11 Aug 1922
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1922
Page
1
Leaders of the nation’s railroads formed a committee to craft a response to President Harding’s latest railroad strike settlement proposals. The panel mirrors the group that previously rejected Harding’s first proposal, signaling little hope for acceptance of terms.
Eighteen firemen at Arlington and six at Atkins Junction on the Louisville and Nashville railroad walked out in protest of armed guards at Arlington shops. Freight trains were tied up as firemen on the Henderson and St. Louis divisions reportedly joined or planned to join the walkout.
Seventeen railroad labor heads and major operating brotherhoods met in Washington to consider President Harding's latest settlement offer but did not reach a final decision. Leaders indicated no response would be issued before tomorrow, with shop crafts opposed and union chiefs seeking unanimity from all invited officials.
Argentina and the Saurer Joint Stock Company sign an ad referendum contract in Berlin for barter of 50 000 head of cattle and 60 000 tons of beef per year for two years with automatic two year extension unless denounced three months prior. Payments in merchandise valued on a gold peso basis. A mixed Argentine German tribunal handles disputes.
A Big Four committee in Needles Cal ordered all guards withdrawn from railroad property at 4 40 p m causing immediate stoppage of trains. Passenger No 9 held at Seligman Ariz and No 4 California Limited tied at Barstow Calif while Nos 1 2 and 8 remain blocked at Needles.
Hazleton Pa. Veterinarians report coal mine mules retain eyesight after years underground. Many mules exposed to surface light blink briefly, but examinations show eyes intact and as good as ever, refuting the theory that blindness results from long underground life.
Vice-President Coolidge addressed a San Francisco audience urging citizens to rely on themselves and uphold the Constitution. He warned that empowering Congress to override Supreme Court decisions would make Congress sovereign and strip the people of their governing voice, while stressing limits on government meddling in private life.
In New Jersey the prohibition issue shapes the Republican and Democratic nominations. Senator Frelinghuysen defends the Volstead Act, opposing any modification, while foe George L. Record presses a broader anti-monopoly stance. Governor Edwards seeks Democratic renomination, with Judge Silzer and William E. Tuttle vying for the gubernatorial nod and utility holding-company reform debated.
About a dozen engineering students from Loughborough College, mostly ex-officers, plan a Sept. 1 departure to an Ecuadorian island in the Pacific. They aim to develop fruit growing and cattle breeding, with all hands expected to work. The 90-ton vessel is being prepared for the voyage, and author D. L. David expects to write about the settlement. The island lies roughly 500 miles from the Panama Canal and offers ideal climate and self-sustaining food.
Extra police guard San Lorenzo as crowds swarm to see Julita Vazquez the healer of San Lorenzo. Motorists from Caguas and nearby towns form long lines while the spring waters are blessed and sold in bottles. Homes and roads fill with pilgrims seeking cures as word of miracles spreads across the island.
Kansas City will host the American Association of Railroad Superintendents August 23 to 25 after several years without meetings. The gathering is expected to discuss issues arising from the shopmen's strike and related labor troubles affecting railroad operations.
The Cleveland meeting on the coal strike moves toward a framing agreement as the operators and miners committee report progress. The Union Electric Coal Company of Chicago attends, with other Illinois operators planning to adjourn and bolster forces. Loading of non-union coal at mines shows improvement per the federal coal committee.
Harold G McCormick of Chicago married Madame Ganna Walska in Paris city hall. Mrs Edith Rockefeller McCormick offered no comment when told of the marriage, noting her former husband’s remarriage to the Polish opera singer.
Hardman, described as affable and unperturbed, is jailed in Fayette County on murder charges for Leon Renaker. He was brought to Lexington for precaution, insists he is not guilty, and says he has not yet seen a lawyer.
Mrs. Leon Renaker, widow of a man found dead in his Winchester home last month, states she wants the guilty party punished. She comments on S. E. Hardman’s arrest, hoping guilt leads to punishment but innocence leads to freedom, and she keeps the $2,000 reward active to see justice meted out.
Louisville police report Walter Evans, 27, shot and killed his father Evan Evans a 50 year old distillery guard at their home. Evans claimed his father, suddenly demented, had tried to kill the family. wife and daughter fled as the son fired to stop the attack.
Mount Sterling Kentucky report states Bird G Saltsgaber a prominent businessman telephoned from Indianapolis to say he shot and killed his wife and himself. She was formerly Miss Mayme Tipton of Mount Sterling and he once lived there.
Tales of modern liquor pirates unfold along the southeastern Florida coast and the Bahamas. Modern smugglers use gasoline boats to raid liquor runners and loots are moved to secret coves. Prohibition officers note frequent hold ups and robberies, with smugglers reluctant to discuss operations.
Asheville musicians Local No 128 vote to ban jazz during engagements amid a move by the Asheville Music Club led by Mrs O C Hamilton to improve city music standards. The plan, tied to the National Federation of Music Clubs biennial in Asheville next June, targets noisy dancing music and disapproved sounds in performances.
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