Coolidge to Name Agriculture Secretary as Gore Exits
Edward W. Pickard reviews the field for the agriculture post to succeed Gore when he becomes West Virginia governor, naming candidates including John G. Fields Eugene Funk and William M Jardine with details on their backgrounds and support. The piece notes Jardine’s Kansas college presidency and Funk’s farm economics expertise, plus congressional reactions and a Senate committee briefing.
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Coolidge
Mr. Gore
West Virginia
John G. Fields
Oklahoma City
Farm Papers
Eugene Funk
Maois
Frank H. Funk
William M. Jardine
Kansas Agriculture College
Funk
Yale
Germany
Doctor Jardine
Kansas
Congress
J. C. Mohler
Montanna
Utah Agricultural College
Washington
United States
West
Kansas College
Coolidge presses plan for self contained farm economy
President Coolidge formulates an agricultural policy guided by Secretary Gore and the agricultural conference with input from Secretary Hoover. The objective is national self sufficiency in food and cloth production, reducing exports while boosting home buying power and farm product consumption. Representative Dickinson signals efforts to curb the Agriculture department.
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Dickinson
Iowa
House
Agriculture Department
Kelly bill boosts postal salaries and mall rates
The House, under suspension, passed the Kelly bill increasing postal salaries by 68 million dollars annually and raising mall rates to net over 62 million more each year for the Post Office department. The substitute, retroactive to January 1, 1925, yields about 21 million more revenue than the Senate plan.
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NDER
House
Post Office Department
Senate
General Mitchell's Push for Unified Air Service Draws Interest
General Mitchell advocates a unified air services plan as support grows, though backers fear success due to President Coolidge reportedly opposing a united service. The Navy department reinforces its stance amid the debate.
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Eneral Mitchell
President Coolidge
United Service
Navy Department
Issu
Inauguration Plans Cut to Endure Economy Limits
Aree STE for the Inauguration of Coolidge and Dawes on March 4 near completion but trimmed by the President to economy. The ceremony will be swearing in at the Capitol and a brief parade to the White House. Governors may join with staffs, army and navy detachments to attend. The evening fireworks are canceled and replaced by a charity ball.
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Aree Ste
Coolidge
Dawes
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Army
Navy
Washington
Opposition to Warren for attorney general cited over sugar ties
O SERIOUS opposes Charles B. Warren's AG appointment arguing links to the sugar trust threaten Senate confirmation. Basil Manly notes Warren once represented American Sugar Refining and led Michigan Beet Sugar Co. now under FTC scrutiny for conspiracy to curb competition. supporters say Trade Commission cases often fail.
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Charles B. Warren
Senate
Congress
Sugar Trust
Basil Manly
People's Legislative Service
Warren
American Sugar Refining Company
Michigan Beet Sugar Company
Federal Trade Commission
The
Trade Commission
Commission
Senator Norris Calls FTC Inquiry into Power Trust
The senate directs the federal trade commission to investigate the power trust led by General Electric. It seeks details on how GE and its stockholders monopolize or control production generation or transmission of electric energy. The move targets potential monopolistic power holdings and their impact on the industry.
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Enator Norris
Power Trust
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
General Electric Company
Amendment backs probe into tobacco firms and rail mergers
An amendment to the resolution was adopted calling for an investigation of the American Tobacco company and the Imperial Tobacco company of Great Britain. A further inquiry was demanded in the Senate by Senator Howell of Nebraska into the Van Sweringen Nickel Plate merger and related railroad acquisitions. Howell asserted the Van Sweringen merger was financed by J. P. Morgan & Co. and the First National Bank of New York.
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American Tobacco Company
Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain
Senate
Howell
Nebraska
van Sweringen
Nickel Plate
Erie
Pere Marquette
Chesapeake & Ohio
Hocking Valley Lines
Gulf Coast Lines
Missouri Pacific
J. P. Morgan & Co
First National Bank of New York
Surcharge Policy Maintained on Pullman Car Passengers
The Interstate Commerce Commission approves Rennes surcharges for passengers using Pullman facilities. The majority opinion holds there is less justification to eliminate the surcharge than to cut the basic passenger fare, which also applies to mixed trains of freight and passenger cars.
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Rennes
Interstate Commerce Commission
Britain Proposes Fixed Debt Payments to France
Britain repeats Bal four offer to reduce the Anglo French debt in exchange for fixed annual payments by France regardless of Dawes receipts. Paris officials view the plan as a basis for talks but nationalist papers blame America. A French finance subcommittee will study the issue, with a London conference expected soon.
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Britain
Church
France
Balfour
Clementel
Paris
America
Finance Committee
French Chamber of Deputies
London
Opium Conference Adopts Protocol After Geneva
Following the withdrawal of the United States and China, the Geneva international opium conference adopted a protocol and convention and adjourned sine die. Japan had threatened to quit but was placated by a clause reaffirming The Hague convention and limiting opium smoking to a temporary measure. Signers included Great Britain, India, France, Japan, Holland, Portugal and Siam.
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United States
China
Geneva
Japan
Great Britain
India
France
Holland
Portugal
Siam
Stein Mine Disaster at Dortmund Spurs Outcry and Strikes
A German mining disaster at the Stein mine in Dortmund entombed 144 workers and claimed at least 188 lives. The tragedy sparked public anger and potential revolution as mine owners were accused of neglecting workers and paying starvation wages while selling coal at high prices compared with Britain and the United States.
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Stein
Dortmund
Rescuers Near Cavern as Floyd Cave Probe Focuses on Hoax Claims
After 325 hours in Kentucky Floyd Cave a rescuer team reached the limestone roof above the trapped man. He had no food for eight days and suffered from halted heartbeats. a state inquiry questioned rescue efforts and publicity schemes to lure visitors. A grand jury was announced over homicide charges amid lingering hoax rumors.
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Floyd Cave
Kentucky
State Military Board
Collins
Scavern
Chinook Chosen as Colony for Great Northern Beet Project
Genter Chinook becomes colony center for Milk River colonization by the Great Northern. Headquartered in Chinook, the project plans 6 000 acres of sugar beet fields backed by 75 families and 92 000 irrigable acres nearby. A $1 000 000 beet sugar plant is reported to be moved to Chinook from Washington. Local finance groups in Chinook Harlem Malta and Glasgow back settlers shipping gear and hiring labor.
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Great Northern Railway
Chinook
Milk River Valley
Washington
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
Great Northern
Sugar Company
Montana
Harlem
Malta
Glasgow
Clasgow
Utah-Idaho Company
Point
Choteau District Instates Out-of-District Tuition Fee
The board of trustees of district No 1 Choteau sets a $25 annual tuition for each child from other districts attending in Choteau. Clerks of affected districts will be notified to turn over state and county funds to cover the fee. The move responds to 40 nonresident pupils increasing district costs and requiring an extra teacher.
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Board of Trustees of
Prize Baby Saved By Ranger In Snowbound Flight
A two foot snowstorm trek in the Trochy mountains of Glacier National Park saw Ranger Clyde Fauley and his wife carry their convulsing infant on the ranger’s back to reach a train at Kalispell. The baby was rushed to a specialist and quickly recovered, marking a remarkable rescue in forest service history.
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United States Forest Ranger Service
Caeeler Park
Glacier Park
Clyde
Fauley
Kalispell
Library at University of Missoula Boasts 100000 Volumes
The library building at the University of Missoula is hailed as one of the finest in the country after additions raised its volume total above 100,000. The library and furniture are valued at about 600000 dollars. Main reading rooms hold 246 students and 408 current magazines are received monthly.
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University of
Effort to Conserve Range Hay for Bison Range
The Bureau of Biological Survey plans a spring effort to conserve wild grass on the bison range west of Missoula. It is negotiating for the purchase of 400 to 500 tons of alfalfa or clover hay to feed buffalo in early spring, helping the range forage cover the animals through the season.
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Bureau of Biological Survey
Bison Range
Missoula
Biological Department
Burns Prove Fatal At Manhattan Ranch Incident
Mrs. Silva Hodge wife of Charles D Hodge died at Deaconess hospital after being badly burned when her clothes caught fire while lighting a match at the Arnett Millin ranch near Manhattan. She was brought to the hospital Monday night.
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Silva Hodge
Charles D. Hodge
Arnett-Millin Ranch
Manhattan
Deaconess Hospital
Another Large Mill to Be Built for Manganese Ore
A new large manganese ore mill is planned for Phillipsburg to meet rising demand. Earlier, a recent mill completed last fall operated at only half its intended capacity, prompting plans for a second plant with similar or greater output in Granite valley.
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Phillipsburg
Granite
Montana Notes Reveal Treasure State Odds and Local Happenings
Montana notes report elk and deer increases despite predation, a giant 50 to 60 pound eagle captured near Clinton, Garfield county pork selling in Seattle, and plans for an Interstate Bottlers Association convention in Billings. The state legislature faces license cost opposition, a 15 year tourist ranch permit near Two Medicine River is issued, and annexation talks target Judith Basin county. Other items cover a Red Lodge Lindsay well abandonment, Glacier National Park heritage, hog profits near Hardin, and road test methods between Whitehall and Boulder.
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Wyoming
Idaho
Billings
Missoula
Lewis and Clark Forest
Two Medicine River
Mettler Creek
Judith Basin
Coffee Creek
Chateau County
Midwest of Co
Lake Basin
Kootenai
Glacker National Park
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United States
Rocky Mountain Country
Congress
Glacier National Park
A. Perry
Maschetah
Hardin
Hubert Hobson
Omalna
Whitehall
Boulder
Great Falls
A. Dexsasure
Polson
Rhode Island
Legislature Gossip From Montana House Knocks Several Bills
The Montana legislature faces set backs as the Senate taxes committee bill to repeal classification laws fails to pass printed. Bills to establish state normal schools in Billings and Miles City are killed. A proposal for a World War memorial commission at Helena dies in the House. A Senate banking committee bill assigning responsibility for payment on drawn checks is killed by the Senate.
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Genate Taxation Committee
Taylor
Sheridan
Montana
Billings
Miles City
Appropriations Committee
House
State Capitol
Helena
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Senate Debates Clark Bill to Sell Certificates for Debt
The bill by Senator Clark proposes refunding state debt by selling state certificates and extending the debt to 1929. The senate also killed the Anderson lease bill which aimed to clarify counting of votes written or stickered on ballots.
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Clark
Toole County
Senate
Bill to regulate dance halls introduced in senate
Pauline and others introduced a bill in the senate to regulate dance halls. The measure prohibits attendance by minors under 16 and forbids liquor on the premises, aiming to curb unruly behavior and ensure youth safety.
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Pauline
Senate
Garber Bill to Abolish University Chancellor Postponed
The Garber bill to abolish the office of chancellor was indefinitely postponed by the senate after being rescued once by its author following an adverse committee report.
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Garber
Senate
Senate rejects Dell measure on outside bids for county printing
The Senate killed a Dell sponsored bill that would allow counties with a single local newspaper to solicit bids for county printing from outside the county. The measure aimed to widen procurement options for counties lacking newspapers.
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Senate
Montana lawmakers propose rural school finance plan
A joint Senate and House committee report recommends methods for raising and administering school finances in Montana. The document addresses rural schools and is signed by Senator Griffin for the Senate and Davis for the House.
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Montana
Senate
House
Griffin
Davis
Senate approves SB 45 on valuation reporting for districts
In the committee of the whole the senate approved for passage Senate Bill 45 by McQuitty. It requires the county clerk to report to the county superintendent, as soon as received from the assessor, the valuation of county property to permit a tentative valuation by school districts.
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Senate
McQuitty
Senate and House seats proposed by Rhodes bill in Teton
A bill pushed by Senator Rhodes of Teton outlines a senate with 20 members and a house with 456 members. It calls for a constitutional amendment creating one senator per judicial district and one representative per county.
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Senate
House
Rhodes
Teton
Bul
Senate approves repeal of primary law in Senate vote
The measure to repeal the present primary law and return to the convention system passed the Senate on a roll call vote of 34 to 18. Officially Senate Bill No. 69, it was introduced by Republican floor leader Hazelbaker and 15 other senators.
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Senate
Lur
Hazelbaker
Senate Rejects House Bill 171 On Special Assessments
The senate voted 37 to 12 to kill house bill 171 which would authorize collecting special assessments with other taxes. Proponents argued existing tax burdens already cover regular levies and adding more costs was unwarranted.
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Senate
House approves measures regulating state offices and juror fees
Among the measures approved by the house are bill 280 placing insolvent warehouse men under justice department regulation via the game method used for elevator men, bill 211 fixing timing of state text book commission meetings, and bill 216 exempting juror fees and mileage from attachment or execution.
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House
Department of Justice
State Text Book Commission
Montana House Eyes Bills to Convert Gas Tax for Federal Aid
The house highway committee advanced two measures to align state funds with federal road aid. One bill raises the gasoline tax from 2 to 3 cents per gallon, directing all revenue to the state highway fund to meet $3,500,000 in federal allotments over three years. The other bill would distribute motor license fees evenly among counties instead of by vehicle registrations.
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House Highway Committee
Montana
Senate and House Deadlines Set for Late Bills
Last Monday February 16 marked the final day for bill introduction in the Senate without two thirds consent. The House had February 13 as its deadline under the rule.
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Senate
House
Silver Bow County Consolidation Bill Advances
The house, by 61 votes, recommended passage of a Yaplis Kinville bill to allow Silver Bow residents to vote on consolidating Butte city and Silver Bow County. The measure is a lengthy act spanning 47 printed pages.
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House
Yaplis-Kinville
Silver Bow
Butte Andounty
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