Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 9, 1920, Page 2

- Jents cost a Tower Bridge man $50, Four or Ftve Steps Necessary to _ Finish Work of War Indus- tnes ‘Board. SETTLE WITH 3,865 DEALERS 2 Reports Must Be Audited, Analyzed and Excess Profits Determined and Disbursed—Refunds in Many ‘Cases WIII Be Small. Wuhmzton.—-'rhe department of agriculture is winding up the affairs of the domestic wool séction of the 'Ii' industriés board. This work fn- four distinct steps, and it seems able that a fifth will be necessary. The first step-is to secure, on forms med by ‘the department, sworn the 3,686 country deal- the 179 distributing dealers :' om the war industries board is- aued petmits to deal fn wool of the 1918 clip. m second involves the auditing of -théad reports l::vo etafl to deferminé methods pursued and the | 979 mfiml ‘'are 1h sccordance with k <the regulations. 'no third 18 the collection of excess thoke persons or fire after audl mfim” profits -‘m’m As rapidly. e they site féceived by the department, all remittances for amcess profits are Bélng deposited as s -pdnl M in the mry of the 'll“ll The M i n édréta uwm o @iiéd report which showa excéss profits |bursing officer drawn on the treasury lof the United States. The fifth step will be an audit, in |the field, of the books and records of |dealers whose reports for any reason jseem to make this course’ advisable. The first division of the work has been very nearly eompleted. A rela- ‘uvely small number of approved deal- ‘ers have failed to make reports, and ‘It 18 belleved that the transactions of ;many of these were so small as to be ipractically negligible. It has been discovered that several tundred wool dealers carried on thelr dusiness as usual during 1918 without lobtaining permits. As the names, of these dealers have been ascertained they have been required to furnish re- -ports similar-in respect-‘to those "re! quired from permit holders and to pay over their excess profits whenever it dppenrw that they have made more than the regulations allowed. In oth- er words, they are not allowed to de- rive any advantage from having oper- ated in ignorance or violation of the regulations. Thg discovery 0f. many of these unauthorized denlers was im- possihle until the reports of the 179 denlors In distrihuting centers were dudited, since the entire wool clip of the country cventually passed through their books either as purchases or ¢onsignments. lohn Barton Payne, a native ot Virginia, is sixty-five years old, and has 8 prominent in Chicage life for many years. He was judge of the supérior Shamrock Sea,ls, per pack.age T 10c Ry 'xm ';ui:.“' has béen president of ‘the board of south park com- Card Board Shamrocks per package 1B¢ — === Dancing Boy Cut Outs; package. . . .. 15¢ SUGARGROWING N INELAND. CULLED %o SUEER: ganclx;ng %lrl Cut Ot;lts package. . . .. l§lt' ——r on bon X Siga. oy Skagne 14, foi othatnar fel leniane In 1790 sugar growing was estsd- I am one of the usliers in the KIOSE wmt ‘:.l:- Harp Plac: 3:’1‘3:(: ka 15: lished in Ireland, the Irish climaj4 | CBfrch. One Sunday, stfer having Mt llearaie i T béen up late the night before, I had ot i Decorative Flags, package........" .18¢ m remarkihly ldlphd- for the p igh Te, experience in our 24 growth of “Wulbous roots of & su- taken the collection and was waiting profession. Our Crepe Paper Caps, each..... ceees lSc perior quality, whether for the |2t f:;e;::ko;ft g:eog:t;c; fi»tr ‘t'l.-: w':;s{olk are sat- - Crepe Napkins, package . .. .. ven...15¢ :mm?n ot‘h-:n;. .;.1:;efm iy long, w 1 et rch iy o Decorative Crepe Papeér, package. . . .20c of the Irish nation were the gredtest chair and lesned back against the has been proven. Table COVGI‘S, QRCN o i il s e 60c wall and dropped off to sleep.’ The i S - e == ¢ sugar consumers in the world. With the present great scarcity of sugar in the United States and other parts of the universe Ireland is seizing the opportunity for the re-establishment of the industry and for making the Irish nation once again the greatest nugnr-growing country. DARING INNOVATION. “I'm going to have-a gred nov- elty for my next concert,” said the manager. “Something - new - from- lands | far P «*No. I'm going to.have a fine performer named William -~ Smith play a composition by John Jones, with the title in plain”English.”, rnmu:ufl.v THE CASE. “You must mnke a speech at the club tonight.” “Aw, I can’t make a speech.” “Yes, you can. The man who in- troduces you will gab so long that you'll only have to say a few words.” The second division of the work, —-Phxhdelphn Bulletin, that of auditing the reports received, 18 progressing rapidly as the force avaliable will permit, and the colldc- tlon of excess profits proceeds as the audit of vach separate case is com- pleted. Pay All at Same Time. As ranidly ns excess profits are re- cefived from' any dealer they are ap- portioned to the individunl growers to the extent to which their identity is diselosed. but the actual payments are heing withheld until the collec- tion of excess profits is more nearly conipleted, in order that practieally all _the growers may receive Tvheir checks at spproximately the same i time. The rveports of maany countrv deal- ere chow no excess profits. Relat! vely small amonnts of excess were mwade | by most of the others, and the refends | to individual zrowers In many cases will be very small. In other werds, the refunds will amount in the aggre- gate to several cents per pound upon all the wool which the dealer handled. “The greater part of all excess psof- it according to a report of the de- partment. “appears to have aeccurm- lated in the hands of certain distribut- ing center dealars who purchased ! largely through direct agencies in pro- ducing sections. Many of the distrib- uting center dealers, who handled wools on consignment only and whose profits were necessarily limited to the commissioas paid by the government, appear to have no excess. In the dis- cussion of this subject in press, the fact that nearly two-thirds of the wool clip of the countrv is so-called Jter- ritory wool from the Western ana"Pa- cific coast states, which was handled almost exclusively on consignments, and therefore furnished on opportuni- ty for the accumulation of excess profits, has, to some extent at least, been overlooked.” Gift Costly to Giver. London.—Giving a deserving case 60 The delighted recipient gave him a “pat” on the shoulder which knocked Bim through a plate glass window. “Good you didn’t give him 5 shillings,” ohserved the magistrate, ordering the ] 5d . [ 4 Minneapolis, '.e TR oo ol < DU AR AR ARG RARARRRITLSLIRC: &L Sold in Bemidji by THE HUB CLOTHING CO. 218 Minnesota Avenue SEHR unlucky philanthropist to pay for dam- ages ddne. JOHN BARTON PAYNE g several hundred employees and saving thousands of dollars. ; "lllII”"llllflfllwm\\'lflflullllVHII1||l“|l||l“ll||l!lll' ; Like Sugar in Your Coffee The Patterson Wot Ts to len Who Appreciate Quality Ask your dealer for the PATTERSON. Distributers. EEMAN TRACTOR It Cultivates. Machines, Lawn Mowers and Loads of all kinds. It does the farm work ordinarily done by one horse. It will also cultivate onions, carrots and other vegetables grown in rows as narrow as 12 inches—3 rows at a time, if desired. It is a Portable Gasoline Engine that will trot from job to job under its own power: runs the pump, saw, washing ma- chme, feed grmder and any other machine capable of being oper- ated by a four horse power engine. information cheerfully given on request. F. M. Malzahn BEMIDJI, MINN. DAILY PIONEER The Earth’s Crust. The most important sclentific lnvu tigation of the last year in any coun- try has probably beem the attempt to mensure the earth’s crust. We know very little about the shell on which we live, Sclentists have been studying the problem in Hawaii, Tuscany and in Salvador, where the opportunities for imvestigation are especially favorable, Much data new to science has been oollected concerning the shell, its com- position and probable age. Still other tests have been made in New South John Barton Payne of Chicago, is | Wales, where a great reservoir concen- doubly in the limelight—or in tweo | trates an immense weight of water on spotlights. He is to be President Wil- | a limited area, and Instruments_have son’s new secretary of the interior, | been devised to measure the movement succeeding Franklin K. Lane. Mr. | of the earth’s crust under this weight. |’ Payne has served as chairman of the | New light has thus been thrown on |f shipping board since last August, pre- | the action of volcanoes.—Boys’ Life. viously being general counsel of the —_—— rallroad administration. HIS GOOD LUCK. Mr. Payne’s appointment came as | - e a surprise and attracted more than “At last I have had a stroke of usual attention because of the manner | good luck.” in which he has been brought into the |\ "«“What is it ?” limelight in connection with the sale « . . of former German passenger ships. You, know. that .shzck” 1 v Mr. Payne said that he would, of tempted to buy and didn’t? course, accept the appointment if con- “Yes.” ’ firmed by the sem;te, but that he had “Well, I notice by the papers that requested the.president to allow him i S 8 B to6 remain where‘e was until the Ger :‘.he“ company hisa. gust. jpone fo-the man ships were‘sold. He algo a sired to complete the reomnlution of the shipping board and Emergency Fleet corporation which was then MMM Avenue Keeps the best stock of Tobacco in the Northwest, also Pipes. We do Pipe Re- pairing. p H. N. M'KEE, Funeral Director PHONE 178-W or R Subacribe for The Ploneer. Subscribe for the Pioneer. l !l . Weat a Shamrock $$ ON = St. Patrick's Day FEW SPECIALS AT THE PIONEER ' STATIONERY STORE mausic ended, but my sleep didn’t, and one of the other ushers had-to come and wake me so that I could take the plate up to the altar after the minister had waited for me.— Chicago Tribune. Gse Pioneer Stat. Store BEM]DJI, MINN. y g 403 Beltrnm; Ave.’ Phone 799-J QUALIFIED. Brown—Now t.hlt' women are J. C. PENNEY CO. J. C. PENNEY CO. _J. C. PENNEY CO. J. C. PENNEY CO about to vote I think I shall advise my wife to go into politics, -« Banks—Do you think she eould make a success at it? Browi—I ‘know she ‘cBul#® Mo |} matter what hlppens she s llwlyl right!--New York’Post. DECREASE- OPERATJNG CoSTS Efficient Farmer wm !Ilmlnlu Al [ Unnecessary Hofses and Cut Down Feed BilUs. J1. C. ENTNEirco.‘- ' here ‘Economy Satisfies The mammoth success of the J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, now operating 297 BUSY STORES, is wholly due to the never- tiring efforts of our buyers to secure the season’s best and most attractive merchandise at the lo west possible cost, and, in turn, offering it to our customers at the lowest possible price. 1004 On many farms, one horse, and oc- caslonally ‘two or three can be sold without affecting the operation of ‘tiie’ farm. With the farm cost of keeping’ a horse mounting to $200 a year, the efficient farmer will decrease his oper- ating costs by eliminating unnecel!lry horses. J. C. PENNEY'CO. *0D. AANNIA 0 ' We do enjoy the patronage of thousands of satisfied cus- tomers in 197 cities and WILL establish the spirit of satisfac- tion within 100 new communities this year. If YOU have not taken advantage of this opportunity which means ECONOMY and ABSOLUTE SATISFACTION to your own personal self, NOW is the tir‘ne to pay us a"visi't which will prove. convineing. le@+t OUR METHOD: Volume of business and small profit. OUR MOTTO: Same Merchandise for Less, or Better Merchandise for Same. i OUR GROWTH PROVES OUR CLAIM. ‘00 XANNI4 "0 'f 0D XEANNAJL D °'f Minnesots. BRI, % §) Bemidji, Minn. ‘00 XINNId D °f WE FEATURE—SERVICE, QUALITY, STYLE and SAT- ISFACTION—THE HOME OF ECONOMY - It Plows. It Harrows. It Drills. It . Hauls Mowing ‘0D XANNEJ O °f Are you interested? Full / ERUA BUSY STORES [ J. C. PENNEY CO. J.C.PENNEY CO. J.C.PENNEY CO. J.C.PENNEY CO. J.C. PENNEY CO. ‘0D XAANNAL D °f J G PERNEY CO. 3. C. PENNEY CO. J. C. PENNEY CO. ~3.C. PENNEY CO. Defective