Jardine calls Chicago Board to Clean House and Rebuild Grain Marketing
Secretary of Agriculture W N Jardine arrived in Chicago to urge the Board of Trade to reorganize the Grain Marketing Company and restore farmer confidence. He warned against grain gambling and said the board must put its house in order to survive. He planned talks with farm groups and noted informal Washington discussions about the Grain Marketing Company.
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Associated Press
Chicago
W. N. Jardine
Board of Trade of Chicago
Mid-West Motor Transport
American Farm Bureau Federation
Ilinois Agricultural Association
National Livestock Producers’ Association
Board of Trade
Grain Marketing Company
Washington
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
Minois Agricultural Association
Banking Situation in Iowa Improves
Des Moines May 25 Strengthening of Iowa banking during the year ends May 1 is shown by the state banking department report Loans and discounts fall more than 54 million while deposits drop about 7 million Bills payable decline nearly 12 million United States securities rise about 6 million The department says banks tightened credit and farmers eased obligations indicating a sounder financial basis across towns and counties
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Banking
Banking Department
United States Securities
Winder Urged for Cabinet Post in Coolidge Administration
May 28 dispatch reports Hanford MacNider of Mason City urged as secretary of war if John Weeks resigns. Backed by Republican service men, Rep Royal Johnson says the name has circulated in Washington since Weeks retirement talk. Weeks underwent gallstone surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. gall stones removed and gallbladder drained. condition reported good.
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Associated Press
Dubuque
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
American Legion
John Weeks
Coolidge
Washington
Iowan
Republican Service Men's League
Royal Johnson
Johnson
Tl Am
MacNider
Weeks
Arrest Twenty-Six in Davenport River Camp Raids
In Davenport on May 28 a joint 18 raid operation by county state and federal officers arrested 26 men and women linked to river camps and nearby towns. Liquor was seized from camps and soft drink bars and a farm still was found in operation. Sixty five officers aided Sheriff Frank Martin as crews targeted the Scott county river front.
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Associated Press
Davenport
Frank Martin
Scott County River Front
No directed verdict in Voss bank forgery case
Judge R L McCord overruled a motion for directed verdict of acquittal after the state's testimony in the Voss and Sanker forgery trial. The state rested, then defense began its testimony, with James M Parsons contending the evidence was circumstantial and failed to prove Voss forged Gillmor signatures on a $42,000 mortgage extension.
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The
Associated Press
Sac City
R. L. McCord
C. L. Voss
Denison Sanker
James M. Parsons
Defense Council
Voss
Ira C. Gillmor
Secretary Weeks withstands procedure under anesthesia
Dr. Jones reports Weeks endured the local anesthesia procedure well, noting the secretary handled the ordeal with steadiness and composure.
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Weeks
Jones
Gas Explosion At Chicago Chinese Restaurant Kills Two
A gas blast at Hung Fung Lo on State and Van Buren in Chicago kills two Black employees and injures a third. The explosion, from a faulty water heater on the building’s fourth floor, causes panic among diners and shoppers but is ruled accidental. Police and fire units respond to the lower State Street shopping district.
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Associated Press
Chicago
State
van Buren Streets
Nekro
State Street
Hung Fung Lo
van Buren
Halt in relief party plans for Amundsen expedition
New York May 28 relief efforts for the Amundsen Ellsworth North Pole air expedition are paused at advice of veteran explorers. The consensus remains that the flyers are not in immediate danger and organizations in America and Norway have halted their relief efforts.
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Associated Press
New York
Guord
America
Norway
Judge Wade Shows Improvement in Des Moines
Federal Judge Wade's condition improved, doctors announced in Des Moines. He will be moved to Iowa City as soon as his health allows.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Wade
Iowa City
Millionaire orphan Willian McClintock estate on trial
The estate of Willian McClintock valued at about $1,000,000 and known as the millionaire orphan is at issue in probate court. William D. Shepherd stands trial charged with administering typhoid germs to a youth to obtain the estate. Cousins in Iowa and California may file suit to contest the will as proceedings continue. In a separate note James Callan was discharged after being cited for contempt for approaching veniremen in Shepherd’s murder trial.
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Tresa
Chicago
Willian McClintock
William D. Shepherd
Northern Trust Com
McClintock
Iowa
California
James Callan
Wm. D. Shepherd
Gorman
Callan
Phillip Barry
Commission to study doctrines in Presbyterian church
In Columbus on May 28 a fifteen member commission will study the modernist versus fundamentalist controversy in the Presbyterian Church U S adopting stance by the next assembly. The body will be appointed by moderator Dr Charles R Erdman and report later. The issue risks a denomination split if Virgin birth acceptance is required for licensure is ratified.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Presbyterian Church of the
Secretary Jardine says trucks will not compete with railways
Chicago May 28 Secretary of Agriculture W M Jardine told the Mid West Transportation conference there is no basis for fear that motor trucks will seriously compete with railroads. He said trucks fit short hauls and will find a place naturally without crippling regulation. He urged cooperation among rail, water, and road transport to raise usefulness and urged restraint by enthusiastic proponents.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Secretary of Agriculture
W. M. Jardine
Mid-West Transportation Conference
Jardine
Department of Agriculture
Connecticut
Ilinois
California
C. I
Fornia
Youdillon
Principals in Scopes trial offer views on evolution
In Chicago on May 28 principals in the Scopes trial outline their positions as the case nears its July 10 date. Wilbur Glenn Voliva questions evolution, Scopes defends its limits, Bryan frames the issue as school control, and Darrow claims uncertainty on belief in God.
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Chicago
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Zion City
Huntington
Tenn
Board of Education
Carroll County
Scopes
John T. Scopes
Lexington
University of Kentucky
William Jennings Bryan
Washington Horseshoe Pitchers Defeat Centerville
A Washington team beat Centerville 30 to 27 in a close overall match. In doubles Centerville took 12 of 17 games while Washington won singles 25 to 15. Washington names were Sam Warren William Roberts Pred Humphrey and R J L Steinbeck with Centerville players G R Duff W M Eaton Harry Smith and H Brocaw. A J Stickler, former Washington organizer, attended but did not play. A return match may be planned at Centerville.
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Washington Horseshoe
Centerville
Horseshoe
Washington
Sam Warren
William Roberts
Pred Humphrey
R. J L. Steinbeck
G. R Duff
W. M. Eaton
Harry Smith
H. Brocaw
A. J. Stickler
Mr. Pleasant
Riffians Press On Against French in Morocco
Paris May 28 The Riffians continue activities against French forces in Morocco especially in the west. French headquarters report the situation unchanged with 60,000 troops behind the Ouergha river ready to strike if needed. A bold Riffian attack on Bibane post failed and the tribesmen remain undaunted.
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Paris
Morocco
Ouergha
Bibane
Iowa Hold-Up Men Held in Missouri
Two Des Moines bank robbers fled 150 miles in a car before St. Joseph police cornered them near Avenue City Missouri. Frank Vauris and Joe Wagner were wounded and captured after a gun fight. $1,500 stolen loot recovered. Two accomplices escaped into the woods and two hid in a civilian home. A hearse and minister joined the pursuit as radio telegraph and an air patrol aided the chase.
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ST. Joseph
Cottage Grove State Bank
Des Moines
Avenue City
Here
Frank Vauris
Kansas City
T. H. Miner
You Haven't Read the Journal Till You Read the Ads
A compact note underscores the newspaper’s ads as essential reading. It highlights advertisements as gateways to the full journal experience and signals the value placed on commercial notices within the issue.
Maquoketa Woman Carrie Whitney Missing On May 20
Authorities seek Carrie Whitney of Maquoketa a sixty year old deaf woman last seen May 20 with gray hair and a height of five feet six inches. Des Moines police have been asked to aid in the search.
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Des Moines
Carrie Whitney
Maquoketa Sixty
Ben
Abandon Hope For 40 Still Underground At Glen Coal Mine
Four more bodies were recovered bringing total to 12 as miners work to locate 40 still entombed after a gas explosion at the Carolina Coal Company mine in Glen North Carolina. Officials later revised count to 52 men believed buried with 8 more found by noon leaving about three dozen unaccounted for.
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Associated Press
COAL
Glen
N. C
Carolina Coal Company
Hope
Coal Company
Malcolm Chosen Synod Moderator At Washington Synod
Rev A M Malcolm pastor of the Washington congregation was chosen moderator of the Synod succeeding Rev William Porter of Olathe Kansas. Rev R K Atchison of Rimersburg Pa was elected clerk and the body held sessions in Washington with broad attendance from church representatives.
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A. M. Malcolm
Washington
Associate Presbyterian Church
William Porter
Olathe
Kansas
Hig Curch
R. K. Atchison
Rimersburg
Christian Church
Porter
Ralph K. Atchison
Pennyslvania
Atchison
Old Washington Academy
Etta Coulter
Church
Associate Presbyterian Magazine
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Voss Bank
William F. Hansen
Manistee, Mich
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Halt Organization of Amundsen Relief Parties
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Pipteen
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Dewe
Voliva
Darrow
Clarence S. Darrow
Missouri
Gar Wood
Twentieth Century Limited
Albany
Wood
Miami
Fla
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Coal Glen
Malcolm
Focal Pastor
John Masson
H. S. Atchison
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