Tariff bill endorsed by labor foe J S
The American Federation of Labor endorsed the flexible provision of the pending tariff bill in a letter to the Senate. Chairman Reed Smoot presented the February 14 endorsement dated from the AFL leadership under William Green, aligning with the 1928 New Orleans convention. The provision would let the president via the tariff commission adjust duties by 50 percent when changes are deemed advisable.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Senate
Reed Smoot
Finance Committee
Smoot
Legislative Committee
New Orleans
William Green
Tariff Commission
Movie Gander Draws Crowds at Washington Fall Festival
Gerald Duncan of Washington brings his famed gander Chink to the Washington Fall Festival poultry show. Chink has appeared in moving pictures and traveled to state fairs in Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota this year. Duncan also displays 215 other fowl entries at the Claire Dewey farm north of town.
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Washington
Gerald Duncan
Iowa
Duncan
Th Claire Dewey Farm
North
Tuesday's Five Best Radio Features
A schedule listing five radio features across WEAF and WABC networks. Highlights include Roads of the Sky at 5:00 CST, Eveready Hour at 7:00 CST, Old Gold Orchestra at 7:00 CST, Fada Salon Orchestra at 8:00 CST, and RKO Vaudeville Hour at 8:30 CST.
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United Press
WEAF
NBC
WABC
CBS
Ninth Forest Fire Victim Dies Today in Oregon
Portland report says William Roe Clark, a county farmer, died after attempting to battle fires driven by winds from the Larch Mountain and Elkhorn blazes. His wife and 11 year old son were severely burned and hospitalized in critical condition at St Vincent's.
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Oregon
Portland
Ore
U.P
Pacific Northwest
William Roe Clark
Wellman Man C J Althaus Dies
Word is received of the death of C. J. Althaus of Wellman He was a member of the local Masonic chapter and commandery and associated bodies.
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C. J. Althaus
Wellman
Annual Convention of Farmers Union in Des Moines
The thirteenth Iowa Farmers Union convention will be in Des Moines this week with at least 1 500 delegates and members. The event runs Wednesday through Friday with the women's auxiliary meeting jointly. Senator Smith W Brookhart will speak on tariff policy and the debenture amendment, joined by national and regional farm leaders from Kansas Missouri Minnesota North Dakota and Indiana.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farmers Union
Animal State
Women’s Auxiliary
State Union
Smith W. Brookhart
Lowan
C. E. Huff
Salina
Kansas
The
Farmer’s Union
Federal Farm Board
North Dakota Farmer’s Union
Milo Reno
Iowa Farmer's Union
Thomas White
Thornburg
PIG CROP SPECIAL ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON TONIGHT
A special Burlington train arrives in Washington at 7 30 this evening carrying experts from Iowa State College Ames on pig husbandry. Exhibits of prize hogs accompany the talks by Rex Beresford E L Quaife C W McDonald Roy W Snyder and others. The event runs all evening and travels through southern Iowa until Sept 27.
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Washington
Burlington Railway
Rex Beresford
E. L. Quaife
C. W. McDonald
Roy W. Snyder
Animal Husbandry
Iowa State College
Ames
K. W. Stouder
J. C. Galloway
Economes
Ies
A Ta
Taft
Walter Remley
Burlington Road
J. O. F. Price
J. A. Banger
Towa
Ten Iowans Die in Weekend Accidents
United Press reports twelve people died or were seriously injured in a weekend of autos, electrocution and related incidents in Town. Names include Louis Wisehart Cedar Rapids electrocuted Ray Cook Runnells and others linked to auto crashes and related deaths across Iowa.
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United Press
Louis Wisehart
Cedar Rapids
Ray Cook
Runnells
R. L. Graves
Pritchardville
N. C
Ankeny
J. C. Avery
Three Rivers
Mich
B. M. Miller
Shenandoah
H. G. Empie
Omaha
Neb
Harry Teegan
Des Moines
Jay Dewert
Fulton
Ill
John Fox
Eagle Grove
Gerald B. Hubbard
Davis City
Don Ardinger
Mason City
Charles Ervin
Dallas City
Livingston Wins Prizes at Boone Air Races
Waterloo pilot John Livingston won most of the prize money as the Boone air races closed yesterday part of the dedication program for the new airport. The races began Saturday.
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Livingston
Boone
Iowa
U.P
John Livingston
Waterloo
Iowa Trucking Law Enforced as Provisions Take Effect
Secretary of State Ed M. Smith announced that the new Iowa trucking law goes into effect immediately requiring tall trucks used for commercial hauling to be checked by state authorities and taxed by maximum load. The department will impose penalties for excess loads and require special license plates to reflect weight classifications.
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Des Moines
U.P
Iowa
Secretary of State
Ed M. Smith
Miss Dessie Young Dies at Iowa City
Mrs Dessie Faye Riley Young dies in University Hospital Iowa City after a year of heart trouble. Born January 27 1896 to Edward F Riley and Olive Franklin of Crawfordsville she married Charle Young June 15 1928. Survived by parents four sisters a daughter five months old and a stepson plus six nieces. Funeral planned 2 30 Tuesday at Grandview Community Church.
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Crawfordsville
Dessie Faye
Riley) Young
University Hospital
Iowa City
Edward F. and
Olive (Franklin) Riley
Charle Young
Cgrandview
Mike Jekel
Westwood
Calif
Harry Smith
Oakland
Will Delzell
Davenport
Frances Riley
Mary Lavada
Howard Young
Grandview
Pauline
Verlee
Melba
Betty Delzell
Marilyn Jekel
Beatrice Wilson
Washington
Jail inmate insists on paying for room after release
Nick Kauffman of Rock Rapids, after release from jail on an unsubstantiated kidnapping charge, offered to pay Sheriff Eugh Maxwell $110 for board and room. He remained in his cell until the sheriff permitted him to become a paying guest, arguing jails deserve guest rates.
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Nick Kauffman
Rock Rapids
Eugh Maxwell
Lavtfman
Waterloo Man Drunk After Bay Rum Sale Probe
Des Moines police pursued bay rum liquor questions at S. S. Kresge stores after a Woolworth ruling labeled a local bay rum as alcoholic. William Foster, arrested for drunkenness, said hay rum from Kresge caused his condition. Police plan further probe into Kresge bay rum sales amid 3000 bottles seized.
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Watterloo
Des Moines
S. S. Kresge
Woolworth
William Foster
Foster
Kresge
Police Chiefs Convention Opens In Marshalltown This Week
The Iowa association of chiefs of police meets in Marshalltown starting Tuesday for a three day convention. Round table discussions and speeches from county attorney specialists will cover police relations, with banquets on the agenda and officer elections to close the meeting Thursday.
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Marshalltown
Iowa Association of Chiefs of Police
Bandits Routed by Japanese Troops in Manchuria Action
Japanese troops of the south Manchurian railway guard routed about 200 mounted bandits looting Wang Chiapu near Fhooshan station in Dairen Manchuria. Several bandits were killed and wounded, two Japanese soldiers wounded. Reinforcements and ammunition were dispatched after the first detachment struggled to quell the attack.
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Dairen
Manchuria
U.P
South
Harriett Barrett Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Harriett Barrett underwent an appendicitis operation yesterday afternoon at Washington County Hospital.
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Harriett Barrett
Washington County Hospital
Adolph Sylvester Cook Dies at 20 Months
Burial services were held at Woodlawn cemetery for Adolph Sylvester Cook, 20 months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Cook. He died yesterday morning from an intestinal ailment after influenza. Services conducted by Dr. F W Eastwood. one brother survives.
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Woodlawn Cemetery
Adolph
Sylvester Cook
George Cook
F. W. Eastwood
One Point of View on Words and Obligation
A reflective note argues a good word is a simple duty yet silence costs the inner essence. It suggests speaking up is free but choosing not to speak erodes moral self.
Python Eggs Lined Up as Hatchlings Stay Coiled Two Months
A python lays about a hundred eggs and coils around them to incubate. The female remains wrapped around the clutch until the young hatch, a process lasting about two months during which she fasts.
Entry day kicks off fourth Wash ington fall festival
Tomorrow marks entry day for Washingtons fourth annual fall festival farm products show with entries due by 9 20 pm Tuesday. Harold Montgomery says volunteers will arrange displays by morning and the festival runs Wednesday and Thursday with city officials announcing traffic rerouting and support from public bodies.
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Washington
Harold Montgomery
Home Feed Store to Open on North Marion Avenue
Announcement by Leo Shelangoskie and son details the opening of the Home Feed Store on North Marion Avenue this Wednesday September 18. The new building houses stock and equipment and will feature grinding and mixing of poultry feeds with a complete line of feeds carried.
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Leo Shelangoskie
Marion Avenue
McClintock Estate Settled After Prolonged Dispute
The McClintock estate, once valued at 1 million dollars, is finally settled after two years of litigation. William Darling Shepherd, acquitted in a ward slaying case, receives half under an upcoming full agreement, while Isabelle Pope and about 20 claimants share the remainder, with fees reducing the estate below 500 thousand. Cousins named include Luella Yokum, Minnie Kerstens, and several Eatons from Ottumwa and California.
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Chicago
U.P
William Nelson McClintock
William Darling Sheperd
Isabelle Pope
McClintock
Luella Yokum
Minnie Kerstens
William J. Eaton
Charles E. Eaton
Archie Eaton
Viola Eaton
Maude Walker
Ottumwa
Bertram and
William Eaton
California
Brinton Funeral Today in Brighton for Mrs Brinton
Funeral services for Mrs Anson Tl Brinton who died yesterday morning at 5 20 at her Brighton home will be held at two this afternoon at the Methodist church with Rev J E Heidel officiating Burial will be at Hill Crest cemetery Mrs Brinton born 1858 in Washington county married in 1885 lived in Clay township before retiring to Brighton Survived by husband two daughters Mrs Florence Lloyd East Orange New Jersey and Mrs Edith Deal Denver Colorado and one brother Newton Nash Little Rock Arkansas She had been ill about four months and her daughters had kept vigil
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Brighton
Anson Tl. Brinton
J. E. Heidel
Hill Crest Cemetery
Laura Nash Brinton
Washington County
Brinton
Clay Township
Florence Lloyd
East Orange
N. J
Edith Deal
Denver
Colorado
Newton Nash
Little Rock
Arkansas
Local Folks Urged to Leave Cars at Home
Festival organizers urge Washington residents to avoid driving on Wednesday and Thursday to keep street parking free for visitors during the fall event. With crowds expected, all parking space may be needed, and locals are asked not to use it for personal cars.
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Applegate
The
Highway Commission
Washington
Sunnset
the Park Board
Sunset Park
Central Park
the State University
New Rival Stock Markets Face Off In Chicago Battle
Chicago exchanges clash as the Board of Trade and the Stock Exchange begin trading in securities. At 10 a.m. the Grain Exchange also starts stocks trading, offering twenty issues from eight firms previously listed on the Stock Exchange. The move caps a lengthy merger drive and a dispute over members trading on multiple boards.
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Chicago
U.P
Armours
Swifts
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Stock Exchange
Grain Exchange
Stock Exchange
Board of Trade
The
Exchange
Quilting Veteran Sews Vast Quilt Tops in Royal
In Royal Nebraska 88 year old Mrs David Dikeman has sewn thirty thousand pieces into quilt tops since moving to Nebraska in 1571.
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Royal, Neb
David Dikeman
Royal
Nebraska
Anglo American naval pact nears as five power meet planned
London reports a near agreement on naval limits between Britain and the United States ahead of a mid January five power conference to decide cruiser numbers and overall tonnage. Britain seeks 50 cruisers while the US asks 36, with 21 and 15 ships in 8 and 6 inch classes respectively.
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London
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Washington
United States
Britain
Great Britain
Recover Schulty Car at Independence
The Chrysler owned by Lyle Schulty, stolen two weeks ago, was recovered in Independence Iowa. Although damaged in a wreck, the car remained drivable and was driven home by the owner.
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Lyle Schulty
Independence
Iowa
Montezuma Bank Closes Doors in Iowa
First National Bank of Montezuma failed to open today in Montezuma Iowa deposits totaled 953133 and capital 59000 E D Rayburn served as president with Arthur G C Health as cashier. Mrs M J Law visiting Washington returns home to Muscatine. Senator Smith Brookhart arrives from Minneapolis for a day in Washington and plans to return tonight.
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Montezuma
U.P
First National Bank of
E. D. Rayburn
Arthur GC. Health
Smith W. Brookhart
Washington
Minneapolis
Minnapolis
Judge Talbott and Son Visit Friends in Washington
Judge John F. Talbott and his son, formerly of Brooklyn, Iown, were visiting with friends in Washington.
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John F. Talbott and Son
Brooklyn
Iown
Washington
Wind Storm Kills Fish at Pine Lake in Phillips
A recent wind storm on Pine Lake near Phillips, Wisconsin, killed many fish including muskellunge up to 40 inches and large pike. Some fish were sucked from the lake and carried as far as ten rods inland, with enough dead to fill several trucks.
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Phillips
Wis
Pine Lake
Wheat stored in Fort Worth elevators tops three million
Fort Worth Grain and Cotton Exchange reports season end wheat receipts totaling 3,177,000 bushels stored in local elevators.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Mississippi woman completes glass fence after 25 years
Scooba Mississippi resident Mrs Pamelia Lofton of Wahalak has finished a fence made from broken glass and crockery after 25 years of collecting neighbor dishes.
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Scooba
Pamelia Lofton
Wahalak
Lofton
Myth of Dakota Indians Moon Eaten by Mice Folklore
A Dakota legend claims the moon, in its waning phase, is being eaten by mice. The tale reflects indigenous cosmic beliefs and explains lunar cycles through a playful, mortal foe.
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J. S
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of Farmers’ Union
Burlington
Dessie Young
Crawfordsville Res
PFU
Pral AP
Lis Mairs
Mrs. George Cook
Russell Jennings
Community Decorating Company
Rock Island
Durant and Keefer
Washington Storage Company
Biklen
Tha
Holt
Community Decorating
Keifer
Colenso
Splendid Corporation
Baird
de Herman
And
Schulty
Montezuma Bank
Texas Wheat Storage
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