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Evening star., 1920-03-26
HENRY B. F. MACFARLAND
ON PROPOSED TAX RATE

Henry B. F. Macfarland, chairman
OF the joint citizens committee on the
fiscal relation between the United
States and the District of Columbia,
representing the Board of Trade.
Chamber of Commerce. Federation of
Citizens Associations and other civic
organizations, said on the proposal
of the House appropriations commit
tee to increase the District tax rate:
The National Capital is in actual
danger OF the uprooting of its fiscal
system and the consequent increase
of taxation and delay of progress.
Suddenly. without hearing. the House
appropriations committee proposes a
&C % per cent increase in taxation
as the natural result of its other
recommendation that the 'half-and-
half plan be abolished. We must at
est of the National Capital. whose
continued progress is desired by the
whole country. The increase of tax
alton is unnecessary IL the 'half-and-
half plan is preserved and observed.
We have been justified in the predic-
tion that opponents of the 'half-and-
half plan wanted to put. some, the
whole, and others. the greater part. OF
the burden on the common capital
on District taxpayers. although WASH
ington already pays higher taxes than
the great majority of American CITIES.
Inc rouse COInmlttee proposes 10
increase District tax revenues to ap-
proximately s15,334.450. as against
total appropriations estimated by the
committee at approximately $20,200.-
900. This would make District tax
pay4eB pay over three-fourths of the
appropriations. 1t is only step from
that to make the District taxpayers
pay the entire appropriations. Mean
while there Is over four million dol
lars Of unappropriated District reve-
nues in the national Treasury that. II
appropriated under the ihalf-and-
half plan. would give over eight
million dollars of appropriations.
which would provide for all extraor-
binary appropriations for schools.
water and other purposes now re-
quired by the District Of Columbia
Our fellow citizens outside OF
Washington are not asking for any
change in the present equitable ar
rangement. which is vital to the uni
form and steady progress of the cap
ital We shall be representing them
in exercising. as We should DO AT
once, our right of petition against
the proposed change. which would
leave everything uncertain. except
that taxes here would be greatly IN
creased and national contributions
reduced or abolished"
Evening star., 1920-03-26
Mr.. BURDICK OPPOSES
ABOllSHlNG HALF-HAlF

Representative Clark Burdick Of
Rhode island, q member of the House
District committee. who is famiilar
with municipal taxation because ne
once was mayor of Newport. r. l.. to-
day expressed himself as unalteraoiy
opposed to abolition Of a fiscal system
Whereby the federal governmnt has 2
'ffxed share in the upkeep OF the N3-
tional Capital and opposed to any m
crease at this time in the tax rate
District appropriation bill
"I am convinced upon hearings on
the Names BILL" said Representative
Burdick, that when you take into
consideration the assessment ana TAX
rate in the District of Columbia you
viii and this city very fairly taxed.
indeed. as compared with most OF the
cities of its size throughout the
country.
at seems to me-" continued Rep-
resentative Burdick. that II !. Us Is
proposed to increase the rate rom
ih to 2h per cent. District properly
is going to pay great deal more
than its fair share In comparison
with other cities. From al! tnat l
gather In careful analysis In tesu.
mony submitted and from my own
personal experience. l think that the
Valuation in the District Is about as
near the true value as any ooaro
could Ak. From the testimony regard
ing the situation in most OF the other
cities. the tax assessors do not pre-
tend to assess valuation based on true
marketable value.
~ am further convinced" said Rep
resentative Burdick. that there
should be some definite arrangement
between the United States and the
District government Axing the rate
that each shall pay OF the e4penses
Of the National Capital. The hfty-
ffty rate has been in force for a
rood many yeHrs. It may be possible
that some other fxed proportion
should be adopted. possibly So-4o per
cent. 1 am thoroughly convinced OF
one thing. however, that there snoulo
that the federal government should
nav Of the expenses for upkeep and
h.euti6 "a fion OF the nations capital.
Evening star., 1920-03-26
GOT "SPRING FEVER" SET
FIRE TO SCHOOL BUILDING

NEW YORK. March ia new
effect of ''spring fever" was de-
scribed today by detectives. follow
ing a medical. but extremely
thorough examination of Malcolm
Rae. eleven, ana Samuel Koshkia,
ten. pupils Of public school %.
According to the detectives, the
lads confessed they set hre to the
school building because 1t was
spring and they didn't want to 60
to school any more,
The fire was extinguished with
slight loss, however, and unless
children's court decides otherwise,
the two probably will be yawning
at their old seats soon.
Evening star., 1920-03-26
COL. KUTZ ADVOCATES
FIXED APPROPRIATION

Engineer Commissioner hutz DeieVes
Congress should appropriate for a nxed
proportion Of the expenses OF the Dis-
trict, whether it be half-and-half, or
sixty-forty.
In this opinion he differs from the
Names nlan. which provides that the
revenues of the District be used to meet
the appropriations each year. as Tar az
they are sufficient, and have the balance
made up from the federal Treasury.
Commissioner Kutz said today he did
not think 1t advisable to comment at this
time on the action Of the House commit
tee yesterday in reporting the District
anpropriation bill with q provision that
the tax rate be increased from ! y to
2H per cent, and that District expenses
be met as far as possible by District
revenues, and the balance made up out
Of tho Treasury.
In testifying before the District
subcommittee Of the House appro-
priations committee q few days ago.
however. Commissioner Kutz argued
for a fixed proportion plan.
In answering a question OF Chair
man Davis Of the subcommittee. Com.
missioner Kutx expressed the belief
That Congress ought to determine
what proportion of the expense Of
maintaining the District of Columbia
is properly chargeable to the District
revenues" Continuing. he said:
II think 1t ought TO De nxe0 pro.
nortion. whether Is per cent. IS per
cent or so per cent. and then the
Commissioners each year will recon-
mend to the Congress estimates to
cover the needs of tho District. and
with II they will recommend q tax
rate which will yield that amount of
money on the assumption that Con-
gress is going to pay hxed proper
fion. Then you will have an exact
budget each year. and you can make
that budget on a $3.50 basis, a 60-40
basis. 65-35 or 1925. and then the
neople will pay in the form Of taxes
their proportion.
Representative Buchanan asked the
Commissioner II It would not be better
tn fx the taxes Of the District about on
a mar with the taxes of other cities of
the same size and in the same circum-
stances, and let the government pay the
balance. whatever 1t might be.
Col. Kutz replied:
"The chief objection Is that when the
United States is hard up for money the
District will suffer through small ap-
rropriations The local needs ought rot
to be pendent on the state Of the
federal Treasury. 1t would seem to be
simpler to have Congress determine
what proportion the United States ought
to pay"
Answering another question. Col. Kuts
Il am the owner Of . small pieoe
of real estate In Seattle. and my
Evening star., 1920-03-26
URGE INTERCHURCH WORK
BE KEPT FREE OF CLASS

DENVER. Col. March 26.-Resolu-
tions calling upon the directors Of the
interchurch world movement to "sever
all connection which they may have
with any class" and deploring this
attempt to align the movement with
any class were adopted at q meet
ing Of Denver clergymen yesterday.
The resolutions were prompted, II
was set forth. by reports that John
D. Rockefeller and other business
leaders would unite with the churches
to fight radicalism.
Evening star., 1920-03-26
WILL BUILD NEW CHURCHES
Presbyterians Appropriate $211,'
500 for the Work.

NEW YORK. March 26.-Twentysix
new churches and fourteen manses. in
cities chiefly in the west and the south
west. will be built Immediately as the
result of appropriations announced yes
terday by the board Of church erection
of the Presbyterian Church.
DIR. David G. Wylie. general secretary.
stated that sls1.6 will be used for
church buildings and $40. 200 for manses.
Evening star., 1920-03-26
SILENT AS TO SHANTUNG.
China Has Made No Reply to
Iapan's Offer to Negotiate.

TOXIC. March 23-The Japanese
foreign office today Informed the AS
ISOLATED Press correspondent that no
progress had been made in negotia-
tions with China concerning restora-
ton Of Shantung since Minister To-
Chinese government Of Japan's desire
to negotiate direct.
China had made no reply, 1t was
said at the foreign ONCE. and the
policy Of japan published at that time
remains unchanged.
Evening star., 1920-03-26
AIDS HoMEsEEKERs.
Baltimore Mayor e, Install ''Home
Department" in CITY Hall.

BALTIMORE. Nd, March 2s.-
Mayor Broenthg is -gping to try to
solve the housing problem. He has
announced that he would open a
home department" at the city hall
bureau of information. for the listing
Of small houses and apartments that
are for rent.
MY idsa." the mayor said. "is to in
vite people having modest homes and
apartments for rent to send the To-
cations of these homes and apart
ments to the city hall for the bene-
At Of people Of small means who may
be house hunting"
Evening star., 1920-03-26
AY. GOVERNOR ADVISES
! HOUSING LEGISLATION

kLBANY. n. Y. March 26.-Gov.
Snaith sent message to the legisla-
tune today assailing profiteering land
1ofds and recommending: Laws pro-
Wiling for the appointment Of local
heusing boards and a central state
hxusing agency for co-ordinating
loeal effort.
"A constitutional amendment permit
ting extension Of state credit on
large scale and at low rates to aid
in.the construction of moderate-priced
h0anes. Laws permitting citieo to &C
Qlfre and hold or let adjoining vacant
h3Nsing.
Evening star., 1920-03-26
SHOE COMPANY'S FIRE LOSS.
Adler Factory in Brooklyn Partly
DESTROYED. 800 EMPLOYEES Jobless.

NEW YORK, March 26-The factory
of the Adler Shoe Company in Brook
lyn was partially destroyed early this
morning by a fire believed to have
been of incendiary origin. Fire Mar
shall William Ferris has started an in
vestigation to determine whether the
blaze may have been the result Of re-
cent labor troubles at the factory.
Five firemen were overcome by
smoke while fighting the flames. The
loss is estimated at s150.000, and more
than 800 employees are rendered
temporarily iobless
Evening star., 1920-03-26
Scarlet Fever Closes Brown.

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. March 2s.-
T6llowing a conference between COL
leSee officials and municipal health au-
fh0rities, notices were posted at
Brewn University last night announc-
1nk the immediate closing of the in
etEtution because OF the outbreak of
scArlet fever among the students. 1t
Will not be reopened before April 6.
TIE woman's college is not affected.
Evening star., 1920-03-26
WHITE HOUSE MENU GIVES
TABLE MEATS FOR WEEK

Supplementing her announcement
Yesterday that the White House will
rigidIy observe Save Money on Meat
Week" which begins April 5. MRS.
woodrow Wilson today notified the
Department of Justice. which is con-
Quoting the cheaper cuts" campaign.
that the following menu will be en-
ployed during the week:
Monday, pot roast. with vegetables;
Tuesday, veal outlets. with soup from
the shank; Wednesday, chopped beef
au casserole; Thursday. ox-tail stew
Friday, beef brfsket. boiled and
Drowned, and Saturday. escalloped
corned beef.
Evening star., 1920-03-26
Honekonp.Havana Line to Run.

BAN FRANCISCO. March 2s-Inaug-
rtAtion of a Hongkonk TO Havana
service by way Of San Francisco and
New Orleans Will be effected with the
ARRIVAL here March 2S Of the Toyo
kiGsn Kaisha steamer Koyo Maru. The
Chayo Naru viii be added to thA run
and - many other steamers viii be
.klt on a buSno0s warrants.
Evening star., 1920-03-26

the same time propose an advance in
taxes of Sc 2-3 per cent. Such q plan
is incomprehensible to the average
citizen. he said. and will bring protest
from every civic body in the District
The resolution protesting against the
report of the committee was intro
duced by ]. D. Smoot.
Letters from the association regis
tering protest against the action OF
the House committee will be sent to
the House and Senate appropriations
committees and to the Federation Of
Citizens Associations. Charles A.
Baker. president Of the association,
presided
Evening star., 1920-03-26
ACCUSED OF AIDING THEFT.
Charles Lederer, Cutlery Store
Owner. Arrested in New York.

NEW YORK. March 2s.-ChArles
Lederer, owner OF q cutlery store. has
been arrested, charged with COM
plicity in the alleged theft Of $4,000
worth Of shaving material from a
Brooklyn. According to the police.
the thefts have been going on sys-
tematically for q year through the
parcel post.
About $1,boD worth Of articles man
ufactured by tho Arm were found in
Lederers store, the police say.
Evening star., 1920-03-26
Crissy Field. Name Adopted,

The new air service field at San
Francisco has been named Crissy
Field. in honor Of Maj Dana H.
Crissy. who lost his life at Salt Lake
City. Utah. October s. 1919. while par
ticipating in the Army transconti-
mental flight. At that time he was in
command Of Mather Field, Calf.
Evening star., 1920-03-26
o. g. May Run Barees in Alabama

MoNTGoMERY, Als.l March 2s.-
tation, United States engineers, will
come to Montgomery in April for tour
Of inspection down .ths Alabama river,
with view Of making q report as to
ating a barge line thereon.
Evening star., 1920-03-26
Soldier Dies From Injuries.

COLUMBIA. 8. c.. March zs.-Alfred
Fox. a soldier. who suffered q fractured
skull when the truck In which he and
Sergt. John Mckinney were riding
struck a concrete post here. died Of
his injuries at q Columbia hospital yes
terday. Mckinney died Wednesday.
Evening star., 1920-03-26
Daylight Saving in Canada.

OTTAWA. March 2s.-Most Cana
dian cities are expected to adopt day
Light saving in Hay. although there
has been no Dominion legisla kon on
the matter, Tho Canadian r4ilways
have announced that their schedules
will be governed by standard time.
Evening star., 1920-03-26
No One to Aid, House to Close.

BOSTON, March 26-Prosperity and
prohibition will close the municipal
lodging house for tramps and other
seer of the poor reported today that
he had had no guests for several
weeks.
Evening star., 1920-03-26
Belgium Asks Loan BY Britain.

BRUSSELS, March 25.-The Soir
says 1t understands negotiations are
under way with England for a loan Of
$1,000 900. the money to be used for
the reconstruction Of the devastated
districts Of Belrium.
Evening star., 1920-03-26
$3.50 600 Fire in Richmond, Va.

RICHMOND, Va, March 26.-The
plant Of the Richmond Chemical Com
ps ny was damaged by IRE to the extent
Of $3.50, 900 last night. Crossed electric
wires are believed to have started the
blaze
Evening star., 1920-03-26
Declares 100 Per Cent Dividend.

GREENVlLLE. 9. C.. March IA
stock dividend Of 100 per cent on q paid
in capital stock Of 500. 900 was declared
Yesterday by the board Of directors Of
Belton Mills. Bolton, g. c.. cotton manu-
fActurere
Evening star., 1920-03-26

Holland has granted 70 the former
Crown Prince of Germany the fslAnd
Evening star., 1920-03-26
HIGHER D. C. TAXES;
$3.50 PLAN ENDING
STRONGLY OPPOSED

Continued from First Page.)
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1920-04-09
10WBELlS GIRL IS
/. MARRIED At M|N0T

Miss Margaret Heath, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Heath of
this city, and II. NJ. Shirley, now Of
Devils Lake, were married last
Sunday afternoon at six O'Clock d.
the residence of Judge VIM. Mur-
ray at Minot, the ceremony being
performed by the Judge himself, he
being an old friend Of the groom.
The couple was attended by Will
liam Murray, Jr., and Miss Ada
Bonholzer, both of Minot. and the
ceremony was witnessed by only
the closest friends and relatives Of
the contracting parties. A very de-
liciOus lunch was served to all
present after the couple was pro-
nounced man and wife and after
congratulations were bestowed c''
them all around.
The bride is we'll known to prac-
tically everyone in Bowbells and vi
cinity. and needs no introduction
from US. She was born and rear
cd here, received her education in
the Bowbells schools, and spent all
her life among us. She is very
popular among the younger set, be-
ing a young lady that makes friends
wherever she goes. She is OF a
loving disposition, and possesses all
the qualities that go to make a
good homemaker. The rgoom is
also quite we'll known to all Bow
bells people. He came here from
Minot several years ago to take the
deputyship in the Offices OF the
county Judge and clerk of court,
and held this position until the
first of February when he resigned
to: take a more responsible and
better paying position with a large
automobile firm at Fargo. We
learn that he is now making his
headquarters at Devils Lake. He
is a very popular young man, is a
very competent office man and sales
man. and seems to be able to hold
his own no matter where he is put.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley do not in
tend to go to housekeeping for
several months, or until such time
as Mr.. Shirley is given some one
city in which to make his head
quarters for some length of time.
At the present time he spends most
Of his time on the road The Trib-
une joins their MANY friends in ex-
tending congratulations and best
wishes to this good couple.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1920-04-09
PRINTING CONTRACT
GOES TO TRIBUNE

At the meeting of the county
commissioners held at the court
house on Tuesday of this week b.
A. Stefonowicz o. The Tribune was
again awarded the contract for all
job printing to be used by the
county during the ensuing yea:,
his being the lowest bid. The only
other bid submitted was that Of F.
c. Hoyt Of the Portal international
who asked five per cent more than
The Tribune man did. The county
work has been done in The Tribune
plant during the past eight years or
more, with the exception of one
year, when John Romine of North
Star township put in an extra low
bid and got the work in order to
get even with US for. showing up
many of his shortcomings in this
paper. He was awarded the con-
tract, and had the work done in the
shop of the FlaXton Times. Out
side of that one year The Tribune
was the lowest bidder in every in"
stance, and always got the work
The contract for the legal blanks,
Office supplies and blank books was
awarded to the Globe-Gazette Print
inc Co. of Wahpeton.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1920-04-09
LAKEVIEW
(From staff correspondent

(From staff correspondent :
Fred Condo was acme from Ken
mare one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. McIntee call
ed at Clarence Jacobsons last Tues
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris KolmbaclS
are the proud parents of a baby
girl. born to them Wednesday.
George Selleg is very sick. They
called DR.. Grogan for him Thurs
day night, but on account of the
bad roads he did not come until
Friday morning.
Dallas Kast returned here We'd
nesday from Washington where he
had spent the winter. He expects
to farm this summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Jacobson
and children visited at Thomas
Mclntees Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Cornish returned to this
country about week ago. He had
been spending the winter With
friends and relatives in Minneapo-
lis,
Olaf Strand was home Sunday
afternoon for short visit with the
folks
Mr.. Selleg was taken TO the hen-
mare hospital Friday by DR.. Grogan
Of Flaxton. His trouble was caus-
ed from an liberated tooth. Mr..
Selleg stood the operation we'll and
we all hope he will soon be we'll
enough to come home.
Miss Margaret Mc1ntee again re-
sumed her work at John Pattens
Friday morning
Dallas kast was a Northgate Wis
itor Saturday. Everyone was cur,
ious to know how Dallas liked
Washington, but he says he does
not like Washington as well as
North Dakota, so it isn't so bad in
North Dakota after all.
Miss Hazel Jacobson spent Sun
day night with her school mate,
Miss Lucille McIntee.
Alex McGillivray had his foot
badly hurt one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gunder Opseth and
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1920-04-09
RAISE WHEAT
THAN RAISE HELL

I'VE are not faced with the NJ.
cessity Of deporting any of the So
called red elements because we
have diagnosed and are treating
the cause, instead of merely sup
pressing the symptoms" said Mr.
!.iggett.
'This has been accomplished by
enacting into a law program of
public ownership of basic market
ing facilities that relieves the pro-
ducer and the consumer from the
scientific exploitation that formerly
controlled our markets, and is TO-
day the bane of virtually every 9TH
er state in the union.
"Nor a--e we so foolish as to be-
lieve that the perfect social state
has crystallized into it's final form
Instead, we know that constantly
changing economic methods Of cop
i1ts with tham,. and it is the failure
to make these readjustments that
creates discomfort among people.
Every one Of the measures in
the North Dakota program has
been enacted by lawful, constitu-
tional methods. Every step has
been ratified at special sessions, and
every measure now being enforced
has been sustained and approved
by the courts, both state and fed
eral. Our only anarchists wear
silk hats"
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1920-04-09
BOVVBELLS PRAIRIE
(From Staff COrrespondenD
r,,i1

The Danish Lutheran ladies aid
met Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. l.. P. Christianson.
Mrs. Henry Molisky left Wednes-
day for her home after spending
several weeks visiting friends and
relatives.
Miss Miner spent the week end
at her home in Kenmare.
Jacob jacobson spent the fore
part of the week visiting at the
home OF his brother, Johnnie west
of Coteau.
Miss Mable Hansen. who had
for some time been working in MI
not, returned to her home Saturday
There was no church and young
peoples meeting Sunday as Kew.
Hofgaard was sick with the nu.
Vanita Hansen spent from We'd
nesday until Friday with friends IN
Bowbells.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Nelson and
son Leroy attended church i'll Mo-
be Sunday forenoon.
Mrs. Otto Nelson and son Leroy
visited at the Gust Henn:x nome
while Mr.. Nelson attenGeG ali auc-'
ton sale in that vicinity.
Joy Hansen attended a surprise
party Tuesday evening given in
honor of Ellen Donovan at the Il.
F. Migge home in Bowbells.
Services were held in the Nor
wegian Lutheran church Sunday.
Edward Larsen is visiting at
the Jorgen Hansen home this week.
Miss Gladys Minor spent Tuesday
evening at her home in Kenmare.
Henry Mitchell and family from
Stanley, who have rented the Hen
ry Ihmels place for the ensuing
year, arrived here Tuesday.
Cor, A "