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HITCHCOCK CALLS
CAUCUS TO SELECT
LEADER IN SENATE
Senator Undervood's Suflpor
ters Resent Action of Ne
braska Senator
WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL
AFTER CHRISTMAS RECESS
Contest Between Hitchoock
and Underwood For Leader
ship of Minority Hat Some
Bearing On Treaty, Contro
versy, It Is Thought; Ab
sentee Senators To Vote
Washincrton. Dee. 18. A tall for
conference of Democratic Senator 8at-
urduy to select a leader to succeed the
late Senator Martin, of Virginia, was
issued today by Senator Hitchcock, of
Nebraska, who ia contesting with Sena
tor Underwood, of Alabama, for the
place.
Some of Senator Underwood's frienda
were outspoken in criticizing Senator
Hitchcock's call.
"It's an outrage," said Senator Harri
son, of Mississippi, who has been active
iu behalf of the Alabama Senator. "Up
to now Hitchcock forces hare been urg
ing that the conference be postponed
until after the treaty is settled and also
- until more Democratic Senators are in
town. There are a half dozen of Mr.
Underwood's friends absent now who
cirtiiitffbe gotten back in time with this
noice of only 48 hours."
Compromise Is Suggested.
A compromise was suggested in some
quarters, proposing that Henator Hitch
cock be made leader and Mr. Under
wood be promoted to Mr. Hitchcock's
present position of vice-chairman or
assistant leader of the Democratic con
ference, a position which would give
Mr. Underwood management of many
measures. .,'-.
On objection, by Senator Underwsod'a
friends to a vote; Saturday in the ab
sence of about a dozen Democrats, Sen
ator Hitchoock tonight agreed for voting
by all absentees, either by telegraph
or arrangements of pain; This con
cession, Mr.- Underwood'a snanagers
said, doe not meet entirely their ob
jection and they laid the opposition ta
a rote Saturday would be continued.
In the Interest of the Hitchcock can
didacy Senator King, Utah, tonight
placed his resignation as secretary of
the Democratic conference in Mr. Hitch
cock's hands for presentation if neces
sary to meet possible objection that I
election of Mr. Hitchcock would give
the West two conference officers.
Settlement of the contest between
Senator Hitchcock and Senator Under
wood il the only business to eome be
fore the conference. The outcome was
said to be in doubt with a very close
vote" predicted.
Want Vote Postponed.
Friends of Senator Underwood iuti
. mated today that they might endeavor
to postpone a vote until after the holi
days when the full Democratic mem
bership, including Secretary Glass as
tha successor of Senator Martin, of Vir
ginia, is expected to be present. Sup-
porters of Senator Underwood are said
to desire disposition of the treaty be
fore the leadership is settled la order
that the question of endorsing senator
Hitchcock's management of the treaty
might not be an issue ia the vote for
lesdor.
The action of Senator Hitchcock, who
now is vice-chairman Of the Demo
cratic conference, ia issuing today's
rail was taken by his friends to indi
cate that ha feels confident of having
enough pledged votes to Insure his elec
tion, although a considerable number
of Democratic Senators are not in the
:.' eity. . . - --v
V. Has Bearing on Treaty.
The minority leadership eontest, ac
cording to Democratic - Senators has
considerable bearing oa the treaty con
troversy and particlarly its immediate
outcome. Senators Hitchcock and Un
derwood nave differed regarding future
procedure, the former opposing and
latter agreeing to accept as a last alter
native the plan of Senator Knox, Be-
" publican, of Pennsylvania, to ratify the
peaes terms of the treaty excepting the
League of Nations. .":".''
It has been said at the White House
that irrespective of the outcome of the
' fight for the Democratic leadership,
: Henator Hitchcock will continue to lead
the fight for the treaty. 1
Train Goes Throagh Trestle.
Felshstehie, Miss., Dee. 18. Nineteen
ears of a westbound Alabama and
Vieksburg freight train went through a
trestle a mile west of here today. One
negro is believed to have bee fatally
injured. Trains' are being detoured
from Meridian to Hattiesburg over the
Northeastern and thence to Jackson
over the gulf and ship island.
Hot Sprints Selected.
New Orleans, La., ; Dec. 18. Hot
Springs, Vs., was ehosea as the conven
tion place ia 1920 at the closing session
here late today by the Southern Surgical
Association and Dr. Willard Bortlett of
St. Louis was seleeted president.
Cold Westher a Ontario. "
Toronto, Ont, Bee. 18. With cities
in the northern part of the United States
complaining of tero weather ' White
Biver today reported that the official
thermometer there fell to 48 degree
below sero during the night and rose
to 38 below at dawn. -..-.:
"
Asks for Appropriation.
Washington, Dee. 13 To complete the
drv dock and accessories at the Nor
foik navy yard Secretary Daniels today
saked Congress for a supplemental ap-r-ropri.it
ion of ?51,0M.
Captain on Trial on Charges of Cruelty
to American Soldier in French Camp
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Captain Karl W. Detserat left,
This photograph was taken while
by general eourtmartial at Governor's
at Le Mans evacuation camp in France.
L. Heffernan, his counsel. American soldiers tell of being beaten and tortured
with Detzer's knowledge or consent, while they were in the hands of .the mili
tary police.
WASHINGTON HEARS
SMITH LOSES PLUM
Charlotte Lawyer Had Been
Scheduled For Assistant
District Attorney
'SHwspsaasSMw '
CLAIMED HE FAILED TO
RALLY-TO HOEY'S SUPPORT
Senator 'Overman Giving' Serl.
on Consideration To Peti
tion of Interested Friends;
Scheduled Morrison-Gardner
Speaking That Didn't Hap
pen Causes Speculation
Tho News and Observer Bureau,
003 District National Bank Building.
By R. K. POWELL.
' (By Special Leased Wire.)
Washington, Dec. 18. Mecklenburg
most immediate reward for saving the
Ninth district for Hoey Tuesday will
probably be the appointment of a mem
ber of the Charlotte bar to the assist
ant district attorneyship in the Western
district, which Congressman-Elect Hoey
surrendered when he was nominated.
. That was practically assured before
the election and many members of the
bar had endorsed for the job D. B.
S nith. Senator Overman was strongly
urged from other quarters to give the
appointment to Mr. Smith and indicated
that ha would give serious consideration
to the petition of friends interested in
the matter.
It appears now, from reports that are
reaching Senator Overmen, that Mr,
Smith won't get the plum. And the rea
son he won't act it is one of the inter
esting stories of the fight for Democratic
supremacy which old . Mecklenburg
waged when all about her were fearful
lest she be overcome with the forces
disgruntled because Mr. MeCall wasat
nominated.
Claim Smith Backed Down.
"Direstly, not by innuendo or intima
tion, the charge ia made that Mr. Smith
sulked in his tent along with other
Democrats in Charlotte who might have
been "whooping 'em up for Hoey. Not
alone by getting cold feet the day Me
Call failed of the nomination, or oy en
thusinsr a little and remaining luke
warm during the campaign, .but by lay
ing down on th job dad Mr. Hmitn ran
in tha test. Senator Overman has been
informed. , .
AeeordingHo reports that come from
the district, and they are not hard to
verify, Mr. Smith refused to aid the
Hoey forces ia Mecklenburg in the mat
ter pf raising money to defray campaign
expenses. It is pointed out, in one of
the complaints to Senator Overman, that
h mniln no sneeches in behalf of Mr.
Hoey noyis there any record where by
personal solicitation n -trui m
the Democratic fight.
Tha annointlnc cowers recognize, Of
course, that all these things are not
necessarily a test of Mr. Smith's ability.
Undeniably he is a splendid lawyer
and a popular man. But Secretary
Daniels, Senator Hitchcock, Representa
tive Heflin and "Farmer" Bob Dough
ton, all busy in Wsshington, and Gov
ernor Bickett heading a list of dosens
in the State who helped to fight the
Hoey battle might not have been ao
essential to the success of the party in
Mocklenburg ; if Mr, Smith and some
other had been a little more active.
There are other names beforo Senator
Overman and they are being read and
re-read, Mr. Smith ha been hit by the
pruning knife that the , Mecklenburg
fight sharpened.'
The Smith case was on ef the many
strange things that interested the party
in the Ninth district and all the Dem
ocrats in Washington.- Another thing
uncovered by the Morehead miasmatic
(Continued en Psr Two.)
and Lieutenant Thomas L. Hefferaan
Captain Karl W. Detzer was being tried
Island on charges of cruelty to prisoners
Seated beside him is Lieutenant Thomas
E
ILE COURT
Little "Love O'Mike" Claimed
By Two Women, Both Tell
ing Plausible Stories .
NEW YORK JUDGE HAD
- NO DIFFICULTY AB00T IT
Mr. Wents Says It Is Her Kid
napped Son; Mrs. Lisa Bro
kenly and In Tears Tells of
Abandoning It; Amidst Dra
matic Silence Her Mother
Love Speaks Loudest of All
New York, Dee. 18. The shade of
King Solomon sat on the children's
court bench today while Judge Levy
tried to decide who was the mother of
little "Love O'Mike." Claimed by two
women by Mrs. August Wentz as her
kidnapped son, and, by Mrs. Lena Lisa,
as the ' - she had planned to abandon
to the mrrcies of Mrs. Elizabeth Sea
nana (Nellie Bly), for his own happi
ness and because she could not support
her Mttle family of three, herself, the
baby and three-year-old William, on
the S12 a week which was all she could
earn. The infant- was found in the
Grand Central terminal with a, note
pinned to its clothing; saying "for the
love of Mike take earetof this kid I
can't."
Mrs. Lisa, brokenly and through her
tears, told how she had schemed to have
the infant left where Mrs. Seaman might
notice and adopt it. She narrated her
trembling anticipation of news of it
after the deed bad been done, of her
heart ache when she read that it had
arrived at Bellevue Hospital by way of a
police station, end of hor ponie when
Mrs. Wentx claimed it as nor own.
Not a sound in the court room inter
rupted her story. Big policemen, unvc
mantle scents of the detective bureau,
officials of the Society for the Preven
tion of -ueltr to Children, scores or
others and Mrs. Wentz listened in a
silence that was dramatic. -
When she had concluded, her small
frame shaki- with sobs, the judge, with
obvious emotion, ordered the baby re
turned to her. , f
The little woman eried aloud with joy,
and hugged her baby to her breast, Hho
had deliberated dnys and nights before
deciding to let hihi go, she told the
jndge. A 'riend of her dead husband
had taken him, promising to leave mm
"in Nellie Ely's arms."
Her husbands death last May left
her with a harden she often despaired
of bearing, he said.; She thought
"Nollie Bly" would adopt him, or find a
good home for him where lie would have
enough to eat, warm elothes and be sent
to school and allowed to grow up like
other boys. She snid she was frantic
when she -fwind her plans had gone
wrong and could no longer repress hsr
mother's instinct. .
; Senator Lodge for Chairman.
Washington, Dec. 18. Tentative plans
have been made to have Senator Henry
"t Lod-re. of Massachusetts, as tem
porary and permanent chairmanof .the
Bepubliean National Convention. There
has been some talk among the leaders
of former Senator Eliliu Boot for tem
porary chairman, but it is . understood
that the plan for having one msa for
both places; first used ia 1908, will be
eontinued in 1920. . . . . ,
Fstslly Injared .Ia Ante Accident.
New Bern, Dec. IS. Walter Thomp
son, a brother of Mrs. B. r. Hagood,
of this city, was fatally injured ia aa
automobile accident, according to a
telegram received here today by his
sister, Mrs. B. F. Hagood. , ;
SHAD
OF SOLOMON
IN JUVEN
ABt
LINERS
ER
FIERCE WEATHER
Winter Storms Play Havoc Dur
ing Last Ten Days Along
The Ocean Lanes
EIGHT PASSENGER SHIPS
ARRIVE IN NEW YORK
Master of Botterdam, Which
v Comes In Three Days Late
From Holland, Declares Trip
Roughest In His Experience;
Vessel Rocked Like Cradle
By Bough Weather
New York, Dee. 18. Substantial evi
dence of the fierce winter storms which
have prevailed for the ' Inst ten days
along the -steamer lanes between thi
country and Europe was shown by eightN
big passenger liners which arrived here
today with more than 17,000 Itclatcd
passengers. Hulls encrusted with ice,
rigging covered with sleet and suit from
mrflv caked on funnels prefaced the
stories told by ships' officers of higH'T
winds and gigantic waves that swept
their vessels from stem to stern.
The ships arriving were the Rotter
dam from Holland, via Plymouth; tha
Baltic, Royal George, Carmania nnd
Caronla from British ports, via Halifax;
the LaFayette from Havre, Bergensf jord
from Norway and Europia, from Genoa.
All were from three to five days over
due and some of them reached ports
too late to dock before tomorrow morn
ing. The first of the big liners to coma
in to her dock was the Botterdam, which
reached quarantine lata last night. She
was three days late and her master,
Captain J. Baron, declarsd that tho trip
was the roughest he had ever made.
His declaration was supported by Resr
Admiral1 Andrew T, Long, of the United
States Navy, who .returned after escort
ing the King and Queen of the Belgians
back to their country., Admiral Long
said that one week ago, when in mid
Atlantic, the weather was so rough that
the big liner was rocked like a cradle.
One o.' the passengers was thrown to
the deck and suffered n broken leg. On
board the ship were five stowaways, who
were scared from their hiding places
by the rough weather. -
Tha Carmania, another of the belated
sltlps, had, t put in at Halifax to repair
damages caused by a collision at sea
with another ship iu ft fog aft tha firaad
.Banks. Many of her passenger were
landed at the Canadian port.
The Caronia from Southampton was
elosa the Carmania when the accident
occurred and responded to her wireless
calL by putting sbont and going to her
assistance.' The tendered Iielp was not
needed, but she accompanied her into
Halifax. On board the Caronia were
more than 3,000 Chinese who served in
France as laborers during the war. They
were landed at Halifax and will ro-
embark for their own country" at Van
eouver.
SCHOONER TURNS TURTLE
IN STORM OFF NORFOLK, VA.
Norfolk, Vs., Dec. 18. Two member
of the crew and five alleged Chinese
stowaways perished Wednesday morn
ing when the Cuban schooner Sun
beam turned turtle at sea, 135 miles
off the Virginia capes. The story of
the sea disaster reached Norfolk today
when the roast guard cutter landed
seven survivors of the ill-fated ship,
including Captain Biveron," four mem
ber of the crew, two Chinese towa
Way and the body of one Chinaman.
The Sunbeam, a three-master, and
150 feet in length, sailed from H.ivsna
November 25, for New York via Mntan
sas, with a cargo of molasses. Mon
day night, 150 miles off the Virginia
capes, in a severe storm she lost her
sails. Early Tuesday morning she wa
taken in tow by an unknown steamer
and towed for several hours while wire
less calls for a revenue cutter wn be
ing sent oot. The Manning responded
from Norfolk and reached the Sunbeam
Tuesday afternoon and took the Pun
beam in tow. Tuesday night tha ves
sel sprung a dangerous leak and Cap
tain Biveron wa forced to eut the tow
line to prevent his ship from being
swamped. The Manning stood by.
Wednesday morning the Sunbeam sud
denly keeled over and in less than a
minute sank.
The Manning immediately launched
boats and succeeded in picking up Cap
tain Biveron, four members of the
crew, we of' the Chinese stowaway
and the body 'of one dead Chinaman.
SECRETARY LANE MAY GO
TO CHICAGO, PAPER SAYS
Louisville, Ky., Dee. 18. The Louis
ville Times today says it hss learned en
good authority that whea Franklin K.
Lane leaves hi rot Secretary of the.
Interior, he will associate himself with
the Peabody Coal Syndicate with head
quarters in Chicago. The syndicate is
extensively engaged in the mining and
distribution of coal and hi large Ken
tucky interests. 1
Mnrk DIITtmM In Charclias.
New York, Dee. 18. The Lutheran
commission" which recently returned
from a sit months tour of France, Ger
many, Poland, Austria nnd other cen
ters of lutherxnism in Europe, reported
at a conference hero today that inter
national ill feeling and suspicion still
ran so high, even among members of
the same church denomination that re
storation of the nnitv of th cVirch
will be delicate and difficult problems.
' Ferry Sseasaer Bams.
Norfolk. Vs., Dee. 18. The Big
ferry steamer Warwick wss burned to
night' at tha dock of a local Marine
railway yard. The Soat plied between
Newport News and Norfolk. The loss
will exceed 200,0O0. , No one was in
jured.
SOI
PACKERS TO ENGAGE ONLY I MEAT AND
PROVISION BUSINESS UNDER AGREEMENT
TO COMPROMISE ALL GOVERNMENT SUITS
I
Senate Holds Fifth Night Ses
sion On Railroad Bill De
bating Labor Clauses
1 EFFORTS TO COMPROMISE-
QUESTION UNDER WAY
Agreement Beached Between
Senate and House Leaders
By Which House Will Take
Christmas Recess Tomor
row; Bight To Strike At
tacked and Defended
Washington, Dee. 18. The Senate
held its fifth night session on the rail
road bill touight with grave doubt in
the minds of leaders that the measure
could be passed in time to permit be
ginning of the holiday recess Satur
day. The labor clauses, including the nnti
strike provision of tho Cummins meas
ure were under discussion during the
day, culminating in the rejection by
a vote of 25 to 4tf of the proposal of
Senator Stanley, Democrat, Kentucky,
to eliminate the whole' section. Efforts
toward a compromise ensued.
During the debate an agreement was
reached by Senate and House majority
leaders not to permit a holiday recess
until the measure is through tha Senate
and sent to conference. At their con
ference, however, Senator Lodge and
Representative Mondell agreed to sus
pend House business Saturday to permit
members of the lower body to go home
for the holidays even if the Senate is
held by delay on the railroad bill.
Beginning Monday, House sessions will
be. perfunctory under a Geiulouian'
agreement ' to transact no business tin
til January S, but to sdjwnvn from day
to day until the Senate recesses.
Hope For Compromise.
Th anti-strike provisions were in
turn attacked and defended today while
conferences were held looking to
compromise by modifying the clause
imposing criminal penalties for strikes
and lockouts.
After defeat of the Stanlei motion
to strike out the entire labor section
Senator MeCormiok, Republican, Illinois,
offered a substitute plan, similar to the
Canadian system, to prohibit strikes for
sixty dsya after decisions of the nd
just men t board and requiring decisions
from the board within ninety days,
Senator Thomas, Democrat, Colorado,
supporting the Cummins labor proposal
declared railroad strikes to b intoler
able in their effect upon the general
public Opposing the anti-strike section
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Massachusetts,
said that criminal penalties for strikes
would not accomplish their purpose
The Cummins plan he characterized as
repressive, unfair and unjust.
"Strikes among certain classes of em
ployes are unjustifiable nnd among these
are railroad employes, declared Sen
ator Walsh, "but we cannot chain them
to their posts like galley slaves. Con
gress, tho Massachusetts Senator held,
should remove the incentive snd causes
of strikes by enactment of arbitration
legislation without banning what he de
clared to be tho inherent right to strike.
On a tie vote of 31 to 31 the sub'
stitute of Senator McCormick, Republi
can, Illinois, for the anti-strike provi
sion was rejected and Mr. McCormick
gave notice that he would ask for an
other tote later. .
SECRETARY DANIELS ASKS
TO RE-OPEN THE HEARING
Testimony of Army Officers Be
garding Nary Aviation Said
To Be Misleading
Washington, Dee. 18. Secretary Dan
iels ia a letter today to Chairman An
thony of the House Military Affairs
committee, asked that the committee
hearings on military aviation be re
opened to permit officer of the Navy
to refute testimony given by officers of
the army air service, including Briga
dier Gene,il William Mitchell, Colonel
C. D. Chandler and Major F. D, Foulis.
f Secretary Daniels transmitted to
Chairman , ntfaeny a eopy of a letter
sent today to Secretary Bnker in which
Mr. Daniels declared thiit the army offi
cers' testimony regarding naval avia
tion was ' misleading and showed "un-
familiarity With , the departments' or
garnist'on. " . ;
Tha Secretary denie General Mitch'
ell's assertion that when the aviation di
vision of tha Navy Department,, estab
lished daring the war, was discontinued
snd its functions distributed among the
various naval bureaus, aviatioa ''ceased
to be , a arm" of the naval service, Mr.
Daniel taid there never had been a
"separate air service in the navy." '-
Whea Colonel Chandl.-r told the com
mittee in reply to a question as to what
pi ogress the navy had made with dirig
ibles, that "they have a small one, "he
made aa "entirely incorrect, and mis
leading tt ternest, , Secretary Daniels
declared. Besides the tfevejopment of
the "C type Of dirigible, which be said
is "one of the -fastest of its sis in th
world, the navy ha had unusual suc
cess with its "blimp' type of hesvier-than-ir
craft and that the navy r
owns twenty single and double motored
airships, "all purely naval ia design. ,
GRAVE DOUBT THA
MEASURE CAN PASS
HIGH POINT DOCTOR KILLED
REAR-END TRAIN COLLISION
ON NORFOLK AND WESTERN
Walton, Ve Dec. 18. Dr. Charles
Aastln Hamlia, of High Point, N. C,
snd the Rev. Bernard R. Grn, of
Louisville, Ky, and three) other pas
angers were instantly killed and ten
persons Injured her early tonight
when Norfolk andWestera passen
ger train No. 26, known aa th "Mem
phis Special," collided with th rear
snd of Norfolk snd Western ps
rer train No. 4, Columbas to Nor
folk. Th victim were In thro
wooden coaches , on the rear of the
latter train, two of the coaches being
demolished. The wreck, which Is
said to have been the result of mtis
anderstood signals, occurred at a
water tank a half mil from here.
The bodies of the dead and th in
jured persons were tskea to Rosnoko
tonight.
The dead, la addition to Dr. Ham
lin and Mr. Green, follows:
A. P. De Long, Roanoke, Vs.
White woman, unidentified.
Mlso Dlnklns, ten years old, New
Castle, Pa.
BILLION DOLLARS
WED IN DEAL
Re-Organization of Entire
Packing Industry Must Be
Undertaken at Once
Chicago, Dec. 18. Segregation, or
disposal of commercial lines not di
rectly allied with the meat sad pro
vision business of the five great pack
ing companies, is agreed upon between
them and the United States Attorney
General, announced by the Utter to
dsy, will involve the reorganization .of
a huge industry with assets of more
thsa 1)00,000,000.
In divorcing their lines not directly
connected with the meat and provision
business, many organizations with
separate identities, involving millions
of capital, are expected to como into
being. Some of thera already had be
gun the segregation process. In the
reorganization the firm names of
Armour s Co., Swift s Co., Morria
Co., Wilson 4 Co., snd the Cudaby
Packing Company are expeced to,, be
absent from the controlling boards of
the corporations.
Groceries, canned fruits and vegeta
bles, cereals and leather were among
the side linns expected to be dropped
by the packing companies to other
concerns.
All statements from the packers to.
night reaffirmed that they had violated
no laws, that their agreement with the
Attorney General impjicd no guilt on
their part, but they bad encountered
prejudice which they wished to eradi
cate.
Edward Morris, president of Morris
and Company, said tho pnekers "still
insist that it was in the interest of the
livestock producers" that . stock yards
snoum De ownea by people interested
in tne industry, and that the Dickers'
staple grocery business was sound
economically and in tho interests of
the public generally because it utilised
facilities in slack seasons, reduced
overhead expenses and furnished the
retailer excellent service..
REPUBLICANS OF NINTH
ARE NOW SHOUTING FRAUD
Employ Leading Legal Lights
of O. 0. P. In North Carolina
To Push Claims
Charlotte, Dec. 18. As aa aftermath
of the election in the Ninth congres
sional district the Republicans r cry
ing fraud. Local member of the party
said today that legal talent in the per
on of Judge W. P. Bynum of Greens
boro, Frank Linney of Boone and Jake
Newell of Charlotte had been employed
to investigate the matter and take what
ever course they thought best in the
findings, if any. The alleged lrregu
Strides, they claim, would unseat Hoey
and seat Morehead.
John M. Morehead had nothinr to say
tonight when seen, but it ia understood
to be bis atitude to investigate. Among
the claims of the Republicans, in their
desperate effort to esrry the Ninth dis
trict, is that there were irregularities
in the Fourth ward in Charlotte, t ward
which is composed of many- of the best
citizen ol the city and Is entirely white
in citizenship. Another claim is that
Cleveland county voted people not quali
fied to rote' and that there was irregular
ity in regard to tha absentee vote.
They also eluim that ia Catawba and
Newton the Democrat claimed - more
thaa the book shows. ' In Burke, they
say, that leave were missins from -the
registration book which were Republi
can name and that the latter could not
vote as their name were not oa th
books, i. These and a few other such
charges are being made by the Repub
licans ia their effort to-beat the D
mncruey of the Ninth and the Leagua of
Nations. ;
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II
Great Meat Packers Will Sell
All Their Holdings In Pub
lic Stock Yards
WILL ALSO ABANDON ALL
PUBLIC STORAGE HOUSES
Anti- Trust Suit Against Big
Five, Instituted As Part of
President's Tight On High
Cost of Living, Results In
Packers Giving Up All "Un
related Lines"
Washington, Dec. 18.The govern
ment's anti-trust action against the
great meat pnekers begun at President
Wilson's direction last summer as part
of the fight am the high cost of living,
has leen compromised under an agree
ment by which tlie pickers will coiifiut1
thems-.-ives hereafter to the meat aud
provisiim business.
An injunction decree to which tho
packers have acceded will be entered in
the Federal courts to make tho agree
ment binding. Under its terms the big
five Swift, Armour, Morris, Wilson and
Cudnhy have agreed:
What Packers Mast Do.
To sell under supervision of the
United State district court, preferably
to the livestock producers and the pub
lic, all their holding in public itock
yards.
To sell, under the same supervision
and in like manner, all their interests
in stock yards, railroads and 'terminals.
To self, under the same supervision
and in liko mnhner, all their interest
in market newspapers.
Dispose -of all their interest In'ptiVdie
cold storage warehouses, except ' a
necessary for their own meat products,
T forever dissociate themselves with
the retail meat business.
To foreror dissociate themselves with
all "unrelated lines,"' including whole
sale groceries, fresh, canned, dried and
salt fish, fresh, dried or canned vege
tables, fresh, crushed, dried, evaporated
or canned fruits, confectioneries, syrups,
sodii water fountain supplies, etc., mo
lasses, honey, jams, jellies and pre
serves, ice, tauees, relishes, etc, coffee,
tea, rbocolute, euros, nuts. Hour, sugar,
rice and cereula (with an exception to .
be noted), bread, wafer, erackers, bis
cuits, spaghetti, vermicelli, macaroni,
cigars, chins, furniture, etc.
Absndon Brsnch Houses.
To forever abandon 'the use of the
branch houses, route cars and auto
trurks, comprising their distribution
system, for any other than their own
meat nnd dairy products.
To perpetually submit to the jurisdic
tion of the l! .tired Slates district courts
under an injunction forbidding sit the
defendants from directly or Indirectly
maintaining; any combination or con
spiracy with each other or any other
person or persons or monopolizing or
attempting to monopolize any food
products in the United States or In
dulging in any unfair and unlawful
practice.
The decree further provides the juris
diction is perpetually retained by the
courts for the purpose of taking such
other action or adding at the foot of
the decree such other relief, if any, that
may become necessary or appropriate
for the carrying out and enforcement of
the decree or for the purpose of enter
taininir at any time hereafter in the
application which the parties may make
with respert to this decree.
Csn t Market Livestock.
Two years are given to comply with
the decree, which affects 87 corporations ,
and 49 individuals.
In general, in id Attorney General
Palmer's official announcement tonight.
-this decree prevents the defendant
from exercising any further control
ever the marketing of livestock. It
forever prevents them from any control '
over the 'retailing of meat products. It
eliminates them from the oeleVof meat
substitutes, with the exception bf eggs,
butter, poultry and cheese, which are
left for future consideration and appro
priate action, and therefore, the price
of meat is within ' th control of the
people themselves. It places the eon-
duet of these creat nireseiratlons of
capital immediately under the eye of a .
Federal court with reference to their
business practices.
"But greater than all, it establishes
th principle that no group of men, no
matter how powerful ,cn ever attempt
to control the food table of the Amer
ican people, of any one of the necessi
ties or component part of it. .
'The Department of Justice having
i mind the necessities and interests
of the whole American people in this
critical reconstruction period, feels that
by insisting upon this surrender on the
part of the packing interests, it bus
accomplished More for ; the American
people thsa could hava been boned for
as the result ef a long drawn ont legsl ' '
battle.' -
Deny Legal Coercion. ,
While Mr. Palmer view tho packer
submission to the government con
tentions a a "surrender," Henry Verder,
counsel for Swift A Co, announced that
th step wa taken at the suggestion ef
the Department of Justice to avoid any'
appearance of antagonizing the govern
ment and to remove 'auses of friction
with livestock producer snd food distri
butors. . Emphatically " Mr. Vceder
stated that th decree was not to be
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