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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1920
Page
6
Russian and Polish fronts report Bolsheviks pushed beyond a boundary line near Grodno and Soxolka. Polish forces counterattacked to seize Grodno forts as French British mission aids Poland with arms and support. Premier Briand vows allied help and warns Poland against self-doubt.
Dispatches from Thrace report Turkish nationalist commander Col. Tefray evacuated noncombatants at Adrianople. Greek forces push across the Maritsa under heavy fire, with Turks reportedly firing on top of mosques using machine guns and annons.
Washington July 24 The operation of the new merchant marine act provision granting preferential rail rates on exports sent to seaboard for movements in American bottoms will be suspended until January 1, 1921, the Shipping Board announced today.
Swiss newspapers express satisfaction that President Wilson has summoned the next assembly of the League of Nations at Geneva rather than Brussels. They argue the seat must be in a neutral country to maintain universality.
London dispatch reports Kilmallock in Limerick county was wrecked by police last night as citizens tried to fight fires. Several injured and volleys fired in the town. In Dromore County Down a Sinn Fein house attack escalated to arson and street violence. A Catholic club and parochial house were burned with police firing pistols. In Belfast the bishop appealed for protection as Catholic residents fled. Unionists urged action to restore peace.
State officials report a surge in motor car registration in Black Hawk County as 9 046 vehicles are counted for 1920 alone. 435 000 plates were bought for 1820 with 4 000 remaining unused, and 300 reserved for Black Hawk County. 500 600 more plate sets anticipated for 1921. The treasurer’s office expands to handle licensing, while car owners complain about high fees under the new law and compare personal property taxation to current costs.
London reports that a pact signed at San Remo on April 24 by Great Britain and France governs Anglo-French interests in Roumania Asia Minor Russia Galicia and colonial holdings. Roumania retains full discretion over property disposition and the accord does not challenge any government owned stands in Russia.
Chicago delegates at the American Farm Bureau federation endorsed forming a committee to plan cooperative grain and livestock marketing through central organizations. A second resolution backed the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence deep waterway to aid marketing, amid a stormy two-group debate on grain and livestock issues.
Louisville dispatch reports Beckham Bates, 19, a Camp Zachary Taylor soldier, arrested for complicity in December murder of Elijah Sergent at Whitesburg. Bates allegedly boasted of the killing at camp, aiding police to link him to the case. His brother Uriah Bates was sentenced to life, and another brother Robert is held on a similar charge.
July 23 report says peace delegates reached Tien Tain but were received coolly. Former Premier Chin Yung Peng left for Mukden to confer with Chang Tsao Lin about an early peace. Rail congestion persists at Yanetshi and Feng Tien rail head amid military movement. An airplane bombing Feng Tien troops is confirmed.
Arne Love, 22, a Ceylon Ontario farmer, confessed during home town evangelistic services that he clubbed his mother to death after she scolded him for keeping bad company. His father, Henry Love, was hanged at Owen Sound seven years ago for the crime under circumstantial evidence. The son surrendered to police with the evangelist's advice, while awaiting investigation.
A telegram from Herbert Hoover to the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Tidewater congress argues for opening the upper St. Lawrence to ocean vessels to boost food supply. He advocates consolidating federal build programs into a single public works department and prioritizing inland waterway development over rail and highway expansion.
Gen Felix Diaz nephew of Porfirio Diaz announces he will leave the country as the Vera Cruz revolt ends. War department reports most Diaz forces disbanded with payoffs supervised by the department. Also noted, 700 steel fabricators’ request to abrogate the Pittsburgh basing point for steel prices was dismissed by the Federal Trade Commission.
Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday cover the Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with showers likely Monday or Tuesday and again toward week end. Expect fair midweek and temperatures averaging somewhat above normal in Washington DC.
Rome reports Premier Giolitti told the chamber the government will uncover both actual lawbreakers and instigators. He warned of war profiteers funding disorders to topple the cabinet and hinder parliament, with patrimony laws aimed at confiscating excess profits. Investigations claim state bonds worth about 1 million were used to depress judicial authorities, with warrants issued for those responsible. Similar probes are under way in Milan Genoa and Turin.
Brief items report Poland asking the Soviet government for an immediate cessation of hostilities. Cardinal Gibbons marks his eighty sixth birthday. The Turkish crown council approves peace treaty signing. President Wilson to announce a new shipping board appointment in early August. A cyclone in Saskatchewan kills two and injures fifteen near Frobisher Warrensburg. Reed urges bringing U.S. troops home. Poland seeks moral support from the United States in its fight with Soviet forces. American aviators continue on the southern front from Warsaw. Earthquakes shake Redding. The steamer Victorian gives wireless concerts to passengers aboard the Olympic and other ships.
Sandy Hook N J July 14 A 25 mile sou wester wind caused Shamrock VY and Resolute to stagger at the starting line and led to the fifth and deciding America's Cup race being postponed until next Monday after early squalls. Both skippers informed the regatta committee they were willing to delay content due to the rough sea conditions and lightship distance.
In Southampton England a four day Mayflower tercentenary pageant opened with a re enacted departure of the Pilgrim Fathers. The event titled John Alden's Choice featured historical vignettes including the Boston tea party and Lincoln at Gettysburg. Also noted was Jack Johnson’s expected jail transfer to Chicago awaiting bail decision.
Chicago July 24 The nationwide referendum ordered by railway employees on the federal labor board wage award gathered a strong plea against a strike at a secret executives meeting. While 84 percent of employees accept the award, Shop crafts vote shows limited support and seniority rights for April strikers are urged. Chicago Yardmen Association with 5900 members voted unanimously to reject the award over missing seniority protections.
Associated Press report from Marion Iowa July 24 describes farmer Theodore Jensen killed when an eastbound Milwaukee Road passenger train struck a stalled auto on a crossing four miles west of town. The car was dragged a quarter mile, the cow catcher removed to disentangle wreckage, and Jensen's clothes torn. the driver was described as inexperienced, and the tragedy occurred near his home.
Springfield dispatch reports the state public utilities commission orders fare increases in East St. Louis from 6 to 8 cents effective July 26. Children ages 4 to 12 will ride for 4 cents.
Highway conditions remain dry and dusty across the district with mostly fair to good roads reported in Dubuque and Waterloo areas. Forecast calls for cooler, brighter weather across Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin Sunday, while sections from Manchester to Masonville stay fair to rough in places due to grading work and recent rains.
Babe Ruth of the American League raised his season homer total to 44 in the fourth inning against Cleveland. He connected off pitcher Bagby, driving the ball to right field, but a flag pole blocked the ball from clearing the grandstand.
Senator Harding expressed gratification with the reception of his acceptance speech in Marion Q July 24. He noted pleasure at the favorable expressions, and said he was pleased to be seen as accurately voicing the Republican interpretation of the platform, citing approval from Senator Johnson of California.
New York July 24. A National City Bank of New York statement shows U S imports of crude materials for manufacturing rose sharply in the 14 months ending May 1920 to 1 97 7 000 600 dollars from 1 41 000 000 the year before, with large gains in india rubber hides skins goat skins cotton silk and crude petroleum reflecting both higher prices and greater quantities.
The Courier should be delivered to your home before 5 30. If you miss the paper due to carrier error or other causes, call 3330 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 36 p m.
Des Moines July 24 a joint conference to revise the wage scale for bituminous miners in Iowa is urged in a letter by J C Lewis president of District No 13 UMWA to J C Cush ing Iowa Coal Operators association. The letter notes a serious coal shortage with only about 12 000 miners at work in Iowa and warns of reduced production and higher consumer impact amid operator concerns and government mediation. Chicago coal dealers report a general shutdown on new orders and looming shortages, while Illinois officials mobilize federal conciliators to mediate and restore operation levels. In Kansas Howat warns a upcoming mine cleanup and walkout in protest of fines for Saturday work, signaling widespread unrest in the coal region.
Franklin D. Roosevelt formally submitted his resignation as secretary of the navy to President Wilson. The move comes ahead of his anticipated nomination as Democratic vice presidential candidate. Roosevelt plans to be notified of the nomination at Hyde Park, New York.
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