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m: I i i :t:/ NS..# T?"f' xp^MMf'ta* PW*pM*,IM^. i|'., The Pioneer is the only daily within 100 miles S& Beiajp #*$. has the largest circulation in. Northern Minnesota, Hf ^3r^82| These are fegretable differences,' Mr. Holm said, calling attention to the fact that the registrar has no op tion in the matter. The method of calculating the tax is clearly pre scribed in the law and, on account of the fluctuations in prices that have prevailed during the past war period, and on account, of the emergency rate book provided by law lot J9?l, these many differences occur. FRESH MEATS IN STORAGE INCREASE IN PAST MONtH St. Paul, Jan. 27Despite the packer strike, beef, pork and other fresh meats in storage in Minnesota warehouses iher eased l,500,uuu pounds during the last month, ac cording to figures compiled by the state department of cold meat in spection. LIGHT* POWER CO. HAS NEW READING SYSTEM The 'Minnesota Electric Light & Power company has inaugurated a new system of co-operation in the meter reading department. Their new department manager, John F. Hilscher, leaves a little blue slip oh the premises after reading the meter, showing the reading of the meter that day, and customers are urged to keep this slip and compare it with the next month's reading. They believe that in this nitfnner a better understanding of meter read ing will' be created, and, according to Elmer Swanson, manager of the local company, a closer relationship will be built up/ Mr. Swanson is desirous of im proving the service of the electric light company and urges all to make suggestions at any time, in V*-:. on the Same. Model '-v,* -__J..sC\^-:ls^j/r-^-Ps^liuiWftJV *^-S*^T^ THIS AND LAST YEAR'S TAXES ARE COMPARED *-j?fe*y.. 1921 Taxes Were B*d Upon Rate Book Adopted From State of Jtawa Mike Holm, secretary cjf state, re ports that a great number'*. letters are coming to the motor vCb^cJe,reg istratioh department of the office in-, quiring concerning .the difference b.e^ tween taxes that were paid in 1921, according to the 1921 rate ibojuc* and the taxes that are l^ing paia in *922 according to the 1922 book. Many 1920 models pay a higher tax than corresponding 1921 models. Ihe tables also show imitye oiMfc ?t car which was registered/in 1^21_tJo'eS not pay the same tax in 1922, as h^ paid for the same car ip 1921. To some, these.differences do not seem just, but Mr. Holm explains that they result from the plan of "taxation incorporated by the legislators in the new registration law. The tax is based on the factory list price of the year of the model. Thereforei since the prices on cars generally were higher in 1920 than in 1921, the tax paid is correspondingly higher on 1920 models than oh similar 1921 models. An additional complication and an apparent discrepancy' arises through the fact that for 1921 the registra tion taxes were based on. the list prices set forth in the Iowa rate book. This was an emergency rate book provided by the -legislature for the reason that the law was passed so late in thet year that there was not time to get statements from the man-? ufacturers. The law provided that for 1921, to save time, the registrar should adopt the rate book of anoth er state and,"attfie siiggestion of the committee, the/ Iowa i*fc' bo was adopted as fceliig 'the on* most like that required by the Minnesota law. The law provided that for follow ing years a rate book should be made setting forth the list prices as of No vember 1 that manufacturers would furnish in sworh statement. The 1922 book has, therefore, been com piled from such manufacturers sworn statement* setting forth the price that prevailed November 1 in each model year for the various makes of car?. Now it happens that the Iowa book' bases its rates on prices as of June and earlier each year.. Therefore, the resulting condition that in those years where there was a rise in price from June to'Novem ber, the tax in the 1922 book is high er than that in the 1921 book and, on the other hand, for those models where there was a decline in price during the model year, there is a low-, er tax in the 1922 rate book than in the 1921 rate book. As an illustra tion, it is well remembered by all that there was a great decline in the prices of motor vehicles in general during 1921. The 1921 rate book, however, based its taxes on the prices that were in effect earlier in the year but the 1922 book vases its taxes on the price that was in effect Novem- 4 **V. BOND ISSUE SAT11RMY Voter** Sftbool District No. 7 to Decide for or Against $106*000 Bond J*e to decide for or against the issu an.ee j^f the $1Q0,000 school fe*nd lj$ue JpoeBendent? School TDis ^jct No. 7, voters of the, district are |p^"cJ|st^tWir ballots at the central ShOij1Wi|^qdteSiarr'^^aBiKe ^Udinjf tomorrow afternoon iiig ndw/ FROZEN WATER PIPES BURST I AND INJURE MRS. RAPPATTA The home of Frank Rappatta, 1111 Mississippi avenue, was the scene of a rather serious accident at 10':i5 o'clock Sunday morning, when the water front attached to their kitchen ,*I{pi?deJd.:. -The pips. being frozen the. "pressure ofcausedsteam. from the hot1 T" ioils are to pe^iaiio'plock and remain open ontil 8 ^o'clock. Those who can vote during the .afternoon are urged to do soa&d eliminate tiresome .waiting in tffeeVenn|i .-"iT.' "'l "v ^RSis bond issue *i proposed lr the purpose of dfefraytngithe expense*: to be''%curre$in installing a heating plant und ventilating "and, plptttbing *%$iiJH m5yie-new hi(f school boild t}|f constructed at the These bonk issue is passed, are tfcbe in dK ons of ?l,u00 each, to be 4$t\ date of .their 'issue, *o mature in %xs irom their date, tp bar irrtewft %ate ol5 J fef en per *nrinw\ payable senil-annually. The bond election /or^iftally called for January 181%. provided for a similar issue offc(bndsat 6 per ierit in terestt, but this- election :was later called off because the scKpoJ board felt that rthe issue could be sold at a lower rate of interest, ^thereby sav ing the district approximately $10,000 on the issue Whether the bond issue passes at this election or not the school board has the' right to issue warranto to complete the work on the school building, but that course is consid ered more costly than the issue of bonds at this time. the wafer tank thetr to burst. Mrs.-Rappatta, who-was at the range at the time preparing a roast for dinner, was quite seriously hurnedrabout the ifao and chest by the escaping steam and is still con fined to the house as the result of the shock and injuries sustained by the accident. Blazing coals thrown from the stove "by the force of the explosion destroyed a curtain in front of a jptchen cupboard and set fire to the ceiling and floor in different parts of the/room. The flames were extin ruished by the prompt action of Mr. Rappatta and a neighbor, F. R. Marrs, it not being necessary to call the flre department. ITALY TO HAVE SMAU HAJORITY IN CONCLAVE Foreign and 28 Italian Cardinal* Expected to Elect New Pope (Br United Press) Rome, Italy, Jan. 27.The secret conclave, which will elect a successor to Pope Benedict, will be Italian by a small majority, according to indi cations today. Twenty-six foreign cardinals and 28 Italians are expected to be ready for the election-February 2. Cardi nal Dupois, Maurin, Lucon and Vidal arrived yesterday and Cardinal Mer cier of Belgium, who stopped off at Milan, was expected today. The 54 dardinals expected to be here when the walling-up Ceremony takes place and will be closed up in apartments on the first three floors of the Vati can early next Thursday. A vote Will be taken that same day, but the cardinals will hot be able to leave the Vatican until a de cision is reached. A two-thirds ma jority is required to elect a new Pope. Predictions as to Benedict's successor narrowed down today tpj Cardinals Gasparri, -Ratti, Merry del Val, Mercier and LaFontaine. Each cardinal will take with him into the Vatican, before the walls and doors are sealed, one priest and one servant. GAS EXPLOSION CAUSES DAMAGE IN FOND DU LAC (By Ualtttf TtasM) Fond du Lac, Wis., Jan. 27.Gas forming in a covered ravine extend ing through the center of the city ex ploded this morning damaging sever al houses, up-rooting trees and, caus ing damage estimated at $10,600. The shock was felt over an area jof six blocks. Buildings were Amoved. An excavation a block long marks the course of the explosion. One woman, who was walking on the street, was prostrated by the explo sion* ._- LEQON PLANS RNE ENTERTAINMENTS Stage Play, Annual Legion Ball and Pott Entertainments New Being Planned Plans for a.number of entertain ments to be staged under the aus pices^Of. the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion were discussed at the regular meeting of that organi: zation Thursday evening at the room? of ..the' -ifeivic & Commerce association. She entertainment committee wa's instructed to investigate 'one of the numeWUs" Offers made the pose and was authorized to arrange for the staging of a"hdme-talent play if sat isfactory arrangements can be made. This play will 0 'fls*y*.\r*K^wp^w^r*'%t^l^S^it1 P:H. .*a. .tj probably be staged early itt the 6pnng, if one. is decided upon. After considerable discussion, it was voted' to hold an American Le gion ball each year on Raster Mon day, the dance committee being in structed to begin the annual event this year: A committee was appointed, with Thayer, Bailey chairman, to arrange for a mock trial to be staged at the first regular meetipg of the post in March. Another committee was ap pointed to provide the program for the next-meeting, February 9. This committee consists of F. C. Mon tague, chairman, Art Brown, and G. S. Conger. At each meeting here after a committee is to be appointed to provide the program for the fol lowing meeting, in this way assuring a large, attendance. At the next regular meeting of the post, officer* for the coming year will be elected and other annual busi ness attended to. The membership of the post at the present time is somewhat larger than a year ago and indications arc that the total mem bership for 1922 will within a few months surpass the total membership of 1921. Following the close of the regular business- session Thursday night, im promptu entertainment was staged by a number of the members and lunch was enjoyed. LOCAL K1WANIS CLUB ENJOYS REGULAR MEET The ejfUlarmeeting of the Kiwanis: club at the Elks' club rooms Thurs day noon was in charge of the drug gists #rtd jewelers of the club,v,ith Geo. T. Baker as acting chairman. The meeting was well attended. Ray Olson "'was" admitted to membership. Entertainment was furnished by Miss_ G^ace Currie with a number of well-rendered selections on the violin assisted by Miss Ragnhild Moe at the pbtpO.tfa.Cy-: Barrjt SJnyder and N. Mc Phee, whS affii to take over the O'Leary Bawser Co..store February 1, were introduced as guests of the club by W.. Nv-Bowser. F7p. Wirth of the State Teachers coflegre gave a short talk on the doings of. the disarhianent conference at Washihgtort. The Boy Scout com mittee reported that two scout mas ters hjd been secured and were go ing, to procure professional men for Ulks td the scouts whenever the boys wanted, speakers. C. A. Huffman .won the attendance prize, a hot water bottle donated by R. J. Boardman. The date for the utxt ladies' night was set for February 13. at which time an enjoyable -entertainment is planned. 'W! -y*& ,& "BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1922 i'v "IT"- i IVm&tober iEL ^|TH fH^Pf^Kl^^t^ POOR y*^o yov?E CONGRESS CLEARS WAY FOR BONUS BILL TODAY (By United Press) Washington, Jan. '27.Congress today cleared the way for the bonus bill. Passage of the bill within two months was predicted. Both senate and house Republican leaders have waived aside the opposition of Secre tary of Treasury Mellon to the bill, disregarding his claim that the treas ury cannot afford it. The only delay now is. in deciding how to raise the money. ST. PAUL HOCKEY TEAM TO PLAY CLEVELAND TONIGHT Cleveland, Ohio, Jafi 2?.The tie for the leadership of Group 2 of the United States Amateur Hockey asso ciation will most likely be broken tonight when the St. Paul Athletic and local clubs cross sticks here to night. With both teams hitting their very best pace just now, the fans are looking .forward to something out of the ordinary tonight./ The two teams play again tomorrow night. BATTLE OF HILL HEIRS IN COURT AGAIN TODAY (By United Press) St. Paul, Jan. 27.The battle of heirs of James J. Hill for the estate of his widow, was resumed here to day. Hearing in probate court on applications for administration pa pers was scheduled before Judge H. E. Doe. Louis W. Hill, supported by his sister, Mary Hill, has applied for au thority to administer the estate. Sev en other children asked that the Northwestern Trust company be made executors. Mary J. Hill, their mother, died November 22, without leaving a will. It was reported she had written a will a short time before her death, but destroyed it because of dissen sion among the heirs. The estate is variously valued at between ?1Z,- 000,000 and $18,000,000. Charitable and religious institu tions in the Twin Cities are affected by the contests. The widow of the railroad magnate was interested in many charitable works. "This dispute has been going on for five years," Louis W. Hill is re ported to have told friends. He said to be anxious to have it settled "for all time." "I am in this fight to carry out my mother's wishes," said Hill. I am fighting for mother's signature, and-1 will-fight for that to the fin- I S Jktnes N. Hill, New York City, is leading the other heirs in the fight. Whilfe the division of the estate prob ably will not be materially affected, whoever, secures control, the hers diffl*yces will be fully .aired in court if*is Relieved. ,t y-, BABIES MAY BE "SHOT" FREE OF ANY CHARGE Pictures, of babies free! So ad vet$iJes N. L. Hakkerup of the Hak kerop Studios. When asked about it, Mr. Hakker up replied: "Yes, we are going to do just that, and we mean what we say! We will take pictures of any babjr and give two photographs free to such parents who cannot afford to buy them. You know that every baby should be photographed. Dur ing the past year we had hundreds of kodak pictures to be enlarged, but these specimens were so poor that it This is a most unusual offer and Mr. Hakkerup advises that he will do this until further notice, provided sittings are arranged for mornings and that such are made by Bemidji residents. ",^rXfl~*" r~~ir%r'f~'r v* HER. MACHINE INVENTED TO RELIEVE COTTON PICKER Tennessee Man Has Invented Electrical Cotton Picker to Lighten Labor (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 27.The cotton picker, whose stooped figure has been almost symbolic since the slavin of ancient Egypt garnered the white harvest along the Nile, has at last found relief. The days of stooping are over, it is believed. J. C. -Stugfehhurgfin ftfentphis, Ten nessee, the heart of the cotton sec tion, has invented an electrical cot ton picker which, it is claimed, will not only lighten labor for the field worker, but will also greatly increase his individual efficiency, according to his announcement here, in apply ing for a patent. The machine, which the inventor has finally perfected after 14 years, makes it possible for one person to gather from 400 to 700 pounds of the staple a day, where hand-pickers have had to put in a haTd day's work to gather 150 pounds. Stugenburg received the inspira tion for his invention while watching a cow which had broken into his cot ton field. The ease with which the animal picked the.cotton from the boll by means of her rough tongue gave him the idea. The picking tube, of which each machine has four, consists of two re volving brushes encased in a small metal frame about the size of a man's doubled fists. The brushes re volve inward, thus creating a bruHh like suction movement which collects the cotton from the boll. Each machine carries a complete electric plant and a tractor engine furnishes sufficient electric power to operate the eight motors required to run the mechanical pickers. The brushes are driven by a small motor. The pickers, supported overhead by a balance arrangement, are suspended with such lightness and flexibility that even a child can shift them with case. The machine as it passes through the field cari pick eight rows. BEMIDJI ARMY SQUAD WINS GAME AT MINOT The Bemidji Army squad defeated the Minot (N. D.) city team at that city last evening, in the second clash between these two teams, by a score of 26 to 21. The game Wednesday night resulted a victory for Minot by a 27 to 21 score. Tonight the Bemidji team is sched uled to play Jamestown, N. D., and another victory is looked for. Out of-the five games which were sched uled before the Bemidji team left here Monday morrfing the Minot fWhethertonight ame las was the first victory. not a game has been ar ranged for tomorrow night is not known locally. JHATERNITY BILL GIVES N. D. $10,000 FiRST YEAR (Br United Prow) Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 27^-Ten thousand dollars will be available to North Dakota the first year under the recently enacted Shepherd-Towner maternity benefit bill. Hereafter an annual sum of $5,000 will be re ceived. The state will endeavor to co-operate with the federal govern ment in the wise distribution of this sum. yaifr f0 ^*ftw8Kttttdi MINNESOTA HISTORICAL socie^ BRAINERD HIGH TO PLAY BEMIDJI HERE TONIGHT Local Girls Will Be Seen) in Action Tonight Against Cass Lake Girls Brainerd hitfh school will invade Bemidji territory this evening and meet the local high school basketball squad at the new armory in the first district game between these two teams this year. Both schools havt' practically new teams, graduation last June having lost the veteran players to tho school. In this re gard, both teams should be quite evenly matched. Consequently a close game is looked for by local fans, although the feeling is preva lent that Bemidji will win, judging from the showing made by the team in the last two games. Preliminary to the high school boys' game, the Cass Lake high school girls and the Bemidji high school girls will meet. This will be the first game which the local girls have played this year and just what the team can do is not publicly known. Several of last year's play ers will appear in the line-up. Cass Lake jyirls defeated the Bag ley high school girls this season by a score of 4 to 0 in an extra-period contest. This in itself is indicative of the fact that ('ass Lake must have a strong organization. This game will be called at 7:o0. and the boys' game will follow. Coach Smith announces that Davis and Neumann will start the game as forwards, Henry at center Peterson, Smith ami Boyce being available for the guard positions. Brainerd's line-up includes Hess, right forward Engebietson, left for ward Mobtad, center Heinkenen, right guard, and Carlson, left guard. It. is expected that this line-up will start the game against Bemidji. The Juvenile band will be out to lend enthusiasm to the games and Director G. O. Kiggs announces that three new selections will be played this evening, these being: March, "Imperator," Christeiisen Selection from the opera "Martha," Klotow March, "Battleship California," Cros by. Indications-are that there will be a large a tendance to see the Be midji boys' and girls' teams in ac tion in two games for the price of one. BANDITS ESCAPE AFTER KILLING BANK EMPLOYEE illy I Hi I'll I'rffis) Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 27.Five bandits, who killed H. T. Moss, as sistant, cashier of the First National Bank at Crafton, escaped today af ter beating off police in a gun bat tle. Thirty thousand dollars in loot was recovered. ANNOUNCE REFERENDUM ON LAND RECLAMATION U. S. Chamber of Commerce to Consider Plan to Assist Ex-Service Settlers (Hy United J'rcBs) Chicago, Jan. '11. Reclamation land for ex-service men is the sub ject of a referendum being conduct ed among its members by the Cham ber of Commerce of the. United States. Announcement of the referendum was made here today by Waited Du Brookings, Washington, secretary 'of a committee of the organization which is studying the reclamation question. The committee is headed by E. T. Meredith, Des Moines, Iowa, former secretary of agriculture. The committee, if the referendum is favorable, will prepare a complete plan for xr national reclamation sys tem and will submit same to the fed eral government. Returns on the referendum are expected within O days. The proposition submitted requires immediate federal appropriations to initiate reclamation projects upon which veterans who desire to go into agriculture may be given an oppor tunity. The proposition does not in dicate whether the federal funds should be used by foreign agencies for the construction of federal proj ects or -should be advanced in the form of loans to states or state agencies. No decision has been reached on the question whether the federal government should act by itself or co-operatively with the states, but it is reported that the co-operation sys tem is the most favored by the com mittee. The voting in the referendum is upon the general question whether there should be a national system of reclamation to be initiated through adequate federal appropriations and to be carried out for the purpose of enabling ex-service men to have op portunity to cultivate the soil. Reclamation lands are available in all parts of the United States, ac cording to Secretary Brookings, who declared that the committee plans that the federal policy shall include irrigation, drainage, stump and aban doned farm lands in its. program. ^^STT-yr^ra^^pJK'^K "'j$$fe4$3~' .WEATHER REPORT Minnesota Generally fair to night and Saturday not much change in temperature. Wo PER MONTH Refuses to Recommend Repeal of Adamson Law and Rail* road Guarantee Provision SENATE FARM BLOC MAY INVESTIGATE NEW PLAN Farmers' Union Representa- tives Outline Plans for For- mation of Marketing Pools (By TJiilted Press) Washington, Jan. 27. (By James Kolbcrt)Limitation of farm crop acreage until present agriculture conditions in the United States and Europe are relieved was endorsed at the national agriculture conference here today. The conference refused to recom mend to congress repeal of th eight-hour law, and the guarantee* provision of the Esch-Cummins law by a vote of 83 to 68. it struck these recommendations from the res olutions urging lower freight rates. (Br Unlt4 PTMM) Washington, Jan. 27. (By James T. Kolbert)The senate agricultu ral bloc, as the result of insistent de mands in President Harding's agri cultural conference, may investigate the feasibility of a national system for guaranteeing satisfactory prices to the farmers for their products. Although conservatives in the ag ricultural conference have prevent ed endorsements of any price stabil ization scheme, representatives of the Farmers' Union are said to have assurances from leaders of the sen ate bloc that a special committee will be appointed to investigate the Aus tralian plan of price guarantees. A committee may visit Australia to study the working of this system. Meanwhile the agriculture confer ence is expected to broaden out more of its work today by passing another long list of resolutions. The price stabilization or insurance plan was explained today by representatives of the Farmers' Union as follows: Formation of pools among the growers of cotton, grain and other agricultural products. The federal government, through the War Finance corporation or some other agency, is to underwrite these pools to guarantee individual farm ers against loss. When the farmer, after placing his wheat with the pool, is in need of money, the pool advances part of tho price on his holdings. When the pool finally disposes of the wheat it pays the difference between the amount advanced and the price re ceived, minus warehouse and freight charges. The pool assures orderly market ing. Whenever the price falls below the point of profit the stock is with held until the price rises. YEOMEN LODGE STAGES VERY ENJOYABLE DANCE .The dancing party staged by the Brotherhood of American Yeomen in the new Moose hall Thursday eve ning, following the regular business meeting of that organization, was a very enjoyable affair. An exception ally large crowd danced to the music furnished by a three-piece orchestra. Refreshments were served through out the evening* Members of the organization and their invited friends enjoyed the occasion. During the business meeting, State Manager Hatley of St. Paul gave an exceptionally interesting talk on the rapid growth of the order and also on its future activities. The dance was that much of a suc cess that it has been decided to hold one on the fourth Thursday evening of each month hereafter. LADIES OF G. A. R. CIRCLE MEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON The Ladies of the G. A. R. Circle will meet in regular session at tho new Moose hall Saturday afternoon, at .3 o'clock. vAU members-o tho circle are requested to be present. McPHAIL ARTISTS TO APPEAR HERE FRIDAY The Bemidji Musical Art club has made final arrangements for the ap pearance here on Friday evening, February 6, of four artists from tha McPhail School of Music, Minne apolis. The McPhail trio, consisting of Margaret Gilmor McPhail, pianist William McPhail, violinist, and Carlo Fischer, cellist, form a group of most efficient chamber musicians. They will be assisted by Mildred Langtry, soprano, whose beautiful voice and charming, girlish personality will lend added distinction to the pro gram. The concert will be given at the Methodist Episcopal church. The. general public is urged to take vantage of tho opportunity to heor this charming group of gifted musi cians, i