15 Aug 1919
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1919
Page
1
Yale economist Prof Irving Fisher told the Federal Electric Railway commission that a billion dollars in foreign gold before World War I weakened the dollar and inflated prices. He urged dollar stabilization by gold pricing and warned that depreciated coin harmed living costs and trolley operations.
Mount Clemens Mich August 14 a jury awarded Henry Ford six cents in damages against the Chicago Tribune for calling him an anarchist The jury of twelve deliberated ten hours with a first ballot eight to four in Ford s favor The case traced to a 1916 editorial amid wartime tension and Ford pacifist remarks with venue shifted to Detroit then Macomb County Judge James G Tucker presiding Eleven farmers and one road builder served on the panel.
The Kingsport Bank and Trust Company plans a reinforced concrete brick and steel vault at Market and Broad streets. It recently bought a cylindrical burglar proof safe but outgrew its capacity and needs more commodious vault space, says cashier C. L. Bachman.
Nall and Neas will enlarge their Broad street structure by extending the present building 38 feet. The site, used by Smith Blakley and Company and the Gaiety Theatre, will be 138 feet long after work and will include a stage for traveling road company plays. The firms cite rising business and the addition of a boys department at Smith Blakley and Company.
Leather dealers and shoe manufacturers testified at the grand jury probe into the high cost of living led by District Attorney Joseph Pellatier. They predicted a decided drop in shoe prices but warned the decline may take up to a year. Witnesses cited demand for high grade shoes and a large stock of cheaper sole leather unused by manufacturers.
The body of Andrew Carnegie was interred at 5 30 PM in a private Sleepy Hollow crypt overlooking the Hudson and nearby rivers. Only twenty one relatives and close friends attended the funeral at Shadowbrook Lenox Massachusetts before the procession to Sleepy Hollow.
A morning storm deposit flooded Johnson City with six foot water in some areas. Mart’s Creek ran waist high through West Market street shops and the municipal building ground floor. Brush Creek overflowed near Windsor Hotel and the Southern Railway station causing notable property damage. McCormick Bol ton wedding held yesterday at the Bol ton residence with limited guests. Miss Ethel Bolton wed William Steele McCormick in a ceremony led by Rev. J. L. McMillan. A small reception featured pink and blue decor and music by local artists. The couple plans to reside in Johnson City, with McCormick in his father S. S. McCormick’s business.
Chicago August 14 indictments were returned by a special grand jury charging fifty six Negroes and four white men with offenses ranging from assault to murder to carrying concealed weapons, in connection with the recent race riots.
Federal officials acting under the food control act seized large quantities of food in Chicago St Louis and Birmingham as part of a drive to curb profiteering and stabilize prices. Butter coffee and sugar were among the items taken while Palmer urged stronger penalties to halt gouging and lawmakers debated extending powers.
Washington November officials signaled a possible U S withdrawal of backing from Venustiano Carranza as the first step toward a radical policy change toward Mexico. Intervention remains a last resort, and such a move is seen as potentially toppling Carranza.
Harold McDaniel of Lincoln County Tennessee plans to finance his University of Tennessee education by selling pigs.
San Francisco dispatch reports 75 000 rifles and 2 500 000 rounds of ammunition shipped by the United States to Admiral Kolchak’s anti Bolshevik army in Siberia. Additional gear, ambulances and medical supplies follow via the port. Major General William Graves supplies munitions and food from Harbin. Bolshevik efforts to block the shipment fail.
Washington reports the United States will not provide military aid to Admiral Kolchak or the Northern Russia provisional government beyond arms and supplies. The decision hinges on reports from Ambassador Morris and General Graves, with Archangel operations deemed impossible as waters freeze.
Paris reports demobilization of the wartime force is underway and will revert to the 1914 setup. The army will include twenty one 1914 corps and two wartime corps, with three army groups and nine separate armies reduced to the main formations of Fayolle Mangin Gerard and Gouraud. Mangin’s command remains in the Rhine in line with the peace treaty.
The American relief administration began feeding 20 000 children in Budapest as part of a Central Europe aid effort. The move does not signal a general relaxation of the Hungarian food blockade. A Vienna dispatch claims Allies have lifted the blockade, but no formal ruling has been made by the Supreme Council.
The Senate on August 15 directed an inquiry into alleged coal profiteering and charges of a conspiracy to maintain high prices, seeking to uncover who benefited and how the scheme operated.
Washington reports President Wilson’s invitation to the senate foreign relations committee to discuss the peace treaty and the league of nations. The committee agreed to meet at 10 o’clock next Tuesday at the White House or capitol and to hear additional witnesses with no secrecy.
President Wilson says stenographic transcripts of the conference will be published and that newspaper men will not be admitted. The decision comes after Senate Foreign Relations committee discussions about keeping talks confidential until sharing occurs.
Genoa workers ended a strike by converting to employers of labor. They won a day wage of $6.50 and the next day hired others at $2 a day, living on $4.50 for eight hours while managing the underlings. The Genoa pattern of strike victory followed by subletting jobs recurs in Italy’s intermittent labor troubles.
Kingsport hosts a two week tent revival at Market and Shelby streets. Rev. Dr. R. G. McLees of Chattsam Virginia will preach 11 AM Sunday and again Sunday night and every night after except Sunday when two sermons are planned. A trained chorus led by R O Merrill will aid the meetings expected to attract many locals and country visitors. Dr McLees is a renowned southern evangelist.
In Okolona Carter County Tennessee two men said to be named Streets were boarding a train with whiskey when Patrolman E L Little fired to stop them. One Streets was wounded in the abdomen by a bullet that reportedly bounded from a rock and is hospitalized with good recovery prospects. The other Streets escaped and a third man accompanying them was not injured.
In Pittsburg on August 15 3000 union motormen and conductors walked out after rejecting the National War Labor Board award. The board granted six cents per hour versus the 12 cents demanded halting electric railway service in the district.
Washington August 15 The Senate Agricultural Committee postponed action on proposed profiteering laws for food and clothing until Tuesday after long wrangling. Chairman Gronna said an amendment would be defeated if a vote were held today.
Senator Hitchcock will meet President Wilson at the White House to discuss reservations to the Treaty of Peace following the mild reservationist suggestions. The talks aim to align Senate positions on the postwar pact and ensure bipartisan support.
President Wilson vetoed the bill to repeal daylight saving, citing the need for increased production as the main reason for the action.
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