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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
7
The piece critiques city government actions against a street railway franchise, referencing Colliers on public utilities and urging balanced rates. It notes Governor Kendall's upcoming board of control appointment, Mrs. Catt's suffrage views, North Dakota bank failures, and Dubuque’s new daily paper facing lawsuits amid costly press operations.
The article notes Democrats generally spent more on campaigns. W M Byerly spent 183, Louis Gardner 81.69, W A Hogan 200.96 versus 110.38 for the opponent, Henry Carlson 85.50 versus 44.46. Other Republicans for clerk treasurer recorder county attorney and coroner spent at most 13.36, some nothing.
In Delaware county two consolidation measures at Masonville and Buck Creek face litigation over alleged fraud and irregularities. The piece argues school law confusion and jurisdictional flaws shielded by weak guidance may fuel further disputes unless statutes are clarified and codified by a code commission.
The brief session began last Monday and President Wilson delivered his annual message on Tuesday. The session runs until March 4 as new officers and Congress take office. Wilson offered no concrete League of Nations plans but praised budget expenditure discipline and urged further economy.
A historical note reports Montgomery Ward & Co. saw a 22.69 percent fall in merchandise sales in November compared with November 1919. The piece questions whether the decline reflects a general trend or shifting consumer habits and mentions a new Chicago retail outlet to clear surplus stock. It suggests mail order houses are feeling the downturn as retail stores.
A Des Moines dispatch notes the Thirty-ninth Iowa General Assembly shows farmers in the House with a strong majority and lawyers leading the Senate. It lists occupations of members, party splits, and signals a forthcoming conservative session focused on curbing state expenditures and delaying code revision.
The Cedar Rapids Republican urges calm after recent downturns. It argues Americans remain well off with plenty to eat and no wars, urging citizens to work, buy, and prepare to recover quickly by pulling together.
The piece recalls professors predicting emigrants would flood Europe after the war, but notes postwar immigration to the United States surged. It mentions a proposed congressional bill to halt immigration for several years and questions professors’ league of nations views versus common-sense policy.
Emma Goldman pleads in Moscow to go back to the United States amid reports that Washington Vanderlip notes her intense unhappiness. The exchange highlights a possible émigré request and diplomatic sensitivity.
Chicago Daily News notes vice president elect Calvin Coolidge remains silent as he nears his four year term. The piece observes his past speaking skills and expects a shift from public discourse to quiet during the upcoming administration.
Town names figure in these notes from Iowa: Charlotte Gilmore of Charlotte town dies at 92. Dubuque and surrounding counties report licensed hunters and a rifle theft incident. Bellevue seeks a tile factory after clay tests. Mason City raided for tires uncovering a still and mash. West Branch debates school cost at 4200 dollars to finish.
New York dispatch reports John Willers once captain in Company 1 of the 48th United States Infantry confessed to espionage plans for Germany. He claimed to have joined Albany as a private after training as a cadet, rose to commission, then deserted with $5,000 funds. He said his orders were to act loyal in the United States until reaching a war zone.
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes the Washington failure to uncover thefts in the shipping program as billions were wasted. The New York Herald highlights that the losses rivaled the entire first Liberty bond issue, with incompetents and swindlers draining funds during wartime fundraising.
Harvey's Weekly reports Admiral Benson assures fellow countrymen no wrongdoer tied to the Shipping Board will escape punishment if brought to his attention. The Walsh Committee evidence and Fisher Richardson disclosures detail widespread corruption, inflated contracts, double bills, and misused funds prompting public demand for accountability.
A Chicago dispatch reports continued drops in food prices with butter at 57 cents and eggs at 72 cents. Wholesale pork prices fell 10 to 20 percent over the past week, pork loin 50 percent lower than late November to early December, heavy loins 50 percent lower since October 1, boiled hams 15 cents cheaper per pound than October 1, and lard about 15 percent lower during the week.
In Chicago a public discussion drew praise for the Soviet system from one speaker and sharp opposition to any praise of the American republic, triggering a free-for-all fight as the crowd argued over immigration and political ideas.
A Washington Post brief notes that during a wedding procession a woman may cross her fingers at article 10 and enter marriage with hesitations, reflecting guarded expectations about matrimony.
Helen Rowland notes that a man faces ongoing shock and weariness as he learns a woman expects him to win her anew each day in marriage. The observation frames marriage as an ongoing contest rather than a lasting, static bond.
President Wilson filed with Congress a detailed accounting of 1.65 million dollars spent on the American peace mission in Paris. Major costs include hotel accommodations at the Crillon and related quarters, salaries to mission members, per diem allowances, and special payments for confidential expenses.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger extols Dr Charles Introll who died in Paris after twenty two operations to save others from burn injury from X rays. He rejected lead shielding due to inability to use his limbs, yet pressed on with research until death. His colleagues Mission and wartime hospitals are praised for steadfast duty and sacrifice.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican warns against rapid immigration into the United States. It decries a potential influx of European migrants as a threat to American labor, social cohesion, and political control, urging selective, regulated intake to prevent an invasion of undesirables.
The Sioux City Journal argues the Greek election showing a large majority favoring King Constantine does not prove Greece is reactionary. It claims Europeans cling to medieval royalism, tax themselves to support a royal court, and worship royal authority as true believers, unlike Americans.
The Des Moines man Henry Q. Wallace is expected to replace B. T. Meredith as secretary of agriculture in President Hardings cabinet. An Iowa delegation met with Senator Cummins to split patronage power between senators and representatives, with Wallace's appointment considered certain.
Des Moines Capital surveys national tension as citizens face foreign trouble in Europe and Asia. It notes the United States remains solvent while Japan profits from war finance and predicts resilience against a proposed mandate.
Cedar Rapids Republican questions the Wilson administration naval programs citing Roosevelt remarks on cost. The piece asks whether the nation builds a navy to guard the entire world and notes congressional hearings on obligations under the league of nations.
The Russian government aims to end money, after removing most purchasable goods, presenting a drastic shift in economic policy and daily life.
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