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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-02-29
Farm Loan System May
Be Next Big Scandal
Subject, is Predicted

BY international Labor News Service.
Washington, d. C.-Is the billion
dollar farm loan also sugaring off
financially to the benefit of politicians
who now control it through the fed
eral farm loan board?
Charges of irregularities possibly
involving undivided profits of the sys-
tenn amounting to four million on No
vember 80, and of dangerous exploit
alton of this countrywide system of
twelve land banks whose forty mil
lions of capital stock is held by 300,-
600 farmers, were preferred against
the federal board before the senate
banking and currency committee by
r. H. Coker, nephew of President
Harding and until recently reviewing
appraiser for the board
Senator Borah put in on December
10 resolution asking the federal
board, nominally bureau of the
treasury department, to supply infor-
nation concerning the unexpected and
unannounced salary raises since last
March. This instituted hearings, re-
suited in holding up the four recess
appointments to the board, and has
brought to light evidence that begins
with charges of extravaganza at the
expense of the farmers and ends with
creating wonder whether here, too,
there may not be the hand of sin
visible government"
Mr. Coker's specific charges of ir-
Irregularities in the federal bureau be-
gan with the fact that twelve land
bank presidents, impelled by mys-
terious urge, created new job of
fiscal agent" carrying a salary of
$4,000 pear. Judge Charles E.
Lobdell, then farm loan commissioner,
resigned and took it, A month later
all these land bank presidents, polit-
ical employees, had their salaries rails
ed to $4,000 year, and other ex-
penses We're O.K.'ed which raised op-
Grating cost close to 100000. These
arrangements, suggestive of deal,
were without authority or intent of
congress, the approval of the secre
tary of the treasury, the director of
the budget or congress.
Up to last March the treasury de-
partment paid the expenses of this
bureau precisely as it did the bureau
of the comptroller of the currency.
Now farmers are obliged to pay them
out of the surplus savings of this
system supposed to be cooperative.
The federal farm loan board backed
legislation known as the Strong bill
intended to assassinate the farm loan
associations, or cooperative groups
of farmers. 1t deprived farmers OF
the majority control of their own land
banks whose stock they had paid for.
1t freed the federal board from strict
accountability to anybody. 1t left
in the hands of politicians without
dollar invested in the system the
sale of a quarter billion or more
bonds annually without the necessity
of letting stockholders know the pre-
else details of contracts made with
a syndicate of eastern bond houses
yet an infnitesimal ''leak" of the
smallest fraction of / per cent would
be fortune every year. The oppor-
tunity; for exploitation such as Mr..
Coker points to on the surface exists
deeper down. And this bill passed
the senate totally unconsidered or even
read, unknown to most of the sena-
tors, tucked in as Title 8 of the agri-
cultural credits act, last-moment
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-02-29
DEATHS IN INDUSTRY

Albany, N. Y.-During the month
of January 1873 workers in this state
lost their lives through industrial ac-
cidents, reports the state department
of labor The metal industries re-
ported the greatest number of fatal
tiles during this period. Construc-
ton work, service and transportation
followed closely
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-02-29
WIRE WORKERS ORGANIZE

Augusta, Ga.-A fine local has been
formed by electrical workers in this
city, who have affiliated with the bona
fide Brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25
Gasoline Tax Submitted to
the People This November
Companies Would Collect Tax From
- Consumers AT Filling Stations
~ Whenever Tanks Were Filled

The proposed gasoline tax amend
ment to the Constitution of Mime
sofa will be Number One" on the
list of amendments to be submitted
to the people in November. It prom
Uses to generate lively debate. i
There is one misunderstanding that
should be cleared away. 1t should be
made plain that the amendment is
not one that imposes a tax on gaso-
line, or one that Empowers the Leg
islature to impose such a tax. The
Legislature already has that power.
The sole purpose of the amendment
is to permit the proceeds Of such a
tax, when imposed, to bekdiverted di-
rectly to the building Md mainten-
ance of State Highways.
i Without such an amendment, the
Legislature might impose gasoline
tax, but the proceeds would go into
the general fund, and could not be
used for road workat all.
If Minnesota, following the lead
of three-fourths of the States, is to
collect gallon tax on gasoline, GER
tainly the proceeds ought to be used
forxood roads and for nothing else.
Butzthis cannot be done, unless the
amendment is adopted.
However, the advisability of a gas
oline tax is bound to be discussed, in
connection with amendment debate.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25
Recent Northwest Bank
Robberies Charged to Gang
Woman Involved in Jobs This Fall
Alleged to Have Been Associated
With McTague and McHugh

Minneapolis Star Two "fapper
bandits" in knickers and flannel shirts
and male companion were sought in
state wide search today as the di-
rectors of a systematic" regin of
terror" by bank bandits in numer-
GUS Minnesota towns.
The man has been identified by
rogues gallery photographs as one
of the most notorious gunner in the
middlewest. .;4sf
One of the girls is believed to be
the common law wife of a bandit
serving terms aggregating 270 years
in federal prison for the $4,000, 900
Toledo postoffice robbery in 1921,
and who is charged with completely
in the murder of Marshal George
Williams in gunfight at Long
Prairie, Mimi, in 1922, for which
Birney McTague of Minneapolis and
w. J.. (Big Joe) Hughes, Detroit, are
serving terms in Saltwater prison.
The Toledo postoffice robbery pris-
oner is Eugent Saunders, who was
captured in Des Moines two years
ago, and who since has been separat-
ed by prison walls from the young
woman sought today as one Of the
queens of the Minnesota bandit
"mob.
Posing as tourists, the three have
lu,ade it practice to drive up to m.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25

= = - - 80 RE. yr
raj banks during the day in AN aui
tomobile loaded with camping equip
ment. The man enters the bank, and
requests the cashier to change a S 80
bill, meanwhile .'getting the lay Of
the land." He determines the location
of the vault, and whether the safe is
one that can be opened easily while
change is being made. Then the
party drives off, but usually returns
before dawn the next morning with
re-enforcements and breaks into the
building.
"The man with the SO BILL" as
the bandit leader has been dubbed
by authorities, is one of the most
notorious bandit leaders in. the mid
RE. west, aitAisssaid.
,glBecause. of the tourist traffic, au-
thofltiesIsay, down officers have found
it practically. impossible. to single out
the bandit gang leaders from other
tourists
It was revealed that the ..mob' re-
treated to the Twin Cities following
series of raids in inland towns two
weeks ago and were traced to an
apartment house in St. Paul. Police
surrounded the building and main
tanned constant watch for several
hours. Then they entered, but the
bandit suspects had vanished.
Following raids at the Farmers
State Bank, Round Lake, Aug. 26,
and the Farmers State Bank at Svea,
Aug. %, the gang invaded Brownton
in Mcleod county, early Wednesday
and engaged in a gun fight with H.
E. >Seeland, owner of a restaurant,
who single handed drove them out of
the village. The bandits obtained no
loot.
Investigators are certain that the
"mob" contains tn remnants of
Saunders notorious gang which
preyed on numerous country banks in
Minnesota in 1922 prior to the cap
ture of Saunders at DesMoines.
Color is added to this theory be-
cause of the fact that Saunders
common law wife is believed to be a
member of the gang.
She is described as being feet 4
inches tall, with dark, bobbed hair.
She is said to have haunted the To-
ledo Jail after Saunders arrest in an
effort to be near him, but since his
imprisonment has given up hope of
seeing him again.
The remainder of the gang is be-
lieved to have been recruited from
among the ranks of Iowa bank rob-
bers and Chicago gangsters.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25
MANY WILL ATTEND 4
THE DAWES MEETING.
LARGE DELEGATION. OF SAUK
CENTRE PEOPLE WILL BE
PRESENT
co BY TRAIN AND AUTO.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDI-
DATE is ONE OF NATIONS
REALLY BIG MEN

The meeting of Charles G. Dawes
Republican candidate for vice presi-
dent at st. Cloud Friday evening of
this week will give the people of Cen
trail Minnesota a splendid opportun-
ity to hear this outspoken citizen who
gets down to brass tacks in the very
opening sentence of his address.
The present indications are that a
large number of Sank Centre citi-
zens will avail themselves of the OPP
portunity to hear Mr.. Dawes. The
meeting will he beld in the large St.
Cloud Armory which has a seating
capacity of 5000. Amplifiers are
being installed to take care of the
overflow, and nearby church had
been rendered for use where an am
k!ifer will also be installed.
A letter was received Wednesday
by the Herald editor from Walter B.
Lengas, chairman of the Republican
Stearns county committee, in which
he says among other things; "We are
reserving the entire balcony at the
Armory for people outside of st.
Cloud. | am sure it will be worth
your while to hear Gen. Dawes.
Bring as many of your friends along
as possible. We can take care of all
of them and it will be one of the big
gest meetings of its kind even held in
Stcarns county"
Sank Centre folks will go to the
meeting by auto and by train. One
can go down on No. which leaves
Sauk Centre at GAS P. NJ, arriving
in St. Cloud in ample time for the
meeting, and come back on No. 20,
Which arrives in Sank Centre about
200 A. M.
Gen. Dawes is one of the really big
men of the nation. His latest ac-
complishment for the benefit of all
Europe and the United States was
the Reparation Plan devised by him
which has been adopted by all of the
European countries and while only in
operation a few weeks, is rapidly
stabilizing conditions in Europe and
again opening up the field for the
product of the American farms and
manufacturer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25
CITATION FOR HEARING ON Pc
Triton FOR PROBATE OF
.
Estate of Robert Kinsella, Decease
State of innesota, County of Stear1

Estate of Robert Kinsella, Deceased.
State of innesota, County of Stearns,
~ IN PROBATE COURT
1nHthe Matter of the Estate of Rob-
ert KfnSella, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the allowance and
probate of the will of said decedent:
The petition of John Kinsella being
duly filed in this court representing
that Robert Kinsella, - deceased, then
a resident of the County of Stearns,
State of Minnesota, died on the 18th
day of April 1924, leaving a last will
and testament which represented to
this court with said petition, and pray
ing that said instrument be allowed
as the last will and testament of said
decedent, and that letters Testament
tary be issued thereon to the said
John Kinsella.
Now, Therefore, You, and Each of
You, are hereby cited and required to
show cause, if any you have, before
this court, at the Probate Court
of st: Cloud, County of Stearns. State
of Minnesota, on the 10th day of
October 1924, at nine o'clock A. NJ,
why the prayer of said petition should
not be granted.
Witness the Honorable, ]. B. Himsl,
Judge of said court, and the seal of
said court, this 10th day of September
1924. p"
Court SeaD J. B. HIMSL,
L. L. KELLS. Judge.
Attorney for Petitioner.
Published Sept 1925, Oct. 2.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25
Northern Pacific Completes
Block System to Pacific Coast
Officers of Road and Little Falls
Citizens Hold Celebration in Hon
or of Event Monday

Northern Pacific automatic block
signals now extend in an unbroken
line from the Twin Cities to the Pa
cifc coast, the last signal is being
attached to the last standard by Gen
eral Manager C. L. Nivhols at cere-
monies here September Is. The
Northern Pacific is the first trans
constinental railroad in the North
west to be. so equipped. The link,
up in reality joined the Great Lakes
and the Pacific coast for the line to
Duluth from the Twin Cities already
has been completely equipped.
The ceremonies, in the Little Falls
railroad yards, included addresses by
Mayor N. N. Bergheim and General
Manager Nichols, and were witnessed
| by several thousand people, who,
headed by band, marched to the
scene in parade formation to extend
their congratulations to the Northern
Pacific railway. Motion pictures
were taken.
The completion of the block signal
lsystem fell almost on the forty-frst
anniversary of the driving of the
last spike, when Northern Pacific
rails linking east and west were
joined at Gold Creek, Mont, Septem-
Der 8, 1888.
The first block signals were in
stalled on the Northern Pacific be-
tween St. Paul and Minneapolis in
1902. Since 1909, almost every year
has seen additional units completed,
the final unit being between Staples
and Little Falls, MINI. The signal
system has been constructed under
the direction of C. A. Christofferson,
Isignal engineer. To date there has
lbeen expended total of $4,975, 900
for block signals, this embracing
$4,000 signals covering 1850 miles of
track. The main line signal system
alone represents an expenditure of
I$4,525,O00 with signals protecting
l2,4O0 miles of track.
The committeeman of the Little
Falls board Of commerce who had
the celebration in charge were Elias
Brown, George Peterson, Nels Pet
lerson, l.. O. Vessel and Frank
Kiewel. Schools were dismissed and
business houses closed during the
ceremony. The visiting railroad
men who were guests of Little Falls
business men at luncheon at the
fElks club, included R. w. Clark, as.
sistant to the president; General
Manager Nichols, c. A. Christoffer.
lson, signal engineer; S. w. Law, as.
sistant signal engineer; E. T. DaHn
general auditor; Newman Kline, gen
leral superintendent; T. F.. Lowry
superintendent st. Paul Division
Dan c.. Pettibone, general baggage
Iagent, and representatives Of TwiI
Cities newspapers and motion picture
tlcameramen.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25
Republican Women of State
to Have Challangers at Polls
National Committeewoman Mrs
Manly Fosseen Will Start Inten-
sive Organization Campaign

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 24-Republican
women will be appointed challengers
at the polls in every voting district
in the state Of Minnesota. Accord
ing to Mrs. Manley l.. Fosseen, Ma
tional Committee-woman from Mime
sofa, who was in conference with
Mrs. Alvin T. Hert, at Republican
campaign headquarters, this is part
of the plan of Republican women to
get out the vote. Between now and
election a complete poll of Republi-
can women will be taken. By this
means it will be possible for the
challengers at the polls to check
back election day on the enrolled Re-
publican women, who fail to come to
the polls and vote. These delin-
quents will be sent for and every eff
fort will be made to get them to the
polls before the closing hour.
Mrs. Fosseen and Reuben Thoreen
of Saltwater, Republican State Chair
man of organization, will start soon
on. two weeks swing through the
state. Word has already gone out to
all district chairmen to arrange for
a joint conference of men and wom-
en- at the county seat. Mrs. Fosseen
and Mr.. Thoreen will urge the ap-
pointment of a man and woman
chairman in every voting precinct in
the state.
In order to advance the election of
Coolidge and Dawes and spirit of
Republicanism among the women
when the country is not engaged in
an active political campaign, Mrs.
Fosseen and Miss Hattie Bordewich,
vice chairman of the State Central
Committee, are urging the organiza-
ton of Women's Republican Clubs
in every county in the state, these
clubs to be Joined together in a
state federation of clubs. 1t will be
left to the individual clubs to deter
mine the manner in which their club
shall be conducted.
Minnesota is the first state to or
ganize it's Republican business and
professional women as a separate
group in the campaign. Wednesday,
September oath, will mark the first
in series of six dinners arranged
for business women at the Red Ele-
plant Tea Shop, Minneapolis, at
which time speakers of state and ma
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25

ing reports from the standing COM
mittees and from the individual
churches and then two important adj
dresses will be delivered, one by Rev.
j. R. Hargreaves of Carleton Col
lege on "The Church and Education, f"
the other by Rev. Harry Blunt of
Alexandria on "The Fellowship Can
vas"
The afternoon session commences
at 80 when Rev. Mrs. Lutz the
only woman pastor in the association,
will have charge of the opening exer-
cises. At 900 the State Conference
program will be outlined by the fol-
lowing speakers: Rev. E. S. Shaw,
financial secretary, will speak of the
1924 campaign in the light of the
experiences of 1928" Rev. A. M.
Hanson of Owatonna will speak on
"a Program of Missionary Educa-
ton" Rev. Luther M. Tesh of Min
newashata on "a Budget for a Small
Church" "The Layman's Share" will
be presented by H. B. Benzanson of
Glenwood. "The Women's Share" by
Rev. Mrs. Lutz of Long Prairie and
"The Young Peoples Share" by Mrs.
Florence B Lindstrom, returned Mis-
sionary from India.
The Friday evening program will
commence with, banquet in the
church basement at $50 at which H.
B. Bezanson will be POSTMASTER.
This will be one of the features of
the program. At 500 Rev. w. c..
Hare of Clearwater will conduct the
opening exercises after which the two
big speakers of the association gath
ering will be heard. Rev. j. Rich
mond Morgan of Fergus Falls whose
pulpit ability is unsurpassed and the
State Superintendent, DR.. Everett
Lesher whose winning personality COM
bined with his, gifts of oratory, make
him one of the outstanding figures in
Congragationalism.
The people of the church are look
ing forward to the meetings and los
ing no chance to make them a sue
cess. Mrs. l.. l.. Kells is in charge
of the entertainment of the ministers
and delegates and George Berggreen
will look after the transportation for
the visit to the State School.
Mrs. Russell Cooper will have
charge of the music.
The meetings will be open to the
public and visitors of any denomina-s
ton will be welcome to listen to the
various discussions and addresses. {
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25
It has a number of strong points in

1T has number Of strong points in
its favor.
It is adjustedJto comparative usage
of the roads, in respect to both mile
age and weight. Thus it is fair as
between those who pay it. The driver
who travels most, will pay most. The
vehicle that weighs most and wears
the roads most, will pay most.
1t will bring in a revenue from Wis
iting tourists who now use our roads
and pay nothing for the privilege.
From this source it is estimated that
"a two cent tax would bring half a
million dollars year-enough to
pay quite a maintenance bill.
1t can be easily and painlessly col
lected. A few large companies will
advance it on the basis of their i'm
portations of gasoline into the State.
The cost of checking their books
would be very small. The companies
would then collect the tax from the
consumers at the filling stations in
dimes and nickles whenever tanks
were filed.
The chief objection one hears is
the natural one to creating an addi-
tional tax in these days of heavy tax
alton. But it must be remembered
that owners of motor vehicles in
Minnesota are. today paying smaller
taxes than the. average throughout
the Union. The average motor We
hicle tax in Minnesota this year is
SIG. "A; the average in the United
States is $40. IS.
The addition of a two cent gas
TOW uou1I prpho h1yy do No ,,,n,.o %L,,,
equalize this difference. There will
be considerable sentiment, no doubt,
in favor of reducing the vehicle tax,
if gasoline tax is imposed. Perhaps
this could be done. That question,
however, is entirely up to the next
Legislature. The present need is to
pass the amendment in November, so
as to give the Legislature the chance
to handle the matter intlligently and
for the general good.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25

ss ai,I 81 psFtIss
and all matters IN seonnectian4l1efe-
All spafGes s.and gpsrsonss Interested
ffg& ORC Affected By the Vacation ayor
discontinue rfceszof said portion of said
streets are hereby notified of the time,
are required Sto present objections to
the granting of said petition, if any
they haVe, thereat.
THE part or portion of said Maple
Street proposed to be vacated by said
petition, is contained within the follow
fhg Described metes and boundary
1ineSAt o-wit:<
Beginning at "a, point in the
East line of Maple Street distant
One and ive-tenths q 80 feet
,Southwesterly measured at right
.zal@8ngles from the center line of
- tAe+amain track of the Railway
-of-the Great Northern Railway
Fsfa1sT heW loe sa3st bu snd
early at, right angles to said
e, eehfert line to the West line of
Maple Street; thence Southerly
albng the West line of Maple
Street. to the Northeasterly line =
q off 81 Railroad Avenue; thence
n South easterly along. the North &
npe to the East line of Maple
s1Sfreet thence Northerly along
- tHeF East line of Maple Street
Two Hundred Fifty-one and
Fifty eight Hundredths (251 SD
feet more or less to the point
ofpbeginning. -
Dated September 25th, 1924
-. ]. F. Cooper
City Clerk
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25

tional reputation will deliver a SER
les Of thirty minute addresses on the
issues of the Republican party, This
same plan of reaching the business
women throughout the state will be
adopted by district chairman. In
some localities these get together
meetings will be in the nature of a
dance, social rally and the like.
A. special drive is being made in
Minnesota to organize the Republican
women, who are members of the D.
A. R., federated clubs, and teachers.