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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1923

Page

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Rates on Grain Too High and Freight Fairness Debate

Congress analysis of freight burdens shows farmers pay high transport costs while crops receive large subsidies. Representative Sidney Anderson and Angdersog discuss the skew in rates with billion dollar cotton subsidies cited. Justice Lawson speaks on the average man in freight policy context.

Anderson Minnesota Associated Press Sidney Anderson Lowerporo Minn Grain Dealers National Association Angdersog Joseph A. Lawson New York Supreme Court

Oklahoma Voting Goes Ahead Despite Governor Walton Protests

Oklahoma's Oct. 2 special state election moved forward with polls open statewide except four counties. Armed deputies guarded election supplies in Johnston County while other counties faced delays, yet voting continued with reports of an unusually heavy turnout and widespread quietude despite Governor Walton's threats to halt or challenge the vote.

Associated Press Oklahoma City Okla Oklahoma J. C. Walton Johnston County Walton County Election Board Bryan County Conn Cimarron Harper State Election Board Jeffe County America Tecumsah Butler Pottawattamle Johnston Delaware E County Kime

Kenyon Declines Politics as He Sits District Court

Cedar Rapids Oct 2 Judge Kenyon presiding in place of Judge Scott, detained after his granddaughter’s death, said he is out of politics and on the bench. He refused to comment on presidential or other nominations and would not say if he might reenter politics.

Associated Presse Cedar Rapids Kenyon Joe C. Scott Bloux City Lyon h@s

Keota Woman Dies in Iowa City Hospital

Mrs. Scott Hess aged about sixty years mother of Dewey Hess of the McElhinney Drug company died at five o'clock this morning in an Iowa City hospital after an operation. Her body will be taken to Keota for interment this evening. Funeral time not yet set. She was a well known Keota resident and leaves several children. her son from this city was summoned to Iowa City.

Mra Scott Hess Dewey Hess McElhinney Drug Company Iowa City Hospital Keota Hess Iowa City

Dillon Family Moves to Washington from Columbus Junction

Rev. W. H. Dillon and family relocate to the east part of town from Columbus Junction. Mr. Dillon, formerly pastor at West Chester and Crawfordsville, is retiring from the ministry and is well known in the community.

W. H. Dillon Washington Columus Junction Mr. Dillon West Chester Crawfordsville

Forget Me Not Day Proclaimed For Disabled Vets

Acting Governor Hammill designated November 10 as Forget Me Not Day and urged Iowa residents to donate to the World War Fund for disabled veterans. William H. Nye, state commander of the American Veterans of the World War, announced plans for statewide observance, noting about four thousand five hundred disabled veterans in Iowa and calling for self-initiative in aid efforts.

Des*moines Tra John Hammil Towa William H. Nye Rickwell City Des Moines

Farm Problems Again Discussed

Washington October 2 President Coolidge and cabinet members discussed ways to aid northwest wheat farmers through a privately organized yet government financed wheat export corporation under the war finance corporation. The talks included farm groups and the American Farm Bureau Federation representative Greg Silver who urged expanding WFC powers to aid export direct without foreign security.

Associated Press Washington PD. C Coolidge Wheat Export Corporation War Finance Corporation Northwest Greg Silver American Farm Bureau Federation National Grange Silver Congress

Plans for air mail between New York and London

Rear Admiral William Moffett announced that after the ZR-3 is completed it will enter mail service between New York and London on a two day schedule. He also said the next ZR-1 flight will test a Lakehurst to Panama route with a return via Cuba.

New York London Associated Press ST. Louis William Moffett Bureau of Aeronautics of United States Navy Germany Lakehurst Panama Cuba

Cotton crop forecast shows big increase for year

Washington D C October 2 The department of agriculture forecasts a cotton crop of eleven million fifteen thousand bales for this year up by about one million two hundred fifty thousand bales from last year and about two hundred twenty seven thousand more than last month.

Associated Press Washington, D. C Department of Agriculture

Rebels Capture After Assault on German Citadel

About four hundred insurgents who tried to storm the citadel in KUSTRIN Germany are in captivity. An attempt to free imprisoned comrades was repulsed. One rebel was killed and several wounded. no Reichswehr casualties reported.

Kustrin Germany Reichswehr

Duffy Appeals Beal Case to Supreme Court

J. F. Duffy announces an appeal to the supreme court from the local district court ruling in the Stewart and Duffy versus Beal case. Judge Wagner sided with Y. M. Beal, the intervenor, in a decision rendered late last week.

J. F. Duffy Stewart Duffy Beal Supreme Court Wagner Y. M. Beal

Shipping Interests Seek Part of Government Passenger Fleet

New York shipping interests told the Shipping Board they aim to buy a portion of the government’s passenger ships. Active negotiations continue without formal terms. Harriman lines are seen as initiators or supporters of the proposal targeting ships from the United States Lines, including the Leviathan George Washington America Republic and President Harding.

Washington, D. C New York Shipping Board Harriman Lines United States Lines Leviathan George Washington America Republic Harding

Mammoth Airship Begins Return Flight From St Louis

The ZR-1, the navy's giant airship, left St Louis at 9:59 a.m. for Lakehurst New Jersey. Rear Admiral Moffett, head of the naval bureau of aeronautics, is piloting the return trip on this first voyage in the craft.

Associated Press ST. Louis Navy Lakehurst New Jersey Moffett Navel Bureau of Aeronatics Crafty

Tax Revision Considered by Coolidge for Congress

President Coolidge weighs a series of talks with treasury officials and Ways and Means members on whether to take up tax revision in the upcoming congressional session. No final decision or official guidance from treasury or House leaders has been conveyed.

Associated Press Washington, D. C Coolidge Treasury House Ways and Means Committee Congress White House

Call Session of German Reichstag Set for Five

Berlin Oct 2 a Reichstag session has been called for five o clock. Chancellor Stressemann is expected to deliver his foreign affairs statement and present the government new economic program. The session aims to outline policy shifts and economic plans for the coming period.

Associated Press Berlin Germany Reichstag Stresseman

Notables To Attend National American Legion Meet in San Francisco

San Francisco reports the 1923 American Legion annual convention will run October 15 through 19 with notable attendees from United States government and fraternal orders. The list includes British figures Lloyd George and Haig, Canadian Lord Ibyn e, French leaders Petain Mangin Haller, Mexican President Obregon, Italian Premier Mussolini, and U S leaders Coolidge Pershing Coontz Lejeune Denby Weeks Hines Gompers Willett Taylor Huston McFarland Payne and others.

National American Legion San Francisco Associated Press United States American Legion Legion David Idoyd George Sir Douglas Haig Great Britain Lord Ibyne Canada Marshal Petain Mangin France Haller Poland Obregon Mexico Mussolini Italy Calvin Coolidge John J. Pershing Robert F. Coontz United States Battle Fleet John A. Lejeune U. 8 M. C Secretary of the Navy Edward Denby John W. Weeks Frank T. Hines United States Veterans By Samuel Gompers American Federation of Labor J. W. Willett Grand Army of the Republic Edgar Taylor Feneral United Confederate Veterans Tillinghast L. Huston United Spanish War Veterans James A. McFarland Woodrow Wilson John Barton Payne America Red Cross

Diana Dollar Fire Drives Abandonment at Sea

Aboard the Diana Dollar burning freighter from Genoa to San Pedro, Hold No 6 flooded and fire under control by 7 a m. Debris reports indicate crew abandoning ship as the vessel veered toward a bay near Banderas Bay 1125 miles south of San Pedro.

Associated Press Los Angeles Calif Anderson Federal Telegraph Company Que San Pedro Diana Dollar Genoa Banderas Bay Radio Corporation America

West Chester Dominates Kalona In 26 0 Victory

West Chester defeated Kalona 26 to 0 at Wi Chester field before a large enthusiastic crowd. DeLong and F Kleese stood out for West Chester as the team showed superior weight and training. Next game at Brighton on October 5.

Kalona West Chester Wi Chester DeLong F. Kleese West C Brighton West C F

Funeral services for Mrs W C Willis in Keota

Funeral services for Mrs W C Willis were held Friday at the Keota First Church with Rev John D Kern of Washington and Rev Mr Lemmon of Keota officiating. Music was by a church quartet. Burial was in Keota Cemetery with pallbearers Walter Willis Waldo Brown Bruce Clark Teets and Clarence McNu named.

W. Cd Willis Keota Rape Fist John D. Kern Washington Mr. Lemmon Keota Walter and Willis Waldo Brown Bruce Clark Teets Clarence McNu

Dr Davis Moves Office to New Premises Above Chocolate Shop

Dr. D. D. Davis dentist formerly in partnership with Dr. W Masson relocates from the mat side of the square to new offices above the Chocolate Shop. The new rooms have recently been finely tiled and prepared for patients.

D. D. Davis W Masson

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