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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1927
Page
1
Secretary Jardine reports general agricultural improvement in the year but says more must be done to reduce production costs, secure fair marketing, and cut transportation and distribution costs. He urges cooperative farming, government help within limits, and stronger pricing safeguards to protect farmers’ prosperity.
Albany Dec 3 4 Gov Smith says citizens have a right to oppose the eighteenth amendment and the Volstead act while insisting on strict enforcement as part of state law He notes his loyalty to the constitution and recalls 1923 law enforcement conference while praising Carrie Chapman Catt who lauds him as honest and fair.
Frank Kipp of 194 Bridge Street Tulor reports his coon dog Lady is missing. He last saw her yesterday after noon at 4 when feeding in the basement of the tutor shop where she sleeps. This morning she was gone. Kipp has trapped seven raccoons this season.
Tim Frise, alias Tim McGuire, an automobile thief, is in legal trouble across Black Hawk county after a Dubuque jail term. He was arrested in Leon, Iowa for stealing A J Van Doren’s Whippet from Fourth and Baltimore streets. the car was recovered. Sheriff Wagner announced Frise will be brought to Dubuque for trial, then face further prosecution locally. Larceny charges were filed by Ralph W Kav, with detective Envi Steffen tracking a Chevrolet coupe and license plates linked to the case.
Washington D C Dec 3 Rapid additions to the Republican national committee assembling here to pick a convention city for next year sparked speculation on candidates. Names Hoover Dawes Snowden Hughes are heard most, with Dawes favored as a fallback by many if their first choice fails. Lowden votes possible if Dawes helps Iowa. Curtis and a Wyoming undercurrent support Hoover. Hughes faces lukewarm enthusiasm due to past losses and age.
Des Moines reports that Iowa sheriffs cannot obtain refunds for gasoline used on official duties because they are paid by mileage. The attorney general notes a station operator commits lottery-like drawing by using license numbers for weekly prizes. The opinion, requested by County Attorney H. E. Reve, cites related provisions and exemptions, including aid passes for veterans and animal death compensation, ending with a tax exemption note for small land tracts.
Fort Dodge high school the Spectator wins multiple cups at the Iowa High School Press Association meeting. It takes best news story and best humorous column, plus a best man engine award. Other papers like The Record of Central-flight Signal Sioux City and Roosevelt Des Moines Roundup also win top prizes.
Ben Wiit's Tun degree known as the Melters ceremony will be conferred on a large class of candidates at a Melchair court gathering. Tribe of Ben Wi at K of FB hall will host Wednesday Dec 7 at 8 pm. Sixty members of Lae court are eligible. WW Goitra supreme keeper of tribute will oversee, with refreshments and entertainment to follow initiation. The new cent that was to be installed in December will not be instituted until January.
Waterloo camp No 5321 Modern Woodmen of America and Gold Leaf camp of Royal Neighbors held officer elections in CG hall. Woodmen officers include Roland Power and Claude Johnston with staff listed. Royal Neighbors named Harriett Wightman oracle and a large list of officers. Juvenile officers named. Royal Neighbors hosted a card party that afternoon and plan a Christmas party on December 16 for members and families.
Fire Chief Ray Tiller, driving his own car, collided at Falls and Mullan when G E Hollopeter failed to yield on a fire call. Hollopeter admitted not hearing the engines and the car slid on slippery paving, forcing Tiller to the curb to avoid a collision.
Paul Brokaw of a Waterloo garage reports a giant three-motored monoplane overhead during a snowstorm. The craft, about 114 m away, flew NW toward Mason City and hovered roughly 500 feet above the ground with no discernible markings.
Friday at 7 42 p m an automobile and garage at 1420 North west owned by C L Berry caught fire due to an automobile hack ring causing $10 damage. Saturday at 0 07 a m a house on Rainbow drive owned by E W Sherk sustained shingles damage from sparks totaling $100. Ad advertises Herman C Miller phone 3404.
Chicago readers reported a hysterical market for left ears as dozens of youths offered their ears to an unnamed New York and Chicago society woman seeking a replacement. Offers ranged from 2500 to 4000 dollars. a Rockford woman resident Doris Clarke sought a fur coat and suggested selling her left ear. Attorney Jay J. McCarthy would filter offers for fit with the client’s right ear before final selection.
The article discusses shifts in public attitudes toward big business, labor, and farming as societies move toward larger business units. It cites Europe, especially Italy, as trending toward state-like big business, with France resisting. It views Samuel Insull as a key figure in upcoming congressional debates, contrasting him with Senator McKinley and framing the issue through personalities and concrete acts rather than theory.
The article argues public utility interests nationwide oppose government production and sale of electricity. It notes figures like Hiram Johnson and George Norris advocate opposition, while some prefer private distribution with public production at the point of development. It warns the lobby in Washington could shift the debate from theory to a facing question of must not by the government.
The piece outlines An outline of Illinos politics where Frank Smith, head of the public service commission, is backed by Samuel Insull for the U S Senate nomination. Insull’s funding over 200000 and his role in regulation raise questions on propriety and seat eligibility. It also contrasts Insull’s stance with forthcoming debates on government ownership of dams like Boulder and Muscle Shoals and the broader fight over public power versus private control.
The article notes Boncour's view that technical disarmament hurdles are solved and remaining obstacles are political, tied to factional power. He argues against delaying the league commission and advocates holding the first disarmament conference in 1928, stressing a greater security benefit if universal disarmament proceeds.
Mrs Samuel Cummings 73 died today at her daughter's home 2101 Mulberry street after a long illness. Born February 7 1865 in Platteville Wisconsin she married Samuel Cummings and moved to Postville Indiana later living with her daughter four months. Survived by husband and several children including Mrs White Mrs James Clark Monona Indiana Mrs Leroy Briden Mrs George Wood Walter W Cummings Cedarville Tennessee Everett E Cummings Cuba City Wisconsin Ralph T Cummings Postville Iowa Vernon S Cummings four brothers and a sister. Body to be sent to Postville Virginia this evening for funeral Monday in Postville. St Marks Episcopal church services by Russell Lamson at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
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