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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1925
Page
5
A column discusses postwar German inflation wiping out savers while debtors gain, notes political divisions, praises a civically polite man Tammy Beech, critiques Governor Donahey, reports on airplanes carrying treasure to Paris, and ends with a hard-won highway funding bill securing federal aid.
Observers note bootleggers gain friends and cheer from some quarters when restrictions loosen or enforcement fades, while law abiding citizens rarely applaud. The Carrol Herald questions who truly praises bootleggers and who supports lawful commerce.
A Maryland hermit living in a hillside shack reportedly hid $4,000 in his cabin floor. Neighbors and officials judged him odd for preferring solitude and frugality, while his thrift was seen as out of step with local norms.
April 8 1925 marked the longest official work period for the State Legislature as the First General Assembly adjourned at 12:30 a.m. on April 9 but actually concluded 160 hours later on April 16. Friction between factions flared over the highway, gasoline tax, and large appropriations bills amid a backlog of committee measures.
The session showed a stubborn body that talked much but moved little until late when House leadership steadied action and the Senate settled into steady votes. Critics note wasted time and money from endless filibusters while a proposed radio broadcast bill failed, sparing taxpayers from the expense.
Debates over federal aid and state control framed the session as progressives urged state planning under federal road programs to ensure continuous routes, while economy advocates fought to limit highway spending and even threaten to curb federal aid. The bill zigzagged between chambers, ending with 29 voting yes and 20 no in the senate.
Provisions of a new road bill reduce primary road funding to about 5.9 million annually, less than half of recent years, with the highway commission gaining broad authority over maintenance and disputes. Remaining funds go to counties for bonds and maintenance, while a separate development fund channels over four million to the commission for state projects.
The highway bill faced blocking over a gas tax proposal but passed as federal aid funds were matched. The gasoline tax becomes law on April 16 and, upon entry, will be collected from dealers and passed to drivers. Refunds are available for non road uses after affidavits and claims filed with the state treasurer.
After ten days of work both houses quickly agreed on a two year appropriations bill totaling 116 pages. State expenditures will drop about two million annually, enabling a tax levy reduction of over two mills. Next year the levy sits at 8.1 mills plus 1.21 mills for soldiers bonus. The final budget exceeds BEta Hogue's recommendation by a little over $100,000, with Iowa University and Iowa State College facing the steepest cuts.
Philadelphia Public Ledger extols the new U S attorney general as a solid traditionalist noted for common sense. The piece cites his opposition to constitutional amendments from the 18th to the 19th as well as strong ties to Coolidge. It predicts limited reform and clashes with anti-saloon and anti-tobacco groups over his stance.
Mr and Mrs CG R Milla of Coggon mark their 26th wedding anniversary on the 28th air. Superintendent C W Bangs of Manchester is elected president of the Northeastern Town Teachers association. Andrew Thomsen 30 of Waterloo dies from injuries after a Gedar Falls crash. Congressman Haugen recovers from surgery. An 1808 Louisiana laws book unearthed in Columbia university library at Dubuque, rare, with Yale’s copy noted. U S seeks 19431774 from A A Cooper Wagon and Buggy stockholders. Linville files petition for government action.
J W Conmey of Anamosa and A A Cote of Olin were chosen as county delegates to the state Modern Woodmen convention. A county meeting was held at Oxford Junction. A return flight by Prothene and Gray landed near the city for fuel and overnight stay after leaving Dallas en route to Wisconsin for a funeral. The Dallas to Wisconsin trip allegedly cost 460. Garson Wartle, former Olin resident, was sentenced to one year in jail for larceny by embezzlement with parole to John Coppess of Olin pending restitution. County Auditor Rockstad reports a Senate elections committee request on the number of mail sacks needed for the Brookhart Steck recount. ballots will be shipped sealed with poll books and keys sent to Washington.
A small town merchant in northwestern Iowa notes a farmer customer who sells cream and buys oled. His children milk the cows, and the spread for bread remains sixty.
After the recent session, the town adopts the strictest bone city liquor laws in the nation per Ani-Saloon League. Key measures include a banned canned heat product and new dump legislation, plus enhanced penalties for bootlegging and unlicensed possession. The laws take effect except canned heat July 1.
Plant lice or aphids infest apple trees with three species, two green and one purplish, the latter most destructive. Plums face brown and gray aphids, currants suffer red pockets, and gooseberries develop witches broom. Control relies on insecticides like nicotine or miscible oils applied when young. spray timing is when green leaves first appear at bud tips.
Iowa lawmakers vote to return the palmetto flag torn from Columbia South Carolina's courthouse by Union troops. The banner, later held by the Farwell family, was donated to the state historical department and will be sent back to South Carolina.
Washington Post argues to remove grade crossings across rural areas to reduce accidents. It notes shifting blame from railroads to drivers for ignoring basic safety rules and predicts eventual nationwide action.
The article recalls Mildred L. Pierce's Christmas letter from Poknur and Moreh detailing village scenes in India. She describes a charitable effort, school funding struggles, hostel builds for Santali girls, and the emotional moment of a leprosy case, alongside her plans to remain through May and June.
An editorial argues that bootleggers and moonshiners who are fined merely transfer the tax to consumers, comparing illicit whisky to taxed products and urging harsher punishments, including jail or hard labor, for violators of the prohibition law.
A study shows offspring from purebred sires hold nearly double the value of those from non-purebred lines, highlighting significant genetic advantages in livestock. The finding stresses breeding program benefits for farmers and cattle producers seeking higher yield and quality.
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