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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1919

Page

14

Antidote for Bolshevism by Hughes seeks industrial justice

Pittsburgh, November 15. Charles E. Hughes urged machinery for industrial justice at the world’s Christian citizenship conference. He called for collective bargaining with lawful decisions for vital industries and peaceful settlement of disputes to protect essential services from disruption. He warned that without such machinery civilization regresses to trial by battle and urged voluntary boards and representative councils for peaceful settlements.

Pittsburgh Charles E. Hughes Uie Altho Hughes

Masonic Vault Theft Leads to Three Charged

Three men connected with the safety deposit vaults at the Masonic temple were arrested on larceny warrants after $1,100 in currency disappeared from a delinquent box on Oct 30. Willard T. Sawyer, Robert Weir, and John Pandelo faced charges and were released on bonds while denying currency was present.

Chicago Masonic Temple John Sesiuntag Montana Streel Willard T. Sawyer Wabash Avenue Robert Weir Wentworth Avenue John Pandelo Seeluntag

Pig Boarder Shifts Census While Owner Doesn’t Raise Ante

Chicago Nov. 35 Miss Pearl G Baker hires Miss Anna E rI of Glen Eltyn to board Clover a pig for 50 cents a week. After two weeks $4 paid the third week Miss Baker refuses $3 then another $3 bill. Miss Baker sues for 500 dollars alleging Clover’s five pigs in third week were mis billed. Case to be heard Nov 24.

Chicago Anna E.ri Glen Eltyn Pearl G. Baker Michigan Avenue Miss Baker Miss Hill Clover Misa Baker

Rail wage meet delayed indefinitely in Washington

The Associated Press reports delayed talks between Director Hines and four railroad brotherhood heads. No agreement on time and a half for overtime in road service. Several overtime questions remain unresolved. Leaders may meet with the director general’s staff next week, with union leaders hopeful for a constitutionally aligned settlement.

Associated Proes Washington, D. C Dope Great Brotherhoods Director Hives Brotherhood Unioon

Prince Sixtus Weds in Ceremony Viewed by Diplomats

Prince Sixtus of Bourbon da Parma wed Milo Hedwiga de la Rochefoucauld at the Church of St. Francois Xavier in Paris. Attending were the American ambassador, Marshal Joffre, Prince and Princess George of Greece, Gen. Berdoulat, and heads of all diplomatic missions in Paris. The couple’s families include Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxemburg and Empress Zita’s brother.

Paris Prince Sixtus of Bourbon da Parma Milo Hedwiga de la Rochefoucauld Duke of Dondeauville Constantine Radziwill St. Francois Xavier Felix Charlotte of Luxemburg Sixtus Zita Austria Albert Order of Leopold Hush Wallace Marshal Joffre George Greece Gen. Berdoulat

Paris Snowbound Delays Hit Markets and Transit

Paris region suffered a heavy snowstorm with six to ten inches as coal shortages worsened the disruption. Central markets were nearly empty, tramcar and taxi service halted, and provincial trains delayed or stalled. Overland telegraph with Spain was interrupted.

Associated Press Paris Spain

Lake Ore Carrier John Owen Missing With 20 Crew

Sault Ste. Marie Mich November 15 The ore steamer John Owen with a crew of 20 is missing after three days of a fierce storm on Lake Superior. It was last sighted Wednesday as mariners hope it has sought harbor amid the mountainous waves and blinding snow.

Associated Press Sault Ste. Marie Mich John Owen Ketweenaw Point Lake Superior Owen

Glass Named in Davis' Place in Virginia Capital

Richmond Virginia November 15 The News Leader reports Gov Davis of Virginia has chosen Carter Glass secretary of the treasury as successor to the late United States Senator Martin Glass deferred comment saying the announcement should come from the governor The governor did not issue a statement at this time

Associated Press Richmond The News Leader Gov. Davis Virginia Carter Glass

Busby Bros Quincy Theatre Destroyed by Fire

A blaze in Quincy New Jersey yesterday morning gutted the Busby Bros theatre. The total loss is pegged around 70004 with only bare walls left and the cause undetermined since no show was held the previous evening. The Quincy theatre was larger than the Waterloo house and insurance details remain unsettled.

Quincy Busby Bros A. J. Busby Waterloo Theatre Quincy Theatre Waterloo House Busby

African Jerboa Declared World Cleanest Animal

The jerboa, a small Africa dwelling animal resembling a tiny kangaroo, is named the cleanest creature. It lives mostly without water, digs a trench in clean sand, and rolls to wash its stomach while contorting its body into odd shapes without falling over.

Africa

Kerr to resume air trip from Mineola to Cleveland today

Vice Admiral Kerr, commanding the Handley Page airplane, will take the air again from Mount Jewett after a forced landing on the Mineola route. If weather remains favorable, he will proceed to Cleveland to refuel and continue to Chicago.

Welker resigns as Burbank deputy treasurer

George C. Welker resigned at 12 30 p m today as deputy county treasurer after a conference with county board members at the courthouse. The move follows a state checker’s report on county bounties and comes despite treasurer W J Burbank’s defense of Welker’s honesty and integrity. He will leave the treasurer’s office immediately and report to work at the Illinois Central shops Monday morning.

George C. Welker J. A. Francis Welker County Board of Supervisors A. S. Lawrence J. J. Babbow W. J. Burbank Burbank Mr. Welker County Board Evening Courier Burbark Illinois Central

Champion Plymouth Rocks top egg yield at 2022 eggs

The 30 week contest at State Agricultural College ends with Jules Francais’s Plymouth Rocks from Westhampton Bosch L I taking champion honors. The pen averages over 200 eggs per hen for 10 hens, totaling 2022 eggs. Laurel, Quebec Poultry Farm Barr et Gooks places second with a strong total.

Foreign Mandate Battle Tests Senate Ratification

The vice president ruled the Senate can advise and consent on treaties, rejecting a Hitchock substitute and endorsing the committee’s reservations on domestic questions. The Monroe doctrine and other reservations faced close votes, with notable Democratic support and party-line splits.

Republic Day Senate Hitchcock Senate O. K. Lower Supreme Hale Maine Pittman Nevada United States Chamberlain Oregon Gore Oklahoma Kirby Arkansas Owen Reed Missouri Shields Tennessee Thomas Colorado Trammen Morida Walsh Massachusetts

Ancient Meerschaum: From Eski Scheir to Pipe Bowls

Meerschaum, sourced mostly from Eski Scheir in Asiatic Turkey, is pale whitish and malleable when wet before setting hard. Anciently used as decorative stone, excavations in Corfu support its early use. Germans popularized pipe bowls. besides Eski Scheir, it also occurs in Greece, Samoa, Spain, Moravis, Utah, Pennsylvania, and with serpentine in Norway and South Carolina.

Eski Scheir Asiatic Turkey Black Sea Corfu Fulter Vienna Greece Samoa Spain Moravis Utah Pennsylvania Norway South Carolina

Pneumatic Floats Enable Pond Skater to Tread Water

Insects such as the pond skater walk on water by pneumatic floats formed by tiny hair-covered feet that trap air. Each step creates a cuplike water pit, while the water spider remains dry underwater due to a hair-covered layer that traps air.

Auburndale Principal Skips Future Stock Raiser Plan

Kirkendall, principal of Auburndale school, made a big profit selling pigs out of school hours but vows not to repeat it. He and his wife endured many nights feeding infant pigs with a teaspoon every 29 minutes to save their lives.

Toledo Kirkendall Auburndale

Crook apologizes after looting Chaix restaurant

A robber, armed with a revolver, looted the Chaix restaurant cash register while telling staff to continue breakfast. He apologized for taking money, addressing Joseph Matthews the night manager and August Koppel the cook before leaving with the cash.

Leeper Urged for Acting Mayor as City Hall Deal Intensifies

City halls debate over vacancy follows R C Thompson resignation with council at odds on appointing a council member as mayor ad interim. I H Leeper of Waterloo is favored for the post due to financial and administrative know how, though others like J B Kelly are also mentioned. Governing figures warn appointment could bias spring election outcomes while aiming to avoid disruption for the city.

Altho R. C. Thompson Lla Cliy Leeper Waterloo Wast Elty Council Council An B. Kelly Italy

Miners Accept Wilson Plan Amid Wage Scale Talks

Washington miners accept Secretary of Labor Wilson's nationwide wage- scale plan for negotiations. John L. Lewis, acting UMWA president, says operators outside the central field should negotiate. F. W. Lukens counters that public interest requires quick settlement, while Lewis accuses outlying operators of bad faith.

Gardner West Virginia Lewis Wilin Green Authe Workers’ Union Wilson Green Wilson Macka Luckens Lewis Chaliengyn Lukens United States Chicago John L. Lewis United Mine Workers of America Washington Wyoming Colorado Aljabama Pennsylvania West Virghitha Ilinois Illinois Indiana Kansas Birmingham Ala Colorado Fuel and Tron Company Naw River Guyon Valley F. W. Lukens Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators’ Association Tanvis Mr. Lukens Mr. Lewis Althot Lukton Prorernor Missouri Mic

Day of All the Dead Observed in Ireland

Nov em 1 marks All Souls Day in Ireland with old customs described. In farmhouses families sweep fires and place chairs for departed relatives. Residents recall the dead by naming those who prospered or failed, as memories drift around the hearth.

Ireland Tharea Itia

A Woman's Touch By Jack Lawton

Delight, seeking work, answers a strange ad for a housekeeper at The Towers owned by Duncan Reynolds. She befriends Reynolds and his estranged son after aiding a injured man, earning a chance at happiness through care and a shared past.

Jack Lawton Tlight Duncan Reynolds Duncan Delight Myrie Grimnes

World's deepest well reaches 7570 feet near Fairmont

The Hope Natural Gas company drilled a record depth six and a half miles southeast of Fairmont West Virginia reaching 7579 feet before abandonment due to stuck tools and a broken cable. USGS notes 7000 foot temperature around 172F with a 1 degree per 61 feet rise implying boiling point near 10000 feet. In Indiana a fishing party near Leonards Tow n reports 60 trout caught including one enormous fish.

Fairmont W. Va Hope Natural Gas Company Pittsburgh C. H. van Orstrand United States Geological Survey Scientific American Leonards Towhn John Branson Washington Matthew and James N. Bailey Murry

Sue's Monument Remembered Through acts of kindness

Milas Sue, caring for an invalid, plans a monument to be remembered after death. A chance encounter with Joy, a homeless child, leads Sue to abandon the project as she helps the girl and her mother in hospital, revealing a softer future built on compassion.

Milas Sue Susan Kent Hill Cemetery Sue Susan Trent Miss Sue Kitten Traddles Joy Cap Cloak Miss Susan France Ma’ Er Jor Tva Miss Jsne

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