Supreme Court Upheld Prohibition Amid Volstead Act Rulings
The June 7 Supreme Court decision unanimously affirms the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act as valid. It blocks state beer and wine laws and states that enforcement rests with federal power. The ruling ends hopes of overturning prohibition in court. any repeal requires a constitutional amendment by three-fourths of the states.
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Freight theft ring indicts 48 in nationwide probe
A federal grand jury indicted forty eight men on a blanket conspiracy charge over merchandise theft in transit. The case covers losses of several million dollars with potential charges against additional suspects. Key suspects include Nathan Zimmerman and Abraham Kempel of the Bronx Terminal Warehouse and Z and K Truck.
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Pershing Opens Door to Civil Life Retirement within months
General John J. Pershing wrote Secretary Baker that he desires to retire to civil life within the next few months after the army reorganiza tion act work. He said he would be ready to serve the country again if crisis demanded, and asked to be free to engage in something more active. Baker declined comment on the letter and retirement timing.
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Painter Crushed by Elevator Weight in Yonkers Window
Siguard Nordlie a 58 year old painter of Yonkers was on the outside of Herald Square Building when he opened a window and stuck his head and shoulders into an elevator shaft. The descending counterweight trapped him, suspending in the wall grooves. Firemen and rescue squads spent an hour freeing the weight and Nordlie’s crushed body was removed. There was little hope of recovery.
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Fifteen to Twenty Seek Nomination at RNC First Ballot
Chicago June 7 indications point to the Republican National Convention’s first ballot yielding between fifteen and twenty Presidential aspirants. Most expect no candidate to gain a majority, with the field likely to include Wood Lowden and Johnson among many others.
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New York Delegates May Withdraw Butler's Name
A Chicago convention adjourned meeting of New York delegates hints that Dr Nicholas Murray Butler may have his presidential bid dropped. Wood backers expect about thirty first ballot votes from New York, with Butler's withdrawal increasing Wood support on later ballots. Lowden supporters claim twenty NY votes, while Johnson ally names Medalie Wells Whittle Perkins proxy and Lawrence as potential backers.
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Liberals Plan Attack On Senate Rule For Platform Control
State desk report from Chicago dated June 7 describes Liberal Republicans pressing to compel the rank and file to write the party platform rather than a small Senate group. William Allen White backs Ogden Mills loomed for chairman of the resolutions committee against Indiana Senator James E. Watson. The clash pits rank and file authority against Senate influence as Mills headed the platform committee and liberals seek Mills chairmanship to ensure a people written platform.
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Fall of German Government Seen in Election Returns
Berlin reports partial returns from Sundays Reichstag election show Majority Socialists and Democrats losing ground to Independents and Right parties. Coalition fears rise as Germans weigh the fate of a united anti Socialist government amid talk of a new Reichrat, with counts indicating significant shifts in Berlin and nationwide results.
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Delegate's Refusal to Obey Primary May Bring Fight on First Ballot
CHICAGO June 7 Refusal of one of Oregon's ten delegates Judge Wallace McCamant of Portland to cast his vote in accordance with the Oregon primary result won by Senator Johnson today developed an unprecedented problem for the convention. He will vote for General Wood. The Oregon delegate contends that as he was a Wood supporter giving such notice before the primary the state preference for Johnson is not obligatory upon him. The question is new and its decision rests with the convention, with implications for all primary elected delegates of every candidate.
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Dark Horse and 4 P. C. Beer Found Amid Maze of Buttons
Chicago writer Heywood Broun reviews political posters and dodgers from the 1920 campaign. He mocks Samuel Adams for Southern appeal and mocks Hiram Johnson promotions, noting ambidextrous imagery and voter skepticism about radical labels. The piece ends mid-essay, reflecting on campaign tactics.
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Cummins Holds Small Lead in Iowa Poll
Early returns from three Iowa congressional districts show Senator Albert B. Cummins with a slim edge for the Republican nomination. Colonel Smith W. Brookhart, opposing Cummins on the railroad issue, leads in northern counties where organization influence is strong. Kendall and Deertn contest for second, with indications Kendall may affect the governor’s race if alliance holds.
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Johnson Hints At Truce On Treaty Issue
In Chicago on June 7 Senator Hiram W. Johnson urged party unity at a mass meeting despite pressure from Old Guard figures. He attacked the league of nations, but signaled willingness to compromise with conservatives, while Borah pressed reform and Johnson praised self determination and an international tribunal.
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Lodge Will Vote for General on 2d Ballot
Chicago dispatch reports Woodstock support for Wood in the Republican nominating contest. Delegates from Massachusetts and New York show stronger backing for Wood on the second ballot, while Lowden’s hopes weaken among eastern leaders and Johnson amplifies public appeal amid existing party tensions.
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