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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1922
Page
1
The United States Railroad Labor Board signaled readiness to reopen hearings on seniority rights as part of the wage and rule dispute linked to the six week old rail strike. The July 3 resolution on striking showmen was discussed, and members called for next Friday meetings among railroad executives and shopcraft leaders to press for a settlement amid rising disarray and threatened troop deployments.
The council invites A Burt to discuss an offer amid figures on local electric rates. Des Moines sources note 90 towns run their own plants, with many buying power from private lines. Municipal lighting programs exist in several cities, while others rely on private companies for street lighting.
The court granted a divorce to Matiryn Bohkl and Herman Koht on the grounds of inhuman treatment and cruelty. The couple, married since 1312, have a minor child.
News brief reports Harry Smith allegedly killed last week and Glenn Livermore slain last night near 222 South Lawa Street as his wife watched. Police seek Cloud Shaver known as Sim, believed to fear Livermore would implicate him. Livermore and wife were leaving a store when two men attacked.
Dean McDonald was chosen president of Parsons College Fairfield Iowa after the resignation of Dr Ames R Montgomery who becomes president at Gaentre College in Danville Kentucky The 46 year old dean has taught history and economics and holds degrees from Muskingum Princeton and Michigan. Funeral services for Gen Jones Rush Liteon will be held at his home in Ames Iowa with pallbearers from the military noting Gen Lincoln’s past as military commandant at Iowa State College and longtime national service.
John Anderson sues Leonard Sewell over $1,384.46 for unpaid gasoline from a Mainland Washington streets station. The petition lists gasoline at 14.4 cents a Fallon with price data noting recent statewide rates around 22 1 2 cents.
The Flist Trust & Saes bank in Sibley Georgia closed its doors yesterday following orders from the state banking department. Capitalization is 25,004 with a reported surplus of 5,000. The bank building, owned by the institution, is valued at 24,000 as officials Jies Maines and J. Johnson seek to reorganize.
A two year old girl, Joan McCul fe y Burlington, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harley McCul fej, drowned in a horse trough on a farm near Wapello this morning. Her four year old brother found the body and carried it to the grass before telling their grandparents.
Des Moines reports a formal probe into Wave land park and the golf course management. Commissioner John Mee Vicker says no accounting exists for over $6,000 in annual income from season tickets and daily admissions amid accusations of unnecessary maintenance spending by new park custodian GO Wilcox.
Gideon D Ellison president of Standard Chemical dies at home near Lake Okoboji. Mrs Ellison had died two years earlier. Lieut Charles Messett wounded in thigh from accidental gun discharge while inspecting a weapon for the Des Moines state encampment. Messett taken to county hospital. Winterset hosts Chauteauqua opening August 16 with Thomas R Marshall and Col Smith W Brookhart to speak. Des Moines legion petition drives seek reducing county supervisors from five to three or move to November vote.
United Press reports conflicting views on rolling stock condition on western roads. Shop crafts claim engines and cars are dangerous to operate amid a growing strike impact, while railroad executives say conditions are increasingly favorable and traffic remains normal for profitable services.
New York report states referee recommends divorce for Arthur A. Gordon against Nora Bayes also Elenora Gordon. The case cites alleged misconduct with Arthur Welton. The adopted son John Katuz aged three should be placed with the foster father. Sensational testimony surrounds Miss Bayes famed vaudeville career.
Glenn Conway aged 24 was electrocuted this afternoon when he touched a 33,000 volt high tension line near Extra, Iowa. He worked for Iowa Heat Light & Power Co. at Carroll and was on duty on the high line to Extra. An ex service man, unmarried, he is survived by his parents, two brothers and a sister.
Federal deputies arrested three men at Boone Iowa on charges of violating injunctions issued by Federal Judge Martin J Wade. The men were brought to Des Moines and may be released due to lack of evidence.
Conference in Cleveland notes absent operators delaying talks. Indiana operators meet at Terre Haute to discuss a strike settlement. West Virginia nonunion mines show weekly production gains. Federal plans to fix fair price in Kentucky nonunion fields announced by Secretary Hoover. Indiana mine shipments delayed by unsafe railroad tracks under guard. Typhoid spreads in Pennsylvania strike tent colonies.
Twenty five damage claims filed against Missouri Pacific after a Sulphur Springs wreck killed 25 and injured 160 plus. Engineer Ginger Glenn blamed by a coroner jury for failure to heed signals as trains collided. Inquests ongoing for victims as funerals proceed.
Notes from cities report a rise in Berlin's floating debt by 7.5 billion marks over the past ten days of July. Other items mention deaths and appointments, including Charles Hunt dies near Chicago and Brand Whitlock’s election to a Royal Academy post in Brussels. Military veterans’ encampments announced for Los Angeles and Seattle with dates in August.
A fierce hail and wind storm near Akron Colorado yesterday forced Burlington train No 14 to stop. Windows on the north side shattered and several passengers suffered bruises from hail stones.
President Harding told Representative Mondell full attendance is needed when the house meets Tuesday due to the strike. Railroad executives led by T Dewitt Cuyler declined to comment on Harding's peace plan as 148 roads heads meet in New York. Hooper of the railroad labor board said seniority will not be a factor on most lines. Telegraphers at Joliet, Illinois, contemplated strike action while troops were on duty amid rioting yesterday.
Ohio voters faced two key issues in the governor race as Republicans weighed modify prohibition and support for the Harding administration. In Arkansas and Alabama races the climate centered on prohibition and enforcement, with labor and anti-Klan sentiments shaping campaigns. Texas prepared for a GOP platform, while the Texas Senate nomination was expected later.
The Knights of Pythias and the Pythian Sisters opened their supreme grand lodge meetings in San Francisco with about 300 delegates from the United States and Canada. Gov William J D Stephens Supreme Chancellor William Laden and Supreme Chief Minnie Bunting spoke at the openings. Bylaw changes were expected to feature in the Knights of Pythias agenda.
In Clermont Ferrand France Aug 8 M Allen representing the Aero nautical Engineering society piloted a motorless airplane to cover 1 000 metres at the international gliding contests This achieved a world's record for gliders and marks a new milestone in aviation history.
An automobile overturn on Blackburn road during a race left John Kessler dead and two others severely injured. Victims Ilag Chordas and Joseph Baro and Joseph Kawhts sustained major injuries in the wreck. Authorities investigated the accident as a high speed collision.
Staunton Indiana August 8 A miner at the state operated coal mines refused to submit to an ordinary sergeant claiming he cannot be told what to do He quit his job Another miner wore a shirt and kept working while a third failed to report for duty saying he believed he could pass guard lines last night
A Pittston family was poisoned by cake bought in New York City. Romola Testaguzza and his wife with three children were stricken after a Shelbourne restaurant cake tied to recent arsenic poisonings in New York is traced by police.
France proposed strict control of German finances if a moratorium is granted and the idea was reviewed by a committee of allied finance ministers and experts. The group will report to premiers of Great Britain, France, Italy, and Belgium later today.
The Lake Carriers association said it would meet in Cleveland on Thursday to consider holding a conference with marine workers to avert a strike on the Great Lakes. A strike would affect about 13,500 sailors seeking a 60 percent wage increase.
Bay area notables assemble for the American Bar Association annual meeting as Chief Justice Willfam, Vice President Coolidge, Lord Shaw, and Maitre Henri Auberin arrive. Sectional conferences unfold ahead of the main event with Judge Taft receiving a warm welcome and a reception committee greeting Coolidge this afternoon.
Albany Aug 8 A child is missing after a violent wind and rain storm swept northern and eastern New York causing thousands of dollars in crop and building damage. Virginia Stone 11 from Columbus Ohio wandered away from a girls camp in the Adirondacks and is being sought with bloodhounds.
Rome August 8 Fascisti forces capitulated to government orders after Premier Facta called for disbandment. Threats of a general socialist strike followed as Fasciati seized cities and expelled Socialist administrations. Government troops then defeated nationalist forces in key clashes and leaders ordered demobilization.
The funeral of Rear Admiral Uriel Sebree, retired, was held at Christ Episcopal church in Coronado. A military escort and naval band accompanied the body to the ferry for shipment to Arlington National Cemetery near Washington for interment.
Washington reports the senate approved a tariff rate of 2.3 cents a pound on sugar by a 27 to 325 vote. The measure raises the Cuban sugar duty to 1.34 cents per pound, increasing the Underwood act rate by .24 of a cent, while Lord Northcliffe’s condition remains unchanged in London reports.
United Press reports August 1922 crop outlook from the Department of Agriculture projects the 1922 corn crop at 1,700,000,000 bushels, below the 1921 output of 3.08 billion. Wheat, oats, barley and rye forecasts are also given with July and August comparisons and crop conditions noted.
Three men in a touring car fired at a throng of strikers leaving a rally at Beethoven Hall in New York. At least 25 shots wounded eight people as the car sped away. police have no clues to the gunmen's identity.
A E Smith of Waterloo won the Janesville Iowa school contract with the lowest general bid of 300. The heating and plumbing contract went to Elliott Plumbing Hampton at 8025 and electrical work to A Sweetman Waterloo at 475. The project totals about 43000 dollars and will serve seventh through high school students.
In Chicago in August Dr. Charles P Steinmetz the Electric Wizard told the International Radio Congress the present outlook for radio power transmission is very remote. He delivered the address at the Pageant of Progress.
Republican candidate for prosecuting attorney Walter Copley was killed in an election riot in Webb Virginia. Lee Curry and Rafe Wallace were probably fatally shot. Chick Qoxton pleaded guilty to assault and battery and was fined 25 dollars and costs.
The executive board of the Greater Waterloo association moved to unite the two Waterloo bands. The merged group will hold its first practice at 7 15 p m today at the association rooms.
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