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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1923
Page
1
Amid Neuilly treaty limits Bulgaria mobilizes and strengthens military forces to meet internal threats while Premier Zankoff vows to resist communism. Reports surface of a rumored king and cabinet escape, with unconfirmed claims of Zankoff’s assassination and Alexanders rise to power.
Attendance at the cattle and horse show grows daily as two year old Belgian stallions vie for top honors. Oakdale Farcour, bred by C. G. Good & Son, Ogden, claimed grand champion with Wistinetion de Hemel as reserve. Judging expands to poultry and other breeds, with strong entries across Jerseys, Ayrshires, Guernseys, and Holsteins. A Ford canoe stolen during Cattle Congress week is reported to police.
Woonsocket Masonic Club and Woonsocket Knights of Columbus announce a special joint session scheduled for October 2 in Woonsocket. Officials promise a large, unique gathering for the city, with plans under way by both organizations.
Paris dispatches describe the Ruhr situation as passive resistance ends and unrest grows in Crefeld and surrounding areas. A socialist paper claims secret mobification orders from Bavarian fascists call for a general concentration of fascist bands while miners in the countryside riot over mine access. Paris reports Premier Poincaré awaits actual resistance and industrial compliance before assessing political significance.
Cedar Falls Sept 26 Specials Members of Rev Victor Martins family hid in an upstairs room of Tokio’s Methodist Episcopal high school during a major earthquake sequence beginning Sept 1 and escaped as tremors continued for days. LeClair Martin reports details of collapsed buildings, food shortages, and ongoing aftershocks as refugees camped in open areas under wary skies.
K KE Pierce of Cedar Rapids Iowa endured seven years of misfortune. His wife and baby died the same day, he lost his savings of 315006 in a drugstore scheme, suffered war injuries and a truck accident, and after returning home he has $30.10 left with no job. He says he is down but not out and seeks work.
Senator Wheeler of Montana told the International News Service that a new third party could arise if western voters tire of the two old parties. He named Henry Ford La Follette and Borah as potential leaders and warned that unless Democrats nominate a strong progressive, the west would bolt to a third ticket. He argued the west wants individuals not party lines and favored Ford as a presidential candidate.
In Muscatine Iowa a coroner inquest will be held into the death of Jeannette Otwitz seven struck by a car driven by Mrs Maurice Toyne of Atalissa I a. Toyne was arrested on a charge of leaving the scene without aid and released on one thousand dollar bond Her hearing is set for 2 pm Friday The girl was crossing and was struck as Toyne turned a corner and died minutes after reaching a hospital.
Mrs Eric Rose, 70, of Boone County Indiana, is in critical condition after a brutal attack by two bandits on her porch eight miles from Boone. Her skull was fractured by a club blow and the thieves looted the house while her deaf husband slept. Her sons found her unconscious upon returning home.
Washington Sept 26 Former Representative Thomas T Up ton Sisson of Mississippi died suddenly here today of heart disease He was 34 years old last Saturday Sisson served in the House from 1808 until defeated in the Democratic primary last spring and was a member of the appropriations committee at the close of his service
Chicago on September 26, P. J. Pfarr of the Associated Knit Underwear Manufacturers association asserted that ill fitting undergarments can disrupt domestic harmony. He spoke at the National Association of Retail Clothiers exposition, claiming underwear fitment drives many divorces.
The state capitol faced an armed stand off as guardsmen and detectives patrolled halls and corridors while legislators, few in number, shuttled about with police and gunmen at the ready. Reinforcements arrived as the showdown neared the impeachment session.
The Iowa American Legion seeks a fair murder trial for Constantine V. Koumparoulis, an Iowa World War veteran, before a Greek court in October after he killed a former convict who attacked him in Patras. Koumparoulis lived in Creston, ran a cleaning shop in Indianola, and served in the 168th Infantry through World War I.
Ghicazo September 24 report says Chicago area traffic deaths exceed 500 this year. Mayor Dever calls for jail sentences for all traffic law violators, fines to be disregarded. He labels speeders reckless and in need of jail as the remedy.
The Marion county grand jury will begin its investigation of the financial transactions of Gov Warran T McCray Indiana next Monday, the same day the Republican state committee meets to consider asking for the governor's resignation.
The Wisconsin division of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment accuses Dry forces of misrepresenting President Coolidge's view on modifying the Volstead act. It contends the president is embarrassed by propaganda suggesting veto of any pro modification and cites Coolidge's Massachusetts veto as misinterpreted, stressing state vs federal powers and constitutional questions.
Des Moines reports state checker Allen Munn resumed testimony as the first witness against John A. Backman charged with mishandling about $8,000 of city funds while assistant superintendent of the park department. Munn identified field records to support payroll fraud with fictitious employees, with prosecutors likely needing the rest of the week.
Moscow Sept 26 Senator William J King Utah inspecting Moscow prisons saw Archbishop Ze pliak head of the Russian Catholic church serving a 16 year sentence for acts deemed inimical to the proletarian revolution He said the prelate appeared well treated and was receiving food from the Catholic mission King had recovered from illness and was leaving Moscow today
Congressman Harry Hull of Iowa's Second District recommends Charles Shrader for Iowa City postmaster and George H.A. Leisure for Williamsburg postmaster. Ames reports Mrs. B. W. Stanton, widow of the late Dean S. Stanton, named acting dean of Women at Iowa State College, but declines a permanent appointment. Sioux City notes 800 Methodist pastors and wives attend Northwest area conference with assignments next week. Iowa City recalls governor Kirkwood's historic home auction delayed by Mrs. Martha Pritchard. first auction failed to draw bids. Onslow records a child found dead after drinking from a bottle containing rehorning faid. Des Moines forms a general reference bureau to aid domestic relations court and legal aid for the poor. Take Mills reports J. M. Read, 71, found dead in a corn crib after failing to come to dinner. health cited as cause.
Millville New Jersey September 28 detectives pursue Emma Dickson a 15 year old high school girl found murdered. Irma Hummel identifies a Philadelphia man seen in a motorcar with Miss Dickson on September 13 the day she disappeared. Fingerprint comparison could lead to an arrest for the killing.
White Plains N Y Sept 26 Walter S Ward faces murder charges in the Peters killing with no defense offered Judge I N Mills asks to sum up the case The final arguments are expected to continue through the day Mills believes the state failed to prove first or second degree murder If Ward is found guilty Mills expects a new trial on appeal
A near typhoon worsened conditions for refugees in quake hit districts. The American hospital colony at Yokohama was blown down. President Jackson arrived with the first clothing shipment from America, welcomed for warmth. Col Langhorne urged immediate aid as American styles are preferred.
In Dubuque Iowa on September 26 a parade saw 1500 Kiwanis members march as the eastern Illinois district convention began. Officers will be elected later, with speakers Very Rev Edward Howard of Columbia College, Richard Howe of Clinton, and Robert W. Tester of Davenport. A Dubuque golf team won the governor's cup and an Aledo Illinois team captured the district trophy in the golf tournament tied to the gathering.
Cedar Rapids Ia Sept 26 B W Seaward once part owner of the Bank of Bellevue which closed Oct 29 1922 was arrested at Dubuque by Sheriff John Gallagher per a Maquoketa message Two indictments accuse him of receiving deposits knowing the bank was insolvent He posted bond and returned to Dubuque last night
Michael Schilling 22, sentenced in district court to life for a statutory crime against a 16 year old, was paroled after marriage but violated parole by stealing a car and fleeing. He was arrested in Waverly Iowa under orders to be returned for reformatory commitment, with authorities noting he carried a gun and used an alias.
Atlantic City report condemns government jobs and price controls as easing cures. It urges standing for American reps on the reparations commission, downplays a soldiers bonus, and calls for tax reform, wheat purchase limits, and fiscal restraint while praising federal reserve function. Ames burglaries hit five fraternity houses. valuables stolen as students slept.
In Muskogee Oklahoma on September 6 S K Lesky of Tulsa filed a federal suit seeking 150000 in damages against the Tulsa Ku Klux Klan and several well known Tulsa residents. The action was not formally recorded pending certified funds to cover preliminary costs but costs will be due at once according to the attorney filing the case.
In Sioux City Iowa on September 26 a neighbor found Ed Hager 38 hanging from a tree after following a string note left by Hager. Ill health reportedly drove him to take his own life in a wooded gulch near his quarters.
H B Willenberg of Vienna sues to cancel a contract for stock in Federated Re ins Co of Mason City, alleging the salesman who sold the stock lied. The case is being heard in the district court here in Mason City on September 26.
Simla reports Russia threatens war on Persia and has 80000 troops massed in Turkestan near the Persian border. Advices from Teheran say Persia is anxious as Russian forces have already seized the Persian city of En eel.
Chicago reports the National Association of Retail Clothiers in convention endorsing fall hats in colors so loud they will make the head ache. The declaration also prescribes hosiery for men in gay gaudy tints.
Miles Robinson of Sioux City has been arrested in Minneapolis on kidnap charges involving two local girls. Robinson now claims the girl is his wife, with authorities not releasing the girl's name. A kindergarten benefit screens Nanook of the North at Cast High Friday at 4:15 and 7:45 p.m., filmed in the Arctic 800 miles north of civilization.
Geneva Sept 26 Greek delegate M Politis told reporters Greece will pay fifty million lire indemnity to Italy under protest as ordered by the council of ambassadors for the killings of five Italians on Greek soil. He called it an injustice and said Greece is confident of innocence. The money has been deposited.
Paris September 26 ambassadors council reached a decision that Greece must pay 50,000,000 lire indemnity to Italy. The ruling will be secret until Greece is notified. It found Greece delayed in seeking perpetrators of the Janina crime and thus the payment is payable immediately.
Davenport Iowa dispatch reports Charles Lee Stanlik of Pittsburg Missouri seeking his 2 year old daughter Norma Nadine Stanlik who vanished two weeks ago with her mother and Claude R Thompson alleged drug addicts. Stanlik says a nationwide search is underway to locate the child and reunite her with him.
Oakland Calif Sept 26 coroner office men sought to solve the death of William H Bender a war aviator and promotion director for actor Guy Bates Post. Initial heart trouble theory changed after autopsy showing poisoning and suicide as indicated by Coroner Grand D Miller though heart disease existed.
Nine villages were totally destroyed and 22 partially destroyed by the earthquake near Bujnurd in Persia, with Meshed reporting through a message today. The quake, centered on the Atrak river along the Mana Shirvan line, killed 157 and injured 146.
President Coolidge told Fred Upham that he had no preferred city for the national convention next year. He hoped every invitation city would be given fair consideration. Upham, active for Chicago, said efforts to press its claims would continue.
Mrs Andrew Christoffersen who died at Presbyterian hospital yesterday will have funeral services tomorrow at Hudson Baptist church at 4 30 p m following a prayer service at Van Dran funeral home Julia Anderson born in Denmark 33 years ago came to the United States in childhood She married Andrew Christoffersen at Cedar Falls and survives with three children Helena Martha and Anna Also surviving are eight brothers and sisters including Mrs Carl Jensen Hudson Mrs Delia Christiansen Mrs Christian Sorenson and Christian Anderson Denmark Mrs Toby Peterson Buckingham Mrs Andrew Anderson New York Otto Anderson Racine Wis and Lenion Anderson Blue Earth Minn Jerry M Hoyer funeral services were held yesterday from Kistner s chapel with large attendance Dr W F Beschler pastor of First Brethren church preached Burial was in Elmwood Pallbearers were Hernbrook Clarence Wise Charles H Cotby Roger Crowell G E Bickley and Jack Casebeer
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