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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1922
Page
8
Local residents bustle with travel and visits across towns. Cegile Dennison returns from Muscatine, Miss Rose Segill travels to Muscatine for work, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Yates head to Maryville after visiting Lola Winga. Families from Riverside, Fairfield, Keota, Sigourney, and Wellman are noted visiting relatives or hosting guests.
Local residents and visitors spent Saturday in Washington with several business observers and shoppers listed. Notable mentions include J. Guencerich of Wellman and William Forner, L. K. Griffith, Otto Sheetz, O. L. Laubach, Miss Cora Smylie, Lee R. Sands, Everette Mitchell, Mrs. H. A. Burnside, G. H. W. Myer, and Mrs. A. C. Behrens. Nearby reads note fashion imports from New York and social visits to H. Steck and the Wilson family.
A crowded column lists visitors and travel across towns including Mrs Chas Benz and children to Hollywood California and Mrs J E Coffey visiting in Washington. It also notes medical improvements for Guy Knauss and a marriage license for John A Martin and Kate Koehler. Local errands, housekeeping ads, and a two week dress sale at The New York Store conclude the item.
Washington reports that capital tragic tobacco manufacturing and other special taxes under the revenue net T8921 are due by July 1. Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair says domestic corporations owe 12 per 1000 on capital stock beyond 5 000 including profits. foreign corporations doing business in the U S must pay 1 per 1000 on capital employed.
Chairman Lasker told Congress in an open letter that the United States must choose between a ship subsidy or the American commercial flag will withdraw from the seas. He warned that world trade would be dominated by other nations and the U S would lose the investment in building the fleet.
Henry Roe Wheatley, a London caterer, faced a £20 fine for serving oleomargarine as butter under the pure food act. An inspector found the product in Wheatley’s rover parks and gardens catering concessions.
An outbreak of pleuropneumonia or plague is reported by Rev M Lacey who arrived from Foochow. Simond Fellows Lawson and Ty Marcus McKenzie contracted the disease while tending the sick and died. Canton June 24 notes miners and bonds halting work in Patten county.
London reports Oxford cannot fit Taft in an academic gown, so a tailor measured him for a new robe as he receives the doctor of laws degree. Taft will wear judicial robes at the ceremony. Mrs Taft keeps a full London schedule with royal audiences, luncheons, dinners, and charity visits.
Whiskaway from trainer Harry Payne Whitney’s stable was named the 1922 champion three year old after winning the $89,000 Kentucky Special at Latonia. A crowd of 30,008 witnessed the chestnut colt, with Thibodaux, Morvieh, Pillers and Pendiock finishing behind him in order.
The House approved a $7,500,000 appropriation for Wilson dam construction at Muscle Shoals Alabama and sent it to the Senate. A house limit prohibits any expenditure before October 1 next.
Dr Flinders Petrie of the University of Pennsylvania reports discovering a model Egyptian brewery in Cairo dated around 3800 B C. The artifact shows a dozen workers brewing beer from barley, suggesting early industrial practice in the region.
In New York on June 26 a liquor-smuggling attempt ended with three fishing boats captured in the East River and 20 000 bottles of whiskey valued at about 200 000 dollars confiscated. Fourteen men were arrested as the commander said the liquor was meant for Boston. A surety company representative offered to post bail for the prisoners.
Washington June 26 The deadlock over creating a score or more federal judges ends as senate and house conferees agree to add judges to the New Jersey New Mexico eastern Illinois and middle Tennessee districts. The Georgia extra judge provision is removed from the bill.
L L iregg of Chicago died when his roadster overturned near lore in Fau Claire Wisconsin after the steering wheel jammed and the car crashed into a post.
Mrs Howard McCleery and Mrs Homer Darbyshire spent Saturday in Ottumwa. Ellie Shaffer Mildred Davis Bessie Longer and Delbert Davis motored to Iowa City yesterday and spent the afternoon. The Misses Mary French and Della Patton will leave this evening for Yellowstone and other western points of interest. Mr and Mrs Wik Cambridge of Minneapolis motored here and are visiting Mr and Mrs James Miller and other relatives. Mrs Cambridge is Mrs Miller's sister.
Hendon June 26 Field Marshal Karl Haig is set to re enter the whisky trade after previously serving as director of John Anne & Co This move marks Haig’s return to commercial duties in the industry that once engaged his efforts
England records James Pollenger of Weybourne as the first motorcar driver in England. The October 17, 1905 trial of a benzine two seater reached a speed of timiles an hour on a good coach.
A youth with a plan to spend less than he earns can become a responsible citizen. A Liberty Bell Savings Account teaches thrift and patriotism, and the bank offers a replica Liberty Bell home safe as a gift to start the habit of saving in youth.
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