Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 15, 1912, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI1 ILY PIONEE VOLUME 10. NUMBER 93. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1912 TEN CENTS PER WEEK. WILL REFUSE TO PAY TAXES UNTIL COMPELLED TO Crookston Lumber Company Makes Known Position After Vainly Fighting Increases. WEYERHAUSER DEAL OFF Officials Say Timber Will Not Be Bought and Local Mill Will Close After 1914 Cut. FUNDS DIMINISHED SCHOOL Bemidji Board Members State That $6,000 Decrease Will Seriously | One of Hamper Work: BY HIGHEST COURTS its Beltrami timber in three years. They say that they had planned on easing this work over five years and that the Weyerhauser timber would keep them going at least five years longer. Now the Weyerhauser deal is off and will remain off if the tax increase is allowed to stand. It is pointed out that logs are as- sessed as personal property where they are sawed and that if the Wey- terhauser timber is brought to Be- midji, the tax on that timber for at least five years will be turned into Beltrami county coffers, whereas if it is sawed in Little Falls. the mon- ey will go elsewhere. Furthermore, in case of litigation, the county will | not receive any money until the mat- | ter has been dragged through to the highest courts and will be out at | both ends of the deal. = School Money Tied Up. (i the consequences of the |tieing up of the tax money of the |Crookston company will be the fact |that the Bemidji school board will llose close to $6,000. Members of With their personal property as.;l]le board.say that this will seriously sessment raised close to sixty per| hamper them in their work and that if the money is mnot forthcoming T0 STOP NOISES Harvard Meeting Takes Steps to Es- tablish an International Commis- sion on Problem. Boston, Mass., Aug. 15.—If plans discussed today at a meeting held at the Harvard Medical School are rea- lized, a world-wide movement will soon be under way to put the lid on the honk of the automobile, the screech of the locomotive whistle, the cries of the street peddler, the thum- pety-thump of the flattened street- car wheel and a thousand and one other noises that make city life bur- densome to persons of ordinary sen- sibility. The establishment of an interna- tional commission for the suppres- sion of noise is proposed. Prelimin- ary steps to thig end were taken at the meeting today. which was pre- sided over by Professor Victor Graz- zi of the University of Pisa. The cent, bringing it from $248,800 to|from the company, that it will have|AmMerican members of the interna- | $387,200, the Crookston Lumber[ company has served notice on the business interests of Bemidji that it will hurry its sawing and that with-! out doubt the mill will cease run-| ning after 1914, It has further an-| to be raised either by an increased assessment on the county or by the voting of bonds. At a meeting of the school board Monday, a resolution was passed asking the board of equalization to reconsider its action and if possible to reduce the assessment to a figure proportionate with other lumber tional committee include Dean Sa- bine and Professor Blake of the Har- vard Medical S¢hool, Professor Cross of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Professor E. 8. Morse of Salem, Mass. Tt 'is proposed to use dictographs to make an exact transcription of the many varieties of city noises. nounced that negotiations with the | companies in the county. All of the |FTOm these dictograph records the Weyerhauser interests, whereby the Crookston Lumber company would buy the Weyerhauser timber in this | section of Minnesota, have been call- ed off. The company attorneys have | been notified to fight the increase to| the last ditch and the prospects naw“ are that the entire matter will be} tied up in the courts for four or five | years. | The stand of the €rookston Lum-, ber company was taken after the county board of equalization hadj raised its personal property assess-| ment nearly sixty per cent over the| figures returned by the regular as-| sessor; it was taken after the com-| pany had shown the commissioners | that it was already assessed out of | proportion to any other company in members of the school board are planning to appear before the equal- ization board on Monday and ask that the figures be lowered. One of the county commissioners on Tuesday night took the trouble to talk with many Bemidji people over the increases made and he later said that without exception the per- sons to whom he talked had no cri cism to make on any increase with the exception of that of the Crook- ston mill. The commissioner said that it was made plain to him that the people thought an injustice had been done and that the board should set it right. In 1911, the Crookston Lumber company paid twenty per cent of the total personal property tax in Bel- trami county. Officials of the com- Pany stated yesterday to the Pio- neer that the company would not ob- ject to a ten per cent increase, or a medical men will ‘determine which noises affect the nervous system and are therefore injurious to the public health and welfare. Each case will be taken up separately and in each instance that the poise is found “guilty” legal steps, if necessary, will be taken for its suppression. It is proposed to extend the anti-noise crusade to all of the cities of Ameri- ca and Europe. BILL IS VETOED FOR SECOND TIME By United Press. Washington, D. C., Aug. 15—Pres- | ident Taft this afternoon vetoed for | the county; it was taken after the raise in the assessment from $245.|iie second time within three days the board raised the Crookston people|$00 to about $275,000 although that | legislative, executive and judicial ap- only without attempting to make a general raise on all the interests of the county. When the board of equalization adjourned last week, it was after | several days of meetings during which time the commissioners heard all parties wishing to protest against | would be making them pay more than their share, but that the company| would not willingly pay a sixty per cent increase when other concerns| were not treated in a like manner. | The present assessment will mean | the company must pay one-third of | the total personal property tax in the increases in assessments Propos-|Beltrami county. ed by the supervising assessors. With | but few exceptions these protests were disregarded and the board practically raised the assessments to the supervisors figures. Business men of Bemidji are wrought up over the action of the county board and accuse A. E. Rako, commissioner from this district, of (not protecting the interests of his At the time of adjournment, the district. Other members of the board board had not yet finished its work |have stated that when a commission- and will again meet on Monday of ler says that the assessor’s figures in | next week. A movement was start-| ed yesterday to bring pressure to bear on the board members to either reduce the assessment of the Crook- ston Lumber company which is equitable with the other companies doing business in the county or else raise all companies the sixty per cent added to the Crookston assessment. Officials of the Crookston Lumber company when approached on the subject did not have a friendly feel- ing for the county board. One of them said: “The Crookston Lumber company last year paid more money into the Beltrami county treasury than any other company in the state with a mill this size paid into the county where its mill is located. We not only did that, but we did it glad- ly. But when the county tries to raise our already heavy taxes sixty per cent, it is time to call a halt. We won't pay it until the matter has been fought through the courts. “In the meantime, the county will not only lose the use of the money but will be put to the expense of fighting the case also. This com- pany has not always paid on the bas- is of fifty per cent of its actual phy- sical property, I admit, but we have paid a bigger proportion of the fifty per cent than any other lumber com- pany. We have paid taxes on an as- sessment of eighty per cent of the amount of insurance we have held. Timber Deal Off. For some time past, the Crookston Lumber company has been negotiat- ing with the Pine Tree Lumber com- pany, of Little Falls, a Weyerhauser interest, for the purchase of that company’s .timber in this part of the state. Crookston officials say that by rushing work in the woods and the mill, the company can cut all of to a basis| his district are not to be touched,| they are left alone. Mr. Rako made | no such statement. Consequently the board did as it pleased. When the Crookston mill was built ten years ago, many business men signed an agreement that in case the | | personal property taxes of the com- |bany were more than $5,000 a year, | that they would pay from $25 to $50 each into a pool to care for the ex- cess over §5,000. The company has| never yet called on these men, but| | still holds the agreement, which cov-| ered a ten year period and still has |a year to run, as evidence of the fact that the mill was wanted so badly ithat the men were willing to let the company off with practically no tax- es. Although no one from the Crook- ston Lumber company will appear before the equalization board Mon- day, according to present plans, it is certain that the matter will be again brought up. propriation bill because it had at- tacked as a rider a provision for a seven year term for ~government |clerks, and also because it provides | for the abolishment of the United States Commerce Court. WAGES INCREASED By United Press. Chicago, Aug. 15.—That Chicago’s 14,000 street car and elevated rail- road men will be granted increase in pay asked for, is the unofficial an- nouncement of officials of the car- mens’ union here today. Pioneer Reaches Century Mark. Bellevue, Neb., Aug. 15.—Judge James Gow of this place will reach his one hundredth birthday anniver- sary tomorrow. It is proposed to cel- ebrate the occasion with a pienic which will be attended by the many friends of the centenarian, as well as his descendants, who include six children, twenty-five grand-children and nineteen great-grandchildren. Judge Gow was born in Schuylerville, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1812, and came to Iowa in 1854. Later in the same year he located in Bellevue. For ten years he served as county judge of Sarpy county. WANTED—Salespeople wanted. Ap- ply Friday morning. T. J. Crane & Co. (Copyrizht ) PENSIONS ARE STOPPED Veterans Feel Pinch Because No Money Has Been Made Available By Congress. SOLDIERS UNPAID SINCE JUNE 1 Washington, Aug. 15.—Veterans who feel the pinch of poverty because the pension office has no funds, are not alone-in their dilemma. Practi- cally all the regulars at army posts in the United States- have-received no pay since Junme 1. This extraordi- nary situation was caused by the de- lay in passing the general deficiency bill. The regular army appropria- tion had been exhausted in May and the war department was depending on the deficiency bill for- more mon- ey. July payments really are available under the resolution of July 1 which extended last year’s appropriations for another inonth, but disbursements of that was held up in the paymas- ter’s office with the expectation that congress ‘would soon pass the regular bill. Paymaster General Smith, how- ever, said today he would disburse some of the money available if the deficiency bill was not enacted this week. Officers have received most of their pay, because they are obliged to sup- port themselves. The war depart- ment felt the enlisted men would suf- fer least because the government pro- vides for them quarters, -clothing, food and medical attendance. The army bill is yet to be acted upon in the senate and.will later go to conference with the house. Mean- while some money may become avail- able from the general deficiency bill and other measures yet to be passed. Conference on Panama Trade. Spartanberg, S. C., Aug. 15.—A large and representative meeting of the business men of South Carolina was held here today to discuss plans to secure for the port of Charleston and the state at large an adequate share of the trade benefits expected to accrue to the South through the opening of the Panama canal. Tennessee Democratic Platform. Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 15.—Ten- nessee Democrats assembled in state i convention today to formulate a plat- form on which Benton McMillin, the victor in the recent primaries, will |contest for the governorship at the =N0vember election. 1 “CHIPPEWAS” TO DANCE. High School Students and Friends to Have Party Friday Evening. Arrangements for the “Chippewa” dance tomorrow evening in the Ar-| mory are nearing completition. In- vitations have been issued to nearly 200 men, including a large number | of married people, and several from nearby towns. The Armory has been obtained because of its excellent floor, and decorating the hall and further preparing of floor will be done this evening by high school students and alumni. Remfrey’s five-piece or- chestra has been secured. The stu- dents have entered into plans with enthusiasm, volunteering their ser- vices for every phase of the work, and their efforts are going to result in making the affair one of the nic- est dancing parties of the season. It is hoped that enough money will be raised by the dance to defray all remaining debts incurred by the pub- lication of the “1912 Chippewa,” and to establish a fund for the publishing of next year’s book. The dance will begin promptly af- ter the open air concert at the city dock tomorrow evening. Souvenirs will be given to the first seventy-five couples claiming them. HAD NARROW ESCAPE. Mrs. James Ryan and her four| children had a narrow escape from drowning on Monday afternoon while rowing on Turtle River Lake. The boat struck a deadhead in the lake and but for the prompt assist- ance of Ed. Williams the boat would have capsized and the ~ Steel Bill is Passed. Washington, Aug. 15.—Within three hours after President Taft had sent back the steel tariff bill to con- gress with a message of disapproval, the House today passed it over his veto. The vote was 173 to pass it, 83 against it and one present and not voting. It is not expected to repass the senate. Los Angeles Has a Birthday. Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 15.—Los Angeles today celebrated the 131st anniversary of its founding by the Spaniards. It was on August 15, 1781, that Felipe de Neve, governor of Alta California, came from the village of Yang-na, and gave to the settlement the name of El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora, la Regina de Los Angeles—the imposing title, trans- lated into English, meaning the Town of Our Lady, the Qugen of the Angels. B occupants | thrown in the lake. | San Gabriel mission to the Indian] ARMY BILL IS PASSED Senate Bill Carries $94,000,000 and Replaces One Vetoed By Presi- dent Taft. GENERAL WO00D TO REMAIN Washington, Aug. 15.—The senate at a session tonight passed the army appropriation bill carrying $94,000,- 000, a bill replacing that originally passed, which was vetoed by Presi- dent Taft. The new bill did not car- ry the provision of the original, which would have legislated out of official life General Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the army. An unsuccessful attempt was made by Senator Bacon, just before the senate passed the bill, to limit the appropriation so that not a dollar could be used to support the army if sent into a foreign territory by the president when congress was in ses- sion without the consent of congress. Senator Bacon cited the sending of American soldiers now in China and {the sending of marines at various times to Central American countries as acts of war toward neighbors too weak to resent the invasion. Bacon, after the proposal was vot- ed down, declared the senate would hear more about it. EDITORS AT ANACONDA. Anaconda, Mont., Aug. 15.—Ana- conda extended a cordial welcome to- day to the newspaper publishers and editors gathered from all over the state for the annual meeting of the Montana Press association. The ses- sions will continue three days, with President O. M. Larstrum of Helena presiding. Needed legislation is to form the principal topic of discus- sion. Meeting of Hotel Men. Aberdeen, Wash., Aug. 15.—More than one hundred hotel proprietors and managers gathered in Aberdeen today for the annual meeting of the Washington State Hotel Men’s asso- ciation. The meeting will last three days. The program provides for vis- its to Hoquiam and other near-by points, in addition to the business sessions and annual banquet in this city. Pitcher Garlow is the latest In- dian to become a star in the filnging department. He has won twelve straight games for the Hamilton SCOOP Hremme That's Right, Scoop, Take Her Out fo See T WANT ~OU To MEET) TS JusT JHaT DoLLs' B2 =6 L = MY ONLY DAUGHTER | GRAND OF GOT VEnus L ~Ou THINKG ; SLARRISSA-MR Scwor NS~ Sectenit ? T cenLeemy = oS E : m.;r&k ; F\‘:;E&e' J0 SWIM? ‘ . = ScooP- = B \Q\,fi ) 7 = s = § = Zh \\’ A | 1 —_— i 3 % . ] 2> = = By “HOP" SWIM?-wELL T SHoOULD Sav- | | YouRsS BUWT LI a-au SWORD FisH! NO MONARCHY FOR PORTUGAL Fourth Invasion Since King-Manuel Was Deposed Fails and Royalists are Discouraged. FEW PEASANTS IN THE REVOLT Those Quickly Put Down and Months Fighting Ends in Route of Ar- my of Nobles. NEW TROOPS WERE STEADY Republicans Battled as Thongh En- joying the Trouble—Many Guns Were Taken. By United Press. Lisbon, Aug. 15.—The latest in- vasion and attempted revolution in Portugal—the fourth since King Manual was deposed, and the most costly and best organized—has failed because its leaders didn't understand their own countrymen. The Royalists, knowing, as every- body does, that the peasantry in the north are not Republicans, came to the conclusion that they must be stanch Royalists. In addition, Capt. Paive Couriere believed-that he had only to be seen and the army would follow him. In both cases they were mistaken. The peasants in the north are quite ignorant, and scarcely understand the difference between the Monarchy and the Republic. If the local squires had asked them to fight for the Mon- archy they might have done so, but the local squires, with a few excep- tions, are far too cautious. After several months of careful preparation, the Royalists believed that they had the best posaible chances of success. On the same day and almost at the same hour, several villages in the north rose against the Republican authorities, and hoist- ed, or tried to hoist, the monarchial flag, and from several places across the Spanish frontier there came groups of Royalists armed with rifles, machine guns, and artillery. Simultaneously at Fafe, Cabereira di Busto, Calorico di Busto, and Vin- has Azoia the peasantry revolted, while the Royalists entered the country by way of Valenca, Montale- gre and elsewhere. The result was pitiful. The rising of the peasantry was quickly suppressed everywhere. The Royalist invaders were defeat- ed at Valenca and at Chavos after a few hours’ fighting, and again fled to Spain, leaving behind their guns and ammunition. The wonderful prestige of Capt. Coucioro proved a delusion. The Re- publican troops were neither to be cajoled nor frightened. They jump- ed into the fray as if it was a real pleasure. The past month’s history seems to demonstrate that the monarchy can- not be re-established. SEPTEMBER JURORS SELECTED. The following jurors have been se- lected for duty during the September term of cour Grand jury: T. E. Magnusen, Ham- re; Edw. Bernard, Eland; S. O. Refs- dal, Roosevelt; John P. Beck, Shot- ley; J. M. Reed, Blackduck; N. W. Know, Alaska; Bert Getchell, Bemid- ji; H. G. Thorson, Benville; Henry Plummer, Taylor; Herman Eickstadt, Frohn; L. G. Pendergast, Bemidji; L. T. Bjella, Frohn; H. J. Kolden, Blackduck; Herman Fenske, Bemid- ii; Henry Bowers, Eckles; Ole Gun- derson, Cormant; E. C. Bergh, Be- midji; E.'E. Chamberlain) Bemidji; W. H. Neudick, Hagali; A. L. God- bout, Bemidji; 0. C. Rood, Bemidji; Wm. Tisdale, Maple Ridge; Petit jury: Martin Stokke, Minnie; C. C. Hagen, Bemidji; O. B. Olson, Kelli- her; Peter Trodahl, Wilton; Jack Hackett, Hackett; Ira Moor, Eckles; Walter Rice, Hagali; George Smith, Taylor; Paul Kreuger, Port Hope; T. O. Gelen, Roosevelt; Fred Iverson, Battle; Bernhard Iverson, Buzzle; Carl Radi, Bemidji; Ole Selvaag, Grant Valley; Charles Durand, Du- rand; W. M. Haberly, Bemidji; Hans Torgerson, Shotley; Henry Falls, Grant Valley; Sam Dalgaard, Battle; Robert Stay, Liberty; C. W. Peter, Steenerson; Thor Hardeland, Clem- entson; John Gilstad, Summit; Ed. Farder, Clementson. The Twin City Rapid Transit com- pany has announced an increase of ‘wages to two thousand trainmen in St. Paul and Minneapolis, - Minn., amounting to-practically ten per cent. The increase was made voluntarily land as a surprise to the men. L.».-..},