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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1922
Page
1
Readable text reports record enrollment numbers for the 13th Country Cattle Congress with Holsteins dominating entries from Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and beyond. Jerseys and Guernseys see growing interest as Ayrshires and Brown Swiss also draw breeders. Belgian horse show previews list 24 breeders and strong Ogden representation. government dairy exhibits from Waterloo arrive. collegiate judges begin arriving for dairy husbandry events.
A political clash over the soldier bonus ends with President Harding’s veto message praised as strong. Cabinet support was split, with only one member in favor and another noncommittal. The piece credits Senator Borah for catalyzing the effort, noting the broader political motive to rally ex soldiers behind backers. It also cites the Panama Canal cost at about 250.7 million dollars.
Washington, D. C., Sept. — New tariff rates effective today on American imports mark a new phase in U.S. tariff policy. The 1922 net rates grant broad presidential power under the protective tariff plan, with customs collectors now enforcing the new duties.
In Germany barter expands as money devalues. Officials fix term economics for Thuringia and Saxon regions. Eggs, units of barter, replace electricity and food costs while doctors propose prewar price equivalents for medical care. Bread and butter prices yield stark cost contrasts.
Washington reports a strong European demand for American wheat and other grains. Edward A. Foley cites better European crops and improving weather. The agriculture department notes over 1,089 carloads of fruits and vegetables moved in the week ending Sept 16. potatoes grapes and peaches lead gains while drought breaks improve southern conditions and Colorado still needs rain. grounds in South Dakota and Minnesota hinder winter wheat settlement.
Benson Minn Sept 24 A local notice states Reverend O J Kvale of Benson will file Monday as an independent candidate for Congress in the Seventh district challenging Congressman A V Volstead author of the prohibition enforcement act.
Funeral arrangements for Enos Mills naturalist and author who died at his Estes Park home will take place Sunday with simple ceremonies. The service is set near Long's Peak Inn in the shadow of Longs Peak where Mills spent most of his time.
Veterans from Towa and Tama seeking leadership as Grand Army of the Republic marks an unprecedented command within its bounds. The campaign honors Wil son’s Creek and Pea Ridge veterans while promising unequaled reception and bright future for the camp. Marriage licenses listed include Joseph Truax and Grace Barnett, among others.
Refugees at Smyrna evacuated from the quay to concentration camps as deportations to the interior continue. British ships Hying the Union Jack take 14,906 survivors to Mytilene, while two American vessels are expected. American destroyers supply biscuits amid water shortages and looting by Turkish irregulars.
Green Bay engineer Louis Peterson on freight No. 53 struck a stray heifer on the tracks. The engine and five freight cars left the rails. fireman F. W. Breggar and Peterson were thrown clear. Both were hospitalized with non serious injuries. The crash occurred four miles south of Denere.
Federal authorities prepared to seize the liner Korona tied up at Cadiz Spain after evidence it carried millions of dollars worth of liquor into the United States on fraudulent papers. U S district attorney Hayward said the high seas operation was directed by wireless from New York and the ship’s owners Globe Line Inc went bankrupt stranding American sailors abroad.
London September 22 Cardinal Gasparri resigned as papal secretary of state but Pope Pius XI refused to accept the resignation. Gasparri served at the Vatican under the late Pope Benedict XV.
A jury named by Sheriff T Wagner will determine damages for land owned by C J Bright and M A Wroeten in Jesup to enable widening of the Grant highway north of the Buchanan line. The panel includes C W Stimon and others. damages set for 2 p m. Officials previously failed to agree on price. At other highway turns, county and landowners reached settlements. <!-- Note: The source item also contains a separate bridge club note. -->
Two Iowa women won prizes at Paris competitions hosted by the American Conservatory of Music. Courtney of Spartanburg received first prize in opera, while Vivian Atles of Mason City took second prize. A first prize in opera comique went to Mrs Tess Davidson of Sioux City.
Turkish nationalists gain a stronger position as French and Italian forces leave front areas. Jugo-Slavian concentration on the Bulgarian border raises fears of Russian intervention aiding Mustafa Kemal. Greece vows to defend Thrace, drafting divisions from Epirus and Macedonia. Curzon and Poincare draft terms for a Near East peace invitation to Kemal. British troops sail, with Grenadier Guards and Coldstream Guards ordered to the theatre amid rising tensions.
An American citizen arrested by French troops at Rossenhausen in the Rhine Palatinate was tried by a French military court for refusing to show his passport. He received two months imprisonment and a 90 000 mark fine. The report did not identify the American.
Mason City Illinois Sept 22 This city rather than an Iowa town is home of Quil Wayne Childs who was arrested and held in Chicago yesterday on charges of marrying 16 year old Mil red Jones of Peoria last week. His parents live here. His father is a real estate dealer. Ed Madigan county treasurer sends notices to hold ers of warrants for cashing at the county farm and court expense funds. His office has $85 000 from sales of funding bonds to take up warrants, all other warrants are being paid.
AP dispatch from Chicago reports Judge Wilkerson delaying ruling on the government strike injunction while Daugherty defends the order. Railroads face mixed settlements under Baltimore terms as violence flares in Kansas City St Louis Fort Madison and Stamps Arkansas with arrests of union leaders and renewed shop activity by strikers.
Rome September 22 Italy worries over the near east crisis. Foreign Minister summoned a ministerial council to review fresh developments and reports from Paris via Count Sforza who represents Italy in negotiations. Officials fear hostilities could spread into Europe if a conflagration erupts.
Des Moines on September 22 state dairy and food commissioner R G Clark urged motorists to inspect gasoline when buying. He warned attendants may cause short measures and advised customers to watch pumps carefully as any careless handling could yield less gas than paid for.
Washington Sept 22 President Harding signed the cable bill granting independent citizenship rights to women in the United States regardless of their husbands nationality or status this landmark act expands women’s legal status nationwide.
Conrad E. Spens, vice president of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, was named federal fuel distributor under the coal distribution and axis profiteering act. The White House announced the selection after President Harding signed the bill and the separate emergency measure for a fact finding coal commission. Hoover supported Spens, with past wartime administration ties noted.
Police say Rosie Serchia, 26, was found burned near North Kansas City with a torso identified by Frank Monteleone. Investigators link the killing to a long standing feud between Restiva and Campanella Italian families, with Serchia believed to be a family member.
Marion Illinois September reports the Herrin grand jury nearing the final stage of the mine massacre probe. Additional witnesses were questioned as the panel gathers odds and ends of evidence for a report expected to be completed by Saturday. The body will recess Saturday night and stay ready for any developments before adjourning.
The U S S Maryland with Secretary of State Hughes sped from Rio de Janeiro toward New York, tearing through mountainous seas. By noon Thursday it had covered 440 miles for the day and stood about 3,900 miles from Rio, maintaining an average speed of 18.48 knots.
Alton Illinois September 22 Four armed masked men abducted F L Craine a 59 year old retired building contractor from his Woodriver home and forced him into a wooded area five miles northeast where they beat him with a coat of tar Craine had rented several homes to foreigners and said he had been requested to evict them He reported no lasting injuries.
Abra han Auerbach, ex official of a hair tonic firm, is arrested in Cleveland on conspiracy to violate liquor laws. Officials cite a nationwide liquor withdrawal plot. In Springfield, Illinois, adjutant general orders home National Guard troops ending strike duty.
Iowa brief items report fraternities installed at Parsons College after bans were lifted led by Dean Howard McDonald. Cleveland Sellers killed after escaping state hospital near Mount Pleasant. Newmarket pupils continue lessons in churches while a new school builds. Shenandoah man William Back pleads guilty to attacking a patient at Clarinde insane hospital. Des Moines delegates oppose J R Steward as agricultural representative on the federal reserve board and criticize military spending while backing organized labor groups.
At the Lutheran Augustana synod of Iowa gathering in Keokuk Rev A T Lundholm urged pastors to abandon new religious speculations and focus on Christ crucified. The meeting at First Lutheran church will discuss missionary work and a $150,000 drive for a new Lutheran hospital in Des Moines. Officers include Oscar Olson president, A T Lundheim vice president, V S Vester secretary, and S H Newman treasurer.
The Justice Department issued a tentative opinion that intoxicating liquor is forbidden on all United States Shipping Board vessels under Prohibition. Assistant Attorney General Willebrandt's draft, to be reviewed by Attorney General Daugherty, cites that beverage alcohol on ships under the American flag violates the Volstead Act. The department will also decide whether foreign ships may transport beverage liquor in U.S. waters.
Chicago reports Gruneau's United Association claims dominance among railroad shop workers. The outlaw organization says most company unions are railroad controlled and backed by the United States railroad labor board. They claim union ranks rose from 90,000 to 150,000 since the strike, securing a majority in shops and the right to demand recognition from the board.
Milwaukee Wis Sept 22 The American Life Insurance convention adjourned after electing Jee J Daugherty Davenport Ia president to succeed EB Cunningham Helena Mont Daugherty was formerly on the executive board Resolutions provide enlarging the secretarys department per retiring president recommendations urging cooperation of insurers with the National Association of Life Underwriters and endorsing the work of the Bureau of sales research
Complaint that Pullman car rates were too high was brought by United Commercial Travelers of America and related groups. The Interstate Commerce Commission today received a tentative report by Chief Examiner Robert B. Quirk holding current rates reasonable and not to be reduced if adopted.
Des Moines reports State Fire Marshal J A Tracy releasing 30000 fire prevention circulars. Gov Kendall proclaims precautions to schools banks and civic groups. Last year town fire record shows 4769 fires causing 216 lives lost and 9808145 dollars in losses. Gasoline and kerosene fires caused 86 deaths last year.
Cincinnati news reports an order for coal for Ford Motor Company, Detroit, signed today by a Ford representative with America Export and Inland Coal in Cincinnati. Ernst F. Heasley and Abner Lunsford Senecal confirm the move, with coal from Kentucky and West Virginia. Price details are not released, but the firm says it will pay the Hoover fair price and has coal to run plants for 30 days, hoping to secure enough beyond that.
The Interstate Hayfever association annual convention gathered in Duluth Minnesota as sufferers seek relief from pollen and rag weed. President James J. Fitzgerald of Omaha leads a large Midwest member base with about 4900 hayfever sufferers in Duluth currently. Mrs N W Frisbie notes the group aims to attract medical help and improve members’ conditions while August and September are spent in Duluth.
Des Moines reports an organized protest by Chamber of Commerce members against the proposed cancellation of joint thru freight rates from Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia to interior Iowa. A circular warns that if rates are cancelled a higher comb ined rate will unfairly burden interior Iowa coal users with about 400 000 dollars extra annually. No hearing date set. members to attend when called. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York ordered peace prayers in all episcopal churches Sunday.
Telegraph Briefs New York reports C O Rumsey, noted polo player and sculptor, died instantly when his car plowed into a stone wall. Portland, Ore reports Bishop T F Gallor of Tennessee re-elected President of the National Council of the Protestant Episcopal church.
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