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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1923

Page

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Berlin diplomat abandons hope for outside aid

In a May 11 report from New York, Berlin’s ambassador says Germany has given up hope for foreign assistance and must tackle its troubles alone. He notes unemployment rising, poverty spreading, and a drastic cut in food and milk supplies, while insisting Germany seeks peace and work, not war.

York Germ Anne of Alasing Galona A. B Houghton Ampercorn Ambbassador George Whisehingson Germany Berlin

Mother of Vieting in Hazel Mystery Faces Scott Battle

The article reports on the Hazel murder mystery with the mother of Vieting and Scott as key figures. Detectives inspect a pier where a skeleton was found. Police conclude suicide theory is untenable and endorse a murder theory. Officers Norton and Hughes cite rocks and other evidence suggesting a body was placed there.

Vieting Hazel Scott Chicago Pathé Hughes John Norton Lieut. Norton

May Release All Bandit Prisoners Today

Chinese and foreign officials pressed for the swift freeing of captured foreigners as negotiations with bandits continued. Governor Cui said food and clothing aid would reach captives, with ransom payable by the Chinese government, while ministers warned that delay could cost lives and provoke international incidents.

Linchene Pacific Cui Peking Schurman Marshal Tsao-Kun Shantung China Gov Edwin S. Cunningham Shanghai F. W. Pratt Ro Eldridge Far Eastern Department of Commerce Zeroent Eldridge Cina Tsingtao Washington Shanting Qor- Dinstra Rad Philippine Chin

Air Flivver Driver Plans New York to Chicago Flight

The United Press reports Darbat the Frenety Jatar, famed for a sub 10 horsepower plane that crossed the English Channel, is now preparing a New York to Chicago flight with a single stop. A manufacturer plans mass production of Sarbet’s folding wing planes for garage storage.

Darbat Unite Ed New York Chicago Sarbet

Seizure of Power in China Amid Warlord Crisis

Reports from Peking say the government has practically dissolved with no clear leader as warlords Kun and Chang Teo Lin gain influence. A Chinese premier on holiday and foreign ministry officials leave duties amid crisis, while Tsao Kun receives a French envoy’s urging for intervention.

Linchengaig Ao Apparent Lauch Ching—Tsao Kun Chang Teo-Lin Peking Sia Foreien Wellington Kou Tien Tsit Tsao Kun Padjing Fu Anat Li Yuoan Vung

City in Brief and Local Notes from Waterloo

A Waterloo city in brief page notes medical society meetings in Ottumwa and Tama, Lions district convention plans in Sioux City, and local nurse departures to Oak Park hospital. Park road paving protests loom as semimonthly storm sewer discussions proceed. Quarantine notices include typhoid scarlet fever measles and chickenpox cases with several local residents affected.

George E. Carson Spirit Lake Law Walter ‘Hh. Scheet L Street West Martha Herman Presbyterian Hospital Chicago Oak Park Hospital A. CO. Wilford Harold Cole Gus Thode A. J. Joynt F.C. Sage Ottumoya State Medical Society Tama Indian Reservation Traer Park Road Broadway Cother Streets Park District

Trapshoot Meet At Waterloo Gun Club

About 19 trapshooters participated in the Waterloo Gun Club shoot at Byrnes Park Range yesterday afternoon. Carson led with a high average, while R. A. Reid followed close behind. Sic Webber, the club president, praised the event as one of the best and most interesting of the season. The next shoot is set for Thursday May but officials are in Weyauwega for sewer lift work.

Waterloo Byrnes Park Range Carson R. A. Reid Sic Webber Waterloo Gun Club

Des Moines Divorce Rates Spike Statewide

Des Moines records show the city doubling the 1922 state divorce average. In two days eighteen marriages were dissolved and twenty eight dissolved on Wednesday. Last year the town averaged thirteen divorces per day.

Des Moines

Sioux City Woman Elected President of PLE in Iowa

The thirty first annual Iowa PLE convention adjourned in Muscatine after a successful session with 406 attendees. New state officers include Sioux City president Mrs Adam L Van Hon and other elected leaders. delegates to the Seattle supreme convention were chosen. The group endorsed a library project honoring Iowa Wesleyan College founders and the birthplace of Pai GO, with Mrs CG EB Stafford of Muscatine noted as central figure.

Muscatinn Thep Towa Mora Mason Ciy Adam L. van Hon Sioux City Izabeth P. Mattes Odepolt Algent Seattle Wash Iowa Westeyat College Maint Pleasant Hunot Pai GO CG. EB. Stafford

Italian Who Shot Fort Dodge Officer Not Yet Captured

Fort Dodge Iowa May 11 Deputies raid the Shady Oaks town home of Italian Andy Bello on liquor violation charges. Sheriff Lochrayta was seriously wounded when Bello fired from close range. Bello escaped as deputies fired at him and bloodhounds followed his trail. Authorities believe Bello was wounded.

Ort Dodge Shar Idan Lug

Independent Oilmen Fight Gas Tax on State Roads

Des Moines May 11 Independent oil companies in Iowa warned they will apply a gasoline tax if the revenue is not used for state road building. Oil men met at a conference opposing the bill they call oppressive to the industry and urged deferring action until a referendum could be held.

Des Moines Iown Cov. Kendall

Swain resigns to lead North Dakota Normal School

Cedar Falls May 11 C C Swain resigns after three years with the rural education department of Teachers college to become president of the normal school at Mayville North Dakota. He will leave June 1 John W Barnes head of public speaking granted a one year leave of absence to begin Sept 1 and will study at Wisconsin University.

Cedar Falls Swain Rural Education Department Callence Normal ‘School Mayville N. D John W. Barnes Department of Public Speaking Wisconsin University

Reinbeck Egg Candling Machine Installed at Wilson & Co

Perhaps the largest egg candling machine in Iowa was installed in Wilson & Co here this week. It will sterilize grade and candle 250 cases daily and candle more than a carload of eggs in two days. The machine requires 12 persons for full operation. It is run and heated by electricity and uses 18 gallons of oil per carload. It is now being operated at full capacity.

Reinbeck Towa Wilson & Co

Reinbeck Brick Plant Resumes Operation After Year Idle

Reinbeck Iowa May 11 Gethmann Brick company has resumed operations after idle more than a year. It started this week with nearly a full crew and produced more than 15 000 bricks the first day. The plant will run all summer employing about 20 men.

Reinbeck Gethmann Brick Company Altho Porter

Des Moines Doctor Heads Medical Society

Des Moines physician Olver J. Fay is elected president of the Iowa State Medical Society, succeeding Charles J. Saunders. Fort Dodge hosted the closing sessions of the seventy-second annual meeting with Dr. Frank Fuller named president-elect and officers including Dr. EH Gratiot Dubuque and Dr. W E Long Mason City to serve as vice presidents and Dr. A C Page Des Moines as treasurer. The 1924 meeting will be held in Des Moines.

Ottumwa Olver J. Fay Des Moines Iowa State Medical Society Charles J. Saunders Fort Dodge Frank Fuller Keokut EH. B. Gratiot Dubuque W EB. Long Mason Citr

Ottumwa Man Killed on Railroad Bridge

Belin Th. May TL A 78 moved from Burlington was struck and killed by a passenger train on the Burlington bridge over the Des Moines River four miles west of Ottumwa. He wandered from his daughter’s home late yesterday afternoon. Survived by a widow five sons and three daughters. Burial will be in Burlington.

A. Th.Belin Burlington Les Moines River Here

Iowa Endeavorers Hope Harding Will Address Convention

Des Moines officials say Christian Endeavor leaders invite President Harding to speak at the international convention from July 4 to 8. They plan to urge him to address the opening meeting as preparations proceed tonight.

Iowa Harding Des Moines Christian Endeavor

Grundy Supervisors Let Gravel Drayage Contract

Reinbeck May 11 The Grundy county board let the contract for gravel drayage on the road west of Wellburg running north and south five miles to Everly Iowa Gravel company at 37 cents per mile for the first mile and 9.2 cents per half mile after. This is the cheapest gravel hauling the county has bought with 1500 yards laid per mile an estimated cost of 6100 dollars.

Reinbeck Board’ of Supervisors Grundy

State Briefs From Fort Madison and Around Iowa

State brief items note Ste Oak and Sigmond Trybom to face retrial for the Emanuel murder near Slanton in October 1920 after a Supreme Court reversal. Reports describe a haunted grave diggers episode in Amés with no body found. Other notes include L H Pammell joining a park movement committee, T Henry Foster elected to Chamber of Commerce post, Dubuque electric plans one man cars, William Commee bound over for stealing three cars, and county roads speed limit actions amid worker dangers. Sioux City recounts a 30 mph crash with four riders escaping harm, Cedar Rapids hosts the Travelers Protective Association convention with officers to be elected tomorrow.

Ste Oak Sigmond _ Trybom Fort Madison Emanuel Slanton Supreme Court Jund Oskinloosa RK. J. Woodard Paul Watts L. H. Pammell Towa State College Turkey Run Ind New York The Chamber of Commerce of the United Dubuque Carmen Dubuque Electric Company Davenport William Commee Maysville Fem Wort Madison Lee County Sioux City Cedar Rapids Travelers Protective Association

Farwell to Hiram S. Dilger near Alva Oklahoma

Hiram S. Dilger a Waterloo area farmer and stock buyer died May 3 at his home near Alva Oklahoma after a yearlong illness. Funeral from United Brethren church Alva. Born June 30 1860 near Plainfield Illinois son of Adam and Sarah Dilger. Survived by five children Ralph Lawrence Maude James Pern Dotel and two others plus five sisters and two half brothers. Member Odd Fellows. Requiem Mass for Michael Collentine at St Josephs Church with burial in Charles City. Senior Catholic Girls club to meet and Rosary Society at St Josephs.

Hiram S. Dilger Hiram Dilger Waterloo Alva Oklo United Brethren Church Plainfield Adam Sarah Dilger Iowa Ralph Dilger Lipscomb Tex Lawrence Dilger Mantie James Maude Dickerson Ordway Cale Pern Dotel Dotores Cola A. W. Steely S. G. Wreck Cora M. Clough Ed Smith Cedar Falls J. W. Graves Keltner Wlc. Bickeberg M. F H. R. Diiger Odd Fellows Lodge Steely Clough Earl Arthur Texas M. C. Collentine Michael Collentine S A. m St. Joseph's Catholic Church Edward* Stattery Charles City Catholic Girls’ Club Lafayette Shaft St. Joseph's Rosary Society At & P.m

Economic Survey of Germany Urged

At the American academy meeting in Philadelphia Dr. I. S. Hoffman urged an equitable settlement of German reparations and warned German imperialism threatens mankind. He called for an economic conference or survey by American experts to restore confidence in the U S position.

Associated Press Philadelphia I. Ls. Hoffman Babsell Institute American Academy of Politics and Social Science Imperialiam Ig Ag France Huhr United States Mark Garet Garrett Hackensack, N. J

Inflation aims to erase wealth and survive, says academy

An academy member argued that Germany used inflation to reach a logical end, showing a nation can wipe out wealth and endure with economic impunity. He warned England seeks to restore its pound to gold value, while Germany does not intend to restore the mark.

Academy Germany England

Governors to Dedicate Span Between States

Sioux City Illinois May 11 Governors of two states will dedicate a new 60,000 reinforcement bridge joining South Dakota and Iowa over the Big Sioux river. Gov W H McMasters of South Dakota and Gov Nate Kendall of Iowa will deliver addresses. A tag pageant with participants from both states will be featured. Monahan post band, last year’s national American Legion band contest winner, will perform.

Sioux City South Dakota Iowa Big Sioux River W. H. McMasters Nate Kendall Monahan: Post American Legion

Waterloo Doctors Speak at Iowa Medical Society Meeting

Two Waterloo physicians Dr. Thomas A. McManus and Dr. Caryl L. Nelson presented at the seventy second annual Iowa State Medical Society meeting in Ottumwa. McManus spoke on End Results in Suppurative Otitis Media and Nelson on Creatinin-Tig Clinical Significance. About 354 physicians attended from across the state.

Waterloo Thomas A. McManus Caryl L. Nelson Iowa State Medical Society Ottumiwi McManus Nelson

Clubwomen Endorse Judicial Adjudication of World Disputes

In Atlanta Georgia on May 11 the General Federation of Women's Clubs adopted a resolution endorsing orderly judicial procedure to adjudicate international controversies without opposition. The decision followed a keynote by Mrs. Fericy V. Bennypacker of Austin Texas urging nonpartisan handling. she noted that history would judge critics of Wilson and Washington.

Atlanta General Federation of Women's Clubs Iid Council Fericy Bennypacker Austin Tex

Carrie Hunter Elected Head of Iowa Legion Auxiliary

Mrs Carrie G Hunter of Newton was elected president of the Iowa State department American Legion Auxiliary. She received 327 votes to 135 for Mrs H A Morrow of Albis and 73 for Mrs L Ronl of Waterlog. Mrs C S McClung of Tipton was elected vice president at the convention closing morning session.

Bumiington Carrie G. Hunter Newton Iowa State Department American Legion Auxiliary H. A. Morrow Albis L. Ronl C. 5. McClung Tipton

Game Is Called Off in Rain for Waterloo Marshalltown

The opening game of the Waterloo Marshalltown series was cancelled at noon today due to heavy rain, delaying the matchup. No reschedule details were provided in the notice.

East High Students Hold Field Day In Rain

Dismissed at noon due to steady rain, East High School students regrouped over 400 strong at Electric Park Coliseum for a rain softened field day. The crowd competed in planned contests and games under shelter, proving weather cannot dampen school spirit.

Sant High Cédar River Park Coliseunaf Electric

Building permit issued for Rath Packing cold storage project

A permit was issued to George Scales contractor for completion of a six story cold storage and shipping building to be erected by Rath Packing. Foundation laid last year. Superstructure cost listed at 70 thousand dollars. Harrisburg news notes Governor Pinchot signed old age pension bill requiring applicants be at least 70 with property under 3 000 dollars.

Rath Permil George Scales Rath Packing Company Harrisburg Pinchot Pennsylvania

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