Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-03-17

trading staapA army and navy
sscres," and Unfair eisertataasica b
Wholesale and yoAhing ccacssns before
the Hcsse committee @ commerce
marksts and retail trade wers rscoat
nended Tor passage
The bill proAihitins the army aaA
navy desigaatsoa a stores r,gidly
regulates saies ~ government sap.
plies. The measure against unfair ais
crtmsnatioa In restraint q trade b Tor
the benefit Of retailers unable b buy
IN large quantities o. otherwise secure
special discounts.
Pcve Fabrics oiii Nevtsed.
Representatives Eiias Nordgrsa and
n +. Mcen Of the sshcommistes from
the House committee on markets., cona.
pieted = revision Of the pure fabrics
bill A revised the eiil vould require
that oil clethinG or fabrics Tor the
making Of clothing be equipped With
tas that viii tell not only the fabrics
Of which the cloth In made, hut The
percentage Of each fabric In the geeas.
In The case 81 wooden goods n h spe-
ciacaily provided that the TAG mssa
state the percentage IL virgin wooi and
the percentage Of shoddy, II any, q
well a. the percentage Of other matte
rails. The tag must be exhibited 10
the person to whom the gocds are 81.
fered for sale.
Penalties Tor ShsesNs.
Removal from office with . fine e
from tice to $500 for shsvtas whs tail
TO prosecute the owners a puacA
boards. slot machines and other ran.
bling devices 10 sought In . hill istro.
daced by Representative George Ro-
denh~rs.
A bin BY Representative w. n
washburn to provide IN additioaal die.
trtct Judge for the Hsunspin county
or Fourth district court. was referred
to the Judiciary committee.
Organizations formed for the pur>
pose OF CONDUCTING . boycott would ~
sxempted from the penalties impose1
by the act prohibiting organisatieao
In restraint of trade In . bin presented
by Representatives Keller. Thorkea.
son. Ssmee. Nelson and Goodwin. R
vas referred to the committee O goa.
eral legislation.
Tonnage rax Substitute passee.
BY the overwhelming vote Of - @
%. the House Of Representative
passed the bill providing . per eeat
tai on the occupation os mining. Thts
10 the so-cslied tonnage TAI substitute
Having passed the statutory measure
by 90 large = vote. the House thea
passed the bin. submitting IN amend.
mspt to the Constitution. By vote OF
81 to %. The proposed amendment
provides for . 8 per cent occupatioaaI
tar and provides further that so per
cent Of the revenues shall 60 into per.
mAnent trust funds.
There was really little need OF de-
bate In the House. II Was apparent
from the very start that the members
had fully made up their minds. The
big vote showed conclusively that the
members intended to vote for any
measure whatsoever which was label
ed . tonnage tax
AntiFuturss eili Favorsbty Reported.
without attracting any more attsn.
ton than a curative act confirming the
survey OF a township line. the house
antifntures trading bin was reported
out OF the senate committee on axri.
culture =
The senate passed the bin making
an open market OF the South st. Paul
Livestock exchange. The vote WAS q
TO 0. completing the record Of clear
sailing which the bill has had IN it,
progress through the upper house.
Eight other bills. all Of = minor char
acter. were passed by the senate
Members OF the senate committee on
agriculture are considering q joint res.
olutiop memorializing congress To put
q tariff on starch and potato products
and went on record as being emphat-
ically In favor of . high protective tar
IN on all farm products
The resolution WAS unanimously rec
commended for passage Several men,
beers OF the committee were disposed
10 amend the language so ~ to include
all products OF the farm, but the mat
ter OF extending the Legislative express
sion was finally left for future action
and the potato resolution went back
to the senate in its original form.
For Deep Waterway Project.
A joint resolution urging Congress
to continue the expenditure OF $1,000
600 annually In the Improvement OF tho
upper Mississippi river to create six
foot channel and 10 make the river
navigation feasible at all times during
the season when the river In open. was
introduced in the house BY number
OF representatives,
The resolution cites the fact that
Congress appropriated $4,000. 900 for
the Improvement of the river. 10 be
expended at the rate OF $4,000. 900 an
nuaily but that the expenditures have
been discontinued
II declares that. owing to the short
age OF cars and the increase OF 100 per
cent in rail rates. Northwestern ship
pers are suffering the loss Of millions
OF dollars In the loss or damage TO
valuable goods and increased freight
rates which might be saved X ths river
we're improved. to permit the use OF