National and World News from the July 23, 1920, issue of the Elizabeth City Independent

“National and World News” from the July 23, 1920, issue of the Elizabeth City Independent.

High Lights in the General News of the World in Pertinent Paragraphs

Railroad Men to Get More

This week the Railway Labor Board handed down its first award in the form of increased pay for virtually all of the 2 million railroad employees in the country. The increases are from 50 to 60 percent of the amount asked by the men, or between $500 and $600 million of the billion dollars they asked for. Union leaders are disappointed in that they did not get the full amount asked, and there are threats of a general railroad strike.

Finds Husband Is Her Father

Asking for the annulment of her marriage with William M. Jones, Mrs. Anna Bell Jones makes the startling charge in the Baltimore circuit court that Jones, her husband, is her real father, and not her step-father, as she thought at the time of her marriage, and she makes the unusual statement that the revelation of Jones’ identity came to her in a dream. Two children were born of the marriage, boys, 8 and 3 years old, who are said to be entirely normal and healthy. Mrs. Jones also charges that her younger sister was forced to leave on the part of her father.

Cox Is for Woman Suffrage

Governor Cox of Ohio, Democratic candidate for the presidency, several days ago assured members of the national woman’s party that he will do all in his power to bring about the ratification of the federal suffrage amendment by the legislature of Tennessee. His promise was given to a deputation from the women’s party headed by Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the party.

Kaiser’s Son Kills Himself

Prince Joachim of Holienzollern, the youngest son of former Emperor William, committed suicide at Potsdam last Sunday. Financial straits are believed to have been the reason for the deed. Joachim was born in 1890 at Berlin. He served on both the Eastern and Western fronts during the world war, and was seriously wounded in the fighting in France. After the defeat of Germany, there were rumors that the Kaiser would abdicate in favor of Joachim, who during the war was ranked as a popular hero in Germany. He was married in 1916 to Princess Marie Augustine of Anhalt, and this year it was reported that the prince had brought suit for divorce from her.

League Issue of Democrats

Following a conference this week between President Wilson and Governor James M. Cox, Democratic presidential nominee, Cox announced that he would make a determined fight for the League of Nations during the course of his approaching 90-day campaign for election, and that he will endeavor to put through the Versailles pact without emasculatory reservations. Cox and the President are reported to be in complete agreement upon the league question.

Judge Upholds State Dry Laws

State prohibition laws passed prior to the passage of the 18^th amendment to the Constitution, provided the State Laws do not directly conflict with the Federal amendment, are valid, and prosecution under State laws were upheld by Federal judge R.M. McCall of the southern district of Florida in an opinion recently rendered.

Independents Warn Harding

Claiming that it was the independent vote that defeated Hughes in 1916, an editorial in a recent issue of the New York Evening post tells Senator Warren Harding, Republican presidential nominee, that his attitude toward the League of Nations plan will make or break him for the presidency. The Post warns that unless Harding comes out flat-footedly for the league, he need not make a single speech, as far as the independent voter is concerned.

Baby Has Two Heads

With two heads, four arms and four legs upon a perfectly formed body, a baby was born this week to William and Marietta Goodman, who live near Suffolk, Va. The two well-developed heads grow out of a single neck, and the infant has two arms and two legs on each side. It is arousing much interest among the physicians of Suffolk. The Good mans have nine other children, all of whom are healthy and normal.

More Banks and Less Cafes

The city of Paris, France, is becoming a metropolis of banks instead of cafes, or, in other words, is fast becoming Americanized. Old landmarks, quaint restaurants, large cafes with broad terraces on the sidewalk where on a hot summer afternoon the Parisian sips his coffee and watches the crowds go by, are being replaced by imposing financial institutions, and Paris streets are becoming passages from one bank to another, instead of streets for the people to live in, as they were in the old days.

Democrats Figure to Win House

Democratic leaders in Washington, D.C., express themselves as of the opinion that the Democrats will win a majority in the next house of representatives with Cox and Roosevelt heading the party ticket. Members of the Democratic congressional campaign committee declare that they hope to win more than 100 districts now Republican, in which event the house will of course return to Democratic control. Representative Claud Kitchin of North Carolina and Judge Crisp of Georgia are being boosted by their respective followings for the speakership, on the strength of the Democratic chances for success.