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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-22
PROPOSED TAX.
ON SALES GETS.
STRONG SUPPORT.
Despite Opposition Sentiment
Seems to Be Growing in
House Committee
OPPONENTS HIT HARD.
Call Plan An Economic Crime"
and Expect to Get Senti-
ment Against 1t =

adjourned today until January 6
on which date it plans to turn its
attention to Il general revision Of
the tariff. While the committee
does not contemplate further con-
sideration Of tax questions Mt this
session, Chairman Fordney said
this did not mean that new tax
laws would be drafted on the basis
OF information gathered thus far.
He said hel felt the committee
should start legislation immedi.
ately after the holidays and stay
on the subject untlly ii is finished.
Washington, Dec. 22.--Development
of tax revision program in Congress
although proceeding slowly has dis
closed in the house growing trend
in favor OF including some sort Of
sales tax in the next revenue legisla-
ion. Il
The statement yesterday of Chair
nan Fordnay Of the ways and means
committee in support of a sales tax,
t was said today, had given impetus
to the proposal. While most members
If the ways and means committee say
that they retain an open mind on the
subject their private expressions show
sentiment in the committee even now
20 be slightly in favor of a consump-
ton tax. ~ h
Call it Economic Crime- 49,
Committee members who are out and
out against sales tax and who de-
scribe it as an economic crime assert
that the argument in its favor will be
lissipated once the consumer will be
aroused to the effect it will have They
declared it would be worse than the
excess profits tax charging it will al
ow all lines of trade to renew profit
teering.
Against these views, however. are
many of the majority members Of the
committee who are following the lead
ership of their chairman in seeking
some sort Of sales tax which will
not add to the burden OF taxation. The
committee lately has received copies
of the sales tax laws of France, Can
ada and Philippines, which Mr.. Ford
aey said had been obtained as a basis
on which to work,
TO Hear from Home
1t was predicted today that mem
bers will have time to hear from home
on the proposed tax during the holi-
lays and when hearings are resumed
;wo weeks hence the real sentiment
will be disclosed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-22
WHEAT AGAIN DROPS

4 Chicago, Dec. 22.-NeW dOWnturns
in the price Of wheat took place today
owing chiefly to weakness of the New
st""E market. Opening prices
which ranged from l to "a cents
lower were followed by decided set
hacks
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-22
Lecture on Art

To encourage the study Of art
among pupils in the schools two arts
exhibits have been sent to the various
county Institutes this year by the
state department of education. Miss
Bertha 4. Palmer, deputy state super
intendent of public instruction, deliv-
cred q talk yesterday afternoon to
p"nils of the Wachter school on art,
using one of the exhibits, for the
.,.,,,re
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-22
BANK ROBBED
BANDITS. FLEE
WITH $4,000
Robbers Use Nitroglycerine and
Il Force Vault of Barney
Bank

Wahpeton, N. d., Dec. %. -
The Bank of Barney, at Bar
ney, Is miles west OF here was
robbed during the night Of about
$500 in cash and between $4,000
and $4,000 in negotiable securities
The robbers used nitroglycerine in
forcing the vault and the cash safe.
They also looted many safety de-
posit boxes. .... 'E...
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-22
CHARGE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
WITH MAKING $600,000 DURING
COAL SHORTAGE LAST SUMMER
Names of Men Against Whom
Allegations Are Made
Withheld
Ill
COINED pRoFlrEERlNc"
Managing Director Of Wholesale
Association Says U. 5.
Men Joined 1t

Washington, Dec. q George
II. Cushing, managing director OF
the American Wholesale Coal as.
ISOLATION, was recalled today by
tn" senate coal Investigating com.
m1ttee when open sessions were
resumed and entered a denial that
coal men chad planned the series
Of government statements and &C.
tions which he said caused a coal
shortage panic this year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-22
Forecast

For North Dakota: Cloudy and un-
settled tonight and Thursday; con-
timed cold
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-22
Lowest Temperatures

Orris w. Roberts,
MeteOrologist.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-22
Today's Weather

T tWenty-four hours ending at noon,
Wednesday, December %.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
Physical Training for All Children
 Urged by People

London, Feb. 23.-Protests against the Turks retaining their hold up- on Constantinople> were made in sev- eral churches here yesterday and the subject continues to be the feature of newspaper of London and other English cities. A number of the most prominent people in the coun- try including Archbishops of Canter- bury and York, other leading clergy men, university professors, literary and scientific men and politicians have memoralized Premier Lloyd George, earnestly opposing policy which would leave Constantinople in Turkish hands.
 Lloyd George is not likely to al- ter his opinion that the Turks should remain in Constantinople according to the Daily Mail, which says he con slders himself bound to pledge to that effect, given in 1918 in the course of statement as to war aims before members of the labor party. Moreover, the Mail says he considers dispossession of Turks would have serious effect upon Moslems in India, Mesopotamia and the Near East, He is said, however, to have prepared a compromise by which Turkish influence would be restricted to the city of Constanti- nople.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
Dismiss Sabotage Charges Against
 William J. Oliver


 Knoxville, Tenn, Feb. 23.--The Oliver munitions case came to an end today when the government dis. missed the remaining charges of sabotage against William J. Oliver and nine co-defendants after Judge John E. Mccall had directed the jury to find verdict of not guilty on the charges of fraud" and Il of the sabotage charges without a word of testimony being given by the defense.
 "It is nothing more than I expect ed," said MT. Oliver at the con clusion of the case. "It has been a hardship on all of us, and hope the press will give my exoneration as much publicity as my arrest was given."
 When the government entered its plea for dismissal on ground of nolle prosequi, the defense argued for a complete jury verdict of mot guilty" Judge Mccall ruled that the government was within its rights in dismissing the case.
 Just before the armistice MT. Ollv- CT and nine of. his supporters and foremen were arrested on charges that they had made defective shells and had passed them off on the gov ernment. There had been labor trouble at the plant and since the day of his arrest MT. Oliver has claimed he was the victim ot .ssframc-up' by labor agitators.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
Fresh RevOltS Threaten Mexico,
 Paper Declares

Fl Paso, Tex, Feb. 23.-Fresh revo- lution threatens Mexico as a result of the coming presidential elections according to Excelsior, one of the leading newspapers of Mexico City
 'To judge by the indications" Ex- celsior says, "there is not left the slightest hope that the coming cleo tions will assure the triumph of democracy. Nay not even the public peace, it seems, will be assured by the approaching declaration of the great mute, (the people).
 Mot only has the (present) revo- lution been shattered into thous- and pieces, but it has split itself into factions, it has broken up into coteries that are rending each other with fury greater because they arc branches of the same tree, parts of the same whole, units of the same act.
 Thus we are groping forward Hblindly without orientation, with out direction, without known path, over rugged region bound by abys. ses, in the midst of violent tempest in which even the name of patriotism seems to have been erased from the conscience of Mexicans."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
Charges of Waste at Muscle Shoals
 Denied by Firm

Washington, Feb. Exchanges od wholesale waste in the constructor of the Muscle Shoals nitrate plan1 were denled today by representatives of the Air Nitrate corporation, tn' builders, before the house war ex 'penditures committee, more than |; score of witnesses having been as sembled to support the cor2ofat'on's contentious.
 J. L, Andrews of Sheffield, coun' sel for ne corporation, de:!,.r..d that the corpo -ation lost money il: build ing that the company received $1,' 5000, 900 from, the government for the work, but that considerable amount of the expenses of the corporation had not been paid and that afte1 deducting for tax payments the ae' result would be substantial de ficit.
 The plant, estimated to cost S30, 3OO,O0O, he said, actually cost S6l, 8O4, ,OOO, it being explained that 'h': increase was due to the advancing costs of labor and materials amount ing to approximately $9,5OO, 900 ani additions, not included in the esti. mates totalling more than $20,0u0, 900.
 E. V. O'Daniel, treasurer of the corporation, denied the government had paid $55O for portrait o1 Frank Washburn, president of the corporation as had been testified MT. O'Daniel explained that an ar tist had been engaged to design : series of "speed up" posters for use at the plant" for which a bill of S52t was rendered, including $50 for : drawing of MT. Washburn The $5t item he declared, was deducted from the bill, and paid by the corporation
 O'Daniel also submitted figures showing that the cost of accounting work has been about $2,0O0,O0O, in stead of $1,5Oo,00O as had been re. ported to the committee. And the cost of community work was S2,6OO, 900 instead of more than $4,OOO,000
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
HI. c. l.. Campaign is Not Yet Failure,
 Palmer Declares

Topeka. Kan, Feb. 23.-The cam paign against the high cost of living has not been unsuccessful and altho there has been no general lower lev ell of prices to the consumers reach ed there has been a marked tendency in many lins toward such level, Attorney General A. Mitchell Pal mer declared in an address before the Kansas Democratic club here tonight.
 That more pronounced results have not been realized in coping with the living cost problem as well as many others confronting the country as a result of the war MT Palmer attributed to what he con sidered a lack of cooperation be- tween the legislative and executive branches of the government.
 "It is the prime business ot the government to solve these problems, he said. "It is safe to say that we should have been much further along the road to their solution, if, since the armistiee, the, legislative and executive branches of the govern ment had been of one mind with respect to the principles which must guide in their solution. It can no longer be denied that the executive braEcf1 of the government has been handicapped by a hostile and barren congress. Not only it has refus- ed to support the president in his plans, but it has failed to offer any plans of it's own." "In view of this abdication of all responsibility by the congress, be- cause dominated by a political party hostile to the administration, the wonder is not that we have done SC little but that we have accomplished so much in solving the after-wa1 problems" he said.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
Southern Adopts Rule ReyiSiOnS
 of Major League

Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 23.-Plans for the 1920 baseball season of the South ern association were practically com pleted at the annual spring meeting here today.
 The directors, delayed in meeting until the afternoon, spent their time in revision of rules and threshing out other matters, and tonight took UT the question of adopting a playing schedule.
 Two tentative schedules were sub- mitted by the committee.
 Decisions made today, as announc- ed by c. s. Parker, acting secretary follow:
 Adoption of the major league re. visions in playing and scoring rules with the exception that the penalty for illegal delivery in pitching, as de. fined in the rules, would be a "balk' if runners are on base, or a "balk' If no base is occupied. The South. ern already has outlawed the "spit ball."
 Raising of the price of grandstano seats to 75 cents, which includes wal tax.
 Allowing players $2 day for theil meals while the club is on the road instead of $1.75 provided last year
 Fixing the guarantee to visiting clubs when rain intervenes at $5( "a day.
 The spring meeting was attended by representatives of al leight clubs and nothing came up to indicate serious differences, according to John D. Mar tin, president of the association.
 Disposition of pitcher Kellar Nasty claimed by Mobile and Atlanta, which lit was thought might cause long session of the spring meeting will be decided in the courts. President Martin and heads of the eight clubs have been subpoenaed to appear to- morrow before Harvey T. Parry, g special commissioner appointed in SUI perior court to hear evidence and de- eide the case.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
Men Drafted in
 July Killed in
 September, Wood

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 23,-Major-Gen eral Leonard Wood, whose Nebraska supporters have entered his name in the republican presidential pref, erence primary of April 20, discussed universal military training in an ad, dress before Wood for president club here today.
 "During the closing part of the world war men drafted in July were killed in September, without knowing how to handle their rifles. as there had been no time to train them," he said, adding that this was what Eve are trying to prevent" He de clared the popular conception that universal military training meant compulsory training in militarism was erroneous. It was rather an idea to give physical training and to teach lessons in American citizenship to make better citizens, he said.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
Marshall Declares
 Hyphen Still is
 National Menace

New Haven, Conn.,, Fev. 23.-As- sociations and individuals seeking to enlist the government in aid of their activities, were warned tonight by Vice President Marshall, speaking before tle Chamber of Commerce here, that they should take case mt to claim privileges which would ere ate grievances for others.
 "Tho war disposed of the hyphen- ared German American at an awful price," MT. Marshall said. ''Is Amer ica now to be rehabilitated by new brand of hyphenated Americans? is the rehabilitation to be turned over to New England manufacturer Amer jeans, agricultural Americans, fed eration of labor Americans, Protes- tant Americans or Catholic Ameri cans?
 Present your claims to congress solely from the standpoint of an American who is interested in thc general welfare of the country. Le. nothing in the way of personal in terests, private advantage or class hatred succeed in pulling you down from the high position of at Ameri-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
Youngsters Break
 Into Produce Office

Frank Lemmons and Albert Springs, young white boys who live on West Seventeenth, were arrested Sunday afternoon by Officer Sid King and City Detective w. T. Pate, Jr., on charges of breaking into and robbing the establishment ofthe V. M. Harri- son Produce company on Walnut. Four other boys were arrested, but were later released by the police, after it had developed that they were not im- plicated. The loot secured was a small quantity of cigarettes, few stamps and several other trivial ar- ticles. Entrance was gained into the building through the rear roof, after the boys are said>to have climbed up ladder.
 The two youngsters were turned over to Miss Grace Strowbridge, pro- bation officer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
England, Italy Favor Resuming
 Soviet Relations

London, Feb. 23-Premier Lloyd George and Premier Nitti are be- lieved to favor resumption of rela tions with Soviet Russia, altho Pre- mier Wiillerand of France is not fn. clined to agree to ans' immediate ac- tion, according to the Daily Mail The newspaper says this problem must be consi.l arrd by the supreme allied council at it's sessions which begin today.
 It is maintained by the Chronicle that "all candid minds must recog- nize that, as no anti-bolsheviki or ganization exists any longer, soviet Russia is How Russia
 Do we want ?" it asks, "ol do we want to continue the block ade with the risk of mourning the hostility of 5lie Russian government and military reprisals against the Let's, Poles, Humanians, India ano 1 Mesopotamia, tt the same time de priving the rest. of the world of the Russian grain supply Surely there is only one answer, peace, which would be altogether better if it could be ob tained on the proper terms" Similar views are taken by the Daily News which says:
 Since there is to be no war with | Russia, there must be peace. By what right does handful of poli- ticians condemn their democracies to needless hardships and the democracy of Russia to hardships fourfold more acute, by prohibiting a natural and beneficial exchange of needed commodities
 1 "We have to make up our minds l frankly to a resumption of rela- tions," says the Express. "There is only one government with any au- I thority in Russia. The choice has become one between ramming one's head against stone wall and over- l coming prejudice"
 The Manchester Guardian says that ! if the soviet government is as un- successful as it's opponents publi- city agents have told us, then why not throw Russia open and let the world see the failure, and the fail ure die of consequent obloquy.
 "The continued paralysis of Rus sian trade tends to make Central Europe a hot bed of bolshevism,' J the Guardian declares, keeping a widespread state of starvation "whence Nithilistic communism al- ways rises"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
A PLANK FOR BOTH PARTIES

The development of American in dustry and commerce should be the concern of both the great political parties. In framing platforms a plank might we'll be devoted to de- lining what the governments atti- tude should be toward business, says Leslie's. Antagonistic though the government had been to big business in the years prior to the war, yet when we entered the war the Sher- man act was tacitly put aside, big business was called to Washington to help and the government itself, for the sake of efficiency, began to do the very things it had prosecuted the corporations for doing.
 Every one hoped cooperation would be continued when the war ended. Such has not been the case. Mir. George w. Perkins, writing in the New York Times, declares: "There is no large business concern in this country that is absolutely certain what it's status is or how secure sits foundation is, because the only governmental policy toward our large business units actually known to the business world is that of dis. solution" This is in market con trast with the close cooperation be- tween the government and business which exists in Great Britain and Germany, the two nations which are to be our chief competitors in the years to come. Upon our wealth in natural resources, we can no long CT depend for primacy. With our population growth and manufactur- ing development we must greatly ex- pand our foreign trade in order to keep our factories smoking and our people busy. "Trust-busting" was out of place when we were all work ing together to win the war; it should be as much taboo in time of peace, when we must all work to- gether to secure our rightful share of the worlds trade. This is not d political question, and we suggest again that both parties give it en- dorsement in their platforms.
 Every candidate for presidential nomination should be asked to clear. ly define his attitude toward busi- ness.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
Gompers' Stand on
 Labor Party is
 Played by Leader

Terra Haute, Ind, Feb. 23.-Declar- ing that the laboring people believ- ed their leader so far removed that he does not understand their de sires, William Mitch, secretary o1 district No. II, United Mine Work CTS of America, telegraphed Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, asserting that a labor party ticket would be in the political field in Indiana.
 Mr. Mitch said he had not received a letter of denunciation" from MT Gompers, which was made public last night and merely was answering the labor leader from reports he had read through the press. In telling of the telegram sent MT. Gompers recently acquainting him with the stand of the laboring people in Indiana, Mir. Mitch said the commit tee "had no intentions of raising your ire" and "knew that you were getting old and could not stand any criticism"
 "The votes taken by organized labor on the establishment of la Dor party show that they are tired and disgusted with the two old poli- UlCdl QdILlcS, WHOcC CdlupSlSH uuOuCy (slush fund) is from large donations from the great corporations who in turn have been successful in defeat ing such measures and incorporating their desires in the platform and further defeating the efforts oi labor either through the legislative bodies of the courts to great de- gree," wrote MT. Mitch.
 "We can assure you that the de- sire of labor, especially at this time, now is for labor party" Mr Mitch declared
 "This was in line with the vote of the mine workers convention at Terra Haute for district Nh. II, h. diana and at Cleveland, Ohio, for the international organization; also the state federation of labor later endor- sed said policy overwhelmingly by referendum vote and similar action had been taken by numerous state federations, also the railway work ers," continue the telegram. :
 "Mr. Gompers, we assure you that when this party reaches the stage anticipated by you that influences may enter that are not to the inter est of organized labor and the labor party does not stand for politically what our trade unions stand for economically, then we will cease to be members of the labor party"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
AGED NEGRO WOMAN.

Mary Robinson, aged 85, well liked woman, who for years had been employed as a cook for white peo- pie here, died Sunday night at o'clock at her home, 503 Ohio. She had cooked for E. c. Howell, R. M. Knox and was the widow of Rev. George Robinson, for many y,;ars pastor of the St. Paul Baptist church. Her funeral will be held today at 1 o'clock from this church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Clark.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
THE NEW THEATRE.

Another meeting of the Chamber of Commerce committee in charge of the new theatre project will be held Thursday. About 150,000 has been fixed as the amount of stock necessary to form the theatre company. Part of this has been subscribed. The balance ought to be subscribed at once. The theatre. is a crying need here. Not only is it necessary to people of Pine Bluff but the lack of one is losing Pine Bluff hundreds of dollars every winter. Pine Bluff ought to have a theatre that would be the mecca for everybody in Southeast Arkansas who goes to show. Every visitor to Little Rock spends from $25 up Scores of these visitors pass right on through Pine Bluff to the capital city. Their money might as we'll be spent here. Every time there is a good play in Little Rock there are score or more Pine Bluffians who journey up to sec it, They should not be put to this expense, nor should they be compelled to sacri- flee the time and convenience such trip requires.
 The theatre would be paying in- vestment. There is no dougt of that. It would be disgrace to the city if such proposition with all it's in- direct values and with it's guaranteed teturn, should be allowed to fail.