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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1920

Page

5

Campaign Fights Cummins Battled by Gompers Backers

From Washington the Republican Publicity Association defends Senator Albert B. Cummins amid a national push to defeat him. The statement credits Cummins with the transportation act and his years of public service as Iowa governor and U.S. senator. It condemns Gompers allied forces and warns Iowa voters against misleading propaganda as Cummins faces renewed opposition.

Washington Sach Iowa United States Cummins Albert B. Cummings Republican Publicity Association Jonathan Bourne, Jr Congress Senator Cummins Gompers Fim Senate

Missing link expedition to Asia for five year search

A $230000 funded expedition led by Roy Chapman Andrews of the American Museum of Natural History begins next February in Asia. The team aims to discover prehistoric human remnants in the Gobi and return living specimens to New York while assembling the world’s largest natural history collection. Headquarters will be in Pekin with American Asiatic Society and Asia Magazine backing the project.

New York Asia American Museum of Natural History American Asiatic Society The Asia Magazine Willard Straight J. P. Morgan George F. Baker Childs Frick W. A. Harriman Charles L. Bernheimer Gobi Desert New York Zoological Park Java Europe England Central Asian Plateau

State Militia to Be Re organized

War department announces two reforms for Iowa national guard and state militia units. Minimum active enlisted men set at sixty-five for infantry companies. recruits may enlist up to the start of annual field training. After July 1, 1921, national guard strength aligns with regular army standards. Reforms aim to ease reorganizing and encourage field training gains. The Skywayman features Locklear as a famed airman in a romantic drama.

Washington, D. C Iowa National Guard Ell States War Department National Guard Regular Army

The Skywayman Portrait at Fox Theatre Thursday

A monument to Lt. Ormer Locklear, the air scientist, The Skywayman stars his heroism and opens at the Fox Theatre for two days with William Fox presenting. Fox Film Corp donates ten percent of exhibition profits nationwide to the families of Locklear and Lt. Milton Elliott. The film aims to prove Locklear's long held belief.

Ormer Locklear William Fox Fox Theatre Locklear Milton Elliott Fox Film Corporation

Joke ends arrest in Waterloo over ring prank

Joe Heyberger of Waterloo faces larceny charges after taking a $300 diamond ring from a girl as a joke and allegedly attempting to sell it. He was arrested in Rapids and brought to Waterloo for detention on the charge.

Waterloo Joe Heyberger Heyberger W Heyberger Ne Wagner At Rapids

Bankers Urge Public to Save 3 Billion in Currency

Fred W. Ellsworth of Hibernia Bank warns at the American Bankers Association convention that Americans hold about 3 000 000 000 in cash, roughly half the supply. He urges banks to promote saving and proper credit use, highlighting wasted luxuries and risky securities. The ABA savings plan calls for stronger advertising and educational publicity.

Washington, D.C United States Fred W. Ellsworth Hibernia Bank & Trust Company of New Orleans American Bankers Association Mr. Ellsworth Ellsworth Savings Bank Section

Embarrassing Caller Question in Boston Transcript

A Boston Transcript item notes an embarrassed caller asking a mother if a woman she described was really away, illustrating a domestic miscue and social courtesy in a brief column fragment.

Boston Transcript

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