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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1919
Page
6
An advertisement claims Dodson's Liver Tone is a pleasant vegetable remedy that replaces dangerous calomel. It assures the liver will start, bowels will clear, and the user will feel better by morning or money back, with a personal guarantee and druggists endorsing the product.
Testimony before the House Interstate Commerce Committee outlines organized labor’s Sims bill for railroad reorganization aimed at public service rather than private profit. Frank Morrison of the AF of L backs the plan, while leaders warn of high living costs and government price controls. Corn prices rise as the government defends a wheat price floor. Tinned food from an army depot is slated for sale to major cities via the Post Office Department.
In Butler Pennsylvania today between four and six thousand workers walked out at the Standard Steel Car Company plant to press for higher wages. National rail labor tensions grow as shopmen threaten nationwide strikes that could idle mills and logistics during the crop-moving season. More than 200 000 railroad cars are idle as concerns over government ownership and wage reform intensify amid announced prestrike ballots.
Washington reports last night that President Wilson will address Congress with recommendations for new laws to reduce living costs. Justice Department agents are ordered to pursue hoarders and profiteers under the Lever Act, while Julius Barnes of the Grain Corporation outlined a plan to adjust flour prices and keep the wheat guarantee at 2.26 dollars a bushel. Attorney General Palmer stayed to brief the Cabinet on proposed measures and possible new statutes.
Evidence suggests two kinds of metallic lead exist. Ordinary lead from samples has uniform atomic weight, while lead from radioactive minerals tied to radium decay shows different atomic weight and density though many properties including spectra appear identical.
A reflective line notes that even rulers face limits on control and must adapt to circumstance. It frames governance as including restraint and prudence beyond absolute power.
Late reports from Everett Washington describe a clash between military guards and five escapees from Monroe Reformatory with one killed another wounded and two at large bloodhounds tracked to near Sultan ending in a running fight. In London Andrew Bonar Law confirms the German emperor trial will proceed after ratification of the peace treaty. In Paris Austrian counter proposals to Allied peace terms arrive at St Germaine en Laye and are handed to the supreme council.
A Washington observer estimates United States total wealth at 300 million dollars and net annual income rising by 18 billion. He notes rapid wealth growth beyond normal and cites buying Wat Savings Stamps as a method to conserve national income.
A Cumberland Maryland reader reminder notes Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps kept in houses were misplaced. Mrs. Dever lost 1650 dollars in bonds dumped with rubbish at Cheat River bottom. several other losses include Baltimore area workers and a man finding a bond in coal at Paw Paw.
Ada Hare and daughter Dorothy with Miss Carrie Albin of Pittsburgh visit father E J Albin. Lola Hare returns to Washington after vacation with J C and H L Suddith. Many local births reported. Yard party at Double Churches. Ray Albin, Edward Tobin, and Yancy welcomed newborns. Various visitors and homecomings relate to Hale, Snyder, Suddith, and Loy families.
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