Farmers Split In First Fight In Legislature
The legislature opened with a code revision clash leading to a split among farmers into two groups, McClune and Children factions, affecting future votes. The senate narrowly split on the code report amid Price amendments, and highway, tax, and farm bureaus dominated next steps as lawmakers brace for pitched battles.
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Tle
General Assembly
Thirty Ninth General Assembly
Senate
House
Code Committee
MecCluney
Mahaska County
Children
Pottawattamie County
J. H. Anderson
Wellington Hotel
McClune
Clark
Linn County
Edson
Buena Vista County
Caldwell
Johnson
Farmers’ Aid
County Farm Bureau
Boards of Supervisors
Johnston
High— Way Commission
Journal of the House
E. R. Moore
Cedar Rapide
Moore
Addison Parker
Des Moines
Portland Ladies Auxiliary Meeting and Infant Illness Notes
Portand Pickups Miss Bessie Bollinger aided Mrs. Fred Carter during the past week. Clyde Shipler’s infant, sick with teething, is improving. The Dunean farm ladies auxiliary held a meeting at Nanny Bleich’s home. about twenty attended in wind. Mrs. A A Graham spoke, with Mesdames Bartlett and Sigsbee demonstrating differences between pure goods and substitutes.
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Brink Shipler
Portland Farm Bureau
Amelia Hike
Fred Dorsey
al— Gon
Carter
del Fitch
Lena Callies
Titonka
Sigsbee
Charles Carter
C. E. Sighee
John Dittmer
Cuff Waltman
Munson Brothers
JP. O. Kregar
Lucille Bartlett
Ora Capps
Wesley
Jack Munson
Mr. Valentine
Burt
W. W. Ringdrot
Roy Ringdsort
Harry Monloy
R. A. Bleich
H. J. Putz
Harry Hobson
Tom, Trenary
Andrew Groundahl
Algone
Roy Ringsdorf
Brink
Shipler
Farm Bureau
Algona
Claud Sigebee
Mason City
John Thill
Whittemore
Will Freeze
C. E. Sigsbea
John Trupkhill
Bessie Bollinger
Fred Carter
Clyde Shipler
Duvean
Nanny Bleich
A. A. Graham
Mesdames Bartlett and
Railroad President Attacks Brookhart Over Valuation Claim
A railroad president criticizes Brookhart's honesty during a senate maiden speech accusing him of misrepresentation. He asserts the Cummins Esch law overvalued railroads for rates, countering Brookhart's charge and clarifying the valuation was set under the LaFollette 1913 law.
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LaFollette
Brookhart
Des Moines Register
Ruhr
Germany
United States
League of Nations
France
Belgium
England
Europe
Senate
Mailway
Broadhart
Cummins Riaifiew
Jokers in Code Revision Highlight Legislative Caution
Britt News notes that the passage of a Wallaces Farmer article prompts lawmakers to scrutinize the Code Revision commission. Critics argue the brief omits penalties for light and power firms failing to use safety devices and removes crucial wording on rebuilding bridges and culverts under drainage changes. Healy stresses careful inspection.
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E. P. Healy
Wallaces’ Farmer
Wallroad Company
Rebwidd
Commissios
Healy
Britt News
Letter from W K Yoat on Montana winter and hard times
A reader named W K Yoat writes from Montana describing a snowy season in November and December followed by warm but windy weather. He notes two difficult years but expresses hope for improvement and ends with a brief closing.
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Jon Anderson
State House
House
John Hammill
Kendall
Des Moines Register
Wwe
W. K. Yoat
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