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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1924
Page
6
In Bellingham Washington on January 5 the police court approved Chief Tom Frazer and other officers to use seized moonshine in radiators of police cars to deter freezing. The liquor will soon be destroyed and reportedly performs as well as wood alcohol.
The Womans Missionary society of the Second United Presbyterian church has been postponed. The Lawries Social Union of New Haven will meet with Mrs. Roscoe Roberts on Tuesday afternoon January 8 1924. Home Economics Department of the Fortnightly club meets Tuesday January 8 at 2 30 p.m. with Mrs Steve Stewart 8508 Marion Ave change of hostess. Dues encouraged. K P meeting Monday at 7 30 with officer installation and refreshments served. Sha lom group Sunday school class meets Tuesday January 8 at 7 p.m. in the Nursery room. full attendance urged.
Notice Section 3 of the Home Economics Department meets Tuesday at 2 45 with Mrs Frank Wilson. Note Bible Study with Mrs F L Wilson Monday at 2 39. Interchurch committee meets at the library Monday at four. Music Department meets with Mrs George Morrison Monday evening. Booster club meets Tuesday with Mrs Charlie Kerr. G A R comrades urged to meet Tuesday at 2 for Comrade R V Lewis funeral. Harmony club meets with Mrs Lloyd Swift Wednesday afternoon. Standard Bearer meeting postponed to Tuesday January 16. Section No 2 meets with Mrs F L Stewart Tuesday evening January 8 247t2.
Public reaction to the Courland Dines shooting draws Mabel Normand and Horace Greer into the case. Normand pleads for withholding judgment until facts emerge while Greer maintains a protective motive. Dines, wounded, questions the shooter’s intent as Edna Purviance remains silent. Detectives say the case is officially closed.
A granite block weighing over 400 tons was hoisted from the ocean bed near Copenhagen and moved about four miles. Nearby, hurricanes pushed ice sheets ashore, which melted into piles of ocean bed rocks, blemished by halts and parts of sunken vessels.
A historical remark describes the Netherlands as once entirely sea a view from now inland land. It notes the German coast border and mentions hills of the Teutoburg Forest as a present feature.
Democratic House leaders plan to oppose key Mellon tax bill provisions. They seek a maximum surtax rate of 44 percent on incomes over 92 000, down from 50 percent on over 200 000, and demand broader repeal of nuisance taxes amid Coolidge opposition. Republican leaders push to delay action on a soldiers bonus while Ways and Means deliberates the changes.
In cold climates bats migrate southward as northern winters prevent long term hibernation. Bats are rare in the coldest regions and most numerous in the eastern tropics where they are characteristically tropical.
Scientists differ on whether animals see color. Experiments with monkeys chickens rabbits and rats show inconsistent responses. Some tests suggested color difference effects but latest results indicate animals do not readily detect color differences.
The autumnal equinox marks the start of autumn in the northern temperate zone around September 22 and the season ends at the December solstice. In common American usage autumn appears as September through November while England uses August through October. In the southern hemisphere autumn coincides with spring in the north.
The strongest men include Turkish porters famed for feats of lifting a grand plane up stairs and carrying 100 pounds for miles in a day. They live largely on dried fruit and olives, showcasing lean, durable physiques.
Fifteen members of the All United States team selected at a recent intercity tournament will sail from New York January 12 to England to compete in the London international tournament in March. They will tour England Scotland Ireland and Wales, playing leading elevens, with each member paying her own expenses due to tight National Girls Field Hockey Association funds.
President Coolidge endorsed the National Father and Son Movement in a letter to Walter W. Head of Omaha Nebraska. He said the program guides fathers to renewed paternal duties and sons to respect for home country and citizens, aligning with Harding’s call for public support.
Berlin January reports describe daily market fights as American residents with households in the city endure clashes over staple goods. Riots erupt when traders refuse old paper marks, sparking police responses and occasional gunfire as crowds insist on bread and meat, while hundreds of American women remain in Berlin amid unsettled conditions.
Ten Iowa delegates sail from Des Moines and other cities to the national Anti-Saloon League convention in Washington. The group includes Dr. Gershom Hill and Rev. Lucious Smith among ten, to discuss prohibition strategy for 1924 at a midweek conference.
Elga, a famed police dog from Wiemar, helped link Oscar Nicht of Dittersbach Bohemia to a Bohemian murder by recognizing a hat from the crime scene. Nicht, jailed for theft in Dresden, was suspected in two Bohemian killings. Czech officials had pursued him as a suspect. The dog’s alert to the hat led to his identification in the Dresden prison courtyard.
Berlin reports a carload shipment of German paper money has reached Belgrade and is destined for the Rosenberg paper factory near Slatka Gora on the River Mur. The currency was bought for its low cost as a raw material.
A brief note addresses merchants stating I saw your s in the Journal. The phrasing echoes a newspaper exchange, implying a public attribution or acknowledgment within the periodical.
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