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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1933
Page
4
In Bremer County’s official paper report the senate and house have voted for repeal but ratification by 36 states will take years. Forty-one state legislatures are in session. prompt action could speed conventions, yet many states may not operate machinery until 1935. Enforcement likely to slacken as violations persist.
Joseph Zangara received an eighty year term on four counts of intent to murder in the Roosevelt assassination attempt. Five bullets aimed at Roosevelt struck five others, injuring two seriously. The swift trial and severe sentence were praised as an example against murder. The nation welcomed the punishment and urged more criminals to be jailed.
The piece urges a positive mindset to weather hard times and expects an early spring start to recovery from the low mood. It notes improved mental state, unity in hardship, and reframes losses as solvable with collective effort, aiming to be well on the way before year’s end.
The piece contrasts oat prices from eight to ten cents per bushel for farmers in Iowa with 17 cents in Chicago and 43 cents in New Jersey for a carload. It argues distribution costs inflate consumer prices, leaving farmers at a fraction of the value and questions the current system. It notes farmers bear seed and production costs while middlemen add vast margins, urging reform.
The passage argues that students unsure about technocracy should stay after class to ask the teacher. It suggests that after debate the law of reaction will clarify matters and that the country needs Gedocracy and common-senseocracy rather than technocracy.
The Humboldt Republican argues that inflation benefits western interests led by Senator Borah while deflation favored by Senator Glass and Ogden Mills of the east. It urges reflation to restore the 1926 dollar standard, noting that without it debts and purchasing power collapse, and government taxes and wages would require revaluation.
The New Hampton municipal electric light plant, long a profit source, expects 5000 dollars of surplus profits to be transferred to the swimming pool bond fund. It is likely funds from this source will also cover city paying bonds and interest soon.
An editorial urges patience between borrowers and lenders as nerves run high. It emphasizes mutual trust, cooperation, and maintaining confidence to weather economic strain and secure future backing.
A neighboring town librarian notes unemployed readers boosting demand at the Albia public library. The surge in reading provides time for thought, inspiring sane, logical thinking and cultural habits that may lead to better citizenship and lasting benefits.
Corydon Times-Republican notes a trend against large farm corporations in the Midwest. The Collins Farm company with over 29,000 Iowa acres is facing foreclosure with governor consent for a case not affecting individual holdings. The piece argues standardized corporate farming often fails versus skilled individual farming and predicts town land will not be held by large firms for many years.
The New Hampton Tribune-Gazette reports that farm land tax may drop from 10 to 25 percent at most due to state legislative efforts to cut expenses and taxes. A net or gross income tax or sales tax could further reduce property taxes, potentially easing the overall burden and distributing it more evenly.
The piece notes the constitutional power to coin money and the expectation that Congress will provide adequate currency. It describes a long reliance on bank checks as a substitute, cites a shift away from checks by the public, and criticizes a two-cent check tax as further diminishing money in circulation.
A columnist laments national apathy and legal system flaws while criticizing Congress for incompetence and proposing transfer of legislative powers to the president. The piece notes riots of public anger at threats to Roosevelt and warns against relying on weak governance, urging true patriotism and accountability.
President Hoover plans to present his ideas for recreating the Republican Party to the national committee’s executive session on February 27. Everett Sanders chairs the group and will discuss the 1934 congressional campaign while Hoover possibly hosts a luncheon or dinner. Sanders does not intend to resign and aims to strengthen party efforts nationwide.
John W. Davis outlined a broad program of national and international steps to revive the economy, urging budget balance and currency stability. The telegraphed views accompanied proposed tonics from embargoes on gold exports to debt relief, amid a broader survey to aid the incoming administration. In Washington, the house banking committee debated the Glass bill on branch banking and bank separation, while the Insull investigation revealed family stock perks in an Insull trust. The Blaine repeal votemark signaled divided Dry sentiment and debates over congressional versus state powers and constitutional protections. Snell of New York, the House GOP leader, responded to developments.
James A. Farley, chairman of the Democratic National Committee and prospective postmaster general, appeals for contributions to wipe out a $750,000 treasury deficit before Roosevelt takes office, calling it the boldest proposal for selling federal jobs. Alfred E. Smith’s railroad report argues for one-man control under a director general, signaling potential Roosevelt administration leadership shifts. Eddie Savoy defuses a China Japan tension at the State Department by discreetly guiding a meeting between Debuchi and Sze. Mrs. Hoover hosts a Women's National Press Club luncheon and receives a leather case and pen, pledging to begin her life story.
Australia dominates opal supply and pearling output. notable gems include the Southern Cross, a cross formed from pearls, seen as a sign from heaven. In a recent year pearl buttons now exceed natural pearls in value with £29,000 from pearls versus £416,000 from shells.
London Opinion reports a humorous exchange as a passerby complains a deck chair blocks sun on his left foot while another insists the chair is not obstructing his view. The witty dialogue captures a small street-level quarrel over sun vs sight.
The Goetz Brewing company, maker of Country Club and Country Club Special, expands after prohibition with a plant capacity ten times previous output. It emphasizes its secret process to reduce alcohol to one half of one percent while preserving flavor and vows readiness to switch to higher alcohol beers if legalized, distributing through regulated channels.
A historical note recalls a girl found near Chalons France in 1731 described as ape-like with limited speech a fearsome screeching and howling and a habit of catching and devouring birds and rabbits as part of a broader claim about wild human beings reported worldwide.
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