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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1923
Page
3
The piece outlines Senate and administration clashes over the bonus, tax cuts, and the Mellon plan. It notes reform talks, Hicks? Hitchcock opposition, and a push for revenue law simplification as Treasury officials prepare a complete revision. It mentions a forthcoming Ways and Means meeting and the long process ahead.
A fragment notes Renauious Willabay and allegations that he boasted a brilliant war record that was not true. The incomplete text suggests questions about his veracity and military achievements.
President Cieotidge pushes a rising reform to Congress to grant authority to the Commerce Department to issue adaptable regulations preventing radio interference. He argues regulation should evolve with conditions rather than rely on fixed laws.
Raymond Stutler of Worthington West Virginia is arrested on charges linked to a fatal automobile crash on November 25 The car reportedly plunged 200 feet over an embankment while the driver tried to evade arrest or reprimand Ruth age 3 was killed and James age 5 fatally injured The driver and his wife sustained minor injuries
Dec 11. A court injunction restrains Victor Barthes of Aurora Illinois from throwing his wife into the Fox river. Barthes was ordered to find another way to celebrate the Jerry Yuletide season after his wife testified before Judge Slusser of the Renova circuit court.
A revolutionary force attacked the Portuguese president’s residence, wounding the president before troops and Lisbon police repulsed the attackers. The report, relayed from Lisbon via Madrid to Paris, cites the incident as current news.
De la Muerta troops are reported to have directed the execution. Proal led the Inquilinos in a February 1921 communist convention in Mexico City. Col. Chajardo, once with Catranza, is said to command about 200 armed men between Matamoros and Victoria. President Obregon has full powers to suppress the revolt, described as being effectively and energetically handled, per Consul Enriquez Ruiz in Mexico City.
Minnesota Governor A. Q. Preus denies a report he will resign to enter private business. He says no intention to leave office before term ends, though plans after may be indefinite. Dispatches from St Paul noted talks in New York during a visit that could influence retirement.
The city’s Judge Arlen B Endicott and Washington’s Admiral Mordecal Endicott are noted in connection with a formal designation.
Uncle Sam advertised for a plasterer at the State War and Navy building through the civil service commission. The offered salary is 1210 a year or under 4 a day, while local plasterers earn about 15 a day. John Colpoys notes the basic wage scale is 12 a day, but scarcity pushes pay to 14 or 15 a day.
Capt Hobson, a Spanish American War hero, and Capt Jesse Hunter, a LA district attorney investigator, were found safe near Tujunga pass. They were unaware they had been listed as lost and had been located through telephoned advices from Maj J M Hobson, brother of Capt Hobson.
On Broadway two titled stars dispute the Madonna role in The Miracle. Princess Norma Marghabello of Italy claims she will open and perform in the revival staged by Max Reinhardt, while Mortie Gest has engaged Lady Disanawag for the part. Mary Garden and Lina Cavalieri era memories echo as a historic clash unfolds, with other nobles linked to European diplomacy and religious implications surrounding the biblical spectacle.
The convention opened with memorial resolutions for President Harding led by B. B. Creager of Texas. Senator Willis of Ohio spoke as representatives from Cleveland, San Francisco, and Des Moines pitched bids for the convention. Fred Upham withdrew Chicago. The day's sessions centered on city bids and the internal CoolidgeJohnson factional battles. Hitchcock and Butler pushed for a strong Coolidge slate while Johnson forces sought to erode administration unity.
A wireless message to the Department of the Interior from Thomas Les, Hawaii National Park superintendent, reports two large crevices emit 2,000,000 cubic feet of molte per hour from Kilauea. The summer lake of molten fire drained, then rose to 200 feet below the summit in September. Two lava geysers spout lava high into the air and shower the lake.
Dr Parr Ferguson of the U S health department in Southampton announced a fluid for artery injections that strengthens and multiplies white corpuscles to fight disease. The solution, based on salicylate of mercury, was developed after years of testing and reportedly proven effective in many cases. He declined to discuss details, saying he was off to Washington to report to superiors.
In Cowen West Virginia on December 11 the body of Clarence Meeks was found in the Quality river about 76 feet from his gun and bag of ducks on the bank. Police believe he entered the river to retrieve a duck and drowned. A dog that accompanied Meeks guided investigators to the river bank during the search.
London reports Washington will receive a large diplomatic supply for the holidays. Exports from October and November show more than $8,000 worth of whisky wines and fine port sent to Washington to ensure ample holiday provisions.
American and allied representatives would join German budget work under a reparations commission. The aim is to balance and stabilize payments with high authority finance figures from several countries guiding the process. The plan emphasizes nonbinding U S actions while seeking international consensus on a financial plan. CONTINUES ON FOURTH PAGE.
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