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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1926
Page
8
A column blends humor with crime and politics, citing Gov. Brewster’s quip on puritans and prayers, then recounts suspects such as Herold Croarkin and Bray and Dave Harding facing pleas and defenses. It also discusses Judge Borelli, municipal pay, and a Rock Springs crime, followed by Congress’s holiday recess and gift chatter in a single compact snapshot.
Congress adjourned for Christmas Holidays with work piling up for when sessions resume. The Senate approved the interior department supply bill and the House sent it to conference. Debated items include rivers and harbors, Boulder Canyon dam, alien property, and ongoing probes into campaign funds and stock dividends. Senate hearings will probe federal trade, justice actions, and related financial matters amid talks of prohibition and immigration reforms.
Ruby Albers, age 1, daughter of Mrs. Merman Albers of Union County South Dakota, was returned home after being kidnaped Tuesday by three men. She was found yesterday at Woonsocket South Dakota by Sanborn County Sheriff J. S. Schaaf, alleged leader, was arrested. The mother says she recognized Schaaf, a former suitor, among the abductors.
In South Omaha, Mildred Thrachbium, a four-H club girl from Iowa, sold a crossbred Angus yearling steer weighing 1,616 pounds for 13.50 per hundredweight, the top price of the cattle market and a 60 cent rise over the year’s previous record. The sale occurred December 23 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Cleveland pilot War ren D. Williams of a Cleveland Chicago air mail plane saves his life by parachuting free from his aircraft in thick fog south of Bowling Green Ohio. The plane crashed seconds after the chute opened. Williams was unhurt aside from bruises and scratches.
Mrs Jane Gibson a noted witness in the Hall Miss murder case remains in hospital for Christmas. Doctors say she will not live many weeks and she will have a simple dinner of soup and soft foods while recovering.
Miss Beatrice Meeney, 50, died in Somerville after state troopers stormed the Meeney farmhouse in the Jutland mountains with tear gas bombs ending a nightlong siege. Timothy and James Meeney were involved, with James shot through his kites and Timothy guarding at bay. Two troopers were wounded as authorities pursued an SPCA dispute over cattle feeding.
Mrs. W R Gardner of La Porte City renews her subscription to the Waterloo Courier for the sixtieth consecutive year. Now in good health at sixty years old, she reads daily and says Christmas without the Courier would be no Christmas at all. She began when the paper was eight years old and weekly with a few hundred subscribers.
Des Moines Dec 23 Loans on savings accounts of 400 or less in the closed Iowa Loan and Trust Co will be obtainable after the examiner certifies the accounts. Banks that are members of the Clearing House association have agreed to loan up to 50 percent on such savings accounts at 6 percent interest. Ten days likely needed to complete arrangements.
The Oskaloosa hearing on Dr. A. Abbott focuses on revoking his medical license. The defense plans to present cancer patients who report benefits from Abbott's radio wave treatments. Other patients with various illnesses may testify, and Abbott himself is expected to take the stand. A separate item reports James Willis, 40, killed his father and brother before dying at the scene in Grandfield.
The Dreamland club in Smoky Row faces a court injunction after a raid exposed illegal gambling and vice in the North End triangle. County Attorney W A Cook pursued action in district court against Anson Richard Anterson over a building at 209 Lin street, alleging use for illicit activities.
San Francisco reports indictments extending from Los Angeles to Seattle accuse over 100 individuals of wholesale liquor violations. Seattle and Los Angeles grand juries reveal smuggling ties exceeding 1 million dollars in five months, naming city officials and stockholders of Caspadian Consolidated Exporters Ltd of Vancouver and wealthy Los Angeles and San Francisco interests. Col Green not yet back at work as prohibition chief faces resignations and awaits Congress probe into enforcement machinery.
Vera Cruz is the next stop for the American Good-Will aviators after a delay due to fog. Maj. M. M. A. Dargue said the voyage aims to reach Mexico City for Christmas, with possible changes for weather and a touch at Vera Cruz after leaving Brownsville. Charles Coolidge, 67, died suddenly from apoplexy in Ta. Dex. tPivr. James Coolidge, a distant relative of President Coolidge, died today.
New York report says Catherina Dennine, 16, wife and mother from Chicago, had her manslaughter trial postponed to January 3 after court approval. Judge Barrett granted the delay to allow her counsel and a child welfare worker to gather data on her relationship with Louis Fine who she shot. Dennine’s 11-year-old husband Reece prepared to forgive, hoping for mercy and a Christmas out of jail. Catherine cried, calling it her first happy Christmas.
Des Moines Dec 23 The executive industrial and agricultural commission formed over a year ago to study conditions will submit sweeping recommendations today on five economic lines agriculture banking manufacturing transportation and labor The report will include three concrete proposals on Iowa participation in waterways projects under the transportation division recommendations
Mount Clemens Michigan December 24 deputies carry orders to shoot to kill anyone slapping cars on the highways. The Macomb county sheriff says the program will halt the wave of highway hotclubs and banditry. He criticizes federal agents search tactics and warns plainclothes officers could be mistaken for federals.
In Sioux City Iowa Judge R H Munger denies Anna Leopold a divorce and $230,000 alimony from Merrill broker Potse Leopold. Court finds she failed to prove valid source from her first husband and inability to contract a common law marriage with Frank Hoese.
Charles Hallerman and his wife were found shot to death in the yard of their farm home twelve miles south of Springfield. Leo Hallerman, the brother, reported hearing a scream and shots after fleeing the house. Early today a farmer, Saterfield of South Solon, was arrested in connection with the murders.
Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker dominate a rumored third major league as wealthy sportsmen consider funding a rival circuit to the American and National Leagues. Informal talks suggest steps toward forming a new league, with an official announcement possible soon.
New York police report 21 year old Joseph Arcidicano killed his father in their Grant City, Staten Island home after the elder Arcidicano threatened to grasp his wife's throat. He fired six shots, four hitting, then surrendered at Staten Island police headquarters saying I have killed my father.
Des Moines officials predict a new mail record with 1,357,793 letters mailed in the last eight days. Parcel post packages yesterday totaled 36,847 and letters 485,242. Today’s mail expected to surpass yesterday’s pace.
Greenville on December 23 reports the city commission approved removing the city clerk office from politics by setting the salary at ten dollars annually. The mayor and five commissioners will hire staff to perform duties, effective next spring.
Hollywood notes that public interest in the Valentino estate remains tepid as assets peak around 70 000 dollars. Items include artworks and cars, with the Bertram Masses portrait selling for 1580 dollars to Terese Werner. Pola Negri, once linked to Valentino, did not bid.
In Washington DC on December 23 Justice Bailey ruled that Sinclair and Albert Fall must stand trial for conspiracy related to the Teapot Dome oil lease. They pleaded not guilty after arraignment and a February 2 trial date was set. The ruling rejected claims of selective prosecution and follows the 1924 Senate oil inquiry.
Dave and Grey Harding of Blair Neb bound over to the grand jury on $20,000 bonds each for allegedly holding up the Module Ia Savings Bank last week. About $4,500 stolen with $800 recovered. defense claims police used third degree tactics and produced photographs of Dave Harding with injuries including a black back, torn rib, broken nose, lost tooth, and blackened eyes.
Christmas brings no celebrations for 30 members of Zeta Beta Tau at the University of Windsor as they remain quarantined in their house. Harold Kutter, a fraternity brother, is ill with scarlet fever, prompting the strict isolation.
Hey Kart A Roadman told the Lions club at Black's tea room that human happiness comes from poverty’s homes. He urged understanding Bethlehem as a symbol of Christmas and warned against abandoning the good in life. Gifts from a Christian free market supported Salvation Army Christmas baskets.
Canton December court session sees Patrick Eugene McDermott deny involvement in the Don R. Mellett killing. He accuses state informant Steve Kaschalk of planning the slugging, says he warned Mellett by phone, and insists he acted alone and is no rat. He recounts trips to Massillon, Cleveland, and various meetings with co-defendants while denying prior gun possession.
Chicago reports say Christmas turkeys will be cheaper than Thanksgiving with top prices for fancy dressed birds around 63 cents the pound, 60 cents in other cases. Buyers with strong teeth can find dressed hens around 28 cents to 30 cents with month-end prices noted.
Eddie Clollina, former manager of the Chicako White Sox, returned to the Thilladelphia Ashfedon as second baseman for the Mackmen. Obregon visits U.S. in San Francisco, saying Mexico enjoys prosperity amid propagandist pressure and domestic turmoil.
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