Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 17, 1909, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED NVBRY AFTERNOON, BEMIDII PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. €. J. PRYOR. @, E. CARSON. A. G. RUTLEDGE, News Editor. @ntered (n the postoMice st Bemidjl. Minn., wocond class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---85.00 PER ANNUM “PORK BARREL WASTEFULHESS 48 The ruling of Judge Brill that the “‘pork barrel” bill is unconstitutional will tie up much road work that is needed in the state, and, and will head off much more that might well be left undone, says the Du- luth News-Tribune. The engineer of the state highway commission has the right idea when he says that the sooner the state gets down to something better than the pork barrel system the better. It would be difficult for sensible men to imagine anything more illogical and wasteful that the bill to appropriate $6,000,000 for road work throughout the state. Undoubtedly some of the money would be spent to advantage, but most of it would be wasted on improvements that would be of little use when completed. A desire for beiter roads was not the motive prombtinz the passage of the bill. The measure was de- signed as a sop to the country legis- lators who wanted an appropriation of some sort for their districts. It is almost as unbusineslike to make road improvements on the pork-barrel plan as it would be to apportion money in that manner for river or drainage work. Imagine the results that would be obtained if the legis.ature had appropriated money to dredge portions of the channel, for example, of the Minne- sota River. Suppose a mile of channel near Shakopee should be put into condition for navigation, another mile néar St. Peter and another mile near Mankato. ‘The money could be spent honestly, but what would the state have after it had paid the’bills The same principle holds true inroadmaking. A good road should start somewhere and end somewhere; should serve a definte purpose. There is no profit in handing to some legislator or friend of a legislator a2 sum of money metely for the purpose of having it spent in his neighborhood. The pork barrel bill is wrong as a practical business proposition, and aside from the constitutional point involved, that the state has no right to spend money on internal improve- ments. ARE OWNED BY VENEZUELA Vessels Under Observation by Ameri- can Government. Washington, June 17.—State de- partment official advices from Vene- zuela cleared up the mystery of the steamer Nanticoke and tyg Despatch, spected of filibustering, showing fhey were purchascd by Venezuela. The department of justice has ordered its agents to abandon obs ions of the vessel and return to Washington. Secured by lllincis Central. New York, June 17.--The purchase of the Central of Georgia railrcad by the Tllincis Central Railroad company is announced by J. Hanson, pesi- dent of the Central of Ceorzia. GRAIN AKD FRUVISION PRICES Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, June 16.— Wheat— July, $1.30 o $1.003,@1.09%%; Deec., $1.06% @1.06%. On track—No: 1 hard, $1 v %: No. 1 North- ern, 5 $1.815% 1 15214 ; 30% 13115 No. 2 Northern, No. 3 Northern, $1, Duluth Whzat and Flax. Duluth, June 16.—Wheat—To '\rri\rx and on track 0. 1 hard, §1.21%; 1 Northern, §1.2554: No. 2 \'mth(‘xn, $1.98%: Jul Sept., $1.00%. Flax—To a1 mnd on track, $1.76; July, $1. $146; Oct., $1.40. nion Stock Yards. June 16.—Cattle—Good to £5.00@6.50; fair to cd to choice cow 006r4.00; veals, 3 Sheep— rearlings, $6.00 spring St. Paul St. Paul good, § Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, June 16.—Wheat—July, $1.14%2; Scpt., $1.07%; Aug., $1.08%; Dec., $1.06%; May, $1.09%. Corn— July, T1%e; Dec., 58%c; May, 59%ie. 50%c; Sept., 42% (42%c; Dec. Y May, 45%c. Pork—July, §20.22'6; Sept., $20.42%. Butter—Creameries, ries, 20%@: ¢ 23@26%c; dal- Eeggs—19% @21% Poultry—Turkeys, 14c; chickens, 18%e; springs, 20@27c. Chicago Unicn Stock Yards. Chicago, June 16.—Cattle—Beeves, $5.30@7.25; Texas steers, $4.65(6.25; Western steors, $4.75(6.30; stockers and feeders, $3.60@550; cows and helfers, $2.50@56.35; calves, $5.75@ 1.75. Hogs—Light, $7.20@7.85; mixed, $7.40@8.05; heavy, $7.50@8.10; rough, $7.60@7.70; good to cholce heavy, $1.70@8.10; plgs, ‘$6.20@7.15. Sheep, —Native, $3.75@6.00; vearlings, $6.00 @7.15; lambs, $5.00@8.25. TAX INGOMES OF CORPORATIONS President Taft So Recom- mends to Congress. BELIEVES IT IS LEGAL Also Urges the Adoption of a Resolu- tion Submitting to the States a Con- stitutional Amendment Giving Con- gress the Power to Pass an In- come Tax Measure—Complete Text of the Message. Washington, June 17.—President Taft has sent to congress a special message urging the passage of an amendment to the tariff bill imposing a tax of 2 per cent upon the net earn- ings of corporations and the adoption of a resolution submitting to the sev- eral states an amendment to the Con- stitution giving congress the power ¢o impose a tax on incomes. The text of the message follows: In my inaugural address, imme- diately preceding this present extraor- dinary session of congress,’ I invited attention to the necessity for a revi- sion of the tariff at this session and stated the principles upon which I thought the revision should be ef- fected. I referred to the then rapidly increasing deficit and pointed out the obligation on the part of the framers of the tariff bill to arrange the- duty S0 as to secure an adequate income and suggested that, if it was not Pos: e to do so by import duties, new. kinds of taxation must be adopt- ed, and among them I recommended a graduated inheritance tax as cor- rect in principle and as certain and easy of collection. The house of rep- resentatives has adopted the sugges- tion and has provided in the bill it passed for the collection of such a tax. In the senate the action of its finance committee and the course of the debate indicates that it may not agree to this provision and it is now proposed to make up the deficit by the imposition of a general income tax in form and substance of almost exactly the same character as that which, in the case of Pollock vs. Farmers’ Loan and Trust company, was held by the supreme court to be a direct tax and therefore not within the power of the federal government | erises. the séveral States according to. popu- lation. This new proposal, which I did not discuss in my inaugural ad- dress or in my message at the open- ing of the present session, makes it appropriate for me to submit to the congress certain additional recom- mendations. N Acks Constitutional Amendment. The decision of the supreme court in the income tax cases deprived the national government of a power which, by reasen of previous decisions of the court, it was generally supposed the government had. It is undoubtedly a power the national government ought to have. It might be indis- pensable to the nation’s life in great Although I have not consid- ered a constitutional amendment as necessary to the.exercise of certain phases of this power a mature con- sideration has satisfied me that an amendment is the only proper course for its éstablishment to its full extent. I therefore recommend to the congress that both houses, by a two-thirds vote, shall propose an amendment to the Constitution con- ferring the power to levy an income tax upon the. national government without apportionment among the states in proportion to population. This course is much to be preferred to the one proposed of re-enacting a law once judicially declared to be un- constitutional. For the congress to assume that the court will reverse it- self and to enact legislation on such an assumption will not strengthen popular confidence in the stability of Judicial construction of the Constitu- tion. It is much wiser policy to ac- cept the decision and remedy the de- fect by amendment in due and regu- lar course. Again, it is clear that by the enact- ment of the proposed law the con- gress will not be bringing money into the treasury to meet the present de- ficiency, but by putting on the stat- ute book a law already there and nev- er repealed will simply be suggesting to the executive officers of the govern- ment their possible duty to invoke lit- igation. If the court should maintain its former view no tax would be col- lected at all. If it should ultimately reverse itself still no taxes would have been collected until after pro- tracted delay. It is said the difficulty and delay in securing the approval of three- fourths of the states will destroy all chance of adopting the amendment. Of course, no one can speak with cer- tainty upon this point, but I have be- come convinced that a great majority of the people of this country are in favor of vesting the national govern- ent with power to levy an income tax' and that they will secure the adoption of the amendment in the states if preposed to them. Recommends Corperation Tax. to impose unless apportioned among | - <The_ decisicn in_the Pollock case 16IT POWR! T T3 TALIONAI FOVernment %0 lévy an exclse tax, which accom- plishes the same purpose as a cor- poration income tex and s free from certain objections urged to the pro- posed income tax measure. I therefore recommend ‘an amend- ment to the tariff bill imposing upon all corporations and joint stock com- panies for profit, except national banks (otherwise taxed), saving banks and building and loan associations, an excise tax measured by 2 per cent on the net income of such corporations. Tkis is an excise tax upon the priv- llege of doing business as an’artl- ficial entity and of freedom fromia general partnership liability enjoyed by these who own the stock. 1 am' informed that a 2 per cent tax of this character would bring into the treasury of the United States not less than $25,000,000 annually. The decision of the supreme court in the case of Spreckels Sugar Refin- ing company vs. McClain, seems clearly to establish the principle that such a tax as this is an excise tax upon privilege and not a direct tax. on property and is within the federal power. without apportionment accord- ing to population. Another merit of this tax is the fed- eral supervision which must be exer- cised in order to maké the law ef- fective over the annual accounts and business transactions of all corpora- tions. While the faculty of assuming & corporate form has been of the ut- most utility in the business world it is also true that substantially all of the abuses and all of the evils which bave aroused the public to the neces- sity of reform were made possible by the use of this very faculty. If now, by a perfectly legitimate and effective system of taxation, we are incidental- ly able to possess the government, the stockholders and the public of the knowledge of the real business trans- actions and the galns and profits of every corporation in the country we have made a long step toward that supervisory control of corporations which may prevent a further abuse of power. $100 Reward. $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least ome dreaded all its stages, and that is Catrrah. Hall’s known to medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitu- tlonal treatment. 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Admission TO BE GIVEN BY AT: Presbyterian Church Saturday Eve., June 13 Mr. Sansone will be assisted by /Mr. Andrew Rood, baritone, and the Misses Rose Dickinson and Ruth Wightman, pianists. / Mr. Sansone needs no introduction to the nojthwestern mus- His concert work in Europe and the United States has often been in connection with®the greatest artists. composer Mr. Sansone has distinguished hlmfelf in nearly all styles of music—from piano to orchestra wor/k, from songs to | sacred music and grand opera. "In Italy Errico Sansone was professor in tlp Naples Conserv- atory of Music; in Chicago he occupled the hsad of the violin department-in the Chicago Conservatory of himself the highest recommendations from th‘- | | An exceptionally good entertai treat to the musical people of Bemi Children 3ac. a0c. VIOLIN RECITAL Errico Sansone Director .of the Chicago College of Music { Asa sic, and won for best musicians in ent, and -a rare dji and vicinit disease that science has been able to cure in | $10. *“Do you think there is any reliable ‘way of foretelling the weather?” “Yep,” answered Former Corntos- sel. “Jes’ think of the kind you don’t want and then prophesy 1t.”—Wash- Ington Star. DAIRY ORDINANCE. Kon ‘motion of Alderman Gould seconded \dorman Bislar the followlng ordinance roduced ab a regular meeting of the %lohsy councll of the City of Bemidji, May 10th ORDINANCE NO. 40, An Ordinance Providing for the Inspection 'of Milk, Dairles and Dairy Herds and to License'and Regulate the sale of Milk in tha Clby of Bemidji. ity Councll of the City of Bemidit, do A Section 1. No person shall sell Milk within the Ol of Bemh‘l:ll without first having obtaine 2 licwocisoico do. ection 2, A rson desiring a license to ll mllk in su(d c(ty shall make application to the City Council, Said application shall state, the name, and residence of thé avbplicont, the place where he obtains his milk, and if he is not a pro- ducerof milk the name of the person, and residence of the person or persons from ‘whom he buys milk for sale, and in either case the number of cows in his dairy or the number of cows in the dairy of the person from whom he buys milk. Upon the filing of the _application, such applicant, shall be allowed to sell milk in said city dntil such time as the chairman of the board of health or a veteriparian duly 2 appotnted for smch purpose shall make an inspection Bection 3. The Oty Douncll shnll appolnt a chairman of the board of health at the first meeting of the council in March of each year Who shall also be milk inpsector, whose duties it shall be to inspect all dairies and dairy herds kept fer the production of milk within said city, for each inspection he shall be entitled to twenty-five cents for éach animal ins‘becil,ed to be paid by the owner of such animal. The chalrman of the board of health may appoint an flss&snnb ‘who shall be a veterinar- 1an and whose duty it shall be to inspect such dairies. If such dairy inspector finds that such dairies are in a wholesome condition he shall then issue a certificate to the owner thereof who shall forthwith file the same with the Oity Olerk and obtain a license to gell milkc within the limits of the Oity of emi Section 4 The council shall thereupon investigate, whether from & consideration of the matters contained In such certificate or other sources, determine whether or not such applicant shall be entitled to obtain a license to sell milk within the limits of said city. 1f a license is issued it shall be in force for no longer period than one year and may at any time be revoked for cause. The licensee shall have printed on his delivery ‘wagon the number of the license granted to m. Section 5, No person shall keep for sale or sell any unclean, unwholesome, impure unhealthy or adultérated milk, neither shall any person keep cows from which milk is drawn for salein a filthy condition, or cows that are affected with tuberculoses or any other form of disease. Section 6. The milk inspector or his deputy shall have the right to enter upon the Dromises ofl any peason licensed to sell milk within the limits of the City of Bemidii, to examine the dairy and dairy herd of such licensee, and in case the licensee shall refuse such inspector to enter upon such premises for said purpose, then such refusal shall be cause for revocation of his license, Section 7. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall on convie- tion thereof before the municival court of said city be punished by a fine of not less than 00 nor more than 100 or be imprisoned uubll such fine is paid not exceeding ninety Catarrh Cure s the only positive cure now | day: Upon Toll call the folowing aldermen in favor of the passage of this ordinance voted Afi( Johnson, Shannou, Smart, Bisiar, Rheu, Kir) Those opposed voted Nay—None. Absent—Klien, Gu\lld Sr’hnemer First Reading, May 10t) Second Readinkg May 17!!), 1909, Third Reading May 24th, 1909, Ordinance declared carried, Approyed on the 2nd day, of June. 100, Attest; J.P.POGUE, Thos. Maloy, Mayor: City Clerk. A DOG ORDINANCE. regular meeting of the City Council of the Gl ot Bomiay. Minnesota, the following ordinance was introduced by Alderman ‘Thomas Smart, seconded by Alderman Bisiar. ORDINANCE NO. 39. . AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING DOGS. The Oity Council of!the City of Bemidjl do ordain as fo llows: Section That every owner or keeper of a ok MR Ui o Oity of Bemidii, shall cause the same to be registered, numbered described lnd licensed in the office of the City Clerk of sald city, and such license slnll De for the whole or unexpired portion of the year ending March Ist., providing that no license shall be required for a dog under six ‘months old. Section 2. Such owner or keeper of a dog within the iimits of the Olty of Bemidii shall pay to the Oity Clerk of said city the sum of one dollar for each male dog, and three dol- lars for each female dog, Section 3. The City Clerk of said city in the matter of issuing said licenses, shall per- form all dutles fixed by the general laws of the state. He shall at an expense not exceed- ing ten cents each provided and furnished for each dog licensed a metalic tag upon which shall be stamped the number of the license and the date of the expiration of the same, and each person obtaining a license shall be bliged to pay for said tag the sum of ten cents. Any person who shall make or counterfelf any such tag shall be guilty of a misde- meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not more than fifteen dollars or less than one dollar or upon default of the payment of such fine to_imorisonment in the city or county jail of said city or county for not more than ten days. Section 4. The City Clerk shall pay over to the City Tremurer all licenses fees received by htm for licensing dogs at least once a Section 5. Every owner or keeper of adog, witiin e lichive of Sma eley, Shatt place and keep around the neck of each dog licensed a collar upon which shall be securely fastened the tag afore mentioned. Section 6, Ibshnll be lawful for any person to kill any dog running at large in said city contrary to the provisions of this ordinance. Section 7. No person shall permit his dog torun at large ln sald city or on his own un Down? Pale? Nervous? All run down, easily tired, thin, pale, nervous? And do not know what to take? Then go dlrect to your doctor. Ask his opinion of Ayer’s non-alcoholic Sarsaparilla. No alcohol, no stimula- tion. ‘A blood punfier, a nerve tonic, a_ strong altemhve, an aid to tiol our doctor decxde. 3:0- Ayer Co: Let Douglass Lumber Company BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA Furnish you with your Lumber, Lath and Shingles. Have everything in the line of Building Material. Prompt deliveries made to any part of Bemidji or Nymore. Telephone 371 City Property We still have a number of choice buiiding lots in the business section of the city which we will sell on reasonable terms. Bemidji is bound to grow and real estate investments increase in value. For further particulars write or call Bemidji Townsite and Im- provement Company. * H. A. SIMONDS, Agt., Swedback Blk., Bemidii Lumber and Building Material We carry in stock at all times a com- plete line of lumber and bwlding material of all descriptions. Call in and look over our special line of fancy glass doors. We have a large and well assorted stock from which you can make your selection. ! WE SELL 16-INCH SLAB W00D St. Hilaire Retail Lbr. Co. BEMIDJI, MINN. Dpremises, if such dog is of a ferocious dispo- sition, habit or character. and it shall be 1awful for any person to kil any such dog if found running at large on any street or pub- li¢ place in said city. Section 8. No owner or kesper of any female dog shall suffer or allowk the same to run at large or be on any street, alley or public place when in heat. and it shail be lawful for any person to km such female dog it 50 found running at lar Section 9. The Mayor or Clby Council may by order or notice published three times in the official paper of sald city, require that all dogs running at large be muzzled as shali be prescribed in said notice until such time as such notice or order shall have been revoked. to be killed all dogs kept within the city or running at large contrary to the provisions of this ordinance, It shall be unlawful for any person or keeper of a dog not to exhibit his license ‘when requested so to do. Section 11. The &6k ot Police, under the directions of thé Mayor is hereby author- ized to employ for such time as he may deem necessary a man and team for the purpose of. capturing and conveying to the dog pound all fm!sdnot licensed or properly taged and col- ared. Section 12. There shall be set aside each year out of meneys for licenses for dogs, a sufficient amount for the maintainence of a | § dog pound and for employing pereany, and teams for conveying dogs to such pount Sections 13. “All dogs conveyed to tho dog pound shall be kept with kind treatment and sufficient food and water for at least three days unless sooner reclaimed by their owners or keepers; in case the owner of any dog shall desire to reclaim him from the dog pound, such dog may be released upon the payment of Ope Dollar for such release and the, regular license fee for such dog,=said pay- ments shall be made £o the Chict of Police who shallgive a receipt therefore and when sald recalpt Is presented o he Uity Clerk, the cleri shall thereupon file the recelpt and issue a license. The Chief ol Police shall at the end of cach week turn over to the City Clerk all moneys received for releasing dogs and for licenses. Scction 14- At tho end of threo days, any dog so impounded and not released or {flcm":e% sllflhlg be killed and tho: remains ereof shall be properly disposed Section 15. No person shall molest, hlnder The ROYAL Standard- Typewriter ‘THE ACKNOWLEDCED STANDARD OF TODAY. Will turn out .more neat, perfectly aligned work, with less effort and with less wear on its working parts than any other typewriter made. You can PAY more, but you cannot BUY more Royal Typewriter Co. Royal Typewriter;Building New York 412 Second Avenue South _Minneapolis, Minn. or interfere with any person employed b capture dogs. Sectien 16. - Whoever ~ violates any ~pro- visions ot this ordinance shall on conviction thereot before the municipal court of the Olty of Bemidjl be punished by a fine not exceed- TwentyFive Dollars and may be imprisoned untli such fine is paid, not exceediug fifteen days. Section 17. This ordinanceshall take effect and be in force from and after the dateof its publication. Upon_ roli call, fl.\B following aldermen in llvol' of the g jage of this ordinance vof Kfii Johnson Shannon, Smart, Bisiar, Rhea. ric, ed voted Nay—None. Ahsem:— chnelder, Klien, Gould. First Reading, May 10th, 1909. The Dalily Pioneer 40c per Month aApproved this2nd day of Jrine, 1000, Thos. Maloy, Mayor. Gity Clerk. i