Ford proposal electrifies farmers at Muscle Shoals meeting
Gray Silver, Washington representative for the Southern Group of the American Farm Bureau Federation, charged the federal government lost about a million and a half dollars by not accepting Henry Ford’s offer to lease and operate the nitrate plants at Muscle Shoals. He said farmers would back Ford’s plan for cheap, high grade fertilizer. The Florence session opened with strong enthusiasm as Ford’s proposal drew repeated applause.
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Florence
Ala
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Southern Group of American Farm Ureau Federation
Gray Silver
Washington
Silver
Ford
Jhhenry Ford
Lord
Steel and iron stocks boom on New York exchange
New York January 20. The buying of steel and iron shares on an unmatched scale since the war boom opened today’s stock exchange dealings. A Ford statement denying interest in Gulf States Steel sparked a sharp fall and rally in the affected stock.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Henry Ford
Gulf States
City Skating Party On Paving Marks Ten Years
Jan 26 Codele reports the uptown asphalt street skating party, a big social event this week. An advertisement for the ten year old paving project, it will draw many residents Friday night with music from the local concert band and amusement directed by community service. Young people plan to participate.
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Codele
Coal men seek first cut in rail rates
Washington March 19 The Interstate Commerce Commission is asked to apply lower rail rates first to coal if it rules rates may be reduced. J D A Morrow vice president of the National Coal Association testified for about two thousand mine operators who produce roughly sixty percent of the nation's bituminous coal.
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Washington, San
Interstate Commerce Commission
J.D. A. Morrow
National Coal Association
Shantung settlement not for conference say US delegate
Senator Oscar Underwood, American delegate, told the Senate that the Shantung question must be settled between China and Japan and cannot be discussed at the arms conference. The remark was made in the context of a debate on the controversy.
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Washington
Associated Press
Mrs H W Van Riper Aids Wilson Foundation Fund
Mrs H W Van Riper donated one dollar to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation fund yesterday via the Times-Recorder. The check was forwarded and she will receive a certificate.
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H. W. van Riper
Wilson Foundation
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Times-Recorder
Indicted for Keeping Children Out of School in Moultrie
Howard, the first man in Col quitt county charged under the compulsory attendance law, was indicted by the grand jury for failing to send his children to school after clearance notices. He claimed lack of funds to buy clothes, while the attendance officer testified he would supply clothing. Proceedings await action as a precedent in the county.
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Moultrie
Howard
Colquitt County
Grand Jury
Butchers Tax Cut Sparks Farmed Sales Clash
City Council revised the butcher license tax to 25 dollars and exempted farmers selling fresh meat raised on their own farms. It did not repeal the old provisions, leaving a tangle to be resolved at a future meeting amid farmer and butcher opposition and questions over who must obtain licenses and permits.
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Lane
J. L. Glawson
Sheppard
J. A. Hixon
Albany
Americus
Georgia
Cato
Gene Cato
Gate
C. J. Sherlock
Crisp taxpayers seek no raise in 1922 taxes
Cor dele residents and local business leaders rally to prevent a repeat of past state tax hikes. They allege property returns were inflated by a 25 percent adjustment imposed by the state tax commission, pushing taxpayers toward financial distress.
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Cordele
Council Cuts Half of Special License Taxes
City council, after protests, lowered many special license taxes back toward prior rates. Butchers license dropped to 25, S. H. Kress Co. store tax to 125, Piggly Wiggly to 100, health and industrial insurers to 50, real estate to firms only at 25, and a new blanket license set at 100 for dry goods and related trades. Net year increases include auto taxis to 35 and garages to 150, while reductions cover butchers, druggists, seed stores, and more.
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Dick Taylor
S. H. Kress Co
Taylor
Wfe
Wholesale prices unchanged through November and December
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the general wholesale price level held steady in November and December. The weighted index stood at 149 with the 1913 price level of 100, reflecting the cost of 27 commodities measured.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Dairy cows to base credit rather than cotton, says Magnolia speaker
KE Russell of International Harvester urged Americus Rotary to shift credit from cotton to dairy cattle. He cited Mississippi and Texas examples where creameries and dairies boosted farmers’ incomes, with five to fifteen cows per farm bringing steady cash. He warned bankers to value cows over cotton in lending, noting local creameries paying large sums and a Sumter County case of $45 butter fat profit in five weeks.
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South
Americus Rotary Club
KE. Russell
Mississippi
International Harvester Company
Russell
Hardwick
South Carolina
Georgia
Texas
Alabama
Selma
George O. Marshall
Sumter County
Ashburn Creamery
Wallace hits loan concerns at national farm conference
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Wallace condemning lenders who take advantage of farmers in distress by charging unjustified high interest and harsh terms for farm mortgage loans ahead of the upcoming national agricultural conference. He cites many farmers refinancing lands for needed cash and urges lagging responses to curb abuses.
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Washington
National Agricultural Conference
Wallace
Probe Ordered Into War Time Sale Of Basket Firm
Attorney General Daughterty ordered a Department of Justice probe into the sale of the Boseh Magneto Company by the alien property custodian in December 1918. The announcement came from Washington on January 20.
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Washington
Boseh Magneto
Daughterty
Department of Justice
Ex-Treasurer Goes To Trial In Macon
Macon Ga Jan 20 A H Stewart former city treasurer of Macon was placed on trial today on a charge of embezzlement in connection with a shortage of nearly 65 the alleged to be involved in the case as cited by officials and court records.
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Macon
A. H. Stewart
Pope Benedict Stricken With Pneumonia in Rome
Rome reports the pope's condition grave as pneumonia spreads from influenzal bronchitis to the lungs. Four doctors say he has had four days of illness with high fever, intense dyspnea, and a restless night. Cardinal nurses say his mind remains clear but only a miracle can save him.
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Rome
Papal
Stubbs Found Guilty in Manslaughter Trial
The jury in Ben Hull superior court found Stubbs guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of W. T. Reed of the A B F railroad on July 6 last year. Sentencing was set for not less than one year and not more than twenty years, with Judge Gower to impose the term.
Christian Church Wins Banner in Methodists Session Race
The last session of the School of Methods drew strong attendance as churches shifted standings. The Christian church edged Presbyterians by two percent to take the banner, with First Methodist and First Baptist both posting strong showings and Baptists narrowly trailing by one fifth of a percent.
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School of Methods
First Methodist Church
First Baptist Churches
Baptists
Market Opened Quiet in Liverpool Cotton Trade
Market opened in Liverpool with prices down 0 to 3 points and quotations at 10.53 for sales of 5,000 bales. Receipts reached 6,918 bales as futures for February, April, and June showed prior closes around 10.15 to 10.08 amid varying bid levels.
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Liverpool
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