Court acquits Dr Porterfield amid jury voir dire dispute
In Waterloo the court directed a verdict for Dr F W Porterfield after the defense challenged the right of women jurors. Judge G W Wood overruled objections as six women and six men formed the jury. The outcome avoids a U S supreme court appeal and supporters hail the verdict as deserved amid weak evidence and defense concerns.
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F. W. Porterfield
G. W. Wood
Eubrosa Br
Winnie M. Stevens
Wood
Dr. Porterfield
Tribunal of Hast Ressort
Supreme Court of the United States
Porterfield
Waterloo Medical Society
Walter R. French
Supreme Court
Afr. Salinger
Mr. French
Jessie L. Maxfield
John HB. Maxfield
B Éield
Wife Pens Farewell Note Seeks Divorce Over Four Children
Clinton B Lane seeks divorce from Gertrude Lane claiming she left home on January 13 with a farewell note reading I am gone forever He requests custody of four children aged 7 to 16 and an injunction restraining her from entering the Mohawks Street home and removing furniture Also in a separate filing Mary L Frost petitions divorce from Jacob H Frost alleging inadequate shelter for herself and their three daughters ages under 5 and seeks 6000 permanent alimony 590 temporary alimony and 200 attorney fees plus an injunction against molestation
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Clinton BB. Lane
Gertrude EB. Lane
Lane
Mohawks Street
Mary L. Frost
Jacob H. Frost
Frost
Cerroll
Myrtle Joyce and John Leask Wed at St Josephs Rectory
Myrtle Joyce daughter of P. J. Joyce and John Edward Leask son of William Leask were married at St Josephs rectory at 5 pm by Rev Father Statvery. The bride wore dark blue with roses. maid of honor Miss Helen Joyce in navy with sweetpeas and violets. best man George Leask. About thirty relatives will attend dinner at the bride’s father home. Miss Joyce is a former Our Lady of Victory academy student and secretary to Dr S F Heverly. groom a East High School student and Nauman Company employee. After Feb 1 friends will gather in Peerless Building apartments on Commercial Street.
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Myrtle Joyce
P. J. Joyce
John Edward Leask
Wiliam Leask
St. Joseph’s Rectory
E. J. Statvery
Helen Joyce
George Leask
Pest
P mm
Joyce
Our Lady of Victory Academ
Cit
S. F. Heverly
East High School
Nauman Company
Germany Ready to Trade With Russia
Berlin reports Foreign Minister Von Simons says Germany will seize every opportunity to resume relations with Russia. He notes Britain and America push trade with Russia but cannot proceed without German participation, and that Germany will watch their efforts keenly.
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United Press
Berlin
Germany
Russia
von Simons
Reich
Britain
America
Rockefeller Junior Gives Million for Starving Children
New York, Jan. 22. Herbert Hoover urged contributions to his fund for feeding starving children abroad at a dinner. A man pledged ten dollars, another a hundred, and John D. Rockefeller Jr. pledged one million dollars. Hoover thanked all donors for their generosity.
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United Press
New York
Herbert Hoover
John D. Rockefelter
Mr. Hoover
Chicago Contractors and Union Officials Held for Conspiracy
Indictments charging conspiracy to violate the Sherman act were returned against 20 Chicago carpenter firms and 16 carpenters union officials. The probe alleges unions and contractors conspired to use Chicago materials and bar outside suppliers, harming Wisconsin Iowa and Missouri firms with over 2.6 million dollars in annual losses and delaying city building. The case names William Prims as union president and includes firms such as the Curtis Company and Hunton Ta Farler and Phatcher in Muscatine.
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United Press
Chicago
Carpenters’ District Union
Iowa
Wisconsin
Missouri
Grand Jury
Dustry
Willam Prims
Carpenters’ Union
Curtis Company
Hunton, Ta
Farler & Phatcher
Muscatine
Comedian Able Goes Blind Yet Continues Dark Performance
Washington January 22 A famed comedian Ben Welch 45 was declared permanently blind after four weeks of blindness. He had been performing in a musical comedy without the audience detecting his impairment and will perform in the dark for life as specialists announced no sight restoration. Welch had been led off stage to the wings and guided by a cue to the carpet where he sang and danced. He is known for saying he could do his part in the dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington, D. C
Ben Welch
Welch
Wrong Flat Shot in Dark for Burglar
Thomas Houston president of Gold Medal Polish was shot through the body after entering the wrong flat in Racine Wisconsin. He was mistaken for a burglar by Charles Hamlet who fired from the second floor as Houston fled toward a window. Houston hospitalized with uncertain chances of recovery.
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Associated Press
Racine
Wis
Thomas Houston
Charles Hamlet
Houston
Hospital
Hamlet
Former Clinton Man to Be Buried There
Funeral services for F. E. Ellinwood, formerly of Clinton Muscatine and Dubuque, will be held Tuesday afternoon in Clinton. He died in Franklin Park Illinois and was superintendent of a sash door and blind factory. His son D L Ellinwood is a former Muscatine and Dubuque newspaper man.
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Associated Press
Clinton, Ja
F. E. Eliinnged
Franklin Park
Ill
Clinton, Muscatine and Dubuque
D. L. Ellinwood
Muscatine and Dubuque
Church Notes Cedar Heights and Area Notices
Church notes list Sunday program themes for Cedar Heights area churches. Seventh Day Adventist topics include Can the Dead Speak to Us or We to Them and Doctrinal questions. First Church of Christ Scientist and Lutheran services present Bible readings and evening discussions. Walnut Street and Burton Avenue Baptist churches feature morning sermons such as The Husks That the Vine Did Eat and The Marathon with an evening talk Flotsam and Jetsam. Des Moines Baptist state worker Dr J F Sanders to speak morning. Rev D I Purser of Walnut Street Baptist to speak evening with social hour. First Presbyterian outlines morning story of a 14 year old passing a test and an evening firefighting-themed program.
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Cedar
Heights
Maoniteer
Monte Carlo
Christ Scien
Walnut Street
Martens Embassy Sealed as Soviet Envoy Departs New York
United Press reports on January 22 that Martens the Soviet ambassador bid farewell, signaling Russia ready to trade but leaves under orders, with about 50 staff departing on the Stockholm. He predicted a future return and hoped for normal relations when the American public is ready to engage.
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iBy
United Press
New York
Martens
Inc. United States
Roesia
America
United States
Stalf
Stockholm
Russia
Obregon Recommends Indemnities After Mexican Revolutions
President Obregon told a legal commission that the government should consider paying indemnities for damages to individuals and corporations during revolutions. He personally questioned the obligation but noted existing laws favor such payments and he would submit a recommendation to Congress.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Mexican Congress
Obregon
Congress
Pound
Curfew Grips Cork Hurting Business And Trade
United Press reports Cork under martial law curfew crippling trade. Theatres and amusements closed early, rail services cut, and Sunday church services suspended. Workers paid Saturday, shopping shifted to Saturday night, small shopkeepers suffer. barbers hit. clubs harmed. A hunt ambush near Charleville prompts arrests and gunfire with no casualties. Nearby Waterfall reports Sergeant Bloxham killed, Constable Lanken wounded. Greenwod responds with arson of five houses.
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United Press Sork
Cork
Ireland
Dublin
Hunt
Mannix
Charneville
Australia
Grenwood
Local bowlers place in state tournament in Iowa
Des Moines January 21 Bowlers from Art Stitz Cigar company Waterloo won eighth place in the five man team race at the state pin meet this week their score 2714 The team members were F Manahl H Smith E Manahl S Jesson and P Nearlane McFarlane also placed fifth in the singles
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Art Stitz Cigar Company
Waterloo
F. Manahl
H. Smith
E. Manahl
S. Jesson
P. Nearlane
McFarlane
Tolls at Panama Canal subject in coming congress
The piece discusses the Panama Canal toll exemption issue resurgent in Congress. It notes President Wilson's opaque plea to legislators, the 1916 Republican platform plank drafted by Borah and Smoot to repeal the exemption, and the local sectional clash over freight costs. It also contrasts opinions on the Hay Pauncefote treaty and cites figures like Root and Sutherland.
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Mr. Wilson
Japan
Germany
Great Britain
France
Mexico
United States
Wilson
Congress
Tully
Senator Borah
Idaho
Smoot
Utah
Jones
Washington
Borah
Pacific
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Coast
Middle- West
The
Chicago Tribune
Panama Canal
Elviu Root
George Sutherland
Root
Oskaloosa Gas Company Granted 40 Cent Increase
Des Moines Jan 22 The Oskaloosa Light and Fuel Co won permission to raise rates from 1.90 to 2.30 dollars per thousand cubic feet in Oskaloosa. Judge Martin J Wade of the U S district court granted the increase after the company sought 2.40 dollars per thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Preas
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa Light & Fuel Co
Martin J. Wade
United States District Court
Marysville jail holds Victor Liukone in murder case
Marysville California January 22 Victor Liukone said to be wanted in Duluth Minnesota for the alleged murder of a taxicab driver and robbery. Liukone was brought to the Marysville jail today after arrest in Plumas county a few days ago.
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Marysville
Cal
Victor Liukone
Duluth
Minn
Plumas County
Bond idea to ease money crisis touted by Lyman J. Gage
In a San Diego interview on January 2 1921 former treasury secretary Lyman J. Gage advocates issuing a uniform government bond to consolidate war liabilities. The proposed 3 to 4 percent 5 to 30 year bonds would absorb debt, relieve banks, and reduce dependence on the Federal Reserve as prices and industrial activity adjust.
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United Press
San Diego
Cal
Lyman J. Gage
Secretary of the Treasury
Gage
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Banks
Crowder Puts Pep in Cuban Elections
Washington officials report Maj. Gen. Enoch H. Crowder progressing beyond the highest expectations in Cuba's political and financial troubles. Bi elections are expected mid February as Crowder stays on to settle the presidential election dispute. He remains in Cuba focusing on the financial crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington, D. C
Enoch H. Crowder
Cuba
State Department
Crowder
Guba
Great Britain Eyes Capital and Labor Clash Over Wages
London January 22 Great Britain faces a new capital and labor struggle as wages become the flashpoint. Labor pushes to hold prewar levels while capital urges reductions citing falling prices and global competition. British industrial leaders warn wages must adjust if industry is to endure.
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Webb Miller
United Press
London
Great Britain
Capital
United Press Today
Lord Asquith
Priess
John Clunes
Labor
Peter Rylands
Federation of British Industries
Germany
Belgium
United States
John Ward
Holdup Man Promises Return After Finding Job
Sioux City Iowa January 22 A note from a robber turned repentant says he was broke and hungry, found work in Sioux City, and will return the stolen $12 and the watch once he has a little money. The note lacks a signature. Yardmaster F D Hass had been robbed of watch and cash last week. The watch was later recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preas
Sioux City
F. D. Hass
Chicago, St. Papi
Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad
Hass
Dr Anderson Sparks Revival With Ghost Tale Sermon
Dr George Wood Anderson evangelist at Grace M E church delivered a revival sermon detailing Herod’s fear and the power of Christ. He urged personal accountability for sin, urged listeners to invite Christ into their lives, and warned against alcohol and crowd influence. The event featured music and multiple sermons addressing salvation and repentance.
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Anderson
Grace MM. Enarch
Thurch
Wwww
John, the Baptist
Herod
King
George Wood Anderson
Grace M. E. Church
Jesus Christ
Christ
Kingi Herod
Self
Jesus
John Baptist
Five Gilbertville Girls Face Trial for Public Disturbance
Five young girls from Gilbertville Indiana are facing municipal court charges for disturbing public quiet at a private dance. A state information alleges they caused a disturbance, they were arrested and brought to Waterloo. Bonds were set at 30 each with hearings slated for Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbertville
Waterloo
Tax cuts unlikely in first year of new U S administration
Washington reports that drastic tax reductions are deemed impossible in the incoming administration's first year due to a large treasury deficit. House appropriations show an overall rise in next year’s totals, with votes reflecting only modest cuts. Major increases appear in post office and agriculture while sundry civil and pension items vary.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Mehory
House
Toay
Treasury
House Appropriations Committee
Mondell
Representative Good
Iowa
Appropriations Committee
Good
District of Columbia
British Submarine K-5 Sinks With All Aboard
London January 22 The British submarine K-5 commanded by John A Ganess was lost with all hands near the English Channel about 100 miles off Land's End The K class carries about six officers and 50 men The cause of the disaster is not known The latest type submarines measure 238 feet in length and have surface speed of 24 knots and underwater speed of nine knots Each boat carries eight torpedo tubes one four inch gun and one three inch gun
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Associated Press
London
John A. Ganess
English Channel
Admiralty
Land’s End
Bad Check for $1 Lands Man in Jail
A man, B C Jacobs, paid a cafe bill with a one dollar check. He was sentenced to 15 days in the county jail and to pay trial costs for uttering a false check. Jacobs was arrested yesterday in Marengo Iowa and brought to this city by a deputy sheriff, travel costs added to court expenses.
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B.C. Jacobs
Jacobs
Marengo
Caledonian Burns Program Set by Cedar Valley Society
Cedar Valley Caledonian society members will meet in Cedar Heignis community clubrooms Tuesday for dinner at 6 20 p m, then a Robert Burns program will be given. Dr A B Macheod Cedar Falls will deliver the principal address A Eutogy of the Life of Robert Burns by J E Dempster Waterloo The remainder includes Scotch ballads dances Highland flag Scottish instrumental numbers readings. Iowa State Teachers college instructors appearing include FP I McCleary John Ross Frampton Mrs Marie M Frederickson Noelie gan and C A Fullerton Mrs Oliver Stevenson Miss Martha McCormick Miss Alice Bickley Mrs Roland Taylor and Will Thompson Waterloo Rev Andrew Scott Miss Bee Bowen and Pat Anderson Cedar Falls will also take part.
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Cedar Valley Caledonian Society
Cedar Heignis
Robert Burns
A. B. Macheod
Cedar Falls
J. E. Dempster
Waterloo
Iowa State Teachers College
McCleary
John Ross Frampton
Marie M. Fredrickson
Noel Iegan
C. A. Fullerton
Olver Stevenson
Martha McCormick
Alice Bickley
Roland Taylor
Will Thompson
Andrew Scott
Bee Bowen
Pat Anderson
Diphtheria and smallpox cases reported at local addresses
Health department records a diphtheria case involving an 11-year-old girl at 415 Edwards Street, child of Mr and Mrs Edward Billings. An adult, Wy Z Becker of 214 Adame Street, is diagnosed with smallpox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Edwards Street
Edward Billings
Wy. Z. Becker
Adame Street
Invisible Guest Day sparks W C A fund drive in Waterloo
The Water loo W C A calls Feb 1 as Invisible Guest Day. Cafeterias nationwide will donate noon meal receipts to European Relief Fund run by Hoover to aid starving Europeans. National officers say the effort complements China famine and Near East relief gifts, urging local support and devotion of receipts at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
European Relief Council
Hoover
Waterloo Association
China
Lewis H. Lapham
Physicians Seek Brew Permits For Medicine Beer
Milwaukee January report cites Nelson A. White, federal prohibition inspector, as prompting internal revenue plans to permit beer manufacture for medicine. Wisconsin physicians say homemade beer caused gastritis and urge brewers be allowed to produce beer. Under the Volstead Act doctors may prescribe beer like whiskey, one pint per ten days, though few such prescriptions exist. No Wash ruling yet. requests from physicians and brewers pile up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Milwaukee
Washington
Nelson A. White
Pisconsin
Internal Revenue Department
White
Wisconsin
Food Relief Accepts Farmers Corn Offer
Chicago on January 22 reports the Hoover European relief and Near East relief committees accepted farmers corn gift to starving nations. A telegram from J R Howard president of federated farm bureaus in New York says two committees will use all corn they can raise transport funds. They expect to raise money for transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Hoover European Relief Committee
Near East Relief Committee
American Farm Bureau Federation
J. R. Howard
Federated Farm Bureaus
New York
Urick Reappointed Labor Commissioner in Des Moines
Des Moines Jan 22 Gov Ken dall announced the reappointment of A L Urick as state labor commissioner. His two year term expires in April. Emma K Blaise will remain as secretary to Gov Kendall and Alta Moore Albia was pardoned clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Des Moines
Kendall Today
A. L. Urick
Urick
Emma K. Blaise
W. L. Harding
Kendall
Alta Moore
Albia
Deputy Clerk Mrs Blankenberg Reopens Duties
Mrs J L Blankenberg deputy city clerk at 720 Grant Avenue has recovered from illness and resumed duties today after a two week absence. She was hospitalized following a sudden illness and underwent a minor throat operation.
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J. L. Blankenberg
Grant Avenue
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Pep
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Kansas
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