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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1925
Page
1
At Allison Iowa Warren Vandervoort faces trial for the murder of his father, a Methodist minister. State witnesses describe injuries and an earlier mastoid operation, with exhibits including a wooden club and a stained shirt. Defense plans to focus on character witnesses.
Ottumwa hosts 2500 delegates for state grand lodge and Rebekah assembly. Patriarchs militants council holds special session led by Maj. Gen. J A Cutting. Grand lodge officers registered include Butts Scott Smith Hindorft Irwin Dustin Cornell ahead of the convention.
Des Moines Iowa October 19 The Iowa supreme court is expected to rule tomorrow on Elner Hunt Union county attorney disbarment appeal. Judge J H Applegate Guthrie Center ordered disbarment earlier. the case was argued in the first division of the court. If Applegate's action stands it could affect the Union county grand jury and district court work opening today.
The body of Edward Harkness, 41, Reinbeck Iowa, was found near railroad tracks at Rich Valley. Dakota County coroner Dr. O W Wengelbert ruled death due to acute alcoholism and the body was brought to St Paul Minnesota for examination today.
Robert Leeper whose life sentence for the December 27, 1922 murder of Roy Wertz was ordered retried by the supreme court will appear in Marengo court when the retrial opens Monday October. The case stems from the 1923 trial that ended in life imprisonment.
In Davenport Iowa a car driven by a woman struck an interurban at a switch in the east end Sunday night. Mr and Mrs F E Beitel of Bettendorf and Carl Kindred of Davenport were seriously injured with skull fractures. R E Cochran suffered minor injuries and is detained by police who allege alcohol involvement by party members.
The dispatch notes October brought snow and cold across the plains and Rocky Mountain states with lows of 15 to 26 degrees in Cheyenne Denver and Rapid City. Weather persisted east toward the lake states as Des Moines Omaha and Minneapolis reported wintry flurries and higher winds. Three deaths from winter’s first sweep and a stranded group of nine rescued near Fike’s Peak are mentioned amid ongoing harsh conditions.
In Keokuk, Oct. 19, the case of F. T. Hughes versus the Keokuk and Hamilton Bridge Company began in the superior court. Hughes seeks 20,000 dollars as balance due for legal fees. The bridge company counters with 29,000 dollars alleging the fees were not earned.
Des Moines Iowa October 19 coal is used on locomotives of all lines out of Des Moines and can be used by industries if firemen receive proper instruction. Fuel supervisor J B Hurley of the Wabash railroad notes only difference is more refuse and that large chunks are unwise.
John K. Curran former Burlington postmaster under Cleveland and prominent cigar dealer died Sunday at the steering wheel of his car. He was alone when the vehicle crashed into parked cars, causing minor damage. Curran was a well known city figure in Burlington Iowa.
Airplane and train accidents dominated Sunday reports with seven dead in a midwestern train crash. Five killed in various incidents and over twenty injured. Notable: Marvin Goodwin, ex Houston manager, hurt when his plane fell at Ellington Field. An army DH-4B wreck occurred at Fairmouth, W Va with no injuries among two passengers. Weekly auto fatalities across ten midwestern states total 114 with state counts listed.
Police in Kenosha Wisconsin hunt an unnamed escaped convict suspected of a double slaying matching the method used in the recent shooting of Madalynne Latimer and James Sears. An anonymous letter to Police Chief Logan claimed the killer acted shortly after the escape.
Four robbers held up the International Harvester Company on the far south side and escaped with loot valued at 50000. The payroll of 45000 was taken by a subordinate official and several office employees were held up by the robbery quartet.
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday indicates showers likely at the start and again after midweek in the Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with temperatures mostly normal or above.
DUBUQUE Oct 19 Dorrance Lyons 20 of Dubuque confessed he smuggled a pistol into the county jail where Deputy Leo Hemmer was slain last Monday morning He aided an escape plot with Karl Stearns Daziel Kerdell and Harald Carlson after his release Lyons said he hid the gun in the jail passage and used a cloth rope to transmit it to the escapees Hemmer was killed when Stearns opened a jail door to bring food to prisoners
Investigations into an $85,000 insurance fraud tied to an Kentucky mine blast proceed with actions in Kentucky Florida and New Jersey. William H Turner, alleged to have been killed in the explosion and whose relatives collected $55,000, is back in the U S after returning from Germany and is in custody on murder charges connected to the Pikeville incident. Indictments for Turner Joe Jack Turner and Mrs Farley followed in Kentucky with federal aid sought to extradite Joe Jack from Austria.
Rovert Leeper, convicted in 1925 for the 1922 murder of Roy Wertz of Iowa City, faces a new trial in Marengo after a venue change. The case, previously sentenced to life, proceeds with jury selection expected to take at least three days.
Washington diary notes the diplomatic corps boosting the capital’s social swirl as Interparliamentary Union delegates flood Washington. The piece also sketches President Coolidge clashing with the U.S. Shipping Board over mercantile marine policy and the Emergent Fleet Corporation, amid a tense power struggle that could lead Congress to abolish the board.
Hanford MacNider prepared to depart Iowa to assume the duties of US assistant secretary of war after a welcoming reception by townsmen. He faced a week of work to settle his personal affairs before leaving, while receiving telegrams and letters from friends nationwide and abroad. The event drew three national guard companies, a Legion drug and bugle corps, and many others at the railroad station.
Dubuque related slaying suspect Earl Stearns identified by local grocer H V Hein as one of two robbers in Friday night hold up in Muscatine. Hein says Stearns appeared wounded by a bullet aimed at his head and matched the description of the second bandit who fled with Stearns.
Des Moines reports warmer weather forecast for Iowa on Tuesday according to the weather bureau. Morning low reached 29 degrees in Des Moines with the state’s coldest official reading at Charles City.
Warren Vandervoort faces trial in Allison Iowa for the murder of his father Rev Rood Vandervoort district attorney J H Braver says prosecutors likely will not seek the death penalty and will pursue other charges in the case.
Police arrested a gang of criminals linked to murder and robberies over six years. The roundup, described as one of the most important in years, included several leaders and additional arrests are expected.
The Supreme Court reaffirms the constitutionality of the Volstead act in a Chicago Drocean case ruling. The court defines its support for the dry law and explains details of its provision in the formal opinion.
Des Moines Iowa October 17 purchase of National American Life Insurance Company of Burlington by Royal Union Life Insurance Company of Des Moines was completed yesterday and approved by the state Insurance board. Officials announced the price after an all night conference of officials from both firms.
Secretary Mellon proposed a broad tax cut totaling 250 to 280 million dollars plus measures to repeal estate and gift taxes and reduce automobile levies. He urged lowering surtaxes to 20 percent and normal rates across brackets with a 1.5 to 2 percent baseline, warning against deep exemptions that would erode revenue. The Ways and Means Committee began hearings to craft a new revenue law with expected reductions of 300 to 500 million dollars, while Republicans seek 300 to 400 million and Democrats up to 506 million. The plan hinges on a surplus of at least 250 million and delays further exemptions to protect revenue.
In New York on October 19, motor stocks showed volatile trading with early gains of 1 to 5 points, a drop of 3 to 9 points on a selling wave, then a brisk mid day rally. General Motors surged to a peak before tumbling from 180 to 121 1 2, amid light buying support and rumors of control changes.
Des Moines October 19 The state board of health will assist officials in 19 towns to vaccinate all school children against diphtheria Dr Don M Griswold health commissioner said the aid may be serum or personnel The towns named include Ventura Rippey Mt Ayr Carroll Albert City Neuma Marquette Conrad Solon and others were listed
The Pirates gain a full share of the winnings, each player receiving $5700, while the Senators get $3800. Giants and Athletics, runners up, will share about $1000 each. Commissioner Landis must approve the division.
Nat J. Kohn a wealthy farmer near Marcus Iowa was found dead by hanging in his barn on Sunday The death appears to be by his own action No motive has been learned A widow survives him
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