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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1923
Page
7
Washington dispatch notes President Harding’s looming vacation amid calls for rest after two strenuous years. Observers say a long break would refresh his mind, aid public decisions, and improve sharpness in confronting labor strikes and policy choices.
The notice requests readers to report delivery problems when the Courier is not at the home by 5 20. If the paper is late due to the trier boy error or other causes, readers should call 406 with a copy of the paper. Calls should reach the office before 6:30 p.m.
In Cleveland a shell‑shocked World War I veteran John Weitzel, 27, armed with a pistol, fired at police and family for seven hours after an insanity arrest attempt. Capt. William McMasters overpowered him on the county jail stairs. Weitzel claimed Verdun flashbacks and feared hospital. One deputy was wounded in the hip. his brother Herbert shot in the cheek. Shots 105 fired. tear bombs failed to stop him. Weitzel collapsed after capture.
A warrant for the arrest of Edward Young Clarke, former Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, was issued by U S Commissioner Carter in Atlanta Georgia. The warrant follows a federal indictment from Houston Texas charging Mann Act violations. Clarke was notified by telephone and expected to appear at the commissioner’s office later.
In Logansport on March 3 three young girls Geneva Wainscott seven Dorothy Edwards nine and Ruth Dickens three drowned after breaking through ice near Spencer Park. Al lived in Roselawn near the river and park. Bodies not recovered. authorities patrolling the river.
T W Krein longtime general manager and receiver of the Muscatine Burtington Southern railroad left for Leavenworth Kansas to serve a year in federal prison after pleading guilty to overcharges for car repairs against other carriers. A parole request will be filed. Krein, father of eight children, was fined 1000 on three counts and the appeal to the St Louis circuit court upheld the lower court ruling. A stay of sentence was in effect until last night.
Tendon March 3 report says a single standard of morals for men and women in England is probable if the equal rights bill passes the second reading in the house of commons by 231 to 27. The measure would remove cruelty or desertion grounds needed for a wife to obtain a divorce when her husband is guilty of misconduct.
Ten bodies were recovered by rescue crews at 11 a m in Pocahontas coal mine. Four more workers killed yesterday bring total dead to ten with 25 wounded. 40 escaped unhurt and all 75 workers accounted for.
In Omaha Nebraska on March 3 Leroy Corliss president Burt Corliss vice president Hubert Ryner treasurer of the defunct Waterloo Creamery of Council Bluffs were found guilty in federal court of using the mails to defraud the sale of stock. The Corliss brothers and Ryner were convicted on nine counts. Bandy head of Commerce Loan & Finance Co was found guilty on one. Edward W. Schaefer salesman for the creamery was acquitted. The jury deliberated six hours after a three week trial that cost the government thousands.
Washington March 3 Dr Hobart A H Work postmaster general relinquishes control of the postal service to Senator Harry New on Monday morning greeting 329 000 postal workers nationwide with a heartfelt farewell noting kindness in their relations and expressing sadness at leaving the work behind.
Paris March 3 Two Chicagoans are in French police reports. Edith Payne 46 Chicago was arrested at Nice charged with shoplifting goods valued at 25000 francs she admitted taking them. John Voges Chicago said he lost 1006 in a confidence game and will return to America on the next boat penniless.
A municipal steamer bearing many prominent men and women will greet Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen on the George Washington at quarantine. Also aboard is the body of Yale athlete and Marine officer Jat W. Overton, killed in France. The Washington Senate bill on cotton sale standardization passes the Senate.
Paris says the occupation is fiscal in nature and not part of a railway control plan. French troops advance along a 50 mile front in Rhenish Bavaria and Baden and seize Mannheim, Darmstadt, and surrounding railway hubs, with reports of armament near Munich and a secret German recruiting bureau opened near Ausen. Detachments set up French posts along the Rhine line to Griesheim, and Ruhr towns face heavy fines for sabotage.
Three alleged rum runners were shot to death and a fourth member of the party seriously wounded in a gun battle with federal officers near Jellico Tennessee last night. W H Jaynes of Tazwell Prohibition agent was seriously wounded.
Weather forecast for Washington DC and region notes a generally fair week with rain in the south and snow or rain for northern areas around midweek. Temperatures start below normal then return toward normal as the week progresses.
State auditors uncover a 18 month graft scheme in Des Moines Streets Department totaling 34,855.54. Examiners link deposits to Cockburn payroll warrants. sister Julia Cockburn named in records. Bank records show deposits matched pay periods and signatures, implicating city employees in defrauding the city between 1921 and 1928.
New York reports the Antisaloon league defends secrecy of publicity spending amid a grand jury inquiry into $24,790 paid for publicizing its aims. The board says its books are open only to accredited church representatives and that private church affairs deserve confidential treatment like any individual church.
President Harding reportedly selects Cyrus Woods of Pennsylvania to become ambassador to Japan and names Alexander P. Moore of Pittsburgh to succeed him as ambassador to Spain in Madrid.
Jellico Tennessee March 3 three men died in a mountain moonshine battle as officers attempted to stop a liquor caravan near town. Federal agent W J Jaynes and city marshal George Heatherly were wounded, deputies Covey and Perry hurt, while two suspects fled and another killed Morrison Ayers George Perkins and Walter Perkins named as dead in the clash near No Business gap.
Waterloo West High and East High advanced to the subdistrict final in the local tournament at West High. West beat Waverly 25 to 12 in the morning session, while East defeated Shell Rock 34 to 26. Apfel and Johnson starred for Shell Rock, with Tollefson and Verrier key for East. West then dominated Waverly with a fast finish and strong defense as the crowd watched the close contest fade.
Governor Kendall commutes sentences of several ex soldiers held in state prisons on grounds their terms were influenced by war related mental distress. Many are moved to federal rehabilitation hospitals following clemency actions.
New York March 4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle writes that 13 seances in Munich with Dr Shrenck-Notslag and medium Willy 8 convinced skeptics that ectoplasm exists. Among 23 professors witnessing the demonstrations were noted scholars such as Zin ner Beecher Walker Freytag Siizer and Geiger. A detailed report is promised in Metaphysique.
Washington March 2 The contested nomination of James G McNary to the office of the Comptroller of the Currency was reported favorably today by the Senate Banking Committee. Early polling suggested a majority in favor but opponents predicted failure when Congress adjourns. A recess appointment by President would seem likely.
Senator Edge of New Jersey, a Republican, said he would push a 2 to 3 percent bill before the present Congress ends. The move appears aimed at rallying wets support as the Volstead era politics shift in the waning session.
Joliet Illinois March 2 May Clark once the prettiest woman convict at Joliet penitentiary was released to devote her life to Red Cross work. Convicted of perjury for alibi aiding a robbers gang she spent four years in prison aiding the blind and writing letters for soldiers. Immediately after release she joined Red Cross work for the blind. her former husband Teddy Clark, a bank robber, was murdered after objecting to his share of loot.
An International News story notes President Harding plans nine months without a congressional session to allow national recovery. It outlines expectations for calmer policy, a cooling of tensions, and a focus on railroad and coal industries ahead of a possible Sixty-eighth Congress convening in December.
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