Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, June 25, 1920, Page 4

Samuel Gompers, reelected head of the American Federation of Labor for the 39th time. GREECE GIVEN FREE HAND WITH TURKEY Boulogne.—Greece was given a free hand in the military measures in Turkey which were decided upon at the Hythe conference according to in- formation here. The premiers and their advisers found these measures were required immediately because of the grave sit- uation resulting from Mustapha Ke- | mal's Nationalist forces reaching the Dardanelles, French and British troops and the British fleet will be concentrated for | the defense of Constantinople and the straits. The delegates to the Hythe confer- | ence, it is declared, were of the opin- | jon that the taking of these meas- | ures would be sufficient to deal with | the situation. ENCAMPMENT IS CHANGED Civil! War Veterans to Gather at Indianapolis This Year. Columbus, O.-—Indianapolis will be | the scene of this year’s Grand Army ‘of the Republic annual encampment instead of Atlantic City, which was selected last fall when the encampment was held in Columbus. This decision was reached at a meeting of the na tional executive committee. The encampment will be held the week of September 19, instead of September 25 as originally set Price Fixing Agreements Unlawful. Washington.—Warning that agree- | ments between manufacturers and dealers, which prevent dealers from re- ducing the selling prices of manu factured articles are unlawful, was sounded by the department of justice as part of its campaign to lower the cost of living. Railroad Workers To Receive Increase. Chicago.—-The United States rail road labor board expects to render a decision within the next three weeks granting railroad workers a perman- ent wage increase, according to board members here 100,000 Packag Found. Paris.—More than 100,000 American parcel post packages have been found by Y. M. C. A. investigators which have been lying in French ports un- | delivered for many months. THE MARKETS Portland. Oats—No. 3 white feed, $69 per ton. Corn-—-Whole, $82@83; cracked, $84 @35. Hay — Willamette valley timothy, $34 per ton; alfalfa, $30@31. Potatoes—Oregon, 8%c per pound, Gems, $c f. o. b. station. Butter Fat—53 @b55c. Eggs—Ranch, 38c per dozen. Poultry—Hens, 18@25c. Cattle—Best steers, $11@11.50; good to choice, $9.50@10; medium to good, $8.50 @9.50. Hogs—Prime mixed, $15.25@15.75; medium mixed, $14.75@15.25; pigs, $11.76@13.75. Sheep—Lampbs, $11.60@12; yearling, $7@8. Seattle. Hay—Eastern Washington timothy, | $47 per ton; alfalfa, $46. Potatoes—Yakima Gems, ton. Butter Fat—55@57ec. Eges—Ranch, 37@4l1c. $210 per Hogs—Prime, $15.75@16.26; medium | to choice, $14.75@15.75; pigs, $12@13. Poultry—Hens, dressed, heavy, 38c; light, dressed, 30c; live, 23@31c. Cattle—Best steers, $11.75@12.25; medium to choice, $10@11. CHICAGO RACE RIOT | OVER BURNING FLAG Jaieilaiplinaians | Whites Resent Desecration | | Of American Colors By Negroes. | Chicago.—Two white men were kill- | ed and several negroes, including a negro policeman, were wounded Satur- day night in a riot fn the heart of the south side “black belt” following the | reported burning of an American flag by a band of negroes who were said | to have paraded in the interests of a “back-to-Africa” movement. The trouble occurred at Thirty-fifth Street and Indiana avenue, near the | | scene of last yeur’s race riots, in which | | more than 30 whites and blacks were killed and hundreds injured. The burning of the flag was reported to have taken place when the parade of blacks disbanded preparatory to en- tering a hall, where a meeting had been called by an organization which was reported to advocate the move- ment of negroes back to Africa, A bonfire was started in the middle of the street an American flag in the fire. A throng of negroes and whites gathered Al party of jackies pushed its way to the , indignant at the burning of the flag. They tried to recover the flag James B. Owens, a negro policeman, ran in brandishing his revolver. There was a volley of shots. A jaekie fell dead, and policeman Owens was stretched on the street with a bullet | through his abdomen. The crowds ran | for shelter. Lying not far from the blue jacket | was Joseph Hoyt, 69, a salesman, who | was killed by the volley that killed the | fallor. The police investigators asserted | | that “the back to Africa” paraders | were Abyssinians and carried a flag of | green and yellow. SEVERAL KILLED IN LONDONDERRY RIOT Londonderry.—Five persons were killed, ten others seriously wounded, | several of them probably fatally, ane | about 100 others were less seriously | injured during desperate rioting here Saturday night. Then some one tossed several attempts to incendiarism, one of which resulted in the burning of a large store. The rioting was a continuation of Friday night's disorders, when nation alists and unionists engaged in clashes | for several hours, The fighting was accompanied by | and the military | BEDDING PLANTS 7] Pansus, Geraniums, Coleus, Asters, all kinds of Vines for Hanging Baskets fog DECORATIONS DAY FLOWERS—Order Early L. B. HILL, The Florist at Lewiston, Idaho COTTONWOOD DRAY AND TRANSFER LINE CAMPBELL & ROBBINS, PROPS. Light and Heavy Hauling Done on Short Notice FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR. | that Iam again chosen as as-| This is to announce that I will Sessor other than the assurance | again be a candidate on the Re-| of a public service that is impar-| publican ticket for the office or| tial, courteous and to the limit of | county assessor. I wish to * beh ae thank the people for the support! . 2 ape and co-operation which has been 2 Assessor, Idaho County. accorded me in the past. I have | conducted the office in harmony with what I believe to be a fair) and impartial interpretation of | the laws of Idaho relating to the; taxes at The First National) duties of this office. I have no, Bank, not later than Saturday | pledges to make in the event| June 26th. 22-5 5| New arr -ival of wall paper at| | the Hoene Hardware. 16- -tf | Pay the last half of your 1919} ai Ot But had to be called out An unrecorded number of persons | suffering from wounds went home without receiving treatment. The nationalists did not seem to be provided so well with weapons as their minor opponents, but they maintained a vig: | orous defense. PROPOSE LARGE WOOL FUND Steps are Taken to Make Chicago | America’s Center. Chicago.—Steps to make the wool center of America were taken here at a conference of wool growers and bankers, with the decision to name a committee to place the question be- | fore officials at Washington. Under the proposition approved by the meeting, which was Growers’ association, the movement of the wool clip for 1920 would be financed by Chicago bankers, which | would Heretofore this has been done by Bes. ton banks, which have been compelled it was said, to relinquish their finan clal support due to demands for funds from other sources. Lawmakers Start West. Chicago. of the appro- | priations committee of the house, head- ed by Representative James W. Good of Iowa and accompanied by officials of the reclamation and national park service, left Chicago Sunday night on a tour of 18 national parks and rec- lamation Hb bauotee in the west. Members { | Champ Clark's Name to be Presented. | Montgomery City, Mo. — Congress- | man Champ Clark, of the Ninth Mis- souri district, will be placed in nomina- tion for president at the Democratic national convention, it was announced here, | Britain Will Never Recognize Irish. | London.—"“The British government | | will never agree to the establishment | of an Irish republic unless it is beaten to the ground,” Premier Lioyd George told a delegation of railway workers. Aliens From West Deported. 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