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Newspaper
Grand Forks Herald
Location
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1920
Page
1
Secretary Houston urges immediate revision of national tax laws with a four year levy plan and higher rates on corporations. He proposes repealing excess war taxes, eliminating luxury levies, and readjusting surtaxes to fund about 2 billion in new revenue while reclaiming loans to foreign governments.
The text outlines graduated tax rates with a 20 percent saved income cap and rising percentages on spent income across bands from $20,000 to beyond $100,000. It notes a proposed maximum 7 percent total tax, critiques current 70 percent top rate as unproductive, and argues for lower rates to discourage tax exempt investments. Continued on page 2.
Galveston, the country’s leading cotton export hub, now ships Western wheat to Europe at over 6 million bushels per month. For the four months ending Oct 31 exports reached about 26.7 million bushels. receipts from the port were around 10.2 million bushels. Britain leads European buyers with 1.4 million, Italy 976 thousand, Belgium 908 thousand, France 630 thousand. Cargoes totaling 1.404 million bushels sailed to Gibraltar then rerouted to Czecho Slovakia, Jugoslavia, Romania, Greece, Turkey and other states.
London reports a new Mesopotamia governance plan placing Arabs under an Arab ruled administration guided by the British high commissioner Sir Percy Cox. A provisional council of state of about 18, including a Bagdad Christian and a Kurd, will lead until a national assembly forms.
Indianapolis reports plans to form a 100 million export trade corporation. A December announcement by J R Howard of the American Farm Bureau at the federation convention notes a Chicago meeting of bankers officials and leaders to approve the corporation and set officers. The move follows approval by the American Bankers Association. The convention also urged the Federal Trade Commission to let the federation participate in a price case challenging steel pricing linked to Pittsburgh costs. Willis H Booth of Guaranty Trust Co described the aim to extend credit abroad and attract common investment.
Washington December report by Rear Admiral J A Hooge Wo rff superintendent of the naval observatory states many compasses were broken open for the alcohol they contained last year. The annual remarks also touch on returning binoculars loaned by civilians and developments in aerial photography instruments.
Canadian Royal Mounted Police led by Sergeant Dempmer depart for Arctic relief and supply relay. The party carries sleds and provisions from Hart River toward Fort McPherson, with plans to reach Dawson by December and return before the last week of December.
Martinsburg West Virginia December 8 a man held for violating prohibition saved his home brew in the county courthouse. Federal and state authorities bought the alcohol. An inspection of an unused room revealed containers brim full of amber fluid. A test showed the fluid to be bear of the home brew. The jury flacated and officers searched for the owner.
North Dakota bankers, state officials, and Bank of North Dakota officials approved resolutions aiming to steady the state finances. They pledged to keep funds in the Bank of North Dakota where possible and mobilize county warrants and mortgages to secure loans. The group, led by O. B. Lofthus, included Fred Cathro and Edward Pierce among others, and debated warrants policy at a meeting that began at 2:30 pm.
Dr Francis E Clark, president of the world's Christian Endeavor union, reports from southeastern Europe that war, disease, famine, and high prices fuel a shift toward Christianity. He notes rapid growth in Christian Endeavor societies, with Germany showing a 100 percent rise in five years and revival spreading through Estonia, Finland, Poland, Hungary, and Yugoslavia. The union now includes representation from every country, with more than ul 000 societies worldwide and nearly 600 000 members.
In Atlanta the municipal court bound over to the criminal court Stonewall Hight soft drink dealer charged with cheating by selling substitutes when Ward's Crush was requested. Judge Hathcock ordered Hight bound over after testimony. Orange Crush Co pledges strong action to curb substitutions and imitation by bottlers and dealers nationwide.
Loulaville Kentucky residents petitioned circuit court to revoke the town charter and shift government to county control after decades of municipal operation. A majority including women supported the move citing tax funding to city projects. about 100 attendees heard Henry Watterson among senior townsfolk recount its early charter in Kentucky history.
Washington reports that Allied delegates at the preliminary international communications conference published recommendations on the fate of seized German cables, urges broader North America Asia links, and proposes a universal radio and telecommunication union with a central Rome clearing house and nonexclusive future landing rights. It notes the US stance on government owned systems and the need for flexible international agreements.
A sweeping Washington roundup notes Congress proceeding with meat packing inquiry, war payments probe, and farm relief plans as the Senate debates the meat packing measure. News mentions Wilson’s Armenian credit idea and the ongoing peace commission expenditure, with committees meeting on commerce naval policy and agricultural issues.
Minn Dec K Te CT Cl Tord, minister at Minot for four years, is elevated to the office of president of the Bismarck District Methodist Church. The appointment signals leadership within the local church community and confirms continued service in the Midwest region.
The Santa Claus Girls appeal to the public for donations to brighten Christmas for hundreds of Grand Forks children. A subscription list is open at the Merald office, funds to buy candies fruit and gifts and to provide materials for toy making at the high school manual training rooms.
North Dakota educational committees plan meetings with Miss Minnie Jean Nielson, state superintendent, in Bismarck on Friday and with Miss Nielson again Monday. In Washington, the British embassy refused to visa passports for Irish inquiry committee members, preventing visits to Great Britain. Wisconsin reports release on bonds for six Portiss and five Columbus men charged with selling tonics above legal alcohol content, with hearings set for December 15. Governor Phillips asks the state board to defer high statewide salaries to the legislature due to tax concerns and a bleak business outlook.
Athens reports government abandons plans for ex King Constantine’s return this week amid ongoing Walt and Wee policy. British pressure on Greece grows as former Premier Gounaris appeals to Venizelist officers to stay at their posts. In Lucerne Rhallis sends telegram praising Constantine as emblem of national unity after plebiscite, but no return plans yet.
In Duluth Minnesota on December 5 Arvid Boeden, a single laborer, reportedly died by suicide after a gas leak and self-suffocation. The scene involved unscrewing a gas connection and placing a mouth over the opening before gas intake. Health officials suspect the act was the cause.
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