Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 21, 1913, Page 1

e VOLUME 11. NUMBER 47. Editor Warren of Hinckley Says to Visit This Country Means to Quit Hating ‘Themselves, ‘MOSTS STILL POURING IN This City Referred to As One of Fin- est and Most Prosperous in the Entire State. BUNCH OF OPTIMISTIC BOOSTERS Schroeder’s Dairy Farm Regarded as f _ Demonstrations as to What Can be Done Here. Bemidji is this more good live ever before. Every editor who attended the | W meeting here last week, is lavish in i ringing out praise of our city. The Pioneer feels thiat its readers appreciate the kind things being said « about - their city and which are being spread throughout the entire state i and therefore is printing below com- ments taken from the exchanges: Bemidji knows how.—Walker Pilot. week receiving advertising than Editors Enjoy Banner- Outing. The members of the Northern Min- nesota Editorial Association enjoyed the finest outing in the history of the association at Bemidji and Red Lake on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Bemidji people were more than lavish in their hospitality an the edi- tors were treated like princes. The visits to the territory surrounding Be- midji and to the Red Lake country was an eye opener to even the most opimisitc Northern Minnesota boost- er, inasmuch that it more than im- presspd deeply the gigantic untouch- i ed resources, agriculiurally and [ otherwise, that this part of the state possesses.—Pine River .Sentinel. e Spirit of Progress. The city of Bemidji shows the spirit of progress on every side. Many fine business houses and residents are in evidence, and paving of concrete, which is being added to continually, gives the city a fine and clean appear- ance. The lake on which front a great many of the residences, is a val- ] uable asset. The citizens are awake i to their advantages and are always there with the push. ¥ The hospitality of Bemidji will long be remembered by the visiting scribes,—Little Falls Herald. “ | Beautifully Situated. A The members of the Northern Min- nesota Editorial association had a}® most delightful outing at Bemidji the latter part of last week. Bemidii is a “progressive, growing city and has a live Commercial club, which did everything in its power to make the three days’ visit of the scribes a most pleasant one. It is situated on beau- tiful lake Bemidji, a body of water thirteen miles in circumference, sur- rounded on three sides by forests of Norway pine, birch, elm, oak and basswood. A road has just been com- ~ St (Continued on last page). § WATER BASEBALL TO FEATURE Bill Smith to Captain Knights of the Grip Against Bankers. What will probably be one of the most interesting features of the Fourth of July celebration will be a y water baseball game between the traveing men captained by Bill Smith and a team consisting of the Bank- ers. The game will be played near the city dock and will be the first to be played in Bemidji. Each player will be an excellent swimmer and the onlookers will undoubtedly be treat- ed to some fancy swimming and div- ing, as each player will be required to & swim the bases and dive from each raft. CABLE BREAKS STRIKING MAN While Loading Logs at Bena John Long hohbly Flhlly Injnred Juhn Long was serlously inlllred at Cochran’s camp at Bena yester-| day afternoon when a cable broke i while the crew was loading logs, knocking Long to the ground and bripklng four ribs and severely.in- juring his lungs. He now lies in St. Apthony’s hospital in a critical con- -dition and it is doubtful as to his re- . eovery. A brother.in Fulton, New 4 % York, has heen notified of the acel- dent and it is probable that-he will ‘come_here if the condition of the in= Jured man -grows"more’ serious, KNOCKERS ADVISED 5““"‘“““““““ TIMBER OF FOUR | 10 VISIT BEMIDJI s oneswin s e COUNTIESlNSPECTEI) Convention at Cass County Sea June 27, 28 and 29. JOHNSON ’1‘0 BE THERE SAYS “Will I_be there, why of course I'll be there,” was the comment made by Andy Johnson, sheriff of Bel- trami county, this morning just be- fore he left in an automobile for Kel- liher, when asked as to whether he would attend the annual convention of Minnesota sheriffs the last of the month at Walkeér. The convention begins June 27 and remains in session for three days. The arrangements for the doings are in the hands of Sheriff Bob DeLury of Cass county and President Wegener, sheriff of Ramsey county. At least thirty-five sheriffs are ex- pected to be there for the three days outing and the time will be spent in special fishing excursions in the boats, smoke socials, a banquet, and a general good time. The Walker Commercial club will take a hand in the entertainment and the gathering is expected to prove of mutual benefit to both Walker and the visitors. I EEE SRR SRR ER RS RN * SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES * KKK KRR R KKK KKK KK E Swdeish Lutheran: Sermon at 10:30 a. m. Sunday school at 12. J. H. Randahl, pastor. First Scandinavian Lutheran: Services in the evening at 8 o’clock. Sermonett for the children at 12, T. S. Kolste, pastor. Episcopal : - Holy communion at 7:30. school at 9:30. sermon at 10:30. shall. Sunday Morning prayer and Archdeacon Par- First Baptist Church: Sunday-school, 10 a. m. Preach- ing at 11 a. m. and 8 p, m. Special music at evening service, male quar; tette. Young Peoples’ meeting at 7 p. m. All invited. C. G. Chandler, pastor. PO First Methodist Episcopal: Sunday school at 10. Childrens’ day program.at 11. Epworth league Young Trees are Examined by Fire Ranger Johnson to Asocertain Value Now and-in Future.. AGE AVERAGES ABOUT 33 YEARS Lands in Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard and Clearwater - Counties Visited— Valuable to Farmers. G0OD FOR CORD WOOD ONLY NOW While in 25 Years Can Be Manufac- tured into Lumber at a Substan- tial Gain for Homesteader. Young Timber in Cass, Beltrami, Hubbard - and - Clearwater has been examined during the past in order to| ascertain the value now and what it will be in 25 or 30 years. E Lafe Johnson, district fire ranger, accompanied by ‘Brnest Buhler, of the state forester’s office, had charge of the work. The method followed by Mr. John- son was to cut three trees on a quar- ter of an acre of land to be exam- ined, take the age of each tree, by counting the number of rings, then to take an average of the three trees for an estimate on the entire grove. Mr. Johnson in speaking of the in- vestigation said today: “These young trees will grow 300 feet to the acre per year, this means that in thirty years, these same trees will have brought 9,000 additional feet of lumber to the owner. - “In my opinion a large portion of the 'land on which these young trees are growing is not worth more to the average farmer, as-. farm .land. then would be the gain'by selling the tim- ber, which is not good for more than cord wood now, in thirty years for lumber.” i “The ranger stated that most of the young white pine inspected was at”7 p. m. Preaching services at 8 p. m. Special music. Prayer meet- 'ing Thursday evening at 8 p. m. lead’ y Dr. M. D. Fuller . Everybody wel-, come. Charles H. Flesher pastor. Presbyterian : Sunday school at 10. Preaching| service at 11. At this service there will be an opportunity for those who desire to unite with the church, w wish to meet all these at 10:45. Junior C. E. 4. Young Peoples’ serv- ice 7. Evening gospel service at 8. The public is cordially invited to these services. S. E. P. White, pas- tor. FARMERS WANT ROAD FIXED Believe County Should Grade Road From Hubbard Line Into County. Some of the farmers who live im the vicinity of Nary, in Hubbard county are of the opinion that if the county would cut a toad, which is now a mere trail for a stretch of two miles, running along the southern line of Beltrami county, it would be the means of considerable additional business for Bemidji. Some of the farmers who live in that section and to whom it would probably prove advantageous are J. Oftedahl, Iliza Boobar, ‘Alex Hensley, B. J. Tollefson and J. Baumgartner. In speaking of the new proposition, Mr. Oftedahl said. “There is a lot of trade I believe this city would get,. which they are mot mow getting, if this road would be built. At present on an average about 33 years old, and that the land on which a good deal of this tree was growing of a rather rich soil, good for growing crops. {There is white pine, he said, about 130 years of age. The average jack .|pine is about. the same, the oldest 4 being about 85. “The life of a tree,” said Mr. John- son, “is a lot like that of a human be- ing. It has its growing period, the period when it arrives at its great- est strength and its old period, dur- ing which it gradually loses strength and value.” i JOE THE TURK TO LECTURE Has Traveled Much and Will Tell of Treatment Received by Christians. Joe' the Turk will lecture at the Salvation Army hall June 25, 26 and 27. He has traveled through every state in the Union and has visited a large number of countries in Europe and Asia. “Among other things he will tell about the barbarious treat- ment the Christians are receiving at the hands of the Turks. He will ap- pear in‘full war uniform, such as is now being used - by the Turkish soldiers, and will exhibit a two edged sword, . which he otbained on his travels and which was used in the BEMIDJL, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, ldressing himself to the subject Refloction of Senator Btebbins on't Northern Part of Minnesota Meets Reproof by 'Ijokémie. 3 FELT THEY 'fifmwzmou * St. Paul, June 21.—=+The remark at- tributed to Senator A. T. Stebbins at the Austin ‘meéting of the Southern Minnesota = Better3" Development League that lhe Nor;hern ‘Minnesota Development assucianlnn is- composed of a lot of “wind ,‘mmers," is’ de- clared “an nnctlled,;;tor, desplcal}le,‘ violent attack on the northern part of the state,” in a Btatement today by W. R. Mackenzi ,,secretury of the Northern association, who left the Austin meetlng atfeg Stebbins made his talk. - Mr. Mackenzie adi President C. M. Kin% dent C. A. Allbrigh in a huft.,” § “The meeting cm;s(stefl of about 40 or 50 people who had been in- vited there personally by Mr. Furlong and neither the president nor secre- tary, or as far as I know, any other officer of the Sonuhem Development league, was present at the meeting, and Mr. Furlong wau called upon- to preside,”.says Mr.-Mackenzie. - “Senator Stebbins ‘was called upon to respond to the pddress of wel- come although his name did not ap- pear on the program: Instead of ad- on which he was supposed to speak, he devoted half his time to-boosting his home town of Rochester, and invited the convention to come there at its next meeting. The other half was-an uncalled for, violent attack on the northern part of the state, in which he not only deprecated that portion of the state, but used: language which no gentleman would under the .cir- cumstances have used. ' e “Our leaving the hall was. merely a protest against a_cértain legislative clique who ‘are continually placing our northern peoplq, in the wrong light with their owniconstituents.’’. that he and and Vice Presi- “did not leave QUEST FOR OLDEST WAGON. Venerable Vehicles Looated. That Have Been Used 50 Years. Away back in 1865, forty-eight years ago, Dave Clark of Gileneton, ‘Wis., bought a farm wagon.- The civil war was over. ‘Men’s minds turned to thoughts of peace and the country was trying to forget the throes of the conflict by sturdily endeavoring to conquer the agricultural possibili- ties of the Northwest. purchased his wagon from the Stude- aker agent at Gilenetom, Wis., drove it out to his farm and from that day to this that faithful old. wagon has been hauling Mr. Clark’s grain and potatoes and truck to market. Fig- uring that a working year contains 300 days, Mr. Clark’s wagon has been working for 14,400 days, and, allow- ing a ton to the load, it has hauled a like number of tons for its owner, over good roads and bad, through winter storms and summer heat. This remarkable story of a farm wagon was unearthed by the House of Studebaker when it was decided to of- fer prizes to the owners of the oldest 'Studebaker wagons. Studebaker pub- lishes an almanac, which has a tre- mendous circulation among the farm- ers of the United States, and a page was devoted to explaining that, as the house has been-building wagons for {over half a century, it would be in- teresting to learn whether any old wagons had survived the wear and present .war. He ig also a musician 'and plays several : kinds of instru- ments among which are the Turkish, dram, saxophone, cornet and clari- net. Joe the Turk was_formerly a native of Turkey but for the past 32 years has been a citizen of the United we are crossing the wods on a trail, wlhich is winding and hardly passable and it would take very little expense to put it into first class shape.” SCOOP THE, CuB REPORTER States and is an ardent Salvation Army worker to which organization he has belonged for the past 30 years or more. ° ‘iin i ,tj i Hi Ll l!h b.f.rfivq tear of years and service, and to stim- ulate interest a series of Pi was offered. Bank Fire Dock with Sand. Water. washing away sand from beneath the fire dock - caused -a small amount of trouble yesterday which - Street - -Commission Carter quickly remedied by banking dock with sawdust. Scoops New _Smt Looks Like A Postage Stamp Now _JUNE 21, 1913. Mr. Clark] the ii‘liii*iiliii#i Kii*ii*l{*i#iii#i*ii “‘ TEI.EGRAPH OP’E'BATOE EMERGING FROM suxnmm;smm VIGIL ¢ * iiii!&i*Cliitiiiiififii#flifiii!i!#li Copyright by International News Service; supplied by New Process Elec-| tro Corporation, New York. i Never Slept During-Entire Time Submariiie “Was' Under Water During Which Time He Sent Out to the World Above Over One Thousand Bulletins. This photograph shows Guy Hoopengarner, a -telegraph operator and a member of the Cage Submarine Company, leaving the submarine “Cage” | after it had been under water for thirty-six hours. The test was made inl Long Beach, Calif., harbor June 10, 11, and proved a success beside estab-' lishing a new record for submergence. During the thirty-six hcurs under water Hoopengarner, from a tiny cabin of the submarine, sent out 1,000 messages and bulletins on conditions, etc., attending the record-breaking submergence. - He did not sleep all during the test. BIG BALL GAME SUNDAY IS E SRS SRS S8 S & x CONCERT LAST NIGHT. e % ° Under Director Remfrey, the % ¥ Bemidji band gave its second % 3 3, ok : & outdoor concert of the- year last | Fastest Contest 'of Season to Be * night. . The attendance was x| Staged at Fair Grounds Tomorrow %« small, and the whole concert % 2 s * was taken in sort of a matter- % Grnnd Rapids vs. Bemidji. % of-fact. manner. Crookston ap-. ¥, « preciated our band, thought it % WHAT OTHER NINES WILL DO o« WAS A ARIAY: e (st g e x KEEKRRK R KKK E KK KKK REVIEW BOARD MONDAY Will Look Over Assessments of Be-| midji Besidents—Time to ‘Enter Protests. What will probably be the fastest game played on a local diamond this year has been scheduled for Sunday ‘afternoon between the “Big Bemidg’ and Grand Rapids baseball teams. This will be the first time these two teams have met -this season and as’they are old rivals the excitement during the game will probably be in- tense. . Grand Rapids will undoubted- ly strengthen their team for the oc- casion as they usually bring to Bem- idji the strongest team they can ob- taln IF YOU THINK YOUR TAX HIGH An opportunity. will ‘be given all residents of Bemidji to enter protests as to their taxes Monday morning when the board of review convenes: Lumbermen to Blackduck. Leaving: tomorrow morning at an early hour the Crookston Lumber company. baseball team will journey to Blackduck where they will clash with the’city team of that place. Blackduck has made an - excellent showing this year and have defeated some strong teams. A great deal of interest has been shown by the business men of Black- duck in the baseball -team and on one ocassion they donated the nine a purse of one hundred dollars. - As a result the boys have shown interest and have turned out a nine that has proved a winner. Many lumbermen supporters plan to accompany the team and spend the morning on Blackduck Lake fishing. Cancell Clerks Game. Postoffice clerks haye. cancelled their game with the Bemidji barbers| for tomorrow ~morning as their pitcher has not recovered: from an injured. foot and would be unable to pitch. The game will probably be played at a later date as the tonsor- ial artists are anxious to try out their ‘'skill on the mail slingers. - - No “Little Bemidg” Contest. The “Little Bemidg” nine has also The chief purpose of this board is to investigate the assessments by the city assessor and either raise or lower them. If the assessments are to high on any property, the owner. should at this time enter a protest; and by so doing save the board of equalization, for the county, trouble and time. The board of equalization meets next month, The board of review is made up of four aldermen, one from each ward and Mayor McCuaig. The aldermen on the board are, Klein of the first ward, Bailey of the second ward, Hannah of the third ward and Miler of ‘the fourth ward. It is expected that the board will be able to complete its work by not later than Tuesday evening, and will| meet in the city.hall. 1 Paving. Progressing Rapidly. One side of the street on Bemidji avenue between Third and Fourth street has been paved and active work started this morning on paving on the paving the fire dock and the JGILE. SUGGESTS i getting down to work in earnest. Ithe farmers of the surrounding coun- !and has taken a keen interest in"the - |basis of permanent agriculture and BEMIDJI SLOGAN Let it Be Corn, Clover and Cows, Says New Head of Agriculture at High School. e REASONS . FOR :KEEPING, cows Corn Makes Feed:in Form of Silage —Clover- Good .When: Fed to Sheep and Cfltfle.’ HE URGES koim 5 mhiomx Says Bemidji Spirit is Such T}mt Putl Mail Order Houses Out of Business. Bueford M. Gile, Bemidji’s new head of -the agricultural department at the high school, and who entered upon his new -duties a week ago, is Already Mr. Gile has met many of try, has visited the stores-of the city Bemidji Creamery and in the grade of cattle farmers are bringing into the county. In an interview - this morning Mr. Gile said: ok “The agricultural resources of ‘the country around Bemidji are waiting to be developed. The most profitable farming and at the same time the soil fertility must be based on.live stock. ) “The slogan for Bemidji farmer’s should be corn, clover and cows. One acre of corn put in a silo makes from 12 to 15 tons of silage, which when fed to cows at about 30 pounds a day increases materially the milk flow. “Clover is a good feed for sheep and cattle and at the same time gathers free nitrogen: from the air and thus increases the fertility of the soil. Altho the air we breathe is four fifths free nitrogen it is the most expensive fertilizing element for the reason that it can only be taken from the air and stored as a plant food by the legume crops such as clover, alfalfa and soy beans. “There are two hig _reagons why every farmer should lmve a few well fed dairy cows. (1) When a'ton of butter is sold from the farm it eon- tains ninety cents worth of fertili- zer—while a ton of timothy hay. or grain sold from the farm would car- ry away from eight to fifteen dolars worth of fertilizer. (2) Besides en- riching the land so that we may grow 4 better crop of Bemidji Potatoes and 50 on, these dairy cattle bring in - ready cash each month which will in time pay off that mortgage. “The farmers around Bemidji would do well to assist in every way the success of the Bemidji Creamery, which so far as I have found is the only cash market in Bemidji for farm products. “The people of Bemidji who wish:to do a little real boosting with no added expense and at the same, time receive a clean product should demand “Bet- ter Brand Bemidji Butter.” Bvery merchant with whom I have talked says that he will buy this butter and thus benefit home industry and home labor rather than send out of town-for butter even tho he might get the lat- ter a cent cheaper. i “If merchants everywhere were:of this sort Sears and . Sawbuck would not do so large a business.” TIME SHORT TO GET c!cx.ommv L approach. This work is progressing rapidly as there is a large crew of men steadily employed who are rap- idly laying the concrete. cancelled their game for tomorrow as they have donated several of their fastest players to strengthen the lumbermen’ at Blackduck tomorrow. By “HOP” Distribution Will End as Soon as the Pioneer’s Supply is W Today will see a big hole made'in the last shipment of Everybody's Cyclopedia, which The Pioneer is dis- tributing to its readers on the popu- ‘lar coupon plan. The publilhen have gerved notice that these will exhg_qsl the available supply. - So there ig no time to lose, and readers should pre- sent coupons early today. =~ Don’t put it nl‘nntll the offer is