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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1923
Page
1
A collage of satirical snippets from Post-Scripts notes politics, Prohibition, and world events. References span Eve at table to Lady Astor, Harding, Curzon, and the Olympic ram, with digs at the Klan and coal strikes. G. R. B.
In Helena Montana on June 22 President Herding proclaimed himself a staunch defender of organized labor against capitalist attacks and opposed plans for nationalization. He urged religious revival, praised American womanhood, and warned capitalists not to erode wages as he addressed I W W influences and labor standards during a Midwest swing. CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.
In New York on June 29 surrogate approval revealed a deal making Mrs. Beatrice Provost Nugent Trenkman the half beneficiary of her uncle William B. Smith’s residuary estate. She agreed to withhold news of his marriage to singer Claire Staley, securing a life income from about 6 00 000 and a share of an 8 000 000 estate from Mrs. Smith’s widow mother.
The Washington Port Port St. Charles June 29 Jil Dellora Angell Norris, heiress to the Gates fortune, says she is not rich and lives on an allowance until she comes of age next year. She denies inheriting 7,006,000 from Mrs Dellora R Gates of Port Arthur Texas. She receives daily requests for money for colleges and foundations and notes many inquiries, including a 200,000 school ask. Mr and Mrs Norris live in a small cottage and she tends the home and garden.
Chicago June 29. Joseph Leiter denies charges of mismanaging the 50 million Levi Z Leiter estate in an answer filed in superior court. He says he faced a great personal loss from tending to estate affairs and rebukes his sister for suing to remove him as trustee. He asserts no overreach of authority and that the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia should hear the case. An early hearing is expected.
Miss Genevieve Sprague of South Holland was abducted yesterday when two bandits pulled her escort from the auto and drove away with her. She was found nearly unconscious on a lonely road in Hammond, Indiana, early today. Police captured two men identified by the girl as the kidnapers after a gun battle. they gave their names as Frank Kelly of New York and James Karr of Muncie, Ind.
San Bernardino was shaken by a severe quake late today with no serious damage. Riverside felt three sharp shocks at 4 46 this afternoon with no damage reported.
Page index lists multiple items including President Defenda Unions Exhume Filipino's Body Here Ship Liquor Law Misconstrued Pay Raise for All Navy Yards and more. It references burial ground discovery, senator votes, and other era topics with brief mentions across pages 1 to 24.
Article reports British misreading of U S Supreme Court on Prohibition enforcement. It asserts the U S must enforce the law, with changes only by Congress or treaty. It explains that sovereignty lies with the people, not the executive, and notes potential legal nuances of ram‑runners beyond 12 miles.
Special to The Washington Post Chicago June 28 Frank C Hill sues South Chicago Street Car Company for 10600 arguing humiliation over a penny dispute. He says a conductor dropped a penny and demanded it be placed in the fare box after Hill paid six cents and refused to drop the coin. The incident occurred aboard a street car as Hill declined to pick up the penny and place it in the box or exit the car.
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Lieutenant James G. Kitchner was shot and nearly killed in his quarters at Camp McClellan. His wife, held in Calhoun County Jail, Alabama, following the incident on June 29.
San Diego, June 29. Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lieut. John B. Richter, army aviators, crash on mud flats near Rockwell field as thick fog ends their endurance flight after four days and four nights. Their plane turned over, wings and propeller damaged, but they were praised for attempting a refueling in fog at low altitude. They landed at 4 4 a.m. after taking off 4:46:43 a.m. The pair had just set two world records: 3500 kilometers in 18 hours 15 minutes 15 seconds and 3000 kilometers in 22 hours 50 minutes 21 seconds, with an average speed of 84.73 mph.
Moscow June 28 By A P The parliament of Russia proper met today preliminary to the gathering on July 6 of the new executive committees of the United States of Russia including all the nations in the Russian federation and their allies The July gathering will name a new council of commissars who will form the cabinet of the United States of Russia and thus be superior to the commissars of Russia proper It will also decide the system of government which will include a parliament of two chambers The new commissars It a under stood will be largely the same as in the present body with Nikolai Lenine still as the head despite his illness Some of the minor cabinet posts may go to Ukrainia and other of the fed erated states.
Dublin June 29 Eamon de Valera says the coming elections will not be free but hopes Sinn Fein will field a candidate in every constituency. Candidates would refuse the oath and not sit in the dail, to demonstrate that the treaty is rejected by the people. He ends that the free state’s freedom is no more than a prisoner’s.
New York June 29. The supreme court ruled a bomb tied to a dog's tail and tossing from a plane may be depicted in a movie, with the dog landing safely and ripping a gentleman's trousers, in a decision about a film banned by the State motion picture commission.
Fascisti workers angered by the dismissal of a comrade seized a Naples factory and hoisted the fascist emblem over the works. Calm returned after a conference between workmen leaders and police officials.
The body of Cleto M. Anping, 34, wealthy Filipino, was exhumed at Mount Olivet by order of Coroner Nevitt after a conference with District Attorney Gordon and Inspector Grant. Minutes later, Mrs Eunice Abing and Vincente Navarro, both linked to the deceased, were arrested on investigation charges as an autopsy looms. The case follows a poison and possible homicide inquiry sparked by a typewritten letter to the DA.
Sydney Strikers Riot shows unrest at the British steel plant with over 1000 workers at No 4 gate pulling gates and fencing. Police and company officials clash as city troops are expected hourly, not arriving before 1 am.
In London June 28 Lady Astor pushed for closure during a liquor sale debate in the house of commons. Sir Frederick Banbury stood firm and she poked him in the ribs as the chamber laughed. the speaker ended the session and adjourned with the incident noted.
London June 29 delegates at the Labour Party conference debated a resolution from Stockton asking to abolish the monarchy as a necessary British institution. The motion was shelved after George Lansbury opposed it saying the executive committee would not support it. He argued the monarchy is ordinary people and that a social revolution would change the power structure, not the existence of a king or queen.
New Orleans June 24 Jean Jacques Routrau son of the Paris police prefect pleaded guilty in Federal court to conspiracy to violate immigration laws by smuggling an Allen into the country and was sentenced to six months in jail.
Navy Department announced new wage scales boosting helper and artisan groups about 10 percent, clerical and technical grades around 12 percent, and higher trades about 10 percent. Local labor rates vary by yard with machinists up 10 to 11 cents an hour, boilermakers up a few tenths, and common labor adjusted per locality. The plan aims to reduce yard personnel by about 14.9 percent due to funding limits, while many workers may find private employment easily. Examples from several yards include blacksmith helper rates around 61 cents at Mare Island and 69 cents at Philadelphia, with other figures listed for Newport, Norfolk, and Charleston among others.
Scranton dispatch reports the United Mine Workers convention endorsing a wage hike of 2 dollars daily for day laborers, a 20 percent contract raise, a two year pact with union recognition, eight hour workday, and shift to weight pay for coal sold by weight. The group also seeks district leadership changes and a July 16 Wilkes Barre meeting to review Cappellini’s district presidency.
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