U. S. Governmentb making Progress m Its Fight Against Profiteering High Cost of living
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LXXXVIII NO. 180 18 PAGES S the d Po.t oScrSt'H.Vru&f 1 *" HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1919. tFZfigggiJgr* si ¥?V l O e C£N?S es HOME EDITION
LIVING AND WAGE
PROBLEMS ENGROSS
NATIONS LEADERS
House Decides to Remain in Session to
Discuss Means of Alleviating
Burdensome Living Costs
By Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 2. — ; The
<yes of the nation are to-day
focused on the Capital where
must be solved the problem of
reducing the high cost of living
and the new labor crisis worked
out.
Heeding the request of Presi
dent Wilson, the House has
abandoned its five weeks' re
cess scheduled to begin with
adjournment to-day.
Immediately following this
decision, House leaders an
nounced that plans would be
perfected to-day to permit mem
bers to go home under a three
day continous recess program
their return to be simultaneous
■with presentation of the Admin
istration plans for lowering liv
ing costs.
The President's request, com
ing unexpectedly, provoked in
formal and bitter comment from
both Republicans and Demo
crats, but only a single protest
was heard on the floor—it com
ing from Representative Blan
ton, Democrat, Texas, who as
serted that his opposition was
due to the "railway brother
hoods trying to hold up the
country for about the seventh
time."
So pressing are the demands of
the railroad employes for more pay
to maintain their standard of living
that President Wilson, following
extended conferences with Director
General Hines, asked the House of
Representatives to abandon the pro
posed recess of five weeks.
Asks Higher Rates
The President took a new sßfp 1h
railroad legislation in suggesting to
Congress that the act to create the
commission should "make the de
cisions of that body mandatory upon
the rate making body and provide,
when necessary, increased rates to
cover any recommended increases in
wages and, therefore, in the cost of
operating the railroads."
This was the first time that Con
gress ever was asked by the Chief
Executive to order the Interstate
Commerce Commission to advance
rates. Mr. Wilson's letter addressed
to Chairmen Esch and Cummins, of
the House and Senate Interstate
Commerce committees, virtually
transfers to the floor of Congress
the question of whether there shall
he an increase in transportation
charges, long forecast by the stead
ily growing deficit arising from the
failure of railroad income to equal
the government guarantee.
Discussion of the traffic situation
before Congressional committees
recently has led to several sugges
tions that Congress should prescribe
a basis for rate making. This, it
has been suggested, would be done
by the passage of a law requiring
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to adjust rates from time to time, in
accordance with fluctuations in oper
ating expenses, so that investors
would be assured of a fair return
on their money.
Railroads Lose Millions
Net operating income of the roads
under Federal control amounted to
approximately $51,800,000 in June
leaving a deficit of $23,000,000 com
pared with one-twelfth of the guar
anteed annual rental and a deficit
of $30,500,000 as compared with the
average income in June of the three
year test period on which the annual
rental was based.
For the first six months of the
calendar year, the deficit amounted
to more than $296,000,000 compared
•with one-half the annual rental The
half-year net income was less than
one per cent, on the $18,000,000,000
of railroad property taken over by
the government. Director General
Hines declared the falling off in
freight business continued to be an
important factor in the deficit, com
bined with increases in rates which
have been on a much lower percent
age than increases in wages and
prices of materials.
Demands Arc High
New wage demands before Di
rector General Hines, upon which
hearings have been held, total $400,-
000,000 and include $210,000,000
asked by the shopmen, $100,000,000
by the trainmen who have 'an
nounced that they would strike Oc
tober 1, if no relief was afforded
by that time, $50,000,000 involved in
the time and a half for overtime de
manded by .the four brotherhoods
when a general strike was threat
ened in 1916 and left for future de
termination, and $40,000,000 which
would go to the conductors if the
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change In temperature. Moder
ate north wind*.
River I No material change will
oeeur In river atage*. A gauge
rending of about 4.1 feet I* In
dicated for Harrlaburg Sunday
mornlnir.
LITTLE CHANGE
IN PRICES AT
CITY MARKETS
Refusal to Buy at Top Notch
Has but Little
Effect
Retail produce prices ia city mar
kets scarcely changed again to-day,
and in some instances farmers and
truckers attempted to force prices
still higher for some of thu food sup
plies. These attempts met the same
treatment frrm the housewives as
before, those who did not actually
need the commodities did not buy, and
the effect was noticeable.
It appeared at the start of the
market that the price of eggs was
fixed at 55 cents a dozen. Every
where this figure was given. Sales
w_re few for the first hour ot more
and then some of the dealers weak
ened and the price dropped to 52 cents.
Later a few even came down to 50
cents, but there were some tvho re
fused to lower the price.
Small Berry Supply
The berry supply was not large
to-day, and as a result huckleberries
brought 22 to 25 cents a box, but few
customers bought more than one or
two boxes. Some housewives who
usually buy dozens of boxes for can
ning told the dealers during the last
week that they will do without rath
er than pay and exorbitant price.
Home grown plums were plentiful
but many of them were small and
rather green. Farmers and fruit
growers were asking 10 cents a box.
20 cents a quarter, in most instances,
but a few had the small size box for
which they charged 10 cents, and a
pan, holding slightly more than a
quart, which brought 20 cents.
Cover Wide Range
.trices for peaches covered a wide
range. -Many asked 10 and 15 cents
a box, the latter price for a full quart,
and others were selling them at 25
cents a quarter peck. By the basket
the quality and size counted, the
prices ranged front 51.15 to $1.75.
Blackberries could be bought for
15 to 20 cents a box, but at most
stands they were smaller in size tnan
during the last few weeks. The sup
ply was rather small also.
Summer rarnbo apples are coming
in in good quantities, selling for 12
to 20 cents a quarter peck, with a few
charging 25 cents. Other cooking
and baking apples sold to-day for 10,
12, 15, 18 and 20 cents a quarter.
Last week with a large supply of
beans the growers charged 10 and
12 cents a quarter and the customers
didn't buy as liberally as before. To
day 6 and 8 cents were prevailing
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Maryland Officials
Take Active Steps to
Prosecute Profiteers
By Associated Press.
Baltimore, Md., Aug. 2.—Maryland
and Baltimore public officials to-day
began to take active steps to prose
cute food profiteers.
Attorney General Ritchie will en
force the 30-day cold storage pro
vision. He believes this will result
in the public refusing to pay top
prices for cold storage products while
in turn the imprisonment or fining of
persons who sell such storage goods
in violation of the law will aid the
situation.
The grand jury of Baltimore city
to-day took up the question of prose
ecuting profiteers. and a sub-com
mittee was appointed to get to work
immediately.
The Governor said to-day he would
go to the limit and place all available
funds at the disposal of a strong
committee to probe the whole situa
tion. with a view of bringing out the
identity of persons guilting of hoard
ing and profiteering.
Powers May Unite in
Buying World Supplies
to Check Profiteers
London, Aug. 2.—Steps toward in
ternational collective purchasing of
foodstuffs to check profiteering and
speculation, which are declared to be
rife in all countries, weretaken at
yesterday's meeting of the Supreme
Economic Council. The return to the
system in vogue during the war was
proposed by the British. French and
Italian representatives. The proposal
was referred to a committee which
will co-ordinate the plan and present
it to the American government with
an Invitation for its co-operation
The members pf the Council stated
they recognized that profiteering and
speculation had been going on gen
erally for some time, but the activi
ties toward unwarranted price raising
during the past thirty days is consid
ered alarming.
Urges More Wages For
Government Employes
Washington, 'Aug. 2. Representa
tive Fitzgerald, of Massachusetts,
called at the White House to advocate
wage increases for all government
employes.
"In view of the President's stand re
garding Increases for railroad em
ployes," said Mr. Fitzgerald, "some
thing should be done for all classes
of government employes, all of whom
are notoriously underpaid."
This exclusive photograph, copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood, shows the huge pile airplanes
alleged to have been in perfect condition which were set on fire at Colembey, France. Congress is inevstigat
ir.-g this wasteful destruction, alleged to have been ordered by Army officers, who sought the easiest way tc
get rid of the planes..
PREDICT STRIKE
WILL SPREAD
OVER NATION
Leaders of the Shopmen An
nounce It Will Be Success
ful; Many Men Out
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Aug. 2.—Local leaders
of the Federated Railway Shop
men's Union, to-day predicted that
the strike which started yesterday
would spread and become the na
tionwide movement that it was ex
pected to be when it was called.
Early to-day the strike was for the
moat part contincd to points in the
middle west and southeast, with
some craftsmen out at points out
side these generally described sec
tions.
In the middlo west, chiefly in the
Chicago district, some 30.0Q0 men
were reported out with a like num
ber in the south and southeast sec
tions. They demand a wage in
crease from the present scale of 68
cents an hour to 85 cents, with 60
cents an libur for helpers, and that
the increase be effective from Janu
ary 1, 1919.
Prohibition Enforcement
Legislation Is Ready to
Be Presented Monday
By Associated Press.
Washington, August 2.—Work on
prohibition enforcement legislation
practically was completed to-day by
a Senate judiciary subcommittee,
which plans to present the bill to the
full judiciary committee next Monday.
The subcommittee adopted the
House definition of intoxicating bev
erages—those containing more than
one-half of one per cent. alcohol.
Provisions regarding possession and
use of liquor in private homes were
written and were described as less
stringent than those in the House
measure. Search and seizure of
liquor in private residences also is
prohibited undfu- the Senate bill up
less evidence is presented that illicit
sales are being made.
Billboard Is to
Follow the Poles
Postmaster Sites does not believe
that the big billboard on Federal
property ut Third and Walnut
streets is either ornamental or de
sirable under present conditions, but
so long as it was available for Lib
erty Loan and other patriotic propa
ganda he was disposed to allow the
unsightly thing to remain, even sub
mitting to unfair criticism from peo
ple who didn't understand the situa
tion. But the billboard has done its
bit and must go, says the postmas
ter. Federal Square is undergoing
a general cleanup, including over
head wires and poles.
Germany Prevented
From Shipping Money
By Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 2. Bernard
M. Baruch, economic adviser to the
American Peace Delegation, told
the Foreign Relations Committee to
day that no purchase could be made
in the United States or e'sewhere by
German concerns, except through
the Reparations Commission to be
put under the Treaty of Versailles.
This provision was put in the
Treaty, Mr. Baruch raid, as Ger
many could not evade any part of
her indemnity obligations by send
ing money outside the country pri
vately and thus reduce her industrial
resources "to a mere shell."
AS TO FORWARDING MAIL
Mail matter now held at the Post
Office where mailed and. forwarded
only when receipt of additional
postage by the postmaster .may be
forwarded, postage collect, from the
addressee under a bill reported by
the House committee on post offices
and post roads. Articles of a perish
able nature or of obvious value
would be forwarded directly to ad
dressee from whom the postage
. would ha RntlAr.Ud.
SHOPMEN NOT
SATISFIED WITH
PRESENT WAGES
Declare Intention Not to Strike
But to Use Other Means
to End
Harrisburg shopmen are interest
ed in the nation-wide strike. They
are not satisfied with present wage
conditions, but are resorting to
every legitimate effort to bring
about a satisfactory adjustment,
without the necessity for taking a
striko vote.
This was the statement made to
day by William B. McNair, presi
dent of Harrisburg Federation Ad
visory Board, System No. 90, Penn
sylvania lines. His statement was
corroborated by H. A. Bixler, secre
tary, and treasurer and other local
officials of the shopmen's federa
tion. Mr. McNair authorized the
following statement:
"We most emphatically deny that
the shopmen of this district are sat
isfied with their present rate of pay.
The exorbitant cost of living with
the present rate of pay makes it
almost impossible for many of the
workers to exist let alone live in the
mode of life befitting every Amer
ican worktngman.
"I speak for 9 5 per cent, of the
shopmen in this district. We mean
to be conservative, honest and
genial in dealing with our super
iors and with that intent in mind
we have in this district decided to
wait until every legitimate means
has been reached, before we ask for
or think of taking a strike vote.
"I am proud of the men whom I
represent in taking this decided
stand, but in as far as these men
being satisfied with their present
rate of pay and working conditions,
the statement made this morning, is
absolutely wrong."
While no announcement has been
made regarding conferences be
tween railroad officials and the
federated representatives, it is un
derstood that meetings were held
yesterday and a further considera
tion of the local wage demands by
railroad officials will be taken up
Monday. Local officials have been
in Washington and their return is
awaited.
Political Wr— .tfie '
Ends in Death of
Bethlehem Dentist
Bethlehem, Pa., 2. ln a
fight here between former Burgess
Peter J. Sheehan, a democratic can
didate for county sheriff, and Dr.
Dennis J. Coyle, a dentist, the latter
was struck on the jaw and fell to
the pavement, fracturing his skull.
He died half an hour later. It Is
stated the altercation was over poli
tics. Dr. Coyle was 34 years old.
Sheehan surrendered to the au
thorities and was released on his
own recognizance pending the re
sult of the coroner's inquest.
Nebraska House Asks
Fight to Cut Living Cost
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 2.—Tfie lower
house of the Nebraska Legislature, by
a vote of 53 to 34, adopted a resolu
tion requesting Governor McKelvie
immtdtajely at the close of the pres
ent special session to call an extra
ct dinary session of the Legislature
to find means for dealing with food
profiteers and to devise means for
lowering high living costs.
Governor McKelvie has not indicat
ed what actton he will take.
BOARD DECISIONS READY
Chicago, Aug. 2. Decisions of
the National War Labor Board were
completed here yesterday affecting labor
controversies in BufTalo, Cincinnati,
Pittsburgh. East St. Louis and Port
land, Ore. They were forwarded to
Washington, where they are to be an
nounced within a short time, possibly
to-day.
TRAITOR IS SHOT
Paris, Aug. 2. Marschal des
Logis de Brabant, condemned to
death for having maintained rela
tions with the chief of the German
secret service at Barcelona, during
j the war, was shot < this morning at
I Vinaennaa.
SUMMER REAL
ESTATE SALES
BREAK RECORD
Value of the Property Trans
ferred Also Higher Than
in Former Years
Summer real estate sales reach
ed a new high record according to
City Assessor James C. Thompson,
who reported to-day that in the
city more than twice as many prop
erties were sold during July, this
year, as compared with the san:c
month in 1918.
Since January 1 there have been
863 more transactions than in the
same period in 1918, he announced
also, and the valuation of the prop
! erties for taxation is about $2,400,-
! 000 more.
i During the last month there were
i 317 property sales in the city, with
! the total assessed valuation of the
ground and buildings $783,715,
while in July, 1918, there were 134
sales, and the assessed valuation
was $347,523.
Stnce January 1. in the city, 1,833
sales have been made and the total
value of the properties reached $5,-
228,215; while during the first seven
months of 1918 there were 1,022
sales, with a valuation of $2,797,650.
This docs not include the largo
number of sales on the "pay-as
rent" plan where title has not
passed.
Property transfers in the city by
wards follow:
Assessed
Ward No. Valuations
1 82 $ 85,740
2 202 393,230
3 39 -807,650
4 60 392,945
5 103 308,230
6 71 158,510
7 174 285,545
3 125 298,200
9 266 804,535
10 268 629,380
11 1 90 396,520
12 100 285,780
13 181 367,380
14 24 41,570
Totals 1,885 $5,228,215
Housing Situation in
| Harrisburg Is Described
in American Contractor
The activities of the Housing Com
mittee of the Harrisburg Chamber of
i Commerce, of which J. Horace Mi-
Farland Is chairman, weTe commend
ed in an article printed in The Amer
ican Contractor, a national magazine
devoted to the Interests of building
and eontrnctig, which has just been
received here. The article follows:
"The value of propaganda concen
trated and directed toward the ac
complishment of a definite purpose,
has been clearly demonstrated during
the past few months, in the great In
crease of home building which has
taken place In Harrisburg, Pa., large
ly. It Is conceded, as a result of the
publicity which attended the Cham
ber's activities for the erection of
more, homes.
"Housing Is one of the greatest
problems confronting Harrisburg to
day. and in bringing about the grad
ual solution of the problem, the high
ly efficient Housing Committee of the
Chamber has played an important
part. It cannot be doubted that the of
forts of the Housing Committee In
laving bare the woeful lack of hous
ing -facilities were largely responsible
for the marked building boom which
Is still on the Increase."
The article then goes on to enumer
ate the number of new building pro
iects which have been etarted In the
Capital City since the beginning of
the year. Several copies of the maga
zine are filed at the Chamber offices
for reference by those who are In
terested In local and national housing
developments
TO CHECK BOLSHEVISM
By Associated Press.
Paris, Aug. 2. Dr. Karl Benner,
the German-Austrian chancellor, and
Herr Frantz, the Austrian Conserva
tive leader, have conferred at St.
Germain with a view to establishing
between the parties of the Lett and
the Conservatives and Liberals a
coalition intended to check Bolshe
vism. The Petit Parisian says it
. learns from reliable sources.
HUNDRED HOMES
ARE BURNED IN
CHICAGO FIRE
Negroes Start Blaze Which j
Makes 3,000 People Home
less; Three Are Missing
LOSS QUARTER MILLION
Incendiaries, With Flaming
Torches, Speed Around
District in Automobiles
Chicago, Aug. 2. An incendiary
fire, which the police declare was
started by negroes early to-day
swept through the district bounded
by West 43rd, Wfest 45th, South
Lincoln street and South Hermitage
avenue, destroying 100 homes of
Po'ish and Lithuanian employes of
the stock yards and.causing a prop
erty loss of more than $200,000.
Three persons are missing and a
score were injured.
The buildings destroyed consisted ]
chiefly of one and two story frame]
dwellings. Three thousand men. |
women and children have been ren-|
dered homeless by the fire and the]
bad feeling between the -hites and j
negroes greatly aggravated. State!
troops were sent to the scene to dis
perse the crowds and prevent a re
newal of race riots.
Many Shots Fired
The police have found several wit
nesses who say they taw automobiles
of negroes with burning torches in
the district shortly before the fire
was discovered. The fire broke out
in three sections of the district at
the same time. Telephone wires in
the district were cut a few minutes
later. A number of shots were' fired
at negroes in automobiles who, it is
said, were attempting to escape af
! ter the fires wore started. One
negro was said to have been wound
ed but was carried away by his
companions.
Fire Chief O'Connor after a hasty
investigation declared that the fires
were undoubtedly of incendiary
origin and evidently started by
throwing gasoline on the outside of
the buildings and applying a light
ed torch or matches.
Fire Attorney Harry Donnelly
gave the police the names of twelve
persons who declare they saw
negroes in the district bearing
burning torches and cutting tele
phone wires.
The situation in other sections of
the danger zone of the South Side
was reported satisfactory to the
authorities, although there were a
number of minor disturbances.
Husband Sends Bullets
Crashing Into Wife, Then
Turns Gun on Himself
Reading, Pa.. Aug. 2. As Mrs.
\ iola Folk, with a well-filled market
basket on her arm, entered the home
of Frank Klopp to-day, with whom
I she lived as housekeeper, her hus
band, Samuel Folk, aged 49, sent
two bullets crashing into her body,
I killing her instantly.
J Then he pressed the weapon
I against his right temple and ended
! his own life. The Folks lived to
| gather up to three months ago when
they parted, according to neigh
, bors, because of the manner in
] which the husband abused the wife
; Officials Inspect
The Capitol Park
I u T ' l6 Third and Walnut street
] sides of Capitol Park were inspected
I yesterday afternoon by George A.
Shreiner, of the Department of Pub
|Mc Grounds and Buildings, and
! Commissioner William H. Lynch
! and Cit >' Engineer M. B. Cowden, In
] reference to the start of the work
on the coping:.
' ™ e clty officials informed Mr.
t Shreiner that the city was readv to
I go ahead with the work as soon as
the State furnished the specifica
tions and that the desire was to
finish the city's part of the job be
fore fall.
"We told the State officials that
: Harrishurg was ready, but it seems
there are some things yet to be set-
I tied about the coping, because we
did not get the specifications," said
] Mr. Lynch.
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265 Modern Seaplanes
to Be Sold by Navy
By Associated. Press.
Aug. 2. Sportsmen
and business concerns interested in
. aviation will be given an opportunity
| to acquire modern seaplanes at low
IL r , C .n^ hen u. he Navy Department
| sells 265 machines at auction in the
near future. Secretary Daniels has
authorized the sale of the seaplanes
bidders! aU * U ° n t0 the h, * hest
High spaed machines of large
carrying capacity, well adapted to
commercial use will be included in
the sale along with faster and
smaller machines,
The department will later issue
complete details regarding the sale,
the planes are in good condition but
must be sold because the Navy has
insufficient personnel to keep In pro
per condition and because of an over
supply.
GENERALLY FAIR
By Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 2. Weather
conditions for the week beginning
August 4, are.
North and Middle Atlantic States-
Temperature moderate but near
generally fair with a prob
ability of occasional showers the
middle of the week.
SPAIN TO JOIN
I Madrid. Friday, Aug. 1. The
; Senate to-day voted a bill authoriz
j ing the government to join the Lea
gue of Nations. The vote was unanl-
I mous.
NEBRASKA ENACTS
SUFFRAGE, 94 TO 0
By Associated rress.
Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 2.—Nebras
ka to-day ratified the Federal
woman suffrage amendment,
when the House, by a vote of 94
to 0 passed a joint resolution
providing ratification. The Sen
ate voted for ratification on
Thursday. Nebraska is he four
teenth State to ratify.
HALIFAX THRONG
PAYS TRIBUTE
TO ITS VETERANS
Upper End Borough Turns
"Out in Force For Pa
triotic Event
Halifax, Pa., Aug. 2. Halifax's
ninety-two men who served with the
American forces during the recent
war, are being honored to-day in the
biggest celebrations ever held in this
hustling Dauphin county borough.
Thousands of out-of-town people,
many of them former residents, are
now within the borough, participat
ing in and witnessing the extensive
demonstrations arranged in honor of
the men who fought for democracy.
Hundreds in Parade
Hundreds participated in the ex
tensive street parade, which moved
off at 2.4 5 o'clock this afternoon.
Hundreds of out-of-town represent
atives were included in the big line,
which was under the direction of
Chief Marshal Ira B. Zimmerman.
Most conspicuous in all the line
arranged in their honor, was the
delegation of cx-soldiers and sailors.
Veterans of former wars marched
or rode and all were regarded with
a high applause.
Moves in Three Divisions
The line of parade, as it moved
off to-day follows:
First division Chief marshal
and aids, A. F. Enders, W. D. Straw
and Walter E. Butter; Saskins Band
of Sunbury, soldiers and sailors, Red
Cross, Camp Fire Girls, Boy Scouts,
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Montana has been under debase for two day*. *
f PROMISES SLOWED AtR PRODUCTION ;• i I
JL Washington- -Promises of spoedj delivery of Lib- c3g
? erty motor• in suffrcieirt numbers to i upply the A'.He '
caused French and Italian manufacturers to slow up pro *
ila
T ductton early in 1918,- fhe House Committee investigai
4' ing aircraft expenditures was told to-day by Represents
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| MARRIAGE LICENSES $
Frank W. Campbell, Pittsburgh. and Catherine It. Snnford, Kay-
lo, '< Oeorjce L Southard, Hrldavpoi-t.. and Hlaneh I„ Kndera, New !
* Cumberland) Edivard P. Hank, toonn, mid Ethyl M. Kirk, McVcrtovrns* *
T Joseph Mnnupcll, Passnlc, N. .1.. und Jennie Koalna, Steeltoni Ernest rt
J. Hog, I.ebanon, and Ana Ha lunt, Steelton.
SOCIALISTS WHO
OUST BELA KUN
ASK FOR PEACE
U. S. Food Administrator Re
sponsible For Hungarian
Leader's Overthrow
SEEKS REFUGE IN VIENNA
New Government Wants to
Establish Friendly Rela
tions With Entente
Vienna, Friday. Aug. 1. Bela
Kun, the Hungarian communist dic
tator, has resigned and been suc
ceeded by a Socialist government,
according to a telephone message
from Budapest.
On receipt of news from the front
that created consternation in Buda
pest, Kun at a meeting of the So
viet Socialists, pale faced and with
his back to the wall, declared:
"Very well. If you demand it, I
must resign. I made the best fight
I could."
I . V. S. May Help
j Captain Thomas C. Gregory, the
United States food administrator in
this region, is credited with a large
share in the hastening of Bela Kun's
| retirement.
Captain Gregory arranged to-night
! for food relief for Budapest. He is
] bringing up supplies from the Banat
region and also sending them down
the Danube from Austria.
Make Peace Overtures
Overtures for peace with the
Allies have been made by the new
Socialist government of Hungary
which has been set up in succession
of the Bela Kun regime.
Bela Kun, who resigned his vir
tual dictatorship, has been furnished
a safe conduct by the Allies and is
expected to seek refuge here, as
! it is felt that his life would be en
dangered if he remained in Buda
pest.
The peace overtures were made by
Jacob Weltner, president of the Sol
diers' and Workers' Soviet of Hun
gary. Arriving in Vienna from Bud
apest, Herr Weltner asked Colonel
Cunningham, the leading represent
ative of the Allies at Vienna, and
the other Allied officials here, to
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