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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1922
Page
2
Chicago May 9 livestock estimates show receipts hogs 22 000 cattle 11 000 sheep 6 000 with steady to higher bids. Beef and pork cuts listed with price ranges and top quotes amid mixed demand. Wheat and grain futures also noted with firm oats and lower corn tones.
Paris reports circulate that Peggy Hopkine Degee was told to leave France and not return for 20 years. The Chilean legation and Mrs Errazuriz, mother of a Claridge's suicide, are said to have pressed the action. Judge Merillon is alleged to have joined the effort.
President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers warned at his Springfield home that a new money panic could follow if the coal strike is not settled soon. He cited the potential withdrawal of 600000 workers and rapidly falling coal stocks as threats to commerce and industry.
Col. Clement Alexander Finley Flagler of the United States Engineers corps commanded artillery in the Third Army during the Argonne Meuse drive and died at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
In 1789 a temperance movement started in Litchfield Connecticut where several hundred farmers pledged not to use any distilled liquors while working their farms the coming season.
Leonard Allen, 30, died after shooting Mrs. Marion White and Allen G. Bright during a confrontation at East Forty Seventh Street and Calumet Avenue. A man and a woman were wounded but not fatally. Police say the shooting stemmed from a romance begun in Minneapolis.
Indianapolis May 9 Approval of the American legion auxiliary plan for Mothers Day observance on May 14 has been received from Gen. John J. Pershing by Mrs. Lowell F Hobart. Pershing praised mothers as source of all that is best and a haven of comfort in trouble.
Robert S McRoberts owner of Woodruff Hotel. shot and killed Miss Mabel Kerwin former secretary then killed himself in Eagle apartment lobby. McRoberts, 45, died after partial consciousness loss. Kerwin 25. McRoberts married with a son. Mrs McRoberts daughter of Henry S Piet enbrink a wealthy brewer.
New York May 9 Historic Trinity church near Broadway and Wall street observed the 225th anniversary of the parish charter granted by King William III of England. More than 1500 attendees, including many prominent New Yorkers, took part in special services.
William P. Driskell fifty five a prominent Waco cotton buyer was found dead in a garage at his northwest Waco home his head was severed by an ax with the ax found nearby investigators labeled the incident a homicide and sought clues from neighbors and potential witnesses.
A Glasgow newspaper mocks an epidemic with humor showing startled elders rushing to doctors and medicine instead of church, highlighting the light side of a serious issue through satire.
Sally notes salt beds covering about forty square miles reaching toward Nova Scotia. The Gnue bed alone is described as 900 feet wide and eighty feet deep.
County Agent Rollo S Pickford reports ideal weather for calyx spray timing around May 11 or 12 in Louisa County. Instructions call for four to five quarts liquid lime sulfur and 1 percent pounds lead arsenate per 50 gallons, with optional black leaf 406 for green apple aphis control. Also notes spray needs vary by apple variety and advise spraying cherries and plums after most shucks drop.
Farmers report young chicks peck and form sores in crowded brooder houses. Dipping affected areas with kreso dip reduces damage and outdoor grass range can halt pecking. Dry mash fed to hens increases egg production. Corn planting soon begins. graders and careful shelling improve kernel count and stand. Proper planter setup aids straight crosswise plowing.
Poultry men at Town State College urge removing roosters now for better summer profits. Early sale yields higher prices and prevents late chick hatches caused by hens hiding nests, which reduces flock profit and complicates chick raising.
Former President Wilson labels United States Senator James A. Reed a marplot in a May 9 letter from St Louis urging voters to defeat Reed and boost the Democratic party. The missive targets Reed in the contest with Breckenridge Long for the party’s Senate nomination.
Opening sessions of the imperial Klan vocation of the Ku Klux Klan opened in Atlanta on May 9. The new body will include more than fourteen hundred members from forty one states, with each klan represented by one or more members. No details of the new organization were announced.
The Standard Oil Company of Indiana announced a one cent per gallon increase, lifting average gas prices to 22 to 24 cents. Officials expect other firms to follow with similar hikes after a comparable rise by Sinclair Oil.
Judge Carroll of the Supreme Court ordered the disbarment of Joseph C. Pelletier former district attorney of Suffolk County after he entered no defense claiming pretext for his removal The charges included conspiracy to extort money and improper actions in securing and quashing indictments
A fire swept through the pattern shop of the American Sewer Pipe copy pony in Akron on an unspecified date in May. Damages were estimated between 10 000 and 24 000 dollars.
A brass bronze or copper weather vane is advised for low rust and cost. Two vanes set about 22 degrees apart increase wind-direction sensitivity over a single vane.
A lucid aphorism from Aronson Alcott, contrasting failure and genuine success. It asserts true success lies in perpetual growth and fidelity to one idea, undeterred by partial or immediate defeats, regardless of worldly view.
The Tara humere Indians of Mexico are noted for speed and stamina as world leading couriers they cover long distances in record time often exceeding 100 miles daily fueling demand.
The Iowa Farm Bureau Messenger criticizes professional agitators who spread misrepresentation and fear while praising Iowa’s resilience. It notes economic strain after the war, high taxes, and heavy debt but argues Iowa remains prosperous with strong farms, ample corn, and bustling business. It ends urging readers to be optimistic and skeptical of agitators.
The Kentucky tobacco industry surpassed Virginia before the Civil War era and has held the top production position since 1869, marking Kentucky as the leading tobacco producer for many decades.
The artist depicts the Easy Talker addressing the alleys and local concerns. Subjects include liquor, Billy Sunday, weather, Rooshians, operations, Bryan, hog prices, and general affairs. The Easy Talkers become hard to listen to, yet remain central to the scene.
The District No 1 Pythian Sisters convention opens at Castle Hall with delegates from fifteen temples. Grand Chief Mae Hickman and other officers attend while afternoon programs feature installations and ceremonies. Tomorrow at 4 30 the Washington bankers and barbers meet at the ball park for a lively series.
Plutarch records Cato’s three lifelong regrets. He regretted trusting a secret to a woman, traveling by water when land could have been chosen, and spending a day without any important business.
A boy named Roland repeatedly chose to fetch from the far side of a weed pile rather than the side near the house. He explained that walking farther would tire him and he would later have less distance to cover.
Professor Delezenne reports zinc is an essential element in the human body present in all organs. It constitutes about a tenth of one percent by weight, with the highest concentration in the nervous cells.
The quote compares style in painting to writing, defining it as the control that conveys conceptions through words or colors, a form of influence over artistic materials.
A colored man tells his minister that he would enjoy his religion more if the preacher spoke something new occasionally. The minister responds that what he lacks at night he tries to make in thunder.
A physician advocates a vinegar and sugar remedy for hiccups noting it works even in dangerous stages. He claims the small vinegar dose sweetened by sugar absorbs the irritation and relieves the attack when others fail.
A quoted Maxim from De Wolf Hopper urges courage and faith over fear as a path to a better world. The note appears in a New York San context praising acts aligned with moral integrity and social improvement.
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