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TOO MUCH MONEY
SPENT ABROAD.
U. S. TOURISTS SPEND $500,
100000 ANNUALLY IN
EUROPE.

Senator McGarry, president and
general manager or the Ten Thous-
and Lakes Association talking be-
fore the Cloverland Industrial Con-
ference at Escanaba, Mich. on
How to Attract the Tourist, "
made a hit in despictIng the Won
derful opportunities for the travel
er in this country and especially IN
Minnesota.
1.-The travel business has been
looked on in past years as sort
of a plaything, something of little
or no consequence to any state or
even to this nation" Senator Nc
Garry declared, but there is such
a serious side to this question that
desire now and here to call your
attention to some Of the serious
aspects as | see them.
I'VE have resources in the differ
ent states of the union to an un-
limited degree, but of what avail is
this wealth or resources of your
state or my state when there is not
circulating medium enough to keep
the men who are engaged in the
production of the different needs
of our commercial life active and
state and our nation today.
Careful study of the situation
in America reveals the fact that
more than 5000, OO0,O 900 leaves the
pockets annually of the American
people and is spent in foreign coun-
tries. / have first hand lnforma-
ton in my own state, which proves
that prosperity comes to the entire
8 = L
tourist money That tremendous
flow OF money, $500, 100000 should
be distributed through the means
of tourist traffic in our own nation,
where we have such wonderful
things to attract the tourist, such
as the Grand Canyon of Colorado,
our National Parks and forests, the
Ozarks, Niagara Falls, the wonder
full lake districts of Michigan, Wis
consin and Minnesota, and the
many other attractions which nature
so generously endowed US with.
Doing Fine. Work.
Since the inauguration of the
campaign by Representatives of the
Veterans Bureau to get in contact
with all former service men and
women who are Ssuffering with
some disability incurred in, or. ag-
gravated by their connection with
the service, approximately six
thousand new cases have been filed
by residents of the states Of Min
nesota, North and South Dakota
and Montana.
Three years have passed since
the signing of the Arnistice, and
the impression exists in some quar-
tiers that the class of men making
claims against the government at
this time are those who have. heard
from others of the work that the
government is doing in the way
of rehabilitation, but who have no
just claim for consideration.
A majority of the claims now
being filed with the Bureau are
worthy of consideration. The men
who are now asking for vocational
training and compensation are
those who have hung back, either
because of their modesty or be-
cause they felt that to. ask for any
thing might. be construed as max
ing themselves objects of charity.
Most of these men were. actually
in the front line trenches in France
where they were gassed, received
gun shot wounds, were shell
shocked, or had influenza; and
since their return home, although
destitute, broken In health and I'M
able to work, have been struggling
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in an effort to exist without max
ing an appeal to the government.
The only way that the Veterans
Bureau is apprised of a large ma
jority of these cases, is because of
the interest displayed by friends
appealing in behalf of individuals
of their acquaintance.
A recent case brought to the at
tention of the Bureau was that
former service man who was gassed
and shell shocked in the Argonne.
This man was brought in by a
friend, given physical examina-
ton which revealed that he was
suffering from mental trouble de-
veloping because of his connection
with the service. This case was
rated and compensation and voca-
tsonal training allowed, in less than
month after the claim had been
filed, and the man is now receiving
hospital treatment.
Another typical case was that of
a veteran who was employed as
telegraph operator by a railroad
company. While with the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces in
France, ne was gassed and his eyes
were affected as a result. Because
of his condition it was impossible
for him to do efficient work, and
it was only because of the kindness
of his employers and their realiza-
ton of the fact that he had a wife
and two children dependent upon
him for support that he was kept.
His case was finally brought to the
attention of representatives of the
Bureau, and he is now receiving
compensation and vocational train
ing.
The number of cases. filed. in
which there is an apparent desire
upon the part of the claimant, to
get something that he is not en-
titled to, are few and far between.
As a general rule, the former
service man is as loyal to his gov
eminent now as he was during the
war, and only wants what he is en-
titled to.
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Pierie Acid for Minne.ot..

Definite allotments Of % of the
AS carloads Of picric acid, a war
salvaged explosive, that have been
secured from the government for
land clearing purposes in Minnesota
have been made to Is counties in
northeastern Minnesota by til e
division of agricultural engineering
of the University of Minnesota, ac-
cording to A. ]. Schwantes, who has
charge of the distribution.
Allotments for each county is as
follows: Aitkin, q; Beltrami, 8;
Carlton, 2; Clearwater, 1; Crow
Wing, 1; Cook, "a; Cass q; Hub
bard, two-thirds; Itasca, 8; Kama
bee, l; Koochiching, 2; Lake, "a
Mile Laos, 1 /; Morrison, 1; Pine, q:
upper st. Louis, 2; lower st. Louis,
2; Wadena, two-thirds; and Todd,
two-thirds. One carload viii be
divided between Cook and Lake
counties, and two carloads between
Wadena, Todd and Hubbard coun-
ties.
Allotments were made only to
those counties where it was most
likely enough orders would be
placed to make a carload. The re-
naming IL carloads will be distri-
buted to any county that wants it
until the supply is exhausted. Be
cause the new supply Of picric acid
win be shipped from Fort Wingate,
New Mexico, freight rates will be
somewhat higher than on the orig
inal Minnesota allotment shipped
from Sparta, Wisconsin.
Orders must be in even 100
pound quantities, the maximum
amount that any one farmer can
order being 500 pounds. The cost
Of material viii be seven cents a
pound plus transportation charges.
This covers only the cost OF cart
ridging and handling. Because the
government win fill orders exactly
as received from the various states
Minnesota farmers should place
t n cir orders Immediately, Mr..
Schwantes says. Orders should be
sent to Aug. Newbauer, Virginia,
Mimi.
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rise in price from June to Novem-
Der, the tax in the 1922 book is
higher than that in the 1921 book
and, on the other hand, for those
models where there was decline in
price during the model year, there
is a lower tax in the 1922 rate
book than in the 1921 rate book.
The 1921 rate book based its
taxes on the prices that were in
effect earlier in the year but the
1922 book bases its taxes on the
price that was in effect Nov. /.
''These are regrettabla differenc-
es, but attention is called to the
fact the registrar has no option in
the matter. The method of cal
culating the tax is clearly pre-
scribed in the law and on account
of the fluctuations in prices that
have prevailed during the post war
period, and on account of the
emergency rate book for 1921.
these many differences occur.
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here. This is the lowest proper
finn in the couutv

here. This is the lowest proper
ton in the county.
Twenty-six per cent of the adult
population of Bull attend night
school. This place has a total pop
ulation of 1000. OF the 800 adults,
210 attend evening classes.
The proportion in FIVE other vii
lagos and towns is more than 20
per cent. 1t was noted by the ma
turalization examiner that the larg-
est number of adult students are
registered in the mining centers.
Reduced operating scale of the ore
mines this winter is given as the
reason for the increase in attend
ance.
Too much entertainment IN the
larger centers and vice versa ac-
counts for the higher rate of at
tendance in the small places, it was
said.
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The news Of the death Of w. FL.
Congdon of Tower last Wednesday
evening was received in this city
with shock. He has been en-
gagged in the hardware and under
taking business in Tower for the
past thirty years and was well
known on the Vermilion Range. At
about Z o'clock Wednesday evening,
it seems, that in a fit of despond-
ency, Mr.. Congdon inflicted re-
volver wounds on himself causing
instant death. He was So years
Of age and is survived by two sons
and two daughters Funeral ar
rangements have not as yet been
made. The arrival Of outside rela-
tives is awaited. He was MEM
Der Of the Masonic order and Of
the Vernilion Range Old Settlers.
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We invite you to make a start
with our Bank.
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STATE TAX
ON AUTOS.
SECRETARY HOLM EXPLAINS
DISCREPANCIES IN AUTO
TAX LAW.

Secretary of State, Mike Holm
has issued a circular letter explain
ing apparent discrepancies IN
vehicle taxes on the same model of
car IN 1921 and 1922.
Registration of motor vehicles
for the two years is compared in
a table selected at random, accord
ing to the circular which follows
mike Holm, secretary Of state,
reports that great number of
letters are coming to the motor
vehicle registration department of
the Office inquiring concerning the
difference between taxes that were
paid in 1921, according to the 1921
rate book, and the taxes that are
being paid in 1922, according to
the 1922 book. Attention is called to
such differences as are set forth in
the following examples which are
selected at random.
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Income Tax Forms.

The following statement is issued
by Collector of Internal Revenue,
L. M. Willcuts, st. Paul, Minnesota.
Forms 1040 for reporting in
dividual return of income for the
taxable year 1921 of more than
50 1000 are available at the Office of
Collector of Internal Revenue, st.
Paul, Minnesota, and the following
branch offices: Minneapolis, Du-
luth, st. Cloud, Mankato, Winona.
The form contains six pages, two
of which are devoted to the return.
two ito duplicate of the return
to be retained by the taxpayer, and
two to instructions. The form w
be sent to persons who filed similar
return last year, but failure to re-
ceive a form does not relieve the
taxpayer of his obligation to file
on time, on or before March Is,
1922, if return is made on calendar
year basis.
Forms 1040A for reporting in
come of $4,000 or less also are
available at the above offices.
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The Ely team goes to Two HAIR
bors tomorroy where they will play
a return game with the fast team
OF that city. This will be an event
well worth seeing and it would not
surprise US if our boys returned
with the long end of the score.
Our team has improved several per
cent since the game with the Port
boys early in the season and no
doubt will cause Two Harbors to
take notice.
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Liability for Injury to cu..,.


A decision of interest to automo-
bile insurance men was handed
down in the Wisconsin Supreme
Court in Dennis McShea VS.. John L.
McVoy. Judge Owen held that the
owner of the automobile was not
responsible for injuries sustained
by guests during a ride. Said he
IN the opinion
1T is an act of kindness and
consideration for the. owner of a
ear to lend its comfort and pleas
ure through an invitation to his less
fortunate neighbor for a ride in the
country, to join picnic party, or
to enjoy an evening at the theater
in nearby city. This is a species
of hospitality which should be en-
couraged rather than discouraged,
and the law should not be coupled
up with a friendly act of a duty
which makes its exercise an un-
reasonable hazard"
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Tanlac now has the largest sale
OF any medicine N the world. There
IS q reason. James Drug Store
Ad.
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Overland.

Many 1920 models pay a high
er tax than corresponding 1927
models. The tables show that the
owner of car which was, regis
tered in 1921 does not pay the
same tax in 1922 as he paid for the
same car in 1921.
Result of New Law.
These differences may not seem
just, but Mr.. Holm explains that
they result from the plan of taxa
ton incorporated by the legislators
m the new registration law. The
tax is based on the factory list
price of the year of the model.
Since the prices on cars generally
were higher in 1920 than in 1921
the tax paid is correspondingly
higher on 1920 models than on
similar 1921 models.
An additional complication and
an apparent discrepancy arises
through the fact that for 1891 the
registration taxes were based on
the list prices set for in the Iowa
rate book. This was an emergency
rate book provided by the legis-
lature for the reason that the law
was passed so late in the year that
there was not time to get state
ments from the manufacturers.
The law provided that for 1921, to
save time, the registrar should
adopt the rate book of another
state and at the suggestion of the
committee the Iowa rate book was
adopted as being the one most like
that required by the Minnesota law.
Price ~ of November.
The law provided that for fol-
lowing years rate book should be
made setting forth the list of prices
as Of Nov. l that manufacturers
would furnish in sworn statements.
The 1922 book has, therefore, been
compiled from such manufacturer
sworn statements setting forth the
price that prevailed Nov. 1 in each
model year for the various makes
OF cars. Now it happens that the
Iowa book bases it's rates on prices
as OF June and earlier each wear.
Therefore, the resulting condition
that IN those years where there was
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coded that the pursuit OF foxes does
not constitute a fishery. The cultiva-
ton of minks cannot be successfully
conducted in a fish hatchery.
Apparently, as SO many other estab-
lishments under the executive branch
have, the fisheries service had become
all cluttered up with duties and jobs
it is not fitted or equipped to handle.
All of which is d long, long way
from an investigation Of the possible
diminution of food fish along the coast.
1 don't pretend to say of the fisheries
bureau that it has performed inefi-
GENTLY either it's proper work or the
added activities that have been i'm
posed upon 1t. For all l know it
may be and is a great national bless
ing, and managed with maximum skill,
intelligence and real economy. I hope
it is.
| cite it here only as an example Of
a branch Of governmental activity that
has grown up haphazard from a small
beginning to be a great, costly, far
spreading enterprise that by its own
confession is overlaid with duties,
functions and activities unrelated to
its legitimate and essential business
the care, propagation and study Of all
manner Of food fish.
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GARFIELD WAS RAPID READER
Former President Could. Give Thor.
ough Criticism After Five
Minute Perusai. -

President Garfield and James G..
Blaine were men who possessed unus-
ual faculties. according to A. B. Far
quhar, says System.
Garfield, afterward the President,
was the most rapid reader I have ever
seen. One evening when we were sit
ting together in the judges library he
asked Garfield If he had read a book
which was lying IN the table. Before
he could answer Judge Black was
called out of the room and MI. Gar
field remarked to me:
mo l v saw this book before.
HE took it up and, turning the
pages rapidly, had gone through it by
the time the judge returned, which
was In about five minutes. Then he
answered:
"tOh, yes; I have read it. And
went on to give a very interesting and
peculiarly thorough criticism of the
work. 80
"Afterward l told Judge Black that
Iarfeld's sole acquaintance with the
book extended over FIVE minutes and
the Judge answered that Ave minutes
was long enough for Garfield to get
the gist of any book"
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MORE FOREIGN WHITES
Census Bureau figures Show IN
crease Of rs Per Cent.
Count III 1920 Showed 80, ss8, 658 For
slgn White Stock III the United
States, including f3,712,754 Who
Came AL lmniurants.

Washington, I, C.The Department
of 0omrlerce announces that according
to the census Of 1920 the total foreign
white stock In the United States on
January i Of that yearSwa 36.S9s,958.
BY foreign white stock Is meant the
total foreign born white population
plus the native white population hay.
Ing one Or both parents foreign born.
The corresponding total for 1910 was
22.2243,88 81 The Increase Of the for.
eign white stock between 1910 and 1920
was, therefore, 4.155,578. or 12.9 per
cent. sSs 4.
The total for 1920 includes 18TH
754 who were foreign born and came
TO this country ais Immigrants, and
S22,6S6,204 who were born Id this coun-
try, but whose parents, a or both,
were immigrants.
The classification OF the foreign
white stock by country Of origin Il
based upon the prewar map OF Eu.
rope, partly because OF the difficulty OF
adjusting the returns in regard to the
birthplace OF parents SC as to agree
with the changed boundaries Of Eu-
ropean countries and partly in. order
that comparisons might be made with
the figures of previous census, taken
in 1910. The names Of the several
countries, therefore, Indicate the ter
ritory~ embraced within these couI-
tries before the war, W :
The total. foreign white stock from
each Of the principal countries Of
origin was as follows: Germany,
7,259,997; Ireland, 4,136,395; Russia,
3,s71,123; Italy, 3,336,945; Austria.
S,129, 796; Canada, 2,eO3,82s; England.
2,307, 112; Sweden, 1,457,3S2; Hun.
gary, 1,110,905; Norway, 1,023,225. +
OF the 7,259,997 persons of foreign
stock whose country Of origin was
Germany, 1,915,s67 were immigrants
whose fathers were. born In prewar
Germany and 5,344,130 were natives
Of the United States whose parents
yer immigrants born In prewar Ger
many. These two groups may be dea.
ignated, respectively, az the first and
second generation from Germany. Not
all of them are German by race or
stock. as the classification is deter.
mined by place of birth without regard
to racial stock. - .E
The members in the first and second
generations from some Of the principal
countries Of Europe were as follows:
Germany, 1,915,s67, first generation,
and 5.344.13 8 second generation: Ire
land 1,164,707 and 2,971,6SS; Russia,
2,020, $50 and 1,S50,4e3; Italy, 1915 ,184
and 1,721,76 Austria, 1851 and
11684,655; Canada, S61,45O and 1,742,-
87S; England, 824,068 and l,4S3,024,
Sweden, es2,656 and S24,728; Hungary,
6o8,170 and 512,735; Norway, S82,O51
and 6e1,174.
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Benevolent Design Of Nature.

" But it. is not for youth alone thai
the Great Parent of creation hath pro-
vided. Happiness is found with the
purring cat no less than with the play
full kitten in the arm chair of DOING
age as we'll as, in the sprightliness of
the dance Or the animation of the chase.
To novelty, to a%cuteness Of sensation,
to- hope, to ardor, of pursuit, an equiv.
alent for them ail--perception Of ease.
Herein Is the exact difference between
the young and the old. The young are
not happy, but when enjoying pleasure;
and the old are happy when free from
pain, In the species. with which we
are best acauainted-pur own am
far from thinking that youth is the
happiest season; much less the only
faDp, s'n@.--'Vfniam Talay. u.
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THREE OF A KIND

: Should parents OF triplets pass thu
hat or the cigars? That is the prob
lem bothering Mr.. and Mrs. Al Kaufs
man Of Washington, D. G. Here is the
proud papaS with his three children, all
of whom are doing nicely, despite the
fact they were born some, two months
prematurely. Hospital authorities say
the youngsters are exceptionally.
healthy and well developed for triplets,
Of whom two are girls ana one q boy,
the aggregate weights being IA pounds
and l ounce. sztrs A., L25 q
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Meaning of Red Liahtc.

In Washington a red light means
nothing doing" When the senate
goes into executive session q cluster
of three red lamps CLOVIS above the
door nearest the house Of representa-
tives. That signifies to members of
the house that have a desire to talk
with senators that they cannot crafty
their desire just at that time because
the senators are shut in and are per-
forming their executive function of
advising with the president and con-
senting or refusing to consent tor his
nominations" Nv
When the house adjourns a single
red lamp over the door nearest the
senate chamber advises senators that
the representatives have stopped
work. r
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HANGED IN 1877, LIVES YET
kx-eandit Now Wants to Stand Trial
- for Robbery Committed In !;
Missouri. IA & s%@st

Tacoma, Wash.-Forty-fve years arc
. posse in Missouri captured a desper-.
ate bandit, upon whose head a price
was set. The bandit was duly hanged
to Q cottonwood tree near Joplin, Nd,
July II, 1877. The posse dispersed
and a woman, whom the bandit had
,hefriended, cut him down and he re-
covered from the ordeal.
This lis the story told Ny an aged
resident of Tacoma, who has written
to a newspaper here to learn IL he can
still be tried for robberies "in which
men were killed. /.
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Origin of ~"PubItcan.U

In England the keeper Of q public
house came to be called q publican
and be was probably so-called because
he puts tax as it We're on travellers
and perhaps sometimes extorted and.
the term publican got 90 fixed in the
sDeech of the people that II found its
place In the law and under English
statutes the term publican included
inn-keepers. shotelkeepers. keepers OF
ale-houses and wine vaults, etc. We
speak today Of a hotel keeper as q
publican, or a Boniface, d mine host.
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Favorlte Stone. Of he Past.

Favorlte Stones Of the Past.
Rings Of the Middle ages had tur-
Quoise and emeralds al favorits stones
and In that age Of chivaIry II was but
natural that the coat 81 arIns on rings
should become the fashion. In the
Renaissance, diamonds wore used for
the first time. The cuttings were
rery rough, the tools 0f jewellers b.
ins crude, and for softer stones, more
easily cut or carved. Then appeared
NJ emerald ornannentatton, and some
.0f the rings OF those Days contained
miniature perfume boxes
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Nesd New supply Of Nitrogen.
The more we get power from a
wells the greater the need is Of Oh
tanning nitrogen from the air. A vast
amount OF fertilizing material has been
lost to. American agriculture through
the croWding out Of millions Of horses
by millions of gasoline-driyen vehicles.
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Tho Thousand isIands.

The beauties OF the ST. Lawrence
river were first seen by d white man
when Jacques Cartier, IN a voyage ok
exploration. happened on the stream Ii.
1895. II VI not until 1911, howeves,
thAt the region of AIexandria bay WA.
discovered n that -ysar Channp1ain
fraveied up this part ok the river.
sAbont 176O the French Eeean III real
tEe its wonders ana christenAd Il IN