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Washington Evening Journal (Newspaper) - October 23, 1920, Washington, Iowa Evening journal fair tonight and Sam a mfg cooler tonight who Trot volume 28 wa8uinoton. Iowa Hatchway evening 00t0bku 23, 1 20 number 214 Ball face trial Outlook for business is Bright Gary head of u. S. Steel corporation asserts prospects Are Good. Re amp Una some prices were too High declare present tendency be toward lower More reasonable and fairer relative Basie people have Confidence in future. After student As Slayer police want Friend of murdered Dartmouth College boy had Row Over Auto. Philadelphia pa., oct. 23, nation wide Lef Lirl a in truth a for William a Brin <4. The University of Pennsylvania fre Ritmon for when a War rant a in issued charting him with the by order of Elmer Drawee the Dartmouth we leap student slain Here saturday night. The Young men were wild to have been rinse Friend. Although Ike authorities no Ltd they have do wavered no motive for the killing they declared they had a Large fat Trottlr of eve inca Ohleh do Jevc try Points to brine in being re a no shh for the death of Tine theory is that he was kill al in n dispute or flu Purchase of an a Utu Iota Lle. 3 baseball players Are indicted thirteen in All to face trial on charge of fixing games. Health rulp3 for planes Brig. Gen. Biddle to retire new York Oil 23. Business prospects Are unusually Bright both in the l Ull Slat Quot mid nor Toni Elbert ii. Ltd by head of the United a Tull a steel i or duration declare in an udder a before the american Iron and 8teel Institute Here. A Walti much Thea la n time for courage conic Wiatre and caution a or. Gary said a the business Are practically without Clouds. Am always there May he showers from time to time but there is nothing in the atmosphere to indicate the up Proa i of dangerous storms. Quot if there should be a serious rear fion and depression a he continued it will be the fault of those Wka Are Eon Nee tvs with Burines operation or others who by reason of off lit of Tlouga improperly interfere and not be Muse of any fundamental Dandri Carlan in War or Anent and ppfnsvt4ira8taa� Price Hava in too High. A cwt thaut referring to rates or lint of general business. I Beve in Timny instance Price have been outrageously High. This Ohayer vat Ion he a let a More especially to old do Emu so cell a and to smaller department of Industry. It also in code employees in certain trades but it does not iwo talk under present conditions to the a toasts of workmen. Quot the present tendency la toward a lower More reasonable and fairer relative basis. The Dils culty is fount in tie fact that every individual la perfectly willing that All others shall make reductions the larger the letter. Now a general Public. Including particularly those who an neither buyers nor Sellers to any Large extent will in one Way or another bring about a fair Ami reasonable adjustment of pres. The Low of Supply and demand will be the principal Factor. The Sample of the United state have reason for Confidence in the business future. They need not be discouraged nor sgt Eedy recovery of Industry in Frame and Belgium from the ravages of War Wax predicted by or. Gar. He described in some detail ids recent trip Over the battlefields of tin two Cotin Trees where a the surface of the ground was churned into great masses of rough and irregular shapes a expressing Surprise that any appreciable Progress toward rehabilitation bad been made. Rehabilitation was made possible. Or. Gary said by the spirit of the French and belgian people a the Good a of toured grim left event and splendid Effort to succeed to restore and to �?o1 think France has one of the la to administrations she has Ever had a or. Gary continued. The president is Strong resourceful honest and has the Confidence of everyone. I he Cabinet is mad up of Good men. We shall see great Progress economically financially and commercially during the next few Wal quit army on a. Temoer 1, after forty thre years Active service. Burns and Chase Are hit new True Bills Are voted against eight Whit sox by Chicago grand jury ban Johnson a i Tnyaa. Washington Flet. 23.�?retirement of Brig. Gen. Jehu Biddle who commanded the american troops in England luring the world War at Bis own request on december 1, was announced at the War department. On that Date general Biddle will have completed to Quot rear of Active service and to eligible for retirement. General bid die served during the Sp.Nb&Lth-,\tnerl-Ctin War As a lieutenant colonel in the Engineer corps. Col. J. F. Mac Dougall Dies wealthy Texas financier and Pioneer settler expires at the age at 101. Dennl on Tex oct. 23.�?col. J. F. Sci Hugall. 101 years old. Wealthy North Texas financier and Pioneer Settlor of or Nason county led Here after an illness Ltd two weeks. Chi Mac Dougoll w so Orn in Canada Aud Cane to togas i the Early 70�?T. Another Republic bobs up Lien Borough in Eastern Tyrol proclaim self Independent Vienna reports. Vienna. Oct. 23.�? Ai a preliminary step toward attempted fusion with Germany a alien Borough of 11� Enst Ern Tyrol proc tinted itself a Republic. Big baseball Job offered Landis u. S. Judge powered $25,000 to head baseball court. Would be required to sign ten year contract Jurist names his conditions. Britain Hopes for delay rail and transport men May Pone action until the chiefs Mest. Post London oct. 23.�?it is now believed that the tuition has secured u reprieve until next a a in Erduy from the Trout ened strike of tin Triin a Alliance in behalf of the Coal miners. Following the announcement that tie committee of the trades Union Congress was called for next wednesday to consider How Best to help tin miners it was declared the government had information Thui the railway men and transport workers would postpone their strike order until wednesday in order that their a thou might coincide with a Hal of the pm sgt a Tutt so wok 11 of i Chicago. Oct. 23.-�?federal judge k. M. Landis Lias been filtered the position of chairman of the baseball com Tui Sjon under the a Lasker Plait a a Cor hug to the report circulated at the fade my building. Alfred austrian attorney for Charles a. Cot Niskey called on the judge in his Chambers it is said and offered him a ten year contract tit $25,two a year to act As chairman of the commission. Judge told austrian it is reported that he would consider the offer on two conditions 1, that it would not take effect until after i he election. 2. That lie must have full Power so that if there were any signs of Crook Ednes lie could take tin ease to tin nearest court and prosecute the offenders. Judge Landis has been an ardent Follower a of baseball for a number of years and is Well posed in All departments of the game. He never fails to attend an important series Ami Lias been a Box Holder at All of the world series games for the last ten years. The a Lasker plan Quot provides for tie selection of a new commission whose members shall not be financially interested in baseball but which shall have full authority to manage organized baseball. The chairman is to devote All Bis time to the work and receive $25,000 a year the two other members Are to receive $10,010 a year and need Gas As Oil Hgo of 23.�?the took county grand jury investigating the Iseball s. I Ndini Vot d True bin against dial Chase former major league first Buxe Viau ale Attell former featherweight boxing Champion and Bill Burns sex Hig league Pitcher. Thirteen in All were named in the baseball indict j meats returned. The time will be brought to Ltd i Eigo for trial on charges of conspiracy to defraud except Wisd by Abe Attel who in in Montreal t Unada who it la said he cannot be extra ditch. Attell went to a Canada after being asked to come to Cal it cd a and appear before tin grand jury. Hal Chase is in California his native state. Bill barn 1 said to be working for an Oil company in Texas. Eight sox to dicta again. Indictment in a wet again voted the eight White he a a player a he de of thnh Wing the Ipili worlds series to the Cindri Noliti Beds. They Are addle Cinotte r laude Williams. Swede Loisb re George Weaver Fred met a in Joe junk Ltd Chi k <iuu-�?�111 and Happy Felsch. Teds was done to overcome Legal technicalities b eve to have been violated in voting the indict Cue tils previously. And in Cems it of tin jury a action was made by the state x attorney s office. The name a of base Burns mid Attell have Freij gently la so a mentioned til the investigation to Wiase according to information furnished the grand jury Telep lined Quot sport Huili Van Boston Garnder for Tom new \ Ork that the Whites Quot would a throw tin serbs to such Itiat for a certain Price tire Telephone the usage is Aid to have been sent from the ausonia hotel. Broadway and streets. Acted As go Between. Attell in also alleged to have acted a u go a Dwowen. He mingled with the sox players under Indi Tuu it several times during their 1818 trips to new York. Burns is also charged with having been one of the Lla Chal brow a new York Gurn Bler and Quot sport Quot Sullivan. Boston Gau Ihler also were re Dondl Ctet a to satisfy possible . Ban Johnson president of the american league was the first witness failed. Or. Joelito on told the jury lie was just Hack from St. Louis where lie went to ask Joe peach Harvey Redmond and Tom Kearney St. Louis gamblers to come to Chicago to Tell the grand jury what they know Eliout the 1919 series. Or. Johnson found that peach had been suddenly Cutie a to California. Redmond is Iii but with Kearney has promised to appear before tie grand jury when it reconvenes next tues Duj. Gedeon under fire there was talk around the criminal courts building that an indictment was to be returned against Joe be Doii St. Louis american league second baseman. Or. Johnson asked unit tie indictment be withheld until Gedeon has the Opportunity to appear before the jury. Gedeon voluntarily left ids Home in and will be a witness next tuesday. Tie nature of the charge against Gedeon is unknown. He was Here during the 1919 world s series and is said to have wagered and won on the reds la is a close Friend to Fred me Mullin and swede it Isberg two of the sox players under indictment. Air Craft entering the United states writ be subject to quarantine a Guiu Ion Washington on 23.�? \irplnm4 entering the tit ital states from foreign countries will tie to bal it after nov tuber 1 to the sat qua routine regain to no As apply to Ltd Tel met. The Public health service . The first Iii rpm i tie inspector will Imp St key a at fla., where plane arrive from Ltd la a. The Niru hip must obtain Bills of health from the american Consul at Havana before leaving a i to m Graw paid Slavin. Report Broadway gossip say baseball magnate settled with actor for the sum of $20,000. New York. D. To 23 a it War Ltd sorted on Broadway that John j. Mcgrow manager mid part own r of the f Ianth. Had paid John c. Menvin Ihu actor a sum estimated in Stemlo As settlement of any cause of Rifton Lavin had against Mcgraw As n result of the mysterious fro cat on August h in will cd slavic Wop of so homily injured u. S. Warships i have eyes on bolshevik three red gunboats Are operating in the Black sea 5 named on new ship Boardwine poured into sewer Benson reappointed chairman under merchant Marine act one a Republican. Washington oct 23. Five of the seven member of hit new shipping Linnerd it rented by the merchant Marine act Wen appointed by president Wilson. _ j. Admiral will Lam s. Benson Clief of Chicago police discover 800 bar rata of grape juice in italian restaurant. Chicago oct 23.�? detectives to Lingle Kenn and William Thorpe raided the italian restaurant of Antonio gets Leo 7, Smith state strict and a found s09 barrels of wine and Foo her re to of Mno a. They notified the prolix Hixion also have two submarines a ill during the War was j offices in a the wine was Ord red Clairman. Tie other four j a Hird into the sewer. Tie Detec a a 1. . Opened Ull Tho barrels and cured ids life a it a. Was in doubt for several author utter clash i in booze scandal Chicago police chief defies u. S. In Beott inquiry. Assistant u. Gym Brno make Jai Quot threat May Call mayor Thomp a on. He declare. Chicago get. 23.-�?chief of police Gerrity defied the Federal government a Hen lie Refus i to com Dot with to de Maud from assistant United state attorney John j. Kelly that them by department give the District Utor Uey a office Ull record Resul Flug the chiefs invest Guttov into tie police Bootleg scandal. Or. Kelly then threatened a a Sut it Hgt Etc eleven am ican destroy or will watch it Tala to prevent Acta of piracy on fyn general Wrangel checks the soviet drive. Cote oct. 23.--three Bel Shevik gunboats tie Lieym Sikit and Kotona a re a peril Tang in the Black sea. With Ali eur base at Wovoris sask. They lire conveying Small counters to Trobl Ond the Latt r sri exc Hung ing munitions Fogt a nation alike hour. Reds have submarine. It is Iilo known that two red sub marines Are in the Vicinity of Nylka Lalev. British destroyer Are on the Lookout for All of these Craft. Eleven United states de itry a yen will noon he in la he it water but it i said thut their instruct in us Are such As w my id prevent interference with bolshevik War vessels unless they commit i led Acta of piracy or against the Laws of humanity. In a Adu Zirul Newton a. tuts returned to Sebastopol and is closely observing the repair Ted move us iils of Craft. Wrangel checks soviet drive. Sebastopol gee. 23.�?general Wran gels Huu tii Rusi Dau anti bolshevik Force Are Lio Imiru the soviet try pm who linv1 Ben attempting to pursue the Kuulii russian across tin Imit per after the recent Success of the bolshevik in driving the Wrangel forces Back to that River. On tin northeastern front to the East of general wronged has pushed Northeast to Blued i Hov. General Budenny the former soviet Niemla is Are for so Rock i. Thompson a newspaper publisher of Mobile Ain. Gavin Mynah it to no by Shu fran Els Martin j. Gillen attorney la Conkli and Theodore marburg publicist Baltimore. The appointment were not announced at the White la i get and it was not known whether the other two nieu Iber had been selected. Only one of the five or. Marburg la it Republican. Sign Argentfna-u7s7treaty new pact relate to reciprocal privilege of respective commercial traveler. Washington oct. 23.�?Secretary of state to Olby acting for the United states and ambassador a Breton for Argentina signed a treaty Between the two countries according to each reciprocal privileges As related to commercial travellers. R into the gutters. U. S. Army Fri journalist. Havana gun oct. 23.�?-Fahlo Fiol-1n, the journalist who has been held by american military authorities in Santo Domingo on charge growing out of the publication of certain news Ajmer articles written by him has Ken provisionally placed at a Ltd erty according to a cablegram received Here bearing Flolla signature. New Prait font at by of. Berea ky., oct. 23.�?before one of the largest throngs Ever gathered at one time in Berea College. William j. Slut bins was inaugurated today a a president. More than 2,100 of 2.fiq0 students of Berea last year were from the mountains of the South. Lost Soldier boy is found John f. Beaderstadt of Searsboro log rated Atka a via to Grinnell oct. 23.�?John f. 5,600 balls of Cotton Burn i . On. Of the Young men who did valiant service for his country in the world War has been found. After his discharge Plant of Earle comp Reaa company at Eagle Ark., do Troy do fir starts at several places. Earle Ark. Oct. 23.�?the Plant of the Earle compress company was destroyed and approximately 5,600 Bales of Cotton were burned in e fire which is said to have broken out almost simultaneously in several sections of the compress building. French miners ask raise demand immediate increase in with threat of strike a club. Pay chief Garri y and mayor cavalry Hud a who a deserted the Thompson if n Exbury to Force them to give tip the records. Ii said if the Polh e chief Pero med in refusing to give up tie records the government would seek to Hue him fined and imprisoned for contempt of court. After chief Gerrity refused the gov Rumen agents request be sked or. Kelly to refrain from taking further action until the chief had a Opportunity to consult the corporation counsel s Tolice to determine just what Lex rights were. Tin request was granted by or. Kelly. A it is a showdown Between the government and the City Hall Quot or. In by Huid. Quot it 9 Only going to end w the City Hall coupes through. We have j tie Law behind us and the Power to enforce it. The chief will have to Back Down or he will be cited Tor contempt of Bohdi Evik cause has sent a message to general Range promising to join him. A similar ate Voage Lias been sent by general Simenoff the former co a sack Load r in Siberia from Mukden. Baris oct. 23.�?following the sex Amide of the Coal miners in England the French miners have made a demand for an immediate increase in wages of five franc a Day. The de at Camp Dodge All Trace of him a lost for a Long time but finally be was located in the government Hospital at Knoxville. The Man has lost his speech i mentally impaired by Shell Shock Ami has Only recently regained the use of his legs. Beaderstadt was discharged of june 11 of Tais year. The parts lost All Trace of him and Caud on congressman c. W. Ramseyer to assist them in finding the boy. To finally was traced to the government Hospital at Knoxville and by. Ramseyer brought about his release Aud had him brought to this City for medical treatment. Beaderstadt went thru Many of the major engagement in France including those of the Aisne and Marne sectors. One stretch of continuous duty in the front Lino trenches a from april 27 to july 7. 1918. After being returned to Chicago Teleg Raphers out nationwide strike of loom As result of in wages. Operators Cut will not All claims assistant Secretary of state at Mexico City combats senator Falls statement. Re Icahn. Oct. 23.-threats of nation wide walkout Quot of postal Telegraph operators were mad by a Ltd it striking abolish. The Bonus so in for t less a n a in Rai tin Jug the result of two of their number in ing Luis cd he Rau Etc it i Aid they rot St a against a Redt Ietha a in Way. An order by j. V. Whalen general truth manager at new York abolishing the Lama system for aces my a a Sage a is said to a tin cause of All the trouble. According to Tho is liners the com puny is tire Days behind in sending messages. Viand for the raise in la acc oui in need by the threat thut unless this country he waa shifted from Ono demand compiled with at in Early j Hospital to another and finally his Date u strike will ensue. J parents and wife lost All Trace of a a a a. Him. Pope is offered Asylum it the d. S. Chief resources of Vatican Cut by the War. Mexico qty get. 23.�?indicating that Mexico will resist the payment of Many Dolma of foreigners for Losse because of revolution and other conditions in the Republic and declaring that Mexico will become another Belgium before submitting to trampling by other nations assistant Secretary of state Hidalgo answered a statement mad by senator fall of new Mexico. Senator full a declarations that Mexico s responsibility to foreigner suffering in revolutions would have u bearing pm recognition of the Republic by the United states stirred to As-1 Siatan Secretary of state to debate the subject with the senator from new Mexico. Predict decline in shoes. St. Louis oct. 23.�?gontinued declines in prices of shoe were predicted delegates attending a conference of the Western association of Sima wholesalers Here. Farmer killed by train w. H. Burmester residing near Hampton la., loses life at Grade crossing. Hampton la., oct 23. W. H. Burmester a Farmer living near Here was killed instantly and Frank ladle suffered severe injuries when the Auto i which they were Riding was struck by a Rock Island freight two Miles North 9l Livre. More Cotton Mills Cut Mill managers say employees agree to new scale rather than face shutdown. Fall Ilver mass., hot. 23, reductions were announced in the Ana wan and Krcs Crofton Mollt in line with the 20 i a cent Cut the employees of the Massu Solt Mills accepted thursday. In each Case the Mill management sat lie employees have agreed to the new Scab rather than face a shut Down. The reductions which amount to 20 per cent at the Antwun and 15 per cent at the Ereo Plant go into effect monday. Knights of Columbus said to have suggested u. S. Ship to Trane port pontiff. Rome oct. 23.�?As a result of the War the chief sources of the Vatican s income represented by Bavaria Austria Belgium and France became so impoverished that la Oie Benedict was obliged to Appeal to Spain latin America and the United state declares the Gior Nale do Latalla in an article under the caption of Quot America the papacy a tie newspaper adds that when mgr. Bonaventure Torretti undersecretary of state at tie Vatican went to America to attend the Golden Jubilee of Cardinal gibbous a report was circulated that he had gone with the object of negotiating a loan of $1,000,909 for the hold tee. In reality however his object was to collect $1,099,900 from american catholics. Mgr. Cd Brettl the newspaper declared. Appealed to the knights of Columbus a organisation having nearly 1.099,099 members which could easily Raie the fund required. The delegation of knights which recently swedish Cabinet resigns ministry headed by socialist Premier Branting Steps out was formed last March. Stockholm oct. 23. The Cabinet headed la Premier Hjalmar Branting the socialist Leader resigned. Tin Branting Cabinet was formed on March 10 last and was reorganised july i. It succeeded the ministry headed by pm Ian. Eota. _ the ladies Aid society of tha methodist Church held their regular monthly meet Jug Friday afternoon. A Large company of both members and Friende were in attendance the unfavourable weather notwithstanding. The room was beautifully decorated in Oak leaves Jack of lantern and Black cat in keeping of the halloween season. After a time spent socially a Short program was Given. Miss Opal White played two very pretty piano Solo. Miss Loren Mulhouse delighted the audience with her read lugs also an excellent Reading was Given by Mlaka Hazel Kracaw. After the program pictures were distributed to be matched in couplets to form in line for the grand March which was played by mrs. Torrey. Delicious refreshments were served the place favors being Jack of lantern. Chairmen mrs. J. C. Wright and mrs. Frank e Stewart and a committee of Twenty five ladies bad the affair in charge. The Navy is beginning to sink Wells in a search for Oil in then by Reserve lands of California. The Oil will be used As fuel for the ships. In accordance with the Peief Caine to Rome is said to Hove offered i treaty the germane Are Demol Hoof Pope Benedict $259,990, promising the remainder which perhaps might even exceed $1,990,009. Quot besides Quot says the journal a the knights gave the Pope to understand that if grave troubles should Rise in Italy he could find Protection and hospitality in America. Alter Rome was occupied by italian troops la 1870, a French vessel awaited the orders of Pope Pius for a year at al Vita Veeella Aad the knights said that in tin event of a new crisis a american ship would take a similar the fortifications around Mayence now occupied As Headquarters of the French army of occupation. Marshal Foch told members of knights of Columbus delegation that he would Walt the United states in the near future provided the military situation in Europe quieted Down. From september 25 until june 1 Dawson Alaska is isolated from the outside world. Rent h with a jul and

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