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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1920
Page
12
The document discusses extending support for soldiers and sailors of allied nations beyond 7920, establishing a reserve fund for YMCA services in national emergencies for at least two years, continuing work for ex-service men’s education, and using about 500000 in accumulated funds for ex-service men through the American Legion or related relief efforts.
A wartime financial report from the national Y M C A describes a net profit of 508 899.79 from canteens for soldiers and sailors, with total public contributions nearing 161 000 000 and a disclosed surplus of about 17 000 000. It notes substantial overseas support, rail and transport aid, and ongoing welfare work for American troops and allied forces.
Discovery in the American Forestry Magazine reports growth of sugar on fir trees in British Columbia. Prof. John Davidson of the University of British Columbia led investigations at Vancouver. Specimens show a large percentage of a rare sugar variety. Indians have long used the sugar.
Moorhead Minnesota judge rules that a husband’s exasperated remarks during wallpapering do not amount to cruel and inhuman treatment. Mrs Henry Buchholz of Sauk Center had sought a divorce. records show Henry is meek and provident aside from pasting wallpaper.
U M Sum Kim of the Umatilla Indian Reservation near Pendleton Oregon died in a Chicago hotel room at 603 South Wells Street. The chief on his way to Washington to plead for tribal land protection was found dead from gas fumes. Four snake-head charms were worn, with bags tied around his neck. Hotel owner Adam Bird reported the odor. Police found legal papers seeking his appearance before the Indian board of commissioners over a debt dispute.
Los Angeles residents who visited Tiburon Island in the Gulf of California report no fear of white cannibals. They describe the island as overrun by reptiles with sullen, distrustful Indians and stories of a white tribe using poisoned darts a blunderbuss. some locals claim natives carry modern firearms.
New York silk shirt maker Louis B Tim reports shirts priced at 25 dollars are popular with workingmen, more so than with millionaires, highlighting market demand across social classes.
Berlin factions inch toward a monarchist thrust as the republic falters. Kapp and Luettwitz reportedly command loyal troops from the Baltic, while the national assembly dissolves and Socialist strikes echo through the city.
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