20 Feb 1921
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1921
Page
1
At dawn the fight to repeal or modify the direct primary law continued in the legislature. The lower house endured a tense session as lawmakers debated the controversial measure amid a turbulent, stalemated convention atmosphere.
The Wyoming Senate and House failed to agree on Senate File 82 and related bills as they debated the anti carbon black law and the Kabell Oviatt convention plan. The deadlock centered on repealing the carbon black prohibition and the broader petroleum and gas regulation issues amid adjournment pressures and emergent appropriations.
On the final night of the Sixteenth session the Wyoming Senate, after not opposing the House decision, increased the total salaries by 4 600 dollars to cover deputies. The House earlier added around 34 000 dollars to state official pay. The conference action hints at continued budgetary adjustments amid legislative alignment.
Crowds packed the state house as bills and humorous speeches filled the final session hours. Leaders expected the gavel to fall between 10 am and noon as lawmakers debated pay raises for top officials and key staff.
In Jondon H H Asquith former premier condemned Britain for its Irish policy calling it a blacker stain than any in memory and lamented that Great Britain had sunk morally. In Chicago a fundraiser raised 50000 for relief in Ireland as Senator Walsh urged action to end Britain’s policy and stop the conflagration and suffering.
Washington February 19. The incoming secretary of war will order a complete inventory of all left over war materials in possession of the war department as of March 4. This move, among the first acts of the Harding administration, aims to show quantities coast to coast and assess physical condition. Former Senator John J Weeks is slated to become secretary of war and has discussed the plan with President elect Harding who has supported it.
Premier Jan Smuts urged America to join the League of Nations and praised Wilson as one of history's great leaders. He spoke at a demonstration in Channesburg, noting the league grew from wartime suffering and popular support.
Major General Bullard, commander of the second corps area, told the National Republican Club that disarmament or limits on arms would be a trick to gain or maintain advantage. He argued it would abandon financial superiority and fail to prevent war, linking culture to armament and citing Britain and prewar Germany as examples while praising Japan as progressive.
In a Senate naval committee hearing officers described a 1600 pound TNT explosion on the old battleship Indiana. The blast did not breach the deck or sink the hull, suggesting capital ships may resist early air attacks while modern super-dreadnoughts remain stronger.
President elect Harding selected Charles H. Hughes former Supreme Court justice and 1916 Republican nominee for president as the new secretary of state. The announcement followed a lengthy meeting on foreign policy with Hughes expressing appreciation and readiness to serve. Further details on diplomatic appointments and an association of nations were anticipated.
Willie Davis, 15, and a younger brother found cans of a chemical at a camp. They punched holes, fumes seeped into a well, an explosion sent them airborne, and the younger Davis was only slightly hurt by a minor cut from metal debris.
Partly cloudy conditions expected Sunday and Monday with minimal temperature change across the state. No significant precipitation is anticipated, and winds remain light to moderate in most regions.
In Vienna a dispatch reports T Lincoln an international spy of notoriety has been arrested in Austria. Former Austrian subject, naturalized English citizen, and former British MP, he lost British citizenship in 1919 and faced deportation. He served time for forgery in 1916 and 1918 cases, with a London trial and three year sentence.
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