The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-01-02

its enactment into law.
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| Wcmen's pensions, much discussed
| scheme these days, will have part in
! tho executive message, but Governor
Eberhart says he will not make any
recommendations along this line ex-
cept to discuss the question. He thinks
! the problem can be solved in some 9TH
| er way. AS to the initiative and refer
! endum, Governor Eberhart holds that
| the two are matters which are not
| sufficiently ripe for any serious con-
| lence on the question. II such bills
| are passed he may sign them, but he
| will not recommend them.
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Recommendation galore will con-
front the two houses of the legisla-
ture when they meet and principal
among them will be those just an
nounced by State Auditor S. G.. liver
son. He wants. all laws carrying
standing appropriations repealed and
each department made to come before
the lawmaking body and ask for what
it needs. He says the standing appro-
priations are out Of date and should
be wiped Off the slate. He also wants
the old law permitting state leases of
iron ore lands put back on the books.
State leases were taken Off the mar
ket six years and as a result the mo-
nopoly created in the case of those
holding such has not been to the in
terest Of the state.
One thing that may be gratifying to
the taxpayers of the state is the an
nouncement by Mr.. Iverson that if
the legislature is economical the tax
levy for revenue purposes for the next
two years may be reduced to one mill.
The maximum for the past two years
has been enc and nine-tenths mills.
Four years ago as the result of some
extraordinary receipts the story was
sent broadcast that Minnesota would
soon be state without tax levy. It
| was published in magazines through
| out the country and Governor Eber-
hart and the other executive officers
were lauded in consequence. The state
tax, however, still prevails and the
prospects are that it will continue.
This year State Treasurer Smith has
borrowed fully s1,OOO,O0O to tide the
state over it's lean period and the end
is not yet. The trouble with the tax
levy Is that it is not fixed on, a basis
of what the state actually needs. but
what it can squeeze through on until
after election. In the meantime the
local banks supply the deficit at so
much per.
Governor Eberhart as a rule has a
monopoly Of those things which adj
vertise and at the same time are with
out a comeback in the shape Of public
and political annoyances, but Secre-
tary of State Schmahl beat him to it
last week. Mr.. Schmahl wrote a let
ter to Miss Helen Gould OF New York
city congratulating her, in the name
of the people of the state of Minneso-
ia, on her approaching marriage and
the answer is nicely worded auto
graph letter. AS Miss Helen is a
world advertised celebrity her letter
and that of Mr.. Schmahls naturally
brought both much nice publicity.
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The annual custom of giving the
chief executive a present was a miss
ing feature of the Christmas festivi-
ties at the state capitol this year. The
gift giving stunt was also called off
in a number Of the other departments.
| The reason for the calling off of the
annual touch was the heavy assess
| ment made on the boys during the
! campaign. In the case of some it rep
resented nearly months salary and
| this was thought sufficient A year
| ago Governor Eberhart was presented
with costly silver tea set and the
assessment as made then was protest
ed by number of employees. In the
case of one official an emphatic mo-
met those who called for a donation
and the men active in making the col
lection then vowed that they would
! never attempt similar stunt again.
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! AFranl1 Minnette of Stearns county
| in\ the house and possibly Duluth
member in the senate will father the
public utilities commission bill. the
passage of which will be recommend
ed by Governor Eberhart in his mes
sage. The Wisconsin idea will prevail
in each, as the law in force there is
nearer to home and it's benefits have
been more farreaching. In the consid-
Grafton of this proposed commission
the cities will probably be the most
active, as they are vitality concerned.
The commission as proposed has the
endorsement of both the Democratic
and Republican state central commit
tees and their standard bearers.
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War Is being made on Kelley Chase,
state bank superintendent, and II. M.
| BraCken. SECRETARY Of tho ctafo hoard