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The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-04-13

Our legislative master-mind:
are once more Cor yeti in tur
moil over new and more drastic
methods of taxation. They have
under consideration the omnibus
bill-a thinly camouflaged sales
tax measure-and they have once
more declared themselves in ia
vor of increasing the auto license
tax and are even contemplating
the imposition of an additional
gasoline tax!
Before these great statesmen
pass upon these highly irnpor-
tant-to the taxpayers, their con-
stitnents-measures, let me call
their attention to a few irrefut-
able facts:
This paper is owned by no fac
ton, group, party or clique. l
wear no collar except my own,
owe allegiance to no party and
no organization except the COM
mon people of whom I am one.
J. have advocated the passage
of no bill or the defeat of nc
measure except those that are, in
my opinion, beneficial or detri-
mental to the welfare of every
Minnesota citizen.
| have never hesitated to lash
such men and measures as are
plainly inimical to the peoples
welfare and if | have failed to
give credit where credit is due,
the error has been unintentional
and not through desire to
wrong any man.
The so-called omnibus bill is
viciously unjust. If it is passed
and placed upon the statute books
of this state, it will add to the al
ready grevious burden now car
ried by the common people. 1t
seeks to place upon their shout
ders, taxes levied upon their
bleak necessities and pitiful lux
uries.
This bill declares that certain
foods shall be exempt. but only
fools believe that inane babble.
Taxes are passed on to the con-
sumner! There's no denial of this
tdcf. Let me repeat it:
Taxes are passed ON to the
consumer!
That bill, gentlemen, exempts
certain articles of food in certain
torms-and inflicts the burden
upon those same foods in differ
ent forms. You are informed bv
expert economists" and tax
statisticians, that it is necessary
that this bill be passed, these
lousy taxes be imposed, in order
to increase the states revenue bv
many millions of dollars, but be-
tore YOU vote to saddle further
tux burden upon your constitu.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-04-13

sheriff'S office and take fNtl
charge. You will have given the
right of local police powers to
forty political abbointees! And
then you occasionally babble
about your admiration for a de-
mocracy. Do you know what
democracy means9
You are told by men and or
CARNATIONS and parties, that the
power conferred upon the crini-
nal apprehension bureau will be
a great "detriment to crime" that
criminals will be more speedily
apprehended and convictions
made more sure. Don't let them
kid you. Take a look at those
records!
Show me one case worked up
and completed-one major case,
not some poor devil who had mel
Their cash, intelligence or friends
one major case that the Bureau
of Criminal Apprehension ever
followed from the first clue, to
the clang of prison doors and III
support that bill. You find such
a case and you'll find:
That the initial steps 1vere to-
ken BY some city or county Off,
cial, that the discriminating e7k-
dence acas dug UP by some COP
per or deputy sheriff, the trail
followed BY city deteetive or
stool pigeon and the case present
ed to jury by some obscure
county prosecutor. But you won't
find the heel marks or finger
print of a Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension operative any
where-except possibly on the
arms of a swivel chair or cigar
remnant on an office rug. They
Just don't operate except by
PROXY!
I'm off the omnibus bill a few
inches. Let's get back: You are
informed by individuals, organi-
cations and groups that the pes
tiferous tax impositions will ere
lieve' the dead load on real es-
tate. HOW? Who's doing the
lifting? How is a tax imposed
on a hotel bed or restaurant
bowl of soup going to lessen the
tat on an office building, am
apartment house or a suburban
home?
We taxpayers haven't been told
as yet and when we ARE told,
it will be same old fable-"The
State needs the money. You'll
haze to be taxed on something 7Ve
overlooked"
In Minneapolis-and it's a
fair indication of conditions in
other Minnesota cities-real es-
tate owners are turning business
blocks and hotel properties into
parking lots!
If the present rate is continu-
ed for two more years, one can
drive a car into downtown
parking lot without passing
single business house. Instead
of the present signs of Mime
apolis City Limits one will
read: "Park Anywhere in Town
During the Summer for Five
Cents
Will the imposition of thin
acknowledged sales tax rebuild
those wrecked structures? Will
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-12
Honey Was First Sweeten-
ing; Maple Sugar and
Corn Sirup Add Bit.

Although we do not usually con-
slider sugar with the flavorings, if we
were for any reason deprived of our
customary amount of sugar we would
soon realize that it's special value is
from the flavor angle. Actually
starchy foods can replace sugar in
food value, but, they are so bland
that they are not substitutes at all
for the sugar flavor.
When we use the word sugar in
terms of foodstuffs we usually mean
granulated sugar made from the juice
of the cane or from beets. Other forms
of sweetening from cane sugar are
brown sugar and molasses, which
have much more distinctive flavor
than granulated sugar, although
little less sweetness. We use them
particularly on account Of flavor.
Sometimes granulated sugar is car
amelized to give it more flavor.
Caramel Is very easily prepared by
stirring sugar in heavy frying pan
over low fire until it melts. If we
are using 1t at once 1t can be added
to the dish it is to flavor in this form.
If it is to be kept we will add lit
tie water and stir over the fire until
we have smooth thin strip.
Maple sirup and sugar have deli
cate, delicious flavor. We will hope
the winter will not be too open to
give a good season, which starts at
the first thaw after a cold winter.
There is an increasingly large pro-
duction Of maple strip and sugar for
f1avoring purposes. 1t is, however, a
mere nothing compared to the enor
nous sugar production as whole.
Another form of sweetening as
flavoring which Is used to some ex-
tent Is modern development. This
is corn sirup made from cornstarch.
1t is not quite as sweet as sugar. 1t
comes in several flavors. 1t is used as
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-12
Out of Our Weakness
Comes Lasting Strength

Is is true Of human life that it
finds it's highest enjoyment in the
consciousness of progress. Our
times of greatest pleasure are when
we have won some higher peak Of
difficulty, trodden under foot some
evil. refused some pleasant temp
tation for truths sake, been
swept out of ourselves by love, and
felt day by day in such high labors
so sure a growth of moral strength
within us, that we cannot conceive
of an end Of growth. -Stopford
Brooke.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-12

Beat we'll and pour into creased
shallow pans or patty pans. Bake in
moderate oven 1925 degrees F.)
about twenty-five minutes. Serve
with sweetened whipped cream If
used as dessert.
Maple Sugar Shortcake.
cups flour
tsp. baking powder
81 tsp. salt
tbsp. sugar
tbsp. fat
u to 1 cup milk
Mix and sift the dry ingredients
and rub in the fat. Make hole in
the flour at the side of the bowl and
add half cup of liquid. Stir in
enough flour to make a ball of soft
dough. Remove this from the bowl
and add to the remaining flour
enough liquid to make soft dough.
Divide the dough in half and roll
each half the same size and shape.
Place one layer on a creased pan.
butter slightly, and place the other
layer on top of the first. Bake Is to
20 minutes in a hot oven (450 de-
grees Fahrenheit). Split and cover
with shaved maple sugar and chopped
nuts. Place the other layer on top
and cover with sweetened whipped
cream. Garnish with shaved maple
sugar and whole nuts.
g Bell Syndicate.-WNU Service.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-12
CHAPTER X-Continued

Her cheek moved, touching his, un-
til their lips came together in the
gentle beginning of belief; and then
the soft, near shadow of her husky
whisper said, Poor, dear darling
they haven't even let you"-she paused
for the shadow Of her soft chuckle too
--"let you shave"
The exultance Of laughter that ran
from Halls swelling lungs was month
of sunny cenvalescence crowded in one
LIQUID moment; and he let her precious
body free then, long enough to take
away the hat that kept her hair from
shining over this improbable return of
all hope.
"Kind heavenr' he whispered. "My
own dearest, don't you care what I've
done? Are you taking me back out of
the rotten, empty death made for my
self? Barry, YOU"
you've done nothing to me-" she
said against his speaking, her head
nodding in a gentle negative: except
be all the things want you to be
except make me love you" And her
soft lips came back more closely.
Under his full, aspiring enchant-
ment, brisk thoughts began to hurry
about the means of preserving this
miracle among it's dark circumstances,
to build up the sedulous patiences that
must guard ecstasy forever now,
against anything. He said carefully,
unanimously, Barry, who knows where
you are?"
Her head moved a little, and she
said, mo one, my darling"
You can stay hidden then-a little
while-till I can get my discharge or
sneak out of this d-n place, and we
can get boat for Japan, Australia,
anywhere far away"
She made quick exclamation, almost
as Of pity; both her hands came to his
cheeks in a more precious cherishing
of him; and as her head moved back,
he saw tears come to the sudden won
der of her eyes.
You would" she said in marveling
softness. "You'd do that for me-" There
was reverence, an awed humility in
her slow kiss. Then she raised her
head again to watch his eyes, and she
said, Il didn't kill him."
Before his new incredulity, she half
Strengthened over him, one hand
smoothing the hair back from his tenn
pie.
mo-" she said in dreaming gentle
ness, Il didn't kill him. I didn't have
to-"
"Kerrigan!" said Hal with swift con-
viction, swift remorse at having for
gotten him till now. '"rhey haven't
caught him." he stated slowly.
mo-" she said. "And they won't.
He's gone somewhere he wouldn't tell
me. 1 said good-by to him last night.
I've got letter for you from him."
He moved his fingers over her
smooth brows, down the sure modelling
of her cheek to the full, honorable
lips. And all the time her tender eyes
watched him as If he were the thing
so difficult to believe in all this.
Inside Kerrigan's long fat envelope
were his letter, four or five kilograms,
and a folded document. Hal went first
to the letter:
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-12
It's Sweet World as Far as
Desserts Go; Variety in Sugar

strip for griddle cakes and waffles,
with sugar for candies and to some
extent, desserts. 1t is a real asset in
candy making, as it makes a mixture
of creamy texture which is difficult
to achieve when using sugar alone
If too much is used the candy will
not harden.
Honey is another form of sugar.
This is probably the first sweetening
known to man. The honey industry
has been greatly developed in the
last four years. Strained honey is
packed in jars and is sold as a
spread" and for sweetening and fla
voring other foods by itself or com
bined with sugar. "Wild honey"
which we see mentioned among the
foods of primitive man, is quite diff
ferent from the honey of today, with
its different characteristic flavor,
which depends upon the flower from
which the bees draw it.
Honey Nut Bran Mullins.
2 cups flour
Q teaspoons baking powder
Il teaspoon soda
u teaspoon salt
2 cups bran
p cup chopped walnuts
" cup honey
tablespoon melted butter
IN cups milk
Sift flour, baking powder, soda, and
salt together, add bran and walnuts.
Mix honey, melted butter, and milk.
Add to dry ingredients. Bake in hot
oven (400 degrees F.) twenty-five
minutes.
OId-F ashioned Walnut and Date Cake
q pound dates
cup boiling water
2 tablespoons butter
cup sugar
/ egg well beaten
u pound shelled walnuts, chopped
IN cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon soda
Stone and cut up dates, add water,
stir once or twice and allow to COOL
Cream butter and sugar together; add
the egg, dates and nuts and then the
flour mixed and sifted with soda.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-12
Wet and Wetter Season.

Most Of us are familiar with the
fact that tropical countries usually
have two seasons, wet and dry. But
the Malay peninsula, where we find
the Federated Malay states, has so
much rain that the seasons are known
as the wet season and wetter season.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-12
Who Are You?
The Romance Of
Your Name
By
RUBY HASKINS ELLIS
An Alexander?

TINE surname Alexander is derived
i from two Greek words meaning Ito
aid or help, powerful auxiliary"
The Alexander family. according to
antiquaries, was originally branch Of
the MacDonalds, for Alexander Mac
Donald, younger son of the Lord of the
Isles, obtained grant of lands in the
county of Clackmanan where he made
his residence and his descendants took
the name of Alexander as surname.
In the reign of James V, Andrew
Alexander married Catherine Graham.
His son Alexander married Elizabeth.
the daughter of Sir Robert Douglas.
After two generations we find William
Alexander tutor to the earl of Argyle,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-12
Little People

Thirty-two passengers went to
Talihina, Okla, in a fve-passenger
motor car to win Sunday school
attendance prize. The runnerup con-
veyance arrived with 25 aboard.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-12
Each Person Uses 3nn Tree.

From the wood in his cradle to the
wood in his coffin, the average individ-
ual consumption is equivalent to at
least 800 trees.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-12
Gibson

n the north OF Ireland SO it is that
most Americans of this name are of
ScotchIrish extraction.
Among the first Gbsons to found
the family in this country was John,
who came to New England in 1851 and
settled at Cambridge, Mass. In 1887
he became a free man.
Another settler was Richard Gibson,
clergyman of Portsmouth, Nj. H.,
in 1857.
William Gibson was resident of
Lynn, Mass, in 1865.
g Public Ledger. Inc.-WNU Service
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-12
alexam1er

who appeared at the court of James
If England, and by him was knighted
in 1914. 1t was he who personally con-
lucted the colonization of Nova Scotia
America, for which service the king
made him grant of the province. In
1925 he was made governor-in chief of
Nova Scotia, and Charles /, to encOur-
lge colonization there, created an order
If baronets, and made William AleXan-
Ter viScount and earl.
Scottish Alexanders of the same line
came to America and settled on large
.racts of land on the Potomac river.
The city of Alexandria near Washing
ton takes its name from this distin-
guished family.
A great general of the Revolutionary
war was William Alexander, whose pa
:riOtic services in the war and espe-
,ially in the Battle Of Long Island,
l776, are records of remarkable brav-
Fry. He was also known as Lord Stir
ing, having inherited this title from
Scottish forbears, dating back for many
generations.
The Virginia Alexanders in this coun-
:ry began with John, who came from
Scotland in 1859 and settled in Stat
.ord county. He married Tabitha Smart.
rhe Colonial and Revolutionary roster
ecords many by the name of Alexan-
Ter who were loyal to their country in
line of war.
Robert Alexander t172O-s3) was
founder of the first classical school
vest of the Blue Ridge, later named
Washington and Lee university.
Alexanders in the New England
states were represented by George, who
settled in Windsor, Conn, and Robert,
4 native of Scotland, who was living in
Boston in 1854.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-12-12
= q
A G;hson2

THE name Gibson means 1.-THE son
L of Glib" or "the son of Gilbert"
Several families of this name fol
owed James IL, of Scotland, in the
settlement of Ireland in 1903, and dur
Ing his long reign others settled on
the lands in the Province of Ulster
The Washington times., 1935-03-16
Stars Getting
Yachts Ready

HOLLYW OOD, March 16
Spring and the film stars fancy
turns to yachts. The Hollywood
fleet Is being readied for action,
which, this year, will include sew
eral ambitious expeditions into
far places.
Tay Garnett's 112-foot Talaya,
boaSting both sails and power, will
be poking her nose towards Homo
lulu before many months are past.
Tay is one of the film colony's
most ardent yachtSmen, and his
new craft was originally built for
a cup defense.
Robert Montgomery isn't an
owner, but he plans to charter
a boat this spring for tWo-month
cruise in Mexican and other south
ern waters. Leo Carrillo. on the
other hand, will head north. prob
ably with a Vancouver deStina-
ton.
Lewis Stone may have to delay
that world cruise in the Serena,
but he'll almost surely sail her to
the Canal and back. And John
Farrow talks of going to Tahiti
when his MaVOurneen is finally
delivered.
The harbors at the Isthmus and
Avalon will be crowded with Holly
wood-oWned Graf t. Dire t or
Charles Reisner tops them all,
however, with his plans to COM
mute from Laguna in a speedboat.
The Washington times., 1935-03-16

to the stage I even like Hollywood. What confession!
I'm not eyes man" when I say I prefer pictures My
reasons valid for whose dreams went
beyond the STAGE and who genuinely loves the stage and
everything about it. But dear the stage is to
actually better in motion pictures What paradox!
But look at it this way. IF loves the stage be-
it the stage he it to this art which he prac
tices to be in many good characerizaons
sibe and many plays possible by many people
possible This he best accomplish by the movies which
in week have any Of their pictures by
people the world than any stage hit pro-
duced play to in year.
In addition, there's less obvious grows
stale the stage when he plays part too long. But in
motion pictures he doesn't have chance get that way.
He develops each sequence to it's peak does it for
the camera, then dmsses it and goes the He
has better chance to keep his character freSer don't
you know.
third for my preference that the stage if
is in good play it lasts perhaps year. and he does
just year. But the he's able to be a
play every three months The ratio thus for arts
sake, is obviously four to (or it three to one in
favor Of that much malgned industry-the movies
You ask me if I like America. Of do like it
very much Very much indeed (That last phrase the
British in me OF the many things like about America
like the robust language We English would do we'll to en-
rich language with great many your choice slang
expressions How the world cheerio compare with
your juicy, hearty so long, pal?'
The Washington times., 1935-03-16
Eddie Horton Keeps Gang Of 40 Busy Building
Homes For His Many Relatives

expanding due to Eddie's incur
able building complex -. entire
Horton clan lives there . includ-
ing EddieS mother E. sister -.
aunt two brothers and their
respective broodS each family
has it's own house with inter
communicating phones :. land
Scaping and decoration are pat
termed after New England farm
houses "a fireplace in every
room paneled walls. delightful
wallpaper in bedrooms there's a
tennis court that is perfection .
though Eddie's never held rae
quet. a swimming plunge like a
natural pool. garages like barns
trees imported from all over
the world.
Is a Home Man
Eddie maintains construc-
ton gang of 40 men. . hasn't
the heart to lay them off so
builds more homes. and sends
for more relatives. has swanki-
est dog kennels in moViedom. E.
modelled after his own home :.
has a melange of breeds. all
thoroughbreds but one. which
Eddie likes best. spends every
possible moment at home. lis
famous for his Sunday morning
champagne breakfasts. fills the
house with a scrambled and in
teresting assortment of people
serves 'em champagne and
griddle cakes. followed by six
elaborate courses =. then a tour
of the ranch. everyone has a
grand time.
A connoisseur and skillful bar
gain-hunter of antiques. . Eddie
has Storerooms filled with 'em. >.
in the recent Gay Divorce" he
danced and sang for the first
time on the screen and had his
first case of stage fright cur
rent picture is M.-G.-M.'S "Biog-
raphy of Bachelor Grip.
The Washington times., 1935-03-16

Bing Is Asking 100000
To Make Il Pictures

HOLLYW WOOD, March 16.
Bing Crosby's contract with
Paramount expires next Decem-
Der and the first discussions over
a renewal have begun.
The crooner is reported de-
manding $2,500,000 for no.
optionless paper covering three
years of production. Calling for
three pictures a year this would
make the Crosby price per fea-
ture something over 100000.
This would be tops in salary for
Hollywood, exceeding the Garbo
stipend on her last M-G-M con-
tract just expiring. Carlo was
paid at the rate of $17,500 per
week for actual work.
1t is understood that Bing
Crosby will cease recording for
the monographs if he gets his
new contract. This is due to the
fact that small time radio sta
tions have been wearing out
needles and the Crosby popu-
larity with repeated doses of the
crooner'S songs.
The Washington times., 1935-03-16

HOLLYWOOD, March 16.-Few'
child prodigies achieve adult sue
cess. . Edward Everett Horton is
one of the rare exceptions. for
Eddie . one of the screens out
standing comedians. was an in
FAINT wonder. and his proudeSt
boast is that he outgreW it. AT
the age of one he could reclte
nearly 100 nursery rhymes. IL
he's not still prodigy. then
he's a magician. according to
Director Mark Sandrich ... who
guided him in Gay DiVorcee"...
Sandrich says Eddie takes a
script. lays it on his lap. goes
to sleep on the set. and when
he wakes up knows his lines. "a
neat trick.
Born In Brooklyn
Eddie was born in Brooklyn, N.
Y. where there's a sort OF un'
official monument to his family
his grandmother sold the city a
parcel of land which now holds
one end of historic Brooklyn
bridge. Horton yearned in his
boyhood to become a baker.
particularly of pies and cakes.
studied and worked to perfect
himself. but outgreW the am
bition. fortunately for movie
goers. attended Brooklyn public
schools. .Oberlin College. a n d
Columbia University. . where he
became member of the dramatic
club, and a Phi Kappa Psi.
Was College Actor
At the university he wrote.
produced and acted in many
plays after graduation worked
three weeks for a telephone COM
pany which convinced him he
ought to become an actor. or
anything but a telephone man. =.
first professional engagement was
in "The Mikado" stage engage
ments since then have led him to
The Washington times., 1935-03-16

stardom. in London. Los An
geles. and elsewhere .. became
Hollywoods outstanding stage pro-
ducer and director as well as
its favorite footlight artist.
made his first movie for Vita
graph. in 1921. has been in
pictures off and on ever since.
but in last few years has become
a comedy sensation. achieving
the acclaim he richly deserves.
next to acting he loves gentleman
farming has 14-acre ranch at
Epcino. known for miles around
as Hortonsville.
Horton Village
The charming ranch house
started out as a shack. expanded
into luxurious mansion. is still
The Washington times., 1935-03-16


cipherable scrawl. There
fore, l am taking the liberty
of debating this to that red
headed wife of mine, Elsa
Manchester, who is an expert
with that little contraption
known as a portable type
writer.
AS this is being written
on the train en- route from
Hollywood to New York, it
will probably reac h you
while l am looking over the
Broadway plays. However,
Elsa and [ shall be safely on
our way to England before
you can catch up with us to
cross-examine me on some
of the quaint things l am
about to say.
I understand I am among
the first of the stage play
ers to express a decided
preference for motion pic
lures. It's true. I love pic
ture work. I much prefer it