Union Leaders Persist on Lockout in Mingo County
Williamson West Virginia December 18 union leaders handling the coal strike in Mingo County reiterated that a lockout exists despite a statement by the Williamson Coal Operators Association denying the charge. International reps David Robb and David Fowler asserted operators turned away workers who refused union membership.
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Williamson
W. Va
Mingo County
Williamson Coal Operators 'Association
David Robb
David Fowler
Pilate
Calvary
Cornwell
Ira Phillips
Elwood Simpkins
Alma Cedar Coal Company
Matewan
Simpkins
Phillips
Roscoe Lee
Robert Brady
William White
John Floras
Matta Cooperative Coal Company
Hilmer
White
Frank Scoonover
Borderland Mines
Scoonover
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Ohio
Taylor Cole
Moundsville
Bailey
Cole
Mingo
Nationalizing Oil Coal and Water Power for War Needs
Secretary Daniels urges nationalization of oil coal and water power saying government control or regulation is essential. He cites naval oil reserves misuse and calls for preventing private profiteering while urging Congress to recognize equity and set fixed price policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniels
Congress
America
Prodigal to Point of Injury Says Mr Daniels
Secretary Daniels urged nationalization of oil to protect American interests at sea during the American Society of Naval Engineers dinner in Washington. He warned other nations conserve their oil and buy American supplies and called for sensible restrictions without harming national needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Daniels
Washington
Daniels
American Society of Naval Engineers
Washing machine stills among large West Virginia liquor raids
Seventeen prisoners were arrested in nine days of Logan county raids by state and federal prohibition officers who seized twenty pails of whiskey, moonshine, and about 5 000 gallons of mash. A washing machine conversion yielded a noted still in a mountain home near Toplin. Bill Collins fled after his wife burned his cork legs. two women, Mary Babbage and Mary Arnosky, were among those seized for operating stills in kitchens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Logan County
T Frank Adkins
Toplin
Mike Provitch
Bill Collins
Volyn
Collins
League of Nations Assembly Concludes With Strong Endorsement
Geneva December 18 The first meeting of the League of Nations assembly closed after a day of lively debate. President Paul Hymans and Dr Giuseppe Motta praised the assembly as a living organism and a success. Delegates said it did all that could be expected, despite some failed projects, with most leaving satisfied. Lord Cecil and Co J Doherty challenged information on mandates as Arthur Balfour warned that mandates would be ignored if the council adopts recommendations. The assembly unanimously adopted recommendations limiting use of mandate resources for profit and barring troop recruitment in mandates.
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Geneva
Assembly of the
League of Nations
Paul Hymans
Guiseppe Motta
Switzerand
League
Robert Cecil
South Africa
Co. J. Doherty
Canada
Arthur J. Balfour
Assembly
League Council
Lord Robert Cecil
Doherty
Council
Mr. Balfour
Prohibition Agents Raid Braddock Saloon
Led by Rev. M. W. Woodfin prohibition agents raided a Braddock saloon and confiscated 646 quarts of whiskey in Reid Pittsburg on December 18.
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Reid
Pittsburg
M. W. Woodfin
Braddock
Fordney Emergency Tariff Aims to Shield Farm Prices
Planning of an emergency tariff to protect twenty farm products was completed by the Ways and Means Committee. The Fordney bill would run one year from passage and set rates on crops including wheat wool mutton cattle corn onions and rice with a wool schedule to follow. A floor fight was anticipated from Representative Rainey as manufacturers pressed for added protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Fordney
Senate
Young
North Dakota
Agriculture
Ways and Means
Treasury Department
Rainey
Ilinois
Payroll Bandits Steal 3800 From Cincinnati Contractors
Three unmasked bandits entered the D. P. Foley Contracting Company office in Cincinnati while payrolls were being prepared. They held five men at gunpoint and escaped with 3800 dollars, the payroll money bagged in a rush. The incident occurred while the Columbus firm was working on a Cincinnati subway project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
D. P. Foley Contracting Company
Columbus
Ohio
Senate Defers Action On Recess During Holidays
Washington faces a Senate decision on a Christmas recess with action postponed until Monday to await House sentiment on reviving the war finance corporation. Senators Thomas and Townsend resist a recess urging the chamber to stay and work. A tentative plan envisions three day holiday recesses under a gentlemen agreement.
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Washington
Senate
House
War Finance Corporation
Thomas
Colorado
Townsend
Michigan
Michael Breen Dead in Homestead After Illness
Michael Breen aged eighty a retired coal operator of Homestead suburb Pittsburgh died today after an extended illness in the city.
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Michael Breen
Pittsburg
Homestead
Rumely and Partners Cleared on Most Counts in Paper Case
In New York on December 18 Dr Edward A Rumely former publisher of the Evening Mail and co defendants Walter Kaufman and Norvin Lindheim were acquitted on three counts of an indictment charging conspiracy to withhold German ownership of the paper from the government. They were found guilty on two counts alleging borrow from German sources to run the paper. The jury recommended mercy and bail was continued as the court scheduled sentencing for next Monday.
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New York
Edward A. Rumely
New York “Evening Mail
Walter Kaufman
Norvin Lindheim
Naval Court Finds Barnett Charges Baseless In Haiti Inquiry
The naval court of inquiry reports there were no proper grounds for Brigadier General Barnett's claim of "practically indiscriminate killing" by U S Marines in Haiti. It declines to prosecute Freeman Lang and Dorcas Williams and notes disciplinary actions in isolated cases. Secretary Daniels and Major General Lejeune approve the findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Court of Inquiry
Freeman Lang
Dorcas Williams
Associated Press
Washington
Haiti
Daniels Joda
George Barnett
Marine Car
Haitains
Henry T. Mayo
Marine Corps
Lo Angeles
Birmingham
Ala
Port Au Princ Dearing
Haltain
Lang
United States Naval Service
George Barn
United States Marine Corps
John H. Russell
United States Marine
House clears liberal credits measure for farmers after debate
The House adopted the Senate resolution to revive the war finance corporation in amended form by a 212 to 61 vote, sending the bill to conference. It struck out section praising liberal farm credits as inflationary, while critics said it harms farmers and skirts debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
War Finance Corporation
House
Congress
Federal Reserve Banks
McFadden
Banking Committee
Corporation
International Harvester
Bethlehem Steel
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Representative Mann
Illinois
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
Finance Corporation
Stevenson
South Carolina
Grain Corporation
Interefere
Europe
Kansas
Steagall
Alabama
Tinder
Wingo
Arkansas
Cobb Named Tigers Manager in Historic Baseball Move
New York reports President Frank J. Navin of the Detroit club signed Ty Cobb as manager for next season, succeeding Hughey Jennings. Cobb, a famed outfielder, began with Augusta then joined Detroit in 1905, rising to a .340 hitter by 1911 and becoming a top drawing card in baseball.
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New York
Frank J. Navin
Detroit
Ty” Cobb
Tigers
Navin
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Detroit Americans
Hughey Jennings
Cobb
Augusta
Royston
Ty Cobb Possible Playing Manager Of Tigers
The 1886 born star, who began pro ball in 1904, served as captain in the chemical warfare service after 1918. Injuries in 1920 kept him out early, amid reports he might take the Tigers managerial reins after Jennings resigned. Cobb helped develop the club under Jennings from 1907 to the following pennant seasons, and hints suggest he may still play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chemical Warfare Service
Tigers
Jennings
Cobb
Disarmament Order Triggers In-House Gun Searches in Berlin
The German disarmament commission ends voluntary surrender and orders military searches for guns in Germany. The operation began today in Greater Berlin, starting in the Bavarian quarter, once a fashionable residence area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
German Disarmament Commission
Germany
Greater Berlin
Baverian Quarter
Overloaded Ferry Disaster Claims Five Lives in Kanawha River
In Charleston West Virginia the Dunbar South Charleston ferry boat disaster on the Kanawha River adds a fifth fatality tonight as rescuers continue to hunt bodies. Sixteen passengers were counted as thrown overboard earlier and a coroner may seek charges once all remains are recovered.
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Charleston
W. Va
Dunbar
Kemp Littlepage
Express Office Robbed in Sharon Area
Express Company office at Shappeville near Sharon was robbed early today. Burglars escaped with $700 in cash and checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
American Express Company
Shappeville
Here
Thirteen Die As U S Steam Launch Margaret Sinks
The United States steam launch Margaret sank three miles below Augusta Ohio after leaking on December 18. Thirteen people perished including Major H B Pittman’s family and Augusta residents. Nine survived. boat carried twenty one to Augusta for church services.
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Augusta
Ohio River
Margaret
H. B. Pittman
Chile
Ohio
George Hart
James Coffee
Dewey Smith
Thomas EB. Ellers
Welton Hiles
William King
William Hines
Nashville
Tenn
Government Dam
Dan Dykes
Child Dreg of Burns in Montana Fire Tragedy
Fairmont West Virginia December 18. Six year old Sarah Belle Robinson died tonight at a local hospital from burns caused by her clothing catching fire from an open coal fire at the Montana home. Her mother suffered severe burns while trying to save her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W. Va
Sarah Belle
Thomas Robinson
Montana
Chhild
President elect Harding hears divergent views on league
In Marion Ohio on December 18 President elect Harding met with Senator Harry New of Indiana Senator James A Reed of Missouri and Dr Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University Each offered distinct ideas on how to base and form any international peace agreement Senator New favored a mutual arms reduction pact while permitting practical elements of the Versailles league Senator Reed warned against league membership arguing for revised international law and an eye to public votes Senator Butler emphasized economic tools like fixed war indemnities and stable markets Harding also spoke with Harry M Daugherty about cabinet appointments as other hopeful advisers plan further talks Senator James Wadsworth of New York announced a Sunday visit to share foreign policy and domestic views
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Marion
Ohio
Harding
Association of Nations
Harry 8
New
Indiana
James A. Reed
Missouri
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Reed
Mr. Butler
Dr. Butler
Harry M. Daugherty
Daugherty
Senator New
James Wadsworth
N: York
Virginia Garwood Child Sickens After Streetcar Crash
Eight year old Virginia Garwood of Uniontown Pennsylvania had a skull fracture in Fairmont West Virginia while visiting relatives. She was struck by a streetcar as she traveled with her mother and uncle E T Kelley. the mother and uncle were not hurt and she is in a local hospital in critical condition.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Virginia Garwood
N. E. Garwood
Uniontown
E. T. Kelley
Kelley
Roebuck Officials Say No Wage Cut Knowledge
Chicago officials for Sca ve Roebuck deny knowledge of a twenty percent wage cut in the com s shoe factory at Springvale Maine as mentioned in yesterday dispatches. They say no plan to cut wages at other plants has ever been considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Scave Roebuck
Com S
Springvale
Maine
Allies Begin Concrete Talks on German Reparations
Brussels December 18 The allied representatives to the second conference and German delegates start a series of conversations this afternoon aimed at definite modifications to treaty clauses. Allies express satisfaction that the discussions are free from theory and discrimination as both sides seek a workable plan Germany can pay.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Germany
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