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ttdnnm UNIVERSAL Electric .Farm ing Plant For Light and Power The plant with a 2 0 year pedigree. Now is the time to order your Farm Light plants. And let it be a Universal. Our experimental stage is far past. Our plants are all dependable and guaranteed. Our prices-are the lowest of any and High Quality. See the Universal demonstrated. Write for catalog. OttO E. PeterSOn. Local Dealer Second door west from Carlson's Drug Store on Benson Ave. CASH-PAID FOR JUNK-CASH KIBES, PITHS and POULTRY WANTED—People of Willmar and Vicini ty always wait for hougecleaning- time to gather their raffs, rubbers and metal. Oet them ready, phone me, and I will call for them advise the oonntry people to bring in all their Junk. I also buy hides, fur and poultry at any time. I have no other buyer. 606 Xdtohfleld Ave. W., Phone 434, Willmar, Minn. J. J. RIVKIN TONNAGE TAX IS A DOUBLE TAX Many people think that the iron mines do not pay as much taxes as other property. This is NO TRUE Iron ore pays MOR E taxes than ANY OTHE FOR O PROPERTY in the state. HOW MUCH MORE? Iron ore is assessed 25% more than city property. Iron ore is assessed 50% more than farm lands Iron ore is assessed 100% more than household goods. Not only does iron ore pay on a higher valuation but it pays a I E A E than Southern Minnesota. HOW MUCH HIGHER? The average tax rate of the forty-one counties of Southern Minnesota is 41.65 mills The average tax rate on all iron ore mines in Minnesota is 55.36 mills The tax rate on iron ore is 32 9% higher than the tax rate of the counties of Southern Minnesota which are demanding a tonnage tax. Not a single Southern Minnesota county pays as high a tax rate as does iron ore. NOT ONE. Many people think that the iron mines do not pay E STAT E anything. This is what the STATE gets. For the year 1919 the iron ore properties of the state pay the state In direct taxes $2,340,403.00 In gross earnings taxes 1,708,164.00 Total In state royalties Grand total you object to being double-taxed yourself? If so, why do you insist upon double-taxing someone else? I Published by the MINNESOTA FAIR TAX ASS'N Every believer in fair taxation is invited to join the association. Memberships $ I each. Headquarters St. Francis Hotel, St. Paul, Minn. "JJ tr%\ WILLMAR, MINN. Com Visit Us Learn why so many people like this bank. There's something more to bank service here than merely an aid to financial transactions. Here you have personal service from offic ers always ready to talk over your plans in a friendly way. There's always a friendly welcome every time you come here. Come visit us. Feel the congenial atmos phere. Note the helpful attitude. We think our bank is a good bank for you. FARMERS SECURITY STATE BANK .$4,048,567.00 954.679.00 ...$5,003,246.00 BUREAU WAR RISK INSURANCE CONDUCTS GREAT BUSINESS Comprises Five Distant Organiza tions—Biggest of Their Kind In World Announcement is made by Director Cholmele-Jones that, thru the adop tion of impro\ed methods and equip ment a plan to achieve an annual sav ing of approximately $8,500 000,000 in the administration of the Bureau of ar Risk Insurance has been maugu lated and. bv June 30 of the present veir will ha\e become an established regime The Bureau not only has now Itailied a current basis in its work, but the impioxed methods which have been installed have made possible at the same time a reduction ot the pei sonnel liom lr 000 as of last July to approxi mately 9 000 as of date, with a schedule ot further reduction ahead which, car lied into effect will lediue the person nel to approximately 7,500 by June 30 thus virtuallv cutting: in half the Bur eau basic pa roll in the course of the tiscal ear The latest figures made public the Dnectoi show that the Bureau ot War Risk Jnsuiance has grown to include live of the largest businesses and organ izations of then kind in the woild, sum manned as tollows 1 A Marine and Seamen Insurance Company WASHINGTON, D. C—At last the conference report on the waterpower bill, permitting the private lease of many billions of dollars' worth of power sites on the public lands or on navigable streams, has passed the bouse. Thus the fight for possession of the last of the great natural resources held by the government for the peo ple has been won by the private cor porate interests. Henceforth we shall pay more for the use of these resources, because private capital will claim its toll upon them. Both par ties in congress joined in this boost to the cost of living. On a motion to recommit the re port, for certain improvements, the vote was 86 ayes and 209 nays. On final passage the votes cast against the bill were only 30. These included the three members from North Dako ta, with-Keller, Carss and Schall of Minnesota, Browne and Lampert of Wisconsin and a few others. Knut son, Steenerson, Volstead and Ander son of Minnesota voted for final pas sage of the measure, as did Evans and Riddick of Montana, French and Smith of Idaho, and the bulk of the "regulars" from the West Representative McGregor of Buffalo, complaining that the bill does not re quire the distribution of power the communities nearest the source, show ed that the Niagara power is not for sale to the city or people of Buffalo, except to the extent of 27,000 out 'of a total of 254,000 horsepower required One American company, on the Amer ican side of the Niagara river, is de velopmg 250 000 horsepower, but it uses that power for industrial enter prises built on its-own lands, and the city has no chance to share the ben efits While power from coal-burning plants costs $50 70 per horsepower at Buffalo, hydro electric power at the switchboard costs for development and maintenance only $19 And just across the river the Ontario hydro electric commission, which is a com bination of the province with 125 mu nicipalities the power business, is able to furnish power to all comers at half the rates charged for Niagara power on the American side. THE POST HEARING Louis Post, assistant secretary of labor, got first chance to reply to the attacks made upon him by the bipartisan terrorist element when he came before the house rules commit tee In mute sign of their support of his position there appeared in the hearing room a majority of the legis lative representatives of organized labor and the organized progressive farmers, as well as liberal publicists, single taxers and advocates of civil liberties Post did not so much de fend his own official act as to show the committee that it had been vic timized by a lot of fanatics who had failed to submit one particle of real evidence in the deportation cases which were made the basis of the impeachment resolution introduced in the house by Representative Hoch of Kansas Chairman Phil Campbell of Kansas tried to sidestep the issue when Post demanded that the actual evidence upon which the department of labor decided the deportation cases be put into the record Post insisted and won the struggle After that, all Post had to do was to read from the evidence, proving the. correctness of each of a long series of decisions that had been falsely pictured in the jun ker press. FARM BUREAU NOTES Growth of the Farm Bureau federa- tion's membership and activities, in the states and in the national field, is the subject of much discussion among other farm organization spokesmen here The present balance of opinion is that the federation has not vet reached the point where its policy has been threshed out by its own members, and that while just now the Greater Iowa association and other reactionary influences are clam orous its councils, the movement will within a year or two throw off these handicaps and come out as a real farmer movement Its function originally was the en-Johnson listment of the farmers in securing local enforcement of the Smith-Lever agricultural extension act for the im-arrives provement of productive methods and marketing It later took on forces in Iowa and elsewhere, and the big pack ers in Chicago fastened themselves upon it as professed allies. Just now the federation representatives in Washington appear to be groping for a road to the safeguarding of the farmers against profiteers, and al though the reactionary influences are still active these are losing their hold The federation will not much longer stand for private exploitation of the railroads, nor for the meat packers' monopoly of the livestock market CANADIAN FARMERS HERE The Canadian Council of Agricul ture, representmg all of the represen tative farmer organizations of the Do minion, including the United Farmers, who have captured the government of the province of Ontario, are to meet s~^ &%&~> ~#'*^)grf*\W$rJP*ys OUR WASHINGTON LETTER WILLMAft TRlBUNfe, WEDNESbAY, MAY i$, 1926. Doing a total business up to April 1, 1920 .12,487,503,91174 With premiums collect ed amounting to 47,585,380.21 Having issued 33,393 policies and paid claims of 29,105 221 29 With a surplus over ex penses and refunds of 17.50v.908 68 2 A Stupendous Banking Business. For the dependents of men in the serv ice mak ing monthly expendi tures on 4,463 claims foi the month of Mch 1920 .. $2,403,688 31 Allotments .. 1,027,303 60 Allowances 1,376 385 71 Total payments on 2,079 690 awards Allotments totaling $285,672,241 69 Allowances totaling 2yl,911 234 50 A total to April 1 1920 547 583,476 19 3 An Employers Liability Company Having approved 42,584 claims for compensation on account ot deaths in the service and now making payments thereon each month to the extent of $1,075,305 42 Having approved 147 081 claims for compensation on account of disabilities thru service and now making payments thereon each month to the extent of 4,488,058 31 With an aggregate expen diture of 83,389 689 69 Including 27,604 burial awards and paid burial expenses amounting to 2,081,883 17 in conference with the National Board of Farm Organizations at Chicago next week. The proposed program of discussion includes the possible for mation of an International Council of Agriculture for the United States and Canada, in which the conservative ele ments on this side of the border, would hold annual joint meetings with the liberal and radical farmer ele ments located to the north. It would appear unlikely that the Canadians would agree to such an arrangement unless the liberal American farmers as grouped under the new name, "United Farmers of America," and the Nonpartisan league and Farmers' National council should also be called into the affiliation. One topic of debate at Chicago will be the results to Canadian farmers, thus far, of their political«"activities The National Board of Farm Organi zations, which recently took a hostile stand on public operation of the rail roads, is now going to inquire how public operation and public ownership are working in Canada. They say they are willing to be convinced. Still another topic will be the issue of militarism and the proposal that all organized farmers on this conti nent use their power to reduce ar maments and oppose militarist plans GOOD BILLS SMOTHERED Packer legislation, soldier bonus or "adjusted compensation" legislation, and even the Capper-Hersmann bill,, which would prevent farm co-opera tive organization from being indicted under the anti-trust law, is being chopped to pieces or smothered. Con gress is so sure that the terrorism conducted by Attorney General Pal mer and the federal administration on the one hand and by the profiteer press on the other will swing the No vember election in favor of reaction ary candidates that all fear of the peo ple seems to have been cast aside. We are to have the Wood-Palmer doctrine of repression from now until ad journment, unless a new jolt is admin istered by the country. The Kent retail marketing feature, the licensing feature, and even the federal commission feature have been cut out of the Anderson bill dealing with the control of the meat packers It now appears likely that even the worthless skeleton that is left in the hands of the house committee on agri culture will die in the house. Soldier sentiment on the adjusted compensation or bonus is probably 98 per cent in favor of immediate legis lation. But a few officers and a ma jority of the old crowd politicians in congress have discovered that the profiteering interests will have to foot the bill of expense, amounting to about two billions. They are stam peding away from any action "until after the election in November," to quote Representative Knutson of Min nesota, the majority whip. Mondell, Knutson, Volstead, Steenerson, Joe Cannon and other heavy statesmen of the house are trying to find a way to evade the issue until they shall be safe from punishment by the soldier vote. The conservative farmers thought that the Capper-Hersmann bill, sup ported by all the farmers and by or ganized labor, would go sailing through the house and senate. But now they are notified that the Vol stead amendment must be taken as a substitute The Volstead amendment limits the profits of farmer co-oper atives and provides penalties for more successful operation It conceded that farmers who belong to co-operatives shall be excused from prison terms for their offense in co-operating, but it does not permit them to have the same business freedom as is given the United States Steel corporation. POLITICAL FORECASTING Presidential nommations are set tled every 10 minutes in the political lobbies of congress these last weeks before the two old parties hold their conventions. Just new the betting runs in favor of the selection of Knox or Lowden by the G. O. P. old guard, and the steam-rolling of Johnson. As has announced that he will not bolt they feel safe in giving him rough treatment when the moment for his elimination. For the Democratic ticket the selec tions are McAdoo and Cox or McAdoo and Owen, or possibly McAdoo and Lewis—James Hamilton Lewis of Il linois and the pink whiskers. It Is a curious fact that official and political Washington is utterly ignoring the Bryan influence which may be devel oped at San Francisco. Washmgton—Forty thousand Amer icans, who in the early days of the world war enlisted in the British and Canadian armies, have been dis charged from the British reserve force by an order issued by the British war department and made public by the British embassy here. Although for the most part repatriated and back in their own country, these men were carried on the British army list as re servists, subject to recall in case of emergency. OlttO 4. Largest Insurance Company in the World Having' written between October 6. 1917 and April 1, 1920 policies numbering- 4,616,598 and representing a total amount of in surance of $40,182 535 500 00 With premiums between October 6. 1917 and April 1, 1920, of ap proximately 325,000,000.00 With 1719 claims al lowed during March 1920 amounting to. 13,802,500 00 And a total of 125,388 active claims pay able to the extent of $1 120,368,587.48 With disbursements on claims for the month of March 1920 6,265,775 26 5 The Largest Medical Practice in the World With patients given treat ment and examination 641,000 CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS OPEN TO EX-SERVICE MEN Several thousand civil service posi tions under the War Department now are open for discharged soldiers who were partially disabled during the war Sergeant Hovan in charge of the Will mar Army Recruiting Station, today re ceived instructions for men who may apply for these positions from the Fed eral* Board for Vocational Training, Washington, "To become eligible for permanent ap pointment the partially disabled soldier must qualify thru the usual examina tion in the Civil service They will be required to obtain an average per cent age of 65 in their examination, while all others must average 70 per cent "After passing the examination, the ex-soldier will be given a preference," the report states "Age limitations of the Civil service are waived for dis abled veterans, all height and weight requirements also are waived. This preference also will be extended to widows of former soldiers." Some of the positions open are. sten ographer, typist, clerk, file clerk, mes senger watchman, multigraph operator, mimeograph operator, blue printer, skil led laborer, foreman of laborers, packer, sign painter, electrician, carpenter, painter, checker, elevator operator storekeeper, timekeeper, etc Informa tion may be obtained from, the rcruiting sergeant, from any office of the War Department, the Civil Service commis sion or the Federal Board for Vocation al education. Parcel Shower Mrs P. Olson, Mrs. E. Lind and Mrs. L. Rykken entertained, at a parcel shower last Saturday afternoon at 720 A St., in honor of Miss Amanda Netland, a bride of this month. Tdays HAT was before the when pretty nearly everybody owned one or could, if he wanted to. There was a lot of waste about motoring in those days. A man spent a lot of money on his car and never thought very much about -what he was getting inreturn. When a man buys a tire nowadays he has a pretty definite idea of what he ex pects to get out of it. The dealer who sells him one that gives him less than he expects isn't likely to get any more of his business. That's one of the reasons why we handle U. S. Tires— and recommend them to the Select your tires ac- cording to the roads they have to travel: In sandyorhilly country, wherever the going is apt to be heavy—The U.S Nobby. Lundquist-Bergstrom Motor Co.. Willmar, Minn. Fahlun Baptist Y. P. S. The P. S of the Fahlun Baptist church will hold their regular meet ing on Wednesday, May 26th The following program will be rendered: Song—Audience Scripture Reading and Prayer. Song—Choir Reading—Mrs Nordell. Vocal Solo—Willard Lundquist. Song—Dons Holmgren Recitation—Viola Enckson Piano Duet—Frances Hed and Mabel, Lundquist. Speech—Rev S Nordell. Benediction Lunch will be served after the pro gram. 172 Courses Offered Army schools area big factor in car rying on the Americanization program recently started in this country, accord ing to Major E Frith, officer in charge of the Minnesota-Wisconsin Army recruiting district, today "Camp Funston, Kansas, Camp Grant, Illinois, and Camp Dodge Iowa, schools are leading in this work," said Major Frith "Approximately 100,000 men are being educated in the Army today. Re ports from the War Department today show that 30 000 men are enrolled in formal classes Classes in English are the most popular, being widely attended by newly naturalized citizens who can not afford to pay tuition fees at a col lege or university "Arithmetic is next to English in po pularity, with spelling and auto-mech anics tied for third place Penmanship history, stenography and typewriting, also are popular courses The list of subjects taught ranges from agronomy and anatomy to structural steel work and x-ray operation, including 172 cour ses Trades in which only a few men are interested are embalming, linotype operator and lithographer. Boy Scout Week As a part of the Tenth Birthday program of the Boy Scouts of Ameri ca, the week commencing Memorial Day* May 30th, and ending Sunday, June 6th, will be observed nationally as Boy Scout Week. In 17,000 com munities where Scout troops are es tablished, a program of outdoor acti vities will be carried out. —Mrs. M. Sr Carl of Clara City ar rived last Thursday for a visit in this city. —Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Cramer and Alfred Opheim spent Monday and Tuesday last week in the Twin Cities. —Mrs:. J. W. Fyre returned last Fri day from a visit for a week at the G. J. Jonicks borne. Theq used to call a man a "sporf when he bought an automobile RMN. CORD-NOBW-OiAW-USCO-PlAIII United States Tires motorists of this community. The U. S. reputation for quality is not built on any one tire. There is not one standard for largeU.S.Tires and anoth er standard for small ones. Every tire that bears the name "U. S." is built the best way its makers know how to build it The oldest and largest rubber concern in the world cannot afford to play favorites in seeking its public. IV Come in and tell us what you are looking for in tires. W can probably tell you whether you need a U. S. Nobby, Chain, Usco, Plain, or a Royal Cord. 4 For ordinary country road9—The U. S. Chain or Usco. For front wheels—The U. S. Plain. For best results—every where U. S. Royal Cords. Victor Johnson, Pennock, Minn. BRAND AUTOMOBILE .OILS^GREASES, LUBRIKO The Wonder Grease Se actual demonstration in revolving gears at local garages. Costs 40 cents per pound and more than worth it Bartles-Scoft Oil Co. AGENTS Dr. IVER S. BENSON Special Attention Given to SURGERY, X-RAY, EYE, EAR, NOSE a THROA New Modern Fireproof Hospital. OFFICE, METROPOLITAN BUILDING. Office 'Phone TT0W Hours: 10 to 12 a m. 1 to 4 p. m. 1 to 8 p. m. Sundays: 12 to 1 p.m. WILLMAR, MINNESOTA