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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21

Which Presidents are in the
American Hall of Fame on Uni
versity Heights, New York City?
Washington. Linooln. Grant, Jeffer.
SON. John Adams. John Quincy Ad.
ans. Madison. jackson.
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Stir Created


While this practice in raising cam
pangn funds is not new. It created a
stir in the year 1922 because sIemp
and his secretary. L. B. Howard, were
so brazen in their demands
Some OF President Coolidge's friends
say he did not know about the Dear
Zen letters" when he decided to ap.
point Slemp his secretary. They say
that Slemp was recommen1 ed by
Speaker Gillette and Secretary
Weeks. because he knew Congress and
because he would be a valuable aide
TO the President in his dealings with
Congress.
Slemp is wealthy. owns coal mines,
is a bachelor, is two years older than
the President oddly enough, and was
popular in Washington society. His
father was a Congressman before
him They were the only Republicans
able to break the grip Of the Demo.
Gratis In Virginia. He did not run for
reelection to the present Congress.
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is
RECOMMEND
AT CAPITAL
Appointment of G. Bascom
SIemp Ends Giving Pres
ident Chance.'
BY FRANK j. TAYLOR

WASHINGTON. Aug. 21.-Appoint-
ment of G. Bascom Slemp of Big
stone Gap, Va, as the new secretary
to the President, has ended the
honeymoon period in the White House
for Mr.. Coolidge, and the political
truce to give the new President a
chance" is at an end.
One would think that the President
of the United States might name
anybody he wished for his secretary,
and that it would be nobody's bust
ness. President Coolidge has learned
that is not the case
Almost every politician in Wash
ington has made this Slemp appoint
ment his own affair. The reason is
that, next to Cabinet appointments,
the office Of secretary to the Presi-
dent is the most important job at the
Presidents disposition.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-12
NIGHT SESSIONS
MAY START SOON

Continued from page ~
There is not much hope for big
savings over two years ago.
The income tax law has passed
the senate, the county budget bill
has been advanced but the pro-
gram as a whole still remains to
be settled, in spite of the fact that
the tax program was the first on
which real work was started in
committees early in the session.
Shun Industries
The state enterprises program
is not regarded with so much in
terest as other problems, by mem
bers. Many members avoid dis
cussion of them. Yet three big
bills are to be passed or killed, and
there has been virtually no action
on any of them yet. They are the
bill repeating the Home Building
Association bond authorization
act, the mill and elevator financing
program, the bill providing a def
cit tax for the Home Builders and
the bill creating q board of manag-
ers for the Grand Forks project
and providing for sale of the Drake
mill. The Home Building bond
act was before the senate Satpr-
day, but could not be passed be-
ca'lee IF absence of some Inde-
pendents.
Little progress has been made
on the banking program except
that the senate passed the bill
authorizing consolidation of banks.
Get Congratulations
Nevertheless there is much in the
session so far to cause many to
congratulate the Legislators.
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There is undeniably new spirit
evident. The war and after-the-
war hysteria which affected legis-
lators as well as business men and
flappers is pretty we'll gone. The
difficulties Of state enterprises has
brought many to realize that the
problem cannot be settled by ora
tory, nor can the state through
such enterprises suddenly turn
North Dakota into a new Utopia.
All realize legislation alone
won't save the farmer. There is a
new spirit of tolerance Astounding.
Party lines have been drawn closer
in the senate than in the house,
but matters which involve good,
common sense have been consider
ed in the latter body and party
lines have been broken.
Particularly is there back-fire
against so-called "damphool legis-
lation" in which effort is made to
legislate good morals or legislate
law abiding spirit. 1t is realiz-
ed it can't be done that way. There
is no general sentiment to relax
the prohibition laws. and it is gen.
orally accepted they should be
strengthened if they can be. But
there is a back-fire against over
riding many of the long-establish-
ed principles of personal liberty,
The senate very promptly stepped
on house bill No. %, bill which
would have permitted officials to
hail anyone into court and compel
testimony about anything before
an arrest had been made. The
possibilities for abuse of the or
binary rights Of any citizen was
sensed in the senate.
1t was somewhat the same sem
timent against such interference
which caused the senate to kill
house bill No. !, which would have
prohibited the farmer from mort
gaging more than two-thirds of
his crop except in cases. Here,
too. was a majority belief that the
farmer does not need guardian
as badly as some people believe
he does, and that the legislature
can't make him prosperous by ex-
empting him from the claims Of
creditors.
Repeal Seed Law
A special session of the legisla
ture was called to enact laws per-
hitting counties to bond to buy
seed and feed, and the opposition
to repeal of these laws was very
weak in the house. There were no
party lines on it. On the one hand
there was a Nonpartisan farmer
legislator declaring that it wasn't
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-12
TWO TAX BILLS
AREPR0TESTED
Would Put Every High School
Out of Business, Claim

There are two tax bills before the
legislature that if passed will just
about put every high school in the
state out of business, according to
A. c. Berg, rural school inspector of
the state education department.
One Of these would limit the
school levies to ~. Ia and 16 mills
respectively, for different classes OF
high schools maintained
The other would cut the valuation
basis from 100 to so per cent.
Mr.. Berg has prepared figures t..
show that during the last year 172
high school districts in the state, in
Guiding most of those in the larger
cities received levies of more than
rs mills and ranging as high as A.
per cent. That was for the year
ending June 80, 1922. For the pres
ent year, the levies are higher than
that, almost without exception, he
says.
This limitation of mill tax would
cut the taxes materially but the pro-
posel so percent valuation would cut
tuc dlIeduy IeuuCcu levy pTdCllCdlIy
in half, which would leave about
enough money to run the grades and
no more, he adds.
To show what present school lev
les are as compared with the 16
mill maximum Mr.. Berg gave out
the following figures covering five
large towns of the state; for the
year ending June 30, 1929:
!diils ANTS. Warts. Warts.
levied levied drawn outstdg,
Fargo
10 $4,000 sSO3,s76 $2O5,iGG
Grand
Forks
1868 229,7SO 33OO4O 1867
Bismarck
1926 119,04O 117,0OD 2,9is
Mandan-
1872 60150 65,219 2S,723
Minot-
2L62 19S,22O 21S,9s5 156, 799
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get chance to shine on the Boiler
maker quintet. This is not the case
this season, however, for one man,
+. l. .Tavis, of Mandan, N. d., a
junior in the School Of Mechanical
Engineering is making hard fight
for a position. Tavis, a forward was
put into the Wisconsin game here,
with the score tied, early in the first
half, when Robbins star floor
guard. was eliminated on personal
fouls 1t was his first big game,
but he came through like veteran.
Only three field goals were scored,
and he made one of them, and his
general all-around performance was
such as to assure him of participa-
tion in many of the games which
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-12

the business Of the county to make
path of roses for an itinerant
farmer who got his seend and feed
and if he got a crop or did not,
skip out and let the farmers who
stayed to fight the battle, pay the
freight. On the other there was
an Independent re-iterating an Oft
expressed view against such pa
ternalism except in cases of emer-
gency.
The application of common
sense view to many matters of
legislation, the killing Of pater-
nalistic or restrictive measures,
has led many to congratulate the
legislature upon the work it has
done to date. There is a new spirit
abroad in the state, as evidenced
by the action taken on such mea-
sures. 1t forebodes good, and a
recurrence to the state of mind
held by solid citizens before the
war and political vagaries upset
North Dakota and other states.
There is not much likelihood of
far-reaching effect of the 1egisla-
lures action at this session, ex-
cept through the tax revision or
the action upon the road program.
There was none proposed, and the
legislators by their actions declare
their belief that the conditions
they want so badly to cure cannot
be cured through their action.
Unconcicusly, perhaps. most OF
the $50 odd members of the session
are striving toward that indefinite
something defined by President
Harding as "normalcy."
The political vantage in this
session may lie on either side, but
nevertheless the session is moving
toward the accomplishment OF
some constructive work, if not
spectacular.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-12
BREAK AC0LD
IN FEW HOURS
"Pape's Cold Compound Acts
y Quick, Costs Little, and
Never Sickens!

Every druggist here guarantees
each package of "Pape's Cold Com
pound" to break up any cold and end
grippe misery in . few hours or
money returned. STIFFNESS, pain,
headache, feverishness, infamed or
congested nose and head relieved
with first dose. These safe, pleasant
tablets cost only a rev cents and mil
lions now take them instead Of sick.
ening quinine
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are several quite important criminal
matters to be heard, and numerous
civil actions. 1t is expected the pres
ent Fargo term will be completed
this week and then Judge Miller
will be in chambers here until the
March term.
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remain on the Purdue schedule. He
is fast, fair basket shot, and an
excellent defensive man, and his
playing should aid Purdue, cham
pions in 1922, in finishing high in
the Western conference standing
this season.
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FRENCH SEND
TANKS INTO
TROUBLE ZONE
Continued from page IL

VCUHtIHueu 1TUm PdKo II
clude the Red Workers Information
ale, Second and Third Internationale,
Social Democrats and the Commun-
isty party and the trade unions o,
France, Germany, Belgian and Eng
land. .s,.,.
Several German labor organiza-
tions also have been addressed, the
dispatch says.
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Land Sold

Mrs. Florence G. Ward has sold
400 acres of land lying along the
river about four miles north of her.
to John Zirnholt and F. H. Stag o.
Hazelton, who will occupy it in the
spring. The deal was made through
the F. E. Hedden Real Estate Agen-
CIV
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MANDAN MAN
WORKING HARD
AT PURDUE u

9? Lafayette, Ind, Feb. 12.-It is sell
dom that a Purdue basketball squad
is composed of other than Indiana
players, or that out of the state men
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-12
FEDERALC0URT
TERM is SET

A term of the. United States Dis
trict Court will be held in Bismarck,
commencing Tuesday, March 9Th.
The members called for jury duty
will be notified this week. There
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-12
CONFERS IN PARIS.

CONFEhS IN FAIRS.
Paris, Feb. 12.--General Degouttee
spent part of the weekend in Paris
had long conferences with President,
Millerand, Premier Poincaire, Mar
shall Foch> and the minister of wal
at which every aspect OF the Ruhr
occupation. was discussed. 1t is; I'M
derstood that the conferees also went
over the new order prohibiting the
export of metal and other manufac
lures to unoccupied Germany from
Ruhr and Rhineland plants. ..
Before returning to Dusseldorf,
General D:gouttce told representa-
tive Of the Echo de Paris that he was
we'll satisfied with the conversations
and that he was entirely confident Of
the final result Of the occupation.
perhaps it is yet long way Off
he said, "for the task is difficult bus
there is no possible doubt but that
we shall prevail in the end"
CLASH WITH POLICE
London, Feb. 12.-German police.
man clashed with the French today
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fatalities, according to reliable ad-
vice. A policemen and two French
officers we're reported to have been
taken to a hospital.
Evening star., 1923-02-02
First Spring Fashions

Now, In midwinter, Is the time to think
of first spring fashions. If you follow The
Journals February styles your clothes will be
right not only for this years spring and sum-
mer, but for the next year a. well.
There are fascinating Emhroideries for
Summer Dresses; there are Hats with an
Air That You Can Make; there are Frocks for
Sub-Debs; Lingerie for the Spring Bride;
and host Of patterns for mother and the girls.
There are 48 new recipes, 8 fun-making
parties for February holidays and Pudding
Lane story, with cut-outs for the kiddies.
All in the big new February Journal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-12-06
TAX IS JUST.

Commenting on the 1923 Mime
sofa motor vehicle tax law, the Tracy
Headlight Herald says:
The new law is drafted to build
and maintain state roads. The main
argument for tax on motor vehicles
was that the roads are being built for
them and that the saving effected by
car having good roads is more than
offset by the tax. We cannot follow
the legislatures reasoning in these
points. In the first place we do not
believe that any vehicle should have
less than $25 tax per year. If good
roads is of any value to an autoist it
should be worth at least that much
for a years service. Why should
there be any difference on an old car
and new one of the same make? If
there is any difference it should be in
favor of the latest model, because of
superior construction it is not so de-
structive of roads as the old models.
Doubtless the legislature had some.
thing more than good roads in mind
when the bill was drafted. 1t would
seem that restraining hand was in
tended to be laid on the new cal
business.
The minimum tax is without doubt
too low. If good roads effect any
saving in cars and gasoline con-
sumed, then $25 per year should be
the least minimum for any car. Good
roads is direct saving on cars and
why should not all car owners pay
their share of building them. We are
convinced that county road building
must be taken off the farmers
shoulders.
But we question the justice of the
present motor tax law. The man who
drives a car 1000 or 5000 miles a
year is getting meager returns from
his investment in good roads, when
considered with another man who
drives over the same roads $4,000
miles or more. And the latter may
have an cold boat" at that with little
or no tax.
When the state gets registration
law based upon rated horsepower,
weight and mileage per year, then
each motor vehicle owner will con-
tribute his share in building the
road which he enjoys. And the visi-
tor from other states using our roads
will be required to contribute his
share of road building the same as we
do when visiting his state.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-12-06
Ignite Coal Rates Will
Be Rigidly Investigated
Charges of Freight Rate Conspiracy
Will be Acted on by Interstate
Commerce Commission

Washington, Nov. 3O.-Acting on
kilograms received from Governor r.
A. Nestos of North Dakota, and other
citizens of that state, President Cool
idge directed the interstate commerce
commission today to make a special
inquiry into allegations that increas-
ed freight rates on Ignite coal mined
in North Dakota amounted to a con-
spiracy to destroy the states coal
mining industry.
Governor Nestos telegraphed the
prsident several days ago complaining
OF the increased rates and urging a
congressional investigation.
In directing the special inquiry Mr..
Coolidge was moved by a desire to
have complete information at the dis
posal of congress should that body de-
sire to act.
The North Dakota complaints will
be added to the documents already
before the interstate commerce COM
mission bearing on the northwestern
Ignite coal rate case, which has been
under investigation for two months.
and on which decision is expected
within 80 or 40 days.
When railroads last summer filed a
proposal to increase Ignite rates,
complaints were made to the COM
mission and the entire schedules were
suspended. An order requiring inves-
tigation was issued simultaneously
and the commissions examiners since
have conducted hearings.
Until a final decision is reached
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-12-06
lie railroads will be unable to put in
effect the rates against which Gov
nor Nestos' charges are directed.

Owatonna--The Steele county COM
ming along the Steele-Mower county
line and into the village of Blooming
Prairie as state aid road and plan to
improve the stretch at once Similar
designation of road connecting por-
tions of Somerset and Aurora town.
ships and the village of Bixby with
trunk highway No. 40 are also being
considered
Winona-A motion of defense for an
order to set aside the verdict and sen.
tence in the case of Mrs. Anna Schultz,
convicted of second degree man
slaughter in connection with the death
of Herman Koch in an automobile col
Judge c. e. Callaghan in district court
here. Mrs. Schultz was sentenced to
serve not more than five years in the
state reformatory for women.
Winona, Minn.-Mrs. Raymond Ste
vens, who was selected last spring by
Rodolph Valentino, motion picture ac-
tor, as the prettiest girl in st. Paul,
was barred from participation in
national beauty contest conducted in
New York city because of her mar
riage which occurred in September.
Rochester, boys and girls club
short course, the first of series Of
annual events of the same nature. is
being planned for January by Julius
Ausen, Olmstead county boys an /.
girls club leader. e..
Austin-A recapitulation of admis-
sion figures for the annual Mower
county poultry show, which ended
here, indicates that at least 1000 peo-
pie attended the exhibition.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-12-06
THE BUSES SHOULD PAY

The Herald is glad to see agitation
in the press of Minnesota for legisla-
ton that will compel the bus lines
operating on Minnesota highways to
pay fair tax into the Highway de-
partment of the state. Some of the
papers are even urging that Governor
Preus call special session of the Min
nesota Legislature for this particu-
lar purpose.
The Herald editor does not hold
any brief for the railroads but they
are compelled to pay a large annual
sum of money into the State Treasury
every year on their gross earnings.
Besides this they must maintain their
own right of way. The bus lines
outside of contributing paltry sum
in auto license taxes, pay nothing for
the maintenance of the highways and
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-12-06

speaker. Among these were Congress
man Harold Knutson of this district
Congressman Frank Clague Of the
Second District, and Congressman
Charlie Davis of the Third District
The opposition of Congressman Knut.
son is not because he is particularly
opposed to Mr.. Gillette for speaker
but is a protest against the action OF
the rules committee in insisting how
the legislation in the House should be
handled.
Harold has always been considered
regular in politics; in fact he was
the party whip in Congress for two
sessions, retiring voluntarily as ne
explained he wanted to be in a posi-
ton to, tack more active and indie
pendent action in the work of Con
gress. Very likely when the final or
ganization of the House is completed
at least Mr.. Knutson and Mr.. Clauge
will vote for Speaker Gillett.
Congressman KnuJson, serves no
tice that he proposes to be independ
ed during the coming session anC
explained his vote for Congressman
Cooper for speaker with the follow
ing statement:
s'I am no longer member of
the house organization, as I have
relinquished the office of whip.
I promise to be independent
and act Independently hereafter.
want to see the rules of the
house amended so that it will be
possible to place before the
house for action any bill that
has been favorably reported
from committee when a suffi-
cient number of members de-
mand it. The rules should be
amended so that it will be posi-
BILE for, say 100 members, by
signing a petition or a demand,
to bring any bill before the
house for action.
"The rules should make it
impossible for one man to hold
up important legislation as was
done at the close of the last con-
gress.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-12-06

there are no other vehicles travers-
ing the highways that do as much
damage to them as do the buses and
large trucks.
1t is quite true that the bus lines
have reduced the carrying fare be-
low that charged. by the railroad
company and the result is that the
roads are losing thousands o. dollars
worth of local traffic business every
day which, if continued, will necessi-
tate increased passenger traffic rates
or the disseminating of trains, as the
local trans TO-DAY are running prac-
tically empty.
While on this subject, the Herald
editor would like to see The City
Council pass suitable regulations
covering the speed of buses within
the city limits of Sank Centre. Any
automobile driver tearing up Main
Street at the speed of one of these
incoming buses would be arrested. If
anyone doubts this, let them stand on
the corner of Main and Fifth streets
any evening and watch these buses
pull into town. There seems to be an
erroneous idea prevalent that buses
have rights not enjoyed by owners
and drivers of private cars.
Under the Minnesota law, any
municipality has the power to pass an
ordinance charging wheelage tax.
st. Cloud recently passed an ordi.
nance charging the BUSES a stiff
wheelage tax. There was much in
dignation by the owners of the 10
daily buses driving in and out of ST..
Cloud each way every day, but the
law is just one. It would not be a
bad idea for Sank Centre to follow
in the wake of the Granite City in
this regard.
The Herald does not advocate the
sitting of progress but it does believe
that the f'ogressors should pay a
fair share of the expense they create.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-12-06
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN
CONGRESS SLIPPING

The mighty slim majority the Re-
publicans have in Congress may prove
a blessing to the country.
When Mr.. Harding assumed the
presidency he was confronted with a
Republican majority in Congress so
unwieldy that it was impossible to
weld it into a cohesive working body,
resulting in bloc, the purpose OF
which was to force through legisla-
ton in which the bloc members were
particularly interested-a sectional
organization.
While the 9th congress enacted
some badly needed legislation, never
theless much more could have been
accomplished for the good of the
country if the party organization had
been a workable body instead of hav-
ing several factions within its ranks.
The voters in the 1922 election al
most entirely wiped out the Republic
can majority in the Senate, while the
House majority is sufficiently large,
if the Republicans in the House will
drop their selfish motives and work
for the general good of the country.
The East is in the saddle, and this
control forced the party caucus held
the latter part of last week to NOM
mate Speaker Gillett for re-
election. Mr.. Gillett polled 100
votes, % votes short of the necessary
majority to elect. Fifteen of the
house members broke away from the
organization and cast their ballot for
Representative Cooper of Wisconsin,
said to be the choice of LaFollette for