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...Some immediate relief would come from an amendment to the Volstead Law giving a scientific definition of the alcoholic content of an intoxicating beverage. . . . Each State would then be allowed to fix its own standard of alcoholic content, subject always to the proviso that that standard could not exceed the maximum fixed by the Congress...
...Chris Greene's swell. Negro roustabouts exchanged cheers and grimaces. It was an oldtime scene, but without the oldtime violence and danger. Barging into the other boat or crowding it ashore was ruled out. Government inspectors were on hand to see that the racers did not exceed their legal allowances of boiler pressure. The Chris Greene drew a length ahead, two lengths, four lengths, five. The Chris Greene's purser appeared on deck with a big sign: "Chris Greene-Rah, Rah!" Thousands of people cheered from the leafy, sun-shot shores. At the finish the Betsy...
...civilization. After that, they can take up the usual junior year undergraduate courses given by the University of Wisconsin leading to the B.A. degree. Meanwhile, a second batch of students will start in with Athens. The total enrollment of the Experimental College will not be allowed to exceed...
...called for a "crusade" of 100,000 farmers, to demonstrate at the G. O. P. Convention in Kansas City. Governor McMullen went to Chicago and there declared that the number of farmers who would actually "hop in the family car and head down the concrete" for Kansas City, would exceed 100,000, perhaps reach 150,000. He said he had already received 15,000 letters in actual farmer handwriting assuring him the "crusade" was on. "The first caravan [of the Covered Wagon] developed the agricultural empire ; the second caravan is moving to protect it," he said...
...twelve Federal land banks. The U. S. started these banks off with $750,000 capital each. They can loan money to help farmers to buy land; to purchase equipment, fertilizer, seed, livestock; to build buildings; to liquidate mortgages. Interest may not exceed 6%. Loans up to $25,000 are given on 50% of the appraised value of land and 20% of permanent improvements. Borrowers have to join local National Farm Loan Associations, buying stock in the banks equivalent to 5% of their loans. In this way, the U. S. has received most of its capital back and the Land Banks...