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VOLUME XXXI.
WAR GUILT CASES
Charges Against, Five Generals
Dropped at Private
Hearing.
Berlin—The supreme court of Leip*
zig, in a secret session dismissed 93
"war guilt" cases tried in accordance
with the Versailles treaty.
Generals Von Gallwitz, Von Macken
sen, Von Linsingen, Von Below and
Von Dickut and Professor Goetz were
among those whose cases were drop­
ped. Many witnesses were heard, but
proceedings were strictly private, and
Allied representatives were not pres­
ent.
The court declared the defendants
had, been proved neither absolutely
guilty nor innocent of crime against
Gferman law.
LENGTHENS FARM CREDITS
Growers of Agricultural Products and
Co-Ops Come Under Decision.
Washington—Bankers' acceptances
of six months maturity, drawn by
growers of staple agricultural prod­
ucts or co-operative marketing asso
Liathms, are eligible for purchase or
rediscount by Federal Reserve banks
jnder a rule promulgated by the Fed
oral Reserve board as a step in the
direction of longer farm credits for
agriculture.
Officials declared the decision,
which makes the agricultural paper:
eligible for rediscount for six months
instead of three, "should be of mate
rial assistance td co-operative mar
keting associations in financing the
orderly marketing of crops."
JURY CONVICTS 8 RAILMEN
Defendants Were Charged With Plot
Against Interstate Commerce.
Los Angeles—Eight railroad laen,
including /enginemen, trainme»|^?and
others w^re convicted of congfiiracy
to obstruct interstate comm^ for
their activities in connection with a
strike last August against the Santa
Pe by a verdict of a jury in the Uni­
ted States district court. During the
strike some 20 trains were abandoned
in the California-Arizoija desert,
leaving passengers stranded. The
maximum penalty which may be im­
posed is two years Imprisonment and
$10,000 fine.
TEST SPEEDERS FOR SANITY
Court Action decomee Drastic Toward
Traffic Violators.
Detroit, Mich.—Twenty-one persons
charged with driving theiT automo­
biles faster than the law allows and
two others charged with driving
through safety zones, were examined
by Dr. A. L. Jaooby, city psychiatrist,
to determine their sanity. The ex­
aminations were ordered by Judges
Charles L. Hartlett in recorder's
court and sentences were withheld un­
til the court had received the psy­
chiatrist's report.
BITTER DEBATE ON SHIP BILL
Three Day's Fight Only Strengthens
Deadlook.
Washington—Five hours of debate
and parliamentary maneuvering in
the Senate served only to tighten the
deadlock which has existed for three
days between two opposing and al­
most equal groups, one fighting to
keep the administration shipping bill
before the Senate and the other *to
displace that measure.
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ROUSES CITIZENS
Hanover Villagers riepel Robber
Band Discovered at
Bank.
Hanover, Minn.—Armed citizens ral­
lied from their beds by Miss Leona
Haefer, night telephone operator, open­
ed fire on four bandits and balked a
raid on the Hanover State bank. So
fierce was their attack that, the des­
peradoes fled in an automobile, leavr
ing behind two blow torches, an acety­
lene tank and a sef o^ burglars' tools.
SEES HIGHER FARM* PRICES
Secretary Predicts Marked Improve­
ment
!n
Agricultural Conditions.
Chicago—A marked improvement in
agricultural conditions of the country
during 1923, not only in better actual
prices, but as compared with the
prices of Other commodities, was pre­
dicted by Secretary of Agriculture
Henry G. Wallace, in an address be­
fore the Chicago Association of Credit
Men.
While agricultural prices remain
lower relatively than the prices of
other things, the farmers of the na­
tion will get between one and one
half and two billioii dollars more total
money for their crops this year than
last, he said.
STATE POLICE PATROL URGED
Bill to Create System to Be Offered
1923 Legislature.
Minneapolis—A bill to create a pa­
trol system over Minnesota's trunk
highways which would guard t^e
state's property and supplement activ­
ities of police and sheriffs' forces in
apprehending criminals is practically
sure of being put before the Legisla­
ture at the coming session.
The plan would be unlike the pro­
posed state constabulary, since the.
force of men would operate directly
under the State Highway department
and would be used primarily to con­
trol traffic over the highways.
GIVEN AS FARM CREDIT AID
Federal Banks May Purchase Banker's
Acceptances Drawn by Growers.
Washington Bankers' acceptances
of six months maturity, drawn by
growers of staple agricultural products
or co-operative marketing associations,
are eligible for purchase or rediscount
by the federal reserve banks, under a
ruling promulgated by the federal re­
serve board as a step in the direction
of longer term credits for agriculture.
ALLOW SCHOOLS TO OPEN
American Colleges May Continue Work
in Any Part of Asia Minor.
Lausanne—Ismet Pasha received a
message from Mustapha Kemal an­
nouncing that the American college
at Smyrna, which was closed during
the fighting there, may reopen and
that the Nationalist government has
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objection to the American schools
carrying on their wo
ft in any part of
Turkey.
FARMERS FORCE SEAWAY
Governor Speaking in Gotham Defies
New York to Block Plans.
New York—Farmers of the North­
west and of Canada will force the in-
To Our Friends
and Customers
We wish at this time to thank you
for all the business that you have
seen fit'to give to us during the
past year and we hope that the
coming year ^ill be a happy and
prosperous one to you.
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ternational St. Lawrence gateway
project through despite opposition of
of New York and other ports which
would suffer, by the scheme, Governor
J. A. O. Preus of Minnesota, predicted
in an address here.
JUDGE RETURNS LIQUOR
Court Rules Agents Violated Constitu
tion in Seizing Stock.
Philadelphia—Declaring that United
States prohibition agents violated the
fourth amendment of the* constitution
in making raids without proper search
warrants, Judge Thompson in the Unit­
ed States district'court dismissed two
liquor cases involving several hundred
thousand dollars.
SCANDALS ARE 'THE BUNK'
Hollywood Has No Features of Night
Life, Film Hero Declares.
Chicago—Stories often circulated of
scandalous conduct in Hollywood,
Calif., were declared "the bunk" by
William S. Hart, two-gun hero of tjj©
films and in real life described as a
quiet gentleman, who was here on his
way to Hollywood.
Senator Blocks Vole.
Washington—Action by the Senate
on the nomination of Pierce Butler
for associate justice of the Supreme
court was blocked by an objection from
Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkan­
sas.
Baby Born as Flames Sweep House.
Pittsburgh—While the first floor of
a frame building on Spruce street was
being swept-by fire, a child was born
to Mr& Peter Kraterinski, on the sec­
ond floor. The attending physi in Re­
mained with (he mother.
FAIL TO PROVE CHARGES
Judiciary Committee Is Expected To
Report Lack of Evidence.
Washington—Public hearings on
the impeachment charges brought
against Attorney General Daugherty
probably will end before the House
Judiciary committee, which i^ ex­
pected to report to the House that it
found no evidence on which to base
an impeachment proceeding.
MUST PAY FIRE DAMAGE
Jury Decides First Test Case Against'
Federal Railway HSdministration.
Duluth—A verdict against the Uni­
ted States railroad administration
was returned by a district court
jury here in what is considered a
test case involving millions of dol­
lars of property destroyed by forest
fires October 12, 1918.
Frees Autoists as Christmas Present.
Detroit—Judge Charles L. Bartlett
announced he planned to order the re­
lease, as a Christmas gift, of all pris­
oners held for violating the traffic
laws.
Knutson Is Congress Clyb Officer.
Washington—Representative Harold
Knutson of St. Cloud, Minn., has been
elected second vice president of the
Congressional Country club, of which
Herbert Hoover, secretary of com­
merce, is president.
Close Baltic Sea to Warships.
London—The Russian Soviet govern­
ment is taking steps to. gain adher­
ents to converting the Baltic into a
closed sea as regards warships of all
nations except those whose shore lines
touch the Baltic.
MEN YOU MAY MARRY
By E. R. Peyser.
Ha9 a Man Like This Proposed
to You?
Symptoms: Keeps you playing
games continually, tennis, golf,
swimming, etc., etc., only likes a
girl that hikes, bikes, and does
things outdoors. He has on his
finger tips the scores, dimen-v
sions, weight, places, plays, re­
cords of every athlete on the civ­
ilized globe: Speaks of them to
you as if you met them yester­
day. The newspaper to him
means oply the sporting sheet.
He is a good business man, but
hides" his light under a mass of
games.
IN FACT
He is game right through.
{Prescription to His Bride:
4V Read* the sporting mews.
Be game yourself at every
jpoint in the game of life.
Absorb This':
A Game Husband Is Bfetter
5 Thar* a Sporty One.
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Hubby: I dont
like women to
Wear colors.
STifey ^.fgwl
right, love. I'll
gtedly wear black
for you.
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^RAND MARAIS, COOK COUNTY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1922
GOOD ROADS
PLANS TO FEA­
TURE SESSIONS
Measures to Provide" Rtore Adequate
'Highjways to be Special Features
in State Legislature of 1923
Highway Recun^nendations
.1 by Commissioner Babcock
Revision of motor vehicle taxes to
remove inequalities without increas­
ing average car tax above $18 or re­
ducing revenue from that source.
Authorizations of first issues of
trunk highway bond? of $10,000,000
each for 1923 and. 1924 and to allow
all counties equal benefits from re­
imbursement law.
Other- laws to speed trunk high
ways^Jmprovements through paving
of streets in small towns willing to
pay interest, to allow best and un­
restricted uses of available funds, to
require all vehicles' on highways after
dark to carry liights, to reduce num­
bers of "tax exempt" cars and to
prevent traffic prosecutions for pri­
vate gain.
Measures of immediate benefits to
be gained from present outlays for
better roads without any increase in
taxation and of savings by autcmo
bile and trucks owners of money
which otherwise must go for extra
gasoline, tires and car upkeep will
be largely determined for the next
two years by the Minnesota Legisla­
ture which will open in session next
Tuesday vin ithe capitol at St. nPu1..
Special interest centers in the high­
way legislative program, according
to reports from all parts of the state.
Expressing complete confidence in
the plain, good business policies -to
be urged by the highway depart nent
and in the judgment of both senate
and house members, Charles' M. L?ab
cock, state highway commissioner,
"predicated favorable action on thv
good roads proposals.
."The legislators know the public
demand for more adequate nigh
ways," said Commissioner Babcock.
"and the highway department will
undertake to show that they car be
built on a bigger scale for use nov.
and that they will pay for themselves
rgany times over. The proposals' are
so simple and plain that a 10 yea
old school boy can see the wisdom of
adopting them.
"The bond plan will lift the iden
of paying in these times cf high
taxes :the whole cast of road work
which will s'erve for many yeras and
will mean further reductions in road
taxes. It will not make the past pay
for roads_which it should h&ve built
but it will pass on to each future
year its fair share of the cost of
highway improvement. All this wiil
be without increasing taxes or net
costs of better roads.
The commissioner pointed to the
official record of nearly $1,300,000 de­
crease in road taxes the first
vear
after the new program transferred
to ,the state and from the counties
the big expense of main highway im
provemnt and maintenance. It is
additional evidence that the new plan
is fulfilling every promise made for
it and the purpese now is to obtain
still greater and more immediate ben­
efits from it, -he said.
"legislative delegations' from the
three large cities look with favor on
the highway proposals at their pre
liminery meetings," continued Com­
missioner Babcock, "and when th? lo­
calities paying most and receiving the
least directly from the trunk high­
way program take the attitude, there
is more reason to expect the full sup
port "of members from the-country
districts.
"St. Paul and Ramsey county are
to seek legislation for bond issue of
nearly $7,000,000 for sitreet and high­
way betterments, only a. small part
of which can bring state reimburse­
ments. Minneapolis and Hennipen
county also place high value on ade
quate roads for all Minnesota. Al­
though only 70 "miles of the ,7,000
mile trunk highway system are with­
in Hennepin county, it pays nearly
one-fifth
5f
the toftal motor vehicle
taxes in the state. They pay six
times as .much state highway aid as
they receive, and the difference of
nearly $300,0100 also is used on roads
in other counties.
Further, Hennepin county is trans
fering a part of its state aid to near­
by- cffiiities and Minneapolis is' help­
ing privately to carry through other
improvements on roads serving -the
city.
'"Hie large centers staking that
liberal stand," said Mr. Baboocfc
/the" other parts of Minnesota can­
not afford a don't-want-your-help at­
titude. Their members in the legis­
lature when they correctly under­
stand the plans will make the most
of the ~present advantage,..knowing
tbat eye^ dolhur used on the .trunk-
highways bring nearer tin improve
ment of^every part of t. system.
And "that accomplished. Minnesota
will go forward with a highway pro­
gram which will attract national at­
tention, d'espite the bigger bond and
other funds available in some
states."
The highway commissioner repeated
that once correctly understood, the
highway proposals have claimed uni­
versal suppert and attributed to this
his confidence that legislative action
will be favorable.
For Immediate Consideration
Within sixty days after the pass­
age of those state laws made pos­
sible by the good roads amendment
more than a thousand men with
thousand teams were patrolling ,\lin
nesota roads.
From then Minnesota roads btgar
to improve and that improvement
has1 coninued until today they arc the
talk of the touring world.
It was quick action that brought
these immediate results quick actioi.
and good judgment in doing the *hing
nrst that would bring the neces­
sary relief at once. The quick action
was. taken by C. M. Babcock, state
highway commissioner.
Mr. Babcock now asks for some
more quick action by the state legis­
lature and the people of Minnesota.
He asks for the sale of some of '.nose
road bonds' authorized by the g&od
roads amendment in order that im­
provements may be pushed with all
speed and the program of trunk nigh
way improvemnt may be fulfilled.
These are to be long time bonds.
They are to pass some of the expense
of building Minnesota roads along to
the coming generation which will
reap far more benefit from .hem
than can ever be the portion of thi,
generation.
Mr. Babcock is entitled to the im
mediate consideration of his surges
tion and.it ought to be adopted.
Brass Tacks and Gas Tax
There is' a growing sentiment in
favor of a nominal tax on gasoline
used by motorists. In the last jeav
the fame of Minnesota's highway sy­
stem has Spread over the entire
country, and thousands of tourists
have been attracted from other
states. They enjoy the use of M:nne
sola roads, and would willingly pay a"
simall tax to aid in their mintenunce
and upkeep. It is regarded as cer­
tain that the next legislature will
provide some form of tax on gaso­
line consumed.
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NUMBER 18
Uncommon
Sense
By.
JOHN BLAKE
LEARN HOW TO FORGET
DE ASSURED that you will some
times be wronged often hated.
Unless yoxi have far more luck than
most men, otlfSrs will injure you, and
despitefully use you.
The more successful you are, the
more you will suffer from the dislike
and the envy of others.
But if you resent every Injury and
nurse every spite, you will have Tittle
time for anything else.
Revenge may be sweet, but it iS^
too expensive to be indulged.
The num who makes up his mind to
'get even" with every one who has
harmed or insulted him maps out a
dillicult life fdr himself.
ilred is a passion which destroys
ilie judgment as well as the soul. And
judgment is too diflicuit to acquire to
le 1'iittered away in fruitless brawls.
Learn to forget injuries and griev­
ances. y'liey will harm you but little
if you dismiss them from your mind.
If you clierisli their memory and brood
over them they will harm you even
more than the enemy who indicted
lu lu ever believed it possible to harm
you.
(Jive men no reason to injure you.
Then, if they insist upon doing so, de­
prive them of any satisfaction in the
injury hy not allowing it to trouble
you.
I'eace of mind and serenity of spirit
are worth a great deal in this world.
(Jo ahout witii a chip on your
shoulder and before very long some
tine will knock it off. And your at­
tention will he distracted from what­
ever you are doing by your effort to
punish him for it.
But when you are wantonly insulted,
or when your feelings are hurt re­
member that the person who offers
the affront is not worth hating. Do
not tlatter him by nursing your wrath
against him.
Irritations disturb the smooth work­
ing of your brain and mt into your
sleep. Forger them and you will be
happier and better able to attend to
your own job, which is getting all out
of your brain that was put there by its
Creator.
(Copyright by John Blake.)
A-"Scandinavian inventor has pro­
duced a glass bottle that will not
break. It won't excite anybody unless
it might he the hip-pocket boys.
We don't need an invention to make
movies talk, but something to keep
Movie patrons from it.
A LINE 0' CHEER
By John Kendrick Bangs.
TIME
NO
MATTER what the wise
man says,
Time does not pass at all,
lJut ever right beside us sta^s
All ready for dur call,
Our clocks may run, and age count
up
To, many and many a year,
But Time stands by with brimming
cup,
Still, calm and ever near.
At any hour of day or night,
In lowly place or high,
In days of trouble or delight,
He's always standing by
With lavish gifts of minutes fair
Ready for us to use.
To waste or treat with prbper care
According as we, choose.
(Copyright, by McClurc Newspaper
Syndicate.)
Thanking You for Your
Patronage During
the Past Year, We Wish
You a
Happy and Prosperous
NEW YEAR
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