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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1922
Page
1
Washington reports state the government may resort to conscription if rail and coal strikes disrupt business amid efforts to protect the public. President Harding would pursue peaceful settlement first, with federal troops considered if needed. 8,000 stationary firemen and oilers ordered to quit.
Dublin reports dense fighting across multiple counties including Limerick Kilkenny and Donegal with casualties including a boy scout. Irregulars seize supplies halt rail and road routes around Cork while surrounding Thurles and contesting Lime Rick Junction and Waterford areas.
In Paris today an assassination attempt failed as President Millerand and Premier Poincare escaped in a speeding car from Longchamp. Police arrested the anarchist secretary who organized the plot, with nervous officials noting the tension of would be murderers.
At the request of Mr. Hooper, the movement follows a firemen strike. Despite BF Grable’s denial of sanction, maintenance of way workers quit in sympathy with 400000 striking shopmen. In Lafayette Indiana, 100 Money railroad employees refuse to work under a federal judge’s injunction. Washington reports dispute talks progress but no nationwide settlement yet. T R A Henning leads Northwest efforts to end the walkout while avoiding a separate peace to avoid undermining national leaders.
An anarchist fired on French officials M Millerand and M Poincare as their motorcade traveled along a Paris highway. One bullet wounded a woman amid the attack. The suspect was arrested and police say he acted alone while the officials calmly returned to duty.
Senator George H. Moses of New Hampshire delivered a vitriolic attack on the tariff bill, denouncing the Chemical Foundation and its leaders, including Francis Garvan and the Dupont interests, as well as the dye industry, accusing them of special privilege and conspiratorial origins. He described the foundation as conceived in conspiracy and fostered by Dupont interests.
Government officials label both sides tactics in the coal strike as bold delay and evasion as talks at the White House proceed. President Harding may declare a national emergency cutting coal supply if miners and operators refuse his settlement plan. The move would set a platform for public view and potential troop use. Pottsville reports notes a plan by hard coal men.
A wartime claim states that authorities drew from the federal treasury to float securities and borrowed 100 008 000 from the government with 225 121 000 never repaid or accounted for. Moses further asserts the Dupont interests were financed during the war by the American people.
Miners plan to present their own arbitration framework to President Harding amid strong opposition to the proposed 11 member arbitration commission. They favor a smaller tribunal and accept wage arbitration for a 20 percent raise but oppose arbitrators having power to cut wages from the March 31 suspension scale.
Nast and Co the 185 South La Salle street brokerage closed its doors. The Chicago Title and Trust Company as receiver said liabilities may total six to seven million dollars. The firm dealt in grains stocks and bonds and its failure is blamed on market fluctuations.
Rainbow Division Veterans gather in Minneapolis on July 15 for a two day reunion. The agenda covers defining Americanization, enforcing it, aiding passage of the alien registration bill, and erecting monuments to Rainbow soldiers buried in France.
In Chicago a bandit was killed and Sgt. James W. McCarthy of the detective bureau was shot during a desperate battle to stop a robbery at the Central Manufacturing District bank. Two other bandits were captured. McCarthy, wounded in the neck and chest, is reported dying at Mercy hospital. The dead bandit is Paul Kutz. Surviving suspects are Joseph Segeman and Frank Smith. The gang reportedly tried to steal $35,000 in checks and money orders.
The army is being reduced to 125000 enlisted men as directed by Congress. It began the fiscal year with 128700 and expects natural wastage from reduced recruiting to bring total below 125000 by August 1. The impact of selective strike duty on this plan remains uncertain.
Brussels reports Jacques Jeannes the betrayer of Edith Cavell the English nurse has had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment in a British case with regional implications.
Mrs. Clara P. Phillips, wife of Al Phillips a Los Angeles broker, is accused in Tucson of killing Alberta Meadows a bank clerk and widow. Police say jealousy over Phillips attracted Mrs Meadows led to the attack with a hammer during a car ride. The husband learned the confession and aided in flight and disposal of the murder car.
In the National League Chicago defeated New York 4 to 6 and Cincinnati edged Brooklyn 9 to 3 as Philadelphia won 5 to 3 over Cincinnati. In the American League New York beat St. Louis 6 to 4 and Cleveland won 5 to 4 against Boston. Washington toppled Chicago 7 to 3 while Detroit at Philadelphia was rained out.
New photograph of James J. Wilkerson shows his nomination by President Harding to the senate for judge of the federal district court. Wilkerson, elder lawyer in the Small trial, was born in Savannah Maine December 21 1880 and educated at DePauw University and Greencastle. He has practiced law in Chicago since 1908.
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