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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1920
Page
2
March 29 brief weather forecast for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Generally fair conditions expected in the first half of the week, with unsettled weather and local rain possible in the second half. Temperatures likely near normal.
Chicago market report shows estimated receipts for hogs 2000 cattle 1500 sheep 8000 with holdovers 5770 and 556? shipments. First sales varied with top 16.00 and bulk 14.60 to 15.50. weights listed from heavy to light with prices for sows and pigs. beef steers and early fat stock higher while bulls and feeders lower amid erratic trade. Official yesterday totals and shipments listed for hogs cattle sheep calves.
The market shows corn futures up modestly with 149 cars traded and oats steady at 111 cars. October soybeans hold at 24.00 while overall tone remains unchanged with limited price movement.
Pittsburgh reports show 38,430 tithing stewards enrolled across United Presbyterian congregations in North America as of mid campaign, with 133 of 982 churches reporting and many increases since initial counts. The drive aims for 50,000 stewards as Interchurch World Movement presses Protestants to boost funding and support.
Journal's Farm Department lists sales on March 31 and April 1 near Washington and North 2nd Ave. Marie Carkuff 11 miles west of Washington closing out sale and B F Boling 1202 North 2nd Ave sale of household goods. The article notes motor vehicles edging out horses in farm use while US Department of Agriculture estimates on January 1, 1920 show horse and milk cow values at nearly two billion dollars each.
At its March meeting in New Hampton the Northern Iowa Poultry Association announced a December 8 to 11 show with over 300 in premiums. The group boasts paying the most premiums besides the state and Davenport shows. The secretary’s report showed a healthy balance for the 1920 exhibition. Officers elected were President A. M. Russell Vice President C. B. Phillips and Secretary S. M. McKinsey.
The Missouri pig club reports 478 members raised 1476 pigs at a cost of 22190. Pigs sold for 74641 yielding a net profit of 37848. Chillicothe club shows 36 enthusiastic members and elected officers led by president Arthur Gwin.
Dr. White says the total likely undercounts due to many entries from congregations without regular pastors. Reports cover congregations across the country, indicating widespread participation.
I own a top 160 acre farm in Howard County Iowa offered at a price that smart buyers should consider. Improvements are fair and the land is among the county’s best. Interested buyers should visit my office Room 307 Farmers and Merchants Bank Building Washington Iowa or call for details. J W Warner.
The Sandwich Islanders and the Ladrones are described as exceptional savage fishermen. They fear no deep water and venture into fifteen fathoms in light proas with one sail, a craft their ancestors likely copied from Malay pirates.
The Galita island lighthouse off Yunis coast uses an all metal optical system. Its central parabolic bronze mirror measures 7 feet 5 inches across with a 26 inch focal length and a 202000 candle power flash that is visible up to 80 miles at sea.
Seventeen memorial scholarships ranging from 5000 to 40000 dollars were set up at Princeton University in memory of soldiers who died in the war. President John Grier Hibben announced the plan, aiming to honor all 146 men on the Princeton roll if funds are raised. The gifts come from friends and relatives of the fallen.
On March 29 daylight saving began in at least 33 cities and towns including New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Boston area lines. Officials say the change will be observed within 50 miles of major cities and railroads are adjusting schedules to match commuter needs.
In Winnipeg on March 20 the court convicted five leaders of last May’s general strike of seditious conspiracy. The crowd insulted the verdict with derisive cries and hoots, and Justice Metcalfe ordered the room cleared by constables after a deputy was struck. Two constables then attacked the assailant and the crowd dispersed into the streets.
Paris reports Mrs Inez Sprague Stinnes declares engagement to a married man Marquis Antonio Pacinelli a stance praised as wartime progress for women. She argues women may love whom they choose and calls for a new moral standard to avoid universal unhappiness. In Copenhagen a May 9 general lockout is set by Danish employers amid wage pressures prompting a potential broader labor strike.
Nashville dispatch reports that farm labor shortages in Tennessee will be eased by paroling prisoners from state penal institutions to work on farms. The note mentions parole as a partial remedy to bolster agricultural labor supply amid economic strains.
Observers noted a tril liant meteor on October 21 1919 traveling from a point 20 miles northeast of York England to 30 miles southwest of St Valery France. Scientific American reports the object covered about 835 miles at a speed near 33 miles per second with an average altitude around 74 miles.
A Grit editorial argues true character requires religious grounding and teamwork over flashy clever phrases. It cautions against leaders seeking limelight by promoting shallow appeals and warns against provoking disaster toward other faiths.
Paris March 20 The chamber of deputies expressed confidence in the government by a vote of 518 to 70 after an interpellation debate on the foreign policy. Deputy Bellet recalled that 125 American Protestant bishops said they would never shake a Frenchman's hand if France continued to take the blood stained hand of the Turk. He said France would not abandon the victims of the Turk to persecutors.
In all Siberian sections where Japanese troops remain a powerful presence a boycott of Jap goods has been organized. This marks the first economic move in a broader offensive by Russians to pressure Japan, following months of Chinese boycotts in Siberian cities.
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