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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1921
Page
5
A potential nationwide railroad strike threatens the industry over a 12 percent wage cut ordered by the U S Labor Board. Voting favored the strike, but union leaders may hold off. the strike could start October 30 on some lines and expand if unresolved. Public alarm is muted due to pension ties, aging workers, industry slack, and broader economic pressures.
A New York father faced persistent pleas from his 10 year old son to buy a toy worth 100. The father offered a life long alternative of paying 50 cents monthly. The boy chose the monthly payment option and the father invested 100 in gilt edged securities at six percent, teaching thrift and money value.
A rail road traffic stoppage would disrupt the nation yet Pella could endure. Local bread from nearby wheat and corn, meat from farms, vegetables stored for winter, and wholesale rivals near by would reduce shortages. Mines would supply fuel, city papers might halt, but the local economy would not starve.
The city council Tuesday evening discussed future actions for water system upgrades and grade adjustments. Steel for the new water tank has been shipped, with foundation in place and rapid construction planned. A Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co. contract covers laying pipes to connect the tank, about six hundred feet of pipe needed. Interest on 1905 funding bonds totaling $260 was authorized for November 1. An alley grade ordinance was passed due to a prior engineer error, repealing a last week ordinance. Surface water disposal from newly paved streets remains an issue as council explores solutions.
Chautauqua promoters in several communities sue to recover guarantees due, citing poor attendance and money shortages. The past season saw cir cuit losses as venues failed to pay, with guarantors often unwilling to contribute. Managers asked towns to share losses, but assent was limited, leaving pending enforcement in Oskaloosa.
Des Moines state headquarters overrun with Iowa Legion members seeking reservations for the National American Legion Convention in Kansas City from October 31 to November 2. Special trains from several Iowa cities, one cent a mile plus war tax fares, day coach or sleeper, on sale October 28 to 30. Final return by November 5. Des Moines depot to run a 11 AM Sunday Oct 30 train arriving 6:30 PM. Credentials from J. F. Barton required at ticket purchase. Pella Legionnaires to join. rumor Dave Thomas will be conductor. Rock Island reports Pella round trip fare exactly six dollars.
The October Farm Bureau Messenger invites members to sign a questionnaire on attitudes toward President Harding's Disarmament Conference. The Executive Committee supports wider petitions in schools to include non-members, urging US leadership for immediate cessation of warship building and other preparations toward world peace.
William Guthrie of the Western League faces a trial before Judge Landis after pleading guilty to attacking a wounded veteran in uniform at a Tulsa ball game last August. He was fined $50 and costs, and Iowa Legion officials sought expulsion from organized baseball, delaying his contract and last weeks of the season.
A small turnout greets the reunion of the Seventeenth Iowa Infantry with nine registrants by 3 pm. Once a large Des Moines gathering in 1870, the event reflects dwindling survivors, while veterans from Co A Pella Co F Exline Co G Des Moines and other towns attend alongside Frank M. Fleming of the Tenth Missouri Infantry, brigaded with the 17th Iowa during the war. The Knoxville Journal notes this historical gathering.
The Ladies Aid and Mission Society of Bethel church held an exchange at Holland Meat Market on Saturday afternoon October 22. Proceeds benefit missions.
Sunday outreach by Knoxville Pella and Tracy teams visited Knox county Sunday schools to drum up delegates for the Older Boys and Girls Conference in Knox ville on November 7-8. Registrations are already coming in with countywide enthusiasm as public schools release students for the event.
The Knoxville Journal reports a diphtheria spike with the only Knoxville case linked to the Carl Wiesler family. Carl Wilson, son of Ernest and Mrs West Robinson, was quarantined after swelling and sore throat appeared. Schools and churches closed in Dallas amid new malignant cases. An anti toxin campaign is underway for exposed pupils.
The Pella High School football team defeated Melcher High School 14 to 0 at Central College athletic field. Droz scored early in the second quarter, Byers added a score in the third, and a late fumble did not change the outcome as Pella held the lead throughout.
The monthly meeting of Gold Star Post No 89 American Legion, normally held on the last Monday, will be held this month on October 24, one week earlier due to Halloween observances.
Prof. B. D. Starbuck of the University of Iowa told Marshalltown teachers that Prussian methods would wipe out old rigid schooling. He condemned mechanical discipline and urged a six year primary curriculum, home like schools, and liberalized education with pupils aiding each other under teacher guidance. The kindergarten praised as ideal.
The house rules committee hearing on the Ku Klux Klan ended abruptly when Imperial Wizard William Joseph Simmons accused chairman Campbell of ridiculing him. Campbell denied the charge and said the defense was untrue, signaling likely no Congressional investigation. The Chronicle had urged ignoring such outlaw groups, and Congress appears to have adopted that stance.
Albert Corelli of Linwood Heights near Chester Pa refused to invest in government securities or deposit funds in a savings bank. He left $800 saved in a trunk at John Rocco’s home, which burned when he was away. He believed his money was safer than a bank would keep it.
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