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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1920
Page
12
A historical opinion piece credits President Wilson with stopping a national rail strike and saving the country from widespread hardship. It notes his dismissal of Secretary of State Lansing for policy clashes and questions why the president faced more criticism for this action.
The first of the Republican house subcommittees to investigate why World War I was won under a Democratic administration has reported. James H. Frear of Wisconsin chaired the aviation subcommittee.
The article notes a politician named Sin with a pro German lean in the war era. It lists votes including the McLemore resolution banning passenger travel on ocean liners, an embargo on munitions sales, and opposition to World War I measures such as the war with Germany conscription espionage act and the first revenue bill.
Senator Sherman of Illinois denounces the Ford car as an international pest while defending Leix Newberry on election fraud charges. The exchange includes a televised fall and a claim the Ford vehicle is a waste of time and substance, with speculation about voting implications for Sherman’s political future.
The piece describes a New York chartered group named Rest of Us forming to represent the long suffering public. Its president says the body will include refined yet unorganized individuals who are neither labor unionists nor capitalists. They claim to empower the ordinary citizen against bosses and finance leaders.
The piece argues the war was won by individual soldiers despite government failure. It accuses the War Department of hindering the war effort and warns that four million soldiers will vote, necessitating praise for soldiers and accountability for leaders.
The New Mexico legislature ratified the suffrage amendment last week becoming the thirty third state to approve it Maryland rejected the measure West Virginia plans a Friday vote with polls suggesting ratification Most states in New England remaining to vote and timing for a nationwide vote remains uncertain for the next presidential election
A Denver juvenile court judge, B. B. Lindsey, is lauded for originality after a ruling that an heiress child qualifies for a pension under mothers' compensation law. The piece defends his reputation against critics and notes broad political commentary from various factions.
The Wyoming state highway department will obtain equipment valued at about $225,000 within 60 days. Delegates from the state highway commission and highway superintendent, meeting with war and agriculture department officials, said the gear will be shipped to Wyoming free of cost except freight. It includes trucks tractors and heavy and light road building machinery for federal aid road work.
Omaha Chamber of Commerce figures place Wyoming seventh in autos per person, with 21 371 machines for 184 790 residents. The data, drawn from state secretaries, reflects last year’s registrations. Leading states are California, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Montana and Minnesota.
Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce outlines a $65,000 new building with modern facilities, a $200,000 apartment house, a $300,000 Masonic temple, and an aeroplane station for a proposed transcontinental mail service. A $15,000 fund backs the chamber’s construction as Cheyenne anticipates rapid growth this summer and beyond.
New York February 24 Profiteering among dry goods dealers drew criticism from Howard E Figg United States attorney general at the National Goods association meeting He listed six reasons for rising living costs including money and credits wage levels reduced world production higher distribution costs and extravagance He warned all interests must coordinate before prices fall and some dealers merit punishment without trial.
A University of Wyoming thrift contest awarded first prize to an anonymous student with second to Robert Jones of Kemmerer and third to Charles Reilly of Worland. The same issue notes formation of a Commerce Club with Robert Jones as president and describes the Cowboys basketball tour, including a 28-19 loss to Mines and wins of 34-15 over Sacred Heart College and 38-19 over Greeley Normal.
The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph reports striking jail statistics for 1919 and 1910. In the first half of 1919 there were 7 408 inmates serving 108 824 days, compared with 4 125 inmates under 59 139 days in the last half of 1910. There were 67 murderers in the jail in early 1919 and 16 in the second half, with 15 jail hospital cases then 2, and 10 deaths then none. About 600 cells are empty now.
In the Third Judicial District of Wyoming a district court order directs all interested parties to appear on March 27 1920 at the Evanston court house to show cause why an order to sell real estate of James W Fleming deceased should not be granted. The order requires publication in Wyoming Times Evanston and Kemmerer Camera for four weeks.
Department of the Interior announces a public sale of an isolated land tract in Wyoming under Serial No 06060. The sale starts at 7 am on April 10, 1980, at a minimum price of 1 per acre, with the tract described as the east half of the south half of the northeast quarter, section 2, township and range to be specified. Public action by the Land Office at Evanston, Wyoming.
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