Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 12, 1913, Page 1

VOLUME 11. NUMBER 12. NATIONAL BANKS MUSTPAY INTEREST Secretary McAdoo Orders Them to Pay Interest After June 1. IS A GREAT SAVING TO PEOPLE All Government Deposits to Bear Interest After the Above Date. 1436 DEPOSITORIES SINCE 1908 Committee Estimates That United States Lost $36,600,923 in Twenty-six Years. By Congressman Clyde H. Tavenner. Washington, May 12.—The order of Secretary McAdoo that national banks after June 1st must pay two per cent interest on government de- posits is the start of what will even- tually be a great saving to the Amer- ican people. The order follows closely the re- commendations of a special house committee, which ' investigated the government depositories last year, This committee, dominated by Demo- crats and headed by Representative J. Henry Goeke, of Ohio, reported to congress flagrant examples of special privilege in the distribution of fed- eral funds among banks. The report was available to the Taft Republican administration sev- eral months before it went out of of- fice, y.t Secretary MacVeagh paid no attention to it. The report showed that in 1908 the number of federal depositories had grown to 1,436. These banks were divided into two classes—about 1,000 (I them temporary depositor- ies, the rest regular depositories. Both sorts of depositories were created arbitrarily by the secretary of the treasury. In the temporary depository the government usually placed the sum of $1,000. The treas- ury department never disturbed this sum. Before 1908 the temporary de- positories were not required to pay interest. In 1912 they were requu~ ed to pay two per cent. Having this $1,000 on deposit, the bank was permitted to print “Gov- ernment Depository” on its windows, its stationery and advertising mat- ter. In other words, the Republican administration entered into an ad- vertising scheme pure and simple with favored banks. For this gilt edged advertising the favored banks paid two per cent on $1,000 or $20 per year. All the revenue the government got out of it in four years was $688,- 407.26. On the other hand, in the 400 or so regular depositories, the govern- ment has kept funds which have to- taled as high as $188,000,000. On this vast sum the Treasury has never collected a dollar of interest. And the secretary of the treasury could give the money to whatever banks he chose to favor. The committee estimated that in 26 years the government, by not col- lecting two per cent on this money, lost $36,600,923. Moreover, the Republicans have always kept in the treasury a sum far in excess of the amount needed for a working balance. At times this excess has equaled $65,000,0007 Had this excess been out earning two per cent it would have brought $47,610,- 860 to the treasury in 26 years. Fish Fighting Popular Sport. Were some one to tell you that so far as gameness was concerned you had all the vitality and spunk of a fish, you probably would believe he was either joking or intended to in sult you, yet such is not the case, for there are fish that are game, spunky, and possess great vitality. The' particular fish mentioned is the_Malayan fighting fish, known gen« erally in Siam as the Pla-Kat, but elsewhere as the Betta Pugnax. These fish are bred in Siam and some other countries just for ‘sport, and their ability to fight means much to their backers. The ‘Pla-Kat is a veritable fighting cock of the deep, and it is an inherent trait with it to fight rather than to eat. ‘At 'some of the big contests, when the best fish are pitted against each other, thousands of spectators .gather to see the contest, and small fortunes often change hands on the result. Cruel. The elocution teacher was instruct: ing & scholar who had insisted upon learning a long and rather prosy “When: you have finished the reck tation,” sald the teacher, “bow grace lully and leave the platform on tip *‘0. vad“ asked the scholar. Copyright by International News Service; supplied by New Process Company, N. Y. Group of “Ineligible Aliens” Aimed at in Objectionable Bill Which has Caused Japan to Announce-its In- tention to Appeal to The Hague. The land bill does not appear to bother the oriental mother shown in the photograph above. The picture was made on a berry farm in South- ern California where the Japs are called objectionable: BEMIDJI BEATS CASS LAKE By Score of 17 to 4 Local Boys Out-| Play Team From Neighboring - City. SMILEY PITCHES IN GOOD FORM Between heavy showers of rain the “Big Bemidg” baseball team played and defeated the Cass Lake city team by the score of 17 to 4. The local team outplayed their opponents from the start making six scores the Irst mning. Ralph Brandon proved him- self star fielder while Paul -Howe Bemidji outclassed its- opponents at every point and repeatedly knock- ed the Cass Lake pitchers out of the box. Roscoe Smiley, for Bemidji, pitched in fine form. Fred Baumgardner umpired the game to the satisfaction of both teams. No disputes arose from any decisions made by him. The lineup for both teams was as follows: Bemidji Cass Lake Roscowick. . ... e € oeeenn .. .Broker Smiley... ......D. «.......Siddon Johnson and Rlce 1st b. .Oman Brandon 2nd b. .Carl Bell and .Taylor..3d b...LaFontaine Given and Feir. .LaFontaine Erickson, Labounty r. f......McKeig Jim Given, official scorekeeper. WILL GET $4000 AUGUST FIRST Refund to County -on Dumas Case Se- cured by County Auditor George. The $4,000 secured from the state «|through the efforts of County Audi- tor J. L. George, as a refund on the Dumas case as voted by the recent legislature will be available . about August 1. Mr. George returned from Denver Sunday morning and resumed his duties at the court house im- mediately upon his arrival, going to his desk at four o’clock in the morn- ing. He conducted the annual tax judgnient sale during the entire day. Wouid Do What He Could. The legislature of a western state contains this year several women members. . At a recent banquet they ‘were invited to speak, but all with cae accord began to make excuses, and one of the men was asked to repre sent them. He accepted, saylng that he was willing to do so, so far as in ihim lay, but that his case was similar to that of a naughty little girl who ‘was told that if she didn’t behave she ‘would be shut up in the chicken coop. “You can shut me up in the chicken coop if you want to,” replied she, “but T ain’t going to lay any eggs.”—Judge REPORTER showed the greater skill with-the-bat. b DELINQUENT TAX JUDGMENT SA ing a Bonus For-the County. Many Out-of-Town People Are At- tending Regular May Tax Sale. - MAY MEAN 500 NEW SETTLERS A. A, Andrews Has Many Applicants For Whom He Will Buy Land. Nearly fifty men and women were attend the regular May tax judgment sale, which is held the second Mon- day of May each year. Tax titles on government land are. being gobbled up by bonus offers to- day, nearly five hundred being rep- resented by the various purchasers who arrived in the city this morning from different sections of the state. A. A. Andrews, who has been the drainage attorney in most of the ditch cases, is perhaps, representing the * majority of applicants for drained state lands. A. O Ouren, A. B. Ouren and K. Haugen of Hanska, Minnesota, are present at the sale and are represent- ing applications of twenty-two fam- ilies from the vicinity of that town, who will become residents of this part of the county, should they be successful in the purchase of the de- sired tax titles. All government land titles so se- cured will become the property of the purchaser after depositing $1.25 per acre at the land office in Cass Lake. In speaking of the sale today, Mr. George said: “It. looks very much as if practical- ly all the state lands delinquent will_ b thls sa.le and placed “th ax Tist next "yeéar. Tt is la’ big sale and will prove a big thing for the county. The beauty of it+is that the eounty -gets a bonus from each of the properties sold, as it is the only way the owner can be re- Government Land Tax Titles Bring. |, 500 APPLICANTS REPRESENTED crowding the auditor’s office today to| (Copyright) HIGH SCH@OL LOSES.GAME Blackduck Team Play Fast Game and Win by Seven to Six Score. {ERRORS .COSTLY TO BEMIDJI In one of the fastest, snappiest and cleanest games of baseball ever play- ed by a Bemidji team the Bemidiji High school baseball team went down to defeat before the fast Blackduck team by a score of,7:to 6. At no time of victory and it only by a faw tad errors at critical moments by the Bemidji players that the Black- duck team scored _their winning point. B The local boys do not believe that they were cheated out of close de- corded and the tax titles properly dis- tributed.” CROOKSTON MILL HAS TEAM Fast Bunch Picked From Employes of Office and Yards. Baseball interest has taken hold of the employes of the Crookston Lum- ber company and ‘a’ team has been organized which is receiving the support of all the employes and many local business men. There are a large number of first class players working in the office and yards and from these the team has been picked. Smiley and Herbert will be the bat- tery for the team. No games have been scheduled as yet but it is prob- able that a game will be played next Sunday. e e N Bpend Less Than You Earn, Is Rule. Save a little every week, and when you get an increase of wages or salary continue to live within the former limits and save the increase. If you fnd it difficult to save, go in debt .1 a home or undgtake some other oblt gation in the way of investment that will compel you to save. In these days, of course, the average man has better opportunities to win success in sal- aried positions than in individual en- terprises. The big enterprises pay big salaries at the top, and close applica: tion will win promotion toward these bigger rewards. It is not necessary for a man to get a big salary before he begins to put money aside.—Henry B .Huntington, Financier, of Los Ange les. g 8peak of Good Things. Let us speak only of the good things we know about our friends. - Their faults will expose t.hemlelvu ‘without any help. cisions intentionally, but that ignor- ance of the game on the part of the umpire kept them from scoring sev- eral times. The Bemidji lineup was as follows: Sullivan, ¢; Riley, D, Johnson. 1st. b; E. Bailey, 2nd. b; Achenbach, 3d b; C. Bailey, ss.; H. Wolf, 1. £; C. Mclver, c. f.; Klein, R. F. Professors Carson, Dyer and Kuhl- man accompanied - the team and spent the time before and after the game fishing on Blackduck lake. They report a catch of over sixty pounds of fish. MINSTRELS DEVELOP’ING STARS Thirty Men are Showmg Real Inter- est and Sucoess is Assured. Practice for the minstrel show was not held yesterdly as had been plan- ned but was postponed at the"request 5 of the majority of those taking part as the baseball game appeared to be a more important feature. A rehear-|. sal will be ‘held this evening in the armory and all are requested to be pregent. There are now about thirty members that are showing real inter- est and with regular’ practice the show will undoubtedly be a big suc- cess, Six end men have been. select- ed and are preparing their work by themselves. A ‘quartette_consisting of four of the best singers have been practicing ‘daily - and many other minor’ features are being prepared. About of Equal Worth. “ihe Son (proudly)—I am going te have my college -diploma . framed Where would you advise me to hang it? The Father (grimly)—Put italong' side that beautifully embossed stock certificate of mine.—Puck Curing tho game.ywedioithor. toam siire| i s e riake g TOUR SURE THING |¥ ~ CONVICTED “HIGHER-UPS” * KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK 11 Copyright by International Company, N. Y. CHARLES S. WHITMAN. New York’s neyship, which started out with so : raufifta ‘o Bemidji Club Plans' Two Day Trip| Visiting Detroit, Fargo and MARCUM TO . RUN PILOT CAR| Definite plans have been complet- ed for the automobile tour which will be made by the Bemidji Auto club, Cars ¢ m thkduck and ‘other sur- “villages will} Bl -joth’ the” Bemidji - club on 4 “tot ank {518’ probabis-+hat a few cars fpam Crookston+will come ltere and join. the local boosters. *Fhe cars will leave here in morning and drive to Park Rnplds‘ (where “they will remain for Tinich, | from there they will drive to Detroit.| where they. will remain overnight. From Detroit they will drive to Fargo " |a distance of fifty miles. News [pect to lunch at Fargo and then Service; supplied by New Process|drive to Crookston making 120 miles trip for that day. .Th in ‘Crookston overnight start ‘for Bemidji the next morning. famous _ prosecutor, | Grand Forks will not be made on this! who after a long and persistent fight, |trip as the distance would be too! has at last succeeded in convicting |great for one days drive, but the par- rpur high New York City police -of- |ty will remain long enough in Crook- ficials, in connection with the cele- [ston to allow plenty of time for any brated graft cases, wherein police of-|of the party to drive over and back ficials were accepting money from |as the two cities are only twenty-six gambling, - disreputable . and other |miles apart. houses, in payment for special privi-|a few hours stop may be made at leges. Mr. Whitman has totally |Maple Lake or McIntosh but this will eclipsed Mr. Jerome’s district attor-|be decided by those making the trip. €. W. Jewett will send a repair car They will remain and will On the way to Bemidji much noise; one of who’s chief|along to follow up the rear and re- achievements consisted of prosecut- |pair any cars that may break down. ing and since keeping Harry Thaw in |Dr. E. H. Marcum will probably act as pilot in his Case roadster. who expect to make the trip at pres- C. W. Jewett, W. L. Brooks, E. H. Marcum, Anton Erickson, Geo. Kreatz, F. 8. Lycan, E. A. Barker, “More Care Being Taken By Public” | Walter Marcum, and J. O. Harris. b & Those agitating the trip believe that they can count on at least fifteen cars from Bemidji and possibly thirty. Matteawan. FEW FIRES THIS SPRING Says Garry Brannon, Garry Brannon, driver of the Be- midji ‘fire:team and who has been a member of the local fire department| MOSEN RECOVERING RAPIDLY for many years - stated that there have been less calls to small fires this|No Truth to Rumor That He Was Dying at the Hospital. Rumors floated about Bemidji yes-|cement sidewalk to Nymore was com- spring than there has been since the department has been organized. In former years there were many. calls ent are: the! They ex- Those 11, J. OPSAHL OUT FOR COMMISSIONER Six Other Applicants e From State, - WAS FORMER MEMBER OF HOUSE ' Has Been In State Since 1888 and Engaged in Land, Lumber and .|FAMILIAR WITH. STATE LANDS Has Theories That Are Practical and Advises Co-operation Among Communities. J. J. Opsahl of this city, former member. of the house of representa- ‘tl‘vos. who -filed his application for the office of state immigration com- | missioner a week ago, stated today that he was after the position vacat- ed by Maxfleld in dead earnest. : J. J. OPSAHL. “Mr. Opsahl has been active in state has dene miore.. +te. brin tlers dnto iorth&rn Min} perhaps any other individual. Many of the ideas along development lines {advanced by him have been tried and proven practical as well as a great 'benefit for the statz of Minnesota. “I am nét playing politics, as } do not know 'much about the game,: I (believe that I can render the state a greater service as immigration com- missioner than in any other office,” said Mr. Opsahl. Continuing he satd, “Having been interested in work that has brought me in close touch with this office for the past twenty years, I think T know more about what is needed for ‘the good of the state and the people than do any of the other candidates.” Having been land surevyor and in the land business, as well as the lum- ber and mercantile business, it is be- lieved that Mr. .Opsahl’s name will recelve every consideration by the board before the appointment of this office is made. The new commission- er will be appointed some time in July. The theories advanced by Mr. Op- sahl have all been of the practical nature and he believes that bigger and better work can be accomplished *Ithrough a plan where the co-opera- tion of all the communities will work ‘toward one end, which should be for the common good of the various sections and people of the state. CONTRACTORS RUSHING WORK Crew at Work on Cement Walk to Nymore—Probably Finish Soon Over one and a half blocks of the to extinguish small fires which start-|terday stating that Hans Mosen who [pleted Saturday by Goodman - and ed from careless handling of bonfires.|was seriously injured when the fly-|Loitved, local contractors. The en- This has not been the case this|wheel on the gang at the Crookston |tire length will be completed in the spring. - More cleaning has been done|Lumber company mill broke last Sat-|course of the next three weeks if the this year than for many years, but|urday, had died were found upon in- wouther: conditions are satisfactory. a1l fires have been well watched and|vestigation to be untrue and There Will Be No Ball Game Eor You Today Scoop very little trouble has been made by |Mr. Mosen is improving rapidly and is reported out of danger. By "HOP* carelessness. 3 that | the electric cement mixer owned by Mr. Goodman is being used to mix the cement and as much time'is saved by this machine, it is probable that the walk will be 1aid in record time. The water used is obtained by at- taching pipes which are fastened to :|the hydrant at- the cormer of = the Northern Grocery company. KILL THREE BIG BEARS McLanghlin snd Campbell of Red: Lake Have Fight With Bruins - agency Saturday nl(ht. ter of the bears was made dsvelopment work since 1888; and.’