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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1921
Page
7
Washington dispatch outlines core Chinese questions debated by conference delegates. China seeks tariff reform, railroad control, end to extraterritorial rights, and removal of spheres of influence while urging revision of treaties and greater national sovereignty.
United Press reports arrests and action by the U S attorney over a $25 9 million rum plot in Philadelphia. Prohibition Director Ruiter said a transcript of evidence implicating the head of a local expert firm and a former top U S Secret Service official will be provided to Federal Attorney Coles.
A committee from the Seventh Day Adventist convention in Minneapolis presented a memorial to President Harding at the White House. The document urged prayer for the armament conference and for personal and conference guidance to avert future war and bloodshed.
Evanston schools shift prep for recitals into school hours after abolishing home study. Pupils arrive by 6 in the morning, not 9, boosting reported work quality by about 20 percent. Superintendent Frederick W. Nichols says pupils are enthusiastic and the system reduces home study demands.
Chicago reports an investigation into alleged price manipulation of eggs after a surge to 85 cents a dozen retail and 3 cents wholesale. City food expert Russell J. Poole announced the probe, aiming to address elevated egg prices.
Unpaved roads frozen with wear and rough patches across towns including Albert Lea Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Postville Waterlog and Warrenlyt as a rain forecast and or snow expected late night into Saturday with varying conditions reported by the U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau.
Crown Prince Hirohito, aged 20, named regent as Emperor's health weakens. Count Chinda to serve as regent advisor, marking a pivotal shift with far reaching consequences. The new regent faces decisions on naval policy amid debates over armament levels and cabinet changes likely to follow.
Chicago, Nov. 25. Ephraim Harding, father of Everett Harding, self-styled cousin of President Harding, attempted to shoot himself in the head at his home. Physicians report his condition serious. Police say the act likely stemmed from Everett’s imprisonment on charges of impersonating a federal officer while claiming to be a cousin of the president.
Des Moines Nov 25 Robert Healy of Fort Dodge asked Iowa Supreme Court to replace Mike Olanders death sentence with life imprisonment Olander confessed killer awaiting execution next August in state prison Healy argued two accomplices received life terms in the Fort Dodge grocer killing during an attempted robbery.
Chicago November 25 Associated Press reports Dr Mark White refuses to remove his goat despite a court order after sixteen neighbors complained the pet made the district offensive within half a block He says he keeps the animal for medical research and bathes it weekly and will contest the action against him
The Assoc Abiline reports a silent Klan parade in west Texas with several hundred white robed figures moving through dark streets. Spectators stood in silence as a fiery cross glowed, the marchers bearing only the American flag and cross, and no incidents were noted.
Chicago federal court actions involve transfers as cash receipts. Judge Baker authorized passengers to retain transfers to cash at three cents each if the lines lose their right to retain. Judge George Carpenter had granted an injunction delaying the reduction and will hear the case on December 2.
The New Orleans port was completely tied up by a strike of between 12,9060 and 15,000 cargo loaders and handiers who walked out in sympathy with the screwmen who quit work Sunday. About 70 ships remained in port waiting for cargoes and the public cotton warehouse and 10 private warehouses were closed.
San Francisco reports a large crowd as Roscoe Arbuckle faces Virginia Rappe case. Defense aims to prove injuries possibly spontaneous and claims he was with Rappe briefly. Fingerprints and bathroom struggle details loom as medical and fingerprint experts testify amid celebrity witness expectations.
Halliday, a St Louis broker now jailed on seven indictments, admitted to counterfeiting and delivering $1.5 million in French government certificates. Police say he forged interim certificates and used a $21,000 plate to produce forged bonds. Turner and Murphy are implicated but claim no knowledge. Morgan & Co. clerks uncovered the forgeries while federal agents investigated.
Aristide Briand premier of France sails from New York on the steamship Paris bound for Havre. He states he is satisfied with the conference results, particularly France's position on armament limits, after two weeks in Washington where his address on a strong standing army was a highlight.
Four hundred American troops stationed on the Rhine since the war left Coblenz for Rome today and will embark for New York from Antwerp. The move follows policy to reduce the American standing army on the Rhine.
In Versailles Henry Landru sat unresponsive as Dr Ganvez and Dr Paul testified the ash heap at Landru's Gamypais villa contained human bones and teeth. They said domestic animals bones were present and fragments indicated disposal of bodies. The testimony supported charges of murder and corpse disposal.
Washington Navy conference delegates agree to abolish extraterritorial privileges in China as rapidly as feasible with China’s progress. A Lodge chaired subcommittee will frame the resolution and negotiate surrender terms in treaties, while debates continue on Chinese postal service and related issues. Local protests in St Louis cite Chinese delegation bias amid armament talks in Washington. Tokyo warns cabinet could fall if disarmament fails, but hopes agreement with the United States will emerge.
Paris, Nov 25. French science reports that pearls formed by Japanese cultivation and natural oysters share the same formation process. Experts say only the core size differs, with cultivated pearls using larger cores to speed production, while real pearls have smaller cores.
Mobs of French girls flood the streets in a Saint Catherine's Day hunt for husbands. Unmarried women over 26 mingle in public spaces and seize bachelors, sparking a riot as men are overwhelmed. the crowd splits into suitors and onlookers in a chaotic scene with no clear distinction between single and married women.
Los Angeles November 235 Attorneys for Arthur C. Burch seek a court order for a visit by judge and jury to Beverly Glen where insurance broker J. Belton Kennedy is said to have been killed. They expect no opposition from prosecutors but may present a geographic view if denied. The retrial resumed after Thanksgiving with nine women and two men seated as jurors.
Chicago reports that Forbes director of the veterans bureau denied Bloomington Illinois showed full pay restored to disabled soldiers after a Washington conference with American Legion leaders and public health officials. He said congressional action would be required for full pay to become generally effective.
Portland, Ore Nov report says the Sea Eagle a Sea Eagle tug with 12 crew was lost off Peacock Spit. Capt Wicklund of Port Adams life saving station says a patrol found part of the pilot house and cabin furniture with oars marked Sea Waste. Searches for crew and bodies continued as fog limited visibility and a possible schooner was sighted. Local authorities believe the tug may have been towing a vessel when lost.
Marshal Ferdinand Foch, famed French leader, thanked Mason City residents for their wartime support and saluted the town. In Dubuque crowds welcomed him with a ceremonial scroll presented by Mayor James S. LAL Brentson and local citizens. The journey continues by train to Oelwein, Denver Junction, and Clarion.
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