Singers to Perform Benefit Concert for Bluefield Boys Work
Bluefield Rotary Club announces a Sunday singers benefit concert next Monday at the tabernacle. Mrs. William Asher Homer Rodeheaver and Robert Matthews will headline, with admission seventy five cents and reserved seats at two extra cents. Proceeds support local boys work and tickets available at announced outlets.
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William Asher
Homer Rodeheaver
Robert Matthews
Bluefield
Matthews
Mrs. Asher
Rody
Bob
Bill
Bonus for soldiers sparks Senate battle in Washington
In Washington on June 23 Senator McCumber urged cash or land bonuses for former service members while Senator Borah denounced the plan as a costly delay. Borah argued paying four billion dollars to veterans would be unfair to taxpayers and called the proposal discreditable to the Senate.
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Washington
Senate
McCumber
North Dakota
Borah
Idaho
Harding
White House
Republican Party
Porah
Senate of the
United States
Willys Campbell Bill Unanimously Reported by House Judiciary
Washington June 23 The house judiciary committee unanimously reported the Willys Campbell bill to block beer for the sick regulations by the internal revenue bureau. It moves for early passage likely Monday. The measure covers intact Volstead act sections and preserves beverage and non beverage liquor laws while guiding prosecutions under internal revenue law.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Bureau of Internal Revenue
House
Volstead
Supreme Court
Power 10 settle with allies may be given Mellon
President Harding asks for unrestricted Treasury power to refund about ten billion dollars owed by allied nations. The administration bill would entrust Secretary Mellon with complete settlement authority including accepting debtor securities, deferring payments, and settling claims, with hearings set for next Wednesday.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Harding
Congress
Treasury Department
Senate
House
Penrose
Mellon
United States
White House
Race census shows Japanese population surge in 1920
Washington reports 1920 census figures: 94,822,431 whites and 10,463,013 blacks, with 111,025 Japanese and 242,959 Indians. Japanese growth reached 53.9 percent, while whites grew 16 percent and Negroes 6.5 percent, amid WWI immigration shifts. Indians and Chinese declined.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Pacific Coast
Christian Endeavorers Elect New Officers At State Convention
West Virginia Christian Endeavor Union meets on its middle day in Bluefield, electing G. H. Beeman of Grafton as president and naming E. A. Hinkens as vice president. Reports show growth with 325 societies statewide, 71 new societies formed, and strong finances. Reps pledge continued effort to expand in central West Virginia.
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West Virginia
Christian Endeavor Societies
Mr. Hetzler
Hetzler
Bulletin
C. E. Hetzler
Clarksburg
Mary E. Jackson
Jane Lew
Hugh Brown
Chester
Cora Young
Elkins
Ora Ogden
Salem
Opal Taylor
New Christian Church
RE. P. Gates
Morning to Night Convention Program Outline
A detailed schedule lists sessions from 9:00 morning prayer to 8:50 finalities. Speakers include S. C. Bond, Gates, Mary E. Jackson, Mrs. C. E. Hetzler, and R. M. Sims. Highlights cover The Missing Link, Loyalty in Service, and Installation of officers-elect.
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S. C. Bond
C. E
Gates
Mary E. Jackson
C. E. Hetzler
Mary Fretwell
Bluefield
S. O. Bond
C Conaughy
E. P. Gates
A. Me
R. M. Sims
Conventionette Sunrise Prayer Meeting At Bluefield Convention
Early risers attend sunrise prayer at the convention with about two score present. Some conventioneers get lost on the way to church. others depart for duties at home. Total registration reaches 266 at supper, with strong interest in C E supplies and displays as the gathering nears its final day.
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Prospect Hill
Bramwell
Princeton
Unexpected Attack Discusses League Covenant In Lords
Lord Curzon attacked the league of nations covenant in the House of Lords saying current international problems stem from peace terms. He urged strong American cooperation with the allies and noted the mandate debate requires clearer information amid obscurity about covenant language.
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Associated Press
London
League of Nations
House of Lords
Lord Curzon
Chapman Nominated as Clerk of U S Court for China
President Harding nominated William A. Chapman of Cincinnati Ohio to be clerk of the United States court for China at Washington on June 23. The appointment follows confirmation by the Senate and sets Chapman to oversee court administration in the foreign post.
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China
Washington
William A. Chapman
Cincinnati
Ohio
Harding
Christian Endeavorers Raise 1400 For Next Year’s Work
The Bluefield convention closed a second day with E B Gates directing a ballot box stuffing that raised 1400 dollars for next year’s work. Gates delivered The Doorway of Opportunity and set the stage for the final day with plans for an auto tour and Dr Bond’s Burning Bush address.
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E. P. Gates
United Society Christian Endeavor
Bluefield
Mr. Gates
Rev. T. Hamilton
Billy
Blueflielders
Bill
C. E. Hetzier
Christian Church
Emory Lincus
Misses Page
Morgana. E. P. Gates
Doorway of Opportunity
Doorway of
Jesus Christ
Gates
Chamber of Commerce
New Christian Church
Bond
Ccity
Coal rates urged readjustment from Springfield to St. Joseph
The St. Joseph chamber of commerce asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to readjust coal rates from the Springfield district. The complaint says current rates favor routes to Kansas City and penalize St. Joseph, suggesting parity with Kansas City along the same commodity.
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Washington
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Joseph, Mo
Chamber of Commerce
Springfield
Il1
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Injunction Sought to Bar Union Interference in Wheeling
In Wheeling West Virginia on June 23 build ing trade employers petitioned Judge Sommerville for a hearing on an injunction to restrain officers and members of eight unions from interfering with their business about 1500 workers on strike. Employers warned a 20 percent wage cut would shift Wheeling trades to an open shop. The injunction application is returnable next Saturday.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Sommerville
Circuit Court
Draft Dodger Held in Houston Before Return to Cincinnati
W. J Foertmyer a member of a wealthy Cincinnati family is jailed in Harris County Texas. He faces trial in Cincinnati on a charge of violating the selective draft act. He will be transported tonight to Cincinnati by Alien Walker a deputy U S marshal from Laredo who brought him from the border city.
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Houston
Texas
W. J Foertmyer
Cincinnati
Ohio City
Harris County
Alien Walker
United States
Laredo
Dawes laments budget bureau’s inadequate machinery
Washington report states Charles G Dawes, named director of the new Bureau of the Budget, says Congress provided pitifully inadequate apparatus and will rely on volunteer experienced businessmen. He appeals for unpaid help while noting the duty to accept the call in a time of business emergency. The statement notes Congress allows only four paid assistants.
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Washington
Congress
Bureau of the Budget
Charles G. Dawes
Bureau
Denunciation of Hearst Sparks AFL Convention
President Samuel Gompers denounces William Randolph Hearst on the AFL floor calling him a traitor to America and to labor amid cheers. Gompers defends his own Irish policy and says he has supported the Irish republic while resisting attempts to drag him into presidential bids.
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America
Ireland
Samuel Gompers
Denver
Colo
William Randolph Hearst
American Federation of Labor
Freedom
Hearst
Gompers
United States
Mexico
Federa
Harding pushes tariff and tax bills in White House talks
President Harding convened Fordney to urge early passage of tariff and tax legislation. Senator Watson urged reversing excess profits tax and higher income surtaxes, arguing business revival hinges on tax repeal while tariff plans advance.
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Watson
Washington
Harding
Fordney
House
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Senate
Indiana
Finance Committee
Republican Committee
Goal bills come before Senate in coal dispute
Washington June 23 legislative action centered on coal distribution with amendments proposed by Sen La Follette to curb rail guaranteed returns and IC C rate power. Frelinghuysen supported both coal bills for reporting on production prices stocks and movement as Pomerene warned of harm. A vote on La Follette amendments was planned before final roll call. Lutheran Women Name Officers in Wheeling West Virginia at state convention officers were elected with Miss Kate Hall as president and others named for vice president secretary treasurer and statistical secretary.
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Washington
Senate
Frelinghuysen
la Follette
Republican
Wisconsin
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
New Jersey
Pomerene
Ohio
Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia Lutheran Women's Home Missionary Society
Kate Hall
C. A. Tilson
Fairmont
C. H. Bloom
Earl Fawcett
Grafton
Tresaurer
Oscar Co. Wilt
Clarksburg
Delays in Compensation Draw Senate Hearing Attention
Delays in granting compensation to former service men were presented to the senate investigation committee. Agencies handling veterans relief reported cases where a year elapsed before relief was obtained and ratings were commonly unsatisfactory.
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Washington
Senate Investigation Committee
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Tabernacle
Work Among Boys
C. B. Hancock
Rotary Club
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Willys-Campbell
Treasury
Christian Endeavorers
G. H. L. Beeman
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League Covenant
Building Trades Employers of
Wheeling District Petition Circuit Court
Bureau OF Budget
Dawes
WAR Department
William T. Abbott
Chicago
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