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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1920

Page

9

Fears Deportations Hindered by Bail Ruling

New York January 15 The Associated Press reports federal Judge Inox's bail decision for extremists in deportation proceedings may block removals. Ellis Island officials fear releasing aliens before inspection would complicate deportation proof, forcing many raids to release. Byron H Uhl acting commissioner and Percy A Baker say Uhl obeyed top orders and bail provisions were misread as mandatory.

Associated Press New York Inox United States Attorney’s Office Ellis Island Byron H. Uhl Percy A. Baker Chi Baker Ubi

Suit boycott only solution, clothier says

Chicago January 15 Sidney Hillman president of the Garment Workers of America disputed claims that 44 hour factory weeks caused high clothing prices. M L Rothschild Chicago retailer urged merchants to advise customers to delay buying next fall and favor a consumer boycott as likely the sole fix. He warned an indifferent suit could cost 75 dollars and an ordinary suit about 190.

Associated Press Chicago Sidney ‘Hillman Garment Workers of America National Association Retail Clothiers M. L. Rothschild

Rules in Illinois constitution session adopted

The Illinois constitutional convention reports its rules with few changes and adjourns briefly. Delegates introduced twenty eight proposed changes and debated committee structures for agriculture and labor while confirming a plan for a 13 member committee on agricultural proposals. Senate dismisses the Sterling anti sedition bill as House judiciary committee replaces it with Palmer drafted measures.

Associated’ Press Springfich Hinvis Springfield Henry Alutlap Savoy Senate Washington, D. C House Judiciary Committee Palmer

British Railway Men Accept Government Wage Offer

Delegates of railway unions in London have accepted the government wage offer for lower grade workers. They reported to Sir Eric Geddes, the transport minister, that the settlement is reached after a hard dispute. Leader Mr. Thomas called the result an honorable settlement and noted earlier doubts among delegates.

Associated Press London Eric, Geddes Thomas

Potatoes Prices Jump Amid Shipments Handling Claim

Chicago officials report potato prices rising from 3.00 to 5.65 per hundred pounds due to shipment handling. Russell Poole of the city health department cites 861,106 pounds spoiled since December causing a loss of 43,053.30. He blames negligence by shippers and railroads and notes Michigan and Wisconsin potatoes tied up by farmers and the growers exchange, challenging anti trust concerns.

Associated Press Chicago Russell J. P. Poole Bureau of Foods, Markets and Poole Michigan Wisconsin Potato Growers’ Exchange

U S Sailors in Mexican Clutch Given Freedom

Two U S Navy sailors Harry Vo Learned and Harry O Martin of the submarine chaser Pocomoke were jailed for two months in Mazatlan Mexico after an assault charge but were released last Tuesday night. The American consul at Mazatlan is caring for them and seeking instructions to return them to the United States.

Associated Press Washington, D. C Jan. la Harry Vo Learned Harry 0. Martin Pocomoke Mazatlan Mex State Department United States

Bolsheviks Capture Rostov on Don and Call for Councils

Berlin and London report Rostov on Don fallen to Bolsheviks with ten thousand prisoners. The Moscow wireless dispatch says fighting began January 1 and cleared January 10. A revolutionary council movement spreads, urging immediate election of workers councils in all industries.

Associated Press London Soviet Russia Moscow Rostov-on-Don Rostov Dataisk Girlo Aksaishai Don Ros‘tov Denikine Don River Nakabitchevan Gen Benekin Berlin

Blood donors strike at Flower hospital. pay hike fails

Men selling blood demand $55 per pint at Flower hospital, up from $40 two weeks ago, as student nurses act as strikebreakers. The strike is broken and professional donors resume old wages. In Syracuse, a movement to make English the sole language in Methodist Episcopal services gains traction. Des Moines conference may vote on the rule next May.

Associated Presad New York Flower Hospital Syracuse N. W Methodist Episcopal United States Des Moines BE. M. Mills Methodist Episcopal Church In America Unn Louisville Methodist Episcopalians Joint Commission of the Methodist Episcopal Churches North and South

Convicted No Party Leaders Seek New Trial Errors

Attorneys for President Townley of the National Nonpartisan League and organizer Joseph Gilbert, both convicted of disformity in district court last summer, filed with District Judge E Dean an assignment of errors to support a new trial. Judge Dean said a ruling likely would not come for about a week.

Associated Press Jackson Minn Townley National Nonpartisan League Joseph Gilbert E_. Co. Dean Taige Dean

Two Dubuque Girls Drink Bay Rum Then Doctor’s Called

A Dubuque Iowa hotel incident saw two girls drink bay rum and fall ill. A doctor treated them and they boarded a train home. Police kept identities secret to shield families from the affair.

Dubuque Chicago Associated Press la Crosse Wis Dubuque, Ta Ili: Ata Igeal Bay Run

Murder verdict in second degree in Newhere case

Los Angeles Jan 16 The jury returned a verdict of murder in the second degree in the case of Harry S Newhere today. Newhere was charged with the murder of Miss Wreda Lesser in July.

Associated Prose Los Angeles Cal Harry S. Newhere New Wreda Lesser

Democrats in Senate fail to elect leader in tie vote

Democratic senators failed to choose a leader in caucus with a 1 to 19 vote for Hitchcock and 1 to 19 for Underwood. Secretary Glass seat expected to shift a vote toward Underwood, while Glass attends today’s meeting. No ballots were cast and both Hitchcock and Underwood abstained from voting.

Associated Press Washington, D. C Hitchcock Nebraska Underwood Alabama Linwilly Georgia Glass Virginia Smith Glass Wak Swanson Arizona Johnson South Dakota Ashurst Chamberlain Culberson Henderson Kendrick King Kirby Myers Nugent Overman Phelan Pomerene Robinson Sheppard Simmons Thomas Trammell Walsh Montana Walcott Bankhead Dial Fletcher Gay Gerry Gore Harris Harrison Jones New Mexico McKellar Pittman Ransdell Reed Shields Maryland South Carolina Stanley Massachusetts Williams Neri Dakota

Flu in Chicago Not Alarmed Says Robertson

Chicago health commissioner J. O. Robertson says the city faces only a slight recurrence of last year's flu epidemic with no cause for alarm. The department logged 106 new influenza cases, about double the prior day, and pneumonia deaths rose to 23 in the last 24 hours.

Chicago J. 0 Robertson

Hoover Backed for President by Grain Men

A large delegation of millers and grain men backed Herbert Hoover for president at a banquet in Minneapolis. The endorsement was announced publicly by the Northwestern Miller, with most attendees described as Republicans.

Hoover Associated Press Minneapolis Minn Jan Herbert Hoover Northwestern Miller

Pershing Democrat Declared by Democratic Club Speaker

Dr Burris A Jenkins told the Tenth Ward Democratic club at a rabbit dinner in Kansas City that General John J Pershing is a Democrat and would be an ideal candidate to defeat General Leonard Wood if he ran on the Republican ticket He said Pershing spoke in Lincoln Nebraska less than a week earlier and that the general had not voted before due to his military service.

Kansas City John J. Pershing Leonard Wood Burris A. Jenkins Tenth Ward Prospect Pershing Lincoln Neb Dr. Jenkins

Hogowans Bay Sets Indiana Hog Sale Record Price

Nobiesyite. Ind Jun 15 Chief's Best a spotted Poland China hog sold at the Indiana gale sale to Wycoff Simpson representing Iowa State Breeders Association. The event set a new price record for a hog with 8 000 for a sow and forty head totaling 84 380. Cinco cigarette advertisement appears at end.

Associated Press Ind Frank Wise Wycoff & Simpson Iowa

Berlin unrest feared to spread to Vienna

Diplomatic dispatches report Berlin unrest spreading through Germany to Vienna with claims that communists used the protests to inflame supporters. Violence blamed on agents who manipulated crowds. troops deployed to Leinsk with machine guns stationed to control demonstrations.

Londunt Berlin Germany Vienna Commmunists Independent Socialista Leinsk Pilacjed

Coal strike commission nears cross examination in Washington

The presidents commission probing the bituminous coal strike will reconvene Monday for cross examination. Phil Ht Penna, rotary of the local operators, argues collective bargaining lacks responsibility and calls for legislation to bind parties. He says miners show rising demands while production falls and a 30 hour week would not solve underlying issues.

Associated Press Washington, D. C Robinson Phil Ht. Penna Rotary L Ecal San Today Commission Congress Penna

Kurdistan King Sparks Bolshevik Move in Central Asia

Geneva dispatch reports Nyer Pasha former Turkish minister of war elected king of Kurdistan has launched a Bolshevik revolution in Turkestan Afghanistan Baluchistan. Telegram from Baku notes this is the first monarch led Bolshevist movement on record.

Geneva Nyer Pasha Kurdistan Turkestan Afghanistan Baluchistan Baku

Inations League Ceremony Set for Tomorrow

Paris January 15 The long schedule for a ceremony tomorrow at 10 o'clock in the “lock room” of the French foreign office will be led by Leon Bourgeois as presiding officer and opening speaker. Marl Gurzon of Kedleston is to speak. Eighteen C. Walaa will not attend as American ambassador to France and representative at the peace conference.

Paris Iito Henny Tomar Leon Bourgeois Pranch Marl Gurzon Kedleston Foreign Foreign Aluirs, Who Wil Speak Eugh C. Walaa Friate Amerie

Prohibition Enforcement Plans Ahead of Midnight Start

Reports from Des Moines and Washington detail federal and state actions as the Eighteenth Amendment enforcement begins at midnight. Capt. Ehibent J. Howard and Commissioner Kramer announce limited home intrusions and rapid inspections, with variances for nonviolent violations.

Chicago Jan. Loa Ehibent J. Howard Federal Prohibition Howard Maj. A. V. Dalrymple Hienals Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota Indiana Washington Prohibition Cor Aaioner Kramer Aet

Return of American War Dead From France Opens Debate

A Powhatan voyage to Antwerp will begin a campaign to repatriate U S soldiers buried in France. Bishop Brent and the American Field of Honor oppose wholesale returns, urging kin decide each case and cautioning against profiteering by undertakers as Congress weighs the issue.

Tress New York Army Powhatan Antwerp Belidum Pason Merbert Brent Washington, D.C Charles MW. Brent France Kin America Tian Buck Washington, D. C Jan. K Congress War Department Caldwell Thru

Afrique Wreck Tragedy Off Bay of Biscay Feared Death Toll

Report from Rochelle says 400 feared drowned after the steamship Afrique wrecked in the Bay of Biscay on Sunday. Only 57 survivors, all crew members of colored soldiers, have been landed. Three bodies washed ashore are American soldiers noted for valor.

Im Rochelle Afrique Bay of Biscay Suulay

School forsaken by teachers due to low salaries

Chicago reports a 49 percent rise in teachers leaving the profession over the past three years. The survey notes teachers face long careers to match a plumber’s earnings and live to age 70 for comparable total pay, with salaries near those of janitors and laborers.

Associated Press Chicago

German Deserters Rush Home Doubling Trains and Coffee Rise

Geneva reports a mass exodus of German subjects from Switzerland to former homes after the amnesty law. Trains were doubled to handle the flow across the frontier. In Chicago cafes, coffee prices rise to 15 cents for small cups amid claims of higher costs.

Chicago Associated Press Geneva Switzerland Germany

Maryland Inaugurates Governor III in Simple Ceremony

Governor III, former state attorney general, took office in Annapolis with modest rites yesterday. The Democrat successor to Ritchie was sworn in as Maryland’s new chief executive amid small crowd and traditional inaugural events.

Maryland Associated Press Annapolis Jenks-Alberte- Ritchie

Poland Seen As Bulwark In Europe War Risk

General Bliss warned the House Ways and Means Committee that a revival of war in Europe is likely if Poland cannot resist Bolshevik forces. He described Poland as the only bulwark, noting Russians outnumber Poles who are well trained and led but poorly equipped. Baker urged U.S. aid and surplus military supplies to Poland to check a westward Bolshevik advance.

Associated’ Press Washington, D. C Europe Poland Bliss House Way and Means Gen Harone Moscow Baker U. S United States State Department Bakjer Gene iBliss Bolcheviki Seecam Glass AUB Tria Austria Armenia Bey Siberia Railre

Milk Producers' Co operative Aims To Cut Chicago Prices

Chicago January 15 The Milk Producers' Co operative Marketing company with 13000 dairymen plans lower milk prices for consumers. Members seek to reform delivery, avoid duplicate routes, and buy feeds cooperatively. Former Gov Charles Deeneen backs the campaign and support hinges on freight rail purchases.

Chicago Milk Producers’ Co-operative Marketing Company Charles Deneen

Tree Seeds Given to Allies for Reforestation Efforts

The American Forestry Association presented thirty two million tree seeds to France Belgium and Great Britain in Boston on January 15. The seeds will be accepted by ministers of the three countries and used to reforest devastated areas.

Proce Boston France Belgium Great Britain American Forestry Association

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