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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1918
Page
5
Mayor Thompson pledges to curtail city hall spending and abolish unneeded posts while investigating department needs. He will not decide appointive offices until May 1 as candidates vie for chief of police and other roles. An inspection may take weeks, with action likely by mid May. W. W. Wyatt advertises auto insurance.
Des Moines reports show fruit trees and vines in Iowa at 70 percent overall fitness, with peaches near 5 percent. Apples 93, pears 79, plums 87, cherries 79, grapes 72, raspberries 89 and 72, blackberries 70, strawberries 50. Peach buds killed by December cold. other fruits likely good under normal conditions. State farming conditions note ideal weather for early planting but urgent need for rain. March was notably warm and dry.
Louise Bryant signs on for a panel discussion starting Saturday April 6 to present a truthful portrayal of hungry, struggling Russia. She promises to give a clear picture of life in Russia as she lived it, not as an outsider. See the Waterloo Evening Courier next Saturday.
A compact city in brief column reports on residents returning from Des Moines and trips to Chicago. It notes marriage licenses granted to H. F. Taylor’s relatives, visits among Vinton, Cedar Falls, and Greeley, Neb. It mentions a hospital transfer, a tuberculosis patient at Oakdale, a death in Independence, and staff shifts at Union Station. It also covers a divorce suit, a settled note for 603.29, a Rainbow division letter from France, and police fire exam plans plus contagious disease quarantines.
Chicago reports through Paris cables the marriage of Mary Borden Turner of Chicago to Gen Louis Spiers of the British army. It reveals she previously divorced her first husband George Douglas Turner, a YMCA worker met in Lahore in 1968. Mrs Spiers inherited 1 million dollars from her father William Borden, a canned goods magnate. She ran a hospital for aviators on the French front and received the Legion of Honor.
H. C. Moeller was re-elected county superintendent by 25 heads of school corporations in Black Hawk. He will earn 2400 dollars yearly, up 406 from three years ago, after a secret ballot yielded 19 votes for Moeller and two for Floe E. Carrell-Francis. Ida Surtees stays deputy superintendent at 909 dollars.
John B. Densmore, former Waterloo telephonist, now directs the United States employment service. The agency, central to mobilizing labor for shipyards farms and munitions, opens branches in Des Moines Waterloo Cedar Rapids Davenport Sioux City Mason City Ottumwa and Creston to secure farm and war labor and supply timely workers nationwide.
A called communication of Waterloo Lodge No 103 will be held at the Masonic temple this evening for work on the third degree.
London announces a curfew from 10 30 p m to 1 p m the next day for hotels clubs and restaurants with no service after 9 30 p m. Lights in shop windows are forbidden to save coal gas and electricity under the new order issued April 2.
Waterloo attorney H. H. Bezoldt was arrested by Sheriff D. B. Henderson on sedition charges after allegedly uttering remarks about the thrift stamp campaign and government officials. The arrest followed orders from Unites commissioner J. J. Dempster based on instructions from federal district attorney Frank O’Conor. Bezoldt may be arraigned tomorrow morning, with officials citing remarks directed at Service league workers and draft-age men soliciting thrift stamps.
Washington April 2 merging of express companies into a single corporation is under consideration by the railroad administration and representatives of the companies to operate them as a unified system and to work out an equitable basis for distribution of profits.
Dr Julius Niemack of Charles City was arrested on a writ by U S Marshal A B P Houston on a charge of obstructing the draft and enlistment service. He allegedly praised the German government and condemned U S efforts, with a meeting last Saturday involving Frank O Connor noted. He departed for Waterloo for arraignment before Commissioner J E Dempster.
Washington April 2 The London announcement that American units will be brigaded with British and French organizations is seen by American officers as a pledge to place U S manpower at allied disposal. Details remain unsettled and Pershing likely to arrange method. Indications point to rapid deployment of troops in training now.
Vera Elsie Mether died at home of her parents on Western Avenue after a month long illness. She was born January 30, 1898 in Fremont Nebraska and moved to Waterloo at age 14. Surviving are two sons, her parents, a sister Alma, and a husband Merrill Mether. burial in Elmwood after services by Rev. P. F. W. Court. Martin Fay, 40, formerly of Waterloo, died in Denver Colorado. Survived by mother Bridget Fay and siblings Hagerty Catherine Fay Harvey Jay James Stapleton Alec. body to arrive in Waterloo with funeral at Sacred Heart Church and burial at Calvary.
The lodge announces a business session Thursday at 8 p.m. and an installation of officers at 8:30 p.m. Members, their families and friends are welcome to attend.
Washington April 2 Senator Thymag of Colorado charged German agents are circulating labor unrest and that defective gas masks passed 9000 of 5000 units. He blamed a plant for poor quality and suggested labor disruption aids enemy work. Senator Reed of Missouri warned labor strife could darken war effort while Senator Flumerene of Ohio denounced the I W W as a hotbed for agitators.
Dr. John H. Hamilton, Iowa State University epidemiologist, outlines how contagious diseases spread mainly by contact or via contaminated water and food. Overcrowding and poor ventilation aid respiratory infections. fever, coughing, and sharing air are key transfer methods. Preventatives include reducing crowding, improving ventilation, and limiting contact with infected individuals.
The article outlines measures to curb contagion: identify and isolate infectious individuals. avoid large public gatherings and ensure good ventilation. promote vaccinations for smallpox typhoid and diphtheria immunity. maintain strong general health to resist infection. It notes outbreaks affect children most and that strong individuals can still succumb if exposed.
A senate resolution proposed by Senator King of Utah would declare war between the United States and Turkey and Bulgaria. It states the two nations are Germany's allies and thus enemies of the United States and was referred to the foreign relations committee without debate.
Waterloo shoppers flock to the Waterloo association of automobile dealers as displays of new models and accessories fill local rooms. A weekend parade of used and new cars precedes an auction with proceeds to the Red Cross, plus a portion of new car sales funding relief work.
Paris reports overtures from the Gearuans via the Holy See seeking the return of Tohab inhabitants from Arance and Lorraine who fled the ligase regions. An equal number of civilians from Mranca would be exchanged, objections arising over recognizing Alsatiana and German subjects. Cardinal Gasparri and Baron Denys Cochin exchange sharp replies.
London reports describe fresh British troops easing toward the Montdidier area north of the Somme as the front line stabilizes. Artillery fire increases against British positions at Passchendaele and Ghent region in Belgium while German forces remain heavily engaged on the current front, limiting offensive plans elsewhere.
In Detroit on April 2, Ford Motor Company officials confirm a report that over 200 men are affected daily by a mysterious grinning illness at the plant. It is estimated that around 2,000 employees have been affected so far.
An advertisement notes Wilhelm's Big Spring Sale and a five dollar BIST offer. The text references translated Arabian Nights stories into Hinglish by Antonio Galland, a traveler who died in Wis. The tales were tuned in originals during his visit as a French embassy attache at Constantinople.
March thrift stamp sales in Black Hawk County post offices reached $141,767.08, with Waterloo leading at $106,409.67 and a peak single day of $40,000. Cedar Falls is excluded. Other towns report modest totals including Porte City, Huxley, and Dawn.
An old advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as the answer for thinning, oily, or dull hair. It claims immediate softness, lustre, and fullness, and asserts the product dissolves dandruff, prevents itching, and stops hair loss after application.
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