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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1914
Page
8
The appropriations committee trimmed nearly 2 million from department estimates and reduced salaries across the board, reporting a supply bill totaling 38,744,753.50. The measure funds the legislative executive and judicial needs for the coming year.
An advertisement extols electricity as a mighty force and introduces Dr. Myers of Waterloo Iowa offering a scientifically equipped office for chronic diseases. It claims his German specialists office can view the heart and abdomen with new devices, provides free consultation, and lists ailments treated from stomach disorders to cancers with office hours and address at 712 12 Sycamore street.
The measure shows 16,000 government salaries and a total bill up $1,128,842 from last year. It includes a special $2,286,100 appropriation and authorizes 2,000 more employees for the agricultural census, authorized by 1910 census law. The committee notes the expenditure is ten-year in scope and argues the overall request is still lower than prior appropriations. mileage cuts for Congress remain contentious. The panel also trims $102,260 from the commerce bureau but adds $25,000 for South and Central American trade promotion.
Distribution of over forty thousand dollars paid to ten farmers in Black Hawk and nearby counties for horses shipped in the last three days to European warring nations. William Holland and associates arranged the export via express to New Orleans for water routes, seven carloads Saturday, one Sunday, and another today. Each car carried 28 head totaling 196 animals. The Holland group aims to fulfill part of a U S contract for 30,000 horses for cavalry and artillery service.
The furniture shops in Waterloo attract shoppers with extensive window displays. Joe Raymond's, Waterloo Furniture, People's, Hall-Ekfelt, Davidsons, and Wells-Randall report brisk holiday business as they present substantial, practical gift options.
Ife will not only explain the fallacies of their teachings but also share his own interesting experiences among the believers.
T A Mauch and the T A Mauch Jewelry company face information alleging fraud by advertising the Black and Garrabrant bankrupt stock. Mauch says the stock was bought from the bankruptcy trustee at a low price and asserts no intent to deceive customers. He has employed counsel and will contest the charge. arrest warrant served this morning.
L. G. Hollaway of Lamont will lecture on The Evils of Mormonism at Hileman Gindt chapel Mulberry Street Waterloo tonight. Hollaway has years of missionary experience and will present his views to the public invited. The Mormons have been active in Waterloo recently and the speaker is brought to the city as a result.
London observers urge the house of commons and house of lords to sit intermittently to monitor the cabinet. Critics argue the defense of the realm act grants broad power, while the lords reconvening on January 6 provides a rare check under divided party lines.
The Buchanan instrument sits near the river bank while the Slippy thermometer is placed farther from the stream, showing a contrast in exposure levels to environmental conditions.
Wilma Smucker of Orange township Black Hawk county wins 150 dollars in corn growing contests. her father and brother also win prizes but much smaller. The bright girl plans to invest in a college education, anticipating funds will grow by the time she enters college.
James W. Holder was bound over to the federal grand jury in Dubuque in $2,000 bonds after a hearing before U S Commissioner Dempster for violating the Mann white slave law. He failed to post bond and was sent to jail. a woman was brought from Blue Earth Minnesota to Waterloo but later returned to Blue Earth.
Petrograd reports a general army statement dated Sunday December 13 noting no engagement of importance on any fronts. German troops retreating in the Miank region, no change on the left bank of the Vistula, Austrian columns moving down the northern slope of the Carpethians.
Berlin reports hostile aviators over Freiburg Baden on December 13 at 3 p.m. bombs damaged a house and two fell in Columbia Park injuring two girls. Frank Hacker from Friend Nebraska arrived for his father Fred Hacker’s funeral in Dubuque. Two new diphtheria and one smallpox and one scarlet fever cases quarantined. list of patients given.
Roatan notes two youths escaped from the Eldora industrial school this morning. The escapees are Arthur Farmer 19 of Charles City and Alfred Garland 17 of Des Moines. Farmer formerly resided in Waterloo and was believed to possibly head toward this city.
Washington D C December 14 Preparations to modify the federal quarantine on foot and mouth disease in Texas were being made today in the department of agriculture as already done in other states. The changes will affect movement and inspection rules for cattle and livestock to curb spread.
The report notes that cattle shipments may resume in certain areas under specified restrictions. Authorities outline which regions are affected, the conditions imposed, and the monitoring measures to ensure compliance.
The junior class earned about $100 after expenses from last Friday night's class play. The funds will go toward next spring's junior senior reception. Last year's junior class made about $80 from their "The Strenuous Life" production.
T M Buchanan of Buchanan Optical Co found that a platinum wire had been displaced so the self registering thermometer read six degrees too low. The error was corrected in today’s temperatures. Readings compared with the government standard showed the instrument was largely accurate aside from a small morning difference.
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