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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1919
Page
6
The Executive Council of the Railroad Shop Crafts warns a 90 day window to curb living costs may trigger nationwide strikes. Half a million shop craftsmen and up to 2.5 million rail workers face arbitration over wage demands if prices do not fall. Authorities pursue Palmer and Judge Asnes measures to curb profiteering while unions weigh coordinated action.
Ohio Attorney General John G. Price states operators of cold storage plants bear full responsibility for law compliance. The extensive ruling, sent to Dairy and Food Dept head Thomas C. Gault, follows a Supreme Court decision granting state power of sale for violations. It limits use of cold storage for market control and aids gathering information for civil or criminal actions.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars national headquarters named a three member committee to investigate charges of inefficiency and neglect by the War Risk Insurance Bureau and the National Vocational Training Board raised by returning soldiers at the Providence encampment. Members are Jack C. Singer from Jersey City EB H. Male of Washington and John J. Mc Grane of Providence.
A dispatch from General Kamoniov reports Cossacks under General amontovy broke through Bolshevik lines, capturing 18 000 Bolsheviks and dispersing 20 000 mobilized men. Bolshevik wireless in London cited as refuting cut communications. A poisoned coffee case in Chicago sickened 30 at a downtown cafe.
Moorfield Storey urges a law penalizing strikes before state law commissioners. The gathering of lawyers and officials applauds the idea that the same rules should apply when individuals desert from public service, to ensure duties to the community are enforced.
A mob of strike molders and sympathizers attacked the Richmond Malleable Casting Co. plant. They captured 75 strikebreakers and forced them onto a Chicago-bound train after a riot that shattered windows and drew Indiana militia, with authorities appealing to Gov Goodrich for troop support.
Secretary of the Interior Franklin Lane says Wilson should convene a conference in Washington with representatives from capital labor industrial managers and the public to discuss economic problems facing the nation. He notes past discussions concentrated on capital and labor only and urges broader participation.
A Munson Line steamer named Munaires, 4750 tons, was collision in Ambrose Channel while sailing to Newport News and is reported sinking rapidly.
Dr. Paul 8. Reinsch resigns as American Minister to China announced at the White House. Officials say ill health and a wish to return to private life prompted the request, with no action taken yet. Reinsch was appointed to China in 1913.
Ohio Supreme Court ruling upholds use of the Smith cold storage act to confiscate 150000 pounds of pork loins and regulate vast amounts of beef pork and poultry stored beyond legal limits. Court opinions stress motives in food cases and potential anti trust implications. Attorney General orders 1000 copies for prosecutors and legal officials statewide.
Washington reports no inquiry has been made about Haniel von Halmhausen becoming ambassador. Indications show the United States will not receive him or others connected with the German embassy under Count von Bernstorff. Many embassy figures from prewar days are viewed as entangled in plots that stirred the nation.
Chicago expects 110,000 building trade workers to return to work but the Carpenters' District Council voted to reject the 92 cents an hour offered by employers. Federal mediators and Mayor Thompson had worked toward a settlement before the vote announcement.
Youngstown D. Police Prosecutor Lewis introduces a morgue cure for speeders. Any driver involved in a fatal crash must serve time watching the morgue or keeping vigil at the hospital bedside for an injured victim as punishment or deterrent.
Disputed pamphlets from the W W Literature group circulated in Oakwood Park subdivision. Elmer Gyurin, 817 Canal Street, was detained by police for questioning after officers found Hungarian and English material scattered around. Investigators secured evidence of the distributor.
Washington reports the War Department signed a contract with the French Government to sell all American Expeditionary Force property in France except for returns and troops remaining. Payment is in ten year gold bonds at 5 percent from 1920, with option to redeem in gold or francs. Value placed at 562 million after 25 percent merchandising deduction, though French bid was 400 million. 40,000 laborer effort would salvage, negotiations cited unseen factors.
Hamilton Isaac C Baker Butler County prosecuting attorney in a high cost of living probe finds no cold storage in the city. He notes the municipal market is used by commission men and dealers and few farmers, and that prices align with Cincinnati market rates. he suggests abolishing the market if relief is not found.
Washington says Rear Admiral Marks L Bristol commander of U S naval forces in Turkey issued a warning to stop Armenian massacres under State Department instructions. The move reflects a long standing American policy before the war and is described as an independent government action.
Archangel reports the monster Glowworn sunk at Beresnik after ammunition barge explosion. At least 20 men killed and 40 missing, authorities say, as rescue efforts continue.
New York State Association of United Master Butchers of America committee sets tentative fair margin schedule for 18 basic meat items. The plan will be tested during September to stabilize prices.
Premier Herbert Hoover and his party will depart London for the United States aboard the Mauretania, according to a Paris dispatch cited by the Daily Express.
Washington reports a conference of six governors and Lt Gov McDowell with Attorney General Palmer backing a united effort to curb prices. They urged immediate federal state cooperation to boost production and curb profiteering, expecting relief within 30 days and warning merchants against price hype.
Foodstuffs show broad fall with live hogs trading as low as 14 500 per hundred pounds early buying. Slump drives about 8 percent drop across grades. Cattle sales started at an average of 1300 dollars as last week closed.
A discovery shows a serious drafting error in the Senate clerk’s office on the proposed property classification amendment. To submit it fairly to Ohio voters, a special General Assembly session must be convened to re adopt and properly submit the amendment.
Cleveland authorities seized books and records of the A C Blair Co and the Bigalow Fruit Co after alleged refusal to yield records to a special grand jury. Three Bigalow officials face indictment as the grand jury probes telegrams said to fix meat prices.
Miss Sympleson Oh laments aging and fears wrinkles. Professor Harmnut reassures her that beauty is skin deep and the mind remains childlike, offering a lighthearted dig at aging.
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