Army to keep plan slash overhead amid vast wartime assets
Washington Nov 8 Republicans pledge no army size change but seek sweeping economies in War Department. Wadsworth outlines aims to lease sell key terminals, storage sites, powder plants and nitrogen facilities, cut admin costs, and transfer some duties to Congress while preserving wartime gains.
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Aged Father Seeks Four Lost Daughters Before Death
Thomas Thorndyke, eighty, crippled after a paralytic stroke, enters New York’s Missing Persons Bureau seeking his four daughters Florence Ada Amy and Pearly before he dies. He fears they will not learn of his condition and longs for reconciliation, believing they remain in the city. He recounts a life of ease with them prior to a second marriage that estranged them. He names Florence’s husband Paul Wyams, Ada’s husband George Williams, and Amy’s engineer Gustave Bennett, with Pearly’s husband unnamed.
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Closed Shop Is Goal of Labor Says Atterbury
In a Philadelphia statement to the National Industrial Conference General W W Atterbury in charge of operations for the Pennsylvania Railroad declares nationalization of railroads and a nationwide closed shop as labor’s ultimate goal. He says the company has not interfered with unions or terms agreed with employers and stresses continuity of operation amid union campaigns. He argues boards of labor adjustment would be national in scope and cites the broader aim to extend labor control across industries.
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War Department cuts could trim costs without weakening army
The piece argues administrative expenses of the War Department are excessive postwar. It cites a $1 billion reduction since the armistice and contends further cuts can lower costs without diminishing army strength. It also notes idle big properties as costly government capital with no return or value to national defense.
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Mandamus Seeks Navy Reserve Officers Retirement Hearings
Bin today directed a mandamus to compel the Secretary of the Navy to permit Naval Reserve officers injured in the line of duty to appear before the Naval Retirement Board so retirement rights can be determined under naval regulations.
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Mandam Use in ROA Court Challenge in Retirement Fight
Mandam employed to appeal against Reserve Officers’ Authority in a retirement dispute. The case centers on court procedure at the District Supreme Court in Washington, with questions of judicial authority and the timing of appeals raised in November.
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Preme Court of the District
Albert Rathbone Named Finance Adviser to Cuba
Albert Rathbone of New York former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury was authorized by the Cuban government to act as financial adviser to supervise expenditures from loans by American bankers. His nomination was suggested by the State Department and he has consented to serve.
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Fair Deal for Capital and Labor in Railroads
The text argues for fair treatment of capital and labor in railroads, urging disciplined operation and fair wages while resisting disintegration of efficiency. It notes widespread unionization and criticizes attempts to perpetuate special privileges, calling for balanced rates and conditions across industries.
500 Clothing Workers Strike For Monthlong Wage Action
Cincinnati report on textile workers at a Golden River clothing company voting to suspend work for a month to aid unemployed colleagues at other factories. The move aims to reduce output and lower prices, with a potential $50 per day threshold discussed as a punitive measure.
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Unconscious VOORN Reported In Holland News Item
An Associated Tass report from Victoria notes an unnamed woman in Holland is unconscious. The article states she was found in a Viking condition and remains in that state as of today.
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City Plans Legal Challenge to Edison Tariff Increase
Corporation Counsel John P. O Bri night announced plans to seek a court ruling against the electric rate hike set by the New York Edison Company and others. He argues the 14 to 19 percent rise violates Public Service Commission procedures and lacks public hearings or notices to consumers or the city. The changes, effective today, come with riders termed coal riders that raise the price of electric current for West heat and power in the city.
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Cost adjustment tied to coal prices in power rates
The provision sets an allowance of 50 to 1000 thirds of a cent per kilowatt hour for each 10 percent shift from the 1918 average coal cost of eight dollars per ton. Companies have lately paid from seven to thirteen dollars per ton for coal, affecting rate schedules fixed that year.
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Renewed Mine Strife in Virginia and West Virginia
Violence flared again in the Mingo County coal strike zone with two deputies shot while attempting an arrest near Matewan. Colonel Herman’s provisional division faced gunfire as troops arrived, and a mine official reported a train obstruction attack on the line to the tipple area.
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U S Would Sell Packers Stock Yards Properties
The government seeks appointment of a trustee to take possession of and sell the stock yard properties of the Big Five packers. The petition asks the court to direct sale and to appoint trustees with power to manage all securities and interests, returnable December 14.
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