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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1913
Page
6
A plea is made for backing the Economy Body to aid the Efficiency Commission. The statement claims millions are being saved by the commission’s work and urges public support to extend its mandate and effectiveness.
Washington dispatch reports the Taft administration facing a major financing conflict as a national bank inquiry seeks details on government expenditures. The President urges Congress to authorize a $250,000 appropriation to fund extended investigations, claiming potential annual savings of millions if reforms proceed. The piece notes cost comparisons between department clerks and other agencies, urging broader scrutiny of office practices.
Orchardists with smudge pots kept young trees warm as thaw lingered. About half the $50,000,000 citrus crop may be marketable, with San Bernardino and Santa Ana areas faring best. Young groves suffered most, while bearing trees largely escaped damage. Rail and weather officials warned of ongoing impact from cold and thaw across California, Utah, and Washington as storms spread.
A snowslide from International mountain tore across the Bear river at Bitter Creek last night, destroying the Forks hotel a two story frame building. The main portion split in two with no injuries as occupants await trains along the line. Stables and a store were swept away. snow remains deep in the mountains raising fears of more slides and floods.
Seattle, Jan 8 Joseph Miller an alleged white slaver was captured by detectives yesterday in a secret basement room ending a three year chase. He and his wife are held on warrants alleging illegal residence in the United States. Detectives found the Millers residence days ago but Miller eluded capture until raids uncovered a trap door and a hidden room where he hid with a pistol and three rifles.
Des Moines, January 1 Col Joseph Hiboeck longtime proprietor of the Staats Anzeiger newspaper in Des Moines died at his home today of pneumonia at age 75. A prominent German editor and anti prohibition leader Hiboeck had been ill since Christmas with his condition worsening last night before his death shortly after noon.
Washington reports the second lap of tariff revision hearings by the Ways and Means Committee focusing on Schedule R earths and glassware. The debate centers on Payne Aldrich provisions, a glass trust claim, and whether duties on plate glass could be halved without harming U.S. manufacturers.
N W Harris founder of Harris Trust and Savings bank relinquishes the presidency to his son Albert W Harris. Stockholders from many sections attend the annual election as the elder Harris cites age and heavy responsibilities and plans to reduce activities after forty years of work.
Belgrade on January 8 reported a new Servian chief magistrate at Uxskub who ordered the return of a young woman abducted six years earlier by a powerful Albanian boy. She fled the harem during the Balkan war with her four year old son and claimed Christian identity. The judge tested by asking the child his nationality and the boy answered Servian when his father is hot at home, convincing the magistrate.
Telegraph wires between New York and Chicago broke under last night s sleet and windstorm. Only one Chicago broker had a working line at opening, then that wire failed after half an hour as storms halted telegrams and damaged hundreds of poles. In Iowa rising temperatures were forecast, with frigid Missouri river readings and zero to ten below in Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Sioux City.
Washington on January 8 marked one of the great battles in conservation as Clifford Pinchot warned of a drive to shift forests from federal to state control. He accused supporters of state rights of concealing a broader assault on conservation policy and noted the forest service stands on the firing line. The American Forestry Association wrapped up its annual session by electing officers.
Astoria dispatch reports the Rosecrans tanker wrecked on Peacock Spit with only three survivors. Quartermaster Fred Peters was found ashore nearly dead after six miles’ drift. two others were rescued from rigging by Point Adams life savers. The crew of 36 left San Francisco for a doomed voyage.
Wells Fargo Express Company announces a national competition with the parcels post, aiming to revise rates and service including perishable foods. Eleven pounds becomes the minimum weight, with direct delivery from shipper to consignee to cut middleman profits, affecting California products and overall revenue.
Creditors filed for bankruptcy against Craft Suspender Company of Fifth Avenue Chicago, claiming assets of 10 000 and liabilities of 20 000. President Marion A. Craft says business grew for eighteen years but began to disintegrate in 1910.
A fierce gale drove a tanker onto the bar off Northhead with the loss of life. Captain Johnson is among the missing presumed dead, while two survivors on a light ship cling to life. One man, Peters, survived a brutal six mile battering and is injured but relies on recovery. The Kort Camby dise crew were rescued after drifting all night. one sailor is seriously hurt.
A rear coach of the Chicago and Oak Park elevated line derailed at the Third Avenue and Van Buren Street curve in the Union Loop. Two men in the car were jolted as it ran along ties for about 20 feet before plunging from the structure but escaped injury. No other cars derailed and the train discharged its end passengers, with service delayed about two hours.
A damaged clipping describes a commission report on monuments at Vicksburg Field in Maine. It notes work completed, a withdrawal to the state, and mentions a central shaft with regimental markings and ninety nine brass tablets. The text is fragmentary and includes stray advertisement phrases.
Fire destroyed the Parcel block in Ogden affecting local business premises. Firemen struggled to control zero weather as crews Pipiles and Thomas Walling, frocked feet, were hospitalized. Chief Canfield injured by a collapsing wall during rescue operations. Wardleigh also treated for cold exposure.
Washington on January 8 the Glass committee heard expert advice on remodeling the U S monetary system to provide an elastic currency and strong centralized reserves. Former secretary of the treasury Leslie M Shaw and Prof J L Laughlin testified as questions by democratic members suggested support for divisional reserve banks under close government supervision as an alternative to the national monetary commission's central bank proposal.
A local report states that the skin from the stomachs of eight puppies was grafted onto the legs of a year-old dog in St Louis after clothing caught fire. The injured area is largely covered. Five more dogs are to be sacrificed to provide skin for grafts.
Tanager representing the house opened final arguments against Robo W Archbald of the commerce court as the Senate convened today as a court of impeachment to the judge on a charge of official misconduct. Three days of continuous arguments divided between the prosecution and defense will bring the trial to close, engrossing the nation since December 3.
A large blaze wiped out the main warehouse of Oakland and Ahnastock Wholesale Grocery in Peoria today. The fire caused about $200,000 in damage to the building and contents, with the origin listed as unknown. Fire crews battled the flames but the structure was lost.
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