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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1920
Page
1
Public warned of a billion dollar pay increase and freight rise as the railway wage board meets in Chicago to address wage hikes and a proposed 30 to 50 percent freight rate increase. Railroads and public officials outline plans to relieve congestion and move essential goods, with emphasis on perishable and food car priority.
Reported by railway executives the emergency could justify almost total control of freight movement. First step would be priority shipments for coal and perishables with limited car use to those goods. The railroads claim congestions stem from over 200000 cars and consider curtailing passenger service only as a last resort.
Levi P. Morton former vice president and New York governor died at ninety six after bronchial pneumonia that followed a cold. Birthday celebrations included schoolchildren and telegrams from across the nation as relatives urged him to rest rather than greet each caller.
Chicago May 18 Detectives hunted a dozen Joliet penitentiary escapees. William Jackson a Black man was electrocuted on the Aurora Elgin and Chicago interurban near Wheaton his body found across the track.
Paris reports say French troops evacuated Mainz Darmstadt and other east bank cities. An official proclamation read The French keep their word as the occupation ends amid orderly quiet. The Hythe accord fixes reparations at 120000000000 marks gold about 80 billion dollars. American and Entente commanders monitor the withdrawal for German reaction. In Frankfurt French hostages and a 1 000 000 mark guarantee are demanded to ensure calm.
Des Moines May 18 Henry P Visions of J T Morgan Co chair of Red Cross societies urged Congress to provide up to 510 million for relief in central and western Europe. He proposed a survey commission staffed by distinguished Americans led by Generals Pershing Hoover and ex secretary Lane to allocate materials quickly. He urged Allied participation and predicted support from Britain Holland and other nations. London May 18 Bolsheviks have appeared at Ashaka crossing the Persian frontier says the Times.
The dispatch notes the bolsheviks saying they created a quarrel with Persia yet insist the ish troops must be withdrawn. The report frames the dispute as a political clash with demands for troop withdrawal.
A South Bend family of three perished when their auto was struck by a Northern Indiana Railway interurban car at Elk. A sister died instantly, another at the scene, and a 37 year old passenger died two hours later. The wreck injured others in the vehicle, all residents of South Bend.
Secretary Daniels told a senate committee that advocates of a general staff for the navy seek to curtail civilian control and replace the secretary with a cabinet admiral. He charged that some officers favored Prussian style control and warned that Congress should only change civilian oversight directly and openly.
Attorney General Palmer denounces charges that his administration protects profiteers, citing enforcement of laws against all. He calls the critique by Labor Union secretary J. S. Miller a political slander and asserts convictions prove even handed action. He names a Philadelphia judge as instigator of attacks and defends actions under the Lever laws.
A speaker defends harsh action against profiteers while noting only one union officer has been jailed. He cites 1452 prosecutions for profiteering or hoarding, claims labor leaders faced no jail terms, and accuses Judge Boonwell of spreading false accusations for political ends. He recalls six years in Congress aiding labor.
Washington May 17 The Constitutional Liberty league a nationwide group aims to extend branches in every state to repeal the Volstead act and will hold a meeting in the capital within a week. Fred C Spaulding former director of the League for the Preservation of American Independence announces plans and serves as executive secretary with Boston headquarters.
Cork city council with one dissenter reinscribes the late Prof Kuno Meyer on the roll of honorary freemen. Meyer had been granted city freedom eight years earlier for his work in reviving the Irish language. After wartime erasure the council votes to restore his name to the roll in both German and Irish.
Albany May 18 Herbert Myrick editor of Farm and Home warned that unfavorable weather and poor crops could trigger a food famine in the United States. He said the outcome would be decided in the next 60 days and urged repeal of daylight saving law. He projected prices next winter of butter 2 dollars per pound eggs 3 dollars per dozen potatoes 15 dollars per bushel flour 40 dollars per barrel unless farms achieve maximum production this summer.
The War Department report for end of April places the Wisconsin National Guard fourth in national strength. Leading units are Texas, Minnesota, and New York with significant cavalry to guard the border, while Wisconsin was largely reorganized.
British forces press into West Cork as 2000 troops establish occupation, signaling a major security operation in the region. Local authorities coordinate with military units to restore order amid rising tensions and protests.
May 18 dispatches from Cork and Londonderry describe English troops landing in Bantry and SkiDoereen to quell unrest in West Cork. Rioting between nationalist and unionist factions in Londonderry, including the death of former soldier Doherty and the shooting of Sergt Dennis Moroney, with several other injuries and damaged property.
A Mexican embassy official in Paris says the preliminary plot for the Mexican revolution was devised in Paris and that President Carranza knew the plan in advance. The ambassador warned that Mexico would flare into revolt once the presidential campaign opened, but Carranza did not heed the warning.
Laporte Indiana May 18 Mrs Adolph Kapalski a church soloist and social figure has been missing for four days after leaving home with pictures of her two children. Police have made frantic efforts to trace her as friends report she feared for her health and warned her fate would be known if relief did not come.
In a signed confession from St. Joseph Missouri Dick Smythe admits he knew of Thrace Walton plans for the Illinois Central mail car robbery. Smythe says Walton boasted of prior crimes including the Santa Ferralia No 6 robbery at Lexington Jonas Mo April 6. Federal officials report Smythe as a business agent for Walton.
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