The Special Grand Jury investigating the Mer Rouge, Louisiana killings of Watt Daniel and Thomas Richards finds there just isn’t enough evidence to charge their murderers. Like the killers, most of the grand jury are KKKers. The grand jury report refers to the kidnapping of the 5 men last August, failing to mention the torture and murders of two of them. Exalted Cyclops Skipwith describes himself as “highly elated” at the result.
And a New Jersey grand jury says there is no graft in Atlantic City. Grand juries are absolutely crushing it today -100.
France is insisting it won’t make the first move to end the impasse with Germany, and would prefer Germany make a direct offer rather than go through intermediaries. But any proposition put forward by Germany would begin with No resumption of reparations until the Ruhr is no longer under occupation.
Headline of the Day -100:
There are worries that Republicans (the Irish kind) will interfere with the New York City parade.
A $1,000 prize has been offered anonymously for a new Yale song to replace “Bright College Years,” which is traditionally sung to the tune of Die Wacht am Rhein and has therefore fallen into disuse since the Great War. $1,000!
Theatres in Dublin close for the day in obedience to de Valera’s order, but only for one day, they say. Free State troops go around ordering them to open. The Abbey Theatre is the only one to hold a performance, with troops present, whether as guards or to coerce the performers into playing is unclear.
8 IWW members are convicted in Los Angeles of criminal syndicalism.
9 die in a fire at the Allegany County, NY almshouse. In other news, there’s still an institution called an almshouse.
A burglar who broke into the National Biscuit Company in Waterbury, CT leaves a note complaining “This is the hardest job I ever did for $3.”
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