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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1921
Page
1
Governor Hart signed the poll tax bill now in effect requiring all residents aged 21 to 50 to pay a $5 tax by May 1 annually. Employers must withhold after May 1, and sheriffs may seize property if unpaid. The tax aims to raise about $2 million yearly to retire $11 million in bonds issued for the veteran bonus.
Edward Foley alias Hughey Foley aged 18 from Omaha and Denver faced trial for alleged involvement in a holdup of a New York Central ticket agent on January 17 in which detectives O. E. Long and Louis Schroeder were killed and $15,000 stolen. Roy C. Richardson, a Black man, was tried earlier and sentenced to death.
A bulletin from the International Institute of Agriculture notes satisfactory crop conditions in western Europe the United States Japan and North Africa. In Prussia cattle up five percent sheep up fifteen percent and hogs up twenty four percent while in the United States cattle down four percent and hogs down seven percent. Georges Clemenceau arrived in Toulon from India after tiger hunting and described his health as perfect.
Copenhagen March 21 AP Lenin premier Nikolai Lenin has begun negotiations with Mensheviks and Social Revolutionaries to form a coalition government in Soviet Russia. Reval dispatch to Berlingske Tidende reports the outreach signals a possible power-sharing arrangement among rival groups.
Washington March 21 The census bureau announced the 1920 21 cotton crop the largest since 1914 and the sixth largest in U S history yielding 13 365 754 equivalent 500 pound bales Ginning figures for the season show the final production 378 754 bales above the Agriculture Department forecast and about 2 769 000 bales below the 1914 record.
A Chicago man identified as Dodi Bodine, husband to Mrs Ida Glass of Aurora, faces grand jury charges for allegedly stealing his wife’s automobile and oil. The case arose after Bodine, a dressmaker, claimed a dream of remarriage and a minister’s intervention. Bodine denied multiple marriages and said he was conducting a revival when arrested.
Washington reports spring opens with abnormally warm weather along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The Weather Bureau forecasts a cooler break east of the Mississippi within 36 hours and issues cold wave warnings for Michigan Indiana Ohio western Pennsylvania and western New York.
Chicago officials report four bodies recovered from the Armour Grain elevator in South Chicago after a Saturday night blast. Crews remove debris as experts estimate weeks to clear bent steel and spilled grain piles blocking the Calumet river. Grain loss put at about 1 million dollars with 3 million salvageable. Fire or ore combustion blamed for the explosion.
London reports Greek Minister of War M Gournalis says three classes totaling 45 000 reserves have been mobilized in response to Turkish rejection of London conference terms and new Turkish concentrations. He suggests a probable Greek offensive against Turkish Nationalists in Cilicia Thrace and Smyrna disputes.
Obadia h Gardner of Maine who resigned from the international joint commission at the request of former President Wilson will be reappointed. The White House announced that Wilson had tendered his resignation to President Harding and that it was accepted.
Ten people died and fifty were injured when a train derailed inside a tunnel in Niigata Japan on March 21. The wreck sparked a fire after the derailment, authorities reported.
The White House announced that former Wisconsin Representative Esch will be given a recess appointment to the Interstate Commerce Commission within a few days. The appointment, reported today, confirms his move from Congress to a regulatory post.
AP reports the conviction of Leubben, president of the Rad National Bank, for allegedly aiding unlawful and fraudulent issuance of certificates. The Supreme Court refused to review the case, leaving the verdict intact.
Washington March 21 AP spokesmen for the packers and employees met with Labor Secretary Davis at a labor department conference. A joint session followed with Commerce Secretary Hoover and Agriculture Secretary Wallace in attendance.
Lieut. W P D Coney of the 91st aero squadron, who set a new transcontinental flight record by flying from San Diego to Jacksonville in 22 hours 27 minutes, announced he would depart Table Beach at 2 am Wednesday for San Diego with a single stop for fuel in Dallas, Texas.
Fire that destroyed the main plant and property of the Howe Sound Mining and Smelting company at Brittani Head, 25 miles from Vancouver, caused a loss of 750000 dollars. Company employees saved the town from destruction as the blaze for a time threatened Vancouver authorities announced today.
J. S. Dykes of Union Parish announced in Shreveport that he is drafting an ordinance to ban Chinese and Japanese from land ownership, modeled on California’s alien land ownership law, to be included in Louisiana’s new constitution.
Tokio March 21 AP An international peace society to promote friendship among nations has been founded by 300 prominent Japanese. Organizers include Viscount Uchida foreign minister Viscount Takaaki Kato opposition leader and Viscount Eiichi Shimusawa head of the American Japanese association and leader of the league of nations group.
Binghamton newspapers ending a two week suspension publish display advertising today after printers strike to press demands. The move follows an open shop policy and aims to restore normal operations at local dailies.
Washington March 21 AP A plan to save millions yearly by coordinating railroad facilities and services through a national railway agency proposed to congress would act as a permanent care and equipment pool for the roads said S Daviesfield president of the National Association of Owners of Railroad Securities The plan envisions a national service benefiting railways more quickly than improvements to individual railroad properties.
Police report a drug smuggling route between Salt Lake and Ogden carried 43,680 dollars worth of narcotics in the last three years. Hemgry Bankhead was arrested in connection with the evidence.
Cliff Rowels, once suspected leader of a liquor running gang between Sioux Falls and Des Moines, is captured after a gun battle with police. He fled a house and returned fire before being subdued. Authorities also seek his brothers Rex and another, tied to a broader theft and bank robbery case.
Cincinnati to New York revival of river traffic on the Mississippi marks a milestone with Cincinnati goods aboard a ship bound for the Pacific coast. Freight will be transferred at New Orleans to an ocean vessel and routed via the Panama Canal. River men say the water route will yield lower costs than rail despite the long voyage.
Government costs and interest for permanent improvements in 227 cities with 30 000 plus population exceeded revenues by 8 991 000 in 1919. After permanent outlays, revenues of 1 224 112 000 or 35 32 per capita exceeded costs by 255 902 000. Net indebtedness stood at 2 679 551 000 or 77 82 per capita with New York City debt alone at 1 009 309 000.
Mrs. Marinette Munn, treasurer of the Women's Temperance Union, said reports of a new campaign to boost ship production from 500 600 to 1 000 000 are false. She stated the group is continuing its regular work and Sabbath observance.
AP reports a U.S. District Court in St Louis ruled seizure without a warrant lawful for investigators inside a private home where liquor was found. The decision centers on the legality of entering a residence to seize contraband during a private gathering.
The Waborn line wreck tragedy near the indiana port city resulted in twenty dead and a sweeping inquiry into the engineman Long’s actions aboard the train. Investigators from the railroad commission are reviewing the incident for cause and accountability.
Chicago March 21 AP The question of national agreements between railroads and their employes is the most serious issue facing the nation, says W W Atterbury vice president of the Pennsylvania Lines. He cites wartime federal policy and labor leaders refusing to confer, arguing each railroad should negotiate with its own workers for industrial peace.
New York March 21 The Federation the Brotherhood of Railway and Ship Clerks urges grand president E H Fitzgerald to authorize a referendum strike ballot for immediate use if railways refuse to obey the transportation act of 1920 before wage reductions.
Omaha March 21. The Union Pacific announces another shop cut reducing the workforce to 1200 from 1700 before the reductions began.
Chicago March 21 Illinois Central railroad will confer with unskilled employee representatives on March 28 and 29 over a proposal to reduce wages by about 25 percent. J Walsh questioned Atterbury about voluntary force behind national agreements and possible coercion.
A business district fire in Muskogee Oklahoma begun by lightning was brought under control early today after destroying about a quarter of a block. Estimated damage runs around 250000 dollars as firefighters battled the flames and contained the blaze.
The board of constabulary officers led by General Crame cleared Colonel Lucien Sweet and three Filipino officers of wrongdoing after investigating riots in Manila on December 15. The exonerationStatement was announced in Manila on March 21.
Mexico City reports that El Democrata says most American nations will abstain from the League of Nations assembly. Mexico will soon name a delegate to the league, aiming to adopt a neutral wartime stance, with officials noting no new Beelem or covert operation will affect national policy.
Boston reports a March high of 42 degrees at noon surpassing all prior records for the month and records one heat prostration for the day. New York also tops all March heat marks with 50 degrees reached at 2 30 p m.
Havana reports a seized Daytona Florida wire tapping outfit and paraphernalia tied to a claimed International Turf Exchange with branches in America Canada and Cuba. Police say no such local branch exists and warn of past schemes victimizing confiding persons for thousands of dollars. Race results are broadcast via a combination telegraph and telephone circuit to New York.
Roland R. Pothier, ex sergeant, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 1918 death of Major Alexander Cronkhite. He remains jailed on 10,000 bail in Providence and will soon be removed to Tacoma, Wash., for further proceedings as federal officers plan to call additional witnesses.
President Harding pressed Chairman Fordney on emergency tariff feasibility for farmers. The Ways and Means Committee discussed but reached no definite conclusion. Western members opposed rapid passage, sticking to a prior vote against an emergency tariff in favor of a permanent bill.
William `Pussyfoot` Johnson, prohibition agent, is seriously ill in Hampton Iowa. His condition has improved but remains in doubt and all speaking engagements for the rest of March have been canceled per Dr Powers.
Lincoln March 21 AP An application to sell multiple hotels including Fontenelle in Omaha Lincoln at Table Rock Beatta Bluff and Franklin Neb and the Capitol hotel site was filed in district court today by W E Barkley receiver for the companies behind the hotels for a proposed price of 875 dollars.
A Williamson jury acquits sixteen Matewan residents in the 1920s street battle that killed private detective Albert Felts. They are freed but held on bond for six other indictments tied to the same deaths. Witnesses reported miners cheering outside the court as verdicts were delivered.
Major General Hunter Liggett, commander of the first American Army in World War I, retires today as an active officer with forty-two years of service. A farewell ceremony at Camp Lewin honors his career as Ninth Army Corps officials and civilian friends attend.
Funeral services for Bert Leston Taylor known as B L T to readers of the Chicago Tribune column A Line 6 or Two were conducted at Fourth Presbyterian Church. Taylor died Sunday after a brief pneumonia illness. intimate family friends attended.
Dublin March 21 AP reports attacks across Ireland with police and civilian casualties. In Pallarragh a policeman shot. in Greenore a policeman wounded. in Rochestertown County Cork a developer wounded. in Mallinahone a policeman shot dead.
Warsaw march 21 ap the new constitution for Poland will take effect once machinery is set in motion parliament to be dissolved in april and arrangements for election of a new parliament under the constitution will be perfected by then
The Supreme Court refused to hear appeals from Ed ward Anderson Mortimer and thirty eight others who were convicted in California for conspiring to violate the selective service act and espionage act.
In West Texas authorities investigated a case tied to an insurance payout. J Cochran, once believed dead, was found alive near City Texas after an apparent kidnapping and concealment scheme. He claimed the earlier death was staged and implicated others in an alleged drug-related plot.
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