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Newspaper
Georgetown Index
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1920
Page
3
In aとの contrast piece a Chinese laborer etiquette tradition is described as more formal than European ambassador meetings. A separate Senate note records Lodge adopt. fourteen Democrats join to push Article X reservation despite Wilson's opposition.
The Supreme Court will hear all phases of the prohibition question before ruling on the validity of the prohibition amendment and the Volstead act. After arguments in Rhode Island Kentucky and Massachusetts the court granted New Jersey permission to begin original proceedings to test the amendment and set March 29 for its argument hearing.
Damage exceeds 2 million dollars after a Sunday blaze in Grandview near Fort Worth. The blaze destroyed business and residential areas, injuring three when a building collapsed and prompting a rescue by a chain of firefighters.
A federal indictment returned in Indianapolis names 125 coal operators and miners as defendants on charges of conspiracy under the Lever Fuel Control Act and federal criminal code. The special grand jury has investigated the coal industry since December 17, 1919, and more than half of the defendants are operators.
John Barton Payne was sworn in as Secretary of the Interior on Monday, succeeding Franklin K. Lane who retired on March 1. Plans for a cotton mill at Somersworth New Hampshire 850 feet long will be the world’s biggest mill and are expected to double the town’s population.
The article notes that Australia prohibits the importation of any preparation claimed to cure liquor tobacco or any drug habit. It underscores a government stance against products marketed as cures for addiction.
Southern company declines to accept a guarantee on its earnings asserting it cannot commit to fixed profits. No further details provided in the fragment.
Atlanta report says the Southern railway system will not accept the new transport act standard return. President Fairfax Harrison indicates Southern earnings will cover six months, aiming to equal or surpass the government guarantee of 12.5 million dollars. The decision affects the Southern, Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific, Alabama Great Southern, and New Orleans and Northeastern lines. Local officials were notified the guarantee would not be accepted.
Madrid reports Spain will not recognize the new German government until a majority of allied governments has acted, according to an official announcement. The stance reflects diplomacy coordinating with allied powers during the postwar period.
Washington reports no new warship construction authorized in the annual navy appropriation bill as ordered favorably reported by the house naval committee.
Hartford Conn Governor Holcomb has formally refused to convene a special session of the Connecticut general assembly to act on the woman suffrage amendment.
Washington officials estimate the first installment of income and profits taxes due will be about 900 million dollars, representing one fourth of the total levy.
Washington reports the Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved the nomination of Charles R. Crane of Chicago to be minister to China after brief discussion.
Copenhagen reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg, former German commander, publicly states he is not connected with the counter revolution he disapproves of, according to the Hanover Tageblatt.
The House approved a bill allowing the United States Grain Corporation to sell six million barrels of soft wheat flour on long term credits to Poland Austria and Armenia as food relief for Europe.
The Hague reports a Dutch torpedo boat has reached the harbor of Ooosterland on Wieringen island to guard the former German crown prince. Government tightening at the German frontier includes vehicle scrutiny and reports of traffic disruption at Oldenzaal and Zeevenaar.
The New York sub committee of operators and miners resumed talks to negotiate a wage agreement for anthracite workers. Settlement by April 1 depends on progress as main issues are tackled in sessions.
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