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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-04-26
SHIRK IN BEGINNING

The forty-third Minnesota leg
islature has come and gone and
not much has happened.
The usual large number Of bills
we're introduced. most Of them
falling by the wayside where
they properly belong. To think
that about 1000 bills are intro
duced biennially surely makes it
appear like a township affair in
stead of a state legislature for
surely by far the greatest number
Of that amount of bills are not Of
state wide importance and inter
est but local affairs challenged by
ambitious politicians who wish to
bring home the bacon.
In the opinion Of some critics
this legislature will go down in
history not for what il accom-
plished but for the bad bills it
avoided from becoming law--and
this of course is also worthy of
commendation--but more should
be done. The constitution al
lows a 90 day session and the full
period of time is consumed
whether or not il is needed. II
seems that the legislature always
has the bad habit Of leaving the
bigger and important bills until
the last few days of the session
resulting in much turmoil and
the jamming through Of bills in
complete and with wood
chucks' and the like, instead of
getting down to brass tacks ear
Tier in the session when they
would be able to deliberate more
calmly and with more good com
mon horse sense.
The 20 million dollar road bond
bill is a good example Of what
might happen when such legisla-
tion is left to be rushed through
the last few days. II passed the
senate but house members OPP
posed to the measure would not
allow IL TO so onto special orders
and Ms il was way down in the list
of general order bills il died
there. Thus no vote was re-
corded on the measure in the
house. II would have been far
better had the measure come to
a vote even though the result
be the same for there would
then have been more satisfaction
and a general feeling of fair play
from both sides, II required a
two-thirds vote of the house
members to get it onto special
orders and it was therefore easy
for the opponents to kill the bill
as there was about an equal mum
Der for and against it.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-04-26
Opinions of Others
QUESTIONS EIGHT HOUR DAY
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
Gosh to all Hemlock, let's make
the Opinions Of Others" column
more snappy and poppy. Now
that we have a column all our
own why not make use of it TO
the utmost7 Let US not STAND
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-04-26

congress prescribes a lower per
centage of alcohol, then Mime
sofa must follow suit.
Automobile Bill Passes.
A bill of great Importance
that became a law on the very
last day for passing bills is the
Green motor vehicle license
bill. This amends the law en-
acted two years ago. It puts ;
minimum tax of S12 per yea
on Fords and SIS on larger cars
The old law imposed as heavy ;
tax on cars three years old a.
on new ones. The new law re
duces the tax ten per cent each
year. Hence, the new law i'm
poses a heavier tax on new cars
than did the old one, but a light
er tax on old cars. This il
doubtless a change for the bet
ter. A heavier tax is placed or
trucks and motor buses which
is also right and proper, in view
of the heavy damage these cars
do to the roads. The old law
raised about S6,5OO,0OO; it is
estimated that the new one will
bring in about 100000.
Another important bill put
across shortly before adjourn.
ment is the Bendixen bill impos.
ing a six per cent tax on iron ore
royalties. 1t passed the house
several weeks back, but the SEN
ate held it up. 1t is expected to
bring into the state treasury
about a million dollars per year.
Rural Credits Also Won.
Of the 500 bills that became
laws one of the most important
is the rural credits bill, which oc-
cupied so much attention in the
house during the first weeks of
the session. This was passed for
the special benefit of the farmers.
and it has doubtless had a ten
dency to reduce the interest rate
on farm mortgages and will also,
no doubt, bring more money with
in reach of farmers. Two other
bills of special benefit to farm
ers is the Sapiro marketing act,
originated by the famous fruit
growers of California. and the
Wilkfnson-Norton marketing act.
Cooperative associations have the
option Of organizing under either
law. Another bill for farmers
permits the formation of cooper
alive credit associations to be
conducted as financing companies
in connection with cooperative
live stock associations.
The most important law affect
ing politics enacted is the act re-
pealing the pre-primary conven-
ton law of 1921. Gov. Preus
fought for the enactment of this
law two years ago, but did not
lift a finger to save it now. 1t
had very few sponsors in either
branch of the legislature.
Numerous Amendments.
A number of amendments to
the state constitution was sub
mitted to the people. Among
them is one that authorizes the
legislature to levy a tax upon
gasoline for the benefit of the
trunk highway fund. Another
empowers the state to erect, buy
or lease one terminal elevator at
Duluth and another at Minneapo-
lis. A third permits the state to
manufacture cement for use in
building highways and to supply
municipalities.
1t developed that the appro-
priations did not run up quite as
high as seemed probable a week
earlier. They aggregated $40.
l67.5Is which includes Sl.376, 495
to make up the deficit in the
state aid for schools. Two years
ago the appropriations were
about S35,0O0,OO0.
The total number of bills intro.
duced during the session is 2.6Oi
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-04-26

Don't fail to hear the Sand.
stone-Askov band concert at
Askov on Friday evening. May 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18

drew long breath. Then he wiped his face with his sleeve. started cusslng.
 "Wat minute, Billy" says Artie. "I'll have to explain something. Give me chance before you kick a rib out of me-"
 And then Artie told his story. I can re- member it almost word for word. It was impressed on my memory, as you might say.
 "I was tossed out of an orphanage," says Artie, "when I was about six years old, and never knew anything about my people. l never was very crazy about the folks who took me to raise, and beat it soon as I was big enough. I lived everywhere and every way until I was eighteen or thereabout. Then got job as roundhouse elunky ill Omaha. It wasn't much of job, with wages to match, so got lodging down in the y 4rds district with family named Kent 'fTne old man was switchman. The old woman ran the shack and rented {. half dozen ooms on the second floor. They had just ore kid, girl about sixteen and peach. Sf , was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18

ing, cussing and occasionally laughing. One of them broke into what he thought was song and slight squeak of Artie's chair made me look at him, which I could do by sinariy shifting my gaze and not moving my head. His face seemed longer and winter, and his baby-blue eyes were sticking out like door knobs. His right hand was sliding down toward his tool kit. I'm not liable to forget the alleged song that car whacker was singing. I'd heard it thousand times, mostly in the South, where the natives used to embalm some event of local interest in home made verse, and mix same with some old standard tune. It went like this:
 W'n you seen Duncan wit gatlin gun.
 Artie's hand come out of the tool kit and the poison little gun was in it. Billy Dolan," he says, "that mans life depends on how he sings that song."
 Don't be fool," I says, getting up, be- cause he sounds like man that's off his zip. "To be sure,Y says, 4he0 ought to be killed N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18

we just happened to meet in the hall or at the door. Her folks acted sour and never invited me or anyone else, apparently, into the living rooms down stairs. I had been there month before the old woman ever noticed me in particular. I'd paid month in advance, and on the first pay day she was laying for me to come across again. She thawed out little when was prompt with the dividend and made no kick about the rotten way she kept my room. It wasn't long after that met the little girl on the sidewalk in front of the house and in the course of conversation, she said: Ma seems to like you. Maybe she would let me go to the moving picture show with you.'
 "But to back and bring up the rear: Ono of the things, outside of the dirty bed and room that would have driven me away from there if it hadn't have been for that girl was rough-neck who roomed across the hall from me. never got to see him, be- cause he always came in late and woke ls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18

for trying to sing, but you mustn't do it. let switch engine run over him. Punish ment will surely overtake him without you putting in.''
 "Sit down and keep quiet," says Artie, kind of swinging the gat around my way, and his voice reminded me of requiem mass I could almost smell lilies. Then the poor boob out by the shanty began again:
 "W'en tn gals in Memphis heard the news"
 Artie put his gun back in the kitbag and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18

have job." We were laid out in the yards at Tucson when got my first real lesson on Artie's life work. The rest of the gang had gone up town to movie or something and Artie and were holding down the car. He sat on a folding chair by the door, smok- ing cigaroots, and lay in my bunk reading a paper. Just below us was the car whack- ers' hang-out, and could hear them talk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
WHEN BUBBLES BURST
BY HARVE PARSONS---

rose planted in bed of missiles and no more like the old folks or the gang around her than if she didn't belong in that part of the world. Little and delica.e, soft spoken, she seemed scared all the time, ana can understand why. have always suspected that she had been stolen from some rich, cultured parents as . baby. After the blow-off, was almost positive.
 "The Rents didn't keep boarders, SO the only times got to meet the girl were when
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18

Loves young dream gets
 some hard jolts, but few boys encounter a problem of the dimensions, all things considered, that confronted Arie, he of the itching trigger finger and uncanny skill with a pistol.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-29
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
NAY COME SOU tn
Business Men Plan to Show New
Engl7nders Many Advantages
of Locating in Dixie

ATLANTA, August 80. Plans
are being made by large portion
of New England manufacturers to
visit the South, according to re-
ports received here, for the purpose
Of looking into the matter Of trans
fcrrug some Of the New England
industrial plants to more favorable
locations in the South,
Atlanta business men, calling at
tention to the contemplated visit
Of New England manufacturers,
urge that they be induced to, see
Georgia and look into its advan-
tages while on the tour.
Southern cities, it is pointed out
0here, will endeayor to have the par
ty visit them. Georgia cities
should, it is shown here, be includ-
ed in the itinerary of the Northern
visitors, for THE Empire State" is
already through various agencies
pointing out its advantages for in
dustrial locations.
1t is said that cotton manufac-
turing plants chiefly would be the
kind located in the South. This,
it is asserted, would be the natural
place for them to locate, for in
Atlanta and anywhere in Georgia,
conditions favor successful manu-
faci,1ro of cotton warns and cotton
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-29

are adequate and the ports of the
state bring the markets Of the world
within easy access by water.
The New England manufacturers,
Atlanta business men state, would
find much to interest them in
Georgia. In this state they would
find a greater diversity of indus
tries than in some other states, and
all prospecting, Furthermore, as
industrial bureaus are showing,
they would find that many Geor-
gia cities and towns are progress
sive, eager to encourage and Will
ing to help outside industries to To-
cate in the state and prosper.
Every effort will be made, it was
stated here today, to have the
New England visitors inspect lead
ing industries of the state and also
see for themselves the practically
unlimited water power facilities
that would be provided for plant
operation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-29
BIG SUN Is ADDED
TO GEORGIA TAXES
It's Million Dollars More This
Year and Three Millions Next
More Digging Planned

ATLANTA, August 20. - The
State Of Georgia will collect ST.
100000 more from the people this
year than it collected from them
last year, and next year, it will
take $3,OOO,OOO more from their
pockets than it got in 1922.
The loss this year from general
taxes vii! hardly be more than
5000 while the gain from new
special taxes and fees will amount
TO 81, 100000.
Next year when the state gets
5he full benefit Of the increased
gasoline and tax the new tax on
cigars and Cigarette, Gcorgia's col
lections will be Sis, 100000.
In 1918, the state collected ST.
100000. In 1922 the collections
we've '$12,OC),00o. In 1928 they
will be $13,0O0,Q00 and in 1924
they will reach $4,000, 000-more
than double what they were seven
years before. Population is in
crcasing one per cent a year and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-29
DECIDES ON BEST LIFE
INSURANCE

Give years ago I was refused life
insurance because of my heart
symptoms. Doctors said it was
caused from a pressure of gas thai
come from' my stomach, but their
medicine did not help me and I was
getting worse all the time. Three
years ago my druggist recommended
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. I took a
course of it and believe it is the best
life insurance anyone can buy 1t
helped my trouble at once" 1t is a
simple, harmless preparation that
removes the catarrhal mucus from
the intestinal tract and aIlays the in
flammation which causes practically
all stomach, liver and intestinal all
ments, including appendicitis One
dose will convince or money refund
ed. For sale by Howell's Pharmacy
and druggists everywhere-adv.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-29

taxes more than Is per cent {
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-29

q lare adequate and the ports oil the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-29
173 SPECIAL PEACH TRAINS
OPERATED BY SOUTHERN

ATLANTA, Aug. $50 put
Georgia peaches on the distant mar
kets Of the East and West in the
fast time necessary to insure their
arrival in good condition, the
Southern Railway System operated
173 special peach trains during the
season that has just come to a
close. All were run from Atlanta,
100 going to Potamac Yards, Va,
and 81 to Cincinnati, the Southern
having handled altogether 500
cars of this highly perishable fruit
with practically 100 per cent eff
cheney.
OF this total, 1912 cars were re
iced at Imam Yards, the South
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-29
SLOWING Up Is NORE
PRONOUNCED THAN IN
JUNE, REVIE v SAYS
Wholesale and Retail Business
Shows Reduction in Volume
With Values Higher
MILLS PRODUCTION SLOW
Reports From Thnty-Eight Es-
Establishments Indicate Cloth
Markets Are Slack

ATLANTA, Aug. 29.-Thcre
were no outstanding developments
in tho business situation of the
sixth Federal reserve district com
prising the states of Georgia, Flor
ida, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississ-
ippi and Louisiana, in July ac-
cording to the monthly review made
public today by the Federal Re
serve Bank here. July probably
showed a little more pronounced
slowing up than that which charac-
terized the previous month, the
review said, but from all available
information the slackening in the
business pace has only followed the
trend of this season Of the year.
Wholesale and retail was some
what smaller in volume than in
June, but most lines reported July
business this year larger than dur
ing the same month a year ago. Re
ports from SO department stores
throughout the district showed their
sales to be over 10 per cent larg-
err than in July 1922 with stocks
of merchandise 10 per cent larger
than at that time, and six lines Of
wholesale trade reported their July
sales greater than during the same
month year ago.
Because Of the great influence of
agriculture upon business in the
district, the review said, there is
more or less an attitude Of wait
ing until an accurate indication Of
the size Of the cotton crop and
other crops can be obtained.
The condition of the cotton crop
declined in all states Of the dis
trict between June Is and July Is,
and in all the states except Ten
nessee the condition of July % was
lower than at the same time last
year, the report continued. In
creased acreage, however, has re
suited in higher estimated produc
ton, than that of last year.
The condition of oranges in Flor
ida improved one point during the
month, according to the report, be-
ing on August l, 81 per cent of
normal. Trees are making excel
lent growth and are carrying heavy
crops or oranges. Unless unfavor-
able factors develop, the review
said, production will be heavy next
season.
Grapefruit prospects also improv-
ed during July, the condition for
the month of July. Except for the
first week of July, which included
the Fourth Of July holiday, nroduc-
ton by southern pine mills was
80 per cent normal; for the week
ended uly 20 it was 81 per cent of
normal. The volume Of orders
shown in the weekly statements Of
the Southern Pine Association bear
out the reports of correspondents
that buyers again in the market and
prospects are reported good for
business during the fall months.
Prices showed some recessions dur
ing the past month or two. but
now appear to be strengthening
somewhat as demand returns, ac-
cording to the review.
Reports from 33 cotton mills in
the DISTRICT that manufacture Of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-29

taxes more than Is per cent a
year.
An effort will be made at the
extra session called for November
7th to amend the laws so that the
taxpayers will have to dig up 49,
100000 more a year. A lively
fight is expected over the plan to
limit county tax rates. The coun-
ties will get $1,O0O,OOO from the
states gasoline tax for county roads
which are not a part of the state
highway system. 1t has been sug-
gested that this will enable the
reduce local taxes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-29
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AUGUST %, 1928

county, Georgia, was on the 14th
day of August, 1928, duly adjudi-
Gated q bankrupt, and the first
meeting of the creditors will be
held at the office of the undersigned
in Albany, Ga, on September 8,
1928, at II o'clock A. NJ. at which
time all creditors may attend, prove
their claims, examine the bankrupt,
appoint a trustee and transact such
other business as may properly come
before said meeting. The bankrupt
is required to be present for exam
ination.
Creditors viii please file proofs
Of claims at once.
Witness my hand and dated at
Albany, Ga, this 28th day of Au-
gust, 1928.
JAMES TIT MANN,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-29
BIG SUM ADDED TO
TREASURY BY COURT

SAVANNAH, Aug. 29.-The
federal government has add edap-
proximatcIy $3,685 to its treasury
through fines imposed during a
three day session of federal court
ere, following a series Of sensa
ton liquor raids recently. Forty
seven persons arraigned before the
bar were sentenced.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-29

cloth indicate there has been some
further slowing down in this indus
try.
Production in July was smaller
than in either the preceding or the
same month last year, while 80 cot
ton yarn mills reports contained
very much the same comment.
Nineteen hosiery manufacturing
companies had a production of 1913
per cent smaller in July than in
June, but 15.1 per cent greater
than the output Of the same mills
during July last year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-29

ern's Atlanta terminal, at which
peaches from South Georgia are
concentrated; $3.50 were moved
East through Potomac Yards, IL
1872 north thr ough Chattanooga,
Cincinnati and Louisville; Al west
through Birmingham; 26 south
through Macon; and 20 to connec-
tions and consignees at Atlanta.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-29

JAMES TIT MANN,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-29
LEGAL AID NO. 622

In the District Court of the United
States, Southern District of Geor-
gia, Albany Division.
In the matter of Boyllin B. Glover
Americas, Ga, bankrupt. In bank
ruptcy No. 1850. Western Division.
To the Creditors Of Said Bank
Iunt:
You are hereby notified tbat Boy
kin B. Glover, Of AmericV Sumter
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-06-27
LAWYERS To HOLD
LARGE CONVENTION
Leading Members d Legal Prole'
sion 10 Gather In Minneapolis

Minneapolis MiRRe Ilnf sl-Lsaa'
iRE members 81 ihs LEGAL sFefsssaaR
IN tss UHitsa states Hal sitsRd TIE
annual eanpspuon 81 the American
Bar Association here August 20, 81
and 81, An attendance Of mere thar
s,0Aa is antieiRaisd ~ 4, g. Paul ~
this city in charge ~ arrangement,
Headed hY the Ear Of BlFksnheal,
RI England, R'ha Rill be the most dis
tinguished EisitaF, the list 81 prom
iRsR, members Of The bar VITA Vii
participate in the sessions iRelude;
Nalshles PneseaI'
John " Davis, president OF the
American Bar Association, and former
ambassador 20 EnglsRdl Chief Justice
William u. Taft and Justice Pierce
Butler Of the United states supreme
court: Charles Evans Hughes, score
iaFy ~ state, and Charles > Nhifmsh'
former gayeFRaF Of New York,
Lord RiFksHhssd will deliver NE
nrineinal address af the convention
on Angus, 20, jusi preceding the re-
eeption Of President PAWS, which viii
hs the premier social event OF the
meeting,
Justice Butler speaker
Justice Butler will he the speaker
al a Joint meeting Of the American
BAR Association and the Minnesota
Bar Association. over which W A.
Lancaster. Of Minneapolis. president
81 the state organization. nill preside
As chairman OF the committee on
judicial ethics. Chief Justice Taft viii
read his report on that subject on the
afternoon OF August 80,
The convention will gather IN St
Paul the final nigh, Of the eonvsn-
ton where the annual association din
ner will be held.