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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1920
Page
2
A compact notice listing resolutions and tributes of respect and cards of thanks. It notes printed acknowledgment by mail options and references a second class matter entered on an act date, with names and initials indicating the local circulation.
The keynote speech by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge denounces Wilson and the Democratic program. The piece calls the GOP majority leaderless and self serving, accusing the Republicans of opportunism and failing to offer a clear alternative. It portrays the GOP as a fragmented, self seeking bloc opposed to progress.
Tennessee voters rebuke Senator John K. Shields over opposition to the Nations League. Missouri Senator Mike Reed aligned with Republicans, pressuring Shields to reverse his stance or risk misrepresenting constituents. The piece rails at Shields as detached from his duties and warns of a reckoning.
The piece questions why certain senators including Vardaman Hok Reed Hoke Smith and Johai KR Shields seem out of tune with the country on the major issue of the day and appear deaf to the voice of the people.
Wilson Thompson from Albany baseball mentions plans to settle a tie at Moulton on Wednesday afternoon and asks for carpool notices to organize transportation for players.
A. W. Strange former Echols hotel manager at Decatur leases the Rhea Springs Inn for summer. The inn now features golf tinks tennis courts a dancing pavilion and swimming pools. Milton Collins notes bathers will resume soon but heavy rains have raised the river and delayed the first swim with driftwood on the beach.
Mrs. T. B. Henley recalls seeing The Isle of Conquest in Bremerton Washington and Key West Florida, then again in Albany, noting the film seems to be moving with the times.
Thirty persons are charged with riding bicycles on sidewalks in Albung re A Sedege 15. Chief Hehe announces the crackdown and urges cooperation with police to stop the practice among youngsters, the main offenders.
In Coblenz, a group of American girls led by one commander organized a mule pack train to overcome Rhine flood disruption and supply shortages. They aided Fort Ehrenbreitstein while Army Y M C A bakery served the Doughboys with over 150 thousand rolls and 80 thousand doughnuts, as water supplies were restored.
The Morgan County Post of the American Legion will hold its regular meeting Thursday night at Decatur city hall. Post Commander Raymond Brown urges a large attendance.
International News Service reports in Westboro Massachusetts on June 9 that rising costs for elbow grease and knock out gas lids push dentists to new prices. A single tooth extraction now costs $6 and a full extraction is available for the same price. Store teeth are listed at $40 for one and 900 for others, with confusion in the OCR text.
Chicago June 9 labor pressed for the right to strike and to negotiate with employers without government interference. Samuel Gompers led labor in demanding these rights and also called for curbs on immigrant inflows to the United States.
In Chicago the 18 member resolutions committee began closed door work to resolve disputed league planks. Public hearings were held by the rest of the committee with Samuel Gompers and other leaders to press views on the party stance on industry and other key questions.
Senator Johnson rejected rumors he would take second place on the ticket calling the reports a trick by friends. He spoke on June 9 denying the claim and asserting the falsehood.
At 1 17 the crowd sang The Long Long Trail. Camera crews packed the convention floor as the event continued amid strong audience response.
Plan to Spend Big Sum for Highways continuation outlines designation of Decatur to Somerville to Florette to Ryans road route and apportioned pro rata funds for each road segment. It urges permanent maintenance provisions so roads remain serviceable for current and future generations who will fund them.
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