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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1920
Page
11
William J Burbank announces candidacy for state treasurer on the Republican ticket, after nine years as Black Hawk County treasurer and three terms in office. Deputy E E Devlin plans to run for county treasurer, while Burbank cites tax efficiency and county-held funds as key issues.
London dispatch reports workers' forces entrenched along the Lippe river south and southeast of Wesel threaten to destroy factories and mines in western Germany if Wesel is not captured. Reds claim 200 prisoners and several villages taken. Severe engagements reported along Hamm to Hagen with fighting near Wesel Rucklinghausen Muenster and along the Lippe.
Washington March 26 Friction at Rear Admiral Fletcher’s Brest headquarters surfaced with Capt Thomas Magruder arriving in command of the third fleet Magruder pressed for a full revision of the Brest organization to mirror U S naval districts at home Fletcher offered to send him to London to report to Admiral Sims but Magruder refused to go The inquiry into Fletcher’s removal focuses on command loyalty and adherence to orders.
Copenhagen reports the Allied International Commission may occupy the Northern Schleswig plebiscite zone with Danish troops soon after voting showed strong Danish sovereignty support. Paris notes Allies have not approved German regular troop entry into the occupied or neutral zones and focus on guarantees for any German military actions.
Overnight returns from remote precincts raise total counted to 1,456 of 1,740 with Wood at 29,488 votes, Lowdon 25,808, Johnson 23,712 as of March 26. Local Ree Press Sioux Falls report notes unreported Tuesday primary totals.
The candidate, an accountant born in Ohio and reared in Indiana, moved to Tama county in 1904 and worked at the Tama paper mill for Armour & Co. He served on Dayton city council, later joined Tama town council, and has four years in the Black Hawk county treasurer’s office along with a year as a state checker. He has resided in the county for ten years.
More than 200 clergymen signed a plea asking President Wilson to use all influence to remove the sultan from any European governance. The message, sent to the White House, the presiding bishop, and the Protestant Episcopal council, was announced in New York. In other news, Bolsheviks occupy Matrop in Kuban, Caucasia per Moscow wireless.
Wesel remains in government hands with heavy fighting in the Ruhr area. Reichswehr anticipated a counterattack while workers’ forces suffer mounting casualties and troops reinforce the Wesel bridgehead.
The 1920 census figures released show Elgin Illinois with 27 431 residents up 1 455 or 5 6 percent Bangor Maine at 25 948 up 140 or 4 7 percent Saratoga Springs New York 13 181 up 1 485 or 3 percent Columbus Nebraska 4 84 up 396 or 7 9 percent Slaton Texas 10 585 up 581 or 9 1 percent Mon- La 13 675 up 22 466 or 2 percent.
Chicago officials deny a Toledo report claiming the Chicago gas company found 12 000 uncorrected mistakes in bills blamed on men smoking cigarettes. The company says 1918 errors were made by female clerks replacing workers at war, not by smokers.
Washington March 26 The War Department told the House Military Committee that contracts totaling about 4 billion dollars were settled for 12 cents on the dollar. Vice chairman Joseph Fairbanks said the claims board discussed by committee members included some members earning up to 50 dollars daily amid questions.
The Turkish cabinet led by Sani Pasha, formed on March 9, has resigned. The sultan asked Damad Ferid Pasha, former grand vizier and foreign minister, to form a new government. Ferid Pasha was appointed grand vizier and foreign minister on March 7, 1919, and soon headed the Turkish peace conference delegation.
Geneva reports former German emperor William withdrew about 250000 Swiss francs from a Zurich bank in early March. The funds were sent to Berlin just before the attempted reactionary Kapp putsch led by Wolfgang Kapp and Gan Luett. The German mark stood around 10 centimes, making the withdrawal a substantial sum in German currency.
Delaware Republican leaders in the legislature postponed the vote on the woman's suffrage amendment. Senate actions were abandoned. a House vote was tentatively set for next Tuesday after a 3 PM caucus with Gov. Townsend. Supporters hoped gains in the House could improve ratification prospects despite an expected rejection.
Eleven year old Paul Little son of Lexington capitalist FE Little was found this morning in a hotel room after being kidnapped Wednesday afternoon near the Lexington post office. A note demanding $25 000 in ransom was left in the room and a man named J Cox of Cincinnati was tied to the plan. The boy telephoned home to his parents from the hotel to confirm his location before being taken home.
The National Swine Breeders association met in Chicago to outline export plans sending experts to South American countries to lecture on American bred swine. A swine exhibit was also planned for Des Moines Indiana next October and ongoing advertising included Holliday Nutmarearing butter brand.
Berlin dispatch reports Prime Minister Gustav Bauer and his cabinet resigning amid intra party disputes and dissension within the Socialist wing led by former chancellor Philipp Scheidemann. Reorganization talks had been fruitless by 7 p.m. with attacks on Premier Schiffer and rising tensions echoing from Berlin.
The interstate commerce commission opened hearings in Chicago on grocers' complaints against major packers alleging products outside core packing cause harm to groceries. Railroads and several packers including Swift, Armour, Morris, Wilson, Cudahy are represented. Hoover letters discuss size and regulation thresholds for large firms.
The House Judiciary Committee ordered a favorable report on a resolution directing the Federal Trade Commission to probe recent price advances in fuel oil kerosene gasoline and other petroleum products. The commission must report to Congress by June 1 and assess supply sources oil industry profits and any price restraining combinations and their impact on retail prices. A Dyer Missouri Republican drafted report cites two powerful international combines controlling motor fuel pricing as a dangerous power.
Atlanta March 26 Senator Hoke Smith formally announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for president in the Georgia primary on April 20. He declares he is unalterably opposed to the party committing itself to a national campaign asserting the league of nations should be ratified by the Senate without any changes.
Police from four stations raided University of Pennsylvania boarding houses after a 1,000-strong celebration for a basketball win over Chicago. Twenty-two students were arrested given ten days or a $12.50 fine. some wore pajamas or were barefoot as officers and students clashed with bricks, stones, water bottles and furniture hurled from windows.
Chicago census figures show over 67 percent of the population defined as foreign citizens. Germans number about 403 785, Poles 288 482, Russians 201 837, Irish 173 089 with 144 241 Blacks. Native white Americans total around 40 482. The 1910 census listed 2 185 283 residents.
Major A V Dalrympie federal prohibition director for the central states was ordered by Judge Carpenter to return several gallons of liquor seized in a February raid without search warrants. The liquor owned by Giorga F Dallman included champagne port wine and whisky seized from his room above a cafe.
A large posse of miners formed after the 11 year old Francis South was found dead in a wood near Adena Ohio. Authorities expect no effort to reach Sherrodsville where four African American suspects are being held. Deputy sheriffs plan to move the prisoners to Carrollton.
Thomas T. Brewster, chairman of the coal operators scale committee in the central competitive field, said a joint meeting of the operators and miners scale committees will be staged in New York likely next Tuesday instead of in St Louis.
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