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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1925
Page
11
Subscriptions to the Community Chest campaign totaled 10 010 at today’s meeting leaving just over 1110 to hit the top. The budget was cut to a lean level to support seven organizations and citizens were urged to match or exceed the target on the campaign’s last day.
Fort Dodge faces discontinuation of streetcar service after five years as locals seek a $3,000 fund to lease the line from Port Dodge Street Railway. A five cent fare proposal, improved service, and new bus operation are centered in a citizens' push to retain cars before President Crooks' order takes effect.
Cedar Falls reports a Black Hawk Gil company truck overturned four miles west of Beaver Valley Farm yesterday afternoon. Driver Al Corwin escaped unhurt as the vehicle burned, consuming 220 gallons of gasoline, 10 gallons of oil, and 20 gallons of kerosene.
W A Cook county attorney declared plans to end liquor carry into dance halls. Sheriff's department and police will cooperate with his office to secure results. Men arrested in a dance hall raid for illegal transportation face heavier penalties than intoxication charges.
Washington November 13 AP Members of the town house delegation held a conference with Senator Cummins and discussed a plan for agricultural export legislation based on the McNary Haugen idea but with different details. Representative Cole said he would not oppose the bill and most representatives would support it. Cummins will present de Mano to the Secretary of Agriculture today.
The committee on interim measures appointed by the international customs conference in Peking met after a week’s adjournment to discuss coordinating American, Japanese and Chinese proposals. Tomorrow delegates will discuss surtaxes and ways to abolish the provincial likin tax to hasten enforcement of the Chinese national tariff law.
Sixty fishing boats from Poonani with 200 men are missing after a coastal storm raged for days. Three Calcutta boats have not reported in. The storm caused moors, threatening communities and farmlands along the coast.
G O Shields founder and 24 year president of the League of American Sportzmen died at 79. Civil War veteran active in placing game protection laws in state status books. Earlier organized Campfire club in 1897 and led until 1904. Shields died Tuesday in Sioux City New York Nov 33 AP UP report notes.
New York November 13 AP actor Chattacey Olcott recovering at his home credits the prayers of friends and healing hands of his wife. A seventh daughter, she gifted him a carved sculpture of hands inspired by St Therese. Olcott said he would not part with the hands despite museum offers.
Adolph Brauneke, 16, an alleged auto thief and German immigrant, escaped custody near Cedar Falls after Joseph Holker, deputy sheriff, pursued him from Armstrong. Brauneke fled in a car driven by Holker twice broke the car off road, the deputy fired to stop the flight. Brauneke surrendered when captured, tied with a rope after the chase. A note found on Brauneke read I am waiting for a train to kill me. He had left Armstrong with a stolen automobile at 10 p m Thursday and drove through the night to Cedar Falls.
Geneva Nov 13 The council of the League of Nations was convoked for December 7 in Geneva. Under Signor Socialista of Italy the session will include 50 items such as the Mosal dispute between England and Turkey the Greco Bulgarian dispute and preparations for international disarmament economic and press conferences.
Iowa City Iowa Nov 13 Officers elected at the state Parent- Teachers association convention are Mrs B C Hopkins Des Moines president Mrs E D Morrison Fort Dodge vice president Mrs William Hawthorne M i second vice president Mrs Kelly Iowa City secretary Mrs E O Bronson Council Bluffs treasurer and Mrs A C Moyer Iowa City auditor.
James Powers a 19 year old Notre Dame freshman from Chicago died in a South Bend hospital ten days after a scrimmage injury when his head struck an opponent's knee. Powers neck injuries occurred during contact with Notre Dame varsity players.
Cecelia Swain was struck by a car driven by S C Adler while crossing the street just after the Homecoming torch parade. She died hours later at the hospital.
Chicago banks estimate residents have saved about 23 million dollars in Christmas funds, a rise of five million from last year and over 31 million from 1923. A downtown bank leads with 1.9 million in savings.
Court martial proceedings on Col William Mitchell continue with Mrs Margaret Lansdowne trial testimony deemed admissible by the judge advocate. Major Dargue testifies that war department publicity limits muzzled aviators during Camp Dix maneuvers, while officials debate the relevance of Lansdowne's statements.
The notice instructs readers to ensure home delivery by 5:30 and to call 5100 before 6:30 if the paper is not received. It promises a copy of the paper will be sent if addressed by error or other cause.
Chicago on Friday the thirteenth saw the city hall marriage license bureau notably empty as prospective brides and grooms dodged the superstition. Despite a previous day rush that yielded over 300 licenses, officials stayed open late to handle the earlier surge.
Waterloo drive trackers report $10,040 raised in the last 34 hours to push the grand total to $59,851 for seven welfare groups. The final day canvass aims for $11,066.72 more by noon tomorrow as divisions led by Ghagy and others tally pledges and the 100 percent groups expand with additions from local firms and services.
Chicago reports another death in the gangland war as Samuel Amatuna, a beer faction leader, dies from bullet wounds after being ambushed in a barbershop Tuesday night. His murder disrupts wedding plans with Rose Pecoraro and leaves investigators without a suspect name.
A coroner's jury in Des Moines exonerated Paul Johnson of Oriene Iowa, driver of the auto that fatally struck 10 year old William Scott last Saturday. The jury found the boy ran in front of the car and Johnson was powerless to avoid the accident.
Cologne reports the Big Bertha nest at the Krupp works has been destroyed under Allied military control. The structure, linked to the Bun project, was targeted to disrupt heavy siege weapon production.
Submarine M-1 found on the sea bed twelve miles southwest of Start Point Devonshire at 240 feet depth. Crew of 62 likely alive but impossible to raise due to depth. Navy expects potential long dwelling life with air supply, salvage ships standby as divers cannot reach the wreck.
Des Moines November 13 UP report says C C Chambers president of the trolley company threatens action after the discharge of GC W Jeffrey a motorman. Union secretary J Ben Wiley warns a walkout vote may be held if no peaceful settlement is reached. Jeffrey had recently been dropped from the union.
F id. Bighmey, agent for the bank's liquidating trustees, filed suit yesterday against State Senator M. L. Bowman for $26,428.82 on five promissory notes dated March 123, 1923. Four notes are for $5,000 each and one for $2,000, all bearing interest. The notes were issued to the Black seat: National Bank, which was closed last January.
Des Moines AP reports James Risden, chief of the state bureau of investigation, says Harry Ponder, captured at Laramie, Wyoming, has been returned to Fort Madison penitentiary and is being questioned about his whereabouts the night Myrtie Cook was murdered in Vinton. Risden says Ponder’s presence in Vinton that night justifies thorough investigation.
Marshal Petain praised the American flying squadron serving with the French army in Morocco for bravery and steady duty. He noted they carried out numerous difficult missions, totaling over 19 tons of projectiles dropped, in six weeks of operations.
Detroit dispatch identifies Miss Anna Gordon, president of the National Women’s Christian Temperance Union, delivering the annual address. She argues allegiance to the constitution equals teetotalism, denounces beer and wine advocates, and urges enforcement realism, international friendship, and social conscience.
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