Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 256, 9 August 1919 — Page 1

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BIG VOL. XLTV NO 2SfiP"d,umiEst- 18- Consolidated RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1919 g3 SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS WAGE DEMAND AND CONTROL NOT UNITED, SAY UNIONS CARMEN TO STAY OUT; URGED TO WORK BY HINES CONGRESS IS Archduke Joseph is Master of Hungary Government Aims Triple Blow at Chicago Packers Shown in Picture; Criminal, Civil, and "Hoarder" Actions, Plan of United States PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY UPON H. C. L. Passenger Traffic Remains

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Plan by Threats for Railroad Nationalization, Declare Leaders. ENCOURAGEMENT SEEN (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. Leaders of the fifteen organizations of railway employes united today in a "definite assertion" that they had "no desire, and have had none to Impress upon the public by violence or threat," their proposal that the railroad be nation allied under triparite control. Declaring that the requests of the men that living costs be reduced or their wages increased was aside from the question of the future disposition of the railroad problem, the labor leaders said that if President Wilson and congress could not meet this re quest, the men would "have to try to find another solution." Small Per Cent Striking. Reports to tho railroad" administra tion today were expected to show many more railroad shopmen returning to work to meet the condition laid down by President Wilson as a pre-requisite to opening negotiations on the demands of the men for Increased wages. Hold over reports from yesterday were expected to make the situation appear even more favorable than it did at the close of the day, when the men were showing a general disposition to return to work at practically all important strike points except at Indianapolis. Continued co-operation with local officials of the railroad administration and union chairmen in explaining the situation to the men, was believed to be having full effect in bringing the men rapidly into line. Union officials have estimated that only about forty thousand of the 500,000 men In the shop crafts went on strike. They express confidence that negotiations can be begun by Tuesday with Director General Hines under the terms stipulated by President Wilson. 20,000 GO BACK CHICAGO, Aug. 9. While signs of improvement in the strike of Federated Railroad Shopmen were indicated by reports from central west points, others showed that at some divisional points the men were disinclined to heed the advice of President Wilson and their grand lodge officers to return to work pending a wage settlement. The reports from mid-west points said that upward of 20,000 shopmen had gone back in response to the warning of the president that their wage grievances would not be adjusted until they returned to work, supplemented by the urging of the grand lodge officials. From east, south, southwest and far west came reports that the men had decided not to return to work until their waKe demands were met. Ad vices from Atlanta, Ga., were to the effect that the executive committee of the affiliated craftsmen had adopted resolutions not to resume operations until their wages had been increased. Denver, Colo., reported a similar attitude on the part of more than 3,500 men in the railway shops there and Little Rock, Ark., messages stated thai 1.800 workmen at that point had derided not to go back to their Jobs until they were assured of more pay. Indianapolis shopmen also were holding back, while in the east many shopmen In the vicinity of Boston decided to remain out. Continue Embargoes. At Kansas City 4.000 of the craftsmen were reported at work while similar action was taken by 10.000 others at Council Bluffs. la, and Milwaukee. Limited embargoes on freight were continued on nearly all roads, but tho most pronounced freight regulations incidental to the strike were on tho New England lines. While several of the railroads announced the discontinuance of passenger trains, principally local, the Chesapeake & Ohio gave notice of the restoration to schedule of two trains between Cincinnati and Chicago. R. H. Aishton. northwest regional director of railroads, said: "The situation appears extremely encouraging. We are hopeful that the president's action will make the men realize how ill-advised their course has been. There is no immediate occasion for the public to be alarmed. The trains that have been cancelled are those which may be easily dispensed with and the purpose is merely to keep the engines in repair for hauling foodstuffs, milk and ice in tho event of a really critical situation." Hale Holden. central western regional director, took a similar view. Mail Years Old Arrives In Germany From U. S. (By Associated Press) BERLIN. Thursday. Aug. 7. The first direct uncensored mail from America to Germany began arriving yesterday, the letters received ranging from business communications held up for weeks, months and even years by the English to recent letters from three to five weeks old. One bank communication more than three years old bore the seal of the British censor but all recent letters were untouched except by Germans, who it is chargd. might have been looking for money or for trade secrets. Another shipment of nearly 1,800 sacks Is due in Copenhagen the middle of August.

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Archduke Joseph. Archduke Joseph of the House of Hapsburg has been recognized by the allies as the new master of Hungary. He has assumed power with the title of governor of the state and announced his intention to organize a coalition cabinet. NEW HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT TO EXECUTE TERMS Archduke Joseph Declares Country is in Accord With Allies Calls Assembly. By Associated Prs) VIENNA. Aug. 9. A state of seige has been proclaimed in Budapest, according to advices received here. It is reported that in view of pogroms which have been threatened in Hungary menacing the Jews, the commander of the Rumanian troops has issued an order that any crime against the Jews will be punished immediately by death. RREPORTS TO COUNCIL. GENEVA, Aug. 9. The Inter-allied mission at Budapest, after a conference with Archduke Joseph and Premier Friederich, has forwarded to M. Clemenceau. president, of the peace conference a report to the effect that the entente representatives are in full accord with the new Hungarian government, according to a Vienna dispatch received here. OUTLINES NEW POLICY. PARIS. Aug. 9. At today's session of the supreme council of the peace conference, consideration was given a message from Archduke Joseph, head of the new Hungarian government, announcing the intention of his regime to execute the terms of the armistice and asking recognition and authorization to send delegates to Paris. The message received from the archduke outlines the policy of the new government and says that it will call a properly selected constituent assembly to reorganize labor with a view to increasing production. CLAIM REPORTS FALSE. BERNE, Aug. 9. An official Rumanian statement declares that reports of excesses by Rumanian troops in Hungary are false, according to a dispatch received from Bucharest. PREDICTS MONARCHY. ROME, Aug. 9. Commenting on the situation in Hungary, the Popolo Romo suggests the possibility that Archduke Joseph, head of the new Hungarian government. Is "aiming to restore the Hapsburg monarchy and again Join Vienna and Budapest" "The annexation of Cretotia and Slavonia may follow," the newspaper save, "as these two regions are even more bitter against the Serbians than against the Italians. The Hapsburg empire, having lost only Galicia and Bohemia then would consider Fiume its natural outlet. That is why Fiume was refused to us. We must keep an eye on Trieste also, the last disorders there having assumed the .character of a political plot organized by proAustrian elements. C. & 0. PASSENGER SERVICE COMMENCED Passenger service on the C A O. lines of Indiana was partially resumed Saturday morning, according to officials of the company. One train will be run In each direction, until the strike on the road is settled. The northbound train leaves Richmond for Chicago at 9:43 a. m., and the southbound train leaves here for Cincinnati at 4:00 p. m. daily. No other trains are being run on the road, pit her passenger or freight.

Unaffected Crafts men Are Satisfied, They Say. With work in the car repair shops in the east yards at a standstill, as a result of the striking of approximately 300 ear repairmen employed at the yards, Friday afternoon, the situation

brought about by the walkout of thej men remains unchanged today. Not one of the entire working force employed at the east yards in the repair of cars appeared on the Job Saturday morning, and members of the local carmen's union declared that the men were still strong for staying out. The only men working in the car shops at the yards Saturday were the office force and a small number of colored laborers, who are employed to keep the shops in order. Officials of the Richmond division received a copy of a communication from Director-General Hines to the president of the A. F. of L., contain ing a copy of the communication to the director general from President Wilson, published in the press a few days ago, urging the men to remain at work. Copies of these letters were distrib uted to members of all of the crafts employed at the shops here, and the men were urged to follow the request of Director General Hines. Passenger Trains Unchecked Passenger traffic remained uninter rupted on the Pennsylvania system, and freight traffic has not yet been hindered to any great extent. The decision made yesterday by the men employed at the roundhouse, to remain at work, greatly relieved the situation locally, as a general tie-up would probably have resulted had these 'men refused to look after the engines. Members of the allied crafts at the round house, made public a statement Friday evening, after they had decided to remain at work, in which they declared that they had been given assurances that their demands would be met in a manner satisfactory to themselves. Will Stay Out Approximately one-foalf of the union men employed in the shops here are at the round house, and these men were still at work Monday morning. Members of the carmen's union denied this morning that they would return to work if the car shops at Indianapolis and Columbus started working again. They claim that hey will stay out unti lthelr demands are met, and will not go back to work until called. The walkout of the car-repairmen, Friday afternoon was very orderly, and no violence js anticipated by either side. Members of the union who are out say that they have no intention of bothering the employed but that they will stay entirely away from the east yards, until they are called to work. A committee of five men, of the union held a conference Saturday morning with H. S. Needham mechanic of the Richmond division, at the strikers' headquarters in the Red Men's hall. Union To Maintain Order The committee offered the services of the entire body of strikers in assisting railroad officials police the yards, and preventing any violence at the car shops. Chairman Ryan, of the strike committee, told Mr. Needham that the men would aid the company in every way to maintain order at the shops, and that order would be maintained, if it were in the power of the union men to maintain it. Officers of the union sent a long telegram to Acting President Jewell, of the Railway Workers department of the American Federation and to Director Carter, of the labor division of the Railroad administration, Saturday morning, in which they outlined their grievances, and their stand in taking the strike. A mass meeting of all strikers was held Saturday afternoon at the Red Men's hall, at which meeting the plans for continuing the strike were discussed. STRIKE CRIPPLES STATE INDUSTRIES INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Aug. 9. Many industries in Indiana have been cripples by the strike of railway shipmen, reports from over the state show. More than 1,300 railway men are out at Evansville and coal mines in that district are being shut down, due to the failure of the operators to make shipments. The entire Monon Railway system is affected by the strike of shopmen at Lafayette, Nine hundred men are said to have gone out. At Anderson a serious tie-up In rail traffic Is feared and several factories are planning to close if the strike continues. Five hundred and fifty shopmen at Frank fort in the Clover Leaf Railway shops voted to strike, and at Terre Haute 2,700 railway employes have gone out crippling the coal mines and industries. Over 2,000 men have 6truck at Logansport. Men are also out at Washington and Bloomington. PERSHING REPORTED RECALLED TO U. S. PARIS, Aug. 9. It is reported" that General Pershing has been recalled suuueiuj iu uie uaueu oiaies ana maiy he may even abandon hla visit to King Albert of Belgium, planned for Sunday, WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Secretary Baker and General March, chief of staff, said today they knew nothing of any order recalling General Pershing to the United States White house officals said they had not been advised that such aa order had gone forward.

View of Chleaao stockyards and heads J. Odgen Armour. Below: WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. "The agi - tation against the ackers is due to misunderstanding and prejudice, and has been inflamed by the one sided, exparte investigations of the federal trade commission." This statement, made by L. B. H. Weld of Chicago, representing Swift & Co., is the big idea which all five ; of the packers now under fire hope : will be accepted as true by the Amer ican people. "We believe," said Mr. Weld, "that the packers sell meat wholesale as cheap as it is humanly possible to sell i it. The only way In which it could be sold more cheaply Is through the reduction of the price paid for livestock." The heads of the five packing conCHICAGO STOCKYARD STRIKE IS GROWING; REPORT 60,000 OUT (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Aug. 9 Between 60.000 and 70,000 men will be out on strike at the Union stock yards by tonight should the union leaders' statement that the -walkout started yesterday, would continue today. The strike started over a demand of the men that the guards placed about the plant be withdrawn. The men said they had no objection to working with the negroes if they were union men, but objected to working with non-union men and particularly under guard. Policemen and deputy sheriffs were placed In the yards on Thursday, when several thousand negroes out while the race riots were at their height, returned to wcrk. Soldiers on guard outside the yards were withdrawn yesterday," following notice to Adjutant General Dickson from the governor that such a request nad been made by the mayor. It was represented by Mayor Thompson to Governor Lowden that the "black belt" was quiet and as no resumption of rioting was likely the troops were not needed. About half of the 6,000 men were dispersed last night and it was expected that the remainder would be relieved by tonght. Labor leaders claimed that 36.000 employes of the stockyards have already quit work but the packing house representatives say less than half that number are on strike. Profiteers Found In Hamilton County, Says Report Of Grand Jury (By Associated Press) CINCINNATI, Aug. 9. The Hamilton county grand Jury which is investigating the high cost of living in Cincinnati and Hamilton county in a partial report to the court today stated it has found evidence of profiteering and hoarding in this county. No Indictments and no names were were mentioned. The Investigating will be continued. The Jury claimed that the United States bureau of markets In Cincinnati is one of the big causes of the high cost of living and urged discontlnance of the bureau. It charged the bureau's food prices lists are fixed arbitrarily and are not based on cost of production, supply and demand. Jury Must Determine If Beer Is Intoxicating (By Associated Press) LOS ANGELLES, Aug. 9. Judge B. F. Bledsoe of the United States district court yesterday sustained a demurrer to an indictment against Joseph Baumgartner, an officer of the Bakersfield browing company in vio lation of the war time prohibition measure. The demurrer was sustain ed on the ground that the Indictment did not show that the beer was intoxicating. According to Gordon Lawsoa, assistant United States district attorney, the ruling means that in each case brought under the law to members of the jury must determine wltether the liquor complained of Is intoxicating.

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T. E. Wilson and Edward A. Cudahy. cerns whom the government is about w prosecute are. Louis F. Swift, president of Swift & Co.; J. Ogden Armour, president of Armour & Co.; Edward A. Cudahy, president of the Cudahy Packing Co.; T. E. Wilson, president of Wilson & Co.; Nelson Morris, chairman of the board of directors of the Nelson Morris Co. The government's triple blow against the big five packers will be opened in Chicago this month, when evidence gained by the federal trade commission in the course of exhaustlve investigations will be placed before a federal grand Jury. The department of Justice will seek indictments under both the criminal and civil sections of the Sherman anti Germans Remove Statues Of Former Kaiser From Path Of PolishTrdops (By Associated Press) THORN, Germany. Aug. 9. The Germans are carefully removing all bronze statues of former Kaisers from Bromberg and Thorn lest the Poles destroy them on their arrival. The statue of Frederick the Great at Bromberg has already been taken to Schneldemuehl and re-erected there. That of illiam The Great will be removed in a few days and the former Kaiser's statue at Thorn will be taken from the market with a festival parade. The German government will be asked to erect it elsewhere. Memorials of Bismarck and other German chiefs will also be removed from the bridge cross the Vistula river. PLUMB WOULD PUT POSTAL SERVICE INTO NEW BILL (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Aug. 9 Glenn B. Plumb, continuing his testimony today before the house interstate com merce committee declared that if the plans of the brotherhoods for control of the railroads were applied to the post office department, that government agency would be conducted with greater efficiency. "The post office department," Mr Plumb said, "is the only great industry politically managed. I do not want to be understood that it is not efficiently managed. But I do believe the post office department would show a higher rate of efficiency if operated under the democratic principle of this bill. Additional Census Supervisors Named I WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. Additional supervisors of the census Just an nounced included: INDIANA Third, Frank J. Beaucond. New Albany; fourth, Charles B. Staff, Franklin; seventh, John E. Spiegel, Indianapolis; tenth, Phineas M. Kent, Brookston; eleventh. Wm. J. Alber, Wabash; thirteenth, Frank C. Folant, La Porte. Other districts previously announced. Weather Forecast For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight. Sunday, fair and warmer. Today's Temperature. Noon 73 Yesterday. Maximum 76 Minimum 57 For Wayne County, by W. E. Moore Fair tonight Sunday fair and wanner followed by increasing cloudiness. General Conditions Generally fair weather prevails over the great central valley, and cloudy weather over the Atlantic coast. Cool weather is general east of the Mississippi, except along the gulf coast. It is warming up in the west and temperatures will gradually rise over the central states Sunday and probably Monday.

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Center: Nelson Morris. trust law, and will proceed also under the food law of 1918 against the hoard' lng of food. In its action under the anti-trust law the department of Justice will charge that he power of the big five packers has been and is being unfairly and illegally used to: Manipulate .live stock markets; Restrict interstate and international supplies of foods; Control the prices of dressed meats and other foods: Defraud both the producers of food and consumers; Crush effective competition; Scure special privileges from railroads, stockyards companies, and municipalities; and Profiteer. GENERAL RAILROAD STRIKE IMPENDING IN BERLIN, REPORT (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Aug. 9. The government announces the discovery of an extensive secret strike movement which, if succesful, will lead to a general railroad strike in central and perhaps all of Germany on September 1. Sparticlst and communist agitators are charged with being the leaders of the movement, which the government is using every means to suppress. "The discovery was made Just when Germany believed itself quieting down while the rest of the world rioted and struck," the official statement says. "The object of the communist strike leaders is to appropriate power, the first necessity of which is the stoppage of transportation to prevent the distribution of food and coaL The movement which is already widespread, began at Erfurt, where a huge meeting controlled by communists was held last night, the strike being decided upon. This action is not understandable because the government has not only carried out promises made at he time the last railroad dispute was settled but has introduced other reforms." Belgian Government To Reclaim Battle Lands (By Associated Press) BRUSSELS, Aug. 9. The Belgian government has undertaken a vast project for reclaiming the devastated farm lands in the battle zone. The farms will be taken over from their owners and worked under the latest scientific principles and then returned in first class condition to them. Owners are to be paid five per cent interest on the pre-war value of the j property during the operation by the government, wnicn, nowever, is pre pared to purchase the land outright in the event owners do not desire to keep their farms. King Albert will fix the limit of the operation of the project which is designed maily to hasten in the national interest the restoration of the vast territory laid waste by shell fire. Berlin-Munich Service By Zeppelin Is Planned (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Friday, Aug. 8. Zeppelin airship service between Berlin and Munich will be inaugurated in the near future says the Vossische Zeitung. It Is expected that the Journey will be covered in seven hours. The fare will be three hundred marks. Britain To Control Pork Products Again (By Associated Press) LONDON, Aug. 9. George H. Roberts, food controller, announced last night that the government had decided to resume control of the supply and distribution of imports of bacon, ham and lard and that the prices to be charged would also be under super vision.

Mondell Says Legislation Will

be Enacted at Once President to Take Domestic Problems to People. ACTION IS STIMULATED (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Auk. 8 Republi can Leader Mondell declared in the bouse today that congress waa ready to act promptly on such legislation as was needed to carry out the suggestions made yesterday by President Wilson to reduce the high cost of living. Further appropriations suggested by the president will be made quickly, Mr. Mondell said. "Congress stands ready to consider any estimate," declared the Republican leader, "and hopes such estimates as are necessary and essential will be submitted to congress as promptly as possible." In regard to legislation Mr. Mondell said some of it would be enacted promptly while that affecting "profoundly the policy of the government" would be debated. All would receive the active and quick consideration of the house, he said. Suggestions Debated. Domestic problems now facing the country may be taken up directly with the people by President Wilson during his forthcoming trip in the interests of the peace treaty. This was indicated today at the White House whero it also was said plans for the president's tour were going forward.Suggestion by the President for federal licensing of all corporations engaged in inter-state commerce and for extension of the food control law. met with the greatest opposition in Congressional circles. Many of the opponents of the league of nations in the Senate critized the stress laid by the president on early ratification of the peace treaty, some of them including Chairman Lodge and Senator Harding, Ohio, of the foreign rela tions committee, declaring there was no connection between ratification of the peace treaty and the cost of living. The references In the address to the attitude of labor leaders and the expected belief that those leaders would yield soon to second sober thought, were approved generally by members of both parties. Special Agents Help. Beyond extension of the powers of the food control act, regulation of the storage of foodstuffs, and early ratification of the peace treaty, so as to allow the law of supply and demand to oporcate, the President urged legislation for the control of security issues and additional appropriations for government agencies to supply the public with Information As to prices paid by retailers for goods. The food control act, he told Congress, should be extended to peace times with its application covering clothing, fuel and other necessities of life as well as food, and a penalty for hoarding inserted. All special agents of the department of Justice over the country have been ordered to assist the district attorney in uncovering evidence of profiteering in food stuffs and other necessities. Attorney-General Palmer's instructions were that the special agents should drop everything but the most pressing cases now pending, and devote entire attention to assisting in the campaign to reduce the cost of living. The result will be to put hundreds of trained investigators la the search for men who have Inflated prices exorbitantly. CROP REPORT SENDS PRICE OF STAPLES SOARING ON BOARD (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Aug. 9. Every single staple in which there are dealings on the board of trade rose decidedly in price today. Whatever effect to the contrary might have been looked from the address of President Wilson to congress in regard to the high cost of living was entirely obscured by the opposite influence of the government crop report which was issued shortly before he spoke. So impressed were traders on change here today with the unexpected magnitude of the crop losses shown during July that the president's views appeared to be virtually Ignored as a market factor. King's Job Is Declined By Ex-Emperor Charles (By Associated Press) PARIS, August 9. Former Empero Charles of Austria-Hungary, was beseeched by Magyar patriots to mount the Hungarian throne when the fall of the Peidll ministry was determined upon, according to a dispatch to the Journal from Zurich. The former monarch refused on the ground that having been king and emperor, h could not go down the social scale and be content simply with a king's crown. '. v l" The Duke of Hohenbelg, son of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose as sassinatlon at Sarajevo, in 1914, was the immediate cause of the great war, also refused the crown, according to the dispatch, which says the Hun. rarlans ended their auest bv choosim 'Archduke Joseph as a last resort.