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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1921
Page
4
The piece argues for a special congressional session in April to reform tariff laws, linking protection to national business health. It cites wheat imports under the 1913 Underwood tariff, notes vast October imports, and warns cheap foreign goods depress farmers and labor, urging protection for Southern peanut growers and broader industry.
Poet Walt Mason laments the tramp problem as winter drives beggars through towns. Police wagon wheels carry roughs from Punktown to Mudville as townsmen shoo them away. The piece notes a rise in crime along the tramp trail and questions the efficacy of the shooing approach.
National President Miss Anna Gordon sends New Year greetings urging Christian citizens to support the prohibition crusade of 1921. She recalls the 47 year history and calls for enforcement of law, prayer, and hard work to advance peace purity and prohibition worldwide.
Sunshine Mission invites volunteers for home mission sewing Thursday afternoon and for evening services at 7 30. The outreach urges sharing grace and singing inspiring songs to help non church going neighbors in Washington. The mission is non denominational and uses motto Out and Out for Jesus. 28712 Mrs W Busby
Davenport correction: Mayor Barewald confirms the Daily Times description of his stance on using riot guns against I. W. W. agitators. He says the Times story accurately reflects his position and sent it to Sioux City Mayor Short as clarification.
Des Moines reports Secretary of Agriculture Meredith forecasts a Democratic return to power in 1924 as postwar issues shake Republican leadership. He cites McAdoo as party leader with Bryan Cox and others in council, and praises Wallace Henry for farm secretary prospects. He discusses Camp Dodge plans and warns farmers face low prices and needed relief.
The text outlines the English conquest of Ireland as a gradual process with Henry II obtaining a papal bull from Pope Hadrian IV to possess the country. It notes a policy of seizing land from Irish chiefs and granting it to English settlers, with the final act claimed on January 1, 1580.
The Farmers' Industrial Court opinion attacks the Chicago Board of Trade and calls for a state Industrial Court to fix cost plus prices for farm products. It argues hedging and futures harm farmers and proposes legislative steps, court authority, and emergency safeguards to stabilize pricing and end post sale investigations.
The plan seeks a full investigation of all stages from leaving the producer to farmer purchase, shifting focus from marketing to buying diverse goods. It also calls for closer cooperation between national and local Farm Bureau groups via member referendums to keep farmers informed, Weston A. Goodspeed notes.
Paramount Artcraft presents The Ladder of Lies starring Ethel Clayton at Fox theatre next Saturday. Edith Parrish embodies selfless devotion and moral courage as she risks happiness for a friend's welfare amid a deceitful love triangle involving Peter Gordon the other man and Dora the deceitful wife.
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