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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1921
Page
8
Des Moines reports state Senator Whitmore Ottumwa was formally excused from voting on the Fulton bill easing minority party representation. The move ends a dispute after Whitmore had refused to vote and the senate initially declined to excuse him. The Fulton measure passed by one vote.
Des Moines February 15. The movie censorship bill by Representative John Ison of Clinton county was deemed "impossible" to redraft by the committee on military affairs. The panel recommended some form of censorship and will pursue an inquiry into public needs. The bill would let the board of education act as censor, approving only moral and elevating pictures while banning crime, immorality, and sexual depictions.
The United States Atlantic and Pacific fleets arrived after completing joint maneuvers off the west coast of South America. The finale featured a destroyer attack under a smoke screen with formation practice. The fleets will stay in port for the coming week.
Two safeblowers attempted a break in the Farmers and Merchants Bank vault at Utica near Pontiac Michigan early today but were driven off by a wave of mustard gas. A can of gas had been planted to rupture when the door was forced, and the robbers fled empty handed.
An enlisted navy man was arrested at the Washington Navy Yard over an alleged scheme to blow up the presidential yacht Mayflower. Secret Service and police suspect the plot extended to yard shops and vessels. The suspect offered a bribe to a superior officer to permit a bomb package aboard. A rendezvous at a park to receive the package was observed, but the package was not delivered.
The Associated Press reports American sugar production in 1920 reached 2 605 174 000 pounds, up 15 percent from 1916 and 54 percent from earlier. Beet sugar totaled 2 229 200 000 pounds, a 27 percent rise, due to larger acreage and favorable weather. The U.S. now produces about a quarter of its sugar consumption, with 1918 usage near average despite shortages fears.
The proposition to switch from a commission form of government to a city manager system was defeated by a 3 to 1 vote in Fort Dodge Iowa yesterday, reported by the Associated Press.
Tokio reports the Japanese cabinet will resume negotiations with the United States over the Vladivostok incident the shooting of Lieut H Langdon. The sentry involved was placed on trial by court martial and the cabinet considered the Langdon affair at length.
Washington February 15 The House impeachment proceedings against federal Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis move forward as Rep Welty Ohio Democrat asks witnesses including Welty to appear before the judiciary committee within about a week The charges allege Landis took the outside post as baseball arbiter while remaining on the bench The outcome hinges on the committee’s ruling and legal opinions about legality of the outside duties.
Miles P. Cotton described as a British peer spent only a few hours in Portland jail. He shared a cell with four Irish prisoners after mistaking the police garage for the chief’s office while attempting to rescue a friend. He was released within hours and boarded a train to Toronto.
Colorado and Denver move to secure the release of Frank Zimmer a Denver soldier held in Germany for allegedly trying to kidnap Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. A joint memorial urges Secretary of War Baker and Congress to secure release and ensure a fair hearing before American authorities if convicted.
A Dane county special investigation found no basis for the Lawrence murder mystery surrounding Richard S. Lawrence who died after being struck by a railroad train March 21, 1915. Pathologist Dr C H Bunting and Mendota psychiatrist Dr W W Lorenzen said wounds showed no murder and no post burial tampering. District attorney and county officials dropped official action.
In Champaign Illinois W E Pussyfoot Johnson temperance leader attacked critics of Judge K M Landis. He argued critics ignore bootleggers on suspended sentences while praising the court for delaying a youth embezzlement sentence. Johnson said he convicted 600 bootleggers in Wisconsin with some released on third suspensions.
Prof. Albert A. Michaelson of Chicago University departs for Paris to lecture as an exchange professor at the University of Paris for three months. His stellar measuring device helped quantify stars including Betelgeuse, shown to be millions of times larger than our sun.
Pittsburgh officials report crude oil reductions of 10 to 50 cents per barrel. Pennsylvania crude drops to 3.75, Cabell 2.71, Somerset 2.80, Somerset Light 2.25, and Ragland 1.15. Ragland led with a 10 cent cut, other grades down 25 cents.
In San Francisco a man named Stephen Berry asked a gun store clerk to show him a pistol. The clerk loaded it and Berry grabbed the weapon, shooting himself in the chest. Surgeons at the emergency hospital said he could not live.
Former Treasury official William G. McAdoo predicts a stable Obregon government in Mexico, urges prompt settlement of foreign obligations, and rehabilitation of the nation's credit. He notes Mexico's dependence on U S capital and urges friendship with the United States to attract investment.
In Chicago on February 15 the case of Mike de Pike Heitler and 29 others charged with conspiring to violate prohibition laws by transporting a vast liquor shipment from Louisville to Chicago on a forged permit was set to begin in federal Judge Evan A. Evans' court. Twenty-four defense lawyers will represent the defendants while two lawyers handle the government's case.
In Waukegan Illinois on February 13 eight-year-old Miriam Rubin who had talked almost nonstop since February 5 slept nine hours in a row. Doctors attributed the illness to twisted vertebrae in the spine and believed she would soon be cured.
The Burma legislative council passed a unanimous resolution demanding women's suffrage. The motion was adopted in Rangoon as part of British India on February 13. The action marks a formal call for granting women the vote in Burma.
Thawing increased slick surfaces on highways with soft beds locally. Motor traffic heavy and slow but passable in the reported territory including Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Dubuque Mason City Mason City Hampton Postville Waverly and surrounding areas.
Francis H reports a turning tide in U S business with renewed confidence and improving conditions. Agricultural districts show farmers faring better as crops are marketed gradually and wealth is created. Plants reopen and transportation efficiency rises as rail privatization proceeds and banks strengthen reserves and liquidity.
In a February 15 letter to Senator Page, Secretary Daniels urges government ownership of all high power radio stations, arguing the air should be monopolized by the state and warning that private control risks unneutral messages and private interests. He cites wartime experiences and responds to Senator Poindexter’s proposal to regulate and promote radio development.
Sir Auckland Geddes sails for America to notify the incoming administration of Britain’s readiness to participate in naval arms reduction. He has met with Prime Minister Lloyd George and cabinet officers, and had an audience with the king. Geddes conveyed Britain’s official stance on Mesopotamian oil, disarmament, and German cables.
The Inland Daily Press Association began its yearly gathering in Chicago with morning reports on offers and a proposal to admit Canadian papers. Afternoon sessions feature speakers including J. K. Groom Aurora H. W. Harrington Moline Thomas Rees Springfield PB. M. Conroy Mason City Ia. and E. P. Adler Davenport Ia chairman of the AP A print committee. Adler will speak on Print Paper near the day’s end.
Kane county grand jury indicted Frank Dossett 16 East St. Louis for the murder of Mrs Jessie Lovelett 32 of Duquoin. He will be arraigned Thursday in Kane county court. Authorities say Dossett confessed to beating the woman over the head with a stove shaker as she slept last Friday, she died Sunday morning.
Cork lord mayor Donal O Callaghan seeks state department review of a ruling that he has no political refugee rights and must leave the United States after arriving as a stowaway without a passport. Officials say labor department action may follow a formal decision.
An appeal to governments and nations to aid Russian refugees was issued by the executive committee of the twenty assembly conference. A. J. Sack of the Russian information bureau in the U S reports 1 506 000 refugees driven by world war and civil war to escape mass executions.
W. W. Coburn brother of Robert Coburn of Jesup Iowa was seriously burned while working as a line man for the Des Moines Electrical Company in Des Moines. He was hospitalized at Mercy hospital in serious condition but expected to recover.
The Courier states home delivery before 5 30. If the paper is late due to carrier error call 3330 before 6 33 for a replacement copy.
Washington Feb 15 Secretary Houston was told by the Senate Judiciary Committee to pay out no more money on loans to foreign governments until the committee reviews the facts. The action came after Senator Reed urged stopping all treasury advances to allied governments and Brandegee supported immediate scrutiny. The dispute centers on whether $37,000,000 in additional credits should be issued while legislation to halt further loans is considered.
Washington D C Feb 15 War this year will cost the United States 2 593 060 000 according to estimates by Secretary of the Treasury Houston today Every person in the United States is paying 24 24 a year for war purposes according to Houston s figures 48 against per capita appropriations for all purposes of 31 9 This leaves 7 68 per citizen for expenditures other than those related to war To get ready for future wars the United States this year will spend 861 291 000 or about 25 per cent of the total appropriations Wars of the past will cost 318 198 375 or about 10 per cent The great war or present conflict in which the United States still is technically involved will cost 1 413 721 083 or about 41 per cent For purposes other than war there will be left 24 percent.
Readers of the Evening Courier question the fate of Father and Maggie after a note requests George McManus be told Maggie has changed her coiffure. The inquiry notes Maggie is less handsome and curls hide her neck.
White Plains New York February 15 The Eastern State Journal an evening paper founded in 1845 has suspended publication as a temporary measure due to high production costs. The Reporter now stands as the city’s only daily after previously coexisting with four papers. In March 1920 The Reporter acquired the Daily Argus and the Daily Record.
Rome February 15 editorial argues United States must cancel all or part of allied debts to prevent Europe from being transformed into a German financial foe. It warns U S strength could become a prison and says debt relief would restore Europe’s material and moral powers. It asks how Italy can pay if Austria cannot.
London Feb 15 The king in his speech opening Parliament warned that rioting by Irish factions cannot achieve unity or self rule. He urged constitutional paths to Irish unity, outlined unemployment concerns, and supported treaties and trade talks including with Russia. The session opened amid fears for Lloyd George's government and rising political tension.
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