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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1923
Page
3
The Titonka Topic reports Governor Kendall vetoed the gasoline tax bill, arguing farmers oppose the tax while road builders and tourists use roads. Local editorials from Star and Clarkeville Star condemn the veto as political maneuvering that burdens farmers and centralizes tax costs.
Emmetsburg Democrat reports many Kossuth County residents oppose the Patterson income tax bill arguing it would raise excessive revenue without reducing the tax levy. Farmers owning large acreage would pay most of the new taxes according to the piece.
The article argues a proposed land tax would require many tax agents and support staff whose salaries would consume all revenue, leaving the state no better off. It notes the previous legislature, composed of farmers, faced a similar outcome and suggests the tax would proceed as usual.
Farmers plan early corn planting as ground dries new potato planting begins this week. Mayor surveys town to ensure property is cleaned and maintained. Dick Welp starts corn while his wife oversees farm work. A. Reaser family and Edith Miller visit Fort Dodge relatives. Chris Hansen from Britt stops by for business and to greet friends. Minor car collision near M B church causes a bent fender and a broken light. Vernon Emerson visits from Estherville to see his parents.
A mixed column reports a boy’s arm fracture after a pony fall, quail losses from March blizzards, and local movements and visits. It mentions Theo Jacobs and John Wood’s trip to Titanica, Ward Austin’s Canada arrival, Wm. Helen and wife’s business visit, and reminders to spray orchards in May with materials at the drug store. A new wall paper and paints shipment is also noted.
Rep Ramsey writes on legislature priorities favoring roads linking cities and towns. Other highway laws remain unchanged. A bill sets motor vehicle license fees based on current list price values of cars instead of prior purchase price. Motor bus and freight lines face a tonnage tax per mile.
The legislature advanced measures including vehicle regulation under the state railway commission, grain credit warehousing supervision, delayed tax delinquency dates, liquor seizure penalties and enhanced search powers, an anti Ku Klux Klan masking bill, shorter appeal windows for criminal cases, confiscation of lottery prizes, March meeting of rural school boards with budget reporting, poll tax penalty increase, emergency funding for pre 1924 county indebtedness, and limits on public officer spending plus pure bred stallion registration.
The article notes a long list of bills that failed to pass, counting as important as those approved. It mentions continued consideration next week and uses period style references like a big mammoth jack and Titanica in a seasonal context, plus a service fee of $15.
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