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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1922
Page
1
Chicago June 29 strike orders signed by six craft presidents were sent to 400000 general chairmen authorizing a strike at 10 am July 1 on all railroads and Pullman shops. The move follows a $400 million freight-rate order and signals a major disruption pending the shop crafts walkout.
Telegram告 this morning at the Pennsylvania shop orders a strike for Saturday July first at 10 p m affecting 95 to 100 workers including blacksmiths machinists and boilermakers The nationwide wage cut and labor board actions loom as rail officials warn of impending further orders while claiming transportation will continue pending talks and possible jurisdiction by the railroad labor board over the threatened disruption.
State Adjutant Hugh K. Martin of the American Legion urged a special legislative session to convene July 3 rather than July 17 so a constitutional amendment for additional bonus funds can be voted at the August 8 primary. He warned delay would prevent timely submission due to advertising time requirements.
Hugh Frayne AFL organizer urged industrialization of all prisons and employment of inmates on an adequate wage basis for government consumption in a speech to the General Federation of Women's Clubs at its biennial convention in Chautauqua New York.
Circuit Judge Hattell announced that a special grand jury will begin investigation of the Herrin massacre at the strip mine next July 10. The action is set for Marion with details released today.
In Toledo on June 29, Socialist Thomas Devine refused to flip a coin to decide a tie with Republican William H. Tucker for the Nineteenth Ward council seat. The council had already decided the question 10 days earlier, after an appellate court ruled the ballot for Tucker legal. Devine, who had held the seat, took the case to the supreme court, which reversed the lower court, again throwing the election into a tie and letting the council vote to seat Devine.
Druce Bielaski head of the BOI in the World War era and now a vice president at Edmond Levering & Co. was captured with Manuel Barcena by Mexican bandits near Hacienda de San Gabriel. They were held for a $10,000 ransom. Bielaski was released on Wednesday as governments acted to secure freedom.
Akron Congressman Charles L. Knight alleges high Washington officials ordered federal workers in Ohio to support Thompson for governor. He cites letters to Treasury Secretary Mellon directing revenue collectors and marshals to back Thompson, promising documentary evidence if Mellon requests.
Tut Jackson of Washington D. and former champion Jack Johnson will meet in Hamilton on July 4 at the American Legion ball park. The boxing commission announced the event under Lenox Athletic club auspices with preliminaries at 10 a.m. and the main bout at 2 p.m. Both fighters are expected to arrive a day early for intensive training.
Secretary of Labor Davis said coal operators and anthracite mine operators accepted President Harding's invitation for a White House meeting with union miners to plan negotiations toward terminating the coal strike. Officials anticipated a concrete program but gave no details on its lines.
A postcard sent to Miss Hazel Lewis narrates a theft time gap of six years eight months, linking Detroit postmarks of Aug 20 1915 and June 21 1922. The card, from her mother, urged Hazel to return home by boat. Since then Milas Lewis has married and moved to Delaware.
Prince Louis Honore becomes ruler of Monaco after the death of Prince Albert Honore Charles. The 51 year old former French army member, son from the first marriage to Lady Mary Douglas Hamilton, faced a historic custody and legitimacy dispute tied to Vatican annulment and a disputed kidnapping attempt by his father. The lengthy feud shaped Monaco’s succession and royal tensions.
Mrs. Ida B. Smith announces her candidacy for Congress to replace Representative John W. Clark in the Thirty Fourth District. She is backed by the Liberal Backboners League promoting public transport ownership, abolition of patents, government rewards for inventors, direct federal taxation of states, and other socialistic policies including municipal job guarantees.
Edwin T. Dexter is expected to become president of the Chillicothe Ohio vocational school for disabled soldiers, succeeding J. M. Fritch. The Veterans Bureau reportedly has nearly decided on him as the new head.
Senator Porter P. McCumber led former Governor Lynn J. Frazier in the North Dakota Republican primary with a margin under two to one. Vote tabulations from 181 of 2,064 precincts were reported, with results coming in the day after the primary.
Adjutant funeral George M. Florence of Oklahoma married yesterday in the apartment of Representative A. J. Volstead of Minnesota author of the Volstead act in Washington to Miss Lesale W. Newson of Hot Springs Arkansas. The ceremony became known today in Columbus.
A man held on theft charges for an $88 pin from a local jewelry store admitted his identity as Herbert M. Rothery. Sought since 1802 for escaping Marlborough prison in England, he is reported to have prior maulings in Syracuse and Washington for bond jumps and escapes from Maryland penitentiary and Ft. Madison prison.
Frei Kehler Jr nephew of the mayor testified he delivered 10 cases of whisky in his car to a buyer from Beltz Koller Co. Federal Judge Westenhaver sentenced him to 60 days in the workhouse on transporting liquor and fined $250 on the liquor selling charge.
In London June 26 members of the House of Commons debated the Government of Scotland bill amid calls for home rule and warnings of possible trouble in Scotland if reform did not come. Some Scots MPs urged a separate legislature while others opposed secession, and the bill was ultimately shelved with many voices wanting a clear test of the public mood next session.
At a convention in Rockland I June 29 Howard Pelouse of Richmond Virginia was elected grand monarch and Lamar Wield of Montgomery Alabama was elected grand venerable Prophet of the Supreme Council of the Veiled Prophets of the Enchanters Realm. The 1928 open obuvian was awarded to Cleveland.
Dublin dispatch reports fresh offers to insurgents at the Four Courts rejected after a two hour delay. Irregulars on the outskirts intensify as reinforcements arrive. Three civilians killed today, total dead now nineteen. Businesses and banks close. newspapers suspend operation amid the siege.
Ohio primary ballots to be mailed today will show candidate addresses in small type beneath their names, an official notice from Secretary of State Smith explains. The move aims to distinguish similarly named office seekers and aids voters in identifying candidates.
The Senate voted 43 to 18 to place a 2 cent a gallon duty on milk, higher than the one cent rate in the house bill, after a two hour debate. The Associated Press report from Washington dated June 29 notes strong opposition but final approval.
The Privy Council presented the naval treaty adopted at the Warrington conferences to the prince regent for ratification. The report, dated June 29 from Tokyo, notes the treaty’s transmittal and pending approval.
The American Legion and Disabled American Veterans members criticized Brigadier General Charles H. Sawyer Harding's personal physician for war veteran hospitalization failures. Humphrey Sullivan of St Lawley spoke for national commander MacNider, declaring the blame should rest with Sawyer at a convention address.
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