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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1922
Page
1
The strike spread nationwide with rail workers and coal miners halting services. Federal courts issued injunctions, troops guarded rail yards in Missouri and Illinois, and railroads prepared for further cutbacks as pickets surrounded major shops.
Washington master general orders postmasters to report any interference with mail service. Pennsylvania railroad workers walk out in protest. thousands seize. Strikes and clashes erupt in Milwaukee and other cities as railroad clerks stage walkouts and strikebreakers are attacked. Troops and courts summoned to control the unrest.
James H. Wilkerson a former member of Illinois public utilities commission and former federal attorney in the Standard Oil and Packers anti trust cases was nominated by President Harding to fill the seat of Federal Judge Gandis in Illinois. He served as assistant attorney general in suits against the Big Five packers for Sherman law violations.
Cincinnati July strike authorized for railway clerks freight handlers express and station employees on Norfolk and Western railroad. Gran President E W Fitzgerald sanctioned the action per L D Mumbs assistant at Brotherhood of Railway Clerks headquarters here today.
Washington July 11 sponsors of the McCumber Tariff bill struck back at critics as Senator Edge Republican New Jersey defended the measure but urged passage of a proposal granting President Harding power to raise or lower tariff rates based on foreign market conditions.
White Plains July 11 defense counsel opened arguments before Supreme Court Justice Seeger seeking dismissal of the indictment charging Walter S Ward vice president of the Wark Baking Company with the murder of Clarence Peters a former sailor The defense argued the indictment sat aside and began in earnest today.
Willard E B Spurr photographer of 214 1 2 Fourth street east invited to join international exhibition at the London salon of photography galleries of the Royal Society of Painters in Water Colors Pall Mall from Sept 4 to Oct 7. His entry will feature color studies 14 by 16 inches and he has begun selecting subjects.
City weighs purchasing waterpower rights at Union Mill and potential sites along the river. Debates hinge on price, erosion concerns in the tailrace, and feasibility of a dam on the west bank. Judge Platt notes immediate electric charges if a sale is arranged, with two years of free waterpower followed by electricity payments.
Storms across Iowa Missouri South Dakota Nebraska Kansas and nearby areas caused property damage and loss of life. A tornado in St Charles South Dakota destroyed most of the town of 190 residents. two people killed. Flooding and cloudbursts worsened in Kansas City and surrounding regions with cars washed away and streets flooded. Rivers rose in Missouri and Nebraska. relief from heat expected as showers continue.
Gustav Denklan Jr., three miles north of Eldridge in Lincoln township, Davenport County, died at Mercy Hospital Davenport from lockjaw after stepping on a rusty nail a week earlier. The injury seemed minor until symptoms appeared Saturday. antitoxin injections failed to save him.
Kansas City police chief Charles Edwards said radicals from Chicago arrived in Kansas City to stir trouble linked to the railway strike. He warned railroad centers in Missouri are honeycombed with agitators and ordered a new strike squad to patrol shops for armed men and troublemakers.
A night battle near Warrenton county Steubenville Ohio reports over 190 shots fired at a giant Beech Bromb Coal Company searchlight on the West Virginian side of the Ohio River. Mine guards fired back from the Ohio side. no injuries reported though farm houses were struck. Residents vow to stop the light at night. The light is maintained by a nonunion mining operation. The exchange began about 4 o'clock in the morning and ended when the light went out shortly after.
The territorial weather report lists Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Faribault La Crosse Mason City New Hampton Waterloo and Waverly. Davenport shows 82 cloudy with muddy roads and improving conditions elsewhere. Tonight and Wednesday expect thunder showers in extreme east portions and little temperature change.
New York reports Flo Ziegfeld wired Paris on July 1 about Mile Missinguette arriving to exhibit legs on Broadway. He praised Martha Lorber and Margie Whittington as world’s greatest legs and later sent notes highlighting Evelyn Daw and Madelyna Starbill as notable “hulks.”
In Constantinople, harem attendants go on strike demanding higher pay and shorter hours. Owners seek substitutes as many households fail to pay wages for months. Russian refugees volunteer but are unsuitable. eunuchs and attendants walk out, leaving harems under unsafe watch.
London reports an international conference in London next week to form the supreme council. The talks will address Germanys financial and indemnity situation. Premier Lloyd George is understood to favor concessions to solve the German crisis and avert a disaster for Europe.
Iowa briefs report Mrs Gunda Martin losing renomination as county sheriff in Waukon. Q EB Severson of Lansing will be Republican sheriff candidate. Keck Valley notes Pumps town water shutoff due to drought. Wilkes Long 2 sent to Anamosa reformatory for five years after stealing car and wreck. Wes Moines says Elizabeth Rivera ends hunger strike at police HQ after Sweetheart jilts her Crosco. Charles Pergler a former lawyer now minister visits. Loomis car wreck leaves Dickens resident in critical condition with skull fracture.
Dex Moines July 1 During the war period wages paid by the Chicago Northwestern railway rose 300 percent gross expenditures up 270 percent while gross revenue grew only 200 percent Fred Sargent general counsel of the Northwestern told the executive state council today in a hearing on rabbisdc assessments He said net revenue has dropped below zero in the past two years presenting valuation figures that show the Northwestern stock tumbled from as high as 1598 in 1916 to about 75 per share Representatives from other railroads also appeared as hearings continue over the next two days
United Press reports from Cleveland July 11 that the presidents of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and other rail unions vow to act if equipment endangers lives. They instructed members to operate trains only if equipment is safe, and to take action when lives are at stake. Railroads have promptly investigated complaints nationwide.
Cleveland July 11. Warren S. Stone grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers said no members will join a sympathetic strike and denied reports that engineers plan protests with the Interstate Commerce Commission. He stated the situation remains unchanged since the mass strike order became effective.
Washington D C July 11 Representatives of nonunion coal operators will be called together at the end of this week to consider means of dealing with smaller operators who are selling coal at prices in advance of the maximums recently reached by voluntary agreement Secretary Hoover said today
Francis P. Garvan testifies before a federal grand jury in Washington about the Chemical Foundation’s purchase of hundreds of German patents and copyrights from the Wilson administration. He initially refused Justice access to records, keeping files sealed in an ante room, then promised officials access to his New York office records in the coming days.
In Ottumwa and Creston strike leaders face government limits on violence while Burling-ton reports few changes and new hires. An Omaha division engine report covers July 10 with engines allocated at Burlington Ottumwa Chariton and Des Moines. A Burlington employment office and deputy sheriffs guard railroad property as Valley Junction shops see 40 to 50 workers return, while Creston notes 61 workers at Chicago Burlington and Quincy shops with 450 walkers out since July 1. picketing halted by court injunction.
Moscow July 11 Former I W W member Bill Shatoff declares he is now among the world's richest oil magnates in Russia. He traces his rise from American labor radical to head of Naphtha Export Company, overseeing monopolized oil exports and poised to export about 3150,000,000 of naptha benzing and oils to Europe and eight million more to the Near East over nine months.
Robert A. Maste, former Guthrie County treasurer, and his daughter Viola died when a fast freight struck the coupe they rode in near Caney In July. The car was found by farmers after the collision and the pair died instantly or within minutes. Their bodies were taken to Guthrie Center. They were on a three day lumber selling tour.
State police raided a hidden still operation in the dense woods of Galloway township near Philadelphia. W. H. Campbell, who led the raid, said the liquor was sold in Philadelphia by runners making nightly trips between the woods and the city.
Washington July 11 government loans totaling 56.4 million dollars were announced to balance orderly marketing of cotton wheat and tobacco for the coming season. Since January 1921 the finance corporation has authorized large loans aggregating 363538 thousand dollars in all, and the program continues.
Danville officials announced six trains entering Danville on the Wabash railway were taken off due to coal shortages from Kentucky, not directly because of the strike. The curtailment affects service but stems from fuel supply disruptions rather than labor action.
New York July 11 champion Jack Dempsey and Harry Wills through their manager signed a contract to box for the world heavyweight championship at a later time and place to be named.
A Jesup man escaped serious injury when his automobile was struck by an Illinois Central passenger train yesterday afternoon. The car was wrecked but the driver received only minor wounds.
The Hague conference on reconstruction of Anegsia nears its climax and crisis. On that moment the general commission will prepare a questionnaire for the Russians demanding a definite resolution on private property credit guarantees and debts.
Washington D C officials led by President Ufarding and Gen H M Lord director of the budget gathered department heads bureau chiefs and members of Congress to review the government financial outlook for the coming year.
The Waterloo Knights of Columbus will meet the Eagle Center Knights at East Eagle on Sunday afternoon July 16. After the game the women of Mt. Carmel parish at East Eagle will serve a chicken supper for visitors on church grounds.
President Harding met with his cabinet in Washington to discuss government policy amid the coal strike and growing railway shop stoppages. Officials warned federal troops may be used to protect mail service if the situation worsens while talks aim to revive wartime conservation and rationing plans. Leaders of coal operators and National Coal Association meet in Pittsburgh to present operators’ stance on ending the nationwide stoppage.
A youth burglarized the coffee cafe at 222 Sycamore Street while the proprietor, tenant Sort, was jailed on liquor nuisance and cigarette license charges. Detective Berkwith traced Harold Roberts, detained after a prior raid on Tosoft’s place, and the suspect admitted the theft of 3.25 dollars. Roberts, who had watched the earlier raid, planned his own break in. The report notes fear in an African village at sight of a white man.
Canton reporting that British and American gunboats on the Peal river edge prepared for action after Chinese forces led by Dr Sun Yat Sen bombarded Macao. Shells used on Macao forts. warehouses hit. reinforcements arrive. potential bid to seize Canton.
More than 5000 spectators gathered at Skokie Country Club in Glencoe Illinois to watch the Open qualifying as Bobby Jones and Leo Diegel prepared to tee off at 10 am amid clearing weather. Rain earlier threatened delays but sunny skies emerged as Jones Diegel and others posted scores. Frank Szprozell led morning play with a 70 while Jones and Diegel tied for second with 72. Hagen posted 71 after morning round.
Guards to go into strike service at the Rock Island shops in Manly were to pass through Waterloo late, routing from Chicago. A car loaded with emergency men and an engine were to form a special train carrying the force.
Brig. Gen. Joseph L. Kuhn is appointed to lead the Twenty third Infantry Brigade of the Hawaiian Division based in Honolulu, with the assignment announced by the Army Air Forces department.
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