.7:
L
V:
1
ro DE nUSHED
BT RAILROAD
Immediate. Construction on
flew - Rente Ym Begin
Sc'crT Declares Southern
;PagfioJlborrieyv : "
CENTRAL PACIFIC TO-.
, -pW WH .SYSTEM
D;:ision Receded at St Paul
Vi:i r:pt Be-Appealed
. By.poycmnient;
PORTLAND,"- Or., Aug.13. Im
; mediate construction of the Natron
1 ; cut'-oif ! which will connect Oak
RIdxe. Or., with. Kirk and Klam:
. ath "Falls." 1 will undoubtedly " be
: started by the Southern Pacific
company as a result of the de
- cision which today was reached
, by government officials In Wash
ington, D.C The decision of the
, department , of justice not to ap
i peal1 from the decree of the fed
era! court; of St," Paul. " which
(ranted the Interstate .commerce
commission the right to" sire sanc
tion to the Softthera Pacific com-
? pany'a ownership of the Centra
Pacific leases and properties puts
an end to a lone drawn-out eon-
. troversy- at the same time that it
brings good news to Oregon.
' l "The Southern Pacific company
is now 'free to go ahead in the
1 t nrmns oni ox iuo prunura -"
V made to build the Natron cut-off;
j ceciarea ien v. ejr, jtv lmuu
torney 'for the Southern Pacific
company. "The last obstacle In
the' way'cl coiistrueaonltas1een
removed and It Is a decision wel-
come to me ouuiun u
t DECISION 8TA3SDS
WASHINGTON, Aug. IS. The
proceedings at St, Paul were to
enforce the mandate of the United
States supreme: court requiring
. the Southern Pacific to surrender
its ownership of the lease and
, stock "of the Central Pacific sys
tem. Judges Sanborn, Lewis "'and
Kenyon decided, however., that in
" thm transportation act. which 'was
passed subsequent to the bringing
of the original suit br the govern
ment Congress had given the In
terstate . commerce . commission
power "to apprOVesuch "merger
A despite provions of the Sherman
anti-trust law, under which the
; first suit was brought.
Attorney - General Daugherty
t . called' attention" "that 4 Tie inter
state commerce1 'commission had
attached definite nd positive con
ditions to Its approval and con
' sent InHhe ease, and adied" that
In his Judgment these conditions
safeguard the' public Interest. ' If
their are not' complied with,' he
contianed, the (lease"- and'? stock
( ownership will be subject to ter
. mlnatlon. .
Issue Important
? "The Issne was one of great ad
ministr'atlTe ? importance to the
country,"' Mr.; Daughertyj said,
."and . particularly to that section
i of the west trarersed by two great
railroad systems toTolTed In the
litigation, s And , with the; opinion
TTof the three distinguished circuit
judges and the opinion of the in-
-' terstate commerce commission be
fore me, I reached the conclusion
that it Is my'duty' to end' the lltl
gallon. : " ' I
!"The course taken by the gOT-
I . ernment Is the only one that could
be' observed iri the publ Ic Interest,
in yiew of the findings ty the
court and the interstate' commerce
commission and the opinions ar
rived at by myself and my assocf-
ates in the department, especially
after I had completed a careful
and painstaking survey of condi
tions In the states of California'.
Utah, iNeradi and vOregon trar
r?ed by the two 'great rall'sys
teds, and the sentiment in those
Utes for a termination of the
loaf-drawn out litigation."
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If
THE WEATHER
QKEGON Tuesray Fair.
Local (Monday)
Maximum, 71.
Minimom, 58..
j Rainfall, none.
River, minus 1.1 feet.
: Atmosphere, clear,
T.'l3d, northwc:t. ' "
MS
' I Everyone in this part of
member of the firm of Patton Brothers; Stationers, and
ledgerdemain expert.
i ' Cooke is one of those persons who believes that there
should be a baseball tournament at the state fair" Says he:
I T "Editor Statesman: a I wish' to approve heartily-the sug
gestion made in reviving the baseball tournament' during the
state fair. It will be of great interest to the many visitors.
: i "I remember very distinctly the tournaments they use
to hold out. there, and the great crowds that' every game
drew. I myself think 'it far more interesting than a horse
race. ; - . - 4 " ' " " ".' : ' ! - '
i "I would also suggest that the state air board arrange
to have a display. for Oregon "hlstoricarrelics, and I am quite
sure that they could interest
State Historical society, as well as the older citizens of a
lemtb get the display together.
"E. COOKE PATTOIf,
BUSiuISSFO
it
m
Doughtor Marcus' and
y uackenbush . Lompany
'Suffer From' Blaze'
Stocks carried by the 'Marcus
ic Doughton hardware store and
the Quackenbush Auto Supply &
Vulcanizing shop; at- Commercial
and 'Chemeketa streets were badly
damaged' "by ' a flre of undeter
mined origin that gutted the rear
of the hardware store early Mon
day morning."' f The loss ; la esti
mated fn the Vicinity Of $50,000
all practically covered with lnsur.
anee. -. ','--"
Smoke coming through the
bathroom floor was noticed by
W7 H. Parker, photographer
who has a studio on the second
floor -of the building. He had
just - completed the last coat -of
paint In refinlshing his gallery,
when the fire started'. - While 'he
lost nothing by fire, his place will
be closed for ab6ut two; weeks
In order to rid bis property of the
effects of smoke. Parker was get
ting his, place in shape for Khis
vacation, which will now be can
celled. " . - 'T; r r;"1.. . "."-.r'.":
The fire department was call
ed shortly past midnight and had
four lines of hose on the blaze.
Dense emoke greatly hindered the
work of :th firemen. The ma
chines were 'not ordered back to
the station until about 5 o'clock
In the morning. 1
HHU'SDIS.
v.. 'ft $p
nwM
Veteran Who Went to Mea-
cham.ttoi See' Harding
Succombs to Apoplexy . .
Richard L. Swarts, a pioneer of
1852. and for more then 70 years
a resident of Salem, died yesteY-
day afternoon. He suffered a
stroke 'of apoplexy " Aognst H the
effects of which Caused his death.
He 'was 82 years old.
Mr. ISwarts was one of the old
Oregon bibrieers to greet Pres
ident Harding at Meacham July 3,
when the "Old Oregon "Trail was
dedicated. He crossed the plains
by oi 'team with ; his family ? In
hfch their wagon was a part.
made up of 40 wagons and
ISO' men, women and children.
Coming to Salem, the father,
Simon Swarts. liked the valley f o
well that he4 purchased '640 acres
near Salem. The son lived until
hist death on part of this old home
stead on the Garden road.
Mr., Swarts Is survived by three
sons. Simon Swarts Portland;
Ralph Swarts ef Salem and Arthur
Swarts' of Portland;' three daugh
ters. Mrs. Belle Goodrich of Port
land, Grace : Oneal and ' Esther
Swarts of Salem. .
Funeral services will be held
rom the mortuary of Rlgdon A
Son Wednesday. August 15,. at 2
o'docE. . with . Interaeat In Lee
II.WEL0S
Oregon knows Cooke Patton,
George H. Himes of the Oregon
Son of an Oregon Pioneer.
HP. -;
PASSES AWftY
Injures Received Late Sat
urday 'tfesult rataiiy
Funeral Today;
- The i funeral off - Thomas D.
Jones,-who died Sunday noon tol
lowing injuries received In an
automobile accident Saturday, will
be "held today at 2 o'clock from
the' residence, 195 South Twenty-
fourth street. j
Mr: Hones' injuries were not at
first considered vserl6ua by those
in charged He was- 78 years old
and had been In the nursery bus!
ness for more than 50 years, 40
of which had ' been J. spent In Sa
lem. He retired 10 years ago.
The accident which caused his
death "occurred late" Saturday eve
ning in -front of tfle 'Blessing &
Orevbol hall. The car was
driven bv J. H. Wilson. Mr.1 Jones
was ' on" the' sidewalk when ' the
driver Is said to have thrown in
the clutch while, the' machine was
set ' In reverse, causing: it to back
upon the sidewalk. ' :
Mr. Jones Is survived by, three
sons, a daughter and three sisters.
They are 'Howard ' E., Claud '" W.,
Merl E. and Afrs. P.1 M.'HIU, all of
Salem. The sisters are Mrs. Eliza
beth McCulium of PorllandMrslI
Carrie Norman of. Minnesota and
Miss Jennie Jones of Salem.
Total . Registratrbn at
Camp Grounds is zbby
With two and a halt months yet
to go, the Salem auto park hasa
record of 2689 registrations 'tor
this year as" against 2963 for' the
season of 1922. ' The money.; in
last year's run went toward tne
purchase of the park site, it being
equal to halt the price of the
property.
Thia is the first year the park
has been operated since the city
nurchased the sitei It is the fifth
year that It his been maintained
by 'some local organization. T.
G. Albert, now superintendent,
has been In charge for' all of the
five season's. -'
Last year the city park 'com
mittee paid all of the expenses
of the park and the money taken
in" went toward "the' purchase of
the landl ; Thte year the expenses
of the park "are being paid out
of the" money taken rin from .the.
tourists.
John J. Roberts, chairman of
the park committee of the city
council, is in direct 'charge of th
park money. He reports that the
total money paid out to date for
the auto park . maintenance Is
$855.07, while! the money taken
in has amounted to $1777.50.
August is considered the big
tourist month, the records of the H
superintendent showing hat reg-
istratlbn'B f during ? thte , time are
the heaviest of the year.
Five Men are Killed in
Colorado Traia Wreck
PUEBLOi Colo.,'Ang.u 13. Five
men ' were killed and 16 Injured
when' Colorado-and Southern pas
senger train No. 90 and .Santa Fe
passenger No. 6"coUIded head-on
at the' western' outskirts' of Fowler
35 miles east of here - at 4.30
o'clock , this morning. . All of the
dead 'were trainmen. Passengers
escaped with - xulncr cuts . . and
STRIKE HEADS
FACE ARRESTS
AT Hlt-LSBORO
Movement to Issue -Warrants
Now Under Way at Seat
of Zinc Mine lVoube
HILLSBORO. 111.. Aug. 13. A
movement to arrest some of the
leaders of the -striking union
workers of the American Zinc
company at Taylor Springs' which
has been under : military f guard
since Saturday, is under way and
probably will ? result' in the Issu
ance of 'sheriff's warrants within
the next few days, It was learned
by an Associated Press correspon
dent here tonight. -'.
A linlbn mass meeting at Taylor
Springs, set tor tonight, was post
poned at the request of Col, 'A. Hi
Culbertson, commanding the state
militia forces on duty here. Union
leaders Indicated that the meet
lng would be held tomorrow night.
This meeting, it was stated, was
called to protest against the pres
ence'Of troops around the plant.
A flbod of telegrams was being
sent from this - city to Governor
Len Small at Springfield, urging
that the military units be held on
duty around : the plant.' A tense
situation' was" said to exist In the
community at Taylor Springs" and
telegrams sent from' here tonight
urged" that withdrawal of 'the
troops might 'precipitate' a clash a
All Civilians Must Keep Off
at . Night '
OKLAHOMA CITY,. Okla.. Aug.
IS.-Oovef noi J. C Walton late
todayissued a -proclamation plac
ing the city of Tulsa under martial
law. . :";
1 The city goes under the rule of
military at 6 a. : m tomorrow.
Guard units from Oklahoma City
and Okmulgee wee Immediately
ordered to proceed id Tulsa.
Issuance of the proclaatlon fol
lowed flogging of Nathan Hant
man of Tulsa last Friday night. .
All civilians must be off the
streets by 11 o'clock at night and
may 'not appear again ' until '6 a.
m. 'without specified permit from
tne military aumorities, it was
announced. ' The' order ' will ' not
affect the'xourts'' or other' depart
ments'' of ' th ' civil "government,
with' 'the "exception' of tHe police
and he sheriff's'7 office,'' Counsellor
lor'Blake said. ' " 1 r
Governor 'Walton, who is rest
ing at Sulphur; telephoned -Blake
instructions "to issue- the martial
aw proclhmaflon.
Other counties may be placed
under martial law If. reports "of
similar mob outrages continue to
come in', It was stated.- A recent
whipping at' KfrigfisbeJ is being
rigidly: investigated,4 it "was said.
It was stated.' however! that there
appeared 'lo be no Immediate ne
cessity of sending troops' there.
Convict Granted Parddn: "
IniTtiecfiately IntoTcduble
William Dose, ex-inmate of the
state penitentiary,' wbot is -now be
ing i sought for forgery and auto
mobile theft, was not ''granted 'a
parole by the state parole-board,
but' ; Instead was granted (a i full
pardon by Governor Pierce, ac
cording to members of the parole
board. Doss applied "for clemency
from the parole board last' March;
but was turned d6w.Me( -was
given a full pardon by Governor
Pierce on August 4. Dees' imme
diately went to McMinnville where
he is said to haie forged, some
Checks and then7 to have stolen
an automobile. ' ? He was received
at the state penitentiary March 16,
J922, for larceny committed in
Columbia couiity. 1 ' "
Funeral Services Held
For Mrs. , Lucy Comstock
SILVERTON, Or., Aug. 13."
( Special -a to The Statesman.)
Funeral services of Mrs. , Lucy
Comst'ock were held at the 'Meth
odist church at Silverton Sunday
afternoon and interment r was . in
the Silverton cemetery. Mrs.
Comstock. who was 76 years old,
died at 'Ashland. August '10.' She
was the aunt of - Edison Corn
stock of Silver.t'on. '
I.
ANGORA ELECTS
' ANGORA. Aug. 13.-Tbe na
tional, assembly unanimously to
day elected : Mustacha 'Kecal
Bff,WiUW
SllOIEofTO
ANOTHER IEET
Representatives of -V Opera-
'tors Ordered to Renew
( Negotiations and Avert
i Anthracite Suspension
FIRST STEP, TAKEN. IN
; FEDERAL INTERVENTION
Edict Issued With Approval
of rresmem uoouage;.
i Meet Wednesday
: WASHINGTQN, Aug. 13. Rep
resentatlves of union miners and
operators' in the anthracite field
were summoned today by the fed
era! epal commission to meet in
.New York 'City Wednesday to re
new 'negotiations' designed to avert
a suspension ' of anthracite ' pro
duction on September 1.
The'snmraone, -which constitut
ed the first step of governmental
intervention It? the existing dead
lock ' over.' 'new wage'' contract.
was- issued! With 'the' approval of
President ! Cootldge after ' he had
discussed the situation With Chair
man Hammon of tlie cbal commis
sion' and Ittp George Otis pmitn.
a member of the commission.
It wilt' be ' the design of the
commission to act solely as agents
of 'mediation and conciliation,' tor
the time being Its object will be j
to work ''out some comnromlse
Wrhieh will result in the continued
operation of. the mines. - regard-
less of the time required to set
tle controversies.
Anthracite mining Is being con
ducted under-terms of a wage 'con
tract 'between the union and1 the
operators which ; expires Septem
ber 1. Negotiations' 'were begun
in July at , Atlantic City between
the Union and' the operators look
ing to' the--making of a new con
tract. These broke down com
pletely ten days ago, when ' John
L." Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers, served notice upon
Wariiner, 'chairman of the
general policy committee 'of an
thracite operators, that the union
would demand in the new con
tract 'installation of the "check
off," a system of ' collection of
union dues' by which the employ
ers withhold dues rronr wage
checks 'and 'turn them over to the
union'."" ' " ' "
The operators refused. the ulti
matum . and '. negotiating groups
separated, the ' understanding be
ing that "miners belonging to the
union 'would cease orK "September-
i,- without th issuance -of ' a
formal strike order by their of
fleers, U The Ituatlon prior to the
lsailance today of the coal commis
sion's 'request for another- confer
ence.Ms Identical wtth that which
preceded 3 the "prolonged suspen
sioix' of operations in the' anthra
cite region In 1 92 2
; IMIHU
ct
UL:
P ans on, Kemammg i n
, Washington Until She Is
":,. Needed at Marlon '
. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. Mrs.
Harding' will leave the White
House' tomorrow or Wednesday to
reside' temporarily at the home on
thJ outskirts of Washington of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. McLean;
it was' announced today by George
B. Christfsn, Jr., secretary to the
late' President Harding.
Mrs. llarding spent today di
recting the packing of furnishings
which she will remove from the
Whfte' House and sorting the per
sonal effects of ' Mr. Harding.
Brigadier General 'Sawyer, person
al physician to the late president,
was the only caller at the execu
tive mansion. He reported Mrs.
Harding In excellent physical -con-'
dition.-. i
Although . no" definite plans
have been made -for the 'future, it
Is understood Irs. Harding will
remain here until her presence Is
required at Marion In connection
with' the ctosirsTofrtfce ' estata 'tjf
Gl'JIli
raicA' m
BE JUDGE FOR
nrivrnnnni rnn
Uldi rnUDLLV
:.. .......
Inter-Allied Payment Solu
' - tion Up; to Britain First,
' M a .. si ..
ueciares Message or rre
mier Poincare '
FRANCE rS CONVINCED
GERMANY ABLE TO PAY
Nation Is Willing , to Adopt
Easier Method Than Pres
sure in Rohr
PARIS, Aug. 13. (By The As
sociated -Press.) A "yellow
book" of diplomatic documents
issued tonight by the French gov
ernment brings out clearly that
the United States ultimately will
be asked by the allies how much
of the inter-allied debts she ex
pects to be paid.
The book contains 37 telegrams
and letters, most of them betwee
Premier Poincare and French am
bassadors. They, are dated from
May 2 to August 3 and deal with
the 'Ruhr situation reparations,
debts and - the British question
naire'.: ; ' ' '
Position Stated
Premier Poincare puts' his posi
tion 'plainly in a June 12 mes
sage to the French ambassador
in London. He instructs the am
bassador; among other things, to
tell Lord Curson, the British for
eign secretary, thati "It is the
problem of ' Inter-allied debts
which prevents us from - telling
Germany " now the exact - amount
she owes us."
The message adds: '
"The solution of this problem
is in the hands of England, first
of all, and the United States af
terward. The' latter can be ap
proached in a common - accord by
the allies when they- have agreed
upon a formula and It has become
evident everything depends only
upon the attitude of the govern
ment at Washington."
Yellow Book Issued
The yellow book was issued as
a reply to the British action In
announcing that' the world 'would
be called Upon to judge the pres
ent, situation ?with regard to Germany.-;
The documents,'" which
hitherto; had -not been' published,
consist mostly of instructions ' to
the ambassadors on how to pre
sent the French viewpoint on the
eituatlon ' '
They' set out in great detail,
and often in the exact language,
declarations already" made by the
premier publicly and ? emphasize
M. Poincare's absolute conviction
that Qinj can - pay us, ? must
and will pay," because France will
follow a policy of making it easier
to pay than to stand the pressure
in the Ruhr.
Trombone Solo Promised
., By'Sfeelhammer Tonight
. Oscar Steelhammer, director of
the Cherrian band ill play a trom
bone solo, "Ari Varie," at the
band concert this evenlg In Will.
son park! '5 Oscar Gingrich will
sins THSrpsy Love Song." and the
usuaf concert will be given.
The program for the evening
announced yesterday by Mr. Steel
hammer is as follows:
.March, ."Barnnm & Bailey"
(request), King ' ' ,
. Selection, "Daughter of the
Regime f.Tobant.' " '
i Popular Nntnibers.
Trombone . solo "Old . Home
Down on the Farm," When You
and I Werere Yonhg, Maggie", Ov
A; SteelhammerJ
Selection, , "The Serenade,"
Herbert. ' , ' .
VoeaVsolo," (a) "Gypsy Love
Song",-(bJ "Stena Oscar B.
Gingrich. ' r-
' Porto Rican Dance, "Roslta.
MIssud. " " '
Overture "Superba," Dalbey.
March. ' vExcelsis" Losey. '
"Star Spangled Banner."
. BABY KILLED
SANTA MONICA, CaL. Aug. 13.
Galvar FendasI, 11 months old,
bounced out of his mother's arms
when the automobile in which he
was riding with his parents turned
a street' cornef and died of a frac-
HARDirZG MADE
FHJTUHE PLANS
BEFORE TOUR
Considering Editorial. Position
With Big . Salary to De
liver ' Speeches
J WASHINGTON. . Aug. 13.
When death overtook him in San
Francisco, President Harding al
though apparently confident of
his re-election, had already begun
to formulate plans against the
time when he finally should re
tire from the White House.
At a private luncheon in a west
ern city before he went to Alaska
he told some of his close friends
the reasonsawhich impelled him to
dispose4 of his control of the Mar
ion Star and discussed the part
he expected to take in other fields
of activity after his public service
was over.
As the story was told here to
day by those who took part In the
conversation Mr. Harding said
that in all probability he would
accept an offer of 325,00 0 a year
made by one of the leading news
papers of the country for editorial
contributions. This,' he ' paid,
would give him a much desired
opportunity of getting his views
before the people and' assisting in
solving' national and international
problems. ' '- 11 "
He had also open, he added, an
offer of 3750 for Vach speech he
might deliver after the expiration
of his term as-president. ' "
These two offers had caused
him to feel that he would be able
af tei leaving the White House tb
give little - personal attention ' to
the editorial management' of the
Star. ' ' '
DECEIVEP1SE
FedeVal Highway, Officials
Point Out Logical Koute
for Tourists
Oregon's, good roads lead the
good roads of the nation, and old
Oregon Trail and the Pacific
highway are the best routes from
eastern points to California, Ore
gon and Washington, according to
federal officials who visited Sa
lem yesterday!
Captain P. St. J. Wilson, chief
engineer of the United States bur
eau of public roads, and H. K
Bishop, chief of the costruction
division of that bureau were here,
both from Washington, D. C, and
with them were Dr. L. K1. Hewes
of San Francisco, regional direc
tor of the bureau of public roads.
C. H. Purcell of Portland, dis
trlct engineer, and J. A. Elliott.
senior highway engineer.
Engineer Wilson ' and Bishop
were enroute to Portland. They
have been touring the west since
the middle of July, and arrived in
California and Oregon, ylsiting
Crater Lake, Klamath .Falls and
inspecting the McKene and Pa
ciflc highways. ' They will travel
the Columbia, River highway as
far as The Dalles ad also will
make a trip over Mt. Hood Loop
LOW JUICE PUT
TO O USAGES
J. E. Crpthers of. Liberty De
velops Ideas Califor
nia Man Interested
w J. E. Crothers of Liberty,'' route
4, is developing some new ideas
on loganberry use' that promise
to ' mean much to the faithful be
lievers 'who stick to their berries
despite this year's temporary
backset- :
Mr. Crothers and his wife have
been ' experimenting with logans
for the heavy crushed fruit syrup
used in soda fountains. At first
they; made up sun-cooked - jam
with the seeds. They tried, both
with and without the addition of
an infinltessmal porton of benzo
ate of soda, only about one,-for-tieth
of 1 per cent -the govern
ment allows up to one-tenth of 1
per cent, 'which proportion Is held
to be not deletedlous. " The sun
cooked jam seems to stand ' well
without the benroate if well cared
for, but Its addition might make
it u bit safer for. general use un
der all weather conditions.
This year, they 5 have : put up
about 30 gallons of the logans In
on ns
ulJiiyiJiiliO w
redugeog
foo b;i
Slash of 6.6 Cents Per Gal
lon , Announced ; fcr f.: ; 1 -
i a mm
west itnuwrv: .u;
Prices "Belc.v Ccct,f
r " ! -
PUBLIC SAID nULCHED
BY CERTAIN DH." LEr.C
Ninstccn'j Vcrrr -!s . Arc !
sued for Arrccla cn Chert
; . Measure Chars 3
CHICAGO, Aug. IS! (Ey TL
Associated . Press) The . CtanJ
ard Oil company of Indiana an
nounced' tonight that it: will re
duce the price of gasoline 6 6-10
cents a gallon throughout Its en
tire territory effective tomorrow,
morning.- At the same time L. V,
Nicholas, - head of the ' National
Petroleum Marketers association
announced he had notified the in
dependents- to reduce' prices five
cents a gallon.
The territory affected includes
Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Hichias,
Wisconsin. Minnesota, North I
kota,- South Dakota, Kansas, and
part of Oklahoma. This cut is al
ready 'effective In South Dakota.
"I notified Independents to re
duce' the price - five ceats, l!r,
Nicholas said,'"a cut of mors than
five cents, is unfair and ruinous.
A cut of 6.6 cents is as ranch est
of line one way as the presest
price is the other," v j
! The new, prices were character
ised by the Standard Oil ' com
pany of Indiana In its ' announce
ment as, 'far below the cost c
production and . distribution." T2: i
Standard -Oil company said in '.Its
statement that It had no wish to
injure competitors bat was : in
spired . in making the reduction
to meet the competition 'started
by Governor W. H. McMaster of
South Dakota and nowextenfl23
to other state executlr-
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OMAHA. . Neb., Aug. 11 . .
cut of 6 .1-4 cents a ,gallc3. i..
gasoline will be announced .
Omaha' and ' throughout irebrska.
tomorrow morning by ' gasoline
dealers. This decision followed
closely Upon the j plan launched
Omaha Bee; for the !sal9 of gaso
llne at reduced nricea bv the auto-..
mobile trades association and th
Omaha , Automobile,, ,club. i
LOUISVILLE, Kt-2 Ang. 18.-4-
a reaucijon; ,ui uub tent, tua
in the retail, price of., gasoline .ia.-,
Standard OIIm company of Ke-n-
tucky was announced here tonight
by, W. Coons, president of the
company. The reduction, effec
tive Tuesday morning, will t; ;lj
to Kentucky, Florida, Mississippi,
Alabama and Georgia. The one
cent cut brings the price at fill
ing stations at Louisville to 22
cents a gallon.
CLEVELAND Ohio, Aug. 13.
Warrants were Issued today by
police Prosecutor Leo Skeel for 19
gasoline dealers charging them
with giving short measures. Ac
cording to Fred Caley, secretary
of the Cleveland Automobile club.
motorists here are being rctl::
of approximately $750,000 an
nually by this "means.
Shortages In the lf instarr-i
which are Uo be prosecute! r;-.
from' a Quart to one gallon In f!t
gallons; it was charged. ; . ..
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Aug. It.
William O. Lynch, chief ae:' it-
ant city prosecutor, today annc-r..
ced he would investigate gasclla
prices In Kansas City and "per: I
ble combinations in restraint c!
trade." .
ST. PAUL, Minn., Augt 13.
Minnesota will enter the "gaso
line war" ' started . by Governor
McMaster of South Dakota t La
medlately starting an i" .: na
tion into the cost of gasollj pro
duction, Governor Preus anscur.;-
ed here today. . ' .
DENVER, Colo., Aug, 13.
Colorado and Wyoming rcflr
and distributors of crude elf
'products,1-, asked - court lz t
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