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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1921
Page
2
General Pershing newly serving as chief of staff in Washington issues first orders to aid ex servicemen in obtaining care and relief. Notices also urge enforce of dry law, with wider posts on war end, budgets, and political moves shaping 1921 policies.
The House Ways and Means Committee completes a new permanent tariff bill expected to raise up to 700 million dollars annually and reshape protection, while President Harding and Dawes push to trim government spending with an impartial budget bureau pledge. In Britain, coal miners end a 94 day strike with a new wage basis and profits share, and Lloyd George fails to secure Irish talks with De Valera as authorities tighten security in London.
The plan abandons the century old foreign valuation system and grants the President wide authority to seek reciprocal tariff relations. It imposes higher duties on chemicals and wartime products, empowers the tariff commission to limit dyes for three years, lowers auto duties per manufacturers' request, and sets agricultural protection near Payne Aldrich levels with wool debated. The free list includes agricultural implements, breeding animals, minerals, bread, coal, copper, cotton, leather, shoes, hides and more.
President Harding pressed Congress to end the naval holiday dispute. Mondell and most supporters yielded, agreeing to the Borah amendment to the naval appropriation bill. Four opposed, including Moore and Campbell, with Carew and O Brien Democrats, Linberger voting present.
Conference committee Republicans reconcile between House peace declaration and Senate repeal of the war resolution. The accord preserves Senate protections for American interests plus an extra protection section for the United States. Similar language ends the state of war with Austria-Hungary.
Despite protests from congressmen and physicians, the House approved the Winis Campbell bill to block a Palmer backed regulation allowing beer and light wines as medicine. The 250 to 98 vote sends the measure to the Senate where Senator Broussard has spoken forcefully against it.
Commentators agree Taft is highly qualified for the United States Supreme Court top job and his selection will likely receive broad support. The consensus stresses Taft's fitness and nearly unanimous approval of the appointment.
The railway labor board issued two major orders last week. One extends to all large railways the wage cut effective July 1, and the second ends time and a half pay for overtime beyond eight hours while extending the national agreement indefinitely with this change.
Constantine refuses to delay offensive plans against Turkish Nationalists as allies press for mediation. Allied forces in Constantinople intervene to avert a planned Turko Bolshevik uprising. Bolshevik HQ raided. leaders arrested. Deaths include Charles J. Bonaparte and Lady Randolph Churchill, notable figures in U.S. and British circles.
Mrs Sallie Siefert of 313 W Fourth St Pottsville Pa says she suffered years with female trouble and irregularities. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she gained over twenty pounds and regained ability to work. She endorses the product for others feeling similar weakness.
An Owl Chemical Works offer from Terre Haute Indiana promotes P D Q a pest killer described as a chemical without moss or dust. It claims to kill bed bugs roaches fleas ants and their eggs with a 35e package for a quart and notes druggists can supply it or mail prepaid upon receipt of price. Genuine P D Q is never peddled.
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