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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1923
Page
4
The Sphinx notes Coolidge’s congress message as a decisive, sane document. It highlights his popularity and implied re election in 1924. Hiram Johnson enters the race amid South Dakota news and Coolidge momentum.
An editorial notes a push for signless highway policies as states like Connecticut and Minnesota roll back advertising along roads. It cites New York City merchants removing street and electric signs to boost business and argues fewer disfiguring signs attract customers. The piece also discusses bread consumption postwar trends and price dynamics, urging restoration of prewar consumption and use of low grade wheat for stock to fix wheat surpluses.
The Sentinel blasts the Grattan Chamber of Commerce urging renewed vigor and a capable secretary to boost Grafton forward as a West Virginia city. It warns that truth fuels progress and urges action against public signage clutter on Illinois state highways.
John T. Adams, chair of the Republican National Committee, argues that the 1920-1921 labor market recovery stems from Republican policies. He claims unemployment fell from a peak in 1920 to near full employment by March 1921, crediting the party with ending idleness and boosting wages.
A historical overview argues the Republican party has favored labor through immigration controls, protective tariffs, tax cuts, and reduced government spending. It asserts many laws improving working conditions and wages, praising Republican policy as serving wage earners and the nation’s standard of living.
Dee 7. Howard C. Brown air mail pilot killed when his plane crashed near Castalla Ohio was WVU class of 1914 graduate and former Charleston resident. A Summers and W H Brown left Charleston to transport the body. Other WV relatives named include W R Brown, W L Brown, and Mrs W F Bryant of Clay Courthouse.
Washington December 7 1920 Director Hines announced a general reorganization of the Veterans Bureau showing a headcount cut of about 2900 field workers and 500 central office staff since March 1. He attributed the declines to removing inefficient positions and creating a tighter, more capable organization.
Charleston December 7 contract setting announced by the State Board for the construction of a hospital building for the insane at Maggie and a physical education building at the Glenville Normal School.
Mellon argues for surtax reductions from 60 to 25 percent, claiming higher revenue by 1926. He notes fewer high earners, tax‑exempt securities flowing to the wealthy, and suggests estate taxes are confiscatory. He cites credit availability, farm lending figures, liquor shifts, coast guard funding, and pension reforms as part of a broader plan for a stable, sound economy.
A Grafton reader defends local industrial support while criticizing Sentinel criticism of the U S Chain and Hook Co. He argues for cautious promotion and notes Oakland benefits. Sentinel replies urging active chamber action to attract new industries and engage all boosters.
Secretary Mellon reports US debt cut to 22.08 trillion dollars by late October through strict economy and budget balance. He urges deep income tax cuts, proposing a maximum 25 percent rate for large incomes to spur growth and boost government revenue, while warning against soldiers bonus delaying relief.
In Mosbach Baden Germany on December 7 the court heard a request from the state's attorney for a three year sentence for Corliss Griffis of Hamilton Ohio. The charge is attempted kidnapping of Grover Choveland.
Bergdoll, an American draft evader, urged three years for Karl Sperber of Paris, one year for the Russian prince Gagarin, and six months for Eugene Nelson of Chicago. Bergdoll’s counsel argued the terms were too light and asked for heavier penalties for Griffis and Nelson, while the prosecution claimed U S government bore major responsibility for the attempt to remove Bergdoll illegally.
A quoted plea describes writers mailing letters to the editor and urging peers to write better, calling for effort and discipline in crafting public commentary. The text appears as a fragmented frontier editorial or correspondence about improving correspondences.
A French foreign office official reports Paris welcomes President Coolidge's pledge that France must be paid and Germany must live the comment creating an agreeable impression. He notes France's known stance on Allied war debts and says the president's words do not conflict with American policy.
Reports at Vera Cruz indicate troops in the maritime zone have joined the insurgent movement against President Obregon and General Calles. The uprising now covers the Huasteca oil region and expands to Tamaulipas, Chihuahua, San Luis Potosi, Michoacan, Jalisco, Sinaloa, Sonora, and Toluca with plans to establish a provincial government and elect a president among rebels.
Lord Charnwood unveiled an oil portrait of the late President Warren G Harding at the English Speaking Union HQ in London. He praised Harding for shaping postwar US Britain ties and the Washington Conference strides toward world pacification. The portrait is dedicated to the Union as an anonymous friend.
Fire badly damages the three story Newman building in New Orleans occupying half a square. Early estimates place the damage around $600,000 with unofficial figures citing significant loss across the structure and contents.
Seattle, December 7. A powerful gale swept the northwest coast Wednesday night through Thursday, believed to have caused up to sixty deaths and widespread damage. Hoquiam and Aberdeen in Washington and Warrenton in Oregon suffered inundation and crippled communications. The steamer T. W. Lake sank in Rosario Strait with about fifteen drownings. four bodies have been recovered.
Washington December 7. Representative Cramton Republican Michigan announced a bill to place enforcement of prohibition laws in a separate bureau of the Treasury Department. He said the Internal Revenue Bureau is overloaded with tax law duties and that prohibition enforcement requires a distinct agency to handle law and order nationwide.
New York dispatch reports infant mortality in mining towns shows far higher first year death rates than New York City. Pennsylvania towns record 104 to 177 deaths per thousand. New York City 75 per thousand. Association notes lower rates where child health programs exist. cites physicians’ limited hygiene training in mining towns.
Census Bureau reports the state center of population moved 4.7 miles in a direct line from the 1919 point to the 1920 point, locating 4.5 miles northwest of Gassaway in Braxton County. The move involved 2.4 miles southward and 3.9 miles westward, reflecting statewide demographic change. Braxton County’s Gassaway area marks the new state center, highlighting changes since the prior census.
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