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Washington Evening Journal (Newspaper) - October 21, 1920, Washington, Iowa The evening journal fair rant to ably a Herf a rat Imp Tonii finite Cir a Raduy on unwed mild Temyer tum volume 28 Washington. Iowa i ii i Lusi Ayk Toni no the totter 21, i it i it number 213country�?Ts expenses Are a warrants for police in Chicago new disclosures promised by prosecutor in whisky Protection graft. Many involved in evidence at least on Captain implicated in conf Vaiona secured from Boot letters by the District attorney s office it la said. Chicago oct 21. One Edtee if Tain of in West Side and fair Milnw five sergeant if tin in Rittu War in Ili it Nti al in tin whisky graft scandal when Lawrence kill Ropwr Aid to maj. A. V. Dalr it Tuple. Turned Over a Auto and information to aaa Latant United state i Striet attorney Jihn a Khiley. The name of a do on Tiwu re i it iceman who. It la Mizii Are into veil in Protection for tin illegal Bonx truffle will in it Given to the fish rail i Thor Tim tin police mar implicated when confession were a Rtin ii from Mot Liggera who were Arre Iez about two week ago. Or. Kelley will a a for warrant for the five Pomes then from United state Mason. New disc Louree. Susua Loual new a re More connect Itig the Natue of heretofore tin mentioned South Ehle Polh Emen with Boose a re he Tiff graft we promised. This revolution was made on the Heel of Tel phone Mil ree Elved by Federal of Leer from detective sergeant John b. Wal it of the fiftieth Street police and Sergt. Frank me Ofahey of tin Irand crooning police Kayung they would . Kelley to of out warrant charging the two officer with entering into a to violate the proviso my of the volstead act and with Fulling to report viol Atkus of the eighteenth amendment. Evidence involved three officers. Quot i have evidence involving at least three and Nylie Many More South aide pol Leeuwen in lion Joe Protection graft a announced or. Kelley. A the plot May reach further than we a a Are in to not. At any rate Federal official Are determined to Hunt out everything of thl sort in the Chicago he Llee department. A the name of tin policemen who lire allege ii to have Lieen mixed 1n in liked Deal will in made Public when Walsh and Mcgahey Are tin warrant were the result of charge or tight a gland the policemen by Frank Mcgovern Saloon keeper 4122 South slate Street in which he charged them with extorting Money and offering him ludic Protection in return for big sum. Warrants first of kind. The warrant air the Ford of their kind issued by the government in Ifa fight on illicit truffle in Strong drink. Toliese warrants coupled with chief Gnu Ritya decision fort adding any of ids Captain to detail nun to act As guards for liquor shipments marked the Days development in the War against King bum. Suspension of h1 i liquor permit is being considered by prohibition director Stone after it conference with United states District attorney Olyne. Tie warning was issued from major Dalrymple office to retail druggists Dot to use withdrawal form no. 1410 at closer intervals than eight Days. They an also warned not to apply to More than one wholesale dealer at a time. Five Inch Snow in Arizona 8torm g continuing and ground u covered according to Oie Patch from Flagstaff. Flagstaff. Ariz., oct. 21.�?five inches of Snow covers the ground Here and the Snow is still falling. Ice closes Yukon River. Dawson Yukon territory oct. 21.�? a dosed the Yukon River Here , the earliest dosing on record pm pern to res drop died to id degrees Luw Zero today. Mayor says he was tricked London daily caprese declare Mac-8winey Given food while he a unconscious. Foot Don oct 21.�?recovering from n Short laps into Laird mayor Mars Niney suddenly regaining i of in the said to the Sisters at i Heddle a they have tricked he had been of during id Union scion period cording to the i a Dort Dally spress. Italy a King has $3,500,000 will have to $1,000 000 tax under Patrimony Law of the country. Tomc tut 21, King Victor Emmanuel lots estimated tin value of ills estate it lire which at the present role a if Exchange Atno hints approximately to it. Tills etl mitc was made in compliance with the Law a it tubed Der a tax on patrol Niroj and tit tax the King will will amount to about bid $1,700 to a a throw game former Salt Lake Catcher stye Bor. Ton offered him bribe to lose Coo Teet. Pan Francisco not r. 21.�? a. Met us thy. President of he car Ltd most baseball league Mir on Ltd in had a get fed n letter from pm word tub of Spencer former Catcher for the ,s4dt Lake dub. That Quot babes Horton mis Peri led \ croon player Hud uttered j id a $ ,7<kj bribe.3 die in prison mystery attack of St. Anthonys Hospital at Oakland cat., victim of Quot bad food. Oakland dal., get 21.�?three attache of Tho St. Anthony Hopfen in this City died and h fourth is believed to in beyond recovery a a re tilt. It i thought of Poitie sort of food poisoning. Al Topsie Wen a Erfort Ned in two in Tann and analysis of stomach coat eats was . S. Expense vill reach 4 billions Houston estimates Cost to run government during next fiscal year. Haiti overrun with bandits Admiral Knapp says u. A must of Cupy Island for at least generation. Washington on. 21.�?so Ovevion i Haiti with Bandit and of incapable of self government Are it people that the unit d state w ill he compelled to of Crisp that if and for Tea to a generation to Corse according to an official statement from hear Admiral i Larry s. Knapp Mude Public by secretory Daniel. X a fag the Yim aus Mommy a a run Mem ii in >1ten killed when trains. Collide at least Twenty others injured in two collisions. Crashes occur at Erie pa., Rural Retreat a head on. And eel i Cut. 21c seven Parsons Are known to have been killed and at least is injured when a us Lutgo and to ton limited on the new York enter no Railroad Side wiped the Buffalo Cleve Lund train West bound at the West end of tie Union station Here. Four of tie bodies taken from the wreck Are those of women. The Chicago amp Boston express run through an open switch not far from the station mud sideswiped tie train from Buffalo on it Way West. The third Day coach from the engine was overturned and All the casual the Art believed to have occurred there. Re Cue forces were quickly at work and in a Short time six bodies had been taken out. Train no <10, East bound in some Way left tie track in the Erie Yard mud crashed into westbound train no. 2d, which was due Here from now York at noon Roanoke va., oct. 21.�?three trainmen were killed live others injured and live or six passengers shaken up i a headman collision Between two Norfolk amp Western passenger trains at Rural Retreat va., according to an official it the railway Headquarters Here. The Trulius met on a 6ives Treasury s program appeals for a strictest Economy not Only in our expenditures Federal state county and municipal but also by Thrift on part of our people Washington oct. 21. Government expenditure of $4,000,000,000 during tie next fiscal year were forecast by Secretary Houston of the Treasury department in a speech left a re the american banker a association. The Secretary out glued the Treasury a program for handling the War debt liquidation of which he said must go pm steadily in on Jer that dual redemption he accomplished without disturbance to National life. He appealed for a the strictest Economy not Only in our expenditure Federal state county and municipal but Ulso by Thrift on the part of our people a adding that the program necessitated tie maintenance of taxation a after this fiscal year on u level of not Lens than $4,<k#mg0,<mj0 annually. Do Utu drop rapidly. Or. Foil ton predicted rapid reduction in the Gross National debt through the coming year particularly the $2, 800,0110,000 Short term certificates outstanding. The Treasury program he added would re ult in reducing this blow f2.ias duo duo mud perhaps to 11,500,000.000. By the end of the fiscal year 1022, or. Houston i cured the Treasury should have redeemed its entire a floating debt a or the Short term certificates when the Victory Botes maturing the next year would Bei Imie practically the a floating debt and probably be accepted in payment of Federal taxes turning to the demand of agricultural interests for government help or. Houston said that a scarcely Hud a reduction in the Cost of living manifested itself when every producer manifested a every producer is willing for the products of every other producer to decline but protests the decline of his he continued. A there is much human nature la Litis but not much Rea son a urges foreign Trade Aid. A proposal for the organization of a corporation for foreign Trade financing under auspices of the american Bankers association was put before the Annua convention by its committee Oft Commerce and Marine. By co operating with merchants manufacturers exporters and producers the report said and taking advantage of the Edge Law the corporation could Issue a billion dollars in debenture Bonds for Sale in the United states and the Extension credits abroad. Urges action by Jan. 1. John Mchugh chairman of the committee presented the report which recommended Steps to put the coi it Oraton into business operation by Jan. 1, and solicitation of subscriptions to its capital Stock from the Public. A we recommend the organisation tinder a plan of a Large corporation As preferable to a smaller one a the report said a because it will attract the Best exch it Talent will live the efficiency attaching to Large organization will give tie utmost Protection to the investor and will readily create a Market for its debentures by its avowed purpose of creating the report said the economic future of the United states was a bound up in the future of our Trade relations with other Peoples. Forced to restrict Trade. Under existing conditions it added manufacturers a unable to Grunt foreign customers credit necessary to continuing foreign Purchase have been forced to restrict their activities in the foreign a under the Edge Law such a corporation its contemplated would be permitted to Issue debentures against foreign securities carefully purchased by it to the amount of ten times its capital so that it would have a maximum Ahkii Ijar financially of about u Lummll Ite flast Iho report said. It Wax fur the i rom the cart Omahon Del locate he made up from similar go graphic al a re a to the a of the Federal Reserve Bank districts. The it mini nitty Odd it was a satisfied Ucli a Coupon Tthum would successful Fri Iii a al Nancy standpoint and would be a potent influence in promoting Thrift add production in the United states. Boy poisons family charge resented father s refusal to equip farm with electricity the police say. Is Lens. Kan., oct 21.-vhsapi>inted Hei Rause ids father refused to install electro qty in thi in farm Home officer say Harlan Hawk confessed it was he who stat Virday put Poison in the Oatmeal to be eaten Lay ids father and brother Ami according to the Jav lice that he also pm Poison pm his own hand and face on monday. , a in is it High Len year old is a student it the Saline highs ii Kyl and has been 1� probe each reprisal outrage British government wont open Independent reprisal inquiry. Secretary for Ireland charges a deliberate conspiracy to crush the British Empire. London act a a apis go Verumen Lias a Fri ii to Erwn an inquiry into the report owls in for did it was dlr it Loil in tie House of Coni Mixis when it was stated by Bonner Law that the government is merely undertaking an inquiry of each military or Povic. Outrage. Answering an attack on the government in the House of lords for it failure to put no end to the re risk ils. Lord cur Xou gae As the reason for tie government refusal to investigate that a every sinn Feiner perjured ids soul 90 times in order to get the blood of a when the Dot Bate on the Irish situation opened in the House of commons it or Hanmer Greenwood chief Secretary for in Dand charged that a att deliberate and highly paid conspiracy is in insistence to entail tie British Empire a Kir a mar declared that he knows hundreds of Republican assassins and will track every one of them Down. I added that the government would search Ireland i ast West North and South for Numis. In speaking of the refusal of the railway men in Ireland to Man train that were used to transport troop Kir Hama said a i would rather set the railways in Ireland dosed Down for 100 years than yield to the demand a it of the men Long As the men refuse to trans Wirt British fight along Dnieper River Trotzky brings up ten new divisions of communists to face Wrangen. Reli Katopol oct. 21.�?kc\ore fighting continues along the Dnieper and northeastern front in the in Cinley of Nik Opol. Leon Trotzky. Russian bolshevik minister of War is reported to he bringing up ten divisions of communist forces which will not surrender As easily a the Ordinary troops heretofore used on this line. It is asserted numbers of former German officers in the Baltic provinces ire offering their services to Gen. Baron Wrangen head of the anti bolshevik South russian favor Export Pool convention approves proposal for $100,000,000 corporation to finance rail men divided on striking Sharp differences of opinion among delegates on strike proposition. Their Leader for peace i unemployed continue their demonstrations in the neighbourhood of Whitehall Lloyd George at work on plans of Relief. London det it 21. Alternate fear of addition Trike to Oulu iced tin set1 Ottawa of the Mil incl coat strike and Iio is that Ati tarty sctt ement is in sight divided Public interest As parliament continued to debate Allied subjects in an attempt to reach a soil a lion of the Irick and the unemployment problem. Thomas desires peace the National Union of railway men. The executive Council of the Tran met worker and the Parli Ute Nimby committee of the Trail Union emigre All held Niece bugs to Coulder their attitude toward the Coal strike. Aft Ltd approximately two hour discussion by the railway delegates a tics Henry Thomas general Secretary to la a whole situation had Lieen and adjourn unsent taken f until Thum Day. Tie exec Uffre of the transport workers and the Trale Union committee Couri quid their meetings. A Sharp difference of opinion prevails among the rail Rood men some of the Delegate having Seigne instructed u get it peaceful settlement. Others demanded a sympathetic strike. Or. To Kamas a is mutely desires peace. Demonstrations continue. 1 a Mon trait us by the continue near the administrative a a enter of tin British Empire. Throughout the Day Scotland Yard Wabu a no i Active ring with Strong police detach Lueit in Ilie neigh Rhood of Whitehall. Buttong forces or police were Alst posted about Buckingham Pala let. In titty go Ling one of the leaders of the Vookles men declared s Quot these men Are not Guing to status still and starve ail w Britain a total Nuemi Oloyed aside j from the min a who re a Yentl to it on strike and with Oil estimating other workers m the Idle to the weeks strike tilt it it Ltd ers s5h,. These al Gnu include if la Trutt Soldier who Are still Draim. The a Mem ploy mint donation from the govern Bier. To of the ten lining Are in Gimp is. Hip muders do work Erst i textile worker and men from the leather by. Let Mioni a quota of j ties Idle people 1# m to establish great . Tie Hite Tih Ritter Ait merely insisting upon their right to work. Premier Lloyd George treating the uprisings As a purely pet mutate argument is planning to hire men to build great new main Road in London and suburb to cot 4�,. To also plans of override the objection of the mild lug Union in labor dilution and pro pests to set unskilled men at work building houses for poor Peop. This plan involve the establishment of great Camps like army Camps where tie untrained work esst men will he taught the different branches of the building trades at the present moment the unemployment riots have nothing to do a Ali the is l Ike although it seem certain that the two great problems which now confront Lloyd Goorgen a government will merge As one unless the Coal strike is settled within a fortnight. Iowa merchant Enos life envoys can to carry booze drives his Auto to Bank of the Mississippi River and jumps in. In Dvenport in. Dot 21. Fred we Mentin or. Prominent Hodne Man and civic worker Jet Mph a into the of so Lippl River and Wnm drowned. He pc to from id Home where fit. In def Ratcli after a nervous Hyeok Dpi wok in a tax night Dothes and Hare of farted he drove i car to the River a Back in Mineola four army aircraft return from Nome to starting Point started july 15. My Neon y., oct. 21.�?the four Granv air plane which left Here Only 1.�?�> to est Hlf h an air route to Nome Alaska completed their round trip arriving her from Erly a. U. S. Honors italian Navy ambassador Robert Underwood Johnson present medals to officers of the Fleet. Bone. Oct 21.�?rolwrt Underwood John on the american ambassador on behalf of the american government and by to Erin direction of president Wilson presented Amie rim no Hills to of Leer Ltd of the italian Navy j in making the presentation or. John a son deliver an address in which he expressed to a your comrades of the italian Navy the appreciation no Tje american people fur their great Exerv Lees in the world War. The medal Are tribute to the italian Navy a which contributed in such a notable manner to the coir throw of a conspiracy against the customs officers continue to search baggage in spite of protest by state department. Washington. Out 21.�?-Despint the Public Appeal of the al non a part Taeni that the Gover Merit not fran from searching the Hugg nge of the Ftp Lamatte representatives of foreign nation custom off Irisi Aid that the order requiring officers to remove it liquor Onmi the personal effect of arriving Diplomat would remain in Force Hunte department officers feel very strongly in the Sii Jeet and a who cats trans order in canned considerable irritation in diplomatic circles some administration Oil wer believe the whole matter May eventually be referred to the White House. Takes Elihu Root to task Cox says me 1$ willing to accept certain reservations to peace pact la Ridge my of. Fona., oct 21.�?governor tvs a wound up Lien i two a Naif whirlwind Campaign in new England with a Mab tent taking to task Ellhu Root for an alleged false assertion in a pm Erh in new York that a emr. Cox declared lie will insist Tipeni the treaty just As Vir. Wilson negotiated tin democratic presidential candidate statement included a Telegram to or. R a hit restating i willingness a Nee ept certain reservation nod demanding a immediate correction. Two bit hair Cut returns los Angeles also reports reappear Ance of 15-cent shaved May be general again. Los Angeles ual., oct. 21.�?the 2o-cent hair Cut has reappeared he. It had been absent for some time while those costing 85 and 50 cent took its place. Its reappearance a noted Only in a few of those shops which j had been charging higher prices hut i there it was predicted it soon would i become general again. With it reap l pea red the 15-eent shave. Train hits Auto one dead wife killed and husband injured perhaps fatally in mishap near Streator ilk i Frenter. Iii., get. 21. Or e. D. Foon of Rutland iii., a kill Cal and Hir husband and mrs. A t. Dwyer were probably fatally injured when a touring air in which they were Riding was struck j it a train near explained for wheat slump Washington oct. 21.�?approval of a proposal to organise u $1do.u0o, h o corporation to finance tin nations foreign Trade was Given by the american Bankers association in convention Here president Hawes was authorized to Call u meeting of Bankers and business men to work out plans for the formation of such n corporation under the provisions of the recently enacted Edge Luw As proposed in the report of la association # committee on Commerce urn merchant greek King better Athens dispatch ignores rumours death of alexanders signs of pneumonia. Of Atleas oct. 21.�?King Alexander passed a better night and a slight improvement we noted ii was announced Here. The condition of lung congestion remained stationary. The wound caused by the brie of the Monkey is improving but an examination of liquid extracted from i lungs bowed the presence of Pei Moula Chicago Board of Trade presi Dent explains slump. Investigators for the Federal Trade commission stat a sweeping probe. Chicago get. 21,investigation of lie recent slump in the Price of wheat ordered by 1�?~resident Wilson As result of charge made by senator Arthur cupper of Kansas that Chicago Hoard of Trade operators were manipulating the Market was Jamed in Chicago by George p. Watkins and Francis Hawes of Washington investigator for the Federal Trade commission. The investigation according to or. Watkins will be sweeping consisting of the questioning of u number of Chicago Grain operators and representatives of Farmers organisations. L. F. Gates president of the Chicago Board of Trade was tin first witness. Hen 1 received the request to appear before the examiners i had my Secretary prepare a table showing the maximum and minimum pried a for no. 2 hard Winter wheat for the period Between july 1 and october 1 for the past three or. Gates told reporters. A it is during these Mouths that a if there was manipulation took place. The figures show that until october 1 wheat sold above the guaranteed Price fixed by the government when it had control of the Market. On Ltd Tobor l Canadian wheat was thrown on the Market in quantities and been me a Large fac Tor in determining the Price. Teds release of Canadian Grain coupled with in port of another bumper crop following last season s big crop was cause enough of or a al 1ay&k a in ends citizenship school sin sixty counties Iowa City oct. 21.�?by the time of the november election the Iowa league of women voters will have Hedd american citizenship schools in sixty counties thru out the state and will have reached according to a conservative estimate of the league officials approximately 20,000 women voters in Iowa. Each of these schools was for three Days and comprised six sessions. The subjects taken up were the significance of parties the organization of state government and the machinery of voting. Mrs. Max Mayer of the Extension division of the University of Iowa supervised these schools and directed All of them o. E. Klinga Raan director of the University Extension division spoke in a number of places and in Many cities local speakers were obtained to address the schools on special subjects. Women who attended these county schools in Many instances organized a flying squadrons Quot to hold one Day citizenship schools in the various townships in their respective counties. Nine such school have already been held in Webster county. Others have been established in Woodbury county Johnson county Humboldt county and Lee county and it is stated that several other counties Are making similar arrangements. It. Pleasant Gas mounts up to s3j0d it. Pleasant. Oct. 21. The local Gas company has Given notice that it will charge $3 per thousand feet beginning nov. 1. A the company was Givon a franchise five years ago under which it was to furnish Gas at 1.45 later it we to be $1.35. The War came on however and a Little Over a year ago the company went into Federal court and was granted a temporary rate of $2.10. This summer the company has had much trouble in securing competent help and the a pressure has not been up to it former Standard. The result has been a Good Deal of dissatisfaction among the patrons. The company in circular letters to its patrons has set Forth it difficulties and assert that the rate has been too Low to maintain Good service. It has recently installed three storage tank and is getting ready to rebuild it big Holder. The company has also offered to sell Tho Plant to the City for $120,-000, As the City under the franchise. Has the privilege of buying it any time after five year from Date of granting the franchise. This to tax hmm by amp its amp a my m

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