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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1923
Page
1
Diplomats from Peru and Chile ratified the Tacna Arica protocol in Washington with Secretary Hughes present. A Senate subcommittee heard Pueblo Indians plead for vanishing rights against the Bursum claim. Several foreign and domestic issues dominate the scene including debt talks, tariffs, and military appropriations.
Obituaries report Edwin J. Wardman of Sun-Hernld killed by influenza leading to pneumonia in New York. Lawrence West Stephens dies of heart disease in St. Louis. Representative Nestor Montoya dies in Washington from an apoplectic stroke. Constantine and former king of Greece also pass away in Palermo. Also noted are Allied and European political shifts, military incidents, and treaty maneuvers including Peru, Bulgaria, Ireland, and Moscow dispatches.
Members discuss code revision and tax relief as committees form in both houses. Key chairs include Hauge on appropriations and Moon on Ways and Means. Senate and House consider road funding bills and consolidation efforts, with battles looming over bond restrictions and local approvals.
The tax committee drafts its report for the fortieth legislature while Iowa farmers push corn shipments and butter contests. Red Oak plans eighty seven blocks of paving after city council action, and veterinarians attend the Iowa Veterinary association meeting in Des Moines. Reports show soy bean yields up 120 percent, and Gov Kendall outlines agricultural relief and tax measures in his inaugural address to the fortieth assembly. Joe Ramsey, 80, pioneer stage coach driver, dies in Red Oak. John Cenia of Nevada faces grand jury on government stores larceny linked to a burned Ames college armory.
Miss Hess B. Wetherholt of Gallipolis Ohio has been appointed national secretary of the American Legion Auxiliary by National President Drate Waller-Barrett. She previously headed the Ohio department where membership tripled and local units doubled during her tenure.
Ex service men with equal or better qualifications gain pref erence for city posts says James J Crossley Portland Ore commander of Portland post No 1 American Legion He helped form a Legion committee to ensure World War veterans receive fair access to municipal jobs Working with the mayor and city commissioners veterans recommended by the Legion have become municipal judge superintendent of the women s bureau of the police department and chief clerk of the park bureau An ex service man Albert Sufner was named chief clerk of the park bureau after passing civil service examinations
Alvin Owsley received a telegram from G J Dyett president of the Returned soldiers league of Australia. Dyett said continued close cooperation of English speaking peoples is the safeguard to peace and happiness of humanity. Dyett brought greetings to the Legion convention in New Orleans and sails home. He reiterated desire for close cooperation with American soldiers and the friendship of the people of America.
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