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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1925
Page
5
An editorial urges young men with families to carry life insurance within means, stressing that premiums are like a savings deposit and that keeping a policy protects dependents. It notes wives should support the policy, praises modest policies, and favors established companies with reliable resources.
The piece notes public sympathy sparked by Floyd Collins entombment and critiques bootlegger penalties, recalls Dr. M. L. Burton’s death and career, and cites a Iowa bill on auto driver bonds, plus a Berlin arrest threat tied to Einstein. It colors social concern with bipartisan issues and notable names.
A reader asks why strawberries have seeds and why cranberries need much sugar. They seek expert plant breeders to remove seeds from strawberries and reduce cranberry sourness, or to make cranberries sweeter, while keeping fruit edible.
Gov Hammill faces Senate battles as the 17 member minority blocks Jim Holden’s bid to reappoint as state highway commissioner. Executive sessions and party divisions threaten confirmations, with reform bills proposed to lower the two thirds vote threshold. The governor seeks high quality replacements amid ongoing political strife.
Last Thursday the Senate passed a bill to do away with the Retrenchment and Reform committee by a 27 to 19 vote. The body’s R and R panel, including leaders from appropriations and judiciary, plus two Democrats from each house, wields power over state house staffing and salaries between sessions. Some fear the bill undermines a needed check even as a state budget director may reduce its role. Current members listed include Senators Perkins Stoddard Reed White Horchem and Representatives Carter Rankin Vincent O Donnell Miller.
Last Wednesday the Senate backed the Brookings resolution to withdraw federal aid to states, arguing excessive taxation and expenses. The 30 to 16 vote followed acrimonious debate and highlighted Iowa’s tied funds from the national budget for roads and public programs, with listed figures for 1924 endowments and agencies.
The sixth week of the Iowa General Assembly nears the halfway point with gasoline tax debates advancing. Senator Bergman backs a two cent per gallon plan while a House committee led by Wm. R. Blake studies another two cent option with distribution to towns and cities. Governor Hammill pushes a nonbond good roads policy aiming for broad improvements over twelve to fourteen years.
A Washington Iowa senator proposes a state banking board with power to judge bank eligibility for public deposits and shields treasurers from liability. The bill would create a state fund from existing interest to reimburse public funds lost in bank failures. Committees work on several bank bills as bankers push to avoid a state guarantee law while presenting data from other states.
Senator Rigby seeks 20000 for entertaining the G ARR members and Iowa invitation to a national encampment. Reed's Senate File 113 would raise traveling optometrist fees to 50 dollars. Mills pushes to bar reprieves for bootleggers. Gore reports federal aid rules need changes to keep 2600000 yearly highway funds after 1926. Lovrein proposes bonding public treasurers to fund losses from 500000 to 1000000.
Des Moines Capital reports that the legislature is likely to repeal the law giving public funds preference in state bank deposits. Assembly sentiment appears to favor equal footing for public and private funds, with public opinion broadly supportive. The paper notes influence of public opinion on lawmakers.
San Francisco Chronicle columnist Robert H. Magill argues that moral training cannot be shifted to schools while many parents fail at teaching honesty and ethics. He cites examples of deceit, fraud, and underage crime to urge a parents code of morals read aloud at breakfast, aiming to curb juvenile crime.
Dearborn Independent critiques Dr H E Woolever and fellow clergy for propagandist lines on the federal child labor amendment. Minneapolis Journal coverage notes Attorney General Stone's Senate scrutiny and the Wheeler case, with Walsh cast as a key defender amid oil land investigations.
The St Paul Dispatch attacks a large Sunday gathering in Madison Square Garden of fifteen thousand red decked demonstrators praising Lenin and calling for a Soviet republic. The piece labels the event a ruinous threat to the U S form of government and urges opposition to such aims. It also notes a separate humorous anecdote about President Coolidge and a grain gift to the White House.
Congressman Cole criticizes state and national income taxes, warns of overtaxing and tax flight. He argues states like Florida attract wealthy residents, urging Iowa to improve conditions to draw factories and capital with incentives. The piece reflects a Cedar Rapids Gazette column on tax policy.
Sir Philip Gibbs reviews France’s unemployment contrast with England and warns that a shrinking birth rate threatens France’s population and labor supply. He cites Clemenceau’s warning and notes 1919 deaths outpaced births by about a quarter of a million, with 1920 marriages rising briefly before a renewed decline.
In Harper’s Jesse R. Grant recalls General Sheridan visiting the White House after Franco-Prussian War service. They discuss military maneuvers and strategy, and Sheridan answers that he believed he could have driven the French from Paris and pushed the Germans back to Berlin.
The notice outlines who must file a 1924 income tax return based on gross or net income, with exemptions prorated if status changed. It defines earned income as compensation for personal services and explains the earned income credit of 25 percent up to $10,000, plus forms 1040, 1040A, 1040F for different income types and extensions procedures.
Detroit study of 80 000 children links faster promotion to above normal weight for height and age while poor school performance ties to weakness. Emphasizes nourishing diet with milk, whole grains, fruits and vegetables, plus 10 to 16 hours sleep fresh air exercise and good hygiene.
The letter reports a likely pick for the U S Department of Agriculture William Jardine of Kansas Agricultural College as secretary. It notes the president delayed choosing, cites support from Bradfute and Taber, and quotes Jardine as optimistic that agriculture will recover from the postwar crisis and enter better days ahead.
The guide advises placing a hotbed in a sunny well drained location protected from cold winds. Dig a pit larger than the bed and fill with strawy stable manure, preferably horse manure. Use old lumber for the frame with 12 inch beard width and utilize old window sashes or commercial double glass for frost protection. Position frame on manure raise north side four inches with blocks underneath. Fill with rich soil five to six inches deep and pack edges to prevent settling. Do not plant for a few days as manure may be hot enough to affect seedlings.
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