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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1920
Page
1
A disputed message urges governors and commissioners to eliminate unrest following a call to respect Republican votes in Southern states. The communication emphasizes decisive action and cautions against rash measures amid rising tensions.
Prominent visitors joined speakers at the Amarillo Hotel gathering for the Pan Padre Plains Chamber of Commerce. Judge James Wilson and other officials spoke as Dr. Hill urged education funding. A motion to support Governor Hobby’s school and college appropriations passed unanimously with a telegram to Austin ordered.
Galveston birth of a tense standoff as five city commissioners refuse Governor Hobby’s militia deployment. They declare no law violation exists and police can handle order, signaling a mass meeting Friday night to protest the contemplated use of state troops during the longshoremen strike.
Texas national guardsmen numbering twenty nine dismounted cavalry and three machine gun companies prepare to convoy to Galveston to guard freight activity amid a two month longshoremen strike. Governor Hobby authorized the deployment and a bill seeking $100,000 for militia costs advances in the legislature.
The Republican National Committee ruled that district and state conventions for 1924 must be held in places where race is not a barrier to participation. The decision followed debates sparked by black voting rights and chair Warren from Michigan helped craft the measure. Delegates fromFlorida North Carolina and Oklahoma faced seatings and vote allotments as contests continued across 137 seats with 62 decided and 75 votes unsettled. The committee reported Wood 117 Johnson 112 Lowden 66 Hoarding 59 Poindexter 14 Sproul 76 Sutherland 16 Pritchard 22 and 445 uninstructed remaining.
Washington June 8 The conference report on the army appropriation bill is approved by the house 127 to 11. The measure carries 395000000 dollars for army funding.
Washington June 3 Senator Kenyon Republican Iowa failed to fix a date for a vote on the government wage bill after two hours of debate. He said the discussion indicated a filibuster against the measure.
Samuel Gompers declares that implementing the Fall committee's Mexican reform recommendations would threaten war with the United States. He condemns calls to alter the Mexican constitution to suit oil and mining interests and says a U S police intervention would open lines of conflict across Mexico. He notes some minor points may be acceptable but the core demand risks war.
California Senator Johnson arrived at the republican convention ground in Chicago urging an explicit anti league of nations plank. He spoke to thousands from his hotel headquarters balcony and pressed the press for a clear declaration to safeguard American independence and party principles in 1920.
Senate committee probes of pre-convention campaign activities face a potential new phase as Senator Pomerene seeks to broaden the inquiry to include congressional campaigns. The move, delayed by Senator Lodge, would extend jurisdiction if approved, while witnesses discussed financing of General Leonard Wood’s campaign and possible underwriting of up to 500000 by Amros Monell and Robert Cassatt.
London reports that Lloyd George said trade talks with Gregory Krassin of Russia are not yet begun. Britain seeks guarantees no attacks on British interests and the release of all British prisoners before negotiations proceed.
Washington reports recommend Senate action on the Colombian Panama treaty to protect oil and mining interests from a presidential decree. The Colombian Supreme Court voided similar decrees. Obregon signals reducing the Mexican army by half and forming rural police. negotiations with Villa for leadership reportedly declined.
The minority on the House sugar investigation defends Attorney General Palmer for sanctioning a fair price for Louisiana sugar. Representatives Whaley and Sumpers argue he acted within official duty and brought cane growers under Lever Act guidelines, while highlighting Congress inaction on sugar shortages and rising prices.
House Democrats forecast President Wilson would approve a repeal resolution that would strike about 60 laws from the statute books except the Lever Food Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act. The measure passed 323 to 3 and moves to the Senate before adjournment, with Republicans Garrett Sims and Welling voting no.
The Senate approved the House’s resolution to close the current session on Saturday after assurances President Wilson has no plan for an summer extra session. Senators voted 44 to 24 with 9 Democrats and 15 Republicans opposing. Underwood announced Tumulty said Wilson would not reconvene unless a grave emergency arises.
Private detectives arrested Catherine Dundon of Conshocken Pa in connection with the kidnapping of 13 month old Blakely Cougalin from his crib on Wednesday in Norristown Pa The seizure followed an Associated Press report from Norristown stating the case involves a kidnapping charge and the suspect is in custody
A wry note on men resisting head washing at the barbershop, with a line about mutton chop looks and old May days. The humor hinges on gender stereotypes and nostalgic detail from a bygone era.
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