Iowa approves 29 million road and budget bill
The Iowa legislature passed the $29,000,000 appropriations bill for the next biennium with the house voting 79 to 6 on the conference report and the senate 27 to 17. Changes include cuts to University of Iowa funding, venereal disease department elimination, and modified state health and conservation allocations. Budget Director Hogue praised the adherence to his estimates as a budget system gains full footing.
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Des Moines
House
Senate
University of
State College
Ames
University of Iowa
Conference Committee
Department of Venereal Diseases
Thei ™ State Health Commission
Board of Conservation
Ames College
Bowman
Black Hawk
Iowa
Department of Health
Bergman
Jasper
Hogue
E. L. Hogue
Ben Turpin Plans to Quit the Screen
Los Angeles April 9 Associated Press Ben Turpin a motion picture comedian says he will quit the screen to care for his ailing wife who recently suffered two strokes. His Mack Sennett contract expired two months ago and he has abandoned plans for the future.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Ben Turpin
Today
Mack Sennett
Woman Killed by Train in Iowa City Believed Self-Destructive
Mrs. Robert McDowell, 54, of Marshalltown Ia., was struck and killed by a Rock Island train at 4 50 this morning in Iowa City. Witnesses say she may have stepped in front of the locomotive after the train slowed for the depot. The victim, who had melancholia, was not identified for hours.
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Iowa City
Robert McDowell
Marshalltown
Rock Island
McDowell
Million dollar rain improves Iowa farming prospects
Des Moines reports a statewide rain, praised by C D Reed of the Weather Bureau for boosting oats and winter wheat conditions. Farmers expect better soil for plowing and planting, though the corn crop will not yet benefit. Rainfall may continue a day longer, aiding overall fall prospects despite dry northeast regions.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
C. D. Reed
United States Weather Bureau
Towa
Weather Bureau
Good Roads Bill Passed Under Highway Commission
Des Moines reports the forty first general assembly ending a major controversy as Iowa adopts a good roads program under the state highway commission. A gasoline tax is included to fund the road plan after Senate amendments and Governor Hammill’s favorable stance.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Fortyfirst General Assembly
Iowa
State Highway Commission
House
Senate
Hammill
Kimball and Edson to Get Their Chairs Des Moines
Lieut Gov Clem F Kimball and Rep W C Edson may sit in the chairs they occupied during the session as resolutions in both houses grant them chairs as mementoes of the General Assembly. The chairs are large comfortable pieces finally accepted by the officials.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Clem F. Kimball
Senate
W. C.edson
House
Work to Be Near His Sick Wife
A man seeks steady employment close to his ill wife who cannot endure absence and grows irritable with the household staff.
Girl is insane says jury in murder case
Dorthy Ellingson, 17, was found insane by a San Francisco jury in superior court after killing her mother on January 13. The verdict delays the murder trial, with commitment to an asylum and possible future trial if released. The jury voted 11 to 1 in favor of insanity.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Dorothy Ellingson
Legislature Approves Weigman Overcoat Reimbursement
Des Moines April report states Marvin H. Weigman attended Governor Hammill’s inaugural ball on January 15 and will receive a $55 overcoat reimbursement. The coat, kept by a state employee, was misdelivered or misappropriated during the cloak room incident. The executive council referred the claim to the assembly, which approved it.
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Des Moines
Marvin H. Weigman
Hammill
Weigman
Executive Council
Ruth Dies? Clarification on Babe Ruth’s Death Report
A dispatch from Washington reports that baseball icon George Herman Babe Ruth died en route from Asheville North Carolina to New York. Train officials say Ruth collapsed Tuesday but his condition is considered not serious. Ruth traveled with New York Yankees representatives, was placed in a sleeper car, and the train arrived in New York around noon.
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Washington
George Herman
Babe) Ruth
Asheville
N. C
New York
Ruth
New York Yankees
Von Hindenburg Praised by Press in German Elections
Berlin reports praise for Field Marshal Von Hindenburg as a candidate in the April 46 German elections. The conservative nationalist press lauds his past service and the need to unite a torn nation while highlighting his simplicity, honesty, fidelity, constancy, modesty, and Christianity as core virtues.
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Associated Press
Berlin
von Hindenburg
Germany
Deutsche Zeitung
German Republic
Tages Zeitung
Funeral for George Mason Held in Ames
Elmer Macon traveled to Ames to attend his father George Mason’s funeral. Mason, who lived into his eighties, had remained with his son until a few weeks before his death.
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Elmer Macon
Ames
George Mason
Mr. Mason Las
Radio Becomes Cheaper Campaign Tool for Democrats
Washington April 9 optimistic Democrats discuss cutting campaign length to six weeks and using nationwide radio talks to reach voters. A veteran at national headquarters argues a one month radio push could outperform barnstorming and cost far less.
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Washington, D. C
Herriot Blames Treasury Officials Before Confidence Vote
Paris April 9 Premier Herriot leveled sweeping charges against treasury administration dating back to the armistice and declared the chamber must approve his government’s financial declaration tonight or lose power. The chamber opened debate on the finance situation as Herriot spoke amid uproar with all deputies present.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Herriot
Chamber
Iowa Attorney General to rule on ballot loan in Brookhart contest
Des Moines April Nation's attorney general will decide that November ballots must be loaned to the United States senate in the Brookhart Steck contest, with counties retaining ownership. Auditor George Sparks will review the plan as some counties resist turning over ballots to the federal agent collecting them in Iowa. The ruling hinges on state federal cooperation, Arrow ballots in Pottawattamie County sparked the dispute. Iowa law prohibits marks other than X. the loaned ballots may face questions under that rule.
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Dawes
Doughty T. R
Roosevelt
State House
Des Moines
Ben J. Gibson
United State Senate
Varios Iowa
George Sparks
Pottawattamie County
Smith W. Brookhart
Daniel F. Steck
Ottumwa
Washington
Steek
Brookhart
Iowa
Hammill and Hughes Named for Ames Graduation
Iowa State College at Ames selects John Hammill governor of Iowa and Dr. Bradwin H Hughes bishop and former DePaul president for June commencement. Hammill will deliver the morning address in the main gymnasium before about 4000 attendees. Hughes will speak at a later program.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
John Hammill
Bradwin H Hughes
Methodist Episcopal Church
DePaul University
Greencastle
Indiana
Hammill
Bishop Hughes
What to Wear for Easter Causes Mrs Coolidge No Worry
Mrs Coolidge faces Easter attire with no new frock or bonnet. She will attend church Sunday in a gown from her existing wardrobe and a reused hat. The First Lady’s clothing plans reflect frugality and simplicity despite the holiday spotlight.
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Mrs. Coolidge
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Sailstad Granted Parole in Wisconsin
Ronald J. Sailstad of Eau Claire Wisconsin, convicted with Dorothy Anderson of arson on December 29 1923 and sentenced to four years at the Green Bay Reformatory, was granted parole by the state board of control per superintendent Karl H Beklund announced in Green Bay.
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Associated Pree
Green Bay
Wis
Ronard J. Sailstad
Eau Claire
Dorothy Anderson
Green Bay Reformatory
State Board of Control
Karl H. Beklund
Murphy Granted Change of Venue in Iowa Case
In Waukon Iowa on April 9 Judge Springer granted a change of venue for J Murphy charged with forgery and embezzlement. Indictments total nineteen and the trial will move to Cresco Howard county where Judge Cooney presides. Murphy appeared in court amid ill health rumors and denied awareness of the charges.
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Allamakee
Supreme Court
Murphy
Cooney
Cresco
Considerabe
Postal Clerks Confess To Looting Parcel Post
Des Moines police said that H. L. Hostettler a parcel post clerk and Glenn Willey a former mail truck driver confessed to looting parcel post mail in Des Moines for some time. More than $1 000 in loot was found at their homes according to police.
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Associated Preess
Des Moines
H. L. Hostettler
Glenn Willey
Alumni Return Ceremony Sparks Week of Commencement Festivities
Preliminary plans underway for alumni to attend the baccalaureate sermon and a program of events from Saturday morning through commencement week. The schedule runs from June 18 to commencement day June 15.
Ceremony Marks Signing of Road and Appropriations Bills
Amid a modest ceremony Governor Hammill will sign the road and appropriations bills late today with photographers present and a small delegation of House and Senate members and friends in attendance. The forty first general assembly drew near adjournment after passing the general tax levy for the biennium at 8.885 million dollars per year and authorizing a millage of about 8.01 to raise that amount. The session faces possible prolongation if enrollment of the appropriations bill delays, with formal adjournment expected tomorrow. Clocks stopped a week ago morrow as the long road fight concluded, and officials anticipate approval of road and gasoline tax measures by the governor. The new levy totals explain a material reduction from the last session, with the combined sources near 28 million dollars excluding the soldiers bonus levy.
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Des Moines
Forty-First General Assembly
Executive Council
Budget Department
Assembly
Near Hogue
BE. L. Hogue
Alleged Crooks Held in Carson City Case
Chicago report says Daniel A. Brooks once a Chicago promoter and Wallace G. Poland face arrest in Carson City Nevada. Brooks allegedly fleeced Mrs. Savers of 14000 dollars and a car, while Poland defrauded Boulevard Bridge Bank of 28500 dollars in securities. Both disappeared two weeks ago. Poland fell ill with pneumonia in Carson City and Brooks stayed with him. Police note Poland and Brooks, aka Bibbs, served time at San Quentin.
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Carson City
Nevada
Daniel A. Brooks
W. H. Savers
Wallace G. Poland
Boulevard Bridge Bank
Poland
Brooks
Bibbs
San Quentin
Calif
Miss Helen Brown Slated for Iowa City Visit
Miss Helen Brown is expected today from Iowa City for a short visit at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs George Brown in town.
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Helen Brown
Iowa City
George Brown
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