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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1922
Page
2
Opening market notes and price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep with estimated receipts for the day. Includes Chicago wheat futures quotes and cash grain prices, plus livestock forecasts and official yesterday totals.
President Harding was advised the gap between striking shopmen and rail executives is widening. Settlement seems unlikely as 148 rail presidents convene in New York. Legal agents report interference and riot to the Department of Justice and seek government protection for life and property.
The Department of Labor said conciliators foresee enough bituminous mines operating within a week to produce near normal tonnage. Pre strike output was about eight million tons weekly, with officials hoping a return to normal production would help recover nearly five months of lost results.
Baltimore officials announced an agreement restoring part of the 8 and 4 cents per hour cut in wages for railroad clerks and other station employees on the Baltimore and Ohio system.
M Nider honored in Mason City Iowa promotion to colonel in the United States reserve after recommendations from staff officers in France and England. He began as a first lieutenant in 1917, served as lieutenant colonel in the second division in 1919, later leading the local and state legion posts.
Aug 23 Des Moines Iowa dairy interests debate a Washington bill setting butter fat and moisture limits. Representative Haugen proposes a law aiming to satisfy dairy groups while fending off oleomargarine competition. Iowa requires 80 percent butter fat and 16 percent moisture, with 3 percent salt and 1 percent casein. Some states demand 82 percent butter fat. Representatives of dairy associations and State Dairy Commissioner Clark backed a federal standard aligning with Iowa.
The article notes an ancient coarse tea plant in Japan and explains its introduction via China with Buddhism. It credits the 12th century monk Eisai with bringing cultivation directions and a tea seed jar, leading to tea’s rise among Japan's upper classes and broader spread east and west.
Clerks and freight handlers on the Baltimore and Ohio and Union Pacific railroads reached a wage and condition agreement after a Baltimore conference. Freight handlers gain 2 cents more per hour. vacation and sick leave with Saturday half holiday restored. The update comes from the Brotherhood headquarters. The Canton Christian College in South China is importing U.S. animals, plants, and fruit trees to aid local agriculture.
Wilbur F. Day of Clay township advocates Sudan grass for summer pasture after sowing twelve acres at 40 pounds per acre. He reports 18 Holstein cows grazing since late May with no grain fed and plans to increase seeding to 50 pounds per acre next time. The piece also notes Brighton township events and Hessian fly research efforts.
Iowa's July job totals matched June levels with a 0.4 percent month rise in employment from 39,366 to 39,538 across 309 firms. Strikes in rail and coal sectors slowed business, while cereals, poultry, butter and meat packing showed mixed gains and losses. Automotive tire firms reported poor conditions, and coal shortages crippled brick, tile, and textiles output. A shale oil extraction machine near Denver promises major industry impact per Colorado School of Mines president.
A lightweight rotary spray pump weighing 59 pounds is expected to revolutionize orchard spraying. At normal speed it can deliver 300 to 500 pounds of pressure and distribute 20 to 85 gallons of material per minute.
D M Hall of Iowa State College spoke on bee care summer and winter management and diseases at the August 14 gathering. He stressed ample feed near hives for production and inexpensive equipment for profits and identified foul brood as the worst disease.
Mrs. Nate Tucker and her son Richard escaped serious injuries when a Burlington passenger train struck their car at a grade crossing near Wever. The car was wrecked and both occupants sustained bruises and abrasions.
Secretary George W. Shockley reports it is too early to total results from the Oskaloosa Chautauqua season. About 423 season tickets were sold for next year, signaling strong local interest despite illness breaks to the Pierce family and Charles Hitchcock. The organization contemplates reincorporation after twenty years and notes Oskaloosa ranks among the nation’s leading Chautauquas with rich talent and return visits anticipated.
An advertising notice promising to cure hog illnesses. It claims a 95 percent recovery, reduces coughing, and treats worm infections, offering a guarantee and free disease information. The ad is from Everman Remedy Route 5 Gallatin Missouri 6214 23 30 Sp 6 45.
Richard N H McGovney 19 son of former Dean D O McGovney of Iowa College of Law was jailed by local officers after soliciting money from freshmen through a fictitious group called The Fresh Club. He admitted aiming to collect a five dollar membership fee, saying the idea seemed easy after an hour of thought. A Mason City student inquiry sparked police investigation revealing numerous form letters printed locally.
The notice lists prices for fresh laid eggs by the dozen, heavy and light hens by the pound, Leghorn varieties, springs, old roosters, and pigeons with per unit rates. It also shows terms for horse hides and other animal products, though the text is garbled.
Inspector C. M. Higeons of Cedar Rapids arrives in Iowa City to pursue charges of using the mails to defraud. The youth, McGovney, was taken to Cedar Rapids on Bond after a leak revealed a police hush up. A prior trip to his Y M C A rooms uncovered stationery tied to the scheme.
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