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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
3
April 20 Berlin reports note from Allied powers warning Germany of effects of a government opposing the Versailles treaty. In San Remo the premiers resume talks on a warning or ultimatum to Berlin, with no final agreement yet on its mandatory nature.
Howard Melagh and James Eubanks filed petitions with the railroad labor board seeking a living wage and immediate return to work for striking employees without seniority loss. Union spokesmen opposed the filing. Chairman Bodkin said complaints may be filed but the board will decide if they are hearable. Doak, VP of the Brotherhood of Trainmen, presented the workers’ case as the board met to set hearing order.
Chicago April 20 Blossom Seeley known in vaudeville as Blossom Seeley filed suit for divorce from Richard Rube Marquard pitcher for the Brooklyn National League club. She alleges desertion since 1916. They wed in 1913. Their son Richard Jr is in school in Cleveland.
Omaha Neb April 20 Nebraskan voters are balloting in a statewide primary to choose sixteen delegates each for Republican and Democratic national conventions and to nominate candidates for state, congressional and nonpartisan offices. Women vote for presidential preference for the first time.
Marains Ferry April 20 A surprise arrest followed the killings of Mia Augusta Burkhart and her daughter Lillian whose bodies were found Saturday. Police say Mary Pappa identified as one seen talking to Santi Parrisi near the Burkhart doorway was taken into custody. Parrisi is being held as the investigation continues.
L D Vaughn Republican candidate for renomination in Taylor County replies to a Labor News open letter. He defends his police service record, cites eighteen years in law enforcement, explains his railroad and mining policy stance, mentions a pending mining law, and urges votes for Taylor County and the state. He notes a refurbished Prantytown pike and road improvements. Aberdeen tornado death and injuries reported. damage estimated at $200,000.
Hutchinson Central High School student Iga Gelman writes from Buffalo New York detailing the city’s western New York location near Erie Canal and Niagara Falls. The letter extols Buffalo’s manufacturing strength coal water power and parks while urging readers to recognize its welfare and beauty and to support the city.
Washington April 20 Chairman Good of the appropriations committee declared that a cash bonus for former enlisted men must be taken from an empty treasury and would raise the cost of living for every American. He warned he would fight the wrath of a hundred million people as unrest grows from high living costs and said the ax would fall on the man who buys food and clothing.
Washington April 20 Republican House leaders outlined a soldier relief bill to be presented by May. The measure combines cash compensation with options for land settlement priority, home building aid, and extended vocational training. Two cash schemes were proposed, one at $1 per day and another at 1.25 per day with a two month delay, plus a tax plan likely to raise revenue. Democrats oppose an excess war profits tax and Republicans split on sales or turnover taxes. The Ways and Means subcommittee has not chosen a final approach.
Boston mass April 20 Judge Anderson said evidence in habeas corpus proceedings shows the government operates some parts of the communist party in the United States He noted the findings came during cases involving five persons ordered deported as alien enemies and held for further action by authorities.
Pittsburgh April 20 The board of education raised salaries for two thousand five hundred sixty eight teachers in the public schools at an annual cost of 1 167 542 retroactive to January 1 All instructors below high school principals are affected by the order prompted by a threat to strike unless action was taken and cannot be paid before June 1 due to clerical constraints.
In Fairmont West Virginia on April 20 chief of the United States Immigration Bureau W W Libray opened hearings for eleven Russians arrested in a raid at Wendel Mines Taylor County by U S Department of Justice agents. The men mostly members of the Russian Workers Union face deportation as radicals and undesirable residents.
The Central Trades and Labor Union session on Sunday adopted a resolution protesting the formation of Overall Clubs. They warn the craze will raise prices quickly and burden artisans who rely on overall apparel as a necessity, not a fad.
Washington April 20 The cost of twenty two food items remained nearly steady for the month ending March 15. The bureau of statistics reported prices only about six tenths of one percent below January peak.
The Supreme Court of the District of Columbia ruled the Federal Trade Commission lacked authority to enforce an order for monthly production cost reports from coal mine companies and other industries. The decision, affecting many mining and manufacturing firms, found the commission’s power “vast and unprecedented” beyond Congress’s reach, except where business is entirely interstate. Justice Bailey noted intrastate activities in the Maynard case limit the commission’s visitorial power unless reports tie to federal authority.
New York April 20 Associated Press members met at Waldorf Astoria to elect directors for advisory and auditing committees. President Frank B. Noyes praised AP journalists, defending their integrity against critics and stressing the care behind every line and word.
A jumble of 1920 Republican campaign notices from Taylor County West Virginia announces candidacies for governor auditor congress state senate house of delegates sheriff prosecuting attorney and county court commissioner. Several candidates solicit Republican voter support for the May 25 1920 primary including George W Bowers W J Mays Elbert Jones L L Vaughn Charles Carrigan J M Sanders and others with diverse districts and roles in state politics.
A clash among prominent locals near the Fetterman ridge led to a warrant for Leo J. Ketchell and Dr L K Trippett, after Charley Whitescarver, the third party in the dispute, sparked the incident. Ketchell and Trippett appeared, Ketchell fined $10, Trippett dismissed. The altercation arose from Foresters lodge matters. Ketchell reportedly assaulted Whitescarver, who fought back, ending with Ketchell receiving a severe beating.
Mrs. G. McIntire Weaver of Berkeley Springs was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Appeals in Charleston on April 1 becoming the first woman admitted to the court in this capacity.
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