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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1922

Page

2

Daily Market Reports from Chicago Fogs and Cattle Hogs

Market notes show estimated receipts for cattle 1,500 hogs 4,000 and sheep 3,000 with foggy Chicago conditions. Prices listed for market classes indicate light and slight declines in hogs and steady to strong trends in various weight categories, with onions of buyers and sellers adjusting. Official yesterday figures show hogs 16 114, cattle 9 196, and sheep 12 488 with shipments around 37 358. Grain futures list corn oats wheat with mixed moves and cash wheat quotes around 475 cars.

Chicago Othlers

Fast ends in 69 days. evangelist dies in Kentucky

Rev. Wille m Rice forty nine? fifty years old mountain evangelist dies after a 60 day fast at his Nada area home in Powell county Kentucky. He reportedly starved himself to death with water as his sole nourishment claiming it was commanded by God to reject No 11. In Yosemite a rock slide on the Ledge trail injures a woman and hurts ten others as crowds panic. Ranger Townsley and Dr. Stein lead first aid efforts after the avalanche near Yosemite Valley.

Lexington Willem Rice Nada Powell County Here Rice Yosemite Trail Yosemite National Park Yosemite Valley Glacier Point Townsley Frederick Stein Secene Henry County Newell Moore Mt. Pleasant Stanley Miller Gotty’ Milne

Japan Seizes U S Steamer After Collision Suit

Japanese court officials attach the U S steamship Eastern Sailor at Kobe in a suit against Albert Lasker over a March collision with Kaekeaki Maru. Damages set at 33 172 yen, with U S Shipping Board to settle.

Tokyo United States Board Eastern Sailor Kobe Albert Lasker American Shipping Board South Manchurian Railroad United States Shipping Board

Mammoth Cave Found Near Moslam Township

Dubuque farmers discover a mammoth cave in Moslam township with a small clear lake at its foot. Preliminary surveys call it one of the state’s rare finds and officials plan to explore further to develop it as a tourist beauty spot.

Dubuque Moslam Township

Marshall finds district peaceful in Iowa tour

Col. Guy Brewer United States marshal for the southern district of Iowa reports no trouble during his tour. He visits Oskaloosa and finds the strike centers peaceful and orderly with deputy marshals available if needed. He expects no trouble in the district.

Oskaloosa Guy §. Brewer United States Iowa Brewer

Deaf Mutes in the United States Show A Slight Increase

Washington reports 4,885 deaf mutes in the 1920 census, up from 1910 figures though density per million varies by region. Schedues cover cause and age of hearing loss for 78 percent of enumerated individuals, with Iowa listing 1,066 deaf-mutes.

United States Washington D. C Department of Commerce Census Bureau East North Central States Mountain States Wisconsin Wyoming Iowa

Buddhist Marriage Beliefs Prompt Self-Immolation in Japan

The article explains Buddhist views on marriage linking this life to the next. It notes that when marriage cannot occur in this world, some Japanese individuals commit suicide seeking a favorable married life in the afterlife.

Henry County Farm Bureau Notes on Poultry Culling

Henry County Farm Bureau reports multiple poultry culling demonstrations across the county last week with 1,766 hens processed and 722 deemed unprofitable. Attendees learned culling, caponizing, and efficient coop setups, while prices varied by locale and future demos were scheduled for New London and Cane townships.

Fruit Growers of U S to Visit Iowa

Des Moines July 22 Plant breeding and winter hardy fruits and vegetables will be studied in Iowa by horticultural experts from college stations in the Midwest and Canada during a three day gathering of the great plains section of the American society of horticultural science August 15 to 18. They will tour Des Moines Madison county Ames Charles City St Ansgar to observe hardy varieties and onion crops and exchange growing methods.

Des Moines Iowa Middle West Canada Great Plains American Society of Horticultural Science Madison County Winterset Secretary of Agriculture Co. Wallace Col Smith Brookhart Ames State Agriculture College Charles City St. Ansgar

Demonstrations Scheduled by County Agent Baxter

County Agent Baxter will lead demonstrations and invites all interested to attend and participate in one or both sessions.

Baxter

Government power asserted over mail trains and coal production

Attorney General Daugherty stated after meetings with Senator Borah and Senator Cummins that the government has full power to enforce mail train operations and interstate commerce, and equal authority to enforce coal production and protection for workers in either occupation.

Washington Daugherty Capitol Borah Cummins Interstate Commerce Committee

Aerial police unit forms in Venice California

Aerial police service for 24 hours a day has been established in Venice California. It consists of three aviator officers on eight hour shifts, each with a personal airplane. The squad aids accident victims assists in arresting car bandits fights wildfires and rushes life preservers to shipwreck victims.

Venice Cal Baster

Inter State Commerce Commission Advances Fuel Priority Plans

The Interstate Commerce Commission moves quickly to establish priority orders to move coal shipments to the Northwest and other needy areas. Plans are broad, resembling wartime preparations, as resumption of mine operations hinges on Canada and England. Officials expect over a million tons of American and foreign coal transport within days.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Far Northwest Bymparh Canada England Commerce Department

Maintenance of way workers seek 30 percent wage rise

St Louis July 22 maintenance of way men on the Missouri Pacific demand a near thirty percent wage increase. They ask to restore the July 1921 scale and will submit the dispute to the labor board.

Missouri Pacific Labor Board St. Louis

Radio Notes and Advances Across the World

Canada reports feverish radio demand prompting factories to run three shifts. China's radio link connects Beijing and Tianjin subscribers over 80 miles. Dr Arthur Korn's Atlantic photo transmission uses code to produce half tone images. Department stores see radio as a $70 million merchandising wave with wide broadcast use. Time signal indicators appear in England shop windows. German Post Office studies radio telegraph for news and prices with annual fees and subscriber decoding safeguards.

China Peking Tientsin China Electric Company Edouard Belin Atlantic Arthur Korn Berlin Korn Rome Bar Harbor Maine New York World Kron Dr. Kron National Retail Dry Goods Association Philadelphia New York Newark St. Louis Los Angeles England Eiffel Tower Paris

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