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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1919
Page
1
The house defeated President Wilson’s veto of the daylight saving repeal bill by 223 to 101 with one absent. Advocates canvassed members, defied deferral motions, and capitalized on many city members being out of town to secure the two thirds required.
The American First Division, first to land in France and Coblenz captors, will begin leaving the Rhine for Brest within a week. French troops and the Eighth Infantry Regiment will assume care of the Coblenz bridgehead, with the Americans retaining Coblenz Fort Ehrenbreitstein and the Moleburg castle as outer bridgehead outposts for several years.
President Wilson told representatives of the National Federation of State Farm Bureaus in Washington that no government move exists to reduce the federal guaranteed price of wheat. He said the government aims to lower the cost of living along lines outlined in his recent address to Congress.
United States cavalry aided by air scouts search the Mexican mountains south of the Rio Grande for bandits who held two American lieutenants for a 15000 dollar ransom. Torrential rains and winds hinder the chase as Major General Joseph Dickman directs the punitive expedition after the border crossing by the Eighth Cavalry.
The American punitive expedition into Mexico proceeds under explicit Washington direction after bandits held two American aviators. Secretary Baker says troops went over on war department instructions, with official word pending from the border. No broader policy announced yet, but preparations for swift troop movements to deter further raids are evident. Carranza will be blocked from importing arms for now following U S notes on protecting Americans in Mexico.
An American airplane returned from a scouting trip into Mexico with two bullet holes in a wing. The aviator observer said three Mexicans fired on them and he returned fire with a machine gun, believing he killed one. Cavalry pursuit was ordered against bandits.
The House adopted a nonchalant shoe price inquiry directing the Federal Trade Commission to study price rises. An amendment to broaden the inquiry failed without dissent. Agriculture committee hearings continued with Armour & Co. and a Department of Agriculture witness amid talks of extending the food control act and fair-price powers.
Secretary Baker defended a 576 000 strong army as suitable given global unrest. He noted the bill reflects military experts opinion and approved universal training for 19 year olds while supporting native troops in possessions and exploring naval training for some youths as alternatives.
In Detroit, general chairmen of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and railway shop laborers approve a wage and working agreement calling for about $1 extra per day, time and a half for overtime, and promotion by seniority. The demand covers about 600,000 workers across the United States Canada and Central America, with half belonging to the union.
Donald W. Pether, a Los Angeles student at Cornell, was released due to insufficient evidence in the murder case of Mise Hazel UCrance who died in Cayuiza on July 1. The Supreme Court's error was cited by Kiley at Gaenuevs in the ruling.
Railway officials were informed the shopmen strike has ended and urged to maintain vigilant wage demands in the immediate period following the closure.
A New York dealer accused of selling 1000 pounds of flour to the Albany Orphan Asylum for three cents above the fair price, admitted profiteering but claimed he did not know the goods would go to an orphanage. The refund was announced by Mr. Williams.
Governor Smith creates a temporary non salary state highway transport committee at the request of the state reconstruction commission to promote rapid delivery of perishable foods from farms to markets in New York.
Columbia Graphophone company of Bridgeport Conn. announced the local plant would be moved due to a strike. The Bridgeport plant employing 6 929 persons was closed and not expected to reopen.
President Wilson told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the League covenant imposes no automatic legal obligation for U.S. military action yet may create a strong moral duty. He described the league as fostering comradeship and protection, not binding commitments, while outlining key peace plan details in a White House round-table session.
A Richmond Missouri project builds a concrete bark clad replica of Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace cabin. The 26 by 38 foot structure mirrors the original with porches and chimneys, using bark covering on logs and roof slabs to resemble the famous dwelling.
Wage scale adopted by 300 general chairmen of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers calls for a 35 to 65 percent raise for 117,000 workers in the United States and Canada. Current rates place firemen in passenger service at 6.50 dollars per day for 100 miles or less, 7.60 dollars with Mallet engines. freight rates vary by engine weight. Overtime and local service pay are outlined, with minimums and mileage bases specified.
In Pittsburgh Pennsylvania John Carlisle attempted a crude cocktail using hard cider and Jamaica ringer when a police officer heard his cries for help and a stomach pump saved him. The incident hints at the rising popularity of stomach pumps.
Paris authorities urge immediate state municipal or national laws to ban airplane factories within hearing distance of residential areas. Tests on engines cause sleeplessness in Suresnes Puteaux Courbevoie and Clichy residents with cities resigning and hospitals planned away from noise sites.
Buffalo attorney Stephen T. Lockwood reveals hoarding of 191 carloads of pork products, dressed and borax cured, stored in Lyndonville Medina and Waterport fruit plants. He has asked Washington for guidance on action against owners as another 154 carloads are en route to the Niagara fruit belt.
An administration bill introduced by Chairman Wadsworth of the military committee proposes the War Department acquire certain sites now used as aviation fields.
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