01 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Star
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1921
Page
1
Governor orders an extraordinary session of the legislature to act on the reformatory proposal. The call emphasizes securing options and funding, with a target date set for December 14. Gates bid $100,000 more for the old site is noted, with a September 15, 1923, deadline cited.
Governor McCray announced a special legislative session to meet December 14 to amend the law on removing the Jeffersonville state reformatory. Colgate & Co. proposes raising the purchase price from 860000 to 450000 if the removal law is amended by February 1, 1922. The session is to be brief though not strictly limited to the reformatory issue. A conference participant expected the focus to be the reformatory removal only.
Postmaster General Hays stated that guard policy for the mails remains in force and not revoked. He wrote to Wisconsin Governor Blaine defending the program and outlining that mail protection extends beyond post thefts. A full naval inquiry is ordered into the shooting of Otto Lambrecht by Marine guard M. M. Hanson.
President Harding favors a government subsidy to sustain a U S merchant marine and plans to urge Congress to adopt a policy when the new session opens. He notes current ocean mail aid is too small to support global delivery and calls a subsidy the only viable option for American ships and crews.
Federal body estimates schemes costs for rail work, projecting about 50 million dollars yearly burden on operation. The board approved the rules amid concern over funding and long term impact on transit projects.
The United States railroad labor board issued a decision recognizing the open shop principle for six railroad shop crafts and promulgating 148 working rules. The ruling, replacing wartime agreements, will guide future wage and dispute adjudication, affecting about 400000 workers immediately and up to 450000 when normal conditions return, with an estimated annual savings of roughly 50 million dollars.
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