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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1923
Page
2
World news summary reports rising bread costs tied to the Ruhr occupation, rail disruptions, and Allied control actions in Germany. It notes the French seizure of Ruhr assets, wage fears, and railway reopenings, plus debt talks, naval conferences, and various political incidents across Europe and the Americas.
Seven tidal waves swept Hawaii causing deaths and heavy damage. In Hilo Bay the waves reached fifteen feet, killing a Japanese fisherman and scattering sampans. four other deaths may have occurred. Four waves struck Oahu at Halewa with rail tracks and bridges washed out. in Honolulu Bay the sea rose and receded six feet. Stores were wrecked and the Doane struggled on a sand bar in Hilo Bay.
European statesmen failed to restore peace in the Near East as the Lausanne conference collapsed at night. Lord Curzon M Bompard and Marquis Garroni warned of war. Ismet Pasha and Mustafa Kemal's favored general refused to sign the treaty despite pressure from Americans British French and Italians.
Congress plans a nine months recess starting March 4 with senators and representatives aiming to travel widely on official missions at government expense. The five week trips will use the same subsistence rate as military officers, $1.25 per day.
One man was killed and another slightly injured in an explosion at the Helium purification plant at Langley Field Virginia, according to the commandant and the War Department.
Federal Prohibition commissioner Roy Haynes questions Missouri enforcement measures and regulatory actions. The inquiry focuses on how authorities enforce liquor restrictions and ensure compliance across districts.
The Missouri Commission for the Blind reports progress in preventing blindness through surveys, lectures, and lantern slides. It urges a biennial budget of 150000 for prevention, home teaching, and rehabilitation while detailing current services and statewide efforts.
John A. Kurtz, chair, argues Missouri's Public Service Commission must remain adequately staffed to hear cases locally. He cites past year downslope in rate approvals and warns that reduced personnel would force out-of-state hearings and weaken consumer input, while detailing five key regulatory areas and the commission’s ongoing, informal hearings.
Senators Nick Ca of Fulton and McCawley of Carthage propose abolishing the Tax Commission and transferring duties to the Board of Equalization. The measure would create one or two commissioners to collect inheritance, income, and franchise taxes and send to the state treasury. The bill also lowers the property tax rate and raises the operation and income tax rates.
Jefferson City reports the House debates O B Whitaker of History County proposed increasing the state school funding from one third to one half of total tax revenues. If law, the Whitaker amendment would limit the state to fewer names it must maintain.
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