The New York herald., 1920-01-08
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GENERAL.

Governor Smith in his annual
message calls for a resolution re-
scinding the action of the State in
ratifying the eighteenth or prohi
bition amendment and advocates a
referendum to the voters of the
State on the question of ratifica-
ton. A sensation was caused in
the Assembly when five Socialist
members were excluded pending
hearing of charges of disloyalty
to the government made against
them.-Page /, Part 2.
Walker D. Hines. Director General OF
Railroads. in an address here says the
lines should be consolidated into a few
great systems before they are turned bac,,
to their owners and that labor and the
public should be represented in their man.
agement-Page 5, Part
All government agencies, aided by an
awakened Congress, fedoubled their cam
paign to crush out the radical menace to
the United States, and Assistant Attorney
General Garvan continuing the Depart
ment of Justice nationwide raids, many
additional radical leaders were arrested
Page /. Part Q.
For the third time within twenty-four
hours reports of the murder of an Ameri-
can citizen by Mexicans were made public
by the State Department This last VIC
tim was Gabriel Porter. who was shot
near Tampico by Mexican army officer
Page 2. Part 2.
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. wealthy draft
fugitive, arrested after fight in his Phil
adelphia home is hurried to cell in Cas-
tie William, Governors Island.-Page g.
Part q
William J. Bryan's expected attack on
President Wilson is due at the Jackson
Day dinner in Washington tonight, and
overshadows all other matters In the
minds of the Democratic National Com
mttee members, who meet in the capital
today to select the city in which the ma
tional convention will be held.-Page /.
Part q
Glenn E. Plumb, author Of the plan for
control of railroads by capital. labor and
the public, has extended his scheme to
apply to all American industries. and has
set forth his ideas as IAN Industrial pro-
Gramme.-Page l, Part 2.
William Hale Thompson. Mayor Of Chi
Senator his opinion that the peace treaty
should be rejected. This was regarded as
an attack on Governor Lowden's candi-
dacy for the Republican nomination for
President.-Page 2 Part 2.
Attorney General Palmer. testifying be-
fore a Senate Committee, declares that the
government won more by is agreement
with the meat packers than it would have
done by victory in the courts. but adj
mitted there is little chance that the
arrangement would result in lowering
prices-Page 4, Part 2.
BY vote of 1879 to POI the miners
convention indorsed the action of the
union officials in accepting the proposal
put forward by President Wilson for end
ing the coal strike.-Page 4, Part 2.
Senator James J. Walker, backed by
the State organization and Mr.. Murphy.
trumphs over the McCooey- Hearst fac
tion in his fight for the Senate minority
leadership.--Page g. Part ?.
The traction companies ask the Board
OF Estimate for immediate relief along
the lines suggested by Judge Mayer. in
cIuding an increased fare until June 30
1s20.--Page 3. Part /.
Fourteen men and woman taken in a
raid on the Novy Mir are rushed to Ellis
Island for deportation.-Page 4. Part 2.
Opposition to the proposed sedition
measure, giving to the Postmaster Gen.
eral power to exclude from the mails any
publication which he may judge seditious.
gathered weight when Senator Lodge at
tackled the bill as "peacetime censorship
Page 3, Part 2.
Grand Jury fails to return an indictment
against oil merchant accused by girls in
police scandal case.-Page 3. Part l.