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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1921
Page
7
Washington dispatch reviews a disputed Briand remark during the conference and translation errors fueling Italian riots. The misinterpretation centered on demobilization versus a harsher term, with subsequent denials and alternate explanations.
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 6:30 o'clock. If due to carrier error or other causes you do not receive your paper by then, please phone 33:10. Two copies of the paper will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6:20 p.m.
Hawarden Iowa December 26 A brakeman Alec Portier tackled a would be robber aboard a northbound Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul train at Hawarden preventing theft of passengers money. The assailant fled by forcing a passenger to pull the bell cord and halt the train as it moved.
The American legation in Peking formally protested the return to the capital of Gen. Chang Ching Yao, former Hunan governor, whose troops killed American missionary W A Wermert at Yo Show in June 1920. The U S government claims responsibility for detention and trial disposition and faces embarrassment as Chang Ching Yao is shielded by Gen Chang Tsao Lin, Manchuria’s military governor who helped form the coalition cabinet.
St Louis news dateline reports Prof Robert Howard of Harvard University slated to become president of the American Catholic Historical Association at its convention. Prof Claude Van Tyne of Michigan discussed shifting views on American independence and partisan history vs. modern scholarship.
United Press reports new federal actions target profiteering as prices rise. The Justice Department and Attorney General Daugherty plan indictments, including building material firms, amid ongoing antitrust efforts to curb price surges.
Harry Frink alias Harry Jackson was bound over to the grand jury for auto theft after fingerprints matched those on the mud guard of the stolen car. It marks the first local case where fingerprint evidence was used exclusively by the prosecution. Bond set at $10,000.
Bandits entered the First National bank at Pearl River near Hackensack New Jersey and killed assistant cashier James E Moore and bookkeeper Sigmund Butts before escaping in an auto. Some money was taken though the amount is not yet known. The bandits were believed headed toward Hackensack.
In Lisbon on December 29 two people were killed and five wounded by bombs said to be made in a building owned by the Lisbon general federation of labor. Some arrests followed as authorities kept order under watchful surveillance amid fears of violence from various elements.
President Obrégon ordered official honors for the late Dr. Howard B. Cross of the Rockefeller Institute who died of yellow fever in Vera Cruz. The body will be brought to Mexico City, and the president called Cross a martyr to science in his sanitary department orders. Traction Company Wins 6-Cent Fare Fight in Denver. U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds injunction allowing the maximum fare.
Chicago reports a rise in intoxication arraignments from 32 305 in 1926 to 51 300 in 1921. City council votes 62 to 6 that prohibition failed and supports taxing wines and beer for a soldier bonus. Aldermen attack prohibition as federal raids press Chicago toward a dry New Year.
Eugene V. Debs arrived in Terre Haute from Washington and was greeted by a crowd of about 10,000 at the station. Friends and admirers flooded Debs’ home, his wife rising from illness to greet visitors in the library as a band played the Marseillaise.
Des Moines is told by Col. Hanford McNider national commander of the American Legion that the legion did all it could to keep Debs in prison and will continue its opposition to the release of others convicted for obstructing the war. He adds the Legion is not concerned over how to finance a bonus measure, leaving that to Congress.
Des Moines dispatch reports Dr G H Sumner is expected to resign as secretary of state board of health on Saturday after dismissal by the state appointing board. Attorney General Gibson proposes Dr Rodney Fagan as his successor, likely taking the post January 1.
A plan by leading Republicans in the House would slash army and navy appropriations for the next fiscal year, potentially saving about $3 per person or $12 to $15 for the average family. The war preparedness budget could drop from $800 million to $300 million, with a deferred army appropriation bill to be handled in a secret session by the House appropriations committee on January 10.
Washington reports from December 29 show the arms conference debating whether future submarine warfare should follow civilized rules. The Root resolution urging strict limits won broad support from Britain and the United States but faced French Japanese and Italian calls for referral to experts. London papers attacked France for blocking limits, while Balfour warned of possible Franco British friction as talks continue.
Washington December 29 The justice department will rely on state attorneys general to help readjust retail prices of essentials. Attorney General Daugherty said federal action will target violations of the law while local authorities address local price hikes. He plans to publish a table comparing consumer costs with production costs across localities. Protests from some retail groups were noted, but federal steps hinge on antitrust violations.
Cashier J C Harker of Pisgah bank identified three men as members of the bandit group that robbed the bank of 3100 in cash and liberty bonds a week earlier. The men named are Bart McColm William Westrip and Lewis Block. Block was arrested last night. Bert Cox arrested yesterday and named McColm and Westrip with Cox as the victim of a prior car theft, not identified by Barker. Four of the suspects are local men.
Washington December 29 wheat acreage shows winter sown totals of 44 493 000 acres a 1 2 percent drop from last fall with last year at 44 847 000 acres Rye sown this fall reaches 5 184 000 acres up 22 6 percent from 1920 conditions on December 1 at 76 0 compared with 87 5 last year and a 10 year average of 89 0
The British schooner Golden West carrying alcohol and case liquor was seized by the coast guard cutter Acustnet while at anchor outside Boston. Towed in this morning and turned over to customs officers, the vessel allegedly flew the Union Jack and was said to be owned by a former Boston bartender, bound from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Gold Coast society buzzes with Harold F McCormick and opera star Mary Garden amid McCormick divorce from Mrs Erith I Rockefeller McCormick. Garden predicts a millongire marriage before 1922 while McCormick and family settle fortunes.
Chao of a cars stay in barns as buses compete. Waterloo streetcar firm warns of repeating Des Moines trouble if bus service expands. Cass notes annual city taxes of 12 000 and 200 000 worth of tracks, while promising to maintain service and avoid franchise forfeiture. The company says it will keep cars running if residents demand service.
Washington December 29 Secretary Weeks urged purchase of seven tracts of land in Europe at about 111000 for permanent American cemeteries and asked Congress to make an extra 745000 available for improvements to match Allied cemeteries. He estimated 32000 American war dead would not be returned home and said bodies would be concentrated in cemeteries in France Belgium and England.
Mrs. Nellie Jarvis aged 43, nurse auxiliary leader at Camp Dodge during the war and founder of Nurses Day, died suddenly of acute appendicitis at Methodist hospital Des Moines. She active in Soldiers' entertainment work and survived by husband and son Albert E. Jarvis of the Iowa State Highway Commission at Ames.
Rome December 28 The Banco di San Sconto closed its doors after the government announced a modified moratorium allowing suspension of payments by certain corporations through court decree. The bank, taking advantage, halted payments pending court proceedings.
The report covers Albert, Sen, Mina, Algona, Charles City, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Mason City, Marshalltown, New Hampton, Postville, Waterloo, and La Crosse. Roads are in good winter condition with a thaw Wednesday followed by freezing and icy patches. Forecast calls for worsening conditions tonight and Friday.
In Los Angeles on December 20, defense alienist Dr. Charles L. Allen testified that Arthur G. Burch showed mental deterioration bordering on insanity as the murder case against him of J Delton Kennedy resumes. Prosecutors planned to counter with the alienists testimony already summoned, with defense counsel signaling near completion of their case once Allen’s testimony ends.
Maynard Gunsaul, a former stock salesman for Associated Packing, sues Iowa Homestead Co in federal court for $100000 in libel damages. Defendants include Dante M Pierce Ray B Pierce Fred W Weitz Frank Moorehead Austin Hines and G C Clifton. Plaintiffs allege editorials in September 1920 harmed Gunsaul, who now resides in Kansas City Missouri.
Iowa State Teachers Association announces six district conventions in spring. Sessions scheduled in Sioux City and Fort Dodge March 16 to 18, with Cres ton and Oskaloosa, Waterloo, Des Moines set for early April. Charles F. Tye, secretary, disclosed details.
Washington C December 29 Charges that three soldiers were murdered by non commissioned army officers at Camp Merritt New Jersey during the war were made in a telegram to Senator Tom Watson of Georgia The telegram listed names including Benner and others claiming witnesses were present and that the executions were carried out by sergeants at the camp
Judge Edwards sets Governor Len Smalt for trial January 9 on a $500000 embezzlement count. The ruling scraps part of an indictment naming Lieut. Gov. Fred Sterling and Vernon Curtis in conspiracy and a confidence game involving $2,000,000. Curtis faces nine conspiracy counts. Sterling avoided the joint embezzlement charge due to venue issues.
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