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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1929
Page
1
The Monticello Express discusses the gasoline tax battle with the Chicago Tribune and Herald Examiner, notes wage rises since 1914, and argues for thrift amid overproduction. It highlights Generalissimo Foch’s death, Wanamaker estate details, and lineage of wealth.
Sifting committees in the Iowa legislature were named in both chambers and now handle all calendars and bills not yet acted on. The system aims to speed work before end of session, with a steering committee guiding priority measures and a push to advance road programs through bonding or anticipatory warrants.
An Iowa lawmaker sees several hundred bills die at birth as committees select the most important for reporting to the floor. The rest are placed in the legislative rag bag and sold for junk.
The Indianola Record notes rising hog prices and falling stock values while expressing mixed views on Hoover's influence. It sympathizes with speculators profiting on paper gains and urges prudent land use by planting trees instead of leaving land idle.
Trustworthy reports say the Hoover administration will not pursue sensational drives against violators of the prohibition law but will seek general respect for law through public appeals educational efforts and reforms in federal court procedure. The Daily News has noted this policy and highlights Hoover’s practice of gaining voluntary public cooperation through reason and humanity.
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