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HISTORICAL ¢ SQCIETY: X GRIPPLED SOLDIERS LEARNING USEFUL VOCATIONS al | %7 Municipality Would Be Con- ducted Same as Corpora- . tion; Responsibility Fixed pialh " (By United Press.)’ : Washington, Feb. 6.-—No extension of time for filing tax returns or paying the first installments under the new revenue measures siubmitted to congresy today can be made,” announced Secretary of the Treasury Glass foday. " P : . The exact figures of the “meqsuxje.call for $6,070,000,000 - FIVE BUSINESS MEN TO BE IN PERSONAL CHARGE % o i 2 " % Old Ward Politics Would Be- “ come Memory of Past; New y ' : . B Wone e - Fi¥ . g |yl " 7 The corporation of the City of Be- ¢ REIRR 141 TR S By L. C. Martin. Iy conference cyt to tel midji, conducted on-the same lines as i business corporation. Such is the 3 2 v £ e s o i Afted- Preds . Correspondent. ] he twent: ¢ g ;\xrpdse of thpe' “proposed new. city At |Jf(- Walter Jm(-d‘ lummml in Washingten many crippled soldier ; that will' make [ gghfn‘ton' Feb, 6,__"'12113 ¢:;|’f it, 1',.; ‘t“iwe i,,‘;fi'f:}}f;},}‘ e;;r;t?xj&t‘::: charter, which ‘the. citizens of the themy '\'\‘ll-&\“l\|trll'|hlk'- Whese photographs show. them leatting tp' be telegraphers, motlon-picture-projectors and oper|ence report on America’s $6,000,000,« Ap#il 1, 1910-the.tax s one: cent on eity-will vote on at'the next muni- atord o oxy-neetylene welding machines. A R Tirst T W 000 revenue bill, the greatest in the! éach ten cents. Speculators who 8ell - 22 s - - - - nation’s history, was presented fo the | tidkets at an excess of fifty cents ovar " |'house.of congress today. by Chajrman | the regular price ‘must ‘collect and | Kytchen of the way and means ca@- pay a tax of 10" cents ofithe:gxcess;’ % cipal election, Fébruary 18: - Just what the new charter means, glves every soldier, saflor and mari cents for each fen ceénts charged. and all Women nurses in:the Amerl-| phony orchestra and entertain- it~ BEMIDJI FEBRUARY 12 ' : : i : [I e 3 gy eace erms c;n forcesTfli:bnun of $60 -upon dtls‘. ménts glven for charity or religious 3 e o | charge,. - means an: approprigs |, p b At a meeting of the potato growers -G8 tion gor more thsninqo,ooo,‘:)’:)o.p i n‘ A o bk ponsis Following "are some of the ohief|pay ten per: cent: ipitiatipm fees over provisions of the bill: ¢ ten dollars pay the same, but frater- Individual Income Tak. nal. orders operating.on the lodge The normal income tax: ior 1918 f : i is six per cent on incomes up to §4 Exaise 000 and twelve per cent on higher| jAuto trucks are ' taxed three ' per incomes. After 1918, the normal is n%\lt 'of the sale price.and éther autos re not conserved as they should be. LN oan“be summbd up-briefly, ih that - : QWi | S i # : > undér the present regime;as always, “ POTATQ GROWERSW“JL ‘TR mittée, v, I ¥ne excoss in over, 5O conts & 8fty 3 . ‘the affairs of tde people of the city v i Fo m N IN : ! In: additfont to the raising of #Ix|per cent tax.. Roof gardens and cap- * |l RM Assoc “0 d ) L3 billions of dollars in taxes, the bill3 a:;eg' pay a tax of 1-aud one half <" The members of-the city council @re all business men" with other -in- terésts “and ‘Teceive mot a cent for thefr/services, and: haven't the time -ito g{ve attention to municipal affairs of South Beltrami county, Decembar N mu:fivgs ‘?;{'t ‘sz%xge:’ko?, ;';:dwt::g; 1 ; .’ * |7, it was voted to organize a Beltrami ; ‘ple,» politically made without refer- : v | élooted and the D tous Eomniitcesd | [ g ‘:llllze mt':sglt:!tm:s :ie:zs, &é‘r’e‘?f i;xy'ulll: 22’ appbinted to atratge-for thé organi: sponsibility and the @ity spends zation meeting aiid. program Wi yearly approximately $75,000 in its will be held at Bemidji high school, ‘maintainenc 3 3 s {By United Press.) L= (By United Press:) ; % -~ {Wednesday; February 1%. Paris; Fob, 6.——A .general agrec-: four per ceit on incomes up to $4,- biles, - exoept . tractars, . five " per ARG Sanitle; Washy, Feb., 0: .A gemeral | © o morning session will :be_beld { ment has been. ,mhefi s: tue ;‘,,?n_ 000 and eight pet cont on those aver | ¢ t.” Tires bear a fiva‘per’ cent tax, Proposition. strike was declared at 10 o'clock this |y, “¢the agricultural room at 10:30 feiples underlying the whole draft of $4,000. The.present normial. js bur | ?Pfanos, organs, (other than- pipe jtion would give|forenoon and more than 60,000 work-|o’clock, at which tiime the roll of. dele- | the league of nations’ constitution, it per cent, ¥ L orgal ):rlanu plpyers;"graphaphones. resentative busi- | gates ‘will.be called, reports of com- | was offfcially dnnounced this after- 'Exemptions of $1,000 for a single|&! d ' talking machines with records Titteos received and’direetors eléet=| noon,. . pérson and $2,000 for a-married one, | phy flve per cent, | Sporting goods of : e with $200 additional for each «de-fall kinds 10 per & t, ¢arnieras 10 per: . iho atcanoon, atafl5 eelock |- 77 INTTIAL TRAGT WEAE, - = |oasusatyndsr i [emsll A2 80 8 la PR o gl s i 3 ' contl . : the session will be held in tlig high By Fred. 8 Ferguson *Thé {ncome sur-taxes begin at one'jfilms and ‘plates,” ent - guhs wa‘rd'boulxlxdgrles would remain the PATRIO“CWOMEN ;‘:&?fi’g A;::g:gl s e T xfl’r‘x’i“’g-es"’g“ Cll”:;:;gg&“,:f.‘)m ol o cent on 1ncomoss of $6,000 to ;}1? sh:lgi 10 %eli- ;o hunting ‘at the outset;- -1 B , Feb, 6.—. 4 ves 10 ‘per” ‘dirks; daggers; .. salie G o Dylapti aath prootiice ge : . | “Potato Seed Certification for Mins | complétion of the {nitial draft of the 000 aad. tun to 65 pOF. cenv:onf | K orde,: culaw and: :f}lll:tq:,( 108 b sionership, the-entire city to make Q 2 B the selections: The term is four farm, st. Paiil. : tibn, in time to present it to the gen- | the middle and higher incomes, &} ) ; _wPotate Sesd Plot ds a Means of |ral peace congress this week, were| highest rate in the present.law befjg |bbttles, 5 per cent; merschaum. pipes G. Tolaag; lecting candidates for th is- . < . e o 2 ofty to make] - STILL HARD AT WORK |nescteyDx,, Stekman: O atversits | proposed leagtie of nations constitu-| “Prosant sur-tax rates are lowerign [cpnt, .- v i on e}, 3 Blectrie tans, five per gent, thermos undérstopd to be brighter today. 0 ! d ; Thé two qéstions répresenting the gl,é’fi{),ég’&_‘-"“ l‘ncomesf)f e greatest difficulty of sbltition &re:| " barinersitips and vorsonnl.ael:“i;icé, years.” ‘The first selections would be g : v e U the highest: two for the four-year| Turtle River is still patriotié; fof' | Potato Improv‘eme_nt,.—kl. term-and th\z utger thre% to’: :ge two- g su%per fn{;n 1{{!\ Lhéat village el’czlwslzure University farm, St. Paul. year term, elections-to-be held éve enéfit of the Red Cross nett 5,0 upel d " Growers’ iwo years in the fall -at-the game| which has been recelved by tue south Amfi;fii:"l'_sfw?x;fizdc, &v\]xnty Medns by which. the league will en-reorporations pay. the tax as in tinae ‘ag ‘tl:ie igeneral -staté elections, | Beltrami county Red ;Cli;)ss chax;]t.er. agent, Bemidjl. “)‘;f::p:;:e:f;fig?o:;'ge z%%’flg&:‘:}'}; duals, not a8 ¢orpotations. . "7 hu : h T 1 ~the Sunshine 7 h and thus do awag-withthe expense hen ‘along comen a You should make it your duty to | council of the league. 1 19’1“;15150((’?3;? g:r L‘éfl‘i’?fin&“figz& ufter ten er cent.. The present ¥ate hisk } ‘cent;’ liveries, riding an hbits, 10 per cen . articles ma thr, téh per cents;’ yaclits an otz tollet, goal “reasonable cause. ' They shall meet ches s wenk and'at e wud 71| i i, G of Wortor: KENFIELD T0 BEAUTIFY HOME SURROUNDINGS FRESEES X ‘of the financial condition of the city. | at the First National bank and will The ‘commission shall appoint the|have charge of thé 'cgll' ct:finaa 8td . In line with the movement for a o more beautiful Bemidji, B. B. Ken- market value in the taxable yea The bill allows income taxes t i i for the past two weeks, studying the latest factory methods, in = repair t be wotk, \and looking over. the car sit« paid in ofie or four instaliments as uation in génétil, the taxpayer choosés. The first fn- 7 L sy . Em{ilment is due‘whfin the rethus;fl thm ort m‘leg. Knx;.. was lzeldt:glltt 1 1 Jeéd, the second in three monthsj the | foon with services candu¢ at: ELKS MEET TONIGET. third fn #ix and i The firiefal of Corporal Bert Goog- Tealth . officer and board of health, |She succeeds Mps. . C. Bailey, who the city clerk, city attorney and the| was ¢alled to Crookston city treasurer, and be tesponsible for the propet comduct of the city, The G ‘| field, whpsé haidsome residénce id tommission wouhl also hire the po- GERMANS AND POLES ol thé triangle at the intérsedtion bf - T T : | months ho stood In the biting blast in lice, truck .drivers and name the i ¢ ameeoi o Pourteenth stréet and Doud. Aveniie; | There wii be & mée!.%g B tha L IORETE - 5 gont entrance and read the seryjces street ~_ co) n}lssloner{ likewise * the Sl BR! MIS“CE has decidsd upon*marked imprové: |Blks this evening at 8; 510““J _ War and Excess Profit-. = ver the remains as it waited ontside .man whose sole duties would be to Sz ments t his grounds, which will add | This 1s past exalted ruler’s night an Proviston 1§ made for hotn WAr |&-" 0 " permetically sealed ; coffin a social time will be held. and excess’ profits; taxes in the fiseal| L op0ed {n the folds of the 'f;ll he Yook after the waterworks system in the interests: of the consuners and A e R T T T year, but after that the war pupfits i = % . g ’ p ad sworn to defend. x The Kenfidld home s oné bf the taxes comes off ‘except .in ge%n 2 y RED cRoss DONATB upeuifled ¢ases where war contrag te i;;yn' Fg;xge::d;vfi:el‘?lslv{g{efin}:z;o "nh.; municipality. - Bach: of the tommessioners would | mans and Poles have signed & Sevén- | .. iiants of the eits he y and with the Do deew 4100 1ec v, gl Ggay o} 447 STV B SRRE IS, comlutan ok B M TO HOME SERVICE| ™ ™ oepueey are Taxed. 7 [ o corigionh s o z3 &l A L et ¢ B s now being turne ea 0! 8 4 Beverages are £ B wing to the contagious diséasé trom per cvent of ‘his yearly stipend/for RECONSTR“CTION DRIVE TO of the grounds, and a landscape ar- : - o On distilled fiplfltg' $6.40 o gifon |hich the soldler dfed. ‘The body was The Home Servicsd cofiintittée, Hay-|ingtead of the $8 rate adopted by:the Bccompanied to Bemidji by Sergeant every“session missed each week, jin- S 1 tist of Minneapolls hag been énga SOON BE UNDER WAY |, lay out and decorate the grounds|ing in charge the headquarters to ho {n(:use: {f 4n bond $2,20 !natu‘ of | Kinsman, less for a reagonable caus = The 1ibraty’ board would remain in an attractive manner, The work|established for the comfort and recre- | $4.40 house « rats. ;- Perfumes: uthorities af Fort. Riley. intact, and so would ‘the board of| A. M. Whitby, pastor of the Baptist | will be done ‘as soon as weather will | gtj ¢ returned soldiers and sailors " Fax 4 uld Y, of ¢ 0 fts 0% 2 jon which comes under the|church, has- rétiirned from Duluth | permit :a°"° return lers ,|taining dist{lled” " ‘spfrits, : o ), A 2 5 been allotted the sum of $300 by | wine,—gallon _instead 6f 2130 gbnu;BAER BUYS STUBBINS - One-¢bmmissioner weuld | where he atténded a conference re- : X ¥ the Red Cross chapter toward thelin the house bili, p, tax of thirty be naied by the commissioners and|garding the Victory campaign. The a s B g ' 3 g maintainence of the enterprise, head- 1lon 1 t on rectified spirts: or |¢ v da, Judsdr, . The. pik|aim is to ratse B8 000 i by CoMMERcm Cl‘ quarters to be established in tjize ‘fm awl?esogn; l;“ flfl:b‘;{ cents fh ot f HOLDINGS lN SECURm mer location of the Baker jewelry{fioor tax. 7 Hi 53 s AR B ; ould be taken ‘care of by the|struction work and missions by 5 t‘::ll;:lnotu::iqn_. AL sny time. the tom- March 31, 1910, Rev. Whithy statis FAVORS NEW CHARTER | store, on Third street. O X 86, a barrel. Still wines, commmer: of cit!:enz ‘wl?:n a: vxlaig'l.)v up a(r:?i!%’xt%vnufl: s%:rtexr]\” s —— l'{hls ;;roiectéadn pé"‘ troni; thte: “,l" including vermuth containing iless |y ceq pf -utmost - .importance wWas lem-of importarnce comes up. Arndld M. ‘Johnson of Bemidji| Blbridge Lord and Clark Gaines, :h"afstl?e :or:lml:tee ’;‘,’5’1 20:3““ s ;‘;‘!’l‘:’l}_‘ 11"4" ff";l“‘g};gbgghé&fi?m'j’o? hat cunsuq;mgteg_ ,t(;;iays tv:lo“l:::{ Refi d d Recall avenu¢ accompanied him fo Duluth |both returned soldiers from France, | own affairs separate from the busi- Ao : alchahol C. Baer of the Security Sta erendum an call. 2 P 40 cents; 21 'to 24 ‘per cent alchohol b the Stubbl {nterests. This inttiative sreferendum and re: and while in that city they were the|attended the luncheon dt the Com- | 11088 of the chapter. $1 4 o lé:c ased e ubbins i guests of his moi.er and brother. mercial club yesterday noon and gave Wines or brandy withdrawn. for twe:xtgy;wlcm;t;g:g;wégl }lol‘;nalr):“l:f STAFFORD WILL SHOW REDS fortitying, $1 a gallon. i idents of Bemidjl. 3 g call is .also provided-to remove any . AT THE CROOXSTON DISPLAY| Champagne, 12 cents a half pint. The new officers are: - Cereal beverages (near beers): 15k pregident—H, G. Baer. the will of the majority of the people. RENT NEELY RESIDENCE. o Ant Otdinatons MbBDR te maniel ) i [ 4 Mrs, Brank K r?l";:e eg‘rincimfl mattér up for dis 1 statutes, not in Y, an 8. Fran obrg are ex- o e, The i hold good. . ” 4 2 morning from Minneapolis. iur. and the sentiment was unanimously in Cashfer—A. E. Feir. " ea is Simplicity. Mrs. Koors have rented the Neely|favor of it, altnough some were in : residence ‘on Lake Dboulevard, recent- (favor of changing a few paragrayis. (By Unitéd Press:) much to the i:m_qral vicinity of the Basle, -Switzerland, Feb, 6.—Ger- ool; neéw normal. 8tl : %A transaction in Bemidji banking held next week, when Bart Stafford rate was 20 " o 3 per cent. Minera¥ and 5 L B B 1d, John Mo- will shav. some OF HS prlse WANDEE | table waters, 5 per cent of - thg salo :bNér?,b;:l'. 'F.ENetz:f, Wz a’obm:fm. “‘The idea is to simplyfy the busi= ly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Henry An invitation had been extended| Rhode Island Reds, and they will price. Chatles W. Vandersluis, 1 8. Baer. ‘neéss administration of the city and i : S nd| Gominsky. Mr. Koors fs president by the club to all soldiers who have | make competing birds go 8ome in May 1, 1919, a tax of one t ia reduce the useless waste of munici-| 74 manager of Koots Bros. company | recently returned from duty and a|that class. ]eviedyon each 10 cents charghd for BIG FARM BALLY (By United” Prebs.) - e W v pal. funds, owing to lack of system,|.;q wag recently married, since re- number were in attendance. fce cream, fce cream sodas, sundacs TARIFF wn‘L JUMP and similar refreshment if .eaten where sold. 4 impossible under thé present status, turning from military service. in_a nutshell secure a business man- ager, whose sole duties will be to look | =—=———== AGED DEER RIVER SETTLER k: i Grand Forks, Feb. 6.—The grand After the affairs of the city @ in-| .| ciub yesterday. He talked tor| PASSES: FUNERAL SATURDAY ON BRITISH EMBARGO Tobacvo and Cigars. | fnale of the farmers' rally, designed b — Cigars weighing not more “than|to promote better farming conditions, structed, eliminating politics, such as| ;. oA a8 | o hours on the subject and gave an " :a;igg‘:fli:g’:‘e‘dstheAl:o‘mmunlty in its| exhaustive analysis, and no one is in| -~ The vicinity north of Deer River (By United Press.) three pounds per thousand, $1.50.Per{ oy pe - staged . here - tomorrow. Vot 5 rs. As it has been, »n|yoiter position than Mr. Torrance to|lost one of its oldest settlers Wednes- Washington, Feb. 6.—The British | thousand, (house rate $2); MOTel. | ing and stock éxperts have inwfipetem: 'fmplnye °°“‘.‘! tell his}go this very thing, and all who Leard | day morning when Mrs. Mary Yunk |embargo on American goods will be|than three pounds and retailing for nin ! ! uperior to “go to Hades” and get|yi, seemed to agree, that Bemidji passed away, her demise not being ex-|used as an argument for an im-|5 cents, $4 per thousand; gomng toured the northeastern section: of Eyray, with It owing to the right sort | should follow the system, practically, | pected. ~She was o sems of age and | mediate revision of the tariff upward, | from 5 to & cents $6; eight 40 15 the state since Janusy 24, giving 1 s been dome. - Undor | 51 “¢opue in many. other progressive|has béen a resident of that vicinity| it was announced today. “1“2'15 3:]_; "’:.?::"c::“";vf’s‘ty‘ 08,1 lectures on their specialties. $122.0¥ % g ?per A similat ‘révival lias been held.in the new order of things his services| g 1 % 3 Minnesota cities and-throughout the|for the past fifteen years, and leaves 3 Would bk.l.eminated in 4n instant. United States; and eliminate the old|besides her husband, nine children, CORONER Mc¢KEE'IS ILL. -Cigarettes; not over 3 poul bins” MY ta counties and . Strikes Ponular Chord. M ward politics system. v | of -which Mrs. Fred Rhodae and Au- f——— thousand $3; over 3 pounds #§%.20.} adjoining Minneso o “ One of the strongest and most®ar-| Should the‘system be adopted the|gust Yunk are daughter and son. Coroner McKee is on the sick list| Tobacco and snuff 18 cents i perimen and women from every part of dent talks given in favor of the|first election- for commissionerships The funeral will be held Saturday and J. P. Lahr is acting coroner dur- pound. Cigaretts pavers‘ in bopks of the visited sections are expected to il]dogfllm of the new charter was that | would be held May 3, next, and the| morning, services at St. Philip’s|ing Mr.uMcKhee’si flh;emh i :a:.hebflr zgatge :3. :;leer '{8!,' ggl;th;i? :& fi‘;‘r- be hiere for the “round-up” today v y 5t . me having been 3 - ; ) 2 y Coupnty. Attorney Graham M. Tor- | new, regime go into effect cn- the | chureh, interment in' Calvary ceme 3:’4"(’:121111 beulineng onch fifty: tubes, 1 cent on each firty. land tomOorrow, - rance at the meeting of the Commer- } hecond quarter in July. tery. < o e Q «Q o ués. for over thirty dodars a-year : - blpns are exem d’ from Both taxes. ten per eent; slot machines ‘five per . i hd hmu?n: §oi for | per: {ntings and . - of the annuql—primafles and spring | club, auxiliary to the Frohn Farmers' g ol 2 2 : !be present and ald in securing for PULAES . e it - [ e Crom e D eselt sont 1 yourselt and, (he maske! eonditont | AfT0 EXPERT RETURNS |1 e ewt - il i) Rl o ; The SIEGL ¥ sendimof bt all tnios Y1500 fo LBAREA 0TS ChODML come with you.” says County Agent FROM MOTOR SOHOOL| Special provielon io inece wiis or | EROM CHURCH ENTRANCE : on e part o e commission to A. W. Aamodt, 2 3 H « 2 i vt discharge the city manager for any NEW BANK EMPLOYE. Sk ;. fiarl McMahan: stperintendent of | mines. ~Because of the hazards and | £ ¥ 5 P T e . th tt ¥ ¢ returned|the rapid depletion a.spetial deduc- d o NI“R:ISR“' i o Jowett garage, has jus i tion for depletion and [mprovements f PRIEST Co B> S from: tiis annual trip to Minneapolis, 1 : g % T e mttondua the motor sohool |18 allowed. 1t is hased .on the fafr] °f .° omnmmlm peed, who died from scarlet fever gt the last in #ine|@atholic ‘church by Father Phil} t,‘.‘f detailed . by - the mlltgngy ed at the big Crookston show to bej iy er cent of the selling price, Bousc b { Dirdetors are: H.C. Baer, Bward