Coolidge Urged to Aid Fruit Growers With Credits
Paul Smiths New Jersey reports Arthur R. Rule of Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers urged President Coolidge to extend agricultural credit facilities to fruit and vegetable growers. He proposed loans during production, similar to those for fattening cattle, to reduce losses from poor marketing. Rule noted only 20 percent of growers participate in cooperatives.
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Paul Smiths
N. J
Arthur R. Rule
Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers
Coolidge
Demands U S Prosecute the Anti Saloon League
Rep George M Hoiden Tinkham of Boston calls for immediate government prosecution of the Anti Saloon League for alleged corrupt practices act violations. He claims two offenses: failure to report receipts and expenditures before 1920 and sworn reports from 1920 to 1924 showing only small totals by Wayne B Wheeler.
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Washington
Anti- Saloon League
George Mhoiden Tinkham
Boston
Sargent
Tinkham
League
Wayne B. Wheeler
Senate Slush Fund Hearings to Resume in Chicago
Senator James A. Reed, chairman, announced the committee will resume hearings in Chicago in September. The exact date is to be decided, and several witnesses remain to be heard before the investigation concludes.
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Senate Slush Fund
Chicago
Senate Slush Fund Investigating Committee
James A. Reed
Reed
Florence Allen Loses Senate Bid in Ohio Primary
In Columbus Ohio Florence Allen state Supreme Court justice and Democratic nominee for the U S Senate lost decisively to former Senator Alida Pomerone. The result upends the forecast that Ohio would elect the first woman to the U S Senate.
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Florence Allen
Columbus
Ohio
United States
Senate
Supreme Court
Alida Pomerone
Illinois Emerges From Mud to Banner State
Illinois has about 5600 miles of paved highways funded by automobile fees. Secretary Louis L. Emmerson notes the program since 1917 has transformed Illinois from one of the worst road states to among the most advanced. Fees have totaled over $62 million, covering interest, principal, and maintenance, with claims that motorists get substantial value while urging crackdown on reckless driving to protect lives and property.
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Tilinois
Louis L. Emmerson
Automobilists
Illinois
Emmerson
Keep Brakes In Good Condition Safety Bulletin
Brakes should be tested daily by applying them on a dry low traffic spot. If brakes fail, correct promptly. Every two months wash the rear brake lining with kerosene to remove oil and grease. Do not oil the brakes. Squealing means glazing or improper adjustment. roughen linings with a brush or relin e. Check rivets, relining if worn. Oil mechanism every 500 miles. Use new cotter pin if lost. Do not reuse a removed lock washer.
State wide aid enforcers curb reckless driving and thieves
A small team of automobile investigators under Secretary Louis L. Emmerson patrols statewide to enforce auto laws and safety rules. They check about 35 000 violations annually and arrest around 3 000, while recovering 250 stolen cars and breaking up thieves gangs. They cooperate with local police, share stolen car data weekly, and target interstate reckless driving to protect the highways.
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Louis L. Emmerson
Emmerson
Secretary of State
Water bugs electric light bugs swarm at night
Really water bugs are fish killers. They emerge in early summer and fly in swarms at night gathering around lights. In some places they throng street lamps and are called electric light bugs.
Fog Protects Fruit With Peace Time Frost Shield
A Scandinavian scientist creates artificial fogs for military use but they are applied in Norway to safeguard crops from frost. The vapor blankets trees vines and plants and matches the smoke blanket in frost protection without its drawbacks.
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Norway
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Milwaukee
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Riverdale
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Pullman
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Riverdale, Ill
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Milton Meeder
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