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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1924
Page
8
Washington reports say voters, furious after tax payments, blame Congress and doubt party leadership. Insurgents gain ground as direct primaries lessen top leaders’ control, with rule changes delaying action despite calls from Coolidge to pass tax measures.
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Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, famed draft dodger, plans to sail from Hamburg aboard the Deutsche Lloyd liner to New York to surrender to U.S. authorities for desertion. He left Eberbach after gaining American citizenship and was accompanied by his chauffeur Eugene Stecher. Baden officials noted his departure and expressed relief as Bergdoll headed toward Hamburg for the voyage.
Twenty two passengers aboard the President Mon Toe World tour liner were stranded in Pacific reef shallows about 351 miles south of Miami. They were transferred to the coast guard cutter Saukee and will be taken to Miami Beach. No casualties reported. wrecking tugboats could not refloat the craft, which was sinking deeper in the sand.
Cedar Rapids man John Nedjal aged 51 was found dead seated in a chair with a gas stove burner lit last night investigators say. Police note possible suicide or accidental death as cause. Local authorities continuing inquiries in Cedar Rapids.
Rome March 26 the second of three consistorial honors for the seven American cardinals was conferred by Pope Pius XI in the Vatican. Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago and Cardinal Hayes of New York received the red biretta and red hat establishing seniority. The pair later met the pope and Cardinal Gasparri and were celebrated in an ancient ritual. The cardinalate red hat will be given publicly in St Peter's tomorrow.
The contempt case of Harry F.P. Sinclair will go before the District of Columbia grand jury tomorrow with District Attorney Peyton Gordon and special government oil counsel Ailee Pomerene and Owen J. Roberts to participate. Gordon aims to have the matter handled before the current grand jury expires, as Jennings Prom Ktig Tule and Senator Walsh prepare for tomorrow's testimony on alleged oil deals tied to the 1926 Republican convention.
King George of Greece refuses abdication without a national plebiscite. Athens reports the assembly dethroned the dynasty and declared a republic, while a constitutionalist commission opposes dethronement and urges public sacrifice to defend constitutional rights. Preparations begin for the plebiscite.
The Japanese steamship Tokufuku Maru sank near Din after colliding with the German steamer Hfeimdal. Twenty three crew members are missing, believed asleep when the collision occurred. Hfeimdal rescued 15 Japanese sailors. Tokufuku Maru was en route from Bremen to Japan. the incident reported by the North Foreland Wireless station.
Creditors of the defunct Midland Packing company will receive about 10 cents on the dollar. About 200 creditors, with claims near 1.8 million dollars, will be settled for roughly 288 thousand. Midland stockholders realize nothing as the Swifts bought the plant for 622 thousand.
Paris reports Premier Raymond Poincare submitted the cabinet’s resignation to President Millerand after a 271 to 244 defeat on a budget issue. Millerand accepted the resignation, as Poincare said his decision to resign was irrevocable and may seek to form a new ministry with the ex prime minister.
Several local businessmen seek a man who sold rings at ten cents each but offered prices from one to five dollars. The rings, claimed to be copper alloy and of good quality, were sold around town before police received complaints. Names and exact locations are unclear in the damaged report.
Three softly dressed youths robbed a Detroit cafe last night, forcing aside a lone woman patron and escaping with 59 dollars and the proprietor’s watch. The woman, Sophia Lyong Burke, once a famous confidence woman and bank robbery gang member, said crime never pays and noted she had lived a life of crime for decades. The elderly author and evangelist, 76, who wrote Why Crime Doesn’t Pay, reflected on her past and current revival work in Detroit’s underworld.
Norfolk Virginian March 26 report says Rev. F C Brandhorst installed a microphone and wired the pulpit to pews with headphones for deaf members. The system filled the church attracting attendees who previously avoided services due to faulty hearing. An elderly parishioner three blocks away now listens to sermons and music weekly via the wires.
London faces a looming subway walkout as tram and bus strikes threaten city transit. The Locomotive Men's union orders underground staff to quit Friday night, while government-led talks stalemate with no clear settlement.
Curtis Wilbur, newly installed Navy secretary, presents a modern, conservation minded approach. He emphasizes a balanced program to conserve resources while expanding a highly efficient, modernized sea force. His demeanor and decisiveness earn favorable impressions in federal circles.
Miss Roxie Stinson testifies before the Daugherty committee that Jesse Smith planned significant Sinclair stock deals and may have taken his own life, while asserting Attorney General Daugherty bore moral responsibility. She notes Smith left an estate valued at about 136000 to 214000, with notes and bills unaccounted for.
Chicago Chicago March 20 Rotary International elects Che. Boardman of Marshalltown as president of the eleventh district at the eleventh annual conference. He succeeds Carl Weeks of Des Moines after Morris withdrew his name. The morning session featured Douglas Malloch Chicago poet and humorist and Dave Darrah Mason City Rotarian.
Chicago police say Carl Fontana, alleged gang leader, is under arrest after a $150,000 registered mail pouch robbery at Blarvesy Illinois. Four bandits fled in a car after exchanging gunfire with officers. Fontana owned the getaway vehicle found abandoned near West Hammond.
The Scale committee of the Iowa Goal Operators' association and District No. 14 United Mine Workers renewed the existing agreement for three years from April 1. It covers more than 12,000 miners in towns across the state. Current scale remains 7.50 dollars for day men, 7.26 for helpers, and 6.74 for top men.
William R. Cook prominent Mason City businessman was laid to rest Tuesday with a Klan cortege and a flaming red cross above his grave. Robed Klansmen performed a ritual of silent prayers and snapping fingers as crowds lined downtown streets.
Two bandits robbed the Turlington railroad ticket office at Afton about 10 miles east of Creston, escaping with about $78. Two suspects were arrested here a few hours later and are detained for investigation.
London reports a deadlock between miners and mine owners triggers cabinet concern as wage scale talks break down. A national delegates conference representing 860000 miners meets while a proposed court of inquiry is rejected. the Mines Minister to intervene tomorrow.
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