14 DECEMBER 1929, page 13

Strawberries For Christmas.

Strawberries for Christmas are promised by growers in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas. They are planting now and believe that a fine, ripe crop will be ready in time to go......

Drought And Beavers.

Abnormal drought threatens the towns of Seattle and Tacoma with the failure of their electric light and power supply. And thereby hangs a tale interesting to advocates of wild......

An Orgy Of Law-making.

With five thousand Bills already introduced and four or five times that number anticipated before the session ends, Con- gress is again running true to form in its zeal for......

American Notes Of The Week

THE ECONOMIC COUNCIL. How far American business has travelled from the old- fashioned doctrines of laissez faire is illustrated almost daily, as one industry after another seeks......

A Hindu Temple In New York.

New York is to have a Hindu temple, the first, it is said, to be erected in the New World. The temple is to be part of the India Centre which the India Society is building on......

Expansion Of The State Department.

An increase of some two and a-half million dollars in the State Department appropriation reflects President Hoover's determination to strengthen and expand the American Foreign......

Tile Business Book Of The Month.

The latest book of the month club is one formed for the benefit of business men. The editor of a financial paper, an investment counsel, and authorities on finance and economics......