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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY CHICAGO 111 August 13 The actors strike wedged into Chicago last night when the players in A Prince There Was at Cohans Grand Opera House apd in Cappy Ricks at the Court quit at the call of Francis Wilson president of the Actors Equity Association which has opened against the Producing Managers Association a fight that threatens to spread to all major cities in the United States Mr Wilson arrived from New York yes ¬ terday put two theaters in eclipse presided lust night at a meeting of 150 members of the Actors Equity Association at Illinois Athletic Club placed the Chicago situation in the hands of Edwin Mor daunt and prepared to hasten back to New York An immediate spread of the strike is threatened Resolutions adopted at the meeting last night and signed by all present look to the closing of every show in Chicago owned by a member of the man ¬ agers association The members of the league agreed to strike whenever the association may give the order Mr Wilson refused to say last night when this may be expected expectedWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C August 13 Wider powers for the prosecution of food profiteers were asked from Congress today by Attorney General Palmer who submitted to Senator Gronna of Nortii Dakota chairman of the agriculture committee of the Senate a draft of amendments to the food control bill aimed to give him wider authority Extension of the act to apply to wearing apparel and the con ¬ tainers in which food feeds and fertilizers are sold was urged by the attorney general He also asked for the punishment by a fine of not more than 5000 or imprisonment of not more than two years or both for those who restrict the pro ¬ duction of food Under the terms of the food con ¬ trol act as it is now drawn these provisions prohibit any restriction of food production by ma ¬ nipulation of transportation markets or any other means The attorney general contends that there is no power of punishment under the present bill however and hence his request for au amendment amendmentWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C August 13 At a stormy session today the Senate foreign relations committee agreed to expedite consideration of the German peace treaty Rereading of disputed sections and the consideration of possible amendments will begin tomorrow Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska ranking democrat of the committee was understood to have told the committee that unless there was early committee action an attempt might be made to force a vote on the treaty in the Senate SenateWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C August 13 Joaquim Tinoco brother of President Frederico Tinoco of Costa Rica was assassinated on August 10 ac ¬ cording to advices reaching the state department to ¬ day No details were given Juaquim Tinoco was promier designate of Costa Rica a position corre ¬ sponding to the vicepresidency vicepresidencyPORTLAND PORTLAND Ore August 13 The Pacific north ¬ west will harvest more than 80000000 bushels of wheat this year according to carefully compiled estimates given out today This Is au increase of 25000000 bushels over last year and the greatest crop Ongon Idaho and Washington have ever col ¬ lectively grown and gathered gatheredDES DES MOINES Iowa August 13 Des Moines is without street car service today The motormen and conductors walked out about 2 al in their action not being expected Conveyances of all kinds were pressed into service to carry workers to their places of employment employmentLOS LOS ANGELES HARBOR San Pedro Cal Au ¬ gust 13 Secretary Daniels departed for Honolulu this morning on the battleship Ntw York accom ¬ panied by four destroyers No ceremonials marked the sailing sailingLONDON LONDON England August 13 The coal miners of Yorkshire where more than 200000 men have been on strike since July 21 decided today at a mass meeting to resume work workWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C August 13 President Wil ¬ son will veto before Saturday the bill repealing the daylight saving law it was stated authoritatively today todayMADRID MADRID Spain August 13 A ministerial crisis is impending in Spain and the government has sum ¬ moned all absent deputies to Madrid
