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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
3
Gov. Gardner approves a slate of bills including a fish and game license measure to fund hatcheries, a Duncan measure creating a soldier aid commission, and several judiciary and regulatory changes. Debates focus on state equalization of property assessments and a contested insurance policy reform.
The Senate passed a constitutional amendment to issue 60 million dollars in bonds for hard surfaced highways. The House amended it to authorize spending across all counties. the Senate accepted. The governor is expected to approve. Bonds bear 5 percent interest with mobile license revenues funding interest and a sinking fund. This would be the largest bond issue yet. vote set for November with a broad campaign by civic groups.
The Kansas House adopted a resolution directing Attorney General Frank W. McAllister to investigate whether an unlawful cement price fixing scheme exists. Representative Wilkinson of Jackson county alleged an oil company bought cement plants and shut some down to raise prices from 1.50 to 2.70 per barrel, hindering the return of soldiers to work.
The house passed the biennial general appropriation bill totaling about 3.8 million dollars for state departments by a near unanimous vote. With other bills approved or pending a 2 million dollar deficit looms unless new revenue measures or reassessment actions by the state board of equalization cut in. A sudden adjournment halted a vote that could have defeated the senate bill restoring capital punishment in Missouri. The pace of many members kept action alive as opponents aimed to kill it.
A bill to appropriate 25000 for a demonstration farm for Negroes failed in the house after Republicans refused to let the measure run under the Lincoln Institute. The senate had approved the plan for the farm to be directed by the state college of agriculture.
The senate passed the house bill by O'Brien of St Louis after amendments. It provides for the inspection and licensing of ice cream manufacturers and assigns administration to the food and drug commissioner. A butter fat standard of 8 percent is set, with housewives exempted.
A lively senate discussion centered on Representative Stockard's measure to prevent poisoning domestic animals. The bill passed and awaits Gov Gardner's signature to become law, though some objected to wording that could penalize a person who poisons a neighbor's dog while targeting wolves.
Governor Gardner reappoints J Kelly Pool to the state prison board for a six year term.
The senate approved the house bill requiring the Jefferson City Gas Company to install smoke consuming devices to protect the new state capitol building.
Members of the house moved quickly to kill a bill that would have allowed a $2.50 per acre tax on farm lands beside county highways to fund improvements. Other measures included relief funds for Mrs. Eli Jenkins and compensation parity for township assessors. Senator McCullough proposed prohibiting deputy game wardens from seizing furs during the closed trapping season.
George W. Perkins reports from Europe after four months of study on the Y M C A war work. He defends the group against criticism, notes 11,229 workers abroad, 95 percent success, and details canteen costs, aid policies, and vast wartime activities including huts, entertainment, education, and reading material for soldiers.
Leonard V. Whenne discusses jail inmates as ordinary people not inherently dangerous. He notes most prisoners are not confirmed criminals and warns against sensationalism. The excerpt reflects on human frailty, accidents, and the randomness of violence in society.
Dr Edward F Bigelow notes gray squirrels construct leaf nests to shed rain and shelter two or three, using green leaves packed in tree forks. He observes nests in use year round and recalls a mother carrying young to a hollow tree after a nest collapse.
A. H. Powell praises a volume on Handicrafts and Reconstruction, contrasting two wheelwrights a master who rejects putty and a lesser craftsman who hides flaws with filler. The piece argues only the true craftsman finds real contentment while repetitive mechanical work dulls the sense of purpose.
Reports from Copenhagen say Korsor, a Danish seaport about sixty miles west southwest of Copenhagen, will gain a new harbor. The project costs about 80 million kronen with strong capital participation. It will reach ten meters depth, up from nine at Copenhagen, and feature large quays and ample facilities for merchandise handling.
Big demand for watches as American manufacturers struggle to meet a surge unseen since prior years. A representative of a major producer cites lagging regular output last year due to plants prioritizing war orders, leaving supply short of demand.
A humorous note from a French officer learning English. He realizes words like fast can mean quick tied up or spent, and when he encountered the sentence The first shall be last and the last shall be first he abandoned trying to translate it.
A mother scolds her son for wandering away, saying she wanted him where she could reach him. The boy protests he did not realize his mother meant he should stay positioned across her knee for punishment.
The fragment states that catarrh cannot be cured by local applications as they reach the top of the throat.
A reflection by Lydia Maria on the refreshing effect of cheerful people and the call to make an earnest effort to spread that pleasure to others.
A girl shows little concern for a man’s upbringing as long as he arrives with gifts. The passage notes a casual attitude toward character when material offerings appear.
A child group in the neighborhood forms a club and adopts a simple code. The leader explains that their law is to serve at every meeting, signaling a community minded approach among the youngsters.
An account extols Dr. Pierce of Buffalo New Jersey for treating women’s ailments with his Favorite Prescription. It claims he has extensive experience with feminine disorders and offers prompt relief, noting vast case volume and expertise.
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