The Devils Lake world., 1921-12-28

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after the first of the year. Arrange
ments for thu school are in the hands
of Mrs. Alfred Zuger as head of the
women's club work in the state, who
will take active charge of the work
in Bismarck.
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Recommendation for minimum
weekly wage Of $14 for experienced
women in manufacturing establish
ments has been made to the work.
mems compensation bureau by the
committee representing employers,
and the public. The previously es-
tablished minimum wage was $16.5O;
the decrease to $14 followed that ag-
reed upon for women workers in
public housekeeping and mercantile
establishments. Representatives Of
printing establishments, candy and
biscuit firms were present.
The numerous moonshine and still
cases ON trial throughout the state
is costing the counties enormous
sums and the traffic has grown in
many localities until it is real men,
ace. There seems to be a feeling on
part of the district judges that this
traffic must be suppressed and no
leniency may be expected hereafter by
offenders. The stuff being manu-
factured is dangerous for those that
drink it. and has already caused many
deaths. In addition to that it has
resulted in number. Of scandalous
affrays in which all laws of decency
have been violated and has even re-
suited in murders, stabbing affairs,
etc, on the part of participants in
these home brew drinking bouts.
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At meeting of school boards and
taxpayers from Nelson, Steele and
Griggs counties, held at Neville, it
was decided that some means must be
devised to reduce the tax burden Res
olutions were adopted asking for cur
tailment' in public expenditures; that
wages Of school teachers as fixed by
the minimum salary law is out of pro-
portion to the earnings of others, and
that this law should be repealed; that
state and counties exercise economy
in the levying of taxes, and that the
governor be asked to call .conven-
tion Of taxpayers Of the state to dis
cuss the tax problem.
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One month after Harry Smith, es-
capped from the North Dakota PEN
itentiary, had married, he. was cap.
tured. According to information re.
ceived here, Smith married Mrs. Alvs
Jensen Of Ottumwa, Iowa. He was ar
rested while sweeping off the porch
of his home. Smith shot and killet
Mrs. Mae Cain Of Grand Forks OF
may 21, 1916, and was sentenced t,
! life Imprisonment for first degree
murder.
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! At a meeting of business men
bankers and farmers held at Omeme'
Dec. 22nd, the Bottineau Count,
Dairymen's association was forme
with an authorized capital of $25,OO(
, The purpose Of the assocition as ex
pressed is to obtain more and bette
dairy cattle for Bottineau county
land to stimulate a greater intrest i
dairy farming. The association wi
purchase and sell to the farmers an
: arrange for loans through the Wa
Finance corporation at a low rate {
: interest.
The constitutionality Of the tax Q
: creameries and butter factories in IL
t state for the purpose of creating
I fund to establish an experiment.
creamery will be tested in the court
A suit will be instituted by sAttorne
y General Johnson's office against Il
l. Northern Produce company Of Bi
le marck for failure to pay the tax. TT
y Legislature in 1919 placed a tax
IS 60 cents upon every 1000 pounds {
r, butter fat produced by every crear
); cry, cheese factory, ice creamm ia
}; tory, renovating or process butter ia
: tory or condenscry. In taking over &
le office Of state dairy commissioner,
g F.. Flint discovered that many fir
had not paid this tax, while othe
had done so. i
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m R. F. Flint, dairy commissioner 4
= North Dakota, has sent out time
TO warning regarding the organization
/. lcreameries. He says that after ca
er period Of rather hard times the .
IL ltention Of many people had been d
ir ected to dailying and MANY ha
d. undertaken that business. This j
i'll resulted in many creamery promote
i'd visiting the state for the purpose
u organizing creamery companies q
selling nsoutfit Thes business
these Creamery sharks - TO IS
" lcreameries ata long prices and utter
le ldisregard the possibilities for suce,
* the undertaking Farmers are 4
ling into dairying, which IS the rig
q ] thing TO do, but it is not necessar,