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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1920

Page

5

League supporters back Harding over Paris treaty terms

A group of 31 prominent endorsers led by Elihu Root and Herbert Hoover issue a statement declaring support for Senator Harding. They argue to amend the Paris League covenant and oppose Article X, urging Republicans to pursue changes to preserve peace and avoid entangling commitments. The list of signers includes senior university presidents and notable figures from Johns Hopkins, Brown, Princeton, Harvard, and Stanford.

New York Harding Elihu Root Herbert Hoover Geo W. Wickersham Henry L. Stimson A. Lawrence Lowell Henry W. Taft Charles G. Hughes United States Wilson League Paris Senate Mr. Wilson Society of Free Nations Association of Free Nations League of Free Nations The Congress Ion Republican Party Democratic Party Cox Europe Court Mr. Harding Lyman Abbott Robert 8. Brookings Washington University St. Louie Nicholas Murray Butler Paul D. Cravath Charles W. Dabney University of Cincinnati William H. P. Faunce Brown University Frank J. Goodnow John Hopkins University Warren Gregory John Grier Kibben Princeton University Charles Evans Hughes Alexander C. Humphreys Stevens Institute of Technology Ernest M. Hopkins Isaac M. Ultman New Haven League To William Allen White George W. Wickersham W. Willoughby Johns Hopkins University R. Wilbur Leland Stanford University

Iowa State Institutions Run Profitable Farms On 12564 Acres

The Iowa board of control reports state institutions farm on over 12,000 acres with convict labor at Clive a custodial farm 200 miles from the penitentiary. In 1919 total farm profit reached 351,527.66 with dairies producing 6,244,344 pounds of milk valued at 218,552.04 and a profit over 120,000.00. Fort Madison chair industry netted 52,883.59 while co operates 24,523.56 and tailoring 16,857.62 in 1919.

Des Moines Iowa Board of Control of State Control Board Clive Iowa Board of Control Fort Madison Independence Mitchelv Mt. Pleasant Rockwell City WeelCare Anamosa Chicago Pieterje Fayne Ormsby Iowa Institution State Penitentiary

Election Forecast Says Harding Likely Wins In Landslide

The article argues the Democratic campaign is underfunded and disorganized while Republicans led by Hays and Harding possess strong organization. It notes Cox's west tours attract crowds and questions Wilson and Bryan's impact, concluding all signs point to Harding's overwhelming victory in November.

Harding Landerside Cox West Hays Chicago Republican National Committee Maine Kenyon National Committee Coolidge League of Nations Repu Wilson William J. Bryan San Francisco Bryan

Senator Gore Foresees Continued Battle Over League

Oklahoma Democrat Senator Thomas Gore vows to keep fighting the League of Nations after losing renomination. He casts the issue as avert disaster and cites Maine women and mothers opposing the treaty, describing the league as a bloody bond mortgaging the lives of American youths.

Thomas Gore Oklahoma White House League of Nations League Maine

Back Porch Campaign To Be Begun Soon By Wilson

Washington reports a new back porch campaign plan for President Wilson as canvass progress shifts. Administration leaders discuss the strategy, with Edmund B. Moore credited for refining this rear approach to counter Harding’s front porch method.

Wilson Washington Edmund B. Moore Cox Harding

Rickenbacker Stumps Against League in California

Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, American ace, campaigns against the League of Nations for Harding. He tells A. E. F. veterans not to be swayed by Wilson proposal advocates and says soldiers would fight for the United States again but not for fixing Balkan or Asian boundaries.

Los Angeles Eddie Rickenbacker California League of Nations Harding Wilson Rickenbacker United States Balkans Asia

Iowa Dentistry School Stands High in 1919 Board Exams

The University of Iowa College of Dentistry shows strong results in a national survey of 47 schools. Iowa graduates, examined in six states, had a 1.1 percent failure rate, besting most peers. The average failure rate across all schools was 15.1 percent, with 19 institutions under 10 percent.

Iowa City College of Dentistry University of Iowa Boards of Dental Examiners United States Towa Colleges of Dentistry Iowa F. T. Breene Iowa College of Dentistry

War veteran Bowden is killed in railroad wreck at Perry

Perry burial records recount that Morris Rowden a former railroad man who served seven months in France and Belgium died in a freight train wreck near Perry after returning from service. Enlisting after the war began he served in Meuse Argonne and St Mihiel and received the Croix de Guerre for gallantry. He lived in Colton and Bakersfield California and was buried in Los Angeles.

Perry W Morris Rowden France Belgium Rowden Colton Cal Bowden United States Germany Meuse-Argonne St. Mihiel Lysheldt Bakersfield Los Angeles

Tiger's Cub opens at Fox Theatre with Arctic Alaska tale

Amusements note: Pearl White stars in Tiger's Cub from George Goodchild, two day Fox Theatre engagement begins next Wednesday. North of 63 group sends nugget jewelry to Miss White in appreciation for the Alaskan story. Exterior shoots at Arctic City, interiors in New York, cabin replicas built by Alaskan pioneers.

Native Sons and Daughters of Golden North Pearl White William Fox George Goodchild Fox Theatre Northern Territory Miss White Charles Giblyn Arctic City Now York Fox New York City Yhomas Carrigan Tanana eTigar White Hee

Short-Sighted Humanity

Quote reflects fear of bodily paralysis while ignoring paralysis of the soul. Philosophical remark attributed to Wpictes tus highlighting human inconsistency in valuing physical health over moral or spiritual decline.

Kansas team wins dairy judging title at national show

Three Kansas Agricultural College students led by Clement Young won first place in the National Dairy Show judging contest with 21 teams entered. G. M. Drumm and R. H. Lush joined Young, coached by H. W. Cave, as top finishers for Holsteins and Jerseys while other honors went to Minnesota, Nebraska, Maryland and Missouri competitors. Awards announced by Geo. E. Farrell.

Chicago Kansas Agricultural College Town State College Kentucky Purdue University Pennsylvania Halmir Rabild U. S. Departent of Agriculture Kansas Clement Young College G. M. Drumm Manhattan R. H. Lush Altamont Kan H. W. Cave Drumm Haselrude Minnesota Nebraska Maryland Arthur Gwinn Missouri Arthur Bennett Clarence Doran Illinois Econd Texas Geo. E. Farrell Washington, D. C

Girl Weds Before Starting Sentence in Manslaughter Case

Centerville report that Carmelo Russo 18, just sentenced for manslaughter in the shooting of admirer Tony Matto, married Cosimo Malone on the way to serving term. Friends say an appeal will be taken.

Centerville Carmelo Russo Tony Matto Cosimo Malone

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