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Washington Evening Journal (Newspaper) - November 27, 1920, Washington, Iowa Lidu your nut Tom thru the or Mlot a leu in a i new fled column the evening journal Umi Rimini with pent it Jfe min err a my it. Night anti Pori Floi a . War mar my tit Ion to it might. Volume 28 Washington Iowa sat Day eve Moo not re embed �?~.�?T7, iwo in a Holt j44believe Coa crisis passed India Border is reached by russian reds soviet forces ordered to Rush to British afghan Frontier. Ii brins England to senses to Enow paper quoted at to Reaton for Chinoa a killed in on attempt to disarm attired. London nov. 27. General Sokol Nikov. Commender of the rats Ltd a to Bol Ehe Visi Force on to. Turkestan front a ordered his troop to proceed in mediated to Uke up a position no the ate i urn Indian Frontier according to a Neutral new la retch from Llyl in re in furs Finland giving my Iov a Mirts the Kru enu it to Garcia of Morrow commenting on la in quoted in he Tuff it might to Quot bring the British us Vrnon it it to it senses Quot tile Dix Tirb declares Flint conf run ton of the report that the soviet government to tend to Ltd Curry oui military attacks in Caucasia or of a Una a in the not foreign Man at a by to the georgian government in which he state he consider Blit lab Iky potion of Datum u re enact i soviet Hun a to ally Axer Bedjan which a tune to speedily dealt with. Troops Are to be is be titrated in his a tit at the tiniest Post Rihl Date. It la added. troop in plight. On the Western front in Europe the russian soviet troop Are it their eee Ifni nitration against the insurgent for a of Rhirie renal Ned in bust Ian Taal Loury after the relish armistice according to thursday # a Hal statement from a Cov received by w ireless. This rend a in them Myr Region. Our troop no continuing to pursue the remnant of Gen. Bulak Kilnk Holt h troop no Are rounding up i dle Praed anti reds Khi Many chinese. Far Hon nov. 27.�?several thousand Natl Hollm int Tekip formerly led by the lilt Ellen it Peil it Manchu Hia tilt Ion. On the int tie Sii rim runway related disarmament by ii no a troops and in the fight that followed Many of tin Ltd hone a were kill. A i Bine Otho a Lul Repin say that i Hoof general a Lien a s burial. Mongols tid Unis aka in pc been Dos ii Antol in a interned. Genie Rel Semenov a a till colonel lome Japan Eon Toa Attar is alleged to a stave passed through Harbin incognito on the Way to Vladivostok. Tine of the Kap cell officers Reid Ort that Elk troop on ova in Ting Chita in the free of the bolshevism adv Anre or ranted a pogrom and killed Many jews. Dunes review of business tile wind readied a velocity of St Tulles an hour. A rile steamship Santa Rita flashed distress signal by wireless she a in d tat Rem off Ninny it. Wash. According to the advices a Barge with 82 mini Anil on woman which the Santa Rita wan towing a lout. The Santa Rita Una on Hoard a it Row of 84 men. Tiler was no Way of Naier shilling an a Cen rate Antimale of the dam a that a real Ted along Ila Manta of British Columbia Washington and it it Reg a. Meager Minier from sea a and Poltin desc fat the storm a the a most Aevie Iii reent yearn. Drop world Church work methodist episcopal House of Bishops decides to meet obligations of $1,500,000. Atlantic City n. J., nor. 27�?the Houne of Bishop of the methodist episcopal Hurch in be Imjoo her ii cited to formally withdraw from the tier Hureh world movement. Hut to meet Hie obligation of of be methodist i Hurthi pledged. Boosts Illinois rail rates interstate Commerce body orders roads to charge same a in other state. Washington nov. 27.�?winola Rall roads Wen ordered by the interstate Commerce commission to increase anger fares on truth within the state to i the name level a interstate Tea. Tin Cotati so a a re Ler effective on or before january by. A flawed with its do iat ii on the petition of the Illinois Roe de a aking the commission to overrule the Ilu nol commission. Which refused to fix intrastate passenger rates on the Baals of increased interstate Tariff under this decision passenger files within mitosis win be toes used so cent Ami the surcharge of 50 per cent on by 11 run traffic will be established. Harding read y for trip Back from Panama starts from Ancon by train for Cristobal whence he sails. Good wishes to Panama can land polity a Long the Anni ame boundaries Sud to inning hat the United hts Tel is flying to enlarge her territorial bold lag and sphere of influence in Vitt Ftp America by unjustifiable methods the document likened the method to those employee by the Washington government in i Ini to and Xante diff Vigo and asserted that i n in in Toft Ptter was being crushed Little by Little a not Lier pro Blob to Ohleh or. Hard ing Lias Given s Ieti i in la the question of the i Ifcic n eat of prohibition in Ilia anal atm 0. O. Walt def Dies. Ardmore hrs. Nov. 27.�?"jake&Quot l. Lumon. Reyuh Lisp ant Lanai committeeman from Oklahoma who in wounded Bere ame Lay night in a hotel room died hew. Sinn fein head is being held by the British Arthur Griffith prof. John Mac Neill and others seized by police. Ekengrin Bifid Covey Dies. Washington no 27.�?vv. A. F. Lak Engren. Swedgal minister to the United states dead at the legation Here i after a Brief Hinds Dies under an automobile body of Worth Elliott of Leland found under machine near Sheridan. Iii. Exchange aae Rancoe of cordiality with proo Idonat of Little Republic a receives protest on u. $. Land policy in zone. Ancon canal juice sos. 27.�? senator Harding devoted the last Day of his visit it the i act Fth terminus of the Banu a canal for Hie Moat part to recreation although he had neveral More Folk with Cana zone officials. The i resold end elect Rose Early for n game of Golf and later took a motor Bot ride. I at in the after Maui he started by train for Cri Atolia where on sunday la will Bourd High dip to return to tis jutted stat suiting for Norfolk a. His return to Cristobal will Complete a three Day visit Here in which sightseeing was combined with a practical study of problems which will confront him after lie become chief executive of tile United states. Faces problems. Not the Lea of them problems Are a the r. Uuttu the. i a it w a a in in will with la. Mulji. Of i a he i eme Niao atm. Thin Wren Quot a a Quot Quot a a a who a ii Hope la act Oft near East league deletes await word from Anteri on Armenia. Of president whap declines to act a mediator fria May be re us Tod of intervene. Geneva . Nor. 27.�?the attitude among a Alefantes of the Assembly of Tim Laager of nations toward the Appeal of the league to tres Aurora. Iii., nov. 27.�?the body of Worth al lift. Twenty three of Inland. Illinois was found under his overturned automobile near Sheri Hon i j the Nachine had fallen on the Young mail s neck and strangled him to death. He was on his Way Horn from mar a tu., when Hie Accident happened. Mexican reds i becoming Active decline general revival of Trade Waite mainly on the retail dealers. New York nor. 27.�?dun�?Ts review soya a a Jennil bus Bess revival Mill Waits la ully on tin removal of the restraint in retail buying. I Mistri Letlon of goods at the counters has in reuse i somewhat Init the gain is uneven Mal there is less of it than usually appears at Urb season. The Tonger purchasing is deferred tin More certain its future development becomes and there is doubt in some quarters in to Wile Titer consumption hits declined in proportion to the present decrease of production. Inasmuch As Mills cannot operate without orders from Mer Cha fib or dealers and contracts Are timing placed sparingly. Pm re output has receded steadily Fulling to a Low Point in some lending industries. Quot commercial failures in tile United states number 218 against 2d5 last week. 2f0 tin preceding week and 87 the corresponding week last severe storm on Pacific reports say More than thirty lives have been lost near Seattle. Extremists demand revision of the new Constitution. Harding exchanged Assurance of knm1 will at the banquet the president gave to i Honor. A the cordiality of your greeting and the Fin spirit of your Good wishes Atli me deep Quot he attic facing president Bomi s. Quot it is a Fine thing for ode Republic to be so assured of the abiding Confidence and Friendship of a mater Republic. Quot we Are nuttier More than Friendly neighbor quaffing the cup of most cordial a is a in Hon. Wear spiritual Tai Riper in on of Ila Gigantic advances of twentieth Cental transportation the Queen Ltd of n proper military Force for the anal zoos a engaged or. Harding a Active attention Anil he Alii he particularly interested in Plana of the War department to increase that Force to a full Alvisi Ltd senator Harding had in Che ii with brigadier general Kennedy commander of troops in the canal zone. Pretest Aga Prtrt u. S. Land policy. A memorial Bush in addressed to or Harding by 2o� citizens of Colon protecting age the present Amerl of the and a embarrassing ques Seattle nov. 27.�?More than thirty lives have already been reported lost in the worst a to no that Baa risked Iofi in Uwi a Eveal Iii i ducts. Would adopt some of soviet principles conservatives also seek to change the Laws. Mexico City Mot 27.�?extremists among la mexican socialists a demanding Rev atoll of the Federal Constitution and the adoption of some of the soviet principles. Rafael martinis and other members of i tic self styled progressive element of the chamber of deputies already in at work ii Milij a Bill which will be presented at the present session of Congress. The radicals object to the present system of government in the states of Mexico which is Simitar to the stat governments of tile United states. The progressive Wing wants the state Legislatures abolished and the management of state affairs placed in the hands of local soviets. The affairs of townships and villages would be administered by councils. Conservatives opened a Campaign of propaganda pointing out the bloodshed Ami suffering brought to the country through continuous revolutions and absence of to stable government. They too seek changes its the Federal Constitution. Property owners and tin influential Catholic clergy us Well us the Oil interests Are against article 27, which leaves the re tit of property ownership in doubt. Employ its object to article 128 on the ground it puts responsibilities upon them which should rest upon the state. A these Tori be maintaining of schools for children and workers and the opening of municipal centers and recreation places in Industrial Dis til league ton. In default of action by president Wilson general opinion Here is that France to the country most Likely to ofter favourable reply to the mediation apr Mel made by til Council of the league yesterday to the various Powers it the same time a message to president Wilson was sent., acceptance by France however it is understood would be on condition of full support by the other Powers. The activities of the Assembly have been transferred for the time being from the Hall of reformation where the full sessions of the hotly have been held to the Headquarters of the secretariat. Here the committees and subcommittee were holding sessions throughout the any. They will continue their labors until tuesday next when the Assembly will reconvene. In the report of committee no. G on disarmament the French viewpoint has prevailed. The recommendation will be that disarmament be imposed Only with due regard for the Security of the different states. Destination is not Given founder of sinn Psia organisation in Ireland a to have addressed meeting of self determination league sunday. Dublin Ireland nov. 27.�?Arthur grift Iii Flamier of the sinn fein or finl Patlon prof. John in Nelll of the National University of Ireland sinn Fain member of parliament for Lon do Derry Julty with a number of others including prof. Marx Ellis son were arrested try the auxiliary police. Griffith was taken Awny in a lorry to a destination not made Public. Or. Griffith was to have addressed a meeting of the Irish self deter slim ton league at Manchester next sunday. A statement issued from Dublin in atle Hie sent of the government with regard to the Griffith arrest Reid Quot Arthur Griffith was arrested at hts residence in St. Lawrence Road at 2 a. In. A Lurge Quantity of literature was taken from Bis House. No arms were found. He was in bed at the time mid was taken away to a motor lorry. He made no statement. He arrest was effected without attacks policy of reprisal. In the absence in America of Eamonn de Valera president of the Irish Republic Arthur Griffith has been probably the most Active spokesman in Ireland for the it Ause of Irish Freedom. Thursday night in an interview be charged Hie policy of reprisals in Ireland w As determiner upon by England More than a your ago and inaugurated inst March with the assignation of Iford mayor a curtain of Cork. Everybody in Ireland deplored the bloodshed or. Griffith said. Quot but eng Laid started it and she could get it stopped in Twenty four hours if she so wished Quot ii disclaimed any responsibility for the operations of the Quot murder the existence of which was charged by sir humor Greenwood chief secretory for Ireland to a recent speech. The real Quot murder gang Quot was in Dublin Castle or. Griffith declared. Appealed to Wilton. Or. Griffith came into prominence in 1917, when he presided at the opening of the Simi rein conference in Dublin. In a by election in june ims he was elected to the House of commons for the end of a perfect Day East Cavan and was returned for this constituency and Northwest Tyrone in the general election of the same year. like the other Hlynn fein members j however he refrained from taking los i a eat after the general election. In St j year he a elected one of the vie presidents of the Hinn fein organic ton. During Hie Bunger strike of lord mayor Mner Twoey off org a it author of an apis to president Wilson and All the Heads of governments on behalf of the lord mayor. Prof. John Marneil is Profe sur of Law to the National University of Ireland. In May 1916, he was found guilty by a oort Mart enl of complicity in the easter rebellion of that year and was sentenced to life imprisonment hut was released during 1917. In the general election of 1918 he was chosen to parliament As a sinn folder but did not take his seat. Lloyd George gives Irish views. London nor. 27.�?the Irish problem again was brought no to the House of commons amt the question of Concilia ton Between the Irish people was raised. Premier Lloyd George giving his opinion in the matter Declarer Quot i have always been convinced that no policy of conciliation is possible in Ireland until the reign of terror Bas been broken foe the very obvious reason that men in Ireland who would he prepared to enter Toto negotiations at the present time Are in terror of their i to is and Annot or so answering another question Tho Premier said the Cabinet had come to the deliberate conclusion that it was not desirable at present to enforce martial Law in Ireland. He believed it would not help even if it were applied. The House of lords yesterday carried the second Reading of the Irish Home Rule Hill rejecting a proposal for adjournment. The committee stage of the measure will be started next wednesday. Denunciation of the. A horrible government outrages to which try people of Ireland Are subjected Quot is contained in a Long letter written to sir Hamar Greenwood chief Secretary for Ireland by the most reverend Thomas of Ca Bishop of the United dioceses of Galway and . The Bishop warns sir Hamar that his own life and those of other clergymen have been threatened and that the Irish executive is responsible for their safety. New orders take effect next monday interstate Commerce Tim Mission m a Kes ruling settling difficulty Irish kill three raft la her Ltd opt ambushed am arms captured on Way from per Mere Hewedi Fofi Amchan treaties presented to i rogue spacial to the evening journal Washington d. Nov. 27.�? the Coal crisis has Pic,--.i, in Tho judgment of the interstate Commerce commission whirl issued an order today vacating All remaining priority Ltd orders affecting preference for open top cars in us movement of Coal. The tinier will be in offs a monday. British soldiers killed he Tai to Tbs journal do Blix a a of. 27�? troops returning from the inquiry at Fenner wet ambushed inst night and three were killed and three wounded. Tho raiders captured the soldiers Arras. Hwy dish Amegkit an treaties it is Eeik a to the Kerning journal Geneva nov. 27.�?the first american treaties to be filed with he league of nations were officially put on record today when Sweden presented the Lento of twos Zionts with the i initial states. Announce Cut in steel Price today Independent companies return to basis of 1919. T i said the reduction will not of. Feet the wag of the employee. Pittsburgh pa., nov. 27.�?return of steel prices to the base established by the United states Industrial Board Murch 21, 1919, developed Here when the Jones St Laughlin steel conic Sony the largest of the Independent interests adopted new Selling rates on certain finished steel products. This reduction the first to be made by the independents to the Pittsburgh District will not affect the wages it was understood of the approximately 25,000 persons in tin company s employ. The new prices which Are effective immediately Are bars $2.35 structural sheets $2,45 plates $2.05 base Pittsburgh. Adjustments will be laude on the prices for wire and cold rolled steel products. Tin Jones amp Laughlin company Bas not at any time during the lust year been asking the top prices Many other independents have been receiving. No statement w As made by the company. Boom for widow to succeed Lute other than to say the lower prices Are a Preson a Tulve elect in California due to the Law of Supply und demand. Los Angeles nov. 27 a a Youngstown <>., nov. 27.�?independ boo a has been launched to deet ent steel companies of the Youngstown mrs. Charles i. \ Amici water As the successor to her husband the late representative Lect who was killed saturday in a motor car wreck. The Boom followed the announcement that governor Stephens would Call a special election in the ninth California congressional District to elect Vanderwaters a successor. Two constitutional conventions in Iowa Des Moines. Not,27.�?a Brief history on previous constitutional conventions held in Iowa is contained in a Booklet published by Secretary of state w. C. Ramsay which Booklet also contains the full reprint of the Constitution with All of its amendments. This shows that the first constitutional convention at Iowa City oct. 7, 1844. This wan to Frame a state Constitution. However the Constitution drawn up arid approved by that convention was twice voted on and Defeated both times by the people in the year 1845. The second constitutional convention then had to be called which convened at Iowa City in May 1846 and the Constitution As drawn up and approved by this second convention was adopted by the people at an election held on the third Day of August 1846. The vote however was close there being 9,462 votes cast a for the Constitution Quot and 9,-036 votes a cant against the Constitution which had to be approved by Congress in december 1846 and on the 28th Day of december an act was passed providing for Tho admission of Iowa into the Union. Ten years later the people voted for a third constitutional convention and at the november election 1856, delegates to the convention were elected. The convention met at Iowa City in january 1857. The Constitution adopted by this convention was adopted by the people at an election held on the 3rd any of August 1857 there being 40,3 31 votes cast Quot for the Constitution Quot Ami 3.681 votes cast Quot against the coat Tulion. This Constitution took effect by proclamation of Tho governors it. 3rd, 1857. The Constitution of Lowa has been amended six times since its adoption. May elect Mph. A \ Deru Atef District employing about 30,000 worker announced that they will meet the reduction of prices announced by the Jones amp Laughlin company the Cut to he effective it once. Heads of the three largest Independent corporations Here declared a readjustment in the Cost of both Coal and labor will have to follow. They said that wherever labor Cost with tile independents a higher than ii United states steel corporations the wages will have to i reduced. Robbers take Hilk a mias Etta miser of the Fairfield schools returned Home this morning following a thanksgiving outskirts of Tho City where the Rob visit at the j. E. Kunath Hoins _ hers had abandoned it Des Moines nov. Moines police today sought robbers who last night Stab a Wagon belonging to the american Railroad express company which contained mils waists and petticoats valued at $506, the Wagon was later found on Tho

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