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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1929
Page
19
Berkeley, Cal. The piece recounts Berkeley Chief of Police August Vollmer and his reformist approach centering on humane, educational handling of juveniles and offenders. It traces his career from early Berkeley leadership to Los Angeles and Detroit stints, emphasizing science in policing, officer education, and community cooperation.
The American Game Protective Association notes 31 506 waterfowl banded with 5 700 returns. Findings show distinct eastern and western waterfowl, varied migratory habits, and rare cross continental passages. Examples include mallards from Oregon to California, and teal from Avery Island to Alberta. Woodblock prints mention Japan in the eighth century.
The piece outlines Chief Vollmer’s push for scientific police work at the University of California Southern branch, using alpha tests and IQ averages to shape training. It notes aims: early crime prevention, professionalized policing, and abolition of brute force in favor of fingerprinting, psychological testing, and trained expertise. It highlights UC support, psychologists, and graduates who advance police work nationwide, including a leader in criminal identification and a mission to reform departments abroad.
The Iowa railroad commission granted a reduction in the minimum weight for mixed junk car loading from 40 000 to 30 000 pounds for intra state traffic. A Hanson secretary and traffic manager of the Chamber of Commerce reported the ruling. Hearing on the application was held in Des Moines on January 22.
A note on bird banding by the U S Bureau of Biological Survey under Chief Redington, highlighting wintering movements of ducks as data accumulates from the national game service operations.
Advert says constipation toxins cause dizzy spells and fatigue from neglect of beauty. For 20 years Dr F M Edwards offered a vegetable tablet with olive oil to replace calomel. The olive tablets are sold by druggists in 15c 30c and 60c sizes, claim to cleanse the system and improve appearance.
A $110,609 trust from Mrs. Joe Hopwood’s will will indirectly benefit her pet monkey Peppy Squeak through a $10,000 provision held by the executor. The Cleveland-based caretakers Julia and Allan Jones receive $50,000 each, with the trust eventually passing to the University of Michigan and the residue around $250,000. The Avery Hopwood prize funds are to be established for dramatic writing fiction and other arts. A Waterloo Boat Club meeting is set for 8 p.m. at the river clubhouse, and the ILAN CO-OP Oil Co in Des Moines discusses a co operative for independent oil dealers in Iowa.
An advertising feature asserts that success can arrive after 40, challenging the belief that age ends big breaks. It cites a doctor’s advice and a testimonial about Nujol, a nondrug remedy said to cleanse body poisons and sharpen mental and physical outlook, with claims of being produced by Nujol Laboratories and available through druggists.
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