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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1929
Page
1
Paris reports an official communique from the reparations committee stating a failure to reach agreement on a settlement with Germany. A subcommittee will draft points for a report to governments as negotiations continue with slim hope of progress.
About 130 Iowa members of the national arbitrators panel of the American Arbitration Association may be called to arbitrate industrial disputes. Waterloo figures include A Han Pofines, W Mitler, and E Wenner. Local members say they have not yet been asked to settle any disputes as over 200 associations support the movement. Arbitrators from Iowa represent many trades and professions and serve without pay.
Protesters voiced objections to the Rock Island district engineer’s plan to deepen the upper Mississippi from St Louis to Minneapolis and St Paul from six to nine feet. They argued the deeper channel would accommodate larger barges and improve river traffic, presenting evidence before the board of engineers on rivers and harbors.
London April 23 In the British Board of Trade inquiry into the Vestris disaster testimony suggested the steamer was overloaded. Alfred Wood of Lamport & Holt acknowledged this possibility while officers from the Vesta lass sister ship were cited as having sailed overloaded on several occasions.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow in Anita Iowa for the 21 month old sons of Mr and Mrs Harry Johnson farmers near Anita who died Sunday after eating poison oak leaves. In Washington boatswain James R Ingram who ordered use of a machine gun in the Miami river during a coast guard attempt to apprehend rum runners has been asked to resign.
Bucharest April 23 A formal ceremony marks the May 10 assumption of duties by Michael the boy king the world’s youngest sovereign. He will address the nation from the throne and open a special parliamentary session to unite Roumanians under one flag.
Davenport Oklahoma April 23 Young Bill Tilgham who escaped Tennessee penitentiary a month ago to avenge his father Bill Tilgham, frontier peace officer, was captured minutes before a former federal officer arrived. He waited with two guns for the man he believed killed his father, Wylie Lynn, on a Cromwell stage. Tilgham had been serving a Memphis bank robbery sentence.
Two champion kite fliers will visit Waterloo schools to show exhibits. Prichard Higby of Cedar Falls will display a French war kite bow and box type while Oliver Hock, last Chautauqua Park champion, flies a kite 750 feet high and demonstrates proper tying. Victor Read, playground supervisor, says more visitors may be added.
James F. Green of Davenport pleaded guilty before Federal Judge Fred Ti Wham to a query charge along with two co defendants. The government says the stills operated by the men produced over 100,000 gallons of illicit liquor last year transported from Peru to Davenport and then shipped to Chicago for retail. Marriage licenses listed: John Hilbert of Traer and Myrtle Hile of Waterloo.
Washington April 23 Mrs Ruth Bryan Owen a Democratic congresswoman from Florida said in an interview that the feminine point of view should not be stressed in political discussion. She praised courtesy among members and stated that sex should not distinguish members whether Republican or Democrat. Owens represents about 600 000 people in her district and asserts she represents them as their equal.
Mrs Ott, wife of a local farmer, was severely burned by a 6600 volt high tension line accident at the Ott farm. Smoke prompted a call to Keystone fire department. she was knocked unconscious while dialing. Firemen found a large barn in flames, hay and grain lost, with damage estimated in the thousands.
The notice lists multiple building permits in Seno and Sumner areas. Residents include Fred Tharp at 722 Wallgate for private garage work, Alfred Hond at 207 Ash remodeling, and N W Wade at 1231 Lincoln with private garage upgrades valued up to 4650. Also shown are Ismail residence, and garage and furnace projects at various addresses. A vagabond mention notes under 20 day sentence escapes by Roberts and Dwurr from a work gang.
In Chicago a woman and four men, tied to an $18 600 money order robbery, fought postal inspectors in a Hawthorne Arms hotel room. Assistant Chief Evan L. Jackson and a gang member were critically wounded. the woman was captured after leaping from a window.
A Boston law firm led by Roland W. Boyden and Thomas N. Perkins shapes a power network across Maine Connecticut and New England. The Boston Herald editorial frames a deal with International Paper as a strategic shift, while figures like J Henry Roraback and Frank Commerford amplify regional influence. Francis Ambrose dies in Des Moines after a brief illness.
The forecast lists temperatures with maximums and minimums for Monday and Tuesday. It notes Tuesday evening at 7 pm and 3 pm as reference times for temperature readings.
Senate opens debate on relief and immigration issue as committee meets to consider national origins clause. House continues farm relief debate and Ways and Means works on final draft of new tariff law.
A group of local donors fund means to transport John W Williams who came from Spartansburg, South Carolina to marry a widow. the plan followed a mail order courtship, but the woman refused to proceed with the wedding over alleged misrepresentation of age and finances. Williams, 68, housed at the county home after returning unaided, says he learned a hard lesson and plans to go home.
Tipton Iowa April 22 F J W Reeder holder of President Hoover's hat on Inauguration Day is named defendant in a district court suit by his five sons. They seek to set aside the trust deed transferring a $500000 estate to Arthur Lund as trustee for heirs. The plaintiffs object to the plans claiming the attorney has sole authority over the property.
Gasoline oil and merchandise valued at about 500000 were destroyed after a Frisco freight derailment in South Kirkwood a St Louis suburb. The blaze and a series of explosions damaged 12 railroad cars a storage tank over 100000 gallons of fuel and two motor trucks with no loss of life reported. Cause of the derailment not yet confirmed though friction sparked the fire.
Union county voters must ballot by June 2 1930 for a county road bond issue under a mandamus writ filed in Judge Homer A Fuller's court against the county board of supervisors The board must meet within five days to set a new date and an appeal was planned
Centerville Ga April 23 Jurors for the murder case of George Domyancich a Croatian miner were being screened as the lengthy jury selection continued. Of 108 veniremen called 25 had been examined with only two excused for preconceived opinions. Further examinations were expected to proceed.
United States District Attorney Levi H. Bancroft announced that his western Wisconsin division will treat all cases as Jones Law cases and send them to the grand jury. The decision follows liberal and prohibition forces awaiting the outcome of the Walker Widlebrandts order that Jones law apply only to extreme commercialism.
Coast Guard headquarters announced the exoneration of Boatswain Mate Lord and his assistant after an investigation. They were previously charged with boarding a private yacht early Sunday, detaining the four crew members while intoxicated.
Dairy and food inspectors of the Town department of agriculture met for their annual four day conference. The discussion covered new legislation and department work under the supervision of B. ol Brownlee chief inspector.
A fire alarm at Powers Manufacturing Company at 1340 Sycamore Street triggered by defective wiring caused damage. The ad notes insurance and advertises Herman C. Miller with phone 2404.
Authorities in Rock Island County seek to identify a boy about 12 found abandoned in a room three days ago. He was brought by a young couple who stayed with him then left with luggage. The boy recalls Terre Haute and Danville and mentions a grandmother near Sioux City. He gives the name Donald with a surname thought to be Wamback. The couple used the name Mr and Mrs A T Joseph.
Rain in the watershed north of Quincy raises flood danger for Illinois Iowa Missouri lowlands. Veterans warn any additional foot could push the Mississippi over dikes from Keokuk to Louisiana. The river reached 21.5 feet at midnight. South Quincy faced its worst surge since March with a levee hole and nonstop repair work.
Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern Railway Co. received approval to condemn Waterloo land to extend four thousand two hundred feet of track to Rath Packing plant. The plan pits the line against Illinois Central for packing freight business. Lands owned by Clara Buhr H M Griffith Nels Peterson Helen Boland and Mrs J C Briggs are affected.
Vienna April 23 Maria Jertiza Metropolitan Opera prima donna suffered a deep cut during a Cavalier a Rusticana performance at the state opera house. She collapsed after curtain down but resumed her role after a physician treated a bleeding arm and restoratives were given.
Allan Carey aged 28 from Grand Rapids Michigan drove a rented car into an automobile rental agency in Colorado Springs with Ruth Davis 17. Carey died within minutes after telling attendants he and the girl had taken poison. They had been missing since Sunday night.
Prof. John Gemmill of Town State Teachers College told Kiwanis members in Hotell Russell Russell about Oliver Wendell Holmes as a model of liberal constitutional interpretation. Ruth Dunkelberg entertained with piano and violin solos joined by Mrs. Rose Marshall and Mrs. W. S. Halvorson read a literary piece.
Washington Republicans plan a test vote on the debenture provision in the farm bill amid Hoover administration opposition. Senator Watson signals elimination of the debenture section, while administration leaders count votes to remove it and preserve party unity.
Holstein Iowa April 23. Double funeral services will be held tomorrow for Arthur Poulson 14 and his sister Lillian 24 who died from burns suffered when Lillian tried to revive a stove fire with kerosene.
The committee refused to agree to any plan for building cruisers suited to American use. They warned that proposing category limitations could lead to another dangerous conference harming national defense more than the Washington agreement.
A mother squirrel blocks the roof cavity at 601 Leland avenue, leaving her babies trapped as the Fairbanks family hears crying. City dog catcher George Carpenter was called to help salvage the animals without harm, amid concern over roof damage and a humane solution.
Charles F Good aged 58 of 214 Denver street Waterloo died today at 1 35 pm in Royal hospital from typhoid fever He had lived in Waterloo 20 years born December 26 1870 in Plainfield Indiana married Ada Zwanziger about 18 years ago He was a carpenter member of First Methodist Episcopal Church Surviving are brother William Good Horton Iowa and sisters Mrs G A Langendorfer Watertown South Dakota Mrs FF Lynes 219 Newell street and Miss Elizabeth Good 214 Denver street The body is at Petersen Bros mortuary
Peoria, AL April 23 INs Prank Schhader rolled a perfect 300 in the Peoria Star bowling tourney. He delivered 18 consecutive strikes to finish atop class A with 72 pins in the event.
The trans Atlantic dirigible Graf Zeppelin left Friedrichshafen at 1 36 PM today on its second Mediterranean pleasure flight. The airship, preparing for a 390 hour flight and 1300 pounds of mail, carried 20 passengers. Weather delayed the previous attempt 24 hours and a Spain visit was considered likely.
Decatur Ti April 23. Due to reduced corn sugar demand after the Jones law, the A B E Staley Manufacturing Company has closed its plant temporarily. The firm, a major starch producer, employs about 1000 workers and relied on corn sugar for hootch production.
A Sunday theatre in Lewis Indiana sustained a fire of undetermined origin that destroyed the theatre and damaged an adjoining cafe. Firemen fought the blaze for three hours and estimated the loss at six thousand dollars. The incident intersects a local dispute over Sunday movies as Anita operator Axel Ames circulated a petition for Sunday opening.
Miss Annamae Trainor secretary in the American Automobile Association office and Lesila Moser day clerk at Hotel President were married in Dubuque. Rev Father Miller performed the ceremony at his rectory in Dubuque. The couple returned to Waterloo and will live at 729 Seventh Street West.
Mrs I H Hart Cedar Falls told Canopus club members in the Hotel President luncheon that Indians are better than whites on averages. She, wife of Professor Hart of the State Teachers College extension department, has spent winter among various tribes studying Indian life and customs.
Fremont county voters will decide May 9 in a special election on issuing road improvement bonds totaling 415000. If approved, Highway No. 3 across the county from Page county to the Missouri river will be upgraded. In Arkansas, Fred Fowler city clerk was arrested April 28 in Hot Springs on arson charges after an alleged attempt to burn the city hall causing about 35060 in damage during an ongoing audit of the clerk's books.
Battery B of the Eightieth field artillery from Fort Bliss Texas will arrive at noon today to join United States patrols along the Mexican border. Mr and Mrs Norris Smith Cedar Falls announce the birth of a daughter at St Francis Hospital on Monday. Mrs Smith formerly was Miss Lorene Behrens.
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