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The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-06


In view of the fact that We have
thousand ships idle" says Senator
Knute Nelson, lit is our duty as good
American citizens to aim to put these
vessels afIoat and in the service under
the American flag" If there were
sufficient business to warrant opera
ton of these ships at a profit they
would be tput afIoat by somebody
why should the people be taxed in an
effort to boost an Improbable bust-
ness2 THE government itself ought
70 get out of the business Of operating
ships. 1t has proved as expensive
luxury as the government operation OF
our railroads." continues the senator.
But the government may as well
maintain this luxury for itself as to
maintain it for somebody else In
either event the government pays.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-06
HoWELL's RAILROAD PLAN.

r. B. Howell. newly elected senator
from Nebraska, has issued a lengthy
statement designed to make clear his
position in regard to the railroads. He
wants it understood that he is unalter-
ably opposed to government owner
ship. On this subject he says:
Unfortunately, the present szipuIa-
I tfon threatens public ownership of Shs
railroads on a wholesale scale. Not
that it will come from the p~eople-
not that it will come thru the labor
unions The real danger is the rail-
way capitalist. When he concludes
that he can no longer largely control
railway legislation-when the game
begins to go against him-the railroad
capitalist is liable to throw his weight
in the scales OF public ownership.
From Mr.. HowelFs point of view
doubtless the fact that the capitalists
wanted government ownership would
be sufficient reason for opposing it.
but he may have others. His dread OF
the capitalist is set forth as follows:
Consider the railway capitalists
power. Suppose another general strike
should take place and the railroad
mana gers were directed by the owners
to refuse all proposals foT an accom-
mOdation- 1t is readily inEa ginable that
the transportation of this country
CQulu DG DIOuSnI 10 a SLduOSAlll an
kept there until the government
Should take some drastic action Under
such circumstances, of course, the
railroad capitalist would urge that the
government take over all the roads
under its police power-just as it did
that the roads would probably never
so back, and the treasury of the
United States would begin to pay a
railway operating deficit, just as it did
d. r-svs
any such circumstances. I am opposed
to the government taking over the
railroads again, under its police power.
The senator-elect would circumvent
the possible movem ent of the capital
lists, he says, by having the roads
placed in receiverehips. Since re-
ceivers are officers of the federal
courts it is difficult to see any advan-
tage in this arrangement but perhaps
Mr.. Howell is able to discover it.
But whatever designs the capitalist
may haye on the helpless and unsus-
pecting public Nh Howell is ready for
him. He says:
If the United States government is
going into the railroad business, it
should go in at the bottom and not
at the top Let's start with one great
railway line and not with all the prop
critics of the eighteen hundred rail-
road corporations in this country. An
experience with one grcat line might
open the eyes of the people, might
thoroly clarity the situation. OF
course, this would not be what the
railroad capitalist would want; at
least. if I were a railroad capitalist 1
should want the government TO take
over all roads. if they took over any.
But that would be the natural game
for the railroad capitalist 1t would
be best for him, but not for the peo-
pie.
But really it is not necessary for the
government to experiment with one
great railway" It can obtain all nee
essary information along that line by
consulting our neighbor, Canada.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-06
INFORMATION FOR ALL READERS OF
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You want to ask but-it can give 1u'4eS'
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Keep in touch with your government az ai
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The outlay nor this purpose at no time
exceeded S4.OOO.OOO annually.
If we should revise our navigation
laws and put the American merchant
marine on a competitive basis with
the ships OF other countries, the in
dustry undoubtedly could stand alone.
Our shipping industry needs the repeal
of this statute more than it needs a
subsidy.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-06

At last the budget system in gov
ernment finances seems to be work
ing. The president has performed MS
duty to the county by submitting 20
congress an itemized statement OF the
necessary federal expenses and the
probable revenues If congress VIII
faithfully perform its duty, We shail
for the first time have a government
conducted on business principles
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-06

The NJ. K. & T. railroad property,
with a lot of water squeezed out OF its
securities. is about to pass to a new set
of owners. There are several other
railroads in the country in need of
similar treatment. The change will
reduce the Katy's fixed charges by
more than two million dollars an
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-06
Wholesale slaughter.

''I cut~eff only one hundred heads
yesterday
'.You don't say. They must have
been big fellows if that's all you got"
That's so. The bigger they come,
the better 1 like it,
"You wouldn't mind cutting off a
few heads for me would you?"
mo, I can cut off all you want
You might get me barrelful. We
Use a lot of age.'-Equib.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-06

discovery that Intrigued" means
''perplexed'' should prompt you to dis
card the word PUZZLED
It's very simple. If we use 'in-
trigued'' only in its dictionary sense.
nobody will protest the use of the
word. Puzzled" probably does not
understand how heavily we lean for
entertainm 1t and er usement on
those who make the correction of our
daily manifestations their personal
business.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-06

It Intrigues Him.
Sir-+I~ fail to understand why the
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-11-24
JOHN BARLEYCORN NEXT
''When Is Liquor lntoxicating?" to Be
Question of Commission.

Washington - John Barleycorn,
fresh from his victories in the cleo
ton, stepped boldly forward to the
front rank of legislative measures de-
handing the attention Of congress
when it reconvened.
. Senator S. P. Spencer, Missouri, an
nounced that within the next week or
two he would introduce bill to create
a scientific commission to investigate
and decide the much debated ques-
ton, when is liquor Intoxicating?
The commission would have the
duty of determining whether 2.75 per
cent beer is intoxicating, and what
percentage of alcohol does produce in
toxicating liquor. The recommends
tion of the commission would be used
as basis for liberalizing the enforce
ment act if it is found that light wine
and beer are not Intoxicating.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-11-24
BONUS AND BEER TAX BILL
Member Declares Measure viii Pro
duce $700,o00 Annually.

Member Declares Measure viii Pro-
d.ee 100000 Annually.
: Washington-The soldier bonus bill,
coupled with a provision for a beer
and wine tax to raise the money for
the veterans was to be introduced in
the House by Representative Fred A.
Britten of Chicago, according to an
nouncement by him. 49,:
The schedule of taxes TO be propos-
ed in the bill follows:
The taxes proposed will raise more
than $700,000,000 annually and this
will be sufficient to pay the bonus and
discharge the entire national debt
within 20 years, said Mr.. Britten. The
bill will legalize 4 per. cent beer and
II per cent light wine, prohibit drink
ing places and provide that none Of
the liquor may be consumed at the
place Of purchase.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-11-24
porch built Onrher house. .

porch built onuher house. 20.
A surprise party, was held at $.s,the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Grund-
hofer Thursday, the occasion being
their 14th wedding anniversary. The
evening was spent in playing cards,
after which a delicious lunch was
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Pohlkamp of
Pierz we're visiting with their son Bill
for few days.
Mrs. Mary Heurung and family were
quarantined for scarlet fever.
Mrs. Henry Dengel was visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Breigenzer of
Morrill, town, for few days
Florian Meyer is working for his
brother John for a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Grundhofer Wis.
tied with Mr.. and Mrs. Nick II. Muel-
Ter Friday evening.
Teddy Kare1, Haas Heurung and
John Zenner left for Duluth, where
they are seeking employment.
Frank Pohlkamp bought 6 horse
power engine and a feed mill to grind
feed.
Haas Weisbrick was Royalton cal
Ter Saturday.
John Sitzman dragged the roads
east, west and south of town and R.
-Kreifall dragged the road north and
south of town.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-11-24
TRADERS EYE ON MERGER
Spectators Figuring On Outcome Of
Rail Consolidation.

New York-Realizing the wonderful
possibilities that would exist for max
ing money in the stock market during
a. period of general railway consolida-
tons, speculative Wall street is be.
ginning privately to figure what is go.
ing to be the outcome of the merger
hearings now being conducted before
the interstate commerce commission.
From it's accumulative experience of
IS years, the commission realizes that
it's problem of making freight rates
might be solved in one of three ways:
by allowing the existing conditions to
continue; by housekeeping, which
would make strong roads of the weak
ones; by merging the weak ones with
the strong.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-11-24
KHAN TERROR TO LOUISIANA
Parker Asks Presidents Cooperation
In CURLING K. K. X.

Parker Asks Presidents Cooperation
In CURLING X. K. X.
Washington President Harding
and Attorney General H. NJ. Daugh-
erty assured Governor John M. Park
er of Louisiana that whenever federal
interests are involved by the alleged
activities of the Ku Klux Khan in
Louisiana, the federal government will
extend full cooperation. For the
present Louisiana is fully able to take
care of the situation, statement by
the president and Daugherty, issued
after a conference with Governor Par
ker, declared.
Alleged domination by the Ku Klux
Khan of civil affairs in certain parts
of Louisiana and steps to combat this
reported condition were discussed.
Both the White House and Governor
Parker declined to make any state
ments in advance of the conference,
but it was learned on reliable author.
ity that the southern governor be-
lieves the Ku Klux Khan has gained
control of civil affairs in certain
counties of the state and desires the
assistance of the federal government
in this menace to his commonwealth.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-11-24
MISSIONARIES FREE IN WEEK
Chinese Foreign Minister Contend
They Will be Released Soon.

Peking-The American legation
here is without any further word from
the three American missionaries kid
naped by Honan bandits at different
times within the past two weeks. The
three captives are all connected with
the Lutheran mission. The bandits
also are holding a year old boy, be-
side a number of missionaries of 9TH
er nationalities.
All the bandits prisoners have been
permitted to communicate with their
families and when last heard from
were unframed.
The foreign office asked the cab
met to send an expedition into Hon
an province to treat with the bandits
for the release of their captives. V.
K Wellington Koo, foreign minister.
declared he was confident the kid
naped foreigners would be freed with
in week.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-11-24
'A| 4 / Il I
FOR FARMERS Z
President Urges Federal Aid.
For Merchant .
Marine. 4

Washington-President Harding, ad-
dressing joint session Of congress,
urged the enactment Of legislation
which would give more aid to the
American farmer.
His plea In behalf of agricultural re-
lief was made in his message calling
upon congress for passage Of the ad-
ministration merchant marine bill
which will provide government aid for
American ships. ss~:.:,zs .I#s T..
In asking for aid for the farmers,
President Harding said:
AT the present moment the Ameri-
can farmer is the chief sufferer from
the cruel readjustments which follow
wars mutations, and BETTING govern
ment aid to our farmers is highly es.
sential to our national welfare. No
people may safely boast good for
tune which the farmer does not share
"Already this congress and the ad.
ministrative branch of the govern
ment have given willing ear to the
agricultural plea for postwar relief
and much has been done which has
proven helpful. Admittedly it is not
enough. Our credit systems, under
government provision and control,
must be promptly and safely broaden
ed to relieve our agricultural distress.
The president declared it was neces-
sary to pass the ship bill in order to
relieve the government of present
staggering losses in operation of the
war built merchant fleet, and to estab-
lish a program of assured shipping to
serve the nation in war and give a
guaranty of commercial independence
in time of peace.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-11-24
1.-THE PEOPLE Po NOT THINK"
Orchard Linthicum)

\ASASAdAu AAAtAACUul
The explanation of his defeat as
given by Senator Townsend, defender,
and colleague of Senator Newberry,
that the people do not think, has a
much wider application than to his
own case. It 10 the hypothesis, upon
which Republican policies are formu-
lated, upon which the party spreads
its Propaganda and conducts its cam
paigns. " .... -
All of the policies of the Republi-
can party, economic, social and moral,
give evidence of the underlying be-
lief of reactionary Republican leaders
that the people do not think. Upon
no other predicate would it be logical
to ask the people to favor tariff
bill which taxes them approximately
$4,000, 100000 annually at a time when
the burdens Of taxation and the in
creased cost Of living bear SO heavily
upon them. ~
When the people are told that the
deficit Of the current fiscal year is
500, 100000 and at the same time
are told that the administration is
economizing and saving money, how
can these two statements be recon
ciled except upon the theory that the
people do not thinki 81 I;
the heaviest taxpayers, with no cor.
responding reduction TO the small tax
payers; when the Senate condemns the
enormous expenditure of money 81 .
Senatorial campaig . g dangerous
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-11-24

III sthe perpetniity of free govern
iment, and then seats the beneAc iary
when the people are told. that promises
made sby Republi can leaders and
speakers IN the campaign Of 1920 have
been kept, although practically all Of
them have been broken; when they
are asked to accept administrative
failure as administrative success;
when laundering and stupidity are
pointed to proudly as products Of the
best minds, what other theory could
be advanced for such statements ex.
cept the one given by Senator Town
send that the people do not Think
Is it not more probable that Sena-
tor Townsend and the other reaction
airy Republican leaders, facing the
past instead Of the. future, with all
their mental processes atrophied by
reactionism are the ones who do not
thinka It would seem SO in the light
of the late election. Il - l-,1.r
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-11-24
BUCHANAN

Nov. 21:-Martin Shirmers left Sat
urday for Albany, where he transacted
Born to MI. and Mrs. Bill Pohl-
kamp, a. son, Nov. Is.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Meyer,
son, November IL.
ST.. COLOMBIA, O. s. B., was called to
st. Paul on account of the illness Of
her mother.
Tho Buchanan Cooperative paid SO
cents for butterfat Monday.
Joseph Leuthner of Alexandria was
here visiting his brother, Rev. II.
Leuthner, who is on the sick list.
Math Mueller hauled a load of straw
for Wolfe Meier Monday.
William Billstein was in our burg
Friday.
Nick H. Mueller and Elizabeth Beka
were Pierz callers Tuesday.
John Meier is putting up a shed to
house his grinding mill to grind feed
for the farmers.
Mrs. Thresia Grundhofer is having a
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-11-24
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER a, 1922.
bf1NNEsoTA'e FIRST THAMES
GIVING DAY -

M When the first official Thanksgiving
Day in Minnesota was celebrated. on
December 26, 1850, the nine counties
of the territofy counted only q few
more than 5000 people. st. Paul was
q frontier village with about 225 DWELL
ing houses, while st. Anthony could
boast only 115. But the good cheer OF
the day did not hinge upon numbers:
At the suggestion of group Of
clergymen, Governor Ramsey issued a
proclamation setting aside one Of the
Christmas holidays as a day Of thanks
giving. Among the blessings which he
enumerated were abundant crops;
freedom from the ravages of blast,
hurricane, drouth, and epidemic dis
ease; and friendly relations between
the pioneer and the red man. The gov
ernor solemnly invited thanksgiving:
"Let us in the public temple of re-
ligion, by the fireside and family altar,
on the prairie and in the forest, join
in the expression of gratitude, of our
devotion to the God who brought our
fathers safely through the perils Of. an
early revolution, and who continues his
favors to the remotest colonies OF his
sons.'
At sunrise and at sunset on Decem-
Der 26, bells we're rung. Special morn
ing services were held in the churches,
and notable address was delivered
by Reverend Edward D. NELL, who
compared "the infancy Of our favored
Territory with that of the Puritan
colonies" Thirty eight of his hearers,
greatly impressed by his speech, pre-
sented DR.. Neill with petition for
its publication.
In the evening magnificent ball"
was held in St. Paul at Mazourka Hall,
which a short time before had been
equipped with "transparencies, paint
ings, pictures, and chandeliers lima
style of superb elegance.
The letter to Ramsey from the four
clergymen who requested the Thanks
giving Day proclamation, the original
copy Of the proclamation, and copy Of
the Minnesota Pioneer in which it was
printed, are now in the possession of
the Minnesota Historical society.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-11-24

evening when general meeting is
scheduled. A receiving outfit will be
in operation Immediately after supper
and visitors will be free to listen in
on whatever may be in the air until
the regular program Of the evening
is reached. 5ss5 ~,
The Western Passenger association
offers railroad rates Of one and one:
half fare from points Minnesota.
on the g certificate plan ~ persons
who attend this short cours hen
purchasing your S going kst, b
sure to- ask your l9ent Tor 3
cate. hen the necessary niinnf1m
Of regularly issusd eertiAcates re
lsss1atsd INT 4 y. g
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-11-24
'EAS 0pE
PEACE FARLEY
Italy Holds Whip Hand as Con
ference Gets Under Way
In Lausanne.

PariS-Ismet Pasha, chief Turk
ish delegate at Lausanne, has been
instructed by the Anoora assembly
positively not to yield on the for
mer terms OF capitulatlons. Venl-
zeIos Sat inscrutable under the &C.
cusations Of lsmet Pasha, that the
Greek army, without Justification,
had systematically devastated the
Turkish countryside and made a
million innocent Turks homeless.
Lausanne-The Allies announced
they will control all press messages
sent from Lausanne about the Turkish
peace parley.
Press reports will be read by bu
reau especially established for this
purpose, the conferees thus reverting
to the methods Of secret diplomacy.
While the first meeting of the con.
ference was public, the other sessions
will be held in secret.
DR.. R. Haab, vicepresident of Swift
erland, opened the first session of the
conference.
Premier Mussolini of Italy, showed
every intention of playing the lead.
ing role at the Lausanne peace con,
ference.
After forcing Premier Poincare and
Viscount Curzon, British foreign mis-
ter, to 60 to Territot to consult with
him before meeting with the Turks
horo in tho or1ou tbot NOV cotfIo tho
fate of the near east, Italy's "black
Shirt prime minister resumed his
conversation with the British and
French statesmen.
The delegations are lined up in two
entrenched camps, for, despite great
efforts to reconcil divergent views, the
British and French are battling to
decide which national shall establish
supremacy in the near east.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-11-24

W. I. Nolan, speaker of the Mime.
sofa House of Representatives the past
two sessions, at a caucus held in Min
neapolis Tuesday. received the votes Of
u members, including proxies, which
if cast at the coming session, will
make him speaker for the third conse-
cutive time, an honor accorded to but
one other person. In the list of No
lan's supporters are named O.. P. ia.
cobson Of Morrison county and E. P.
scallon Of Crosby, representative from
the Crow Wing Morrison county dis
trict. Apparently the action of many
members Of the new legislature was
not based on legislation that the prin-.
cipal' hackers Of the speaker favored
in past sessions, as they are at direct
variance on such measures as the con-
stabulary bill, direct primaries and the
Brooks Coleman street car bill. It is
stated BY one Of the twin city press
that there is great dissatisfaction
among those who attended the caucns
and that Q number will break away
when the official vote comes. A slate
fol- officers Of the house was also chos-s
en-. and the name Of p. A..McGill cred
it'd TO tho Sixth district, i givon 6
'enrolling clerk s,:....
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-11-24
KANSAS ASK CUSTER OF KHAN
Suit to Hold ku klux Khan As For
eIan Corporation.

Topeka, Kan.-Kansas has opened a
legal fight on the Ku Klux Khan when
custer proceedings were filed in the
state supreme court by the attorney
general under the direction Of Gov.
Henry ]. Allen.
The custer proceedings are directed
against the Knights of the K: K. K,
Georgia corporation, and seven men
charged with being officers of the
Khan of Kansas.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-11-24

Herrin Jury Picking Continues. T,
Marion, nl.-Examination of venire.
men in the selection of q jury to try
five men in connection with the Her
rim mine killings last June continues.
After six days only four Jurors have
been accepted out of 15o.syeniremen.