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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1921
Page
6
The season’s early arrival prompts officials to propose an earlier citywide cleanup while cautioning that rushing may harm vulnerable neighborhoods. Community groups worry certain districts need more time to prepare and coordinate efforts.
W. Proctor sues A. A. Sprague treasurer of the Wood campaign committee claiming he advanced 110000 to boost General Wood’s presidential bid a year ago. The suit seeks recovery of the money with the outcome uncertain.
Attorney General Daugherty allows Eugene Debs to go alone from the federal penitentiary to Washington for a pardon talk. The remark warns that Bergdoll’s earlier release should caution against freedoms for those deemed disloyal in the war.
A newspaper excerpt suggests tying a separate Germany peace treaty to Bergdoll's return. It notes Senate ratification speed favors Bergdoll and proposes a military action to seize the soldiers held by Germans who tried to capture him, completing the capture himself.
Commentary notes Republicans near deciding to tackle tariff law revisions first, praising the stance while warning it may not benefit the country. The piece likens tariff debates to a lure that draws adherents away from meals and steady routines.
The article argues against arguing the issue and urges patience, noting past two years of work show benefits and suggesting future youth will lead the community’s affairs. It emphasizes that withholding support may be a mistake but stresses not to dwell on the debate.
A Rome dispatch reports an ongoing effort to establish diplomatic relations between the United States and the Holy See. The piece warns the movement persists and could gain influence, urging vigilance to protect American free institutions against a growing papal voice in Washington. It notes recent progress remains contested and opponents do not rest.
The Iowa legislature nears adjournment and governor Kendall’s campaign pledges for a statehouse clean sweep seem forgotten. Capital papers warned of removals but nothing occurred. The old guard remains entrenched, with likely action delayed to next election amid public indifference.
In Pella, one faction supports active city improvements funded by bonds and ongoing spending, while the opposing faction resists further spending and prefers not to incur debt. They praise past work but refuse future financial commitments, hoping current gains last without additional costs.
The Knoxville Journal criticizes county road planning for favoring Knoxville and other seats while bypassing Pella despite its large manufacturing base and commercial weight. It notes Cordova has a supervisor, Pella does not, and says Pella’s voters back party lines over individual candidates.
The article urges continued effort in home gardening despite price changes. It stresses that vegetables are a minor cost and that gardening provides valuable exercise and life skills. It highlights children learning about work and responsible citizenship through tending crops.
A congressional and several state bills would make it a prison offense to publish or utter content deriding religious organizations. The measure, likely not to pass, would curb free speech and free press, threatening secular critique of churches cited as political powers.
A discussion mentions amending the federal constitution to tax many securities now exempt. It estimates about fifteen million dollars in vested bonds across municipal county state and other bonds excluding U S government bonds that would lose exemption. Income tax potential cited could reach 160 million dollars annually.
The speaker argues against taxing tax free securities and favors a land value tax seen as a rent for using land. He claims bonds would simply shift wealth and raise interest costs, while land taxes reflect natural value, are just, and cannot be arbitrarily raised. He warns legislators chase speculation in land.
The Houst on Post quotes Judd Mortimer Lewis urging kindness and sweetness as a life philosophy. He links cheerful acts to personal happiness and moral example modeled after a simple religious ethic. The passage uses imagery of laughter, song, and shared burdens to promote benevolence.
Mr. James H. Allen suffered years with rheumatism. He says accumulated urine crystals oric acid deposits lodge in joints and muscles and must be dissolved and expelled. He devised a prescription that allegedly banished all signs of rheumatism, offering money back if no benefit within a stated trial.
A collection of local satire and finds noting Jeff as a boastful auctioneer with 7243 head and Jake Van Zante selling 40000 head in ten minutes, a Chicago woman losing weight through domestic upheaval, a robbery near Parnell, eclipses predicted for April, and miscellaneous town observations about advertising, windmills, a school board election yielding a female director, and other dated humor.
In a Georgia town confrontation over school finances is described with a new president and warnings of trouble if funds are misused. A federal court scene recounts G. G. Carter’s tale of ordering a bell from Chicago that arrived as a lawn mower. Similar mix ups show a coffee grinder becoming a gasoline blow torch.
In Powell station a storekeeper reports customers using eggs as change. Over two days he collected 16,000 eggs as currency, with eggs hauled to the municipal market in wagons loaded with straw and sawdust, similar to potato transport.
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