davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1933-01-13
vDAcNf NoRvEzANIA.

Krajinsky prezident Orszagh
dostal Cd Bjoernsonovho komi-
tetu Oslo telegram tohto zne-
mia: 4 Prfjmite nasu dprimni
vd'aku "a srdecne sympatie o.
proti naSmu narodu, vyjadrene
slovenskym zastupitel'stvom pri
prflezitosti Bjoernsonovho 100.
rocnsho iubilea. "
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1933-01-13
sPRAvNY POsTUP PROTI
MADAROM.

Mad'arske oficialne krully "a
kazaly Svazu slov. spevackeho
sdruzenia Narodneho divad1a
do Bekesskej Caby. Ako sa teraz
dozvedame, nase lirady siahnu k
protiopatreniam: ndajne vypove-
daj1 hercov, mad 'arskych Stat.
prislusnikov, ktorych je tn 68.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1933-01-13
AKo GAZDUJU zELEzNIcE.

Ceske slovo' prinasa zvest',
ktora vystizne charakterizuje, a
ko sa gazduje ministerstve ze-
leznlc. Ia ministra Mlcocha pre-
dali vraj ma Morave starry zelez-
nicny most. Kdpil no svagor >,
ministra "a 5000 Kes. "a rozobra-
ME mosta dostal vsak kupujici
Cd zeleznfc 10000 Kes. Most Dol
potom znova natrety 4 minister.
styo no odk1pilo "a 10000 Kes
Peknk pomeryl
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1933-01-13
oDsUDENf vYzvEDAc1.

Krajsliy sid v Kosiciach odsh-
dill Frantiska Sperlika, obchod-
nika, Y Kosiciach, na I rokov Ia
lara pre- vyzvedaestvo V prospech
Mad 'arska. Spolnobzalovana Bl.
Haj6soya bola odsddena ma 5 ro-
kov.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1933-01-13

Vsetci maine sa vystrlhat jede-
MIA medzi casom. Ak name HAD,
mozeme vypit pohar mlieka. To
obycajne postaci.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1933-01-13
NESTRIEDMOST v JEDLE JE
NEBEZPECNA.
Pisse:
PlSe:
Shirley w. Wynne, M. D., DR.. P
H., komisar zdravotnictva mesta
New Yorku.
Fills,

Jako je objedenie zdraviu skod-
live, o tom .najlepsie svedci Sta
tistika, zahrnujuca roxy 1890
1881, kedy celia krajina pocit o.
vala hospodarsku depresiu. Uka-
zuje sa v nej, ze narod tejto kra-
jiny boil zdravsi, ako v predcho-
dzich, blahobytnych rokoch. Po-
Get pripadov prechorenia hmrtf
" spomenutych dvoch rokoch po-
klesol. Toto potvrdzuje ,nailepsie
pravdivost' americkeho poreka-
dla, ze '"vacSina l'udi kope 81
v1astnv hrob' svojimi zubami".
Mnoho je tfFch, ktori jedia pri-
mnoho, a pomerne malo tych, co
vedia, kedy majn prestat.'! Staro-
davna rada ably sme vstavali cd
stola prv, kym je nasa chut' k
jedlu pine ukojena, zaklada sa
ma spravnom lekarskom al vedec-
kom podklade. Jej zakladom je
proste zdravy rozum.
Kazdy z mas vie, re ak nasucho-
rime ma ohnisko gprimnoho uhlia.
bud ohen Iplne ,udusime, bud
ak je pee v dobrom stave t'ah
V komine vel mi dobry, re spa
l'ovanie spomalime ziar snizi-
me. Ak prilozime vsak do pece
spravne. mensie mnozstvo uhlia,
vtedy kurivo zhori, vydavajdc
Wac ziaru zanechavajdc menej
popola a ziadnej trosky.
Zaludok reaguje ma zvysnd po-
travu jednako nepriaznive, jako
ohnisko na zvysok kuriva. Zali-
dok sa. oduje a posobf nestried-
menu majitelovi zasllzene nepo-
hodlie. Zaludkove st'avy nem6zu
r1ce posobit', dostavi sa t'azo-
ba cd zalhdku, nezazivnost'
niekedy al vaznejsie nasledky.
Ak SINE vsak v jedle striedmi, Ia
lddok m6ze spravne pracovat' a
vysledkom bude lepsie zdravie.
Keby 81 kazdy zapamatal, ze
telo vyzaduje takeho mnozstva
potravy, jakeho je primerane po
treba pre-. fyzick1 pracu, konan6
pocas dna, netrpelo by fudstvo
tax caste zal1dkovymi nesnadza-
mi insimi chorobamli. Fyzicky
t'azko pracujnci l'udia mozu. ba
maj1 jest 0 mnoho Wac, ako Il
radnici, ktori pri praci sedia. Pre-
robotnika alebo robotnicku VIVA
duje sa najmenej 1000 kalorii
denne, zatial' co kancelarskemu
pracovnfkovi staci 25OO az 5000
kalorif. ..Prislusnici iysetkych tried,
okrem robotnlckej, budn zdrav-
81 a budd sa al cftit' lepsie, ak
obmedzia sa ma dennych $500 ka-
lorii.
Vsetky potrebne kalorie sii OBJ
sazene troch dennych jedlach
v ranajkach, skladaj1cich sa z
oyocia, obilniny, vajec alebo sla-
niny, oziareneho chleba a kavy,
caju alebo mlieka; v obede, skla-
dajlcom sa 70 sandwichov, sala-
tn caju, kavy alebo mlieka; vo
veceri, pozostayajdcej 2 polieyky,
masa ryby alebo vajec, dvoch va
renych q jedneho suroveho dru-
hu zeleniny chleba maslom, kl-
stika syria, dezertn (k6chu, kola-
60 alebo eSte lepSie ovocia) 4
kavy, caju, mlieka alebo kakaa.
L'udia t'azko pracujdci potrebu-
! jd tri ySdatneisie iedla denne.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1933-01-13
10000 sAiMOvRAHOV.

10000 samovrahov bolo Il mas
" rokoch 1919-1927. Pocet III
falcov v poslednych rokoch ra-
site.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1933-01-13
70 starei vlasti
HI
(Zpravy krajovych novin.)
NEZAMEsTNANOsT RAsT1E

PodPa zpravy ministerstva So
pecliyosti bolo repub-
like koncom novembra 6O1,438
nezamestnanych. Proti oktobru
zvysil sa pocet 0 67,822 osob.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1933-01-13
VYSTAVA KROJOV A KERA.
Milky,

Cd 2. do 8. dec. bola v Pnchove
(Trentianska) vystavka sloven-
slych vysiviek keramiky, spo-
jena vianoenym trhom. Vystay
ku rlsporiadala Zivena.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1933-01-13

lDetroltSky Okres Kat. Jednoty
Sbor So. S. X. Sokola; Venice 81
is. X. Sokoliek; {. 332. PSKJ.; {.
4. SKKJ.; 16 zupa S. X. Sokola.
A. Podobnn ziadost' podavaju
spolky Detroit, Mich. sice {.
743. a 7S1. IKSJ.; {. Z S. X. X.
j.; Detroitsky Okres s. X. j.; {.
332 PKSJ.; cisla $40 a 465 NJ. O.
IKSJ. Tiez urad "a sostavitel'ov
a osnoyatel 'ov "Otvoreneho Ii
stu. Vybor odpornca nastavajd-
cemu trad SSK., aby 81 ziadost
tlto znamost' wal. - 81 Pri.
pis Jana Kozu New Yorku, V
! ktorom 81 ziada, aby SSK. vydalo
| diva chybujdce svazky EncylSlope-
| die Katechizmusovej al inc knihy
| nabozenske. Vybor odporuca, a
by tirad SSK. jeho ziadost zna-
most wal. - g. Nepodpfsany
list New Yorku poSiel do kosa.
~ List 20 Scranton, Pa. Wy
Dor nemoze mic odporncat'. - S.
list Cd Moravek & Co, vybor
| odporIca, abv trad to vybavil.
Zprava vyboru st 'aznosti zia-
dosti bola jednohlasne prijata.
Nasledovala, zprava vyboru ku
prezretiu knlh. V tom WHORE
| boil DIP. Pavel Palka, Jan Kryyd-
10 Anton Palkovic. DIP. Pavel
Palka preeital nasledovnu zpra-
| WI: Odporucame q. konvencii s.
S. X, ably zpravy hi. tajomnfka
hi. pokladnika boly prijate, le-
bo ich knihy sa srovnavajn, my
co vybor. naSli sme vSetko v po-
riadku. Ich zprava bola jedno-
hlasne prijata so zapisnienou
vd'akou konvencia tento vybor
prepustila. ....
Tuna bola prestavka "a desat
min1t. Zpravy tajomnika po-
kladnfka bolv jednohlasne pri-
jate.
DIP. predseda sa pyta delegat-
stva, ze kol 'ko idh ma buss do
Bedford, Ohio kol'kf zostann
ma zakusky a obeerstvenie. ..
Citan6 boly telegramy a po-
zdravy cd: Sestier Vincentianok
z Bedford, O., od E. Sedlaka. od
p. Bohaceka a od DIP. Joz. Mar
tineeka.
DIP. predseda predstavil DIP.
Juraja L'ubu, O. s. B., rektora
Vyssej Chlapeenskei SLOW. Kat.
Skoly Cleveland, O., ktory nst-
ne podal prejav go nasom vys-
som skolstve". Nasledovalo Wy
menovanie mienok: Pan Jozef
HuSek dial navrh ably prejav DIP.
l. 'ubu Dol uverejnenf V nasicb
casopisoch. a.. ~
DIP. M. Mlynarovic dal navrh,
ktory tiez Dol podporovany, ably
boil utvoreny Literarny Vybor,
ktory by pisal kazdy mesiac
tel otazke. Ma whore majt byt':.
;jedna Sestra 2 Danville, Pa. je-
dna Sestra Pittsburghu, Pa.
jeden rehol mix Clevelandu, O.
Pan Jozef Husek odpor1cal al
inych do vyboru, a sfce redakto-
row nasich slovenskych casopisov
ktorf by tiez easteisie napisali IL
vodne clanky. Tiez odport1ca. a.
by vybor Matice Skolskej bol
obziveny ma starom, v ktorom by
predseda S. s. K. boil ex offo Ma
tice sko1skej.
DIP. Hrtanek odpor1ea Literar-
ny Poradny Vybor, v ktorom by
Dol Vfkonny Vybor i Ustrednf
Vybor.
DIP. M. Mlynarovic dal navrh,
'ktory Dol podporovany al jedno-
'hlasne prijaty, ably predseda s.
s. K. efm skorej svolal schodzu
zastupcov nasich kat. slov. .vys.
sfch skol. Ma tejto schodzi by 81
vymenili mienky a vypracovali
vzajomny program einnosti
podl'a toho programu aby sa
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1933-01-13

DIP. NJ. Mlynarovic dal navrh,
ktory bol podporovany al jedno-
hlasne prijaty, ably predseda s.
s. X. efn skorej svolal sch6dzu
zastupcov nasich kat. slov. vys.
sfch skol. Ma tejto schodzi by 81
vymenili mienky a vypracovali
vzajomny program cinnosti a
podl'a toho programu ably sa
spolocne a jednotne pracovalo v
prospech vyssich skol. Dalej mech
to bude prva vec, ktor1 hi. trad
| ma riesit' po konvencii.
DIP. St. KoeH dal navrh, ktory
Dol podporovany al jednohlasne
prijaty, aby hi. predseda do 1.
decembra 1882 uviedol do 1.-Two
Ia vysspomfnany navrh DIP. M.
Mynarovica.
Druhe xasedanie zakl '1cilo sa
o 1245 popoludnf 8 modlitbou,
ktori predriekol vepadp. Gregor
| EaniSEak, Q. s. B.
Rsv. J&n ~. Kri5pinslrt, w.
Uhodnovernili: Rev. Kemo Hr-
tanek, y. =, Rev Jozef zalibera.
". &
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-02-02
Mortgage Ban is
Sought for State
Olson to Issue Proclamation
Works In Iowa

st. Paul, Feb. LA gubernatorial
proclamation requesting creditors
and mortgages to refrain from in
voking the power Of sale against
farmers lands and chattels under
mortgage foreclosures or on ex-
ecution, was asked in the senate.
The move came in the form of a
resolution introduced by Senator
Vim Weber, Slayton, which states
that an emergency" exists (which
makes it the imperative duty Of
His Excellency, the Governor" to
issue the edict.
A similar proclamation was is
sued by the governor of Iowa and
has been honored generally by the
firms affected, to temporarily
close proceedings that produced
the same trouble that has harassed
Minnesota authorities during re-
cent days.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-02-02
Auto License Cut
Very Probable
Motor Vehicle Committee Of House
Makes Unanimaus Recomen-
dalton to Legislature

st. Paul, Feb. Lower license
taxes for Minnesota automobile
owners were recommended by the
Minnesota house motor vehicle
committee today by unanimous
vote.
The house as whole Is expect
ed to vote later today on whether
to adopt the committees recon-
mendation for passage of the bills
embodying a so percent reduction
in the minimum fee and a IS per
cent cut in the rate.
Adoption of the report this af-
ternoon would virtually assure a
final vote on the measurers tomor-
row, after which If approved, they
would be sent to the senate for its
decision.
Automobile and truck owners
may wait until April to pay their
license registration fee without
penalty under a bill passed by the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-02-02
Shipstead Asks
Farm Financing
Offers Measure Which Would Re
duce Interest Rates on Uni
form Payments

Washington, Jan. 81 Another
large scale plan for federal re-finan-
cling of the nations entire farm in
debtedness was laid before the
senate by Senator Shipstead CFarm-
er-Labor, MIMI
It would consolidate federal agen-
cies primarily concerned with agri-
cultural credit and set up a new
administration Of agricultural
loans"
A statement by Shipstead explain
ed further that under the bill "all
first mortgages held by land banks
would be taken over at par by the
administration of agricultural loans,
with all unpaid interest, and all
first mortgages held by other mort
cages would be taken at par If Of
fered for this purpose.
1.-THE mortgagor," the statement
continued, would contract a new
mortgage for this total outstanding
of principal and unpaid interest up
on the face value of which he would
make an annual payment of 81
percent and the interest rate would
be uniformly 2A per cent, thus
amortizing the mortgage in about
46k years.
"a two year moratorium upon
these payments would be permitted.
"The mortgages would receive
from the United States treasury, up
on presenting receipts for their
first or second mortgages, bonds of
the United States, maturing in so
years but callable after 80 years."
Shipstead expressed the view that
the measure Twill greatly aid the
process Of according credit to
those engaged in agriculture in the
United States and render it mex
pensive to them, and at the same
time relieve the nation as a whole
of the burden of heavy expendi-
ture." gs
The total that would be refinanced
the statement said, may exceed
$10,000,0O0,OOO.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-02-02
STATE AUDITOR IN
ADVERSE DECISION
Supreme Court Renders De-
cision Taking Control of
State Land From King
HEAVY PAYROLL SHIFT
Powers Vested in Conserva-
ton Commission Timber,
Ore, Soil Under Body

Control of state land, of state
owned timber and state-owned ore
properties will pass from the hands
of the state auditor to the state
conservation commission, under de-
cisions of the Minnesota supreme
court, Friday. Deciding two friend
ly suits, the court upheld in full
the validity of the conservation act
of 1881. The opinions of Justice
Royal "a. Stone dismiss the long
held contention that the constitu-
tons vests the state auditor with
the management of state land re-
sources.
Politically, the effect of the de-
cision is to transfer more than two
thirds Of the present employees Of
State Auditor Stafford King, a re-
publican, to the control Of the
state conservation commission, APP
pointed by Governor Floyd B. Oh
son.
Mr.. King had declined to turn
these activities over until assured
he could not be held responsible
for them.
Under Mr.. King is superintend-
emit Of state timber, with a $4,000
salary, and % other employees, with
a biennial budget for the next two
years Of $124,329. There also is a
superintendent of mineral lands, at
$4,000 a year, a chief engineer at
$500, and 40 other employees, with
a budget Of two years amounting
to $163, 220.35.
Under the decisions, apparently
State Auditor King is left only as
the accounting officer. The state
also has department of finance
with a comptroller, Independent of
the auditor.
The favorable decisions have
been anticipated, Commissioners w.
T. Cox Of the department of con-
servation said.
1--WE have made tentative pre-
parations for taking over the land
activities" he said, "and have
rooms ready for them in our suite.
The transfer will be effected with
little disturbance, think. The
main difficulty is in the transfer of
the appropriations, now made
available to the state auditor"
The 1881 law creating the con-
servation commission created four
divisions, forestry, game and fish,
drainage and waters, and lands
and minerals. It directed the trans
fer Of all state land matters from
the auditor, but Mr.. King invited
a test of the law, as many opinions
have held that the constitution
gives the auditor control. Two
test cases were brought, one COW
ering the question Of state swamp
lands and the other school lands.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-02-02

legislature and signed today by
governor Floyd B. Olson.
Under the former law, February
Is was the final date on which
registrations could be made with
out penalty.
The measure also extends the
time from April / to May 15, as the
deadline after which no. automo-
biles or trucks can appear on
Minnesota highways without 1888
license plates.
It was the second time the COM
mittee had voted unanimously to
recommend passage of the COM
mittee bills. Both measures, after
being placed on general orders,
were re-referred to the committee
and to give N. w. Elseberg, State
highway commissioner, an oppor-
tunity to explain the probable eff
feet their enactment would have on
operations of his department.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-02-02
ROBBERY RATES
UP 400 PER CENT
Minnesota Listed Among IA
Highest Risks in the Ma
ton At Present
BANK HOLDUPS BLAMED
Becoming Extremely Difficult
for Firms in State to OBJ
tain Robbery Insurance

Robbery insurance rates in Min
nesota have increased more than
400 per cent in the past year. In
quiry into the new territorial clas-
sifications for robbery insurance
discloses that over a five-year per-
lod, beginning in 1927, stock insur-
ance concerns operating in Mime
sofa paid out an average of $242 in
losses for every 500 received in
premiums.
The increase in rates was attri-
buted by William F. Somerville,
casualty manager Of the st. Paul
Mercury Indemnity Co., to whole
sale raids on Minnesota banks in
the past few years. However,
losses experienced in the state by
insurance concerns were not
wholly due to bank robberies.
In the new classifications, which
became effective November IA,
1882, Minnesota is listed with thir-
teen other states which have the
highest robbery insurance rates in
the nation. In 1880 Minnesota
was listed in territory No. 2, and
in January, 1892, with an increase
in rates, the state was listed in ter
ritory No. 3. It now is in territory
No. 4.
Robbery insurance rates for all
cities, towns and villages in Min
nesota now are $40 for each $1,000
of the first $4,000. In January
1882, the rates for each $1,000 of
the first $4,000 were: towns Of l.
600 to 5000 population, Sc; from
5000 to $4,000 population, $4.SO
and over $4,000 population, $3.50.
In territory No. 1 robbery insur-
ance rates for each $1,000 of the
first $4,000 were; towns of L.
900 to 5000 population, Sc; from
5000 to $4,000 population, $3.50, and
over $4,000 population, $3.50.
In territory No. 1 robbery insur-
ance rates for each $1,000 of the
first $4,000 are 50; in No. 2 the
rate is $40 and No. 8, SIS. Reduc.
lions are made in rates for policies
above $4,000.
1T is becoming increasingly diff
cult" Mr.. Somerville said, "for
business concerns, particularly
banks in Minnesota, to obtain rob
berry insurance. In the five-year
period the average losses of COM
panies in the state totaled $3,492
In that period $6;375 900 wer paid
to insurance companied in the
United States and the losses to-
tailed $5,414,000, or "a cents on
$1.O0."
The states that belong to the
same classification as Minnesota
where the insurance rates for rob-
berry are the highest in the nation
are: Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois
Indiana, Iowa, Kanssa, Minnesota
Missouri, Nebraska North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota
and Wisconsin.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-02-02
Highway Expenses to
Be Cut In Half
Income From Gasoline Tax Avail
able to Highway Department is
Estimated at $5,700,OOO

The State Highway Department
will spend less than half as much
money in 1888 as in 1882, and will
reduce the net amount spent for
new construction by Is to 80 per
cent, N. w. Elsberg, Highway Com
missioner, announced today.
This reduction in expenditures
will be necessary even without any
cut in automobile license fees, Mr..
Elsberg said.
Highway expenditures author
lied in 1892, Mr.. Elsberg stated,
"totalled more than 80 million dol
lars. I'm 1888 the Highway De-
partment plans to spend only about
Is million dollers. If there is a re-
duction in automobile license fees
and we do not oppose a reduction
in minimum fees-the department
naturally will cut it's expenditures
and it's work program even farther.
Should there be a so per cent
cut in all license fees, even on ex-
pensive cars ownd by the wealthy,
it will be difficult for the Highway
Department to meet it's fixed ex-
penses, such as interest and princi-
pal on outstanding bonds, and MAIN
tenance of the present trunk high
ways to prevent deterioration.
1.-THE only important sources of
1888 revenue for the Highway De-
partment are automobile license
fees and the gasoline tax. If no
change is made in present license
rates, income from this source will
be about $9,6O0,OOO. Income from
the gasoline tax available to the
Highway Department is estimated
at $5,700,000. There will be about
100000 of miscellaneous income.
This makes a total of 1888 of $15,-
100000.
Fixed expenses of the depart
ment for 1888 will be in the neigh
borhood of ten million dollars,
which will leave about $5,0O0,00O for
construction purposes if there is no
reduction in license taxes. That is
not much money to spend on better
ments when it Is realized that it
costs a million dollars to pave so
miles of concrete highway. It will
help, however, to do the small jobs
urgently needed in many sections to
link up completed projects.
After these are completed, if
Highway department revenues from
licenses and the gasoline tax are
left undisturbed, we believe it will
soon be possible for the department
to maintain a large part of the
state-aid system of county roads,
thus removing a substantial tax
burden from farms and other real
estate in all parts of the state"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-02-02
RETAIL SALES TAX
OF 2.5PROPOSED
Senator Weber Sees Revenue
of $25, 100000 a Year
in His Plan
MOST EFFICIENT HE SAYS
Exemptions Would Would In
d clude Products of Soil and
Implements

St. Paul, Feb. 1.-The sales tax
was thrown into the legislative
arena today in big way in the
form of bill by Senator J. v. Web
er, estimated to bring $25,000,0 900 a
year through a flat tax of 2.5 per
cent on retail sales. The proceeds
would be applied to reduce real es-
tate and personal property levies,
first wiping out the millage levy for
state purposes. The remainder
would be distributed to school dis
tricts.
The proposed bill would go into
effect May 1. Exemptions are pro-
vided for farm products, building
materials and supplies, farm nipple
ments and machinery, and motor
vehicle fuels upon which sales
tax already is being imposed.
Exemptions also are provided for
persons whose gross sales do not
exceed 500 monthly and manufac-
turers, producers, wholesalers and
jobbers handling articles to dealers
for resale.
"This form of taxation is the most
efficient and the most just tax" Mr..
Weber said. IT believe in taxation
on the ability to pay. This is just
what this bill proposes to do. It
would be the same aid in restoring
value to farm lands that now are
useless because they are over
taxed"
Mr.. Weber's bill is patterned after
those already enacted in Canada
and Mississippi, Mississippi already
has been able to clear up a deficit
of approximately $14,OO0,000, he
said.
"The retail sales tax in Missis-
sippi has made it possible for that
state to meet all her outstanding
obligations in the way of bond is
sues and interest and at the same
time defray the ordinary expense
of state government" he said. "This
southern state has found a con-
structive plan during these hard
times to balance its budget and
curb her once mounting deficits"
The tax would be levied only on
the retail price of the products, and
would not affect the purchase Of
machinery, material or supplies to
be used in producing or transport
ing articles which would become a
subject of levy on final sale.
The state tax commission would
be vested with authority to collect
the tax and impose penalties for
violation of any of the provisions.
Merchants would be required to
make returns on the twentieth of
every month on forms prescribed
and furnished by the tax commits
sion. Any deficiency due to fraud
with intent to evade the tax would
be punishable by a fine of not more
than 100 per cent of the amount of
the deficiency.
Some such form of taxation is
necessary in Minnesota. The prop
erty system of taxation cannot bear
the burden. This state is in the
same predicament that Mississippi
was last year, when more than
100000 acres of land reverted to
the state because of nonpayment of
taxes" Mr.. Weber said. 1.-THE prop
erty tax system grew up in our
country as a chief source of reve-
nue. in providing membership in an
exclusive social and political club.
The property owners have had to
bear too great shart of the tax
burdens"