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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1920

Page

9

Wilsons stance on resubmitting treaty to Senate

Washington buzzes with speculation that President Wilson may again submit the treaty and league covenant to the Senate when it reconvenes. Gossip frames this as a dramatic move, possibly offset by a shift on Article X and reservations, with focus on history and Wilsons personal stake.

Mark Sulliv New York Evening Post Waterloo Evening Courier Washington, D. C Washington Wilson Senate Congress Senator Lodge Lodge Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Foreign Affairrs Committee Elihu Root Root Foot League League of Nations

Wrangel Sails for Unknown Port with 20 000 Troops

General Bari on Wrangel, head of the south Russian government, leaves Sebastopol aboard a Russian cruiser with 20 000 troops and additional transports, bound for an unknown port after Bolshevik advances in Crimea. US destroyers Humphreys Whipple and Edwards reached Constantinople with refugees as talks in London consider resuming trade with Soviet Russia.

Associated Press London Barion Wrangel Crimea Sebastopol Constantinople Exchange Telegraph Company United States Robert S. Corne Board of Trade France Great Britain

Navy Deserter Held as Suspect in Actress Slayings

Harold Potter, a deserter from Great Lakes naval training station, was arrested as a suspect in the Grant Park deaths of two actresses. An empty poison vial was found, and detectives tied the pair to a sailor seen with Potter before the murders. He faces further questioning.

Associated Press Chicago Harold Potter Great Lakes Naval Training Station Grant Park Potter Detective Bureau

France pessimistic on recognition of Russian soviet

Paris reports that France will not rush to recognize the Russian Soviet government despite the defeat of General Wrangel in south Russia. The foreign office expressed pessimism about further military moves in Russia and saw little basis for reorganizing the ineffective anti-Moscow efforts from the Crimea.

Associated Press Paris Wrangel France Foreign Office Russia Moscow Wrangal Crimea

Six Firemen Hurt in Ladder Collapse

Milwaukee Wis Nov 16 Associated Press six firemen were seriously injured when an extension ladder collapsed during a $400 000 blaze that destroyed a four story Mirkee Seed company building. Fireman Oscar Kunoth pitched from the ladder to the sidewalk four doors down and survived though with a fractured arm and serious injuries to his legs and body.

Associated Press Milwaukee Wis Mirkee Seed Company Oscar Kunoth

Women Seek Congress Action on Mothers Care

New York reporters note plans to build public support for a bill to be submitted to the next session of Congress ensuring proper care for mothers and newborns. At a regional conference, Mrs Mead Wood Park warned that without action, hundreds of thousands of mothers and babies could be lost each year due to lack of care. A Washington conference is planned with representatives from multiple women’s organizations to push the measure.

Associated Press New York Congress National League of Women Voters MM Mead Wood Park Park Washington General Federation of Women's Clubs Women's Trade Union League Mothers and Parent-Teacher Association Couneil of Jewish Women Consumers’ League Womens Christian Temperance Union Collegiate Alumnae Association National Council of Women

Iowa lawmakers form joint code revision committee

A 12 member joint committee from both Iowa legislative chambers was appointed to study code revision and report before the January 10 session. Governor-elect Kendall and Lt. Gov.-elect Hammill spoke on code revision while discussing an industrial court and possible special sessions. Over 100 gathered for the 1921 preliminary meeting with Anderson as chairman and Weaver as secretary.

Associated Press Des Moines Iowa General Assembly H. I. Foskett Page County Ed. M. Smith Madison W. W. Anderson Greene H. Cg.’ Holdoegel Calhoun Wapelio Charles Dutcher John Son J. B. Weaver Bolk County C. F. Clark Linn Buena Vista BE. A. Larson Montgomery George Perkins Sac John A. Story Warren Kendall Hammill Trewin General Assembly W. Kime Webster County Allen Kansas Fort Dodge Arch McFarlane Arthur Springer Wapello

Hawaii Japanese Population Reaches 42.7 Percent

The census bureau reports Hawaii's Japanese population at 109,269 of 255,512 total, constituting 42.7 percent of the 1920 island population. The Japanese increase in the past decade was 39,595, up 37.1 percent, compared with a 30.4 percent gain in 1900-1910.

Associated Press Washington, B. C Hawaii Census Bureau

Annapolis Students Call Off College Strike

The St. John’s College students at Annapolis ended their strike after two conferences with Osborne Yellett head of the college alumni association and others. Students will return to the campus tonight unconditionally.

Annapolis Associated Press Baltimore St. John’s College At Osborne Yellett Deat College Alumni Association

Highways Road Weather Outlook for Iowa and Wisconsin Cities

Weather bureau report covers Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Pavéenport Des Moines Dubuque Waribault Lacrosse Mason City Marshalltown New Hampton Possile Waterfoo Waverly. Roads warm into next hours with forecast details for several municipalities.

U. & Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau Charles City Albert Lea Minn Algona Cedar Rapids Pavéenport Des Moines Dubuque Waribault Lacrosse Wis Mason City Marshalltown New Haranion Possgilie Water Foo Waverly

Wages Stay Up for Cotton Will Operators

Wages of the 35 000 operators in the cotton mills will remain at the existing scale for the last six months, per an agreement reached today by mill representatives and workers. The Social Unit in Cincinnati abandons its mission after four years and a stormy career. Paul M Williams named federal prohibition director for Kentucky with headquarters in Lexington. The Superior State Bank in Wisconsin is robbed of 7500 by three masked men. a guard stood outside. Rockefeller Foundation donates 700000 to University of Colorado for medical school and hospital for the poor. Des Moines and Dolphin arrive at Valparaíso to join Magellan celebration. The Delphine sinks in the Menominee river while breaking ice. Paraguay declares a moratorium after Banco Mercantil closure. Argentina to send the battleship Riveraia to Magellan celebration with embassy aboard. Prison officials probe a four-man escape attempt, two shot in a yard fight.

Fall Miver Maass Superior Wis Superior State Bank Jefferson City State Prison

Bodies of two missing boys found in Lake Michigan

Manitowoc Wis Nov 16 The bodies of Clarence Johnson 43 and Ralph Koplin both of Manitowoc who had been missing since Sunday were recovered from Lake Michigan yesterday afternoon by the Two Rivers coast guard. The boys were playing on the pier and it is believed one fell in the lake while the other perished trying to save him. They were stepbrothers.

Associated Press Manitowoc Wis Clarence Johnson Ralph Koplin Lake Michigan Two Rivers Coast Guard

Manslaughter Charge for Leap the Gap Daredevil

Perest City Ia Nov 16 The death of Archie Ingebretson Ellsworth Sr a Waldorf College student after a leap the gap stunt on Armistice Day led to a manslaughter charge against Carl Otis the car driver He is described as an amateur daredevil and the son of a nearby farmer

Perest City Archie Ingebretson Ellsworth, Sr Waldorf College Carl Otis Otis

Telegraph Company and State Department Cable Row

The Western Union Telegraph Company and the state department clash over cable handling. Western Union halted all department messages except on prepayment, a move tied to alleged late payments and seen as retaliation for a barred landing of a cable at Miami linking Barbados to a British line.

Associated Press Washington, D. C State Department Western Union Telegraph Company Western Union Company Department Miami Fla Barbadoes South America

League Assembly Escapes Clash on Monroe Doctrine

The Bolivian and Peruvian move to revise treaties with Chile was withdrawn, averting strains near the Monroe doctrine. Six committees met, with Argentina viewed as a potential council candidate while the Tacna Arica dispute was referred to the League of Nations without U.S. encroachment concerns.

League Assembly Associated Press Genavy United States Bolivia Peru Chile

Governmental Labor Officials Meet May 2-5 in New Orleans

The 1921 convention of the Association of Governmental Labor Officials of the United States and Canada will be held in New Orleans May 2-5. Miss Linna Bresette, secretary, announced the event. Officials from state and federal labor bureaus will discuss public safety, compensation laws, women in industry, railroad accident prevention, apprenticeship rules, home employment, vocational training, and child labor laws. Frank E. Hoffman, assistant commissioner of labor, Paul, Minn, is president. Bresette is secretary of the Mississippi Industrial Welfare commission.

Associated Press Topeka Kan Association of Governmental Labor Officials United States Canada New Orleans Frank E. Hoffman Paul, Minn Miss. Bresette Kansas Industrial Welfare Commission

Capt Schroeder Leaves Army Air Service

Captain R W Schroeder, holder of the world altitude record and the only man to survive a five mile fall, was honorably discharged from the Army Air Service at McCook Field Dayton. He will return to Chicago to enter business after four years of service. Earlier this year he set a solo altitude record near six miles before his oxygen failed and his plane plunged. Schroeder represented the United States in the Gordon Bennett cup race in France.

Associated Press Dayton R. W. Schroeder Army Air Service McCookfield Chicago Army Schroeder United States France

Shipping Board bought on high bids in asbestos case

The U S Shipping Board was pressed in a congressional inquiry as Stewart Dickson testified asbestos for ships was bought in February and March at prices about 50 percent above value. He named five bidders, four similar, with average bids near 1.60 a pound while his bid was 1.20. A separate item notes a November Chicago fire caused about 200000 dollars in damage to a five story downtown building occupied by feather dealers.

Associated Press New York United States Shipping Board Congressional Committee Shipping Board Stewart Dickson Stewart Dickson & Co., Inc Chicago

Venizelos Beaten as Greek Cabinet Crisis Deepens

Athens dispatch reports George Rhallis urged to form a new ministry after Venizelos cabinet resignation. Election results show Royalists leading. violence and martial law fears rise as English French entente opposes Constantine’s return. Rhallis urged by regent to form government. Athens house closed amid panic.

Associated Press Paris Athens George Rhallis Gounarix France Great Britain Constantine Venizelos Coundouriotis Greece Veniszelos Salonica Attica M. Venizelos Demetrios Comnaris Macedonia Epirus Aegian Foreign Office Troons England Pertinax Echo de Paris Prince George Entente Near East Rhallis London

Dual Tracks for Graft Inquiry in New York

The inquiry splits into two paths with Samuel Untermyer leading the legislative probe into private building enterprises while the city administration investigates public contracts for schools, courthouses, and other projects. Corporation counsel John P. O'Brien was ordered by Mayor Hylan to broaden city contract investigations and Untermyer says the inquiry has only scratched the surface of monopolies and famines in the building trades.

Associasen Press New York Building Trust Joint Legislative Committee Samuel Intermyer John FP. O'Brien Hylan Untermyer Legislative Committee

Harding Receives Hobby Fall Visit in Brownsville Texas

President elect Harding ends isolation in Brownsville Texas with work on his New Orleans address and golf plans. Gov William Hobby and Sen Albert Fall visit to discuss Mexican border issues as the Hardings continue toward New Orleans and a Panama voyage aboard a steamer.

Associated Press Brownsvill Tex Point Isabel Harding New Orleans Texas W. P. Hobby A. B. Fall New Mexico Amonr Ihose Hobby Austin Senator Fall Senate Brownsville Panama R. B. Creager

U S Farmers Hold Canada Wheat Ships Trade Note

Chicago reports show every bushel of contract grade wheat in public elevators is Canadian grown except 2000 bushels. Total stock 6000 bushels, of which 84000 bushels are Canadian. Supply fell 268000 bushels in the last week as western markets see limited stock buildup and a shift from farmers.

Chicago

Britain France and U S Approve Rapallo Treaty

Nov 16 report from Sonégon says Great Britain France and the United States, through their ambassadors, expressed satisfaction with the Rapallo settlement of the Adriatic question. Premier Giolitti announced at a cabinet meeting that the Italian cabinet approved ratification of the treaty and annexation of new territory to Italy. The note says no cause for anxiety in the armistice zone around Fiume.

Associated Press Sonégon Great

Cardinal Farrart Thi Hear About Milan Archbishop

Milan dispatch reports Cardinal Andrea Carlo Farrari archbishop of Milan is seriously ill. Born in 1850, he became a cardinal in 1894. The notice, padded with advertising lines for various luminaries, notes rest at a modest price.

Farrart Thi Presa Milan Italy Andrea Carlo Farrari

Courier Delivery Cutoff and Reprint Hotline Notice

The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30 o clock. If through error of the carrier boy or other cause you fail to receive your paper by that time please phone 3380 and a copy of the paper will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 30 p m.

Falling Prices and Tight Money Debate at Iowa Conference

Farmers and bankers from Town and surrounding counties gathered at Hotel Rus sell Lamson for a four part conference on the fall of prices and tight money. Speakers including G Nourse Ames and L A Andrew discussed farming strategies, bank lending, and possible reforms while stressing deliberate marketing and protection of farmer interests amid a deflation era.

Russell-Lamson Pout Nourse Peter Beck Eagle Township New York Bankers Andrew Roberts Capital Hill Des Moines Matt Faber Cascade Iowa Iowa Bankers’ Association M. Andrew Mr. Andrew Fred MecCullough Belle Plaine Iowa Small Grain Growers’ Association C. W. Hunt Ames Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Towa United States Hunt Mr. Hunt

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