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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1929
Page
9
A compilation notes Gen. Phil Hanna’s death in California, the Doheny Jr. murder suicide in Los Angeles, and Hoover’s upcoming oath. It also covers Waterloo Chamber of Commerce fundraising, diphtheria declines in Iowa, a dramatic fire rescue, sewage pollution debate, and local legislative push for sanitary districts.
Young Chinese nationalists in Washington plan to mark Sun Yat Sen’s death anniversary by memorializing Congress for a full international equality treaty. The event, March 12 at the Washington club, includes Judge Paul Linebarger and a text petition calling abrogation of the unequal U.S. China treaty. The group argues foreign invasions and extraterritoriality hinder China’s progress and cites Dr G C Wu’s diplomacy.
Constantinople February 18. Far from removal to An fara Leon Tratzky lies ill in the Russian consulate here. It would be dangerous to move him while he is so weak. Servants are excluded from the wing where he is confined. His wife and four Soviet guards who brought him from Alma Ata act as guards. No move to Angora or other place while he rests. The consulate remains heavily guarded with restricted access.
Alma Rubens actress returns to Beverly Hills home after surgery in Hollywood hospital aimed at ending narcotic habit. She had nerve trouble and narcotics use cited as cause of illness. Dr Citron summoned to state medical board over prescriptions. Rubens’ mother says she paid over 1200 dollars in five weeks.
Terre Haute Ind Feb 18 Officials of the Terre Haute Trust company assure depositors there were no irregularities in the bank s affairs to account for the death by own action here Sunday of James Royse president of the institution Royse shot himself through the head wife sitting in his automobile near his country home after a conference with his two vice presidents at the banking house The vice presidents said he had appeared to be low in spirits and recent events including bank closings and a possible car crash believed to have unsettled him were noted as possible factors
Congress today debates the Reed Borah prohibition measure as a Senate vote nears moments after 4 p.m. The Judiciary Committee meets on related bills and a House calendar consents.
Philip G Hanna 71 longtime U S consul general in Latin America died after heart attack and strokes in National City California. He will be buried in Waterloo with military honors and tributes from Grand Army of the Republic and veterans groups. Hanna was son of Waterloo pioneers and a noted diplomat, statesman and evangelist who served 30 years in the U S consular service. Burial Sunday at Elmwood Cemetery with services at First Methodist Church.
Police and investigators view the Doheny case as the act of a temporarily mentally disordered man. Theodore Hugh Plunkett, secretary to Edward L Doheny Jr, shot Doheny and then killed himself after a medical attempt to treat his nervous condition failed. The event occurred at Greystone in Los Angeles with funeral services set for St Vincent's church.
Paris Feb 18 A two man subcommittee was named by reparations experts to cut through Dr Schacht's exposition of Germany's economy and move toward definite annual payment figures. The group will report tomorrow with procedural plans as the conference adjourned. Observers saw no clear divergence of opinion though the American spokesman refused to say whether allied and German views had deadlocked.
Chicago February 16 An Herald and Examiner report cites reliable sources that Edward G Seubert president of Standard Oil Indiana would become chairman of the board if Col Robert W Stewart loses reelection March 7 The paper notes Stewart proxies face Rockefeller Jr backing Seubert to counter claims Rockefeller opposes Stewart to weaken Indiana oil interests aligned with Standard Oil NY and NJ
Ray Eggert, six years postmaster at Waterloo, becomes manager of suburban circulation for the Waterloo Evening Courier starting March 1. He served as postmaster from 1922 to 1928, worked in tobacco wholesale, and lives at 180 Gates Street. Montezuma hunter Bertram Vanderlip, 33, died after a hunting accident when a gun discharged as his guide’s coat caught the trigger. He leaves a widow and young son, plus his parents.
The Courier promises delivery before 5 30 p m and offers a remedy if the paper is late. If the carrier is at fault or the paper is not received by the time, call 5100 for a replacement copy. Phone calls should reach the office before 6 39 p m.
Washington reports claim President Coolidge agreed to write a series of Cosmopolitan magazine articles after leaving office. The supposed payment was undisclosed, with reports noting money is not the prime motivation and he may prefer magazine publication to newspapers. White House officials and the magazine’s representative offered no confirmation. Local fire in Irglon damages a mushroom house, with losses around $10,000.
Waterworks secretary George E. Shoemaker says six weeks of heavy snow plus subzero weather prevented widespread frozen service pipes in the city. He notes minimal pipe trouble, while at Council Bluffs snowfall was lighter and hundreds of service pipes reportedly froze.
Des Moines reports a 71 percent decline in diphtheria toll over five years. Deputy health commissioner Dr D G Steelsmith credits widespread toxoid immunization for reducing deaths from 239 in 1923 to 69 in 1928. About two thirds of Iowa's 600,000 children under 12 have received protection, and 478 communities have completed general campaigns with 59 additional under way.
In New Hampshire on February 1, Fred Conrad, known as the lasting mareye, ends a 36 day fast after his grocer father George Conrad pledges to attend the local Methodist church. The father’s pledge prompts a compromise, though Fred plans a normal meal Friday if the promise holds.
Stanley D. Moore of Black Hawk Construction urged Rotary Club to back a state law creating a sanitary district to finance a sewage disposal plant for Waterloo. He blasted local officials for inaction, warned of polluted streams and outlined costs totaling about 1.3 million dollars while noting Waterloo’s bonded debt limits.
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