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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1921
Page
1
This morning at seven o'clock most DeKalb teamsters joined a sympathy strike with laborers. The move followed earlier crafts stoppages and has tied up most business and many building operations in the town. Contractors keep some work going, but many large jobs and hospital work pause while talks continue.
Thomas Jasper was arrested on bootlegging charges. He pleaded guilty before Judge Glidden with the city attorney present, held over to the grand jury, bond set at 1500, unable to post bail, jailed in Sycamore. His daughter in Port called police seeking how long father would stay.
City hall reports wheel tax plates thinning due to ordinance but slow uptake. Officials urge vehicle owners to comply to ease police workload. a closing date may be set if progress stalls. Funds from the tax will be used for road and alley repairs in the city.
Cincinnati honors Fred Galbraith Jr known as fighting colonel amid sorrow on his return. The national commander of the American Legion lies in state in Memorial Hall before funeral services. Meanwhile Illinois guard general Milo Foreman and Chicagoan Henry Ryan were injured in related auto crash reports.
Iskowich spent Monday and Tuesday in Chicago attending the second annual convention of the controllers' congress the National Retail Dry Goods Section at Hotel Sherman. Opening sessions included a welcome to merchants from across the country by FL Kelley of Mandel Brothers and remarks from W H Mann of Marshall Field & Co. The Reliable notes the three day program was well above average and hints at plans for next year.
Sol's United Shows brings a 300 person traveling carnival with 20 cars to Pershins Park DeKalb from June 27 to July 2. Alderman Bob Powell oversaw fair conduct and fair treatment of the baseball club. Five large rides with new equipment, plus numerous sideshows and a first class band, promise big amusement and week profits for local baseball volunteers. Complete details to follow.
Fans pack Electric Park for a Saturday afternoon game as the Scott Street team faces North and South Works. East and West teams, with Park City players, prepare in Chicago as local manager Robert Murphy brings a strong lineup. Fourth of July celebration includes Waukegan vs Rockdale, with DeKalb attendees expected. much business to be attended to at the event.
Roy M. Haines of Ohio is appointed as national prohibition commissioner in an announcement from the White House. The notice appears in a United Press report dated June 10. The source includes ad text unrelated to the appointment and fragments referring to events at East Lincoln Highway and local notices.
The group of Shriners plans a Monday morning departure for the Iowa capital and the big session. About 600 Shriners from DeKull, Sycamore and nearby towns will ride the train, with crew included. The schedule lists Belvider Amore to Dixon Morrison Crystal Lake and Harvard stations, 9:30 depart and 12:41 arrival.
Henry Ford declares in a letter to company officials nationwide that he has foiled enemies aiming to ruin him financially and has paid off the last notes totaling 100000 pounds. The letter, signed by secretary B C Leibett, also states the Dearborn Independent stood on the Jewish question.
Dr. Benson Baker, a noted presenter who has lived in Burmah and traveled in the Far East, will speak at the Methodist church Sunday morning. Baker is an authority on eastern life problems and has supported centenary movies, hailed as a more popular speaker than Dr. Musser, the Jungle Man. DeKalb residents are urged to hear this wonderful speaker.
Mr and Mrs Clean Hall report almost impassable Kansas roads hindering their travel. They consider rerouting to avoid flood districts in Colorado but have not decided. The Halls plan to remain in California.
Chicago report details Miss Alice Murphy aged 37 killed today at the Stock Exchange Building after a jump or fall from the 17th floor. Police cannot determine if it was accidental or a self inflicted crisis. Chronicle Want Ads get results.
A Maple Park man driving a Ford coupe on Lincoln Highway loses control as the car’s steering appears to fail. The vehicle crashes and the driver escapes with minor injuries as city officials announce new Stop and Go traffic signals and officers to guide motorists Saturday night.
Last services for Miss Anna Anderson, daughter of Mrs Christine Anderson of North Street, were held yesterday at the Nelson undertaking chapel with Rev B Barrett Evans officiating. Many friends attended and the minister paid a tribute to the DeKalb girl.
Thomas Parker leaves for an extended visit in England to spend several months with relatives and friends. A summer tour company led by Frank McEntee from the Shakespeare Playhouse of New York, featuring Agnes Elliott Scott and Walter Hampden, brings Twelfth Night and Hamlet to Normal auditorium on Monday for afternoon and evening performances.
Lieut. Col. Edgar A. My commanded DeKalb boy One Hundred and twenty-ninth infantry overseas, has been ordered from Washington where he has been on duty at the general staff college, to the general service schools, Fort Leavenworth, Kas., for four years. He will report not later than August 1h.
Orders for the unconditional release for 19 W. W. prisoners, mostly from Kansas, serving sentences at Fort Leavenworth, were received by Fred Robertson, federal district attorney for Kansas, from Attorney General Dougherty.
Notice requests readers with copies of The Chroniccle for Feb 8 and 28 to bring them to the office for payment. No further details provided.
United Press reports Admiral W. S. Simms answered Secretary Denby’s inquiry after his English Speaking Union address. Senators will likely await his Navy return before action. Simms refused to disclose his reply, insisting his remarks about Sinn Fein were consistent with earlier talks.
Fire department members are busy painting the interior of the station both upstairs and downstairs. When finished the station will look better with downstairs areas matching the trucks. The chief’s private office and upstairs bathrooms and locker rooms are also being upgraded, with city paint provided and firefighters contributing their labor.
After deliberation the board of local improvements decides to hold the drainage contract award until Monday. Two bids are under careful consideration, from M. E. Nelson of Sycamore and O. E. Muzley of DeKalb.
United Press reports Chicago police announced that Phillip Foss of Checker Cab confessed to complicity in the murder of rival Yellow Cab driver T. A. Skervin. Foss allegedly implicated five others in the case.
London June 10 Officials announce a settlement likely after a referendum of union leaders. Executives will submit the latest miners’ proposal to individual miners for approval or rejection.
Maple Park announces a Sunday game at Palmer's field against Kaneville, with Carleton Root as slab artist. The field is ready, facing the 2:30 pm start. Maple Park previously beat DeKalb 13 to 1 and Elburn 21 to 5, claiming local bragging rights.
Marguerite Clark returns to the screen in Scrambled Wives her latest success. Princess appears tonight in the screening lineup with Clark leading the feature.
Mutinous Chinese troops in Woosung, capital of Hoopa province, looted American property and killed scores after arrest. 13000 soldiers received back pay, mutineers killed several officers, attacked government bank, and set dwellings ablaze threatening mass destruction.
Wayne B Wheeler counsel for the anti saloon league testified before the house rules committee that bootlegging circles with financial backing exist in several U S cities. He said these trusts involve major financiers and threaten the Volstead act by aiming to break the prohibition amendment.
The Senate committee investigating the dispute between Senator Newberry and Henry Ford for Michigan’s senatorial seat heard testimony. Roger M. Andrews of Menominee denied being paymaster for Newberry forces in the Upper Michigan peninsula during the 1916 primary campaign.
Washington, June 10. Senator Penrose forecast early enactment of the soldiers adjusted compensation bill with five optional plans to reimburse 4,800,000 veterans. Proposals include definite service pay, adjusted service certificates, vocational training aid, home or farm aid, and land alloting preference. The bill is alive while the traditional bonus notion is said to be dead. Senator McCumber urged using the term adjusted compensation bill stressing repayment to World War veterans.
Charlie Ogburn led Colts of Rockford travel to Sycamore for a Sunday matchup while the following week the semi pros are slated to play at Whitewater Wisconsin. Aurora games scheduled for July 3 and 4 are cancelled as the club cannot secure a park for those dates. Ogburn seeks a replacement date with a Wisconsin town.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad Company filed a petition on June 10 asking federal authority to discontinue its agent at the New Lebanon station in DeKalb County, United States.
I O O Girls invite all to a sewing hall event on Saturday in June at F Hall. Everyone welcome. The notice also references machine knit goods and underwear products from Vassar Swiss.
June 10 reports from St Johns Newfoundland say the freighter Charlotte, owned by the U S Shipping Board, had her bow crushed by an iceberg and is believed sunk, with wireless contact failing and a last appeal for nearby vessels to stand by. The vessel lay at the head of the harbor, deck awash and lifeboats ready as crew fought to stay afloat. Also noted: the Greek steamer Boubilina foundered with 138 passengers off Halifax after striking a rock. The Seepool docked in harbor under its own power after a berg collision earlier in the week.
Through American Steel and Wire efforts three playgrounds will serve the town. One near the employment office on Sixth street is completed, a second at Unity park in the east end, and a third on Fourteenth street is being finished. The Fourteenth street site will feature a three and a half foot deep wading pool with a keeper on hand. Completion date for the Fourteenth street grounds is not yet known.
DeKalb reports show accessory thieves prowling the city when cars stall on the highway. George Rowe of Rochelle left his stalled car overnight, then found much of the maintenance department truck’s fittings missing after morning pull.
Kishwaukee golfers from DeKalb and Sycamore defeated Sterling 26 to 15 in the first tournament of the season. DeForest Hunt earned top honors with scores of 49 and 42 for the day, while Sterling sent 16 players but could not match the Kishwaukee level.
Plans for the annual Knights of Columbus picnic will be brought up at the council meeting on June 14. Officers announced a special effort to attract a large attendance with an unusual feature planned for the gathering.
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