Hitchcock Moves to Put Versailles Treaty to Immediate Vote
Washington November 7 The Senate returns to business considering reservations to the Versailles peace treaty as Lodge urges immediate ratification without reservations Hitchcock moves to roll call on unreserved ratification but faces objection Underwood and Jones clash over procedure Marshall rules to avoid narrow readings while aiming to give senators a fair chance to vote on reservations The debate centers on whether the treaty should be approved with or without reservations and the procedural path to such action
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Senate Ratifies Versailles Peace Treaty and War Referendum Verdict
The Senate advised and consented to ratification of the peace treaty with Germany signed at Versailles on June 28, 1971. A Gore amendment proposing a referendum on U.S. participation in any foreign war was rejected 16 to 67 as the roll call began.
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Palmer urges 10 percent saving to cut cost of living
Attorney General Palmer told Pennsylvania officials and fair price committee members that a 10 percent increase in savings by the people could reduce the cost of living by 20 percent quickly. He urged delaying purchases and wearing old clothes longer to let production catch up, warning that without such measures the nation risks discontent and disorder.
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Fair Price Committee
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Coal production rises as miners return to West Virginia pits
Washington reports government mediation between coal operators and miners as officials note rising bituminous output in West Virginia. Director General Hines says no community will be left without fuel while stocks last, and unions show further defections as West Virginia mines reopen.
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Apparent Ohio Prohibition Action May Delay National Ban
San Francisco reports an apparent overturning of Ohio administrative ratification of the national prohibition amendment. Theodore A. Bell, attorney for the California Grape Protective Association, says the move could suspend national prohibition at least until November 12.
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San Francisco
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California Grape Protective Association
Neighbors Tackle Coal Shortage Amid Strike
In Washington areas families borrow coal from neighbors to survive the fuel strike. Dealers report no soft coal for sale while yards scramble for hard coal and coke. Railways issue a delivery order aiding public utilities though private use remains unchanged. Wood supplies are limited but may grow if the strike endures.
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Miners in Organized Districts Stand Firm in WV Strike
Reports say forty four mines in organized or partly organized districts are operating after temporary closures during the strike. South Carbon union president W N Vanderpool says miners seek higher pay to meet living costs but do not demand a six hour day. Federal troops remain in West Virginia coal fields with authorities ready to cope with any developing situation.
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Russian Reds Take 2 Towns
A Bolshevik communique reports Ishim captured with 1,200 prisoners and Ust Buaaduk taken with 1,000 prisoners.
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Red Plot Alleged by Berlin Newspaper
Essen reports claim a communist uprising plan to depose the German government and establish a Russian style system with Bolshevik officers. The Ruhr coal district is named as the outbreak start, with subcenters in Munich and Brunswick and widespread arming of Spartacists and communists.
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Germany Delays Danzig Transfer Until Ratification
Paris reports Germany will not surrender Danzig authority until the United States and other major powers ratify the peace treaty. The German view is that transfer occurs only after all five powers deposit ratifications. Andre Radovitch named to peace conference delegation for Serbo Croat Slovene state. Indictments against Germans ready on related matters.
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Indictments of 1200 Germans Linked to Belgian Atrocities Sought by Paris
Evidence forwarded to the Paris peace conference accuses 1200 Germans of crimes in Belgium during occupation. Indictments center on executions of civilians at Bouvain and other towns, deportations, forced labor of POWs, treatment of youths fleeing to join Belgian armies, and pillage. Switzerland urged to join broader polices toward Bolshevik Russia amid the blockade question.
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Wife and baby slain in Bedford arson
In Bedford Indiana a seventeen year old wife and her six week old son were murdered and their home burned to the ground shortly after midnight. The husband John Bailey Blair is sought in connection with the killings. The Blairs lived in a small frame house six miles from the city in a lonely cornfield.
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Robbers fatally attack Iowa merchant in store in two-robber assault
Peter Berg a local merchant sustained a fractured skull after an attack by two men believed to rob his store. He died later at his home in Sioux City. The incident occurred on a November night with Berg fighting for life before succumbing to his injuries.
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Peter Berg
Students Urge Repeat Performance of The Fortune Hunter
Younger residents especially high school students request a repeat showing of The Fortune Hunter, the home talent play that opened the new auditorium last Tuesday. Superintendent C J Smith surveyed pupils about attending at 50 or 75 cents and the resounding response confirmed demand, with first seating given to high school and school age youths. Remaining seats may go to adults who wish to attend.
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C. J. Smith
Palmer Says Injunction Must Stand
Palmer asserts the injunction must remain in effect and that relief cannot be hoped for if the injunction fails. The statement frames the ruling as essential to current legal strategy and stability.
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Palmer
Wilson and Palmer Edge Toward Coal Strike Settlement
President ready to accept reservations if they do not nullify the League of Nations. Attorney General Palmer after a conference with Samuel Gompers warns no settlement while the injunction stands. Dr Garfield would order lightless rights if the strike continues.
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Garfield
President Wilson to accept treaty reservations
Senator Hitchcock said after a conference with the president that Wilson will accept reservations acceptable to friends of the treaty and that will not nullify the League of Nations. The statement was made in Washington on November 1.
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School to stage postponed play for students
After the state teachers convention, Superintendent Smith and the key teachers will meet the cast to arrange a new performance. If feasible, the play will be staged again at the high school auditorium next week with one or two rehearsals to ready the cast. Several cast members have shown willingness to perform.
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Lenine Terms to Commons Discussed in London Evening
In London on a November evening the Commons debated the Prussian problem. Labour critics attacked government intervention and costs while Lieut. Col. Lestrange Malone said Bolsheviks would negotiate peace on reasonable terms. Winston Churchill defended policy as a combined Allies effort. Malone expressed tempered approval of Soviet reconstruction work.
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Kansas City Teachers Seek Charter From AFT Affiliate
Kansas City Kansas high school teachers have applied for a charter from the American Federation of Teachers, tied to the AFL. The group is temporarily organized to press for higher salaries and to promote teacher independence and reform of credits.
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