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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1920
Page
1
The Senate votes down a mandate request after backing away from a radical leader Palmer. Attorney General responds to criticisms voiced by a labor official, framing the debate around legality and governance.
Attorney General Palmer told the House Rules Committee that Louis F. Post has treated deportation law as flawed and has aided radicals. He accused Post of bypassing evidence rules, aiding violators, and creating an advisory Detroit citizens committee with access to records. Palmer promised more testimony tomorrow.
The Republican National Committee held a slow session in Chicago on June 1 as it weighed contested delegations. It seated two reportedly Wood friendly DC delegates, denied Louisiana seating, and deferred Georgia and Florida disputes while considering a rehearing in the Bean vs Anderson case. A final choice on the Florida claim and a Georgia sub committee report were pending, with seventeen seats at stake for Wood or Lowden.
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that federal constitutional amendments cannot be submitted to state referendums for ratification. The Ohio provisions allowing such referendums were overturned, halting moves to put the prohibition and woman suffrage amendments to a vote.
Washington June 1 Checks totaling 40000 dollars sent to Missouri backers of Governor Lowden were testified to by Arthur Davis under T. L. Emerson. Nat Goldstein and Robert Moore said they received 2500 checks held in banks. J B Babler and FE L Morse described transmission and use of about 32000 in worker mobilization.
El Paso June 1 reports say Defensas Sociales of Chihuahua under Ignacio Enriquez clashed with Francisco Villa's forces. The Villistas resisted for two hours before fleeing south toward the Durango mountains as General Ozuna moved to aid the pursuit. Trains south of Chihuahua were halted for three days due to Villa activity.
Victor Heintz named to assist in preparing demands as women delegates plan caucus sessions to frame their political agenda.
Miss Mary Garrett Hay calls a Sunday caucus of about 26 Republican women delegates and 125 alternates in Chicago. Captain Vic tor Heintz will help draft platform planks on suffrage and prohibition and seek a compromise between conservative and radical women. Some national committee members oppose addressing either issue, noting congress has submitted amendments to the states.
Senator Calder of New York told the senate that liquor was being sold over the bar in New York at high prices. He alleged counterfeit certificates authorizing withdrawals from bond and suggested some federal agents and government officials may be profiting from the scheme.
A pursuit between Commerce and Miami, Oklahoma, after a truck loaded with sugar was seized, left three killed and two wounded. Victims include detective O. B. Vanderpool and Chandler manager Norvis Chandler. Lynch, Hawkins, and Woods were wounded or killed as a gun battle erupted with U.S. deputy marshal Frank Byrd and Miami Police Chief Charles Warner.
Navy officials said American warships will not be withdrawn from Vera Cruz despite bubonic plague outbreaks. No shore leave allowed. consul reports vaccine and supplies offered by the United States and Red Cross. Eight cases and four deaths reported to date. Also: German Captain Impef receives sixteen year French prison sentence for looting a chateau.
Washington June 1 The conference report on the naval appropriation bill totaling 480 million dollars was adopted today and forwarded to the Senate where it will be set for a vote tomorrow.
Partly cloudy to cloudy and cooler Wednesday in West Texas. Thursday expected fair conditions with a warm to hot afternoon. Forecast notes show temperatures ranging with low humidity and periods of high visibility. some sections indicate fluctuating readings and data gaps in the hour by hour table.
Texas lawmakers push for a regulated pink boll worm zone as Dr. Marlatt warns of a federal quarantine if the bill fails. Oklahoma Supreme Court backs federal suffrage amendments, while Arkansas parties finalize delegates to the national convention with uninstructed picks.
A Republican sub committee chaired by Everett Colby New Jersey urges greater cooperation between local and national authorities to craft education health and highway legislation. The report, prepared for the platform committee in Chicago, also discusses allowing federal court intervention in deportation cases of undesirable aliens.
Mr and Mrs William Howard Taft announce the engagement of their daughter Helen to Frederick Johnson Manning, history instructor at Yale University, in New Haven Connecticut on June 1.
June 1 Chicago reports increased activity at presidential nomination headquarters as national committeemen delegates and voters stream in. Campaign figures from Hoover and Johnson camps converge as Governor Lowden fights illness and politicking heats up around Illinois loyalties.
Local quip notes children increasingly request seventeen years rather than a penny to purchase small favors. The humor reflects shifting attitudes toward money and time in youth culture.
Thirteen Democrats vote against the plan on final roll call as the plea is rejected by a large majority ready for the House. The decisive vote marks a setback for supporters and shapes upcoming House proceedings.
President Wilson's Armenian mandate plea fails in the Senate by 62 to 23 in a party line vote with 13 Democrats joining Republicans. The measure, drafted by Republican leaders, will go to the House for adoption with no changes. Senate debate favored delay and opposed immediate action. some Democrats opposed the direct language citing harm to Armenian efforts. Eight prisoners escape from Atlanta federal penitentiary in a separate AP report, with five still at large. In Fargo, the North Dakota Supreme Court upholds $17,000,000 in state bonds for grain elevators, flour mills, farm land mortgages, and a state bank.
Elihu Root sails from New York to attend organ committee sessions of the permanent court of international justice of the league of nations. He travels without government credentials as the United States is not party to the Versailles treaty, making his status potentially unprecedented in diplomatic history.
United States prohibition agents seized liquor valued at about $40,000 from the room of Don Dreco, a former New Orleans saloon keeper. Dreco allegedly sold liquor in one ounce flasks at 50 cents each.
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