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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1923
Page
5
The Cass county board of supervisors voted to cap road maintenance spending at ten dollars per month per mile, effective immediately, amid a tight budget. They cited a overdrawn road fund last year and a shortfall this year, setting aside five thousand dollars as an emergency fund while reviewing the county expense plan.
Des Moines June 6 The thirty-seventh Iowa Bankers association convention will be held at Ames Tuesday through Thursday. Sessions at Iowa State College will feature addresses by Henry C Wallace secretary of agriculture and Yale economist Irving Leben on economic questions. Topics include the branch bank issue tax exempt securities and federal reserve system problems.
R F Whitmore, earlier freed after a hung jury in a liquor transportation case, was rearrested by county authorities on a bootlegging charge in Justice Pennell’s court. The previous jury, including L P Rose and others, had returned a $30 verdict after about two hours. Earl Heath, Whitmore’s brother in law, who pleaded guilty to transporting liquor, was released after paying part of his $92.50 fine.
Describes a week of ideal planting conditions across most of Iowa with a drought in the northeast. Replanting occurred in affected areas as hay shortages loom. Corn at 88 percent of normal, 6 percent below ten year average. winter wheat good, oats fair, spring wheat and barley fair.
In Chicago on June 6 Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle, out of films since Virginia Rapne death from a Labor Day party in 1921, makes a live appearance at a local vaudeville house. His return drew flowers from friends nationwide, and he seemed pleased by the tribute.
New York June 6 Thirteen men were arrested here today by U S secret service agents who seized a quantity of bogus revenue stamps and the plates used to print them from a derelict location last night.
Rival Rogara Hornsby swaths Ruth in court news from St Louis June. Hornsby declines to discuss his wife’s announced intention to initiate divorce proceedings noting only one conference with her and no action on her part.
About 200 delegates from Iowa units attend a Des Moines gathering to discuss state council affairs and Red Cross relief coordination. The meeting aims to plan activities, share updates, and prepare for upcoming disaster response efforts.
The city council discussed a proposed storm sewer for Elm Street at its monthly meeting led by Engineer J. Mayne. A five foot diameter sewer and 44,260 dollar cost were outlined to drain Bull Creek floodwater with outside district assessment and city sidewalk and driveway permissions granted.
Armour and Co president F Edson White told the Chicago Association of Commerce that government criticism hinders the packing industry. He warned that officials favor groups and blocs, hampering growth and the recovery of big business.
Iowa City June 6 Robert Leeper found guilty of first degree murder in the death of his father in law Roy Werls last December is again jailed in Johnson county. His bondsmen, fearing liability, asked to be released. Leeper faces sentencing on June 14.
The German offer proposes 1,590,000 gold marks yearly in reparations to be discussed at a Franco-Belgian conference in Paris. Berlin dispatched the proposal for consideration this afternoon, with Belgium’s Loinearna giving a principal acceptance while asking time for expert review amid occupation policy debates.
County Treasurer Jess Jones and staff are sending delinquent personal tax notices including dog taxes. Officials insist on prompt payment as both county and state require collection.
The Lions club met at the Cabarnet cafe for a noon session and elected new officers for the year. President Dr. W. A. Hamers, vice presidents Lester Balding and A. H H Mountain, third vice president Lane Marshall, secretary treasurer A C G Fouts, Lion Tamer 0 R Patrick, Tail Twister Roy Moteau, and director L BE Cookshoot were chosen.
Des Moines report states Tadane Harriett Martin a Black witness for the Joe Williams murder trial was arrested as she stepped from the witness stand charged with perjury in the case involving Sarah Barbara Thornsdale.
Nearly 300 visiting Elks from TR Town lodges registered in Marshalltown for the opening of the eighteenth annual Iowa convention. The event continues until Friday with officials planning sessions and ceremonies in the city.
Mrs. Violet Johnson of New York was awarded a $50,000 verdict in her breach of promise suit against Dr. Karl Connell head of the Presbyterian hospital in Omaha Neb The jury deliberated fifty five minutes and the case is expected to be appealed.
In Topeka Kansas the state supreme court ruled fixed price contracts between manufacturers and retail agencies illegal. Charles G Mills of Sedgwick County sued the General Ordnance Company for breach of contract after the firm delivered tractors in Mills territory below the fixed price. Both lower and high courts found the contract illegal and the agent had no standing.
Kansas City Missouri was selected today by the Shriners as the convention city for 1924. The program includes Army and Navy exhibitions swimming and various entertainments. Clifford Ireland of Peoria Illinois was elected imperial outer guard of the Imperial Divan of the Mystic Shrine, set to become imperial potentate in eight years, succeeding James S. Mel Tandlass.
DES MOINES REPORTS an inch of rain fell in sections of the state during an hour ending at 9 this morning after a high season temperature of 86 degrees. The downpour followed a heat record but did not reach areas most in need as northeastern Iowa remained dry.
Washington sources report U S Prohibition enforcers will not reveal measures to curb bootlegging along the Canadian border into New York state. The announcement says details will not be made public by Commissioner Haynes, despite Cabinet discussions on strengthening lines.
About 400 applicants for registration as pharmacists in Iowa will take examinations at the University of Iowa tomorrow and Friday. Some re-examinations are scheduled for those who failed earlier tests while most contestants are students at the state university and Des Moines University.
A Chicago insurance adjuster, Richard Tesmer, was shot and killed during a midnight robbery at the Tesmer Gold Coast home. Police say a woman bandit and an immaculately dressed male dancer companion are sought. Mrs. Tesmer partly identifies the suspect. Police sweep Gold Coast area as hundreds join the hunt.
In New York on June 6 representatives of about 50 million Protestants Catholics and Hebrews condemned the American Iron and Steel Institute committee report by Elbert H. Guy against eliminating the 12 hour day in the steel industry. The statement called the report unworthy untenable and said it shattered public confidence.
Iowa tax data for 1921 shows the top income under $150,000, with total individual income at $313,702,985 from 111,483 returns and a tax of $5,837,060. About half of heads of families earned around $2,000 yearly, while five people reported over $100,000.
Madrid dispatch reports 45 Spanish soldiers killed and 210 wounded in a battle near Morocan town Tiziazzu where about 10,000 Spaniards clashed with 7,008 Moors. The fight occurred today as forces engaged in the African theater.
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