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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1919
Page
2
Post correspondents argue the Shantung question risks a Chinese Alsace Lorraine and Japan gains strategic grip on Peking. The piece urges reservations in the League and cautions a hostile settlement that rewards aggression and dismantles Chinese sovereignty.
A group of six boys aged 12 to 13 robbed a collector in Washington Street, taking a cheap watch. The incident occurred as the youths walked by, and no arrest was reported until yesterday. Willam Cornell, a local doctor for a daily newspaper, confirms the event.
Noa Hoo-3, an employee of Temanife Company, was caught between a nail and a auto truck at 347 F Street. He suffered injuries to the body and was treated yesterday at Emergency Hospital.
Ambrose B Ritneour a Confederate veteran and longtime Rockville resident died Sunday evening at the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Lucien G Swindell in Montrose following paralysis. He was 83 and survived by his daughter Mrs Swindell.
Senator Martin Democratic leader in the Senate recuperating at his Charlottesville home from a breakdown due to overwork. He celebrates his seventy second birthday born July 29 1847 in Scottville Va. His Senate term began March 4 1895 and he ranks as longest serving Democrat after Lodge. He was wartime majority leader and chaired the appropriations committee directing nearly 50 billion in war expenditures.
The Federal Trade Commission findings declare the big packers Swift Armour Morris Cudahy and Wilson can daily set livestock price levels across 28 of 40 U S market yards and control 7% of meat supply. They allegedly squeeze independent competitors and cause volatile price swings while masking ownership through bearer warrants. The report notes possible efficiency gaps versus independents and highlights a device to obscure stock ownership.
Louis F Swift, president of Swift & Co, denounces the FTC report as piecemeal and misleading. He insists packers do not control meat prices, cites small profits or losses, and accuses the commission of distortion and suppression of evidence.
Brig Gen W Peirce acting chief of ordnance signs an order granting the right to organize and bargain to workers at the ordnance bureau. It encourages conferences between commanding officers and skilled trades reps and protects union membership, noting rapid growth at arsenals including Watertown Water town and Watervliet with increasing female members.
Congress plans inquiry into police shortcomings and the women’s bureau led by Mina Van Winkle. The piece details cases of improper authority, alleged third-degree questioning of Grace Raezer, and plans to expand the bureau’s personnel while noting preventive duties and riot-control roles in Washington.
In Rockville Maryland a meeting chaired by Miss Martha Pools of the Red Cross planned Aug 1 drives for War Services Reco. Sixteen hundred Montgomery county veterans from army navy and marine corps will receive questionnaires. A county committee appointed for each of thirteen districts will aid distribution and coordination.
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