Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 6, 1922, Page 1

et ————— VOLUME XX. Mellr i:.'ssues Tax Rec " Mellon asserted that the high levies .,_,,A.'»,‘A:. The. .country has increased its ~Would: = Elimina “suggested that the ‘on incomes below $200,000 reduced TWELVE NEW STUDENTS -~ The.Pioneey is the only daily * within 100 miles of Bemtdji and ..nan..the -laxgest. circulation-. im *"Northern Minnesota. e —— NO. 195 BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENI e T NG, DEC. 6, 1922 N A'Afi_dditicxix\ 9% SECRETARY OF TREASURY GIVES ANNUAL REPORT Further Taxes Mellon Strongly ~ Urges Cut of Fifty Per Cent in Surtax Levies . Washington, Dec, 6—Secretary of the Treasury Mellon today informed Congress that no-additional federal taxes’ will be necessary during the coming year, if a policy of rigid e- conomy is enforced. In hig annual report on the finan- cial’ operations -of the government during the last fiscal year. the secre- tary strongly urged one reduction in taxes—a 50 per cent cut in the present surtax levies on big incomes of $200,000 a year and over. Mellon gXimum be fixed at 25, per cent, and the other rates accordingly. Taking direct issue with the farm bloc which was largely responsible for jhe present rates, are restricting business expansion and that just as much revenue could be obtained by cutting them in half. Other outstanding points of the secretary’s report were: 1. The country already is suffer- ing from a scarcity of labor, due to immigration restriction and the gen- eral Fesumption of industrial activity: with the consequence of higher wages than last year and greater manu- facturing costs. et 9. The railroads are suffering from undermaintenance and inade- quate equipment, and are unable to meet the demands of business. 8. Farm products are selling too. low at the farm and too high at the distributing centers, gold ‘supply ' more than $1,000,000,- 000 during the last two years and (Continued on Page 8.) AT TEACHERS COLLEGE Twelve new students have enroll- ed at the Bemidji State Teachers college with the o.~ning of the reg- ular winter term Tuesday forenoon. This number brings the total for the present year, since the opening of | the regular fall term on.September 5, up to 216. Regular class work for the winter. term was begun Tues- day. forenoon and is now beign car- jerd on.in regular order., The pres- ent term continues until Friday, March 2, allowing for a Christmas va- cation from Dec. 22 to January 2. At the spring term, which is to be opened Tuesday March 6, another increase in enrollment is expected. At that time several mote seniors, will have completed their two year 22 %%, % g \ O‘V " ICLARA PHILLIPS | STILL AT LARGE Possible Clues Furnished. by Her Husband; Authorities Admit Being Stumped: (By United Press) : Los- Angeles, Dec. 6—Search for Clara Phillips, hammer murderess at large after a sensational jail deliv- ery early Tuesday, spread as the sheriff's posse today follow clues furnished by Armour I{hillips.' the es- caped woman’s husband, i Grilled nearly all night behind barred doors, Phillips gave names of persons he believes may have aided kis wife in breaking from the county jail. As for himself, he established 2’ complete alibi. Somewhere, the woman, found guilty and sentenced from ten years to life for beating to death Mrs. Al- berta Meadows, is = believed to be planning a revenge on' Peggy Casse, whose testimony led to her convic- tion. Automobile tire marks outside of -|the jail and again near the home of Mrs. Casse, from which the state’s witness was absent, led the sheriff to believe that Mrs. Phillips had been driven to Peggy’s home in search of vengeance. Others ‘believe that Peggy, remorseful, aided in the deliv. ery. Authorities admit themselves stumped. Chief criminal deputy sheriff, Al Manning, declared, “We have run into a blank wall on every clue so far.” . It is believed that the . ‘“hammer murderess” fled to the desert: A garage man gave a tip of a man and 2. woman,. the latter- with_ her face buried in- a2 newspaper, 0 drove up to his place and asked for desert tires. A little negiress devoted to Clara Phillips was mentioned by the latter's musband as a . possible sus- pect. He declared he was glad his wife was free. % (By Unitéa Press) Los Angeles, Dec. 6—Peggy Casse, chief witness against Clara Phillips in her trial for the murder of Mrs. Alberta Meadows, was found at Long Beach today by a deputy sheriff. Mrs. Casse disappeared at the time Mrs. Phillips escaped from jail. = “I believe I saw Mrs. Phillips on the streets of Lung Beach yesterday at noon,” she said. ~ “She wag in a high state of mervous' excitement.” IRISH TRICOLOR course and will receive their diplomas at the close of the winter term. Al- together. this year the college is to graduate about 50 students this rumber being more than the insti- tution has graduated previously in the three years of its existence. MOOSE MAKING PLANS FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE At the first regular semi-monthly meeting of December, the Moose lcdge Tuesday evening heard a re- port of progress by E. E. Benson, chairman of the general committes in charge of the auntal New -Year's Eve celebration. His committee at it two nieetings already has outlined a fine program for the evining, and his orchestra, in sections or in whole is rehearsing three timeg each week for its part of the program. The lodge voted to ask Dr. G. H. Zentz and E, W. Hannah to make brief talks on Mooscheart for the benefit of the New Year’s Eve crowd. They also decided to invite 100 good men of the city to attend the annual celebration and oyster supper, and the chair, which was filled by Past Dictator R. E. Miller in the ahsence from the city of Dictator H. Z. Mitch- ell, appointed the following commit- tee to issue the 100 invitations: Dr- H. A. Northrop, L. L. Caskey, J. E. Maloy, Harry Blackburn and Martin Dunn. Two applications for mem- bexship were received, also a benefit claini by one of the members. For the attendance prize, the name of Barney Popp wag drawn.. Following the business meeting all set down at tables spread in the club rooms and enjoyed a delicious feed. 1lodge. GOES UP TODAY British Union Jack'Is’Hauled Down .oJri:h;l"m State Comes Into Being Dublin, Dec, 6—The Irish tricolor was raised today over the Vice Regal The British Union Jack was hauled down as the Free State came into being. After a similar announce- ment of the formal constitution of the Irish Free State in Dublin and London, Timothy Healy, the new governor general was sworn in and the first meting of the Irish parlia- ment summoned. The last few strenuous weeks have affected the health of President Cos- grave who will leave for the south of France to recuperate soon after the assembly’s first meeting. Doc- tors have ordered his to remain away at least two months. He will not resign as president of the Frée State, it ig reported. Republicans are reported planning a coup d’etat under the leadership of Liam Lynch, who has arrived in Dub- lin to teke charge of the republican campaign. The Free State-governor seeks to discourage Amerida from' subscriptions funds for republican leaders on the ground that further rebel activity will only result in the destruction of property and the am- bushing of troops. Timothy Healy upon hig arrival in Ireland asked America to with-hold her moral as well as her financial support from the republic. Hé said the republicans had no panacea for Ireland. “Iliodor” a Baptist - Ret 4 ¥ | .With: the avowed intention of be-| coming an:American citizen and joining - the :Baptist church, Serge Trufanoff, the Russian monk. known as' Hiodor, reached New York from his native land. Iliodor was an in- mate of Rasputin and a friend of the czar and royal family, He gave the czar and royal family their last meal before their assassination. CREAMFRIES WILL OPEN SUPPLY DEPARTMENT H New Branch to Save Farmers $200,000.a Year, Declares General Manager \ (Farm Bureau News Service) Organization of a supply depart- ment, which will save farmers of the state $200,000 a year, was an- nounced this week by A. J. McGuire, general manager of -the Minnesota Co-operative Creameries Association. The jobbing house has the possibili- ties of doing more thap $1,000,000 ‘worth- of business yearly, Mr. Me- Guire says, because creameries in the association annually spend that a- mount for machinery supplies. The- department, which has been under construction for several weeks, is the most important project under- taken by the association in recent months. > . W. M: C. Rasmusson of Albert Lea an-experienced creamery: supply man, has been ‘placed in charge. Offices (Continued on Pidge 2) FARM BUREAU CHIEFS AT NATIONAL MEETING i J. F. Reed, president, and F. L. French, secretary, respectivély, of the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federa- tion, are in Chicago this week as official delegateg from Minnesota to the annual convention of the Ameri- can Farm Bureau Federation, Sever- al other Minnesotans also are there, having remained over for the conven- tion after attending the' Internation- al Livestock Show last week. Mr. Reed returned from Washing- ton last week where. as a member of a delegation of farm leaders from the wheat growing states, se urged the necessity of a liberal federal ap- propriation in order to continue the present effective campaign against | French war premier, decided to leave black stem rust. w{,'mm‘. Must'Return to European " Affairs to - Save World Situation RELIES ON'PEOPLE TO EXECUTE CONCLUSIONS French War Premier to Meet With Woodrow Wilson Late Tliis Afternoon ‘Washington, Dec. 6— Georges Clemencean, the thundering old his case for France entirely with the American people. The Tiger has laid squarely before President Hard- ing -his’ belief that America must re- turn to' European affairs and the as- sistance 'of France to save the world situation, but he does not consider that it {s asking any favorg from the J s government. for France next week, relying o) e American people to execute whatever conclusions they. may have drawn ‘from his speeches throughout the country. - “As to what they might. do, I have nothing to say,” the fiery old French- man deglared, pointing out how he came_here to stir up publie opinion on questions of vital concern to Eu- rope and also to America. He sai “If you do as I say, good. If you don’t do as I say, good. There wiil be no bad words between us.” As the time draws near for the dramatic meeting of Woodrow Wilson and the Tiger late this afternoon, it is apparent that while these two leaders in the World - War both want America to return to Eur- ope, they have widely divergent views as to how the United States can ibest aid the old world: The views of each are still the same‘as at the Versailles peace table. Clemenceau’g greatest desire is to get the United States to jsin with Great Britain in a guarantee that they will come to the aid of France in case of unprovoked ‘aggression. The two war figures, however, will meet in a spirit of entire friendliness with all thought of their past clashes at the Paris peace conference behind them, according to those close to both men. \ The aged Frenchman left the White Home early today for Arlington Na- tional Cemetery to pay homage to the grave of the unknown American sol- dier. . After Arlington, the Tiger was (Continued on Page 2) A, F. & A, M. HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING THIS EVENING Election of officers and other im- portant annual business will consti- tute the bulk of the meeting of the A. F. & A. M. to be held this even- ing at 8 o'clock in the Masonic hall. It is especially desired that there be a large ' attendance, since matters coming before the lodge are asked to have the attention of the majority of its members. When Mary MacSwiney, sister-of. Terence, former Lord Mayor of | Gork; went ok a hunger strike in Mountjoy Prison, her sister Annie went ] on & sympathetic strike outside the ‘Swiney with one of the women who attended her during the last days of | her strike. - Note the religious shrine { this that the watchers prayed. prison gate: Here is Annie Mac- on the prison gate, It was toward | FARM WOMEN ARF ASKED T0 FARM BUREAU MEET Annual, Convention of State’ Federation to be Held in St. Paul January 2-4 Every farm woman in Minnesota | is urged to attend the annual con-! vention of the Minnesota Farm Bur- cau Federation, which will be held in St. Paul, January 2, 3 and 4. “Problems of the farm home,” says J. F. Reed, president, “‘are going to ! be uppermost in the minds of the, delegates and we want every house- | wife, who possibly can, to attend.” A special rate of fare and a third at University Farm, in co-operation o all roads. The opening program will be held with those in charge of Farmers’ and (Continued on Page 2) | FARMERS ARE VOTING IN BUREAU REFERENDUM' Farm Burcau members all over Minnesota are voting on questions| concerning state and national legis- lation of importance to agriculture. | The questions were submitted early in the month by the state f«-dcrn(ioni in an effort to determine what its| members desire from the law-making | bodies. The referendum will be com- pleted by January 1. ! Unusal interest is manifest in the | questionnaire, according ,to F. | French, secretary, who last week received scoreg of calls for blanks in-addition to the regular supply sent | to counties late in November. Artisans have completed the con- crete walks around James Gloss' Bill Blowhard’s reputation as a | | saxophone player is established. | For sale—.—An automobile; good, paint, tires in fine condition. looks like a new-car. | (S_— | i i “ton, Mass., a member of.the hoard i greatest funmakers, will appear in list of no mean ability- FINE LECTURE Well-Filled Theater Talk on Christian Science Enjoys . by Boston Lecturer Prof. Hermann S. Hering of Bos- of lectureship of the Mother church, the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, gave a very interesting and instructive-lecture at the Rex theatre Tuecsday evening under the suspices of the Bemidji Christian Science society. The theatre was {illed and the audience attentive throughout, showing that his address was both int ting and instructive. He used for his topic: “Christian Science, the Science of Right Liv- ing.” Prof. Herring has a very pleasing delivery and is a very able speaker. Those who heard him are glad of the opportunity to hear such a capable lecturer. No admission was charged and no collection taken. the local society covering the expense of the leeture. Misg Clara Schuster of this city introduced the speaker. Following is a report of Prof. Her- ing's lecture, which has been copy- righted by the Christian Science Pub- lishing society, general permission to (Contnued on Page 4) RALPH BINGHAM COMING HERE MONDAY EVENING Noted Humorist Will Appear Here Under Auspices of Woman’s Study Club Ralph Bingham, one of Americ Bemidji, Monday evening, Dec. 11, at the Methodist cuhrch under the auspi of theAVoman’s Study club. Mr. Bingham might be called a “whole show” in himself. Besides being one of America’s forem humorists, he is a pianist and violin- He hag filled more return dates in | more towns than any other humor- | ist and it is expe d that his ap- pearance her ill be highly welcom- ed. The pro of this entertain- ment go to the student loan fund of | the Study club. All those who at- tend are promised an' evenming of | genuine pleasure and it is hoped that a large audience will greet Mr. Bing- ham on his first appearance here. i a ing the club in a ured more than their money's in wholesome entertainment. This ecntertainment is a separate number being given under the aus-! pices of the Women's Study cl\;h! s no connection with the en- s of the State Te This explanation ers college. en that holders of the tickets fo: college course will not be unde impression ihat these ticke entertainment co: rthy cause, those who attend | N L Graveling of ‘Six Miles South of Bemidji: Included Tentative Awards BIDS ARE ASKED ON SEVERAL NEW BRIDGES Bridge Across Mi ippi Between Cass Lake and Bemidji Included Grvalina of nine miles of the highway north of Park Rapids, 6 highway ‘southeast of Bemidji and the construction of a bridge over the Mississippi river betwesn Bemidii and Cass Lake are three of the projects included in the list of tentative projects of the Minnesota State Highway Commission, Concrete awards for 150 miles of new graveling and other winter work at low prices and a call for bids Dec. 28 on nine new bridges for Minnesota trunk highways toward taking furth- er advantage of favorable conditions and speeding needed road improve- ments, were recently announced by Cherles M. Babcock, state highway commissioner, Winter work was let at low fig- ures as a year ago, bids being near- 20 per cent under the engineet’s estimates, according to John H. Mul. len, asistant commissioner and chiéf highway engineer. Highway officlals agreed that the low figures furnish- ed a strong argument for issuihg trunk bonds now to get needed im- provement at bargain rates. Many bids-frem. local contractors in many parts of \the state have helped to make thé' savings, and there was rec- ord breaking competition, 60 bids be- ing received on one undertakifg alone. Bidg on wiritér work were opened publicly-as usual at the leased offices (Continued on page 2) SHIP SUBSIDY - FIGHT OPENED Skirmish Between Harding and Progressives Begins Over Pierce Butler Washington, Dec. 6—The long threatened sedatorial fight on the Ship Subsidy opened today with both sides jockeying for position as the® commerce committee went into ses- sion on the housze merchant marine act. Neither side had formulated its pleas. Expressions were tentative and cach was apparently waiting for the other side before determining the final course of action. (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 6—A second skirmish between President Harding ond the new organization of Pro- es of the senate began in arnesi today when the Judiciaty committee referred the nomination of Pierce Butler, St. Paul Democrat, tc a spe sub-committee for further investigation. Hearings will probably be held on the nomination within the next few days, and it is understood Hentik Shipstead, new progressive senator- clect from Minnesota, who is takitg a leading part in the fight against Pierce Butler, will testify. YOUTH OPENS SWITCH 10 SEE A REAL WRECK (By Unitéa Press) Anoka, Dec. 6—An eleven-year- old boy who wanted to.see a real railroad k turned - -the Great switch at Andover, Novemn- whi¢h resulted in two attorney . the county which the switch ¢ ¢ passenger . train killing the engineer and firemsn and injat- ng several. He was worried sick. Afterwards, the boy remained out the * of school with a raging fever-and d his father who advised The boy will go bea court here Friday. ! o