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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1920
Page
6
National program seeks 50 million dollars to buy forest land and fund fire protection reforestation and modernization. Leaders from Pack to lumber groups urge nationwide policy with annual 1 million plus allocations for protection and surveys. The push aims to expand national forests and promote sustained timber production.
The Courier will be delivered before 5 30 p m. If the carrier is late or there is another error, call BBC for a copy of the paper. Phone calls should reach the unions office before 6 30 p m.
Two young actresses are found murdered in Grant Park near Michigan Avenue, with bloodied bodies and a mysterious phone tip pointing to an insurance office. Identified as Marie Alma Ramey and Lilian Thompson, they had been seen with a stock company and vaudeville connections. Police seek clues as suspects and motives remain unclear.
London reports from Athens indicate Premier Venizelos and most of his cabinet appear defeated in the Greek elections held yesterday. The government plans to seek a popular vote if final tallies favor the opposition, while Venizelos himself claims victory as early returns are scarce amid a bitter campaign.
Tokio officials report mobs disrupted Salvation Army jubilee events with students dispersing an outdoor gathering and a mob invading an indoor meeting tearing down decorations and silencing speakers. Salvation Army officials blame Buddhists for the disturbances.
Senator W M Calder, New York chairman of the reconstruction and production committees, warns that building material prices may decline but are unlikely to return to prewar levels soon. He cites limited declines in lumber and ongoing government labor and price pressures as factors delaying a full rebound.
News briefs report Mrs Charles Fiels dying from a wound inflicted by Clyde Miner who killed his wife and himself after shooting Mrs Fields in Harrisburg. Hoover plans Cleveland speeches as part of a large community chest drive. Des Moines considers raising gas rate to 1.50 per thousand cubic feet while bread prices fall in St Paul and Minneapolis. Supreme Court grants recess for the term and refuses injunction on Detroit street railway plans.
New York November 15 Captain James MacGregor, once an agent of the United States Shipping Board, was recalled to testify before the House committee on Shipping Board operations during the ongoing inquiry into alleged corrupt practices. He testified as the panel adjourned, with Chairman Joseph Walsh noting future sessions would focus on other Shipping Board officials and agents.
Washington Nov 15 Plans for framing legislation restricting immigration and naturalization of aliens will be discussed in May by the house immigration committee Chairman Johnson Washington said the first session of the committee would be executive Wanis Secretary at Island New York Nov 15 Representative Isaac Siegel who left today to attend a mast of the house announced that he will urge the appointment of an assistant secretary of labor to be stationed at Ellis Island immigration station to pass upon appeals from the decisions of the boards of special inquiry
The Yomiuri Shimbun reports Sergeant Major Hargawa, from the foreign prison, was arrested outside the American consulate at Taikoku while visiting. He allegedly stole plans in April and offered them to Henry B. Hitchcock, American consul at Taikeu, who supposedly would pay £50,000 for them.
Washington D C November 15 The supreme court today upheld the validity of the Connecticut law taxing corporations doing business in the state and subject to both the federal tax and state tax on net income to the extent the federal tax was imposed.
In Annapolis Maryland on November 13, about 250 students from St Johns College participated in a strike linked to freshmen hazing. The sophomore and junior classes organized actions demanding changes, following the refusal to accept a compromise agreement offered by officials.
Police arrest Merl Phillips, 20, a mail sorter, in connection with the Burlington & Chicago mail car robbery near Council Bluffs. He confesses involvement and identifies two other men. Authorities seek remaining suspects as losses remain undetermined and sacks from St Louis to Omaha are linked.
The 1914 death rate in the registered area of the continental United States was 12.9 per 1,600 population, the lowest for any year. Total deaths reached 1,096,436 with 12.2 percent due to rare diseases, tuberculosis at 8.5 percent, pneumonia 145,215 and influenza 84,115. Delaware, Florida and Mississippi added to the registration area.
Harding efforts to leave Texas by train were thwarted by one of the gulf coast region’s worst storms. The president elect’s party delayed outside Point Isabel as a stalled coach and damaged lines forced multiple delays. Senator Fall of New Mexico planned a courtesy call, while Harding prepared a New Orleans speech focusing on southern economic prospects amid market fluctuations.
Freezing temperatures spread to central Texas and parts of Wyoming and eastern Montana. A low Gulf disturbance is expected to move northeast with rain and snow in the lower Ohio valley and Great Lakes region. Temperatures fall in Ohio, Tennessee, and along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts tonight and Tuesday.
Mrs Julia Cracraft Hume wife of John P Hume chairman of the Democratic state central committee died suddenly at her Milwaukee home from heart trouble. She was vice president general of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and national chairman of the flag committee. She is survived by her husband mother a daughter and a son.
Cincinnati November 15 The annual convention of the National City Managers association opened with 192 city managers in attendance. Administration housing zoning and other civic problems will be discussed. Harrison New York secretary of the national association said 24 cities adopted the city manager plan during the last year.
In Ia., Nov 12 Judge Macaire annulled a divorce that allowed Dan Thamann to wed his second wife after a prior decree. The court found fraud used in securing the initial divorce, upholding the annulment and the complex marital status of Thamann and his two spouses.
Paris dispatch reports Sebastopol captured by Bolsheviks with General Wrangel’s forces beaten. Refugees boarded Waldeck Rousseau and other ships as evacuation proceeds. British neutrality maintained. aid missions halted as Crimea refugees await fate.
Mason City Iowa November 15 A named blast victim Daniel Furnace aged 40 died this morning after two months of lingering between life and death following a dynamite explosion at a mine site. His lung was punctured by flying rock.
A crowd crush at a Lower East Side cinema after a fire alarm caused by a faulty projector left six children dead and twelve seriously injured. Proprietors Bernard Weinberg and Max Schwartz and Joseph Polivani were arrested, facing charges of criminal negligence as rescuers report chaotic scenes and smoke filling the theater.
police report details seize money from the ill fated ship Afrique. 700000 francs new bills matched records of shipment to Dakar. 1400000 francs stolen before the ship left a pier. Jules arrested in city as he prepared to board a train for Paris.
An Associated Press report notes the Association of American Universities will discuss recruiting professors in sufficient numbers to offset shortages. The meeting covers the war’s impact on graduate enrollment and the rise in applicants seeking graduate study, with notable increases in stagnation and destruction claims.
Industrial Court weighs millers action to curtail flour production amid fears of price manipulation. Lawyers debate if mill shutdowns serve public welfare or are driven by business conditions. Proceedings examine whether curtailment breaches law and what constitutes legitimate cause. Local interest centers on weaving and iron sectors alongside industry speakers.
The article reports election costs in Waterloo County, noting total votes 22,400 and a high expense for print ballots at 240.50, with overall per vote cost averaging 84 cents. It cites specific line items including registration, staff, and supplies, reflecting a sizable total for the general election.
Hymans of Belgium elected first president of the League of Nations by the assembly at Geneva. He won 39 of 41 votes. The session opened with high hopes to forge a framework for disarmament and international court. Delegates from 41 countries discussed Danzig, mandates, minorities, and Germany’s reintegration.
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