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DEMANDS MAYBRING OVERTHROW OF HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT
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1 JAPANESE STATESMAN MAKES
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| TOKIO, Aug. 6 (by Associated Press).—Viscount g
I Uchida, the Japanese minister of foreign affairs, has |
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PARIS, Aug. (> (by Associated Press).—The Rumanians
have served an ultimatum on the Hungarian government, de
manding conditions far in excess of the terms of the armistice.
It is feared that Rumania’s action will cause the overthrow of
the new Hungarian government.
The Rumanian army refuses to accept Marshal Focli’s
orders.
The Rumanians demand that Hungary immediately re
duce her army to fifteen thousand men and surrender 50 per
cent of her harvests, animals and railway supplies.
The Rumanians did not participate in the peace conference
toward the end of the sessions.
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SEATTLE BOY
TO SUCCEED
BILL CLYMER
SEATTLE, Aug. 6 (by Associated
Press).—Charlie Mullen has been ap
pointed to succeed Clymer as manager
of the Seattle club of the Pacific Coast
Baseball League. The change was in
sisted upon by the fans because of the
fact that while it is conceded that Se
attle has a good team, it persistently
held last place in the race for the
pennant.
Mullen formerly played with the
University of Washington, and later
was a member of the Seattle team in
the Pacific Northwest League.' He
went from Seattle to the Chicago Na
tionals and then to the New York
Americans. He is now “owned” by
Toledo.
Until Clymer came to Seattle the
teams which he managed never fin
ished outside of the first division, and
in several instances were pennant win
ners.
NON-RESIDENTS CAN NOT
BE TAXED, SAYS COURT
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (by Associated
Press).—The federal district court
here has decided that the provisions
of the state tax law, under which citi
zens of other states are compelled to
pay taxes in New York, is unconstitu
tional.
PEOPLEOFMETROPOLIS
ARE DISCOMMODED BY
RAPID TRANSIT STRIKE
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (by Associated
Press).—A strike which has crippled
the service of the subways, elevated
and surface lines and the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit system was inaugurated
t£iay.
i Thousands of people waited in vain
for cars to bring them to their work.
SAN FRANCISCO PLAYER
CHARGED WITH KILLING
RESULTING FROM FIGHT
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6 (by Asso
ciated Press).—James Caveny, short
stop of the San Francisco club of the
Pacific Coast Baseball League, was
arrested here yesterday, charged with
manslaughter.
Caveny’s arrest followed the death
of a Japanese pool hall owner of Sac
ramento as the result of a fist fight
with Caveny on Thursday last.
WANT ENLIGHTENMENT
ON PRESIDENT’S PLAN
OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (by Associ
ated Press).—Secretary of State Lan
sing, appearing before the foreign re
lations committee of the senate today,
was questioned as to the American
plan for the League of Nations, which
embodied the views of President Wil
son.
Mr. Lansing said the American plan
was not pressed at Versailles, and
never wras presented to the full con
ference. He did not know', he said,
whether or not a copy of the American
draft was still in existence, but pre
sumed that President Wilson had a
copy of it.
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SOLDIERS OF BLACK SEA
CLOTHED BY RED CROSS
ST. NAXAIRE, June 14 (by mail).
—A Red Cross mission to take 3,000
tons of clothing, food and medical
supplies to the Cossack soldiers and
civilians of the Kubak district of Rus
sia, on the eastern coast of the Black
sea, will soon leave here headed by
Major Robert Davis of New York
city, and Capt. Henry Adams of Bos
ton.
The expedition has an army field
hospital of 500 beds and several soup
kitchens. These supplies will be
landed at Novorissisk on the Black
sea.
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AMERICAN LABOR FEDERATION
GIVES APPROVAL TO PROPOSAL
FOR SOLUTION OF RAIL PROBLEM
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (by Associated Press).—Frank
Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor, at
a hearing before the house committee on interstate commerce
today, declared that labor stood behind the Sims bill, embody
ing labor’s plans for the re organization of the railways.
The bill re-establishes the theory that the roads should be*
operated for the public service instead of for private profits,
said Mr. Morrison, and would squeeze all fictitious profits from
the roads and tend to reduce rates.
The bill provides for public ownership and private opera
tion of the railways.
Chief Warren of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
told the house interstate commerce committee today that organ
ized labor, after a more thorough inquiry, may recommend a
firing squad for persons responsible for profiteering.
A wave was sweeping over the country, he said, by which
labor plans to create a sentiment in and out of congress favor
ing governme nt ownership of railroads.
Conservative Profits in Shoe Trade
The federal trade commission reports that the high prices
of shoes are the result of conservative profits taken by every
factor in the shoe industry, including packers, tanners, whole
salers and retailers.
Criminal Waste Is Alleged
In the house today Representative Stone said that from
eighteen to twenty carloads of fruits and vegetables were
dumped out at Cleveland every day, in order to keep up prices.
Congress, he said, should have seen this coming, but instead it
busied itself with playing politics.
President May Make Useful Suggestions
President Wilson will address a joint session of congress
on Friday next, and will make recommendations calculated to
reduce the cost of living.
The President will recommend that congress put more
more “teeth” in existing laws to cope with profiteers. It is
intimated, also, that he may ask congress for a modified licens
ing system to control the margins of profit.
Yesterday’s Drop in Prices Was False Alarm
CHICAGO, Aug. 6 (by Associated Press).—Corn jumped
in price from to 9pC cents per bushel today on the local
Produce Exchange when it was announced that the government
intended to maintain its guaranteed price of $2.26 per bushel
of wheat to the farmer.
English to Handle Profiteers
LONDON, Aug. 6 (by Associated Press).—Minister of Re
construction Geddes announced today that the British govern
ment proposed to establish a central authority to handle profit
eering.
ITEMS FIND
SOLUTION FOR
HARD PROBLEM
ROME, Aug. 6 (by Associated
Press).—Newspapers here say that a
settlement of the Adriatic question, af
fecting Italy and Jugo-Slavia, is immi
nent.
Under the proposed settlement
Fiume is to become an independent
state, with a port that is to be de
nationalized.
BOLSHEVIK DISTURBERS
ARRESTED BY WHOLESALE
TRIESTE, Aug. 6 (by Associated
Press).—An attempt at rioting by the
Bolsheviki has been nipped in the bud
by the police of this city. More than
seven hundred of the reds have been
arrested.
FLEET GATHERS
FOR REVIEW BY
HEAD OF NAVY
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 6 (by Associated
Press).—The Pacific fleet is today as
sembling at the rendezvous, seven
miles south of here, off the Mexican
coast.
' The battleship Georgia was the first
vessel which anchored at the rendez
vous, after a voyage of eighteen days
from Boston. The other vessels sailed
from Hampton Roads. The vessels
are forming a huge semi-circle at the
rendezvous.
Daniels Arrives on Coast
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 6 (by Associated
Press).—Secretary Daniels arrived
here today, en route to San Diego to
review the great Pacific fleet.
The flagship New Mexico and other
dreadnaughts have arrived at the Cor
onado islands.
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g ance woud be worth the delay.
WASHINGTON, Aug*. 6 (by Associated Press).—Repre
sentatives of fourteen different railroad unions, comprising
two million members, have sent a joint communication to Di
rector Hines of the railway administration asking immediate
wage increases. This is the first time that all the railroad
unions have acted as a unit.
Director Hines said the demands seemed to be a formal
presentation of the wage demands already made public.
FORMER KAISER WILL BE
BROUGHT TO JUSTICE
DESPITE DAME RUMOR
LONDON, Aug. 6 (by Associated
Press).—In answer to the many ru
mors to the effect that the allied gov
ernments had abandoned the idea of
bringing the former German kaiser to
trial, Chancellor A. Bonar Law in
formed the house of commons last
night that nothing would be done in
the matter until after the peace treaty
had been ratified. The allies, however,
had not altered their decision to bring
the former German emperor to trial
in London, he declared.
ESCAPED PRISONERS
BATTLE WITH OFFICERS
AND ONE MEETS DEATH
EVERETT, Wash., Aug. 6 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Guards today battled
with five prisoners who made their
escape from the state reformatory at
Monroe.
One of the refugees was killed and
one wounded, and the others are being
pursued by the officers.
The escaped prisoners are all young
men and former Canadian soldiers.
AUSTRIA SUBMITS TERMS
ON WHICH TO BASE PEACE
PARIS, Aug. 6 (by Associated
Press).—The Austrian counter peace
proposals were handed to the peace
conference today.
LOWER CALIFORNIA
RICH IN PETROLEUM
MEXICO CITY, June 22 (by mail).
—Exploring parties in Lower Cali
fornia have reported that that terri
tory is the richest in the republic
in petroleum, and a geological com
mission has been sent thereto to
make a detailed report on conditions.
El Heraldo De Mexico sees in htis fact
the reason for the activity of certain
Americans in endeavoring to pur
chase Lower California from Mexico.
PREPARING FOR
EXPORTSFROM
PACIFIC PORTS
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 6 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The San Francisco di
vision of the United States Shipping
Board has asked the allocation of
eighty government vessels for foreign
trade from Pacific coast ports.
Seventy-five thousand tons of this
shipping are to be used in transporting
coal from the east coast to the Pa
cific, and this fleet will be available
to carry back cargoes from Honolulu
and other Pacific ports.
Twenty vessels for foreign trade al
ready have been assigned to San Fran
cisco, twelve to Portland and fifteen
to Seattle.
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WICKERSHAM WILL BE
PASSENGER FOR NORTH
SEATTLE. Aug. 6 (by Associated
Press).—James Wickersham will
leave here tomorrow on the steamship
Alaska for the North, to begin the
work of collecting evidence to be used
in his contest for the Alaska delegate
ship in congress.
SWITZERLAND CARING
FOR STARVING CHILDREN
BERNE, June 12 (by mail).—
About one thousand starving Czecho
slovak children from Prague and
other Bohemian towns will shortly ar
rive to spend their summer holidays
on the border of Lake Neuchatel. The
party was organized by Miss Masaryk
daughter of the Czecho-Slovak Min
ister President.
A further party consisting of 700
children from southern Germany is
also coming to Switzerland, which is
becoming known as the “Internation
al Children’s Home.”