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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1920
Page
1
In a discussion led by W. B. Wheeler, the debate centers on repealing the Volstead Act and whether the issue exceeds the scope of the 18th Amendment. Wheeler argues the proposal crosses constitutional boundaries against prohibition.
Wayne B. Wheeler national counsel for the Anti Saloon League says Massachusetts has no right to enact legislation governing manufacture and sale of liquor if it conflicts with the federal Constitution or the Volstead enforcement act.
Director of Railroads Hines rejects the men's demands prompting a long, fruitless discussion and sending the matter to the president for a decision. The dispute centers on labor issues and company policy with no immediate agreement reached.
Mr Wheeler says the concurrent clause in the 18th amendment means state laws must conform to federal prohibition statutes. He cites testimony from Congress judiciary committee members and top legal authorities supporting this interpretation.
Detroit February 11 Machinery for the strike of 387000 members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and Railway Shop Laborers for February 17 is nearly ready. Fifteen divisional points and executive officers will oversee actions. Officials say wage concessions from the railroad administration are unlikely to cancel the strike. No word yet from Washington beyond a committee of 10 sent to negotiate with Director General Hines.
All New England faces a coal famine. State officials warn that without rapid soft coal shipments to New England points, factories, schools, hospitals and public institutions may close, causing widespread suffering unless the United States railroad administration and Shipping Board mobilize aid.
Orange New Jersey municipal buildings and homes were decorated for Thomas A. Edison’s 73rd birthday. Mayor William A. Lord issued a proclamation and Edison received many congratulations including messages from President Wilson. Edison attended a luncheon by the Edison Pioneers and spoke of ongoing inventions.
Several factories have already closed due to empty fuel bins and hundreds more may shut down unless relief in the form of shipments of soft coal arrives. Appeals were wired yesterday to the district fuel administrator from Worcester Springfield Holyoke and Lynn describing the desperate local conditions.
Wellesley girls protest rules requiring a chaperon to access Harvard yard and grounds. They can roam Boston without an elder female escort but must avoid the Crimson banner, a policy they view as unfair and prefer having a chaparone.
Hartford Conn Feb 11 All coal consigned to New England will be given priority over all other freight for 72 hours under an order from the railroad director general. The telegram to E K Stubbard president of the Manufacturers' Association of Connecticut from Congressman Lonegran confirms the priority for coal shipments through New England.
Four organizations press a memorial calling for denial of collective bargaining rights. The welfare of all people is cited as the paramount issue as they seek public support against strikes.
Washington February 11 a conference of four large farm groups including the National Grange the American Farm Bureau Federation the Cotton States Board and the Association of State Farmers Union Presidents denied any organized workers possess an inherent right to strike.
Paris report confirms Gaby Deslys, French actress and dancer, has died following throat infection and multiple operations. Once famed for King Manuel of Portugal’s infatuation, she rose on New York stages in 1911 and toured America in 1915 before returning to Europe.
Fire on lower Broadway destroyed a five story building while police arrested seven looters on the adjoining structure. Snow and ice hindered fire crews as flames illuminated lower Manhattan.
In Providence Rhode Island a veteran of the 26th Division identified as West was buried under several hundred pounds of soft coal at the Castner Curren Bullitt dock. He died of asphyxiation after fellow workers freed him. Three nearby men narrowly escaped. Doctors Armington and Breslin arrived but West had died.
Samuel Rea announced radical changes in the Pennsylvania railroad company including a four region reorganization effective when railroads revert to private ownership. Eastern region will be led from Philadelphia while central, northwestern and southwestern regions will be headed from Pittsburgh Chicago and St Louis respectively with each region overseen by its own vice president.
Director-General Hines refused the demands of over two million railroad workers and sent the issue to President Wilson for a solution after hours of talks with union leaders. He will present the union leaders' claims and his conclusions to the President for action. The talks with the heads of the brotherhoods showed no chance of agreement.
The President must decide if the government will grant higher wages or shift the wage dispute to soon to be recontrolled corporations. Submitting claims to the President ends general negotiations temporarily but not a final break, according to railroad administration officials. Neither Mr Haines staff nor union spokesmen indicated a final outcome.
A historical column lists astronomical rise times for the moon and signs of notable events. It references John Winthrop and Abraham Lincoln with birth dates, a 1912 Republic in China, a 1915 raid in Belgium, a Romania insurrection, and a Dutch steamer sinking near Norway, plus the Acoma voyage note.
Brockton Feb 11 A married man with four children Henry Smith of Crescent street offered a fourth blood transfusion to save the life of Mrs William B Lewis wife of his employer The Goddard Hospital physicians said a fourth operation not needed and that the woman now recovering after more than three years illness
Smitchell, a piano mover for the W. B. Lewis Company, donated blood to Mrs. Lewis who had been declared a hopeless invalid. She received a pint then a quart and later a third transfusion. Mrs. Lewis, of 125 Pleasant Street, was active in local lodges and doctors expect a brief time before she recovers.
The Zionist Organization of America reports the death of Baron Edmond de Rothschild in Paris at age 74. As head of the French branch of the banking house he funded efforts helping Jews from Russia and Rumania to establish colonies in Palestine.
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