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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1926
Page
1
Farmers and reform groups in Des Moines Iowa meet to shape farm relief proposals and possible renewal of relief measures. Committees from the corn belt convene to discuss policy, political timing, and potential endorsements for candidates aligned with agricultural relief, with state and national implications.
The Robbing circus drew large crowds from the city and surrounding country to the Boyd Berdo grounds for the first performance and a 7,500 seat Big Top promises a full second show. The train of 25 cars arrived, Hobson riding act added, two young elephants, a 66 year old dancer Elephant Columbia, electric lighting wagon, center poles raised by elephants, steam cooker for 500 staff, and a gas line stake driver in use.
West Chester reports a busy Saturday night with many new automobiles lighting the streets. The piece notes a sermon by Reverend Charley Nash, a family trip to Muscatine planned for Colorado, and local talk on tractors and gravel road work on Number 4 road.
The circus brought the warmest temperature of the summer to town with it and today's crowd is sweltering. At 2 30 this afternoon the official temperature was 95 degrees above zero. Yesterday's high point was 4. Last night was comparatively cool the minimum temperature being 68, or thirty degrees cooler than this afternoon.
Manila July 20 the Philippine Senate passed over Governor General Wood's veto a bill allowing a plebiscite on independence. Quezon asserts the bill stands under the money law and organic law. The senate also divides Misante into provinces and awaits House action. Voting eligibility includes males and females over 21.
Iowa report states Robert Leeper will be released from Fort Madison prison today after a commutation by Governor Hamill. Other items note J. Grouet elected president of the Veterans Association of the Chicago Great Western Railway in Des Moines, a fatal fire in Lemars injuring Ben Hodson, and judicial actions in Shenandoah and Dubuque with resignations of federal marshals.
Two Holbein drawings once lost since 1828 have been recovered in England and cataloged with a price tag at the British Museum in London.
Reports from Santa Cruz in Southwestern Argentina describe heavy livestock losses during an unprecedented cold wave. Forty percent of the herds perished as temperatures plunged to 12 degrees below zero. Cattle prices noted at 1.41 per bushel in Buenos Aires reflect agricultural distress.
The corn belt committee meeting in Des Moines on July 1 20 fixed 1.41 dollars as the cost of producing a bushel of corn and adopted it as the base to compute a fair farmer return by adding a reasonable profit.
The county news notes a hot Sunday with deep dust and good corn prospects. Misa Leona Wood visits from Irie Penn and Omaha Nebraska, plans a return to Iowa City for work. A Cub Correspondent mentions animal and fish stories, Jiggs causes trouble at night, and motor cars changing travel to Iowa City and Brighton.
Pete Chapman on the wrong side of the road collided with Ming Irene Karr and her little sister, throwing the girl through the windshield. Irene sustained a slight cut, Chapman’s Overland was damaged, requiring new radiators and fenders, with several small repairs. Nearby residents and visitors continue summer stays in Wellman and Riverside.
London reports that if ongoing Angl0 American discussions succeed, the United States may approach other governments with a plan to suspend rum running. Brigadier General Lincoln C. Andrews says success could lead Washington to press for international talks, though final decisions rest with U.S. officials.
Several weeks are spent by visiting relatives at the home of George Triechmann and family. Mr. and Mrs. Harris McGugin entertain guests from St Paul and Los Angeles. Mrs. Rhoda and daughter Neomla visit in town while plans are made for Miss Neomy to enter school in September.
At the Ro tary club meeting Hugh McCleery and Ralph Shannon reported on the recent international convention in Denver. Delegates from 35 countries attended and contacts with Rotarians from Canada Alaska New Zealand and Switzerland were highlighted as vital beyond public sessions. The Washington club faces a tough period after five member deaths including its president and members were urged to rally behind new president Hugh McCleery to advance club and community interests.
A Republican state convention in Des Moines discussed reopening the Steck Brookhart senate contest with a view to remanding the seat to voters in Iowa. Colonel Brookhart urged the plan while opponents urged preserving Iowa election laws and not binding voters to a presidential alignment. The convention may vote to refer the issue to the resolutions committee as factions debate farm relief stance and 1928 presidential prospects.
The Washington Y M C A held its annual meeting noting increased local use despite poor attendance due to heat. Five directors were elected: Corville Elder, J M Bratton, Everett M Griffith, D J Ross, and J O H ee. The treasury showed a balance of 220.17 with total receipts 12 932.50 and expenditures including salaries and equipment. A death tribute honored James A Work and Marsh W Bailey, praising their service and donations to the Y M C A.
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