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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1921
Page
1
Senator Penrose leads a campaign against Smoots sales tax plan calling for urgent action and possible future tax shifts. Reed denounces Budget Director Dawes as insolent and wields fiscal critique, asserting Congress’s constitutional powers and opposing excess profits tax repeal.
President John L. Lewis announced in Indianapolis that after the United Mine Workers convention he will travel to Washington to attend the unemployment conference and conferred with Secretary.
Hoover aims for an advance agreement with union leaders and coal operators that no strike will occur during nest spring wage talks. Mr. Lewis said the secretary's proposal to arbitrate disputes from the negotiations has not been presented to him directly and he declined to discuss it.
Blast furnace No 9 at the South Chicago plant of the Illness Steel company was fired for the first time in six months. Three of the eleven furnaces are now in operation and more will be started as industrial conditions improve, officials said.
Athens reports Turkish nationalists concentrated on the Greek left at Feki-Shebr were driven off by Greek forces. Official statement issued in the city confirms the engagement and outcome.
Ledoux from Boston headed a twenty man delegation from multiple states that marched to the White House during cabinet session to demand aid for the unemployed and press for a conference with officials to secure employment proposals.
Three armed bandits in a motorcar held up Andrew B. Detweller, a United States shipping board paymaster, near Hog Island shipyard. They robbed him of about $10,000 and escaped.
Washington reports that losses in workers earnings due to involuntary idleness exceeded 6 billion dollars for the last fiscal year. The figure covers unemployment from July 1920 to August 15, 1921 based on normal pay levels. The conference aims to craft a permanent policy to curb unemployment with two weeks of work for recommendations and potential new committees.
Hastings authorities investigate the fatal attack on Mrs. John Baverstock at the Middleville area farm. Three intruders forced entry at 3 am, cut off two toes, slashed the husband’s throat, took money, bound the man, and set fire to the house as the wife was found dead with a curtain around her neck. The husband, later questioned, is a suspect in the case.
Insects known as bran bugs infest grain stored in at least three Minneapolis elevators. More than 100 cars of grain received in the city were reported infested according to company reports.
An alleged plan to bomb the home of Secretary of Agriculture T. C. Wallace in Des Moines collapsed after a $200 payoff attempt. State Agent Willim Griffin said the would be payoff collectors were arrested on September 28 when they came to collect the money.
Washington October 5 invitations are being prepared at the State Department for Belgium Holland and Portugal to join the conference on Far Eastern subjects. The move aims to widen participation in key talks and align allied positions on regional issues. The steps reflect U S efforts to broaden diplomatic engagement in Asia and enhance cooperative strategy.
American authorities announce plans to select a Rhine front line noncommissioned officer to retrieve the unknown soldier from Chalons Sur Marne on October 24. The body will depart Havre aboard the cruiser Olympia after a Paris reception plan was canceled.
John S. Drum of San Francisco presents a 42 000 word national economic survey at the American Bankers Association meeting in Los Angeles. He says there is no basis for pessimism and that world maladjustment is being remedied by natural forces. The report notes oversized outputs a year prior and six months earlier, with costs of production declining overall.
The report cites three major domestic influences hindering price readjustment and full employment. Delayed labor cost adjustments curb price cuts and keep shop rules reducing efficiency. High transportation costs impede movement of goods to markets. An unsound tax system diverts working capital, stalling investment in new methods and capacity. The text says forces aiming to resolve these issues are irresistible.
San Francisco officials announce arrangements to arrest Noselle C. Arbuckle known as Fatty Arbuckle on alleged Volstead act violations upon his arrival from Los Angeles to face manslaughter charges in the Virginia Rappe case. Nobert A. McCormick leads the prohibition prosecutions.
In Inverness Scotland on October 5 Prime Minister Lloyd George urged unity at the upcoming Washington armament conference and warned unemployment is a world crisis tied to collapsed trade and credit. He expressed hope for Irish talks but said success requires common sense and trust in the people. He urged aid for the needy while noting the Inverness formula.
The Evening Journal reports a deluxe New York Central passenger train derailed at Butler Tad with no fatalities. In a Tokyo dispatch, rumors claim Emperor Yoshihito is dead, but the report is false. the emperor remains gravely ill and incapacitated from state duties for some time.
A derailment of the Twentieth Century Limited deluxe train near Butler Minnesota caused by a broken drive wheel left three coaches and a club car derailed. Passengers were shaken but no serious injuries were reported.
Carl Mays bested Phil Douglas in a pitching duel as the New York Yankees defeated the New York Giants 3 to 0 in the opening game of the World Series. The Yankees plated three runs, while the Giants were held scoreless through the game. Batteries: Yanks Mays and Schang. Giants Douglas and Snyder.
New York Giants manager Mel McGraw outlined a plan for the World Series against the Yankees. The strategy focuses on aggressive offense and restricting Babe Ruth so he cannot swing. McGraw stated the goal is to win the series, not entertain spectators, by denying Ruth a chance to hit.
Dr EB Grate of Philadelphia advises adding olive oil to the diet of babies in their first two years. The oil is digested well by most infants and provides additional fat.
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