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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1922
Page
1
C. W. Kline superintendent of east schools says consolidation offers little overall savings but could raise efficiency. He notes grade curricula and high school work are already similar across districts and sees no major textbook cost advantage. Opponents cite Evanston failures and warn against forced consolidation.
Des Moines hosts an Iowa Coal Operators meeting to discuss the strike’s impact as 12 000 miners walk out. Leaders warn no definite plan exists yet while Washington talks loom, and union efforts push to organize nonunion towns including West Virginia where 62 000 nonunion workers keep production high.
Mrs H P Steadman takes office as Calamus mayor pledging to uphold law and order and curb liquor and tobacco use. She earns 16 dollars a year and plans to balance duties at home with her new role while visiting the jail to observe conditions. The inaugural address urged loyalty at the polls and emphasized family values and amity.
The War Department says Camp Dodge in Des Moines will be turned over to Iowa under a reverable license. The government may revoke the transfer if the camp is needed for military use. Iowa will cover small maintenance costs and designate facilities to be maintained on the reservation.
Chariton Indiana April 5 A B Mullen Ottumwa special agent for the Burlington railroad on trial here for second degree murder in the December 1 death of Alva Emil will plead self defense. Mullen says Emil and a companion attacked him after being ordered from the station for disorderly conduct. The case draws wide attention and is expected to run several days.
Representatives from 135 women's organizations formed the Iowa State Women in Industry Committee in Des Moines on April 5. Mrs James A Dertt of Oskaloosa chairs and Mrs Ida B Wise Smith of Cedar Rapids is secretary. The group will push legislation to improve conditions for Iowa women workers.
Fairfield Iowa April 5 Dr P J Sherlock the Lockridge physician released today after a 30 day jail term for intoxication expired. Scores of friends petitioned for his release arguing his services were needed by sick neighbors but county officials declined to ask the governor for clemency.
Judge C. D. Leggett, 73, a Fairfield born attorney and judge of the Second Iowa district, died at his home in Ottumwa after a lingering illness. He had been active in civil and professional circles for decades and was well known across southern Iowa.
Ames may retain Sunday movie showings despite a recent election referendum. The council plans to consider reversing voter action at its next meeting Monday night. Three council members are college faculty. college students have petitioned in favor of movies. AUTO THIEFS BUSY. Des Moines reports a spike in auto thefts with several cars missing and none recovered.
Des Moines reports that soon a radio telephone booth could let a person talk to a ship at sea. F M Lantz, a radio expert, told the Independents Telephone association that static would be eliminated as a major problem. He explained that temperature differences cause vertical static waves which interfere with horizontal wireless signals.
Des Moines April 5 W O Payne editor of the Iowa Forum will oppose Gary Kendall in the gubernatorial primaries. Payne applied for nomination papers at the secretary of state office, a surprise move as Kendall was expected to have a clear field. Payne, a longtime Iowa political figure with influence through his partisan weekly, said he would announce his platform soon.
Miss Kate Kelly supervisor of primary grades denied charges that anti American doctrines were taught to children in Des Moines elementary schools. J B Reeve commander of local Sons of Veterans post filed the petition yesterday. J W Studebaker superintendent of schools announced an investigation will be conducted.
Des Moines police report the arrest of Charles Helms, an escaped state farm inmate from Clive, identified by two women as the man who robbed and attempted to attack Mrs. J. T. Callan and Ailis Mayme Wieman after alighting from a street car. Charges expected this afternoon. Des Moines also plans to jail intoxicated individuals until sobering up, with bail denied, per Police Chief John Hammond.
Marshalltown reports a boy fishing along the river found a man's body. Police believe the victim is William Wallace, a local jeweler who had been missing for several days.
Article argues that global economic distress hinges on fixing German reparations and notes rising inflation and calls for a clear, fixed sum with Germany required to pay. It emphasizes that normalcy depends on resolving reparations rather than relieving Germany alone.
The piece argues reparations cannot be paid as a vague sum and urges fixing a known amount. It notes the Genoa conference will begin with a plan excluding German reparations and military issues, leaving America cautious about commitment.
Authorities launch civil, military, and federal inquiries into the death of Lieut. Col. Paul Ward Beck at Fort Sill and Oklahoma City. Civil authorities review Day relations for charges. a military commission led by Maj. Thomas B. Luethier investigates the killing. federal prohibition director M I Meadows probes possible alcohol involvement. Beck once lived in Sioux City during youth and was famed as a versatile athlete.
In Birmingham on April 5 three former federal prohibition agents and a former policeman were ordered to stand trial in federal court for the murder of Curtis Tidmore, a backwoods farmer. Prosecutors say Tidmore was shot after resisting a liquor search as he rode into Birmingham. defense claims the officers acted in the line of duty. The case has drawn wide southern attention.
The election dispute over city engineer continues as Ralph Slippy failed to file the bond by law. He plans to file tomorrow with auditor OG MacKay, while city attorney Harry Reed outlines recount rules. If Johnston is upheld, Slippy pays costs. if errors reverse the result, Johnston bears the expense as ballots from all precincts are recounted.
Washington April 5 Private operation of railroads may solve the transport problem if carriers receive a fair chance, Daniel Willard told the senate interstate commerce committee. He urged regulation under the Transportation act to let railroads work out their issues with less interference and denied McAdoo’s claim that return left roads in better condition. He warned that future rates hinge on the industry’s condition and its readiness to regulate wisely.
London and Paris reports indicate Britain demands allies begin paying interest on debts to the United States as the three year Anglo American debt accord ends May 15. Paris notes say French officials expect interallied debt issues to surface soon tied to the U.S. funding bill and a general adjustment.
Health officials warn residents to boil private well water after five typhoid cases south of Eleventh Street West. Sanitary inspector L McDermott reports shallow wells contaminated by flood waters and winter filth, while artesian city water remains safer. Doctors urged to report suspected cases promptly.
Mrs Louis F Swift wife of Swift & Co president died at 2 30 am in Chicago on Lake Shore Drive from myocarditis. She had spent winter in California and returned two weeks earlier. Children Alden B Swift Louis F Swift Jr William Swift and Ida Mary Minotto present. She was 62, born May 3, 1860 in Rolling Prairie Indiana then Ida May Butler.
A discussion notes typhoid is infectious but not quarantinable under current law. The piece explains why typhoid spreads differently than contagious diseases and outlines legal implications for public health measures.
Roscoe C Fatty Arbuckle took the stand in his own defense in the third trial on a manslaughter charge linked to the death of Virginia Rappe. He described serving breakfast at 2 pm and entering his room to dress when he says he found Rappe moaning behind a door after an incident in his bedroom.
A Y M C A event at 8:15 p m invites all Waterloo girls and women to enroll in outdoor sport classes including swimming baseball golf camping tennis volleyball riding canoeing and more with no charges except for horseback riding and canoeing.Participants will be grouped by interest and immediate indoor preliminaries will start courses.
A school referendum on 36 or 76 minute noon intermissions shows a tight vote as ballots come in. W H Bruna, secretary, reports 30 votes for 35 minutes and 16 for 75 minutes in recent mail. Parents urged to return postcard ballots to express approval or disapproval.
Representative Harry S. Tuck er told the House Naval Affairs Committee that the United States cannot be bound by the recently ratified limitation treaty until the House formally approves it. The remark comes as Congress faces its constitutional duty to provide and maintain a navy. More than 100 women serve in national parliaments worldwide.
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