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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
3
Labor leaders state railway unions will back President Wilson in forming a bipartisan wage board under section 801 of the railway bill. He urges representative selection by both sides to conference with Director General Hines and begin early proceedings to resolve wage disputes.
Damage estimated at five million dollars was caused by extremely low temperatures in south Florida. Vegetable fields north of Miami were practically wiped out, with early reports indicating about seventy five percent damage to the south.
Washington reports President Wilson signed the railroad bill making it law and ending 26 months of federal control. The roads are returned to owners at 12:01 Monday. The proclamation ousts Walker D. Hines and the note to unions urges bipartisan, conference driven wage dispute resolution under the new act.
Washington convicts three Tageblatt officials and employees of violating espionage act through articles. Editors Louis Werner and Dr Martin Durkow receive five years, business manager Herman Lemke gets two years, while treasurer Paul Vogel and president Paul Schaefer have their one year sentences reversed.
R Howard of Clemons Iowa was elected president of the American Farm Bureau Federation at a Chicago assembly that included 53 delegates representing 28 states and about 1 060 000 farmers. Other officers named were S L Strivings of Castile and J W Cloverdale of Ames. The federation plans a national journal and a Washington expert staff to monitor legislation affecting farmers.
Paris reports the nationwide railway walkout concludes with recognition of workers rights to organize across France and acceptance of arbitration on unsettled issues. Future rules will be studied, pay for strike time will not be given, and disciplinary penalties for not resuming work will be canceled while directors revise penalties in a spirit of justice.
Mexico City reports large Mexican worker emigration to the United States causing alarm in northern states. The exodus threatens many industries due to reduced farm labor and fires from neglect. The department of labor warns against fraudulent contracts targeting Mexicans.
London reports say Premier Nitti and the Jugoslavs broke off talks with Trumbitich and Pathitech involved. No resumption expected this week as the Adriatic question stays unsettled until Rome peace conference reconvenes later in March. Italian circles cite rumors Nitti offered concessions to Jugoslavs in a compromise plan. It suggests no territorial continuity between Istria and Flume, with Naples under Italian sovereignty and the League of Nations to manage the port administration.
Fiume begins a siege with a strict blockade on food and supplies. General Caviglia says the government will deny any leniency to Gabriele D Annunzio and will spare the children, allowing 200 to leave Fiume for safety.
Moscow wireless report says severe frosts and snow hurricanes sweep southern Russia with unprecedented intensity in twenty years. A fuel shortage worsens suffering among refugees, with hundreds said to be frozen to death as the crisis worsens.
London reports on March 4 that American troops have virtually completed evacuation from Siberia. A Moscow wireless dispatch said the last American detachment had reached Vladivostok, signaling the end of the Siberian evacuation.
Needfire rites involve friction sparks and burning at a wooden stake to purify and renew, common among shepherd peoples to ward off epidemics. The practice included extinguishing local fires and rekindling from the needfire, with sparks spread to flocks and surroundings, surviving in Scotland’s highlands and possibly elsewhere in Europe.
An ironic witty exchange notes that love confirms happiness, yet the speaker doubts a tame man achieves true contentment. The dialogue lingers on the tension between romance and restraint, hinting at social attitudes of affection and self-control.
The former German passenger steamship Moccasin, recently used by the U S shipping board for a South American round trip, sank at a Brooklyn pier. Cause of the loss is not yet determined. The Moccasin, once the Pring Joachim, was interned at war start and later seized when the United States entered the conflict.
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, in Miami says organized labor opposes the railroad bill as drafted but will take no further action. He adds the president's signing of the bill is to be regretted, speaking for the federation's executive council.
Ardmore Oklahoma March 4 five young people from Wilson and Long Grove Oklahoma were killed and another seriously injured when their car returning from an American Legion dance was hit by a freight train at a crossing. In Washington March 4 the senate agriculture committee voted to remove 240000 dollars from the annual agriculture bill that funded seed distributions to constituents by members of Congress.
Madison March 4. The largest single check ever received by the state came to the secretary of state's office from Milwaukee. A payment of $1,000,000 for soldiers' bonus money. The amount represents about one fifteenth of the total bonuses due. Thousands of drafts were sent to the adjutant general to be passed to the soldier boys.
The Alto Parana river system forms Paraguay's natural boundary with Argentina and Brazil. Its tributaries offer vast potential, with falls up to 200 feet and an estimated 100000 horsepower in some spots. The Guazu falls are considered even more powerful than Niagara, hinting at major industrial promise.
In a quip on education and economy, the speaker asks why children learn classic dances and claims the practice saves shoe leather, arguing against the fad notion with a pragmatic view of resource use. The remark frames cultural schooling as cost efficient over time.
A concise quotation reflecting on personal worth based on conduct, asserting that value is shown through actions rather than words. The remark emphasizes individual merit, suggesting that respect comes from behavior consistent with valued ideals.
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