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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1924
Page
3
The treasury projects retiring the entire war debt in about thirty years even if Italy and France pay nothing. It hinges on avoiding new wars and not overusing sinking fund limits, with the 1922 total debt at 22.054 billion and annual reductions varying by year.
The State Department rejects joining Tangier Zone administration though open to ceding its extraterritorial rights if American interests are safeguarded. It seeks precise phrasing on open door guarantees and zone authorities’ acts, reiterating non interfere policy and reserved rights under Algeciras treaty connections.
The Forest Service plans nearly 1.6 million dollars for highway construction in seven western states Idaho Montana Arizona Colorado Utah Nevada and New Mexico. Idaho receives 418000 while Montana 375000 Arizona 293000 and Colorado 247000 with multiple highway projects in each state including Lolo Pass Selway forest and Coeur d Alene forest improvements in Idaho and Durango Silverton within San Juan National forest in Colorado.
Rush Simmons chief post office inspector cites 1921 1922 and 1923 data on mail holdups and recoveries. He notes 84 000 000 seized in robberies with 7 200 102 recovered leaving 4 017 017 net loss over three years. Mail security remains high with ongoing arrests and recoveries.
The Shipping Board reports total waterborne freight of about 220 million tons for the year ended December 31 1923 with over 60 percent moving through six ports led by New York 27 million tons and Los Angeles 11.405 million. Other top ports include Baltimore Boston Philadelphia San Francisco and more. Exports exceed 6 million tons higher than 1922 while total foreign commerce rises 4.7 percent.
New York reports from the American Hay Fever Association indicate more than one million Americans suffer hay fever with a rising trend. Dr. William Scheppegrell and the Charity Hospital New Orleans clinic head advise avoidance of weed infested areas, careful home selection, and windborne pollen awareness.
Hamburg reports Germany has rebuilt postwar shipping to 2.8 million gross register tons, about half of prewar capacity, denoting 4 percent of world tonnage. Roedern states losses in war and Versailles terms reduced fleet. recovery hinges on loans, ship repurchases, and halting dividends.
The article explains the Versailles indemnity mechanics for German shipowners and the reconstruction effort. Small firms received priority while larger concerns funded 20 percent of replacement. By completion the German merchant fleet reached about 2.8 million tons, roughly half of prewar tonnage, with a shift to mixed freight and passenger vessels and new routes to North and South America, the Orient, and Australia.
In Paris a new street game rewards players 10 points for spotting women with long unbobbed hair. The pastime grows scarce as longhair women are rare while beaded men are plentiful. Colored wigs return in vogue, with 88 wigs visible at a chic Champs Elysees souper dansant.
In Great Britain private airplane use is to be eased by ending daily airworthiness checks and mandatory landings at recognized airdromes. Aircraft will initially be certified airworthy, with owners responsible for ongoing upkeep.
Russian archaeologists excavating near Krasnoyarsk report uncovering several Stone Age human skeletons, prehistoric mammoths, dinosaurs, and hundreds of stone and bone tools and weapons. One skeleton may be about 17,000 years old, with the expedition led by Professors Auerbach and Sosnowsky to locate the homeland of the prehistoric man in Siberia.
Washington notes National Geographic reports by Joseph Wr. Trock of chestnut trees in Yunnan that resist blight. Explorer returns with plant, bird, and mammal specimens and ancient Nuahl books. Story mentions pre Buddhist tribes and coconut oil as butter substitute.
W B H Jackson of the Oklahoma A and M College entomology department explains white grub pests and their life cycle. Grubs hatch from May to June and attack grass roots, with adults known as May beetles or June bugs emerging in spring. Control measures include summer fallow plowing, disk and harrow to firm seed beds, crop rotation, pasturing infested fields with swine, and deep fall plowing to drive grubs deeper.
In selecting seed corn, consider the plant itself not just the bin. Save ears from early maturing, superior plants and keep them separate to dry well. Choose medium sized, straight plants with no suckers and average soil moisture and light. seed ears should be heavy and medium sized.
Amateur gardeners can control common pests with basic knowledge. Most leaf spots mildews and blights are fungal or bacterial. insects fall into chewing or sucking types. Bordeau mix and tobacco dust offer broad remedies. equip a dusting device and use a vigorous offensive to fight pests.
The article explains that poor seed is the main cause of barren stalks in corn. It also cites insects and pests such as corn root worm, white grub, and root aphid as contributing factors. Additionally thin soil and overplanting density increase barren stalk production.
The article lists three advantages of using rape pastures for lamb fattening. It claims rape pastures are cheaper than grain, help control parasites on the lamb tree, and stimulate growth producing a fleshier lamb desirable to both butcher and consumer.
Fragmentary notes describe methods to eradicate wild onions using controlled burning and chemical treatments in orchards and garages. The text mentions a subceawful approach and emphasizes assessing efficacy and safety of the cure.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports hog cholera caused losses over 27 million dollars to the U S hog industry in the year ending April 30 1924. More than half the losses occurred in the corn belt where hogs are numerous. The bulletin notes 80 percent of losses from all diseases stem from cholera and urges sanitation and serum prevention.
Washington Experiment Station reports on the Colorado potato beetle life cycle from egg to adult and notes spraying with arsenate of lead or paris green can reduce grub feeding. Hand gathering adults early in the season also helps, with no fixed spray schedule.
Ohio experiment station shows a 133 percent clover yield gain from a 40 acre rotation. Over ten years manure was applied, then timothy removed and lime and acid phosphate added. Corn yields rose to 74 bushels, oats to 61, wheat to 83, and clover hay to 8.5 tons.
Farmers face pests and poor barn conditions with rats and exposed manure. Early thrashing keeps wheat safe, while proper hay choices and good insurance against blights support spring harvest. Efficient threshing and well maintained machines prevent waste and costly delays.
Former State Senator Bel Hogue of Monona County was confirmed as a budget board member after a five day deadlock. Other appointments were rejected including Fred L. Maytag and Glenn C. Haynes. The extraordinary session then history with 155 days and adjournment sine die.
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