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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1921
Page
1
President Harding sails to Plymouth aboard the Mayflower and will address the tercentenary celebration of the Pilgrims landing. Thousands line the streets as a parade honors direct descendants and local officials. The president will speak at 4 p.m. from a crescent bank of stands facing the sea.
Senator F B Willis has endorsed the Truth In Fabrics bill now before the senate. The Mt Vernon Chamber of Commerce acknowledged the endorsement after Gambier speaker J I Walker addressed the group. Willis noted his past House support for a similar measure and cited no word yet from Senator Pomerene or Congressman Morgan regarding the Mt. Vernon chamber’s endorsement.
William Dunn has been named commercial attaché at Lima by the U S Department of Commerce, succeeding Daunte Waters. He arrives in Lima after organizing a school of commerce for the Peruvian government.
Associated Press reports Youngstown area steel plants start a week with open hearth production at about 60 percent capacity, improving from prior weeks. Rolling and sheet mills operate at increased levels across major plants. Carnegie aims for 85 percent at Oslo works, with Republic Iron & Steel and Brier Hill Steel raising schedules.
In Kobe on August 1, labor disputes turned violent with about 50 wounded after Saturday clashes. A mass parade of 2000 ship yard strikers to a local shrine faced police at the temple gate, sabers and clubs used, several workers hurt, some seriously, as 100 infantry were drafted to assist police.
Secretary Hoover cables Walter Lyman Brown to go to Riga and begin negotiations with Soviet authorities for relief. He says shipments from Danzig can start once an agreement is reached and estimates $1.25 to $1.5 million per month are needed, with no public fundraising.
Deputy Sheriff Walker went to Co shocton with warrants for two carnival men accused of jumping the board bill at the Hotel Curtis. He expected to return tonight with the pair.
Associated Press reports seven people were killed and many injured as severe electrical and wind storms hit several regions. Four deaths blamed on lightning. widespread damage to buildings and crops, especially in New England, with thousands of dollars in losses. A hailstone in Passaic County New Jersey reportedly weighed 14 ounces.
The U S Railroad Labor Board ordered a new ballot to elect a committee on negotiations of working conditions for Pennsylvania railroad workers. The ruling voids existing rules and cancels agreements reached with the committee elected on the Pennsylvania ballot.
From New Orleans August 1 Associated Press reports the July 25 condition index for cotton at 64.7 percent of normal, the lowest in recent memory. Forecast calls for the smallest crop in a quarter century, triggering a price spike of about 8 dollars per bale.
Sixteen army airplanes staged a mock attack on Philadelphia. The assault occurred between 11 20 and 12 o clock as crowds watched. Initial targets were railroad terminals and the Philadelphia navy yard marked for destruction. Ships on the river drew attention after forts were reportedly reduced. The maneuver completes the coast city drill following similar shows in New York and other cities last week.
Residents of Danville and Buckeye City expect electric lights and power soon. Of 17 500 dollars in stock needed for electricity for both villages, 76 shares remain unsold. Howard plans to sell 100 shares to raise funds.
Washington August 1 President Harding endorses the national library for the blind in a letter to Miss Etta Josselyn Gritin director of the organization. The note accompanies the ninth biennial convention of the American Association of Workers for the Blind in Win ton Iowa. The president says the idea of a national library for the blind has long seemed feasible and a considerate way to serve the afflicted, noting that reading is of great importance to them. He extends sympathy to the workers in this cause.
A small group of experts on international subjects has been added to the State department to gather and coordinate information for American commissioners at the coming disarmament and Far Eastern conference. Work across government departments is underway as officials expect a meeting not later than November 11, though formal invitations have not yet been issued.
Attorneys for the defense in the baseball trial opened ten hours of argument to show no conspiracy between former White Sox players and gamblers to throw the 1919 World Series to Cincinnati. The defense aimed to finish today or tomorrow morning, then the state would close, and the case would go to the jury late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Both sides predicted a speedy verdict.
The British foreign office reports Premier Briand accepts a Paris meeting of the allied supreme council on Aug 8. Lloyd George and officials will travel to London Sunday for the talks. Upper Silesia remains quiet as Germany is warned to keep order and be ready to deploy allied forces if needed.
Lewis Levering of Waterford cannot drive his automobile for a year after a sentence imposed by Squire Brown of Middlebury township Saturday night. Levering, arrested by Sheriff B H Lytle on a charge of driving intoxicated after crashing into a buggy at Waterford Saturday evening, pleaded guilty before Squire Brown and his license was revoked for a year.
Thomas Robt, a caretaker at Arange hall near Comber County Down, was shot dead by a sentry at the Ulster Specials camp in Newtownards while motoring past. The victim did not hear the sentry’s challenge due to the motor’s noise.
Sid Hatfield former chief of police of Matewan and Ed Chambers, a Welch officer, were killed in a courthouse yard shootout near moonrise. Private detective Lively and four others were arrested. Hatfield had been jailed earlier in Mohawk case, Chambers set for court, both linked to May 19 1920 conflict between townspeople and detectives.
Associated Press reports Attorney Mortimer, who led the Sangamon county probe that led to Gov Len Small’s embezzlement indictment, says capital legal machinery is ready for his return. Small will stay in Kankakee today then resume plate road inspections, with arrest anticipated on arrival at the capital.
Mt Vernon manager Tule Burro said a five game series between Mt Vernon and Newcomerstown to decide the TriCounty League title will begin next Sunday in this city. The five games will be played through August with anticipated lively contests.
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