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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-19

The members of the washburu COL
Iege Y. N c A discussed the Y "
c. A summer conference at Estes
Park. Colo at a meeting Tuesday.
The association plans TO send a large
number Of delegates this summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-19

Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Sardou, of
Oakland. left Tuesday FOR New York
from which place they will sail Sat
urday on the steamship Olympic for
MarseiIIes. France They expect to
remain in Europe several months
The Lamar register., 1922-01-11
BIG FOUR QUESTIONNAIRE
Y. NJ. B. A., Rotary and Lions Gu bs
Unite on Boosting Plan for 1922.

The officers of the Yambas, Ro-
tarians and Lions have formulated a
plan to arrive at an agreed policy of
cooperation for the year 1922. A ques-
tionnaire has been sent out to every
member of the three organizations
containing six blanks for writing in
what the sender believes to be the six
best things to be done the coming
year to benefit the city of Lamar. The
answers are to be put together and
audited by committee from each or
ganization and the four ideas having
the highest vote are to be united or
by all three organizations as the policy
to be given first attention by them
during the coming year. Every mem
ber of the three organizations is urged
to freely vote his conviction and in
weight in the final decision as any
other member of either organization.
Six things proposed by each of the
members will furnish many new ideas
for the organizations to act on, and
even if only four are to be considered
for united action, many of the other
ideas advanced may be taken up by
separate organizations.
The officers are all agreed on try
ing to make this big year for La
mar and you can have your part in
the work if you will just get in the
harness and help.
The Lamar register., 1922-01-11
The Sugar Industry's Problem.

According to the United States Su-
gar Manufacturers association, Cuba
can lay raw sugar down in this coun-
try at two cents pound at refineries.
American beet sugar producers must
have 5 cents a-pound for the finished
product f. o. b. factory.
To give American beet sugar an even
break with foreign sugar refined in
this country, it is, therefore, necessary
that n 2-cent a pound duty be estab-
lished in place of the present emer-
gency rate of l.6 cents and the l cent
rate the Underwood tariff law would
have established.
As things were before the war when
the 1-cent tariff was going into effect,
the production of sugar in the United
States was an impossibility.
Climatic, labor and living conditions
prevent this country from producing
sugar as cheaply as foreign countries.
The proper rate of duty on importa-
tions of raw sugar should be carefully
considered in order to give our own
sugar industry an even break with its
competitors and if necessary some lit
tie encouragement.
1t is essential that we produce a
large percentage of our own sugar and
not be left at the mercy Of foreign
growers and spectators.
The Lamar register., 1922-01-11
Tax Elimination Reduces Rates.

The abolition of the federal taxes
on transportation will result in reduc
ing the amount of money the public
pays the railways between 100000,
900 and $3OO,OOO,OOO annually. This
has been collected by the railways and
turned over by them to the govern
ment. Hence, its elimination January
l will amount to reduction Of 3 per
cent on freight rates and per cent on
passenger rates.
The total federal, state and other
government taxes paid by the railroads
in 1920 was Sl9O,OOO,OOO. The total
net operating income earned by them
in the first ten months of the year
was S497 100000.
From 1912 to 1921 taxes on railroad
earnings increased from S109, 100000
to S29O,OOO,O 900 or 164 per cent, while
during the same period dividends de-
clined from $34O,OOO,OOO to s271 ,5OO,-
900 and 1921 will show still smaller
dividends.
While as n result of growing govern
ment regulation and control, railroads
have been a source of declining income
to their owners, and of less service to
the country through inability to build
new lines and extend service as need
ed, they have been a source of very
rapidly increasing income to the gov
ernments that regulate them.
The Lamar register., 1922-01-11
Public Sets Wages.

One thing has been clearly demon
strated during the past year.
Radical labor leaders can call strikes
to enforce prohibitive wage and work
ing conditions-but they cannot force
industry to operate under such dicta-
tion and furnish employment.
The price of labor is set the same
as automobiles, diamonds, butter or
eggs.
Combinations to corner the market
may hold for a short time but when
they break the smash is worse than
ever.
The buying power of the people sets
all prices and the law Of supply and
demand operates in conjunction with
the buying power.
Industry furnishes employment and
industry must produce at a price the
public will pay.
The average WORKMAN begins to real
ize that it is operating industries and
not the union or radical labor leaders,
which furnish him employment.
Any agitation which prevents the
operation of industry prevents employ
ment at any wage.
Hence strikes and labor agitation
are not so popular.
The Lamar register., 1922-01-11
PENNSYLVANIA'S LOSS
Senators Penrose and Knox Both Die
in the Past Few Months.

Probably never before in the history
of the country has a state lost both
of its U. S. Senators in the short space
of few months. And seldom in the
history has a state had two such able
and conspicuous senators as Penrose
and Knox. Senator Knox, who had
such a prominent place both as secre-
tary of state and senator in shaping
the foreign policy of this government
died Just a short time before the meet
ing of the armament conference which
he had done much to secure. Senator
Penrose, who had been senator for
seventeen years, and since the death
of Senator Quay the unqestioned lead
er of the party in his state, died last
week as the result of his steadfast de-
termination to push through the re-
publican Legislative program at a time
when his doctors advised him to take
a vacation and seek rest. Always a
fighter in the political arena, he would
not quit and died at his post. Pen
nsylvania has sustained a great loss
and one that will be felt in her nation
al relations. The place of either man
would be hard to fill. That OF both
almost impossible.
The Lamar register., 1922-01-11
DATE SET FOR BIDS
Contract for Lamar's New ArmOry
Building Will Be Let on
January 25.

The plans for Lamar's new armory
building have been accepted and all
the specifications have been completed
according to reports received by local
people this week. Bids will be receiv-
ed at the office of the architect, John
j. Huddart, 400 Bank Block, Denver,
and will be opened on January 25th.
The plans call for work to begin at
once and the building to be completed
in four months. 1t is probable that at
least it will be completed before the
Fourth of July, and the local National
Guard companies have a home that
will be a credit to our city.
Lamar contractors desiring to bid
can secure copies of plans and speci-
fications by sending check for S25 to
the architect. The check will be re-
turned when the specifications are re-
turned. The building and plumbing
contracts will be let separate.
The Lamar register., 1922-01-11
Got a Victim.

The lawyers of the state have been
so bothered over trying to interpret
the newspaper bill passed by the last
legislature that they have been willing
to pay themselves for a real interpre-
tation of its meaning. But according
to last issue of the Bristol Herald the
tenderfoot editor has decided to be
their angel and pay them for finding
out for him what they would have
been willing to pay for themselves.
More power to him. All want to know
what it means and have only been
waiting for the man who will foot the
bill. Stick brother, stick You are
welcome.
The Lamar register., 1922-01-11
Red Cross Drive.

The Prowers County Chapter of the
Red Cross made n drive in Lamar to-
day to gather up all clothing and other
needed supplies that the citizens would
contribute to aid the work in this sec
tion. Trucks were sent to the various
residence sections of the city to gather
the supplies and bring them to head
quarters. The response of the people
was generous and the chapter will
have a large supply of needed articles
for its future work.
The Lamar register., 1922-01-11
Mistaken Impression.

The trouble recently aired in the
daily papers in regard to the officers
and finances of the Sovereign Juris-
diction of the Woodmen of the World
at their Omaha headquarters have
caused uneasiness among some of the
members of the Lamar Camp, W. o.
w. The Sovereign Jurisdiction is an
entirely separate organization from
the Pacific Jurisdiction, w. o. W., of
which the Lamar camp is member.
They have no connections financially
and do not even affiliate fraternally.
The troubles have nothing to do with
the local w. o. w. whatever.
The Lamar register., 1922-01-11
COMMISSIONERS REoRGANIZE
Meeting Tuesday Decided to Continue
as for the Past Year.

The county commissioners held their
usual reorganization meeting on Tues
day of this week as required by law,
and Immediately reelected Henry F,
Decker as chairman to serve the COM
ing year. The matter of fixing the
salaries of county employees and MAX
ing such appointments as are requir-
ed by the board was postponed until
the oath of this month at which time
they will meet again for that purpose.
The Register was renamed as the Of
ficial paper for the coming year, and
was awarded the contract for such
stationery as can be printed at home.
The books. binding and legal blanks
contract was awarded to the Out West
Printing Co. of Colorado Springs.
The Lamar register., 1922-01-11
WILL THEY TRADE
viii Pueblo BE Bought By Denver to
Rob the Rest of the State?

The answer to the above question
will be given at the extra session of
the Legislature which is soon to be
called. For n half dozen years now
Denver has been trying to put over
the Moffat tunned-designed solely to
aid Denver but to be paid for by the
whole state of Colorado. 1t has been
decisively beaten several times and a
large part of the strong opposition has
come from Pueblo, the states second
city. Since the flood, however, certain
business men of Pueblo have conceiv-
ed plan to protect Pueblo by great
reservoir and dam and other works
which they claim will benefit the
whole valley ard which they intend
to make the whole valley pay for
whether they want the improvements
or not The bill for pure unadulterat-
ed disregard of the rights of any other
than those specially interested is re-
ported by all who have read it to be
without an equal in the annals of legis-
lation by government supposed to be
of the people. With their large sur
plus of voters at Pueblo they can i'm
pose their will on any section Of the
valley as they please if they can get
the bill through the special session of
the legislature to be called to consid-
er questions arising out of the flood
of last June.
And here comes the rub. Their
chances of getting it passed were just
nil until Denver, seeing that bill un-
like their own placed no burden on the
rest of the state but was confined to
the Arkansas valley, proposed the age
old plan of you tickle me and I'll
tickle you. Denver is to support Pu-
cblo's scheme and in return Pueblo is
TO quit fighting the Moffat tunnel.
Both are to be put through and let
the lower Arkansas valley be the chief
sufferer. 1t is the only part Of the
state that will be called upon to pay
heavy taxes for both and get no bene-
fit from either.
The scheme is already hatched. The
cards are stacked. But if they think
it is going through without a real fight
they have another guess coming. For
pure rascality and brazenncss it has
anything ever attempted before back
ed Off the boards. Two impossible
thieving schemes simply propose to
combine and make both virtue Cap
tain Kidd at his worst would have
blushed at proposing such piratical
attack on the people.
The Lamar register., 1922-01-11
District Court.

Judge A. F. Hollenbeck was here on
Tuesday morning and held short ses-
sion of district court at which he fix
ed the amount of bail bonds for the
Granada bank robbers at two thous-
and dollars each. The Judge found
that a mere session of the district
court with bunch of bold bank rob
bers before it was no rival attraction
a-tall for a justice of the peace court
trying a booze case.
The Lamar register., 1922-01-11

all in the court room. He was willing
to shoulder all blame and everything
else, but would not give anybody else
away. Ee probably has had wide
acquaintance in Baca and Prowers
counties but he doesn't know any
body's name. The old think tank
could recall getting the stuff, the ex-
act amount, and how it was disposed
of, but it just would not work when
it came to remembering names. A
sample of his testimony is about as
follows, Attorney Hawley asking the
questions:
Q. Where did you get the. booze?
A. From n man in Baca county.
Q. Who was he?
A. Don't know. He never told me
his name.
Q. Where does he live?
A. Don't know. He brought it to
my place.
Q. How did you first find him?
A. He was pointed out to me at
Springfield.
@. Who pointed him out?
A. A man / never saw before and
didn't ask his name.
@. Where did you sell it?
A. Sold half gallon on the road
to Lamar
Q. Who did you sell it to?
A. To man never saw before. He
didn't tell me his name.
@. How did you know he wanted
It?
A. Just asked him. That's the only
way to find out
Q. Where did you sell the rest?
A. Had it hid in load of wheat
and drove up to the Lamar mill. Sold
the booze to the boys at the mill.
Q. Did you know any of those who
bought it?
A. No, never saw them before and
they didn't tell me their names.
At the close of the testimony the
case was given to the jury about .
o'clock Saturday afternoon and they
chewed it over until $50 Monday
morning and were still divided three
and three, when Judge Deeter dis
charged them.
The case was started again on Tues
day morning with the following jury:
r. L. Christy, Ray Shuts, Ethan
Beavers, f. T. Hoggatt, F. L. Whit
ney and Charles Kornman. The pros
ecution was in charge of Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Allyn Cole and the de-
fense of Attorney Herschel Horn. The
case was tried about as before, and the
jury after being out all night reported
so badly divided there was no hope
for a verdict. The case has been set
for Thursday afternoon for third trial.
The county will have considerable
bill to pay from present indications.
The Lamar register., 1922-01-11
Breaking the Record.

Lamar has had a record dating back
into the dark ages for hung juries, but
on Tuesday evening of this week the
old town for while broke its own
record by having two juries hung up
at once. However, about 9 O'Clock one
set of jurors got together and COM
promised.
The Lamar register., 1922-01-11
Farm Bureau Officers.

The Prowers County Farm Bureau
met at the court house last Friday
afternoon and elected officers for the
ensuing year as follows: Harry Ne
vius, president; ]. II. Larrick, vice
president; Gus Center, secretary and
treasurer. It was voted to hold
farmers institute at date in Febru-
ary to be announced later.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-02-15
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-02-15
MEE,IKZER COUNTY
PIONEER GONE GONE;
Bersvesnd S. Thorp Laid TO Resi- On
Monday, February

,Bersvend S. ThorD, who has lived in
Meeker County since 1868 passed aw-
ay at his home on Wednesday even
:ng at the venerable age OF 81 years
The late Mr.. .ThOrp was born in Nor
way on Jan. is, 1S41, where he rasid-
ed until: in the year 1866 when he came
to the United States and first settled
in Goodhue county, Minnesota. He re-
NAMED at that place for some time
anu then came TO Minneapolis and
worked at different places. From there
he came to Meeker county and took Z
homestead where he has resided ever
since.
On July 20, 1869, he was united in
marriage to Miss Bertha MalYig.> This
union was blessed with seven chill
dren Of whom S. B. Thorp and Olive
B. Thorp of Atwater are living. He al
SO leaves to mourn his death two sis
ters in Norway.
Deceased was member of the Nor
Wegian Lutheran church al Atwater
at the time Of his death. The funeral
was held on Monday, Feb. 9Th, from
the house and from the Bethlehem
7 Norwegian Lutheran church at Atwa-
ter. Rev. John. Tre!stad, the pastor
Of the church. conducted the funeral
services. The ones that attended the
funeral from a distance were Ole
FAorp and John Bjornstad of Mime
apolis.
Special songs were rendered by the
choir Of the church. The pail bearers
were Arnt Quello, S. A. Draxton, Ed
ward Erickson O. J. Gilbertson, Fred
Peterson and iHaldo Slinden.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-02-15
.WASA.RE,SlDENT
HERE SINCE II !: 1897 S! !; /
Burial If Tie Late T. ]. E:iilingson
Held Thursday, Feb. 9Th,
at Farm Home

The remains of the late E. J. Filing
son of Arctander. were laid to rest in
the cemetery Of the Church Of God III
that township on Thursday, Feb. 9Th.
Rev. %. T. Ring ofkciated. Thus the
earthly tomb of a good spirit has been
created and a host of friends mourn
the passing of a man Of character.
Filing J. El!ingson was born on
July 18th, 1865, in Rock Dell, Olmstead
County in this state. Here in Mime
sofa, the land of his birth, he had al
ways made his home and had grown
with this commonwealth. He spent
his youth in the county of his nativity
and on his fathers farm. His parents,
now deceased, were Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ellingson.
For seven years the late Mr.. Filing,
son resided. in Mower County and
then moved to Kandiyohi County il
the year 1897. ~.....-..
In 1889 he was united to Martha
Jue:son who now survives loving
husband. To this Wedlock were born
the following children: Mrs. John
L;ndberg, Mrs. Edward Mos Of North
Dakota, Mrs John Mos: Mrs. Gotfrid
Lien, Alfred, Edwin, Melvin, Sel1ner
Palmer, Tena, Hazel, Irwin, Morris and
Eleanor. : -
These ali survive a beloved father
-Four brothers, Peter, Albert lngva]
and Ofert Ellingson mourn the loss OF
their brother. Also three sisters. Mrs
| George, Moen, Mrs. R. Gaarde ano
! Mrs. J. iUleberg.:s.< - '-..-.~y.: -
| Death came on February 9th due tc
cancer Of the stomach. He suffered
from this malady for eight months:
Mr.. Ellingsons was known as an hon
est, straight forward man who made
many friends during his life. Before
his death Mr.. Ellingson left clear
testimony that all was we'll with his
! soul. e. !.
| Those who bore him to his last rest
| ing place were: John Mos, John Lind
berg, Gotfrid Lien, Alfred, Melvin and
Selmer EllingsOn. Do
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-02-15

until in the year of 1865 when he came
to this country He came to. this city
in the year of 1859 and has lived here
until the time of his death. T. ~.7..-.
In the year Of 1879 he was united
in marriage to Miss Mary Anderson.
Mr.. Korthe was taken ill on Saturday
but not very seriously SO his death
came very unexpected to his relatives
and friends The children that mourn
his death are Miss Lille Korthe and
Mrs. Henry Larson of this city.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-02-15

e. S 2E
! The February meeting of. the Wo-
mems CivicssC Club .sWlll be. he'd on
Tuesday, Feb. 21st, at the Library
Tooms. Judge z. @. Gilbert Will id
dress the members en- the subject. Of
welfare Laws" 4 good attendance
is urged by the officers Of the club:
At the last meeting Of the. club 4
very enjoyable program was present.
ed. i contained a talk by Rev. Wal
ter II: Stowe, who spoke. on. Club work
and also "a talk by Miss Inga Imsdahl
the county nurse: On the need Of a so
icial worker in the county.
Mesdames P. B. Hong and Anton
Bake will be the hostessas at the
next meeting On Tuesday
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-02-15
FAHLUN BOY PASSES 8
TO EARLY REWARD
Young John Arvid Walter Magnu-
SON Laid to Rest Sunday,
Feb. 18th

John Arvid Walter Magnuson was
born On June 80, 1914, in the town of
Fahlun and was the Youngest son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Magnuson. He
was taken to a hospital in Willmar
and underwent an. operation Of the
ears which later developed into pneu-
mOnia from which he failed to recover
He passed away at that place on
Thursday, Feb. 9th The young boy
leaves to. mourn his death his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Magnuson, two
sisters, Ellen and Rascelia and two
brothers, Edwin and Fredolph, and
also many other relatives, friends and
schoo!mates. .C -
The funeral was held on Sunday,
Feb. II, from the; Tripolis Lutheran,
church, Rev HjaAmar Tillman being
the officiating clergyman. J.
There was a couple Of songs suns
at the house and short talk was
given by the pastor. At the church a
couple CT selections were rendered by
the choir Of the, church. Miss Ethel
Edgren, his last school teacher played
and the. school children sang, "Jesus
Loves Me this. l Know tt 1..:.
The remains OF, the young lad were
laid to rest in the Tripolis Swedish
Lutheran cemetery: The pail bearers
were Vernon Mattson, Archie Bjorn-
berg, Lester McLain and Harry Mag
nuson
His school teacher says the follow.
ing Of the departed boy: ID,
Little ArYid had reached the sec
ond grade in District 49, He was a
bright, industrious boy, willing 70
learn and therefore ranked high i'll his
class. His kind disposition won the
love of teacher and pupils. all Of whom
now mourn his DEATH" .---.s, a.