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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
7
London reports say Soviet cavalry under Gen Dum enko crossed the Manych valley rivers in the Lower Don and took 6,000 prisoners after a two day battle. In the same area American casualties include two killed and nine wounded when Semenoff's armored train was captured near Lake Baikal on January 10.
In Springfield on January 29 the sixth annual Illinois Municipal League convenes with sessions on Chicago home rule and downstate city issues. Mayor Charles T. Bauman of Springfield welcomes attendees as Mayor H. P. Pearson of Evanston presides. John A. Fairlie will speak on Home Rule and the Constitution at tonight’s banquet.
A Chicago theatre announced the opening of a smoking room for women after reports of women smoking in the wash room, the boys’ door, and the lobby. The manager said women smoke more cigarettes than men and the move was prompted by this behavior.
Senate committee hearings opened on the riv ers and harbors appropriation bill with Sen Reed denouncing house cuts as pork barrel politics. He urged bonds for internal improvements and warned cloture may be needed to pass the measure, as engineers are called to review items.
Brownsville Tex Jan 23 Lieuts Davis and Grimes American army aviators who yesterday made 4 forced landing near Guer rero Mex are not held prisoners by Mexicans and probably will fly back to the United States. Guerrero lies 30 miles south of Zapata and 141 miles up the Rio Grande from Matamoras. Capt Bradford said when preliminaries are dispensed with their return to American soil will be facilitated.
A New York report cites Dr. Thomas J. Wood claiming city born children have five times better odds of reaching maturity than country counterparts. He cites 500000 surveyed kids, noting city defects in teeth tonsils adenoids and nutrition. Hungary plans monarchy with a king chosen after the national assembly meets, premier Hudza says.
A national body of state market officials aims to co-ordinate food marketing nationwide and improve distribution through a three day conference in New York February 4 to 7. Dr Eugene H Porter notes over 80 states have bureaus and two thirds will attend.
Panic swept through the Union Coal and Coke Co mine when the ventilation fan failed last night and sharp smoke billowed from the shaft. A miner was injured in the rush for air while relatives gathered outside, authorities said there was no fire and all workers were safe.
Berlin reports condition of M Erzberger, hurt in an assassination attempt, while government notes seek to revise Versailles terms. Officials doubt arrests at home and propose Leipzig Supreme Court for a fair trial with Allied bench presence. Precarious German economy warned against provoking general strikes.
Rio dispatches say Brazil will defer a decision on selling 43 German ships taken in the war until France declares whether it will exercise the option to buy ships already pledged to France. Vermit Roosevelt is cited as representing a U.S. interests group. North American interests reportedly bid 259 per gross ton.
The Department of Labor will begin an extensive survey next week to figure living costs in major cities. Dr Charles K Baldwin of the Bureau of Labor Statistics said experts will study retail prices of necessities such as clothing shoes and furniture and will also tabulate theatre and amusement prices with completion expected in six weeks.
The Courier should be delivered to your home before 3 30. If you do not receive your paper by then due to the carrier or other cause, call 3330 and a copy will be sent. Calls should reach the office before 6 30 p.m.
Washington January 29 The Democratic and Republican leaders struggle to resolve the peace treaty compromise and postpone the bipartisan talks until tomorrow due to Senator Lenroot's absence. Senator Hitchcock advised resuming in open session only after private talks fail, while some Democrats doubt broad support for such a move and Republicans expect it to fail.
W. P. Hinton of Winnipeg, VP and GM of Grand Trunk Pacific, stated that additional mills are required to ease the current newsprint shortage and that none can be built in under two years. He noted ample pulp wood in Canada and the U S, but demand from Europe is high and prices are at record levels. Print paper now sells at 160 per ton on the Atlantic seaboard, and manufacturers are eager to use Western markets.
EL Paso Texas January 24 William Q Jenkins United States Consular agent at Puebla Mexico will be a witness before the senate subcommittee investigating affairs in Mexico. Jenkins is said to testify concerning his abduction by bandits and his arrest by Mexican authorities on charges of conniving with the bandits and giving false testimony. He is en route for Los Angeles where he is building a home and is expected to appear before the committee there.
Republican clubs in Cleveland and Niles plan banquets to mark McKinley's birthday. Senator Warren G. Harding, as a principal speaker for the GOP presidential nomination, and former Speaker Joseph G. Cannon will headline the Niles event.
Former French premier Georges Clemenceau reserved a state room on the steamer Lotus and will leave Marseilles February 3 for Alexandria, Egypt. He remains firm about retiring from politics though some doubt lingers about a possible return. He told an editor that defeat in parliament earned a hint or a kick, and his future plans remain uncertain.
William Gardiner, an armed man, is booked for murder after shooting Dr. Bentley in his office. Widow Mrs. Bentley calls it cold blooded. Gardiner claims the shot was accidental, intended as a trick, with Dr. Trenchard calling him whisky soaked and unfit to be at large. Police cannot find a motive as inquest is postponed for further investigation.
Chicago health department officials refused to approve District Attorney Charles F. Clyne’s plan to release contraband whisky to local hospitals for influenza relief. Deputy Commissioner Koehler said whisky does not prevent or cure influenza, though it may act as a stimulant in some cases.
Delegates to the Sunday school council convention in St. Louis Mo were urged to intensify efforts to raise membership as attendance declined by more than 686 000 over the past two years. Evangelical denominations attended and speakers lamented the drop in Sunday school pupils during the session.
Eight thousand Chicago teachers press for a minimum annual wage of $2210 to 2210 with misprinted amount 2100. The federation plans a campaign for higher wages by empowering its board to strike if needed. About 800 attendees approve the program after a vote criticizing the current $2000 maximum salary set by the Board of Education.
Reports claim Admiral Kolchak's surrender to Siberian revolutionists was authorized by Gen. Hagin of the Czecho Slovak army who was placed in command of allied forces west of Irkutsk on June 19. Czech dispatches say the move caused a political shock across the region and prompted duels between generals.
Rome agreement on all principal points reached between the Hal jan cabinet and railwaymen leaders. Strikers expected to return to work immediately, according to Central News dispatch from London dated January 29.
Arthur Williams federal food administrator says the wool market is nearing a normal pre war basis and manufacturers will have their demand for raw wool met in full soon. He notes near normal commercial output by mills with 65 percent of capacity used for army and navy cloth during the war.
Lieut Bernard Eckhout fatally injured when his single seater Nieuport crashed during a flight at Guantanamo Bay naval air station. He was pulled from the wreckage to Solace Hospital where he died. Admiral Henry B Wilson witnessed the accident and Eckhout had graduated from the Naval Academy in 1939. His mother resides on Staten Island.
London reports say Communist miners held a conference and rejected a six hour workday or lump sum grant. They demanded immediate price reductions for coal and commodities and limits on owners profits, with a possible five shilling daily wage rise if not met. They agreed to defer further action to await accountants' report on coal profits.
Eugene V. Debs last speech was read into the trial of five socially active New York Assembly members. Debs praised Lenin and Trotsky, called himself a Socialist revolutionary and bolshevist, and defied U.S. laws and the Supreme Court, with pamphlets issued by the city committee of the Socialist Party of Greater New York.
Demand bills for the pound sterling recovered after a drop to a record low of 3.49, opening near 4.52 and rising to 3.58 in later trading. France and Belgian rates firmed, while German marks and Austrian crowns held near previous levels amid currency market activity.
In a Senate opening, Senior Senator from Indiana urged a bill to create a separate department of aeronautics to unify government air activities. He labeled the army a failure and said current planes were nearly obsolete, while the proposal would streamline aviation oversight.
Secretary Glass told the House Ways and Means Committee a $50 million gift would do more harm than good, urging a $25 million reduction from a $150 million relief loan for Poland Austria and Armenia. Britain would ship supplies, with Argentina and Canada pledging about $10 million. Relief is urgent as men, women and children starve. The committee adjourned without action.
John D. Rockefeller Jr and Frank Morrison of the AFL will headline a national laymen conference in Pittsburgh starting Saturday. About 250 delegates from every state will discuss the layman’s role, the evangelical program, and the layman and his money over a three day gathering guided by Daniel A. Poling of the Interchurch movement.
Five major farm groups in Washington meet to draft memorials to President Wilson and Congress demanding immediate railroad return to private control and new legislation. Delegates reject claims of favoring continued government control. T. G. Achison of the National Grange elected chairman. Representatives include International Farm Congress, National Farmers’ Congress, National Grange, American Federation of Farm Bureaus and National Farm Union with about 4,000,000 members.
Boston dispatch reports Rev. J L Bartholoma centenary secretary of the Methodist Episcopal church announces plans to establish three large industrial training schools for African nations. The project would cost about 223000 dollars, funded from centenary offerings raised that summer.
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