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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03
FOR BANKERS MEETING.
PROGRAM FOR SIXTH DISTRICT
GROUP or BANKERS CoNvEN-
TON HERE MAY is COMPLETED

The program of the bankers con
Ivention to be held in this city on May
Is, meeting to be called to order al
Elks hall at / p. M, has been arrang
ed by the program committee compos
/, ed Of E.; j. Richie, cashier Of the Ger.
man American National bank and
Joseph Moeglein,: cashier Of the Mer'
chants State bank Of this city, and il
as follows:
Prayer-Rev. A. o. Worthing, Little
Falls.
Address Of Welcome P. Brick
Mayor Of Little Falls. =
/ Response to the5Address Of Welcome
-W1l Wilke, cashier First National
bank Of Grey Eagle.
| 900 p. M: Annual Address-Pres
A. H. Turrittin. =.
Report Of Secretary-J. K. Martin.
Report Of Executive Committee.
| Question Box and Round Table dis.
cussion conducted by W: w. Smith
cashier Of First National bank Of ST.
Cloud. *,...-.
$3.50 p. NJ: Appointing Committees.
400 p. NJ: Auto ride in charge OF
G. F. >Kirscher and John Wetzel. Trip
to Saw and Paper Mills.
| 600 p. m.:Luneh at Elks Hall, serv'
ed by Ladies Of Working Club.
| GASP M: Unfinished business.
Reports Of Committee.
| Election of officers.
$500 p. NJ: Banquet at Hotel Buck
man. 49,. .
Toast Master-John Wetze1, vice
president German American National
bank of: Little Falls.
! After the banquet and while remain
i ing at table:
Address, Agriculture-J. W. Wheeler
! vice: president Capitol National bank
, Of st. Paul. 49, "
Monetary Question: representative
Of the Citizens League of Minnesota
| Detective Brown will talk on ffYegg'
Men.
| Short talks from other prominent
men Of the State Of Minnesota.
The officers of the Sixth District
Group of Minnesota Bankers associa
ton are: A. H. Turrittin, president
Benton County State Bank Of Saul
Rapids; E. II Sherwin, vice president
State Bank Of Monticello; J. K. Mar
tin, secretary and treasurer, First Ma
tional bank of Little Falls. Other mem
bers Of the executive committee: W. M
Taber, State Bank Of Park Rapids; G
NJ. Sprague, First National Bank Of
Sank Centre.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03

the spawn left "a. 81, hatched By tepid
waters and warmth from the earth. Tbs
female trout will deposit from 1000
to $500 eggs or spawn in q season.
Gathered. and taken. to, the hatchery,
they Will hatch in go: days with water
at q temperature Of i48 degrees. For
each degree the, water is colder, five
days more Is, needed, Thirty days
after, they begin to move about beet
liver is fed and the long tanks, filled
with running water, show signs Of &C.
tivity. When the trout get to be an inch
and . half II. length, they are ready
for transplanting to open waters, and
are called :" fingerlings.' - In two years
they grow to, be small listed fish, large
enough to eat, and in three years, they
become fuu-grown., ~, az: -.
( The wen:eyed: pike-which resemble
bass: and are just as ?palatable. are the
eannibals Of 6shdom. When the pike fry
get to be large enough to move about
with ease, civil war begins and the rate
|of determination is measured only by
the gluttonous appetites Of the COM
batants.: When, q young pike becomes
hungry, he turns to his nearest COM
|panion and proceeds to eat him, taking
q, bite out of whichever part he first
touches. Activity of men in charge Of
the. Matching tanks does not stop them,
and the; only way to preserve the fry
intact, is to move them to open waters
where there is opportunity. for escape
OF free-and-easy room for an uninter.
rupted fight.
The female pike is the greatest pro-
Queer Of; eggs or spawn Of any game
fish in America. Large pike have been
taken from Minnesota streams and
lakes which produced ono quart Of eggs.
In this quart, there are approximately
zoo, 900 spawn. Crews sent out from the
state fish hatcheries. catch the pike and
strip the eggs from them. Left undis-
turbed in their native streams, the
mother pike deposits her eggs nearly
in the current, and allows them to drift
and lodge where they win. In the
Matching tanks at a temperature of 40
degrees, the eggs hatch in. 10 to 20
days and by the. time. the little pike
are IL or IA days old, they playfully
begin eating each other. Then they are
hurried from the hatchery as rapid
as possible, to their future homes in
the open waters. *
"Bass' are not gathered till the fall, -
said John Marty, foreman Of the state
hatchery at St. Paul. No one has yet
found a way to handle bass spawn so
they will develop. The bass must be
left undistributed where the female
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03
THE BRANNENs PLEASED

The Brainerd Dispatch says Of the
Misses Laura and Maybelle Brannen
who were on the program Of the Brain.
erd Musicale club last Saturday:
Miss Laura Brannen, musical direc'
tor Of the Little Falls Congregational
church, gave the vocal selections of
the afternoon
"The Persian Love Song" "With
a Violet" and yesterday and Today
the first group Of songs, showed the
clear purity Of her voice and the pow
er Of varied expression. In "Happy
Day. by Terco Del Reigo, she was
at her best and woke her audience ia
an enthusiastic appreciation. In re-
Spouse to an encore she sang delight
full Scotch song. -
Miss Brannen was ably accompanied
by her sister, Miss Maybelle B1annen
These young ladies will be remembered
with great pleasure.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03

bass has deposited her eggs, and whore
the male may circulate around IN the
waters, on !, guard. he is the faithful
one. He is the most savage, Of all fish
excepting. the muskallonge, and will
fight anything that comes near the eggs
he isg watching. a..rft% s.r5. ~ .-.;rf
"The bass fry with: which Mime.
|sota lakes are stocked: are, gathered
from sloughs along the Mississippi
river. :. We take them, when they are
only fngerlings catching them, with
nets and. merely transplanting to the
lakes to be stocked. The headwaters Of
the Mississippi afford thousands Of
these little bass" l. :
:, Minnesota is fighting with all he1
might to rid the inland waters of Ger,
man. carp and suckers. These; are The
deadly. enemies Of game 6sh--not that
they are equal in = pitched battle, but
because: either a carp or sucker will
eat or mutilate a million, eggs Of the
game fish during the spawning season.
Having spent approximately three.
quarters, of q. million. dollars in main.
tanning her wonderful fishing opportuni.
ties, the state is q j., natural enemy OF
these ;egg:destroying species Of fish and
has signed their death: warrant. .<<
Minnesota beasts Of having the best
fishing lakes and streams of any state
in the Union and the annual pilgrim.
age to them. each summer is becoming
greater. Not many years win 60 BY be:
Fore the native waters Of America viii
be "6shed out,'' and the last Of this
fine sport probably will be here, be.
cause Of the lakes in the big North
woods not yet reached by: railroads.
There are accessible places, however,
in the solitude: of the woods, easily
reached now, which are not surpassed
by any game-fsh waters Of America.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03

Miss Hazel Whitney, a former men,
Der Of the Lincoln school teaching
corps, who has been quite seriously i'll
with an attack of typhoid fever at
St. Cloud hospital, was able to return
to her home in that city Sunday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03
BOYS TO RAISE POTATOES

j. K Martin, cashier Of the First
National bank Of Little Falls, is offer
ing to ten boys between the ages Of IL
and II years the use of II acre Of land:
each Of track of S acres on the out
skirts Of this city for the purpose Of
raising potatoes. Mr.. Martin agrees to
defray the expenses Of blowing and
furnish seed, the boys after the
potato harvest to receive all profits
over and above cost Of production.
Furthermore MI. Martin offers prizes
Of %, 81 and 81 to the boys making the
best showing. The boys are to work
under the direction Of Griffith Rich.
ards Of the agricultural department OF
the local high school.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03

St. Cloud Journal Press: Hon. N. NJ
Williams of Little Falls was in the city
today, to consider some proposed i'm
provements to the Kerr block, the main
door Of which is occupied by Robert
Harrison's dry goods store. The block
il owned by Mrs. Williams and he1
sister, Mrs. Kerr. of st. Paul. Mr.
Williams will recommend extending
the first story and basement 81 feet in
the rear, the room being needed by Mr.
Harrison. This would make one Of the
finest store rooms in the city.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Williams, who
during. the past two months have been
visiting at Los Angeles, CAL, returned
last Friday, MI: Williams making a
business trip the following day to st.
Cloud. They found Col. Snow we'll and
prospecting.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03

Mrs. Henry Rasicot Of Belle Prairie,
mother Of Mrs. A. D. Harrison: of this
city, submitted to an operation Monday
for the removal Of the index finger Of
he right hand, which she had quashed
while assisting in loading milk can.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03

A number of ladies were entertained
at thimble bee given at the home Of
Mrs. w. E. Penfeld Saturday afternoon
in honor Of Mrs. w. McQuesten and
Misse Harriet McQuesten, who returned
to their home at Muscatine, Iowa, Mon
day after an extended visit here as
guests Of Mrs. E. j. Richie.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03
TAXATION IN MINNESOTA
Fourteenth Article-Rate of Taxation
Not Main Factor but Amount
to be Raised.

is given in the popular discussion of
taxation to the, rate Of levy. It is
often discussed as if it were the main
factor in taxation, while as matter
Of fact, the important factor is the
amount Of money to be raised for
public purposes in any taxing district.
a high rate, Of course, is generally re-
garded with disfavor by investors.
One Of the first questions asked by an
intending investor in lands or business
enterprises is: What is the rate Of taxa
tionf If it 10 high it discourages him
and he is very liable to regard such
community as an undesirable place for
investment. - 80 = ',..--1'..
Knowledge of the several steps taken
in the process Of raising public
revenues, which prior articles have full
": explained, should show how errone-
Gus is this Importance given to the rate.
The rate is mathematical convenience
and may be high or low without really
affecting the amount of taxes to he
paid, for if assessed values are high
the rate win be low, and vice versa;
if assessed values are low the rate will
necessarily be high.
The very first step is the fixing Of
the amount Of money to be raised, and
that, rather than the rate, determines
whether the tax will be high or low.
When the amount Of money to be
raised is determined the fixing. Of the
rate is simply q matter Of ;mathemat.
ical calculation; The assessed value of
the property and the amount Of revenue
to be raised are the important features
in the tax, the rate being simply the
factor used: to compute the proportion
Of the total tax that each taxpayer
should contribute.
Let us illustrate:, Suppose taxing
district having; an assessed value Of
$1,000, 900 desires to raise $4,000 for
public purposes by taxation. Clearly q
levy of 10 mills or one cent on each
dollar Of assessed value would be nee
.essary to produce the required amount
of revenue: Now suppose the assessed
value Of the same property was increas-
ed to $4,000; 900, then S mills or one
be sufficient to produce the required
$40, 000: In the first case, AS property
being assessed at $1,000, he pays $40
in taxes; in; the second case, while his
assessed value has been doubled, the
rate has been cut in half, and he still
pays but $40 in taxes: The rate thus be-
comes a mere incident, and not at all
a matter Of first Importance.
It is, however, of great Importance
that assessed values Of the same classes
Of property be on a uniform basis. In
the first illustration given above, if
BIS farm is assessed at $4,000 his taxes
would amount to $50, while his neigh:
Dor, G, with equally as valuable farm
assessed at $4,000, gets off with a tax
Of $40. But the rate is not responsible
for the discrimination in favor Of G
EITHER the assessor or the board of
review, or both failed to do their duty
in that they did not equalize the as.
sessments between B and G. Equality
rather than the rate is the important
feature in any just system Of taxa
ton.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03

Jesse Ames, the old man who was
struck by q passenger train and serious
" injured it Royalton, and has since
been receiving treatment at the local
hospital, was able to make trip to
town Monday, although he is still a
long way from being fully recovered. =
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03
WILL HAVE HEALTH SERVIUE-
ALSO TUBERCUI4OSIS EXHIBIT

Arrangements are being made by
Health Officer: N. W. Chance for the
holding Of. Health: Services at the Con.
gregational church on Sunday, May 10,
at which Dr. Bracken of the: state
board of health will be present.
+ On, the following two days, May 20
and 81, tuberculosis exhibit is to be
given, under the supervision. Of the
state, at the court house. All are in.
vited to attend the church health ser.
vices and the tuberculosis exhibit.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03

Miss Alice Monihan, who has been
absent from school during the past six
weeks on account Of an attack of
typhoid fever, was able to resume her
studies at the local high school Mon
day.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03

The baseball game which had been
scheduled for last Saturday afternoon
at Athletic park between the Brainerd
and local highs was postponed last Fri
day to some time later on account Of
the gloomy weather condition though
the following day proved splendid
baseball day. -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03

With no, damages accruing and caus-
ing but little excitement, the delivery
horse of the Little Falls Packing COM
pany had a runaway last Friday morn
ing up Broadway and to the barn on
Third street southeast.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03
GETTING SOME GOOD PRACTICE

GETTING SOME GOOD PRACTICE
Another practice game was played
between the regulars Of the baseball
team and pickup bunch last Sunday
afternoon, and large number Of fans
were there to get a line on the work
of members of this years squad. Dom
mick and Freeman were again the bat
teries for the scrubs while Newman,
Lauerman and Stoll did like service
for the regulars. The practice showed
where the weak points Of the team
were, and the boys have been busy each
evening this week wearing down the
rough edges and getting some real tsaa
work in for next Sundays game with
Royalton. The Roya1ton boys were also
out in force last Sunday on their home
grounds, and local motorists who drop
ped in on them found number Of the
old-timers, including "Fult'' Bell and
Doty, hard at work.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03

Frank Bartosh has taken a position
as manager of the Milo theatre. he
lectures the pictures and sings and
seems to take very well with the audi
ence. The theatre, continues to have
packed houses.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03
Did you get a Herald premium

Delmar German resigned his posi-
tion at the Val. E. Kasparek store and
departed Monday by way Of Mime
apolis for Bowman, N. D., where he
will take similar position.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03

Frank Brousseau has disposed Of his
80-acre farm northeast Of town to John
b. Norberg Of Iowa, who will take
charge Of it next fall, at which time
Mr.. Brousseau will move onto his 9TH
Ter farm northeast Of town. Considera-
ton it is said was $50 per acre.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03

Miss Ellen Engstrom, who was visit
ing with relatives here last week, re-
turned to Minneapolis Monday to re-
sumo her duties as bookkeeper.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03

The Mcconnell s0-acre farm in the
town of Belle Prairie has been purchas'
ed by August Lundgren Of Ishpeming
Mich, who will soon move onto it.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03
I. o, O. f. AND REBEKHAS
HELD ANNIVERSARY SERVICES

The members Of the local Odd Eel
lows and Rebekah lodges assembled at
the Odd Fellow hall Sunday morning at
10 O'Clock and marched in q body to
the First Baptist church, where the
lodge Anniversary services were held,
Rev. B. F. Croft preaching the SER
mon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-19

should be the goat" and fear that
barrow would be punished as well
as the witness injured professionally.
'Darrow said he did not care about
himself, that his duty was to his eli
ent and to save his clients life Stef-
fens said.
Both Consent to Plead Guilty.
On Sunday, November 20, two days
before Franklin's arrest for bribery,
both the Mcnamara brothers had con-
scented to plead guilty, although each
d1d so without knowledge of the other.
Steffens himself had gained the assent
OF John J. Mcnamara and the brother
had been seen by judge McNutt and
Lecompte Davis of counsel
Steffens's direct examination was
matted by chief counsel Rogers, who
asked for an early adjournment in or
der TO prepare additional questions.
POhlmenn Cross Examined.
H W. POhnmann, business agent Of
the Bridge and Structural Iron Work
ers' union at Seattle, who was called
to impeach the testimony of John J.
harrington, was given a brief cross ex-
animation after the noon recess. Dis
trlct attorney Fredericks asked if he
was in Seattle when the Lyons build
ing was blown up on August 10, 1910
and if he did not know that this ex-
plosion would figure in the Mcnamara
trial. If E. A Clancy was there at the
same time and If Clancy had not intro
duced to him James B. Mcnamara un-
der the name of J. B. Bryce. Objec-
lions by defence were sustained.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-19
sTEFFEHs ON
WITNESS STAND
Continued from page u


tualIy had Iapsed because of the IN
Willingness of barrow to allow John
J. Mcnamara to plead guilty, as con-
tended by the prosecution.
That this would be the stand of the
prosecution was indicated by district
attorney Fredericks, who declared that
it would be shown that the negOti-
atiOns were not brought to a climax
until the bribery expose which COM
PEELED DarrOW as chief counsel to sub
nit to the terms of the prosecution
that both McNamaras pleaded guilty.
Steffens declared, without Qualifica-
ton, that barrow and the McNamaras
had consented to the plan before the
arrest of Franklin, but that it had been
decided to continue negotiations with
the ultimate OBJECT OF saving the elder
brother If possible To this end attor-
ney LacOmpte Davis was sent to the
district attorneys office to keep up
the bluff by issuing an uItimatum
that there would be no settlement If
John J. Mcnamara had to plead guilty.
Steffens's Evidence.
The witness gave his recidence as
Riverside, Conn, and his occupation as
a reporter. He said he came to Los
Angeles on November 10, 1911, and that
the settlement of the Mcnamara case
was first discussed at a meeting be-
tween L. ". ScrippS, a newspaper pro-
prietOr, Mr.. barrow and himself at the
where they were guests on NOYembe r
19. The next day he began to work
on the proposition, he said, first laying
1t before Myer Llssner, Republican pro-
gressive leader of southern California,
and later before a committee of rep
resentative business men,
Although much opposition was ex-
Pected from the owners of the Los An
geles Times, Steffens said that Harry
Chandler, the general manager, was
enthusiastic and subsequently became
the emiSSary between the business
mems committee and the district at
torney.
Prosecution Demanded Both to Plead.
The original agreement was drafted
In Mr.. LiSSner'S office on November 20,
and it was hoped that the district at
torney would assent to it. It provided
that James 3. Mcnamara should plead
guilty and accept such punishment as
the court might direct, except hanging
To this, said the witness, the district
attorneys office replied through
Chandler, demanding that both men
plead guilty and that both make con-
cessions.
kilograms had been received from
the National Erectors association and
other business interests in the east,
said Mr.. Steffens, protesting against
any settlement that did not provide for
sending John J. Mcnamara to the peni-
tertiary, as well as his brother.
Telegram TO GOmpers.
'On November D." continued Stef-
fens, 1t seemed clear to Mr.. barrow
that a settlement could be arrived at
J.
the gallOWs. He sat down and wrote a
telegram to Samuel Gompers at At
lanta, Ga, where the American Fedora
ton of Labor was in convention, ask
ing that one of two or three men whom
he named be sent here for a consulta-
ton"
Asked for the names given in the
telegram, the witness said they were
O. A. TVeitmOe. Anton JOhannsen and
Edward \. Nockels
Steffens told of the conference with
Fremont Older. in which the latter
had professed concern as to who
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-19
COUNTY OFFICIALS
CAUGHT IN A FLOOD

Douglas, Ariz., July 19.-An auto
party of county officials, coming here
last night from Tombstone, had a n15
row escape from drowning when caught
in flood in the government draw be-
tween Tombstone and Bisbee. It was
after dark when they ran into
the water and the engine was
killed. County recorder Owen
Murphy, who has but one leg, fell from
the machine in an effort to reach shore.
He was rescued by A. c.. Karger, deputy
clerk of the board of supervisors. H. F.
Ross, deputy assessor, and J. Ivey, depu-
ty recorder, were also in the party. After
waiting for the flood to sUbside, the
machine was taken out