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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1928
Page
15
Obituary notes Chauncey M Depew once a U S senator and NY Central chairman dies at 93. He remained a prominent finance and political force with a lively after dinner speaking persona and lasting influence on national affairs. The piece also references college student reactions to Al Smith and campus protests.
In Washington April report says Hoover moves by Massachusetts momentum while Ohio shows unclear gains after Willis death. Massachusetts eyes Coolidge retirement and a primary amendment prompts pledges from contenders. Ex Gov Cox backs Dawes, highlighting Dawes sentiment across the nation in finance linked networks. (continued on page two)
Senator Walsh of Montana defended Gov. Alfred E. Smith and William G. McAdoo in the Senate against attacks by Senator Robinson Indiana. Walsh said Smith does not deserve defense and criticized the framing of charges over Smith’s racing commissioner appointment. Albany reports that Smith’s name will be formally presented to the nation as a Democratic presidential candidate at a New York state committee meeting on April 17.
Milwaukee April 5 Control of the Wisconsin delegation to Kansas City Republican convention remains split between regular Republicans and LaFollette forces with 80 percent of precincts reporting. In two of 26 contests regulars lead while LaFollette backsers hold slight edges in 14. A few hundred votes could shift leaders and split the four at large delegates if the trend holds.
Attorney General Sargent denies reports that President Coolidge discussed with him a request to swear in 400 deputy marshals for the Chicago primary. He says no such talks occurred and no interference with local elections. Under-Secretary Ogden Mills confirms no conversation with Mellon and no relaxation of prohibition enforcement. In Washington, W H Walker fails his civil service exam for the prohibition district including Ohio and Indiana, hindering reappointment.
In Council Bluffs Iowa on April 5 John Berry argued with his wife over paying a $100 fine for driving while intoxicated. The judge Blanchard ruled Berry must pay while his wife insisted he would not. Mrs Berry paid the fine and took her husband home.
Col Charles A Lindbergh avoids reception committees during a stay at B F Mahoney home Point Loma. He slipped from Mrs Harry Knight’s house in Santa Barbara to Rockwell field on a surprise hop. Accompanied by Harry F Oggenhein and Harald M Bixby the St Louis party, he may test a new piano on a brief flight today.
Harry Danley a 36 year old from Lyle Minnesota was found wandering in the Emmetsburg railroad yards in a dazed state. He was taken to Nebraska by his father after being identified by a bank book and papers on his person. He is said to suffer lingering effects from injuries after an auto accident two years ago.
A former fireman Frank Andrews recalls a soft berth in New York Harbor ten years ago aboard a cruiser under Admiral Greaves. He describes duties aboard a motor sail used for transporting parties, with officers assigned to his boat and minimal tasks aboard the sub chaser 10 later transferred.
The United States rebukes the League of Nations in a formal move to curb opium and narcotics traffic. Kellogg outlines a worldwide espionage driven program, with secret agreements already made with Great Britain, France and Germany and negotiations with 14 other nations for direct information exchange to suppress illicit shipments.
Des Moines April 5 A district court jury acquitted Mrs Flore Hunt of manslaughter in the death of Stephen Spangler who was killed as he alighted from a bar and was struck by the Mitomobile driven by Mrs Hunt Evidence showed the accident happened when Hunt tried to avoid ramming a truck and she did not intend to injure Spangler
Two boys armed with a rifle held up Herbert A. Brown, a Cedar Rapids taxi driver, early today and robbed him of $4. They parked a closed car under the Lincoln highway viaduct to block the road and force the driver to stop.
Five men were in critical condition from burns when a whisky barrel ignited in the El Dorado county jail. They were transferring the liquor from the jail to a sanitarium when the bottle ignited after a man attempted to light a cigarette. Richard Gregory the county sheriff was among the injured.
Chauncey Mitchell Depew longtime New York Central chairman and former U S senator died of bronchial pneumonia at his home in New York City at 4 30 this morning. He was 83. Family were summoned to the bedside as his physicians noted a turn for the worse after a chill from a trip to St Petersburg Florida last week. The notice said his general condition was not alarming prior to the decline.
Cambridge authorities hold Frederick Hinman Knowlton a 34 year old Framingham businessman on murder charges in the death of Marguerite Isabelle Stewart Beverly teacher supervisor whose bruised corpse was found beside the Cambridge Turnpike in Concord. He admits friendship with the girl and had ridden with her the night she died and washed his car the next day. He was to be taken to Concord district court for arraignment.
In Des Moines on April 5, three psychiatrists reported Dewry Dees alias White, confessed slayer of Mrs. Martha Smith Rising Sun, is sane and of average mentality. They based their finding on a two hour interview at the county jail. The sanity commission includes Dr. Max Witte Dr. M. N. Voldeng and Dr. A. S. Price.
Washington reports the foreign service bureau of the department of agriculture finds improved economic conditions in principal European markets for U S agricultural products. British trade is described as progressing.
A Bert Williams Cigars clerk notes youth access problems linked to clearctiny use and mentions boys sending girls to buy cigarettes. He observes demand for perfumed brands declining as female smokers favor he man labels and cites beauty parlor reports of cigarettes found in women’s pocketbooks during ID checks.
The longtime attorney and public figure Chauncey Depew died today. His remarks reflect his orthodox faith, belief in God, and advice on mental hobbies, political caution, and confidence in America's future.
Moscow reports a major antisoviet conspiracy case in the Schachti district coal mining area Don basin. Ringleaders are tied to a prominent czarist royalist family and about 60 people are implicated with about a score likely to be convicted and sentenced to death. Six German engineers are mentioned, two released, with unclear links to the plot.
Madrid dispatches state seven ty four rebels ten agrarians and three federal troopers killed in interior fights. A fierce battle near Patzcuaro claimed fifty rebels, while Michoacan saw ten agrarians die. Rebels attacked Tequila but were decisively defeated by federal troops.
The New York rubber market slid past the 20 cent level for the first time, prompted by selling orders and ban activity. Trading occurred with record proportions while technical positions improved but little support appeared, amid names like Smoke Martin and Henry George Cigara cited in the fragment.
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 30 o clock. If you fail to receive your paper by that time due to carrier error or other causes, please phone 108 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 30 p m.
The Waterloo Evening Courier reports a 36.5 percent rise in Iowa state prison and insane institution populations over ten years from 1918 to 1928, totaling 11,635 inmates. The piece notes crowded facilities, policy calls to limit commitments, and questions about causes and future trends.
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