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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
Political Letter.
(By Vance Chapmam).

The Forty-Second Minnesota
legislature is now a reality. II
duly convened on Tuesday of this
week and for the next three
months will be deep in the task
of adding to the states already
long list Of laws, That Mime
sofa in over sixty years of state
hood has enacted into law over
10000 legislative contributions
will have little effect on the out.
put Of this session as enough adj
vance measures have already
been drafted to keep the law
makers busy for some time
From 1000 to LOO bills is about
the quota of the average session
and generally about half. this
number become laws. For the
first time in its history the Min
nesota legislature began it's la.
bors with little to excite in the
way of organization or a scram.
BILE for jobs, In the case of the
House its organization was per.
fected better than month age
IN the tentative selection of w
|. Nolan Of Minneapolis as speak.
er and Oscar ArneSon of st. Paul
as chief clerk and the only task
confronting it when Secretary OF
State Mike Holm called the body
to order was to make official re.
cord of the selections so made.
This included all other needle,
employees, The same procedure
practically featured the conven.
ing of the Senate with Lieuten,
ant Governor Collins at the
head and of which
Geo, w, Peachy of Owatonna ant
j. II. Stoncberg of Cambridge
will again be secretary and sar
gent-at-arms respectively. To the
credit Of both houses it must b,
said that those in control ap
proach the legislative task bet
ter equipped and with the Law
making machinery in smoother
running order than of any previ
Gus legislature in years. Tn,
house, thanks to it's early dispos
al of the usual organization
squabble. is now well on to com
pletion in the matter Of a mum
Der Of important legislative prob
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

Taxes is an item that is OF
more or les interest to every
citizen in the country and we
therefore wish to call our read.
ers attention to an excellent ar
ticle on this most important sub.
ject written by William c. Corn
well. and published in this issue
Of the American on page six. The
great expense of collecting gov
eminent tax especially. could
most surely be reduced many
millions of dollars each year
through some other system than
the present one with all its col
lectors. tax experts. etc. Re-
Gently tax collector was in
Askov and collected about S. or
Sc rs licenses for selling soft
drinks. After his expenses were
paid how much was left for the
government? Perhaps deficit
When, as in this case and there
are many of them all of it,
nearly all Of it, or a big portion
OF the tax goes to salary the
creating Of job for some one
who is a non-producer change
should he made.
1t is an easy matter to create
new political jobs all the time
and there is always plenty of
material for these jobs. This
tendency is especially strong
during good times when money
flows freely and care is not tax,
en- to guard against easy job
seekers. More care should bt
taken to see that there are less
non-producers. If they do moi
want to work let them take tn,
consequences.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
Blankets From Virgin Wool and
Mt Saving of Fifty Per Cent.
By Robert Fuller.

Wooden blankets. made of
three-eighths wool grown on
sheep in Iowa. Michigan, Wyom-
ing. Texas and other western
states, are to be sold direct from
designated WOODEN mills to the
consumer. thus affording the
wool producer a fair profit and
the user saving of perhaps fifty
per cent of the present cost of
blankets. The blankets are to be
woven of virgin wool direct from
the farm.
This plan is being worked out
in the west and it has every
chance OF success. At present
there is no market for wool and
the warehouses in the wool states
are filled because of no sales. The
wool growers are desperate.
Two years ago they received as
high as Is and so cents a pound
and this year not a bid is made
by the buyers as a general rule.
although wooden clothing and
blankets remain practically rs
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

eted morsel. Gov. Elect preus
was just as non-commital regard.
ing his official family or other
expected official changes in the
various departments as he was a
month ago and all Gov Burn
quist would say as to his future
politically and otherwise was that
he would take up his old law
practice for the present. The
one big thing is who will be the
new state auditor. Gov. Elect
Preus alone knows. Who will be
his private secretary Gov. Elect
Preus also only knows. As to
other members of his official
family report has it that present
incumbents will remain for a
while. Jake Preus never was a
hasty lad on any proposition. He
steps lively. but carefully and it
is a safe bet that those who will
eventually be his advisers will be
long on delivery.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

Tonnage tax advocates who are
preparing to operate at the pres
ent session of the legislature re-
ceived staggering blow this
week in a special report compiled
by the state tax commission in
which the subject of tonnage tax
is handled as it never was be-
fore. The commission explodes
all the old theories concerning
the tonnage tax infection and
puts the whole thing i'm new
light. The commission is neither
for or against the new idea. but
if a tonnage tax bill is attempted
the commission advises caution.
Anything that means double tax
alton the commission says will
not stand in the courts. If a net
profits tax is insisted on. the
commission advises that the adj
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

been fearless and independent -
not neutral and it has pros.
pered and grown to be one Of
the leading publications in the
country. a great asset to its com
munity and the Northwest. 1t
is always a pleasure to read the
editorial columns of the Herald
or any part of the paper as there
IS no wire-pulling or SIDE
stepping stuff in it. The opin-
ions are the Herald's opin-
ions and not those Of some one
el"e and their news columns
contain news and not propagan-
da. The new owners state that
the same policy will be carried
out by them and the same edi-
torial staff will be retained
1t is pleasing to note that Mr.
Weiss will continue to be citi-
zen of Duluth and. this state
where he has spent his most ac-
tive years Aand accomplished
much for the upbuilding Of the
Northwest.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

A. c. Weiss, who has been an
able and conscientious publisher
Of the Duluth Herald for nearly
thirty years retired from the
newspaper field this week when
he sold out to M. F, Hanson,
general manager of the Philadel-
phia Record for the past twenty.
five years. and Paul Block Of
New York City. who is the
owner Of several eastern publ.
cations. Mr.. Hanson will be tht
active manager and has already
taken charge. He comes to thi.
state recommended as one of the
leading newspaper men Of The
country as is also Mr.. Block.
Under the guidance Of Mr.
Weiss the Herald has Away.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

high as they have been for more
than a year.
The plan embraces the grading
and concentrating of the wool in
central warehouses and supply
ing it to designated wooden mills
which are to manufacture it into
blankets to be sold to hotels. hos
pitfalls and private individuals
Agencies may be established in
every large city and the price
of these blankets is to be about
one-half the present cost in the
retail market, according to care
full calculations made by the wool
growers.
J. +. BoOg-Scott, Of Coleman.
Tex. one of the largest wool
growers in the southwest and a
member of the National Wool
Growers Committee of the Am
erican Farm Bureau Federation.
says out in his country men and
women are weaving saddle blank
cts of virgin wool for the COW
men and ranchers on oldfashioned
hand looms resurrected from the
attic.
The plan of the southwestern
wool growers is to concenfr9, :
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

their wool at Galveston, on the
Gulf of Mexico. from which it is
only i've days by water to the
big New England wooden mills.
MIR. Boog-Scott showed the COM
mlttee that present rates from
the western states by rail to Bos-
ton can be lowered to the tune
Of as much as SO cents a pound
OF wool by water from Galveston.
The loss 10 American wool
growers is about S225. 900 900. of
which s75.0cO.OOO is on the
shrlnkage Of the price for raw
wool; another similar sum for
the lower valuation of mutton
and lamb and still another like
sum for depreciation in the value
Of breeding stock.
The bill introduced by Senator
smoot ~ place an embargo on
foreign wool is being watched
with great interest by wool
growers throughout the land.
There is 10 doubt that the pres
ent decline IN wool is the direct
E q.
result NJ large irnportations of
Australian and wool from other
countries competing with Ameri-
ran Won!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

The average mans wooden suit
weighs four to five pounds and
contains that much or less wool.
Southwestern raw wool shrinks
about 65 per cent, while Eastern
wool is much cleaner. The last
sales of wool in the west were
at 20 cents a pound and in the
middle west at 40 cents. Based
upon either class of wool the ac-
tual cost of raw material in a
mans WOODEN suit cannot exceed
50 to SD. These figures were
brought out by the National
Wool Committee.
The price of good wooden suit
varies from $50 to $75 at present
If this sum Of money were spent
for raw wool no man could carry
on his back the amount of wool
in the grease that either of
these sums would purchase from
the farmer direct. Seventy-fve
dollars invested in southwestern
wool would perhaps buy 1915
pounds.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

The Minnesota State Legisla.
ture is now in session again, con.
vening Tuesday. Elsewhere in
this issue will he found letter
written by Vance Chapman. who
styles himself county chairman
on what is before this session
and comment on some of the
prominent members of the legis.
lature as well as some of the
important bills. Hon. W. |. No.
Ian who served so successfully as
speaker Of the last Legislature
and gave universal satisfaction
was reelected again to that i'm.
portant post. There appears t.
he less comment throughout the
state this year about the ankle
ty felt when the Legislature
meets, as is usually the case. fol
fear that some fool Legislation
will be passed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

lens while the Senate has also
not been overlooking any bets in
this respect. True there are a
number of members who look
upon this early activity with sus-
piclon and may try to block what
some Of them call frame up
but they are a decided minority
1t looks very much as if the For
ty-second was going to make his
tory and history of the kind that
will rebound TO its credit.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

American wool growers Are not
bowling to . depressed selling
market without . struggle. Their
latest plaH = tor . direct cooper
alive marketing plan which In
cluAee nanufAeturtng blankets
from the virgin vool and With .
oavine 70 consumer of at least 50
~ cent
TASoagA IL National Wool
0povoro' Committee Of the Ameri-
can yaS0 Buroan p01erati0o the
Dlan = - Da1nf1ee1re voosea
boAokoEo, 006o from three
elgAts vool gyovn d Iowa. l1SeAi-
GaA. Wyo0lAg. Tens and stAer
Wogoogn 0eA1oo. aAA ell direct
tro0 1oa1gnaao1 0nlD . ~ 60
so0oe. TAo vool uovUsU ass
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

One of the battles royal will be
over the question of problems
for the carrying into effect Of
Amendment No. | which pre-
vailed at the recent election.
Two opposing forces. one headed
by Senator p. II. McGarry of
Walker and the other by c. M.
Babcock, State highway commits
sioner are battling for mastery
and the best law obtainable is
at the demand of each. The diff
ferences between the two is on
the question of control. Senator
McGarry would have commits
sion composed of 3 or 5 men.
serving without salary or paid if
necessary while Mr.. Babcock
wants the present one man sys-
tenn to continue. That the pres
ent Commissioner is not unmind-
full of his own future is indicated
in the employment of a press
agent and unusual activity on
the part Of his highway force
who are now busy with local re-
solutions and propaganda in his
behalf. Without attempting to
prejudice the case of Mr.. Bah
cock who will undoubtedly have
much to say officially in the
building of Minnesota's future
system of roads no matter whe-
Their it is a one man commission
or a five man affair. it must be
said that SO far the McGarry for
ces have made the best showing
The trend of opinion seems to
be running their way. If nothing
else Senator McGarrNS slogan OF
no politics is having its good eff
feet for no matter what the
character of the commission. the
bill when framed will have as
its principal feature the elimina-
ton of all political tampering
Contractors it is said are gener-
ally for the Babcock idea.
When this letter was in the
making j. A. o. Preus was pre-
pairing to take on the governor
ship Of the state of Minnesota,
and Gov. ]. A. A. Burnquist was
ratfs,,ey rouJx, - ro<,rc No,thar
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

| ty-second was going to make his
tory and history of the kind that
will rebound to its credit.
Not since the sixties has a
Minnesota legislature been con-
fronted with as many big and per
picking problems as those which
now face the present body.
Many of them are really vital TO
the states future. To the agri-
cultural interests of the state the
undoubted big thing is the sew
eral bills concerning their future
welfare and which have been un-
der consideration for some weeks.
This is a case of must. A system
Of hard surfaced highways free
from politics and graft comes
next and in order follows a
workmens compensation act over
which special house and senate
committee has been laboring for
a year, primary and election law
reforms, -apportionment as re-
quired by the constitution and
the disposal of the long drawn
out tonnage tax controversy.
Any one of the subjects named
is task in itself and the proper
completion of the whole a job of
no mean proportions. In prepar-
ing the house for the work be-
fore it both Speaker Nolan and
Chief Clerk Arneson have been
at their desks every day for the
last two weeks while Lieut.. Gov.
Collins has been equally busy in
the case of the senate. Others
who have been contributing to
the job of getting things in. readi-
ness include Rep. Wilkinson of
Washington County and Rep.
Nordgren of Chisago. They head
the forces active for the relief
of the states agricultural inter-
estS.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

Aesperate. - there y aboseuAees
no market Tor wool ssl sli wsse. |
hoaaes an sosAe1 ~ the vss4U
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

When this letter was in the
making j. A. o. Preus was pre-
pairing to take on the governor
ship of the state of Minnesota,
and Gov. j. A. A. Burnquist was
getting ready to retire. Neither
seemed unduly excited over the
new order of things nor was the
capital gossips in receipt of any
thing that would provide q COW
The Washington herald., 1921-08-21

RITTENBoUsE ST. NV. ,r,-
Oct. rus; b tSsoo. WIN nj
en- q Co.. l4ss I &C. NJ
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-12
SUPERVISORS HOLD
BUSY SESSION TODAY.

Disposition of a number OF import
ant matters. including road, and meet
ing this afternoon as board OF equal
iza,ion with a night Session in store
tonight. marked the regular monthly
session OF the board Of supervisors to-
day.
The morning session was taken up
mostly hearing requests OF taxpayers.
the first being the request OF the San
Pedro Valley Commercial Club and
San Pedro Valley women's Club for
an appropriation of $1,000 to be in
cluded in the budget for purposes of
holding county fair this year. The
board took the matter under advise
nent until its regular meeting in July.
Alexander Heron. merchant of Cas-
cabel, about 30 miles north of Ben
son. requested the board to do neces-
sary repair work before the rainy sea-
son sets in, on roads in that vicinity.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-12
DEAF, DUMB SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION MAY
START JULY FIRST

TUCSON. June 5.-Construction up
on the state school for the deaf will
probably begin by July /. Full work
ing plans have been completed by Ly.
man q Place, bids will be advertised
this week and work on the s150,OOO
project will start by the first of the
month
The institution, which is also open
10 blind and deaf students will be To-
Gated short distance north of Speed
way near the university. The school
for the deaf IS size restitution.
funds beiDs appropriated by the AZ
zrHa legislature in 1919. and the
ground has been decided to the state
by the city.
\ general Italian renisance type of
architecture is called for in the speci-
fications. Four buildings will be con-
structed. main building housing ad-
ministration Offices, dining room, su-
perintendent living quarters and sew
eral class rooms where instructions
will be carried on.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-12
productive value.

productive value.
Mr.. Adams refuses to become excit-
ed over the discovery of oil by the
company and while ne believes it will
make big well. he is not too op,imis.
tic TO he disappointed If the well does
not prove TO be what biologists ex-
pect it TO be. The finding of the oil.
"opens up an entirely new field, ac-
cording TO the word received, and a
full report regarding the discovery is
expected TO be received in few days.
What will be known as the Adams
sand. is termed by the geologists TO
cover a big pool of oil. Over GOO feet
of black lime was drilled through be-
fore oil was struck and ii is expected
that when the sand is penetrated a
little further. as soon as facilities TO
handle the oil can be arranged for. a
larger flow is expected at greater
depth.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-12
CATALINA MOUNTAINS
BLAZE HELD IN CHECK

TUCSON. June "a small forest
fire in the Catalina Mountains, in the
Canada del ORC district. has been
burning since Wednesday night.
The fire was reported to Ranger 3.
6. Mertier at the Soldier Camp look
out station about -I:30 o'clock We'd
nesday night. Forest Ranger Smith
went to the scene of the blaze with
two men and reported Thursday after
noon that he and his men were hold.
ing the fire well under control
The fire. which is opposite a point
on the Mt Lennon road about is
miles from Tucson, is not considered
serious by the forest rangers, who
express their belief that it will be ex,
tinguished without trouble.
y telephone message from Forest
supervisor Hugh Calkins. who has
been in the Patagonia mountains
Fighting fire for the pas; two days,
received yesterday afternoon by Rang
er MettleT, stated that the Patagonia
fire is also under control.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-12
REPORT OF FEDERAL
GRAND JURY TO EE
SUBMITTED JUNE 10

PHOENIX. June 5.-Outcome of a
federal grand jury probe into primary
campaign expenditures OF United
States Senator Ralph H. Cameron will
not be known before Saturday. June
is. On that date the jurymen are ex
pected TO submit final report OF their
deliberations 10 Judge William II
Sawtelie in federal court here
A one-day session of the grand
jury was held here yesterday. and
'rumor was current during the day
that the jury had disposed Of the
Cameron investigation and passed On
to other matters placed before IT,
Until late in the afternoon members
OF the jury believed that a final re
port could be made yesterday, but
The eleventh hour introduction Of new
cases blocked their efforts. il was an.
nounced.
AS late as $3.50 o'clock in the after.
noon. jurymen themselves announced
that they would make their report
before adiourning. At that hour
they recessed until 4:45, when they
planned to appear before Judge Saw.
telle with their findings.
When they reconvened, however,
United States District Attorney Thos
II. Flynn had evidence in a new ac.
ton for their consideration. They
started a review of this evidence. but
when ii became evident that they
would be unable to complete their
work yesterday, they so informed the
court
Adjournment until Saturday. June
Is, was declared by Judge Sawtelle.
Three of the jurymen asked that they
be excused at this time. but their pc.
titions were denied by the court, who
said that it would be impossible for
him to release any Of the men until
they had completed their obligations
as grand jurymen. Such obligation,
he pointed out. will hold until a final
report is made 20 the court.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-12
FARMERS ORGANIZE

BOWIE. June Am irrigation dis
trict association has been formed by
the s.embers of the Bowie and San ST.
men Farmers Clubs. a meeting was
held in Bowie 'ast Saturday and the
constitution and bylaws adopted. Joe
Chambers. of Bowie was elected pres
ident: William Gregg. - San Simon.
vice president; Miss Lola To...linson.
recording secretary; T. II. Winsor. -
Bowie. corresponding secretary. ami
Dana T. Miner. of Bowie. treasurer.
The directors from here selected
were d. Aldrich. George Rentchler.
\. X. Spikes. Ben Kartzberg; from
San Simon. II. o. Carr, A. s. Mckin-
ney. Fred Scobe and George E. Dor
sey.
1t is the purpose OF the organization
to look into the reclamation OF 250. 0.Oeo
acres OF fertile land in the great San
Simon valley. The first step in the
project is TO file on and secure the
right TO the water which falls on our
watersheds in the Chiricahua and Grl-
ham mountains, with a view to storing
it in the canyons. first for the purpose
OF replenishing our underground wa
ter supply, and secondly for irriga-
tons purposes. by the use Of canals,
etc.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-12
ADAMS BRINGS NEWS
OF OIL DISCOVERY.

Supervisor D. A. Adams, who has
recovered from a slight spell Of illness
contracted while in Tombstone last
week, was in Tombstone again today
to attend the meeting of the board of
supervisors. Mr. Adams confirmed
the reports received here several days
ago regarding the discovery Of flow
OF oil on the Arizona & Texas Oil &
Development company in which he is
heavily Interested. being located or
land owned by him in what is now 4
practically new oil field.
According to Mr.. Adams. Josef
Schwertner, Of Wilcox, returned from
Texas the other day, where he has
been for several days with Archie
Shaw. who is manager OF the com
pany. Last Friday morning the oil
was struck in the well at depth of
,i50 feet. The flow is unusually
promising and pronounced by those
familiar with oil wells TO become the
bets well in that district.
The history OF the enterprise has
extended over a period OF two years.
The ground was secured and opera
tions commenced about March or
April in 1919 That season saw an
unprecedented rainfall in that section.
softening the ground so as TO make
travelling ard transportation OF mater.
ial from the railroad practically i'm
possible. Later drilling started in
earnest. but was blocked by a series
of mishaps. Two strings of tools were
lost in the well and it looked as IL the
well would have to be abandoned.
Those who have inspected the well
pronounce it to be exceedingly prom
Using. and after a thorough testing
will later announce its capacity and