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The Princeton union., 1922-10-12

shall any loan be for a less sum than
five hundred dollars"
''No such loan shall be made to any
person who is not at the time, or
shortly to become engaged in the
cultivation or development of the
farm land mortgaged.'
All mortgages and accompanying
promissory notes taken by the rural
credits board for money loaned shall
run to the state as mortgage or
payee. All mortgages shall be free
from general taxes and shall not be
subject to state income tax.
"The difference between the rate of
interest paid by the state for money
borrowed and the interest received by
the state for money loaned shall be
and constitute reserve fund. In
determining and fixing the rate of in
terest to the borrower, not less than
one-half of one per cent nor more
than one and one-half per cent per
annum shall be added to the rate of
interested to be paid by the state for
money borrowed by it. The salaries of
the officers and the employees of the
board and all it's expenses shall be
paid from the reserve fund.-"
Bonds issued by the rural credits
board shall be in denominations vary
ing from twenty-five to one thousand
dollars. They shall run for specific
periods, not exceeding twenty years.
The Princeton union., 1922-10-12
Another Accident on Highway

Another automobile accident oc-
Cured on the Scenic highway which
fortunately did not result in any very
serious damages to the occupants OF
the car.
Fred Scalberg, accompanied by John
Ingren Of Cambridge was driving
southwark on the Scenic highway on
Tuesday evening when he collided
with a road grader about three and
one-half miles north of Princeton
Mr.. Scalberg and his companion were
in a Ford touring car They were
travelling at quite speed and the cal
after striking the grader spun around
once or twice before turning turtle
When it finally came to rest it laid on
it's top. and was pointed toward the
north.
Shortly after the collision occurred
Miss Leah Barskey and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. A. Jorgensen of Princeton arrived
on the scene and assisted in extra
eating Mr.. Scalberg who was pinned
rather firmly under the wreck. He
appeared to be injured and Mr.. Jor-
gensen took him home. It developed
later that Mr.. Scalberg had two ribs
broken.
The Ford car was completely de-
molished. Fortunately the team that
was attached to the grader was not
injured.
The Princeton union., 1922-10-12
Andrew Finbogsen.

Andrew Finbogsen passed away
very suddenly at his home in Santiago
on Friday evening at $3.50. His death
came as a great shock to the mem
bers of his family and his friends.
Mr.. Finbogsen until late on Friday
afternoon appeared to be enjoying his
usual good health. He then COM
planned of slight indisposition which
did not seem to be serious but doc
tor was summoned. Before the ply
sician arrived, at 9:30 in the evening,
the end came.
Andrew Finbogsen was born in Kill
near Kragro, Norway, on October 49,
1850. For several years he was a
sailor. He came to America in 1882
and for about year remained in
Iowa. He then removed to Santiago
where he has since resided.
Mr.. Finbogsen was married to Hell
enc 1saksen on April "a, 1887. His
wife died on January 80, 1888, leaving
one son, Helmer.
On November 27, 1892, Mr.. Fin
bogsen was married to Tirbor Aslak-
sen. Five children were born to this
union; Agnes and Olaf, who died when
infants; Anton, who enlisted in the
world war and was killed in France
on October II, 1918; Hannah, who re-
sides at home; and Mrs. Harry Oslin
of Glendorado. Besides his wife and
children he is survived by one sister
in Norwak, Karen.
Funeral services were conducted on
Monday at the Glendorado Lutheran
church by Rev. G. J. Wettergren. The
pallbearers were Markus Larson, Olaf
Anderson, John E. Johnson, S. E.
johnson, L. ]. Madison and E. Enge-
bretsen. Interment was in the Glen
dorado Lutheran cemetery.
Andrew Finbogsen was Of that stur-
dy Norwegian stock that has made
this country so many thousand pro-
gressive, loyal citizens. He bore his
great sacrifice, the loss Of one of his
sons in the war, with fine courage.
Mr.. Finbogsen always took a promi-
nent part in the affairs of his COM
munity. For several years he was
treasurer Of the local school board.
He served ten years as assessor for
the town of Glendorado and for 20
years was secretary Of the Glendorado
Cooperative creamery. At the time
Of his death, he was president Of the
congregation of the Glendorado Luth-
eran church.
Mr.. Finbogsen will be much missed
by host Of friends. The sympathy
= s4 i Z I
The Princeton union., 1922-10-12
JOHN E. ODEGARD DECLARES
ACT BENEFITED FARMERS
Santiago Man Makes Statement in
Regard to War Finance Cor

Santiago Man Makes Statement in
Regard to War Finance Cor
poration Act.
John E. Odegard of Santiago makes
the following statement in regard to
the War Finance Corporation act:
"Much has been said in regard to the
amendment to the War Finance Cor
portation act introduced by Senator
Kellogg. It has been stated that ii
was not enacted for the benefit of the
farmers and did not work to that end
Since l. am farmer and am also in
terested in a country bank I have been
asked to state my views on the sub
ject.
Inability Of the bank to liquidate
the loans would have made it impossi-
BILE for them to take up shrinking de-
posits. Deposits were withdrawn not
because Of alarm but because of the
fact that depositors were forced to
break into their savings for the pur-
pose of meeting expenses due to un-
favorable crops and prices. The cor
poration has made it possible for the
bank to take up shrinkage in deposits
and still carry loans by using loans
as collateral and realizing cash on
them. The benefit to the farmer,
while indirect, was nevertheless great.
The ability of the bank to carry the
farmer borrowers has enabled them to
liquidate under more favorable condi-
tions and has given them more time.
Absence Of the War Finance Corpora
tion activities would have forced the
banks to require liquidation, at least
in part regardless of prices on farm
products
The interest rates were not in
creased, but rather decreased, mas
much as the maximum rate was put
at ~ per cent in most cases, taking
up paper that was drawing from to
10 per cent.
There is enough being said to the
The Princeton union., 1922-10-12
RECEPTION Is
WELL ATTENDED
Auditorium Is Beautifully Decorated
With Autumn Leaves; Enterter-
tanning Program Presented.

WIN AuCumn Leaves EHCeI IIeE.
tanning Program Presented.
The reception given to the teachers
by the parent-teacher association at
the high school auditorium on last
Friday evening was we'll attended. 1t
was delightful, informal gathering.
The auditorium was beautifully
decorated with huge clusters of au-
tumn leaves and made most attractive
by the addition of rugs and wicker
furniture.
A short but entertaining program
was presented. The address of well
come was delivered by the Rev. S. A.
Lumb, president of the association,
Superintendent B. F. Hall made the
response in behalf of the teachers
Asia Jorgensen and Milton Weiden-
bach rendered piano duet. Miss
Eva Ross and Mrs. A. c.. Sampson
gave readings. Mr.. Weidenbach also
played a solo. Every number on the
program was well presented and
much appreciated by the audience.
A conversational contest was con-
Quoted in which all guests participated
and in which Ira Stanley won first
prize.
Refreshments of ice cream and cake
were served.
The ladies who made arrangements
for the reception are to be congratu-
lated on the skillful manner in which
they handled it. The chairmen Of the
three committees were: Mrs. A. c.
Sampson, decorations; Mrs. H. w
Smith, program; Mrs. w. c. Doane
refreshments.
The Princeton union., 1922-10-12
VILLAGE COUNCIL HOLDS
SHORT SPECIAL MEETING
Creamery to Lay Private Sewer; Park
to be Lighted Until Close of
Hunting Season.

Creamery to Lay Private Sewer; Park
to be Lighted Until Close of
Hunting Season.
The special meeting of the council
was called to order at $50 last Mon
day evening with all members present.
John Huber appeared and requested
! permission to lay about rs feet of
6-inch tiling to serve as a drain in
front of his premises. His petition
was granted.
The matter of laying sewer from
the new Cooperative Creamery build
ing to First street was next con-
sidered. W. c. Doane explained the
statutes pertaining to sewer construc-
tion when undertaken as municipal
enterprise and also the procedure pre-
liminary to such construction. Under
those conditions it would be necessary
to allow six weeks to elapse for publ
cation of notices before operations
could be commenced. Since this would
bring the construction too late in the
season, it was voted to grant the
creamery a permit to lay a private
sewer providing that the abutting
properties would have the privilege of
connecting with it.
Although a representative of the
W. S. Mott Fire Hose company Of
Minneapolis was present, no action
was taken in regard to the purchase
Of the 300 feet of new hose. Chief
Clair Smith and Fred Manke will ap-
pear at the next regular meeting of
the council and decision in regard to
the purchase will probably be reached
at that time.
The matter of disseminating the
lighting of the public camping ground
was discussed. It was decided that
the park should be lighted until the
close of the hunting season.
AS there was no further business to
come before the council, the meeting
adjourned.
The Princeton union., 1922-10-12
County Meeting at Milaca,

On Wednesday, October 1s, at Mil
aca, there will be county meeting Of
all members of the Federated Wo.
mems clubs, the Public Health asso-
citation and the Red Cross society.
It will be an all-day session. Ev-
cry woman in the county will find it
profitable to be in attendance as sub
jects of much interest will be dis
cussed Mrs. Fairfield, chairman of
the federated clubs of the tenth dis
trict, will speak in the afternoon.
The Civic Betterment club of Mil
aca will serve the luncheon. The
meeting will be held in the Congrega-
tional church. All of the women in
the county are invited.
The Princeton union., 1922-10-12

Last column of figures are those of the
1922 traffic on trunk highway No. 1S north
of Milaca.
The above table gives some inter-
esting figures in regard to the num-
Der of vehicles that travel on our
Scenic during one day.
In the Minnesota A class are in
cluded the lighter cars as the Fords
and Chevrolets while class B contains
the more expensive, heavier cars.
Half of the % sections that the
census showed carried more than
i 900 vehicles a day are already paved.
Gravel maintenance would be very
expensive on such highways.
The heaviest traffic recorded this
year was on highway No. 3 at Rob-
binsdale where the count was 5,627
vehicles day.
The Princeton union., 1922-10-12
INCREASES ASSESSED
VALUES IN COUNTY
County Auditor Peltier Receives Com
municatiOn From State Tax
Commission.

The state board of equalization,
which meets in September of each
year, has evidently found that some
of the assessed values on real and
personal property in this county are
not as high as those in the majority
of the other counties in the state. Our
county auditor, Walter Peltier, has re-
ceived a communication from the state
tax commission informing him that it
will be necessary to raise the assessed
values Of the real estate in the towns
and number of classes of personal
property, including bank stock.
Information received from some of
the adjoining counties would indicate
that Mile Laos is one Of the few
counties in the state where the board
of equalization has asked for an in
crease in the assessed values. Since
our local tax rate is exceedingly high,
our county commissioners undoubtedly
wished to keep the assessed values as
low as possible, but it is of course the
duty of the state board to equalize the
values in all the counties. Any indi-
viduals who felt that the county board
had raised the values too high will
now realize that the commissioners
placed the figures just as low as they
dared, too low in some cases to be
sanctioned by the state board.
The increases proposed by the state
tax commission are as follows:
Ten per cent on personal property
used by owner for personal and do
mestic purposes or for furnishing or
equipping the family residence;
horses, mules and asses from three
to sixteen years Of age; grade cattle
from 1 to 2 years of age; farm tools
and machinery; lumber, lath and
shingles in hands of manufacturers or
dealers.
Fifteen per cent on grade bulls and
sheep three years old and over.
Twenty per cent on purebred cows
and purebred bulls.
Twenty-Five per cent on stations,
fine bred mares and race horses; grade
cattle under one year; purebred cat
| tie one and two years of age.
Thirty per cent on purebred cattle
less than one year old.
Forty per cent on purebred cattle
| between two and three years Of age.
The commission also asked for an
increase of 20 per cent in the real
estate property of the towns of the
county. This change would apply to
structures and improvements as. well
as lands but is for the towns only
! not the villages.
The Princeton union., 1922-10-12
Shipstead Speaks in Milaca.

Shlpstead Speaks in Mllaca.
Henrik Shipstead, farmer-labor can
didate for the United States senate,
addressed an audience Of about 500 in
the Milaca armory on Saturday af
ternoon. Most of those present were
of course supporters Of the nonpar-
tisan league and therefore gave Mr..
ShiRstead cordial reception.
Shipstead's address was surprising
ly free from personal attacks on his
opponent, Senator Kellogg. He de-
clared he was discussing Senator Kel-
logg's record and not the man. Mr..
Shipstead is in favor of the soldiers
bonus and played up that point quite
strong. He severely criticised the
Esch- Cummins bill.
The Princeton union., 1922-10-12
POTATO YIELD
Is TOO HEAVY
Government Report Estimates Potato
Crop in United States at
43s,O00,0O0 Bushels.
CORN CROP IS SMALLER
Estimate for Minnesota is 1896 900
Bushels as Compared With 49,
100000 in October, 1921.

Inc report OF the bureau OF mar
kets and crop estimates has just been
received. The October estimates are
generally fairly correct for the crops
in the northwest as the report is gen
orally not compiled until about the
end of the growing season.
Paul H. Kirk, statistician for the
Minnesota crop reporting service, es-
Inmates the production of spring
wheat, oats, barley, potatoes and
buckwheat will be in excess of last
years crop.
The yield of spring wheat, exclusive
of Durum, in Minnesota, is estimated
at 1877 bushels per acre, or a total
production Of 26,715,000 bushels. The
yield of Durum being 16 bushels on
on an acreage of 291, 900 or a produc-
ton of 4,656,O00 bushels.
The average yield of oats is placed
at 36 bushels, or total production of
1873 APO, 900 bushels.
The yield per acre of barley is 27
bushels, indicating a total production
Of 23,922,000 bushels, compared with
17,72O,OOO bushels for 1921.
The condition of corn October 1st is
placed at II per cent of normal, which
would forecast a crop Of III, 1868 900
bushels, compared with 140,507 900
bushels, the 1921 final estimate. Corn
in this state was damaged by hot, dry
weather.
Flax condition 88 per cent of nor
NAL forecasts crop of 2,904,O0 BUSH
els, or about 100000 bushels more
than the 1921 final.
Condition of buckwheat October 1
was " per cent of normal, forecast
ing production Of 461, 900 bushels.
The report on the potato crop which
is of particular interest in this section
Of the country is not encouraging.
The estimate for the whole country
is 433,015,0 900 bushels. The estimate
on October 1, 1921, was 346,0O0,O0O
bushels. The October estimate is
about 100000 less than that of Sep
tember 1, but the figures would still
indicate bumper Grip as the normal
yield for the United States is ap-
proximately 4OO,OOO,OOO bushels. The
probable crop yield for Minnesota is
fixed at 38,376,000 bushels as COM
pared with estimate of 23,000,OOO on
October 1, 1921. During the last
month there has been an advance of
900 bushels in the estimate for
Minnesota. These figures would in
dicate that the potato crop is too
large to bring good prices to the grow
ers.
According to the report there is a
large. crop of apples this year. The
final estimate for 1921 on December
1 was 98,00O,OOO bushels. The Octo-
ber estimate this year is 2O3 1867 900
bushels.
The Princeton union., 1922-10-12

effect that everything that is being
done is for politics and for the benefit
of the banks and moneyed interests, so
that it is only right when something
is really done for the benefit Of the
farmer that it should be given credit
therefore
j. E., Odegard,
Santiago, MINI.
The Princeton union., 1922-10-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Anderson and Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Anderson, after visit
ing friends in Princeton for several
days, have departed for their home in
California.
The Princeton union., 1922-10-12
Members of Faculty Are Present.

Superintendent B. F. Hall, accom-
panied by four members of the
Princeton faculty, motored to St.
Cloud last Friday evening to attend
the meeting Of the Central Minnesota
Teachers association. The ladies in
the party were Mrs. Gertrude Barton,
Miss Myrtle Bacon, Miss Ethel Dono-
hue and Miss Gladys Osborne.
The Princeton union., 1922-10-12
CIVIC BETTERMENT CLUB
WILL GIVE CARD PARTY
General Invitation is Extended to At
tend Party to be Held on the
Evening of October 20.

CVCAAuS VA OCCUUSA AVe s6
The members Of the Civic Better
ment club will give card party on
the evening Of October 20. A general
invitation is extended to the public.
Plan to be present.
No definite decision has been
reached as to where the party will
be held but it probably will be in the
Oddfellow's hall or the Masonic hall.
Further particulars will be announced
next week.
The ladies will serve light sup
per to all the guests.
Tickets will be sold and admission
is to be IS cents. This nominal charge
will also cover the cost Of the supper.
The Princeton union., 1922-10-12

AS result Of omitting the general
revenue tax last year, the state has
borrowed no money and has paid no
interest on borrowed money. The
funds are in excellent condition.
there being a balance of all funds on
October 1st, of $11,O1S, ,930.87.
/ This is a striking illustration of the
fact that state expenditures and state
taxes are being held down and that
wherever in the state the tax burden
may be oppressive, the men who pay
the bills should consider carefully
their local expenditures.
The Princeton union., 1922-10-12

Arthur George returned Tuesday
from Red Wing, Mimi, where he visit
ed friends for few days.
The Princeton union., 1922-10-12

John Mcclure, veteran and former
resident of Princeton, was here Mon
day on business. Mr.. Mcclure is now
a resident of Paynesville, MINI.
The Princeton union., 1922-10-12
REDUCTION IN
TAX ANNOUNCED
State Auditor Chase Announces a
Reduction of $2,50o,00O in
1923 State Tax.
LOCAL TAXES TOO HIGH
Lowering Rate Effects a Saving
Equivalent to 81 for Every
Man, Woman and Child.
LOCAL TAXES TOO HIGH

II there IS one question upon which
all the people of the state are united,
it is the question of taxes. It proba-
bly, would be impossible to find one
tax payer who does not feel that
the rate is too high.
As the Union has before stated, the
high taxes are due to local rates. The
state rate for 1921, which is collecti-
BILE this year is 4.23 mills. In town
ships where the property owners are
paying as high as 1857 mills, only
4.23 mills are for the state tax. All
of the remainder, 121.47 mills, is the
sum of the county, town and school
district rates, the local taxes. The
people of Mile Laos county have
voted their high taxes on themselves;
the state officials are in no way re-
sponsible for them.
The state for the last three years
has reduced it's tax rate. In 1919 it
was 81 mills; in 1920, SAP; in 1921,
4.2; and in 1922 State Auditor Chase
just announces it will be 4.18 mills.
This 1922 levy Of 4.18 mills is collecti-
bic in 1928. Decreasing ~fEile. rate .O2
mill will effect a reduction Of 81, $780,
600 in state tax, saving which is
equivalent to more than one dollar
for every man, woman and child in
the state.
Announcement of the state rate for
1923 has just been made by the state
auditor coincident with certification Of
the coming levy to the eighty-six
county auditors and the figures he has
fixed is in accordance with the recon-
mendations Of the governor and with
the cordial support of the state treas
~urer and members of the tax commits
sion.
Last year for the first time in the
states history the tax levy for gen
eral revenue purposes was omitted en-
tirely and that in a year when other
states found it necessary to- impose
unusually high levies.
This year Minnesota repeats and for
the second time since admitted to
statehood, does away with the direct
tax for purely state purposes.
AS result, the taxpayers burdens
are proportionately lighter and the
running expenses Of the state govern
ment will be cared for by the receipts
from the gross earnings tax on cor
porations, inheritance taxes, fees from
various departments, earnings of vari-
GUS state institutions and the occupa-
tion tax, which has been held consti-
tutional by the federal district court.
The only items on the state lew are
those imposed by express legislative
direction. They are, therefore, entire
ly statutory and not subject to the
discretionary action Of any executive
state official, and are as follows:
The Princeton union., 1922-10-12

Of the community is extended to the
surviving members Of the family.
Mrs. Finbogsen and children wish
to thank their friends for their assis-
tance and the floral offerings.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-27

you see.
And If the loaf of bread docsn I go
to sleep in the pie tin and forget to
call the orange for breakfast, l II tell
you next about Uncle Wiggily and the
turkey.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-27
KEMAL AND THE CALIPH

Mustapha Kemal, with all his dabolica ceverness,
seems to have pued bone play when he kicked out the
Sultan-who was also Caliph. He played into the
hands of Great Britain whis arch-enefny.
Everybody knows how the British were alarmed by
Mohammedan unrest throughout their empire and the
threat of 'holy war" India seemed the edge of
volt Egypt seethng Everywhere their Mohammedan
subjects were mutterng and conspiring because Britain
had fought the Turks in the and opposing them
in peace To the Mohammedan world the Turkish national
is army for Turkey and Kema the champion of
their faith.
But the official head of their faith the Sultan
Mohammed VI in Constantnope, by virtue of his office
and right of inheritance the nea of the first
Mohammed When Kema deposed the Sultan and
nounced that he would another Calph from the royal
family it sent shock throughout Islam And when the
British government along opportuney and diploma
ticay and the Sultan from possible ynchng and
bore him off tenderly British bateshp, it certainly
played trump card.
Now the former Sultan who is still Caliph to all Islam
except the Angorans may be established in India and
sttute prop of the British Empire, and Kemal and his
revoutionists will play lone hand without any religious
help from the non Turkish faithful