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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1921
Page
1
Des Moines reports show the legislature advancing a joint code revision plan with 14 committees and continued debate over appointing Mrs Mary Snider to the board of control. Senate delays confirm other appointments amid opposition to a woman on the board.
A string of short items reports minor tremors in Glens Falls and surrounding areas, political moves in Washington on ambassadorial posts and embassy status, labor calls for unemployment relief in Britain, U S treaties and army size plans, executions at Sing Sing, German citizenship petitions by Bergdoll aides, rail unions defending wages, Ku Klux Klan initiation events, and former Kaiser Wilhelm’s measured birthday observance in Doorn.
Constantinople reports the supreme Allied Council invited Turkish representatives to a London conference starting February 21 to revise the Serres treaty. The sultan's government said it would transmit an urgent invitation to Angora and Mustafa Kemal Pasha or another nationalist representative to participate.
Eila Mae Cannon, praised by officials, killed her 11-year-old son by slashing his throat and was taken to Mount Pleasant state hospital for the insane. Doctors report her mind is blank about the incident and she recalls nothing since Sunday. The dog’s body was buried near Quincy, Mo.
The Evangelical association and United Evangelical association announced their reunion after a three day conference. The unified church will be called Evangelical church and numbers about 250000 members. Differences over bishops church property and tenure were settled during the meeting in Chicago.
Athens January 27 A.P. reported forged Greek passports in emigration to the United States. W L Lowrie US consul general says over 40 passports were submitted for visas and 25 bore forged signatures and seals. A small group allegedly profits from bogus documents aiding youths avoiding military service and others pursuing America, with a 3006 drachmas payment. Greek authorities conduct investigations as ships bound for New York await inquiry results.
A bedridden Albion Bryant and five others were injured as a Garfield avenue boarding house fire trapped residents on a third story. Katherine Beck leaped to safety, while Alex Mayer and his wife clung to their infants moments before tragedy. Firemen rescued Mrs Mayer and aided Mayer as a burning timber felled him near the window.
Lawson Pur former president of the New York board of taxes and exemptions urged a 15 year tax exemption for all new dwellings at a housing conference in Washington. He argued the measure would spur construction amid a 10 percent higher than normal cost environment and would not discriminate against existing property owners.
Des Moines dispatch reports state board of health figures for the biennial period ending June 39, 1920. Quarantinable diseases totaled 6,327 with cerebrospinal meningitis 61, diphtheria 1,835, infantile paralysis 179, scarlet fever 3,457, smallpox 4,698 and Spanish influenza 56,058. Fiscal year ending June 1919 shows higher totals in the latter half of the period.
The 1920 Hawaii census reports Japanese residents at 108,274 of 255,912 total, up about 23 percent since 1910. Filipinos rose from 2,361 to 21,031 in the same period, while native Hawaiians declined from 26,041 to 23,752.
More than 60 000 checks on the national treasury for retained pay due naval reservists remain unclaimed at the navy department because reservists have failed to keep the department informed of their present address. The announcement came from Washington on January 28 from the Associated Press.
In Williamson West Virginia on January 28 the Matewan murder trial jury selection continued. Six jurors tentatively chosen under deputy guard as talesmen, with unions questioned for bias. A coal operator was rejected after defense objection, others excused to Monday morning as selection drags.
Jan 28 New York elect Harding urges in Our Navy that the nation must maintain a strong navy as the safeguard against invasion and to project power overseas. He argues the navy is the great wall of America and warns that "almost good enough" would cost more than no navy, stressing morale and officer competence.
Herbert Prentice Crane Jr., 37, grandson of late Richard T. Crane, was held by police in Chicago on charges of an attempted attack on 13 year old Louise Sturm in Lincoln Park last Wednesday. The girl and her companion Marie Fisher identified him. Crane denied the charges and said he could prove he was not in the park that night. He remained in a north side police station cell after formal booking.
Today in Congress the Senate enters the twelfth day of tariff debate as the Interstate Commerce Committee ponders President veto of the Clayton Act suspension. The Joint Naval Subcommittee plans a report on a Pacific coast naval base while the House panel on presidential elections begins its first meeting in four years to consider counting electoral votes. Appropriations, rivers and harbors, and army bills are under review. rail valuation amendments proceed. Ways and Means opens hearings on revised hemp and flax schedules. Foreign Affairs examines constitutional calls for an international dairy congress.
In Rock Island Iowa on Jan 28 Robert Karlowa a local radio operator says wireless telegraph may rival jazz orchestras. Iowa university students reportedly danced to phonograph music broadcast from the local station amplified by a large horn for dancers to hear the selections.
London Jan 28 The R-84 a British dirigible that twice crossed the Atlantic in 1919 was driven helpless over the North Sea for nine hours before repairs let her fly back to base. With a crew of 25 to 30 she drifted at 1900 feet after engine and propeller damage and distress wirelessed for relief. Repairs were made and she returned to station passing over Tunstall Staffordshire at 11 am. The R-34 had earlier been driven 160 miles out to sea with damaged engines.
United Press reports from New York on January 28 that American men are adopting beauty practices. Rouging faces, lipsticks, shaved eyebrows, waved hair, corsets, lace handkerchiefs, pinked earlobes and beaded eyelashes are seen. Sydney Brooks of Waldorf Astoria beauty parlors notes 20 percent of patrons are men, reflecting a shift toward softer male appearance alongside women’s changing fashion.
Palm Beach Fla Jan 28 President elect Harding's houseboat Victoria battled a chill wind as it headed toward Miami on the final lap of its Florida coast trip. Officers offered no forecast of arrival before nightfall and planned a brief Miami stop before proceeding to a southern fishing ground for several days. A return visit to Miami was anticipated on the return trip.
New York on Jan 28. Miller Huggins names the Cleveland Indians as the team to beat for the American league title this year. He expects Tris Speaker to produce 85 strong, a better balanced club, improved pitching, seasoned youngsters, and greater speed on the bases. He notes the trade with Boston strengthens the Yankees and predicts Babe Ruth will have his best year yet.
A Holstein bull named Ormsby Sensation sold for 40000 to Julius Schmidt of New York. He traveled east in a special passenger coach, his fare was 1500, with padded sides to protect his head and a man servant as attendant.
Dublin reports from Jan 28 state Eamonn De Valera remains in Dublin and did not visit Paris. Sean O Ceallaigh, Irish movement representative in France, claimed De Valera went to Paris and other cities but would return to Ireland within 24 hours. He noted no meeting with Lloyd George and no effort to present Irish questions to the supreme council.
United Press reports moving days caused by fine weather as the Harding and Wilson families relocate. In Albany, brewery owners consider converting a site into apartments. Loraine, Ohio electric alarm out of service after thieves steal over 1,000 feet of wire. Cincinnati civic group asks mayor to drop dry agents accused of drinking. New York man Harry Brown recalls faces and pockets after a failed theft attempt.
Jan 28 Nanak C Sud, a Hindu, was granted American citizenship by Judge Frank P Shartali with concurrence from US naturalization examiner F S Backer. Sud proved belonging to an India caste tracing to Aryan origins, a claim not usually recognized for Hindus seeking citizenship.
Real estate men chose W. E Herren as state leader and outlined a program for the 1922 convention. Delegates from Council Bluffs attended with five members, unique for including a press representative. Daniel Norman spoke on Real Estate and Financial Situation, and officers were elected before a banquet at Hotel Russell Lamson with trophy presentations.
United Press reports Ernest Rathbun, inmate at Anamosa, began his bid for liberty in Linn County court. Rathbun seeks to overturn a pardon by former Gov. William L. Harding and may face perjury charges in Ida County if successful.
In Iowa City 300 University of Iowa students were awakened and driven from their dorms by a night blaze in the quadrangle. Clad in nighties and pajamas, they shivered as firemen fought the flames. Loss ran to a few hundred dollars with frost bite and minor injuries reported.
The census bureau reports St. Louis Negro population rose to 69,603 in 1920, up 25,643. White population reached 702,764, up 60,276. Topeka Negro population fell to 4,297, down 241, while white residents grew to 45,666. Newspaper advertising aids manufacturers in tracking ad results and costs across markets.
Gov. Nate E. Kendall is invited by the Greater Waterloo Association through Arch MacFarlane to attend the open house for new clubroom quarters. One week of inspection time is planned, with no opening date set due to delays in preparations. The gameroom floor will have cork, lounges and joining rooms Wilten carpet. Interior work nears completion despite delays, with occupation expected in one to two weeks. The west club resumes meals tomorrow noon, while the east club dining room remains closed due to a stewardess illness.
Senator Borah pushes for a Senate naval committee inquiry into suspending shipbuilding and cost, asking Secretary Daniels and admirals to testify. He expects a report against suspension and plans a full investigation, arguing to weigh necessity, costs, and potential international limits with other powers.
Birmingham Alabama reports 528 men kneedeep in slush and water entering the Ku Klux Klan during the fiftieth fourth anniversary ceremony. The event, organized by Imperial Wizard, drew the largest class since Reconstruction as 528 new members were initiated at fair grounds amid a large outdoor arena and solemn ceremonies honoring the Klan’s founding.
La Crosse Wis Jan 28 Jo Iverson Superior was acquitted by two juries in United States court of transporting liquor in a taxicab. The case was one of the hardest fought with opinion that Iverson owed his attorney John Cadigan Superior about 5000 dollars for getting you off.
The Texas state senate opened consideration on a bill to bar aliens from owning land, introduced by Senator R. M. Dudley of El Paso and prepared by the American Legion post there. The measure mirrors California’s antialien land law and was referred to the state affairs committee.
Washington January 28 Appropriations for river and harbor work for the next fiscal year were set at 15,250,000 by the House Appropriations Committee. Government departments had asked for 57,000,000. The approved sum is about 3,000,000 more than the current year.
Des Moines reports from Washington show Iowa stored 2,944,000 bushels of wheat as of January 1. The 1920 storage figure stood at 5,465,000 bushels, indicating a decline in available grain since early last year.
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