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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-06

month, but 1 have never found any
one who is drawing that amount.
Six dollars and fifteen cents wouldn't
buy a weeks supply of cigars for the
boys who wrote and passed that law
and they expect an old man or
woman to live on it for a month.
When man starts out in life he
expects to make and save enough to
carry him through old age, but it
always costs a lot of money to live
and educate children. When the
children grow up, after keeping the
old man broke for several years,
they get married and are seldom of
any help.
After the children started out for
themselves, the old man figured he
could begin laying up that nest egg
for himself and wife to carry them
through old age.
After he got the nest egg the bank
went broke or some slicker had sold
him a bunch of phony stock and at
the age of so he had just what he
started out with years ago. Surely
these unfortunate old people, after
sacrificing the better part of their
lives, are entitled to at least $50
month.
These jokers, whom we call legis-
lators. are passing laws that would
have been fine back in the days
when, after riding into town on the
old wagon, we went into the grocery,
bought nickels worth of cheese
and crackers, spent another nickel
for bananas, had our lunch on it
and still had enough left to have
cheese and crackers and couple of
bananas on the way home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-06
NON-GRADUATED BURDENS

NAAE5 based on ability to pay, President
Roosevelt said in his message to Congress
Should be the backbone of our national tax
system. Other taxes, he said, are sometimes
justihable, particularly for temporary ne
RODS" but Just contribution from those best
able to bear it" Is preferable to placing
onerous burdens upon the mass of our people"
Unfortunately, our Federal tax structure
is not built along those equitable lines. In
stead, the great bulk of our Federal revenue
comes from taxes levied without regard to
ability to pay or benefits received-taxes on
sales, taxes on trade, taxes on consumption,
and that will still be true even if the pending
Administration tax bill. as proposed up to
now, is enacted
OF the more than 81 billions raised by
Federal taxes in the last fiscal year, only about
one-third came from what could conceivably
be classed as ability to-pay levies. They in
cluded taxes on estates, gifts, excess profits
capital stock, and individual and corporation
incomes.
While Congress is about the painful bust
ness of writing a tax bill, it might we'll con-
slider whether it is not possible to make more
equitable and more visible distribution of the
great two-thiTds of our tax burden which is
now borne-in the form of unseen levies-by
the mass of our people, without regard to their
individual capacity. Until that is dore, We
shall not have real ability-to-pay tax system
nor real tax consciousness on the part of
80 per cent of our population.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-06
GOOD ENTERTAINMENT

WE don't like to advertise ourselves in the
W editorial columns, but we can't resist
the temptation to tell you that you are miss
ing highly pleasant entertainment if you
haven't been listening to The Times radio pro-
grams over station WIRE on Tuesday and
Thursday nights.
It's good program and we're really proud
of it.
At any rate, do listen on these hot summer
nights.
You won't be disappointed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-06
So They Say

Conditions today call for active
participation in public affairs by the
best elements of our people.-Sir
Robert Borden.
I follow issues, not men. My
record shows no Inconsistency Of
principle.-Senator Borah of Idaho.
If had been there I could have
told General Lee how to whip those
fellows.-Senator Huey Long, on
visit to Gettysburg battlefield.
You know, I don't like to fight. I
never did. Except when I'm hurt.
And then I want to get in there and
hurt back-MaX Baer.
Legislative panaceas differ little in
custom from age to age. They all
derive from the conviction that
when fortune ceases to smile on
the spendthrift, legislation should
frown on the frugal-HarVey T.
Harrison, Arkansas attorney, adj
dressing Pennsylvania Bar Associa-
ton.
The men or women who have
never experienced the delirium IF
calf love should look out when they
near the fifties.-Clemence Dane,
English author.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-06
DUST STORM

WITH the threat of widespread dust
w storms allayed by recent heavy rains. it
is comforting to sit back and listen to less
hysterical view of the situation than that
shouted to the country by various experts a
few weeks ago. when the menace was at it's
height.
Such view is that of DR.. j. w. Humphrey
counts the dire prophecies of Americas great
grain belt turning into vast unproductive
waste.
Only complete climatic upheaval such as
the one that occurred centuries ago to trans
form fertile North African lands into the
Sahara could leave our midwest a desert, the
scientist AYERS.
That transformation came through countless
ages while Europe was emerging from its ice
cap. and involved great shifting of air cur
rents to new courses as the ice melted beneath
their northern ranges.
Therefore, as long as the frozen North re-
mains frozen, Humphrey declares, no radical
climatic change is scheduled for this country
and he adds that, though the ice probably will
melt there some day. such happening is I'M
likely for the next 5000 or perhaps 10000 years.
SO it seems, if we take this brighter view,
that the prophets of gloom might well seek
new field in which to play their jeremiah
roles, while government officials and farm
leaders go intelgently about their task of COM
batting erosion and other factors giving rise to
the dust menace
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-06
CriticiSes Present Prison Setutp

pictures, etc., are brought in by
crooked guards.
In the mail rooms IN some Of
our prisons, where convicts handle
all convict incoming mail, these
conviCts who work in the mail
room steal books, magazines,
newspapers and little presents
that are sent to the prisoners on
holidays and the prisoner that
they were sent to has no come
back if he complains. He must go
without it until the convicts work
ing in the mail room decide to
pick on some other unfortunate.
Ours is a prison system where
degenerates are permitted to eat
and sleep with the other normal
prisoners.
Indiana had a prison system
under a previous administration
where sane men were placed in
the criminal insane hospital for
months at a time for breaking
some rule and without a commits
sion being held on them by three
doctors.
The system permitted the most
desperate prisoners Including some
of the Dillinger mob who were in
the hospital at that time, while
the guard who was supposed to
watch the visitors went in another
room and ate a lunch, leaving the
prisoner and visitor entirely with
out the watchful eye of an honest
guard. The visitor could have
given the desperate prisoner any
weapon he desired at the time
the guard was in the other room
eating his lunch.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-06
DEPLORES SMALL SUM
PAID TO PENSIONERS
By A. II, p,

BY A. H. p.
The whole sum of S6.15, which
your editorial of today states is the
average monthly allowance to old
age pensioners in the state, IS GER
tainly lot of money to be passing
out promiscuously. I wouldn't be
surprised to hear that some of them,
after taking out their necessary liv-
ing expenses, were boarding bunch
of it. That's one chance they
have passed up to give few more
deserving Democrats jobs. Put on
a staff of investigators. with the
usual badge, gun and uniform, to see
what these birds are doing with
that S6.15.
This state pension law is about as
silly as some of the other laws that
have been passed in recent years.
OF course the law says, up to SIS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-06
SOnnetS of a
Sojourner
BY BERTRAAI DAY

BY BERIRAM DAY
Old Scotland with its bonny banks
and lochs
Is full of blue-bells, heather and
wild ferns;
Enchanting are the fields that feed
its focks;
1t is the home of Scot and Rob-
ert Burns.
The grandeur Of its misty scenery
Is seen in rainbow mountains OF
Glencoe,
In clear Loeb Katrine's fair tran
quillity
Which mirrors bald Ben Ledi's
rocks and snow.
Loeb Leven bears upon her breast
an isle
Which holds an ancient castle
full Of gloom:
Here Mary, Queen Of Scots. was
kept awhile
Before the London Tower sealed
her doom.
This land Of northern lights and
brilliant stars
Is famed for Wallaces and Loeb
invars.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-06
The Message Center

(Ttmes readers are NUited to cypress
their Uietcs in these columns. Make your
letters short. SO all can hare q chance.
Limit them to ESQ t0ordS or less. Your
letter must be signed. but names WtH
be Withheld at request of the letter
tCriter.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-06
HE WOULD LOOK
BACK OF THE LIGHT
Bv Raluh Banes.

By Ralph Banes.
On the editorial page July 3 issue
we read, Give light and the people
will find their own way" Then on
the last page we read an article by
Homer L. Chaillaux, American
Legion director, that is simply plain
rubbish, seasoned with anti-Com-
munist propaganda. written to mis-
lead the people. It's about time for
the people to look behind that light
and see who is furnishing the power
and why Any Communist knows,
but do you?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-06

osteopaths discover that so per cent Of the
population have one leg longer than the
other. AL that pulling is bound to have some
such effect.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-06
A BURNED CHILD

CECRETARY CORDELL HULL's reply to
- the king Of kings is a model Of caution.
That is as It should be-
Ethiopia's Emperor Halle Selassie had
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-06

The fellow who marries movie actress
usually learns that she's his worst rival.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-06

The success of that Wagner labor rela-
tons act is understandable if it has anything
to Go with making relatives work
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-06

If that impending coal strike begins and
lasts until winter, coal peddlers may be ask
ing "One lump or two?"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-06
Daily Thought

My flesh and my heart faileth:
but God is the strength Of my
heart, and my portion for ever
Psalms 1925.
CONSCIENCE is the root Of all
~ courage; if man would be
brave let him obey his conscience
j. z. Clarke.
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-11
BJORNSON is NOW
RADIO SPEAKER

X. Valdimar Bjornson, editor of the
past, began work Monday, March
25, as editorial commentator for
radio station KSTP, st. Paul. His
broadcasts, embodying the editorial
voice of the station, will be a regular
feature every night but Sunday, from
6:15 to $3.50, beginning Monday,
March 25.
Mr.. BjornsOn is we'll known in Min
nesota newspaper circles. The second
son of former State Tax Commits
sioner Gunnar q. BjOrnsOn, he was
brought up in the newspaper office
where his father was editor from
1895 to 1925. Editorial duties which
he has handled for more than five
years will now fall to his younger
brother, Bjorn, also reared in the
shop.
Winning a $1,000 prize and the
championship of the Northwest in a
high school oratorical contest before
he was IS years old, Mr.. BjOrnsOn
continued in public speaking activities
while at the University of Minnesota,
where he graduated summa cum laude
with a major in political science. in
1880. He has delivered numerous
addresses in southwestern Minnesota
the past few years, and since return
ing from a trip to Europe and to
Iceland, birthplace of his parents. last
summer, his services as speaker
have been much in demand.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-11

are determined to force changes in
the makeup Of the board.
Mrs. Marion LIE Sueur of Minneapo-
lis, said she regretted the fact that
none of the re-baiters who toured the
state last fall had seen fit to ap-
pear at the hearing to make their
accusations, particularly Rev. Alfred
Crombie, who was unable to be pres
ent due to the fact that he is now
serving term for forgery at Still
water.
Mrs. LIE Sueur assured the COM
mittee that she was not a communist
nor member of the socialist party,
but that she advocated a program of
education that would restore America
to what it once was-the land of OPP
portunity. She said she saw no rea-
son why educators should not be ''in
politics if such activity enabled them
to introduce teaching methods abreast
of the times.
Most of us have learned something
during the depression" said Mrs. LIE
Sueur. 81 believe that knowledge
should be passed on to our children.
If we do not do this. what is to pre-
vent them from making the same mis-
takes that we have made?"
Mrs. LeSueur stated that the revis-
ion of the course in social studies,
concerning which there has been a
great deal of ignorant criticism, was
prepared by Professor A. c.. Cray of
the University of Minnesota.
John Bosch, speaking for the Min
nesOta Farm Holiday Association, and
Sander GeniSon of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers Union, stated that
the new makeup of the board of edu-
cation has the whole hearted support
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-11

of the organizations they represent.
Genison said the labor movement was
especially anxious that children be
taught the dangers of war and nation
alism. Bosch called attention to the
totally inadequate system of distri-
button which now prevails, and said
he saw no reason why children should
not be taught what was being done
by the Federal Government in such
projects as the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority.
None of the Senators on the COM
mittee was anxious to begin question
ing Mrs. LIE Sueur or Miss Florence
Rood. The few questions they did
ask were clumsy attempts to pry into
the affairs of the witnesses in the
hope of finding material for an edu-
cational red scare.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-11

In some states when pickets appear,
whether beligerent or peaceful, they
are usually met by a reception COM
mittee of police or the military. In
Minnesota, however, it's different.
When unemployed workers picketed
the Capitol last week urging the pas
sage of the unemployment bill, House
file 1870, the Governor called them in
and asked the whole sixty if they had
money for food during the day. 1t de-
veloped that the majority did not.
Well" the Governor said, "have din
ner ON me- He dug down in his own
pocket and paid for the meal, which,
incidently, was eaten in the "elabor-
ate" dining room with which the SEN
ate Investigating committee was so
concerned.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-11

mapped? Are you fearful that you
will suffer from lapse of memory?
If so you had better pay call at the
State Criminal Apprehension Bureau
on your next trip to st. Paul and
have your finger prints taken. Mel
vim Passolt, bureau chief, announces
that the public is welcome to have
the whorls and lines in their thumbs
and fingers recorded gratis. These
will be kept in the state bureau and
in the personal Identification divis-
ion at the national capital. 1t is a
service inaugurated for the benefit of
anyone who some day for personal,
commercial or civic reasons might
require such indisputable identifica-
ton. The prints are kept separate
from the criminal records.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-11

Soil conditions in the northern Sec
tions of the state are better than they
have been in number of years, the
Rural Credits Bureau, which keeps
its eye on such things, reports. 1t is
said that the Red River Valley coun-
try is in even better shape than it
was at this time last year. What
happens when farmers have a crop
and receive prices somewhat COM
mensurate with the cost of production
was shown by the Credits Bureaus
last years records of receipts from
the Red River Valley. Farmers pay
their bills when they have it.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-11

A House subcommittee is still
working on an old age pension bill.
Representative Barker, who intro
duced pension bill early in the ses-
sion, will amend his proposal to re-
Quire the state and federal govern
ments to bear the entire expense since
most counties would be unable to fl
ker plan, about $4,000 persons over
IS would be entitled to receive $45
per month.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-11

The omnibus tax bill is encounter
ing strong opposition from business
interests whose products would be
subjected to the luxury taxes" At
a public hearing last week theatre
owners, representatives of tobacco
companies, hardware men, and others
stated their opposition to the provis-
ions of the bill. 1t also developed
last week that proposed amendment
to the omnibus bill would cancel the
provision earmarking the revenue
from the net income tax for the school
fund and place it in the general rev.
enue fund. Educational groups
throughout the state are organizing
against this attempt to cripple edu-
cation for the benefit of large prop
erty owners
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-11

A liberal-sponsored bill providing
for state cooperative banks was vir-
tually killed by the House banking
committee when the authors were
asked to redraft it. At this stage of
the session it means that the bill is
dead.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-11

charges and has expedited the capture
Of many dangerous criminals. The
bureau also uses the Minneapolis, st.
Paul and Duluth police radios when
necessary.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-11

The first hearing of the Senate
Committee on education to determine
the fitness of three of the Governors
appOintees on the board of education
was held last week. Although no evil
dence of communism" or "subver-
sive activity" was unearthed, it was
plain that the conservative senators
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-11

Registrar of Marriages Ito youth
full bridegroom): The young lady is
not a minor, is she?
Bridegroom: "Oh, no; she works in
a beauty shop"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-11

So far the 1885 income of the office
of David r. Arundel, state liquor con-
troll commiss ioner. is $4,000 in total
receipts ahead of the same date last
year. The total collected to April
almost hit 100000. This rate means
that, as in 1884, the control office
will collect revenue to exceed legis-
lative expectations. Recently the Of
flee broke up a ring of whisky cOun-
terfeiters in the Twin Cities and it
is such action which brings much Ii
quor revenue into the state treasury
which otherwise would have escaped
through bootleg channels.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-11

The criminal apprehension bureau
does not at present have its own
brOadcasting station like some states,
but through the courtesy of KSTP
and WCCO, commercial stations, it is
not entirely without the service of
the radio. All the bureaus opera
tives carry radios i'm their cars and
when on duty out in the state are
reached through the Twin City sta
tiOns. Mr.. PassOlt of the bureau says
that this courtesy has saved the state
great deal of money in travel
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-11
State Capitol News

The system of special orders" pro-
yides one of the most convenient
methods of killing bills AT this late
date, bills coming up in the regular
order of business have very little
chance of being acted upon. Two
thirds majority is necessary to place
a bill before either House as spe-
ial order. ReactiOnaries can there
fore kill legislation they oppose SIM
ply by preventing a two-thirds ma
iority. In thus preventing measure
from coming to final vote, they can
save their own regulations and at the
same time keep beneficial legislation
at the bottom of the heap.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-11

A livestock weighing and grading
bill was passed by the House last
week by a vote of 9S to %. The bill
requires state supervision of all pack
ing or concentration points in the
state handling $50 or more head of
livestock per day. More opposition
is expected when the bill reaches the
heavily conservative Senate.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-11

Harry H. Peterson, attorney gen.
eral, is back in the State Capitol after
spending several days before the
United States Supreme Court in
Washington arguing the constitution
ality of the Frazier-Lemke bill. He
assisted William Lemke. North Dakota
co-author of the measure. before the
court. The decision will not be known
for month at least, it is estimated.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-11

The ads save you money.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-11
DR.. Hess Stock Tonic

Horse and mule power is by far
the most important factor in con-
nection with their farm program.
Springtime is the out-of-fix time
with these workers because of idle
ness and roughing through the
winter. DIR. Hess Stock Tonic has
been the mainstay as horse con-
ditioner for the past forty years.
1t contains: Tonic to whet the ap-
petite, iron to enrich the blood,
laxative and diuretics to tune up
the bowels and kidneys. 1t gives
horses system Spring House
Cleaning"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-05
THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE SATURDAY, OCT. 5, 1885.

is being used by county medical societies, in CO operation with E. R. Coffey M D., State Director of Health
 Large display advertisements in Washington news papers recently carried the following warning under the heading Smallpox:
 During 1885 the State of Washington has had approximately one-fifth of all the small pox cases in the United States Smallpox cases reported since January l, 1895 for all States to September ', totaled 5,407, the State of Washington LOLA The 1,0l4 cases of smallpox reported since January l place an otherwise healthy State in the category of a backward commonwealth, refusing to take advantage of modern medical discov- cries.
 Smallpox a disease of the dark ages and of ignorance can be entirely eliminated from every community in this State by the use of an easily administered modern medical discovery smallpox vaccine. What is your community doing to banish smallpox.
 (Sgned E. R. Coffey, M D., State
 Director of Health)
 When one State has 20 per nent of all cases reported over a period of eight months it is indeed time for unusual and drastic action.
 Dr. w w. Council Commissioner of Health, for the Territory of Alaska issued orders prior to the opening of school this year that all school children must be vaccinated as protection against small pox He reports that excellent cooperation, with very few exceptions was received from communities throughout the Territory In view of the fact that Washington is Alaska's closest neighbor, and first contact with the States it appears that the action of Dr. Council was a particularly timely and most advisable protective measure.