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cf LoutrdJiua Wednesday and Thursday, partly cloudy; showers near the coaat ArluuiMU. OkUlwilna. Kant anH Wmt THE TIMES thoroughly cover NORTH LOUISIANA, EAST TEXAS and SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS, circulating; in every town and hamlet in Shreveport'i trade territory. I TexiM Wednesday, and Thursday, generally fair, VOLUME XLVI1. NUMBER 249 SHKEYfLPORT, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1919 1 PRICE FIVE CENTS DECORUM LOST ALABAMA SHORT 200,000 BALES 'Over the Top9 Has New Meaning in Claiborne 1ILLI0NMLAR II PROPOSAL HOUSE DEBATES PROFITEER AND FOR NAVAL BASE AT LOS ANGELES Daniels Favor Minimum Expenditure of $5,000,000 to Provide Facilities.

MISSION URGES DEPARTMENT TO BOOST AVIATION 'L in mum. 1 I 1 Los Angeles, Aug. 12. Secre tary Daniels, after an inspection of; Lot Angeles, harbor here today an- nouneed that he would recommend to' Congress that the government make a minimum expenditure of to I creat a naval base here provided the city would acquire and present to the navy department approximately 50 acres of land adjoining the present naval base site. Mayor Meredith Snyder and other city officals announced that the city would meet the condition.

Embargoes Lilted Ofl Three HoauS as Unions Vote to Call Off Long Tieup. St. Loo is, Aug. 12. The Mis-soari Pacific, Pennsylvania and St.

Louis Saa Francisco railroads today lifted their embargo on freight caused by the shopmen's strike, it was announced here. Atlanta, Aug. 12 The strike of allied railroad shopmen in the Southeast was officially called off late today at a conference of representatives of various unions. Decision to end the strike pending the adjustment of mat- ts by President Wilson and Director IL STRIKERS THURSDAY WILL RETURN TO JOB LOST AT POLLS Oily 311 Votes Cast, of Which 164 Opposed $1,169,716 For, $3,805,054 Against. SCHOOL BOARD HAS NO PLAN FOR NEXT MOVE May Accept 'Half Loaf Offered by Opposition Many Out of Town Cuts Down Vote.

The Caddo parish School Board's proposal to levy a special tax of on (mil in School District and issue $1,000,000 of bonds for the purpose of building additional schools in Bhreveport and South Highlands was lmfmtjA in fK leettAn TuAUftitv hv an assessment vote of two to one and a tuyijority of 17 votes. The majority in assessments against the issue was (2,635,338 of which $1,080,000 was t-sted in precelnct 5 where the votes cast stood 9 for the issue and 22 fninst. Very little interest was taken in the election, judging from the number of otes, cast, 811, due partly to the fact. Iat a great many property owners are put of the city on their vacations, it ays said. Several large interests anient at present, in the opinion of board i embers and supporters of the issue Amid have voted in favor of the bonds lad they been here.

The largest ntlm-pir of votes east was 42, in precinct II. The bonds carried precincts 1, 8, I. 12 and 13 and South Highlands, losing in the other eight precincts. In issessments it carried only four prelects 1, 11, 13 and South Highlands, srhich voted solidly in votes and assessments for the issue, while Jewella rited just as solidly against it. A tabulation of the unofficial returns of lUe election last night showed: Outcome of Election.

ritctnct Vote Am-osm-nt Montgomery, Aug. 12. Alabama's cotton crop for 1919 will be at least 200,000 bales short of last year's production, due to the inroads of the boll weevil, according to Commissioner of Agriculture M. O. Allgood, who returned today from a conference of county farm demonstration agents at Auburn.

L1NIST1E IS OFF: TRAINS Agreement Reached With Men, Says'Announcement From Homer' The Louisiana and Northwestern railroad strike was ended last night, according to a long distance telephone message to The Times from Manager Campbell at Homer, headquarters of the road. Full freight and passenger service on the road will be re- today. The men were granted the same scale of wages that the United States Railroad Administration pays its employes. The conductors and station agents asked for 20 per cent increases. Mr.

Campbell said that the diffenence in the present scale and the new scale amounts to about the twenty per cent increase asked for. Conductors on the L. A N. W. were it getting lo.riO a day and engineers, so.40 per day, the day being based on eight Asked as to the protest made by C.

J. Ketchum, chairman of he grievance committee of the men against J. Allen, superintendent of transportation and mechanical equipment, Mr. Campbell said that that matter did not enter into the agreement and that he preferred not to discuss it. The regular schedule will be re sumed this morning with extra effort to catch up on the congestion brought 5 in the Homer field for $75,000.

or $3,750 an acre, to R. S. Conn and M. A. Japhet.

The price was said to be the highest paid so far for lands in tha Hcmer-Claiborne district. Dr. James A. Shaw sold 25 acres for $50,000 in section 19, township 21, range 7. The Claiborne Oil Company paid fS.000 for one drilling sits in 19-21-7.

Many similar offers ranging from to $4,000 per acre for leases from one to two miles of pro ducing wells were made, with few takers. According to reports received from Homer, that city also is crowded to Here is Claiborne's "Wonder Well" in action. This is the first picture to be published of the giant gusher of the Standard Oil Company, in Section 29, Township 21, Range 7, on the Guy Oakes lease. The well came in with a production estimated at from 7,000 to 12,000 barrels. GUSHER ATTRACTS HUNDREDS UmillllllllCj MIIIIIIIIIIIIU MIIIIIIIIIIIIU RECORD PRICES FOR TRACTS general times was emooo.ea reso.u- both the tlon.

adopted. The men were ordered the needed ae of to return to work Thursday morning those needed It was agreed that the strikers should i dertakine-abide without qustion by any dcision I reached by the convention. of th With the return to work today o' th navy would require -i-j rjn. ordination of their activities in time of LEAGUE FIGHT Jeers and His? InWrupt Wil Hams' Rppl Lodge Attack on Covenant. MEXICAN ISSUE BROUGHT INTO DEBA'iE ON TREATY Witness Says America Could Repel Invasion of Border and Not Violate Pact.

Washington, Aug. 12. The traditional decorum of Senate procedure was upset today by an unusual demonstration of approval from the galleries following an address by Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, chairman of the! foreign relations committee assailing i provisions or the league of nations covenant. For more than a minute the gallery spectators applauded and cheered in violation of Senate rules, and then when order had been restored they interrupted with howls and hisses a speech by Senator Williams, Democrat. Mississippi, In reply to Mr.

Lodge. In spite of sharp admonition from the chair, there were more hisses mingled with applause when Senator Hitchcock seconded Senator Williams' speech. Senator Lodge's address itself uninterrupted, was aimed chiefly against league provisions which, he said, would make the United States a subject nation, and ended with an appeal for the preservation of Americanism. The covenant in Its present form, he as- terted, would not establish a league of peace but would destroy the Monroe Doctrine and give other nations the power to decide domestic American questions and to order American troops into foreign iserviee. Senator Williams bitterly assailed the foreign relations chairman declaring that in three months of preparation he had worded his address to Republican political ends and to play the gallyies.

There was no appeal in Senator Lodge's address for rejection of the league altogether nor was there any mention of the Drotrram ef reservations proposed by seven Re- that this program had been discussed witn mm by some of its supporters' and that a conference of Republicans would be held within a few day. at which sn attempt will be made to bring the Massachusetts Senator and several others tnto an agreemtn on such a plan. The uproar in the chamber followed sn equally tumultous session of foreign relations committee, at which David Hunter Miller, legal adviser to the League of Nations commission at Versailles, was vigorously questioned. Mr. Miller said he never had aeen the "American plan" for a League of Nations until it was In printed form, ready for submission to the commission and that later the basis of discussion by the commission was a composite une wnien we eould resist with armed forces without violating our covenants 7" "Yes." Asked later for the full name of Mr.

Huvste, Mr. Miller said it was C. J. P. Huvste, legal advissr to the British foreign office." "Isn't he well known In England as a pacifist Didn't he advocate in published articles of peace without victory ssked Senstor Brandegee.

"I never heard of that." Actors Strike For Against for 1..., II 2 I5H.490 1.1 1 H3.S20 -AT. 7 4 14 1 117.21! I 77 000 1 30.4SO 7 JO M.5S4 IL. 1J S7.50 1 11.610 io jewella. 'i ill. son 7 6 8S.O0O IX 4 17.H0 outh ifciblands .15 lei.840 the en Democrat, Tennessee, appearing ine night.

P.n- bton the nou cmmit. capacity by the rush of the oil men puolican senators as a basis of its ac-from all partsfof the country. The I eeptance. It was learned, however, Claiborne Oil Company yesterday was reported to have made a contract for one well, formerly drilled to 1,400 feet, to be drilled to 2,700 feet, if necessary. Federal Tribunal Says U.

S. Must Aid Commercial Aerial Work in Self-Defense. FINDS DANGER MONEYS SPENT MAY BE FUTILE Proposes Plan of Co-operation to Build Up Air Fleet Baker Partly Disagrees. Washington, Aug. 12.

Concentration of the air activities of tha United States, civilian, naval and military within the direction of a single governmental agency with an official holding a place in the president's cabinet at the head is recommended by the special American aviation mission, headed by Assistant Secretary of War Crow-ell, which has been studying aircraft development in Europe. The report was made. The proposed development of aviation, the mission asserted in its report, should be charged with full responsibility for "placing and maintaining our country in the first rank among nations in the development and utlisation of aircraft for the national security and in the advancement of civil atrial transportation and communication arts. In disagreeing with this feature of the report Mr. Baker said: Army and navy aviators are special- war, whereas effectiveness in military operstons rests upon the concentration and of authtritv.

command purpuoe. American Production Links. "America's aircraft production industry," the report asserts, preached large proportions during but sine the signing of the it bai- shrunk to a very small volume. Unless immediate attention is given to its conservation it will practically disappear and a eonsderable portion of the great sums expended in its development wiil have been spent ruitf lessly." "No sensible business man," ths report adds, "is justified in keeping money invested In the aircraft industry under the conditions which hav maintained in the United States since November 11." Great Britain, the mission found, has a commission to consider the dominance of air as at least of equal importance with that of ths sea and is frankiy and avowedly planning a definite policy of aerial development to that end." One of the greatest military authorities in Europe stated that in his opinion the first battle of the next war would be in the air, and would very nearly decide which side would win the war." The department as outlined by the renort would ronist nf eivitiaa tary for air. a civilian isiistant secretary in chsrge of management and operation of the department, five or more divisional heads acting as chiefs of sub-departments snd sn advisory sir council.

A vsst commercial aviation must be built uo on a great scale ta compete with other rations in a military way and to that end the following suggestion are submitted: Establishment and mapping of flying fields in stre.tegic locations suitable for military use. Equipment of all flying routes snd fields at national expense with signal- line; and communicating systems; Development of meteregieal servi-e to aid flyers. Creation either at government expense or by private enterprise under the government regulation of training facilities. Encouragement by the government to the develonment of the new design and aeronauticsl technique. Co-operat'on by the government with ether nations in determining and ap- yirg the ruics and regulations which Sr the international use of F.ncourac'tient the insurance cf aircraft and its personnel against all kinds of harardj.

F.nrourice-nent through the nail and xnrers to the orgsnitation of private ertcrprses for carrying f-of private enterprises carrying of the remaining sir- era ft production. WORK, Rtic, M.n.i!v, ntvas.) Tho commission appointed by ths supreme e.jnnci! to investigate recent iisorden st Fiurtie has concluded it, wn-1; and hss evoired a solution for the of the Corriere Bella Scrra seys today. The r.wspsper adds that the eonclu-4? -s reirhed are cf sneii to tify Franeie without effendirg tthe dignity or pride ef Italy. Id d. nepi Bsciumive uaiu iiupuacs $10,000 Fine or 5-Year Jail Term as Corrective.

NATIONAL CONSERVATION BOARD ANOTHER PANACEA Ohioan Blames Wastefulness; Secret Service Asks Sale of Autos Sought. Washington; Aug. 12. The house today taw the introduction of a number of measures designed to meet the high coast of living problem. Appropriation of $175,000 was aaked for secret service by Secretary Glass.

Hoarding and profiteering were the subject of two measures presented in the house. A bill by representative Gard, Democrat, of Ohio, would provide $10,000 fine or five years' imprisonment for hoarding, profiteering or monopolizing the production of foodstuffs, fuel or clothing. Representative Goodykoonts, Republican, West Virginia, presented a resolution to direct the judiciary committee to frame legislation to eliminate hoarding and to reduce the amount of currency in circulation. Goodykoonts also introduced a resolution requesting the secretary of war to sell the surplus stocks of automobiles and motor trucks. Representative Keller, Independent- Republican, introduced a bill to au- r.

thorize creation of a national board of conservation, headed by the president and composed of members of the cabinet five senators and five representatives, which would have power to regulate wholesale and retail prices of food and clothing. Representative Fess, Republican, Ohio, discussing the high cost of living in the house, declared that government wastefulness during the war and at present in sontmuing many war-cre WM tee, predicted organized opposition on the part of the packing industry to any legislation to regulate cold storage facilities. PUBLIC CONTINUES TO PAY. Chicago, Aug. 12.

High wages continued to pour into cash registers for Wgh-price clothing, shoes and luxuries. today, while prices in food commodities were breaking under the strain of increased shipments by producers who feared lower prices, government inves tigation of hoarding and profiteering and aroused public sentiment. Department store managers said highly paid mechanics were buying high-priced clothing and shoes, and that the publie generally demanded the best and would not buy low-priced articles if they ware to be had. "These big producers' associations really are operating in restraint of trade," said a commission merchant, who declared the producers were demanding top prices and to charge what the commission men should receive would cause every buyer to label him a profiteer. Apples selling at $3.25 to $3.50 a box, cost him $3.50, he declared, and peaches bought at $3.85 a box 'were selling at $3.25 to $3.50.

Potatoes fell $1 per 100 pounds at retail today and peaches and apples dropped somewhat. But lower retail pricea wert not general. Two U. S. Aviators Missing at Border El Paso, Texas.

Aug. 12. Military headquarters here announced todsy nothing had been heard from the two American army aviators who were reported to have flown across the border near Presidio, Texas, in the Big Bend military district yesterday. Aviators and Mexican troops were reported last night to be searching for tha missine- "lanes, which were jnned ijr Lieuts. Peterson and Davis.

Just before ths house committee closed its hearings on organised labors' bill for elimination of privets cepital from railroad ownership, Was the demand of Mr. Plumb that congress make a thorough investigation of the matter so that "the American people may know to what extent it is sought to subject them to exploitation," under the other plans proposed for future disposition of the railroads. Chairman Each indicated that to go Into the charges would he traveling over old ground, as they had been thrashed out long ago. Plumb told the committee that he either had the evidence to support every charge or I ..1 i I Knew wnri fc cuuiu um Duninru. A.

B. Garretson, former head of the niK simrmrnv mnnnnjr, Hixiirpo ith utmost frankness that if a vote were taken today the country would p. ny re 'rt -rgantua laoor plan because it is new. 11 WILD FOREST i FIRES SWEEPING MONTANA LANDS ger trains will leave as follows: From Bienville, going to Natchitoches at a. from McNeil, going south at 10 a.

m. The regular oil field freight special from Homer to Gibbs-land also will start this morning. T. L. Gentry, oil operator who returned here yesterday from Homer, said, the town was needing food supplies badly.

Its meat supply, gotten here, had been cut off. Bread was at a high premium. The malls have not been delivered. Jitney drivers have been doing a land office business, particularly among the oil men who are here to see the new gusher near Homer. Breazeale and Stafford Start (or Zwolle Rally Speeial ta The Times.

New Orleans, Aug. 12. Candidates for governor, Phanor Breaseale of Natchitoches and Senator E. M. Stafford of New Orleans left today for Zwolle for the big political meet toj morrow.

Senator Stafford went to Sodus and will drive over. A party from Natchitoches will meet the Breaseale contingent at Robelin. Speaker Hewitt Bouanchaud will not attend. He remained here in conference with friends. Colonel Stubbi is already in Western Louisiana.

Suggested Remedies Widely at Variance Washington, Aug. 12. Witnesses today before the federal electric railways committee were in agreement that the financial situation of the companies was serious. Remedies suggested ranged from the proposal of Mayor Couzens of Detroit for municipal ownership and operation of urban lines, to suggestion by state utility commissioners that revenues be increased, i Hundreds of oil investors and operators from all parts of the country have flocked to Shreveport since the report of the big strike of the Standard Oil Company in the Claiborne field was sent outbroadcast. Every train brings in more visitors.

Hotels of the city are crowded to capacity. Oil seems to be the only topic of conversation. In the lobbies of hotels groups of twos, threes and more may be seen pouring over bluebrints and agitatedly discussing the prospects of this or that section. Deals are made practically every minute. One of the busiest spots in Shreveport is the lobby of the Youree.

Veteran oil operators of Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and other sections are constantly on the lookout for "good buys" and eager to "get in on the ground floor" of the Claiborne proposition. W. H. Rowe sold a half interest yesterday in 40 acres of the Hardy tract U. S.

ILL SUE FIELD HOLDINGS Oklahoma City, Aug. 13 Suit will be filed in the United States district court by John A. Fain, United States dintrict attorney for fifteen sections of Indian oil lands extending south to the old bank of the Red River, said be valued a $200,000,000. They Involve some of the richest oil lands in the country. This was decided after an investigation by government river and tree experts.

Tha suits involves the determins-tion of the old river bed which was the Texas-Oklahoma border. There are thirty two Indian properties on the land, extending for 16 miles, Mr. Fa.n says. It ia opposite the best fieidB in the Bfirkburnett fields. Uses Artificial Heat To Mntir Cntton Uternphls, Tenn Aog7 12.

The first of cotton ever produced from green bolls by an artificial heat process. It is claimed, was placed on exhibition in Memphis tonight by W. Spenee Harvey, of Philadelphia. Pa. Bolls, three weeks short of maturity, were assembled at Cottondale, Miss bronght to Memphis and opened through his process in about an hour with a loss nf weight In molKture of approximately 50 per cent, according to Mr.

Harvey. The bale, Mr. Harvey said, is the first ginned at Cottondale. M.OYD GEORGE HONORFD. "London.

Aug. 12. King George tn- night invested Dsvid Lloyd George the I premier with the Order of Merit st Buckingham Palace. The award of honor was announced on August 6. The delayed list of honors known as the primo rmmter honors conferred to i celebrate the King's hirthdsy wss an- I nouneed todsy.

list includes one Earldom, two Bsronies. fifteen bsronet eies snd more than a score of knieht- hoods. I JNAROIY FOR HUNGARY? FOR II 0 i P'sn iramea rrom the drafta of the va rious nations by himself and C. J. U.

Missoula, Aug. 12. The Lar- Huvste, a legal attache of the British sen creek and Elk mountain forest foreign office. fires in the Clear Water national for- Under questioning the witness said est, 60 miles across the mountains he was a law partner of Gordon Auch-from Missoula, are running wild and inclose, son-in-law of Col. E.

M. House, have swept beyond control, according nd never had any experience In Inter-to messages received at district head- national negoitation until he was given qusrters here of the forest service. an appointment in the stats department The fire fighters' camp at Elk Moun- in 1917. tain was destroyed. The crews fighting Senator Fall, Republican, New Mex-the Atlas creek blaze have abandoned ir asked what the situation would be the fitfht as hopeless and have eoneen- 'If the league awarded a strip of Amert-trsted their efforts on the Camp Mil- territory to Mexico and Mexico ae-dred fire, which is threatening val- eepted ths decision of the league and liable stands of government timber.

placed her flag over the disputed ter- There are 11 uncontrolled fires on ritorv, though the United States re-the Selway forest in Idaho. The sltua- to abide by the decision, tion is regarded as very threatening "It would be an invasion of ths United Statss." ths witness replied. tral of Georgia shops here and the as suranee that all shops would be ii the situation through the southeast tonight was re- girded as approaching normal. It was i stated it would be necessary to con tinue limited freight embargoes for i period owing to the amount of accu mulated repairs necessary to cars now in the shops. GET RAISE AND LET OUT JOBS Strikers in Genoa Given $6.50 Per Day, Hire Substitutes for $2 and Collect Difference.

Genoa. July 28 (Correspondence of longshoremen recently converted themselves in 24 hours from striking workmen to employers of labor. They obtained throueh the strike a day wage rate of $6.50, and the following day hired other men for their jobs at $2 a day, thereafter living easy lives on the remaining $4.60 for eights hours man-sgenient of the two dollar a day underling. Furnishes Extra Floor To Give Office Space To provide space for offices S. B.

Simon Is fitting out the third floor of the Simon building. According to Mr. Simon, many Oil corporations had appealed to him for space. Several of the new offices have been occupied before completion, Completes Pip Line To Bull Bayou Field Completion of the pipe line Standard Oil Company from the Bull Borni rtistrrt to Or'ord wa announced yesterday. Oil will be taken, it said at the following prices: Thirty-eir anil 37.M.

i MtV- M75 barrel; below 32. 75 cents a barrel. Spreads To the msnagers learned "throngh reiiab'e channe's" that Frincis Wilson, presi- i dert of the Fquitv. hid left for Chic'go for the purpose of culling out sctors. Also it wss s'sted the sui's for $500...

000 filed yesterday by the Shnherts against the Kq'iity and nes-'y 3M of its most prominent members were hut the forerunner of suits to he fi'ed bv o'hr managers that wou'd run into the mil- lions. While actors, actresses and cejrus g'rls were parading todsy trigh ths financial districts and the Riiito seek Aaatnst 1 1 225 (IS.60S iM.no 749. 4S0 l.OSO 000 233.944 87.400 197. 80 370.000 10.860 Totals ..147 164 tl.161.71S $3,605,064 What the school board will do next improve the overcrowded ifti the schools was not brought up in I discussion with school officials after jkM fate of the issue was known an lour after the polls closed. It is thought by many who have interested inemaerves in the matter that the koard will take the half-loaf held out it by the opposition in a proposal to at once begin arrangements for Bother election on a proposition to issue $350,000 of bonds and build the jwo "ward" schools of which tha dis-p-ct stands most in need at present.

Byrd lacunar Result. "The proposal to issue bonds for and ipend $1,000,000 on its schools was r) far in advance, too. big for Shreve-lort to grasp," Superintendent C. E. Brd said in a moment of depression (allowing the announcement of the ly.striet's complete vote against the proposal.

What the Board will do next ia ahead of the times just now," he Idded. Nothing has been discussed as IS alternative to the question the big property owners of the city have turled under a landslide of opposition. (Jo matter what it might decide to do now, it is too late -to put that plan to execution to make it of any benefit for the first half of tha coming l4rm. The people have defeated the Board's plans for improving the schools; they iftll have to make the best of a situation rapidly becoming Impossible and tj which there was considerable -tom- blatnt last year." Professor Byrd was particularly interested In the vote in Precincts 9 and 13 and others having a large labor pop- elation. It had been predicted that labor would vote against the issue, hut the result Tuesday evening Ihowed that precinct 13 voted for the heue although precinct 9 voted against It "That South Highlands would vote talidly in favor of the isne was prac inllv eertain." Mr.

Byrd declared, "as i. v- nterested in ceitinff new afld larger nehool to take the place the present building. Also, it was ifnr or less certain that Jewella would tote airainst It as, until Jewella was relished as a special school district. voted regularly improving its tiool and did not get any improve Jnt until thev were voted ny Ulstnet tnts uniu Tney Kn 1 of wh ch it was mnrte a part, it ro. 1 wml-' ii.

alo known that mr of the larger property owners of the city were opposed to the Issue and it appears now lSt they converted a number of the imallor ones to their way of thinking." Race Riot Charges Cover Wide Range rkt AiTff 12 Indictments 'mm Rail Brotherhoods Charge Corruption In Management Chicago; Ask Injunctions Bares Plot to End German Government Berlin, Monday, Aug. 11 (By the Associated Pressl. A comnlete and careful drawn plan to overthrow the present government and further world revolution is contained in Spartlean circa-rsultoltsagentsanddistrict chiefs. The doeument which wsa captured by the 'general bureau for the study of Bolshevism" begins by regretting that the government signed the peace, treaty, thereby delaying the Inevitable crisis. The document speclates on possible developments and sets forth a concrete plan.

Governor Dooms Tyson And Peters to Hang Eaton Rouge. Aug. 12. Govarno riessnnt signed death wirrsnts for execution on November 28 of Mark Peters and Chester Tyson, negroescon- victed of ths Reeves murder nea Mm den two years ago. The Reeves family was foiffcd mqr dered with an sx and ths Arima at tractcd wide interest throjfghout the rtate.

The negroes have, ban reprieved several times in order to have them testify sgainst Waller, a white msn Washington, Aug. 12 The railroad brotherhoods, through their eouncil, Glenn E. Plumb, today laid before the house interstate commerce committee i i agemcnts of the railroads under prl- vate enntrol. The charces. announced as forth-coming a week ago, that many of the great railway systems had been plundered systematically by ths financial interests and that the railroads illegally held millions of acres of public lands.

Eighteen representative railroads of the country, the brotherhood attorney asserted issued stock aggregating aj in.nu.ci nu paid millions of do'lars in dividends; urn AAA 1 1mA I Chicago, Aug. 12. The actors' strike, which kaa closed several New York theatres, spread to Chicago tonight. The Cort Theatre and Oban's Grand Opera Hoase were rliwd. after ths principals and other members of the csst sn-flounced they wwald not go oa ths stags tonight.

New York, Aug. In an effort to prevent a spread the striae called By i ths Actors' Equity Association ts other! elties, the Producing Managers' Pro 1 negroes nnn wnue mrn.iiMi mi further ,1 I Berlin, Aug. 12 By the Assacisted charged with being sn sceomplic. taetive Assoeistion announced tonight ing support for the strike which has Tress Archduke Jisrnh. hend of, the that Its attorneys hsd been instrueted kept dark for nearly a week some of the new Hungarian government has issued 47 CARLOADS OF FOOD.

bring injoneion suits against the bright lijhts si in the great White a proclamation in which he affirms that! St. Louis, Aug. 12 Forty-seven tar- Equity In Chicago, Boston and Philadel- Way, managers of the Producing Msns-i therewill be return to the mnrsrchial loads of government foodstuffs, to be phia, restraining it from interfering gers' Association were vowing to system, according to ths Tages Blatfi sold at cost, arrived st the arsensl her with productions In those cities. the battle, or go down to financial de- correspondent at Budapest. I todsy.

This step, it wss said, wss taktn after feat. rf -clntr o'fenses raneing from assault 0 commit to murder to carrying con wesnrns were returnen iphjj sccrl jury invest gitinp the recent riots in Chtr.iso. con terests and tn 00110 interests. I Coupled with the charges which came 'osds he charged were "con 1 trolled in whole or in part by.