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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1921
Page
1
The piece analyzes how Europe’s debts and U.S. tariff policy are intertwined. It argues the emergency tariff bill is dying and a permanent tariff plan will be pushed in the new session, while debt obligations force a shift toward protectionism and foreign loan considerations shaping party realignment.
President elect Harding refused a golf match challenge from Greenville South Carolina postmaster to a reappointment prize saying he is a miserable player and does not want the administration weakened by his incapacity but he would play if conditions were changed.
Johannesburg February 18 Premier Smuts spoke to a League of Nations gathering asserting that the British empire is a small league of nations and America should join. He argued South Africa’s vote is that of an independent state and praised President Wilson’s work toward the league.
Ed Tobin, superintendent of Cook county schools, ruled that phrases like It is me and He don't are permissible for teachers and pupils. He said correct form sounds stilted and teaches children forms outlawed by common usage, but he won’t reprimand teachers who use them.
Justice John Ford refused W B Stokes a writ of habeas corpus to compel Mrs Stokes to place their two children under New York courts. Stokes seeks custody amid divorce suits, while Mrs Stokes counters for separation and has taken the children to Denver Colorado.
Postoffice inspectors and police pursue five bandits who robbed the Toledo postoffice early Thursday obtaining mail unofficially valued at nearly half a million dollars. Additional inspectors have arrived to assist in the search as the suspects are believed still in Toledo.
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co announces a 15 percent wage cut effective March 1. The reduction follows declining prices and intensified competition affecting business.
Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday cover the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys with cold and generally fair skies and a chance of snow early in the week. The text also mentions an advertisement with brands including Smoke La Azora and Dutch Master.
AP report from Chicago notes four burglars used military tactics to resist police in a West Twenty-fifth Street liquor store raid. The loot and firefight continued as the robbers formed ranks and commandeered a car, with two officers wounded and two burglars likely hit.
Paris February 19 withdrawal of American representatives on the reparations commission ends U S enforcement of the Versailles treaty. Troops remain in the Coblenz area but their position is diplomatically untenable and are expected to be ordered home at once. French forces likely to take their place in the Rhine sector.
New York report says Enrico Caruso's battle after a heart attack last Tuesday night shows progress. Dr. Stella notes danger remains but expresses confidence he will recover. a comfortable night aids optimism as physicians report continued improvement and fever subsided.
Chicago reports tenants and real estate men push rent controls and highlight Matthew Brown owner of a Forest Park six flat. Despite nearby rents from 20 to 60 dollars, Brown charges 18 dollars monthly, with a resident raising her rent by five dollars last spring. The building sits in a premier Forest Park neighborhood.
Henry Starr the reformed Oklahoma bandit turned bank robber again after debts drove him to crime. Starr lies in a Harrison jail as doctors fear death approaches. Possemen hunt the three bank-robbery accomplices who fled after Starr was shot by bank official W. J. Myers. Mrs. Starr travels from Oklahoma to be at his bedside.
A trio of U S senators led by Harrison Johnson and Harris pressed for stricter immigration limits amid fears typhus could spread from European migrants. The group urged a yearlong halt, or harsher action than the Dillingham measure, warning of job shortages and disease risk to the United States. Dr Royal S Copeland warned typhus could break out nationwide from imported vermin carriers, as New York health efforts expand with federal aid to prevent a broader outbreak.
Montgomery Alabama February 19 It remains possible to sell gold bricks with a case of brass being passed as gold Sam Katz a Chandler street merchant testified he invested 600 in four bars of brass after two strangers entered his shop One man Benny Grossman praised the coffee but the other Mr Harris offered a deal to sell a dentist a bar of pure gold for 3400 Katz says two strangers joined the scheme and another contributed 100 leaving Katz with 600 as his stake
Marjorie Washington a colored witness recalled by the defense testified she was forced to return from Bristol Tennessee to Matewan West Virginia to testify. She denied paid testimony or any inducement. Thomas Chafin of Matewan testified about the crowd moving toward the river after the revolver fight and identified several men in the group.
Chicago police say they have in custody a man identified as John Threnan and also John Thompson for the December robbery of John McKenzie, a Chemical National Bank messenger, stealing $149,000 in cash and securities. The suspect denies the charge. The December 29, 1920, robbery involved a gunman with a satchel containing $10,000 cash, $75,000 in bonds, and $64,000 in other securities.
Frank Miller a salesman, was arrested while dining with two friends at a fashionable hotel in New York. He faces charges of criminally receiving a stolen American Express money order valued at $250, said to have been stolen last October, with Miller claiming he bought it in Chicago.
Miss Alice Paul formally steps down after eight years as leader. She declines to head a new group formed yesterday under the old name, saying the Woman's Party ends its existence with the amendment achieved. The successor organization will pursue a feminine program to boost women’s power.
President elect Harding offers Charles Evans Hughes the state portfolio and Hughes accepts. Harding and Hughes discuss policy while Harding also talks tariff with Rep. Forney about early emergency tariff legislation to replace the Underwood act.
A February winter storm blanketed Kansas Oklahoma Texas and Arkansas with two to 15 inches of snow. Missouri faced falling temperatures and forecasts of more snow as Wort Smith Arkansas reported the heaviest snow in years. Horticulturists feared damage to budding fruit trees amid mild prior weather. Oklahoma City logged 2 inches with ongoing snowfall cited across eastern Oklahoma.
Chicago February 9 Federal Judge K M Landis freed postal clerk Robert J Green on his own recognizance after learning his wife is about to give birth. Landis instructed Green to return to court one month after the stork visits his home.
The report lists towns including Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Faribault La Crosse Mason City Marshalltown New Hampton Postville Waterloo and Waverly. Roads remain tough though traffic is wearing them down. Cold weather forecast tonight and Sunday.
Washington report notes food prices to consumers are 21.5 percent lower than six months earlier, based on Labor Department data from 52 cities. Potatoes and sugar fell more than 30 percent, as price indexes show a continued decline after wartime peaks.
An unmasked bandit robbed the State Bank of Stockholm at 9:30 this morning, getting $2,300 after forcing cashier H. R. Anderson to dump cash from the vault. A patron alarmed townsfolk as a car fled across Lake Pepin toward a road near Wacouta. a posse pursued the vehicle.
H B Futrelle was found guilty in Wilson county superior court of leading a mob that stormed the Wayne county jail in Goldsboro on December 3 to seize three African Americans charged with the murder of Herman Jones, a grocer. He received a four year sentence and appealed to the supreme court.
Chicago February 13. Notice served on union printers that February 25 their weekly pay will be cut four dollars and thirty five cents. Employers argue living costs have fallen for the union wage scale. Topographical union members called a meeting for Sunday to discuss the proposed cut.
Detroit report states Ford Motor company will add four thousand workers at the Highland Park plant raising total force to 14,090 and daily car production to about 2,500. The announcement comes mid February and reflects increased manufacturing capacity.
The federal railroad labor board will issue April decisions on wage reductions and abrogating national agreements. It will also decide whether boards of adjustment are national or local, settling the open shop question. B M Jewell to present AFL arguments March 10 as railroad executives reject national bargaining.
The Waterloo Cedar Falls interurban will cut commuter fares starting March 1. Commuters can buy monthly coupon books, 60 fares, or 10 cent each way for a round trip, with a 20 cent fare summary for Cedar Heights residents and suburbia. Transfers to local lines are not included and unused tickets expire at month end.
Gov. John M. Parker of Louisiana told the Iowa Press Association banquet that the railroad system is chaotic and transportation neglects farmers. He urged waterways development to ship crops to the sea, noting Iowa corn cribs and southern warehouses in trouble and transport labor devalued.
A coroner's inquest was to be held today into the death of Margaret McLoney a prominent music teacher struck by a heavily laden coal truck in Des Moines late yesterday. W J Pewick driver of the truck surrendered to police and was arraigned on a manslaughter charge he pleaded not guilty and was freed under a $3000 bond.
The notice states delivery before 3:80 o clock. if missed due to carrier error or other cause call 8330 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls should reach the office before 6:90 p.m.
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