread.
The letters the refugee said also in
dicated that a plan to bave Villa gain
control of the entire state of Chihuahua
by similar methods was being worked
out involving the Parral Jlmlnez Santa
Rosalia Ojinaga and Villa Ahtimada
garrisons.
With the northern state in his control
Villa was to attempt to organise all of
the states now having revolutions and
at the same time to have the federal gar-
risons mutiny September 16 and join in
his movement the passenger added. The
discovery of the plot prevented carrying
out of this plan he said.
Estimates of Jhe number ' arrested
Wednesday morning -rary but an Amer-
icas placed the total number at 200 of
whom CO were officers. A letter received
from Chihuahua City stated Senora
Lazaro'Alaniswas arreated at the same
time as her husband. She became fa-
mous during the Orosco revolution of
1912 when she rode into Juares with a
band of rebels took possession of the
plaza and held it for' 24 hours shooting
a number of Madero federal officers. She
was alleged to have been acting as a spy
for the conspirators according to the
letter.
Federal officials in Juares made no
effort to deny the discovery of the 'Chi
huahua City conspiracy although they
were inclined to minimize its importance.
They denied any of the Juares garrison
was involved.
Conspiracy Leaders
Put to Death
Assodated Press Report.
EL PASO Aug. 11. Fifteen leaders
of tbe conspiracy to cause a mutiny in
the Chihuahua City federal garrison last
week and to deliver the. dty over to Gen
eral Frandsco Villa were executed tol
lowing the discovery of the plot accord
ing to an American who arrived here
from Mexico. He said the identity of
the men executed was unknown when he
left v
- The plan was to haveMhe garrison
troops revolt against the loyal Carranza
officers and deliver the city to Villa who
is near the Chlhuahua-Durangq State line.
Colonel Hernandez a federal who had
been deposed of his command was ap
proached and offered a general's commis
sion'Jn the. Villa army if he would join
the revolt Instead ha telegraphed Gen
eral Enrique Martinez chief of staff at
Chihuahua City tbe details of the plot
When the plotters returned to the State
capitol they were arrested.
One of the ring leaders was said to
have been General Lasaroalanis a former
Vula commander who bad been given
amnesty in 1915 by Carrranza. .
Many other federal officers and
civilians were placed in the penitentiary
Wednesday.' Rumors that a . number
were executed were not confirmed.
Two Generals Said ;
To Be Involved .
"x . Assodated Presa Report ...
CHIHUAHUA Cn Aug. 7 (De
layed by censor)-Milltary police yester
day discovered a plot to turn over the
government ' garrison here - to General
Frandsco Villa and to capture the dty.
Orders we re at once issued that no one
should leave or enter the fity without
identification and many officera and sol
diers of the garrison were placed under
arrest These induded General Lazaro
Alania and General Manuel Guitierrez
and more than a score of officers and dvil
Offldals.V - v
. General Alanis was a follower of Gen-
eral Floiea Magon in 1909 and 1W0 and
waa Implicated .with - Magon. in various
sodaliatfc schemes' for Mexico In Los
Angeles at that time .' -
LAMAR LYNDON
SUBMITS REASONS
Says' Gas and Fuel Company
Entitled to Higher Rate
x Under Contract
. Lamar Lyndon rate expert who has
been investigating 'the. finandal condi-
tion of the Houston Gas and Fuel com
pany has recommended a net increase
of nine cents in the local gas rate. The
present rate is $1 net and the new rate
if ranted. will be $1.09. .
Mr. Lyndon arrived in Houston from
New York Monday morning and Imme-
diately presented his report which in
eludes a valuation of the plant of the gas
company. -
Mayor Amerman declined to make any
statement on the report for publication
until he bad-read it although he said
that Mr. Lyndon had recommended an
increase based on a return on the In-
vestment of seven per cent It Is believed
this Increase will be granted by the dty
council.
Some months ago - the Houston Gas
and Fuel company asked the dty to grant
it an increase to a net rate of $1.20
claiming that from estimates made the
company would lose money -during 1919.
The application was refused until after
a valuation of the plant was made and
the company agreed to pay for the serv
ices of such an expert.
Jn a preliminary statement Mr. Lyn
don said be desired to seek the follow
ing: First to ascertain the present val-
uation of the' properties of the company
on the basis of their value as found In
a previous report dated October 1914
with the addition of all actual net ex-
penditures shown by the books of the
company and the deduction of deprecia
tion which has accrued since 1914.
History from 1914.
2. To show the total outstanding se
curities of the ' company and its finan
cial history from 1914 up to .the present
time.
3. To show the proper rates which
should obtain in Houston- foFgas supply
the condition! under 'which the company
now operates which rates are to pro-
duce a suffident income to pay a reas-
onable return on the plant value.
4. To recommend the proper condi
tions of quality of gas and the pressure
which obtain In Houston.
In reaching his conclusions Mr. Lyn
don said he found the total value of the
properties of tbe company' exduding
spedal equipment to be $1690880 in
1914. The net additions since then have
amountad to $499699 induding tangi-
bles. Tbe accrued depredation from -1914 to
the present date is $206969 hence the
present value of the property is $1983
116.
The total outstanding securities on
April 80 1914 were preferred stock
$500000: common stock $1500000; first
mortgage bonds . $961000 j second mort
gage bonds $350000; total $3311300.
Since that date the following addi
tional securities have been issued: Sec
ond mortgage bonds $395000; preferred
stock $50000. The present total secur
itiea are $3756000.
The total net earnings from : April
30 1914 to April 30' 1919 have been
$911892. The dividends for the same
period have been as follows: On pre
f erred stock $190361; common stock
$232500! total. 8422.861.
Total interest payments on bonds for
the same period were as follows: First
mortgage bonds $240250; refunding and
improvement bonds $123336; total
$303486.
The total interest payments plus div
idends have amounted to $786347. -Total
Earalnga.
' The total earnings which the .company
should have' made during the last five
yeara to pay six per cent on the aver
' (Continued on Page '2 Column 2.)
Federal Licensing of
Big Corporations Proposed
' 'Assodated Press Report
WASHINGTON Aug. 11. Legislation
proposing the licensing of corporations
having capital or assets 5f 000000 or
more engaged in interstate ' commerce
and authorizing federal supervision oyer
the issuance of stocks and. securities was
introduced Monday by Senator Kellogg
republican of Minnesota. . .
. Licenses would be issued by tbe federal
trade- commission which would have su-
pervisory jurisdiction oyer the corpora-
tions ajnd in case- of illegal Combinations
or conspirades in restraint of trade 'it
would have power to revoke the licenses
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Tropical Stohn. Not
r Heading for the Gulf
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.Assodated Press Report i v3
WASHINGTON. An. 11. Indica-
tions are that the tropical storm in the
Caribbean sea iU not pass into the Gulf
of Mexico the weather bureau an-
nounced at l .o'dpck Monday. ; The' dis
turbance ia reported moving westward on
about latitude 15 and 1s apparency of
slight intensity.
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The picture shows Prince of Wales
highness is shown standing in the uniform of a British naval captain.
Rear-Admiral Sir Lionel Haisey
circle above is entrusted with the safety 6f the prince on bis trip and
General Carrie commander of the Canadian forces shown below will have
charge of all military demonstrations an4 functions for the prince while he
Is in Canada.
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HOUSTON REGISTER
ISSUED TO WOODEN
STEAMER KATONAH
This Is First Ocean Vessel
Documented in Local
Customs House
The wooden steamship Katouah built
by the Midland Bridge company was
registered in the Houston customs house
Monday. The Katonah is the first of
the vessels built in shipyards here to be
documented at this port. The steam-
ship is entered under Houston permanent
register No. 1 and is mastered by E. A.
Lindholm.
The Katonah is a vessel of 2559 gross
tonnage' and 1530 net tonnage. It is
operated by the United States shipping
board and has been allocated to Beau-
mont where it is now lifting a general
cargo for transportation to a foreign
port. The Katonah will be used in the
foreign trade.
Sheppard-Bailey Debate
On League Is Possible
Houston . Post Spedal.
DALLAS Texas Aug. 11. Senator
Morris Sheppard lsv considering joint de
bate of tbe league of nations issue with
former Senator Joe Bailey according to
information received here by Representa-
tive John (Davis. ...
Sheppard may stage the debate at the
State fair.- Representative .Davis issued
the original challenge to -'Bailey.
China tp Proclaim End
of .WarWith Germany
Associated Press Report. i
PEKIN " Friday - August 8. Parlia-
ment today -passed a- resolution author-
ising the' president 'to Issue a mandate de-
claring that a state of war does not exist
between Chna and Germany.
' It it considered doubtful whether tbe
mandate will be published until delegates
have discussed terms with .German rep-
resentatives.' Engl
ish Parliament Passes
Bill to Punish Profiteers
Assodated Press Report
LONDON Aug. 11. The .house of
commons Monday night passed the second
reading of the'government bill providing
for prosecution 'and penalties for persons
guilty of profiteering. The rote was 251
to a ' . ; .
Blockade of Hungary 1. . '
Raised by the Entente
'- V-
Assodated Press-Report
' LONDON Aug. 11 Tb entente block-
ade of Hungary was raised Monday ac-
cording to a Vienna dispatch to .the Ex-
change Telegraph company the telegram
adding that the Rumanians are extending
their areas of occupation to west Hun
gary' alleging the necessity of suppress
Ing bolsheviU plots there
and bis official guardian. His royal
third sea lord who Is shown in the
Prince Lands at Small Fish-
ing Village in New-
foundland Assodated Press Report.
ST. JOMNS N. F. Aug. U. The
Prince of Wales landed from the battle
Hhip Renown at Topsail a fishing village
of Conception Bay for his first visit to
Newfoundland soil Monday. After re-
maining for a few hours he returned to
the warship. He will come to this dty
Tuesday.
Admiral Haisey and Colonel Grigg of
the prince's staff came to St. Johns by
motor from Topsail to discuss with the
governor the details of the program pre
pared for the reception of the royal vis
itor nere Tuesday.
The Renown which carried the Prince
of Wales and his party to Newfoundland
is one of the moBt famous "mystery'
ships of the British navy. She is a bat
tie cruiser. Her ' fine lines permit
speed of 33 knots but she is considered
by naval officers one of the steadies
and most comfortable ships in the navy
Two Army Aviators of
Border Patrol Missing;
May Be Lost in Mexico
Associated Press Report.
MARFA Teias Aug. 11. Two army
aviators in a plane from ' El Paso are
supposed to be lost in Mexico. . While
on patrol ' duty -along . the . -Rio Grande
near Presidio Texas they-are supposed
to have mistaken the Rio Concho which
is in flood for tbe Rio Grande and
passed into Mexico. ' Several planes from
here were .sent to search for the missing
men but have returned without finding
any trace of them. ' '' -
The avjators are Lieutenants Peterson
and Davis. The search will be continued
Tbe Mexican garrison at Ojinaga is as
sisting. . ' ' . . .
Conflicting Testimony
in Aircraft' Inquiry
Assodated Press Report.
CHICAGO Aug. 11. Charges of gross
ineffldency and unwarranted extrava
gance made Monday by-Charles R. SOgh
prand Rapids furniture manufacturer be-
.u - i t
iu we cvug reBsiuuui cummmee inquir-
ing Into affairs of tbe government bureau
of aircraft production here were contra-
dicted by John E. Moreley Cleveland at-
torney who dedared that considering war
time conditions production of spruce lum-
ber was 'carried out in an effident man-
ner. Both men were majors in the air
service' in 'connection -with production of
fir and spruce in the northwest '
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Big tnglish.' Flying Boat
Crashes; Of ficer Killed
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' Associated Press Report. f"
LONDON. Aug. 11. The flying boat
Felixstoke Fury which was to start
Tuesday for Capetown' South Africa
on' an 8000 mile flight crashed Monday
I off Felixstoke during a test flight. The
wireless operator on hoard Ueutenant
MacLeod was killed. The six passen-
gers were rescued
ALMER LINING . '
UP HIS FORCES
Attorney General Is About
Ready to Move on
Profiteers
Concerted action against prevailing
high prices and a sweeping investigation
into tbe production and distribution of
commodities is to be instituted In Hons-'
ton by E.'A. Peden wbo was appointed
chairman of the government's probe com-
mittee in Texas Monday; D. E. Simmons'
United States attorney and the bureau
of investigation of the department of jus
tice. Similsr action is to be taken
throughout the State. - "'
Through the co-operative efforts of
the food administration the United
States district attorneys and the depart-
ment of justice agents a thorough probe
into prices of foodstuffs dry goods and
dothing is to be instituted with spedal
regard to retailers in these commodities.
The creation of a fair price committee
has been requested by A. Mitchell Palmer
attorney general which will be charged .
with tbe establishing of a fair price tabu
lation. The fair price committee a ac
tivities will be enlarged so as to indude
virtually every county in the State. Mr.
Peden will direct the county organize- '
tions in their work. '
Peden and Simmons Confer.
Mr. Peden conferred with Mr. Sim-a
mons Monday afternoon with reference
to the probable procedure. Orders have -.
been issued for the formation of an ac
tive campaign and every "branch of the
law enforcing and investigating depart-'
ments of the federal government will be
called upon. County food administrators
will be appointed and fair price Interpret -in;
committees are in process of being
organized. '
In accepting the appointment of. food
administrator for Texas made Monday
morning by the attorney general Mr.
Peden gave out the following statement:
"I had honed- that I might be per
mitted to return to private life and re-
main there. However I feel this ia a .
responsibility that comes from recon-
struction times and It Is one that I feel
that I can not properly sidestep." I be-....
lieve along with others that the im-.
portant thing at present is to arrest the
upward tendency of prices and to clamp
on the lid to 'check the high cost of
living.
willing to uo his ran.
"I am perfectly willing to Mo my part
to assist in restoring things to a nor-
mal condition with the least possible
delay. Therefore I have wired tbe at- .
torney general my acceptance of tbe
appointment and will begin at once
through my former county food admin-
iterators the organization of fair price
committees in every county in the State.
"It will be a little time before the
organizations are perfected. Such an
undertaking will require time for execu-
tion." While the matter of exorbitant retail '.
prices will be directly dealt with by Mr. .'
Peden and government agents an inquiry
into hoarding and cold storage accumn-
lalions will be instituted. In cases where '
hoarding is found legal action can be
taken under the provisions of tbe Lever
food control bill It is planned to ar-
range a program of publicity in combat-
ting profiteering and other means of .
extracting excessive profits from the
public.
The telegram sent to Mr. Peden au- '
thorizing the appointment of fair price
committees provides for representatives .
from retail grocers retail . dry goodh
merchants producers union labor from "
the housewives league and two or three
representatives from the publie gen-"
eraDy.
Palmer Marshals -Aides
for Campaign
Assodated Press Report
WASHINGTON Aug. 11. Attorney
General Palmer Monday received "en-
thusiastic" assent from virtually all
State food administrators of whom he
asked co-operation in the government's
efforts to reduce 'the high cost of living.
At the same time he sent instructions to 1
all district attorneys to. get in touch with
the food administrators and to act at ;
once on any evidence pf law violation .
Development1 of the day was the re-
quest by Mr. Palmer of Secretary Hons-
ten that Inspectors of packing houses be
instructed to furnish to district attorneys
upon request any information they might -have.:
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Living problems continued to absorb
much of the attention of congress. Fed- ;
eral supervision of. the issuance of stocks.
and certificates was proposed in the sen- :
ate. Cold storage regulation suggested .;
by President Wilson was' taken up by
the house agriculture committee. . Eu-
rope's import of" food from Um' country
particularly that purchased with the
$100000000 fund which President WJ-
son thought was necessary to -stop- tbe
westward spread of bolsheviam drew the
fire of Senator Myr. bo declared peo-
ple abroad were buying American prcl-
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