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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1920
Page
4
A discussion argues the current tax system worsens business conditions, boosts prices through evasion, and favors extravagance. Call for reforms includes stricter excess profits taxes, tax bonds, and better equalization. The piece pins fault on inflation, wasteful spending, and global demand for raw materials and manufactured goods.
ABE MARTIN quips about finding cone fat dinners at banquets while lamenting that saloons once offered similar novelty drinks. Lafe Bud and his wife quip today's concern over past customs and what meals or novelties might be available now.
An April verse extols the end of winter and beginning of spring, noting milder weather, budding plants, and renewed activity. It playfulIy blends humorous lines with imagery of April as a cheerful, curving bringer of warmth, though sometimes wet and windy.
Orville Elder, editor of The Evening Journal Washington Iowa, swears the paper is published daily except Sundays with Elder & Shannon as publishers and R E Shannon as business manager. Owners listed include Orville Elder and R E Shannon. no bonds or security holders over 1 percent. Average weekly circulation 2958 copies for six months prior, sworn April 2 1920 before Notary Chas J Wilson.
The speaker notes demand for products will fade and trade will feel the impact. Extravagant habits worsen the confusion as war teaches economy in one sense but appears to teach the opposite in another.
The Marshalltown Times Republican quotes a clipped editorial urging expulsion of Turks from Europe with the rallying cry Turn the rascals out, reflecting wartime or immigrant tensions in a sharp, partisan line.
A quotation from the Ottumwa Courier notes that no governmental reform has ever been achieved by individuals alone, stressing the need for broad collective effort to accomplish significant change.
The Iowa City Press reports banks worried March 1 about losing control to receivers for farm loans. Now bankers fear compelling borrowing with force as they contend money will be drawn by threat of gun.
Judge Hazen of the Chicago speeders court warned any resident who has lived in the country long enough to become a citizen but has not yet naturalized to monitor the speedometer. He cited a man who lived 14 years here without papers and gave him the limit, urging others in similar cases to expect the same.
Fred H. Hopkins sold 141 acres near Central Point to James G. Love of Ainsworth Iowa. The deal includes 25 acres of pears 49 acres of alfalfa remaining grain land with a residence and irrigation capable buildings. Love plans possession after April 1 and may move Hopkins family to Portland.
Chicago April 2. Springfield reports Attorney General Brundage did not reverse a ruling that women may not vote in the April 13 presidential reference primaries. County clerks decide whether to prepare women's ballots, making any result only a straw vote.
Des Moines schools will switch from quarter sawed oak to American walnut for desks and furniture to cut costs amid wartime shortages. The walnut, with a history from government propellers to France and back, was secured at $320 per thousand feet, below seasoned oak prices. Board officials warn prices may rise as demand increases and walnut use expands.
Diligence comes from the Lae tin word diligencia meaning diligent effort and perseverance. Industry expands to habitual devotion to labor aimed at a valuable end such as knowledge or property. Diligence denotes early application to a pursuit with strong personal interest or feeling.
Vigo, Spain, leads in sardine packing with a quarter of world output. Exports of oil packed sardines in 1918 reached 1,017,000 cases of 100 tins each, valued around 12 million dollars.
Donald Vahl, 15 or 16, son of Mr and Mrs Tienry Vahl, fell 120 feet from a rusted iron step on a smoke stack at the Bioke electric plant near Mari on. He landed in a pile of cinders and was unconscious at 11 a m Thursday. He was taken to relatives’ home and then to a cousin’s house as doctors evaluate his injuries.
Bartlett recalls overhearing his parents spell conversations and greets his father with a cryptic phrase about going to Rh. ALT. the show. The remark hints at early linguistic play and family routines shaping a child’s speech.
Railway table corrected to May 19 1919 shows fastbound and westbound schedules with trains No 2 60 80 88 450 430 826 429 449 836 local freights and passengers listed along with departures arrivals and days of operation. Westbound and eastbound services are detailed by numbers and times with notes on cancellations and exceptions.
Tipton April 2 Los Angeles authorities seek H. E. Shipley of Cedar county in a California murder case. Shipley’s signature appears on checks in Mrs. Ruby Reed’s Los Angeles apartment where she was strangled. Police describe a chaotic scene as Reed fought her killer with evidence of a silent struggle and a torn pajama shirt.
Local Ponca county attorney says no knowledge of C J Duncan or any arrest in Ponca Neb. The Duluth fugitive and Cedar Rapids promoter were reportedly seen in Ponca but authorities deny the claim and have no record of him being in the area.
A fortunetelling tale recounts Euphemia the elder predicting Josephine’s fate in Martinique. The old woman foretold two marriages with a tragical lawsuit involving the first husband and a future dark, renowned second husband. The narrative claims the predictions proved true.
A terse note reflects on the holiday period and its quiet aftermath. The fragment hints at introspection and a return to routine after festive days.
Regular meetings listed for Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M Chapter No 13 R A M Bethlehem Commandery No 45 K T Washington Chapter No 8 O K E T Damascus Shrine No 10 W S of J with officers named and note visiting fratres welcome.
Lo O covenant Lodge No 101 meets every Tuesday evening at 30 o clock in the I O O F hall N Iowa Ave A cordial invitations extended to all members to meet with us M D Lee noble grand R B Keller secretary Brighton Encampment No 58 I O O F Meets Monday night at 8 00 p m in I O C F hall 215 1 3 North Iowa Avenue Visiting Patriarchs welcome to meet with us M P D Lee Chief Patriarch Elmer McFadden Scribe
Des Moines reports local Hoover boosters forming a Hoover for President Club after Herbert Hoover signaled acceptance of the Republican nomination. The movement aims to spread statewide amid debate over party politics and Hoover’s cross party appeal.
The Iowa state fair grounds now host thirteen barns with 260 horse stalls including eight training barns for 160 head. A mile and a half of gravel track has been added to reach three miles of training trackage. Fifty to sixty horses are training, with a special crew keeping the track in condition as organizers emphasize racing’s central role in the fair. A new cattle barn is near completion and ready for this year’s fair.
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