Des Moines Interview Highlights Mitchell Air Policy Critique
Col William A Mitchell, former air force leader, in Des Moines denounces U S air power as wasteful after Armistice spending ~500 million. He notes seven first class planes and predicts Europe leads with a strong program while America lags. He says government would recall him if reinstated but mocks a kindergarten air service. He praises US potential if a definite plan is adopted. Mitchell’s Des Moines stop included stories from his France voyage chauffeur Dan Jones.
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William A. Mitchell
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New York
San Francisco
Gay Mitchell
Dan Jones
France
Jones
Woman Charged In Plot To Poison Husband
Los Angeles reports that Olive Orr Brugen Schmidt Bowers, wife of wealthy attorney and banker W B Bowers, is charged with conspiracy to murder. Bond set at 5000 dollars, with Elmer M Archer named as co conspirator. Bowers seeks to free her wife, who allegedly plotted to poison him via his coffee and honeymoon to Hawaii.
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W. B. Bowers
Sawtelle
Olive Orr Brugen Schmidt Bowers
Verdict Expected Soon In Jayne Insurance Suit
The Jayne case against Travelers Insurance was to the jury by 11 40 this morning in Muscatine March 12 An early verdict was expected Defense counters argued Jayne could not have been thrown from his car to the slough where his body was found The plaintiff claims death by accident while the defense seeks death by poison as motive and means
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Jayne
Travelers’ Insurance Company
Arme
Jayne State
Travel Are” Insurance Company
Euielde
Candy Bootleggers Operate In High School Cafeteria
Omand March 12. Candy bootleggers are brazenly peddling at Central High School as Principal J. G. Masters investigates possible enforcement. The school board’s candy ban, effective last Monday, did not stop sales and the student band reports thriving business.
Senator Blease claims liquor sold inside Capitol halls
Washington March 12 Sen Blease democrat of South Carolina accused Congress of hypocrisy saying liquor is sold daily under the Capitol dome. He pledged to prove it by buying a drink for any doubter in the House or Senate offices. He claimed bootleggers operate daily and pressed for an end to prohibition. Wayne B Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League denounced straw polls on prohibition as useless and said official ballots show the public favor dry measures.
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South Carolina
Thomas
Congress
Washington Policemen’s Association
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Senate
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Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
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Philanthropist Leopold Schepp Dies At Eighty Five
New York March 12 Leopold Schepp dies after a hot illness in his eighty fifth year. He gave away millions through private philanthropies totaling about seven million dollars. Still head of his coconut importing firm at death, he was born in New York and started as a youth selling palm leaf fans then wagoned grinders and opened a shop. He was a widower with one daughter surviving him.
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New York
Leopold Schepp
Schepp
Mother Charged With Murder In Baltimore Case
Mrs Edda alay Wright Coursey faced circuit court as State's Attorney Herbert R O'Conor read charges accusing her of beating five year old Eldridge with a broomstick on February 6. Eldridge died. husband Ralph T Coursey trolley car conductor faces later trial for murder contributing to death. Warrants issued for Frank Syre Jr and his son for breaking quarantine.
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Baltimore
Edda Alay Wright Coursey
Herbert R .O'Conor
Eldridge
Mra Coursey
Ralph T. Coursey
Germany Rejects Allied Proposals On League Crisis
Geneva March 12 Germany's representatives reject allied proposals for settling the League of Nations Council dispute. Spain contemplates leaving the league over its bid for a permanent seat, while talks among Briand Stresemann Boncour and Chamberlain press for no immediate decision.
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Germany
League of Nations’ Council
Maren
Briand
France
Luther
Stresemann
League of Nations
Paul Boncour
Louis Loutheur
Austen Chamberlain
Ireland
Spain
Europe
Brazil
Felder Dies of Heart Disease in Savannah
Thomas B. Felder of New York died suddenly in Savannah on March 12 from heart disease. Felder had arrived for business. He was previously convicted last year with Gaston B. Means in a bribery conspiracy case involving Crager system Gla Casket fraud. Felder was fined $10,000 and Means sentenced to two years in a federal penitentiary.
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Thomas B. Felder
New York
Felder
Gaston B. Means
Department of Justice
Means Wa
Sheriff Stops Tunney Stribling Fight In Miami
In Miami on March 12 Sheriff Henry Chase announced no Tunney versus Stribling bout would take place after a conference with Tunney, Stribling, and managers. Chief of Police Quigg and officials had discussed possibilities but the sheriff firmly canceled the fight.
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Associated Pree
Miami
Fla
Quigg
Gene Tunney
Young Stribling
Henry Chase
Funeral for Sheriff Fred Collings Attended by Notables
Kathryn Lenz of Detroit and several named spouses and relatives attended the Thursday funeral of Sheriff Fred Collings at the Methodist church. W. Hickok, grand councilor of the Town U C T, will visit Burlington council on Saturday. J R Atwood announced his bid for Union County sheriff.
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Detroit
Mich
John Thomas
Emporia
Kan
Ira Collings
Des Moines
Frank Brand
Macomb, Jr
Emma Avine
Kansas City
Bert Cale
Fred Collings
Methodist Church
W. Hickok
Burlington
J. R. Atwood
Union County
Jackson Admits Store Robbery Confession Shocks Cedar Rapids
George R. Jackson, once a Diebold theater manager, confessed to Cedar Rapids police last night to the Pines grocery robbery and faced possible leniency if he pleads guilty in Waterloo. County Attorney W. A. Cook signaled a 10 year sentence if he pleads, else charges may be pursued in Cedar Rapids. three other robbery cases linked to Jackson are noted.
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E. A. Leighton
George R. Jackson
Diebold
Pines
W. A. Cook
Jackson
Wesley Benesh
Cedar Rapids
Benesh
the Pines
J.C. Murtagh
Linn County
Chaan
Rogues’ Gallery
Mrs Brewster Attaches Palmer Personal Effects
Mrs Rene V Brewster wife of a magazine publisher who won a 200000 verdict for alienation of affections against Miss Corliss Palmer has attached Fur a and other Palmer personal effects found in storage. Attorney Charles H Tuttle says Yonaland will be taken in California to attach Micer's income from a nation property contract.
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New York
Rene V. Brewster
Corliss Palmer
Fura
Mias Palmer
Charles H. Tuttle
Gibson Acts Unconcerned In Jail Cell
Big George Gibson sits in the county jail since last Monday charged with murder. He remains calm and unworried, outwardly showing no reaction to the case as deputies guard him. He was arraigned March 10 in county court, pleaded not guilty, and has spoken little aside from a private exchange with his brother. Defense plans remain undecided with his brother T Gibson unsure if he will lead.
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Big George” Gibson
Cepu U.S
Rourke
Big George
Miles
Gibson
Justice Pickett
Cr. Gibson
T. Gibson
Hig
George
Robinson-Oldfield Bill Debated In House Agriculture Committee
The House Agriculture Committee heard an explanation of the Robinson-Oldfield bill to create a farmers export corporation with authority to extend credit to European buyers of surplus crops and establish export bounties to aid prices. Carl Vrooman endorsed the measure, saying it would help farmers without disturbing core economic processes and could save lives in Europe by extending credit on sound security. Washington reports show Johnson plans to appeal his Senate contest and LaFollette named to a tariff investigation committee.
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House Agriculture Committee
Carl Vrooman
Robinson-Oldfield
Farmers’ Export Corporation
Vro0
Europe
Surgeons Operate To Mend Broken Back
Surgeons at University Hospital operated on Evelyn Carter a 17 year old girl from Oakville after a broken back from an accident. The late day operation aimed to save her life and restore movement though she remains nervous. Dr Arthur Stelater led the procedure and believes she has an excellent chance to live.
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Iowa City
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University Hospital
Evelyn Carter
Oakville
Arthur Stelater
Jefferson Pt A Meeting by Jefferson Parent Teachers Association
Jefferson Parent Teachers Association was entertained by Jefferson school teachers. The program included prenatal readings by Thelma Lane Agnes Treanor and James Huntington and a brief talk by Rev Edward Hutchinson. Graduates of Jefferson eighth grade presented the school with a miniature six foot tall electrically lit Statue of Liberty. Proceeds and a Red Cross report totaled 80 and 39040 respectively, to fund playground equipment and other improvements to be installed next week.
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Mises Thelma Lane
Agnes Treanor
James Huntington
Miss Lang
Miay Treanor
Jlames Huntington
Edward Hutchinson
St. Pan's Episcopal Church
Aeting
Guthrie Mae
Red Crows
Asociation
Omer
Sickness Halts Post Office Carriers Prompting Substitutes
Post Office force hampered by illness grips staff with several carriers out. Three inexperienced substitutes rushed in on rural routes while address changes pile up as residents move. Effort to label all mailboxes speeds deliveries with aim to have every box properly marked by May first.
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J. H. Miller
George Bo Mail
Ely
West End
A.D. Blair
C.H. Thomas
Creston Py
Work and efficiency needed for living in 1930s
The Associated Press report quotes Governor Hamannit warning of a growing belief that the government owes Americans a living. He stresses that ability is common, but opportunity is scarce, and insists work and efficiency are essential for survival amid depression pressures and the era’s hardships.
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Federation of Women's Fos
Shannon Spells Advertising to Creston Business Men
Ralph E. Shannon addressed about fifty Creston Chamber of Commerce members at a dinner meeting in Creston Iowa on finding and developing markets. He urged truthful advertising, closer merchant contact, and sustained campaigns, noting changes in business due to transportation and communications improvements. M.A. Hauser supported the view on economic pressure, citing corn and hog production data from Iowa farms and implying strong farm business ties to advertising and marketing. Committees were named for the year including Better Business, Budget and Finance, Road and Transportation, and Agriculture, with members listed.
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Washington, In
Creston Chamber of Commerce
Creston
Chaumer
Iowana
Shannon
Meysshustian
Rvezing
Snd
Snd Constattat
Floreane
Better Busines
Harryn
W. H. Brady
T. B. York
Elmo Roper
C. N. Mandowa
Sidney Strauss
WK. Risley
AL Cy Schaal
Minnesota Erects Bar Against Corn Borer
Minnesota announces a quarantine to stop the spread of the European corn borer from infected areas in New England states, Ohio and Michigan. State officials say the pest now threatens corn crops and growers statewide, with suspected damage increasing and enforcement measures planned.
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Ohio
Michigan
Miumewota
Mleigan
Cory
Strangler Lewis Wins World Heavyweight Title Match
Strangler Lewis defeated Wayne Munn of Nebraska in straight falls to claim the World Heavyweight Championship before about ten thousand fans. Lewis won the first fall in a lengthy struggle and secured the second fall with a headlock, taking 1 hour 14 minutes and 10 seconds overall.
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Strangler Lewia
Wayne Munn
Nebraska
Lewis
Remlock
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