Cummins warns rail deficit may hit treasury gains
Senate leader Cummins told hearings private railroad ownership could be challenged as wartime deficits loom. He cited a 1919–1920 government loss of about 1.34 billion dollars and total losses possibly reaching 2.5 billion, with labor board delays adding cost to carriers.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
National Treasur
Cummins
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Railroad Administration
Julius Kruttschnitt
The
Southern Pacific
Federal Railroad Administration
Wruttschnitt
Kruttschnitt
Congress
Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
Kruttschnite
LAGT
Defender of Cameron Dam Pardoned After Ten Years in Pen
The Wisconsin pardons a longtime deputy sheriff Dietz who revolted against powerful interests during a 1911 case. He was convicted of murder after a barn shootout, with a life sentence later commuted to 29 years. The governor’s act ends a dramatic chapter in state criminal court history.
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Cameron Dam
Dietz
Js Lytai
Ambassador Harvey Calls at Japanese Embassy
London May 13 Ambassador George Harvey made a formal call on the Japanese embassy in the capital. The brief visit underlined ongoing diplomatic engagement amid rising tensions and reflected standard protocol in interwar era relations.
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Ayaan Peasy
London
George Harvey
N Day
Menace of Triple Stillman to Quit Alliance Strikes
London dispatch reports British rail unions embargoing coal loaded by nonunion labor amid looming industrial action. Firemen and Enginemen join, threatening a wider strike that could paralyze ports, rail shipments, and power supplies as government weighs keeping utilities running. In New York, James A. Stillman reportedly quits divorce suit as hearings may be postponed. Paris/Reno options considered if case proceeds.
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Triple Stillman
Alliance
England
New York
Sy United Preece
London
Hon
Glasgow
Nottingham
Great Britain
United Press
James A. Stillman
The
National City Bank
Hig
Poughkeepsie
Daniel J. Gleason
Fis" Potter Stillman
Stillman
Mrs. Stillman
Paris
Friday the Thirteenth Brings Little Luck in Town
On Friday the thirteenth, a Wateriso lad walked barefoot with a cheerful song. A Fifth street restaurant shattered glassware and aSycamore street sidewalk tripped a pedestrian. A Waterloo lady warned of misfortune, but no major incidents were reported beyond the usual Friday the thirteenth jitters.
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Fifth Street
Sycamore Street
Waterloo
Sheet Metal Men Elect Iowa Director at Des Moines Meet
Waterloo elects Lichts to board as the Iowa Sheet Metal Contractors association, formed three months ago, held its annual convention in Des Moines with over 64 members. Officers named include Harry L. Barquist as president, Frank E. Russell as vice president, R. E. Pauley as secretary, and R. in Spellerberg as treasurer. Directors are Liehty Waterloo J A Backman Des Moines and J B Johnson Sioux City.
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NLA. Lichts
Waterloo
Iowa Sheet Metal Contractors” Association
Des Moines
Harry L. Barquist
Frank E. Russell
Cedar Rapids
R. E. Pauley
Mason City
Spellerberg
Dubuque
NLA
House Sends Tariff Bill to Conference
Washington May 13 The House voted 232 to 98 to send the emergency tariff bill to conference to resolve differences with the Senate. Republicans Fordney Green and Longworth and Democrats Collier and Garner were named as the conference committee members.
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Washington, D. C
Toj
Senate
House
House Confernes
Fordney
Green
Longworth
Collier
Garner
New President inaugurated at University of Minnesota
Lotus Delta Coffman was formally inaugurated as president of the University of Minnesota today in Minneapolis. Prominent educators from colleges and universities across the country attended the ceremony. A dinner at the university farm school will close the day's program.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Lotus Delta Coffman
The
Unity of Minnesota Today
University Farm School
Borah Proposals to Be Basis of Loyalty Tests
Washington May 13 United Press reports Borah seeks to tie loyalty tests to the navy bill vote. He urges economy in naval appropriations and questions base sites, sparking a showdown with Lodge leadership as Borah eyes substantial cuts and a possible conference on disarmament.
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BORAH
United Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Harding
Lodge
Middle West
Northwest
Senate Naval Committee
King
Utah
Senate Committee
House
Naval Base
Alameda
San Francisco
San Pedro
Cal
Sand Point
Wash
Camp
Kearney
Judge Advises Against Dancing Halls as Husbands Source
Chicago May 13 After Judge Harry A Lewis heard Mrs Thomas M Durocher describe her husband she sought a divorce and the judge gave a lecture on picking a husband. He warned not to judge by clothes dancing prowess or shoes urging attention to devotion to work over ballroom charm.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Harry A. Lewis
Superior Court
Thomas M. Durocher
Teige Lewis
Jinx Dodgers Wed by Bathrobed Judge Just Out of His Bed
United Press reports a late night marriage as Municipal Judge Bonner performs a spur of the moment ceremony for Mildred Wright and Russell Wishard who feared Friday the thirteenth. The married couple wed in the judge's home chamber with a bathrobe clad officiant. A special council session is called by Mayor Frisbie to set a bid opening date and act on an old sewer judgment from prior administration.
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Jinx Dodgers
United Press Des Moines
Bonner
Mildred Wright
Russell Wishard
Miss Wright
Wishard
N. W. Frisbié
W. R. Law Administration
Federation of Labor declines to parley with International
The American Federation of Labor executive council in Cincinnati on May 13 declined a request from the International Federation of Trade Unions to reconsider severing relations with European unions. President Samuel Gompers was instructed to notify Amsterdam that AF of L cannot affiliate with any international due to revolutionary activities.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Council of the
American Federation of Labor
International Federation of Trade Unions
Samuel Gompers
Federation
International Federation
Amsterdam
American Labor Movement
International
Air Mail Service Will Be Probed
Chicago May 13 District Attorney Clyne will travel to Washington to confer with Postmaster General Haya on alleged inefficiency in the repair department and faulty planes used in the air mail service An investigation by postal inspector Charles Claran tied charges of drunk repair crews and antiquated machines A witness testified that field superintendents often bet four to one a plane would not reach its destination.
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United Press
Chicago
Clyne
Washington
Haya
Air Mail
Charles Clarahan
Clarahan
Legion Presses Fordney Bill Fight In US Congress
New York May 13 The American Legion leaders say their push for justice for disabled veterans will not delay its campaign for adjusted compensation via the Fordney bill. Col F W Galbraith Jr says the Legion’s priority remains aiding disabled veterans and expects swift passage in the 67th Congress. He affirms support for compensation aligned with five fold options and notes broad public backing reflected in state votes. The Fordney bill passed the House and gained favorable Senate Finance Committee review.
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New York
American Legion
Fordney
F. W. Galbraith, Jr
Ol. Galbraith
Sesion
Legion
House of Representatives
Senate Finance Committee
Telegraph briefs show strikes and economic shifts
Albany reports about 40,000 workers in small paper branches on strike. Washington notes March railroad income surplus of 20,994,068 dollars. Chicago grand jury returns true bills charging five labor leaders with conspiracy to extort money. Charleston reports Gov Morgan seeking federal troops for Mingo county disorders in New York. Germany accepts ultimatum lifting foreign exchange to new levels, British rate at its peak since April.
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Associaten
Albany
N. Y
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Grand
Charleston
Morgan
Mingo County
New York
Germany
Legger Fined for Making Water Evokes Curiosity
In Dubuque Iowa on May 13 Federal Judge Henry T Reed arraigned an alleged bootlegger who tried to justify his case with legal terms. He admitted taking mash from a still and producing water. The court fined him $30 plus costs, and the prisoner asked what his fine would be if he had made real alcohol.
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Associated Press
Dubuque
Henry Teed
Guthrie Center Girls Globe Trotting Trip Ends in Des Moines
Des Moines police stopped two Guthrie Center youths Flossie Wells and Cleo Cleveland on Main Street Guthrie Center and escorted them to police headquarters after a wandering trip that began on Main Street. Wells said she wanted to see the city and to work and buy clothes. Wells’s father H. H. Wells arrived to bring his wandering daughter and her chum home.
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Guthrie Center
Girls’ Globe
Des Moines
United Press
Flossie
Wells
Cleo Cleveland
Main
Seventh
Cocust
Berkey
H. Wells
Mrs Bergdoll Says She Buried the Gold
Emma C Bergdoll mother of Grover Bergdoll told a House committee she buried 105000 dollars in gold from the treasury in 1917. She refused to reveal the burial site but said it was not as far from Philadelphia as Hagerstown and that the gold remains with her. She denied ever going near Hagerstown and said no one else knows its location.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Emma C. Bergdoll
Grover Bergdoll
House Investigating
Eay
Treasury
Philadelphia
Hagerstown
Kramer Probes Bars on American Ships
Federal Prohibition Commissioner Jon F. Kramer and other officials say big American passenger steamships have operated bars beyond the three mile limit. They assert ships can violate Volstead law with little fear of prosecution, making three mile limit closures crucial to avoid legal action.
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Waited Press
Washington, D. C
Jon F. Kramer
Kramer
Germans Prepare to Attack Polish Forces in Silesia
The article notes German plans to attack Polish units in Silesia, despite a French denial by Gen. Lerond who rejected reports that an armistice allows Poland to keep three quarters of Upper Silesia. The Warsaw wireless echoed the claim shortly after.
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Silesia
Lerond
Etruth
Upper
Warsaw
Beer is Bad for Babies Hearings Debunk Beer Claims
In a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Volstead bill, Dr. Howard A. Kelly of Johns Hopkins and Dr. James M. H. Rowland of the University of Maryland testified that beer is never prescribed in long medical practice and is harmful to babies. They stated beer does not cure diseases and would ruin appetite, noting no medical basis for beer as a remedy.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House Judiciary
Volstead
Howard A. Kelly
Johns Hopkins Hospital
James
Dr. Rowland
Obregon Refuses Protocol for U S Recognition
Mexico City May 15 President Obregon said Mexico cannot and will not sign a formal protocol as a condition for U S recognition. He commented on U S policy and noted letters from Washington suggesting cordial U S intent, while insisting Mexico will not sign a formal treaty though informal exchanges might be considered.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Obregon
Harding
Washington
Hughes
Fletcher
Guy Kyle Former Minister Sentenced to Six Years
Former Freed Methodist minister Guy Kyle and Loren Williamson of Mount Vernon received six year sentences in a federal prison at Leavenworth for robbing a mail pouch containing 189000 dollars at Mount Vernon on January 24. Judge English delivered the sentences.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Guy Kyle
Loren Williamson
Mount Vernon
Leavenworth
Mian
English
Expect Arrest in McGilvary Murder
Boston police officials announced today a possible arrest in the death of Capt. Paton C. McGilvary, a former aviator overseas. The case, once treated as death by own action, was reclassified after two new witnesses' testimonies joined the evidence, altering the theory of the death.
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Associated Press
Boston
Paton C. McGilvary
Union Janitors in Chicago Indicted
Chicago May 13 Indictments against William F Quesse president of Chicago Fiat Janitors union and nine other union officials were voted by the grand jury today. The charges include conspiracy to commit illegal acts to injure public trade to boycott to extort and to injure the business of building owners.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William F. Quesse
Fiat Janitors’ Union
Grand Jury
Contractor Protest Delays Reinbeck School Award
In Reinbeck Iowa May 13 a protest was filed to block the award for the new consolidated school building. M Mildenstein Cedar Rapids claims he was the lowest bidder and seeks an injunction to prevent the successful bidder from starting work. The case heads to Waterloo for a Friday hearing with a strong legal team on both sides.
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Reinbeck
M. Mildenstein
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Rase
Cabinet Discusses Marine Strike But Expresses No Views
Washington reports that President Harling and his cabinet discussed the marine strike with no conclusions reached. Hoover and Davis will follow all strike details. San Francisco voices optimism on a coast wide strike and notes limited vessel movement. New York claims seamen will win within 30 days as 36 steamers left and 500 ships are tied up locally.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Harling
Commerce
Hoover
Labor
Davis
San Francisco
Cal
Secretary of the Marine Engineers Benefit Association
New York
Seamen's Union
Four Held in Slaying of Aged Judge in Tulsa
Tulsa authorities say four persons including Miss Goldie Gordon and Mrs. Jesse James will stand trial for the death of Judge John Devereaux, who died from an overdose and a brain blood clot. Three are held. Dixon, an old man, was arrested and faces charges. a nurse and a mysterious stranger昨ested in the case.
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United Press
Tulsa
Okla
John Devereaux
State Supreme Court Commission
Goldie Gordon
Jesse James
A. Dixon
Dixon
Shotgun Squads Patrol Des Moines to Deter Crime
Four shotgun squads patrolling in Des Moines end bearing orders to shoot to kill suspicious characters who resisted questioning or arrest. Each car carried three men, one a cavalryman from Fort Des Moines. A section was patrolled. two arrests were made with no shots fired during the patrols.
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United Press
Des Moines
Fiset
Tortars
Fort Des Moines
Bach
Cit
Consuelo Vanderbilt Divorce Decree Granted in November
London report states the divorce decree granted last November 9 to the Duchess of Marlborough, formerly Consuelo Vanderbilt, has become absolute after the six month waiting period. Details note desertion and misconduct alleged by her counsel at the November trial.
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Consuelo Vanderbilt
Associated Press
London
Duchess of Marlborough
Consuela Vanderbilt
Duke of Marlborough
Mus
Von Simons May Come to America as Ambassador
Berlin May 13. Waller vo Simons, former foreign minister, probably will be appointed German ambassador to the United States when diplomatic relations are resumed, it was learned here today.
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von Simons
America
United Press
Berlin
Waller Vo Simons
Germa
United State
Madison Renamed for U.S. Attorney
President Harding renominated Charles C. Madison for United States attorney for the Western District of Missouri after his nomination stalled in the previous session by Senator Spencer. The decision was announced from Washington on May 13.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Charles C. Madison
United States
Missouri
Congress
Spencer
Harding
House Adopts Report on Immigration Bill
Washington D C May 13 The conference report on the emergent immigration bill was adopted today by the house. It still awaits acts in the senate.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Four Thousand Attend U T C May Day Fest
Nearly four thousand persons attended the May Day fete at the teachers college campy today in Cedar Falls. Miss Beatrice Deck of Janesville Iowa was crowned queen as the pageant unfolded with local youths and faculty members participating in ceremonies marking the event.
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Sperint
Teachers College
Beatrice Deck
Janesville
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