07 Apr 1921
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1921
Page
1
Police recover a ripped mail pouch at Dearborn Street station showing one package of 100000 dollars in hundreds, another of 40000 in twenties, and a third of 50000. Four bandits committed the quick robbery, taking a registered pouch and fleeing in a car after a single gunshot. Most funds were to Indianapolis banks.
Pittsburgh April 7 The international jury of selection and awards will judge canvases for the Carnegie Institute twentieth exhibition starting April 28. About 850 canvases will be reviewed and approximately 350 selected. Henri Eugene Le Sidaner of Paris wins the one man exhibit award with twenty five works in a separate room. About 250 foreign canvases are submitted with France England and Italy as major contributors and others from Belgium Denmark Poland Norway Russia Spain Sweden and Switzerland also sending works.
Mrs. Ruth C. Anderson of Chicago sues Ed P. Deiss Riverside chief of police to recover 104000 of 161000 Liberty bonds taken from her husband Edwin Anderson after his arrest as an alleged embezzler. She says the bonds are community property and plans another suit for the remaining amount. Anderson started east seeking return to Chicago.
The South Dakota Sunday blue laws remain in abeyance as the state supreme court weighs their constitutionality. Attorney General Bryan Payne said the brief in the Goethal case will be filed promptly to expedite the decision.
Germany will submit a note to the allied supreme council outlining proposals for reconstructing devastated regions in northern France. The note aims to treat Germany as a possible contributor and will offer labor and material to the effort, with dispatch planned before May 1.
Reading from a fragmented note, Sioux Falls council session proceedings touched on church matters and a 2 year term. reference to Deadwood anchors a related annual convention on April 24.
Cleveland, April 7 AP says R G Jones superintendent of schools told the Cleveland federation of women's clubs child welfare committee that immorality is the greatest menace to public schools. He warned the nation is drifting toward free love and mothers are not doing their job. He said dancing in schools will be barred unless it serves wholesome pleasure and education for pupils.
Attorney General Daugherty warned business that the Department of Justice will enforce the law, using Sherman acts where Lever act provisions are struck down. He called the building materials industry situation intolerable and said inquiries will expand, with indictments already issued in New York and Chicago and complaints from Pittsburgh, St Louis, Cleveland, and other cities.
The Daily Telegraph defends Britain's stance on Mesopotamian oil policy and notes the United States misunderstands London’s notes. It praises Curzon's foreign affairs posture and argues American misdirection aims to sow discord between nations.
Chicago April 7 organization of the middle classes to present a solid front against profiteering was announced as a new arm of the Chicago Tenants Protective League. A middle class union would be effected by enlarging the scope of the mage s. Plans for cooperative home building by members were announced.
San Francisco April 7 AP reports general automobile travel into Yosemite Park opened this week, nearly a month earlier than ever before. Vehicles enter via the Coulterville road aided by the Chamber of Commerce of Bt and Modesto and the Youe mite lodes management.
In a police enforcement drive on the state prohibition law, New York night court adjourned after a quart bottle confiscated liquor exploded in a detective’s pocket. The blast caused chaos with a hurried exit, while a defendant pledged to abstain after the scare.
Cleveland April 7 AP The National League of Women Voters board regional directors and chairmen meet for a pre convention session to plan the second annual convention in Cleveland opening Monday with about 1000 delegates from 2,000,000 members. Topics include Sheppard-Towner maternity aid election reforms and anti profiteering.
Doorn Apr 7 AP Former Empress Augusta Victoria of Germany remains critically ill after months of heart trouble. No new heart failure attacks since Friday. She is very weak but sleeps restfully at night. Professor Kraus, who traveled from Berlin to aid her, has returned to Berlin.
Washington April 7 AP President Hardinge elevates Rush D Simmons of Wisconsin to chief inspector of the convictestee department The new chief has previously served as inspector in charge at the Chicago post office for several years
In County Tyrone three residents of Dromore were abducted from their homes by armed men during the night and found dead outside the village this morning. Authorities say the killings appear to be reprisals for attacks on crown forces Tuesday night.
Dr. Morria Zucker, Brooklyn reader and U S Communist organizer, arrives from Moscow after five months in Russia. He reports worsening conditions, claims foreign trade harms populace under red terror, and says many opponents, including former grand dukes and workers, suffer under Bolshevik rule. He cites American prisoners and alleges coercion to confess.
Roy B Harris and G K B Leonard dispute a confession that a woman hired them to murder Jospeha B Elwell last June. Leonard maintains inconsistencies in the confession and says the killing involved a .22 caliber revolver and a man named Dunkin, while Harris backs the story with differing details.
The railroad labor board denied permission for provisional wage reductions of 17 to 20 percent for unskilled workers on the New York Central. The dispute, originally sought to take effect April 1, will be heard April 18, with consolidation planned for twenty six roads to streamline the process.
Covington Ga April 7 Johnn 8 Williams plantation owner on trial for killing one of eleven farm hands linked to peonage fears on his farm testified he bonded and worked enslaved workers. He denied knowledge of three deaths and argued many farmers are technically guilty of peonage under federal definitions. The defense rested after his testimony.
Los Angeles April 7. Walter Lips former LA fire chief and county deputy sheriff denied confessing to soliciting and taking a $12000 bribe from Joe Furay now jailed in Texas. Lips and M. J. Anderson another deputy sheriff were indicted weeks ago for extortion and bribery.
Somerset Kentucky April 7 AP Officials investigate the Palm Limited wreck on the Queen and Crescent route near New River Tennessee. Four people are dead and 30 are injured as the train bound from Jacksonville Florida to Chicago derails on a curve. Rock ledges along the track tore open the day coaches and three Pullman cars were wrecked.
Louisville April 7 AP Kentucky bankers association announces a standing reward of 1000 dollars for each bank robber dead or alive making bank robbery a more hazardous occupation in the state
AP reports Londoners show a 2 percent increase in round cranial shapes over 200 years due to Middle European migration. The piece contrasts round headed citizens as patient laborers with the long headed British for initiative and colonizing prowess.
Hundreds of telegrams and letters pour into the American Legion urging the return to the United States of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the Philadelphia draft evader jailed in Germany. Public support spans banks, businesses, officials, utilities, and civic groups with pledges from Pacific coast posts and Kansas members. Legion leaders say the public demand grows and national officials are urged to act. The appeal also draws backing from J. W. Withers of the United Spanish War Veterans.
Local union officials search for a group of railroad strike leaders who left Harrison Arkansas after citizens urged them to depart. The absence alarms Missouri and North Arkansas railroad workers as the strand of leaders may head toward Joplin Missouri. The five men include Carey Potts Eddy Horne and Saxe from diverse cities amid a wage dispute.
Secretary Mellon said proposals to raise four billion dollars for next year’s national government revenues will be sent to Congress early next week. Discussion may tap new sources, with decisions on only the profite tax already near and no final form of revenue measure agreed.
London April 7. Premier Lloyd George announces a complete breakup of conference talks among mine owners government and representatives after the miners federation refuses to allow pumpers back to work without a national wage system and profits pool. He says the government will use all means with public support to meet the situation and that the issue is broader than wages.
London April 7 Leaders of the miners union failing to reach accord with mine owners after a two hour conference with Prime Minister Lloyd George refused to resume pumping. The board of trade announced negotiations have broken down as the miners plan further talks with the railway workers.
Queenstown Ireland Apr 7 AP naval units and other home ports held in readiness for emergency service after the miners strike. Shore leave curtailed officers must return to their posts by 8:30 PM. Shifting crown forces to England discussed may include many auxiliaries to quell disorder while avoiding a cross channel escalation.
Disorder broke out in Cowdenbeath Scotland last night with a shop window smashed and contents stolen. Police dispersed the crowd with clubs. Transport workers on the Firth of Forth have sleeping berths aboard the battleships Crescent and Roysth. Double guards have been posted in the fourth area.
The De Maleel Union of Railwaymen unanimously decided to support the coal miners in the ongoing strike. The united action signals strong labor backing as tensions rise. Further details were to be continued on page 3 of the edition.
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