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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1923

Page

1

Walton impeachment trial breaks up as governor withdraws

Impeachment proceedings against Governor J C Walton fractured when he declared he could not receive a fair trial and walked out with his counsel. Senate votes expunged testimony on police commissioners, prompting defense objections and a rush of witnesses as the trial stalled.

Associated Press Govenor J. C. Walton Inoainfait Ber Lii Senate House Walton Arrieye

Weds in Spite of Automobile Crash

Albert Lee Minnesota reports George Lewis wed Miss Luella Anderson of Forest City Iowa after an automobile accident wrecked their car but did not prevent the marriage last night in this city.

Associated Press Albert Lee Minn George Lewis Luella Anderson Forest City Iowa

Canadian bootleggers plan invasion of Minnesota

Canadian liquor operators, hit by Manitoba dry laws, shift to supplying the United States. Minnesota prohibition director M. B. Quale calls the organization one of the largest smuggling enterprises seen. He will present evidence to Manitoba authorities and seeks more border patrols from Washington.

Associated Press Minneapolis Manitoba United States 5. B. Quale Prohibition Minesota M. Quale Custom Service Washington, Me Quale

New Elements in Forbes Hearing Shake Senate Inquiry

Charges and counter charges broaden the Senate veterans bureau probe as testimonies place President Harding amid conflicts involving J M Williams of Philadelphia and Charles St Forbes while director. The committee, facing slowness, contemplates night sessions to push the hearings into next week.

Washington, D. C Senate Veterans’ Bureau J. M. Williams Philadela Harding Chas. St. Forbes Bureau Forbes Sidney Helber Washington Katherine Mortimer Elias H. Mortimer Williams Berber Heber Wotan Hud Munds Pennsylvania White House S. B. Timberlake Staunton Virginia Mortimer

Motive in Coburn Killing May Depend on Weaver

The motive for the shooting death of attorney W. S. Coburn, linked to the Simmons faction of the Ku Klux Klan, may hinge on Mrs. W. A. Weaver who was arrested and released in Nashville after being linked to P. E. Fox. Fox, a former publicity agent for the Klan, was involved in the case from two weeks prior.

Associated Pres Nta W.S. Coburn Ku Klux Klan William Joseph Simmons P. E. Fox W. A. Weaver Nashville Tenn Fox Coburn

Johnson to Leave Chicago for Washington to Confer Leaders

Hiram Johnson plans to depart Chicago Friday for Washington to confer with Chicago and Illinois Republican leaders after announcing his candidacy for the Republican nomination for president. Illinois Johnson for president club members organized in 1920 outlined plans to organize the state.

Associated Press Chicago Ill Hiram Johnson Washington Illinois Johnson

Oil price row prompts state gasoline sale plan

Governor McMasters warned oil dealers to meet a sixteen cent per gallon state price by Monday or the state will begin selling gasoline at twelve and a half cents a gallon at Mitchell. He argued a sixty percent profit is unjustified given a two cent rise in gasoline. The warning comes from Pierre South Dakota.

Ambition Needs Energy Like a Locomotive Needs Steam

A Boston Transcript quotation notes ambition without energy stalls progress, likening it to a locomotive without steam and underscoring that effort powers achievement.

Boston Transcript

Curb on Testimony Heard at Forbes Inquiry

Washington veterans' committee banned "irreverent and scandalous" testimony heard yesterday in the probe connected to Charles R. Porpan and Elias H. Mor timer's principal accuser. Chairman Reed said witnesses against Mortimer would not be heard until an outline of the testimony is received and judged relevant.

Forbes Washington Veterans’ Committee Reed Charles R. Porbepan Elias H. A Mortimer

It's a Fact No man is satisfied in possessing his own opinion

A reflection notes that no person is content with keeping their view private and seeks to force it upon the majority, implying a universal drive to impose beliefs beyond personal conviction.

Slayer of Four Is Placed in Jail

Leonard Portano confessed slayer of four persons and was captured near Kelliher Minnesota, placed in jail at Bemidji awaiting preliminary hearing. He plans to plead guilty to first degree murder after surrendering to Sheriff Johnson and three posse members without a fight in a barn north of Kelliher.

Associated Press Bemidji, Minn Leonard Portano Kelliher Johnson

Jud Tunkins on minding one’s own business

Jud Tunkins remarks that a man who avoids meddling in others’ affairs will be labeled unsociable, implying social value hinges on civic participation and visibility.

Jud Tunkins

Bavarian Plastinate Crisis Deepens Amid Seizure Fears

In Munich on November 17 authorities warn the Bavarian plastinate situation is nearing a crisis. Separatists continue recruiting men from the French army as doctors assess their fitness for service.

Associated Press Munich Bavaria

Yale Leads 13-0 Early In Princeton Contest

Yale jumps to a 13 to 0 lead in the first half against Princeton. Syracuse trails Colgate 9 to 0 while Cedar Rapids high school leads Harrisburg 14 to 6 in the first quarter.

YALE Associated Press Princeton Syracuse Colgate Cedar Rapids High School Harrisburg

Enormous Gas and Oil Losses Due to Waste and Negligence

Washington reports massive losses of natural gas and oil in U S fields from flooding seepage waste and negligence per a Bureau of Mines survey The study cites water flooding that traps oil and water intrusion that raises costs and damages equipment with large volumes wasted in Eldorado Kansas and Salt Creek It estimates one third to one half of gas produced is wasted and billions of gallons of gasoline have been squandered since 1904 with hundreds of millions more lost in 1920s fields

Washington United States Interior Department Bureau of Mines Kansas Eldorado Field Cushing Oklahoma Salt Creek Wyoming Bureau Hewitt Field Eldorado Field Mid-Continent Gulf Coast

Jones Starts Fry In Today's Gopher Hawkeyes Clash

Minnesota and Iowa prepare for the final home football game at Northrop field with Coach Jones leading the Hawkeyes. The Gophers, set for a 2 p.m. kickoff, held a secluded overnight ahead of the Minnesota Iowa battle amid expectations of a strong Big Ten matchup.

Associated Press Minneapolis Northrop Minnesota-Iowa Gophers Jones Hawkeyes Minnesota Iowa Huskies Michigan Illinois

Unique World Power Conference to Rely on Papers, Not Speeches

The London world power conference next July will feature no set speeches. Delegates from all nations will discuss policies and practices through pre submitted papers. Sessions will run two weeks with informal discussions. Co C Merrill chairs the American committee with Weeks Work Wallace and Hoover as honorary vice chairs.

Washington London British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers Association Co. C. Merrill Federal Power Commission Weeks Work Wallace Hoover

AERIAL COUPE REACHES NEBRASKA INFLIGHT ROUTE

The R W aerial coupe, which departed Dayton Ohio last Tuesday for Los Angeles with freight and one passenger, left Omaha Nebraska this morning for North Platte after arriving here yesterday from Iowa City.

Associated Press Omaha Neb Dayton Los Angeles North Platte Nebraska Itowa City Iowa

Coolidge Signals War on Smuggling Expansion Plans

President Coolidge approves talks on expanding the coast guard to curb rum smuggling. The plan envisions spending twenty million dollars on new craft and extra personnel to enforce prohibition and combat illicit trade.

Associated Press Washington Coolidge Coast Guard

Gap Between Allies Grows Wider in Paris Posts

Paris reports an allied council meeting postponed to Monday as Britain hesitates on penalties against Germany. Poincare signals concessions while Franco British efforts to save the entente continue amid diverging positions and Mussolini opposes further occupation of German territory.

Paris France Allied Council of Ambassadors Germany Associated Press Lord Crewe Council of Ambassadors Poincare London M. Poincare Allied Military Control Commission Foreign Office Brittan Mussoloni Italy

Birth Control Talk Draws Coeds at University of Chicago

Coeds at the University of Chicago attended a lecture by Mrs. Margaret Sarger on birth control, avoiding two campus matinee dances. The Liberal League sponsored the session with university approval. Sarger warned that early marriages could rise if her ideas were adopted.

Associated Press Chicago Edsa University of Chicago Margaret Sarger Liberal League of the

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