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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
DANCE BILL PASSES HOUSE
Votes I A. M. Closing After Hearing
Dorothy EIIinuson Diary,

Votes I A. M. Closing After Hearing
Dorothy Ellingson Diary.
st. Paul-By a vote Of go to 81 the
house voted to pass the Paige dance
bill, providing for the closing of pub.
lie dance halls not later than l a. m.
Reading of extracts from the diary
of Dorothy Ellingson, San Francisco
girl, under indictment for the murder
of her mother, because she was re.
fused the right to attend dances, fig
ured in the discussion of the bill be.
fore passage.
The bill was introduced in the house
by Macbeth Hurd Paige, woman repre-
sentative from Minneapolis and was
amended so as to extend the time Of
closing from midnight until l a. nj.
Two other bills were passed by the
house. one senate file, fixing the sal
aries of county treasurer and clerk
hire in offices in certain counties in
the state and the other a bill to ex.
tend certain state timber permits. in.
troduced by Representatives Cullum
and Scribner.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
GERMAN DISASTER
KILLS OVER 200
Rescue Workers Asphyxiated
While Battling Fumes at
D0rtmund Pit.

Dortmund-A terrific explosion Of
fire damp, which occurred in the Stein
mine here, caused one Of the greatest
disasters in the history of German
mining. The number Of dead has
gradually mounted until now it Is
feared the total deaths will reach the
neighborhood OF 230.
Several rescue workers, cutting
their way into the gas filled shafts in
search Of possible survivors, were
asphyxiated.
or the miners trapped when the
blast let go, only seven were brought
out alive.
The entire industrial region around
Dortmund was plunged into gloom by
the tragedy and crowds gathered in
an ugly mood at the mine entrance,
threatening to lynch the directors
who were making every effort to keep
news of the diaster from getting out.
The German government sent it's
coincidence to the community.
Pitiful scenes were enacted as
scores of wives and mothers, with lit
tie children at their skirts, clamored
to be allowed to enter the pit mouth
and help the volunteers, who were
risking their lives in the shafts.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
INTERIM REPORT IS UP
House and Senate Measures
Embody All Essentials of
Committee Plan.

st. Paul-Incorporating the recon-
mendations OF the interim committee
for the reorganization of the state
government, the bill making these
changes effective was introduced in
both branches of the Minnesota leg.
islature.
This reorganization plan clothes
the governor with no additional pow
ers over state activities than at
present save in the matter of expen-
ditures where his control will be alb
solute," Governor Christianson said.
The bill which closely follows the
lines Of the report but with several
minor changes was introduced in the
house by Representatives w. I. Nor
ton, o. X. Dahle and J. B. Gislason,
and in the SCI ate by Senator Claud
Mackenzie q.
The bill does not include any out
standing changes Of the interim COM
mittee report, which recommends
that government activities be placed
in the hands of 10 departments. the
heads Of which are to be appointed
ny Iu0 governor anu du ex-OHlClO
board to be known as the executive
council
The 10 departments recommended
in the report are: Departments Of
administration and finance; agricul-
ture; highways; education; health:
commerce.; labor and industry; con-
servation; welfare, and taxation. The
bill does not include any mention Of
the railroad and warehouse commits
sion, as this department remains un-
changed.
The bill also provides that the law
become effective July 1, next.
Under provisions Of the bill rura
credits department would be placed
under the department of commerce.
composed Of the commissioners Of
banks, insurance and securities. On
all questions of a luasi-judicial ma
ture the board will act as whole.
This includes the issuance of certifi-
Gates for sale of stocks, licensing OF
insurance companies and issuance OF
charters for new banks.
Such changes are made in the bill
as compared with the report as would
permit the legalization of the depart
ment combinations.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
OFFER ZONE DAY REST" BILL
Drafted to Meet Criticisms Of Law
Held Invalid by Court.

st. Paula lone day rest in seven"
bill which it's authors believe will
meet the criticism of the courts which
resulted in a similar bill being de-
clared unconstitutional last year, was
introduced in the house of represen-
tatives by Representative Frank Star
key of st. Paul and other labor legis-
lators.
Two years ago the lone day rest
in seven law was passed by the leg
islature, but when a test case was
brought in Hennepin county district
court. Judge H. d. Dickinson held the
law was unconstitutional and he was
upheld by the supreme cort.
Judge Dickinsons criticism was that
the law was so drawn that it discrim-
mated against certain industries
which, by their very nature, are re-
CURED to be opearted seven days a
week
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
BUDGET OFFICER
PLAN IS FAVORED
Object Is to Allow Sufficient Time
for Study of the State
Appropriations.

st. Paul-Giving an incoming gov
ernor Of Minnesota an opportunity to
get acquainted with the state budget
a month before he is inaugurated met
with favor when the civil administra-
ton committee Of the senate dis
cussed the proposed budgetary plan in
the reorganization bill prepared by
the interim committee.
The committee tentatively fixed the
following dates for the preparation
and completion of the budget before
1t Is sent by the governor to the leg
islature:
The director Of the budget should
receive from all department heads
their estimates for the next bien-
MUM by September l of the year pre-.
ceding the legislative session.
On December l, after three months
study by the budget commissioner, he
shall turn over his budget figures to
the governor. II a new governor is
to take office on the first of the year,
this budget will be given to the in
coming governor.
AS soon after his inauguration as
Is possible, the new governor would
send the budget to the legislature.
The committee did not definitely
approve this procedure, but favored
these dates tentatively, subject to
more detailed discussion and final &C
ton later on
A method of handling the state bud
get such as the committee discussed
would be considerable change from
the procedure under the present law.
Now all state departments submit
their estimates of expenditures for a
forthcoming biennium to the COVER
nor on December l. The governor
then is supposed to go through the
items and place the budget as he ap-
proves it before the legislature not
later than February l.
1--WE found that there are many in
equalities of salaries among the state
departments for substantially the
same class Of work." said Lieutenant
Governor w. |. Nolan, who sat with
the committee as chairman of the in
term committee. THE same situa-
ton existed in Pennsylvania before
the reorganization of departments
was made there"
The action Of the bill empowering
the director Of personnel in the de-
partment of administration and finance
TO set up a civil service system so
that state employees may be selected
from eligibility lists upon examina-
ton, has been left for the legislature
to prepare, Mr.. Nolan explained.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
BILL TO CURB AUTO DEATHS
Four Bills Given LesisIators-Seven-
Year Terms Proposed.

FOuT oiiiS SINcH GC9iSidtoTS-SCNCH-
Year Terms Proposed.
st. Paul-Four bills aimed at the
drunken and careless automobile
driver in an effort to curtail the rising
toll of automobile fatalities were sub
mitted to members of the state legis-
lature for Introduction. The four
bills include:
A measure which establishes a new
degree of manslaughter to be known
as third degree manslaughter, and un-
der which the penalty is limited to
Imprisonment for seven years or S.
900 fine, or both.
A measure which makes a drunken
driver guilty of gross misdemeanor
when he causes injury and makes
him guilty of felony when he causes
death. In the first case the punish
ment would be six months ar $500 or
both. and in the second case the pen.
atty would be UP to seven years.
A measure calling upon drivers to
report accidents, and making failure
to do so misdemeanor.
A measure which makes the driver
who fails to stop after an accident
guilty of gross misdemeanor when
he causes injury and guilty Of fel.
ony punishable by three years I'M
prisonment or $1,000 fine or both
when he causes death.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19

yertised and thought I would try it and
it has helped me in all my troubles. i
have had six children and I have taken
the Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Com.
pound before each one was born, for
weakness, vomiting, poor appetite and
backache, and again after childbirth be-
cause of dizzy headaches. 1t is good
medicine for it always helps me. have
also taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver
Pills for the last eight years for con
stipation. - Mrs. MABEL APoNT,
r. F. ID. No. l, Turtle Lake, Wisconsin.
In recent canvass, SO out of every
100 women say they were benefited BY
taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19

The remedy with record Of fifty.
eight years Of surprising excellence.
All who suffer with nervous dyspep.
STA, sour stomach, constipation, indi-
gestiOn, torpid liver, dizziness, head
aches. comlng-up Of food, wind on
stomach, palpitation and other indica-
tiOns Of digestive disorder, will find
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER an eff
fective and efficient remedy. For
f1fty-eight years this medicine has
been successfully used in millions Of
households all over the civilized
world. Because of its merit and pop
ularity GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER
Is found today wherever medicines are
sold. 30 and 80 cent bottles.-Adv.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
MINNESOTA BRIEFS

Thief River FalIs-Rapid progress
was made by the legislative commit
tee investigating state rural credit
loans in this vicinity during the ses,
sion when more than 20 farmers, pro,
fessional and business men were ex-
ahmed by the various members Of the
committee.
st. Cloud - A Minneapolis firm has
entered the lists Of possible purchas.
ers of the Pandolfo Manufacturing
company, J. c. Crever, one Of the
trustees of the company's bondhold-
ers, announced. Three other offers
have been received. One Of the firms
listing a bid contemplates the estab-
lishment of radio parts factory.
Clinton - An eagle measuring
feet 6 inches from tip to tip and
weighing 60 pounds was caught in a
coyote trap by T. E. Lewis on his
ranch near Clinton. Both legs were
in the trap when the trapper made
his rounds and he was able to take
the bird alive.
Le Sueur-The congregation of the
Presbyterian church has received a
pulpit Bible as tirst prize in the ma.
tionwide "get out the vote" contest
conducted by national church maya.
zine. The church achieved a record
Of 90 per cent attendance at the polls
at the last election.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
Flower Girls ousted by Progress

London - London flower girls"
who since time immemorial have been
grouped around the statue of Eros in
Picadilly Circus, were forced to seek
a new location due to the removal
of Eros pending the construction Of a
new subway station on the site. For
generations, London's Beau Brummels
daily have purchased boutonnires
from the flower sellers. Scores de.
clined to give up what is considered
their vested rights and defied police
to put them of their accustomed
places. ~
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
Austin The Business Mems AS.

Austin - The Business Mems AS
ISOLATION has decided to put on an
automobile show and manufacturers
exhibit this spring. Retail merchants
also will be represented in division
of the show, which is to take the
place Of the annual civic celebration.
Minneapolis - Dairying in Mime
sofa is making rapid strides, annual
reports from number of creameries
throughout the state show. In l.
most every community reports Of
creameries reveal that 1924 was one
Of the best years on record, both for
increased business and higher re-
ceipts for products. sa.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
RUSS PLACE BIG FLOUR ORDER

Transaction Biggest Single Deal Of
Kind Recorded in America.
Toronto, Ont. - What is said to be
the largest order for flour ever given
at one time on this continent was
placed by Russian buyers with the
Canadian milling companies, says the
Globe. The total business placed
amounts to 100000 barrels to be
shipped as early as possible to Black
Sea ports. The transaction is on a
cash basis. and it is understood. that
the Soviet authorities have arranged
credits at New York to cover this
and previous orders.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
IhiLtyRunningSoIeS

Remember, I stand back of every box.
Every druggist guarantees to refund the
purchase price (3 cents) II Petersons
Ointment doesn't do all I claim.
I guarantee 1t for eczema, old Sores
running sores, salt rheum, ulcers, sore
nipples, broken breasts, itching skin
skin diseases. blind. bleeding and Itch
ing piles, as we'll as for chafing, burns,
scalds, cuts, bruises and. sunburn.
Il had 80 running. sores on my leg
for IL years, was In three different
hospitals. Amputation was advised.
Skin grating was tried. I was cured
by using Peterson's Ointment."-Mrs
F. E. Root, 2S7 Michigan Street, Buff.
falo. N. Y. Mail orders filled by Peter.
con Ointment Co.. Buffalo. N. Y. "
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
81 INDICTED IN HERRIN ROW
KIan, Anti-kIan and Labor Strife Con-
ditions Brought Into Inquiry.

Marion, Ill.-The Williamson coun-
ty grand jury, investigating Khan,
anti-Klan and labor strife conditions
of the past year in which IA were
slain, returned a total of 81 indict-
ments, after 10 days of elaboration.
The Khan, through the county super
visors, who name the jurors, would
obtain control of the grand jury and
would indict anti-Klansmen. The
anti-Klansmen would call a special
grand jury in the Herrin city court
and retaliate with indictments Of
months.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
SLATED FOR FARM SECRETARY
kansan Declared Virtually Decided
Upon by President.

Observation-Disclosures the White
House withheld comment, administra-
ton officials elsewhere indicated a
belief that William M. Jardine Of Kan.
sas had virtually been decided on by
President Coolidge for secretary Of
agriculture.
The Kansas delegation in congress
changed it's support from J. J. Mohler
to Mr.. Jardine. Members of the dele
cation have been in constant consul.
tation with Mr.. Coolidge
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
TANLAC
FOR YOUR HEALTH
&$|;3{| :|$E7l
COMPOUND ~
Come and See

Young Husband-We are just at my
house; will you come in and have q
bit of dinner?
Friend (hesitatingly) - But your
wife
Young Husband-Oh. it's all right I
If her cooking Is success, she will
be pleased to have another eat 1t,
and If it's a failure-l shall Lon
don Weekly Telegraph.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
ORE TAX BRINGS S2,4OO,OOO
Lowest Figure Since '21 Laid to Cur.
tailed Production and Price Cut.


st. Paul - Proceeds from the
states tonnage tax on iron ore for
1924 will be about $2,400,O0O, the
smallest amount raised by the tax
since the first year Of it's operation in
1921, members of the state tax COM
mission said.
Their estimate was based on re-
ports of mining companies which
showed 1924 production was 32,397.34
tons. The net value of the ore at
the mines, on which the tax is based,
was, $36,66S.0O0. which would provide
a tax of $22OOOOO. Revision in figures
by the tax commission will bring this
to about $2,4OO,O00. This is due May
1. The 1923 tax was $6,126,443; the
1922 tax $3,34O,597; and the 1921 tax
$2,23S,371.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
DEMAND "BAYER" ASPIRIN
Take Tablets Without Fear n You
See the Safety "Bayer Cross"

Warning! Unless you see the name
"Bayer" on package or on tablets you
are not getting the genuine Bayer
Aspirin proved safe by millions and
prescribed by physicians for % years.
Say "Bayer" when you buy Aspirin.
limitations may prove dangerous.-Adv.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
Birds ForeteU Weather

Birds are said to be especially good
as barometers. There is an old rhyme
that says. "When the fowls roll In the
sand rain Is at hand" and when hens
are seen trimming their feathers 1t Is a
good sign of rain. Skylarks soar high
If the weather Is likely to remain good,
but low If wet days impend.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
SAYS TONG WAR PAYS WELL
Good Aim Brings High Prices, De-
cIares Prisoner, AlIeued Killer.

cIareS prisoner, AIIegeo NHler.
Chicago - If ones aim is good, tong
warfare is a paying business, John V.
Clark, % years old, of Pittsburgh, told
police Clark is under arrest on the
charge of having participated in tong
wars in many cities as agent.
Clark has been hunted in many
cities of the country but he eluded ar
rest until police stumbled on him
here. Police announced Clark con.
fessed to having acted as the payoff
man and chauffeur for killers.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19

pound 1Or weakness,
backache and ner-
YOU sn e 50. ! had
these troubles for
years and had taken
other medicines for
them, but I have
found no medicine so
good as the Vegeta-
BILE Compound and !
recommend it to my
friends W no h ave
troubles similar to
wilma co- -
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
Called in "Expert"

When a case concerning the proper
fit of an evening gown came before
London court, Judge Sturges, K. c.,
said he could not deal with SO knotty
a problem himself and asked a woman
in court to help him. The woman sat
by the judge on the bench. At the
end of the case Judge Sturges said
that he and his assessor" had both
arrived at the conclusion that the gown
did not fit, and so he gave judgment
against the maker.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19

Jordan-A record in land values
was established by the sale Of 10
acre fruit farm near Shakopee. owned
by Benjamin Hanson, to Harry Ores
sen for $4,000. Mr.. Dresser has an.
nounced he will operate a chicken
ranch on the tract in connection with
fruit raising
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
Ask Another One

"How many times have l told you
to keep quiet? Do you want me to
shut you up in dark rOOmT
Bobby Gagged .five)-What makes you
ask such foolish questions, papa?-
EOstOn Post.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19

On the Galapagos islands. 600
miles off the Ecuador coast, animals
have been found that are now extinct
In other parts of the world.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
SICK WOMEN
SHOULD Be
ENCOURAGED
Letters Like This Prove the Rel.
ability of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Trtle Lake, Wisconsin. 81 took
Lydia E. ,Pinkham's Vegetable Com
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
Well?

The proper patient in the big hos
pital had had the best Of care and
attention not only from doctors but
also from the nurses. When the time
came for his discharge he fervently
expressed his gratitude for. all the
kindness he had received. "And as
for you, MISS" he said in a choking
voice, you've been more like an angel
from 'eaven than anything else; In
fact, look upon you as 'ardly 'uman."
The Lyons Mail.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19
BATTLE OVER ORE TAX BILL
Reduced Levy on "Stock Pile" Would
Help Winter Operations.

st. Paul - Iron ore taxes had their
first innings in the present legislative
session when the proposal of range
senators to tax stock pile" ore the
same as ore in the ground came up
in the senate. Senators used state
tax commission tabulations in argu-
ing against the bill
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-19

The government Of Peru has es-
tablished a national cancer institute
at Lima.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
Bridges Damaged
in Oregon Flood
Farms, Railroads and High
ways Flooded in Pacific
Northwest Storm.

Portland. Ore. Dec. Rapidly
rising rivers and heavy rains IN many
sections today continued to take q
toll in bridges washed out. and farms,
railroads and highways flooded in the
Pacific northwest The damage may
reach se,0e0 600 or $4,000 ono hofore
The peak Of the flood is reached-ex.
pected by Friday.
The Columbia and Willamette riv.
ers and many smaller rivers In Ore
gon and Washington were swirling
near flood stage with huge Ice floes
and drift logs. due TO sudden thaws.
The California and Oregon Coast
railroad bridge across the Rogue
river and the county bridge at Tiller.
in southern Oregon. were swept
away. Two bridges were jammed by
ice at walla walla. Wash. and the
draw span Of the o. W. II. & y. bridge
across the Chehalis river at Aberdeen.
Wash, was damaged when the
steamer Esther johnson crashed
against II.
Railroad trains eptering Portland
were delayed several hours, due TO
flood water covering the tracks in
several parts of the state.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-01
Cotton Trade in
1925 to Be Good
New York Official Asserts
America Must Maintain
Her Supremacy.

New York, Dec. 3i.-General pros
perity in the cotton trade In 1925
was forecast today by Edward Z.
Bartlett. jr., president Of the New
York Cotton Exchange, IN a state.
ment emphasizing the importance of
a good crop In the south next year
and succeeding years. in order that
America might maintain supremacy
in supplying the greater part OF the
worlds cotton requirements. As a
result of n more satisfactory crop re-
port in 1924. he said, the cotton indus
try was beginning TO recover from
the serious conditions caused - -iaa
short crops OF 1921, 1922 and 1923,
due to the ravages Of the boil weevil.
which had an off.year in 1924.
1T has been demonstrated that in
offweevil years there il a tendency
on the part of the faruers to slow
down in their precautions against the
weevil the following year" Mr.. Bart.
lett asserted. When the farmers let
up In their fight against the weevil.
the pest gets IN its deadliest work and
makes greater inroads than ever.
II the south produces another
good crop this year it will go far TO.
ward putting the cotton industry on
its feet. Lower prices. which natur.
ally will follow good crop this year
will increase world consumption and
bring prosperity to the industry gen
erally."