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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1925
Page
1
Secretary Hughes said the United States was not involved in European affairs by the Paris reparations settlement. Senator Johnson of California countered that foreign leaders hold the opposite view. The exchange signals a potentially fiery debate ahead in the Senate.
Des Moines reports recall that Howard L Williams of Davenport Iowa sparked a weekly thrift column that grew into a national observance. His advocacy helped launch Life Insurance Edition columns and contributed to National Thrift Week becoming a nationwide event.
Piliping, a one yard tall ruler in North Ubian Sulu, wins Ajaratol, a Wiputian, as his fiancée after many love setbacks. The ceremony will be at Jolo with Maharja Kiram as best man and Iman Ovil to perform. Diki Diki, age 50 though listed 36 1 2 inches tall, remains a prominent figure in local politics and schooling.
William Holt Gale of New York has been granted the royal exequatur as United States consul general at Amsterdam. He previously served as consul general at Hong Kong.
New York Jan 19 Tex Richard expects to meet Jack Dempsey for the world heavyweight title in June. Opponents considered are Tom Gibbons or Harry Wills as Dempsey plans to retire from boxing and marry this spring.
Twelve deaths were reported in Chicago from moonshine liquor and auto wrecks yesterday. Four suspected criminals were shot, two by police and two by companions. Twelve in hospitals after poison liquor poisoning. A woman is held on charges of selling poisoned liquor.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, as general chairman, urged unity of demand for world peace at the opening of the conference on the cause and cure of war. The nine national women’s organizations plan studies on why formal peace pacts delay and why the anti war movement lags, aiming to remove these causes and formulate an effective program. She stressed no quarrel with the armed forces.
By a 45 to 22 vote the senate refused to consider elevating the guns on thirteen American battleships to match British fleet range. Chairman Hale said taking action now would be unwise while a protest from a foreign government is pending.
Ed Fackler of Corning Indiana at twenty three years old says he is the youngest county attorney in the United States. He took office January 2 and was elected with his father, State Senator Ed Fackler, in Des Moines with the forty first general assembly. Within a day he secured confessions from three principals and sent them toward the penitentiary. Senator Fackler has served three terms in the Iowa House and was elected to the Senate on November 4.
A dig near Charing Cross yields fossilized remains of hippopotamus mammoth auroch and large red deer antlers from ancient River Thames terraces. Sir Arthur Keith and R H Burne confirm the finds found 20 feet below surface in sand and gravel. The fossils were given to the Royal College of Surgeons.
Air routes will connect London Amsterdam Hamburg and Malmoe by a daily air mail and passenger service early next year using English and German aircraft.
Washington reports that naval engineers foresee much larger replacement battleships under the Washington limitation treaty. The first two could be laid down in 1931 and completed around 1924, with about 40,000 ton pre treat y rating, carrying 16 inch guns. Experts study Washington hull tests to gauge deck protection and design implications for future ships.
Rain drenched half a dozen states as rivers rose and property suffered. Three people died and two were missing as a passenger train fell on a weakened trestle near Bela Alabama and a trainman perished when a slide struck a train near Cartersville Georgia. Flint River at Albany reached 32.8 feet and the Ocmulgee at Macon hit 27.1 feet as high water backed up tributaries and disrupted rail service.
The U S railroad labor board approved an annual wage increase totaling about 3.74 million dollars for clerical employees on three railways nationwide. The raise runs from one to two cents an hour and excludes workers under a board designation from four years ago. Key carriers affected include New York Central, Pennsylvania, Illinois Central, and others across major systems.
A mass meeting at Madison Square Garden launched a drive to raise 157000 dollars to finish the cathedral of St John the Divine. Attendees included a cross section of faiths from Jews and Gentiles to Catholics and Protestants.
In Bourgeos Grand Matery a wild boar chased by hunters forced into a private house and into a bedroom where a long illness kept an invalid confined. The man fled out a window as the boar was killed. The invalid has since returned to work.
Naval analysts say postwar British ships will have strong deck protection and a new 16 inch gun design, more powerful than any afloat. They expect these vessels to outclass the American West Virginia class, with superior broadside weight even if guns match in power.
Iowa City report quotes Dr. Don M Griswold tying rabies control to dog management. He says 90 percent of the problem stems from stray dogs and urges higher license fees and free rabies vaccines through local vets for licensed dogs. The disease is spreading statewide and is a human menace.
In Des Moines on January 19 athletics are highlighted as part of the forty first general assembly. Representatives Leanard of Taylor and Stripper of Fenton counties lead the legislative tournament and practice games at the YMCA alleys. Rep. Forsting of Woodbury and Rep. Vinecert of Guthrie organize a volleyball tournament.
The statues of the apostles on St Pauls have deteriorated after two centuries of London's weather. They are without features and crumbling, and replacements made from more durable material will be prepared and installed shortly.
Des Moines January 19 The joint housing committee and the executive council hear from Budget Director F E Ol Hog ue that expanding state work will require more buildings within a decade. They favor early moves such as relocating the railroad commission to Des Moines business district and plan a Hall of Justice adjoining the State Historical Building to house the Supreme Court offices and Attorney General. Future steps include vacating Bryant School to build a new white stone structure and reallocate agencies to create space.
Dr. G. W. Stewart of the University of Iowa reports an acoustic wave filter that uses interfering sound waves to cancel unwanted noise. He says the device can adjust sounds to individual taste and could create quiet hospital zones and mufflers for cars.
Six United States destroyers of division No. 45 depart Manila for Shanghai to support naval presence as factional leaders and a military governor contest control. The move leaves 12 US destroyers off Shanghai amid tense foreign settlement security.
Dr. Stewart describes a device using branching tubes that reflect waves to create backward interference. He claims it acts as a filter to suppress certain tones while passing others and could improve telephones phonographs and musical instruments by removing undesirable noises.
In Des Moines on January 19, the Iowa State College engineering extension department and the state board of vocational education opened a short course in paper hanging painting and decorating. The program covers surface preparation removing calsomin e sizing and paste, hanging methods, and color theory marbling mottling Tiffany effects color harmony drapery and furniture decisions. Instructors Cc L Young of Minneapolis and D Damian were secured.
Belfast reports arrangements completed for a year‑round air service linking Great Britain and Ulster. A new company with 2.6 million dollars in capital has been formed and three airplanes purchased. The scheme aims to speed mail service to England America and Europe.
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