Iowa City Press-Citizen from Iowa City, Iowa • 14

PAGE TWO IOWA CITY PRESS-CITIZEN ELECTION EXTRA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL IS. 1934 Municipal Ownership League Plans Permanent Organization Here MILLARD ENFIELD OFFICIAL SEES OF KALONA SUCCUMBS WARNEKE GETS ONE-HIT GAME Comorsky's Hit in Ninth DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Fourth Ward Wins Vote Counting Title Running true te tradition, the fourth ward wss the last to complete ita count of votea at the special election When all other wardi had completed their count, the officials at the fourth ward polling place were atill sorting and (tacking their ballots. In general elections this ward is usually the last to complete its chsck-up. to the application, contending that granting the city' request would destroy existing property and provide a duplication of service which is not needed. An answer to this was Immediately prepared and filed by Professor Vn der Zee, chairman of th council's light com-mltee.

The question of whether the city would attempt to buy the existing property of Mi Iowa City Light and Power Co. Is still too far awsy for any definite conclusion, Professor Van der Zee Indicated. How. ever, th erection of a power plant In Iowa City appears a foregone conclusion although the city would probably be willing to buy any usable equipment which the power In this only 79 voted. Blx votes In this rsrd were thrown out because thry wer spoiled and three absentee ballot wer challenged.

The record vote cst by this ward was at th last presidential election. Th vote at that time was 101. The first vote of the day was cast by Marie Drews, 617 Brown street. Voter entered the polls during th day at the rat of 61 an hour and continued at a steady rate throughout th day. The votes (or prlvst ownership were 425 and for municipal ownership 36t HMeyers Points to Grave A Walking Day Ideal weather conditions greeted voter Tuesday whan they wok up, cast an skyward, and cogitated whsthsr thy should walk or rid to th polling place.

With only tcattered cloud tn th ky and th air spring. Ilk, many voters who had previously planned to ask for transportation decided to walk to th poll and not larg a demand for vehicle developed as wa anticipated. Supporter of municipal ownership wer dated over th weather, fading that a fin day would favorable to bringing out their backer. Dies" Early Tuesday in Veterans Hospital Mr. Millard Enfield.

38, of died Tuesday morning at 5:20 o'clock In the veteran hoe pita I at Dee Moines following a three months' Illness. Mr. Enfield, who had been a patient at Mercy hospital here for six weeks, took a plan to Des Moines Monday morning to enter the veterans' hospital. Spoils Cub Hurler's Perfect Game CINCIN.NATI-HiMory was almost made when the Chicago Cubs shut out Cincinnati hare, 6 to 0. In the opening game of tAm season Tuesday.

Lon Warnek held the Rede to one lilt throughout the en distribution system, or els rmor It from the streets, alley an pub. lie places of that town and th court went on to find that four months from th time of filing; th, court's opinion would sufficing, ly reasonable tint to removs th electrical distribution system froa the streets, alleys and publte bIicm of the town. "From the above, It Is appii-nt that there Is no possibility of th Iowa City Light and Power Co. p. (rating In competition with I municipally owned plant, unless It permitted to do so by sufferance, er it succeeds In securing franchise, which franchise can not gnntM unless the city council and i mi-Jority of the legal electors voting thereon vote In favor of th sun.

"Without franchise, th company can not possibly opertt hi competition with th municipally, owned plant, If the city admlblstra-tlon gives notice to quit and give a reasonable time In which to remove company property from th streets." Responsibility Which Victory Means IT To City Recognition of tit grave rcsjon-4btlity which IU victory at the polk Tuesday entails tu expressed tire gam. A scratch bit by Com- ship. Temporary office have been with the Pioneer Service Co, at 21 ij South Dubuque street No orsky with on out in the ninth In- i His condition became serious Mon nins kept the Chicago burler from company would be willing to sen. Tt would also entertain bids for the Wednesday morning by officer! of day night and he parsed away Tuesday morning. Tentative funeral ar regular membership dues have been Fourth Ward purchase of the entire existing dis tliargvil.

the organization relyinK upon voluntary contribution for tribution system. rangements hav been made, the i services to be held at the Methodist i church at Kalona Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Oathout funeral borne is In charge andj lis eupport during the present cam- paicn. the hall of fame for, no-hit. norm, pitchers.

It would have boen the first no-hit game here on opening day in the record books. The Cubs collected 11 bits off Si Johnson and Larry Benton before a crowd of 30.217. In Hm sixth Chuck Klein hit new season. Croinln was on third ELECTION the Munlciial Ownership leajue. Speaking for the league, Mr.

F. W. Meyeri, secretary, told the" Prews-Citlien, "The victory Is a definite declaration of radependem by the voter of Iowa City. While the margin of vote in favor of municipal ownership was not as heavy aa we anticipated, we are never with two away when he signalled I'nder the new plan, the lea cue for Cave Harris to bat for Catcher (Continued from Pag 1) Moe Berg. The was only able to drop a dinky grounder dow to third but it was enough, for Duck home run which scored V.

Herman. will have a regular memberiip fee, this fee to be used to defray necessary expenses in connection with its educational campaign for municipal ownership. Back to 1932 The prwont league trace its ancestry to the Citiiens Protective association which was organised tn the fall of 1S: for tfce purpose of Walter jugtfed It a the Washington pilot romped home with the winning run. menus may call there until an nour before the funeral. Mr.

Enfield was born March 17. on a farm north of Kalona and bad lived on and near Kalona his entire life. He married Miss Emma Graper of Iowa City January 12, 1929. He Is survived by his widow, hi parents. Mr.

and Mrs. I William Enfield of Kalona: three sisters. Mm. Alice Coe of Boone, vote would be counted, it wss Indicated tbat the final result of the lection would not be altered substantially. First sentiment for a city-owned Hubbcll and Giants Tame Phillies, 6-1 XKW YORK With the Phillies a their first victim if the season, the New York Giants, world cham theless pleased.

The support entail a great responsibility and this is only the firs step in the task of establishing a city-owned plant for Iowa City." "The league recognUes thw the proposition for a city-owned utility face an indifferent council and a power company which will welcome: Starts Saturday Indians Upset Browns, 5-2 electric plant was expressed In the results of the election held October defeating the prorvssl gTsr.t the! 11. 1932. when the voters defeated pions. Tuesday took them into can-p Mrs. Anna Krebs, 421 North Iowa City Lijht axe rower Co CLEVELAND Led by Earl Av rOMAMTIC I sn a one sMed game.

a 25-year electric r-ancnise proposition of the Iowa City Light an-1 anotier SJ year frsuott. erill's home run and double and the the opportunity to force the ewire 51 Performing before a noisy crowd combined pitching of Oral Wide- Governor street, and Mrs. Fred Pit-lick of Stuttgart, Ark. two brothers. Mr.

Lyle Enfield of Fort Riley, and Mr. Dean Enfield of J7.0C' spectators, the Giants iwue Into Httjsition. The are i laW "war time only two of the obstacle which Std of tiax It pub- the supporters of municipal owner- Vtrt foadde Jst before brand and Lloyd Brown, the Cleve Power-Co. by a vote cf 2.A67 to 916. Extended Campaign Agitation for municipal owner i clinched the game, to 1.

Taklnj quick advantage' of fcbeir scoring Behind locked doors clerks In the fourth ward counted out 745 votes against the municipal ownership plan and 701 in favor. Counting in the fourth ward was not finished until after 11 o'clock Tuesday night. It was on of the two wards In the city to go on record against municipal ownership. Mr. Joseph E.

McLaughlin, 312 South Gilbert street, was the last voter to cast his ballot. Ousting of a "checker" furnished excitement In this ward as Mr. A. T. "Dell" Calkins, Judge, declared the poll closed st promptly I o'clock.

"Close the doors, the time I up," Mr. Calkins commanded and as he did so Mr. Lee H. Stewart. 404 Iowa avenue, who had been watching the balloting during the day, stepped forward and asked to check the ballots.

Informed that he could not check the ballot but could witness the counting If he could produce the proper certificate, Mr. Stewart insisted tfiat he be allowed to check them, and was ushered out the door. People filled the lobby and anterooms at the American Legion building as the count In this ward, the last to announce its results, was being RUNNING AMUCK, shin face." hit nolnted out election, roewieaiBtng tSe land Indians opened the 193-1 season Tuesday with a 5 to 2 win over St. Louis. The Tribe counted four of ship was started last fall in PWA Prober Here proposal to praat it company an power, the Giants gave a character istic exhibition of defensive skill city council by Alderman Jacob Mr.

Meyers expressed confidence of Kalona. A number of nieces and nephews also survive. Mr. Enfield wa a World war veteran, serving with the SSth divi-sion. He was a member of the American Legion post at Kalona.

additional Quarter cestsr? of guaranteed or- ration on the street of Hubbcll, despite a shaky start, lim its run "In the first three inning off Pilae-holder. that assistance in the financing of Van der Zee, who ha been the leader of the movement, which gained momentum during the win ited the Phillies to four hits, but bis bid for a shutout wae spoiled th project would be forthcoming the city. The association Usee lapsed In'n from the PWA. when Jimmv Wilson, the new nan- a semi-coma, frc-aj which It emerg ter. Active campaigns were begun by both facllons early In 1934, ex Tigers Triumph Over Sox, 8-3 aeer-catcber of the Phillies, wallop It was learned late Tuesday that an investigator from ttie St.

Paul ws ft 'II (dears' Sa.aH rrcHn llt I ed left winter to become a wideawake figfttisg organization tor ed tiie livelier National league bail Into the upper left field stands in the seventh inning for a home run. tending more than three months. Numerous mass meetings were held by organizations of both fac State-Wide Interest In Election Results municipal ownership. At it or- CHICAGO Two clusters of four tions which came Into existence runs each In the second and eighth Inning gave the Detroit Tigers and during the campaigns. their new manager, Mickey Coch Judging from the number of out- office of the PWA had been in Iowa City for the last 24 hours checking over the local situation and watching the handling of the voters.

Plans are now under way for the permanent organization of the Iowa City Municipal league. The functions of the league will be to tinue th intereet of the public in the question municipal owne-, Municipal ownership was-active ganixation meeting in January, the name of low City Municipal Ownership league wa adopted and officers were elected to guide the campaign. No dues were charged, support being voluntary. The largest contribution in $50 and the smallest wa rane, an 8 to 3 win over the Ctiicago of-town calls, there was consider ly represented by the Municipal Ownership league and the Wom White Sox here Tuesday before able interest in the result of the The opening day ceremonies were featured by a tribute to the late John J. McGraw, manager of the Giant for 30 years, who died last February.

Players of both teams were lined up across the field while a bugler blew taps and the big crowd stood with bared heads. 18,000 fans. The Tiger got only six hits but took advantage of five 10 cents. en's Municipal Ownership league, while the prirate ownership colors wer upheld by the women's division of the Consumers Protective association, the Iowa City committee of American Utility investors walks, a brace of wild pitches, and an error to manufacture the counters. Sad Sam Jones, Tletje, Stine 4 .1 "MKT DURANTE LUPE VELEZ STUART ERVVIN ROMtT ARMSTRONG MARJORIE RAM8EAU THtLMATOOO a umitb nsTj krrut f3" Iowa City election in all parts of the state.

Among the long-distance calls were Emmetsburg, Esther-vllle, Sioux City, Fort Dodge, Tama, Davenport and cedar Rapids. All of the surrounding towns in the county put In aeveral calls to the Press-Citlren for the final returns. Fifth Ward and Pomorski were on tihe hill for Walter M. Rosene Of Ogden Named on State Commission the Pale Hose. Fred Martierry was and the Consumers Protective in control all the way but weakened in the eighth and Auker finished for Detroit City Attorney Rules Dizzy Dean Leads Cards to 7-1 Win ST.

LOUIS Employing the Pittsburgh Pirates as the first victim of the season, the St. Louis Cardinals Tueeday opened their 1931 National league baseball season witb a 7 to Ijvictory here, The tight pitching of Jerome Dizzy Dean, who held the Pirate to six hits, and the heavy bitting of Medwick, Cards' right iiiiimiiimiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiimi On Operation Question Without franchise voted by the mm, Standings Baby's Bath 3 people, the Iowa City Light and Power Co. can not operate In competition with a municipally owned plant If the city serve such notlco NATIONAL LEAGUE Fifth ward voters Tuesday went on record for municipal ownership of Iowa City's light plant by a vote of 767 to 665. The polls closed at o'clock, after 1,435 registered Voters had cast their votes, with the last voter, Mr. Milton Katzenmeyer entering at 7:55 o'clock.

Count-Ing by the election board was started immediately after the polls had closed and at 9:10 o'clock returns were given out, the first official total of any of Iowa City's five voting precinct. Although no great rush came at any one time, voters kept a continuous line the greater part of the day. The total vote cast during the general election November 8, 1932, wa 1,850 against the 1,435 cast at Tuesday's Competitive Exams For Postmasterships In Several Iowa Towns WASHINGTON fAP) Open competitive examinations for the selection of postmasters In seven Iowa cities have been ordered by the civil service commission. Applicants for the examinations h.ust file their notice on or before April 27th. The postmasterships sffected.

all third class positions, are at Colo, Deep Rivef, Farming-ton, Rolfe, Sabuln, Tabor and Wee-ley. Examinations will be held on dates to be set later. on the utility company, City Attor neiaer. who had a home run and two singles for three runs, featured the game. DES MOINES (AP) Walter M.

Rosene of Ogden Tuesday wss appointed a member of the state flab and game commission by Gov. Clyde 1 Herring. Rosene will fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. N. Darling of Des Moines, who left the board when he was appointed chief of the federal bureau of biological mrvey in Washington.

Rosene, who is a republican, will serve until such time as Pfcrllng is able to resume his work un the Iowa board. Governor Herring mi id. President of the City National bank at for a number of tears, Rosene has been active In northern Iowa fish and game ork. ney Thomas E. Martin ruled March 30th in an opinion requested by councilmen.

..1 ..1 ..1 ..1 ..0 Chicago New York Brooklyn St, Louis Cincinnati 'Inasmuch as the franchise of Pet 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 MOW In the Same Quality Class As "David Harum" and "Happened One Night" Made by the. Prodnceri of "Sunnyside Up" How you'll enjoy it in years to com if you record it with a Cm '8" Horn Movie Kodak. Th simple, yet effective little Kodak costs but $34.50. The scenes- 10c a shot. Ask for fre Dodgers Turn Back Braves, 8 to 7 BROOKLYN Inaugurating Casy the Iowa City Light and Power Co, expired January 13.

1934, the company is st present occupying the Philadelphia 0 Boston 0 Pittsburgh 0 streets, alleys, and public places of Iowa City, simply by sufferance and is at all times subject to the IN THE WARDS Stengel's reign with an 8 to 7 victory, the Brookhn Dodgers defeated the Boston Braves here Tuesday before a crowd of 30,000. The Bra v-' es staged a ninth Inning rally that netted three runs but were unable to get the upper hand. power of the city to force the re moval of it property from the VAN DER ZEE (Continued from Pag 1) streets, alleys, and public places, the city attorney ruled. TUESDAY'S RE'JLTS Chicago Cincinnati 0. New York Philadelphia 1.

Brooklyn Boston 7. St. Louis Pittsburgh 1. GAMES WEDNESDAY Chicago at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at New York.

Boston at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at St. Louis. Henry Louis DRUGGIST The Rexall and Kodak Store 124 East College 8t. "The supreme court of Iowa so In the 1930 Canadian census, every domesticated living creature, down to the house cat and bees was counted. Town dwellers had to answer only 40 questions against the fiO.t put to farmers.

(Continued from Page 1) A's Nip Yankees. In 9th, 6 to 5 held in the Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. vs. Incorporated Town of Grand Junction, et al, 250 NW out thaf the proposition now before the PWA. calls for a loan and grant totaling 1917,000, the loan to be sons to cast their votes In the second ward.

During the last 15 minutes of voting, from 7:45 to o'clock, there were but 10 votes -cast. Approximately 1,900 voters were registered in this ward. Of this number, only 1,106 persons cast their rotes. 136, 140," the city attorney stated further. "In this case, decided in September, 1933, the supreme court SPENCER TRACY I "PAT" PATERSON fl J.OHN BOLES I HrW Mu'dis I Sid Silvan I Hairy Qt I HrW Mu'dis Sid Sllvsti Horry Grts secured through the issuance of stated that the electrical distribu anticipatory revenue bond allowed BRENNANS ThlaT4d under the Simmer-Hicklin law.

In terest on the bonds would be at the PHILADELPHIA Bing Millers pinch hit in the ninth inning after two were out drove ir the winning run for the Philadelphia Athletics in Hie opening game Tuesday a Connie Mack's boys surprised New York Yankees. 8 to 5. before 10,000 fans. Lefty Gomez, ace Yankee hurler, went to the showers in the sixth frame when the A's rallied for a pair of runs. tion system of the company consisted of property of considerable value and that the company should he given a reasonable time to secure a new franchise to operate Its illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllii) Third Ward 1 HP v- T.

$12 65 AMERICAN LEAGUE Pet Washington ...1 0 LOCO Philadelphia .........1 0 1.O30 Cleveland 1 0 1.000 Detroit 1 0 1.001 Boston 0 1 .000 New York ...........0 1 St. Louis 0 1 J500 Chicago .0 1 .000 TUESDAY'S RESULTS Washington Boston 5 ill innings). Philadelphia New York 5. Cleveland St. Louis 2.

Detroit Chicago 3. GAMES WEDNESDAY Washington at Boston. New York at Philadelphia. Detroit at Chicago. St Louis at Cleveland.

Bid DAYS ENDS FHIU' i rate of four per cent. If the PWA approves Iowa City's request, the next action will be up to the council to accept or reject the PWA proposition. It is at this point that the next clash on the public-private utility controversy is expected to flare and the outcome of this test can not be foretold now In view of the 156 vote margin by which the city-utility plan carried. Protest Filed While the city's PWA application was in the Des Moines PWA office, the Iowa City Light and Power Co. filed formal resistance Senators Get 6-5 Win in 11th BOSTON' Before 33,3,16 "'o $1,2.10,000 Improved As one of the two wards to vote for private ownership, the third ward carried by a majority of 63 votes.

No last minute voting was prevalent as the polls closed, at 8 o'clock. counting was started Immediately after the polls closed. Mr. Augustus Mahnke, 319 North Dodge atreef, was the last person to vote. He cast bis vote at 7:55 o'clock.

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