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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1925
Page
8
Prohibitionists may admit liquor use rivals past saloon levels yet still claim the broader moral danger. The saloon is described as the source of numerous evils as detestable as drinking itself, which cannot be promoted from a mere hip pocket.
The piece argues Iowa should focus more on early maturity in seed selection to ensure corn ears can be picked for seed in the first half of September. It warns against sacrificing ripeness for size and suggests that seed choices could balance yield with earlier harvest before frost.
The article argues government appoints bank examiners and tax collectors without integrity and notes enforcement agents for prohibition are chosen for political reasons rather than zeal. It claims many appointees are drinkers and asserts the Coolidge administration uses politics over law in enforcement, with Governor Pinchot echoing the need for genuine enforcement.
An effort aims to end discrimination in sugar laws that exclude corn sugar and harm corn raisers. The author argues cane and beet sugar are not more healthful, and butter substitutes face similar restrictions. Such legislation, likened to protective tariffs, benefits one group while injuring another.
In small towns the anti liquor movement regroups to defend traffic in liquor influenced by Chicago papers. Editors in Iowa are urged to renew assaults on the liquor law, a move critics say tempts vice. The concern centers on protecting children from exposure to saloon advocacy and its corrupting influence on youths.
The piece argues for a bank guarantee law in Iowa amid ongoing bank failures. It notes opposition’s claim that the healthy banks bear losses for careless ones, but blames bank inspectors for much of the risk. It cites Nebraska’s fifteen year experience as proof the approach can protect the public, expecting Iowa to benefit similarly.
The piece argues that occasional losses despite safeguards must be paid, noting that guarantees of bank deposits function like fire insurance in business life as a necessary expense.
H W Gittinger of the Chariton Leader argues a bushel of corn yields eleven gallons of whiskey with Secretary Mellon cited as support. The piece, defending prohibition views, recalls past bragging on pure whiskey and condemns profiteers from legal and illegal traffic.
A civic exhortation warns that debt is the cruelest master and urges youths to save regularly. It argues savings enable seizing opportunities, avoiding bankruptcy, and weathering emergencies, noting bankruptcies and ruined farms from debt. It stresses self denial to protect homes and future gains.
Opinion argues a lake route for ocean ships could boost Great Lakes markets for Midwest agriculture but questions railroads as sole culprits. Points to meat and potato price differences between Iowa Chicago routes and shorter hauls, noting other costs and charges feeding consumer prices.
The editorial warns that the coming Congress may be swayed not by female voters but by social influence led by wives of members, notably Mrs. Nicholas Longworth and Mrs. Medill McCormick. It argues such cliques threaten democracy, citing lineage from Roosevelt and Hanna and urging resistance to a social lobby driven by family interests.
W. E. Albert, state fish and game warden, has introduced all of his assistants scattered over the state to arrest anyone who shoots eagles and the big snow white owls drifting into northern Iowa from the far north. These birds fall under the migratory bird act.
In the quiet Fourth Ward of Pella a missing gray goose sparked a neighborhood goose chase before the bird was found in Jake De Haan’s barn lot. George Gezel traced leads, suspecting Al Clark and Donald Rozenberg, with other neighbors questioned before the missing fowl reappeared, restoring harmony.
The column extols community debt to enterprising men and profiles John Heerema, a Dutch born pharmacist who grew up in Pella, worked in a drug store to fund pharmacy school, and now runs Puritan Drug Co with his brother. His family history includes siblings in Leighton and Indianola, illustrating environment shaping success.
The Heerema brothers run a store that serves as a hub for college athletes and prizes, while supporting high school teams and Boy Scouts. John Heerema funds and attends games, travels to support teams, and stays active in public affairs, shaping local civic life.
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