Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 19, 1922, Page 1

e e -A,,M i 1 and Thursday; Thursday and in west port: night. VOLUME XIX. NO. 309 BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, 1922 55c PER MONTH PLANS ALREAD Dates for Northern Minnesota |the jury in Fair Definitely Set for August 15 to 19 LIGHT HARNESS HO! 1‘ TO SPEND SUMMER Department Heads at Worl Arranging Details % usiness operated by Mr. Fenson, is BAUDETTE WINS JURY VERDICT FOR DAMAGES Frost vs. Fenson Case Now on; Fenson Pays Fine of $200 on Gambling Charge A verdict of $194.50 in favor of the village of Baudette was returned by the case of this village against McKinnon & Nelson, in which damages were alleged to have been suffered by the village to its streets during the hauling of materials by +A | these contractors. . The case of Frank Frost vs. T. C. Fenson, in which Mr. Frost seeks $500 Jamages as the result of participating n a gambling game in the place of T, C. Fenson, who was found guilty jury Monday ,of having permitted Abling in his place of business was enced by Judge B. F. Wright to \ »w before the court’s attention for Premium Lists Being Prep.fi% e majority of the afternoon. \ \ With every department head al- ready taking a very active part in his work, the Northern Minnesota Fair, to be held this fall, promises to be even bigger and better than was predicted at the close of the fair last year. A large number of new features are to be provided this fall, assuring all who attend a varied pro- gram of entertainmernt. Premium Iists are now being prepared and will soon be ready for distribution. When this has been done, prospective ex- hibitors will begin to lay their plans and prepare to enter even better dis- plays than those of last year. Horse racing will be a big feature and a large number of first-class en- tries have already been assured. Fourteen light harness horses will be seen in action daily "at the fair grounds - within the next few days. Recognizing the value of the Be- midji race track for training pur- poses, horses are now on their way here for the summer work-out in preparation for the fall racing sea- son. Eleven of these horses are to arrive here within a day or two from Minnecapolis where they have been wintered at the Hamline stables. Three more are due to arrive here in about a week from Virginia. Charles Leidick of Anoka has charge of the 11 to_arive here in the first shipment, while Mr. Shannon of Vir- ginia will bring the other three. Nei- ther of these racing men have ex- hibited here before and both prom- ise something out of the ordinary for the far this fall. In order to house these race horses during the training season, the barn at the fair grounds is now being com- vleted and will-be in. goed condition;| especially for the fair season. With the dates definitely set for August 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19, plans are going ahead rapidly for this big agricultural and industrial event which promises to surpass any other county fair in the northwest this fall. The policy begun last year of build- ing up the fair here has met with public approval, as evidenced by the support received, and it is apparent| that this fall will witness any pre- vious attendance records more than doubled. A livestock consignment sale is planned to be held on August 19, the closing day of the fair. Pedigrees of the stock to be disposed of will be tabulated and all particulars will be announced, in plenty of time before the sale to insure its success in every way. The livestock premium list is now being prepared. The board of directors of the Beltrami County Agricultural association has set the amount of premiums to be offered and it is apparent that the premiums on livestock have been cut consider- ably under last year’s premiums, al- though the number of classes has been increased. This cutting of pre- miums has met with considerable op- position, although the total amount of money allowed for premiums is practically the same as last year, the addition of a large number of class- es of entries making necessary the lower premiums on each class. Automobile races will also be a feature, although nothing definite has been decided as yet relative to thig line of entertainment. Commit- tees are at work arranging the de- tails of their departments and it is expected that more definite an- nouncements will be forthcoming shortly. DAKOTA CONVENTIONS TO NAME NEW TICKETS Jamestown, N. D., April 19—Two friendly conventions here today will nominate complete tickets with the possibility that if one fails to give the nonpartisan league the knockout June 23 the other will deal the blow in the November elections. The republicans are expected to en- dorse candidates for ‘the June prim- aries from the United States Senator down. If their candidates are eliminat- ed by the monpartisan. candidates, who will also run at“the primaries on the republican ticket the ' anti- league element of the ‘state will again unite on the democratic ticke in the fall. i If the independent republicans are successful in June the democratic and republican candidates will oppose cach other for the election. 1t is considered very likely that Gov. R. A. Nestos, elected on a fusion ticket to succeed Lynn J. Frasier, re- called governor last fall will be the republican choice this year, George Schaffer, assistant attorney general is seeking the endorsement for attorney general to succeed Sven- bjorn Johnson, possible candidate for the state supreme bench. ‘ays imprisonment and a fine of ,. Upon payment of the fine, the Jaif sentence was suspended pending Mr. Fenson’s behavior. He is to report to district court on the opening of the next term. Rhoda Judkins who was sentenc- ed at the regular February term, and who was to begin serving sentence at this term, yesterday paid her fine of $200 and was released after having served one week in the county jail. She also is to report to the district Lcourt on the opening day of the next term of court. BEMIDJI MUSICAL ART CLUB PLANS MUSICALE The regular meeting of the Be- midji Musical Art club will be held Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Civic and Commerce association rooms, when a McDowell program will be presented. Non-members will be admitted to this program up- on payment of a fee of 25 cents. The club has also arranged a musicale for the evening of Friday, April 28, at which a program of ex- ceptional interest will be given, fol- lowed by a social hour with refresh- ments. It is planned that this en- tertainment will assist materially in the payment of the debt upon the new piano recently purchased by the club. A few donations have been con- tributed by individuals toward the piano fund and_are hereby very gratefully acknowledged. This eve- ning program will give the general public an opportunity to support and encourage the worthy efforts of the Musical _Art club. Non-members will be asked to 50 cents instead of the usual 25 cents, and a fee of 25 cents will be required of members. Details of both programs will be giv- en at a future date. : B. A. KOLBE OPENS PRODUCE HOUSE ON BEMIDJI AVENUE . B. A. Kolbe announces that he has lnow opened and is operating a pro- duce house, having secured the old Minneapolis Brewing company s building on the M. and I. right-of-way at the foot of second street on Be- midji avenue. This firm is known as B, A. Kolbe & Co. ) It will handie everything in the line PIONEER STOR APPLICATION OF MUNN FOR PAROLE CONTINUED PURCHASED BY [ i = e NEW CONCERN Bemidji Book and Stationery Company Buys Pioneer’s Stationery House FIRM WILL TAKE OVER BUSINESS ON APRIL 24 A. G. Jacobson of Bismarck to Act as Manager; Will Build Up Business The Pipneer Stationery store, which has been one of the depart- ments of the Bemidji Pioneer Publish- ing company’s business has been sold to a newly organized and incorporated concern to be known as the Bemidji Book and Statiofery company. The incorporators are at the pres- ent time all residents of Bismarck, No. Dak., and comprise Andrew G. Jacob- son, Alice C. Jacobson and William F. Harris. The capitalization of the new company is $10,000. Alice L. Jacobson is president, An- drew G. Jacobson, secretary, treasur- er and manager, and William Haris, vice president. The new firm will take over the business Monday, April 24, or as soon as the work of taking inventory has been completed. It is posible that the store will be closed next Monday to permit the taking inventory of the stock without interruptions Under the management of Mr. Jac- obson, the store will be in the hands of a man of wide business experience, whose desire, will be to continue its conduct along modern business lines with a view to building up the most modern retail school, office supply, stationery and book store in the state. Mr. Jacobson has been connected with the .Bismarck Tribune for a great many years and knows office supply and book business from every angle. He was for a number of years State Public Printer of North Dakota and is well equiped with a knowledge of the general printing business. He expects to add several new lines to ‘the business and will continue to represent the All-Steel lines in_this district as well as many of the lines represented by the Pioneer in the past. In disposing of this department the Pioneer will devote its entire time to- ward building up a more 'mode_rn newspaper plant and extend its activ- ities along developing cmpmercml printing, embossing, engraving etc., together with giving to Northern Minesota the best Daily and Weekly newspapers in the northwest. RENTAL FEE FOR ARMORY REDUCED CONSIDERABLY Wilbur Lycan, manager of the new Armory, announces that the rental ee for that building has been reduced of produce, including eggs, poultry,|¢o $35 a night effective at once. The root crops, etc. Farmers who produce to sell will 3 ave (former rental fee was $50. This reduc- find a market [tion comes as a result of the finances here, as this company will do only apf the Armory Board being in much wholesale business with the merch | petter condition now then when the ants and buy directly from the farm-|huilding was first opened for public ers. A storage room for vegetabled is [nse. It is expected that the cut in the planned to be constructed later. U. S. GRAIN GROWERS - OVERCOMING DEFICIT Income ‘Considernbly Higher Than Expenses, Says Cor- poration Committee The deficit in the finances of the U. S. Grain Growers, Inc., which attract- ed attention during the corporation’s first annual meeting is rapidly being overcome, according to a statement issued this week by the executive committe of the cooperative market- ing agency. In recent months, the statement says, the income of the corporation has been considerably higher than its expenses, with the result that the de- ficit is gradually disappearing. “Practically all available cash in the office at the close of the national convention, amounting to more than $18,000, was set aside in a reserve fund, by the former treasurer,” says the statement. “This cash reserve is in addition to more than $110,000 in notes tendered; for membership payments, which also has been placed in reserve. While this leaves the or- ganization in stronger financial con- dition with reference to outstanding obligations, than it has ever been before, it left temporarily without available cash for routine disburse- ments, “During December our gross in- come over expenses was $10,000. Dur- ing January and February, our gross income over grossex penses was $28,- 000. With reduced overhead expenses| | that are being effected through re- organization of departments in the central office and with progress con- tinuing in the field, our financial condition cannot be considered at all cembarrassing.” rental fee will encourage more fre- quent use of this hall for public dan- [ces and the like, unn May Be Expected at Next Board Meeting St. Paul, April 19—Avcting for the state board of pardons, Miss Wolf, secretary of the board, late Monday entered an order in the case of Mer- ton Munn, Beltrami county man serv- ing a life sentence on charge of mur- der, continuing the case. This in effect is a victory for Munn inasmuch as it keeps his application alive before the board and indicates that definite action may be expected at the next meeting which will be held later in the summer. At the meeting of the board last week a plea was made by George Ericson, the Spooner attorney, asking that Munn be made subject to parole, the ultimate result of which would be his release . In deciding to continue Munn’s case instead of flatly denying the request the board is in the position that the inmate has something of weight to be said in his favor. At the time of his conviction, Munn was sentenced to be hanged and commutation by the governor was made only three days before the date set for his execution. MOOSE LODGE TAKES IN SEVENTEEN NEW MEMBERS Seventeen new Moose were cre- ated Tuesday night by initiation at the regular meeting of the Loyal Order of Moose at the new Moose hall, and a number of applications for membership were accepted. There will be another initiation next Tuesday, instead of the purely so- cial program which had been plan- ned, since this last “open charter” period closes with this month and the regular initiation fee, instead of the half rate, will again prevail. After the close of the regular ses- sion Tuesday night, J. P. Lahr acted as judge, C. B. Hoyt as prosecuting attorney, B. E. Stafford as sheriff and Art Stevens as deputy sheriff, while several of the new members were given the ‘“extra degree.” A light lunch was also enjoyed. During the meeting, Dictator H. Z. Mitchell appointed the following committees: Bazaar—Martin Dunn, Paul Tibbetts, Joe Carlton, Ray Kel- liher and Gunner Olson; publicity— A. A. Richardson. The Moose board of officers will meet with the board of officers of the Women of the Mboseheart Legion in thé near fu- ture to plan mutual helpfulness of the two lodges. The name\of F. F. Pierce was drawn for the attendance prize, but since he was not present, the prize money adds to the fund for the next session. A number of ques- tions and suggestions from the re- cently installed suggestion box were discussed and disposed of for the good of the order. Altogether, a very interesting session was held. BELIEVE BRAINERD MAN CAUSED His OWN DEATH (By United Press) Superior, Wis., April 19—Evidence was given police here that partially substantiated the theory that Edward Levant, Brainerd, Minnesota, merch- ant who was found mortally wound- ed last Tuesday, took his own life. The witness testified of having scen a man, whose description tal with that of Levant, riding on a car and ‘who appeared to be acting strange and and nervous. Later the witness testi- fied he had seen a man walking in the direction where Levant's body was found a few hours later. FRANCE HOULD ANNUL TREATY WITH GERMANY Asks Reparations Commission to Pronounce Rapallo Pact Null and Void RUSSION DELEGATION TO ASK AN OPEN VOTE An Allied Note of Protest Is Dispatched to Germany; Answer Is Expected (By United Press) Paris, April 19.—France planned today to strike at the Russo-German treaty through every possible me- dium. Not content with urging cer- tain action at Genoa, the govern- ment took steps to ask the repara- tions commission to pronounce the commission pact of Rapallo null and void. Allied governments will be separately appealed to if the Genoa conference fails'to annul the treaty. Genoa, April 19.—The Russian delegation to the Genoa conferepce announced today it will ask that the Russo-German treaty be disclosed at the plenary session and put to a vote. This was the Soviet answer to the allied protests to the commission agreement previously signed at pallo_on Easter Sunday by German and Russian ministers. An allied note of protest was dis- patched to Germany and it was ex- pected that delegation would reply today. The allies, acting in concert with the “Little Entente,” have in- formed Germany they could have no further part in Genoa negotiations concerning Russia, but it was con- sidered doubtful whether Wirth and Rathenau would take the rebuke to heart and go home Genoa, April 19—J. P. Morgan has asked that members of a committee be appointed by the reparations com- imission to study the possibility of an international loan to enable Germany to make her reparations payments, M4 D. La€roix of the French delega- tion announced today . BERMAN SUCCEEDS LAKIN AS ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR |( E. B. Berman, proprietor of the Berman Agency and chairman of the Beltrami county Republican commit- tee, was chosen a member of the Board of Directors of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce association Tues- day afternoon. Mr. Berman will succeed Mr. Lakin resigned, who leaves soon for Fort Francis, where he will be general manager of the saw mills and logging operations of the Shevlin—Clark Lumber Company. A. F. & A. MASONS TO PUT ON THIRD DEGREE TONIGHT Third degree work will be put on by the A(F. & A. Masons in regular communication at the Masonic hall at 8 o'clock this evening and it is espec- ally desired that there be a large at- tendance, It is also planned to put on ithird degree work next Wednesday and for that occasion another big meeting is expected. Radio Bill _|for financing the bonus bill. Thi; ,Farm Bureau in an int BLIZZARD HITS TWIN St o vewrs INCOME TAXES Tuesday’s Snow Storm Hinders _All Seeding Operations in Vicinity of Fargo (By United Press) St, Paul, April 19—A blizzard out of the north hit the Twin cities and vicinity today. From four to six in- ches of snow fell around Duluth last night. The storm driven by a strong wind, reached the Twin Citles about daylight. (By United Press) Fargo, April 19—Yesterday’s snow storm, which blanketed thi inity in over two inches of snow will fur- ther delay seeding operations. Seed- ing all over the state has already been delayed two or three weeks. Seeding is usually in full swing in_ this state about April 10, The northwest and south central parts of the state are the only sections where any amount of seeding has been done. Seeding has been started in the Missouri slope district. . Although reduction in wheat acre- age because of the fear of rust and the late season, this reduction will be BEING DODGED , SIDES Official Statistics Taken From Tax Records ONE-THIRD OF TOTAL INCOME IS REPORTED One-Tenth of One Per Cent of People Paid 80 Per Cent of Income Taxes Editor’s note—This is the third of a series of articles dealing with the federal income tax situation The fourth will appear tomor- row. By Bruce Bliven New York, April 19—Has the entire compensated for by an increase in|federal income tax system of, the Uni- feed crops. HARDING INSISTS ON BONUS BILL REVENUE (By United Press) Washington, April Harding is insistent o ress provide means of g revenue came known today following the visit of Senator Watson to the White |internal revenue, as ted States broken down? Are millions of our citizens evading their lawful obligatins to the govern- ment?, : Have billions of dollars in unpaid taxes been illegally withheld from the United States during the last five years. P In previous articles in the series, of which this is the third, the writer 19—President [has shown_ that the answer to these ving cong- | questions ig “yes”, He has shown that on the basis of be-fthe figures of the United States Cen- sus Bureau and the commissioner of compared by House. At the same time it also be-|Jason Rogers, publisher of the New came known that a movement is to|York Globe, at least half the wage be made to attach a rider on the tar-|earners in the United States should iff bill providing such means. (By United Press) Washington, April 19—President Harding is in favor of the proposed plan to create a revolving fund H made an income tax return and failed to do so. Summarized, the fig- ures are as follows: Only One In Eight There are approximately 42,000,000 of |wage earners in the United States, In $350,000 for reclamation and irriga-|1919, only 5,300,000 or one cighth of tion projects in the south and west, [the total filed personal income tax he informed a delegation of senators [returns. f and representatives who conferred Yet economists are agreed that the with him. The delegation was headed [ average income of all workers in the by Senator Repre H. R. JONES ACCEPTS NEW POSITION AT BLOOMER, sentative Smith of Idaho, H. R. Jones, who for the past 16 years has been connected with the ‘rookston Lumber Company of this v, has resigned his position to ac- cept as yard manager of the A. J. Martin Lumber Co. of Bloomer, Wis. My, Jones e es regret upon leaving Bemidji. H £o to Bloom- Sunday and his family will remain in the city until the close of the school year. Mr. and Mrs es and family have many friends here who will re- gret their leaving and whose well wishes go with them to their new home. PENALTY ADDED TO WATER BILLS AFTER TOMORROW A 10 per cent penalty is added to city waler bills which are not paid on or before April 20 for the first quart- er of 1922, These bills are payable at the office of the city clerk and it is urged that delinquents pay up at once to avoid penalty. SMALL GRAIN CROPS IN NORTHWEST IMPERILED McNary of Oregon and|United States was then over $1,000 I a year: 5 The 5,300,000 who filed income tax returns certified the total incomes ag-' wis. &legating $19,859,000,000. Yet the to- al income of individuals and corpora- ons in the United States is well over $60,000,000,000 per annum. What become of the other $40,000- 000,000 which was not reported to the government? The figures prepared by Mr. Rog- ers throw an interesting light not only on what appears to be the big- gest tax-dodging scandal in all his- tory, but also the proportion of, the national tax burden borne b?' the i es of the community. Of the 00,000 persons who filed individual income tax returns 5,190,- 000 represented persons with incomes less than $15,000 a year. The total tax collected from these amounted to $286,000,000. ' Small Minority Pays The Most The remaining 121,000 taxpayers, with incomes in excess of $15,000 a year, paid taxes and surtaxes amount- ing to $983,000,000. The total collect- ed from individuals in both classes amounted. to $1,269,000,000, Therefore it will be seen that about one tenth of one per cent of the peo- ple in the country paid approximately 80 per cent of the personal income Laxes. . Approximately 5 per cent the people paid about 20 per cent of the Inroads of Black Rust Force Mills to Seek Sites in Other Farm Territory (Farm Burcau News Service) Experts employed by the United States are predicting this spring that unless the ravages of black rust can be checked the whole North central tion of thiscountry including Minneso- ta, will be forced out of the grain growing business. Within 25 years these experts say grain crops will be a thing of the past here, unless the common barberry bush, which causes black stem rust is completely cradicated in the north- west.. The seriousness of the situation was indicated this week, when three Mine- apolis milling companies announced that they were expanding into another territory, to protect themselves against” the hreatened idestruction of grain production in the northwest. The Russel-Miller milling company has purchased a mill site at Buffalo, the Washburn-Croshy company has bought a mill at Kansas City, and the Pillsbury Flour Mills company is also expanding into other territory « Black stem rust annually destroys more than 50,000,000 bushels o wheat in the northern grain belt. It also destroys millions of bushels of barley, oats and-rye. In 1916 it de- stroyed 300,000,000 bushels of spring wheat in the United States and Can- ada. To wipe out this menace, an or- ganization known as the Conference for the prevention of grain rust | been formed. It represents the cc hined ints of 13 northwest and north centra es, It is cooperatinic tax, and 95 9-10 per cent. (including, (Continued on page 6) e LUTHERAN BROTHERHOOD TO MEET THURSDAY EVENING The Lutheran Brotherhood of the First Lutheran church will meet Thursday evening at 8 o’clock in the church parlors. The program will be given in the Norwegian _language. The topic is“ The Early Norwegian Immigration to America,” 0. B. Stephens introduces the topic. Al members are urged to be present. CHICAGO ROMANCE IS GIVEN ANOTHER SETBACK (By United Press) Paris, April 19.—(By V_Vebb Mil- ler)—Is Allister McCormick to be left waiting at the church for the fifth time? All Paris is asking the question astounded by the new de- velopment in the Chicago romance, consummation of which has so many times been postponed. . Instead of hastening to her fiance, Mary Lang- don Baker has gone to Normandy, where it is apple blossom time, to f|live on a quiet farm and think over her approaching wedding. Viscount Jans, whose Wife, phe viscountess, accompanied the Chica- go girl to her Normandy retreat, made ths announcement today, de- claring Miss Baker was extremely nervous and it was necessary for her to rest at least a month. = “Miss Baker must live the life of a farmer for a month or so. She wants to think over her wedding quietly by herself.” 1 “Does Mr. McCormick think of with the federal government and he ‘n o ficote the common ba fall time. e I ST coming to France?’ he was asked. “T do not know, but 1 don’t think #0,”" he replied.