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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1920
Page
9
A Western Newspaper Union report says German officials vow to deploy strong forces to suppress Reds amid ongoing fighting near Wesel. France agrees to delay occupation and Germany seeks to restore constitutional order within weeks as parliament rejects a no confidence motion.
Wheat traders from Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska Missouri and Unioils urge the House agricultural committee to require the government grain corporation to reimburse about 8000000 dollars for losses. They say price supports caused by fixed wheat prices were eight cents below current market. Herbert Hoover and Itis Hannes named as responsible for the deficit.
Information from the Near East Relief reports that 1000 to 1200 Armenian children and college students were sent to Germany during the war for factory and tube work, while 1500 to 2000 were sent by the Turkish Ministry of Public Instruction to study, and both groups cannot be found in Constantinople.
Wage negotiations between railroad conference committees and unions collapsed as railroad representatives insisted on continuing wage demands estimated near a billion dollars. The public had no input, and the dispute is now referred to the railroad labor board under the transportation act.
Two incidents involve American citizens in Mexico. An attack near the Aviation camp of International Petroleum Co killed H A Dafredson and wounded Alexander Oberg. A separate train assault near Tres Marías endangered Maj Morgan War and others but left all uninjured. Calixtula confessed to murders of Lt. Connolly and Lt. Waterhouse and faces trial at Tla Juana.
A meeting of loyal members of the Brotherhood of Railway Crammen led by A. F. Whitney was disrupted by striking switchmen, halting freight on the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul line. Gallagher chaired the brotherhood. Whitney said the strike was unauthorized and urged return to work. Demands included 14 dollars per hour for foremen, 95 cents for watchmen, time and a half for overtime, and double after eight hours. The strikers claimed they resigned individually.
The Reds cease activity over the Mahe district as peace terms ratified at Basen take effect. Workers hand over dates to police in cities, with a gradual transition. General strike called off and work resumes as leaders pledge smooth execution of the agreement. Armies in Dusseldorf largely deposited in barracks and buildings.
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled against the right of a labor union to picket a place of business in Jefferson City. The decision was handed down here, detailing limits on picketing under state law.
Police arrest two men who described themselves as Robert B. Carter of New York and Joseph Frederich of St. Laws after an investigation begun June 6. They target a jewelry district robbery tied to a Port Arthur chemical plant theft of platinum valued around 75 000 dollars.
Open negotiations imply Japan will relinquish certain concessions in Mongolia and Manchuria following pressure from the United States Britain and France. A Tokio cablegram to the New World notes talks with China will set the extent of cessions. A parallel Moscow dispatch claims the Red Army will aid China and urges restoration of Chinese sovereignty and removal of foreign privileges.
In a rifle fight four American customs inspectors battled seven alleged Mexican smugglers forty miles southeast of Laredo. Three smugglers were shot and killed while the others escaped, likely crossing the Rio Grande into Mexico. The Americans were wounded.
Twenty one of seventy six alien enemy prisoners at Mort Douglas Internment Barracks refused to sign jurdle papers and likely face deportation according to a statement by Dave Gershon, head of the local department of justice.
The Marrisburg express of the Northern Central Railway struck a landslide just north of Glen Rock Pennsylvania. An engineer was killed and several crew members seriously injured in the wreck.
Reports from Vienna detail violent clashes in Croatia as troops are attacked by armed farmers with axes and scythes. Significant casualties and widespread disorder are alleged, with numerous arrests amid the unrest.
Albany April 2 Five Socialist members Louis Waldman August Claessens Samuel A De Witt Samuel Orr and Charles Solomon were expelled from the New York State Assembly by a large margin. They faced possible court appeals as discussions expand on proposed legislation to bar parties or groups with alien members from appearing on the state ballot.
The United States and Supreme Court indictment charges four individuals with obtaining advance knowledge of an upcoming Supreme Court decision to profit in the stock market. Ash ton Embry, former Justice McKenna secretary, allegedly disclosed the Southern Pacific ruling, for which $600 was paid. Co defendants include E Millard Mayer Jr New York broker Barnett Moses Washington lawyer and James Harwood Graves former DOJ assistant. They are accused of selling short 500 Southern Pacific shares earning about 1412 dollars and 50 cents.
Six thousand dollars worth of liquor seized in a Cheyenne bonded warehouse by Deputy Revenue Collector Leslie A. Miller for nonpayment of revenue charges. The liquor, shipped from Idaho about eighteen months ago by James McIntosh, had no contact with authorities since storage began.
Chicago stockyards strike settled as workers return to work and wage talks proceed. More than 7,000 packinghouse employees were sent home when feeders and stock handlers quit, halting operations at the yards.
About 8,000 to 15,000 marine workers walk out halting railroad owned tugs and lighters. Engine room and deck crews refused duties, crippling ferry service in New York Harbor.
A Cunard liner Saxonia delivered 10 million dollars in gold to New York, part of a weekly total near 20 million and with two more shipments likely to push the total to about 40 million.
Three men in a car held up passengers from the Drovers' National Bank in Kansas City Missouri and robbed them of 345 540 dollars, representing the payroll of Swift and Company, before escaping.
Officials report repulse of Bolshevik attacks on all fronts as Polish forces push forward. Initial offensive began March 0 with the southern push near Pupet and Doelster lasting about two weeks, capturing Lataehoff. Northern front lines held firm with no substantial breakthrough.
A Wyoming smallpox death at the pesthouse near Doug ing marks one of the era’s first cases in years. Floyd BE Gordon, 21, died after falling ill on a ranch. Cisper chosen as next Wyoming Associated Industries meeting site, slated for January. Cheyenne school boards mandate compulsory military drill for physically fit boys aged 14. The Lance Creek oil camp losses include a fire destroying a company two room schoolhouse, $4,000 estimated loss. Jewelry theft at Torrington's Clyde Smith store valued at $20,000-$25,000. A coroner’s jury rules Margaret Biddick died of exposure after going missing. Opal shearing contracts total 100,000 sheep. Natrona County expects nearly 1,000,000 pounds of wool. Lara sentenced to 21-50 years for murder at Rock River. Midwest Refining's fall team to begin practice at Thermopolis hot springs. Spring sheep movements to Casper with big herds returning by April 14. Shearing in Natrona planned, heavy losses feared. An accident kills Adi Stockwell during belt maintenance near Vonurcorners. Funded bank loan used to fuel a suicide attempt by Willian Raymer. Osage townsite reports rapid sales. Osage reserves fill additions. Random incidents include a wagon flood rescue near Jackson and hospital election activities.
A chaotic market notice lists metal prices including copper 19 20c per pound and lead at $8.54. It covers Kansas City livestock quotes with varied ranges for heavies, lights, and feeders, plus cash grain bids in Chicago for wheat corn and oats and assorted produce and poultry prices.
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