Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 27, 1912, Page 1

Special to Ths Pion gistorial Soclety. THE BEMIDJI DAILY VOLUME 10. NUMBER 206. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27, i912. DUN AND COMPANY REPORT NORTHWEST TRADE PROSPECTS FOR 1913 AS GOOD Annual Review Says That 1911 Crop Shortage Affected a Large Area and Was Naturally Reflected by Business Conditions Dur-- ing the First Half of This Year. STATISTICS INDICATE THAT FALL TRADE WAS RECORD BREAKER Many Lines Show Large Increase Percentages and Say That Customers are Not Overstocked—Consolidation of Big Banks Said to Be Natural Sequence to the Growing Magnitude of Local Requirements. VOLUME OF COLLECTIONS ON OUTSTANDING PAPER DISAPPOINTS Much Larger Than One Year Ago and Quoted as Satisfactory by Some % Houses, But as a Whole Has Not Met Expectations— Annual Failures Less By Ten. St. Paul, Dec. —Basing its report on statistics gathered from the trade in Minnesota, North and South Dakota and thirty counties in Wisconsin, the St. Paul office of R. G. Dun and company today made pub- lic the review of trade conditions in the Northwest as sent to Dun’s Re- view, the general international trade paper of the company. The inform- ation and statistics are based on inguiry extending over several months and were gathered by sub-offices, traveling reporters and other agents in every part of the district covered. Much has been printed during the past three months of trade conditions in the Northwest but the Dun report is considered as authentic. Following is the report in full: “The year which is about to close has been sufficiently marked by significant events to give it a distinctive character of its own. ~The effect of crop shortages over a large area was naturally reflected by business conditions during the first half of the year, and constituted a disturbing element well calculated to try severely the commercial situa- tion. We had passed through a prolonged period of enforced economiz- ing on the part of the ultimate consumer, of restricted buying on the part of the retailer, of reduced sales and diminished profits on the part of manu- facturer and jobber. “While there never was any genuine apprehension as to the course of affairs, still business was quiet to the verge of dullness. Within the last few months, however, the more pronounced setbacks to our prosperity which operated to our discomfort in the past, have either modulated their force or altogether ceased to be effective. A survey of the whole field shows but few developments which have not been favorable. “When the growing season got well under way, there was not at any time cause for serious doubt that the crops would be large. Occasional- complaints camé froin isolated points; but speaking generally, nothing oceurred from planting to harvest whereby the prospects of a bounteous yield were materially impaired. In the returns from the threshing mach- ines the expectations of the most sanguine have found ample justification. —_— e e e s o ses THE MINNEAPOLIS REPORT half of the year, were scarcely nor-| Minneapolis, Dec. mal; and it remained for September, October and November to bring up ‘1)912 opened with the average. the figures from those COUBtiful harvest throughout —the . 1 " |Northwest. This promise was ful- points being record breakers from €¥-i )03 ang the Northwest raised one | ery standpoint. Which ever way We of the largest crops of wheat and look, we find that all our basic in-|coarse grains in its history. Weather dustries have experienced in 1912 a conditions were good and the crop ‘mamred favorably for good quality. | During the harvest and threshing| | period however a serious labor short- —The year promise of a prosperous vear. The activity which is prevalent, seems to be fairly well | — i mitted to be sworn unless they first distributed among several industries which form the bulwark of our com- mercial fabries. “The following table of prominent | trades shows increase in their sales| during 1912 over those in 1811: Increase Per Cent.| Montana, . .Substantial Auto supplies . Building materials . Butter and eggs Cigars and tob: Clothing and men 20 to 40 Substantial age developed, which proved very expensive to the farmers. Wages and threshing fees were the highest ever | paid in the Northwest. In some sections, particularly Northwestern North Dakota, Eastern and Southern Manitoba, rain interfered with harvesting to an bstantial | extent that probably five to twenty | per cent of the wheat in such sections ! nas not yet been cut and much of it will be abandoned. When the grain ’iwin the battle of Manila and to take twas ready for market the price had declined sharply and the movement {than anticipated. i While receipts at all of the North- | heavy since September 1, as compared with the same period for 1911, the | price has been much lower and the 4ditren=uce between the two years, in | money, is not marked. There is much ;of the present crop still in farmers | hands and heavy receipts at primary jmarkets are looked to for some time to come. Merchandising, manufacturing, etc., follow agricultural conditions closely in the Northwest. Two suc- | cessive short crops, 1910 and 1911, caused merchants and others to adopt most conservative policies. The first | | half of 1912 Plumbers and Paints and oils. Tallors trimming: Greater Traffic Movement. “Traffic movement is one indication of an active and prosperous condition orf general trade and bank ch’armgs\ another. “Traffic at the Minnesota transfer may be taken as an index of the gen- eral movement in the Northwest: and it is at this point where an inter- change of cars is made among the sev- : eral railroads, and where through | merchandise is trans-shipped. During ! the twelve months ending November | SCOO 30, 1912, the total number of cars re- | ceived and forwarded was 677,687 as; against 578,561 cars for the previous | year; an increase of 99,126 cars for| the year 1912, During the month of | November 1912, the number of cars' received and forwarded was 61,004 as! against 51,110 for November 1911, showing an increase of 9,894 for the month. Bank Clearings Increase. “Bank clearings for-the month of | November were $62,401,299.03, as| against $52,414,503.72 showing an| increase for the month of §9,986,-| 795.31. | “The following table shows the an-| Moderate (Continued on last page). i | to terminal markets was much slower| m‘lal;\\vsxern primary markets have been | THE CUB REPORTER HOTEL MANAGER SAYS WAITERS ‘WILL STRIKE NEW YEARS EVE By United Press. Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 27.—New Year’s eve dinners may be marred by 2 country-wide waiters’ strike, ac- cording to admission made today by Thomae Karan, manager of a fash- ionable hotel. Information gleaned here among waiters, who have been urged to join 2 new union known as the Hotel Workers' association, was to the ef- fect that at nine o’clock New Year’s eve, a union leader is to blow a large whistle in every prominent hotel and restaurant from New York to Chi- cago. This will be the signal for bell boys, dish-washers and others to stop working. | Other local hotel men admitted |plams for a strike had been reported : under way but made light of it, de- claring it would be a fizzle because the men were not organized. Cause for the strike is given as “general im- provement of working conditions.” i NORTH DAKOTA HORSES DYING AFTER BEING VACCINATED| By United Press. | Ashley, N. D., Dec. 27.—Fearing| | the ravages of the disease which de-| {cimated the horses of Kansas and Ne-| braska, a number of the farmers| and stockmen in this part of the, state permitted a young man to vae- | cinate their horses. He used a| blackleg vaccine. A large number of the animals he treated have died and‘ many others are in bad shape. Ther: have been threats of damage <u1ts! against the vouth but as judgment| would be of no value and there is no | way of securing criminal action, there will probably be no redress for those| who have lost their horses. INVESTIGATING N. Y. POLICE By United Press. New York, Dec. 27.—It was stated | at the office of District Attorney Whitman today that h2 is working in complete sympathy with the Curran aldermanic committee, which is in- vestigating police conditions in New | the aldermen has the entire approval of the district attorney. Because of this it is believed that whenever there is a suspicion that any proposed witness is in any way| conpected with the graft payments or collections he or she will not be per-| sign the waiver of immunity. i Police Cmptain John B. Ormsby will be called late this afternoon, it is expected, by the committee. He will be the first of thirty police cap- tains who will be asked what they know regarding police matters and the prevention of vice generally. DEWEY CELEBRATES BIBTH]JAYI By United Press. i Washington, Dec. 27.—Seventy- | five years young. I prefer to call i sald Admiral George Dewey on his anniversary while a long line of offic- ers and friends in private life passed through his office at the Admiralty Board to congratulate him upon the event. Admiral Dewey looked as youthful as when he sailed with his fleet to| over for the United States the sover- eignty of the islands. more than fourteen years ago. ‘, His voice was modulated, his car-| riage was the envy of many a young| officer in the service and his enjor-| ment of life equal to any of them. 1 STOLE BLANKETS—THIRTY DAYS John McClellan was gesterday giv- en thirty days in the county jail without the option of a fine for steal- ing a pair of horse blankets from G.| H. Roberts, of Kelliher. McClellan took the blankets from a stock car while it was en route to Kelliher. i G R |Special to The Poneer. | York, and that every move made by | ;Pacific Northwest, assembled at the | by ranches are i wagonloads of apples, potatoes, car- | siderable degree, and «Comyright.) HENS LAY FOR THE POOR | Birds at Spokane Poultry Show Kept, During Christmas Week and Product Given the Needy. DISTRIBUTED BY CHARITIES. i Spokane, Wash., Dec. 27—That the humble hen has strongly marked chazitable. instinets is being demon- strated in Spokane this week, where 3,000 hens that came for show re- mained to lay. | The product of their efforts is be-| ing given to the needy people of Spo- kane, some of whom are enjoying for the first time in many years an egg that a hen would be proud to claim | as its output. It is the joint donation of poultry raisers and hens from all parts of the |annual show of the Inland Empire Poultry and Pet Stock association. The fact that the show comes during| Christmas week led the exhibitors to agree to donate all eggs laid by their show birds to a goodfellowship fund being raised by the Associated Chari- | ties. { Each night the eggs are collected | at the big building housing the show and on the following day are deliv- ered to poor families. In addition, exhibitors from near- bringing in many rots and all kinds of garden truck for distribution among the poor. Spokane is particularly fortunate\ this yvear in its efforts to take Christ- ‘ mas cheer to unfortunates, as work| has been plentiful on account of ai |large amount of building and rail-| road construction projects, totaling more than $20,000,000. Charitable efforts have been unified to a con-| a ready re-| sponse has been given by the people | generally. A large store room was filled mtll ¢ gifts of clothing, food and toys as a| |result of the Goodfellowship fund, | {NEW LAW FIRM ESTABLISHED St. Paul, Dec. 27.—Cards have been issued announcing the formation of | the law firm of Todd, Kerr & Frankel. {After January 1, 1913, Kay Todd, | Harold C. Kerr and Hiram D. Fran- kel will be associated under this firm {name. Mr. Todd and Mr. Kerr have |of Todd & Kerr. {and cash donations were numerous. | All the poor children of the city, in-| |cluding those at the orphan homes, | : pocket caused an ink-spot on a light were invited to a tree celebration. large Christmas ADDITIONAL SOCIETY. Barnard Clifford, of Minneapolis, was marked by extreme|peen practicing under the firm name arrived this morning to be the guest of Wilbur n for a few days. | | i | | | | 1 —+- fDo you want to Buy a dog? Rent a house? Find a ring? Sell a boat? Trade horses? Hire a cook? Secure a position? Q If your want is worth wanting, it is worth Is 'Eendmg a few cents in e S€ COlUlfll’lS. “THE NATION'S BUSINESS" OUT. The December number of The Na- | tion's Business, published in Wash- ington, by the chamber of commerce of the United States, is just out. It| covers very fully the governors’ con- ference at Richmond, and as the gov-| ernors discussed thoroughly both ru- ral credits and the income tax, this jssue contains much information on both subjects, including a full de- 'MANY HEAR OF CAMP RIOT “Smry of the Supposed Brawl and Wholesale Killing Well Circn- lated Over North Country. | BRAINERD REPORT A WINNER E From the Crookston Times. | “Brainerd, Minn., Dec. 26.—Crazed Iby Dotations of ~wood alcohol and {driven stark mad by the drug, camp {lumberjacks in the vieinity of Bemid- 131 turned Christmas day into a bloody {massacre. Armed with axes the crew jattacked each other. When the awful | carnage was over the camp was trans- { formed into a bloody shamble. Four- teen men lay dead from alcohol and ‘wounds. These particulars were brought here by lumberjacks who fled from the scene. “The Thmes endeavored to confirm the story of the slaughter but was unable to do so and indications point to the story being the result of a ‘drunken lumberjack’s dream. The | rumor was spread and it was gener- ally believed along the Duluth line but it could not be confirmed and is seription of the Wisconsin state in-|now believed to have been a pure come tax and a careful explanation of | fake.” the co-operative rural credit systems | as worked out in Europe. | The above clipping, taken from the It prints for the first time a plflnECrookston Times of Thursday, is a l‘for rural banks in Virginia, adaptable | fair sample of what the daily papers to other states, outlined by Charles surrounding Bemidji published yes- "Hall Davis of Petersburg. The snme\terdny issue covers carefully the Ninth Con-! According to the Brainerd Dis- vention of the National Rivers and |patch, the lumberjacks who fled from Haroors congress, and also explains|the scene must have been some scared by means of an official diagram the | as Brainerd is about 100 miles from parcel post system. Two pages of the issue are devoted | to anuouncing the annual meeting of the chamber of commerce of the United States, which will be held in Washington, January 21 to 23. Over 700 delegates have already been se- lected by the 225 organiations mow censtitating the chamber. HOW TO0 REMOVE INK-STAINS The following is taken from a page of practical household suggestions published in the January Woman's Home Companion: “A leaking fountain-pen in the wool coat. I applied alcohol by de-| grees, using only enough to moisten the spot, then rubbing the cloth be- tween my hands as though washing, it. Soon the spot had entirely dis- appeared, leaving no trace of the | inl the Cochran camps. The Brainerd correspondent was conservative on this report as most of them estimated the dead at twenty-eight. PRAIRIE FIRES BURN MUCH HAY ON NORTH DAKOTA FARMS i By United Press. | Center, N. D., Dec. 27.—Prairie | fires are unusual in North Dakota at ‘this season, but one burned a strip from one to three miles in width from | Sanger, this county, to the Missouri ‘river. There was a heavy wind and | the flames jumped over all of the ordinary firebreaks. Thousands of tons of hay were jbunned and several hundred head of cattle perished in the flames. The ranch of Thomas Hall, recent- |1y elected secretary of state, was in {the path of the fire and his winter’s | supply of hay was among the losses. Evndemly Scoop Bought Too Many Xmas Presents By “HOP” DYNAMITE CASES NOW BEFORE JUR Charge of Federal Judge Anderson Was Delivered Yesterdav After- noon to the Twelve. CONSIDER CASES SEPARATELY Each of the Fortv Defendants To Be “Before Verdict. MILLER MAKES A STRONG PLEA District Attorney Savs Accquital Would Mean & Blot on the ZEntire Country. By Uzited Press. Indianapolis, Dec. 27.—Whatever is to be the outcome of the three- months’ “dynamite” trial, in which forty labor union officials are accused of complicity in the dynamiting plots now rests with the jury. Judge Anderson last evening in- structed the jury and ordered it to retire. The court then adjourned until 9:30 this morning, thus precluding the returning of verdicts before tha time, should they be found. All verdicts while separate as to each defendant, are to be returned at one time. That the verdiet won't come today was indicated by the court’s instruction to the jurors to “carefully weight all the evidence.” Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 27.—As the impassioned tones of the district at- torney died down to the last word of his closing argument in the dynamite conspiracy case at four o'clock yes- terday afternoon, a dead, momentary silence filled the packed and dimly lighted court room and the forty in- dicted union men gazed intently at Judge Albert B. Anderson, who faced them from the bench, his instructions to the jury held in his hand. District Attorney Miller's voice trembled as he closed his argument with the declaration that the jury's failure to convict the forty defemd- ants would be an everlasting disgrace to this country. Judge Anderson began the reading of his instructions in a calm, even voice, the only sound audible in the marble-trimmed, high ceilinged room. Wives and relatives of the forty men, scattered about the room, could e told at a glance as they leaned forward in their seats to catch every word spoken by the court. The forty defendants sat three deep facing the court and jury. Some of them leaned forward, their heads bowed upon their hands. Others swung nonchalantly backward and forward in their swivel chalrs, while yet others sat stiff and straight in their seats, looking straight before them. The faces of the twelve jurors, men whose lives have been spent in the open, were impassive, almost expres- sionless. They seemed not even to see the forty men seated to their right, whose fate was then being placed in their hands by Judge An- derson. Judge Anderson instructed the jury it must follow the court’s interpreta- tion of the law but that it must not consider that the court is attempting thereby to comtrol the jury’s judg- ment. : Judge Anderson instructed the, Jury that their verdict should affect only the forty men new on trial. = — Roasts Senator Kera. - Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 26.— Christmas ‘at the “dynamite conspir- acy” trial yesterday found the forty men accused of complicity in the Me- Namara plots listening to attacks upon themselves by District Attorney Charles W. Miller. = Toys, which some of the defen- dants’ children trundled into the Fed- eral building, and sprigs of holly in the coats of men charged with dyna- miting, were the only outward tok- ens of Christmas. Once only was Christmas mention- ed before the jury—that was when District Attorney Miller referred to an explosion which Grtle E. McMgai- gal said he caused tn an iron works Dplant at Los Angeles on December ..5 ____(Continued on last page). —_ Fire in the Dunming home In Sel- way did 2 small amount of _; Iast night. It is said to have starged. from an overheated stove. The biase ‘was confined to the dining room of the home and did not get iuto the