Texans Flood Prevention Plan Under Way
Col. Glenn S. Smith leads topographical engineers to Texas to study flood control. Headquarters will be in Austin as the Interior department works with Texas on a three year program funded with 360000 dollars.
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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1923
Page
2
Col. Glenn S. Smith leads topographical engineers to Texas to study flood control. Headquarters will be in Austin as the Interior department works with Texas on a three year program funded with 360000 dollars.
Senator Hiram Johnson of California declares a main fight in states like Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska and New Jersey to bar hand picked delegations. He says voters should express preference directly and refuses to fear facing the public in a straight contest. The piece notes rivalries with Coolidge, Lowden and Watson.
McAdoo faced Ford supporters as his main rivals in South Dakota county proposal conventions. Early results suggest McAdoo won statewide by at least two to one while Republicans show division between Coolidge and Hiram Johnson. Farmer-Labor conventions mostly named un instructed delegations to the state convention.
R Stresemann and his cabinet resigned shortly after the Reichstag reassembled. The chancellor delivered a long pessimistic address closing with a resigned outlook.
The Anglo French entente remains intact as Premier Poincare yields to British views on returning the former crown prince and resuming military control. Berlin is told the Kaiser must not return and Frederick William may stay a private citizen. Allied forces plan to restart control and aeronautic supervision, with penalties for obstruction. The British election frame may alter future policy.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover says no government plan for relief of hungry Germans is under consideration though some advise the President. He cites distribution break and unemployment as cause of suffering while Germany remains strong in business and trade. Major General Allen’s relief drive for hungry German children seeks at least 10 million dollars. American Friends Service Committee to manage funds with German government handling overhead.
EX ALFONSO Queen Victoria and Primo Rivera visited Italy and were received by King Victor Emmanuel and Mussolini. Reported ceremony hinted at a military alliance between Spain and Italy to balance France and Yugoslavia.
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