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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1920
Page
1
President Wilson approves the majority report of the anthracite coal commission raising contract miners pay by 20 percent and other groups 17 percent. The ruling sets a minimum of 52 1 2 cents per hour for low paid workers and retroactive back pay around 18 million dollars.
In Oklahoma City on August 30 a mob of about 30 masked men took Claude Chandler from the jail after a raid on a moonshine still near Arcadia. Chandler, a Negro, was found hanged near Council Grove eight miles west of the city. The raid killed a federal prohibition officer, a deputy sheriff, and Chandler's father.
Nine indictments surfaced from a federal grand jury led by U S District Attorney Isaac Blair Evans. Merrill Nibley and Jas E Jennings face charges of operating wholesale sugar business without a license and conspiracy to violate the Lever Act. Other indictments name Frank Pingree and J H Grat for sugar related loans and profits. The Utah Idaho Sugar Company and eight officers are charged with selling sugar at inflated prices, with multiple counts detailing alleged profiteering. The cases follow a lengthy probe overseen by Floyd T Jackson and attorney general aides. arraignment will occur before Judge Tillman D Johnson.
Help wanted notice from Alva Richards seeking coopers at the Bank Building location. Short recruitment blurb appears in the public notice column with a terse call to action and no extra details.
Local camp near Winchester reports Joseph Wharton a 17 year old convict who escaped Saturday night and remains at large. He is five feet six inches tall and 135 pounds with over two years left on a five year sentence for house breaking. Archie Scott another colored prisoner who escaped July 29th has returned to the camp under guard and faces new burglary charges after breaking into two Woodstock houses.
Holders of clipped coupon Liberty bonds should deliver them to banks to be sent to the Federal Reserve Bank Richmond for exchange into permanent bonds with coupons for life. New 4 percent bonds will be issued when 4 percent bonds are sent in, potentially increasing income. In this district $141,000,000 of temporary bonds with six coupons exist, with $192,000,000 already exchanged for permanent bonds.
Inclement weather forces the M W of A picnic to be held on Saturday September 4 at Gore Virginia instead of the August 28 date. Amusements 45 previously advertised public invited.
Orchard ladders in all sizes and oak stave picking baskets. Orchard crates and picking sacks with carriers. Corrugated caps Sno Bak. White paper caps with large circles. Stencils stamps, barrels and hatchets. Everything for picking and packing apples and peaches. Located at 301 North Market Street, Winchester. Phone 318.
Federal soldiers established headquarters in Williamson West Virginia to oversee the strike region after miners called for union recognition. Colonel Burkhardt commands from Camp Sherman Ohio with enough troops to control the area including Pike County Kentucky across Tug river. Mines reportedly operating or preparing to reopen as state police withdraw. Camp pitched at Sycamore Hollow near Williamson on the Norfolk and Western Railway, six miles from Matewan where major trouble occurred.
Transformation of wheat into flour in minutes set a local record when Harry Ruff driven grain from a harvester thresher to a mill ground it immediately then flour was taken home and Mrs Huff baked biscuits in under an hour including travel time.
Up to today only thirty women have registered to vote in Winchester while they have until October 2 to qualify for the presidential election in November. Registration blanks ran short in the second ward but the registrar will note applications and complete forms later. Attorney General Saunders doubts any state action is required to implement the nineteenth amendment as proclaimed. Officers must follow the law and recognize women voters, or face continuation of the issue.
Miss Frances Devany daughter of Dr and Mrs Walter L Devany of Dendron Virginia married Sam J Wilson of Portland Arkansas in a quiet home ceremony attended by immediate family. Rev J E White officiated at 8 am Wednesday. The couple plans to reside in Portland Arkansas after October 1 while visiting California and Yellowstone Park beforehand.
Impressive ceremonies marked the unveiling of a monument at the grave of Lieut. Louis E. Snapp of the United States Army. Hickory Camp No. 34 Woodmen of the World placed the memorial, with attendance by the Virginia National Guard Company I and the American Legion's Robert Y. Conrad Post. The event featured a prayer, a tribute address by Philip Williams, and a Band performance, drawing a large crowd and floral tributes Fit for a war hero.
Entries for the Winchester Fair are opened at the office of D. W. Lupton Treasurer and at Y. Rouss Avenue. Applicants should submit details promptly to secure admission and stalls for the event.
Governor Cox travels from New York en route to Columbus for a state fair address and a national agricultural groups gathering. The trip continues through September 3 in Lansing and ends October 3 in St Louis, with a preface to Harding’s campaign debate on campaign contributions.
Terrence MacSwiney lord mayor of Cork lies near death after a hunger strike in Brixton jail. His brothers have permission to stay with him through the night. A fragment notes a League benefit and a visit by Alexander Hamilton to Hagerstown, Maryland.
For sale a seven room house with bath at 444 Fairmount Avenue. Includes gas and electric lights, good cellar and garage. Immediate possession offered by TTANSBROUGH & CARTER Insurance Loans Real Estate. Auction details unclear.
Notice seeks a crusher for broken stone sizes suitable for delivery. Prospectors offer $1.25 per yard for stone delivered to Winchester new cold toray plant. See William Beverley, Superintendent, for prompt arrangements.
Entries for the fair are to be made at D W Lupton’s office on Rouss Ave Monday morning, August Roth. Interested parties may enter any department and should list items clearly to avoid confusion.
Marion Ohio August 39 Senator Harding plans for several speaking trips to be announced soon He will address audiences in New York and Chicago and considers cities in the middle west and west Western options include Denver Salt Lake City and Spokane with pressure to extend to the Pacific coast A final decision is pending
Chicago August thirty investigation into campaign expenditures opens as party committees review funds raised and spent. Governors Cox and Roosevelt are central figures amid inquiries into donations and sources, with Hays defending party finances and efforts to curb influence through widespread small gifts.
Beck's Bread rolls and cakes fresh each day invites orders from customers with C. P. MeVicar advertising. A note mentions a mountain trip with the Friend ship Fire Company to Rock Enon Sitings on September 6.
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