Governors oppose federal estate tax push at hearing
Open ing arguments before a taxation committee show 22 state governors including Georgia and Iowa Wisconsin California Oregon oppose repeal of the federal inheritance tax. Governor Walker cites war era emergency and urges states to retain taxation authority while arguing the levy damages state finances.
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Associated Press
Washington
Walker
Georgia
Iowa
Wisconsin
California
Oregon
Arctic Night Settles Over Spitzbergen Desolation Grows
Svalbard report from Sept 30 describes endless polar night until April and shrinking coal output. Kings Bay sends 300 workers home as ice nears. Green Harbour employs about 50, Braganza Bay mine remains watched by 12 Swedes. Great Northern Coal plans 400 operatives and 15000 tons monthly. postal link via wireless improves isolation. Government ends mail plane idea, next spring mining to resume under Norwegian control. West coast charting completed after 20 years. State hydrographers finish data from expedition to Tromsø.
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Longyear
Svalbard
Spitzbergen
Kings Bay
Green Harbour
Braganza Iiay
Great Northern Coal Company
Allundsen
Oslo
Tromsee
Admundson
Long Signal Drill Ends Iowa Workout Before Ohio Contest
Iowa football held a long signal practice under cold lights as they prepare to play Ohio State next Saturday. Coach Ing ordered a final session to iron out rough spots, with Kutsch swapping positions with Hogan and Don Smith, and Bob Cuhel rotating with Don Graham and Dauber at right halfback.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Cunningham, Karow, and Company of
Columbus
Buckeye Stadium
Ing
Wersen
Varsity
Ohio
Kutsch
Hogan
Don Smith
Lackfield
Bob” Cuhel
Don Graham
Dauber
Catholic Bishop of Dubuque Meets Pope in Rome
The Pope received Archbishop James John Keane of Dubuque Iowa in private audience in Rome and presented him a gold medal for Holy Year. His Holiness praised American generosity aiding the church especially in eastern Europe and Keane plans travels to France and England before returning to Dubuque for Christmas.
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Associated Presa
Rome
James John Keane
Dubuque
Ila
Europe
Keane
France
England
Maquoketa Officials Targeted in Removal Petition
A petition to remove Maquoketa mayor F. J. Swift city clerk G. O. Morse manager Walter Casteel and aldermen Harry Billupsh H. M. Isbell Clarence McClellan Harry Littell E. P. Hatfield will be filed in Jackson county district court. Five signers Frank McNeary Carl Hinkleman W. P. Markland W. S. Brady and Frank C. Sears allege wilful misconduct habitual neglect and failure to perform duties. The filing accuses the council of illegally discharging the city solicitor in 1924 and notes bonds sent to Clarence Darrow who charged $1,600 for inspection. The petition claims Swift drew a salary beyond limits and cites a blocked 52 block, $200,000 paving plan rejected by Budget Director E L Hogue.
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Asscciated
Des Moines
Maquoketa
Jackson County District Court
A. E. Minetor
F. J. Swift
Maye G. O. Morse
Walter Casteel
Harry Billupsh
H. M. Isbell
Clarence McClellan
Harry Littell
E. P. Hatfield
Frank McNeary
Carl Hinkleman
W. P. Markland
W.S. Brady
Frank C. Sears
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Swift
E. L. Hogue
Grinnell Woman Publishes Novel Odyssey of the Nice Girl
Grinnell resident Ruth Suckow, Grinnell College alumna of 1914, has completed a new novel Odyssey of the Nice Girl published by Knopf of New York. Her prior works include A Part of the Institution and Country People.
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Grinnell
Ruth Suckow
Grinnell College
Odessy of
Knopf
New York
Hawks Edge Through Scrimmage With Fresh Line Concerns
The Hawks showed mixed progress in scrimmage as Hogan struggled with passing but ran effectively. Cuhel impressed with power and slashing. Hines and Nelson may start Saturday. Ingwersen worries over filling guard and tackle spots due to lack of experienced substitutes. Prospects look cautious yet hopeful as the team fights to hold Illinois and Ohio ahead.
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Smith
St. Louis
Cuhel
Hines
Nelson
Rodawig
Ingwersen
Hawks
Ohio
Elmer Marek
Martz Karow
Don Hines
Chep
Cedar Rapids High Wee
Raffensperges
Buckeyes
Kutech
Grange
Marek
Marek ix
Cedar Rapids
Kutsch
Iowa
Flying Dutchman
Mrs. Baxter Ingham Returns from Visit to Sister
Mrs. Baxter Ingham arrived in Brighton this morning following a visit to her sister Mrs. Dill Sweet.
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Baxter Ingham
Brighton
Mrs. Dill Sweet
Education Week Proclaimed in Iowa by Governor Hammill
Governor Hammill proclaims American Education Week in Iowa from November 16 to 23. The observance, led by the American Legion and supported by the Bureau of Education and the National Education Association, urges sermons by ministers and community events to promote universal education for democracy.
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Iowa
Hammill
Miece
Des Moines Fn
John Hammill
American Legion
National Americanism Commission
United States
United States Bureau of Education
National Educational Association
The
Commonwealth
Debt hike foretold for old King County courthouse plan
Oct 22 Seattle report outlines taxpayers paying triple for courthouse bonds. The 1889 old courthouse initial $200000 40 year issue at 5 percent carried interest of $215,833 by 1911, then refinanced in 1911 with serial bonds of $10000 annually for 20 years at 4.5 percent. Including new $94,500 interest and prior costs the total debt reaches $510,335 with construction cost pegged at $211,846.
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Seattle
King County Court House
Covner
Old Court House
Pavlova Says Artists Should Never Retire
London dispatch reports dancer Anna Pavlova refuses to quit. After a season in England she will tour France Australia and South Africa asserting that an artist should never give up and artistic vocation lasts to the last gasp.
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London
Mme
Anna Pavlova
England
France
Australia
South Africa
Pavlova
Mitchell faces court martial over Shenandoah crash conduct
Colonel William Mitchell is charged with conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline in a court martial. The eight specifications allege insubordination and disrespect to the War Department after his Shenandoah crash statements. Technical arrest may occur just before next week’s general court martial, with Mitchell under orders not to leave Washington.
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William Mitchell
Army
Navy
Mitchell
San Antonio
War Department
Shenandoah
Air sOrVices
Laéeutenant
Wyle Rucker
Judge Advocate General’s Office
Joseph R. McMullen
Judge Advocate General
Representative Reid
Ilinois
Washington
War on Weeds Aids Calhoun County Council
An executive committee of Calhoun County appoints members from the Farm Bureau county attorney county agent and township representatives to lead a county wide weed control campaign. Prof Hauser of Iowa State College says weeds can be stamped out by crowing allfit on a seed bed after careful prep.
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Rockwell City
Calhoun Farm Bureau
M .A. Hauser
Town State College
Ames
Stringent Blue Laws May Be Passed by Congress for Capital City
Washington faces a wave of proposed blue laws as Congress considers Sunday restrictions. Outsiders criticize capital Sabbath activity including theaters movies and sports while bills aim to curb Sunday business. Washingtonians hold protests but see limited impact and fear legal compulsion.
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Congress
Capital City
Washington
D. C
Hawk Faces Hawk When Iowans Take on Ohio Saturday
Iowa football notes preview the upcoming clash with Ohio State. Coach Ingwersen drills the offense and defense, highlighting freshmen harnessing Ohio plays and potential line changes as Iowa eyes a win after a strong showing against Illinois.
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Hawk
Girls Club Premiums Lead in Louisa County
The eleven Girls clubs in Louisa county earned 252 in premiums this year for clothing projects. The Friendly Lop ers club of Union township and the Helpful Workers club of Chancord township each won 42, the highest prize money in the county.
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Associated Tress
Wapellac
Louisa County
Rollo
Pickford
Friendly Lopers Club
Union Township
Helpful Workers Club
Chancord Township
Clerical Party Aims at Japan Elections Supported by Nichiren Faith
In Tokyo on September 27 reports claim a strong clerical party will contest upcoming elections with over 9 million new voters. Priests of the Nichiren Buddhist group back the effort though an old police rule forbids religious workers from joining political parties. The Nichiren sect has about 6 million followers across 28 groups.
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Tokyo
Nichiren Rec
Japan
Nichiren
League works to avert Balkan war amid Greco Bulgarian clash
Paris reports the League of Nations moving to prevent a widening conflict as Greece and Bulgaria clash in the Struma valley. Briand convenes the council for Monday to probe causes and seek restraint amid reports of Petrich and other towns under threat and Greek advances.
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League of Nations
Greece
Bulgaria
Paris
League of Natons
M. Briand
League Council
Struma
Aegean Sea
Petrich
Sofia
Strume
Dvices
Vienna
Marescostinovo
Marinople
Athens
Dechkhissar
Marinipolo
Struma Valley
London
Austen Chamberlain
League of Nations Council
Council
Shenandoah Banker Guilty in Federal Bank Case
C A Wenstrand, former president of Farmers' National Bank of Shenandoah, found guilty on four counts. His son D A Wenstrand, cashier, found guilty on eight counts of the joint indictment charging violations of national banking laws. Verdicts delivered by a federal court jury in Creston after a 15 hour deliberation.
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Associated Press
Creston
C. A. Wenstrand
Farmers’ National Bank of
Shenandoah
D. A Wenstrand
A. L. Reeves
Kansas City
Only Two Percent Of U S Children Are Truants
In Duluth on Oct 22 James A Starkweather assistant supervisor of Duluth schools told the National League of Compulsory Education and Child Welfare that only two percent of school children are truants yet that two percent account for ninety percent of delinquents. He said delinquents rarely steal but when they do it is noted.
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Duluth
James A Starkweather
Poverty Row Studios Drive Profit in West Sunset District
Hollywood reports that over 50 small independent companies clustered on West Sunset Boulevard produce profitable two and three reel films despite cramped quarters. The sector serves as a stepping stone for stars and directors, with economy the key, Scenes often Westerns with low interiors, yet profits can reach 700 percent, sometimes from seven thousand dollar pictures.
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Hollywood
Sunset Boulevard
Poverty Row
Four or More Stealers Highlight Town Visit
Everett Huber of Wellman is in town on a business trip as the speaker notes that theft often happens in groups of four or more while individuals can steal alone.
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Everett Huber
Wellman
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