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The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
WEEKLY RESUME Of THE
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
TRUCK TAX DISCUSSED
Fight for Revising Motor vehicle
. Schedule Only Begun.

Heavy increases in taxes on com
mercial motor trucks and buses and
upon minimum taxes for trucks en-
gagged in private enterprises were in
corporated in the motor vehicle tax
bill which was up for consideration in
the House of Representatives.
Representative F. A. Green, chair
man of the motor vehicles tax com
mittee, has 80 amendments to be made
to the bill, and there will be dozens
of other proposed changes coming
from almost as many legislators who
have their own ideas about the tar
schedule.
The House adopted another group
of amendments which greatly increas
ed the minimum tax upon trucks
which are used for private hauling
The new schedule as adopted follows:
Trucks under one ton carrying ca
pacity would pay a minimum tax OF
SIS, except such trucks as have been
converted from passenger vehicles
which will pay $12 minimum.
Trucks from one to two tons would
be taxed a minimum Of $40. Two to
three-ton trucks would be taxed a
minimum of $40. Trucks from three
to four tons would pay a tax of $40
Trucks from four to five tons would
be taxed 500 minimum. Trucks from
five to six tons would pay minimum
Of $3.50. Trucks from six tons and
over would be taxed a minimum, Of
5000.
This new schedule of taxes or
trucks is a sharp increase over the
figures adopted by the committee ear
lier in the session.
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
INCREASE SCHOOL fund
Bill Introduced Calls for $3,481, 1852 In
crease Over 1921 Amount.

st. Paul-An appropriation OF $19s
492, 100 for educational purposes in
the state for the biennium of 1923-25
is called for in the omnibus education
bill introduced in the House of Repre-
sentatives by the committee on appro.
priations.
This Is an increase Of $3,4S1, $3.50
over the biennial appropriation. for
education in 1928. when the total
reached s16,O10.747.40.
The bulk or the increase is caused
by additional appropriations for state
aid to all schools of the state. The
bill provides for $11,116,500 fof the
next two years. The 1921 legislature
allowed $7,101,S75. The proposed bien.
NAL appropriation would grant S..
468,300 for the year starting July I.
1923, and s5,64S,200 for the year fol.
lowing.
Representative Theodore Christian
son, chairman of the appropriations
committee, explained that this in.
crease is necessary to avoid a deficit
in the state aid for the next two years
and is in response to a general demand
from all parts of the state that such
aid be granted. The past two years
produced a deficit of $1,376,495 in the
state aid fund and this now is being
made up in a special appropriation
bill. In considering the amount nee
essary for state aid in the next two
years the committee endeavored to
avoid any possible deficit and also to
grant increased aid where there was
sufficient demand.
A separate appropriation bin for
81, 054,000 already has been passed by
the legislature to replace the burned
buildings at the Winona and Mankato
institutions.
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
SENATE PASS elevator BILL
Senators Approve Measure With Only
Five Dissenting Votes.

st. Paul-After 80 years OF agita
ton, a bill providing for state-owned
grain elevator system passed the Min
nesota legislature. 1t was passed by
the senate by 81 to vote. Those
voting against it were Senators
Brooks, Child and Cameron of Min
neapolis; Senator Denegre, st. Paul.
and Senator Adams, Duluth.
The bill as passed is in the form
Of constitutional amendment to be
voted on at the 1924 election. 1t pro
vides for the establishment of any
number of terminal elevators in Min
neapolis, st. Paul and Duluth.
Although the bill as passed in the
house provides that the elevators be
established only at Duluth, it is ex
pected that the house will approve the
measure in it's new form. Rep. Carl
M. Iverson, author Of the bill. declared
that he would favor its passage. Rep
J. B. Hompe, author Of the amendment
limiting the elevators to Duluth, said
he would not talk against the bill as
it now stands.
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
Ambitious Wild Geese.

Only one native species of wild geese
breeds well in captivity. That Is the
Canada goose, which, under suitable
conditions, can be bred as easily as
the barnyard varieties. The New
York geological park has reared sew
eral Canada geese every year until Its
flock now numbers many pairs. The
usual number Of pairs nested last
spring, but one curiOusly acquistive
and equally pugnaciOus pair, apparent.
ly dissatisfied with their own brood of
five, decided to increase II. BY COM
bined brOwbeating and persuasion they
succeeded in abducting the gOslings of
other birds until they had Is, a num-
Der entirely without precedent.
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
dyes or tints as you wish
RELIEVED BIDDY OF DUTIES
Amateur Poultry Raiser Saw Nothing
Else to Do, Since She Didn't
Want Ducks.

An actress, who had retired from
the stage and had bought little
house In the country, decided to start
a poultry farm.
She bought a barndoor fowl and a
sitting of thirteen eggs.
AS she had no knowledge Of poultry,
she wrote to a poultry journal asking
how long the eggs would take to hatch
out. The paper replied:
"Three weeks for chickens and four
for ducks"
Some weeks later she wrote again
to the paper:
MANY thanks for your advice. How
ever, at the end Of three weeks there
were no chickens Matched out, and as
| did not want ducks, took the hen
off,"
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
Australian Cotton.

Crawford, Vaughan, managing d.
rector Of the Cotton Growing associa-
ton, speaks enthusiastically Of the pros
poets Of cotton growing in Australia.
In 1921 under 100000 pounds Of seed
cotton was grown, in 1920 1000 grow
ers produced 100000 pounds. and in
1923 It Is estimated that 1900 grow.
ers will produce minimum or 25,OOO,-
600 pounds, and possibly 50,OO0,OOO
pounds. 1t Is estimated that che
present acreage, 10000. will he doubled
In 1924. The Cotton Growers associa-
ton is spending $1,OOO.OOO this year
for additional plants. A large spin
ming plant in Sydney Is being con-
structed, using Australian cotton as
a prelude to great manufacturing
business.
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
EMPHATIC IN HIS DENIAL
rounsster Wanted It Distinctly un-
derstood That. He Had Not
Eaten at the Harper's.

Young Jack X, age six, of Staun-
ton, had the habit Of slipping away
to a neighbours house frequently for
his favorite food. He usually neg
lected to tell his mother, but the
mother learned of his visits. Recent
ly he failed to eat dinner with his
usual gustO, practically passing it up.
This caused his mother to question
him.
Jack, haven't you been eating at
Harper's today?"
mo, mamma"
"Are you sure?"
"Jack. do you tell me you did not
eat there todayY
Jack, emphatically: Mamma, you
can pray to heaven l didn't eat there
today"
He really had not.-IndianapOlis
News.
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
MARY ALMOST HAD 1T RIGHT
Small Girl Knew Mrs. Blanks Acqui-
sition Had Something to- Do
With a Tree,

Little Mary, eight years old, came
rushing into her home from school
one afternoon recently and exclaimed
to her mother:
"oh, mother! Mrs. Blank has a
new twig."
"A new twig?" inquired her mother
"Why, Mary, what do you mean"
"Why, twig. Don't you know
The thing that grows on ones hair"
! "Oh! You mean a SWITCH" said the
Yes, that's til! said Mary. II
couldn't remember the word. but ]
knew that 1t had something to do with
q tree"
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
LEGISLATIVE SiDELlGH1S

Governor Preus signed the Gislason
Teigen bill repeating the pre-primary
convention law, enacted by the state
legislature two years ago. The gov
ernor also signed the bill authorizing
the issuance of 100000 in bonds fol
the construction Of the bridge across
the Mississippi river near the pro
posed Ford plant, and the "tilled" mill
bill.
With only one dissenting vote, the
house passed the bill providing for the
establishment of state insurance
fund Representative o. J. Swenson
cast the only dissenting vote. The bill
provides. that all the fees taken in by
the insurance commissioner shall be
invested and re-invested under the
name Of the state Insurance fund,
from which fire losses to public build
ings will be paid. There was no op
position to the bill.
Senator William Tickling of LIZ
Sueur Center, celebrated his seven
tieth birthdayNat the State Capitol. Mr.
Tickling, who for &C years of his life
has lived on the same farm in lie
Sueur county, was elected to the Sen
ate when he was So years old. Lieuten
ant Governor L. L. Collins called upon
Senator A. J. Furlow, the youngest
member of the body, to congratulate
Senator Tickling, oldest member, on
behalf of the Senate. Governor Preus
sent letter of congratulation to Sena.
tor Flickling and the Senate, in add.
ton to paying their verbal respects,
The Senate passed the bill reducing
the membership Of the Board Of Con.
troll from five to three. The bill, in.
troduced by Senators J. A. Carley,
Fred w. Bassette and A. L. Thwing,
provides that the present vacancy on
the board shall not be filed. The board
would continue with four members
until the term of another member ex.
pired. Since one member of the board
must be woman, Ralph w. Wheelock
would be the member of the present
board to 60 out under the bill.
44f -
p A bill which a great many people
think is sensible failed the other day
to get enough votes in the house to
pass. 1t is the bill for q constitutional
amendment to shorten legislative SEES
sions from 80 to 20 days with conse
quent reduction of legislative expense
and speeding up of the legislative pro.
gram every two years, which now
drags out longer than In most states.
A few states, like Wisconsin, have
longer sessions than Minnesota, but
a great many states get along fully
as well as Minnesota or W'sconsin
with 60-day sessions
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
In Another Class.

There was fire in our nelghbor-
hood and mother told the twins they
could not go, but could watch from
our yard. Father went to see II he
could help.
Lets GO" heard Billy say.
Mother said we couldn't" said
Bobby. ,
"Oh, yes" answered Bobby; "but ia
theirs have got minders of their own"
Exchange
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
CONSOLIDATE DEPARTMENTS
Concentration Of Functions In Board
Of Three Members Provided.

st. Paul-Elimination of the de.
partment of forestry, reclamation, i'm.
migration, public examiner, drainage
game and fish and parks, and concen.
tration of almost all of their func.
tons in a public domain board of
three members is provided in a bill
introduced in the Minnesota house
of representatives by the house com
mittee on reorganization of state de.
partments.
One board member would have
charge of lands, forests and timber,
one of mineral land and the other of
game and fish and public parks Each
would receive $4,000 year.
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
Changing Carbon into HeIlum.

Since the Dark ages, scientists have
sought transmutation, how to change
one of the basic elements into another.
That goal Is finally in sight. In the
research laboratory of Sperry> Gyro-
scope company. chemists believe they
have discovered how to change carbon
into helium. They are checking up.
Helium, which neither burns nor
explodes, is needed for d!riglble air
ships, destined to dot the sky by thou
sands.
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
nm n~~l~ Gives Cheerful New Color Tone to Old Curtains
~ VVlll2 PUTNAM EADELE DYEs=dxes
Too Much for Ticket Clerk.

Mr.. BOrem (buying railroad tick
et)-What became of the ticket clerk
who used to be at this window?
Ticket Clerk-He's In lunatic
asylum.
you don't say so! What was the
reasOn?"
"A shock"
SHOCK, eh?"
Eyes, one day last week a woman
came to his window, bought ticket,
paid for 1t and walked away without
stopping to ask string Of questions"
Los Angeles Times.
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
Somebody Else.
G ={SIIIsED

had been going with one Of these
domineering sort Of fellows and so
wasn't much surprised when one night
while we were driving along a coun-
try road he suddenly stopped the car,
put his arm around me, and said:
Dear, I have surprise for you.
We are going to get married."
And I said, Good, but whom will
we marry?"
He was very angry, and quite need
less to say, married somebody else
Chicago Tribune.
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
W. N. u, Minneapolis, No. 15-.1s23.
Good Excuse.

The boss sent the bookkeeper out to
buy him a ticket to Chicago. After
several hours the bookkeeper came
back with the ticket. TOOK you
long time," grunted the boss. well.
was just behind a girl who was plan
ming her next summers tour."-Louis-
Vile Courier-Journal.
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
TO MAKE A QUICK JELLY

Delicious Lemon, Raspberry, Straw
berry, or other jelly can be made In
a few minutes with one box Plymouth
Rock Gelatine. A few drops Of the
desired flavoring and a little sugar
will make enough to supply large fam
lily. Very ical.-Advertisement
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
Plenty Of Weiuht,

"Im going to get back at some Of
these motorists"
Hey"
1--WE been afraid Of them long
enough. Now let some of them be
afraid Of me. I'll get car myself"
Better get q truck"
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
Generalities.

Mrs. A.-Really, husbands are such
impossible creatures.
Mrs. b. (alsO fed up matrimonially)
On the contrary, my dear. the trouble
Is that they're so possible.
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
Mail Box RevoIves.

Should new rural mail box be
struck by passing vehicle II revolves,
unframed, around it's supporting post,
returning into its place afterward by
Its own weight.
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19

Better that people understand you,
the less often will they say mo" to
your plans.
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
Sonethinu Like That.

Teacher-JOhnny, what were Julius
Caesars last words?
John-Ouch.
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
De Luxe Travel.

II you can't travel, you can get Pull
man luxury at home. just crawl up
on a closet shelf and stick a cinder
In your eye-Coatesville Record.
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
PROPOSED LEGISLATION

Another investigation was author.
ICED by the senate when 1t adopted a
report of the rules committee recon-
mending a legislative inquiry Of the
public examiners office. Garfield
Brown, public examiner, requested the
investigation following an attack by
Senator, Michael Boylan. Lieutenant
Governor Louis L. Collins has not yet
named the committeeA
?.
The rural credits bill, authorizing
$40, 000, 900 in state loans to Minnesota
farmers during the next two years.
will be ready for the approval Of Gov.
ernor Preus, according to indications,
when the house concurred In several
minor amendments to the bill and the
senate conference committee agreed
to drop senate amendment which
would give special privileges to dis.
abled ex-service men who are now
farming. The house concurrence in
the conference report Is expected to
be followed by senate concurrence,
when the bill Will 60 to the governor
for his signature. ,@...@. :
H.. ..-..'
Jumping of the train as he returned
from Florida without first going to his
home, former Senator J. T. Elwell,
Minneapolis, dashed into the state
capitol and began working for high.
way legislation. Mr.. Elwell is a good
roads enthusiast and is author Of the
Elwcll road law. - *
Salaries of Ramsey county commits
sioners will be raised from $1,000 to
1900, II an amended bill introduced
by Representative Albin z. Pearson
and reported favorably by the House
committee % aitisz. becomes law.
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19

Human mouth naturally stays shut
Whose fault Is II If it Is open too
much?
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19

If you have occasion to tell a man
what you really think. of him, use a
long distance telephone.
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19

People who talk too much receive
little attention.
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19

Looking Him Up.
"Why are you going to the title
guarantee company" Papa is, talk
ing Of buying me a duke"
The Tomahawk., 1923-04-19
Happy.

Happy.
do you have much trouble wOth
patients in your asylum" mo. they
are air busy writing scenarios"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-29
Wholesale
Jail Break
Plot for Delivery From Mis-
souri Penitentiary Nipped
in Bud by Prison Au-
thorities.
Were Tunneling Way Out

jefferson City. Mo. Dec. 2S.--A
plot for a wholesale delivery at the
Missouri penitentiary here was nipped
by prison authorities today when a
search revealed the beginning Of a
tunnel under the floor OF the twine
In the extreme south end of the
prison grounds and is only about 25
feet from the outside wall.
About 10 convicts work In the
factory and had the plan proved sue
cessful the break might have been
the largest In the history OF the peni-
| tentiary.
Working on a tip, Warden Johnson
Crawford had a number of guards
search for the outlet to the tunnel
and after several hours the men found
a cleverly sawed place in the floor
of the factory in which the boards
cut out had been replaced. Beneath
the floor the searchers discovered the
prisoners had started the tunnel.
Hidden in it the found shovel. a
pick. a crowbar. length of rope, an
electric flashlight, handsaw, a sup
ply of food and several bottles OF
liquid which smelled like turpentlne,
Tut which the officials believe may be
some sort OF explosive.
The convicts who were engineering
the break would have had to dig only
about 80 feet TO emerge outside the
south prison wall.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-29

Joe Oberfeldcr of Sidney. In re-
cent conversation with me. he explain
ed the reason of Henry Fords animos.
ity towards the Jews. Henry hated us
Jews" remarked Joe. because we
make more money selling second hand
cars than Henry makes selling new
ones.'
Joe also took me in his confidence
on a matter OF business. He told me
confldentially that just as soon as the
ku klux Klan got on paying basis
the Jews were going to buy 1t.
Cullen Wright. whose business Is TO
conduct a bank, but whose delight is
to officiate as toastmaster at ban
quet. is making "A reputation as both.
But some friends played a mean trick
on him recently. Cullen always pre-
pares himself beforehand when noti.
fled that he Is to be toastmaster, thus
enabling himself TO fit in just right.
lie was invited to officiates as toast.
master at a banquet, and told that
1t was TO he n stag affair lie ar
ranged for IT on that basis. But to
his surprise he was confronted by a
big array Of diners of both sexes
Mutual friends tell me that Cullen
sweat great drops of blood between
the time of sitting down TO dine and
arising TO officlate. But he got by In
fine style. lie always does.
District Judge Peter j. Barron
whose home Is in Scottsbluff. IL an
ex.newspaper man. ex.printer and one
Of the best chess players In the west
They tell me out here that the law
yers know how to get by. When a
lawyer has case due In the morning
and is not ready for trial. he geti
some friend TO challenge Judge Bar
ron for a chess game. BY the tims
the game Is finished the hour set fol
trial has gone by and the next cast
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-29
Receiver Files Appeal
in Walton Bank Case

Lincoln. Dec. 2S.-Receiver Whit
ney of the closed Farmers and Mer'
chants bank of Walton. this county
has filed a brief I'm the supreme
court. denying that any liability un.
der the deposit guarantee act exists
with respect to the claim OF the
United States Fidelity and Guarantee
company for 1854.
The bank was operated by L. A.
Berge, cashier. He was also the ad-
ministrator for the estate of William
Schultz, and as such there came into
his hands the sum of $685.. lie de
posted II in the. bank to his credit
as administrator. AMI the next day
drew II out. What he did with ii is
not revealed.
Berge disappeared and is now a
fugitive from justice. The surety
company made good the defaleation
and now seeks to hold the bank and
state guarantee fund responsible. on
the ground that the bank knew OF
Berge's defalcation. Berge. IL says.
being TO all intents the bank Itself.
The lower court held in favo rof the
receiver, and the guarantee company
appealed
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-29
Ah-ha! Truth Is Out!
Football Team Says
Rum Charges False
Twas Aqua Pura in Jug

Grand Island. Neh. Dec. 2S.-Water
which passed between the Grand Is.
land football players In the Thanks
giving day game in n Jug. was con
fused with "liuuor passed In a bottle.
and the confusion. by Dr. C. \. Phil
lips, Hastings dentist. led to false
charges before the state board OF con
frul of Nebraska high school nth
leties. according 10 further details of
Grand Islands defense given out here
today.
Affidavits Of pean Firth Of the
Grand Island Baptist college, by Mr.
Marsh tho man who carried the wa-
ter. by Dr Earle Farnsworth. and
others. entirely exploded the liquor
charge against tho team.
II is significantly set forth that DIR.
Phillips charges assert a criminal act.
All charges are grouped into five
main ones and the Grand Island
school Is now ready TO have Its hear
Ing ON all Of them and to resist the
rcquest to be outscd from the circuit
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-29
Commander
ThrOWnOff
'Ship,Report
Ministry of Marine Officially
Admits Giant Dirigible
Has Fallen Into the
Mediterranean.
Recover Captain S Body

Paris. Dee. 2s.-It is rumored &c
night that. seeming the end Of thu
Dixmude, the crew mutinied anc
threw their commander. Capt. Plessl
De Grenedan. overheard.
1t is now 10 days since the Dixmud.
started on its fatal voyage. 1t has
been lost since last Saturday night
The sole evidence Of its fate unit.
late tonight was the finding Of tht
hody Of Captain Grenedan off the
coast Of Sicily by Italian fishermen
Yet when the body was found II bore
evidence Of having been in the water
for at least three days.
That would mean that either the
Dixmude was lost in the tempest Of
Saturday night. when. according &c
the wireless received. it should have
been over the Algerian desert. or that
the captain was thrown overheard
since it is manifestly absurd that the
commander of the airship should have
jumped overheard in the face Of peril
specially as De Grenedan was known
az one OF the most fearless officers
IN the air service.
But at Il tonight the wife Of Ser
eeant Hamon. a member OF the crew
received a telegram from her husband
stating he had been rescued of the
coast Of Tripoli. No other informa-
ton was given.
1T that time the ministry OF marine
announced 1t was ready TO admit the
airship had fallen into the Mediter-
rapaan
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-29
Attorneys Are
Urged to Fight
Unrest in Land
Lincoln Judge Warns State Ban
Body Constitution Is Mem
aced-Munger Declares
Courts Respected.

Lincoln, Dec. 2S.--A warning that
insidious forces were attacking the
constitution and that they would
gather force unless constant yigi-
lance was observed, was issued today
by District Judge Z. P. Holmes, Lin
coin, president of the Nebraska Bar
association, in the opening address to.
day TO that organization which is
meeting in convention.
1.-The constitution has brought us
power and prosperity" Judge Holmes
said. 1T contains within itself ele-
ments of new growth to meet the new
duties of new days. Upon it our lib
critics are broadbased. Guided by ii,
our future leads us to the final vic
tory OF liberty and law
Commenting on delays in criminal
and civil cases. Judge Holmes said
that the remedy is largely in the
hands of the lawyers and may be
applied without reyoluntionizing our
courts or our procedure.
He was followed by Federal Judge
T. c. Munger, who outlined visit
paid to European courts. He told
members of the bar association that
trouble in selecting juries is a rarity
and that jury is frequently impan.
elied in from three to five minutes.
He found, he said. universal respect
of the courts and the simplicity and
constant striving for justice seemed
to him noteworthy.
As part of the convention, Dis.
triet Attorney J. G. kinsler, Omaha,
met with county attorneys to work
out plans for the enforcement OF
prohibition laws. lie declared that
it was planned to have both the
county and state bring charges
against liquor violators. and after
they had passed sentence, the federal
government would take a hand
should the charges warrant such ac
ton.
The chief speaker tomorrow will be
former Senator j. Hamilton Lewis OF
Illinois.