The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 5, 1926, Page 1

— oes e z r. sentimentalists pits: WEATHER FORECAST Unsettled tonight and Saturday; probably snow; colder Saturday. ESTABLISHED 1873 NEWTAXLAW | EXEMPTS MANY FROM PAYING Apprcximately 2,350,000 Who Formerly Paid Income Tax Are Affected OTHER TAXES LOWERED Exemptions Increased, Both For Taxpayers Themselves and Dependents EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the- iistes sake eens eee ty Britt, Teibase, expicining in ain i new Tederal tar la law. BY GEORGE W BRITT (Special Correspondent) Washington, March 6.—The new tax law just passed by Congress will relieve approximately 2,350,000 small taxpayers from income tax. Thou- rands who paid small driblets of $10 and $15 last year will not be taxed ut all this year. Those with slightly larger incomes will find their pay- ments cut considerably. By so muc! therfore, the new law will be good news to the poor man as well as to the rich. ‘Taxes of many are reduced below pre-war levels. The sartax, which applies only to incomes in ex f $10,000, is no concern of the present story. | It will deal with the small taxpayer whose payment represents the price of a new pair of shoes or a suit or a dress for his wife. Here is how the sew law works for such a citizen: ‘All the tax rates are applied to net income—that is the amount remain- ing after certain deductions from xress income. These inctude contri- butions to religious or charitable causes, interest payments, on debts, taxes except federal income tax, logseb as a result of storm and fire not covered by insurance and bad debts. Exemptions Increased After the net income is. reached, there still remain the exemptions. The elimination of two million names from the tax list is chiefly made by the increase of tle exemptions. Un- der the old ‘aw each single person was allowed ® personal exemption of but $1000, and each. married couple, $2500. The new law makes it $1500 for a single person and $3500 for a married couple. In addition, there is the old exemption, unchanged, allow- ing $400 for each child or other de- pendent. At the same tine that the exemp- tions are increased, there is a further | concession through the reduction of rates. On the first $4000 income af- ter the deduction of exemptions and credits, the old law collected 2 per cent tax. The new collects 1% per cent. On the next $4000 of income the rate nued on page 6) TODAY MAN OR WOMAN. ANOTHER LEAGUE. IDA_ AND GABRIELE. CONFUCIUS KOREAN? ¢? BY ARTHUR BRISBANE (Copyright, 1926, By Star Co.) Rebecca West, free-thinki: woman from Britain, says signed mere men to be menial servants, leaving important tasks in life to wome mi dams, older and a deeper, thi , is not certads that women - ane smarter than men. You can’t be sure about that, In her opinion, “men have had so much more opportunity than women to show their talent, and up to now men have produced the chief geniuses!” : The discussion is without meaning. Men have produced all the geniuses, as the word is generally understood, No woman has been even tenth rate is art, literature, war, science or Pept that is nothing. Women have created all the geniuse: Archimedes, Michelangelo, Newton, Beethoven, the f greatest, were all made by wonen, The creator of genius is greater than the geniu: spear Woman's work is internal; ima externt Woman wanting to what: man is seems man to want to be a mother. There is more real power, inteliect and emotion in women than in men, but it doey not, show on the outside. France Sool think Germany should have compel lete membership in the League of Nations. _Germavy threatens to start an independent league with Russia, Austria, Scan- dinavia and some others in it, possi- bly Kemal’s belligerent Sarney: wilt Uncle Sam ‘be urged to join the new League of ae ons also as “Financial Angel?" will mushy the United tes to join “to preserve beautiful How long before the two le; would begin fighting « each other Ido Pubontbals, | ramental berg actress, who tonpprom is back from iMag. sre a anes to he prser eet friend, Gabriel Biake.. T. e |, s silly as for a firat woman at WS orth ole el THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1926 CONFESSION GIVES CLUES TO ST. PAUL MURDERS RR RR WHAT YOU MUST PAY Here are your taxes under the new law, special deductions not being included: Net Income $ 1,600 1,600 1,700 1,800 1,900 2,000 2,200 2,400 2,600 National Guardsmen Enter- tain Fathers in Their Poor-! ly Ventilated and Utterly, Unfit Drill Quarters—Com- pany A’s Record Is Excel-| lent Inadequacy. of Company A’s train-| ing quarters was brought to the at-| tention of a number of citizens of Bismarck who were guests at a “feed” given the fathers of the enlisted men last evening. The National Guard boys attended the function in uni form and the affair was given in a basement at the corner of Main and Third street so that ¢he guests could -themselves the entilated and utterly place in which ‘the fine body o young men, some who faced fir Flanders f |, must drill ch week. | But in spite of Com a ‘A’s qua ters, a disgrace to the ‘city, — thi rack company is well up to the front! in National Guard affairs. © Brocopp, in the face of every couragement, has stuck to his post with dogged determination and che appreciation of his men was shown n g practical way last evening by the Presentation -of a fine sabre. Cites Record ‘ Lieut. Avery read extracts from the North Dakota National Guard Bulle- tin showing the excellent record made despite the handicaps involved, Jn the January ordnance inspection Company A was second. In January drill record, Company A stood fifth with a percentage of 61.8 as against 63.35 per cent made by the first com- pany in the contest. One paragraph from the bulletin is a tribute to the work Capt. Brocopp and his staff of officers| both commissioned and non-commis- sioned: : “It is gratifying ‘to see that Company ‘A’ is doing so well in spite of the unfavorable condi- tions under which they work. Captain Brocopp is to be com: mended. We have recently learn- ed that in order to obtain a fifty foot indoor range so that they could compete in Col. Sprague’s matches, they had to tear out @ part of their two by four storeroom in the. end of the arm ory, and that they are now able to shoot at fifty feet by placing the target on one wall and hav- ing the firer lie with the soles of feet touching the opposite wall. We also hear that when the company is formed, each guide has one arm against o wall of the armory. With such re- stricted space they cannot drill and have held ail close order outside.” Pancake Griddle Target A rifle range has been improvised in the basement which demonstrates that erehety is the mother of in- vention even in the army. A pancake gricdle serves as a target and the wind up like a big league pitch- The record of ee for poorly unfit y! er and blaze away. ompany A in rifle ice attests 0 th efficiency of tl range in ite of the fect that it cannot be Hel any scientific army rating. The burden of the addresses last evening was the necessity fur a Com-! munity building for which a conmi! dee is now working. First Sergt. . Bressler acted as toastmaster of eee evening after the guests were given a fine spread, under the direc- ion of Mess Sergt. Frank Clausen, served up in semy style. After P ing a good captain the boys insisted (Continued on page 6) 1 —— ; Weather Report : Temperature at 7 a. m. ... Highest yesterday Lowest last night . Precipitation to 7 a. m. . itighost wind velocity . ‘EATHER For: Bismarck and vicinity: ee tonight and Saturda: ty ly snow; colder Satur ‘or North Dakota: Unsettled to- night and Saturday with probably gome snow east and south ‘portions. Colder in west portion tonight and in, egst_and south partions Secanday. THER CONDITIONS A low pressure. area is centered over Colo: te id snow fell over the northern lountain region. The Hoy COnTNae & ig walt at eral ‘Sir ese Th the pe Gree mie pats real weather erection while warmer or yaral over the Plains rd meses tain region, area accomr iy faa sg colder pot has * oti cramped,| fe Depend. Married pend. 2 bi sires 101 38 GUESTS AT COMPANY A BANQUET ARE IMPRESSED WITH THE NEED OF A COMMUNITY BUILDING IN BISMARCK 2 i on! me N mit. th TODAY IN WASHINGTON Appropriation bills are debated in house. Muscle Shoals under discussion in senate. Final de Brookhart Farm | measure to committee. Further evidence is heard committee in Schall-Johnson elee- tion case, Senate agriculture opens hearings on marketing bill. Ways and means nitte gins hearings on bill to customs and prohibition bu NEW PLAN OF FARM RELIEF IS OFFERED Middle West “thelial Bases Its Measure on the Dick- inson Bill Washington, March 5.—(#)--A ne lan of farm relief, based on ickinson bill, was presented to the sion neared in Steck- senatorial contest. ders present relief house agricultural committee co-operative house agriculture committee today by |® the middle west delegation appointed a4 the Des Moines Taacicuitucal con- ference. Although along the lines of the Dickinson measure, it contains eral choices. The Dickinson bill would establish a federal farm board and provide for levying against the farmers an equalization fee and lace it ina revolving fund which would be used to assure adequate prices for surplus crops. The fee would be col- lected on the first sale of products from the farm. é The measure submitted today sug- ests ag alternatives a fee to be col- jected cither at the manufacturing or ‘processing point of agricultural pro- ducts or else on the first sale in commerce, Marketing would be handled through the farmers co-operative or- vanizations. The bill was said to have the Unanimous support of the delega- n. Provides for Farm Board The new plan presented by Murphy of Minnesota would provide for a federal farm board whose duty it would be to “keep advised by in- vestigations from time to time, made upon its own initiative or upon peti- tion of any co-operative association, of the domestic and world situation with regard to supply, demand and; prices of agricultural commodities; and the existence | of surpluses of any such products.” The board would-be given broad: power in borrowing funds without government liability. It would be assured the co-operation of existing agencies. WETS CONVENE IN BISMARCK: k- | Meeting’ of the Better Citizen- lor ship Association Opened by C. P. Stone . ry With an audience numbering ap- proximately 60 persons, cluding several local ministers and others who were in attendance penly as ob- | servers, C. P. Stone of Fargo opened oe cegavention of the Better Citizen- association at Patterson hall at 3 e’clock this afternoon. Mr. Stone, who is a potential candidate for the United States senatorship on a light platform, began his | @ plea for better citizen- ship and ‘foo per cent law enfore ment, The morning session of the conven- tion was given over entire! \stering of delegates. 150 accredited ed noon’s masting ee nd mereqnent orga’ enantio il ha he irpowe 0! meetin: to endors Pcandidal ® for all fe feral LS The Better Citisenship sssociation, to Stone, stands for toe per ss cent lew enforcement, is 100 neers anti-saloon, and favors mod- fication of the Volstesd act to per- pane re, sale and Leni ee he perros ata ond. 2eet_ua38t | commiseioner from ‘AUTO DEALERS PLEASED WITH SHOW CROWDS Attendance at First Day of Auto Show Larger Than Had Been Expected 1,089 PAID ADMISSIONS | Complete Change of Program Tonight, With Triple Bill For Saturday With an attendance for the {day which exceeded the estimates of even the most optimistic of the local fautomobile dealers, Bismarck’s first automobile show got away to # flying start yesterday Not only was the expos' building — well filled | throughout the day and evening, but large crowds visited each dealer's 1 s full quota of ardent admirers. the men were being enlight- jened by salesmen as to the motor, the differential, the transmis clutch, and other mechanic the wamen were busy inspecting the | upholstering, the curtains, the inter- ior fittinks, and other details, con- sidered in a minor light by the male members of the family but of. great- est importance from the feminine point of view. ‘And while the grownups were en- \gaged in their tours of inspection, | the youngsters were busy making a collection of- balloons, buttons, rib- bons, skull caps, picture books, and a score of other, souvenirs passed out at the various booths. Musicians in Accident One disappointing item in connec- tion with the show was the failure tof the North Dakota Chocolate Drops, | the famous colored orchestra which had been engaged for the exposition, to appear. Just after ‘the show jopened yesterday a telephone mes- j Sage brought the information ‘that first) FIGURES IN INDIANA’S Because Clyde Martin, former high etball team a ned provi ided_ rec from the chur entire congregation. At the left, below William Boston, who pr the town's only paper, is showh ca GIRL DIDN'T lthe orchestra had started out | tomobile from St. Cloud, Min come here for its engagement, somewhere northwest of their car was struck by a {propelled railroad bus jmembers of the outfit weretnj The injuries of two are expected to prove fatal, the message said, while two others were quite seriously hurt. The men were taken at once to St. {Paul for treatment. | While the orchestra had been {counted on as the principal enter- jtainment feature of the show, the! entertainment committee n daunted, and in a short time had e¢ ged an orchestra composed of B marek and Mandan men, which {filling the gap nicely. In fact the local orchestra had played a few j numbers, those in charge of the show decided that the failure of the Choco: late Drops to arrive would not prove as serious as was at first thought. Besides the orchestra = music throughout the afternoon yesterday other entertainment features includ ed some dancing by “Misses Bernice Joslin and Betty Lofthouse, and sev- eral songs by # group of school chil- dren. Plenty of Entertainment The entertainment program lust evening was commenced at 8 o'clock and continued until after 9:30 o'clock. It included orchestra selections, num- bers by several entrants in the old- fiddlers’ contest, aesthetic dancing by Miss Muriel Robinson, songs — by Archie MePhee and Miss Margare Smith, dances by Misses Joslin und Lofthouse, and a clever song and; dance skit by group of girls attired | W.|in “farmer” costumes. ‘A complete change of program h been planned for this afternoon and! evening, and tomorrow afternoon and! evening, all the numbers presented yesterday and today will be repeated. together with several extra numbe 'The show management is planning to make the last day of the show the gala day, with the \¢limax in enter- |tainment to be reached at the final {program on Saturday night. \ ‘There were 1,089 paid admissions at the show yesterday the dealers, employes jthat it is estimated - ‘least 1,200 people at the show. The | local dealers sponsoring the show arc, | well pli d with this attendance for| the first day, and are confident that ‘the visitors will arrive in even larger |numbers today and tomorrow. People are in smarck from the entire northwestern part of the state to at- tend the show. , Hotel’ accommod: tions are taxed to the limit to ac: jcommodate the large crowds and ma e show visitors are obtaining lodging in pri homes. Remember, a complete change of ‘program tonight, and then a triple entertainment dill tomorrow aft noon and evening, combining all |tertainment features of the three idays. :Grant Palms Will ' -~ Be a Candidate For Co. Sheriff a <{ not like her teach ¥ [the hom .. | widespread -| scandalous and a LIKE TEACHER | BURNS SCHOOL Sets Fire to ‘Building Because Children Wanted to At- i tend Elsewhere ' | | | { | inn, March 5. (A) Id school gi at the East Gull Lake schdolhouse, southwest of here, she set fire to the building, which was destroyed. The story was revealed at a hear-| 7 ing before Judge J. Whitney by the} child, who comes of a respected fam- of th The girl said that children in this district had been transported other school. They preferred to at] tend their former school, and dis- | cussed ducal the building to get} back to their old school. H | Pequot. e said she set fire to the building. County Attorney Rogers certified the pi ution to the June term of district court. ALL CHURCHES SHOULD FIGHT All Faiths Should Unite For; Preservation of Home, Says Manning ning of the Episcop diocese of New York beJieves that the time has come for church unity to! stamp out the evils of divorce. In a lenten sermon yesterday he said that many tendencies in modern divorces were lead ectly to the abolition of monogam d the sub- stitution of polygamy. ‘ “I think the time has come when all churches, Catholic, Protestant and Jewish, should join mon effort for the preservation of marriage and he said. “I should like to se t whole united influence of religion exerted t this «x common uh refe: iL divorces us “shocking, ‘al degradation In not a few cases, he said, the real These pie ‘tures were nbov ded at the trial. ‘ying a huge Bible to the church to u: DIVORCE EVIL} reason for a divorce is a desire to marry someone else. Grant Palms of Arena is the it {to publicly announce his candidacy jfor Burleigh county sheriff, Mr. Pains = “ the city yesterday: on | busi made the statement ii that The will he a candidate at the pri- mary election in June. Mr. Palms. was a. représentative ;from Burleigh county in the. state legislature at the last session, ynd erved as county commissionér from As oe from 1919 to 1923. He-is sent treasurer of the Phoenix mice eaistrict, and has previously rved ap school di t clerk and school director, Mr, Palms. is the nounce -his pond idas wee! Wednesday that he will be z to. wucceed himself’ as count second to an- the:third distri: come taxes, automobile cipal at Palmyra, Ind., b © forthe young people nd un - Christia rles Ellis, At the right B. Scientist Gives Definition of a “Square Meal” London, Mur UP—A * MN, ed. in -Amoglca, "should imply, more than a s the opinion eae the Univer London, at meal,” hould be square, in sense should embrace the four cardi points of good diet, vitamins B and C, and good protein. ‘NEGRO HANGED | FOR ATTACK ON: WHITE WOMAN: Court Paid $2 Each For Seat on Roof of Garage Lexington, Ky are » Kd Harris, negro, ‘om, for atta ‘et, Bryant on January 2 id slaip her husband and twa chile dren. The court yard was crowded. Two ns wi ‘ould not gain} ed the hanging “ a garage at two doll negro mounted the scutford and prepared to address an authering but his voice ed. ‘Just—just tell them good bye, al all he said. The case created unusual pDtenee | throughout the s anEuFag: Wational eiubAle alled out to protect him. Prisoners ‘on one oc ed to mob him, He wa¥ carried from the-state reformatory at Frankfort to trial hgre under an armed convoy of tanks. u when it wa y who brought the charges against Martin; | . Boston, Yard Crowded — 200) bridge. “WORLDLY” TRIAL a ecmmunity house, organized a f the town, elders of the Palmyra | nd are seeking: to oust him voted to refer the case to the | his brother, and edite n this testimony HUGHES WINS — APPEAL T0 HIGH COURT of 'Ccunty Board Exercises No Control Over State High- . Judges Rule A board of county commissioners cises no control over state high-} that power being delegated to the state highway -commission, the} supreme court held today in a dec j sion in the case of Morton county vs. ‘the Hughes Electrie company. Morton county had ob temporary injunction from | trict court preventing the {company from constructing 4 | tension ae line on the Memor bridge ac Missouri river. he supren reversed | , che lower tribunal and dissolvea the |-niunction order highway commission slaimed; 1 of the bridge and granted | mission for constructing the line | condition that the Hughes com- provide free light for the | Power Not Conferred | After stating that the county beard} fad no control over state highways, the decision said “It does not follow, , however, that the state highway com- ‘mission has power jon threaten- | Martial law prevailed here during the trial which ATER SAVES DRIVER Tatamy, Pa. autoist fainted at the wheel, but was immediately revived. when he was plunged into the river when his w tomobile left the fad lasted 16° minutes. Sailors used to wear their hait in a long pigtail. ‘YOUR OWN POCKETBOOK Your taxes, the taxes of the man next door, in- taxes, movie taxes, all federal taxes have been substantially reduced. Uncle Sam has pared nearly $400,000,000 off his annual revenue for the next two years. Part of this slash comes out of what you pay. The Tribune is beginning today a series of six articles by George Britt, special writer for this paper, explaining how the tax cuts affect people of every-class, from the heir to a half million to the young man who has fought his way into the $5,000 class and is trying to get ahead just a little bit fur- ther. You'll find these articles of real interest to you. Anviaing is interesting if it affects your pocket. Driving near here an: | agricultur di to grant such u tight of way. In other wor we construe the stututes, the sla- ,ture has not cunferred power upon jany bourd or governmental agency to jgrant a right of way for the con- struction of any telephone, telegraph | (Continued on page 7) MAGNUSON NOT TOMAKE RACE | FOR STATE JOB)" ; Poor Health Causes Bottineau Senator to Decline the Nomination Senat ) onpa an candidate for commissioner of nd labor, declined to make the race was made here to- by Alfred Dale, state Nonpa: manage | Magnuson reason for his refusal to as nomination, made at the » convention here 11, Dale said. Magnuson lain that he did not feel that he had sufficient ener to withstand a hard cam- pai A successor to Magnuson will be announced within the next Week, Dale said. The matter has been taken up with representative Nonpartisap leaguers throughout the state in an effort to select a strong-candidate to take Magnuson’s place. Legislative Ticket Framed Dale returned today from Stanton, ve poor health as the cept the npartisan |» where he attended a meeting of ) partisans to select a legisla for the 48th district. Felix Konrath, sheriff of Mercer was named as a candidate for ate to oppose Matt Crawley, jIVA candidate. Clarence: e, Dunn county; R. Ruble, Dunn county. and ja. McCarter, Mercer county, were en- \@orsed as candidates for the house. | Charles‘ Whitmer, Mercer count; represented the district in the senate atthe iast session, ROBBERIES j apolis, | FINAL EDITION PRICE FIVE CEN’ PRISONER - IMPLICATES TWO OTHERS County Attorney and Police Detectives Secure Signed Statement ADMITTED One of the Gang Told About ‘Shooting Patrolmen, Ver- gil Baker Says (®)—Merrill of Minne- b of of two po- liceme i Baker's charges mide in a Jong statement to Harry H. Peterson, county attorney, and three police d tectives. Mr. Peterson announced, and confessed Baker's participation in a series of robberies the night trolmen John Schultz and Fred A. h were killed. Shortly after midnight the night the patrolmen were slain, Baker said, the three and Harold Pratt, a fourth tember of the gang, separated, and Baker and Pratt returned to Minne- Ovett remaining at an apart- ment ‘here. Three hours later the patrolmen were shot down. The following day, Baker said in his signed confession, Beards and Ovett visited him at his reom in Minneapolis und Beards, apparently very nervous. told him he “had been in w shooting scrape with two St. Paul cops.” “L left them lying in the street, Beards is quoted by Baker as saying, nd I've got to out of the Twin Cities right away ‘Court Decree to Prevent a Possible Foodstuff Monopoly New York, March 5 (P) The d ‘ood Products corporation t under a federal court con ee curtailing its activities to ent a possible monopoly in food- stuffs, The decree orders the corporation to dispose of its holdings of voting stock in seven food con within to retain ht other concerns, no two however, operate in. the e purt of the country. No officer of the corporation hold office in a food company. Capitalization of the 15 companies amounts to $160, 000,000. BISMARCK AND. NEW SALEM TO PLAY TONIGHT Local Quint Paired With Team Which Is Doped to Win District Title The Bismarck high school baske ball quint will meet what is general- ly conceded to be the strongest team in this district in its. brig district tournament at 9 a.m, today. New Salem teams first ga tonight's s iS Other drawings resulted as 0) Wilton vs. Driscoll. Washburn vs. Turtle Luke. Mandan vs. Ashley. The Wilton-Driscoll and Wash- | bura-Turtle Lake games’ will be pla ed this afternoon, beginning at o'clock Mandan time. Tonight's games will start at 7:30 o'clock’ Mandan ‘time, and it is believed that the Bis- marck-New Salem game will be pi st, to be followed by the Man- fol- an-Ashley encounter. The tourna- j ment is being played at the state training school gymnasium at Man- jan. New Salem's Record nent with the odds in its fav- n the district title, as a re- its excellent. record during It has been victorious in 7 of its 9 games and has scored 463 points to a total of 200 for its opponents. The Bismarck quint has y Salem this season, latter quint has twice defeat- ‘ed the speedy Mandan cugers, who in “|turn administered two drubbings te As a result in the contest tonight ure all with the New Salem outfit, but this will not deter Coach Collins’ men from putting up a des- perate scrap for a win. Ashley has a slight, edge over | Mandan in the pretournament dope. | Ashley quint has won 12 of its games this season, while the Man- |danites huve won only 10 out of 15 Starts. The four teams into the semi-finals will tomorrow morning, and the PE game, as wel] as a consolation match, will be pluyed tomorrow evening. Lignite Production More Than Year Ago Despite unfeusonably warm weath- er, lignite production figures con- tinue to exceed those for the. same period a year ago, statisties compil- ed by the state railroad board show. For the first two weeks in Febru- ary shipments totalied 3,829 tons to poi other paies and 47,389 v4 points within yoine