Steptoe Gas Bill Special Order In Senate Monday
Charleston W Va Feb 7 The senate passed the state races commission bill eighteen to ten and defeated Sanders motion to strike the enacting clause from the boxing bill. Steptoe gas bill set as special order for Monday at three. Luther bill against motion picture showing to avoid race riots. House reconsents two bills to death by enacting clause route.
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State Races Commission
Sanders
State Boxing Commission
Gribble
Harner
Wellsburg
Wirt
House of Delegates
Judge Sturgiss Goes On Stand In Own Defense
Charleston dispatch reports Judge George C. Sturgiss seventy eight, former Monongalia circuit judge and longtime state political figure, testifying before the House Judiciary Committee in his impeachment defense. He recounts a public career from county schools superintendent to three terms in the House of Delegates, a gubernatorial bid, U.S. district attorney appointment, and reforms in tax legislation, detailing his pathway to Congress and subsequent renomination.
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W. Va
George CC. Sturgiss
Circuit Court
Monongalia County
Judiciary Committee
House of
Sturgiss
House of Delegates
United States
Bd. Mudward
Reese B. Blizzard
Jude A. G. Dayton
Hubbard
Congress
Judge Sturgiss Hearing Draws Crowded Room
The crowd packed the hearing room as testimony from Judge Sturgiss began with adjournment set for tomorrow. Attendees debated the petitioners opposition while the judge defended his record over a career marked by a cleaner docket and a hard-earned victory.
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Sturgiss
Auto accessory bosses found guilty in Sherman act trial
New York February 7 A federal jury found sixteen corporations and twenty individuals involved in the National Association of Automobile Accessory Jobbers guilty of violation of the Sherman anti trust law after weeks of trial.
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New York
a#ixteen corporations
Natonal Association of Automobile Accessory Jobbyers
Randgell Heads River and Harbor Congress Again
At the fourteenth annual meeting of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress in Washington on February 7, the delegates urged federal supervision of water transportation, expanded Interstate Commerce Commission authority over rail rates, and integrated rail and water systems to serve commerce. They backed a separate transportation department and supported mandatory intermodal traffic interchange, while avoiding endorsements of any single Great Lakes project. Senator Ransdell was re-elected president.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
National Rivers and Haisars Congress
Department of Transportation
Department of Come Merece
Interstate Cong Merce Commission
Hines
Lewis
Ilinois
Coneztess
Plan for Stabilizing Prices Approved by Cabinet
Washington February 7 special cabinet officers and industrial leaders endorsed Welch Mays plan to form an official committee to fix prices at which the government will pay for base products. No legislation needed says Hedfield with War powers sufficient. The plan aims to curb unemployment and industrial slump without new law. President Wilson's approval hoped after further consultations.
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Washington
Paul M. Warburg
Hoodfeld
Lion
William M. Ritter
Welch
W. Va
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Ithiotries Board
Ritter
Fiereau
Hedfield
Sh Ter
Neet
Calle
Associated Press
Feo
Wilson Oy
Belgium Presses for Immediate Partial Reparation From Germany
Baron Van Den Henvel, Belgian peace delegation member, urges immediate partial reparation citing urgent needs for food and machinery. He notes Belgian workers idle and industries at a standstill, trade shifting to other markets, and that calculating exact losses would take time. He cites immense wartime costs by governments and widespread private losses.
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Associated Press
Paris
Feo
Pelgium
Germany
Baron van den Reuvel
Peace Conference Committee
Belgium
Baron van Pen Heuvel
Helelan
Belgium Faces Postwar Ruins and German Demands
Baron Van Den Heuvel described widespread destruction in Belgium including destroyed sand houses in Helighim, stripped Cockerill steel works, roped breweries, and loss of cattle. He warned of health crises from deportations and urged immediate reestablishment of transport, machinery, raw materials, tariffs, and full unwinding of German indemnity, noting France Britain and America pledges to aid with ten million francs worth of supplies.
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Germany
Cockerill Steel
Haseen
Belgium
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Flanders
Baron van Denheuvel
Beleliun
France
Greatritain
Amertes
Lumber and Supply Dealers Gather for 1920 WV Meet
The West Virginia Lumber and Building Supply Dealers Association held its 1920 convention in Huntington. Officers elected include G. J. Dickerson as president and H H White Scarver as first vice president. Frank J. Pollay of the U S Department of Labor urged home building as antidote to Bolshevism and outlined efforts to stabilize the nation’s economy.
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W. Va
Bluefield
West Virginia Lumber and Builing
Peirmont
G. J. Dickerson
Huntington
HH. Whitescarver
Williamson
Mo W Thorn
Morgantown
G. Matt Massman
Stringder
Moundsville
Ecenbrenner
Clarks- Lure
HH. BK
Packers Seek Defeat of Borland Resolution in Senate Hearings
Henry Veeder testifies that packers' friends nationwide were urged to influence Congress to defeat the Borland resolution for meat packing industry investigations. Witnesses observed in Washington as the plan included prearranged questions and coordinated letters to officials, with Durand and others arranging support from federal agencies.
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Veeder
Swift & Co
Senate
Enim Miliee
Francis J. Heney
Congress
Senate Judiciary
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Uve
EK. Dana Durand
University of Minnesota
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Iceland
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Food Administration
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Veeder Ead
Bureau of Markets
Department of Agriculturersaie
Jrand
Federal Trade Commission
Durand
Theney
Weimar Assembly Opens Under Ebert Speech
The Weimar National Assembly convened with a solemn opening as Chancellor Ebert spoke for about thirty minutes amid interruptions. Delegates entered, crowds gathered, and women drew notice, while Ebert asserted the people rule themselves and rejected returning princes. Disapproval mixed with approval occurred when he refused to take responsibility for food shortages.
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Associated Press
Weimar
National Assembly
Eberts
Berlin
Herr Mbert
Ger
Final Action Delayed on New Naval Program
Washington reports final action on the new three year naval building program postponed likely until next week due to no night session. The House deferred appropriations totaling $236 million for finishing the unfinished part of the first program from 1916.
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Washington
House
Kitchin
Padgett
Tennessee
Naval Committee
Resumption of Work Ordered by Electrical Trades Union
The Electrical Trades Union ordered immediate resumption of work by its members this evening while awaiting the national body's decision on the government’s stance regarding the strike.
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London
Electrical Trabes Union
German Chancellor Defends Peace Stance in Address
The German chancellor denounces Allies as waging militarism while defending Germany against expulsion of its people and seizure of property. He cites eight hundred thousand prisoners of war and warns enemies that surrender is not an option, asserting confidence in Wilson and the new German government.
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Aleace
Ininger
Wilson
Germany Must Not Be Made a Wage Slave Says Scholar
Professor Delbraech, quoted by the Associated Press, argues against imposing lasting subjugation on Germany. He warns that continuing armed restraint over decades would breed renewed war and a German irredentist threat, especially over Saarbrucken and Alsace Lorraine, as long as self-determination and justice are unmet.
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Associated Press
Verlin
Germany
Gervais
Hangs Delraech
Associated Presa
Delbra
France
Saarmcken
Saarbraucken
Paris
Alis Dees
Lorraine
Alsace-Lorraine
Saarbrichen
Labor Forges Plan For Rail Problem Shift
A labor plan to resolve railroad control proposes government ownership of all railroad properties run by a corporation with profits shared between employees and the government. It would keep the Interstate Commerce Commission, automatically cut rates when profits rise, and avoid political conflicts, with revenue sharing and local financing as options.
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Save Hovees
By & Sitche Corporation
Haber
Mayors Plan to Seek Federal Takeover in Seattle Strike
Seattle Mayor Ole Hanson votes to ask Uncle Sam to assume charge as 1 000 union workers strike in sympathy with shipyard workers. Tacoma shows limited impact with streetcar service mostly normal, guards placed on routes, and officials prepare to resume regulated service.
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