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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
1
President Harris of the Illinois Bankers Association discusses farm credit in America, outlining policy needs and the role of agricultural finance in supporting farmers and rural communities. The piece addresses lenders, farmers, and national economic implications.
Pres B F Harris of the Illinois Bankers Association argues for a broader plan in farm financing anchored in soil conservation and rural life enhancement. He cautions against easy money, calls for long mortgages and stronger farmer education, and stresses cooperation to cut middlemen and boost productivity.
The forecast calls for unsettled conditions with periods of rain and cloudy skies. Strong winds are expected, with temperatures varying through the period and possible showers tonight and into Saturday.
The passage argues for profitable production and economical distribution through integrated general and agricultural credits. It highlights a nationwide shortage of rural collective thought and calls on towns and cities to lead the effort to redeem agriculture, contrasting European rural partnerships with U S emphasis on urban groups.
Mr J M Parker, general manager of the Arkansas Louisiana and Gulf railway, hosted a dinner at the Monroe hotel for Monroe Bar Association members in honor of its general counsel Henry C Hall of Colorado Springs. The informal gathering featured anecdotes, no speeches, and a full menu.
The Palmer testimony before the Senate Lobby Committee triggers major calls to find impersonators of congressmen. Lawyers Louis Cass Ladyard Paul D Cravath and financier David Lamar will be subpoenaed for additional information as the committee plans to resume next week and pursue the case to the bottom.
A report notes that a band of Korean fruit pickers were expelled from Hemet California amid a troubled plan and alleged legal issues. Banker Querbel responds to Governor Hall s critique of fiscal agents.
Shreveport financier argues that if banks were expected to fund state debt he would not have attended Baton Rouge conference. He supports a serial bond plan at 4.5 percent, noting long term savings and easier retirement of the debt versus a 4 percent fifty year bond under the current law. He cites legal and economic feasibility, and urges replacing the current plan.
Reports from Hemet California say a group of citizens expelled Korean fruit packers from the town drawing condemnation from local officials. Business leaders and Mayor Shaw denounced the act as illegal while Japanese representatives in Los Angeles warned of potential protests to the State Department and further diplomatic exchanges.
Anti Japanese sentiment flared in Hemet California when a party of citizens confronted apricot pickers from Riverside and ordered them to leave. The workers were forced onto a train after their bags were loaded, and ranchers later claimed the Asiatics were Koreans, with Hemet officials declaring no race welcome.
Japanese of Southern California quickly informed the acting consul general in San Francisco about the Hemet incident. Japanese Association officials said Koreans deserve protection from the Mikado's government and telegrammed the details to Y Numano.
President Wilson named ex Attorney General Walter L. Guion for the United States district attorney role in the eastern district of Louisiana. The nomination was announced in Washington on June 27.
Memphis June 27. Mrs. Margaret L. Schieber accused of second degree murder in the death of her husband Augustus Schieber a wealthy lumber man was found not guilty today by the jury which received the case late yesterday.
Sharon Vermont hosts a gathering of Mormon elders observing the anniversary of Joseph Smith’s death. The Prophet was killed in Carthage Missouri in 1844 and buried near his birthplace. Messages from Utah and other centers indicate many pilgrimages will visit his birthplace and grave this summer. The Vermont event is expected to be the largest in years with pilgrims from multiple communities.
The federal government moves to expel Jack Johnson under the white slave law. Justice Department agents probe his reported presence in Montreal.
Strong opposition emerges to the proposal as party members gather at a Democratic caucus to weigh expanded powers. Debate centers on executive authority and potential impacts on governance.
Washington reports in caucus on tariff revisions where Senator Ransdell proposes delaying the sugar schedule to February 1 1914 to ease the 1913 crop burden. Finance committee to study amendments. other ideas urge suspending sugar duties for three months and delaying wool rate effects.
Joseph Weber, president of the American Federation of Musicians, has had his annual salary raised to $5,000. The move reflects the federation’s adjustments to leadership compensation.
In Washington on June 27 Senate Democrats moved to curb tariff speeches in caucus. Leaders vow to finish bill consideration next week and adopted resolutions limiting each item and prohibiting more than one speech per subject.
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