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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-31

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/ EsAEf ( : sSslsFfl i. s i: Sec,
.Aa.lld@ THniglssgM.sht ig sManYiAs s4rem;:
I'M pressent .bNfding:s east Of a.ths NVavl
eraysnote1 TO the ycpaeld'liyeryy.build-
elpEs..tm thesenAArsfu future to make. pos,
'sasiSils TIE 2fasiasr of the Implement
building which is now owned by Yhe
FMinot,~Daily News. With the razing
OF this building another familiar
land mark which. Is linked with the
|early history of, Minot passes: The
building was built for 3 livery barn
charles BaikewsE. It Stood in ths
site OF the soefa1 ellass block on Main
street. j: II: scodeld became inter
Fssteds sirSthe liVary barn sinr1sSs and
Elaten converted thsshuildingate ansim-
[nlement, store. A.. p. tscofields having
opened the Scotield iivery barn where
it now staHds.1s.In, i sos tho building
was.moved1 to its present>location to
make%room for the sqoield block. A
largo barn at Fort Bhford was torn
down and the lumber used TO remodel
the Scoaeld building -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-31
ESTEVAN PROMISES = :.
TO HONOR COUPONS ]
WHEN NEXTPRESENfED

Winnipeg. Man. March 31.--Ths
Toronto Globe today carried the FOL
lowing, relative to an argument over
the payment Of coupons on bonds is
sued BY the town Of Estevan:
Promise is now made that. coupons
on bends issued by the tewn of Este-
van, SaAk., will be paid. :if aEain pre-
scented. This Information was made
public yesterday by John Appleton,
'% s%a anysss St, TIE , psm'nien M9rts Ss :
,sbbassa., I'm telegraphic Communication
with. E!steyan.. The mayer Of, the tAWn,
having denied two days age that Els
,teXan. had. defaulted, inquiries were in:
'stituted" by the Globe, bringing from
Mr.xAppleton a copy Of a letter from
the Town clerk, written ON February
IS, expressing regret that dehentVres
had not. been paid. Nj: Annleten:a re-
lows: - "
i'm , reply to your inquiry of Yes:
,jths 't town Il 4 It sEs stsysss ha a. a gaissTa t1s q
the said. town had defaulted. in nay:
Ment of;.itSr maturing ehligatiQns,
beg to. SuhHait the following extract
from a letter, dated February 2k, and
signed by A. B, Stuart, town. clerk 81
the -toWn Of Esteyan.
81 regret that when these, deben.
lures were presented, we were unable
to pay them, and from the presen,
state of cur finances I cannet q just
when they will be paid
I'VE We're very disappointed ip
our tax. collections last year. and this
winter we brought very hard pressure
Ito bear in order to force in. arrears
but it vas not productive, Of ver5
ROOD results, as money was simply uR.
obtathAbles in cry many cases. II w
cannot pay. these debentures cut 81
collections We make between this and
the first of April, ! cannot see when
they will be paid before the new taxes
come in, Yousmight,. however, present
with your. interest. charges added, and
I will do the best I can to meet them
but at the present time I cannot prom
ise positive payment I
"Since the receipt of the. above let.
ter, the coupons have been presented
again and had pot: been paid On March
Is. Telegraphic advices received from
Estevan today are to the effect tina,
the coupons viii be paid Il again pre-
At. a. largely attended meating OF
the sboln,idhotders Of y swift Current
SASH held hefe today; it was decided
to+appoint 2 fommittee with power t.
employ q solicitor to take such action
as was deetded advisable to protect the
hondholders' interests. The city
bonded Indebtedness amounts to ST..
A72.l03.
The exact position of the matter il
somewhat obscure, bondholders gen
orally reporting thai their coupon.
had been dishonored. There have. beer
no negotiations between the city and
the bendholders, but it was felt al
the meeting that with proper manage.
meRteana' co-operation the city would
QveEcoms the difficulty without dis.
.Gredit TO itself or the province, pht
|.YicinitY Of Swift Current has suffered
from. four successive bad crop years
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-31
GRAFTON NOTES

MatS ~ ~ q 49,
.GFafton, n. D. March si.-The city
Selsctioh,a which occurs next Monday.
Snaa,ss rasn,,t ~ .oXa,,ol .,,,nri.... vsni,a
~ "a sMrsacs ~ a. st. : go ctts asts
excSnt n ~ Thfra G,an !, 49, WSs !
AMMAN thot" =. rS;Sa+s. .s, 'sInIie
Willie III. rTn IN other wards and that
Rardf RID. .Ldchau. the caucus nom
Shee,awiis u against George ZOOS
p,ffesents inncpmbent. who Was nom
fAfedss.bSssYpetitfpn ~ The outcaule az
kthe Affection wilt be awaited With in
.teresf.
f*SS Az ssthef .n.,,,al ,oc.ting nf =. ,ror.
sHaysNakht ass All Ne nrssanT aasaess
were .re.sslestea Ter the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
This meeting closed the; active work
Ikss4NRs sssseluh unt4lF October, The r 3
bnslfsfeaturssw will be the banquet.
- tks hbeidSi at the "a. =. Cobb horne
Monday evening, April III. The paper
.foEas.fha evening was ."The League OF
SNat9pna.. hich was 1mpartially nre-
Ssented.Sby Peter. j. Olson. Mrs. A. 3.
Cobb and Mrs. lanes "a. Gray ware
elected Delegates is tina district meet
Ing at. NorthWoad. The ofAcers for
the coming YearSare: Mrs. r, Z.
DIVISION, president; Drr. Cyril, j. Glas-
Rel. vaee presiaaR4 Mias Emma Gull
4ckson, secEetary=tEeasureE.5
Mrs: G. g. strAnder, mother7dof AS
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-31

MUCH s. D. FOREST
RESERVE LAND Is
UNDER CULTIVATION

Ftaf% of I,086,S7l acres Of National
toTest sland is pew under cultivation
flnsstnte state, afcardtRx to annauaee-
lIaent just made by George A. Duthie,
forest supeEpisor- here The Black
ests, the Black Hills National Forest
has On area Of 476, $50 acres and the
Harvey National Forest s 81, 610s acres:
In addition, Mr.. aDuthie added, there
are FS.1ff, acres of national forestry
In Harding county in the northwest
tern corner Of the state.
Fhe National fForestsaof South Da-
kotaa were created In 1898, and under
q corps of workers. whose duty it, has
tductive, they have grown until today
they arr. among the best in the
world. The western yellow pine con-
lstitutes about IS per cent of the tim
her, the remainder being made up Of
eastern white spruce, aspen, white
Fhirchs scrub oak and green ash. OF
them59pnlXss the pine and spruce are
cpmmerctAaly valuable. The estimat-
ed stand of western yellow pine, Mr.:
1895. geo, 900 feet and Of spruce So
000. 600 feet.
Growth !. studies which recently
have been completed disclose the, fact
that it takes from $50 to 200 years
for the trees IN the Black Hills to
reach merchandise size: many Of the
trees are from 400 to 500 years old,
hut the rate of growth since they
reached maturity has been exceeding
~ slow.
""Our, aim MIR. Duthic declared.
"is,to sell ALI of these mature and
otyersma4lne trees as fast. as a mar
ket can be found and to retain in the
forests only the young, thrifty, fast
growing trees. BY this means, we rex-
nect to reduce the average Of the
trees at maturity, and the average
tage of obtaining merct~-t-ble tim
Der to 100 or 200 years"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-31

STONE rs PROHIBITION HEAD.
Washington, March s1.-Ralph w.
Stone, federal prohibition director for
Illinois, today was appointed acting
federal supervising prohibition agent
for the central department continuing
also az state direeEars He succeeds
Frank -: .Richardson, resigned.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-31
TO WILL SEE,
! FARMERS in FIELD !
] IN MINOT COUNTRY

"a Minot, n. D., March s1.-Farmers
Mr. this section of the state expect to
their spring operation about
April 10. The majority of them are
sMsseady for the condition of the ground
TO become more favorable, the ideal
during February and March
them to do the preparatory
work such as cleaning grain, repair
s1ng harness and fixing up plows and
asNrills, at their leisure.
~ Scattered reports from this seetlen
that a little blowing has been
but the spring operations proper
will not begin for another 10 days.
- Wages tefarm laborers in this
sTSection this sprng will range from,
sS35 to $45 a month.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-31
GRAFTON Is GETTING
READY FOR REGULAR
. MAIL COLLECTIONS

Grafton, n. D., March s1.-Post.
master j.. A. Foley will make arrange.
erection of mail boxes for, the city
collection. The posts and boxes have
arrived. Carriers will make collec.
tons from boxes at the time of ,theil
deliveries. There re,two general de.
liyeries, one starting at $40 IN the
morning, the other at 2!N6 in: the
afternoon. An additional delivery fol
the business district. is also made
commencing a .11:45>a~ M.
: The location of the mail boxes wa:
decided on by Inspectors John T. Boy
WI. Monro when they were
here last fall. There will be twelyt
boxes at the start. -. 80 q:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-31

ARE you going to try to
!. ~ worry Through another
! i summer with that old
sWern>out roof whichsha ;bsen
causing you 50 much trouble?-
Orsare you going to put III a
new Nelson Roof thus incr@as~
ing the value Of your property
and making. your 81 home lock
like new! The time to decide il is
now before therush Of building
i starts.
he natural1ed Or green of
Nielsen slate surfaced roofs.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-31

blends tremendously into the
surroundings. Nelson 4~in-l
Shingles allow YOU to laySfour
shingles at atime instead QfQne.
They require no staining and
Your lumber dealer will be
glad to show you a style Of
Nelson Roofs best suited to
make your home look like new.
Write us for samples and the
illustrated beeklet, THE Proof
Of q Roof an interesting story,
Of roofing progress,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-31
SEEKS DIVORCE,

Boston, March 3l.-John Baker
old. retired contractor of Cincinnati
yesterday filed suit for divorce here
against Florence Girardin. 81 years
old. former elevator girl at the Har.
| ward club Of Boston. who married him
almost two years e in New York.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-31
Lakota Phone Man Has
.ss Am Rtoky,anli By Ford

= 1Akota, NJ b.: March a1.--wire
Chief J.'.E. FarnhAm of the local:
telephone exchange. received a brok-
en- arm when the Ford service car
belonging to the telephone company
baekf'red Xhsn b was as, attempting ,s a to
be unable to attend to business for
some time. !. s. 49,. -. Z. l.. !:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-11
EFFORT TO REPEAL NAVAL STORES
BILL WILL MEET WITH OPPOSITION

Senator Lindsey Is one OF the largest
naval stores operators in West Florida,
and he declares that the present laws
have been very satisfactory. In fact he
says under the present law he has his
rosin and spirits inspected and graded
at his still. and he is satisfied he saves
enough on the grading and weighing to
pay for his barrels. He does not
charge downright intentional dishonesty
on the part of the port officers having
these matters in charge. but in the haste
and carelessness prevailing there dur
ing the rush season he declares it is his
opinion that much is lost to the operator
Again he points out that the present
naval stores laws have made FLORIDA
ports the greatest naval stnres bases In
the world have takAn from another state
the price-Inal>ing power and transferred
that to this state-insofar as it can be
controlled by local conditions. and he is
not in favor of going back to the cid
regime. when most of the operators had
TO ship their products out of the state.
The senator says he is not advised of
the interests making the present move
to abolish the existing law, but he thinks
.; Is Il mighty good thing to let alone.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-11
HARRIS ADMITS
HIS CONFESSION
Was ONLY HOAX
Said He Desired to Test Loyalty
of Wife From Whom He
Was Separated.
THROUGH PRISONERS
WIFE TALE DISPROVED
Admitted Hoax to Detective Os-
wald of New York Police
Force.
(Ry The Associated Press.)

BUFFALO, n. Y, April 1C.-Eoy
Harris, held here by the police on his
confession that he was concerned in
the murder of Joseph b. Elwell in New
York last June, today confessed that
his story is not true. The prisoner had
been questioned for two hours by Dis
trict Attorney Moore at the end Of
which time he made a statement ad-
mittfng that his original declaration
was false.
Mr. Moore sent word to Charles s
Whitman and Captain Carey of the
New York police who are on their way
to Buffalo. The development may
cause them to change their plans and
return to New York from Albany.
Harris alleged as his reason for the
hoax that he had been separated from
his wife and had met her again only
last week and desired to know whether
she would be staunch to him were he
in serious trouble. He said that if she
had not proved loyal and true blue"
he would have gone to the electric
chair without regret.
Harris confessed the hoax to Detec-
tive Oswald of the New York force
last night, but the latter did not want
to make public the fact because he
wished, he said, to talk first with Mr..
Whitman and Captaia Carey. He
placed a charge of first degree murder
against the prisoner and ordered him
held incommunicado. After few
hours that charge was withdrawn.
Oswald says it was through the wife
that the prisoners tale was dsproved.
He took the woman out to the outlying
police station where the man was
locked up and let them talk for an
hour or so Harris had insisted that
his wife was at st. GATHERINGS, Ont.
during the planning of the Elwell mur-
der, while she declared she was with
Continued on Page Three.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-11
BILL TO COMBINE GAME WARDEN
AND SHELL FISH COMMISSIONER

animals Of the state Of Florida, to
abolish the position Of shell fish com
sioner and create the department of
fish and game and the position of state
fish and game commissioner.
1t is probable shat T. r. Hodges. who
was formerly shell fish commissioner
and will probably be appointed again
to that place, would hold the new
place. a salary of $4,000 a year with
expenses Of $1,000 is provided in the
bill. The bill declares that all birds
and wild animals in the state and all
the fresh water fish are the property
of the state of Florida.
Resident game birds may be killed
only during the open season from Nov.
I to March /, and provisions are made
against the killing Of migratory game
birds to correspond with the federal
migratory bird law.
Only two buck deer may be killed
during the year and it is made un-
lawful to kill a doe at any time or a
fawn in spot. Incorporated cities and
towns, public and private parks and
cemeteries are declared bird sanctuar-
les and it is forbidden to shoot birds
in them at any time.
The state game and fish commits
sioner is authorized to start fish hatch
cries in the fresh and salt waters If
the state.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-11
(sv JOHN c. TRtCE)

TALLAHASSEE, April 1o-Re-
peated conferences on the proposal TO
unite the game and fish conservation
commissioner, as recommended by
Governor Hardee. have developed what
was already known to many old timers
namely: that this is a mighty hard
proposition to come to az agreement
on. 1t had been hoped that the house
and senate committees might be able
to agree on a bill which would then be
introduced as the joint committee bill.
with the prestige that such a backing
would give With it was believed
would be strong enough to put the bill
through. However, these conferences
developed chiefly that it will be hard
to get an agreement on this subject
and so the conclusion has been reach
ed that 1t will be necessary to fight
it out. In consequence, a bill has been
prepared which will carry the ideas
of the major portion of the two com
mittees and which will be introduced
into the house Monday by Representa-
tive Parrish and in the senate proba-
bly, by Senator Epperson. Its scope is
pretty generally shown by it's title,
which is as follows:
a bill TO be entitled an act to pro-
tect and regulate the birds and wild
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-11
by JOHN c. TRIcE)

TALLAHASSEE. April 1O.-There will
be an effort made at this session OF the
Legislature to repeal the naval stores laws
now in effect in this state. In fact there
has already been a bill introduced for
that purpose Where the opposition to
the present laws come from has not yet
been divulged to the public here yet, but
it is a safe bet that the fepealing bill is
going to have a rocky road to travel.
is the prediction of some of the naval
stores operators who are playing the
law making game at this session.
Senator Lindsey of the fourth sena-
torial district, is again on the job from
that district. and he is of the opinion
that the present law should not be tam
pered with much He was the man who
introduced and fought through the leg
islature the original law. OF course there
has been some amendments made to It
since that time, and he does not object
to curing any defects il may have by
amendment. but he is decidedly Of the
opinion that ID had better not be tam
pered with n1uch. and those who have
served with. him in the senate will re-
call that Senator Lindsey is Il Scrapper
for lis convictions
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-11
GENERAL SALES
TAXADVOCATED
Senator SmOot Will Introduce a
Bill to That End
Tuesday
(ey The Assoolated Press.)

WASHINGTON, April 1O.-A general
sales tax was advocated tonight in a
statement by Senator Smoot, Utah, re-
publican member of the senate finance
committee. who formally announced he
would introduces bill to that end in the
senate Tuesday.
Senator Smoot's, measure which he es-
Inmates would yield approximately ST.
500, 000, 900 In revenue yearly, would place
a flat tax of one per cent on gross sales
above $4,000 annually of virtually all
commodities, both raw materials, and
finished products. The bill carries
few exceptions, but application of the
tax would be stayed practically only on
such commodities as now bear higher
levy.
Early consideration of the Smoot pro-
posal is planned by the senate finance
committee in it's study of the taxation
question. Tentative arrangements con-
template the opening of hearings on this
phase before the end of the week
In discussing his proposed sales tax.
Mr.. Smoot said it would be simple in ap-
plication and easy to compute. He de-
clared it would properly distribute the
burden of taxation. compelling each cit
izen to bear share oroportionate to his
ability to pay as measured by buying or
producing powers.
IF the sales tax becomes part Of the
revenue laws Of our country the state
ment continued, congress can repeal not
only the item provided for in tho bill
'as presented by me, but can repeal all
of the irritating, nagging, discriminatory
taxes amounting to hundreds of millions
of dollars and the excess profits tax, the
result of which has worked such havoc
with business concerns of our country
and which have in many cases been
compelled to pay the excess profits tax
on paper profits"
Present taxes on soft drinks, tobacco,
automobiles and some other so-called lux
uries would remain under the Smoot bill.
These commodities already bear taxes
regarded as heavier than the flat one
per cent tax. In addition to the tax
on sales. levy having the same appli-
cation would be placed on total amounts
Of all leases.
He contended that the sales tax meth
cd was one of justice to all. whether
individual. firm or corporation. The ac-
tual added cost to the consumer of a
one per cent tax applied to each turn
over of the goods would, he predicted
fall below three per cent.
The bin contempates payment of the
whole tax. accumulated through the va
rious resales, by the ultimate consumer.
Senator Smoot said, adding that there
was no objection to the final seller alb
sorbing the tax If he cared to do so.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-11
PROHI OFFICERS
SEIZE WHISKEY
Was Being Struggled Into Jack
sonville From Japanese
Steamer.
(5y The Associated press).

JACKSONVILLE, April 10. One
Japanese merchant sailor was seriously
wounded, and four are being held by
federal prohibition authorities as the
result of a raid on whiskey being un-
loaded from the Japanese steamer
Erie Maru.
The federal authorities state they
had information that merlbers of the
crew of the ship were smuggling liquor
through this port, and by way of lay
ing a trap had negotiatt with the
sailors to effect delivery of the con-
traband to them.
Two Of the federal officers boarded
the ship and the sailors, the officers
allege. gathered up the whiskey and
went to shore. accompanied by the of
fcers. AS soon as delivery of the Iiq-
uor was effected, the sailors were
placed under arrest.
One of the Japanese opened fire
which was returned by the officers
The sailor, whose name could not be
ascertained. sustained wounds that
caused his removal to a hospital. Four
others were placed under srrest and
are being held pending an ihvesttga-
ton.
The Erie Maru put into this port
April : from Barry. England, 10 load
Il is in command of Capt.
NJ. Hambayshte.
Captain Han1bayshie was confined
a board ship becsuse of illness and re-
fused to make a statement
a total of ss cases Of liquor. valued
at more than 5000, was captured and
by the federal officers. The
sailors brought ashore II cases with
tLan1, the officers state, and later the
officers again boarded the ship and
seized IL additional cases.
Federal officers state II is the first
time the vessel has been in port hero
so far as they know, but word reached
them that the IuUor was aboard the
steamer Then followed their plan to
make the seizure. They arranged. they
stated. to .purchase Il eases. six fed
eral officers early tonight embarked
upon the raid. The officer who had
arranged 10 obtain the liquor. accom-
panied by a fellow officer, boarded the
steamer and arranged for the sailors
10 deliver the vhiss.ey ashore.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-11
MUTILATEDBO
FOUND ON TRACK
Jury Decides that Walmunsen
Was Murdered by Un-
known Persons.

A ooroner's jury convened by Judge
T. NJ. Kennedy, al Flomaton, yesterday,
decided shat J. !. Walmunen, whose
mutilated body was found on the Mo
bile division OF the Louisville and Nash .
vile railroad about two miles south OF
FlOmaton. yesterday morning, was shot
by some person or persons unknown and
the body placed on the tracks to con-
ceal the crime
The dead man vas a merchant sailor
and was supposed TO have been on his
way from Pensacola to Mobile t. join
a ship.
The body was turned over to Pous
by direction of Leon MendelI, local agent
for the Eastern and Gulf Sailors asso-
citation to which organization Malmunen
belonged.