Sugar Tariff No Aid To Farmers.
Fair Tariff League argues Fordney Tariff protects beets and refined sugar but ignores farmer interests. It cites Cuban sugar duty and high prices on farm goods, noting sugar beets are a minor crop compared to peanuts and cotton. The piece contends tariffs shift costs to farmers and demand a hearing for a fair deal.
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H. E. Miles
Fair Tariff League
Congress
Michigan
Sciss Kb
Egop Rv
United States
Europe
Horses Tell Time At Suburban Riding Academy
The New York Sun notes hired horses at a suburban riding academy enforce time limits. Rates are five dollars for two hours as horses, trained to return after one hour, compel riders to turn back. If a rider advances, the horse resists and the manager explains the horses’ caution protects rider and stable.
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New York Sun
Willie’s Swimming Trick Through the Roof Water Tank
In a New York Sun anecdote Willie obeys his mother’s prohibition by staying inside yet gets wet from swimming in the building’s rooftop water tank. His mother questions how this could be, and Willie confirms the water swim without leaving the building.
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Willie
New York Sun
Elephants Raid Rail Station and Weighing Machine
Elephants in the Malay peninsula attacked a railway station causing damage to the station master's kitchen and bathroom and the clerk's quarters while staff watched from trees. One elephant removed an automatic weighing machine as a souvenir, then dropped it on the track. A single elephant fell into a well and needed rescue, but was not detained. the herd dispersed before help arrived.
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Malay Peninsula
Scientific American
Excavation to Seek Biblical Iron Chariots in Holy Land
Dr. Clarence S. Fisher of the University of Pennsylvania Museum will lead a major excavation in the Holy Land, the first since World War I, aiming to uncover iron chariots mentioned in the Bible that blocked Israel's entry to Bethshan and relate to ancient battles near that city.
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Clarence S. Fisher
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Holy Land
No Lady at All
Five year old Albert, punished by his mother, urges his father to hear his admonition. The boy says he is surprised at that lady, revealing a child’s candid reaction to maternal discipline in a brief America Legion Weekly humor note.
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Albert
American Legion Weekly
Military Poker. Rookie and Vet exchange in Legion weekly
A brief humorous exchange about military saluting likened to poker. The Rookie describes raising an officer five, and the Vet notes that a call may come regardless.
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American Legion Weekly
Average salaries of State College of Washington agriculture grads
The first year after graduation 89 agriculture program alumni averaged $1991.19 with salaries from $360 to $2500. A control group of 89 peers without the program would have a lower average, while 72 reporting their second year showed a rise to $1391.20 with a range from $360 to $3500. Third year figures show a low of $141 and a high of $5000, lifting the average to $1582.20.
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College of Agriculture
State College of Washington
Dean Johnson
Earning Capacity in Agriculture
Dean Edward C. Johnson of the College of Agriculture at Washington State notes a link between student performance and later earnings. He cites graduates who began teaching for $1,000 yearly, later becoming county agents at higher salaries, and a horticulture graduate running a 245 acre farm with yearly net gains.
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Edward C. Johnson
College of Agriculture
State College of Washington
1915 graduate farms show varied early incomes across states
A 1915 graduate built a farm income from 2500 in year one to 7000 in year four, then 3000 in year five due to crop prices. Another graduate earned 1200 then 2500 lost. a 1914 class mate taught for 1200 and later ran a fruit ranch at 6000. A 1916 member rose from 500 on a home farm to 5000 leasing Alberta land, and a 1913 graduate became a state fruit inspector then a USDA pathologist earning 3000 annually.
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Alberta
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Wood for the Nation Forester Warns of Forest Decline
W B Greeley writes that the US produces over half the world’s lumber and uses 95 percent at home. He notes more than 80 million acres are denuded to uselessness, larger than several European forests, with vast cut over lands expanding by 10 to 15 million acres annually due to fires and logging.
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W. B. Greeley
United States
France
Belgium
Holland
Denmark
Germany
Switzerland
Spain
Portugal
The
United
Farmers Should Lead In National Reforestation Plan
A discussion argues that private forests hold four fifths of U S timber and taxation harms growth. It urges farmers as the largest wood owners to push a systematic national plan ensuring continuous production and equitable public control to safeguard future supplies.
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United States
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