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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1922
Page
8
Critics condemn a proposed labor tribunal within the Interstate Commerce Commission to fix railroad wages as unlawful and akin to legalized slavery. They argue the plan would allow four presidential appointees to set wages and compel acceptance, ignoring earning capacity and management flaws.
Indianapolis riders ride rails on E Washington St in four wheeled boats as waves of track sections rock the cars. Insurance moguls and national road mileage are noted with comments on policy sums and road building in 1922.
A Washington Bureau feature addresses Mars proximity and signals experiments planned for the planet’s nearest approach, noting 1924 could be favorable for a final test. The piece also surveys topics from rosins mixing with turpentine to presidential eligibility and teeth health by race.
Open warfare grips the Sixty-Seventh Congress as anti administration Republicans press reforms to curb the electoral college and shift inauguration dates. The battle centers on direct presidential primaries and party nomination methods amid a broader fight over subsidy and routine funding bills.
The piece describes a heated pre session battle among progressives Democrats and administration Republicans. It frames aims as capturing GOP voting strength, splitting ranks, and blocking reform against President Harding's push. It notes orchestration from the White House and links to constitutional inspiration.
The speaker advocates delaying the convening of new Congresses by a full year to create a cooling period after campaigns. He asserts nothing he speaks or does should be left unsaid to ensure adoption of the amendment resolution.
Washington reports A D Sumner of Iowa former deputy commissioner of internal revenue calls the Las ker ship subsidy bill the most vicious in a generation and says it opens the back door of the treasury. He warns the bill would pay 20 to 30 million dollars yearly in direct subsidies while enabling tax refunds based on vessel depreciation, benefiting major corporations including Standard Oil Gulf Oil United Fruit United States Steel Bethlehem Steel and Guggenheim interests.
Letters to the editor urge a ten miles per hour town speed limit as a state law, contrasting with a twenty five mph proposal and arguing for statewide traffic control. The second letter advocates expanded justice of the peace jurisdiction to enforce prohibition and ease court calendars, citing Anderson Indiana. Hong Kong allows Germans and other enemy aliens to land locally.
A narrator condemns a self centered man fleeing village life. He rejects family and neighbors while chasing the so called Greater Freedom in the city. The piece mocks his intolerance and ego, ending with a firm refusal to praise this “Realistic Novel” hero.
A jumble of quotes covers neighbors and sons with drums, J. C. Penny life insured for 3 million, Kid McCoy bankruptcy, and wry notes on marriage and money. It also mentions San Francisco babies- multilingual asks, radios in Boston debates, and peculiar New Year resolutions.
United Press dispatch from London reports four killed and ten wounded in Warsaw rioting after President Narutowicz election. Troops fired on Left Wing Democrats who besieged Parliament and public buildings, demonstrations lasting hours before being quelled.
Washington D C December 12 A Pershing party recounts a Wisconsin welcome story a wart relayed that a Wisconsin host praised Pershing and claimed he said La Follette we are here versus the Lafayette we are here during his France entry.
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