Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 26, 1913, Page 1

) P aa B s : Jor¥ ' R\ ; o " THE BEM COMMISSION T0 STUDY IN EUROPE Sailed Today to Find Out Cause of High Cost of Living by Com- paring Methods. BANKING * SYSTEM CRITICIZED Economists Say at Present, Money Flows to Wall Street for Speculation. SHOULD G0 TO FARMERS Cheaper Interest, They Believe, Will Make Intensive Agriculture and Lower Prices. By United Press. New York, April 26-—The S. S. Saxonia, bound for Naples, carried a delegation of 100 Americans when it sailed today. The Americans are going abroad to find the solution of the high cost of living riddle. The key to the riddle, according to this delegation—the American Commis- sion on Agricultural Co-operation— is the establishment of a farmers banking system which will break up the present flow of money to Wall street and send it into the farms so that the consumers of .the country will have more food and cheaper food. A majority of the dollars deposited in American banks today , declare members of the commission, are bound to find their way to the.specu- lative markets since every bank has no alternative under the present banking system than to deposit a large portion of its funds with othe banks which in turn place the funds with the New York or Chicago banks and turn it over to speculators under the guise of call money. The aim of the American Commission on Agri- cultural Co-operation is to establish little co-operative banks in every American farming community which will receive deposits of the communi- ty and loan them directly to the farm- ers for the development of their farms. Besides the efforts to establish these farmers’ banks, the commission will undertake the study of the lanc banks of Europe, institutions which carry on the mortgage business of the Buropean farmers, accepting all mortgages and issuing bonds based upon them which sell on the stock exchanges and command as wide a market as any railroad or municipal bond. France has a land bank with a capital of $50,000,000 controlled by the French government which brings the farmers’ loans at 4.3 per cent as compared with the 8.5 per cent on an average by the Ameri- can farmers. The German land banks have secured some $2,000,000,000 for the development of the German farms. If such a system can be established in the United States and the billions of dollars which are poured into the speculative markets by the banks can be diverted to the farmers, it is the belief of the co-operative commission that this country will see such a de- velopment of its agricultural re- sources as will solve for one and all the problem of the high cost of liv- ing. Cheap money and easy terms, say the members of the commission, would make it profitable for farmers to double the production of their tarms and open up all of the vast areas of uncultivated land in the United States in the course of not very many years, Once co-operative banks are estab- lished among the farmers, it is said, other co-operative societies will be formed and the farmers will secure control of all the machinery for dis- tributing and selling their produce. and leave the profits largely to the farmer himself. In Europe the farm- farmer hiself. In Europe the farm- ers even form co-operative societles to buy all of their materials, there- by benefiting by wholesale prices and better goods. A federal committee, bearing cre- dentials from President Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan, heads the commission. The federal representa- tives are Senator Fletcher, of Flor- ida; Senator Gore, of Oklahoma; Rep- resentative Moss, of Indiana; Col. Harvey Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton Growers association; John Lee Coulter, the government’s expert on agricultural statistics, and .Dr. Clarence J. Owens, of Maryland, managing director-of the Southern Cominercial congress which organizéed the commission. About three-fourths of the states of the union are: repre- R KRR R KKK KK KKK : POLOISTS IN ACTION * AT LAKEWOOD, N. J. * R R R R e S L S “This illustration shows a sensation- al and thrilling moment in the play as Lawrence Waterbury, riding at full speed “leglocks” C: C. Rumsey and carries him away from the ball. sented on the commission by dele gates bearing commissions from their respective state executives. The co- operative commission is a semi-offic- ial body having the approval not only of President Wilson and Secre- tary Bryan but also the approval of congress. Secretary of State Bryan has instructed all diplomatic officials of this country abroad to secure rec- ognition from European govern- ments, and in the first country visited —Italy—the commission will be for- mally received by the king and queen. The inyestigation will be carried on in fourteen countries, the commis- sion expecting to cover all the large rural communities from Italy to Nor- way and from Russia to Ireland. It is the most costly investigation ever undertaken in the interests of Amer- ican farmers. Congress appropriated $25,000 for the expenses of the fed- eral commissioners and to pay for a report on the subject. KK KKK KKK KKK * SUNDAY IN THE 3 HRK KKK KK KK KK EK K Swedish” Lutheran; e Sunday school at 12. Evening sermon at 8. J. H. Randahl, pastor. First Scandinavian Lutheran: Sunday school at 12. No preaching services as the pastor wil be at Tur- tle River. T. S. Kolste, pastor. Episcopal : Holy communion at 7:30 a. m. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Morn- ing prayer and sermon at 10:30 a: m. Archdeacon Parshall, pastor. Presbyterian: Sunday school at 10. Junior Chris- tian Endeavor at 4 p. m. Union oung peoples’ meeting at- 7 p. m. Union preaching services at 8 p. m. S. E. P. White, pastor. Baptist. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Sermon, “Walking in the Spirit” at 11 a. m. by the pastor. Union meeting of the young peoples’ societies of the Meth- odist, Baptist and Presbyterian churches at 7 p. m. in the Presbyter- ian church. Union services of these three churches at 8 p. m. in the Presbyterian church Rev. Charles H. Flesher will preach the sermon. Charles Chandler, pastor. First Methodist Episeopal. Preaching at 10:45. . Sunday school at noon. Union services in the evening, consisting of a union meeting of the young peoples’ soci- eties of the Presbyterian, Baptist and Methodist churches at 7 p. . Union preaching by the same churches at 8 p. m. in the Presbyterian church. Charles H. Flesher will preach the sermon. ~The -public is cordially in- vited to all these services. Charles _ BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EXTRA SHEVLIN MAY BUY THE BEMIDJI MILL Rumor That Deal is Pending Con- firmed by W. A. Gould, In- volves $1,000,000. Rumors that the Crookston Lum- ber company is ta take over the Be- midji .Lumber company in a deal which will call for the transfer of | property worth close to $1,000,000 were confirmed this morning by W. A. Gould of the Bemidji Lumber com- pany. Mr. Gould stated that the Bemidji Lumber company owners had been approached on the proposition and that while a deal is pending, the ne- gotiators have not gottén down - to figures. - T. L. Shevlin, head of the Crookston Lumber company, is at present in the south. The ' Bemidji ‘Lumber company’s mill in Bemidji is believed worth be- tween $125,000 and $150,000. The company is said to own about 1,000,- 000 feet of timber so that as the mar- ket price, the deal would call for the turning of about $1,000,000. " The two Wintons, who own a majority of the Bemidji stock, were in the city last week conferring with thelr own men. ‘When the Crookston people bought the Kelliher-Weyerhauser timber April 1, they announced that they would double the capacity of the Crookston mill this year in order to care for the additional timber, With the double capacity, they estimate they will stay here twelve years. The Bemidji mill has timber enough of their own to cut for five years and about as much more.in sight that can be bought. A-comsolidation of the two mills, is taken ‘to mean that both will be kept running day and night here for about geventeen years instead of one for twelve and one for five. The com- bined pay rolls of both mills amounts to nearly $50,000 per month. Mr. Gould said that if the deal did go through, the Bemidji people will operate this season and the transfer will not be made before fall. §1,000 IS LICENSE NOW Mayor McCuaig Signed Ordinance No. 68 This Morning—Larkin and Dale First to Apply. Mayor William McCuaig this morn- ing signed Ordinance No. 68 and the $1,000 saloon license for Bemidji is-a fact. Larkin ad Dale are the first to apply for the higher license. Duncan McDougal is the first to announce that he will not apply for a renewal under the higher license. HENRY ORDEMAN THREW CUTLER TWICE LAST NIGHT Charlie Cutler whose home was for- merly in Bemidji but who_of late has made Chicago his headquarters, was thrown twice last night in a wrest- ling match with Henry Ordeman of Minneapolis. The first fall came at the end of forty-one minutes and the second at the end of eleven minutes. DOG CATCHER APPOINTED Mayor McCuaig - has -appointed a 'mew dog catcher but, being afraid that the small boys will hide their pets when they see him coming, has refused to give out his name. It is said on good authority, however, that H. Flesher, pastor. THE CUB REPORTER SCOOP he is a gentleman of color. - That Is Right. AR S——— (Copyright.) ~ BLACKDUCK VS, BEMIDJI Visitors, Accompanie;i,by Twenty Rooters, Arrived This Morning Eager for the Fray. GAME I3 CALLED AT 3 P. M. Confident that they will take ‘the long end of the score with the High school team. this -afternoon, the ‘Blackdiick Hiah ‘school. baseball a gregatfon came to Bemid]Y tHIS forn- ing and proceeded to the fair grounds for practice. ~The team was accom- panied by three of the High school teachers. : The ‘game this afternoon is. the first of the season for both Blackduck and Bemidji. “There is considerable rivalry between the two teams owing to the circumstances of the games played last year when each won one. The game this afternoon is promised to be a close one. i With the Blackduck team came W. E. Pelk, superintendent of school, Miss Clara Shepley, Miss Nellie Shaw and Miss Katherine Laurie, teachers; and Albert Rich- mire, Mrs. J. F. Sullivan, Mrs, Ed Hastay, Mrs. Henry Latterel, Adam Baney, Arthur Olson and Floyd Reed. | Roland Reed is mascot of the team. The two teams will line up as fol- lows: Blackduck Wmn. Johnson. Jim Sullivan Ivan Cann......p EarlBailey, Riley W. Thompson.1.b....Lloyd Tanner Albert Bye ...2.b.....Ray Johnson V. Kirkpatrick.3.b. .. .L. ‘Achenbach Ed Pacha.....88 ...C. Bailey Maurice Bray...Lf.. .Harry Wolf Ernest Fortier..r.f.. .A. Klein Sam Bye ......cf.. C. Mclver Robert Bergen.Utility. ......... Bemidji ROB ZIEGLER’S STORE, John Ziegler’s second hand store was_robbed of a brace of revolvers Tuesday night. Burglars effected an entrance .through the-office window but went out the back door leaving it lopen. The safe was tackled but did not yield to the efforts of the ama- teurs. 2 = ADDITIONAL LOCAL. Chester McKusick went to Marble today where he will visit his'son. He will be back Monday. S The Bascball Season Has Opened, flasut It ~ -8t. Louis-Chricago: AMERICAN LEAGUE. W. L. Pet. Philadelphia - .8 72 800 Washington .. <7 2 -8 Cleveland ... 108 769 Chicago .. ST T 7600 St. Louis .. . 6 7 462 Detroit .. 5 9 357 Boston .. 4 '8 333 New York . 3- 9 250 Games Yesterday. = Rain, =7 Cleveland, 3; Detroit, 0. - Boston, 4; Washington, 5. New York, 0; Philadelphia, 4. NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 7T 2 Pittsburgh 8 3 Chicago ... T4 Philadelphia ....... 4 4 500 Brooklyn . 5 65 -.500 St. Loufs .......... 4. 7 364 Cineinnati 20T 222 Boston .............-2 8 - .200 Games Yesterday. Brooklyn, 7; Boston, 1 Philadelphia, 0; New York, 0. Chicago, 3; Pittsburgh, 6. Cincinnati-St. Louis. Rain. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, % W. L. Pet. Milwaukee ves.... 8 5 615 Columbus .......... 7 5 .383 Indianapolis ........ 6 5 ..545 Kansas City ........ 7 6 ' .538 Minneapolis ........ 6 6 .500 Louisville .......... 7 7 .500 Toledo ...... s 5 7T 412 St. Paul ...... B ! 9 .308 Games Yesterday. Milwaukee, 2; Columbus, 4. St. Paul, 4; Toledo, 5. Minneapolis, 1; Indianapolis, 1. Kansas City, 3; Louisville, 5. CRIPPEN DEFEATED LAST NIGHT Jack Casey telephoned the Pioneer this. morning that he referred a sec- ond match between C. C..Crippen and “Lefty Louie”. last night and that “Lefty Louie” got two out of three falls.. He says-this puts the men on the same basis and-a third match may- be arranged 'to settle the matter de- finjtely. BASEBALL ICE OUT OF THE LAKE Last Disappeared: rridly'Nigl;t and Prediction of April 25 Came ‘True—Plenty of Ducks, REGULAR TRIPS T0 THE MILIL The ice is out of Lake Bemidfi. The last disappeared Friday night - ac- 0 B. MacLachlan. FCharlte Warfleld” has admitted that “| his guess of May 10 is far off and stands ready to pay his bet. Ducks are circling over the lake in great numbers and hunters believe the shooting next fall will be the best in_several years, if conditions are right for hatching. Lake Irving is their favorite stopping place and some are, finding rice left from last fall. Shooting has been heard at the outlef several times but Game War- den Bailey has found no one with ducks. ) The “City of Bemidji” took to the water Thursday morning and: on Fri- day morning was busy towing up the lake. Several farmers put in logs for the Bemidji mill this winter and the ice piled them on the north shore in a badly tangled mess. Although the lake is free from ice, there are places on the north and west shore where the ice'is piled into the tree tops. Captain MacLachlan made his first regular trip to the mill Friday night and brought back twelve men. He will make the first-trip to the dam on Sunday afternoon at 2:30. “DR” TILL MAN HERE Dr. Denney, one of “Dr.”” John Til’s followers has been in Bemidji geveral times-during the past month investigating the opoprtunities offer- ed by the city as a location for a Till sanitarium. X G “Plaster John” Till, who formerly lived at Hudson, Wisconsin, is known al over the country for his plaster remedies. “ He left Hudson recently a millionaire and several of the towns- people grew rich through trade with his>patients. At Hudson, the hospi- tal was about two miles’ out from town and his patients: numbered hundreds a day. Dr. Denney is said to like the loca- tion here and is looking over several properties with a view of purchasing. TEN CENTS PER WEEK - FIRE DESTROYED STORES IN BAGLEY Five Burned to Ground Last Night By Stubborn Blaze Backed By a Stiff Wind, L0SS- ESTIMATED AT $25,000 Insurance Said . to Be $16,000 Al- though Several Carried No Protec- tion—Communication Cut- Off. APPEALED TO BEMIDJI FOR HELP Five Hundred Feet of Hose Sent Via Great Northern—Third Bad Conflagration. Special to The Ploneer. Bagley, April 26.—Fire discovered at 1:30 a. m. at the rear of Higdem’s hardware store destroyed five build- ings here last night with an estimat- ed loss of $25,000 and insurance: of $16,000. The cause of the fire is un- known. The buildings destroyed housed the following offices and firms: . 1. Higdem’s machine hall. 2. Post’s blacksmith shop. 3. Higdem’s hardware store, first floor. ‘Wm. McGlennon, dttorney, second floor. Z 0dd Fellows hall, second floor. 4. Bagley ‘Wholesale Supply House, first floor. H. E. Foss, Jeweler, first floor. ‘Telephone exchange, second floor. Nils Hagen, attorney, second floor. 6. Clearwater County State bank. No insurance was carried by -Wm. " McGlennon, Nils Hagen, the tele- phorié company, 0F Posts-biacksnfith shop. R An appeal for help was wired to Bemidji but no engine could be found with steam up and the five hundred feet of hose asked for had-to wait uniil the west bound passenger at 3:30 a. m. It reached Bagley at 4:30 but at that time, the fire Wwas prac- tically under control. All of the buildings burned were of frame construction and in the face of a strong breeze, gave the firemen a hard fight. With the first alarm, the companies -responded promptly- and their hard fight undoubtedly saved the rest of the block from going. It was thought for a time that not a building in the block would be left standing. The loss of the telephone exchange shut the town off from com- munication for some time. This is the third serious fire in Bagley in a period of four years. About one year ago, fire wiped out the block south of the ome burned last night and destroyed the former telephone exchange as well as the other buildings. It was feared for some time that the Peterson’s hardware setore and the Royal cash store would be burned but the firemen succeeded in check- ing the flames with the state bank, The hose sent over from Bemidji was not used and was returned at noon today. 3 PRESENT A FARCE Friday afternoon, the public speak- ing class of the High school present- ed a farce before the High schools as- sembly entitled “The Whole Truth.” The parts were well played and many incidents during the play caused much laughter from those present. The cast of characters was as fol- lows: ol 3 Caroline Ashley. . .. .Florence Freeze Mrs. Ashley. .. .Mona Flesher Mrs. Owen, town gossip. Marie Cahill Mrs. Carter, interested in Church - . affairs..... .Hilda Galchutt Julia Thurston. . .Alice Neely Cecella Sayer.. .....Edith Ryan Laura Connely....Dorothy Torrance Roger Thorpe..........Earle Riley Joshia, servant of the- Ashleys... .Harold Hayner CROOKSTON MAN FINED F. D. Monroe, & Crookston real- dent, was caught shipping pike yes- terday. afternoon and wi