The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 15, 1924, Page 6

PAGE SIX TAX MEN MEET AT ST. LOUIS Tax Legisiation and Related : THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE By Roy Grove GERMANY 10 Feat. || ATTRACT AMERICANS YOU “TURN OFF | As Tourists Because They wrew'z® MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1924 Mrs. S. E, Bergeson; faonorable mention, Guy Larson; for the best : ; = Volume second floor in the elevator. Such work, not being a purt of his par- ticular duties, this free-born French citizen refused, Carpentier renewed his tions somewhat sharply and when, the attendant persisted in his re-| fusal and made some remark about | “fresh war profiteers” Georges | swung his famous right. It didn’t land, for the garage man nimbl. dodged, made a dive for Carpentier’ jlegs, brought the boxer down and! literally wiped the oily, begrimmed { BUGS ied! land; for the most artistic bouquet of garden flowers, Mrs. W. F. Crewe, and honorable mention, Mrs. E. E. Morris. Mrs. Crewe's bouquet consisted of an arrangement of annual larkspur, and perennial gypsophilia; | Mrs. Morris entered a bouquet of zinnias, | and other brightly colored flowers. The first prizes in each case were “THAT LULLABYE — ITS KEEPING THE BABY AWAKE — Sora Questions Form Subjects For Discussion St. Louis, Sept. 15.—Tax legisla- tion and related questions form the principal subjects to be discussed during the five-day meeting of the National Tax Association, which opens here today. Increase in -ax- ation during the last few years, the budget system of control, tax and debit limit laws and the overlapping and cgnflict between state and fed- ul tax laws are some of the sub- jects that will be discussed by the various speakers, Governors of the various have appointed repre sit at the meetings. universities and state associations of accountants also have been rec- ognized, and will be entitled to at- tend the conferences, In addition, members of state tax commissions, boards of equalization and similar tax bodies are here for the confer- ence. One the principal objectives of the ional Tax Association is the adoption of a uniform tax law, local, state and federal. Among the speakers who been invited to address the se of the convention are: L. R. Gott lieb of the research bureau of the National Industrial Conference Board; Porfessor €, C, Plehn of the University of California; Professor Jacob Viner of the Chicago Unive sit: P. Linky tax: commissione of Colorado; and Mark Graves, tax commissioner of New York state. LABOR LACK IS NOT KEEN No Danger of Serious Short- age Seen By Kitchen states ntatives to Delegates cf have Reports received from labor of- fices in the state by J. A. Kitchen, Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor, do not indicate a big short- age of men for harvest fields, Mr Kitchen said today. Rain has vir- tually halted threshing operations in @ good part of the state and has had much to do with the lessening of demand for labor, he said. The Oakes labor office reported that there are plenty of men in that vi- cinity, although the crops are yield- ing better than expected. Because of wet weather in the Oakes area many laborers have left for the nor- thern part of the state, the agent reported. ‘ASK WRIT TO” FREE MAN IN LIQUOR CASE Fargo, N. D., Sept. 15.—-An attempt to free David Pleason, held in the Clay county jail in connection with eizure of 640 gallons of dedi: aleohol in Fargo Tuesday af- ternoon, was made today by Garfield H. Rustad of Moorhead, his attorney, when he swore out a writ of hdbeas corpus before J. M. Witherow of Moorhead, Clay county court com- missioner. The writ is returnable this afternoon. Mr. Rustad asked for the writ on the ground that the authorities in Fargo have placed no charge what- ever against Pleason and he has been held in the jail since his arrest with- out warrant or complaint. There is a North Dakota warrant out for Pleason and the Minnesota authorities have simply been holding him in the Clay county jail, knowing that such a warrant was out and as a matter of coumfésy between states, Renew Effort In Collection Of Seed Loans Grand Forks, Sept. 15.—A renewed effort to collect outstanding govern- ment seed loans in North Dakota 1 Montana will be commenced next w vas announced Thursday by, L. E. White of this city, director in’ charge of the work in this dis- trict. Small payments on these loans Have been coming in regularly dur- ing the summer, Mr. White said, but now that many of the farmers have threshed, collectors will be sent in- to the fields to make collections. There is every indication that the farmers in both this state and Mori- tana will be able to meet their gov- ernment obligations this fall, he said, and it is probable that the col- lection work here will be cleaned up this season, The district office, which is lo- cated here, is now operating with its maximum force of 15 clerks, super- vised by Mr. White and his assist- ant, R. D. Cameron. Following are the field men: Northwestern North Dakota—I. R. Severtson, Grand Forks. Southwestern North Dakota—R. E. McCain of Dickinson. Eastern Montana—C. Devon. GEORGES LOSES ANOTHER FIGHT Paris, Sept. 15.—Georges Carpen- tier, immediately upon his recent return to France, lost another bat- tle, concerning which there was ab- solutely no publicity beforehand and as to the result of which strenuous ttempts have been made to preserve secrecy. H. Sands, Georges’ opponent was a garage attendant and the fight was a com- bination of Marquis of Queensberry rules and catch as catch can wrest- ling, The boxer entered the garage in s great hurry and ordered the ipttendant to take bis machine to the floor with George: t natty suit. “BEAN KING” DISAPPEARS Like Father, He Vanishes; Finances Blamed Albion, N. Y., Sept. 15.—Lewis E. Sands, wholesale bean dealer and known as “the world’s bean king,” has vanished like his father d years a As a result of his dis- appearances, his wholesale here, and 28 receiving warehouses in this state and scores of others throughout the country, are idle, in compliance with an order from his attorney. Liabilities of the company are said to exceed assets by from $300,000 to $500,000. Mi ¢, philanthropist and churchman, Sands built up his busi- ness from small beginnings. When Henry Sands, father of Lew- is, disappeared from his wife, two sons and two daughters. Sands, who was 15 years old, took up the bur- den of supporting the family. He chose to sort beans on small lots as his father had done. Within a few years he was an emplo. and in- terested Wall street capital in his business, During the World War Sands fur- nished beans for the allied army and is said to have made more thar million dollars ym these con- ets. It is believed by friends tha the strain of long devotion to busi ness has affect his health. FIRE VICTIMS BURIED IN SINGLE GRAVE son, Sept. 15.—! © in St. Joseph’ charred bodies of the of Mr. and M single ix daughters . Louis Splichal, farm- ers of the South Heart vicinity, who perished in the fire which destroyed the farm home Wednesday night, to- gether with those of their grand- father, Bergerin Roller, were laid gently to rest. Funeral services were held Friday morning, Rev. F George Aberle, pastor of St. Joseph's church, officiatin, LARGE CROWDS ATTEND GRANT COUNTY FAIR Carson, Sept. 15.—Larger crowds attended the Grant county fair this year than ever before, according to those in charge of the three day event, which closed on Friday, The exhibits were considered unusually good, while a program of horse, au- to and foot races drew a good at- tendance. Boys and Girls, and Homemakers clubs had a number of interesting exhibits. DICKINSON TO PRESENT “CAPPY RICKS” Dickinson, Sept. 15.—“Cappy Ricks,” well known screen and stage comedy drama will be presented at the Elks’ auditorium in the near future under the auspices of St. Pat- ricks’ Dramatic club. The exact date for staging the production has not yet been set but it will probably be the last week in September. Prin- cipal characters in the cast, selected this week, will be as follows: Cappy Ricks—Maurice Gipe. Florence Ricks—Marguerite Lish. Capt. Matt Peasley—Irving Ger- lich. Ellen Murray—Grace MeClure. Skinner—Vincent Miklautseh. Cicel Perelles Bernard — Jack Steckler. Singleton—Dr. P. J. Wier. The production will be under the person direction of W. J. M. O'Con- nor of Grand Forks. Mr. O'Connor will be remembered by many Dick- inson people through his connection with the drama “Richeleau” which was presented here last year by the students of St. Mary's school at Richardton. GROVE DEFEATS LOCAL TEAM The Grove team defeated the Bis- marck Independents, 12 to 11, at the prison ball park Sunday afternoon. The game started out airtight, with Sorlien and Scott pitching good ball. Heavy hitting began with Scott's home run in the third with one on. In the fifth the prison team scored six runs and the Independents came back in the next, scoring seven. Scott was relieved in this frame, R. E. Smith going in the box, while Sor- lien pitched the full game for the Independents. Riley caught for Grove and Smith for the Independ- ents, About 300 saw the game, which was full of pep from beginning to end. NEW LEIPZIG WOMAN DIES Funeral services are being held this afternoon for Mrs. Regina Roehl of New Leipzig, who died at a local hospital after an eight day illness from pneumonia. She was 60 years old. Burial will be made at New Leipzig, the services being held in the New Leipzig Evangelical church, Besides her husband, Mrs. Roehl is survived by two ditighters, one son, and several grandchildren, all liv- ing at New Leipzig. HEAVY FIRE “L098 IN FORKS Business Houses Place Total at $42,000 Grand Forks, Sept. ures on the fire loss places in the Dinnie building of this which was partially destroyed Saturday night, are not changed. Three business places claim losses totalling $42,000, and damage to the building will amount to — several thousand dollars but an accurate check had not been made this morn- ing to determine the exact amount. Funeral services for Alexander {Slattery, janitor of the building, who lost his life in the fire, will be held Thursday. A son is to arrive from the west coast then. Three Carloads Of Sheep Ordered By Washburn Washburn, Sept. 15.--Farmers of Underwood have asked for a ship- ment of three cars of sheep, which will probably arrive about the mid- dle of October. From 50 to 100 Rambouilette ewes have been order- ed by a number of the farmers. ONE INJURED IN CAR ACCIDENT Van Hook, Sept. 15—When making the turn on the TR trail about a half mile north of Stanley, a Ford auto driven by Ingvald Enger of White Earth went off the grade and turn- ed over Friday evening. Roxie Or- ris, who was along with Mr. Enger in the car suffered a broken arm and a couple of broken ribs and other brui Enger, who was pinned under the car managed to extricate himself and. the boys walked back to- Stanley, where they received medical aid. Mr, Enger escaped with a few bruises in his face, ” HALVORSON TO START DRIVE Minot, Sept. 15—Halvor L, Halvor- son, candidate for Governor, chosen to head the fusion ticket in opposi- tion to the Nonpartisan candidates, left early this afternoon for Devils Lake where he will open his cam paign for election to the guberna torial chair. FALLS 80-FEET, | GIRL MAY LIV Minneapolis, Sept. 15.—Stella El- lis, 14-year-old girl, who fell over the edge of u bluff of the Missis- sippi_ River, Saturday and plunged 80 feet, landing in soft mud, prob- ably will live, physicians said to- | day. $500 LOANED LISBON BOY BOY CAUGHT IN FLY-WHEEL, IS INJURED Mandan, Sept. 15—When Jay Gray, 13, son of a farmer near Harmon, started a gasoline well-pumping en- gine his clothes became caught in a wire attached to the fly-wheel. He was stripped, the clothes rolled into tight bonds that bound him and knotted his legs tight to the shoul- ders. His mother, attracted by screams, worked five minutes with a sharp knife to free him.- The boy was. brought here and it was found a fe- mur bone was fractured, ey HERRIOT 10 TALK DEBTS? May Take up Question Before End of Year Paris, Sept. 15.—Premier Herriot is described by those near him as | disposed later inthe year to take up | the question of France’s debt to Uni- ted States but has not yet committed himself positively on the question. The premier is said to be receptive to opinions prevailing both inithe min- istry and foreign office, that the time is here for the French govern- ment to enter into definite engage- ment concerning its debts. LIONS CLUB HEARS TALK The Lions club, participating in the observance of Constitution Week, today heard Judge I. C. Da- vies explain the purpose of the fundamental law of the land:*” § STORE ROBBERS : ARE TAKEN Fargo, Sept. 15.—About 12 hours after robbers had broken into the building of the Farmers Mercagtile Company of Christine, Richland county, and had carted away goods valued at more than $700 carly Sun- day morning, the goods had been recovered in Fargo and two of three alleged robbers were under arrest. S. D. WOMAN | DIES IN CITY 's. Anna High, 46, of Pollock, S. Dak., died here Friday, after a long illnesa from chronic heart disease. The body was taken to Pollock this | morning gn the South Soo, and funer- ial services will be held tomorrow af- ternoon, burial to be made in the Pollock cemetery. Mrs. High is survived by her husband, Scott High, and three sons and two daughters. \I. W. W.’s Pay For Burial of Comrade Lisbon, N. D., Sept. 15.—Under a plan worked out by the local Kiwanis club, the Lisbon fire department will loan $500 for a five year term at in- | terest not to exceed & percent, to the Lisbon Boy Scouts with which to build a Boy Scout home. A commit- tee of businessmen will sign the notes with the Boy Scouts. Permission has been granted for the erection of the building on city property. In addition to the $500 borrowed to finance the building proper, it is planned to spend about $400 or $500 more to make the build- ing attractive and substantial. Work will be begun on the home as soon as possible so that it may be | ready for use this winter. NOTICE Meeting and social given by the A. O. U. W. Tuesday, Sept. 16. Baked Ham Supper, Pres- night. invited. byterian Church Thursday, Price 50 cents. Public Dickinson, Sept. 15—Seven mem- bers of the I. W. W. paid for flow- ers and the funeral robe for Peter Pesola, an I. W. W., who committed Suicide near Alexander, McKenzie county, by shooting. They attended the funeral held there and eonduct- ed a service of their organization jwhich was declared impressive. The dead man’s widow wired from New i York Mills, Minn. that she lacked ,funds with which to pay for send- jing the body home, and requested :burial at Alexander. Officials were advised that Pesola had been treat- ed for a mental ailment in the state , hospital at Fergus Falls, Mjnn., from which he had escaped. BIRCHENOUGH LEAVES Lisbon, N.'D., Sept. 15.—Rev. Al- lan O. Birchenough, known through- jout North Dakota as “The Fighting , Parson.” because of his activity on the public platform in opposition to the Nonpartisan. League, preached {pis farewell sermon at the Metho- jist church here on Sunday, and will feave today for Oskaloosa, Ia., where he has accepted the rectorship of [se James Episcopal church. Are Good Spenders - Berlin, Sept. 12.—American tour- ists are coming to Germany again in sufficient numbers to arouse the hope that possibly by fall this busi- nes will again assume proportions something like normal. But where the tourists spent weeks or months in Germany a year ago during the inflation period of the paper mark, they now remain a comparatively short time because of the high prices, Since the intro- duction of the renten mark last No- vember the cost of living has risen two or three fold what it was when the printing presses had much dif- ficulty in keeping up with the de- mand for paper currency. Government officials and repre- sentatives of the hotel keepers’ as- sociation have been working for months upon a plan designed to re- duce the cost of travel and living in Germany for tourists, but as y no definite conclusions haye been reached, Tourist agencies which were oper- ating sight-seeing cars from Stras- bourg to Cologne by way of Ma- yence and through Coblence, Bonn and other historic points along the Rhine, have abandoned the service because of the high prices for meals and rooms in German hotels, and the refusal of travelers to meet the in- creased rates. MANY VISIT FLOWER SHOW Fine Exhibit of Local Gard- ening Here Saturday Hundreds of people visited the Lahr Motor Sales building Saturday to view the exhibits in the first flower show Bismarck has held. Six- ty entries were made, the contribu- tions all having such merit that Thomas Killand of the Great Plains experiment station, who did the judging, had some difficulty in ar- riving at his decisions. The awards were as follows: for the best dahlia, Mrs. W. E. Lahr; honorable mention, Mrs. Otto Holta; for the three bast gladioli, Mrs. S. D. Cook; honorable mention, Guy Larson; for the best bouquet of sweet peas, Mrs. Herman Lidberg; honorable mention, Mrs. Fred Han- son; for the best group of zinnias, A majority of men have select- ed the Gordon as the correct hat to wear. The price also is what it should fikwBiwel dollars, not seven lt? WEBB BROTHERS Undertakers Embalmers Funeral Directors . Licensed Embalmer in Charge. Day Phone 246 Night Phones 246-887 PERRY UNDERTAKING PARLORS Licensed Embalmer in : Charge. Day Phone 100 Night Phones 100 or 484R. W. E. PERRY Funeral. Director Has opened new funeral parlors at 210-5th St. No_ longer connected with the Perry Furni- ture Parlor. Phone W. E. PERRY 687; two dollars worth of bulbs for fall planting, to be chosen by the win- ner, and which were donated by the Association of Commerce. Although it was not considered by the judge in the contest for garden flowers, Mr. Killand thought espe- cially commendable the Otto Holta exhibit of a basket of roses. One of the interesting exhibits was the plan of a Bismarck back yard, entered by Mrs. E. A. Hughes, and which was a replica of her ow: yard. The garden committee in charge of the show was headed by C. L. Young, who was assisted by Mrs. F. L, Conklin, H. 8, Dobler, Burt Fin- ney, and Dr. R. S. Towne. It is planned to have a number of flower shows next year. WILTON ALUMNI HAVE BANQUET Wilton, Sept. 15.—-The Wilton high school alumni held their annual ban- quet Thursday evening, Allan East- man, president, presiding as toast master. Responses were made by Mrs. Gottlieb Hochhalter, Mrs. Frand Judkins, Jamestown, Mrs. Lewis Han- son, Miss Alice O’Brien, and Thomas Truax. The newly elected officers for the ensuing year are: Alice O'Brien, president; Harry Gilmore, vice-presi- dent; Edna Kuhnert, secretary; Mrs. Gottlieb Hochhalter, treasurer. The retiring officers are, Allen Eastman, president; Harvey Headen, vice-pres- ident; Dorothy Brenton, secretary; Herman Mitchel, treasurer, Mother! Fletcher's Castoria been in use for over 80 years to relieve babies and children of Con- pation, Flatulency, Wind Colic Diarrhea; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and, by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the F. simulation of Food; giving natural Our new fall clothes are sure to make volume for us as the values are the best in years. 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We have sold Carney for several years and from the recommendations that we have received from satis- fied customers who have burned this coal for several seasons we know that it is the most satisfactory fuel for all kinds of heating plants. Place your orders with us now. for Aroma and easy smoking. H. CARPENTER LUMBER COMPANY. ‘ WINSTON HARPER | FISHER CO. | Minneapolis, Minn. 1 HVOULTASEVAAN AVATARS AAALAC r the accommodation of hunters wishing license, ammunition, guns, supplies, we will keep open tonight to 9 oclock, You'll Find Game aplenty—chickens, ducks, snipe. But you must have the right kind of Guns and Ammunition Also Shooter’s Supplies, l such as Waders, Coats, \ Caps, Etc. } | WE HAVE THEM ALL. HAHA tigetosoay