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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1919
Page
1
After a nationwide coal strike, miners resume work with a 14 percent wage increase as Fuel Director Garfield proposed. President Wilson appoints a commission to set future raises, while railroads and states adjust to fuel shortages and conservation orders.
The commission will have three members including one operator and one miner. It can report within sixty days and may readjust wages profits and working conditions. The settlement left miners with a 14 percent increase and no broader future prospects.
The Republican national committee in Washington selected Chicago as the 1920 convention site and set June 8 as the opening day with adjournment planned the following Friday. The gathering will have 984 delegates, seven fewer than 1916, with seat allocation changed by state gains and losses. A new party council of twelve members and twelve outsiders, including four women, will advise on platform content and party welfare.
The Paris supreme council urges Germany to sign a softened protocol and awaits the signature amid alarming reports from Germany. Four trainloads of Iron division troops moved from the Baltic states to Memel defied the allied commission and threatened Courland, with Koenigsberg headquarters accepting responsibility. Allied officers faced increasing attacks as Baltic Germans grew more truculent.
Negotiations at Dorpat continued with signals of an armistice but a peace treaty seemed unlikely. Bolsheviki demands were harsh, especially for guarantees, while Esthonians resisted as incompatible with dignity. At Narva front, Soviet and Esthonian forces fought fiercely, with ten Bolshevik assaults repulsed.
Dispatches claim the League of Nations stage closed as Under Secretary Polk and other American delegates left Paris. They say alliances return and cite a London meeting between Clemenceau and Lloyd George as evidence. The French premier would tighten the entente cordiale, focusing on the Turkish situation and a London peace conference with the Turks.
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, halted in attempts to avoid deportation to Russia, petition the U S Supreme Court to intervene in their case. Their bid follows failed efforts in lower courts and administrative channels.
An article by Noah Hilderbrand recommends cow testing to improve dairy herd profitability amid high seed costs. He urges farmers to weigh milk from each cow using scales and a Babcock tester, identifying unprofitable cows to lift overall income and efficiency.
A Christmas program is planned at the U B church for 10 30 Sunday morning December 21 with Song School Song Choir Recitation Verlin Withrow Song Primary class Candle Exercise Six little tots Vocal Solo Virginia Biggs Remarks Pastor Offeratory Duet Helen and Helen Song Ladies quartet Telephone Message Evelyn Feight ner All are invited.
Peru marks a longstanding flower festival begun after the Spanish conquest. Soldiers graves be decorated, including peons and Indians, with a nationwide feast and merrymaking in the evening. The festival occurs annually on November 1.
The text extols wasting time wisely as a path to true productivity. It argues relaxation at the right moment allows renewed effort and power when at work, likening time spent idly to gaining strength rather than loss.
A reflection onShakespeare's line about tides in human affairs and the mind that rises and falls in strength and emotion. The quote attributes this observation to Theophilus Parsons.
The French island of Reunion has undergone four name changes in 50 years. It was Bourbon until 1793, renamed Reunion by the convention, then Isle Bonaparte under the empire, returned to Bourbon at the Restoration, and finally became Reunion again in 1848.
The text notes water's specific gravity matches the human body, giving equal pressure support. It suggests being in water eases movement and reduces pain, claiming that cripples often exercise in the water to relieve discomfort.
Zent Brothers invites the public to a two day Ford Picnic on December 26 and 27 offering free dinner music and entertainment. Free auto license applications and numbers will be issued, with a Ford auction on the last day. Ample facilities and assistance will be provided for attendees and their cars.
Government notice invites World War I veterans honorably discharged or furloughed since April 6 1917 who did not receive all issued clothing and equipment to apply. Listed items include oversea cap or hat set, shirt, service coat, breeches, shoes, leggings, belt, slicker, overcoat, underwear, stockings, gloves, gas mask, toilet articles, barrack bag, scarlet chevrons. Letters to Room 873 House Office Building Washington DC request blank forms and instructions.
Sunday school sessions at 9 30 with a Christmas program following. Epworth League at 6 30. Prayer meeting Thursdays at 7. Revival meetings at 7 nightly including Sunday. Attend Sunday school at Manson and Wesley. Pastor C B Thomas urges all to worship.
D A Wasmuth undertook a business trip to Peru on Tuesday.
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