Extra Pay For Solons Tested
Pierre Aug 25 Governor McMaster after a state officers conference asked Attorney General Payne to begin actions to enjoin the state auditor from paying certain expense allowances to lawmakers and constitutional officers. He urged testing the legality of allowances for the governor house rent supreme court circuit judges and two executive salaries in education and securities work.
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Pierre
McMaster
Payne
Supreme Court
Circuit Courts
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Board of Education
Atorney
Securities Commission
New Rules Set for North Dakota Land Classification
Bismarck N D August 24 Rules for classifying lands for taxation under the new law effective July 1 have been issued by Tax Commissioner Wallace. The valuation weights for agricultural lands rely on soil fertility 70 percent topography 20 percent and proximity to market 10 percent. For grazing land soil productivity 75 percent and access to water 25 percent contribute to value.
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Bismarck
N. D
Wallace
Bonnewixe
Mellon
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury Department
Armance Pankiernatiog
White House
Treasury
Plan for bonus to profiteers defeated by insurgent vote
Congress stalled Harding’s plan to grant about 350 million dollars to war profiteers by retroactive tax cuts. A Western-leaning coalition defeated the move 95 to 87, while most other tax provisions passed with limited debate.
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Walter W. Liggett
Washington, D. C
James A. Frear
Wisconsin
Republican House
Jim” Mann
Mlinois
Harding
Sinclair
North Dakota
Keller
Minnesota
Repubbera
House
Waya and Means Committee
Fordney
Ways and Means Committee
Ruling May Decide Beresford Republicans Extra Expense Money
A ruling could influence whether legislators receive additional expense money as Beresford Republicans weigh re election chances. Some members question affording another term, with the decision potentially shaping official finances and political plans.
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Beresford
It Takes All Kinds Gossip About Your Wife Riding
A cartoon panel riffs on suspicion as a husband comments on seeing his wife with a stranger on a ride. The joke rests on twisted logic about “strange man” identity and the absurdity of jealousy in light humor.
Celluloid Callers Named for Stage-Door Johnnies
A brief humorous note quotes Cartoons Magazine suggesting the term celluloid callers for stage-door Johnnies at a movie studio. The exchange mentions Cheap Bannon and Shannon pondering the nickname.
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Bannon
Shannon
Magasine
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Pleiealy
No. Dak. Land
Mora Rea, Ph
Washington
William H. Johnston
International Association of Machinists
Townsend
la Follette
United States
Cnemieal Foundation
Frank Gargin
Chemical Foundation
House of Representatives
Nicholas Longworth
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Interstate Commerce
Railroad Administration
Watson Indiana
Kellogg
Ee reeNeaee
Ladd
McCumber
Nelson
Tre
War Finance Corporation
Eugene Meyer Jr
Mississippi River
Tate
C. A. Yeager
Sisseton, SO. Dak
Citizens National Bank
Eton, South Dakota
Henry Helvig
J. W. Barrington
V. P
Leo J. Lukanitsch
Cash
M. O. Bikum
R. Thompson
J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
Fort Snelling
Gopher
Moccasin
del Monte
Indian Cash Store Company
Geo. B. Selkirk
Sissenton Indian Agency
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