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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1920
Page
1
Louisville dispatch reports Jeffersontown Kentucky votes to revoke its 1794 charter and revert to county control amid high taxes. About 700 residents, including journalist Henry Watterson, reside in the city.
Reports from El Paso and Fort Worth say Clara Smith Hamon may be in Juarez or nearby. Sheriff Orndorff says no arrest warrant exists without extradition papers and the chief of police notes possible hiding, while lawyers propose surrender terms and swift trial if she agrees.
J L Smith in El Paso says he has been there two months and did not consult any law firm in Fort Worth or elsewhere about his daughter. He claims he has not heard from Clara and does not know her whereabouts or any plans to go to Mexico.
Ardmore Oklahoma reports say Clara Barton Smith may cross into Mexico as officials pursue her for the murder of Jake L Hamon. The charge against her has been amended from assault to murder, giving authorities broader power to bring her back to Ardmore for trial.
Secretary Houston submits an annual report to Congress proposing a four year national tax levy of four billion dollars to replace excess profits taxes and luxury levies. He calls for higher income surtaxes, new corporate taxes, and added levies on gasoline, autos, tobacco, candy, cigars, and perfumes to raise about two billion dollars. The plan also rearranges surtaxes with saved versus spent income, aiming for a top combined rate up to seventy percent for high earners.
The annual report of Rear Admiral J. A. Hoogewerff to Secretary Daniels notes many navy compass repairs over the past year due to bottles and alcohol being broken open inside the instruments. It states two field aerological sets were prepared and stored at Hampton Roads for potential emergency action in the West Indies or nearby regions.
A blaze at the Parks rooming house at 151 Pender Street West in Vancouver killed three men Tom Freeman a former sailor Jack Davey and an unidentified man. Seventy four residents were in the building when the alarm sounded but most escaped. Heavy smoke from paints and varnishes on the ground floor hindered firefighting efforts.
Cad actors on recent outing reveal four students suspended on charges of plundering a cottage they occupied at Guill during the event. Chaperones of the party were censured and dismissed.
Secretary Houston fixed the net cost of the war to the American government at 24.01 billion dollars for the period April 6, 1917 to June 30, last. He said the figure represents adjusted war time expenditures, excluding unrelated outlays. Expenditures totaled about 38.83 billion, with 16.08 billion raised from taxes and non borrowed revenue. Deduction of 9.52 billion for foreign loans to be repaid and 4.50 billion for excess wartime government operations reduced the net cost.
Washington reports the reclamation service annual summary showing 1919 crop value on government project lands rose by 25 million dollars, pushing total project investment to 125 million by last fiscal year end. Output per acre was about twice the unirrigated humid-region average. The report notes 2,648,000 acres irrigated, with 1,636,000 fully dependent on government works and 1,012,000 using a mix of private systems.
Genoa dispatch reports the steamer America returning from New Haven was found to carry tobacco sugar and coffee in smuggling activity. Police seized the goods and 400000 rubles in the wireless operator s custody claimed as funds of speculators not for political use.
A group of 170 Japanese returning from the United States told reporters in Tokio on December 8 that they left no ill treatment or anti-Japanese mood drove them away. A representative said they faced no prejudice and were well treated, noting they had earned money during the war and could afford the trip home.
Ex king Constantine will not relinquish his claim to the Greek throne in favor of his son George. An advisor said the Greek people want Constantine and abdication could spark a revolution. The Greek government has asked Constantine to abdicate in favor of the crown prince.
The Greek government abandons plans for ex King Constantine to return this week. A wait and see policy is adopted with final decision left to Constantine. British pressure to restore Constantine appears to have intensified. Former Premier Gournaris urges Venizelist officers to stay in their posts as the Venizelos era ends.
In Lucerne, Dec 8 AP reports Premier Rhallis of Greece sent an official telegram to Constantine detailing public opinion on his possible return to the throne. The message notes a tremendous plebiscite vote in favor of Constantine but provides no plans for his return.
The Publishers' Auxiliary of Chicago prints December 4 issue praise for the Vadatella Tribune. It calls the paper reliable, ably edited, and well printed with age and improvement evident.
AP dispatch reports Armenia’s war minister proclaimed a dictatorship and announced a Soviet government in Yerevan after Bolshevik alignment at Baku. A five member council of peoples commissaries was formed, including two generals, as communism spreads. Outbreaks were noted in Alexandropol amid Turkish nationalist unrest.
In Tokyo in December, an investigation targets city council members over alleged graft. Baron Goto, a foreign minister figure, is noted but not specified as a defendant.
Oakland catcher Robertson, noted for smooth fielding at .980, faced a crowded scene as a pivotal play unfolded. The article details a sequence where elements of catching and framing influenced the outcome of the game.
Walter E. Anderson a cowpuncher from Ogallala Neb rode 300 miles to Omaha to enlist in the army after navy and marine refusals due to a ring worm. He passed a pistol test at thirty paces and hit a coin four of four and blew out a candle twice out of four. he was accepted.
Chicago officials draft an ordinance creating a city athletic commission with full control of all athletic events in the city. The committee also proposes a tax on gate receipts from league baseball to replace the current flat amusement tax.
Four bicycle racers collided during the Madison Square Garden six day race as Gerard Leene initiated a spurt. None were injured though all fell to the flat bottom of the track. Van Hevel Miguel and Bedell followed into the sliding bike on a curve, with laps behind and leading riders on 1044 and five laps at 3 p.m.
President Wilson transmitted to the Senate a special message detailing the American peace commission’s expenses abroad from December 1, 1918, to December 4, 1920. Total expenditures reached 1,651,191.09 dollars, with actual outlays of 1,703,712.06 after reimbursements. The report lists salaries, hotel costs, rents, food, linen, and mission expenses to Russia, Germany, Posen, Turkey, Holland, and Armenia, plus car purchases and presidential party costs. Commissioners BE House and Henry White earned 1,000 dollars monthly. Robert Lansing and General Tasker Bliss had their expenses covered.
The Utah Horse and Cattle Growers association adopted a resolution at its Salt Lake convention calling for an embargo on fresh meat imports from South America and Australia. Mary Thomas Redmond is tasked to urge Utah's congressional delegation to act. The convention, with delegates from twelve western states, opened with Wm. H. Day as the first session speaker.
Senator Hitchcock proposed using about 70 million dollars of federal reserve bank earnings this year for farmer loans to ease low price pressures. Agriculture Chairman Gronna said revival of the war finance corporation would wait until Friday for senators to study committee testimony. Mr. Day described the nation as facing a strike against high prices, with thrift and saving seen as key to long term recovery from unstable markets.
Copenhagen dispatch reports Count Ottokar Czernin Von Chudenits former Austrian foreign minister in Berlin meeting with leading politicians. They discuss the reality of a German Austrian union following Austria's recent political changes.
Debate at the League of Nations session in Geneva features Newton Westley Rowell attacking plans for technical organizations of the leagues, arguing they would strip control from the assembly and place authority in Europe. Other delegates discuss Albania admission and the scope of the council and assembly. Wilson declines to send delegates to the disarmament commission.
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