Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 15, 1921, Page 1

‘\‘ i % N . FAMILY HEARQ EXEMPTED ' { \ The Pioneer is the only daily within 100. miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation in North: ern Minnesota. g { Minnesota: Probably snow tonlz"}‘ff" e and Friday; colder in west Friday, VOLUME XIX. NO. 203 65c PER MONTH . -BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. 15, 1921 NEWINTERNAL | Changes /in, Income " Tax _Lay Allow $400 Exemption for Each l?épe"ndén; $2,500 ON $5,000 INCOME Nunierous Changes -in ’Tax Illl New Act Will Go Into Effect January 1 e “Enactment of new revenue legisla- tion has brought to the offices of col- lectors of internal revenue a flood of inquiries regaxding various provisions. The Revenue Act of 1921 became effective November 23, 1921, (unless otherwise provided for),” according to a statement issued by the collector for the district of Minnesota. i “To avoid error in the preparation of their returns and later difficulties with the Bureau of Internal Revenue, taxpayers are advised to. carefully note the changes and when they be- come effective. “The excess profits tax is repealed as of January 1, 1922. ‘The rates for. 1921 are unchanged. “The surtax rates for the calendar year 1921 are unchanged, and range from 1 per cent on the amount of net jnconie between $5,000 and_$6,000 to 65 per cent ‘on the amount of net jncome in excess of $1,000,000. For the calendar year 1922 the surtax rate, 1 per cent on the amount of net income between $6,000 and $10,- 000 to 50 per‘cent’on the amount by which the net income exceeds $200,- 000.° . “The exemption allowed for a de- pendent is increased from $200 to $400. Mayried. persons _living with husband orwife and heads of families - are allowed a personal exemption of $2,500 (instead of $2,000) unless the net income is in excess of $5,000 in which case the personal exemption is only $2,000. The: act -proyides. that. in no case shall-the veduction of the reduction of the personal exemption from $2,5600 to $2,000 operate to in- crease the tax which would be pay- able if the exemption were $2,600 by more than the amount of the net income’ in excess of $5,000.-This is to overcome the disparity in the case- of two taxpayers, one of whom is just within the lower $2,000 exemp- tion nd the other, just within the higher $2,500 exemption. “Single persons not living with . husband of wife, are allowed an ex- emption of $1,000.. Non-resident aliens are allowed a’ single person’s exemption of $1,000. Persons having gross income for 1921 of, $5,000 or over are required to make a return, regardless of the amount of the net incame. “Provision is made for the repeal as of January 1, 1922, of the tax on stock}!olders of a personal service cox- , poration as such.- After that date such corporations are to be taxed the same manner as other corpora- ~fions. X“The income tax on corporations for the calendar yegr of 1922 and thereafter is increased from 10 to 12% percent. The $2,000 exemption heretofore allowed corporations is to be granted only to those corporations whose net income is $25,000 or less. “Many persons are under.the im- pression that the tax on ice cream, soft drinks,_ etc., monthly returns of |~ which ar¢ required, have been re- pealed with the enactment of the new act. These taxes remain in force until the end of the calendar year 1921. “No change is made in the tax on admissions, except that after January 1, 1922, there will be no tax whexe admission is less than 10 cents. Effect- ive January 1, 1922, the following taxes are also abolished; on musical instruments, ' sporting instruments, sporting goods, chewing gum, porta- . (Continued on'page 6) LOCAL COLLEGETO OPEN - BASKET SEASON TONIGHT Tonight's game - against the Kelli- her high school team at that village marks the entry of:the Bemidji State Teachers college’ in- the bxs}(etball field, the team now formed being the, first men’s team to represent this } stitution. F, P. Wirth, coach, has de- veloped a formidable squad and in- dications are that the school will stand its own . against any school in this sectig of the state. A large number of games have already been arranged, the most reeently arranged being one with Fosston here ‘on January 4, and one with Eveleth Junior college there on February 9. Due to the recent illness of Cap- tain Horns, Tommy Simons will act as- ceptain during - tonight’s game. Greenfield of Bergland will start at eenter, Romans and Riggs as for- wards, Simons as floor guard and El- liott or Paul as the other guard. The Kelliher coach will officiate at this game. Following the college game, the Kelliher high school's second team’ will play the Kélliher city team, at g P ] NATIONAL GUARD TEAM DEFEATS WALKER SQUAD Frequent Fouling Cuts Down Speed; 24 Fouls Called— Score 32'to 11: Bemidji’s National Guard unit won its second game of basketball by de- feating the Walker city team at the niew armory Weédnesday evening by a score of 32 to 11. Play for the most part was slow and the bnsket‘s}.llootmg was_poor, although the Bemidji team +~7 necessful in a number of long 3 \The Walker team scored only ‘field baskets despite its many \s, the majority of which were ‘ng range. The guardsmen net- en field baskets. . ¥ {ng, holding and hacking ?.’— calling of 13 fouls on Be- & 411 on Walker. Walker 5 of the 13 and Bemidji g ¢ W11, Qalf ended with the score favor of the locals, and .wne opening of the second half thé margin was increased. Then Walker came.back for a short period and narrowed the gap, but the Be- midji guardsmen soon increased their ‘lead again. f In the second half, McGee went in to. play center, Phibbs going to for- ward and Howe going out. Later, Lane and Achenbach were relieved by Welle and Howe. Consequently the entire line-up ‘was given an opportuni- ty to participate in Walker's defeat. Fred Phibbs led the scoring for the Bemidji team with seven field baskets and one free throw. Smith came sec- ond with three field baskets and five free throws. Achenbach scored two field baskets and McGee one. For Walker, C. Rau led the scor- ing with two field baskets and four free throws. L. Munnel made the re- maining field basket and O, Olson the fifth free throw. Claude Bailey of this city refereed the contest, and considering that it was not an inter- scholastic game he called only the major ofi'endars. His ‘work was very impartial, although the Walker. ag- gregation at times could not see 1t that way. The next game for Company K will be played against the Crookston city team at the new armory, Wednes- day, December 21, and it is expected that this will be by far the bést game | of the early season, since that city has always. had a_strong basketball aggregation. UNIVERSITY. OF MINNESOTA - GRADUATING ‘LARGE CLASS (By United Press) Minneapolis, Dec. 15.—Graduation | exercises for a-class of 143 seniors at the University of Minnesota will be held tonight. The, class passes out of the school at the end of the quar- ter. WILTON STORE ROBBERS BOUND OVER FOR TRIAL Frank McCarthy and Clarence T. Hendricks, who were arrested in Be- midji Tuesday morning for breaking into the store of W. H, Keiler.at Wil- ton Monday night, were arraigned yesterday afternoon and both waived examination. = They were bound over to await trial on bonds fo $2,000 each. Inasmuch as Hendricks has already made a signed statement regarding the details of the robbery, it is ex- pected that he will ask to be given an opportunity to plead guilty and re- ceive his sentence as soon as possible. BARNESVILLE MAN ON TRIAL ON CHARGE OF ASSAULT A (By United Press) Moorhead, - Dec. 15—Arguments had not been completed at noon in the case of James Hartman of Barnes- ville, on trial here for assaulting his wife with intent to kill, last June. Hartman called'ilic Barnesville pc-' lice officer to his home eatrly in the morning of June 6, saying that dur- ing the night he had bzcn struck n the head and when. he recoversd found his wife lying bruised and bleeding. Almost immediately sus- picion centered on Hartman, who has since been held in the Moorhead jail. Hartman took the stand in his own defense yesterday. NORTH SCHOOL PARENTS AND TEACHERS HAVE ASSOCIATION The Parent-Teacher association of Lthe North school will (hold its next regular meeting on Wednesday, Jan- uary 11. At a recent meeting officers were, elected as follows: President Mrs. I. A. ‘Hanson; vice-president, Mrs. M. A. Aldrich; secretary, Mrs. Bert Clark; treasurer, Mrs. Herbert Carver. Miss Lois Daly, school nurse, was present and gave a very imteresting | talk about the school child’s diet, af- ter which the meeting was opened for discussion. Following the election of officers, the meeting was adjourned and refreshments served. TWO BEMIDJI MEN IN GRAFTON BOOZE RAID Grafton, Dec. —Four alleged bootleggers were arrested here Tues- day at a private rooming house, giv- ing their names as Felix Scott and Tom Johnson of Bemidji, Martin Thompson of Alvarado, Minn., and one John Doe. They were to have their preliminary hearing irday, hopeless CURTIS DOWNS NORBECK IN TWO.STRAIGHT FALLS Franklin Takes Second and Third and, Young Curtis Takes Two Straight — L. C. Cuxtis of this city upheld his wrestling reputation last night by d?— feating Joe Norbeck of Minneapolis in two straight falls at the old ar- mory. The first fall came after 25 minutes, during which’ Curtis claims he .extended all his ability, with a body scissors and- double arm lock, ’| The second fall was secured in about 10 ‘minutés with a toe hold and head lock. In the-last fall Norbeck’s knee was. cracked. Curtis weighed 163 and Norbeck 190. Several months ago the two men wrestled to a 30-minute draw. g " Curtis admits ‘that Norbeck is a hard man to down and states that he was victorious only by exerting’ all his possible strength at all times, A match is now being arranged with Paul Démky of Sauk Center, to be staged within a short time either here or there, if suitable terms can be arranged. X In the preliminary matches, Dick Franklin won from Dan Hendrickson after losing the first fall in four min- utes. He won the second fall in about 30 seconds and the third in four min- utes. Franklin’s wind proved to bt his biggest asset. Clarence Curtis won two straighi falls from Young Johnson, the first in 25 minutes and the second in 10 minutes. Both contestants weighed about 143 pounds. Due to a number of counter attrac- tions, the attendance was not as large as was previously expected. A number of hard matches are being arranged for Curtis this winter and it iy’ expected that the support will be increased later on. Disagreement on terms has caused the Parcaut- Curtis match to be pending as yet, although it is felt that these two men will meet again before the winter is over. S A FIGHTING CONTINUES DESPITE IRISH PACT (By United Press) London, Deec. 15.—(By -Ed. L. Keen)—The way was paved in the house of lords and commons today for ratificgtion of the Irish peace treaty. The two houses of parliament met to resume discussions which were not expected to develop any alarming re- straint against the treaty. (By United Press) Belfast, Ireland, Dec. 15.—Snipers and bombers resumed operations in Belfast today. Sporadic fighting was reported in several |sections of the city.throughout the night, and utmost precaution was taken to prevent a flaring up of hostilities. The cabinet has completed its reply to Lloyd George’s invitation to enter the Irish Free State. It is understood to be an absolute rejection. The con- tents were not announced. w8y United Press) Dublin, Dec. 15.—Debate over the Irish peace treaty was renewed with increased bitterness at the secret ses- sion o fthe Dail today. It seemed that -a decision would be reached -before Saturday ODD FELLOWS TO HOLD REGULAR MEETING FRIDAY The regular meeting of the 1. 0. O. F. will be held Friday evening at the 0Odd Fellows hall at 8 o’clock. There will be second degree™Work and it is desired that all members be present. FIVE PRISONERS ESCAPE FROM GRAND FORKS JALL Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 15.— Five prisoners sawed the hars of Hze jail here this’ morning and escaped. They are Guy McKen- zie, alleged forger; Goldie Nolan, burglar; Jerry Sullivan of Mitch- ell, S. D., automobile thief; and Charles Goldsmith and Kid Thomas, wanted in Cavalier, N. D., for robbery. ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING TAKES TENSTRIKE AN Riflle Discharged While Being “Hung in Tree; Victim Dies - on Way to Hospital Charles Grover Sutton of Tenstrike passed ‘away at about 12:30 Wednes- day afternoon whilé being brought to Bemidji. by automobile for, hospital attention following an accident in which he shot himself with a .22 cal- ibre rifle. The bullet passed into the abdomen on-the upper right side. The accident happened shortly before 10 o’clock. Mr. Sutton had made his home for the past two months a short distance from Tenstrike, and when he left the house in the afternoon, he had plan ned to_cut a quantity of wood before returning to dinner. He first went to look at a number of ,traps which he had set about the woods, and then went to the wood lot. As he was hanging the rifle up on a branch of a tree, the loaded = weapon was dis- charged. P He then took his axe and rifle and went to the house, telling his wife of the accident. She immediately made arrangements to bring him to the hos- pital here, but the injured man pass ed away a short distance this side of Turtle River, loss of blood being con- sidered the cause. The deceased was 28 years of age and had been employed as a railroad brakeman. He leaves a wife and one child, a boy of about six years, His parents and grandparents live in the vicinity of . Browerville, Minn,, to which. place the body will be sent tol morrow for interment. Local ar- rangements, for burial were conduct- ed by H. N. McKee, funcral director. R SR, SPECIAL HOLIDAY RATE APPLIES TO M. & 1. LINE The special holiday excursien rate as announced by J, J. Pearce, pass- enger agent for the Soo Lm(; and Minnesota & International Railway, applies to the M. & 1. lime as well as the Soo Line. The rate provides fo. round trips at‘ fare and o £ where the regular fare is $25 1 les The ruling applies betwzen Decembel 22 and 24, and provides for return to original destination by midnight, Jan- uary 4. BEMIDJI ASSOCIATION ENJOYS SHORT PROGRAM The Wednesday noon meeting of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce as- sociation was -enlivened by the sing- ing of a group of s\'gctions by the High School Girls Glee club vundur the direction of Miss Martha ‘FIbigar. The selections were well received. The meeting was addressed by Chatles Carter regarding the freight rates on wood. According to Mr. Car- ter, the farmers or shippers of wood can not market the wood, necessary to be cut where land clearing is be- ing done, on account of the high freight rates. At the close of the meeting the Salvation Army, service committee held a meeting with reference to what was to be done towards giving Christ- mas cheer to those in need, INDIANA HANDICAPPED BY LOSS OF VETERANS Style of Indiana’s Play Is One Which Requires Long Pe- riod of Training (By United Preéss) Bloomington, 'Ind., Dec. 15.—In- diana’s chances in the coming confyr- ence on basketball rules are still largely a matter of conjecture. Graduation riddled the team of some excellent players, includin); Dean, . all-conference center,” and: it will be an exceedingly difficult task to train new men for the postz. " Indiana has a distinctly individual style of play. It is rather a combina- tion of the Wiscomsin short pass type and the long, open formations which are in vogue among eastern basket- eers. With this bewildering attack In- diana fought through a highly suc- cesful season last winter. It required a speedy pair of forwards, and two guards who thoroughly understood the running floor game. That is exact- ly what the Hoosiers’ 1921 team pos- sessed. 4 This style, however, necessitates a long period of hard training. On the development «f regulars from a host of substitutes and yearlings depends the team's chances to cop the gon- falon. Practice started long before the football seagon drew to a close, In- diaxa was onc of the first teams to appear for work. £ Appearance of the gridiron players necessitated wholesale pruning, until the squad has been reduced to a workable size of approyimately - fif- teen athletes. This Qumber probably will be retained during the remainder of the scason. An allottment of cleven Big Ten battles are boolied. The Hoosiers get under way in the title series when the Northwestern team appears here on January 14. Six of the battles are at home, and five on foreign courts, Michigan, Ohio and Purdue are the big games. '~ TROOPS CHECK RIOTING - - INKANSAS COAL FIELDS (By Unlted Press) Pittsburg, Kansas, Dec. 15.—The cavalry of the Kansas national guard charged into the Southern Kansas coal fields today, but failed to find a foe. Coal mine troops became virtually a comic opera war. Not a member of the “amazon army” was in sight. (By United Press) Pittsburg, Kansas, Dec. 15.~~Riot- ing in the Southern Kansas coal fieldg by the “amazon army” appeared checked, at least temporarily, with the arrival of the national guard troops in the disturbed district. Sheriff Gould of Crawford county received word that several hundred women were mobilizing at Cherokee and are gathered about a mine there, but are not staging an offensive against the workers. Franklin, heretofore headquarters of the “amazon army,” was also re- ported quiet. The st troops al- ready on the ground included large numbers of mounted cavalry, which at once will be distributed over Craw- ford county to patrol mine fields. BEMIDJI ELKS INI LARGE CLASS THIS EVENING This evening at 8:30 o’clock a large class will be initiated at the regular meeting of the Order of Elks, and a special program of entertainment is being arranged in addition. It iz urged that all members be present. A social hour will follow the business session and lunch will be gerved, & e e ety | PRESENTS PLANS FOR Association - Directors Also Hear Data on Freight Rates and Effect on Wood Sales The matter of winter recreation was presented before the directors of at their regular meeting Tuesday by, E. D. Boyce, president of the recrea- tional board of the Red Cross. He' stated that while he realized that it might not be possible to furnish per- manant toboggan slides, he had in- vestigated and found that several sled slides and two or three individual toboggan slides could be made for a very small cost as the labor-to build them, would be donated by students {and others. The probable cost would "not exceed $25 and he felt that re- creation should be provided during the | winter months for the boys and girls of the city. The board of directors recommend- ed that the mytter. be referved to the park commission of the city. A _communication waw read from the Park Rapids commercial club with gyeference to the establishment of a state highway north from that ¢ity to Lake George and ;hence east to the line of intersection of the highway which has been _surveyed directly south from Bemidji, known as' Trunk Highway No. 4. TMs road, it was pointed out would shorten the. dis- tance to Park Rapids and the Twin Cities by twelve miles. It wag left for the secretary of the nssoufatlnn to arrange a meeting with a committee drom Park Rapids to be held here be- tween Christmas and New Year's day. Charles Carter introduced the ques- tion of freight rates on wood and pointed out thgt under the present freight rates :f wag practically im- possible to sell wood to be shipped by He urged that some action be;started toward securing a lower rate on wood. There is a wide dewiand for the wood if it can be defivered more cheaply, it was pointed out. It was suggested that the Beltrami County Land Clearing ociation take steps to help in secuning a better rate in order that wood might be shipped from the farms where land clearing was in progi Mr. Carter also addr d the general meeting of the association Wednesdny upon the same fopic. A BEMIDJI SCHOOLS DONATE FREELY FOR HEALTH WORK The sale of Christmas Seals for the benefit of publiec health work was conducted for one week by the Be- midji public schoolz. The re-ult was very gratifying. . There was collected by tae Fast ¢hool, $6.05; North school, $20; Lin- coln grades, $27.90; Central grades, 71.90; Junior high, $35.39, and Se nior high, $14.09, making a total of $174.48, | BEMIDJI MUSICAL ART - CLUB TO MEET FRIDAY The student section of the Bemidji, Musical - Art club will give its first program Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Civic and Commerce associa- tion rooms, As this is the first appear- ance of the student mambers before the club, the event is being anticipat- ed with much interest. The following program will be pre- sented: Paper, “Comments on the compos- ers of the numbers on the program. Written by Miss Dora Young; read by Miss Bernice Kirk. Vocal .Solo, “Shadows” (Carrie Jacobs Bond). Miss Hazel Ibertson. Piano solo, “Prelude in C Sharp Minor” (Rachmanioff). Miss Grace Everett. Vocal solo, “ "Tis Christmas Time” (Alfred Wathall). Miss Myrtle Wick- um, Reading, “An Order for a Picture” (Alice Carey). Miss Alice Cameron. Vocal solo, “The Sweetest Flower That Grows” (Charles B. Hawley). Miss Mabel Croon,, Violin solo, “Scéne de Ballet” (De Beriot). Miss Grace Currie. Accompanists, Miss Ida Virginia Brown, Miss Ragnhild Moe, Miss Vera' Cutter. . A. F. & A. M. INITIATES LARGE CLASS WEDNESDAY The special communication of the Bemidji lodge A. F. & A. M. No. 233 held Wednesday evening was = at- tended by one of the, largest crowds of Masons in the history of the,local Jodge. Fourteen candidates were given the third degree, the ceremonies starting ay b o'clock in the afternoon and continving until after midnight. A large number of visiting Masons were present from out of town qn¢ a number of the candidates were also from towns surrounding Bemidji. Luncheon was served at the close of the ceremonics.” K GERMANY ASKS DELAY IN REPARATIONS PAYMENT (By United Press) Parig, Dec. 15.—Germany today forwarded z npte to the allied repara- tiong commission saying that she could not possibly meet her January 15 payment. Germany’s note declares there are no funds available for the January payment of tha 500,000,000 gold marks. Delay is asked. | Premier Briand will lay the new situation before Lloyd George when they me: Z n London, cosmuson - (TENYEAR e el H the Civic and Commerce associationBritish Spokesmen. Nfiw Seek Two Super-Ho;al If Japs Complete the Mutsu COUNTER-PROPOSALS UNDER CONSIDERATION Prime Minister of Japan Lauds Delegates for Four-Power Pacific Agreement (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 15‘—Amel‘ica'.s proposal for an absolute ten-year holi- day in the construction of big battle- ships was endangered in the arms con- ferencé today, British spokesmen made it plain that if Japan is to comr plete, the Mutsu, Great Britain must be allowed to construct two super- Hoods during the proposed holiday. Counter proposals for realigning the British navy to meet Japan’s reten- tion of the Matsu were considered by the “big three’ today. These counter proposals call for: The construction of two super- Hoods and the scrapping of four dreadnaughts and ome battle cruiser. The construction of two vessels of the royal sovereign type and the scrapping of four dreadnaughts and no_battle cruis Virtually no work has been done on the Hoods; thus making consider- able construction necessary during the holiday if Britain is allowed them. The Amerieans and British having quiesced in principle to the Japan- ese retention of the Matsu are ready to agree that America keep the Wash- ington and another battleship. (By Viscount Korekiyo Taka- hashi, ‘prime minister of the Japanes¢ empire, written for the United Press, copyrighted in Canaga.) T'okio, Dec. 15.—The people of Japan “heartily rejoice “at the news from Washington announcing that an agreement has been reached among the four powers for preservation of peace on the Pacific. Japan congratu- lates the delegates to the Washington conference, who participated in for- mulating this agreement and the peo- ple of the powers whose representa- tives signed it. The people of Japan congratulate the peoples of these powers upon the approach of an era of peaceful de- velopment and kindly feelings among the nations of the earth, They expect great things from this new concert of powers that allied themselves in one cause in defense Lof civilization. We, of Japan, are ready to render all possible support to the four-power agreement, so that it may be a powerful factor for pres- ervation of peace, not only of the Pa- cific waters, but of the entire world. (By United Pross) Tokio, Dec Speaking through the prime minister, Viscount Korekiyo Takahashi. today congratulated the United States on the success of the Washington conference. Takahashi, in a statement written exclusively for the United Press, pledged his empire to support the four-power Pacific agreement to the limit. He discerns in it the dawn of world peace through the co-operation of nations - that smashed Germany’s scheme of con- —Copyrighted 1921, by United HIBBING STREET CARS RUN' ON SCHEDULE TIME TODAY Hibbing, Dec. 15.—Street cars were today running to South Hibbing on schedule. Several weeks ago the mayor set today as the date for cars to be. runni ing on regular schedule or the street car company would lose its charter. CIRCUIT COURT UPHOLDS: ! CHECK-OFF DUES SYSTEM Chicago, Dec. 15.—Coal niiners of America won a sweeping_ victory in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals hero today when' the court upheld their claim to- the right of operating the check-off system ol collectipg union dues. . The decision was handed down in an appeal by the United-Mine Work- ers of America in an injunction issucd by Judge Anderson. Anderson’s de cision abolished . the = check-off . tem. : The circuit court orders Judge An- derson to draft a new injunction giving the miners the right to ‘their existing contracts with mine owners calling for collection of union ducs by the check-off method, The court also allowed miners should be restrained in an attempt to unionize miners of West Virginia, which the border land company' has been fighting for years, only in so far as their acts “immediately and direct- Iy interfered” with the operation of the mines. The decision was handed down by Judges Page, Alschuler and Baker,