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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1920
Page
1
Senator Harding Ohio Republican candidate said he would not accept mere prefatory support from Ohio delegates and urged voters to decide in the primary. He named Harry M. Daugherty as a potential fourth delegate at large while listing Herrick Willis and Mayor Garvin as other Ohio delegates.
The Supreme Court granted Rhode Island permission to file original proceedings to test the federal prohibition constitutional amendment and to enjoin its enforcement in the state. Chief Justice White issued the order without comment and without setting a hearing date.
Naval orders sent last night for several vessels to depart Malta for the Black Sea. Vice Admiral Deroheck sailed aboard the Iron Duke with two destroyers and a steamer, while other ships prepare to load stores. The move aims to protect British interests amid Bolshevik threats.
The January 18 report says the U S government will target profiteering landlords by including rent paid data in individuals income tax forms. Commissioner Daniel C Roper says tenants will record rents and landlords will face increased scrutiny to curb high rates and potential prosecutions.
An Ohio report from Cincinnati dated January 19 notes a drop in blindness cases in Hamilton County. There were 407 county pensioners in 1919, ten fewer than the prior year, with maintenance costs totaling $42,000. About 64 percent were over fifty, and 24 percent were under twenty.
The Clemenceau cabinet resigns as President Poincare plans to appoint Raymond Poincare to nominate a new ministry with Millerand potentially heading the next government. Millerand expected to answer noon today as Deschanel prepares to take office and confirm the choice on February 17.
Washington dispatch reports Ohio asked the U S Supreme Court to hear a challenge by Cincinnati attorney George Hawke to the validity of an Ohio constitutional referendum amendment. The move centers on the scope and legality of the measure as approved by voters.
In the past year in Houghton County 13 stills were seized and 2 bootleggers arrested. Twenty seven blind pigs were found at the same sale with five additional liquor possession arrests. Convictions were obtained in all but two cases. Manchester Ten Jains, 89, fell from his wagon and was killed instantly.
Samuel Gompers head of the American Federation of Labor declares the AFL will oppose the anti sedition bill now in Congress. He says the Sterling bill and Graham measure threaten constitutional rights and free government. He calls for widespread national indignation if enacted.
In Washington on January 19, wets indicate a plan to elect enough of the next Congress to lift liquor restrictions. They argue that state referendums show public sentiment favors repealing prohibition despite ratification of the federal amendment.
Ohio road contracts totaling 1 081 081 60 will be let by the state highway department January 23, according to Commissioner A J Taylor. The improvements cover 13 roads totaling 40 938 miles with work starting in the spring. The longest stretch contemplates 8.49 percent of the Rae venns Warren road at Portige county.
Columbus dispatch outlines a packed agenda for the coming week with debate over the Crabbe prohibition bill Gardner and Smith law amendments. rural and city lawmakers clash over tax and relief measures, school funding, and referendums as prosecutors plan budgets and enforcement.
The Hague reports deep emotion in Holland as Allied demands for the German Emperor William’s extradition rise. Belief grows that steps will be taken to persuade him to surrender voluntarily to the Allies.
Paris reports the allied powers published a note to The Hague asserting that William II must be handed over for trial under Article 227 of the Versailles Treaty. It states the Netherlands bears responsibility in sheltering him and calls for action under Article 228 for others implicated.
The Senate is expected to take up the Crabbe prohibition enforcement bill next week after it passed the House with an emergency clause. Crabbe retains hope for a House reconsideration as drys urge Gov. Cox to pressure Democrats to avoid stirring the wet and dry question in the upcoming campaign.
Six naval air service men in a distress situation in a small wooden boat off the Florida coast were rescued by the British steamship Magician and landed at Sand Key. Captain Russell reported the Cromwell and other flyers were aboard the leaky craft. The rescued men were off duty and had not been in an airplane. Fremont Ida Wummay, age 18, fatally injured in a separate accident.
The Senate Naval Committee plans a subcommittee inquiry into Admiral Sims charges after completing its current review of naval decorations. Secretary Daniels commended the Navy while declining extended discussion of Sims accusations, noting tensions over destroyer withdrawals from convoy duties in European waters.
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