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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1920
Page
2
A compact recap of late happenings in the national capital and international scene. Highlights include sports notes, foreign and domestic events, and brief snapshots of interest from Washington and elsewhere.
The post office department issued a call for proposals to operate airplane mail routes under contract to supplement the transcontinental air mail service between New York and San Francisco. The internal revenue bureau urges corporations to submit checks with tax returns for prompt capital stock tax collection. A vast labor movement involving 100,000 farm hands organized by the agriculture department advances across the western wheat belt. Hearings in deportation cases against Soviet agent Ludwig C A EK Martens were postponed at Senator Hardwick’s request. A legal fight to block equal suffrage proceeds as states ratify the federal amendment. President Wilson plans to stay in Washington through summer. General Peyton C. March returns to duty in Washington after voyage. Gypsy moths threatening trees are found in Brooklyn after Massachusetts spent $100,000,000 fighting them.
Reports indicate Dr Lowenfeld-Russ resigns as state secretary of food administration over Britain’s graid control abolition and Austrian aid reluctance. Greek forces seize Brusa from Turkish Nationalists. Bolshevik advances exceed 2000 miles since Kiev capture. Dublin barricades rise, Belfast roads blocked, refugees reach Constantinople. Barcelona police fatal duel ends in Turner's death. Italian invitation to delegates and UK trade figures show June imports up 47.5 million and exports up 51.8 million pounds.
Opinion across exporters holds that no quick benefit will come from the United States lifting restrictions on Russia. The Soviet system reportedly blocks free trade through its upstart industries. A Philadelphia firm asks the State Industrial Board to permit electrifying tools to curb theft. The piece argues coal shortages are exaggerated by government fear, citing George H. Cushing of the American Wholesale Coal Association. Admiral Benson backs a New York advertising committee to survey markets for the board’s sale as a nationwide study begins immediately and will take about four months.
Advisers of General Harding see no votes lost to a proposed third party ticket by the Committee of Forty Eight. In Cox campaign plans the prohibition issue moves to the forefront as Governor James Cox campaigns for the Democratic presidential nomination. Sugar experts warn prices will stay high as the U S produces only about 25 percent of its need. Wilson accepts League of Nations invitation for early November assembly meeting. New Jersey women’s clubs and State Bureau of Markets announce cooperation. Retailers profits propaganda aims at a five percent limit. John D Rockefeller turns eighty one. Six men rob Watrous Manufacturing Co factory in Wallingford taking silver bars valued at about 10000.
The July report from the Department of Agriculture indicates abundant yields for major crops, surpassing the five year average in many instances. Spring wheat up 82 million bushels from last year while Winter wheat remains below last year but near the five year average, with total wheat supplies ample for domestic use and export.
Evidence piles up that Sinn Fein courts rapidly supersede Crown tribunals in Dublin. Many appeals are withdrawn from the Crown Supreme Court as litigants lose confidence in its power. Unionists are appealing to Sinn Fein lower courts.
A 1920 census compilation shows Boston and its suburbs totaling about 1.5 million people. The city encompasses 47.8 square miles, far smaller than New York's 287 square miles, reflecting Boston’s annexed territory and dense urban core.
The State Department lifted most trade bans with Soviet Russia except for war material. Individual export licenses are required for such items and for locomotives rolling stock motors and parts. Russia’s scant raw materials and limited purchasing power likely limit future trade. War Trade Board rulings echoed the shift while preserving licenses for war goods and permitting reexported materials.
London reports Poland plans to move its seat of government from Warsaw. Soviet troops push toward Saintly while miners threaten general strike if government keeps troops in Ireland and war materials flowing to Bolshevik enemies. AFL denial follows claims of a $5 million railroad plot. Bar gold holds at 104s 1d. Japan questions its global standing as Tokyo MP calls for a clear policy amid a crisis.
The American Federation of Labor reports a five million dollar fund from big business interests to back an open shop campaign, with Standard Oil, Steel Corporation, and New York banks among underwriters. Key figures include Julius Rosenwald and railroad executives tied to the Citizens' Transportation Committee. Samuel Gompers heads toward Washington as leaders vow to guard organized labor’s position in the coming battle.
German representatives at Spa submitted to the Entente draw up. The plan requires the German army be reduced to 100000 men by October 1 next. The acceptance came after Lloyd George’s ultimatum demanding immediate disarmament.
Baton Rouge La All possibility of Louisiana enfranchising the women of the nation through ratification of the Federal suffrage amendment was removed when the biennial session adjourned sine die. From the first to the last day of the session suffrage ratification was given consideration in committee rooms or on the floors of the two houses.
Washington reports the state department is studying Mexico's situation to decide recognition of Provisional President de la Huerta. Officials note cabinet continuity with Carranza era, army size rising by 30,000, and efforts to curb abuses as De la Huerta seeks foreign assurances. Minor revolutionary disturbances are noted nationwide.
Secretary Tumulty expects Governor Cox to travel to Washington soon for a conference with President Wilson. State Department notes from Mexico City report ex-staff officers under suspicion there. Poland’s envoy says Poland protects Europe from anarchy. War Department studies at General Hospital No. 19 Oteen NC discuss tuberculosis diagnosis. Wilson receives Fourth of July friendship cables from Latin American leaders.
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