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THE REGISTER RECEIVES THE FULL REPORTS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (Formerly The Register and Leader) VOL. 71, NO. 47. DKS MOINES, IOWA. THURSDAY MOHNIMJ, Al CJl'ST 7.

1911). TWELVE PACKS. PKICE 3 CENTS Hill lu LJ WE ARE LAYING OURSELVFS OPEN TO IT DODGE MAN SHUT AYS IIS DAI OH I TABLE LEADERS OF 2,000,000 RAIL MEN TELL WILSON TO RAISE WAGES IJKE UTTL5 OYS TO JOIN OUR SiiMOAN SCHOOL CLASS. IMMED HATELY OR THEY STRIKE Declare That Congressional Commission Would Delay PALMER FILES SUIT AGAINST PACKERS; New York Attorney Named to Prosecute Big Five As Anti-i Trust Violators. I PITTSBURGH FIRM OFFENDS Warrants Issued for Officers of Sugar Company for Exof bitant Charges.

(My The AhR'M-iated Prees.) WASHINGTON, I). Aug. 6. Developments in tho government's drive on the high rout of living popped out so fast today tlit they tumbled over one another. Attorney General Palmer announced the bringing of antitrust suits against the five great packing concerns Armour, Swift, Wilson, Morris ami Cudahy.

At the same time the attorney general ordered all agents of the department of justice to arrest persons hoarding foodstuffs. The first arrests came in Pittsburgh where a concern was wholesaling sugar at 15 cents a pound. Food hoards may be confiscated by the government. President Wilson reiterated his plan to address congress on the high cost of living at 4 o'clook Frl- 1 day afternoon. President Can Same Hoard.

Intermingled with the cost of living situation was the decision of the senate commerce committee to notify the president that it disagreed with his suggestion fur a special wage board to deal with railway employes' demands. The! committee holds the president has i sufficient power already to deal! with the situation. Warrants were issued todav fur three, officers of the Pittsburgh branch of the Cejitral Sugar company of Chicago, charged with proiiteering. The informations, which were sworn to by a special agent of the department of justice, charged that the company recently sold sugur ut 15 cents a pound wholesale. Tho Central Sugar company Is a wholesale dealer in sugar and lias been in business ftiieen years.

George W. Shoehan, president ot the company is out of the city His assistant said the government had placed no restriction on the. price of sugar. Attorney General Palmer announced that the evidence befure the federal trade commission and committees of congress indicated a clear violation of the antitrust laws" and that he had ordered ,,..1 i prompt' accordingly" in the case of the packers' Ily "combination of packers" Mr. Palmer said he meant Swift Armour Morris Wilson Morris Packing company.

He declined to say whether criminal or civil suits would be instituted. Krcsscl allied Prosecutor. Isador J. Kressel of the New York law firm of Jerome, Kami -Kressel, will have charge of the case and Mr. Palmer said lie would CONTIM Kl) COl.l'M t.

I 1 CONFERENCE DURING FIGHT AT CIRCLE DANCE HALL Policeman George Welsh Used Revolver As Club; Says Shooting Was Accidental. IDENTITY IS UNCERTAIN Soldier Partner Arrested for. Drunkenness; Were Barred From Entering Hall. Shot through the lung by Police Officer George Welsh while attempting to force his way Into the' Circle dance hall at 10:30 last night, a soldier believed to be E. W.

Davis of the utilities department at Camp Dodge died at Mercy hospital an hour later. Welsh declared at police headquarters last night that the shooting was accidental, his gun going off in the struggle while ha was attempting to use it as a club. The dead soldien in company with Earl M. Felton. oldier discharged last month, had gone to the Circle tD dance.

Both men wanted to buy tickets but were refused admission by B'anche Tike, cashier, because she said they were Intoxicated. Girl Calls Poliie. They became abusive and she called George Welsh, police offi cer, to put them out. Officer Welsh said that he told thp men In a polite way that they could not get in. The box office is located on a stairway that leads to the dance hall proper.

'The then" started to walk behind the box office, at the same time cursing the cashier. Welsh went upstairs into the dance hall and told Officer Con McCarthy that there were two sol- dleiB who were boisterous and insulting and that he wanted help. McCarthy said he came down to I the landing" and met the soldiers who were determined to dance. Mr-Piirfhv thpii nlpndert with Hlfl men to leave the hall. While the officers were talking, one of the soldiers shoved his hand through the wicket and slapped Miss Pike in the face.

Ilcsisted Officers. McCarthy said he took hold of the unknown soldier and was going to take him out. As he started to take hold of him, the soldier grabbed him by the wrist and they both went to the stairs. Welsh was handling Felton. Felton while scuffling with Welsh also went to the floor.

Both coppers got up and held the soldiers' against the wall. The unknown soldier then made another leap for McCarthy accord-? Inc to the statements made by the officers. Welsh then went to the) aid of McCarthy, who was getting the worst of it he sain because the, soldier was a larger man. Welsh took his gun from his pocket and struck the soldier over the head. The soldier then let go of McCarthy and grabbed Welsh.

Tho officer with the gun in his hand grabbed the soldier's throat. The soldier. Welsh said, jerked back and Rot his hand in his mouth. "He was biting my thumb," said Welsh. "I tried to get it out of his mouth and as I did, the gun went off.

It was accidental. I did not intend to shoot him. "I pleaded with the men to leave but. they resisted, cursing and threatening my life." Both officers made signed statements last night concpininer the shooting to Police Captain William Kellv. Neither was placed under arrest.

Per-ljeo Investigating. The dead soldier was taken to Harbach's undertaking parlors. Major Will provost marshal, said last night that they are investigating the case. Edwanl Hewitt, traffic at Second and Locust streeU after identifying the soldiers said they were the same men that were at his corner earlier In the evening. "The men were Insulting nnd made threats that they would fake my badge and gun away from I told them to go on and mind tfieir own business otherwise I would arrest them.

The dance hall was closed after the shootintr Felton. the dead soldier's companion, was arres'ed and charged with Intoxication, He had been discharged from the camp utilities June 4. Stole Tass Card. At this morning the identity of the dead soldier had not been established although Major Per-Lee was convinced from a description that he was E. W.

Davis of the camp utilities. Felton claimed that he did not know the name of his companion, whom he said he. had met for the first time yesterday aftern i.in. A pass card belonging to Hyrara Ileeban was found in his pockets. After Miquiiitig at Camp Dodge for further information it was found that Deeban was in bed at the camp.

He told military authorities that someone had stolen hi identification card. Engineer Chief and Federation Secretary Offer Plan to Reduce Living Cost. Mv Th Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. Aug. 6-r-Organlzed labor's remedy for the high cott of living a bill that would turn over the railroads to the public, operating officials and labor was presented to congress today by men high in the councils of the organization, who declared with utmost frankness conditions were so desperate it might be necessary to advocate a firing squad for profiteers.

With equal frankness members of the interstate commerce committee indicated during the examination of Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and Frank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor, that the bill, embodying what has come to be known as the Plumb plan, was too radical, and failed to strike at the high price evil against which people throughout the country are clamoring. Cpnslders All Problems. For more than a month the house committee has been considering all plans for solution of the problems confronting the roads with their return to private management, and the PliTnib proposal was offered with the assurance of labor leaders that it would cut down prices of commodities because of the reduction in rates which would follow the elimination of private capital from the railroad campanles. The two union officials for five hours stood up in defense of the hrll and answered a whirlwind fire of questions from men who must report it out or throw it away.

During long discussion, attended by an attentive audience including many women, the labor leaders made a strong denial of reports that they were attempting to intimidate congress by threats to strike or chop off the political heads of members voting contrary to their desires. There was a broad intimation that the public ownership plan if not enacted into law would be taken to the conventions of the two big parties next year with the hope of having Its indorsement written into the platform. Morrison Sounds Warning. Warning was sounded by Secretary Morrison that the burden of the leaders might be too heavy that they might be unable during the period of unrest of control the workers in which case, he declared, there would be a revolution to the extent of general striken. Around the whole theme of what the two witnesses said was woven the ever rising cost of food, mountink higher and faster, they Insisted, than the increase In the working man's wage, with no assurance that It would stop unless quick -and drastic action was taken by congress.

Both Mr. Stone and, Mr. Mot rlson said wage Increases offered only temporary relief, contending that prices of food and clothing must come down, after, which the wage demand -pressure would be lessened. They declared the pending bill would prove to ba the first step toward forcing down prices by reducing freight rates and expressed the belief that despite the burden of bond buying during the war the American people would produce the funds necessary to take the roads from private control. While the coinmltte listened by the hour to opinions as to what the bill would do, there Was no explanation of its various provisions.

Glenn R. Plumb, its author, was present to give this but so much time was taken up with the examination of Stone and Morrison that his statement hart to go over until tomorrow, COAL TRAFFIC STOPPED rliesiilKNikc Ohio RoikI Affected by Shopmen's Strike. W. Va Aug. fj.

All coal traffic was suspended on the Chesapeake Ohio this afternoon as a result of thesliopmen's strike. At the same time an order was issued from division headquarters here proclaiming an embargo on all classes of freight. E. L. Flock, division superintendent of the Chesapeake Ohio railroad, officially announced tonight that beginning tomorrow all passenger ns well as freight traffic on the C.

O. west of Clifton Forge would be discontinued. 275,000 SHOPMEN ARE OUT AND WILL REMAIN UNTIL DEMANDS ARE MET (Hy The Associated I'reH. CHICAGO, Aug. 6.

Leaders of the Chicago district council of the Federated Railway Shopmen's union said touight that at a conservative estimate 275,000 shopmen were on strike throughout the country and that the movement was spreading. They declared that no violence would be countenanced by the organization and that so far as they knew no mail trains had been interfered with. Assistant District Attorney Mill-roy said today that evidence of interference with the mail train schedules would bring action against persons responsible for calling the strike. He aso said he had questioned several representatives of the shopmen today. L.

M. Hawver, president of the district council, said so far as he knew none of the shopmen had been summoned by the district attorney or questioned. As to responsibility for the strike he said trie rank and file had demanded a strike in spite of the wishes of their grand lodge presidents and that the men were determined to remain on strike until their demands for 85c an hour foronechan-ics and 60c for helpers had been granted. RAILWAY SHOP TIEUP AT VALLEY JUNCTION COMPLETE Over 800 Men Out Union Offi cial Confident of Winning Wage Demands. No action toward ending the strike of railway shop employes at Valley Junction was taken at their meeting at the Lyric theater yesterday afternoon.

All of the employes are out and the tleup In the shops is complete. "While there Is nothing walking toward a settlement of the controversy, everything looks favorable." Josenh Warnleutt, secretary of the federation, said last night. Over 800 shopmen are now out. ROOSEVELT KITS TJNEEST Navy Official Says Clement Wants Something for Nothing. I By The Associated Press.

N. Aug. 6. Sac-retry Baker of the war department, speaking at the peace convention of the Knights of Columbus here this afternoon, said that although the league of nations was not perfect it was the best that men could do. He said the covenant is something stable and fixed, some beginning place from which to start to build a new civilization.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the navy, said the present unrest In the world contained the element of those trying to gpt something for nothing. He ald there wwre two vital things which must remain together if the American form of government Is to endure. First, he explained, progress must continue, and second, this progress must be by and through the channels of law and order. v.

V. Rail Hen-Ire. NEW YORK. Aug. 6 Llndlev M.

Wpivor of the Brook-Ivn Rapid Transit companv. declared toriav that, surface, plevi'pd nnd snhwav service In Brooklvn would he susnended tonight unless the nollce department places a patrolman on eneh surface rar and also nrovides police protection for elpvated and subway trains. THE WEATHER TODAY WASHINGTON, I). Aug. 6.

Following is the official forecast of the United Stafps weather bureau: Iowa Fair Thursday and Friday; cooler Thursday. The total precipitation at Dps Moines during the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock last night was 0.02 inches. The excess precipitation at Dps Moines since Jan. 1 Is 5.04 inches. The normal precipitation at Pes Moines Jan.

1 lo date is 20.83 inches. Temperatures at Des Moines yesterday: a. 2 in 7(1 a. "Si p. RS 10 a.

7SI p. 84 12 noon 751 7 p. 83 Relative humidity, per cent. 7 a. 12 noon.

7 p. Sun rises at Des Moines today at 6:13 a. m. and sets at 8:26 p. summer timet Increase Months.

Hy Ttie Associated Press) WASHINGTON, D. Aug. 6. Acting as a unit for the first time iji the presentation of wage demands, the fourteen principal railroad unions today in expressing to Director General Hincs their disapproval of President Wilson's proposal that congress create a commission to consider increased pay, declared that wage questions must be settled immediately. A general program to meet the present crisis, Involving the threat of a nationwide strike, was submitted to the director general.

It suggested that the money to provide increased pay should come from an appropriation by congress to be followed by appropriate freight rate advances. This "temporary relief" must be accompanied by a determined effort to reduce the cost of living. Want Capita! Returns Cut Out. Permanent solution of the railroad problem was declared to depend upon the remqval of returns to capital as the sole purpose of peration and the director general, accordingly, was asked to recommend to President Wilson that he attempt to obtain early passage by congress of organized labor's bill to eliminate private capital from control of the railroads and to give the employes a share in the profits. The unions declared the belief of the workers that transportation rates should be sufficient to guarantee just wages, maintain the properties and' give equitable returns on money Invested.

Interesting as were the suggestions for removing the menace of a nationwide strike, the unified action of the fourteen organizations attracted equal attention. Labor leaders who were questioned declined to say whether the unions would act as'a In the future, but declared they were going through with the present situation as one body. The result will be to put the solid weight of 2.000.000 persons, vir-tualiv the entire rail transportation personnel of the United States, back of the demands, with the possibility as never before of the paralysis of the nation's life if a general strike should ensue. I'rovcl Co-operative Value. Co-operation between the four gvpat brotherhoods engineers, firemen, conductors and trainmen ftr the first time several years ago proved the power of united action in passage of the Adamson act.

Tho present situation was said to bo similar, hut infinitely more dan gerous. Not only are the four broth' erhoods involved, but all the other unions also which have to deal with maintenance of equipment and the moving of trains. The program submitted to Di-i rector General Hlnes declared thati the employes were entitled to com-) nensation which would at least re establish the prewar purchasing power of their wages. Rates of pay, it was raid, were i'v way correlated to transportation charges. The plan for a congressional commission was disapproved becatiso "it nwns months of delay at a time when the questions involved require immediate settlement," the program said, continuing: "You already have in the board of railroad wages and working conditions the necessary machinery lo dispose of these questions, and we ask that their function be restored and they be allowed to pass upon tho questions submitted to them and that their findings be placed before the representatives of the rerienlzed organizations for their consideration and be mutually agreed upon before being issued.

Call for Appropriation. The moneys with which to pay these increases should, in our opinion, be raised bv an appropriation by congress. This appropriation to be of sufficient amount to temporarily taken care or immediate deficits. In tho meantime let the proper rate" making body make a careful study as to what, if any, increases should be made In passenger and freight rates. Prompt action lu this regard being both essential and desirable.

This will only give temporary relief and must he accompanied, or Immediately followed by a determined united effort to not only prevent a further increase in the cost of IHIng. but fo secure a reduction therein." WARNS RUMANIANS Say That Ultimatum Issued to Hungary Cannot Possibly Be Recognized. (Hv Tho AwH'taled Trow PARIS, Aug. G. Nicholas Mi.su, of the Rumanian peace delegation, was summoned before the supreme council today which gave him a communication for his government, saying that the Rumanian ultimatum to Hungary cannot be recognized by the peace conference and calling upon the Rumanians to live up to the armistice terms.

Misu said that the Rumanians were taking hack supplies which German Field Marshal von Mackciiscii took from them but his explanation did not alter the decision of tho supreme council which was unanimous. While the French hitherto apparently were inclined to regard Ruiiianiun occupation of Hudapest favorably, It was evident at today's council meeting that they have COM 'INI Kl" ON 1WUK 2," fOl.l'MN sT Whatever difference there is favors the horse thief. I bought some cheese and crackers. When I came out. my horse was gone.

Horse Turned Loose, Called Kiinaii.v. "Where's my horse?" The fellow felt the hot blast of anger in the challenge, "Kan away. he answered. Ran 1 at him. "Some of you fellows turtied him loose In I ho glade about ten yards dls-1 taut.

I saw mv hnru Brass. ,1 ran down, mounted and was just K.inuiiuK du wneu a snot whizzed past, then a clash, a volley and the next moment tho mare lunged side- wards and thumped to the ground pinning my leg under her. I hey were possemen out in ot me on the holdup. They were five to one and they even try to take me on the porch. They fired without calling for a surrender, was better to get a suspected train-robber dead than nltvo Tho ,1 IIC.l Hon ol guilt and the surety of re-' ward were then settled beyond dispute.

I I nulled myself free ft--! START DRAFTING OF Citizens' Committee Meets With Carmen Today for Initial Discussion. The citizens' franchise committee and representatives of the street car company and the citv will meet In the council chamber "at tho city hall at 11 o'clock this morning for the Initial discussion of a new charter for the company. In a general war 11 the company and the city are agreed on what a new franchise shall provide. sliding scale to give a reasonable rahirn rnnilnl with pntitrnl nt return on capital, with control of the service In the hands of the city. Corporation Counsel H.

W. Hyers wants a stabilizing fund established pi a ppn ilty on ihe company for nnn-pprformance. The company is willing that the city have chargi of the service At a meeting of the citizens' general committee at the city hall yesterday afternoon the franchise committee was Instructed to give all aid possible in the preparation of a new franchise. Members of the group that will roNTiM kd 'on p.u.e foi.t mn i. Ifury of resolution through me.

I knew that' I would have to do de-I liberately what I should have done in passion. It was not blood-lust, but, raging I vindictiveness that spurred me on I the seventy-five mile ride to my I father's house. I The hoof beats stonnine at his door aroused him. When he saw he stood as one petrified. "Lo, your honor," I put out my hand.

He did not take it. "What, have you been doing?" He reached In to his pocket, took out a folded handbill and opened 1' tor me to read. "Reward for the apprehension of Al Jennings." it said, "wanted for robbery of the Santa Fc pxpress." I saw it in a moment. This was the work of Houston and Love. They would save their cringing hides hy another cowardly attack.

"I had nothing to do with it. I'm damn sorry 1 didn't I hurled tho words at my hither. Anger caught me by the throat and was choking me. "Damned if I had anything to do with It. By hell, thev'll pay for It." I'allicr's Appeal Becomes orlimiintl.

"If you had nothing to do with it, give up and clear yourself. That's the way to make thPin pay." One of those sudden shifts from command to appeal sortened my father's face "Do you want to bring rAhlfltK NtAli UttWtt: William fippey, 60, Struck While Unharnessing Horses Yesterday Afternoon. While helping a friend thresh wheat yesterday afternoon near Waukee, William Hippcy, till years old, was struck by a bolt of lightning and instantly killed. The accident occurred on the Bert Cook farm twelve miles from Des Moines, liippey was preparing to unharness Mis horses when struck. In company with several other neighbors, ltippey was helping Cook thresh his wheat.

The rest of the crew was still in tho field when a severe electrical storm struck the vicinity. Kippey Is survived by his wife and two boys, one of whom is with the army of occupation. Coroner ('lift was notified and had the body taken to the Iver Newlen undertaking parlors. No inquest will be held, the coroner said last night. Lloyd (icorgo Decorated.

LONDON. Aug G. King George today conferred upon Premier David Lloyd George the Order of Merit as a sign of his appreciation of Mr. Lloyd George's war services. disgrace on the name?" he asked.

"The name be damned and the law and everything connected with it. I hate it." "If you don't, come in and clear yourself. I'm finished Willi you." "I can't clear myself," I told him. "The Ilarlitss range, harbors outlaws. 1 can't bring them in to prove an alibi for me.

Harliss wasn't there at the time. If 1 did give up, I couldn't establish my innocence." "Then you're guilty?" Not in all the lawlessness of my early life, nor in all th frenzy ot sorrow and revenge afler the inur tier, had such a lull tide of storm ing violence beaten down the discretion of my nature. If he distrust ed me what had I to expect from enemies? "I went out from my father's house, lashed with a desperate, unappeasable fury. I wanted something to happen that once and for all would put me beyond the pale. I slept out on the range and the next morning rode toward Arbeka.

1 had oaten nothing the day before. On the public road through the timber on the old trail west from Fort Smith was a little country store. I could have carried off all its contents in my slicker. Five men were lounging on the bench near thp horse rack when I threw my bridle over the pole. Their horses were tied.

I couldn't tell whether they were marshals or borse thieves from the look of them. i I i 1 I I MEN WHO CAME BACK-THRILLING STORY OF LIVES OF O. HENRY AND AL' JENNINGS 14 M'NOrsIS OF I'KKt'KDINO (ilArTKUf. lirld in irgimtt while llm mtillirr mid Mllilll lirotliem lli-einn from rebel Mldi'TN wild HhiI flrrd tlioir liimi durliiK th I'tvil W'HP. YMirn of lmrdhlp and Mverty fitllw.

One iiIkIiI lifter tin dcHlli of Inn nmlltrr. lie find hm luther in drunken hetiu nllUide lite viltHgr Ht.ire in it uniiUI town in ItliniiN wle re Hie nettled niter the war. Me riiiin atty down tlieVlver, It piekeu uu liy a luintl), litter Hhaiidomxi hi litem, nnetM Mmi-len. the toremiitt of tattle lam und iHi'iimett Inn nruteire. Ktaiitun In killed li ft eallle.

rttntier, und tliiiuith a mete boy, tthootn anil killn hih assailant. Mmrtly nlle-rward, in a drunken fiitltt in It Million out et, he. killfl I lie bartender, and while in jtul for the eritnr, meet hi father UKain, who ha retrieved his rorttinen anil tcuthoretl liln family In-Kelller. fre.l, Rtien tiaik the eHil, KiuduaieN from bin hi hind, ant) with hl other lirotherN praitiren law in Oklahoma where lliti family mnvei later. Hi father in uiiiiimed a JudKe.

A feud trlin.H iii family and two men named l.ovi nnd HoiiHtou. The two men kill AI'm brother, r.d and John. He lilt father that be will wait the outcome of the murder trial before rlinir. II' and another brother, I rank, take refuiee nt the Nplke raneti belonging to John llarliiov. a fatorite haunt of outlaw, and tiruct ally inaceeN.lhle in location.

A member nf a kiiiik of rob-lier fore-aifM that Mime day ,1 will Join them. ewn t-omfn Hint l.nve and lluiiHton haie been elniri-d of the murder In i-oiirt. HY AL CONTINI'KD FROM YKSTKRUA V. CHAPTF.Il VII. Houston and Lovo free! The thing I had bwn dreading and expecting for six months came now with a shock that sent a cold ing like mailman, and saw two of them drop.

I bfd behind a tree, plugged up again and went for the porch, shooting as I went. Two of them ran into the timber. As I got to the store the fjft CON'I'IM fcl O.N rAGK l',.