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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-01-15
FUNERAL SERVICE THURSDAY

FUNERAL SERVICE THURSDAY
Funeral services for the late Mrs
Sam Paquin will be held in the First
Scandinavian Lutheran church on
Thursday afternoon at 2, p. M, Rever-
end Kolste officiating. The pail
bearers will be selected largely
from the men employed in the print
ing trade in Bemidji. - @~
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cottet ar
rived from Crookston this morning
to attend the funeral. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-01-15
SENATOR SMITH REELECTED
BY United pross. as ~ = II

Lansing, Mich, Jan. 15.-The
Michigan Legislature yesterday by a
strict party vote elected Uniled States
Senator William Alden Smith to sue
coed himself. In the house the vote
stood: Smith (Rep.) 81, ALFRED
Lucking (Dem. IS, Theodore M.
Joslyn (Prog.) II. In the senate
Smith received 81, Lucking 5, JOS
Ign, g.. ..st
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-01-15
Wants to Meet AL Farmers Who
Happen to Be in the City, But s.
Will Hold Meeting Feb. g.
MANY TAKE BANQUET PLATES
Over 100 Reservations Have Already
+ Been Made But All Invited
Guests Have Not Replied.

The Great Northern has shown it,
confidence in the business getting
ability Of Bemidji by erecting q $40,-
600 depot to care for that business.
Bemidji people must now show the,
Great Northern that they are making
every effort to bring more business to
this city and 50 make more for the
railroad. Every man, woman and
child who can get the time should 90
to the depot and inspect it sometime
Thursday afternoon. Show Mr.. Hill
that Bemidji is interested and let him
be assured that the new station will
not stand idle.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-01-15
JACK JOHNSON STOPPED
Was About to Leave the Country
When He Was Taken From Train
At Battle Greek. ~-.-,. p.
IS HELD ON FEDERAL CHARGE

Battle Greek, Mich, Jan: 15.-Jack
Johnson, the negro pugilist, was TAX
en- from a; Canada-pound Grand
Trunk train here Tuesday, by. local
officials at the request OF federal Of
i, ficials in Chicago. 1t is feared that
Johnson was attempting to "jump'
his bail bond and leave the United
States, the offense under the Mann
law charged against him not being
extraditable.
Johnson was accompanied by mis-
wife and two negroes.
According to the local officers he
admitted that he was on his way to
Toronto. The pugilist is being de-
tanned at the home of negro friend.
Johnson is said to have at first in
sisted that the local authorities had
no right to detain him but when a
patrol wagon came in sight he left
the train without further complaint
He said he did not wish to violate
any of the terms of the bond insuring
his appearance in United States dis
trict court and simply intended to go
to. Toronto to consult with Tom Flan-
agan, his former manager, regarding
a proposed fight with Al Palzer in
Paris He claimed that the latter's
manager had offered to arrange a
fight for $4,000.
The following comment on the
Johnson dispatch appeared in the
Minneapolis Journal in Ritchie's
column: ..
We Want to Know.
Who did it? That's what we'd like
to know. The congregation wants
the name of that man who stepped in
and arrested Jack johnson when the
big dinge was beating it for the Can
adam border. -
Think of the chance gone to waste!
Jack wanting to get away and 800
out of every 1000 people in the
United States roofing for him to get
out of the country, when some limb
of the law sneaks into the train in
Michigan and snags him and brings
him back to Chicago.
How much better it would have
been had the law officers put up a
bluff at chase, bounded Jack into
Detroit, through the town and down
to that Windsor ferry. 1t should have
been timed so that the officers could
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-01-15
RELEASE FROM SERIOUS CHARGE

James Mcintyre of Kelliher, who
has been held in the county jail since
Nov. % on a charge Of sodomy, was
tried before Court Commissioner A.
M, .Crowell, yesterday, but as the evil
dence to prove his guilt was lacking
he was discharged. The warrant for
his arrest was sworn out by Oren
Noble OF Kelliher who claimed the
crime was committed on Nov. 20.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-01-15

MASONS' NOTICE.
Regular meeting of "A. F. A. M. to-
night. Work in the second degree.
~ D. L.. STANTON. w M
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CONTINUED on last page),
Cheyenne record., 1913-10-09
Hard to Please,

A typical mover" of the ultra
shiftless type was passing few days
at q COW camp in Arizona, prepara-
tory to going into the desert on a
prospecting trip. His wife, a tired
out, faded-out creature, complained
to some Of the cowhands of the hard
ness of her lot; and the foreman
took 1t upon himself to demonstrate
with the husband for his shiftlessness
and his Indifference to his wife's well
fare.
'.The old woman amt got no kick
commit" said the husband when he
had heard the foreman's remarks.
"She amt got no kick at all. Why,
stranger, when we wuz fixin' to camp
Of a night many time I've driv'
the team half mile out of the way
SOS wood and water would be handy
fur the old woman to fetch!'-Sat-
urday Evening Post.
Cheyenne record., 1913-10-09

So far as the taxable American is
concerned, the income tax law is now
practically in force against him. While
the tariff law in which the law ia en-
bodied will not be signed until next
week, the first returns do not have to
be made to the internal revenue COL
lectors before March 1, 1914. But when
the returns are made they will cov-
er the income Of citizens from March
l, 1913, to December 81, and the first
payment of tax will be for money re-
ceived during this period.
Every single person (citizen or for.
eign residenD whose annual income
exceeds $4,000. and every married per
son with an income above $4,000, is
expected to report his or her re-
ceipts In detail to the government
agents March 1 Of each year.
President Wilson. the federal judges
OF the Supreme court now holding Of
fice and employees "of a state or any
political subdivision thereof" are the
only persons specifically exempted
from the tax by the new law. The
president and judges now in Office
were made exempt to escape any uues.
tons OF the constitutionality of the
law. and their successors in office will
be compelled to pay the tax.
First Burden Is on Citizen.
The general public is expected to
give close study to the new law in
the next few months, as the first bur
den of the tax payment rests with the
individual citizen, and his failure to
report his income is punishable by
fine.
1t Is admitted that when first re-
turns are made many taxable persons
Cheyenne record., 1913-10-09
probably win escape payments, but
with each year the governments lists
Of persons with taxable incomes will
be made more nearly complete.
.Methods Of coIIectIna Tax.

be made more nearly complete.
Methods Of Collecting Tax.
Two primary methods of collecting
the tax are contained in the law. One
is that the individual return made by
the citizen; the other the returns by
corporations and other employers who
pay their employees taxes "at the
source" Under the law as it will be
signed by President Wilson next week.
every large company employing labor
will be compelled to report any regu-
lar salaries it pays in excess Of the
$4,000 figures. and will pay the taxes
for its employees and deduct the tax
from their pay envelopes.
This payment at the source" will
apply to salaries. rents, interests, roy
alties, partnership profits and some
other sources Of income. and persons
receiving such incomes must be pre-
pared to show that the money has
paid its tax at its source.
In figuring up his net income for
the taxpayer, the American business
man, after deducting $4,000 for him
self, or $4,000. II married, will have
the right to claim the following addi-
tional exemptions:
Necessary expense of carrying on
business. not including personal. living
or family expenses.
Interest paid out of indebtedness.
National, state, county. school or
municipal taxes paid within the year.
r,,11 11 atN 0v Arn
losses, not covered by insurance.
Worthless debts charged OF during
the year.
A reasonable allowance for the de-
probation of property.
Dividends from companies whose in
comes have already been taxed.
Interest from state, municipal or
government bonds.
Must be Entire "Net Ineome."
1t is a clear provision of the law,
however, that the taxable person must
make a return to the internal revenue
collector for his entire met income"
and exemptions claimed under the law
must be submitted to the federal off,
GERS for them to determine upon their
-reasonableness or legality.
Ready to Answer Questions.
The treasury department is prepar-
ing for flood of questions about the
new income tax. realizing that this
feature Of the tariff bill about to be-
come law strikes more intimately at
the tax paying citizen than do the
indirect taxes collected through the
customs duties.
For the first year the citizen will
make return to the local internal reve-
nue. collector before March l, 1914.
as to his earnings from March 1, 1913.
to the end of this year. The collector
will notify him June. how much
he owes and the tax must be paid
by June 30. After next year the tax
will apply on the full calendar year.
Cheyenne record., 1913-10-09

increased and on cotton yarns and
cloth made of yarn, from numbers 70
70 ". The rates on handkerchiefs or
mumers, not hemmed, have been de-
duced from 80 per cent, as provided
by the house. to 25 per cent.
Cheyenne record., 1913-10-09
POINTS ABOUT INCOME TAX.

1t has been figured that a revenue
OF $s2,2ss.000 will be afforded by the
imposition Of the income tax, of which
the following is the schedule:
Cheyenne record., 1913-10-09
The Sensation.

Upon returning from the city, Far.
mer Green said to his friend:
Say, Aaron, l had ride in my
cousins automobile while was up to
the CITY,"
''Wa-al," replied Farmer Green, at
seemed good deal like fallin' into
mighty deep well, only ye dropped
straight ahead instead of n'ards."
Cheyenne record., 1913-10-09

To the Thirsty.
This is the hardest kind Of luck
what is?"
Nothing here but soft drinks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
THANKSGIVING AT CAMP

whole week he had turned that pig
over in his mind and barbecued him
from every angle and in every kind OF
fire Now he had arisen while it was
yet night to start the mystery duly
spitted that none need wait for dinner,
and that the little children might for
once have the joy of seeing Thanks
giving turkey with four legs.
He was a pig raised on the prem
ises. fathered and mothered at the foot
of the hill, fed on the nuts of the
woods and on carefully prepared diet
from the kitchen waste so that he was
more economical than a gobbler
And when he was served he was
delicious so that Charlie had tri-
umphed in new profession. There
was mince pie and celery and baked
yams mashed potatoes and cold slaw,
strawberry preserves, "punkin" pie,
butter beans, candies given by one OF
the nurses and, to top everything,
abundant fruit from the First Baptist
Sunday school primary children.
And what did they all do after din.
ner? They went to bed and to sleep,
disturbed by a few callers and by the
excitement that arose when Snyder, ths
camp watch dog, caught rabbit under
a stump. G. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30

going to Lake Manuel Huapi, the source
of the Limay river, in western Argen-
tina. Lake Nahuel Huapi is at an
elevation of about 1000 feet and is 30
miles long.
Mexico City, November 29=Govern-
ment officials are authority for the
statement that President Huerta has
obtained a new loan of 100000 pesos.
The truth of their statement has not
been confirmed.
Pittsburg, November 29-President
James A. Gilmore. and representatives
of every club in the Federal Baseball
league met with the officers of the
Pittsburg club here today and dis
cussed plans for the coming season.
Yuma, Ariz., November 29.-Fif1y
Mexican federal soldiers are encamped
on the American side of the border in
the vicinity of the Colorado river, it
was reported here tonight by ranchers
of that district.
Cleveland, O., November ga writ
OF attachment was served this after
noon upon Pavlowa. Russian dancer, at
a local theatre and scenery and cos
tunes were seized by deputy sheriff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30

ton, with David representing the city
of Birmingham and Mr. Dick represent
ing the citizens, the citizens say to the
city commissioners. Put Birmng ham to
bed and send for the doctors
Birmingham is suffering from a COM
plant quite common to AN vigorous,
healthy, growing boys. Birmingham has
bitten off more than he can chew; he has
eaten more than he can digest. Birming-
nam Is suffering from a bad attack of
collie, and the financial doctors must be
called in. Meanwhile let Birmingham
be put to bed and allowed to rest until
the doctors arrive on the scene.
Now. Mr.. Bankers, you are the finan-
cial doctors. You see this little boy, Bir-
mingham, he has gone and spent his
nickels and dimes on fruits and candies
and pies which he ate until he got sick
He picked up lot of other little boys
and undertook to treat them to candy
and pie, and now they threw rocks at
him because he won't buy them more.
There he lies now, doctors, crying for re-
lief; what will you do for him?
To be serious. the situation in Birming-
ham is simply due to the fact that Bir-
mingham is a city where abnormality is
the rule and normality is the exception
This is especially the case in the matter
of its growth in wealth, area and popula-
tion in the last 10 years. Success attends
the man who goes to young city and
grows up with it, but disaster awaits the
city that outgrows the men entrusted
with its management Birmingham is
today reaping the reward of years of al
dermanic mismanagement, and the city
commissioners are the guardians to whose
care posthumous child of chaos has
been entrusted.
Financial physic is what Birmingham m
mo, ,tc. ha io1
to prescribe 1t and the financial institu-
tions will be expected to fill the prescrip-
ton. F. l. MONKS
Birmingham November 30. 1913
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
CURRENCY BILL HAS
SLOW PROGRESS IN
SENATE CONFERENCE
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of all provisions which do not involve
matters at tonights session. The
disputed points. including all the sec
tions passed over so far, will be taken
up tomorrow by the democrats of the
banking committee, who will report to a
session of the conference to be called to-
morrow night. The leaders expect to
complete the bill at that time.
Late tonight the conference adopted
an amendment to the owen bill which
would permit the federal reserve board
to establish any number of regional
reserve banks considered necessary be-
tween the limits of eight and twelve.
This agreement met the objection of
Senators Hoke Smith and Bacon OF
Georgia, that the Atlanta territory
might be compelled to transfer it's
banking operations to a reserve bank
at New Orleans.
The federal reserve board was given
authority to decide where banks are
needed to meet the trend of ordinary
business operations. The bill passed by
the House fixed the number of banks
at IL, while the owen bill provided for
eight and the Hitchcock bill four. Pre-
liminary consideration of the bill was
completed by the conference tonight
and finishing touches will be added at
a session to begin at o'clock tomor
row.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
MUCH WORK DONE
BY EXTRAORDINARY
SESSION OF CONGRESS
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cussed, however and the advocates of 1t
came to. sudden understanding that it is
expected that a measure to regulate trad
ing In futures will be passed before the
new session ends.
Many bills which underwent preliminary
preparation in the committee rooms will
be pushed to conclusion in the new Con-
gress. These include the seamens servi-
tude bill which passed the Senator. the
hetch-hetchy bill to grant San Francisco
water supply rights in that valley, which
passed the House and is to be voted on
by the Senate December 6, and the Alask-
an railroad bill. which the Senate has
agreed to take up in December.
The Alaskan measure would provide
for government railroads that would more
adequately open Alaska's resources.
The investigating activities of the spe-
cial session were confined chiefly to the
probing of lobbying activities and to the
inquiry into causes and conduct of the
strike in the West Virginia coal fields
The special committee that conducted
these Investigations have not completed
their work and will not report until early
next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30

meth. of 231s Avenue II, Ensley, was also
injured by broken glass and the jar of
the sudden stop.
Accounts of the accident are that the
headlight of the Tidewater car coming
around curve was thrown to the side of
the road and for this reason deceived the
negroes on the dray as we'll as prevented
Motorman Kenneth from seeing thu
vehicle until the collision had occurred.
The dray was completely demolished.
The injured negroes were removed to the
Hillman hospital where their bruises were
treated. Woodin's ambulance removed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
CHARLES C. BROWNS
CONDITION IS GRAVE

The condition of Charles G. Brown,
former attorney general of Alabama,
was extremely critical at an early hour
this morning and all hopes of his re-
covery have been abandoned. Mr..
Brown has been i'll for some time but
has steadily grown worse. He resides
at Fountain avenue and Thirteenth
street, north.
He is brother of Eugene Brown of
Birmingham, and the father of Cyrus
b. Brown, secretary of state of Ala
bama. He was also a brother of VIII
son r. Brown. who died in New York
several weeks ago, and of William
CARROT Brown, who died about a month
ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
on Red mountain.

Midnight on Red mountain.
Il wonder what that light means? ?''
ejaculted the nurse at a. M, Thurs
day. Being a faithful and effective
woman, she at once wrapped up against
the night blasts and issued forth into
the darkness, following the CLEAN of
distant lantern.
Nearer she came and still more
near" to discover a negro man. armed
with a shovel, and digging what ap-
peared to be a grave!
The nurses heart was in her mouth
till she saw that the figure was that
of none other than Charlie, hard
working and loyal Charlie. the yard
man and general utility helper. Lo
the secret was out, the mystery solved!
Charlie, like another Charles, the i'm
mortal Ella. was preparing "a disser-
tation on roast pig using the earth
for his paper and the shovel for his
pen.
Charlie had untaken to supply the
tuberculosis patients with Thanksgiv-
Ing dinner of barbecued pig. For
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
The Day in Congress
sENATE:


Met at p. m.
Democratic conference continued
work on administration currency bill.
All Philippine nominations excepting
that of Winfred T. benson for Sc
retary of the interior reported favorI
ably by subcommittee.
Confirmed nomination of L. l.. PINK
ham as governor of Hawaii by a clos.
vote, but left the appointment of
Henry M Pindell as ambassador to
Russia for the regular session of Con-
gress.
Passed resolution for Joint session
with the House at / p. M, Tuesday
to hear President Wilson read his
message
Adjournment at 4:16 p. m. to 10 a. m.
Monday.
HOUSE:
Met at noon.
Resolution adopted for joint session
at 1 p. m. Tuesday to hear President
Wilson read his message.
George w. Loft and Jacob Cantor,
New York and Calvin D. Paige of
Massachusetts, sworn In as repre-
natives F
adjourned at 1855 p. NJ. to noon.
Monday, when the regular session
opens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
Mississippi in q Wrangle

Mississippi is in the same kind of
wrangle. Senators Williams and Varda-
man are at loggerheads over attorneys
and marshals in that state, with the re-
suit that most of these places are pend
ing. Mississippi is also contsnding that
If the collectorship of internal revenue
goes to Alabama, and it seems probable
that John d Mcneil will land the place.
then the collector of the port of Mobile
same being also a port Of entry cor
Mississippi, ought to be a Mississippian
If 1t is decided that this place IS to be
given to Mississippi and it seems likely,
the addition of this office to the Missis-
sippi patronage contribution may enable
Senators Williams and Vardaman to
reach an agreement. Alabama, however
has several very active and aggressive
candidates for the collectorship of the
port of Mobile, and If it should go to
Mississippi, it can only do so after a
struggle.
The department of justice now admits
that the Alabama appointments have
again become indefinite This means that
the deadlock may continue for a while
possibly until after the currency bill is
passed, though it may be settled at any
moment 1t has become as great a mys-
terry as the Mexican problem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

Victoria, b. c., November 29-The
British warship Shearwater left here
today for Mexican waters in place of
the sloop of war. Algerine. which was
obliged to return this week when her
port propeller was lost.
South Bend, Ind, November %.
Drafts, money orders and checks
amounting to s1O,249, stolen from q
mail sack. at Dowagiac, Mich, last
night, We're, recovered here today
Postal authorities said tonight that ne
gotiable orders amounting to about
$4,000 had not been found.
Piedmont, November 29=Robert c.
Moore operator of a shooting gallery
attached to a carnival company play
ing here, tonight was shot though the
head by Miss Pearl Halves, daughter
of o. j. Halves, a prominent resident of
this place.
Buenos Aires, November 29.-Argen-
tine officials today met Col Theodore
Roosevelt at the frontier on his return
from Chile. Colonel Roosevelt is now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
DRAY DEMOLISHED
BY TIDEWATER CAR
Motorman Hurt, Two Negroes Slightly
Injured and Mule Killed in
Collision in East Lake

Coming around curve at Sixty-sixth
street and Second avenue last night about
o'clock westbound Tidewater car
struck a dray, killing the mule and seri-
ously injuring two negroes who We're rid
ing on the dray. Motorman r. w. Ken
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30

on the stand and gave practically the
same testimony, adding that he did not
know for what purpose she wanted the
shotgun to be carried IN the surrey ex-
cept for protection.
The night session and the defens :
closed with the testimony of Allie Du-
val and DIR. II. C. Webb. the latter de-
scribing medicines that he had pre-
scribed for Dora and her condition al
the time he was attending her. He
testified that the girl told him Delhaye
was responsible for her downfall.
Judge Campbell announced before
adjournment that the trial would be
ended Monday night if it took an ALL
night session. Monday will be devoted
to argument.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
PURSE SNATCHERS
BUSY YESTERDAY

Miss Margaret Raglin, 2109 Sixth
avenue, had her purse snatched by a
negro at Seventh alley and Nineteenth
street, north, about 6 o'clock last night.
The purse contained little that was
valuable
a half hour later Miss Lula Thomas
OF the Young Women's Christian asso-
clation had her purse snatched at
Fourth alley and Nineteenth street by
the same negro, according to descrip-
tlon. The purse of Miss Thomas con-
tanned about IS and some bank book $.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
Blrrnin9ham's Financial Illness

To the Editor of The Ase-Herald:
When little David Copperfled presented
himself to his aunt Miss Betsy Trot-
wood, the sight of the tired and tattered
little boy appealed to her kind heart and
she Immediately consulted her friend, Mr.
Dick, as to what should be done for
David. Put him to bed," said Mr. Dick,
and Aunt Betsy promptly followed the
advice. Now, taking the foregoing Incl
dent as illustrative of the present situa-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
Proposed Change Defeated

Tupelo, Miss, November ga pro
posal to change the name of the Meth
odist church, south, to Methods
Church in America was defeated her
today in the Methodist conference 70
north Mississippi by a vote of S25 L
12S. The vote followed a spirited de
bate. Resolutions urging a stricter OBJ
servance of the Sabbath were adopted