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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1925
Page
1
Provisions barring anyone involved in manufacturing selling or transporting intoxicating liquor were written into the constitution of the Modern Woodmen of America at its twentieth quadrennial head camp in Chicago. A. R. Talbot of Lincoln Nebraska led reelected general officers.
Iowa University geologist Prof George F Kay reports distinct glacial and interglacial deposits across Iowa. He links soil diversity to each epoch and notes loess wind deposits shape southern and western soils. He cites mastodons mammoths sloths and extinct horses as long vanished epoch survivors.
The Fulton Fish Market in New York, now in its second century, handles 350 to 400 million pounds of seafood annually. It sources from the Atlantic to the Pacific and the Great Lakes to the Gulf, with most shipments staying within 100 miles of the East River due to dense eastern population. Since opening in 1922 its 340 stands were initially held by butchers before lease defaults reshaped the market.
New York judge John W. Ford asserts modern women are as pure as before, ruling that a wife’s breakfasts in negligee and casual kisses do not prove infidelity. He cites changing customs as a reason to dismiss adultery claims in Thomas H. Symington’s divorce suit. Co respondent Talbot W. Chambers pleads not guilty to adultery. perjury charges contemplated.
The War Department invites major broadcasting stations in 19 states to participate in a nationwide defense day program from 9 to 10 30 p m Eastern Standard time on July 4. Acceptances come from stations in Massachusetts New York Washington Pennsylvania Ohio Missouri Iowa Minnesota Nebraska Utah and California. Major General James Saltman chief signal officer will host opening exercises from WCAP Washington.
The 104th Swedenborgian convention in Cincinnati concluded with a commitment to modernism and theological progressivism. A resolution deplored birth control discussions by Christian ministers as alarming and said the topic unsettles Christians and corrupts moral sensibilities.
City records show growth of the fish trade from a Beck Street wing in October to a dedicated wholesale shed across South Street six years later. Ice was once unknown and fish floated in cars in the slip. now thousands of tons of ice are used. The wholesale site, with various roofs, has housed fish merchants since 1843, though the old Gloucester smacks and era of heavy iron and gas fade as modern power reshapes the fleet from Hatteras to Nova Scotia.
Charles Dusenberry 12, one of five from the Gus Dusenberry family, drowned May 3 near Pairport when a launch swamped. His body was recovered near Muscatine about 10 miles from the drowning site. Iona Dusenberry, 3, remains missing.
In Los Angeles on June 24 a street car shooting wounded H. F. Whittemere in the left ear. A pursuing sheriff's car had spilled revolver cartridges on the tracks and Whittemere passed as a passing street car discharged them.
Iowa corn near knee high for late June and two weeks ahead of year ago, with better than average condition. Ample rain and sun fueled growth while some floods and pests damaged a tiny fraction of fields. Replanting continued in devastated areas. oats and wheats lengthened. pasture and hay showed slow improvement though hay may fall short of half a crop.
Paris June 24 The chamber of deputies debating the Moroccan question broke into a free for all when Colonel Picot a deputy of the right bloc rushed the rostrum and struck communist deputy Doriot in the face as he attacked the government.
The treasury says Europe’s hidden gold could earn interest if invested, reducing the burden on the United States. Britain’s hoard has resurfaced after the return to the gold standard, while France reportedly holds about two billion in gold and silver that would yield far less now.
Madison Wisconsin June 24 activity among progressive factions centers on a candidate to fill the unexpired term of the late Robert M La Follette. Rumor says Mrs La Follette may not run but could back her son Robert Jr a boom has started for him. His candidacy could cause friction with longtime allies who supported his father. Robert Jr is slated for a conference with Governor Blaine to gauge the political mood.
The Des Moines public schools establish school police patrols following St Paul model. Pupils over 12 are chosen as patrol officers, sworn in with badges and supervised by the Chief of Police appointee. Patrols regulate traffic near schools and assist principals in supervising grounds and pupil welfare.
Mrs Ellsworth Richardson head of Iowa Farm Bureau projects reports a statewide shift from dreary routines to active farm programs. Women in nearly every county participate in clothing nutrition home furnishing girls clubs and home management, bringing rural communities closer and fostering mutual improvement.
Quincy, TL June 24 Harry Anderson, once partner of Harry Snodgrass the king of the Ivories, is held by local police on charges of stealing from dentists. He says he was released from Missouri state prison last April and earlier aided Snodgrass in radio programs that boosted his fame.
Eugene Owen who recently graduated with honors from Cornell College Mt Vernon Iowa has arrived home. He will spend the summer with his parents Mr and Mrs C Owen and will take up educational work.
The Peary, first MacMillan Arctic expedition ship, reached Sydney N S after a foggy three day voyage from Wiscasset Maine. It awaits Bowdoin under Donald B MacMillan tonight. Both ships will refuel before departure to the Utah Greenland base. The Peary carries U S navy officers and three amphibian airplanes for Arctic exploration.
Sydney dispatch reports flood waters isolating Forbes and surrounding districts in New South Wales. The disaster leaves about 15,000 people homeless as high waters threaten Sydney and other southern areas.
George E B Gorman opened the Shepherd case calling for the death penalty for Wm D Shepherd in the typhoid murder of Billy Mc Clintock his foster son. He described Shepherds indirect confessions and said the defendants wife cried as she was accused of complicity.
Dispatches from Hong Kong report Canton refugees allege a Russian officer commanded Chinese troops who fired on the Shameen foreign settlement, killing Pasquier a French merchant and wounding several foreigners. US ship Asheville carried fleeing women and children as the panic spread to Amoy. The state department said the anti foreign agitation had grown graver in Amoy while Britain claimed order was in hand in Hong Kong. China sent a diplomatic note to the foreign corps urging revision of treaties granting foreigners special privileges.
Iowa State Teachers College in Des Moines disclosed 1923 24 spending near one million dollars to graduate 800 students and maintain operations. Education costs led with about 500 000 plus smaller amounts for administration facilities school extension hospital fund and other needs.
The largest combined symnastic festival of Czechs and Slovaks opened at Sokol Hall Chicago with gymnastic competitions and a final Wass drill at Grant Park Sunday expected to involve 2 000 university Sokols. Calisthenic exhibitions by teams from New York and Cedar Rapids Iowa. The event is sponsored by the American Czecho Slovakian Sokol Federation.
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