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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1925
Page
11
The jury in Dr. Blazer's murder case against his 34 year old daughter failed to reach a verdict at noon. Prosecution and defense both said they were satisfied with the outcome, making a retrial likely. The stalled jury could not decide if the act met the law's murder definition, leaving the case in limbo.
Washington dispatch reports Congressman Martin L Davey proposes a Coolidge autocratic two year power grab to abolish offices, merge bureaus, and create central purchasing as a step toward sweeping federal reorganization. Fellow GOP leaders Madden and others endorse the idea, arguing Congress cannot deliver reform, while critics question political viability and cost savings.
A Pennsylvania railroad collision in heavy fog near Plainsboro New Jersey killed thirteen people and injured many. The St Louis express rammed a Washington bound train, splitting a Pullman car Morheid in two. Engineer Thomas Gerrell of Jersey City alerted help after the crash.
Des Moines reports plans for Iowa road building over the next five years will be completed this week after Governor Hammill met with the state highway commission. The new law sets the highway program to take effect November 30 and grants the commission broad authority over maintenance of primary roads outside municipalities and full control of a 34,006,000 development fund.
E L Himebaugh of 1906 College street near Cedar Falls is in grave condition after suffering a stroke at the John Briden farm one mile east of Janesville while husking corn. The 65 year old man was unable to be brought home due to the severity of his attack and was stricken around noon today.
Des Moines reports from the weather bureau say the state will keep warm conditions for at least three more days after the late cold snap. Some areas may feel slightly cooler, and no significant snow is expected this week.
Maj General James G Harbyard urges liberalization of the Valstead Act to permit manufacture and sale of milder beverages. In an Armistice day address, he criticizes enforcement provisions and calls for personal liberty, ties to Dawes, and shared wartime service as part of his appeal.
Washington November 12 AP widow of Shenandoah commander Zachary Lansdowne testified in the Mitchell court martial. She said Capt Paul Woley sent a letter insult to her deceased husband and that she destroyed it. The session opened with her sworn as the first woman to testify in the case amid nerves and illness.
Paris reports Premier Painleve plans resuming debt negotiations with the United States and Britain once financial measures pass. He will travel to London to confer with Winston Churchill and likely send G Bennett to the United States as head of a new delegation.
New York November 12. Seizure of the Ward Line steamship to Orizaba by the government as a rum running vessel was recommended by customs officials yesterday. The recommendation followed a seizure in the East River of a liquor laden speed boat said to have been engaged in transporting liquor from the Orizaba to a shore point. They said they were fired on by the rum runner.
Cairo Egypt Nov 12 The inner coffin of Tut Ankh Amun’s sarcophagus containing the mummy has been removed for examination to the tomb of Seti II nearby The human shaped coffin with a painted face is believed to depict the young king and is regarded as one of the most beautiful works discovered by Egyptologists
Mason City dispatch reports A. A. Smith mourns the loss of his automobile after a Great Western freight train struck at a city crossing. The car was ground beneath the locomotive, rails spread, wheels left on the pavement, yet Smith escaped without injury.
London reports the admiralty says submarine Monitor M-1 has not been seen since this morning 75 miles south of Star Point Devorshire. Every effort to locate or establish connection with M-1 has failed.
The Courier should be delivered to your home before 5 30. If you fail to receive your paper by then due to carrier error or other cause, call S100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 30 p.m.
Mrs. C. Fricks seeks annulment of her husband Charles W. Fricks divorce on grounds of fraud. Hearings in Sioux City reveal testimony from chauffeur and bellhop about Fricks's alleged affair with Matilda Coward, a mysterious phone call, and a bottle of Black Narcissus perfume found in Fricks's traveling bag as details emerge from Waterloo investigations.
Leon Rhinelander, heir to a prominent New York family, resumed testimony in his annulment suit and said he loved Alice Jones and believed her claim of Spanish extraction, while she admitted she was not of Negro descent. The couple's dispute centers on race and consent to marriage.
Italy and the United States reach an agreement after ten days of talks to settle Italy's war debt, allowing discharge of more than 2.0 billion dollars on terms easier than any other debtor nation. The terms to be announced later by the American debt commission and Treasury officials.
Police noted 30 license numbers for boulevard stop violations including the car of Harry Reed city attorney. Reed prosecutes traffic violators. Also tagged was the car of Warren Buckles deputy sheriff for turning in the middle of a block.
Community Chest drive reports show five more firms at 100 percent and two schools fully on board. Notable pledges include Morris Plan, Morris Motor, Barttes-Shepherd Oil, Clark-Walker Electric, Armstrong Manufacturing, plus Washington and Roosevelt schools. Today’s total: 791 donors and 11,167.74 dollars in pledges, bringing the grand to 49,841.75, about 21,000 short of the goal. Subscriptions from citizens’ committees added 4,480 dollars. Major Morris division led in pledges with 247, while Langlas division led in money with 1,325. Warwick team posted 1,096 dollars from ten pledges. Other divisions reported totals: Gnagy 1,176 dollars from 77 pledges. Collard 797 from 114. Miller 3747.75 from 126. Armstrong 1,427 from 121.
Dr J L McElroy formerly of St Mark's New York arrives to be superintendent of University of Iowa General Hospital filling the vacancy from Dr Bert Caldwell. McElroy graduated Indiana University 1907 and served as a major in the medical corps during the war. After the war he was medical director of the Red Cross overseas.
Final arguments were heard in Noblesville Indiana in the murder trial of D C Stephenson once a leader of the Ku Klux Klan. Prosecutor Will H Remy opened with a fiery address calling the defendants fiends and character assassins seeking to dodge murder charges amid the Oberholtzer death case.
In New York an Armistice day dinner of about 300 wartime aviators from American Legion Post 743 featured hisses after a telegram from Adj. Gen. William Mitchell was read. The message urged attendance only if Col Mitchell’s presence could be reconciled with his court martial. Mitchell declined the honor guest role, and the post supported his stance before the court. Representative LaGuardia branded the generals as “nine dog robbers.”
Littleton, November 12. Dr Harold Elmer Blazer was cleared of all charges in the death of his daughter Hazel, 34, described as crippled and termed an imbecile. Prosecutor Stone moved for dismissal. Judge Johnson ordered discharge after the motion. The jury reportedly faced a hung vote, with delays and final arguments focusing on mercy versus malice. Blazer expressed relief at the outcome.
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