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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-05-06
Non ]! Partisan . an League Justice
Urge. Another Special Leg
islative Session to Ra6fy
Taxation Botch and Repeal
Bad Laws.
By Justice J. E. Robinson, May L
1920,

1920.
To Governor Frazier, and the man
ayers OF the Nonpartisan League:
suggest the only proper thing to
do is to call a special session Of the
legislature to meet early in June and
to adjourn before the last minute 'ot
the month. Then all acts of the ses-
sion will become effective on the first
minute of July. 1t will be the last
chance for the present law makers
to correct the excessive tax levies,
and appropriations, to repeal some
bad laws and to enact some good
laws.
The tax of 1919 as far as collected
is IS per cent of the total tax. Forty
five per cent of the state and local
tax remains delinquent, and on such
taxes penalties accrue thus:
March Is per cent.
June 12 ler cent.
November 1-3 per cent.
The sale tax is on the first Tues
day Of December. In October the
county treasurer mails to each land
owner notice giving description
Of his land with the taxes and penal
ties. That notice will make him
swearing mad on the day that he
goes to the polls. The special ses-
sion should cancel the penalties and
reduce all state and local taxes SO
per cent, and do many other wise
things.
Now is the accepted time, now is
the. day Of salvation. The time to
confess and do right is now. Prior
to the special election in Towner
county there was failure to discern
the signs Of the times and vain at
tempt TO excuse and cover up the ex-
, eessive taxes, instead Of undoing
them; and SO it may be at the COM
ing election. For, as we read In
Scripture, pride goeth before de-
struction and a naughty spirit before
fall"
The tax question Is one Of special
concern to every person. The local
taxes are local and are levied on
valuations made by assessors and
boards of equalization. Often the
local taxes are levied by grafters who
welcome excessive valuations of prop
erty as it gives them chance to
make big profit. The general state
tax is levied by the State Board of
Equalization; that is, by LANCER.
Kositzky, Hagan, Olson and the gov
ernor; any three members of that
board had power to put the assess
ment and the tax levies up or down.
In the session laws of 1919, sixty
pages are given to enormous appro-
priations made by the legislature.
Then there are about as many pages
given to newfangled and very ques-
tfonable state tax levies. On reading
it all one cannot fail to conclude that
in 1919 an awful botch was made Of
the taxation business. Just think Of
these items for the general budget Of
1afo. 4
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-05-06

Secretary Of state. .......$ $4,000
State auditor ............ $4,000
state treasurer -. $4,000.
Attorney general 100, 900.
Railroad commission $4,000
Tax commission $1,000
Highway commission ....a.. 181 900.
Motor vehicle registration. $4,000
Fish commission s. 5000
.Dunseith tuberculosis ...s.. 10000
Grafton :. !. -. ...... 22s,0O0
Mandan reformatory ...... 100000
Jamestown insane asylum. 100000
Devils Lake, deaf and dumb $4,000
Bismarck, penitentiary 49,. 286,0001
/ Grand Forks university 3. 675 900:
& Fargo IA. SC.. !. 4. i !. ! 100000
Valley City Normal 5. /. "a 215. 900
AItnot Normal s: :. !. & IS. 190, 900
Z ndayville Normal i. !. !. !. ...s.,. $4,000.
.Ellendale Normal ... 900
Wahpeton Normal !. 3. +. /. Al. 1000,
( Bottineau Normal .s.s y. 81 62 200
Dickinson Normal i q. 4 Las .000
Budget Board Z. 81. y. &. 81 2 900
How amazing it is that the state
with all it's high priced colleges and
normals should have TO pay q budget
board 100000 and to pay an Ohio
expert $500 to figure ailot Of gross
sily3 excessive rates and amounts.
Now if the taxpayers cry for such,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-05-06
STURSMAN G. 0. P.
NAME DELEGATES
TO Mlll0T MEETING
Candidacy Of Attorney Gener-
al LANCER for Governorship
Unanimously Endorsed
Favor Open Ballots.
DELEGATES NAMED

p. w. EDDY, jamestown.
C. w. WINGIRE, Woodwork.
O. H. BENNETT, Eldridge.
>HOWARD RICHCREEK, Sydney.
ALFRED STEEL, Jamestown.
WILLIAM WALTERS, Edmunds.
r.. G. CATRON, Midway.
JOHN KNAUF, Jamestown.
j. A. BUCHANAN, Buchanan.
w. b. DeNAULT, jamestown.
C. e. SCHRAWDER, Medina.
G. T. RICHMOND, Kensal.
Following the selection Of the
twelve Stutsman County delegates to
the state convention, resolution
was unanimously adopted instruct
ing the delegates that the county
favor the nomination OF
Attorney General William LANCER
for governor. A rising vote was
taken, every delegate standing.
The convention also expressed it.
self as in favor of open ballots and
instructed the Stutsman county dele.
cation to inform the NIinot cOnven-
ton that they were opposed to secre,
balloting of any kind.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-05-06
|,nsideratiOn Of Voters

tomobiles. the court yard square be-
ing lined on two sides with the cars.
This was an indication of the changes
that have occurred since the old days
when the delegates drove to the coun
ty seat in buggies or spring wagons.
Not vehicle OF that description was
seen at the court house yesterday.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-05-06

Agricultural College, N. D.
Dear Mr.. Ladd:
Replying to your letter of April
21st note that neither yourself CT
Mr.. McGovern will be present at the
hearing. I wish to advise you that
the case is set before Judge Sanborn
for the 29th OF April, so that in case
you desire to be present you will
have the date.
Very truly yours,
William LANCER,
Attorney General"
Will Have Opportunity.
The case will now come on for
trial upon its merits in the United
States district court and DR.. Ladd
will be given every opportunity to
present all Of the facts in his possess
sion in connection with the issue be-
fore the court. He will not be com
PEELED to make aff1davits but will be
accorded a full hearing, which is
again in contrast with the action Of
the state Of North Dakota in the
Scandinavian American bank case,
where I attempted repeatedly to
to bring evidence before the court
on the merits Of the matter, and was
repeatedly refused, the court holding
that I could produce only afndavits.
I can guarantee DR.. Ladd that this
! will not happen to him in the federal
court. 3,ls
! 4 Briefs on the part OF the defend;
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-11-26
Investigation of
LahainaIuna Sought

Lahainaluua school affairs are to
be investigated under the resolution
introduced by Representative Kaume-
heiwa which provides:
BE it resolved by the house of rep
resentatives of the Legislature of Ha-
wall that the board of commissioners
of the Lahainaluna school be and it is
hereby requested and directed to pre-
pare and present to the house of rep
resentatives of the Legislature of Ha-
waii at its next regular lsession a full
and complete report showing its re-
ceipts and expenditures since June l,
1917, together with a statement show
ing the various salary schedules adopt
ed by said board since the said first
day of June, 1917, and together with
all such other further facts and infor-
nation as will completely inform this
house of all the financial transactions
of said board in the conduct of said
school,"
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-11-26

weeks was able TO sit UP yesterday
for the first time. He is expected to
be out in the course OF a few days
and fully recuperated in the course of
two weeks.
Mrs. c. d. Lufkin, who returned to
Maui Wednesday after a six months
absence is enjoying much improved
health.
Senator Harold w. Rice, came up
from Honolulu on the Mauna Kea
Wednesday evening leaving on the
closing day of the special session of
the legislature.
Jerome B. Wolf, who came from
the mainland last September and has
been note teller at the Bank of Maui,
expects to return with Mrs. Wolfe to
the mainland next month.
Clarence w. Carpenter, pathologist
of the H. S. P. A. Experiment Station,
was over from Honolulu Tuesday on
business connected with the expert
ment stations work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul MacCaughey are
the parents of a son, born last week,
who has been named Robert Vaughan
MacCaughey, according to advices re-
ceived by Maui friends. The Mac
Caugheys are now residing in Cleve-
land, Ohio.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-11-26
CONSOLIDATION

No used car is a bargain no matter
what the price unless it has the miles
of travel still in it and the cars we offer
have those miles. When purchased or
taken in exchange by us they are care
fully ~overhauled and rebuilt as needed
and made absolutely DEPENDABLE.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-11-26
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
SECOND CIRCUIT, TERRITORY
OF HAWAII.
Al Chambers In Probate
In the matter OF the Estate Of WONG
AKAU, Also known as w.
AKAU, Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The undersigned, having been duly
appointed Administrator If the estate
of Wong Akau, late of Waikiki, Maui,
deceased, gives notice 10 all creditors
Of said Wong Akau, deceased, to pres
ent their claims TO him duly authenti-
Gated and with proper vouchers, even
if the claim is secured by mortgage
upon real estate, at his place of bust
ness on Market Street, in the Town
of Waikiki, Maui, within six months
from the date of the first publication
of this notice, or within six months
from the day such claims fall due, o.
said claims will be forever barred.
Dated at Waikiki, Maui, this 9th
day of November, 1920.
WONG AHU,
AS Administrator of the
Estate of Wong Akau, Dec.
Nov, y, 10, %; Dec, 81
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-11-26
Obituary
MISS AGNES LINDSAY.

After many long years of invalid
ism Miss Agnes Lindsay died at the
family residence in Haiku on Tuesday.
Funeral services were held at the
home and burial services in MakawaO
cemetery Wednesday. She is survived
by her brother and several sisters.
Miss Lindsay sustained an accident
in England about 40 years ago from
which she recovered. AS a re
suit of it she was an invalid and for
about Is years had seldom left her
room and much of the time was kept
to her bed. Despite the sufferings
she was called upon to undergo Miss
Lindsay retained a patience and a
sweetness Of disposition hard to rea-
lie and won the admiration of those
who had the opportunity to know her
Miss Agnes Jameson Lindsay was
sister of John, George and James and
the Misses Jean, Garnestine and Isa-
bella Lindsay, was born at
West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland
and was the second daughter and
third child of Walter and Margaret
Lindsay. Miss Lindsay came to Hal
Gu with Ter three sisters in 1900, their
brother James having preceded them
a short time before. A brother, John
Hill resides in Paisley, Scotland.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-11-26
Maui WOman'S Club

Reports relative to vacant lots.
places where fences were down or in
need of repair and of other places that
were in need of fixing up or cleaning
up was made by the look out commit
tee to the Civics department at it's
meeting this week.
Members of the Educational depart
ment met on Monday and discussed a
letter sent to Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction Vaughan MacCaughey
by Mrs. H. A. Baldwin, a copy o,
which Mrs. Baldwin had sent from
Honolulu. The department went on
record as favoring the salary increas-
es asked for by the teachers.
The Home Economics section will
meet this afternoon at the home of
Mrs. T. a. Brown. Luncheon will be
served and various subjects relating
to home economics will be discussed.
Miss Laura Robson. newly arrived
from the Mainland and connected with
the work OF the Library of Hawaii,
who is to speak to the club soon, will
come to Maui December 3, and viii
be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. IL.
Case.
Next meeting OF the executive board
will be at the Kahului Club with Mrs.
Dale as hostess, next Wednesday, De
cember 1, at 8 o'clock.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-11-26

Call and see what we have in stock to
offer and look over our list of car bar
gains which can be brought over from
Honolulu promptly for your approval.
Almost any make you want we can sup
ply from our Honolulu house for we
are largest dealers in used cars in the
Islands.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-11-26

The Community Church of Lahaina
will hold its usual bi-weekly service
at IL a. m, mex Sunday morning at
Baldwin kindergarten. In keeping
with the Pilgrim Tercentenary Cele-
b%rations, DR.. Tate will speak on THE
Pilgrim Faith and the Faith of Today"
All are cordially invited to these ser
vices.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-11-26
In The Churches
Church Of Good shenherd

Advent Sunday, November 2S.
Holy Communion, at s a. m.
Church school at 10 a. m.
Morning Prayer and sermon at IL.
The people of the community and
strangers are invited. Rector, Rev. j.
Charles Villiers.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-11-26

Marques for Governor-Charles N.
Marques, manager of the Office Sup
ply Company of Honolulu is reported
by the Hilo Post Herald to be slated
for the Governorship of Hawaii.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-11-26
Waiiuku Union Church

w. c. Order, Minister.
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Organ Recital at 700 p. M.
Evening Worship at 1880. Subject
of the sermon, "The Gospel of Optim-
ism"
All will be amde welcome at these
services.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-11-26
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICE

will be held in the Town Hall on High
street at II o'clock Sunday mornings
Sunday School for children up to the
age of twenty at 1915 Sunday morn
ings. Testimony meetings at 8 O'Clock
on Wednesday evening.
The public is cordially invited.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18
HAVE MATURING
OBLIGATIONS OF $500. .OO0, 900

In 1920 and 1921, from 100000, 900
to S250,000,o00 per annum of ma
turing obligations of Eastern car
riers, now bearing low rates Of in
terest (some as low as ga per
cent?. must be taken care Of, and
in such refinancing the railroads
must secure funds on the basis of
the current cost of capital.
Little can be hoped for in the
immediate future in the way of
lower operating costs There Is
nothing in the existing situation to
justify the expectation that either
wages or material prices will soon
be lower. while the public expects q
constantly higher standard of serv-
ice. The carriers will undoubtedly
endeavor to increase their operating
efficiency. and substantial results
may be expected in that direction.
put increased efficiency is largely
dependent upon increased capital ex-
penditures for improved facilities.
Clearly. unless increased revenues
on a liberal basis are measurably
assured, these carriers will not be
able to. meet their maturing obliga-
lions or secure additional capital on
basis such as the public interest
demands. nor will theyl be able to
render the transportation service
necessary for the growing COM
merce OF the country
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18
Crude Oil Reserve Stock Being Depleted
In Spite of Increased Production

sources of foreign supply which
must be drawn on are in Latin
American countries, particularly
those bordering on the Gulf of Mex
leo and the Caribbean. that is.
Mexico. Venezuela and Colombia.
In general it may be stated"
said DR.. Manning. that the oil
from the wells of the United States,
can not take care of our future
needs. but there is much oil in the
world, and it simply is a question
Of developing it with sufficient ra-
pidity to keep pace with increasing
demands. Oil of course also can be
obtained by destructive distillation
of coal and lignites. but II all the
coal and lignites mined in the
United States were subjected to de-
distillation, this would
provide but a comparatively small
fraction OF our petroleum needs.
The oil shRles OF the United
States, particularly those of the
Rocky Mountain districts. contain
potential quantities of oil in beds
richer than those in Scotland
where shale had been resorted to
for years. This industry, however,
is in its infancy. 1t will take enor-
nous capital, enormous equipment
and energy to develop the oil shales
to a point whore they can supply
any considerable quantity, of our
oil needs"
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18
EUROPE FAST RECOVERING
SAYS UNITED DRUG HEAD

New York. May Ill. h. Lig-
gett, head of the United Drug
Company. who returned from Eu-
rope today on the Baltic. said that
Europe was rapidly recovering and
was industrious and that America
was doing too much worrying.
IF the American people will stop
talking panic and go to work they
will forget about the panic that
some OF them imagine they see
coming.
Europe has gone further on the
way to recovery than most Ameri-
cans realize" he said. belgium
has recovered. France is coming
forward rapidly. 1t is levying
heavy taxes but most Of the money
will go for rehabilitation of the
devastated areas and Germany will
repay that ultimately. England is
treating her business men literally
in the way of credits. The bank
ing system there is getting along
with a gold reserve about one-third
of what we have in America. We
are worrying too much over our
gold reserve and foreign credits.
Credits should be extended without
reserve for the European customers
who would accept them. They are
good and will ultimately pay. Our
policy of caution is costing US dear
ly in trade"
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18
Sugar Consumption in United States
During First -Four Months of This Year

Entering upon the year 1920 with
stocks of sugar in the United States
less than half those at the opening
of 1919, refiners have, through in
creased imports and MEETINGS, fur
nished the country with a supply
of sugar sufficient to bring the con-
sumption for the first four months
of the year to practically the same
figure as last year.
This conclusion Is reached from a
study of the regular monthly fg-
ures received by the American Sugar
Refining Company. While these fig
ures do not estimate the consump-
ton, they give a basis on which the
rate at which sugar is being alb
sorbed can be aproximated.,
Assuming that the stock of re-
fined sugar on May was the same
throughout the county as on jan
uary /, the figures indicate a total
consumption of 1.516,S3S tons ex-
pressed in terms in which the sugar
was produced. Last year the cor
responding figure was l,475,147 tons.
Expressed as refined or as con-
sumed the totals show 1,4I7,5sS tons
consumed compared to 1.37s,Si2 tons
in 1919. This means that enough
sugar was put into distributive
channels to give every man, woman
and child about 2s.ss pounds Of
sugar as compared with 1855
pounds last year.
The small stocks on January l
were duo to the heavy increase in
the consumption of beet sugar last
fall and the small size of the
Louisiana cane crop.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18

More than 5000. 900 barrels OF the
reserve stock of crude oil was con-
sumed during the first three months
of 1920 in spite of increased pro-
duction, according to DR.. Van H.
Manning, retiring director of the
Bureau of Mines. Development of
oil fields outside of the United
States and careful consumption of
oil and oil products within this
country is the only method, DR..
Manning believes. OF averting Sc
rious oil shortage within a few
years.
In the United States the yield of
the North Texas field apparently
has rcceded from the maximum and
now is on the decline. Unless new
fields are discovered there, the
production in 1920 will be less than
in 1919. Promising fields in
Louisiana have proved to be large,
but not as extensive as had been
anticipated.
Estimates of the geological sur
vey show that 40 per cent Of the
oil in the United States has been
brought to the surface and used,
leaving an underground reserve
equal to less than a 20 year sup
ply at the present rate of con-
sumption.
As far as the United States Is
concerned the most important
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18
West Wants Freight Cars.
MONEY.

New York. May 17.-There was
no relaxation in the time money
market today and rates were nomi
nal at S1a to . per cent. Two
prominent banks from whom the
only large blocks of time funds
have been obtainable in the last
two months were not in the mar
ket today. Dealings in prime mer-
camille paper were slow with dis
count figures of ~ per cent the
exception and ~ per cent required
in most cases. Very little interest,"
in paper is shown in Eastern GEN.
ters.
Prime bank acceptances were
slow and the spread Of IL per cent
between bid and offered continued
with bids per cent for thirty days
and 6ta per cent for sixty days ana
81 per cent for ninety days. Cali
loans on prime bank acceptances
were nominal at 5iz per cent.
Money on call opened s. high 8,
low 6. closed s. ruling rate per
cent
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18
BERLIN BANK STATEMENT.

Berlin, May 1.-THE statement of the
Imperial Bank OF Germany, issued May I,
shows the following changes:
Total coin and bullion decreased, 80, ,OOC
marks; gold decreased, 1900; treasury notes
increased. l59. s74.O 900; notes Of other banks
decreased, $4,000; bills discounted de-.
creased, 4,512, $4,000; advances decreased,
5,279.O 600; Investments decreased, 3, eo9, 900
other securities increased, l,3N, Iol 900:
notes In circulstion increased. s8,l75, 900;
abilities increased. l27. .Se4, 900. and total
gold holdings, 1,O91 $50, 900 marks.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18
SPRING TOBACCO HOLDING
SMALLER THAN LAST YEAR

The Census Bureau yesterday re-
ported 1880, 0,624,644 pounds of leaf
tobacco held April 1, 1920, by man
ufacturers anG dealers, as compared
with 1.627,233,sS5 pounds April /,
1919, and 1.31S,131.2s1 January /,
1870.
Unstemmed tobacco April / to-
tailed 1,437.166,452 pounds, and
stcmmed tobacco 153,45s.192 pounds.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18

United States Cane 10000 l31. 1.63s
Total ...... 2s4.s47 s15.2SO
With such small initial stocks of
domestic sugars their consumption
during the four months was nat
'urally much less than 1919. and de-
creased 166,sss tons. This was
compensated out of the 1885 tons
increase in the sugar reaching the
United States from overseas. Cuba
alone sent 14s.172 tons more than
last year. thanks to the early start
in harvesting the current crop. and
the efforts made to rush the product
quickly to market on account OF
the high prices. Other sugars were
also attracted to the United States
from all parts of the world. The
British and Dutch West Indies,
Central and South America sent
their quotas. Holland and Belgium
spared small amounts and Europe
resold to America, Java and Maui
ritius sugars already arrived there.
In all 12o,525 tons of sugar were
imported from "other countries" as
compared with only 1887 tons in
1913.
The absence of labor disturbances
In Porto Rico during April caused
4 heavy increase in imports from
that island, and the receipts for the
month almost equal those for. the
three previous months OF the Star.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18
Burns Bros. Earnings.

New York, May IL. - Burns
Brothers reports earnings for the
year ended March 81. as follows:
Total net profits after expenditures
and Federal tax. sL027 055. cquaI
after preferred dividends to sil al
on common stock. against sl,I3s,44e
or sl3.f share on common In pre-
ceding year.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18
Declares REGULAR piyidepd.

New York. May 1.-THE Illinois
Pipe Line Company today declared
their regular semi-annual IS diyi--
dend. payable June 80, to stock.
holders OF record May 81.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18
Standard OIL Of New Jersey Declares
Dividend. wv

New York. May 1.-THE Standard
OIL Company Of New Jersey today
declared the regular quarterly diyi-
dcnd OF IS a share on its common
stock, and of $l.75 share on the
preferred stock, both payable June
Is to holders of record May 20.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18
EASTMAN KODAK co.

New York. May 1.-THE Eastman
Kodak Company of New Jersey. and
subsidiary companies reports for
year ended December 81 last:
Net earn. after