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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1921
Page
1
A turbulent overview covers disarmament talk, military funding, and political clashes. References to Congress, state actions, and labor unrest surface amid debates on war power, veto battles, and voter attitudes.
The Rescue Mission seeks donations to fund a summer camp on Black River near New Amsterdam for mothers and children in La Crosse. Hundreds could benefit from outdoor play and relief from heat. a few hundred dollars can cover the camp, with no frills but years of value. Contributions go to the Mission, or secretary George Krause of Krause Clothing Co.
Local business leaders in La Crosse push for a daylight saving time shift with a 60 percent wage cut for carpenters and bracing over 200 firms signing petitions. Plant managers weigh temporary compliance as unions and contractors clash over the move amid reduced costs and building material prices.
Mayor A A Bertley announced the city will stay on daylight saving time with no repeal of the ordinance. All municipal departments including police fire schools water will follow daylight times. A list of local businesses plans to operate on the same time starting Monday morning.
Relief agencies rush to aid Pueblo survivors after severe floods. Col. Hamrock orders Major Janke to lead Colorado State Rangers in Pueblo with 1500 troopers patrolling by daylight. Train wrecks and heavy loss of life reported. tents, food, and water in high demand. Denver aviation and rail lines mobilize aid.
Labor Council opposition to baby cars and a fare hike was announced after a Friday meeting. Acting organizer F. C. Wells stated the council would resist any increase, in response to a streetcar company plan to raise fares to ten cents if it wins permission to operate on the North Elda line.
Reports indicate hundreds dead, possibly more, with about 1500 injured after a catastrophic flood that swept through Pueblo Friday night. Public buildings houseless, power and gas gone, city isolated fifteen hours, with massive property losses and relief efforts hampered by washed-out rail lines.
Amid floods and a raging storm in Washington and Enver Colorado districts, the Red Cross was authorized to draw up to 50000 from the disaster relief fund for Colorado Springs and surrounding areas. National HQ warned the full extent of needs may take days to assess and pledged further support if required. Weather warnings were issued to Pueblo, Wichita, Dodge City, Logan, and Roswell as Arkansas River flooding loomed with a second downpour anticipated.
Rescuers battled rising Arkansa river floodwaters in Pueblo Colorado saving two women, Liz Hopkins and Mary McArlester, and a young girl from peril in swift currents. A crowd of businessmen and volunteers worked through darkness to free residents marooned in water flooded streets and buildings.
The U-boat U-N7, after touring the Great Lakes during the Victory Loan period, is scheduled to be destroyed Tuesday afternoon off the harbor of Chicago in accordance with a decision by the peace delegates.
The Avkociat press reports General Seminoff proclaimed supreme ruler of the new anti Bolshevik state in Vladivostok after forces overturned Soviet troops. Seminoff arrived in Vladivostok today amid the upheaval.
Weekly bulletin from the Automobile Club of Western Wisconsin advises motorists about road conditions near La Crosse. All country roads are in fine condition. The St Joseph Ridge road is being oiled and will be in passable shape for about a week. Minnesota roads are good except the Hokah and Donia routes, which are bad but passable. River road to St Paul is in good shape.
Pueblo faces catastrophic losses from Friday cloudburst and floods. About five hundred dead and ten million dollars in property damage reported as Arkansas and Fountain rivers inundate the city. Thousands homeless crowd schools and churches while relief trains, water, milk, and tents head from Denver. Looters to be shot, and the eastern and south sides remain cut off.
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