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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-10
AVIATOR MAKES SPECIAL
RATE OFFER FOR FRIDAY

Lieutenant J. Earl 'Fladeland, avi-
ator, who has headquartered in Be-
midji for some time, returned last
evening from an advertising trip he
has been making since the first of the
week for the American Legion box
ing show tomorrow night.
He has announced an Introductory
offer for passengers at the rate of
five dollars each for tomorrow only,
according to advertisements. He has
made this rate for day to give all
an opportunity to experience the SEN
sation of an airplane trip and to en-
Joy the view of the surrounding
country from the air. IT,:
Lieutenant Fladeland has flown in
AZ state in the Union and is on his
fifth year without an accident Of any
sort. He is recognized by the Aero
club of America as one Of the FORE
most pilots in the country.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-10
Statewide Action Is Begun to
Protect Citizens Against
Promotion Swindles
INQUIRY BY FARMERS IS
PLAN FOR EACH COUNTY
Minn@sotans Bilked Of Millions,
Bureau Loader Says-More
Drastic Law Sought

st. Paul, March, ~. - Minnesota
farmers today declared war on "blue
sky" frauds and questionable promo
ton schemes. ,~~.H.
The Minnesota farm bureau feder-
alton began a campaign to organize
blue sky com mittees in every county
in the state. These committees, made
up of farmers, are to constitute q
board of appeal to which any citizen
may come for advice as to the merits
>of any promotion scheme in which
he is asked to invest. County farm
bureaus were called on to urge their
members to refuse to consider any
proposal to buy stool, or sign con-
tracts in promotion schemes which
have not been passed and approved
by the farm bureau committee for
that county.
Charles J. Andre, executive officer
of the state securities commission,
heartily endorsed the action of the
farm bureau federation.
Commission Praises Movement
eve know there is much trickery
going on which is still beyond the
reach of our present laws" he said.
"If persons who are approached by
stock statesmen or agents for promo
ton schemes will have nothing to do
with them until committee Of hard
headed, business-like farmers have
investigated the proposition, the
farm bureaus can 90 a long way to-
ward wiping out the fake promoter. "
While the proposed committees
will have no legal status, and cannot
compel any firm or salesman to sub
nit to an investigation, state fedora
ton officers said they believed the
investigating committees would save
many farmers from loss Of their
money in unsound investments.
Farmers Bilked of Millions
"When the farmer knows that a
group Of his neighbors stands ready
to investigate all such schemes, he
will hesitate before putting his mon
ey into a firm that refuses to be cx-
amined," L. E. Potter, president Of
the state federation, said. "Sales-
men of worthless stock, or contracts
with promoters of doubtful CONNER
cial enterprises, have bilked the ru-
raj communities of Minnesota Of mil
lions of dollars. 1t is time to call a
halt"
The farm bureau committees can
be the means Of saving hundreds of
thousands of dollars to the people of
Minnesota every year, if persons ap-
preached by statesmen for such en-
terprises will notify the committee
members, he said.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-10
LEGION ASSURED LARGE
SUM FOR HOSPITALS

Bismarck, March 10.-That the
American Legion has been assured a
$15,000,00O appropriation for hospi-
talization purposes, an equitable and
workable scheme of adjusted COM
pensation and the coordination Of the
three big soldier relief agencies un-
der one head, was the statement of
Albert Sheets, North Dakota dele
gate to the national executive con-
ference at Washington, D. C.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-10
LEGION HOLDS
ENJOYABLE SOCIAL AFFAIR

The women of Mooseheart Legion
held the largest meeting of it's his
tory last night in the Moose hall. A
class of sixteen candidates was initi-
ated after which a social time was
spent by the members Of the lodge
and members Of the Moose lodge who
we're invited for the social hour. The
membership of the Mooseheart legion
has been greatly increased having
already doubled since the first of the
year.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-10
OLE NARVES0N IS FINED
SIS ON ASSAULT CHARGE

In police court yesterday after
noon Ole NarvesOn was found guilty
Of assault against Frank LaCounte
and fined $25.
The case against William Promo,
who was charged with assisting in
the assault was dismissed for lack Of
evidence.
r Both were alleged to have entered
LaCounte's house Tuesday and as
saulted him, innicting number CT
wounds.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-10
PANAMA HAS REFUSED TO
RECOGNIZE C0T0 AWARD
Would Also Reserve Right to
Claim Indemnity From
Costa Ricans
(By United PreSS)

Washington, March 10.-Panama
has Informed the United States it
will not recognize the award of CotO
territory to Costa RIGA made by Chief
Justice White Of the supreme court.
This was Panama's answer to the
American note of warning-"The
hostilities with Costa Rica over the
disputed territory must cease and
that the award must be lived up to-"
Panama also made public note to
the state department which reserves
the right of Panama to claim an in
demnity from Costa Rica for the in
vasion of Panama,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-10
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR WILL
MEET FRIDAY EVENING

The knights Tepplar, Elkanah
Commandery No. 80, will hold its
regular meeting Friday, March II, at
Masonic hall. All sir knights are
urged to be present, as it is annual
election of officers, and the Illus
trious Order of Red Cross and knight
of Malta is to be conferred.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-10
DETECTIVES SEARCH FOR
. T. MAN MINUS FINGER NAIL
(By United Press)

Minneapolis, March 10.-Detec-
tives of two states today were search
ing for a man minus a finger nail.
That was the only clue to the muir
der of w. Hooks, wealthy taxicab
man whose body was found in a hay
stack recently.
The automobile he drove when he
disappeared was found near Super
ior. In it was found a mans coarse
finger nail.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-10
SPANISH MINISTER, HAS
BEEN MARKED FOR DEATH
(By United prcss)

Madrid, Spain, March 1O.-For-
eign Minister Marquis LENA has
been marked for death by the syndi-
calists assassins who killed Premier
DatO. His name coupled with the
announcement that he would be slain
next was found today chopped in the
walls of the hippOdrome.
Fifty arrests were made In the
hunt for DatO's assassins.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-10
(By United PrcsS)


London, March 1O.-Russian rebels
are demoralized, the official Moscow
wireless declared, in the regular
news bulletins. Mutinous sailors in
Kronstadt have rebelled against the
authority of General Koslovski, car
list general who pushed the campaign
at Petrograd, the bulletin said. 1t
denied heavy losses for the Soviet
forces.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-10
MOVING PICTURES BRINGING
LARGE CHURCH ATTENDANCE
(By United rrcss)

Fargo, March 10.-Moving pic
lures are bringing from 100 to $50
more people to church evrey Sunday
at the First Presbyterian church
here, DR.. d. T. Robertson, pastor,
has estimated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-10
(By United PreSs) '

London, March 10.-The Russian
revolution is rapidly appalling the
proposition Of the 1917 coupe which
over threw Czarism,. according to a
message delivered to former Premier
Kerensky here today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-10
SPECIAL SESSION OF
CONGRESS ON APRIL a
Harding Nominates Crissinge,
Of Ohio as Comptroller of
Currency

Washington, March 10.---The spe-
cial session of congress will meet
April 4, Chairman Fordney of the
house ways and means committee an
nounced today following confer
ence with Harding. Fordney said he
was still undetermined whether
tariff or revenue will be taken up
first.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-10
JUVENILE BAND TO MEET
FOR PRACTICE TONIGHT

Director Riggs has announced
I.hut the Juvenile band will meet this
evening at 1880 in the band room at
the City building for practice. All
members are expected to be present
on time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-10

NBy UHIteU FTtSSI
Washington, March 10-President
Harding sent to the senate the nom
ination of B. R. Crissinger of Marion.
Ohio, to become comptroller of cur
rency.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-10

have always wanted to be a news
reporter and have awaited myself of
the request of the United Press to
give to its readers a message on the
day my trial starts. (Signed) Clara
Smith Hamon. (By Clara Smith
Hamon, written for the United Press,
Copyrighted 1921 by the United
Press.)
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-04
URGE ROAD BUILDING

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-04

Washington. - Figures on 1917
wages of railroad employees, now be-
ing issued by the association of rail
way executives, are in direct conflict
with the report of the railroad wage
commission appointed by Director
General of Railroads McAdoo This
commission consisted Of Franklin K.
Lane, then secretary of the interior;
Charles c. McChord, interstate com
merce commissioner; j Harry Cow
ington District Of Columbia Judge,
and William r. Wilcox, postmaster,
New York City.
This report is compilation of
wages of all railroad employees Its
value lies in the fact that it was
compiled under government auspices
by men of unquestioned character, and
because it refutes the claim made
then-as now-that wages of railroad
employees are excessive.
The commission said
1T has been somewhat popular
impression that railroad employees
were among the most highly paid
workers. But figures gathered from
the railroads disposed Of this belief.
Fifty-one per cent of all employees
during December, 1917. received $75
per month or less And 80 per cent
received 500 per month or less
Even among the locomotive engin-
GERS, commonly spoken Of as highly
paid preponderating number receiy-
ed less than $40 per month, and this
compensation they have attained by
the most compact and complete or
ganization, handled with a full ap-
probation Of all strategic values Be
tween the grades receiving from Sl5C
TO $3.50 per month, there is included
less than 3 per cent Of all the employees
(eNcluding officials and these sug.
gest less than 10000 men out Of 4
grand total Of 100000
The greatest number Of employees
on all the roads, fall into the elias.
receiving between $50 and $50 pc
month-18l, ,693; while within th
range of the next $40 in monthly sal
AIRY there is total of 3l2,7Gl per
/ sons
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-04
WENT TOO STRONG
PLAN OF TAX DODGERS STAGGERS SENATORS
THOUGH MANY OF THEM ARE VERSED
IN METHODS OF FINANCIAL
BUCCANEERS
Big Biz Had Stage All Set For Putting Over Exemption
On Income, Corporation and Other Taxes
Strikes Snag However

Washington.-By a vote of 35 to
80 the senate rejected a plan that
would permit big business to exploit
the cheapest labor in the world, Sc
cure the protection of the American
army and navy in these distant lands
and be exempt from American income,
corporation, or other taxes.
The scheme was included in the new
revenue BILL which has passed the
house. 1t provided that where an
American corporation does 80 per cent
of its business abroad it is exempt
from taxes in the United States
Advocates of the plan said this was
the practice of European nations,
and that American business men
should be placed on the same footing,
that they could successfully compete
with foreign interests.
After the bill was defeated Senator
Simmons automatically charged that
trickery was used by the tax exemp-
ton advocates
He said the only reason the senate
committee reported in favor of the
bill was that it would equalize COM
petition with other countries, but now
it is found that the only nation that
permits this exemption is Great Brit
ain, which ''is supposed to have grant
ed some sort of concession in the
case of corporations doing business
in China"
1t was shown that the plan would
American export trade, amounting to
$11 900, 100000, make enormous pro-
fits and pay nothing upon these pro
fits into the American treasury.
One advocate of the bill really ad-
vanced the strongest argument against
it, This senator said he hoped" il
would not result in sending American
capital. American enterprise anC
American companies into countries
where they could, by using cheap la.
Dor, compete with American concerns
The plan was so daring and Sc
all-inclusive that it staggered som,
senators, even though they are yers
ed in the methods of financial bucca
neers.
Under the present law big business
may open branches in foreign coun
tries, and trade as an American cor
poration, but it must pay taxes on it!
profits to the United States. 1t car
evade these taxes by incorporating
under the laws of the foreign coun
try, but this debars them from call
ing on the United States governmen
when in difficulty with the authoritie
or the populace of that country.
The proposed plan would be an in
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-04
CITIZENS TO URGE LESS ARMS
MATURING PLANS FOR THE ARMISTICE DAY DEMONSTRA
TIONS INDICATE A NATIONWIDE PROTEST AGAINST
PREPARATION FOR FUTURE WARS
Gompers Advisory Committee Forms Organization Be Known AS
General Committee For Limitation of Armament

tions, even those which may have
peace-time use, may annihilate civil
ization in the next war. Against such
destruction no disarmament agree
ments can protect US.
THE limitation of armaments is a
good thing in itself 1t viii save the
great nations of the world from threat
ened financial collapse 1t is long
step forward but it is not peace.
"The causes of war lie far deeper
The awful madness of war is rooted
in economic necessities and greed, in
paralyzing fear of unprovoked attack,
in ancient wrongs not yet righted.
"The agenda of the coming inter
national conference give US reason to
believe that together with the limita-
ton of armaments some of the causes
of war will be considered.
1T is in this hope and in support
of our American representatives that
we submit on behalf of ourselves and
of the millions of men and women in
the United States the following con-
fession of faith
1--WE pronounce to the world our
deep and abiding faith in democracy
and therefore in peace.
"We proclaim to the world faith
that has not been dampened or smoth-
cred by past official lassitude or di-
plomatic delay and evasion.
"We demand international peace.
"We demand an official policy
which shall lead the nations of the
world into the thinking of peace, the
building for peace, the will to have
peace.
1--WE have just gone through great
war--a war without precedent. This
we did for great cause We fought
for the life of democracy, that its in
stitutions and its spirit might be pre-
served.
''We have assured to democracy the
right to live and to function.
I'VE have done more We have OBJ.
liberated the last of the great unlim,
tied autocracies.
as a world organized democratic.
Tally to confess its inability to use the
machinery of democracy? We declare
to the world our faith that the ma.
chinery of democracy is sufficient
that it must be sufficient and that oul
statement must not be permitted tx
invest democracy with the ancien
traditions, fears, superstitions, me
chanics and economic maladjustment.
of autocracy.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-04

Washington- The department of
agriculture is hopeful that a bill now
pending in congress to aid road build
ing viii pass this session. The bill,
agreed to by both houses, but now in
conference, because Of differences in
detail, carries a $75,000,OOoO appro-
priation, Of which $25, 100000 is to be
available for distribution among the
states as federal aid in road construc-
tion when the bin becomes law, and
$50,000,0o0 six months later In adj
dition. S5.000,000 is to be Immediately
available for national forest roads
ard Sl0,000,0OO more on July lst
next
The federal money is to be match
ed by funds appropriated by the
states
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-04
STANDING BY UNION

Chicago. More than 5000 organic
ed meat cutters and butcher workmen
attended mass meeting in this city
to protest against the anti-union stand
of meat barons who have organized
company unions which they call the
American plan"
The workers are alert to the pur-
pose of the packers, who say employees
have the right to join unions-and
then nullify this right by refusing to
,reat with the unions and pit manu-
featuring institution against the bona
fide labor organizations.
The butcher workmen declare the
company "union" is farce. This
travesty upon justice has been desig.
mated as industrial democracy" By
philanthropists.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-04
WAGE FIGURES
or RAILWAY EXECUTIV ES IN DIRECT CONFLICT
WITH REPORT OF FE DERAL COMMISSION
HEADED BY FRANKLIN X LANE
Loyalty of Workers to Roads under Adverse Conditions
With Opportunity to Force Change Not With
out Significance" Declares Board

pay of this class was but $56.77 per
month.
"There were 27O,855 section men
whose average pay as class was
S50.31 per month; 1000 other un-
skilled laborers whose average pay
was $5825 per month; 130,075 station
service employees whose average pay
was S58.57 per month; 1926 road
freight brakemen and fagmen whose
average pay was $10017 per month,
and 16,465 road passenger brakemen
and tiagmen whose average pay was
$9l10 per month
These, it is to be noted, are not
pre-war figures; they represent condi-
tions after year of war, and two
years of rising prices. And each dol
ar now represents in its power to
purchase a place in which to live, food
to eat and clothing to wear, by but
II cents as against the 100 cents OF
January l. 1916
THAT there has been such stead
fast loyalty to the railroads, and 50
slight disposition to use the lever
IF their necessity, and their oppor
tunity To compel by ruthless action,
an increase Of wages, is not without
significance and should not be passed
without public recognition"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-04

With those ancient trappings the
world has done
We are upon the threshold Of a
new day
We are gazing upon world
whose spirit calls for peace.
Peace with the world of today is
more than an economic necessity
it is spiritual necessity, a moral neces-
sity, a necessity that conforms to a
world that has reached that stage
where democratic government is possi-
BILE and where fearless recognition of
truth is possible"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-04

ducement for big business to invest in
cheap-labor countries without paying
taxes to America, although assured,
as now, of government aid when in
distress.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-04
WACE-SLASH PLOT
Of big Biz Brought to
UnemplOymnt Confer
ence So Far Fails

Washngton.-Bi business came
to the unemployment conference call
ed by President Harding all primed
to put over drastic recommendation
for
Wage reductions everywhere.
2-Repeal of the Adamson act.
3-Unqualifed gift of $500,000,000 to
the railroads.
They have been fought to a stand
still on those issues up to the present
What will happen when the con-
ference reconvenes to work out per
manent relief and remedial measures
remains to be seen. In the emergency
program announced after the first
series Of meetings big business got
none of the big pickings for which
it came to Washington.
The men and women who did not
represent organized greed were in the
majority and they persistently refus-
ed to view the problem as one solely
of smoothing the pathway of divi-
dends. They were convinced of the
| economic fallacy of drastic wage re-
ductions. Consequently they recon-
mended that in each community relief
work be carried on by employers and
employees cooperating. They put re
sponsibility squarely up to mayors and
communities, and they demanded that
there be price reductions from start
to finish--from manufacturer to re-
taller
Commenting upon the emergency
program, President Gompers said:
Undoubtedly the American labor
movement will give its whole-hearted
support to the program for unem-
ployment relief.
Labor will indorse every construc-
tive feature of the report which the
unemployment conference has adopt
ed. !"
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MORE PHILANTHROPY DUE
New York-The public is about due
for more philanthropy
The Standard Oil Company, of New
jersey has cut wages 10 per cent.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-04

Washington the conclusion of
two-day session in this city the ma
tional disarmament advisory commit
tee invited to convene by President
Gompers, formed q permanent organi-
zation to be known as the general
committee for limitation of arma-
ment
The organization will be directed by
board of governors of II members
and an executive committee of five.
There will be a chairman, honorary
chairman, secretary, treasurer and an
executive secretary. Offices will be
opened in Washington at once
Membership on the board Of gov
ernors will be so arranged as to make
that body representative of all organ
lied groups which favor limitation of
armament
The two-day conference, presided
over by President Gompers, was re-
markable for its unity of viewpoint
and for it's expression of determina-
ton to give force to Mr.. Gompers'
declaration for "the furthest limit" Of
disarmament
| In its declaration of principles and
purpose the conference said, in part:
1T is not our purpose to attempt
to suggest definite proposals to end
war This heavy responsibility rests
on the appointed representatives of
our own and other governments.
But we believe that few general
principles are accepted as self evident
by great majority of our fellow
countrymen, and that it may be help
full to restate them at this time.
"The United States alone and sin
gle handed cannot best serve the
great cause of peace by disarming
Even if such solitary disarmament
were possible to a limited extent, il
would not make for world peace. II
would only lessen our power to stanc
for freedom and to protect democracy
throughout the world. Disarmament
can be made effective only by interna
tional agreement. There is no othel
way.
"Great armies and navies are no
the chief cause of war. Frightful a.
is the burden they put upon the peo
pies of the earth a great world wa
is infinitely worse. Great armament
are not the only means of destruction
Terrible as will be the devastation o
the world by its armies and navies
the poison gases and deadly chemica
compounds now being discovered il
the secret laboratories of many ma
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-04
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MORE PHILANTHROPY DUE

New York-The public is about due
for more philanthropy
The Standard Oil Company, of New
Jersey, has cut wages 10 per cent.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-04

Washington. Day, No
vember IL, will witness one of the
greatest demonstrations of popular
conviction in the history of our coun-
try.
More than $50 cities, including
practically all of the larger centers,
already have reported to A. f. Of l..
headquarters that plans have been
perfected for great demonstration
for armament limitation on Armis-
tice Day.
The extent to which the cooperation
of civic, religious, educational, fra
ternal and patriotic organizations and
womens clubs and other organiza-
tions is being secured everywhere in
sures demonstrations of tremendous
proportions. In addition, it insures
what is more important, an express
sion of the entire citizenship.