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Newspaper
Mckean Democrat
Location
Smethport, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1920
Page
3
Residents from Olean and nearby towns visited East Smethport and surrounding areas. Social events included parties, roadsters, and a Nourse reunion, with multiple family and neighborly visits across East Smethport, Olean, Ridgway, and Eldred. A court verdict of guilty with a $50 fine appeared in local coverage.
Seth B Gordon secretary of the State Board of Game Commissioners of Pennsylvania was found guilty by Justice of the Peace F G Dudd after a trial begun Tuesday. He faced a charge that on December 2 1919 he hunted for and drove a bear within Cameron County state game preserve and attempted to wound or kill the animal in violation of the game laws. Samuel A Shaffer a state game protector filed the information leading to his arrest. The trial began at 2 pm and extended through the afternoon with Gordon assisted by Edward A Cormalt of Breckville.
A party of bathers at Bradford’s beach emerged from the water to find their clothing stolen by a lowlife thief. The crime was reported to police but suspects remain at large. victims returned home in minimal attire.
The schools of Smethport Borough will open on Monday August 30 1920 at nine A M. Parents and others are notified that health regulations are in force and that orderly conduct is required. Morrison, Secretary, Smethport Borough School Board.
A notice states a convention of BXservias Ten, AUR, with the event to be held Tuesday August 17. Attendance and work details are to be completed by 8 pm. The notice references “Puoxday” time and the Smethport Laundry as the related location.
Local residents hosted and visited over Sun day with multiple social calls. Delia Kinney traveled to Ceres Smilits, nephew Heaghney expected to visit for two weeks. Streba team defeated Smethport 46 to 34 away. Our baseball team won 4 to 3 at Driftwood. Second boat team lost at home to Hixford 18 to 1. Seymour Beere returned from New York City for a week with family.
Article from dispatches received in Mexico City via San Pedro Coahuila notes Francisco Villa signs an agreement at Sabinas on July 28, allowing his retirement to private life with a guard of 50 men for protection. The rest of his followers receive a year’s pay and farm land. Villa’s forces include 9 generals 33 colonels 25 lieutenant colonels 33 majors 85 captains 3% lieutenants 41 sub-lieutenants and 568 NCOs and privates.
The interstate commerce commission authorized railroads nationwide to enforce the new freight rates and passenger fares until November 1, without observing the long and short haul clause of the Interstate commerce act.
One paragraph ad offers a Studebaker five passenger touring car in good condition with five good tires. The seller aims to clear inventory and will bargain.
Britain and France push for a defensive line around Poland as Moscow rejects a truce. Premier Lloyd George and Millerand discuss naval, military and economic plans with Foch and Wilson. Bolsheviks plan Minsk talks, while allies pledge all possible aid to Poland and prepare blockade of Russia.
The French foreign office received sections of a note from Washington about the Russian Polish war. The middle part arrived first and stated that the Moscow government did not represent the Russian people but that the Russian army was a national defense force and that the United States did not interfere in Russia's internal affairs.
About 145 Swedes including 40 women and children arrived at Stockholm by steamship from Russia. Workers said Soviet wages are high but cannot cover food and clothing, with half a pound of bread the only ration. Some Swedish metal workers admitted to being Bolshevists and claimed many industries, including Putllow works, have collapsed.
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor called the Farmer-Labor party nonfunctional and said discussing it would be a waste of time in Atlanta. He noted the federation is preparing complete records of Presidential Nominees Harding and Cox to send to all members and stated the federation would not endorse any candidate, arguing labor votes cannot be delivered by a single person.
President Wilson rode in a carriage for the first time since his prolonged illness, leaving the White House in light rain. Mrs. Wilson accompanied him while a secret service man rode on the box with the driver, with more agents following in an electric car.
National suffrage leaders in Washington claim weekend momentum battered the opposition as Tennessee lawmakers prepared to convene. State poll results show only two more votes needed in the House and one in the Senate to pass the amendment, while Antis warn success is unlikely.
Prohibition Commissioner Kramer directs officials to curb liquor permits for wholesale handling, aiming to simplify enforcement. He cites the wholesale traffic as the major enforcement challenge and moves to restrict permit issuance nationwide.
The war department announced that 2,831 American soldiers’ bodies have been returned from overseas and 1,438 more are en route to the United States. About 45,000 bodies are requested for return from France and England.
Sweden shows temperance groups struggle to expand in the year with membership figures indicating most societies remained small. The movement fails to gain strong momentum as fewer than a tenth rise in members is noted across organizations.
The switchmen union of North America at Buffalo has surrendered schedules and contracts to absorb by the Union of Switchmen and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. E S. Heberling, president of the switchmen, confirms the move in Cleveland. The switchmen’s union, once a major force in railway labor for 27 years, reportedly weakened by the yardmen’s strike, now holds only yards on the Rock Island, New York Central between Delaware and Chicago, and the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western toward New York.
Excise figures for July reveal the new luxury taxes are boosting government revenue. Officials note more than a 100 percent increase from July last year and project a roughly 70 million dollar rise for the year based on early returns.
Two allmeter airplanes that left New York City on July 29 landed at an Oakland flying field late Sunday. J. M. Larsen, owner of the planes, delivered for Postmasters Joseph J. Rose through a package of New York mail, constituting what was said to be the first transcontinental air mail delivery on record.
Maj. G M Gorput of the United States public health service, chief quarantine officer for Porto Rico, states the territory has a rat population near 2.5 million with a cost of 16 million dollars yearly to support them, and each inhabitant would pay ten dollars.
Public opinion in Jamaica backs the Cana da West Indian conference trade agreement. It aims to increase trade between Jamaica and other British colonies while most current commerce flows to the United States and Britain.
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