Join The F a r m Ilureaii and We'll All Pull ToBftlur MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS To Belong To The Farm Bureau la "A Mark of Distinction" A Newspaper for Organized Michigan Farmers Eighth Year, Vol. VIII, No. 11 SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1930 Issued Semi-Monthly WAYNE CAMPAIGNS Insurance Dep't Signs BUREAU FINDS 1930 SHALL VILLAGES FOR MORE SEATS 3 5 7 Policies In 1 Day IS DOING WELL AS SUE TOWNSHIPS IN LEGISLATURE Celebrates President's Birth the State Farm Life Insurance Co. of Bloomington, 111., reported that it had MEMBERSHIP YEAR FOR ROAD CASH? day; One Agent Writes written $1,055,000 in life insurance to Needs 40,000 More Signers date among Michigan farmers. The Municipal League Says Vil- 30 Policies. State Farm Life is well into its first Every Month Shows More To Ask Voters For lages Over-taxed for year in Michigan. Dues Paid Than in Amendment To celebrate the birthday of Pres. The Insurance department, also 1929. Twp. Roads J. (I. Meherle of the State Farm state agent for the State Farm Mu- Mutual Auto Insurance Co. agents tual Automobile Insurance Co. report- GRAND RAPIDS AIDING? throughout the 26 states in which the ed 54,038 automobile policies written NEW MEMBERS ADDED SAYS, COLLECT MONEY! State Farm Mutual operates, united since October, 1926, of which 1,738 Alliance Between Machines of to make June 7 a banner day. Mich- were written during May this year. Bureau's Program Credited Farm Bur. Says Get State igan agents wrote 350 automobile poli- The Insurance Department now T w o Cities Has Been cies and 7 life policies that day. Mr. announces a new cargo insurance With The Increase In Aid For Twp. Roads; B. D. Bishop heads the list with 30 policy of interest to all owners of Interest. Avoid Fight. Reported. automobile policies written between farm trucks, commercial trucks, and 7 a. m. and 11:45 p. m., writing eight limited to those carrying State Farm With less than 40,000 signatures yet in one piece. He was too busy to Mutual liability and property damage Every montli in 1930 lias seen more Playing in beautifully with the ef- to be obtained, and 2 weeks to go, stop for dinner or supper. Agents auto insurance. The company will in- membership dues paid to the State fort now being made by certain poli- public attention is today focused upon throughout the country are making sure produce or merchandise belong- Farm Burea\i than for corresponding ticians in Grand Rapids and Wayne the effort of Wayne county politicians June "President's Month" and un- ing to the insured and carried in his months last year, says the Organi- Above is a photograph taken last September when 1,000 virgin County to inject a city and village vs. to force a vote in November upon a doubtedly will roll up an imposing truck, or belonging to someone else zation Department, which says: wool Farm Bureau bed blankets were shipped to purchasers who farmer issue into the coming political total of new policies. and carried in his truck against 8 1st. There is a more general rec- placed their order in the May and June sale for delivery and pay- constitutional amendment that is ex- ment in September. campaign, the Michigan Municipal pected to increase the Detroit repre- June 2,.the State Farm Bureau In- perils of transportation mentioned in ognition that the Farm Bureau's League now apparently seeks to break the policy. program is getting results. This year the Farm Bureau Clothing Dep't is offering the sentation in the Legislature and hast- surance Department, state agent for same double blanket 70x80 inches in choice of ten different large down the political solidarity of the 2nd. It. is recognized that there is rural districts by urging wholesale en the day when the Wayne county an outstanding need of united action checks in fast colors, and also a single blanket 70x80 inches In political machine will be able to domi- six solid colors. Orders are being received up to July 1 for Sep- litigation on the part of village offi- nate the state government. One of the outstanding develop- BUREAU SERVICES LAWS PROTECT by farmers to solve their present problems in Michigan. Brd. Successes in the past are more tember delivery parcel post prepaid and payment at the specially low summer sale prices. The volume of orders coming In indi- cers to recover certain road funds collected and spent by t&O township.-* cates another big shipment of blankets in September. during the past four years. ments in the campaign for signatures to these petitions has been the de- PREFERRED STOCK GERMAN WORKMEN fully appreciated, with a thought for the future. While the League does not give an estimate of the total amount, of the velopment of what appears to be an The Farm Bureau's legislative pro- 200 Attend Cass Co. offensive and defensive alliance be- tween the Welsh forces in Grand Rap- ISSUE IS OFFERED AGAINST LAY-OFFS gram in past years includes the suc- cessful support of the gas tax, which Quarterly Meeting DEALERS TO OFFER claims involved, it, does point out Ilia! the aggregate claim against, one town- ship alone, in Washtenaw county, wlli ids and the Wayne county group. It is reported that the Grand Rapids To Get Additional Working Olds Chief, Now in Germany, machine has been thrown into motion has made our great state road build- ing program possible without re- course to real estate taxes for that Two hundred attended the May 27 quarterly meeting at the Cass Coun- ANNUAL FARMERS' be at h a s t $9,000 and may possibly reach $10,000. It. it. the contention of the League to secure signatures to these petitions, regardless of the fact that the carri- Capital; Will Pay 7 Per Cent. Describes Labor Gov't Policies. purpose. The gas ta^ is paying off some $50,000,000 in ro|ul bonds and ty Farm Bureau at Edwardsburg, which opened with a potluck sup- FEED CONTRACT that many villages have been over- taxed for township road purposes. age of the proposed amendment would the interest, which is a lien on our per. The two chief complaints are that the apparently further increase the dis- Farm Bureau Services, Inc., last real estate. It is paying the counties R. Wayne Newton of the State some $7,500,000 due them in state Farm Bureau Taxation Dept. dis- Dairy and Poultry Feed Plan villages have failed to receive one- parity in representation between that week announced the offering of $150,- A manufacturer in Germany cannot half of the township highway improve- city and Detroit. 000 of preferred stock in that corpor- close his plant on short notice for reward money. Furthermore, the gas cussed the tax situation and what or- Pleases Careful ment taxes collected within their There is considerable speculation as ation. The stock is issued in $100 several weeks or two months as we do tax financing plan for the State roads ganized farmers can do about them. Buyers. borders, as is required by law, and to the meaning of this alliance and shares, pays 7% semi-annually, is in this country and stop wages. If he is a great step forward for similar President Carl Burgener presided. that some townships have made tho some profess to believe the whole cumulative, and non-assessable. Ma- does that, he must pay the men their financing of county and township A. M. Edmunds described the future villages pay repair expenses which roads out of gasoline tax funds, a pro- Farm Bureau organization work to Several hundred local distributors proposition is bound up in an effort to tures July 1, 1945, but may be callable wages, says the Labor government of should not be taxed against them. gram offered by the Farm Bureau. of Farm Bureau Supplies are soon to inject City Mgr. Geo. Welsh of Grand any time after three years from July Germany according to Mr. I. J. Reut- be carried on in Cass county. A com- Attention is called to an opinion Other State Farm Bureau services Btatt taking feed contracts from tann- Rapids, into the race for governor as 1, 1930 at par value, plus accrued ter, former manager of the Olds Motor mittee of ladies from each township tram the office of the Attorney that have been far reaching in the ers for the 9th year of the Farm Bu- the champion of the interests of the dividends and a premium of $3 per Works at Lansing, and now General benefits conferred have been the had charge of the meeting, its pro- General which appeared in the May Motors Corporation manager of the gram, and the supper arrangements reau Feed Contract plan on Farm Issue of the Michigan Municipal Re- two big cities. share. Bureau's distribution oi' guaranteed Opfel Motors works of Germany, the and were heartily congratulated on Bureau dairy, poultry, horse and hog view, and reads, in part, as follows: Dykstra Bill Leader Purpose of the shares is to raise largest auto plant in that country. Michigan adapted field seeds and open feeds. their work. "The obvious intent of the 1925 law Manager Welsh, it will be remem- additional working capital so that Industrial and business conditions formula dairy and poultry feeds. Farmers sign up with their local bered, was a leader in the effort to Farm Bureau Services, Inc., may carry are and have been worse in Germany is to require the township to turn over Services given by the Farm Bureau Farm Bureau dealer for their antici- force a referendum on the Dykstra on co-operative buying and selling than anything we have known, said to the village authorities one-half of bill, which would have thrown a huge more efficiently and more economical- Mr. Reutter in addressing 225 Lansing slice of the State Highway funds into ly. business men, 'but the German labor Traffic Department in assisting farm- ers in their various relations with railroads and other public service GOOD YIELDS BRING pated requirements of Farm Bureau feeds for the period of July 1, 1930 to April 30, 1931 for delivery as they re- the highway improvement money as- sessed and collected on property with- the control of Grand Rapids and De- It is set forth that the Services seed government has adopted and enforces troit. This move died when the out- and supply business exceeds $3,500,000 a policy of keeping the maximum corporations, including the collection of claims, and the Bureau's work in PRIZESJNCONTEST quire it during the feeding season. Started in 1922, the plan has been in the village to be used by such vil- lage authorities for building, per- manently improving or repairing state cities and villages joined with annually, a business that has been number of wage earners employed, automobile and life insurance are well increasingly popular with farmers Michigan farmers who produce high highways and bridges within the vil- the Farm Bureau and other rural built up since 1920. First capital even if only a few short days per known. , each year. Last year they contracted grain yields of good quality will have lage. organizations to turn thumbs down. | loaned by the State Farm Bureau has week rather than a few employed full Other factors figures in the in- 7,000 more tons than in any previous the opportunity to share in the Ira H. "In an opinion December 12, 1929, It was during this period that Mr. been repaid. April 30, 1930 net tang- time and a large mass of unemployed. crease in membership and dues pay- year. Under the Farm Bureau Feed Butterfield awards given at the State this Department, held that, this created Welch was quoted in the Detroit News ible assets were $135,332.62, which Even so, Germany has considerable ment is the Farm Bureau present Contract plan the farmer assures him- Fair in Detroit for the most profitable a debt from the township to the vil- as uttering the classic line "Let's have been accumulated since January unemployment and occasionally has to program of seeing that any new state self of a constant supply of Farm Bu- yields of grain entered in the contest. lage and that non-action of the village make the citizens of the city just as 1, 1925. For the past five years net use its dole system. revenues, such as an income tax, are reau feeds, fresh from the mill. Any Fields to be eligible to win a prize authorities for failing to pay it over much of a citizen as if he lived some- earnings have averaged $26,000 per As times get dull, the government directed to the lowering of local savings effected by the group purchase must be five acres or more in size, did not extinguish the debt. where out in the stumps." year, and during that period $82,600 in asks manufacturers to do their best to taxes; its program for township road of thousands of farmers is passed to and the acreage and yields must be "Villages and townships are muni- The belief is frequently expressed cash patronage dividends have been operate 5 days per week, cutting down tax relief, including State assistance the farmers by their local distributors. recorded on certificates which may be cipal corporations and a mandamus that the same cities which found the returned to Farm Bureau members the hours per day as necessary to for township roads; its opposition to Farm Bureau Services, Inc., says obtained from county agricultural suit, may be brought by a village to Dykstra bill against their best inter- and co-operative ass'ns. keep going on a five day basis. If 5 reapportionment of the legislature as that farmers should see their local dis- agents or from the farm crops de- compel! township authorities to turn days is impossible, the government suggested by Detroit and Grand tributors soon, as close to July 1 as ests will also hesitate to see the State The Services owns valuable trade- prescribes a three day week and such partment at Michigan State college. over tax money belonging to the vil- Rapids politicians. Also, the Farm possible. As one farmer put it, "I'm Legislature turned over to those that marks and good will in Farm Bureau Entries must be made by September lage. workers are then eligible to the gov- Bureau's active opposition to the re- going to sign up for my requirements tried to put the Dykstra bill over, and Brand Seeds, Farm Bureau open ernment dole. distribution of the State highway 1st and awards will be made during as early as possible, and I figure I'll "This Department has accordingly still want it. It is expected that while formula dairy, poultry, horse and hog funds as proposed in the Dykstra the week from August 26 to Septem- save about ten hours time by being held that the villages are entitled to The government, being a labor ad- an attempt may be made to inject the feeds enjoys a year around business in ministration, has established a great bill, and the Bureau's defense of the able to tell the salesmen I'm signed one-half of the highway improvement, ber 6. Wheat, oats and barley are the reapportionment amendment, into the these commodities, Farm Bureau fer- many laws and regulations for the Federal Farm Board and Agricultural up for what I need." tax assessed and collected within the grains upon which prizes will be corporation limits since the effective coming gubernatorial campaign as a tilizers, oil, tires and other supplies. benefit of labor. Rents and housing Marketing Act against those who given. " ~ rallying point for city votes, it will It's distribution system includes 400 are controlled by the government. would nullify it. date of Act 52, Public Acts of 1925, have the opposite effect and will local co-ops and Farm Bureau distri- Tenants cannot be evicted unless the With these problems of great in- Michigan Girl Wins and may compel the township to pay quickly lead to the alignment of all butors and Farm Bureau Brand stores landlord finds the tenant another and out-state interests against Grand Rap- at Lansing, Saginaw, Midland, Wood- satisfactory apartment. To get pos- ids and Detroit, and will spell the land and Hart. terest to Michigan farmers, it is not surprising that various County Farm LOST! Bureau Farmer Prize the same over to the village. This money must, of course, be expended hy the village if collected only for the session of one of its properties, the Bureaus are recording increases in certain defeat of any candidate who In receiving postcard orders for Miss Maxine Samson, R-2, Matta- building improvement or repair of General Motors, unable to find suit- membership. Recently Kalamazoo may try to ride into office through Farm Bureau Blankets, the Farm Bu- wan, Van Bur en county, Mich., won highways and bridges within the vil- able apartments because of the great county reported 50 new members; supporting it. Farm Bureau Member scarcity of apartments, had to build Monroe, 80 additional family member- reau Clothing Department has an un- the $10 first prize in 1,951 solutions of lage." Appeal Through Radio an apartment house to take care of ships; Genessee 104, Calhoun 84 mem- signed card from a Farm Bureau mem- a picture puzzle sponsored by the 4-H Smith Urges Collection Recent developments in the referen- Are your dues paid? Have you the tenants it had on its hands. bers in two days, Ottawa 60. In Mason ber, ordering 2 lavender and white club section of the Bureau Farmer. Director Harold D. Smith of the double blankets. If the writer will Answers were submitted by 4-H boys Michigan Municipal League is very dum campaign seem to bear out the mailed to Farm Bureau Services at Business is Poor county, one man has added 130 family kindly write the Clothing department and girls from nearly every state in insistent that each village should contention that the eligible voters of Lansing your completed Farm Bu- Business conditions in Germany are memberships to the Farm Bureau in the union; 1,378 girls and 573 boys Wayne County have very little inter- reau Member's Feed Contract? Have poor and collections are difficult. that county since last fall. the order can be filled next Septem- take legal action to compel the town- ber, as asked. competed. The puzzle was to assemble ships to square up these accounts est in state affairs. This is shown by you had your co-op. dealer properly Nniety days is almost regarded as It appears that members believe that correctly scrambled sections of photo- the fact that the managers of the list your purchases of Farm Bureau cash. Goods are bought on 90 days or $10 invested in the Farm Bureau pro- forthwith. His statement, as quoted By a new secret process a concern graphs of Oscar Bradfute, deceased, by the Associated Press, follows in drive have deemed it necessary to brand fertilizers this spring for six months notes, and the notes usual- motes and protects their business. It in Louisville, Ky., claims to be able to former president of the American part: employ the radio in corralling the reporting to Farm Bureau Services? ly come up for renewal. The tre- helps provide a strong farmers' organ- produce helium at $35 a thousand Farm Bureau; George M. Putman, "It now remains for village officials additional number of necessary signa- On proper handling of these matters mendous inflation of German curren- ization, conservative in developing its feet. When this gas was first produc- president of the New Hampshire Farm to see that the back payments of road tures, in spite of the assistance re- deipends your member dividend on cy, and the drastic deflation have been policies and aggressive in carrying ed it cost a million dollars for a thous- Bureau, and Frank Evans, former A. improvement taxes are returned to Farm Bureau feeds and fertilizers hard on the Germans faith in his cur- them out. Members have an organiza- ceived from Grand Rapids. and cubic eet. F. B. F. secretary. (Continued on nage two.) purchased by you. ( C o n t i n u e d on p a g e t h r e e ) «T , nntinner) o n p:ie«» thr«»«»> In view of the possibility that the petition, if filed will barely reach the 150,000 mark, attention is being directed to the legal provisions re- garding the filing of such petitions, and the lack of safe-guards against fraudu- lent signatures. B u r e a u Offers Fourth Of Income T a x the other end of the scale, 1,256,319 of income in the hands of a few con- tion of reaching the large corpora- ently. Series As Commissioner Mark Referendum List, Faults When questioned on this subject, Clarke W. Brown, Chief of the Com- Good State Income persons were assessed for taxes on incomes of $4,000 or less, and the total tax assessed against them was cerns. Federal returns show that 60 per cent of the combined net corpor- ate income falls into the hands of tion than is the case in most other States. After the Shooting Dies Graves of the State of New York has said: "It is just silly twaddle for a state to say it does not. care what the Fed- piling Division of the Department of State stated that very little effort would be made to ascertain whether T a x Needs U.S.Help only $8,123,905. The average tax per person in this group was $6.47. One per cent of the payers of Fed- 8-10ths of one per cent of all cor- porations which report an income. Out of a total of 425,623 active cor- After all the shouting dies down you will find that the attitude of the State toward a state income tax will eral government or other States do. Business is national in scope. It the 150,000 signatures were authentic, By R. WAYNE NEWTON eral personal income taxes pay 68 porations in the United States, and depend to a large extent upon the developes along economic boundary Director of Taxation, Michigan State Farm Bureau per cent of the tax; 99 per cent pay out of 259,849 corporations showing possibility of taxing the one per cent lines and according to economic laws. if the petition is filed. He stated that 32 per cent. You may have the 90 a net income, 33 per cent of the of the prospective payers whom the T h e State which fails to recognize the duty imposed upon the state was * and nine safely in the shadow of the combined corporate incomes were re- State must "hook" for about two- this inevitable working of an econo- ministerial rather than judicial and I do not know to what extent a dict what steps they will take to mic law will just, lose out in the that beyond checking to see that street State income tax would have a tend- avoid the tax in whole or in part. fold, but if the one per cent escapes ported by only 187 companies, each thirds of the yield. Whether fair or to the hills the revenue may drop 68 of which had an income in excess of not, this is unavoidable. If reven- end." addresses were shown and a few other ency to drive business and wealth Any man who faces an added tax of per cent. $5,000,000 per year. ues are to be raised to relieve prop- The soundness of this conclusion similar items, no check-up could be out of Michigan, and I do not be- from $10,000 to $150,000 per year The 1% in Michigan I do not have similar figures for erty, those who can pay, must. An is reflected in the fact that not even made, as the state does not have a lieve anyone else can answer that can afford to spend a considerable In Michigan, U. S. personal income Michigan, but all the evidence points income tax that drives the taxable the most fanatical income tax advo- list of the qualified electors of each question with accuracy. I am sure sum in finding legal means of eva- sion, of which there are many. Pub- returns show that the percentage of to the conclusion that the concentra- wealth out of the State would Avork cates have ever to my knowledge city and township. of this much, however: the total tax paid by the high one per tion of corporate income into the out like Tom Marshall's old story of proposed a State income tax for When asked whether this might If it would be as easy to avoid the lic censure does not attach to tax Michigan at rates that would begin cent is slightly above the National hands of a few corporations is even the fellow who said, "If we had mean that, a petition containing 150,- tax as some would have you believe, dodging except where it is done to raise a sum sufficient to displace average. One per cent of the per- more marked here than in the some ham, we'd have ham and eggs, 000 names, each properly entered and there would be comparatively little through Illegal means. the general property tax as the chief sonal income taxpayers of Michigan United States generally. This la - if we had the eggs." with affidavits attached, but wholly objection to an income tn\ on the Wealthiest 1 P e r Uent P a y s Most tax. Yet it is precisely this kind of of Tax pay 70 per cent of the total U. S. shown by the high average in- Large Incomes Drawn Prion fraudulent would be accepted, Mr. part of those with great wealth. If an income tax that, the farmers of The success of an income tax as personal income tax assessed in this come per corporation in this State Kntire Nation Brown replied that the Department of their claims were true, the wealthy .Michigan have been demanding. State. Of a total personal income as compared with the National av- Those who talk of a State Income State was not empowered to go be- people would simply tell the State to a revenue producer depends upon Federal Legislation Needed the success with which it reaches the tax of $35,599,799, levied against erage. After the deficits of losing tax that will make everyone pay ac- hind the face of such petitions and go ahead and try to tax them. I do not say those things for the On the other hand I have no doubt most wealthy. In 1927, the Federal 109,470 returns, $20,794,929 was corporations are subtracted from the cording to his ability to pay are that a petition fair on its face would purpose of discrediting the object or assessed upon 4 89 individuals in net incomes of corporations showing speaking without reference to the be acceptable. Mr. Brown added that but that a State income will have government assessed personal in- 1927, none of whom reported a tax- incomes, the remaining net income facts. Such a tax would need to purpose of income taxation, but any person who desired to make a some effect in this direction, and come taxes against 2,440,941 indi- able income of less than $100,000. averages $15,294 for every active raise enough revenue to replace a rather to point, the way toward the private investigation of signatures that the extent of the reaction will viduals, and the total tax was $830,- This was an average tax of $42,525 corporation in the United States. The large percentage of the general prop- actual achievement of this great ob- might do so, and if the results war- depend upon the rate of tax. It is 639,434. In that year there were upon these people. Eighteen people average for Michigan is $38,232, erty tax, and no recognized authority ranted, might take appropriate court easy to sit down with a paper Vice-President ances to correct w i t h o u t a t t e m p t i n g to s t i r u p v i l l a g e - t o w n s h i p unload a busied a n d discredited canal upon t h e United States when interviewed a t t h e Indiana l>irectors-a(-Largo F a r m Bureau h e a d q u a r t e r s , " b u t we litigation a n d e n c o u r a g e rjelinquenl t a x p a y e r s to fight t a x levies. a n d b l o c k t h e S t . L a w r e n c e w a t e r w a y f o r t h e s a k e of t o l l t h a t a r e working for t h e same general .\f. B. MCPHERSON i.oweii MKH. EDITH VVAGAR Carleton " S t a t e law undoubtedly requires that half the township can be collected by f o r c i n g c o m m e r c e t h r o u g h t h e c o n g e s t e d a i m s a s the Michigan F a r m Bureau." JOHN GOODWINE Marlette h i g h w a y i m p r o v e m e n t t a x a s s e s s e d in v i l l a g e s s h a l l h e r e t u r n e d p o r t of X e w Y o r k . "You people in Michigan a r e doing KM I:I.V Newberry the right thing when you m a k e the to t h e v i l l a g e s . It a l s o d e n i e s t o t o w n s h i p s t h e r i g h t t o SS£ p a s s a g e of budget, a u d i t and review J i .IAKVVAV Benton Harbor W. W. KILLINGS Davison the township road repair t a x against village property. Because HEALTH FADS l a w s to control local expenses, the Commodity Directors of l a c k of i n t e r e s t in s u c h p r o v i s i o n s o r h e c a u s e m a n y t o w n s h i p s main plank in y o u r p r o g r a m . "We A y o n n g S t . J o h n s m a n told us o n e d a y r e c e n t l y t h a t w h e n h e HENRY CURTIS. Cadillac Michigan Potato Growers' Exchange have a l r e a d y been t h r o u g h that fight M. I,. NOON. Jaf-kson Michigan Milk Product rtation and villages have regarded their highway interests a s identical, reached his thirty-fifth birthday he w a s going to reconstruct, his h e r e in I n d i a n a , h u t we a r e going to CHAS. WOODRUFF, Hastings Michigan Live Stock Kxchange no a t t e n t i o n h a s been paid by village t a x p a y e r s to these provis- h a b i t s a n d o r d e r of l i v i n g . A m o n g o t h e r t h i n g s h e w a s g o i n g t o have a n o t h e r fight on o a r h a n d s to M. K. SHI8BEK, Caledonia Michigan Elevator Exchange ions a n d t h e v i l l a g e s h a v e c o n t r i b u t e d v o l u n t a r i l y t o t h e t a x , keep t h e s e laws. r e f r a i n from e a t i n g m e a t , except possibly twice a week, i n o t h e r M. D. Hi SKil:K, S T A Tl E FARM BUREAU Greal ORGANIZATION Lakes Fruit Industries, inc. " T h e I n d i a n a l a V s t h a t r e q u i r e all neither expecting nor asking anything back. p a r t i c u l a r s h e w a s g o i n g t o c h a n g e h i s h a b i t s w i t h t h e i d e a of local t a x money to be s p e n t according CI.AHK L. BRODY Sec'y-Treas.-Manager ' ' N o w t h e Municipal League suggests that m a n d a m u s suits longevity a n d health. to a detailed budget, a n d which gives f a r m e r s t h e r i g h t to a p e a l to the DEPARTMENT HEADS b e b r o u g h t in f u t u r e t o c o m p e l t o w n s h i p a u t h o r i t i e s t o h a n d o v e r It is w e l l f o r a n y p e r s o n t o g i v e h e e d t o t h e i r e v e r y d a y h a b i t s . S t a t e T a x Commission for a review of Traffic A. P. Mills the m o n e y ; a n d that village t a x p a y e r s c i t h e r refuse to p a y t h e T o o m a n y of u s i g n o r e c o m m o n s e n s e p r e c a u t i o n s . W e g i v e o u r t h e s e budgets a r e t h e very founda- Clothing .Miss N. B. Kirt.y r e p a i r t a x , or p a y u n d e r protest a n d sue to recover. It f u r t h e r tion of o u r p r o g r a m of farm tax re- b o d i e s less a t t e n t i o n t h a n w e d o o u r a u t o m o b i l e s . Y e t , t h e r e i s Publicity E. E. i lief. I simply c a n n o t imagine what we Mrs. AIIIKI Lane j out of i t s w a y t o s u r e s t t h a t ' p r o p e r t y o w n e r s w h o s e t a x e s m u c h t h a t h a s p a r a d e d u n d e r t h e b a n n e r of b e t t e r h e a l t h w h i c h would do without t h e m . You people Organization C. L. Nash a r e d e l i n q u e n t h a v e a r e m e d y by r e f u s a l t o p a y . e v e n w h e r e t h e ' h a s not. s t o o d t h e t e s t . in Michigan o u g h t to g e t busy and Automobile insurance Alfifl BentaJJ p a s s t h e same kind of l a w s for with- t a x i n q u e s t i o n h a s b e e n c o l l e c t e d of a l l o t h e r f r o n t a g e o w n e r s A m a n recently wrote a Cleveland newspaper a n d pointed out Tax a I ion . . . R. Wayne Newton out a p r o p e r control over expendi- SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS OF T H E MICHIGAN STATE long a g o ' . that W a l t e r Camp, t h e famed athlete a n d originator of t h e t u r e s , I do n o t s e e h o w a n y t a x relief FARM BUREAU Farm Bureau Services, Inc., L. A. Thomas " T h e Michigan Municipal league might more wisely stick t o " d a i l y d o z e n " died a t 65, while t h e w r i t e r w h o a l w a y s refrain- c a n b e helpful to f a r m e r s . " MICHIGAN COMMODITY M A R K E T I N G A S S O C I A T I O N S "The I n d i a n a laws h a v e m a d e it its o w n k n i t t i n g . " ed f r o m exercise w a s still in good h e a l t h a n d a g r e a t - g r a n d - A F F I L I A T E D W I T H MICHIGAN STATE F A R M BUREAU possible for t h e F a r m B u r e a u to be of father. " T h e longest-lived people a r e the physically lazy b u t r e a l h e l p t o o u r people," Mr. Taylor Michigan Potat. i Cadillac Michigan Milk Producers Association 707 Owen Bldg., Detroit WHEN H E ' SHOME HE SPEAKS RIGHT OUT mentally alert," he said. said. " I t may s u r p r i s e you to know Michigan Livestock Exchange Hudson that local p r o p e r t y t a x e s a r e lower R e c e n t l y a g a t h e r i n g of B u f f a l o b u s i n e s s m e n , s t a t e a n d l o c a l William Feather, t h e well k n o w n author, decided a s d i d o n r today in 33 counties of I n d i a n a than Michigan i Farm Bureau Bldy.. Lansing 11 [ndusti Benton Harbor o f f i c i a l s h e a r d C o n g r e s s m a n D e m p s e y , c h a i r m a n of t h e H o u s e y o u n g S t . J o h n s f r i e n d , a few y e a r s a g o t o u n d e r g o a strict they were 5 y e a r s a g o . T h e r e a r e 19 Rivers a m i H a r b o r s committee, explain his plan to federalize health p r o g r a m , including vegetarianism, cold baths a n d a daily other counties which have shown an D I R E C T O R S A N D O F F I C E R S O f T H E COMMODITY E X C H A N G E S i n c r e a s e of less than 1 p e r c e n t per the Erie a n d Oswego Canals. dozen. Acute indigestion caused him to quit t h e vegetable diet. y e a r in t h e same 5 y e a r s . MICH. ELEVATOR EXCH. M I C H . M I L K PRODUCERS ASS'N Carl Martin, Pres Coldwater N. P. Hull, Pjcefl Lansing B e i n g in h i s o w n b a i l i w i c k , a n d s p e a k i n g t o h i s a u d i e n c e w i t h H i s d o c t o r a d v i s e d a g a i n s t t h e c o n t i n u a n c e of c o l d b a t h s . He " R e s u l t s like t h e s e could only be Milton BurkhoMer, V. P...Marlette U. G. Pulls. Vice 1'res. Washington a n e y e p . b e i n g r e e l e c t e d n e x t fall, M r . D e m p s e y l a i d h i s c a r d s c o n t i n u e s t h e d a i l y d o z e n b u t i s f a s t l o s i n g f a i t h in t h e m . obtained in a State t h a t h a s t h e Indi- n . 11. Barton. Sec. -Treas Kinde Beach, Se.- Detroit a n a p l a n of c o n t r o l l i n g expenses, o r L. E. Osmer, Mgr Lansing Harry Calkins Fowlerville on t h e table. Sauce for the goose is n o t always sauce for t h e g a n d e r in some other plan equally effective. Neil Bass, Bean Dep't Lan M. L. Noon Jackson According to t h e Buffalo Evening News, he stated: h e a l t h m a t t e r s , w h i c h i s a n o t h e r w a y of s a y i n g t h a t s t r e n u o u s And I know t h a t t h e w o r k done by t h e W. E. Phillips Decatur R. L. Taylor Lapeer " ' D u r i n g t h e last t h r e e o r four y e a r s o r g a n i z e d p r o p o n - I n d i a n a F a r m B u r e a u h a s ibeen a n im- exercise a n d freak diets m a y w o r k o u t all r i g h t in some cases George McCalla fpsilantl L. \Vr. Uurwood Adrian p o r t a n t factor in g e t t i n g these results, e n t s ol' I lie Si. L a w r e n c e r i v e r r o u t e h a v e been intensively and very badly in others. I t is impossible t o m a k e a cut-and- H. H. Sanford Battle < AnthO ejr Caledonia in co-operation with t h e I n d i a n a Tax- Fred W. Meyer Fair Haven active. D u r i n g that period, t w e n t y - o n e s t a t e s h a v e r a i s e d M. R. Shlsler Caledonia d r i e d h e a l t h p r o g r a m f o r all i n d i v i d u a l s . — S t . J o h n s R e p u b l i c a n - p a y e r s ' Association. Frank Gllmore Pacma Fred . Buskirk, Director. .Paw Paw P. F. Hlgbee, gerc'y.. Benton Harbor the money. Individual village t a x - t h a t they were legally entitled t o Sam .Miners, Director....St. Joseph q u e n t r i v e r s a n d h a r b o r s bill c a r r i e d m o r e m i l l i o n s . Harry II. Hogue, Treas Sodus payers a s well a s officials should .see b r i n g suit a s t h e League suggests. I A M E R I C A N FA KM B U R E A U F E D E R A T I O N M i d - w e s t b e w a r e ! T h a t f i r s t e i g h t y - t w o m i l l i o n s 'is b u t t h e to it t h a t t h e y n o l o n g e r p a y a n y w i s h t o call village officers' attention first d r o p in t h e b u c k e t . illegally assessed township highway with e q u a l force to t h e following LEGISLATIVE HEADQUARTERS ...Munsey P.ldg., Washington, D. C repair tax." t e r s e c o m m e n t , also made by J u d g e W e r e a d on in t h e N e w s ; Go Slow, Newton Advises Boyles, for publication i n t h e Mich- SAM H. THOMPSON President GENERAL OFFICES A. F. B. F f.S Last Washington St., Chicago " H e a.lso a n n o u n c e d t h a t even if t h e F e d e r a l G o v e r n m e n t It. W a y n e Newton, D i r e c t o r of Tax- igan F a r m Bureau N e w s : CHESTER J J. GRAY Washington Representative m a d e no i m p r o v e m e n t s o n t h e B a r g e Canal, t h e S t a t e would ation for t h e Michigan F a r m B u r -an, "As a m a t t e r of fact I think it is a save $ 2 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 a n n u a l l y in t a x e s . " has issued t h e following s t a t e m e n t problem t h a t ought to be s t r a i g h t e n e d S o u n d s like a n appeal for t h e g u b e r n a t o r i a l nomination n e x t concerning t h e Municipal League out in t h e L e g i s l a t u r e . " Editorials time. Could t h a t be i t ? The S l a t e saves t w o a n d one-half millions a n d Uncle S a m activity: " T h e recent effort of t h e Municipal F e r t i l i z e r pays well on corn a n d OUR RE-APPOINTMENT QUESTION WAS ANSWERED IN 1787 l o s e s it - N e w Y o r k ' s g a i n , U n i t e d S t a t e s ' loss. League to foment l i t i g a t i m a tween beans. the villages a n d the t o w n s h i p s over T h a t f i g u r e of $2,f>0<>,(><)<) f o r m a i n t e n a n c e a n d o p e r a t i o n i s . road funds is ill advised a n d will / T = Protect The circulation in DetreH and Grand Rapids of a petition n o t t h e w h o l e t r u t h , i t is a b o u t o n e m i l l i o n l i g h t — t h e a v e r a g e m a i n t e n a n c e a n d o p e r a t i o n eosit f o r t h e p a s t f o u r y e a r s h a s b e e n prove a b o o m e r a n g both a g a i n s t those who have counselled this action and those who follow t h e advice without 103 Hogs! Don't risk overcrowding hogs calling for a constitutional amendment thai will cause Michi- a careful consideration. 105 in a c a r t h i s w e a t h e r . You m a y gan's representation in the state legislature to '»«' based strictly " T o w n s h i p road taxes a r e o n l y a lose heavily if you do, or if you upon population in the future lias been carried <>n through ap- And h o w about the claims paid item that has averaged small p a r t of all taxes, a n d we will be I07 allow it. bound to a s k for an Inquiry into the W h a t hogs need n o w is plenty p e a l s t o fairness, e q u i t y , A m e r i c a n i s m , a m i all o t h e r shibboleths $:{2f),720. How about t h e items classified a s permanent, b e t t e r m e n t s — a s s e s s m e n t s of village real a n d 109 of room, a properly bedded car— oi' p a t r i o t i c a p p e a l , i n c l u d i n g p r o m i s e s of t a x r e l i e f . Beyond a doubt most of t h e s i g n e r s of t h e s e p e t i t i o n s feel t h e y h a v e a v e r a g e d $052,260. personal p r o p e r t y on r e q u e s t of mem- bers i n a n y c a s e where a n effort i s 211 wot sand is good. H a n g i n g some ice in burlap bags in t h e c a r helps that they have struck a blow a g a i n s t " t a x a t i o n without repre- H o w a b o u t t h e c a p i t a l c h a r g e — t h a t , h a s a v e r a g e d $1,988,24:*. made t o ship t h e b u r d e n s h o u l d e r onto t h e of r e s t o r i n g town- such 213 a lot. Hogs should not be heated when loaded. An overcrowded s e n t a t i o n " a n d that they stand upon ground hallowed by the A t o t a l o f $ l i , 3 U l , 2 2 3 — t w o a n d o n e - h a l f t i m e s .Mr. D e m p s e y ' s estimate. * road fundu, imich of which h a s been s p e n t with t h e full knowledge of vil 215 car and a sudden r i s e in tempera- t u r e is likely t o c a u s e heavy f a t h e r s of o u r c o u n t r y . H o w e v e r , h i s t o r i c a l e p i g r a m s fail t o e o r - losses. T h a t is w h a t t h e o p e r a t o r of t h e c a n a l s y s t e m w o u l d h a v e t o iage officers. It is an open secret FARM BUREAU OILS Your local livestock co-op under- rectly portray o u r e a r l y h i s t o r y , j u s t a s s c a r e h e a d l i n e s in t h e that, a s s e s s m e n t s in m a n y village:; pay, a n d Ihat o p e r a t o r , Mr. D e m p s e y believes, should be t h e Paraffine Base s t a n d s how to h a n d l e shipments p r e s s t a i l t o p r o v i d e a full r e c o r d of c o n t e m p o r a r y news. have n o t been up to t h e level of those to avoid heavy losses. United Slates Government, in t h e s u r r o u n d i n g farms. Dewaxed Ship t h r o u g h t h e co-op a n d you T h e r o u n d e r s of t h e R e p u b l i c b e l i e v e d t o a m a n t h a t taxation "A s u i t which sought t o recover sell your stock o n ' t h e t r e m i n a l without representation w a s t y r a n n y , b u l t h i s is a f a r c r y f r o m Dre.ss u p y o u r g i f t s a s b e a u t i f u l l y a s y o u p l e a s e , N e w Y o r k , i t road taxes a n d ended with a review Will Solve Your Auto, m a r k e t yourself. It. is i n the presuming thai they favored t h e idea of e q u a l representation still r e m a i n s just, a n o t h e r a t t e m p t t o block t h e S t . L a w r e n c e of valuations b y the State T a x Com- Truck or Tractor Oil h a n d s of your salesmen from be- Sea w a y . — S e a w a y News. mission on petition of o v e r - a s s e s s e d Problem! g i n n i n g to end. W h e n you ship according to p o p u l a t i o n . As ,i m a i l e r of f a d , o n e of t h e g r e a t taxpayers might easily place a l a r g e r to Buffalo or Detroit, ship to s t r u g g l e s in t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n a l C o n v e n t i o n c e n t e r e d a r o u n d this tax on the village than is n o w i m - posed. T h e P'arm B u r e a u will m a k e See your lneal distributor of Michigan Livestock Exchange s u b j e c t , a n d t h e r e , a s a l w a y s , t h e d i v i s i o n of S t a t e s r a n a ^ o n g t h e W H Y NOTVISIT STATE FARM BUREAU THIS SUMMER? every effort t o s e c u r e such review:', Farm itureau Supplies for Detroit, Mleh. l i n e s of self i n t e r e s t . T h e three largest States d e m a n d e d repre- A d e l e g a t i o n of M o n t c a l m <'•>. K a m i B u r e a u m e m b e r s is .sched- Farm Bureau oils. Sold in at t h e r e q u e s t of i t s m e m b e r s , when- or sentation in p r o p o r t i o n t o t h e i r p o p u l a t i o n , a n d t h e 10 s m a l l e r u l e d t o inspect, S t a l e Uarni B u r e a u h e a d q u a r t e r s a t L a n s i n g , ever it develops t h a t t h e village files 5, 15, 20 and 55 gallon con- a suit for road taxes, a s t h e Municipal tainers, and always at a Producers Co-Op Com. Assn. S t a t e s d e m a n d e d that each State should have an equal vote with T u e s d a y , d u n e 17. S e v e r a l C o u n t y K a m i B u r e a u delegations League advises, a n d will call par- savings. E A S T BUFFALO, N . Y. a l l o t h e r s , r e g a r d l e s s of p o p u l a t i o n . have visited state h e a d q u a r t e r s this year. lYobahly 20 c o u n t y ticular a t t e n t i o n to t h e a s s e s s m e n t s There u e i v occasions upon which i| a p p e a r e d probable that d e l e g a t i o n s c a m e in 1929. S e v e r a l h a v e r e p e a t e d w i t h a n o t h e r now being placed upon personal t h e C o n v e n t i o n w o u l d b e i r r e t r i e v a b l y split u p o n this issue a n d g r o u p of i n e m h e r s in 1 9 3 0 . It m a k e s a n i n t e r e s t i n g t r i p f o r a n y property in t h e s e places. Tillage Would Help P a y it r e q u i r e d t h e I n v a d l h of v i e w of a f r a n k l i n t o r i s e t o t h e o c c a - C o u n t y h a r m B u r e a u . It t a k e s m u c h of a d a y t o s e e t h e v a r i o u s " I n a n y event, village taxpayers s i o n a n d r e c o g n i z e t h e e s s e n t i a l j u s t i c e of t h e c o n t e n t i o n s of b o t h sides. He said : a c t i v i t i e s of t h e s e e d a n d s u p p l i e s b u s i n e s s e s , t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n , legislative, taxation, traffic, clothing, publications and account- and officials will do well to r e m e m b e r that a favorable result in a suit Is Your Family Protected? against t h e t o w n s h i p will probably Life I n s u r a n c e is. always a protected, quaran- " T h e greater States are naturally as unwilling to have their ing divisions. A l l d e l e g a t i o n s visit t h e M i c h i g a n E l e v a t o r Bat- mean the s p r e a d i n g of a tax over the teed savings account against t h e time when t h e p r o p e r t y left in t h e d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e s m a l l e r , a s t h e s m a l l e r a r e c h a n g e in t h e s a m e b u i l d i n g , a n d t h e y u s u a l l y p l a n t o t a k e a whole township including t h e village burdens now borne by you m i g h t fall upon y o u r and will therefore take money o u t of family. F u r t h e r , it assures comfort in your ad- t o h a v e t h e i r s in t h e d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e g r e a t e r / ' ' t r i p to S t a t e ( ' o l l e g e a n d s e e t h e c o l l e g e f a r m s . Lot.s of p a r k i n g vanced years. • ;>ne pocket in o r d e r to p u t it into a n - W e believe this s t a t e m e n t s u m s u p t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i o n problem s p a c e n e a r t h e U a r m B u r e a u , a n d S t a t e h e a d q u a r t e r s is a l w a y s other. Li m a n y cases, t h e winning now facing Michigan a s well as any later statement possibly g l a d t o s e e i n d i v i d u a l o r g r o u p s of v i s i t o r s . B e t t e r p l a n a c o u n - )f such a suit would lead to further Is t h e r e a m o r t g a g e on your f a r m ? Could your e x t r a v a g a n c e in local e x p e n d i t u r e and family pay it if you were taken a w a y ? W h a t about c o u l d , a n d t h e k e y t o t h e s u c c e s s of t h e o r i g i n a l S t a t e s in f i n a l l y t y F a r m B u r e a u t r i p h e r e t h i s s u m m e r . Y o u II l i k e it. the very t a x p a y e r who is urged to your children's future? Could t h e i r education be c o m i n g too..| h e r j , , ;l permanent U n i o n l a y in t h e r e c o g n i t i o n t h a t push the suit may be the principal continued? What about yourself as time advances? loser. A State F a r m Life Policy meets all of these prob- t u n a t e i n t e r e s t s of b o t h c l a s s e s of S t a l e s n e e d e d t o h e r e . NEW YORK CANT BLOCK PROGRESS FOREVER Where KeuJ Relief Lies lems. It is worth your while to write us for lull uized. T o accomplish (his e n d , t h e several States were given an information. C r a n t e d t h a t X e w Y o r k is s u c c e s s f u l i n h e r t w o f o l d p r o - " I t would be suicidal a t this time equal representation in t h e S e n a t e , w h i l e t h e n u m b e r of r e p r e - t'«>r the villages a n d townships to be g r a m of g e t t i n g t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s t o t a k e o v e r t h e o b s o l e t e E r i e s e n t a t i v e s from e a c h in t h e H o u s e of R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s w a s m a d e C a n a l a n d a t g r e a t e x p e n s e m a k e s o m e t h i n g of a b a r g e c a n a l o u t led into a q u a r r e l over road funds What is needed is a better all around State Farm Life Insurance Company depend primarily upon the population. system of auditing and h a n d l i n g local of it, t h e r e b y p r o b a b l y d e f e a t i n g A m e r i c a n p a r t i c i p a t ion in t h e Of Bloomington, Illinois. W e a r e in n o w i s e d i s p o s e d t o g r a n t without discussion that S t . L a w r e n c e w a t e r w a y f o r all t i m e , w h a t m a y h a p p e n . ' tax money, such a s the F a r m Bureau has favored. T h u s , plus t o w n s h i p MICHIGAN S T A T E F A R M BUREAU, Lansing, Mich., S t a t e Agent m a n y ol' t h e I in f a v o r of a c h a n g e f r o m t h e p r e s - C a n a d a h a s c o m p l e t e d a g r e a t d e a l of h e r p a r t of t h e S t . road relief t h r o u g h state-aid, which SATFRDAY. JFXF 14, 1930 ivncrncw STATE FARM nraF.Ar NEWS THECI CONG. DEMPSEY'S Discusses Chlorates AUTO INSURANCE WOOL ADVANCE UNFRIENDLY ACT For Destroying Weeds CUT COLLAPSES Members-Attention! BOOSTED BY POOL Great Newspapers C o m m e n t Sprays Are Effective and come in contact with the s p r a y should be washed before it is dry. Sodium AFTER INQUIRY Feed and Fertilizer Dividends Market Improvement Brings On H i s St. Lawrence Economical of Material chlorate in the liquid form is not How To Get Them ? W h e n To Be Paid ? One to Three Cents Mutuals Say Old Line Cut For Activities. and Labor. dangerous. FEEDS Increase Application—Dissolve from 1 to iy 2 "Peculiar Conditions" Is pounds of chlorate (Atlacide or the M e m b e r s w h o p u r c h a s e d F a r m B u r e a u Brano* f e e d s b e - By Prof. C. If. BEEGEE, F a r m Crops Conspiracy t w e e n J u l y 1, 1 9 2 9 a n d A p r i l 3 0 , 1 9 3 0 a n d s i g n e d t h e F a r m Improvement of the wool m a r k e t The a t t e m p t by the C h a i r m a n of the sodium chlorate) in 2 gallons of D e p a r t m e n t at Mulligan State < oilege. B u r e a u m e m b e r ' s Iced c o n t r a c t a s w e d a s t h e d e a l e r c o n - caused the Michigan Co-operative Rivers and H a r b o r s Committee of the w a t e r and spray in 1 square rod of House to force upon the t a x p a y e r s of Chlorates are proving effective for area. Quack grass, bind weed and May :'.l old line automobile insur- Wool Marketing Ass'n, Michigan t r a c t and t o o k ' o u t t h e i r c o n t r a c t a m o u n t s by April 30th a r e (he United S t a t e s t h e E r i e and Oswe- the control of quack g r a s s , bind weed, creeping sow thistle usually require ance companies doing business in f a r m e r s ' wool pool, with which the c r e e p i n g sow thistle, Canada thistle, e n t i t l e d t o a I'vcd d i v i d e n d of 5 0 c p e r t o n , p r o v i d e d 1"ey go barge canals, and more especially t h r e e applications, about 30 days Michigan surprised the business world F a r m Bureau wool pool has been poison ivy and o t h e r weeds which a r e by announcing a 50% cut in collision are active members. his eternal desire to keep the mid- a p a r t . One application on these weeds merged, to a n n o u n c e J u n e 4 in- west bottled up, compelling its people difficult to eradicate. may not be effective. rates and 2J5% in fire and theft rates. Those who failed to siee Experimental Work on to 45 a r e r a t e d as first class men and climate. The w o r k at Monroe has r e q u i r e m e n t s for recognized co-op- eratives » and wool sacks, w r i t e Sec'y, had m e m b e r s h i p days J u n e 2 and 4 M.XIM.K HOW RA1JM—1868 Cereals Before of A, B, C or D quality. Men above been to obtain c r o s s e s of t h e p l a n t and below those a g e limits are in two with ordinary corn, and to have the C. L. Rrody at t h e State Farm Rureau, and added 54 new m e m b e r s . J u n e 2 St. J o h n s , R. 9, Michigan. Harvest classifications with similar subdivis- c r o s s retain its distastefulness to the 221 North Cedar street, L a n s i n g . F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r v o l u n t e e r mem- E d i t o r Michigan Fariri B u r e a u News, ion. German factorymen receive a n - insect while at t h e same time it has bership w o r k e r s from the n o r t h half My D e a r S i r : of the county did m e m b e r s h i p work with their neighbors in t h e south halt H a v i n g s p e n t m a n y y e a r s in t h e school room as pupil and t e a c h e r a n d n o w in m y 9 0 t h y e a r , I feel a deep interest in t h e Michigan farmers who wish to nual vacations of 6 to 18 working days check up on Their hired hands' ability on pay. according to length of service. to produce wheat, oat- tnd barley are T h e German w o r k m a n doesn't own the ability to produce a profitable crop of grain. HERDS NEED GRAIN T h e w o r k s t a r t e d in 102(5 and h a s and met t h a t night at V i c k s b u r g for supper and a meeting. J u n e 4 .work- ers from the south half c a m e north w e l f a r e Of o u r Michigan boys a n d g i r l s a n d am seeking to have placed on t h e walls of every school r o o m in Michigan a copy of invited by the farm crops department an automobile. He rides a bicycle, at Michigan State College to visit the which t h e Opfel Motor plant manu been continued every year u n d e r the direction of A. R. Marston, Michigan WMEONPASTURE t h e enclosed " R u l e s for L i f e " , feeling a s s u r e d t h a t t h e helpful re- College F a r m any day between June factures by the scores of t h o u s a n d s State college. He h a s successfully and did a day's m e m b e r s h i p work, 20 and July 20 and inspect the expert annually. The G e r m a n worker buys C o w s Can Not Maintain High ending with s u p p e r and a m e e t i n g at s u l t will be m o s t v a l u a b l e t o t h e s e , O u r F u t u r e Citizens. crossed Maize A m a r g o with Duncan, mental plots. that bicycle at something like 50 c e n t s the Kalamazoo Y. W. C. A. Fifty- B u t to accomplish t h i s a fund of money is needed a n d it is Golden Clow, Red Cob ensilage, and Yields of Milk o n Guides will be furnished by the de- down and so m u c h per week until he other varieties of field corn as well as eight F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r s , includ- h o p e d t h a t s o m e of t h e w e a l t h y public s p i r i t e d citizens of Michigan partment to explain the reasons for gets it paid for. with Golden R a n t a m sweet corn and Grass Only ing five ladies, took p a r t in t h e mem- will g l a d l y furnish t h e 'money n e e d e d a n d t h e u n d e r s i g n e d hopes the various plantings and the methods 25 Political P a r l i e s bership days. Hulless pop corn. to received t h e desired, favorable offer soon. used to test old varities of grain and G e r m a n y offers something in public The dairyman who expects his cows In t r i a l s for r e s i s t a n c e to a t t a c k s by Following a r e the n a m e s of 54 new V e r y sincerely a n d happily, to produce new, improved strains and shop g o v e r n m e n t t n a t we don't the borer some of the crosses have to r e t u r n profitable quantities of milk F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r s in Kalamazoo Three or four hours are necessary to have here. T h e r e a r e 25 active and J. T. DANIELLS. been entirely free from injury when and butterfat on p a s t u r e alone will county, w h o joined J u n e 4 and 5: examine all the different experiments. m o r e or less i m p o r t a n t political 55 p e r cent of t h e stalks of o r d i n a r y be disappointed in the a m o u n t of Albejrtson, H. S. ^ A complete trip around the plot;; parties, with t h e C o m m u n i s t g r o u p at makes a journey of 11 miles. corn ii> the next row contained one or money obtained from the p r o d u c t s of Andre, W. L. the left and various grades of labor, Barber, II. VV. Five acres of the plots are devoted socialists and o t h e r parties in be- m o r e borers. Mot lis of the borer con- his herd, according to a s t a t e m e n t by nalliiiKer, S. W. Bird, Nelson V. R U L E S F O R LIFE to the testing of wheat varities for tween to the nationalist or u l t r a - c o n - yield and quality. The leading kinds servatives on the r i g h t . The labor fined in cages with the crosses prefer- red to lay eggs on the cage itself the dairy d e p a r t m e n t a t State college. Michigan Bliss, O. L. & H. C. from Ohio, Indiana and Michigan are government in power is a moderate r a t h e r t h a n on the new varieties of fJoQd p a s t u r e will furnish only W h e n President James A . Garfield was a y o u n g corn. enough food to permit a good cow to Be.ekwith, <\ \Y. planted for comparison. government and on the whole is do- Borden, Jerome H. man a printed slip w a s given him by an aged friend, The possibilities of mixed plantings ing a very good job, according to Mr Xo seed of these varieties is avail- manufacture 20 pounds of 4 per cent, Roylan, Qtis II. w h i c h he carefully cherished. It read as follows: of grains are also being tried out. Reutter. It prevented the country able for any use except the t e s t s be- milk a day. Any additional milk p r o - Burnhain, Ernest Plantings of barley and oats, oats and fro mgoing communionistic shortly ing continued at the Monroe station. A duced by t h e cow is made from food Clapp, Paul T. Make f e w promises . . . A l w a y s speak the peas, spring wheat and flax, and bar- after the war. g r e a t deal of work r e m a i n s to be done reserves stored in her body, and con- <"lienney, J. E. ley and flax have been made to find before a commercially valuable variety tinued high production will reduce <'<>lil>, B o y J. truth . . . Never speak evil of anyone . . . Keep In the shops the m a n a g e m e n t deals if such combination will be profit- with its employes t h r o u g h a l>oard of is ready for distribution, but a long her body weight and may impair h e r Culp, Win. A. g o o d c o m p a n y or none . . . Drink no intoxicating ably under Michigan conditions. employes elected by the w o r k e r s to step forward h a s been made. health. Davenport, W. C. Earl, Clarence liquors . . . G o o d character is above everything A cross between a variety of oats act Con them. This board is likely to A balanced grain ration ted at the Elwell, Chester else . . . B e honest if y o u w o u l d be happy . . *. resistant to smut and a variety r e - be highly political in make-up as the r a t e of one pound to each lour pounds Fellows, Li. Maynard Flowers, .J. K. W h e n y o u speak to a person look into his eyes sistant to r u s t is growing on the plots. Germans take their politics very seri- The cross was made in a n attempt to ously and with 25 different b r a n d s of WEED TRAIN VISITS of milk produced by tin; cow will maintain the milk flow and t h e body . . . Spend less than y o u earn . . . Live within produce a variety of oats which will political thought seeking expression Gilbert, L. W. Goodrich, 1). E. Harbaugh, W. E. y o u r income . . . Never run into debt unless y o u be immune to both diseases. there is plenty to be a i r e d and it is As the number of people who are aired. The w o r k e r ' s board system MICHIGAN COUNTIES weight of the a n i m a l . Early p a s t u r e is very s t i m u l a t i n g to the cow's milk production, but this see your w a y out . . . G o o d company and good famHiar with the crops work at the works quite satisfactorily. Sincerity Harper, Xorman F a r m e r s in 14 Michigan counties production will not be kept up u n l e s s Ht'lmir, George conversation are the essentials of virtue . . . G o o d College is small, the crops depart- of purpose is given and accepted. The will be able to get specific recom- grain is fed. T h e cow will g r a d u a l l y Holmes, Leim A. character can be injured only by your o w n acts . . . ment at the College suggests that Opfel plant, employes 9,000 and m a k e s m e n d a t i o n s for killing the troublesome decrease the a m o u n t of milk given, Jackson, Alibie visitors come, in email groups rather nearly everything t h a t goes into its and it is difficult to bring the cow If evil is spoken of y o u let your life refute the false- weeds on their farms when they visit Jeffries, Maynard than individually' ' so guides can be automobile. t h e special train which leaves Mich- back into production later in the y e a r Jackson, II. U h o o d . . . If y o u r hands cannot be employed attend furnished without seiious'ly interfer- Friendly to I . S. when the p a s t u r e s are dried up. igan State college July 14 c a r r y i n g a Johnson, Win. O. to the cultivation of'your mind. ing with their regular work. - Germans g e n e r a l l y have a very c r e w of specialists in weed destruction. Johnson, W. friendly feeling for the United States F a r m e r s are invited to bring any Kingsley, <». if. & Howard Lancaster, U. E. Read the above carefully and thoughtfully. Six Farm Board Chiefs and our people, said Mr. Reutter, al-- though most of them t h i n k t h a t our weeds with which they are not fa- TARIFF ON WAY On Columbus Program miliar to the train for identification. Lowe, J. 11. Mahoney, Clinton Mason, II. G. Six m e m b e r s of the F e d e r a l Farm e n t r y into the w a r cost them the victory. On the other hand, m a n y a r e T h e proper control methods for all varieties of weeds will be discussed at TO PRES. HOOVER not sorry they lost the war, as had m e e t i n g s on the train. The use of Maud, B. F: & Son Hoard, including Chairman Alexan- Senate O. K.'s Compromises shels capacity and is equipped for they won, they would have continued c h e m i c a l s to kill q u a c k g r a s s will be Kea, T. L. Redpath, James X. Rhodes, Glenn FARMERS NATIONAL cleaning, handling and mixing grain. Lease of the Burlington Elevator at der l.egge, will explain and discuss under the domination of the militar- the work of their respective market- istic party. They credit the United ing divisions before the American States with having prevented demonstrated at each stop. The towns to be visited by the t r a i n With H o u s e B y Close Vote. the Rooney, John R. Cucumber Beetles Simmons, Burt F. Skidniore, Earl GRAIN CORP. NEWS St. Louis, Mo., capacity 2,400,000 bushels is announced. It is equipped with facilities for loading grain barg- Institute of Co-operat ion, to be held utter destruction of Germany. it Columbus, 0., J u n e 1 (J to July 2:?, man feeling toward 'Khigland is much Ger- a r e on the New York Central lines in I n g h a m , Shiawassee, Saginaw, Hay. E n a c t m e n t of the Ilawley-Smoot so-called a g r i c u l t u r a l tariff seemed a and which probably will be attend- better than toward France. It is with Tuscola, Sanilac, Lapeer, Oakland, certainty Friday when the Senate by TheSnow, striped Allenc u c u m b e r beetle feeds es on the government line, St. Louis W a s h t e n a w , Jackson. Calhoun, E a t o n . Mich. Exch. Pledges Support id by 2,000 delegate? from farm a feeling of s a d n e s s that one observes a n a r r o w margin of 41 to 42 adopted on c Sweet, u c u m b e rNathan s , melons, s q u a s h e s , and to New Orleans. issociations throughout the country. how some of those countries n Barry and Kent counties. t h e Conference Agreement between p u m pSkippens, k i n s . P uChas. m p k i nA.s a r e a kind of Acquires Elevators F a r m e r s National is reported to be F a r m Hoard chiefs will discuss their neighbors, Mr. Rentier said. the House and S e n a t e on items on "ironSpier,r a t i o nRowland " for him, M. however. He leasing considerable storage space in muchStrubleprefersBros. the other t h r e e . H. C. In W e s t . the grain belt. the Hoard livestock, wheat, fruit, Italy is spoiling for trouble with Wayne Co. Campaigns which the two houses differed. Prompt Sutter, lairy and other proi nms to date; F i a n c e . approval is likely in the House. The Huckett s a y sHarold : "Controlling c u c u m b e r F a r m e r s National d r a i n Corpora- ilso, the financial activities of the For Reapportionment President should have the bill next Taylor, K. t'. a m a t t e r of chasing Germany a p p a r e n t l y has come to beetles is largely Van Middlesworth, Leo tion, co-operative recognized by the Less Hog Tuberculosis Hoard in behalf of co-ops. All other the conclusion that in the future she (Continued from page one) week after waiting one and one-half them out of one field into a n o t h e r . " F e d e r a l F a r m Board, a n n o u n c e s t h a t : subjects of interest to co-operatives will seek commercial victories. She T h i s statement by Mr. Brown calls years for it. VanderburK, Sam After Cattle Clean-up Home Wood, g a rHoward d e n e r s may c h a s e them by " T h e Michigan Elevator Exchange, will be covered during t h e six weeks leads the world today in doing things attention forcibly to the fact t h a t a Of the 1122 c h a n g e s made (by the dustingWood, theirBoy p l a n t s with a m i x t u r e of owned by 15,006 Michigan farmers, Decline of tuberculosis in hogs at session. The Ohio Farm Hureau is as her foreign c u s t o m e r s ask and is petition such as is now being circu- tariff, mostly increases, only 250 one Woodhams, p a r t of calcium O. J. a r s e n a t e and fif- now in its tenth year of business and the large meat-packing centers is largely in charge of t h e arrange- gaining ground fast. Rent u n d e r lated can be used to force a vote on on farm products, including teen p a r t s of hydrated lime. This may the l a r g e s t grain and bean busin. shown by Federal meat-inspect ion ments for t h i s sleeting. (•rushing taxes to meet her war debt a constitutional question without the sugar, dairy p r o d u c t s , poultry pro- be shaken over t h e leaves t h r o u g h Michigan, expecting between 9 and 11 records. This past year the number payments. G e r m a n y realizes t h a t she required n u m b e r of qualified electors ducts, livestock, m e a t s , wool, grain, cheesecloth on other coarse cloth. million dollars worth of grain and of hog carcasses condemned as un- must pay in labor, with materials and having signed. And it is clear t h a t beans, fruit, fresh and canned v« . Dust it on lightly, because lime, if beans this year, pledgee its full s u p - suitable" for food because of tubercu- New York's Bargain so on. She must sell those goods to this can occur in the absence of any hies and seeds. used too freely, may stunt the p l a n t s . port to the F a r m e r s National." losis was 9,170 less than in the pre- those whom she owes as well as o t h e r s intentional fraud, as m a n y p e r s o n s T h e Associated I' mates t h a t vious year, and the n u m b e r of parte T h e r e are 260 bridges across the T h e Ohappell F a r m e r s E l e v a t o r of and must improve her r a t h e r obsolete may sign without knowing that they the bin will r a i s e $630,000,000 in an- Chappell, Neb., largest in the of c a r c a s s e s condemned for the same Erie and Oswego Canals. To alter methods to get those m a r k e t s and a r e not legally entitled to do so. This nual revenues o r $130,000,000 more Bureau Finds 1930 h a n d l i n g 1,000,000 bushels of grain cause was 110.995 less. These figures these sufficiently for sea-going ves- profit as she w a n t s to. Germany is is p a r t i c u l a r l y t r u e in large cities than the Fordney-McCumber act of Membership Doing Well a n n u a l l y , is now a stockholder of the r e p r e s e n t declines of about 2d pel sels would cost 280 millions. This is coming back fast and in t h e long run w h e r e great n u m b e r s either cannot or F a r m e r s West Central, branch of the cent. The eradication of tuberculosi:; almost :: times the cost to the 1'nited she may have won t h e war after all, The Rawieigh Tariff Rureau (Continued from page one) do not qualify to vote. tion that will work with o t h e r g r o u p s , F a n n e r s National Grain Corporation. among cattle on farms where the hogs States of the St. Lawtence Seaway. .Mr. Reutter said. mates that duty fhcr« but does not hesitate to point out dif- F a r m e r s National h a s j u s t acquired a r e raised is the chief reason for the Freight movement through the Pool wool with the Michigan Agriculture will benefit farn ferences of viewpoint w h e r e it feels exclusive use of t h e Consolidated improved condition of the hogs, offi Oswego Canal a m o u n t s to only one- Many a man has broken under the Operative Wool Marketing $300,000,000 annually, b t h a t the i n t e r e s t s of f a r m e r s demand E l e v a t o r Company at Dttluth, which trials of the V. s. D e p a r t m e n t of Agri h u n d r e d t h of the canal's practical strain of trying to do today's work recognized by the Federal Farm will in< it. h a s two elevators with 2,250,000 bu- e u l t u r e believe. capacity. and tomorrow's w o r r y i n g . Board. $900,000,000 a n n u a l l y . MICHIGAN STATF FARM BUBEAIJ NEWS S VTTRDAT, JTFNE 14, 1930 FOFR "My dear." exclaimed the husband "but go on witii your story anyway." laws governing the levy of these tax- will levy an income tax at rates that Mason County Bureau SEVERE SHOCKS es. At that time there was a Federal will relieve property to the extent levy on the estates of those who died, that it should be relieved, nor to the SAFTY BULL PEN To Picnic July 4th when he arrived home late and found his wife waiting for him, "you'd never guess where I was tonight." An electric lamp for illuminating microscopes is made horseshoe shap- LURK IN SOME aitol all but two States levied an addi- extent that farmers demand, tional tax, which usually fell upon The Federal legislation to make IS LIFE INSURANCE Mason County Farm Bureau mem- "Oh. yes. I can.'' replied his wife, ed to eliminate shadows. the share received by each heir, state Income t;i\es effective is the bers and their families will picnic at A C RADIO SETS These tax laws were variously drawn most important step that can be tak- College Says Two Men Can aud their provisions were such that ,-n toward placing the chief burden Amber drove on July 4th. Those in charge a r e : Ben Wilson, invitation; W A N T E D , LIVE P O U L T R Y , E G G S Q f it required highly skilled attorneys <>f all taxes upon those with ability Build O n e in Day, Mrs. Max A. Reinsch, dinner; Mrs. We specialize in live poultry, cg£.s and veal. Used egg cases Utility Bureau W a r n s to close up an estate if the deceased to pay. Cheaply Geo. V. Felt, men's style show; T. H. for sale in lots of ten or more, by freight or express. Also new Danger I n Working owner happened to have property in The American Farm Bureau is Fisher, quoits; Floyd Wood, baseball; coops for sale. Shipping tags and market information a r e sent free • eral states. Moreover, the effort leading the movement now getting Geo. V. Felt, miscellaneous athletics. for the asking. On Sets. By K. K. V I \ I \ < ; of some States to secure as much under way to secure this vita.Uy Prizes are to be awarded for each GARLOCK-WILIJAMS CO. INC., 2G14 Orleans St., Detroit Kent yk'o. Airr'l Atrent revenue as possible led to double, necessary legislation, and the Michi- event. Invitations will read come The use of a safety bull pen for con- Severe electric shocks suffered h v triple and quadruple taxation of the g a n Farm Bureau is solidly behind it. early and stay late. at fining the herd sire is frequently the persons experimenting with or " same estate, in addition to the Feder- Michigan's interest in the matter is tempting to service A. C. radio r e ~ al tax. There only feasible means of retaining a were many cases all the greater since it was the Michi- ceiving sets have caused the Michigan „. h 0 ro t h 0 »»»« -,n,i >«>»•«»>. f f l m i i __ „ ~L__ «^ . * , . . - ~ valuable animal and at the same time Fertilizer Dividends nr. L „ „,,iii T* T. Public Utility Information Bureau to . ?t , t issue a warning of the possible danger nf n ai a aA ' . . . . wnere tne taxes and* attorney s fees gan Bureau which first urged tin remove all danger of injuries or death tyiCL w i , r t i Q n,n„ar.t„ „„* confiscated the whole property, and need of such a law before the \ a . . . . . . to the owner of the animal. Fertilizer To show how easily and cheaply Farm Bureau members buying Farm dividends are paid to Order Binder Twine Now! created by increased plate voltage. greatit became wealth to carefully necessary guard their for those with tional organisation. Economy and I.oral Relief A re The recent death of a radio owner investments to avoid placing their one of these pens can be built ihe Bureau fertilizers this spring provid- The demand for .Michigan State Industries Binder Twine made at Main Problems who attempted to attach a dynamic capita] in States county agent arranged to have agri- ed their dues are paid by July 1, 1930, Tackson is always heavy. Sometimes the supply is limited. Therefore, where the laws But we must not forget t h a t even loud speaker to his set called atten- would lead to excessive taxation in cultural engineering specialists from and their names and amount of ferti- we suggest that you see your co-operative association manager at once the passage of Federal legislation and order your 1930 needs. The Farm Bureau Services, Inc., bandies tion to the new hazardous condition. Michigan State construct one of these lizer bought are listed by the dealers case of death. H will not in and of itself guarantee Michigan Twine because it is the best. This twine is composed Of There is a tendency in the design on the farm of Geo. Kober and Sons in from whom the purchase was made. The State of Florida threw a bomb t a x r e U e f t 0 a g r i o u l t u r e . Before that of modern receivers to increase the Alpine township on Monday, June 1G. The dealers will forward that infor- into this muddle which had the most r e , i e f ( . a n ( . o m e i n .substantial form, plate voltage supplied to the power The worth of a herd sire can not mation to Farm Bureau Services. STANDARD YUCATAN SISAL and 1 0 % mixture startling results. Florida was poor. t h e i n c o m e t a x e s that are made avail- of Manila fiber from Manila, which gives it a mini- amplifiers to higher but more danger- a n d n e e d e ( be determined until some of his heif- * development. She had a b l e m u s t b e distributed back to re- mum tensile st length of 100 lbs. It is full length, ous values. The plate current supply Farm Bureau seed corn and beans of one receiver is said wonderful winter play ground p o s s i - ; d n c e a n d equalize local property lev- ers have freshened. By that time, the being 500 feet to the pound. transformer average bull is a potential menace to are specially selected storks. load voltage of 1,400 MHtfcSi but she needed to bring these i e s a m , s t e p s m U 8 t b e t a k e n t o h o l d to develop a advantages more forcibly to the at- I h e ] o o a l i m ) 1 ) e r t y taxes under strict the life of the person handling him. WANTED -FARM WORK Volt .M'l.Y We are offering Michigan Twine in both the volts. The safety bull pen permits the animal by young man, -L'. Writ*- Richard Doer- Disconnecting the wall plug from tention of those with great wealth. ( . o n t r o l . Only through these steps scliei, 6112 Bllery street, Detroit, .Midi. ." 11). and X lb. ball. Eight pound ball illustrated to get sufficient exercise and at the here fits and works nicely in any can that hold:; the convenience outlet before servic- Accordingly in November, 1924, w j|] n e w revenues actually grant t h e same time is so constructed that no one day by two men and the cost of a 5 lb. ball; unwinds freely to last fool. For sale ing or experimenting with the radio the people of the State of Florida n e e d e d relief. Without them, the r e - one has to be in the same pen with construction is low. Any farmer can S lb. Ball by d u c e s the hazard in removing adopted an amendment to their State s u j t s m a y b e a n j n c r e a s e | n expendi- the animal at any time. build one after seeing the one con- the source of current to the receiver. Constitution which provided that: tures and no relief. Even with the current off, however, "No tax upon inheritance or upon the A state income tax has a definite A safety bull pen can be built in structed at the Kober farm. Co-operative Ass'ns and Farm Bureau Dealers there is a possibility of obtaining aj income of residents or citizens of the p i a f . e in this program, but a State severe electric shock from the energy State shall be levied by the State of income tax that proposes to use the stored in the filter condensers. Most Florida, or under its authority." proceeds in a way that will not W _ A 1- C s * a te mutual Rodded Fire ^ * « - _ ^ <* sets have provision for discharging: Upon the passage of this constitu- ; equalize local tax burdens may easily L O O K if Insurance Co., of Ulich. j A I 1 C 3 C 1 "^ HOME O f r i C E - FLINT. MICH / ^ these condensers but not all. tional amendment Florida's citizens b e a backward step instead of a for- A Good B u y ! began a campaign of promotion call- ward step. Don't t&ke chances. Get your protection now with the STATIC Such a law would set a MUTUAL RODDED FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. 1400 new policies ing to the attention of wealthy peo- precedent that would be hard Bureau Offers Fourth ple throughout the country the fact break. If the kind of National in- to sine- January ls<- 21,500 members, ovor 182,000,000 at risk. A classi- fied policy covers only property mentioned. Our Blanket Policy covert! Income Tax Article hat by making Florida their legal come tax law the Farm Bureau fav- all. Write us for sample policy or mi agent to call. (Continued from page one) and It would need to be accompanied !th st-tt > HJ home" they could reduce or avoid ors is to give farmers inheritance taxes that property owners t h e relief they a r e and other \ \ . T. I.i:\VlS. S««\v. ~,W£ < Imr-h Slreet. Flint, ^lit-hignn. Registered U t a h Grimm by legislation that will prevent the would come due upon their death. justly entitled to, provision must be Moreover, the idea was sometimes made in advance to turn the bulk of Grim alfalfa in Michigan, according to Prof. Howard emigration of wealth avoid the Such seeking to legislation « . * , ! , HeVyi r " " " , , t ' * , * 7 < M " , conveyed that a man could establish , ,tthe must be Federal, for under our Con-: h , , . „ . „ h A - i i ) l . _ , , , ... ,u, toT new„ *""» U revenues into channels Camp B l a n k e t s $ 5 Rather of the Crops Department, Michigan State Col- lege, pays its extra seed cost in increased hay yields BtitUtion each State is restricted . . i T L n v ^ J ? \ "**** * * * *H k e l y t h a t t h e * w i l 1 You will like this Farm Bureau camp blanket, tt js a dark grey from imposing undue restrictions !'• " ^ f ™ * t «•«»«• ™«\go farthest in reducing and equal- wool, single blanket tiGxsn inches nnd weighs 4 lbs. Decorative the first year, as a rule. Its longer life enables it t o without being absent permanently 1Z j n g present burdens. In view of black border :ICK.SS blanket near each end. Ends bound with neat either upon commerce with other from his former place of dwelling. I the small size of the State property stitching. Xot only will this blanket keep yon warm on your camp- continue to pay such dividends for a geater period than States, or upon the legitimate activi- ing trip, bat it is a good blanket for home use. Offered at $f», post- have literature here in my office I tax, this means that the tax must be age prepaid, and guaranteed satisfactory, or your money back. Six common alfalfa will last. ties of citizens of other States within per cent discount to Farm Bureau members. hat was printed a t about this time used in whole or in large part to re- her borders. As a result there is no am! which tells readers, millionaries place the local property taxes, Our distributors are now able to offer their customers way of placing an effective penalty included, that a legal home might be it is now beyond question that Michigan State Farm Bureau an exceptional buy in Grimm seed. A limited amount upon those who leave to avoid taxa- an attic room in a boarding house, ' Michigan will have a state income Clothing Department of Registered Utah Grimm, Foundation Stock, and tion, and there are States avowedly; r a t n e r t h a n a m a n s j 0 n , and which tax in the near future, regardless of l,:iiising. Michigan following a policy of seeking to se- p o j n t s o u t t n a t a J 1 t h a t i s necessary j what the Legislature may do, for Xa eligible for re-certification in Michigan is available t o cure new wealth by offering them- i s f 0 establish Florida as the place tional legislation will soon wipe out alfalfa growers—and at a special price. s as asylums from high taxation , o f o n e > s p r j n ( , j p a l residence, if the almost every substantial objection in general, and from t h e income tax individual desires to benefit from that has ever been raised against What it means in particular. Authority Analyzes Question It should not be supposed that the Florida's laws. r _ s > inheritance Tax Beats Florida the usual kind of state income tax. The real question which remains to FREIGHT BILLS 1. A chance to buy seeds eligible for certification The Florida constitution still con- be settled in Michigan and in every difficulties in the way of effective s t a t e income taxes a r e recent devel- tains the amendment in question, other State is whether the funds so and many of the State inheritance collected are going to be used to re- on Farm Shipments at practically regular price. (In a good seed year hav- ing certified seed to sell would add much to your in- opments. The whole problem was Sometimes have overcharge errors. Do you have your bills audited? analyzed and the remedy suggested tax laws contain features which place existing taxes or to increase come.) would still lead to objectionable expenses by Dr. E. R. A. Seligman, foremost American authority on taxation, long double taxation, but the excitement Legislation that will promote econ- THE TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT 2. Seed that will produce hay, (if h a y can be over unfair State inheritance tax Of the Michigan State Farm Bureau will check up the charges on grown) in sufficiently greater quantities to make the was any popular i n t e r - l , a w s a n d c l l t . t h r o a t c o m p e t i t i o n t o omy and that will encourage t h e use your freight bills; file overcharge claims; file loss and damage est in the question. In his well' ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ attract persons of great wealth has of new taxes f<> reduce and equalize claims; watch all freight rates on your farm products and supplies slightly greater seed cost a money maker for you. known book "The Income Tax", pub- the present property ta.< burdens, lished before the World W a r , Dr. fargely died down. Why? and be your personal representative to the railroads. Claims col- See your Farm; Bureau distributor today—only 1 a Improved state laws have helped " ' , " ? " ' " p H n , a , i , v lot'*1- j « « • * lected free for paid-up Farm Bureau members. No charge for audit- Seligman says: h„* +v,„ ui c nejpta, M ,lute necessity if either the Farm ing. limited amount of Registered Grimm is available. but the chief eilre was administered ^ ^ ^ ^ tered Bureau n,,™.,,, Federal I< ^,K > ,..,' I income tax _program ,-„.*...„ • „ „ „*__ "Why is it not possible to secure by the Federal Congress. Acting in or any other measure .of farm tax all the ends of general suitability by response to a demand by the repre- relief is to succeed. having the tax administered by t h e : sentatives ~of~ The Farm Bureau Traffic Department F A R M B U R E A U SERVICES, INC. various States, 221-227 N. Cedar St. Lansing, Mich. National government under direct' Congress changed the Federal estate The early enactment of legislation Lansing, Michigan national supervision, and to secure along these lines is the most impor- tant step that Michigan can take to • ^ L V B B B H l L B B n V «8cal| ee„Vo7 the^ Federal ^ • • • tax • •to• be• •cancell- • • B necessity by having the proceeds ap- ward securing the full benefits from ed upon showing that the monev had i "-1 portioned, to a large extent at .least, been naid n „ ™ o n e y n a a the income tax, and it is in this di- (AM) t to the various states, perhaps to be ,0 at e Farm Burea I,ro further apportioned by the states in . X . E » t r TnZ'th/r r V" J" , supreme " - effort. Now—50,000 Policies TUICIHE part or whole to t h e localities? This tax is inevitable,—its U .he Federa, tax on the estate of a ^ n , ™ , " " seems to be the real solution: Let _ ^ ^ ^ _ ^ ^ ^ ^ _ ^ ^ ^ ^ _ ^ _ , valtH* to agriculture depends upon man 000, and whothe lived in Michigan Michigan tax isis$8,000 $10, | j , WRITTEN IN MICHIGAN mal government assess the is paid to Michigan and IOW the money Is used. t h e| 8 0 0 0 FIRE-LIABILITY A tax, and the state and local govern- 8UDtracte(1 fr(mi t h e ^ The j ment share in the proceeds of the d i f f e r e n c e o f $ 2 , 0 0 0 is then paid t o ! U T O M O B I L E THEFT-COLLISION tax. "The same argument applies to the Federal government. if he lived in Florida where there is } However, i Classified Ads Classified Advertisements will be Automobile accident, collision and theft losses are in- CALCIUM CHLORATE KILLS WEEDS the corporation tax and to the inheri- charged at the rate of 5 cents a no State inheritance tax the Federal word. Where the ads are to appear creasing everywhere. 4, tance tax, for in all three taxes the j t a x m i g h t b e $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 . This Federal twice, the rate will be 4'/? cents a Can you afford to drive without proper protection? Re- w o r d and for ads r u n n i n g three knember, it's always the unexpected that happens! difficulties of conflicting tax juris- a c t evened up the taxes on inheri-' times or more, 4 cents a w o r d , each dictions a r e becoming, as we have ( a n ces and ended the reign of cut- Insertion. Our dependable, strong legal reserve company provides protection against loss b y : Theft, fire, windstorm, collision, i < ih 1 seen, daily more pronounced. Let throat competition between States. \ if 1 the federal government colject the Since its passage, Michigan has been WANTED—BUYERS FOR FARMS— property damage and public liability. More than 468,000 policies written in 24 states. m I• ^X income tax, the corporation tax, and able to increase her inheritance tax Many extra g-ood bargains. Let me the inheritance tax; and thus, at one rates without taking one single doj- know what you want. All kinds of Learn more about the low, annual rates for farm risks. blow, eliminate all t h e difficulties ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^_ city property for sale. property with me. I can sell it if List your See our local agent in your community. F o r further infor- mation, write Michigan State Farm Bureau, Lansing, Mich. ; ~%jitf connected with the escape of the tax- lar out of any taxpayer's pocket, and priced right. Member Farm Bureau payer from the tax jurisdiction." ,., lt i,„ 1 ,i „ , „ . ( „ „ „__ _!**._«. ^f . . ^ a n d Grange. F. A. Showerman, P. O. At the time this proposal was first J^ftor& without better^uTli placing any citizen of the B o x 2 6 3 4 0 1 Y psi-Ann B Bldg., Ann State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. V 3 1 WfJ * ft i- T-'Arij rrifSM. .ifr made, many considered it visionary State tn a position where he could Arbor, FOR SALE—86 Michigan. ACRE FRUIT nil- of Bloomington, Illinois ve somewhere else chard which includes about 6,000 trees and impractical. Crave doubts were! of about ten varieties of apples. 7C **4**^SSBtf^Hs» • 1 in the United States. entertained by competent authorities j MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU. Laming, Mich., State Agent pJSJ 1 And what has been the effect of acres in fruit. ]C acres in farm land. Fine bungalow on place and cement l^jp^pjsjl *^&?MiM' H a l - "f"!',!" as to whether it was legal for the National Government to embark up- this Federal legislation on Florida? 3 story warehouse. Located ode mile IftflHMVn SMHM The Florida legislature has submit- from Lowell, Mich. For further in- • - •-...- w •t *^' , 1 on a policy of collecting excess rev- formation write Old Kent Bank, Grand : enues for the purpose of returning ted a new constitutional amendment Rapids, Mich. to remove the barrier against State """' M -*ifl» the funds to the States, except for j inheritance taxes for so long as the WANTED—-FARM WORK <>X GEN- uses of recognized importance to the deductions from Federal taxes r e - eral farm by married man, one child. Nation. , m , i ni n f o r o e ! • 'an be reached by Lansing telephone :.4ii;!.') evenings. Write H. A. Wichman, TAKE YOUR CHOICE ^*> <,*'S™ 1^^iHttlilP , :j^0^ • However, with the passage years, It has been definitely shown ] of j Income Tax Should Profit from Florida Experience R-l, Box 680, Lansing, Michigan. Farm Bureau Laying Mashes have, the variety that '• ?'*t jjA • ^ WANTED- PRAM WORK BY .MONTH that state income taxes, when admin-J It took many years and untold by young single man, aged 30. Dairy or general farm. 17 years farm ex- enables owners of laying hens to meet particular feed- • ' istered independently of the Nationa.l millions of dollars worth of wasted Bterlent-e. Write Clinton .Stanton, 608 .* \ ' government cannot I M» LJ. t. „i ai. * »u„, l-^outh I'ine street, Lansing, .Mich., or ing requirements. • I more; effort to convince the country that ( . a l l L..ansine phone 22-689 evenings. *"»m~* ••• become —^^^nnsnsBBBB^^^^^^^^^^™ than a small supplementary source of | the States could not make inheri- WANTED—FARM WORK BY MAR- 1st. You will find our Buttermilk Egg Mash t h e %H m \* revenue and do not prevent a con-1 tance taxes effective and fair with- ried man with ten years experience as farmer. outstanding ration in Michigan. Flocks in Poultry Can do any kind of farm stant increase in t h e burden upon out the intervention ^^•H of . . , .Federal ,„*_„ work. Has four children. Write Joseph Demonstration work fed this ration produce eggs t h e The bare section of this plot was once t h i c k l y covered w i t h quack grass. property. In fact it is an open ques- auth ority and it required this Inter- Ballard, 1280 sixteenth street, Detroit, cheapest. Mr. DeYoung of Ellsworth produced eggs Chlorate solution spray exterminated the quack. The quack grass along the ion to convince Florida that she -Michigan. « fence row was not sprayed i n order t o demonstrate t h e effectiveness of tion whether some of these state in-1 vent the spray. could not profit unjustly by indulg- WANTKI> come taxes have not actually stimu- ing in Cllt-throat competition to at- day by middle aged, married man. KAK.M WORK iTv T H E for 10, 11, and 1 2 cents per dozen in January, February lated increased expenditures in the ... , , . „ .„„ „„ , Would work by the year. Always lived and March, respectively. long run. tract wealth by levying no tax on ,,„ f . , r m ; i m i h . , s h a ( 1 experience with Atlacide, a chlorate compound, is the safe, certain Florida Offers Haven for Wealth inheritances. cows and horses. Also experience with 2nd. T w o Farm Bureau Egg Mashes with Man- weed killer. Not poisonous, explosive or combustible, TT . . ' .. „ , . , .. _ . landscaping and lawn work. Write Recognition of the limited success Unless similar Federal action is M r 0 r n i a P o o t e ( H 0 4 oi e n rose Ave., amar gives you this protein a n d mineral supplement. as some other forms of chlorate are. Atlacide may be of state efforts at income taxation taken with regard to the income tax, Lansing, .Michigan. It speeds u p production and improves health. W e have used as a spray or dust. in improving the position of property both personal and corporate, we are W A X T E O — F A R M W O R K nv Y E A R has led many economists and state ,| going to go through the same costly J j "l 1 **!* * * | . d > ^ ^ r k e f " ' d's'b'r" a 1 6 per cent ration with Manamar for Leghorns and tax officials to conclude that Dr. Seli-; process again with State income tax- NoC%nlldren. Write Mr. W*M. Tests', lighter breeds and an 1 8!^ per cent ration with Manamar Bothersome patches of quack grass, wild morning gman's original proposal points t h e | « s and, property, particularly farm 134 University, Ferndale, .Michigan, for Rocks and Reds. glory, Canada, Russian or Sow thistle, poison ivy, and way to the on.ly satisfactory method property, will continue to bear an WANTED—FARM WORK" ON GEN- ^ ^ ^ ^ ablishing ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ the ^ ^ principal ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ of^ ^taxa ^ j unfair share of the tax burden while eral farm by single man, R>, raised on all other weeds can be cleaned out easily with Atlacide. tion according to ability to pay. And we a r e at it. farm and experienced help. Write Al- 3rd. Plain Farm Bureau Egg Mash for those who Applied at rate of one pound per 100 square feet of mond Bolrler, 2117 Williams St.. Lan- in the meanwhile the development Why not profit from the expe- sing, Mich., or call Lansing telephone have home produced milk for their poultry. Farm Bu- ground. Two to three applications several weeks apart of inheritance taxation has shown j Hence of the past? The American 6256. reau Egg Mash is low in price, efficient and effective. that the legal difficulties surround-! Farm Bureau has called upon Con- WANTED—FARM WORK ON GEN- does the job. Start now. ing Federal legislation of this type g.ess to provide deductions from the eral farm by year by l>oy 16. Four years on farm near Alma. Write Lester Remember: Farm Bureau Growing Mash will com- You can secure Atlacide from distributors of Farm vcan be solved and that when they Federal income tax similar to those Becker, .".:{»» Avon street, Lansing, -Mich. plete the wonderful work our Chickalmash or Meral- drums. For further information, prices and literature, are solved the plan will function now granted from the estates tax WANTED—FARM WORK ON GENER- mash has started. Be sure to t r y it. Ask your local with greet so that it will^ ^not ^ ^ be ^ ^ necessary ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^to ^ ; t l f i " m ••>' V$*r> by boy '«• Lived on distributor of Farm Bureau Supplies for Farm Bureau Bureau Supplies. Packed in 50 and 200 lb. air tight Inheritance Taxes Solved ^^^^^^^^^J . , farms near I'otterville and Millets, I a few years ago the taxes on pay that two the taxes taxpayer on onewill income pay the andsame so , w r i t ,. su'eet, Williams R ; I V Van i l n s iNorthwick, ng?Mlch 8113 poultry and dairy feeds. see your local Farm Bureau dealer. inheritance had been plunged into in every State regardless of whether W A V T K D K M - M WOPK- ^ ^ WORK ^ ^ ^ BY vorxr; such a muddle that there was a there be a state income tax jWANTED-FARM married man, no children. On general FARM B U R E A U SERVICES, INC. s F A R M B U R E A U SERVICES, INC. united demand both by those who When this Federal legislation is farm. Did several years farm work 10 collected for an near Romeo, Macomb county. secured, every State will levy an in- mechanic. Write John H- Beesley, 308 Good Lansing, Michigan Lansing, Michigan immediate and drastic revision of the come tax. Until it is passed no State North Capitol Ave., Lansing, Mich., or call Lansing telephone 9230. <