Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 31, 1921, Page 2

" BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER E. H. DENU, Sec. snd Mgz, | J. D. WINTER, City Editor E. CARSON, President : O B ¥ HARNWELL, Editor Telophone 922 tered postoffice at Bemidji, Minnesota, as second-class mattes, - “mndn Aezt‘oi(:on:ri-n!lnchl. 1879, No sttention paid to anonymous contributions. Writer's name must be hn‘:m to the 05::0!, but not necessarily for publication. * Communica- tions for the Weekly Pioneer must reach this office not latex than Tuesday | of each week to insure publication in the current issue. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Y » $6.00 Bix. Months .00 Three Months One Month One Week By Mall One Year i $8.00 g L e—— 1 ] Three Months —eewne 125 THE WEEKLY PIONEER—Twelve pages, published every Thursday und sent postage puid to any address for, in advance, $2.00. OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS TAXES IN AMERICA AND WHO PAY THEM v Income tax statistics are slow in compilation. The figures| for 1919 have but just been made public and alrea_dy they seem out of date, since they refer to “hoom”’ times when incomes aver-| aged higher than they do today. Nevertheless, the facts about; the 1919 income tax are interesting enough to warrant com-| t. § 2 | ko We.read, in The Independent, that 5,332,760 Americans| filed returns, showing an aggregate net income of nearly twenty billions ($19,859,491,448), and subject to a tax of $1,269,630,-| 104. The average income of the taxpaying class was $3,7.24.05, and the average tax paid $238.08. That sounds like qmyersal; affluence, but it should be remembered that tl{le majority _of“ the people of the United States are outsideth. e income tax list| altogether because they do not,earn (or admit t_ha_t théy earn) above the limit of exemption. Also, some very big incomes help raise the average. Sixty-five persons admitted incomes exceed- ing $1,000,000 a year. i § i New York state paid about one-third of the national in- come tax, although New York had only about one-sixth of t!le& net reported income. The reason for this apparent contradlf:-‘ tion is that many of the largest fortunes were concentrated in the Empire state and were subject to high super-taxes. The aver-l age reported income in Alaska was barely $2,000 a year; yet ‘Alaska reported the largest proportion of the population filing| returns of any state or territory. Similar contracts between| state and state abound in the Internal Aevenue Bureau table. | Thus North Carolina has a reported income only twice that! of North Dakota, but pays nearly eight times as much tax;| which would seem to indicate that in North Dakota, as in many| other western states, the wealth of the “comfortably-off” class- es is spread out in a fairly even layer, whereas in North Caro-L lina, as in many other Atlantic states, a great deal of wealth is; held by a few men. An exception to the geographical rule is the district of Columbia, where the number of income tax- payers is high and the average tax paid low, a condition due to| the fact htat so many Washingtonians are government officials and Uncle Sam never pays very high salaries—Current Opin- ion. RIS SO0 S CHINA’S GRATITUDE . It js a gracious message which the government of Chinal| has sent to those governments and organizations that came to the rescue of her perishing people, in the greatest famine she has ever fought. The special mandate received by Secretary Hughes speaks for the entire Chinese people in terms of the highest admiration and sincerest thankfulness: “The governments of friendly nations have strengthened the bonds of international friendship by the manifestation of their zeal in collecting huge sums for relief and in saving enor- mous numbers of our famine-stricken people. Meditating on their acts of benevolence and their works of compassion, we see ., their complete response to the claims of righteousness for the relief of distress, and the manifestation of pity for a neighbor nation. The entire body of our fellow-citizens is moved by a spirit of profound gratitude and respect.” What a message of good will? get back. How much money spent for war purposes would it require to place any nation in this attitude toward America?; And it saved a million lives, instead of killing. What a con- [trast! What a lasting friendship—and every person who gave; felt better for having contributed to such a cause. We look back with thankfulness over the work accom- plished. America did its duty as it always does. The out- come, as the Chinese minister of foreign affairs has expressly declared, has been the restoration of “a million victims of fam- i ine to life and happiness.” A million lives saved! This is a record beyond price. ) PRSI RN PURE BRED BULLS The exchange of scrub bulls all over Minnesota for pure-|x bred sires.is a step being fostered by the Minnesota Holstein Breeders’ association which will eventually mean much to the| dairymen of Minnesota. Scrub sires may be turned in as a first| payment on a pure-bred sire. The forming of Co-operative Bull associations will greatl facilitate the purchase of pure-bred sires. One farmer espe- cially in this new country may not have sufficient capital to! purchase one for his own herd, but through the assistance of a| club this may be done and the results will, in this way, be en- larged to thewhol e immediate neighborhood. It costs no more| to keep pure-bred stock than serub stock and the returns are| much larger. 3 B — | FARMERS’ CLUB EXHIBITION The plan of the Northern Farmers’ club to hold a club ex- hibit, and from the best specimens to select their exhibit for the big Bemidji fair, is an innovation which should have splendid|Z results. It will undoubtedly act as a stimulus to get a-larger and more varied exhibit and will add much interest to the local com- munity exhibits. Nothing can be more inspiring to a farmer than to know that the neighbor next door to him, who has the same kind of soil and conditions as he himself has, can raise specially good specimens of farm produce. It is a stimulus for him to make a‘very hard effort to do the same thing. This is bptund to raise the standard of products over the entire commu- nity. | ——0 Some cars in Bpmidji need four lights in front to guide them down Beltrami avenue, some have one, and still others none at all. The regulations say, two—no more, no less, —ee (). — \ Did some one say Bemidji’s “White Way” was to be ready for the Fair? ; A few million dollars col-| lected and sent to a suffering nation, and this is the reaction we| SRR ARS8 B8 &8 E 8 Ad TURTLE LAKE . [T 222 2 3 3 % 83 Last Thursday morning Martin Otterstad and his mother, Mrs. N. A, Otterstad and Miss Auna Otterstad left here by auto for several poiuts in North Dakota for a two weeks vsit with several relatives. Visits will be mMade at Grand Forks, Michi- gan, Hampden, Northwood and in Grand Forks county where Mr. Otter- stad and his family lived for nincteen years before coming to Turtle River. They are expected home next weel Turtle Riv “played two ball games last Sunday. The first was with a Bemidji team, the result being 13 to 14 in favor of Turtle River. The second game was with Tenstrike and Tenstrike won the game. Rev. L. J. Jerdee held services Sunday afternoon, and| aftcs the service a confignation class was held as usual. Two young men from lowa came up here to go on a certain piece ot land to camp closé to the lake here. While looking suitable place to put up the tent they came onto a still where some- | manufac- ha'g 'been KA X KRR RE K * MAPLE RIDGE * KKK KRR KKK KKK Miss Martha Maag of Bemidji is| spending hdr two week's' valation‘ with her parents. Miss Josephine Welter, Fred Wel- ter and A. H. Olson left last Tues-| y !Llfly for North Dakota. Miss Welter Sunday aftcenoon at the Wheelan will cook and the boys will work on ‘Mgrtin Jamtvold'ls thireshing ma- chine. Miss Mabel Dictel left Monday for her home in Nebish after spending a few days with Miss Lula St. Peter. Miss Agnes Funk and :cousin are spending a few days at the home of Mrs. Funk. Mips Tunising with four nieces, Mrs. Olson and daughter and two sons were over Sunday visitors at|” the C. C. home. R. B. H nd Merrick St. Peter have begun threshing in this vicin- ity. Mrs. Ashby made a trip to Puposky Friday. The Farm Bureau plenic held at the Maple Ridge school house was well attended, 63 members and vis- itors being present. County Agent Dveracek dglivered an inteyesting cpeech. .\ peogapm conshting of dialogues .was given by the young people of the community. A pienje gupper was enjoyed by all. The next meeting’ will be the second Saturday in October at the Maag home. An all-day program is planned. Mr. and Mrs. Beliveau and three daugkters, Irene, Lillian and Sarah, Lula St. Peter, Mabel Dietel, Murs. Ashby- and daughters, Dorothy and Ermyl, and Mrs, Stensrud and daugt- ter, Aljce, attended church in Pup-| osky Sunday evening. | Misse¢ Lila and Vera Ellott of WONBERFUL GAIN IN WEIGHT MADE Ycung Woman Only Weighed 76 Pounds—Now Weighs 169 and Is Gaining T Every Day “Before I began taking Tanlac I only weighed 76 pounds, I now weigh over one hundred and am’ gaining ev- |ery day,” said Miss LaRue Davis, of | Chattanooga, Tennessee. “I bought my first bottle of Tanlac at Gas City, Ind., and it helped me so much that I continued using it. I have always been very delicate and suffered a great .deal from stomach trouble and rheumatism. I rarely ev- cr had any appetite and simply could not relish anything. I fell off until I only weighed 76 pounds and was so thin I looked perfectly awful. This is the condition I was in when I began taking Tanlac. ““Oh, I feel so different now. Even my complexion is improved. My appe- tite is good and I can hardly get enough to eat. Tanlac is simply 'grand and I can truthfully say that it is the only medicine that has ever done me any good.” Tanlac is sold in Bemidji by the City Drug Store, and leading drug- gists everywhere.—Advertisement. - WAKE UP! BEFORE you know it Win- ter will be here and there will be that usual scramble for Coal. Don’t be caught napping—order your ‘supply now! Help us help you by avoiding the last minute’s rush. We are ready to make delivery and the prices are at their lowest. Smith Lumber Co. around for a| Pinewood are visiting a few days with Miss Lula St. Peter. Mrs. Stepsrud visited at the C. Beliveau home Friday. Mathew elter motored to Wil- ton) Tuesday. A - rrank Funk had the misfortune to cut three of his fingers nearly off. Mrs. Beliveau and daughter, Sarah, made a trip to Puposky Wednesday. Mrs. M, St. Peter and} family visited at the home of her parents, Sunday evening. Miss Fldra Tisdell visited Miss Sarah Beliveau Sunday. Henry Sedo, Merrick St. Peter and Rufus Hayes motored to Beémidjt Saturday. Anton Anderson called at the C. C. Maag home Sunday. Mrs. C. Kluck made a trip to Puposky Tuesday. Mrs. Methusic and daughter, Ada, visited Mrs. Kluck Sunday. Mr. Cummings left for Dakota Tuesday. The \ Misses Vernje, . Dorothy, Gladys and Muhbel Tisdell visited at the Maag home Sunday. North KEKK KK XK KKK KKK x ISLAND LAKE vek O % 3k b kb % 3 % 2w M A, G, Pflledeau and Mrs. G. Pellow left for Bemidji Saturday morning af‘ter’ sp:nding the sum- mer montkg at Island Lake. Messrs. Allandslee and Stout mo- | tored to Bemidji Saturday. | Mrs. A. A. D. Rahn of St. Paul is ! visiting their farm. | Mrs. Roy Ellictt and family spent ';;///7////,1, /S, ‘, 7N ouve Struck'1t Right when you Light 8 CAMEL Your taste will tell you that! For Camels . have the flavor and fragrance of choicest tobaccos, pe_fiectly_ blended. They’re smooth and mellow- mild. .Y And there’s NO CIGARETTY AFTER- TASTE. We put the utmost quality, into.this one brand. Camqls are as good as it’s possible for skill, money and lifelong knowledge of fine tobaccos to make a cigarette. " That’s why Camels are CIGARETTE. | hom | 4 Dprothy) Pofer, 3 a and Messrs. McClellan, Fuller and Stcut attendced the dance at Red Lake Friday evening and reported an excellent time. - Misses, Dorotny Porter, Olivia Ray and Messre. Whelan and Higgin- botham motcred to Nebish Sunday morning and [0 Red Lake in the afternoon. Olkria —REX SUNDAY— THE QUALITY ¥ { TEN MILLION DOLLARS OF KLONDIKE GOLD on a deserted chip in the icv seas of the frozen north was the prize sought by the little company who dared. the dan- gers of Uncharted Seas in the hope that it would bring happiness to a once happy couple. The strange adventures encountered on, this quest of happiness and gcld are thrillingly portrayed by Alice Lake in the Metro pictures ‘“Uncharted Seas” at the REX THEATRE. R. J. REYNOLDS Toba Wisstoa-Salem, N €. o ‘When you come right down to reason, what 1s there to discount tires — HE next time a friend comes to you all excited about some wonderful tire bargain—ask him how much value he ought to get for each dollar of tire money. It’s astonishing that any car owner today should not know all the tire service he is entitled to. Nor how to check up between the economy of par quality on one hand—and big discounts, surplus stocks, discoritinued lines and retreads on the other. * * * For two years U. S. Tire makers have been telling the American people all about tires. ently maintained quality first standards with certain economy for the tire buyer. They have established 92 Factory Branches all over the country. Perfecting U. S. distri- ‘bution so that you get a fresh, live tire every time you buy a U. S. Tire. * So when a man once decides on U.S. Tires he knows what he is getting in quality—service— economy. : In support of his own judg- ment he gets the pledged word and reputation of the largest and ‘most successful tire concern * * in the world. A sound reason for the fact. that you see more U. S. Tires on more L cars than ever this - g B year. They have laid open the tire business from every angle. U. S. CHAIN TREAD One of the few tires of which it may be said that they deliver economy year in and year out and tise after tire, They have always led the fight for better tires. They have consist- “¥e t a fresh, live_tire query time o by U s T United States Tires United States @ 'Ruhher_finmpany“ C. W. JEWETT CO., INC., Bemidji, Minn. e CASS LAKE AUTOMOBILE CO., Cass Lake NORTHERN AUTO CO., International Falls CLEARWATER AUTO CO., Bagley CHAS. DURAND, Puposky, Minn. ¥, M. MALZAHN, Bemidji, Minn. k3