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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-10
BONUS BILL ID BE ENACTED AT THIS
 SESSION -PENROSE
American Legion Executive. Committee Expresses Belief All Soldier Relief Meas
 ures Will Be Passed
By AssocInted Press

Washington, February e.--After listen ing to criticism of the government bu- reau's dealing with war veterans, the executive committee of the American Le- zion today concluded three-day meet ing here by going to the capitol. where they interviewed members of Congress concerning legislation favored by the le- zion.
 F. w. Galbraith. national commander. reported after the visit to the legislative body, that he had been assured by Sen ator Penrose of Pennsylvania. chairman of the finance committee, that the bonus bill would be reported out of committee and in all liklihood would be passed at this session. Members of the legion com mittee also expressed belief that all measures for the relief of disabled vet erans would be enacted, including an in- crease from sss. .oo00oo to s45.oooooo for the maintenance of hospitals provided for in the sundry civil bill.
 SAYS COMMITTEES "PACKED" The criticism of government bureaus, launched by Abel Davis of Chicago, Chairman of the legions disqualification committee, followed a committee report urging the colsolidation of the war risk insurance bureau, the vocational educa- toEal board and a part of the spublic hs alth service. He declared that the chiefs of these agencies at present do not work togther, adding that they resented the activities of the legion in attempting to obtain relief for disabled veterans and
 had packed committees of the legion
 with employees of the bureaus, who were legion members, in efforts to handicap the work of the committees.
 As a result of his charges, the execu- tive committee adopted a resolution rec onmending to state organizations that no bureau employees be appointed to le- zion committees.
 HOSPITALS FILTHY Disabled men are being kept in private and state hospitals that are indescrib- ably filthy and where conditions are terrible, Mir Davis told the committed. All hospitals are crowded. he said. and men often are taken in by private and state hospitals because they are disabled service men, and often are forced to sleep on cots in railways or in crowded lwards.
 The men are handled by three separate agencies, and often suffer, he said, by the rsulting delay The public health service investigates their cases and puts them in hospitals, another agency hand dies the matter of their compensation and still another their training Often they go to former soldiers homes, converted into hospitals. where the ancient rulca that governed old soldiers make a fourth agency to deal with the men. No action can be taken on the legion s suggestion to the Knights of Columbus to remove all conditions to their offer of g. 900 900 for the erection of a war memo rial here. until the board of directors of the Knights of Columbus pass on the matter, according to information re- ceived today by John c. Emery, chair man of the memorial committed Proposals to bring the body of an un- known soldier from France to be in- tered in Arlington cemetery were ap- proved by the committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-10
DOUBTS TARIFF VALUE

III SuSS cStiHB methods or raising revenue without making the burden on the individual moro severe than 1t has been since the early days of the war. MT. Good said he doubted if a tariff law could raise more than $4oe, 900, 900 without disturbing international trade relations.
 urging repeal of the excess profits tax, MT. Good said:
 We shall not need the revenues that have been brought in by the excess profits tax if We will cut down appro- priations' There Is where we can pause to effect a saving. It will De q system of economy and the financing Of temporary loans, such as our cer- tificates of indebtedness, the war say irgs stamps and the victory loan II ought to be done by borrowing money. rather than by taxing the American reople as we have done In the last two years"
 At this point MT Good was inter rurted by Representative Oldfield. democrat. Arkansas, who said he feared the republican party would impose sales tax to take the place of the one it wanted to repeal
 PEOPLE WOULD BALK The party that is 50 foolish as to place sales, tax. on the backs and bellies of the American people," MT. Good replied. would go down to "a hu- . initiating defeat because the people of the United States would not. stand for it."
 MT. Good said the higher tax of @6.40 a gallon shoule be imposed on withdrawal liquors from bonded. ware houses-liqpors taken out for medici- nal and used for beverage purpcaes By lifting the tax from $2.2o he fir- urea. the treasury reyenueS would be Increased from s50.o0o.0oo to Slo0. .ooo, < 900 By demanding the same tax on the tobacco industry that Great Brit. ain coliects. he said. treasury receipts from this commodity would jump from $soo. .00o,oo0 to $500. .00o. 900 year. He also advocated higher tax on pas-, senger-carryfng automobiles, figuring on . Fevenue from this source Of about szoo. ooO. 900. hnlf If which should eo. ne theuGht. to the roaNs being used aimost exciusfvely by such vehicles.
 Representafiye Byrns, Tennessee,; rankine democrat on the approprta- : tions eomrhittee. told ths Hopse if ii relieved the Advice or Chafrman Good. there would be no doubt about reduce tion of apprcpfietlona. M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-10
TIME ID CALL HALT. IN EXPENDITURES,
 IS GOOD WARNING
Figures Too Big for Compre- hension Hurled Over Heads
 of Committeeman as
 Economy Plea Sounded
nv Associated Prere

Washington, February 9.--Warning the House tbat the mounting wave of high taxation would not roll back without a sharp and sweeping reduc- tion in government expenditures Chairman Good of the appropriations committee declared today the time had come to call a halt.
 Figures. almost too bfg for com .prehension by the average man., were hurled over the heads of members, as MT. Good, in dramatic fashion, told oI the vast surns expended and the grow ing appeals for more. There was a shout of approval when he insisted that the appropriation bills must be passed before the change of adminis- tration March 4, so that the framers of new tariff law may know the amount of cloth out of which they must patch the nations coat
 ! Laying down the definite policy that expenses must be cut before there is talk of lower taxes, MT. Good insisted that appropriations for the year, be- ginning next July 1. should be kept within o,000, 900. virtually the sum recommended in the big supply meas iures for that period.
 MT. Goods plea for government economy was made in presenting the first deficiency bill for the present year, carrying a total of $20s, 900. 900 Democratic members of the committee declared there would be other defici- ency sums, and Representative Byrns democrat, South Carolina, declared di rect appropriations this year had al- ready passed the 35.000, oo0. 900 mark This stupendous sum could not be un- derstood, MT. Byrns added. by the fact that in order to meet tho government must levy an average tax of $50 on every man. woman and child in Amer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-10

"Such being the case, the question nat- uraly arises, Why should the ntate an expense to the taxpayers of the stat4 of several thousand dollars per day? II is mainly for the purpose of answerin8 that question that am making this statement. The answer is, The miners
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-23
Ward Farm Bureau
Executive Committee
Holds First Meeting

Minot. n. D., Feb. 23.-The execu-
tive committee of the Ward county
farm bureau met for the first time
in the offices of N. D. German, county
agent. and appointed a committee to
work with the county commissioners
on a plan for using the county poor
farm as a demonstration farm. The
project has the endorsement of the
Minot Association Of Commerce.
Resolutions were passed pledging
cooperation to the Grange and sup
port to the organization of local units
OF the proposed National Sales
A~gency'as planned by the committee
Of II. No action was taken on the
request of O. K. Spires that an as
sistant county agent be appointed to
devote his entire time to live stock.
Committee was named for the year
with chairmanships divided among
the members Of the executive as fol-
lows: Harvey Johnson, Burlington.
potato project: Henry Pinke, Berthe
old. live stock; T. M. Williams, De.
Laos. forage crops; Charles Ouradnik,
Burlington. boys and girls club
work; Martin jacobson. Minot, dem
onstration farm; Clyde Nelson, Saw
yer, poultry; A. G.. Burgeson, Doug
las, organization.
Henry Pinke, T. M. Williams and
Martin Jacobson make up a special
committee on the county fair. At
the last election Ward county voters
approved of the leasing of land for
the purpose of holding annual fairs.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-23
SEPARATE TRAINING
SCHOOL 0 GIRLS
PROPOSED IN {. D,

Pierre. S. D., Feb. 23.-The bill pro-
viding for the segregation Of the girls
from the boys in the industrial train
ing school at Plankington and an
propriating $4,000 for the purchase
Of suitable lands has met with the
approval of the senate and has been
sent to the house for further action.
The provisions of this bill virtually
constitute a portion of the platform on
which practically all of the members
Of the present legislature were elected.
This fact vas called to the attention
of the senator's by Lincoln of Brown
county, speaking for it's passage.
The bill was "mothered" by the
women's committee of investigation
which will have a large voice in the
location of h proposed institution.
This committee favors the establish
ment of the girls school far away
from the present Plankington school
where both boys and girls are cared
for. 5000
Senator Berg of Minnehaha during
discussion of the bill raised the per-
tinent question, why not remove the
normal school from Springfield and
training SCHOOL,"
Senator Wagner of Bon Homme inl-
mediately took the floor with the re-
mark that the Springfield normal was
getting along very nicely and that it
would be better to allow it to continue
as a normal instead of making it
into a reform school.
Coupled with the remark of the
senator from Minnehaha, notice was
called to the introduction of the usual
bill, calling for the establishment of
a normal school at Dallas. The Rose
bud country has, for several sessions,
been trying to get something of the
sort. The two together might indi-
cate a possibility of the two institu-
lions becoming a reality.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-23
N. D. BUSINESS
FAILURES ARE
LOWEST U.S..
Fewer Houses Going Under
Here Than in Any State
Says Fred Mann.

Devils Lake, N. D., Feb. 23.-Due
to the educational work of the North
dakota Retail Merchants association,
the number of business failures in
this state in the past six months is
smaller than that of any other state
IN the United States. according to
FRED P. Mann. president of the asso.
citation. Mr.. Mann, speaking about
business conditions in the state, said
that despite the financial difficulty
the mercantile houses are in better
condition here than. in the adjoining
states. as evidenced by the smaller
humber of failures-only IL stores
having been compelled to close their
doors in the. past six months.
breaches Cash Basis.
Asked what the North Dakota Re-
tail Merchants association has to dc
with this, Mr.. Mann said that the as
bers the necessity of conducting thei,
business as much as possible on a
cash basis. and showing them how tc
so improve their credit systems as to
minimize the number of bad &C.
counts. "The merchants of North
Dakota" said, Mr.. Mann, "have beer
able to face the present financial
crisis, with optimism brought about
by their sound business methods, and
It is the purpose Of the Merchants
association to give to this state 8
sound business foundation"
At a recent meeting of the Mime
sofa Credit Mems association. the re.
tail business conditions of North Da.
kota were discussed. and when it was
announced that this state had only
IL business failures in six months
the members looked to Mr.. Mann
who was a speaker at the meeting
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-23
QUESTION BOX Is
PUT BEFORE MIMI.
RETAIL CLOTHIERS

Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb. ga
question box which brought before the
delegates topics OF vital interest to
them was the feature Of the conclud-
ing session Of the tenth annual con-
vention Of the Minnesota Retail
Clothier's association here today.
Instead of many set speeches, the
question box was used to bring out
data Of concern and information to
the clothing men. 1t was explained by
those in charge of the convention that
this departure from the regular form
Of scheduled addresses had been
agreed upon to have more discussion
with a great number. participating
in it.
Joseph Chapman Of the L. s.. Dom
aldson company. Minneapolis, and ].
T. Todd of the Golden Rule, st. Paul,
were, speakers at the final session.
The former toll of business conditions
in general, as they affect all lines,
while Mr.. Todd explained some mod
ern methods Of merchandising.
A report from the state clearance
committee was presented by J.. l..
Lynch. member of the executive COM
mittee Of the state association.
Election OF officers brought the
meeting to q close.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-23
I Tentative Plans For
Buying Dynamite Up
Before Eveleth Club

Eveleth, Mimi. Feb. 23.-Tentative
plans to assist farmers to purchase
dynamite by the carload as a leading
feature of the war on
stumps" have been discussed by the
local Commercial club. A committee
has been appointed to investigate the
practicability Of the project.
1t is proposed That a carload of
dynamite be purchased by the club
and be sold to the farmers at whole
sale prices. Cooperation of the
farmers will have to be promised be-
fore the plan car be put over, the
club announced.
Under the slogan, More cleared
acres" similar movements are under
way throughout the cut-over country.
The problem the club admits it has
to contend with is that of actually be-
ing guaranteed the cost of a minimum
carload Of 400 boxes of dynamite. If
the deal can be handled in this way,
the club believes it can save the farm
ers 1915 a box.
Regardless Of the fact that 20 per
cent dynamite has been recommended
as the cheapest blasting powder for
farm work, information will be sought
as to whether a mixture of 20, 80 and
40 per cent explosive can be obtained
at car lot prices.
If sufficient interest develops among
the land-clearing brigade and the
Commercial club members, a dyna-
mite selling campaign will be inaugu-
rated, 1t was announced.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-23
GRAFTON NOTES

|- 80 - -. n. .-..I '
Grafton, N. D., Feb. 23.-Miss JOS
ephine Rossum of Minneapolis, who
has been visiting friends here for sew
eral days, left Sunday for Spokane,
WASH, where she will join her moth
err. 80,
Mrs. Philip Baer leaves for Duluth
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
Bondy, for the nex fortnight.
To give assistance to individuals in
making out their income tax returns
deputy collectors from, the internal
revenue service will visit the state
next month. The following dates have
been fixed for the visits of these col
Vile, March 3; Adams, March 4 and
]; Forest River, March L.
one of the most popular places in
the city this winter is the club room
at the Masonic Temple where men,
bers of the craft have formed the hab-
it of dropping in for social intercourse.
1t is furnished and equipped with a
view to comfort. The latest piece of
equipment is the new pool table which
was set up last week.
The United Workmen initiated a
class of three candidates at their reg
ular meeting. Following the confer
ring of the degrees the members en-
joyed a lunch and smoker.
F.. l.. DIVISION, station agent for the
Northern Pacific, was called to Du-
buque, Iowa, by a telegram announc-
ing the critical illness of his aged
mother. t"..s.
Rev. H. A. Helsem spent the week
end at Fargo in attendance at the state
conference of Lutheran pastors.
Charles Hanson is n Of the North
Dakota colony who is spending the
late winter at Excelsior Springs, Mo.
He writes that they arc all following
the march of political events down at
Bismarck, and that the state papers
are passed from one to another for
reading and discussion.
AT the February meeting Of the
Amateur Musical club business Of i'm
portance was transacted affecting the
endowment fund for the hospital room
and cooperation with the State Mu.
steal Federation's program for a mu-
seal contest. Tentative plans were
discussed for the W. ~recitals which
the club will sponsor to raise funds
for these w activities. One will be
given by the student body associated
with the club, the other by Il group
of artists from Wesley college. Dona.
lions amounting to $35 were turned
into the treasury for the hospital en-
dowment fund. The program Of the
evening was a comprehensive study of
Ferdi's operas. with especial attention
called to III Trovatore' and aida,
An interesting number was contribute
ed by George Sherman, one of tho, stu.
lent body. He played a. a violin solo,
Back to Our Mountains from I'll
Trovatore." He was accompanied on
the piano by Mrs. Ross Kibbee. The
hostesses for the evening were Mrs
Ross Ktbbee and Mrs. A. McConville,
with the Kibbee home as the place of
meeting.
Mrs. Greeley Sprague was hostess to
a few friends with auction bridge as
the diversion. Four tables wcro played
progressively and n pretty favor for
the highest score went to Mrs. e. A.
! Capser. Mrs. Sprague served a two
course luncheon at the close of the
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Rath. promi-
nent residents of Martin township,
were surprised by their friends Friday
evening, who called upon them in a
party to help them celebrate their sill
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-23
MINOT NOTES

Minot, N. D., Feb: 23.-R. A.. Mes
tos of Minot will speak on Christian
Leadership in the State" at the clos
ing session of the annual convention
of the Association Of College Students
Of the Norwegian Lutheran church of
America at Redwing. Mimi, next Sun
day evening. At the afternoon session
Sunday the choir from St. Olaf's COL
lege at Northfield, Mimi, will sing.
4 uTh~reaNcases which have been on the
calendar OF the district court here for
more than two years, were disposed of
when E. McKoane, defendant, failed
to appear. The actions against Nc
koane were started by Anton Gilbert
SON, Lee Brundage and George Sims
and accrued from the sales of stock
in a cooperative store by McKoane
to the three men. The store failed
and the plaintiffs sued to recover the
money they paid for the stock. A YER
dict for the amount desired was CIV
en- as well as $50 punitive damages
In each instance.
Raymond Young, alleged dope
fiend, arrested during the offensive
made by the police against the dope
ring in Minot, vas taken to the hos
pital at jamestown yesterday for
treatment.
Theodore Rustin appeared in po-
lice court yesterday before Magistrate
John Lynch on charge of violating
quarantine laws. DR.. Charles K. Al
len, health officer, had Rustin arrest
ed when he failed to remain under
quarantine when i'll with smallpox.
He waived preliminary hearing and
was bound over to the district court.
Frank Bennett entered a plea of
guilty to forgery in the district court
before Judge George H. Moellring
and was sentenced to one year in the
state ~penitentiary. At the request Of
J. 3. Reed, the complaining witness,
Bennett was paroled. Frank Cox,
who pleaded guilty to forgery, and
Harold Larson, who pleaded guilty to
selling mortgaged property, will be
sentenced today.
The Minot Rotary club plans a spe-
cial dinner for Monday in honor of the
18th anniversary of the founding Of
the Rotary.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-23
Old Homemade Gri.t
Mill Added To Relic.
In S. D. Collection

Pierre, S. d., Feb. 23.-Among
the recent additions to the col
lection of territorial relics on
display in the department Of his
tory At the capitol building IL a
home made grist MILL, made In,
the middle OF sos by Knpt Heg-
ma, q settler living near where
the town Of .Wilmot is now To-
Gated.
The mill. after being shifted
about Wilmot, from one scrap
heap to another, for 40 years
was recently rcsurrectcd by Ed
mund Cook of that place and
forcwarded to the historical de-
partment. /,
1t consists of a cylindrical
block Of granite, through the
center Of which has been chiscl.
ed a convex hole tapering to the
bottom. The inner sidcs OF. this
hole are grooved. A similarly
gTDoved granite cone fits into
this hole, to which was applied
the power. Power was furnish
cd by means Of a horse sweep.
Grain was fed into the top of
the hole by hand, and as 1t was
forced downward in the grooves
by the revolving motion OF the
inner conc. was crushed to Q
course meal.
Due to the fact that the ear
est commercial mill, where grain
could bic ground into flour was
located at Q distance which
made the trip impracticablc, this
crude invention was . much
sought after by, the settlers in
the vicinity until the advent of
the railroad into that country. in
the early 8O's.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-23
ADVERTISEMENT
Use Cocoanut Oil
For Washing Hair
II you want to keep your hair in
good condition. be careful what you

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good condition. be careful What you
wash it with. aaG:.;
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You can get Mulsifed ~cocoanut oil
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is very cheap, and a few ounces is
enough to last everyone in the family
for months. Be sure your druggist
gives you Mulsified. ,.1,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-23
S. D. Bridge Bill To
Have Second Hearing

Pierre. S. D., Feb. 23.-The vote by
which the house killed the bill. au-
thorizing and directing the state tax
commissioner to levy an annual tax
of one-tenth Of one mill to provide a
special fund for the construction of
bridges across the Missouri in the
state. was reconsidered and the
measure will again come before the
house. probably this week.
The budget board in it's report to
the legislature, recommended such a
tax. to extend Eel a period of twelve
years or until three such crossings
had been constructed. The boara
further recommended that the first
of these three bridges be built con-
Meeting the Rosebud country with the
southeastern, part of the state, the
second in the northern part Of the
state and the third in the central
part.
These recommendations were made
"in the best interests of the state"