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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-16
Bonus Amendment to be Asked.

Bonus Amendment to be Asked.
Amendment Of the Minnesota bonus
law to remove obstacles impeding the
payment Of thousands Of claims will
be one of the American 1egion's re-
quests Of the 1920 legislature. z. L.
Begin, chairman of the steering COM
mittee which will guide the bonus bill
into the senate, says:
Gone of the obstacles which we want
removed is that regarding residence
of applicants: There are about 10000
claims pending or disallowed at the
present time because the board is
bound too tightly by technicalities.
One case which I know Of, that Of a
young man who lived in St. Paul but
who enlisted while visiting in Milwau-
kee, is typical of majority of these
disallowed cases. This mans residence
was unquestionably St. Paul and his
bonus claim unquestionably belongs to
Minnesota, but the application was re.
fused"
Other legion bills will request the
introduction of added instruction in
physical training, civics and Ameri.
can history in all public schools; tho
revision of state laws to permit tho
use Of armories by the legion; desig.
nation of Armistice day as state holi.
day; legal protection of the legion in.
sigma; establishment Of aviation fields
and the placing of the soldiers homo
near Fort Smelling under The admin
stration Of the state board Of control.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-16
FIRE AT OPsTEAD
New and Old Store Buildings of Firm
of Holm & Kalberg Are Com
nlefelY DestrnYAd

"a AAVAM - A0lUeFx are SOm.
pletely Destroyed.
Fire in the big mercantile estab-
lishment of Holm & Kalberg at OPP
stead on Tuesday afternoon complete
ly destroyed the building and its con-
tents. It was new structure and the
owners but recently moved into it,
placing therein large stock to ac-
commodate their increasing trade. In
addition to the new building the old
store, recently vacated was also de-
stroyed.
The fire originated from a defective
wire in the electric plant which was
maintained on the premises. The loss
to Holm & Kalberg is heavy as the
property was insured in only about
half its value. The firm will rebuild
as soon as possible.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-16
st. Francis VS.. Princeton.

The local high school quint travelled
to st. Francis to play basketball last
Friday. Five inexperienced men were
in the party but they are all fighters
and the making of winning team.
The game was called at o'clock. ST.
Francis came on Che floor thinking of
an easy victory over the Princetoni-
ans as they had several men that
played last year on their team.
The whistle blew and the fight was
on. The locals failed to find the bas-
ket although they advanced the ball
through their opponents, defense time
and again. Nygren Gagged free
throw, which was soon followed by a
shot from the center of the floor by
Ferguson The whistle blew and the
quarter was up to 1 in St. Francis
favor.
Richard found the basket in the next
quarter and Ferguson Gagged another
from the sidelines. The half ended
4 to 3.
The third quarter started with a
rush, Ferguson finding the basket once
more and Nygren Gagged two field
goals in rapid succession. Thayer al
so dropped one through. The quar-
ter ended 8 to Z, St. Francis still in
the lead.
Whitney dropped one through the
ring early in the last quarter and this
ended the scoring as Princeton failed
to score. The game ended 10 to 7
with st. Francis the winner.
Princeton's defense worked wonder
fully, for all five Of st. Francis field
goals caae from the territory around
the middle Of the floor. The local
quint broke through the St. Francis
defense throughout the game, but
seemed unable to locate the basket.
Nygren from Princeton and Ferguson
for St. Francis were the high point
getters. Richard and Sanford at the
guards and Mark at center worked
well. Sampson is promising for
ward.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-16
Let Babcock Do It.

The state press can do useful SER
vice by insisting that the state legis-
lature does not turn over the trunk
roads funds to politicians looking for
q soft job and big salary. Give Com
missioner Babcock the chance to lift
Minnesota out Of the mud and make
good his promise. The proposition is
OF too great importance to the people
OF Mlnnesota to be made a political
football. st. Cloud Journal-Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-16

Morrison of Chicago, Mrs. F. Louis
,Slade and Mrs. Charles L. Tiffany of
New York. Mr.. Collins, who was the
only man on the platform with six
women, carried off the situation very
nicely. He referred to the prominent
part the women had always played in
the development Of Minnesota and con-
graduated them on their recently ac-
quired privilege Of franchise. He
urged the women to present their bills
to the legislature at an early date.
Miss Mcdowell said the women are
taking their political privileges as a
duty and are adopting the admirable
course of bringing politics down to the
commonplace things Of life. To the
women is granted the privilege of
humanizing politics. The new voters
should pay particular attention to the
needs of their 100000 sisters who are
today employed in the industrial
world. The majority of these women
are not working for pin money, IS per
cent of them have dependents whom
they are helping to support.
Mrs. Morrison is the woman who
seconded Hoover's nomination in the
convention at Chicago. She said the
enfranchisement of women is the final
test of democracy. Mrs. Slade stated
that two things were essential to
democracy-integrity and educated in
|telligence. Mrs. Tiffany believes the
women can do much to elevate the
general tone of our political parties
by keeping well informed on public
matters and voting conscientious]y
irrespective Of party lines. If the
leaders know that the women will vote
this way they will see that their par
ty candidates are men of the right
sort. It is Mrs. Tiffany's opinion that
the majority Of the women will never
forsake their real work, home making
and only few will seek any but munic;:
pay Offices. AS she pointed out, the
few women who will aspire to higher
Offices will in general be those well
qualified for the positions. 80
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-16
To SOLVE PROBLEMS
Farmers and Bankers Hold Confer
ences to Discuss Credits and
Other Important Matters.
Conference at st. Cloud Tomorrow
Afternoon and That City Is
sues General Invitation.

More than thousand farmers and
bankers of southwestern Minnesota
gathered at Marshall on Monday fol
the first of four regional conferences
and listened to an extensive discus
sion Of the present financial situation
so far as agriculture is concerned. The
conferences were called by c. E. Pot
ter of Springfield, head Of the Mime
sofa Farm Bureau federation. The
second of the series was held at Owa-
tonna on Tuesday and the third and
fourth will be held at st, Cloud to-
morrow and Crookston on Saturday.
The meetings so far held have prov
en- success-many problems which
appeared impossible of solution have
been analysed and the outcome prom
Uses to be a satisfactory strengthening
out of the situation. The get-together
or cooperative spirit is the only
logical way to surmount seeming OBJ
stacles which confront any class or
classes of people.
St. Cloud welcomes farmers from
the surrounding country to attend the
conference there tomorrow afternoon
and hopes that they will be prepared
to suggest practical remedies for ex-
listing conditions. The bankers and
business men will be ready to assist
them in an effort to make farming
more profitable. Much good is ex.
pected to result from this conference.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-16
Telephone Companies to Merge


A merger of the Northwestern Tele-
phone Exchange company, the Nebras-
ka Telephone company and the Iowa
Telephone company will be effected on
January l, 1920, according to the
statement Of w. B. T. Bell, president
of the three companies. The con-
solidation is subject to the approval
of the public utilities commission OF
the states effected. "For 10 years, :
Mr.. Bell is quoted as saying, "these
companies have been under q single
management and consequently there
has been considerable inconvenience
in operation. This will be eliminated
by change to . single corporation"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-16
WASSENAAR~ ARRESTED
On Statutory Charge-Eludes Sheriff
but Afterwards Returns and
is Recaptured.

On Tuesday Sheriff S:ockley ar
rested a farmer nemed William Was
senaar, living about six miles north OF
the village and three-qulrters of a
mile west Of the Scenic highway, upon
a statutory charge. The sheriff APP
pretended Wassenaar while he was
eating breakfast at his home and he
asked permission to feed. his cattle
and horses before accompanying the
officer. Shockley naturally told him
he could do this and accompanied him
to the barn, where he assembled to the
loft and forked down sufficient hay to
fill the hangers. The sheriff waited
a short time for Wassenaar to return
and, as he failed to so do, assembled to
the loft and found that his prisoner
had disappeared. He made thorough
search of the loft and then came down
the ladder, having decided that Was
senaar had jumped from window to
the ground.
Picking up the trail Shockley fol-
lowed the fugitive for about a mile
and half and there lost track of him.
Returning to the home the sheriff
phoned to the farmers in the sur
rounding country to be on the look
out. and also to Marshal Fred Young
in Princeton to pick up posse and
assist in the chase.
Fred gathered up score or more
of men. all armed, and the party pro-
ceeded to Wassenaar's farm. From
there they went forth into the woods
and eventually saw Wassenaar in the
distance running like a jackrabbit.
Several shots were fired at him but
none took effect.
The sheriff, thinking Wassenaar
would return, left three men on watch
at the house and yesterday afternoon
the fugitive put in an appearance.
Shockley was called up on the phone
and proceeded forthwith to Vase
MARS farm and brought the prisoner
to Princeton, where he was placed in
Jail.
Wassenaar will be brought before
Justice King this afternoon for a hear.
ing.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-16
Billion-Dollar League Formed.

The Foreign Trade Financing cor
poration, capitalized at 100000, 900
and privileged to do a billion-dollar
businss, has been organized in Chica-
go to extend relief through long time
credits and aid farmers and industries
by reopening European markets for
American products. A fund of $780,
600 has been pledged to meet the ex-
penses of launching the venture.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-16
HOUSE And SENATE
Johnson immigration Bill, as Amend
ed, Passes House by Over
whelming Vote of 293 to Al.
Senate Approves the Resumption of
the Activities of the War FL
nance Corporation.

Approval of the bill introduced by
Representative George M. Young of
North Dakota, authorizing the use of
500, 100000 of the profits of federal
reserve banks by the federal land
banks in rediscounting notes secured
by livestock, was approved on Satur-
day by Edmund Plat, vicegovcrnor of
the federal reserve board. A bill
somewhat similar to the Young bill
was introduced by Representative j.
N. Tincher of Kansas.
Although Representative Claude
Kitchin, prospective minority leaGer
in the next congress, defends the ex-
cess profits tax, most of the demo-
Gratis on the house ways and means
committee are expected to- support
Secretary Of the Treasury Houston's
recommendation for it's repeal.
Senator McCumber of North Dako-
ia, acting chairman of the finance
committee, declared in the senate that
the treasury was facing deficit Of
over a billion dollars Immediately and
a deficit of two and half billion with.
ing another year, thus making it diff
cult for the government to extend fl
nancial relief to the farmers or to
postpone payment of income taxes.
The johnson immigration bill, as
ID. =
amended to prohibit all immigration
for a period of one year, was passed by
the house on Monday by vote of 293
to Al, six members voting present"
Last minute attempts by house leaders
to restore to the bill the clause re-
stricting immigration for. two years
failed, the house approving by vote
of 181 to 165 the Mann amendment
limiting the barring of aliens to ono
year.
An embargo for one year on the I'M.
portation of wheat, wheat flour, bar
ley, rye, oats, flax, wool, hogs, cattle
and sheep is proposed in bill intro
duced by Representative G. w. Young.
He also introduced bill establishing
permanent schedule of import du-
ties upon these items after the one
year embargo
Repeal of most. of the war time laws
was voted late on Monday by the
house, which adopted the Volstead
resolution for that purpose after two
hours of debate.
Resumption of the activities of the
war finance corporation, approved by
an overwhelming majority in the senate
on Monday, was supported by the vote
of every senator from the northwest.
Senator Knute Nelson, in speech dis
cussing the legislation, announced
that, in his judgment, it should be
supplemented by passage of the Vol
stead bill to lcgalize collective bargain
ing for agricultural products in inter-
state commerce, and that he would
call this matter up in the senate at
an early date.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-16
Gilbert Must Serve Sentence

The United States supreme court
has affirmed the lower courts convic-
ton of Joseph Gilbert, former mana
ger of the national nonpartisan league,
and the notorious seditionist will have
to pay fine Of $500 and spend year
in jail. Gilbert was convicted in
Goodhue county in May, 1918.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-16
Not YET Proyed.

Not Yet PROVED.
Who're did you get that cigar %
Someb body gave it to me-"
"A friend %
Il don't know yet
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-16

Attach Christmas seals to your let
tiers and packages. Seals on sale until
December Is at the principal stores IN
town and by school children.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-04
Former Resident
of Salem Dead

monmouth, Or, Dec. 4.--Milton
~. Jones, former resident of Sa-
x1n. passed away at his home in
na0nmouth Thanksgiving day. and
the funeral services were held Sun
hay. Rev. Albyn Esson OF Jefferson,
8fficiatins.
Milton M. Jones was born in
Merper county, ILL.,, September 27,
l64E He enlisted in the United
States army May ~. 1864, and
SERVED six months in the 140th regi-
xnHnt of Illinois volunteers. He
graduated from the Western Bus,-
Mess college at Galesburg, ILL.,, in
1855. and was married September
-. 1870. to Miss Sarah Willets. He
szas engaged in farming in Illinois
Ninfn 1893 when he moved west
Nth the family and settled In Sa-
Aen- In !, 1896 he moved to Mon
nn0ufh where he maintained his
xesidence until his death, Novem-
ber 70, 1890. He was member of
me Christian church here and had
aiways been faithful attendant.
4te b survived by one son, M. w.
Jones' Of Monmouth.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-04
Independence Items

Independence. Or, Dec. Al.
Ingram, who has been suffering for
several weeks from cancer of the
throat was removed to sanitarium
in Salem a few days ago. He is
said to be failing very rapidly.
ID. =. Tripp, who has been in the
east for several weeks visiting his
Old home. is expected to arrive here
this evening. W.
The residence properly on Sew
enth street owned by Miss Tunnis
0f Eugene was sold yesterday BY
Peter Kurre, real estate dealer, to
Dan Duval, who will take posses
sion Of his property at once and
move to the city.
William Wright, known all over
Polk and Marion counties as .CJncle
Billy is very i'll at his home north
of the city.
In the three elections last week
to vote on the question of increas-
ing the tax levy sufficient to make
necessary road improvements. the
two outside districts voted down the
proposition of increased levy, but it
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-04

Students Rehearse
Plays TO Present
N With ChautauQua

's' Independence. Or, Dec. 4.-Stu-
K Uomts Of the Independence high
N1hooI will present two plays next
Il week ID connection with the "Wes-
Gp's chautauqua which opens in this
G1ty Monday evening and continues
&nrh evening to and including Fri
! 1ay evening. On Tuesday evening
4 fhe students will give Lady Greg.
,pryss famous play, spreading the
J1ew1,~ depicting a typical situation
n m Irish village. 1t is play full
0f humor and ridiculous misunder-
X n1nndings.
X, The character are: Ira Compton,
1helma Williams, Wilbur Under :.
nm. Jim Etapleton, Robert Craven.
Leslie CIemo, Kathleen Skinner.
IluIu Grigsby. Delos Eldridge and
Glenn Burrigist.
On Thursday night other high
school students will present Zona
GAlcss no less popular and inter-
eeting play, THE Neighbors." Tho
characters In this are: Edith Pies
singer, Ruth Dickinson, Alma Kul-
handler, Russell Jones, Faith Kim
hall, Ida .Arrell Ern1a Buughey
2nd wilbur Underhill. The plays
ssnnd the chautauqua programs will
i ne given In the Methodist church.
These two plays are included with
aIae chautauqua program and there
3s no additional charge attached.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-04
Hazel Green Notes

Hazel Green, Or, Dec. 4.-Chas
Van Cleave and family autoed to
Portland Saturday and spent Sun
day with his mother at the E,nan-
uel hospital.
Miss Hilda Williamson has re-
turned to Salem to work.
Ralph Van Cleave had to have a
piece of steel taken from one eye
on Sunday, which was received
while working in the machine shop
at the paper mill. He has been de-
tanned from work for a few days.
Edgar johnson has purchased a
Sonora to furnish good music for
his home.
Ben Woelke has returned to ci-
william life and is staying with his
brother, Pete Woelke.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake johnson have
purchased a Grant touring car.
Victor Fosberg of Boring visited
his sister, Mrs. Marie weinert,
Sunday.
Jim Martin has returned to La
bish Meadows.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hermann, Mr..
and Mrs. George Zeilinski Mrs. An
ME Peterson, Jacob Warner, Louis
Bartruff, William Hawkins and
mother, Mrs. Hattie Millett aud Mr.
Stevenson were dinner guests at the
Williamson home Sunday.
The Central Howell Cemetery as-
sociation met at the Murphy cem-
etery December ] to place head
markers.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-04
Man Caught Under
Overturned Auto:
Slightly Injured

independence Or, Dec. 4.--When
the steering apparatus Of his car
Went out Of commission few days
AgO while driving over the King
valley road southwest of here, W.
M AIcorn Of Corvallis found him
self lying at the side of the road in
- pool of water with his car turned
xrott0m side up on top Of him. For
M short time he was pinned under
the car in mud and water. Either
someone saw him in this unpleas-
mt predicament or heard him cry
out for help, for the car was right
@d and Alcorn proceeded homeward
none the worse for his experience
aseyond a bruised shoulder.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-04
Polk School
Officers Will
Meet Dec. IL

i'aiias, Or. Dec. 4.-The annual
1onvention OF the school officers OF
DIX county III be held at the court
mouse IN Dallas on December IL.
me convention will open at 10 a.
ana continue in session until 3
q ciock In the afternoon. II. ]. Ell
ilo1L of Perrydale, president Of the
1onnty association, will preside.
me chairman of each school dis
xrict In the county is a delegate to
ss'is convention by virtue of his of.
tice and II he can not attend should
appoint some one in his place. One
Ueiesate from each district is en-.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-04
Fruit Growers
Meet at Dallas

Dallas, Or, Dec. "A meeting
of the members of the oregon
Growers Cooperative association
lis being held in the circuit court
room of the court house this after
noon. The meeting was originally
announced to be held in the Com
mercial club room, but was charged
to the court room in order to ac-
commodate the large attendance.
Addresses will be made by Robert
g. Paulus, manager of the sales de-
partment Of the association, and M.
O. Evans, in charge Of the field
work.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-04
Dentist Plans To
Practice In Salem

Independence. Or. Dec. 4.-Hav-
ing sold his dental practice and Of
lice equipment in this city to DR..
Maurice J. Butler of Monmouth.
I0r- y. L. Barrick. who has been
zorAfed in Independence for the
xast four years, is making prepara-
finns TO take up specially work In
SALEM In company with DIR. r.. r..
SfrAnRer Of Salem, DIR. Barrick will
sleave today for Minneapolis and
ChicaEo. where he will take a SIX
Nvceks' course in extraction and
Ora1 surgery. Upon returning to
8alem DIR. Barrick and DR.. Stringer
wiIl become associated In dental
z,ractice in Salem.
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titled to 81 for attending the meet
ing. An interesting program is be-
ing prepared.
Polk's Share Of
State Market
Road Fund Told

Dallas. Or. Dec. 4.--Polk county
win have at least $15.7S7 for use
on market roads, as provided by q
lew enacted by the people year or
two ago. The state highway COM
mission this week made apportion-
ment Of the state market road
funds ana Polk county's share is
the amount above stated.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-04
loddfeIIows organixe.

Dallas, Or, Dec. 4.-Aepresenta.
tives from the Oddfellows lodges OF
Dallas, Independence. Monmouth
and Mccoy met in this city on the
evening of Saturday, November n,
and organized the POLK County
Oddfellows Get-Together Associa-
tion." the object of which is to pro-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-04

mote greater interest in the order
and to arrange for consolidatec
meeting of the members from time
to time. The first of the meetings
will be held in this city on the
evening of December 9th.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-04

Dallas. Or, Dec,
4 iullet, aged about 4
home was at Sheridan
DALLAS hospital MouSs,
3een : brought here two
u from the after r-effscl' \
9, 'ody was returned q
mere the funeral vas MI
lay at the NJ. i. chu,sI
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-04

| Professor and Mrs. F. W. Jones
are the happy parents of a SEEM
pound daughter, who arrived Thurs
day morning. December Q. She has
been named Myrtis.
There will be communion service
at the United Brethren church
Sunday morning; also the election
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-04
carried in the city by a small ma

jority.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Withrow
of this city and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Fishbocker Of Astoria went to
Corvallis the fore part of the week
to spend few days with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. John Stahl ana
children of Corvallis have been vis-
iting few days this week with
friends in Independence. Mr.. Stahl
is employed in one of the mills at
Silverton andN left for his work
shortly after their arrival here.
Mrs. Stahl and the children remain
ed for a longer visit.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-04
"HOW MY POOR
BACK DOES ACHEr'

Many woman keeps Sloan's
handy for this, but it's great
for other pains, too
THAT dragging, wearying back
ache, that SO many women reg
ularly suffer from, is quickly
eased by a little Sloan's Liniment.
But it is good for all the family.
Apply 1t, without rubbing, for ali
kinds OF aches and pains, from the
sharp neuralgia twinge to the dull
tearing ache of rheumatism.
Then there's sciatica, lumbago.
sore muscles, stiff joints. Keep. a
bottle handy, for you i1ever,Il
know when you will need it.
Largest size is most economical.
AT all druggists-35c, roc, s1.4o.
S!!1!Od1!lS |!
LlflifnerltGassssas99
-
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:, for the general conference dele

EUT IIIC BVffCKUf S'fN @''[-
gates.
! There will be community
Christmas tree and program at the
Hazel Green school house. Friday
eve, December "a.
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