Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 29, 1921, Page 6

R 0. M Al Ao ) s S AL S g R B AA Y, rm e A SRR SLAAAN i ANt RS LT ITALS NN D . SRS RS AR B DA SR =0 0 BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. _ E. CARSON, President E. H, DENU, Sec. and Mer. G W. BARWNWELL, Editor J. D. WINTER, City Editor i ——TELEPHONE 922.923—— Forelgn A‘dvmmng sentatives 8,0y Theis Co., Chicago; I, 0. Thefs Co.. NeW "York: N‘: .fitML b 1y 1o licati C icati £0~ T, ssarily for puplication, _Communications %ng orest e 2% omice not fa&r than Iggemuy of each yeek to ] y P‘il : tnsurg publication’ in'the current 1issue, i frogre 300 Ohe Year, Three Mont - 1.80 six’. Months th .. i rATont 33 VBV‘::IK . .15 Three’ Month: nostage paid to any address for, \in_advance, $2.00, . Unleas credit iw given this paper, only the United Press is entitled to the use blication of all news dispatches credited to it, or otherwise credited, and B¢ re-pu ¢ also fl& local news published’ herein, g OPPIVIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS THE “GUARANTY SURVEY” “The Guaranty Survey,” a periodical issued by the Guar- anity Trust Compaiy of New York City, in its' most.recent issue in giving a review. of business and financial ‘conditions, makes it evident that doméstic business has “turned’ the corner’” and is: graduslly; emerging: from. the' deflation .period that. began about the.middle of last year. Among other co made, are the following: = “A building b eeping the dountry. There is de- cided betterment in ‘the textile trades and: the shoe and leather industries'report progress. Our surplus copper is gradually be- ing; marketed &t ptiees that tend upward. There, is-increased outpub ofxiron and steel; and:the railroads are.coming back-into the market. . Business failures are less numerous. - Unemploy- ment generally is decreasing, and savings are ircreasing, . =~ ‘%ut‘much’must be done to expédité better condit mal-adjustment bétweéh the pricey of farm products an other commodities'must be eliminated befaore we’can consider liquida- tion'as completed; or before there can be a full measure of pros- perity. - The tax burden must be more equitable’distributed,-and the highsurtax rates reduced. The railroad funding bill should be passed as early as practicable, to put the carriers on their feet financially’ and re-éstablish railroad credit and operating efficiericy. In'view of our changed economic position, a perma- nent high protective tariff should not be enacted to hamper our foreign trade:and prevent, or indefinitely postpone, the liquida- tion of our foreign debts. Every effort should be made to assure the suecess.of the Disarmament Coriference, and thereby reduce tax burdens and eliminate colossal.economic waste, ~And; final- 1y, we must assist other countries to return to prosperity as quickly as'possible, largely through discriminating foreign in- vestments-and long-term’credits on'an’ adequate scale. “How. prolonged ‘will be the period reguired for-the com- plete resumption of the country’s business activity on a normal seale mhst'degend in: considerable digree upon'the progress of industtial ‘and financial recuperation in other countries which consume’American products. : ——————— o Y 2a i “IT IS WORTH IT ALL'TO GET HERE The Williams Northern Light rises'to temark that the mat- ter of voting on the division of Beltrami county. at-the next gen- eral election seems to be gaining favor among the people of the north end. “When you inform a prospective homesteader that he has to go through five counties or through:gforeign country to get to the county seat, he'Begins to'wonder ‘how-near he is to Siberia,” says he, ° T, IR < "No doubt, brother editor; that, is about the way he would feel, but if he has no excuse to get out'of the north end once in a while he might get the impressioin that he isliving right in Si- beria—and that would never do,::Then, too, there are some| things that are worth striving real'hard for because of the satis-| faction obtained when they are'reached. That is how the north- enders feel when they get to the county seat. It’s worth all the trouble to get there. PREACHER PRISONER PAYS once, 'bht gave his word that he would pay as soon as he .got the -money. TAXES AFTER LONG WAIT For ten months he remained indoors. N i 7| to; avoid, having a process served, a « (By, Unfted Press). .. , | detail’; of: policemen” 'beingon* duf _ Londan, Noy, 2! Rey, G, B, Bor-|outside hig house part. of the tini€| rill o(,Iailngton, has just. paid his|hoping: to' serve the process if HE taxes, a commonplace enough thing|strolled o Rl to doj but for ReviBorrillithis m-| His fyiends brotght hi fo}d nd volved the end of a selfimposed ini-|mail and he sat.in his' wiidow and | prisontment, in. his own hoyse for tcn months to keep from having a process served. k g He_considered the tax assesiment exorbitant and declitied td'“pay’ pulled them up by-rdpe. * - . BRING'RESULTS op . NEW STUDIO OVER FARMERS: STATE BANK ‘ ing your child some night. You will'be surprised how quickly the cough.and .{.cold disappear. & SOVIET ADOPTS NEW 7 T w={president of the* r tiymous contrihutions:~ Writer's name "“a':!::*eouncil anngunced todag., ready been putsinto’opera aid, upon:the profits. ,lour’ big industries .\ghx_ch K retained when it instituted its new THE® WEEKLY PIONEER—Twelve pages, published 'évery Thursday and_sent|economic policy. if the industries’' proceeds run low and if the present system of taxation does not_produce sufficiently. Luxu- ries will be the first.personal propert; to be taxed, he said. ‘reconstructing a tax system from the beginning, the Soviet economists de- cided to work first upon the principal The dctual grain will be turned over|:: to the tax collector, who will redis-|. ‘THE ‘PIONEER WANT ADS| TAX PLAN FOR RUSS By Edwin W. Hullinger (United Press Staft Correspondent) Maoscow, (By Mail) .—An elaborate| |- taxation system, reposing chiefly upory ‘Postoftics at’ Ffih’flgll. Minngsota, as Secorid-clal ‘‘direct” Paxes on incomes, profits and Ve CipiBresa of March 3, A8ih.¢ A4 £it |production, jhas been, warked out by} MEMBER o KATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOGIATION . .. |the Soviet governmens an .wn;] be'lfi ¥ Part of the stheme—taxes in the orm of business licenses=hi 1. Tom . “Indirect taxes” will be resorted to Confronted with the necessity of of “ability to pay,” gauging each earnings.: : Peasants wil} pay their tazes in the form of a percentage of their crops: pose of:it on the-market. or inconie tax based upon the year’s sales or gross returns. y . Concessionaires will pay an addi- tional levy or lump sum for the con- cession” or monopoly itself. Thus an American firm operating oil fields would deposit a -certain sum every year in the bolshevik treasury for the privilege of operating’ Russia on a “favored” basis. As yeét mo _taxes on buildings or land are planned either in cities or country. This, it is-hoped, will place ‘& premium upon improvements. the Kremlin will retain—in addition to.the four big internal industries. All Russian importers will be obliged! to buy through' the government. An exception will be made for for- eign cdpitalists operating in Russia, Bugdanoff said, permitting: them to dispose of their ' output freely and thiough private agencies-on foreign government. The government will on- Iy retain the privilege of being con- sidered a prior purchaser. It promises to pay the regular mar- ket. price. Make It A : Real Gift Shop as much as you will, you cannot give family or friends a more acceptable re- membrance than’' a _real hoto-portrait the. studio for" Christmas pho- tographs—an inciden ta’lTy they: are: hav- VOID e misery of racking 'pain. Have'a’ bottle” of Sloan’s Lini+ it Randy ‘dnd’ apply when feelthe ache or pain. |~ It quickipieases thie:pain and sends @ feeling of “warmth through the hifig part: 's Liniment penetrates n f hcum;it‘ism. neuralgia, ica, sprains and strains, stiff joints, ack and sorc muscles, Learn correct breathing, control of breath, relaxation of tongue and chin and you- ‘have gone a long way in development. pointments made and voices . BATTERIES you neglected: P Bhip.yo r‘g%@tery i or’ callyls up saptrlet us get it? 5o low you’ cannot afford totake Don't-delay. — have: your. Battery taken care of at once.’ Wet Storage 75¢ per month - citizen’s annual tax bill by his year’s . | : In the, couptry, for instance, Bug-| danoff said, there will be no'land tax.' .. Dty Storage ; $6.00 a season: In' th usiness will pay sev-| }I SEE eral taxes. st there will hea gen-| era]! license for the privilege of run-|. ning a store or office, similar to the | §p €| system in’ France #nd in some Am- erican cities. 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