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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1922
Page
1
A concise remark arguing that groups who advocate violence to present their case are out of line with national views of justice. It frames violence as incompatible with shared conceptions of fairness and lawful process.
The writer recalls two county gatherings at Knoxville and Pella. Knoxville’s event leaned political with Brookhart, while Pella’s picnic drew a larger crowd with a clearer agricultural focus and no political mentions observed.
Pella plans a twenty acre field or 3c block to be leveled and set to shale trees with water and lights for public use. The site would serve as a camping spot for travelers and host Fourth of July events and Farm Bureau activities next week. Early acquisition is urged as land is available nearby. cost is viewed as a worthwhile investment.
The president praised citizens' military training camps where many young men train this summer. Pella boys had the chance to participate, and it is hoped more will be offered next year and in years to come. The training is beneficial for any future path and could prove important for the country in wartime.
The Republican tariff bill moves to conference between the two houses after lengthy talks of electing a Republican majority to push urgent reforms. Years past claimed urgency, now expected three more months to merge the separate measures into law.
Attorney General Daugherty linked two months of national disorder to local laxity as twenty Herrin victims passed without punishment. He noted a week after Herrin the Iowa mining protests showed striking miners parading near active mines. Illinois politics under Governor Len Small, elected two years ago by a large Republican majority, faces scrutiny.
Congress shows hostility to President Harding’s idea of a government coal agency to buy and sell coal to stabilize prices. Senators from a few wool states push the iniquitous wool tariff to benefit themselves, indicating Congress acts for friends rather than consumers, undermining the president’s corrective aims.
The coal miners unions oppose President Harding’s plan for an independent commission to study the coal industry. They warn that proceeding without the Cleveland conference joint wage committee could spark trouble, signaling potential industrial strife amid wage disputes.
The author doubts the Cleveland commission can aid the public, while the president’s plan embeds public interests in coal pricing and miners’ wages. It questions alignment between the commissions and stresses attention to coal prices and broader public concerns.
The speaker criticizes railroads for valuing watered stock by capitalizing land value increases and distributing shares to investors. He also accuses Brookhart of hypothesizing as a farmer while profiting from land speculation, arguing private land speculators engage in the same practice he condemns in railroads.
Speech warns that settlements on coal and railway strikes do not end threats from anarchists. Leaders labeled as non Americans fraudulently naturalized, Godless, and lawless. Public urged to recognize enemies of government and pursue action to stop their ongoing disruption.
President Harding plans to veto the adjusted World War I veteran compensation bill, expected to pass the Senate this week. The House previously approved a similar measure, while the White House urged delay until tariff action. Supporters say veto overrides are possible in a fall election climate, with western senators wary of tax plans.
A Massachusetts congressman urged a colleague to resign as chair of the judiciary committee alleging ties to the Anti-Saloon League and campaign funds from two years ago. The piece argues eastern states resist progressive reform while the Midwest, led by Iowa, supports decency and sobriety against perceived eastern attempts to revive alcohol traffic.
The piece rebukes a Ku Klux Klan charge that President Wilson gave 95 percent of his appointments to Catholics. It defends Wilson as American and patriotic, noting his long record and dismissing the idea of foreign influence. It contrasts Klan influence in Texas politics with Wilson's eight strenuous years in office.
An account from Melcher Union describes Case Van Synpost and two neighbors leaving the state fair after fireworks, driving aimlessly as they were drunk. Case slept at the wheel and awoke to find they were on the fair grounds still, with the injured companions unresponsive. Case jokes about the misadventure and vows not to return without his wife.
In the District Court of Marion County Iowa T L Crawford sues William Calvin and multiple Totten heirs plus others to quiet title to Lot 7 Block 24 Knoxville Iowa. Plaintiff claims adverse possession over ten years and seeks a decree establishing title and barring any claims, with judgment by October term. Defendants are urged to appear before noon on October 8 1922.
Quotations from Farmers Co operative Exchange in Pella Iowa show hog prices at six to eight dollars per hundredweight and corn at about 48 cents a bushel. Wheat ranges near 85 cents, oats around 25 cents, while cream sits at 28 cents. Pel Produce Co quotes include heavy hens light hens springs ducks and assorted furs with creamed and hides listed at several cents.
The passage warns against undervaluing yourself but also against boastful trumpet blowing. It urges a balanced approach with a dignified estimate of one’s own powers and cautions that overt self-promotion can make a person objectionable.
A quirky editorial warns residents about careless banana peels unsettling pedestrians on streets. It mocks kids for littering with banana peels and orange peels, urging clean behavior to avoid injuries or orphaning oneself.
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