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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1924
Page
1
German newspapers recount medieval banquets with 13 meat dishes and lavish courses, noting kings and noble guests feasted for weeks. Historians compare past abundance to modern times, asserting today’s diners eat less and live healthier, while old feasts often ended in tragedy.
Lawmakers discuss a bill to block stock raids via receivership and rapid buyouts. Perry testifies on North American stock sales, noting prices from 46 to 360 per share and cases where investors were cheated. He cites the Afidland Packing case and warns of side contracts that enable abuses in consolidations. The attorney general defends intervention for solvent companies while noting limited powers to veto consolidations.
Ebheron February 22. Dobson, a local farmer, accidentally stabbed himself in the eye with a pitchfork while working near his home. Physicians say the injury will likely result in loss of sight.
The Pierpont Morgan library houses intimate Washington letters revealing his young soldiering, family ties, gout for money, and prayers for Martha Washington’s wedding dress keeps. The 1756 linen request and 1783 money pleas contrast with 1796 blessing for Betsy Curtis, plus notes on Yorktown surrender and a planned valedictory address.
Dr. OG HK Kent, former Cornell poultry professor, surveys the local poultry business in Waterloo as he prepares to speak at 8 p.m. The lecture covers selecting the right birds for eggs and effective feeding and management. Motion pictures from farms of F J Thompson Amenia NY John Martin Port Dover Ontario and Owen Farms Vineyard Mass will be shown. Also featured are Cornell judging school methods and an audience Q and A. Sponsored by the Waterloo Poultry Association with music planned.
Admiral Behrens for Russia urged permission to build 419000 tons of capital ships under League of Nations guidance. Russia cited three naval frontiers and lack of security guarantees while the conference offered 125000 tons. after debate the figure was cut to about 80000 tons in exchange for security guarantees for the Baltic and Black seas.
Manila Feb 22 Governor General Wood ordered Acting Secretary Justice Torres to prepare two civil suits against former directors of the Philippine National Bank who approved a loan during the Hare Fon era. Prominent American and Filipino businessmen are said to be involved. auditor Wright notes bank losses to Jan 1, 1925 total 27,000,000, wiping out all government deposits.
Chicago February 22 A man later identified as former policeman George Anekinexer was found dead on a lonely road near Chicago. Police believe he was killed by beer runners, with the body apparently discarded from a passing automobile.
Reed Tost of the American Lawzion seeks 5000 dollars for a new home as Bloomfield and Mason City briefs report local fundraising efforts. Mason City notes Mrs. Ann Biena, 93, chosen to burn the mortgage at St. Joseph's parish.
In New York on February 22, betting odds in Wall Street placed McAdoo and Al Smith at 3 to 1 for the Democratic presidential nomination. W L Darbell, betting commissioner, reported both candidates at 3 to 1 and said even money is bet on President Coolidge’s re election.
Boston police are asked to trace vandals who smeared a black ink like material on John Singer Sargent's Synagogue painting in the Boston nude library. The work has been controversial since public objections by some Jews. Hearings on removing the painting continue as debates over eminent domain for educational use proceed.
Harry B. Scott, a motorman, planned to marry yesterday but could not wait for a justice. He picked up Jude Clydy Thomas, then en route stopped to marry his fiancée Miss Mery Partridge with Justice of the Peace J L. Darnes aboard at the end of the carline. The couple spent their honeymoon riding the line.
The Missouri Valley Glee Club Association announced a first state contest between Missouri and Nebraska clubs to be held in Kansas City with a tentative date of February 22. Organizers said the event will feature college glee clubs from both states in the inaugural meet.
Waterloo grocers competed in a window trimming contest by the American Beauty Macaroni company with cash prizes for top displays. Winners to be announced in Friday advertisement. Feb. 29. Des Moines reports that 500 Republicans meet tomorrow to elect 84 delegates for the March 4 state convention.
Port au Prince Haiti February reports show strong economic gains across the year 1923. Customs collections reached 6,113,790 with December the peak month. trade volume totaled 30,575,817 and exports 24,591,012 while imports rose to 14,157,960. Shipping activity increased with 1,845 ships entering seaports and 1,836 clearing, led by U.S. vessels. Overall revenue reached 9,022,993 with a year-end balance of 2,630,782, up 1,166,422 from the prior period.
Rich ard Watson prohibition enforc ement officer and star witness in 88 liquor law violation prosecutions in Glenrose Texas was shot to death early today. Five men are jailed in connection with the killing as the case exposes alleged bribes involving a former sheriff and other officials. Watson had testified in the trial of EB Roark former Somervell County prosecutor and was killed at Tom Duncan’s home when bullets struck through a window. His brother GC Watson, also a prohibition officer, has testified in the cases.
Rev Otto S Raspe addressed 31 mothers at the M C A boys division mothers auxiliary meeting yesterday afternoon. He urged the home as the natural base for training boys in Christian ideals and citizenship, with parents as primary teachers.
Chicago Feb 22 The American Farm Bureau Federation endorses its president Ellsworth B Cornwall of Burlington Vermont for a seat on the federal trade commission. His name was suggested to President Coolidge after the withdrawal of George B Christlin. The federation says American farmers want an agriculture representative on the commission.
In Cedar Rapids on February 22 Verle Taylor Covington Alabama alleges a deserter from the Second Battalion Fourth Field Artillery Fort Logan Colorado went over the hill in May 1923 and is now under arrest here.
Notorious American criminal known as Dapper Dan Collins, born in Atlanta, was captured in Paris and faces extradition. New York police expect the suspect may provide clues to the murders of J. B. Elwell in New York and William Desmond Taylor in Los Angeles, tying him to ongoing cases.
City officials educators and newspapermen gathered for an advance showing of the 12 reel film Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Plaza Theatre. Lon Chaney leads a stellar cast in a grand Production praised for its scale atmosphere music and dramatic power.
Dr. Alexander Meiklejohn, ousted Amherst College president, will address Coe College March 13 under the College club auspices. His advanced educational ideas have sparked nationwide discussion among educators.
Davenport Iowa February 22 Claude Hobbs 13 year old pupil was run over and killed by a truck while coasting on a city street The driver A H Dana faced bond and an investigation authorities said he was not responsible for the accident
In Monona Iowa on February 22 schools closed due to pneumonia among many students. Officials said classes will not resume until the epidemic is controlled.
Miami doctors report Bishop Hemer Stuntz in improving condition after paralysis struck him on December 12. Initial prognosis suggested little hope, but his health has since shown progress.
Sheriff Ruhl brought two alleged automobile thieves from Sac City to Vinton on February 22. The pair faced charges of stealing a Ford, the vehicle held by Sac City police.
Berlin reports Germany failed to establish a domestic silk industry after Wieland and Schuster released Chinese alrianthus silkworms in the Neckar valley near Heilbronn. Cuckoos destroy the stock, recalling Frederic the Great's earlier inconclusive attempts near Potsdam, where a silk mill now relies on Chinese inputs.
Senator La Follette takes charge of the Senate effort to oust Attorney General Daugherty. The oil stock issue centers on Sinclair shares and broker books, with calls for a full Senate hearing and investigation as President Coolidge faces pressure from Pepper and Lodge to demand resignation.
New York Feb 22 The firm Phone Us Inc opened offices in November promising to answer any question for 30 a year. With officers departing for Canada salaries unsettled, West 43rd Street fixtures sold for 350 and salary claims reached 547. Calls flooded in as a visitor answered random queries about Mrs Fiske John T King De Wolfe Hoover and the fifth dimension.
Congress will be asked to appropriate additional funds to repair boilers on four battleships Arkansas Utah Wyoming and Florida ordered out of commission by Secretary Denby. Preliminary estimates exceed the $200000 limit per ship. Ships move from canal zone to Guantanamo Cuba as repair material is gathered. boilers are too weak for more than 12 knots.
Hollywood producer-director Maurice Tourneur, after surveying the year’s outlook, predicts a program of wholesome pictures with clean advertising. He notes modern stories told in six or seven reels and driven by broad audience appeal, meeting public demand for entertainment suitable for the whole family.
St Petersburg Feb 22 Frank McDowell 19 confessed killer of his father mother and two sisters is not believed insane prosecutors say witnesses will testify he is simulating insanity. Prosecution claims the motive was collection of a 10000 double indemnity policy Frank acted as an insurance agent and underwrote it for his father in January.
United Press reports Senator Copeland of New York advocates tearing down back fences and woodshed structures in the capital claiming they invite crime and hide illicit activity. He suggests district authorities can declare them a public menace and levy costs on property owners who resist removal.
Edward Morrow, 31, of Muscatine, died after being found dead in a refrigerator car at Blue Island Illinois. Milton Thorpe, 26, of Fruit Messenger, was found unconscious from charcoal fumes and revived. Morrow reportedly left Muscatine Tuesday night planning to go to Detroit to work in an automotive plant. He leaves a widow, parents, and three sisters.
Lahore Feb 22 Fourteen killed today in fighting between Akalis tribesmen and military police near Nabha. Six thousand armed tribesmen moved on Nabha to attack the garrison. Authorities fired on the rebels who returned fire. The tribesmen were dispersed.
Mrs Blanche Tullock of Schenectady New York is in Jefferson hospital for a three year old lodged tooth removal operation. Surgeons plan to use the bronchoscopic method perfected by Dr Shevalier Jackson for the procedure in Philadelphia.
Oakland, Cal Feb 22. Mrs. O'Brien, a rare female contractor, bids on and completes major projects. She has built the Tunnel road on the Skyline boulevard and is now grading and excavating the site of the United States veterans hospital near Livermore, Cal.
In Los Angeles on February 22 a massive Iowa-born gathering converged at Lincoln Park for the annual picnic. About 75 000 attendees, many from Iowa towns now residents of the Southland, greeted each other with handshakes and shared roast chicken and corn bread. County and city registers boasted names of former residents, reflecting the strong Iowa diaspora in California.
Washington D C February 22 Republicans on the house ways and means committee agreed on a gift tax and higher inheritance taxes as part of a broader tax revision push. Representative Frear Wisconsin led the effort while Blanton Texas proposed a two year ban on former internal revenue employees practicing private law.
President Coolidge will address the nation from the White House study on Washington's birthday eve. The 10 p m EST speech will be aired by WCAP in Washington WEAF in New York and WJAR in Providence. It is his second radio address from the White House using an improved microphone.
Oskaloosa Iowa February 22 C M Porter manager of Hawkeye Lumber company with its headquarters here announced the Hawkeye company had taken over six lumber yards of M B Hutchison Lumber company Ottumwa located at Ottumwa Agency Batavia Libertyville Stockport and Hillsboro This gives Hawkeye company 31 yards in southern Iowa Hav Porter from Oskaloosa goes to Ottumwa to manage the yard there.
Orlando police announced the weather worn skeleton found near Lake Ivanhoe is identified as 26 year old Miss Marion Jobson. The body was found after she left a roadhouse with a married man who sold his property and disappeared days later. Authorities withhold the man’s name, expecting his arrest soon.
Moscow cables report Leon Trotzky, war commissar, writing on the sixth anniversary of the Red Army. He asserts the army's bayonets serve the laboring masses against oppressors and exploiters. Also noted is the annual meeting of the Sons of American Revolution in Black's Tea Room with officers elected and plans for a patriotic gathering.
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