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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1925
Page
8
The legislature adopted a resolution urging Congress to create an export corporation to boost farm income. Opinions split with farmers and papers in favor, bankers and economists against, reflecting a broader debate on experimental policy.
President Coolidge supports the Isle of Pines treaty in the senate, preserving Cuban administration of the islands and denying any plan to alter Cuba's control. The debate focuses on land speculation by American buyers and the small number of residents, with allegations that profits from land sales shaped opposition.
The Courier should be delivered to your home before 5 30. If you do not receive the paper by that time call 45100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Chicago man Ed Ward Schmidt urged police to locate his wife who vanished two weeks earlier after a quarrel. He broadcast a plea on the radio asking her to return. She, employed as a maid, heard the appeal at a home and came back to cook dinner, reuniting with him.
William Arnold and Verne Lyford, both of Iowa City, were arrested on state and federal charges for transporting liquor into Iowa. Improvised convoy with 95 gallons of alcohol bound for Des Moines crash near Cedar Rapids, spilling liquor and drawing a crowd. Police noted the two cars bore two license plates, Iowa and hidden Illinois plates.
Des Moines January 21 The seventy third annual convention of the Town diocese of the Protestant Episcopal church closed selecting Davenport as the next meeting place in 1926. Officers and committee representatives were elected with Rev. W. Ernest Stockley of Clinton as secretary and Rev. J. H. Dewdbriitain of Waverly as assistant secretary. C R Henderson of Davenport was named treasurer.
William S. Shepherd dismissed fresh evidence in the McClintock death inquiry in Albuquerque saying the postponement is a hallucination by Judge Olson. He would prefer to proceed with the investigation and conclude the matter, noting it makes little difference to him.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa January 21 Ruth Sampson and Jerry Swaton were rescued from drowning when thin ice collapsed under their sled. Sherman and Lawrence Huston heard cries, stretched a ladder to the children, saving them from the icy water.
New York January 21 The Daily Graphic filed for an injunction to stop the Bronx Home News from publishing probable solutions to prize cross word puzzles in the Graphic. The Home News also prints probable answers to ten prize crosswords in four other newspapers.
Washington announces a nationwide survey by the department of commerce to study domestic trade. The first survey centers in Philadelphia with a second covering Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Florida. Later regions around major population centers will be analyzed including New York, Pittsburgh, Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, San Francisco and Seattle.
William Z. Whitney longtime Waterloo resident and pioneer dies at 89 after a long, stormy life. Guardianship disputes and a recent hospital stay preceded funeral plans set for Tuesday at 4 P M. He lived with his daughter at 1401 Falls Avenue and is survived by another daughter Lucy. He met notable figures of the west and once traveled by wagon across the continent.
Threats from across the country flood Dorothy Ellingson at her prison home as police move to transfer her case to the juvenile court. The 16-year-old jazz dancer killer reads as nervous and pale under heavy guard while supporters claim the case marks a first court victory.
Chicago report states Mrs. Aza Gustafson was jailed for contempt after failing to pay a 3200 shander judgment and 17 dollars in costs awarded by neighbor Minnie Tarsen. A five month old baby accompanied her. two other children were kept from following into the cell.
Dozen Army planes at Siegel Field will photograph the sun's eclipse using special cameras and instruments. Maj. William N. Hensley Jr. leads the mission, aiming to gather scientific data from altitude up to 15 000 feet and broadcasting eight observations to station WG.
In Los Angeles Cal January 21 golf club and a farmer faced off in superior court. The farmer sued the Rancho for 3400 dollars claiming hay fields damaged by golfers smoking and setting hay slack with cigarettes. The club countered alleging horse damage. Judge ruled the farmer should sue individual players and the club withdrew its counterclaim.
The cold wave from Alaska is advancing southeast and may reach this territory by week’s end. It has not yet touched southwestern Canada. Expect somewhat colder weather over the next hours from Michigan and Indiana westward to Montana and Wyoming, according to the weather bureau.
Chicago dispatch reports Florence Nell, a Peoria woman described as a pretty blonde, being held by police pending investigation into the death of George Parker, son of a wealthy Chicago attorney. Parker was shot last night and died today after claiming he would marry Florence. she says he shot himself while cleaning a revolver.
Creston Iowa January 21 The Standard Oil Company of Troana has purchased the Sheridan Oil Companys station in Creston for 330 000 and took charge this morning The Sheridan Oil Company is a holds several oil stations in southern Iowa Only the Creston station was sold Two thieves Vardleis Iowa City fined and paroled for grand larceny in county jail after sentence suspended
A joint resolution in Des Moines calls for Congress to establish a farmers export corporation to divert surplus commodities and support agriculture alongside tariffs. The measure aligns with McNary-Hayden ideas, aiming to broaden to all farm products for farmer benefit.
Victoria BC January 21 reports say a BC conservation board began an experiment using catnip to lure cougars into trap sites. A bottle claimed to attract the big cats and bring them to hunters was received from Washington state.
Peking report states Japan and Russia signed a treaty canceling czarist era pacts except Portsmouth and recognizing the Soviet government upon ratification. Japan will evacuate Saghalin early spring while gaining a 50 year lease on half the island's oil and coal fields. Future fishing trade navigation and debts terms to be arranged.
A Mason City drug store burglary on January 21 led to police reports of stolen narcotics mainly morphine and five gallons of alcohol. The burglar entry was made by raising a sidewalk statement in the storefront.
Columbus Jan 21 The Franklin grand jury will be reconvened to examine the mysterious death of Mrs Addie Sheatsley whose charred body was found in a furnace November 17 Sheatsley was wife of Rev C L Sheatsley pastor of Christ Lutheran church Dixley a Columbus suburb Prosecutor King said jurors will be called as soon as information is gathered and the session will focus on Mrs Sheatsley's death.
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