Investigation of Agriculture Planned by House and Senate
A joint commission of five senators and five house members will study agriculture to consider possible legislation. Hearings will be held nationwide, with a report due within 90 days covering causes of farm conditions, price gaps between producers and consumers, industrial comparisons, price relations to other commodities, and banking resources. Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin will head the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Ladd
Norris
la Follette
Black light signaling seen in wartime experiments
War department experts test a signaling system using invisible black light rays. Maj. Gen. George O. Squier says waves longer or shorter than visible light render the rays invisible to the eye, yet detectable with instruments. The system, akin to a heliograph, offers interception resistance and can be generated artificially regardless of weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
George O. Squier
Army
Whales Jazz Up Spring Watch Off Cape Flattery
Captain John Hovde aboard the schooner Dick reports spring signs near Semom pussy Willows with jumping salmon whales and flocks of seabirds. Two 40 to 50 foot whales leaped and swam close to the hull 70 miles southwest of Cape Flattery while the Dick brings in 7,000 pounds halibut and 2,000 pounds cod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hovde
Seattle
Semom
Cape Flattery
Horde
Japanese Women Seek Vote for a Dry Nation in Tokyo
At the national W C T U conference in Tokyo a campaign to secure voting rights for Japanese women was approved. A committee will study tactics and pursue affiliation with the International Woman Suffrage Association. About 150 women from across Japan attended. Leading the drive is Mia Fumiko Nishikawa, president of The New and True Woman association, focusing on prohibition efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Japan
Tokyo
International Woman Suffrage Association
Empire
Mia
Fumiko Nishikawa
the New and True Woman's Association
Quits Mansion for Barn to Avert Revolution
Austin Hopkinson, member of the British House of Commons, donated his $150,000 Hyde mansion to local council and now lives in an old barn on part of the estate. He seeks a spirit of public sacrifice to prevent England’s revolution, having previously given furniture to friends and the needy. He served in WWI as an Oliver, was discharged as unfit, and later rejoined as a private.
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English Commons
Austin Hopkinson
Britten House of Commons
Hyde
England
Bookinson
Poppies Memorial Plan for Fallen Across States
A plan to place blood red poppies from Flanders in every state as a memorial to Marcus and other soldiers who fell in foreign fields. C. W. Matthews is noted as a related organizer or advocate in this tribute effort.
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Marcus
Flanders
Beye
C. W. Matthews
Bravery Tested in Woods by Timid Jack and Nurses
A bold boastful man named Jack challenges a friend to explore the woods at midnight to prove courage. Ghostly visions appear, he flees, only to discover nurses observing from the hospital, revealing a deeper bravery rooted in helping others rather than bravado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Eas
Peter Banks
Alin
Peter
Herve
Free Woods
Pete
Breeding Kindness in Farm Livestock Handling
The piece urges humane treatment of animals including birds, horses, and cattle. It emphasizes daily grooming, ample sunshine, clean water, and good food to improve health and work. It condemns cruel practices such as tying heads downward and feet, carrying fowls in bags, and notes legal penalties in many states.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Senate
Washington
Weeks
Tufts College
Massachusetts
France
America
Harding
American Farmer-Labor Co-Operative’ Commission
Iowa
Nebraska
State Banking Department
Pennsylvania
Vetool
Senate Banking Commatee
United States
Henry Moss & Co
New York
Wall Street
Moakera
London
British Empire
Sigmaling
Julia A. Robinson
McClure
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Lota
Standard Oil Company
Middle West
Indiana
Standard’ Oil Company
S. Michigan Ave
Chicago
Ifisk
Cord
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