Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 7, 1914, Page 1

2 5 H { VOLUME 11. NO 241. T0 TEACH BETTER FARMING METHODS Lever Agricultural Extension Bill Now Being Considered by Congress Will be Beneficial To County BUILD DEMONSTRATION PIOTS Will Be So Located That Farmers On Way To Town Will Pass Them— Experts Will Be Assigned From Congressman C. H. Tavenner, Washington February 7—The Am- erican farmer. like the Missourian, has to be shown. And the Lever agricultural extension bill, recently passed by the Houce, proposes to show him by ocular demonstration just what the latest scientific dis- coveries in agriculture can accom- plish in his own farm. Under this bill at least one expert and possibly two will be assigned to each coun- ty, and will spend his entire time throughout the year personally de- monstrating on the farms under the eyes of the farmers, the latest and best ideas of agriculture. For years the American govern- ment has been pursuing the scien- tific study of farming. Wonderful results have been obtained—in the laboratories and on” the experiment farms. Probably no nation on earth has as much valuable farming infor- mation at its disposal as has the United. States. Yet farming here is on a lower plane of excellence than that of almost every other advanced nation. Not Complete Failure The trouble is that the American farm lore is locked up in libraries of bulletins and other publications. The system of distribution so as to ‘put it in use on every American farm while not a complete failure, is not as much of a practical success as our farm economists would like. The reason is that the American farmer is slow to adopt farming methods from books. The oldest hu- man art, in his opinion, has existed a long time with the old methods. He is naturally slow to make changes in ‘methods which, at least, have given ‘him and his family their living. The Lever bill is designed to take farming science out of the books and translate it into bigger crops at bet- ter markets prices demonstrated un- der the farmer’s own nose, in the field, perhaps, that he passes every time he drives to town. At a cost of $3,480,000 a year, it is planned to conduct continuous demonstration work in every rural county of the United States. jovernmental patronage of agri- culture is an old thing with this country. It began years ago when Congress passed the Morrill Act, do- nating public lands to found an agri- cultural college in every state in the Union. This was the first step in the policy of appropriating public money for the extension of agriculture. it was followed by the creation of the Department of Agriculture and the establishment of state experiment stations. Were Not Adopted The findings of these bodies of scientists were published in bulle- tins and in the farm journals. But the farmers did not adopt the new methods with enthusiasm. The next step was to begin the system of lec- ture-institutes, at which experts would give advice to the farmers. But even this plan did not meet the suc- cess hoped for it. The appearance in the South of boll weevil created a situation so serious that different methods had to be adopted. The scientists discover- ed how to grow cotton in spite of the weevil. One of the great products of the nation was threatened, and the government could not rely upon printed bulletins to combat it. So the Department sent experts actually to demonstarte how cotton could be grown in the midst of weevil. Start of New Type That was the start of the new type of instruction. Since then the work has been continued by the various farming clubs for children in the South, and agents from the Depart- ment were appointed to begin dem- onstration work in northern coun- ties. The latest development is now ‘COUNT YAMAMOTO. Japanese Mlqlncr'Atkcd to Retire From Office. FRANK C. BERRY DEAD| Duluth Business Man, Well Known'In Bemidji, Subject to Nervous Break- and Dulu fort ther was John: and lives Fr: his Univ Le was pany pacit give they time rectl In one and eral day. and The cred 21 27 30 31 38 shown in the Lever bill which pro- poses to make demonstration univer- ‘sal, by putting the demonstration of the work into the lands of every state under federal supervision. LITERACY TEST IN SENATE Conference With President .Awaited Before Action Is Taken. - ‘Washington, Feb. 7.—The new im- migration bill, with its literacy test. as passed by the house, was before the senate committee awaiting con- ferences with President Wilson. Sen- ator Smith of South Carolina, chair- man of the committee, expects to talk with the president to get his view om fhe test for aliens, AL Bilox!, Berry, cerning funeral brought to neapolis 55 years ago. Wright-Clarkson 1912, moved to Fond du Lac, Minn., where der-Pioneer piano contest reaching the boiling point as only increase their down, Expires in Biloxi, Miss. FUNERAL HELD IN MINNEAPOLIS Frenk C. Berry, Minnesota pioneer, traveling salesman, prominent Mason for many th,\ died a resident Friday morning at Miss,, whither, with Mrs. ‘he went in October in an ef- to regain health. No word con- arrangements fur- than that the remains will be ‘Minneapolis for burial, contained in the death message. years of He was well known in Bemidji, hav- ing been here often on business, in a traveling capacity, Mr: s, Berry, the widow; son , of Coleraine, a two sons, Blayton Mrs. Harry daughter, Berry, age 25, employed at the steel plant, and Lawr ence Berry, age 16, and who with Mrs, Johnson, survive. ank C. Berry was born in Min- He received ly education in the Mill City public schools and later attended the ersity of Minnesota. s3 than two years ago Mr. Berry made sales manager of the Mercantile com- and continued in the same ¢ y after it was merged into the Gowan-Lenning-Brown company. Forced by continued ill health to up active work Mr. Berry and in December, his family have since made their home. About a year ago they passed some in Florida and later went to California. By his most intimate friends Mr. Berry’s breakdown is attributed di- y to overwork. He was a thirty- third degree Mason. CONTEST GETTING WARM Schroeder Makes Special Offer to Con- testants Who Wish to Enter Final Spurt for Claxton Piano. $1.00 WILL BRING 10,000 VOTES terest manifested in the Schroe- is now more week remains for the con- testants to gather.in votes. Every rival is now making the final spurt every available opportunity to total is wused. Sev- contestants who are not credited with many votes, are holding back thousands te register on the last So far No. 151 is in the lead is credited with 8,000,409 votes. girls who are still working are ited with the following votes: 3,238,180 -1,282,908 611,237 . 5,137,908 868,942 750,070 . 655,379 371,701 -1,153,074 151...8,000,409 Sales KNOW A LoT F\BOUT REDUCING— 0BESE L2 KING BRINGS G00D NEWSFOR SETTLERS Says Bill Now Befm Cvl;u- Would Open Large Area of “Overflow” Land for Entry Here RETURNS = FROM WASHINGTON Would Be Great Boost for This Seo- tion of State, Says Former Presi- dent of Development Association - C. M. King of Deer River, presi- dent of the Northern Minnesota De-~ velopment association, who has just returned .from Washington, brought good mnews for a ‘large number of settlers in Northern Minnesota. He ‘|says that the bill opening to entry large areas of so-called “overflow” lands in Northern Minnesota, has passed the senate and is thought to have a ‘good chance of passing the house without jmaterial alteration. Aside from the all-important fact that the bill provides for the open- ing of lands, the feature which will appeal to a large number of people s the provisions "that squatters will have prior right of entry for thinty days. There are a large num- ber of squatters on the land. They have built their homes in anticipa- tion of the opening of the lands to entry, and their right of possession is amply protected under the bill as it passed the senate. Praise for Senator Nelson. “Senator Nelson cannot be praised too highly for the part he has taken in this matter,” said Mr. King. “On two' previous occasions Senator Nel- son put a similar bill through the senate only to have it killed in the house. This time I believe the bill will be successful in the house and that the lands will be opened for entry. “The lands involved are outside of the overflow areas of government dams, but which were reserved by the government. When the reserv- ations were made, the government took no chances on restrictions, em- barassing it in the future, by reserv- ing many thousand acres more than were necessary. The land lies in Carlton, Itasca, Aitkin, Cass and Bel- trami counties, and they-are' among the richest we have in Northern Min- nesota. Of course, the government will continue to reserve overflow areas sufficient for all purposes, but the lands involved in this bill lie outside of any possibility of being overflown. “The bill is perfectly satistactory to all persons who have been inter- ested in having the lands opened. It gives squatters thirty days mprior right to entry, so that the men who have their homes there and have de- veloped their lands, will not be dis- possessed unless it is by their own carelessness. I believe that this bill is very important to the development of Northern Minnesota, and I sin- cerely hope it will go through.” Funds for Bridges. Mr. King went to Washington as a representative of the Northern Minnesota Development association to interest government officials in the erection of two bridges in the National Forest on-the route of the Duluth and St. Vincent road. Mr. King says that the money for the entire road has been appropriated, and ‘that the lack of funds for the two bridges is the only obstacle to the completion of the road this year. As both bridges are in the National Forest, and as the land is exempt from state taxation, the ofticers of the Northern Minnesota Development association believe the Federal gov- ernment should build the bridges. R R R R X NEGRO TO BE ORATOR OF HARVARD SENIORS. New York, Feb. 7.—Engle- wood, N. J., is proud of the fact that one of its sons, col- ored though he be, will be graduated from Harvard univer- sity next June with the honor of being class orator, a distinc- tion for which there were six candidates. The young man is Alexander L. Jackson. oo b oo ol o ol oo ob b ke ok ool ok o seotush ofe oo ole b ofs o ok b ok ok o o ok bR R R R K K R | will be prepared for a fast, snappy 8T, emwnmun,mm numnnndin;nuumd—om- st Olnud ., Feb ’I,—A fire that for a time ‘threatened 'the de- entire block of build- ings from Fifth % Sixth avenues on ‘started 8 o’clock | yesterday lnvmh‘, but after a hard fight by the firm was brought un- der control threeé hours iater. The Leisen building, used for cloth ing etore and blli-'tl hall on the first floor and for. professional offices on the second, Was destroyed. The loss on building, stock, fixtires libraries, ete,, Wil ‘reach $150,000. An overheated furnace is supposed to have been responsible for the fire. The fire started in the basement of the clothing store conducted by Magnuson & Ran, and spread rap- idly through'the entire building. The offices and effects of Senator J. D. Sullivan, Jénks & Quigley, lawyers; Hoyt & Davis, ,denum, James H. Maybury, llwye;, and W. H. Alden, justice of the peace, were burned. Magnuson & Rau carried a stock worth $45,000, which was partially | covered by insurance. CAN NOT POSTPONE MEET State Tax Cflfiliglion Unable To Come Here Later Than March 31 Auditor George is Informed FARE T0 BE PAID ASSESSORS J. L. George, county auditor, has received mnotice from the State Tax C..mmissioners; informing him that will be unable to change the date of their visit to' Bemidji for the purpose of meeting the asseseors of the county. 3 Owing to the fact that the law of 1913, Chapter 558, provides for mile- age for assessors attending any nec- essary meeting, as well as a perdiem of $3.00, Mr. George looks for the attendance at this meeting on March 31st, of every Assessor in the Coun- ty. As the laws .governing assess- ments have been materially changed since last year, it is absolutely neces- sary for every Assessor to obtain all the information te ean from all sources| And this meeting is the very: beat opportu@ity that wil- offered.. The member of the Com- mission who will attend this meeting is fully acquainted with the laws and their operation, and will spend the entiré day with the Assessors. As it requires considerable time to write up the sixty nine assessment books of thie county, they may mnot all be ready for the assessors to take home with them, but Mr. George pro- mises that those not ready on March 31 will be sent to the Assessors by mail soon after that time. RED WING TEAM COMING Fast Southern Minnesota Five To Play Three Games in Bemidji Next Week—February 12, 18 and 14 BEMIDJI ATHLETICS PREPARING After three weeks of unsuccessful attempts to bring basketball teams to Bemidji the manager of the Bemidiji athletics has booked a series of games to be played in Bemidji on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next week. The McNeil basketball team of Red Wing will be the op- ponents and through their consist- ant playing and hard work have won a place among the fastest quints in the southern part of the state. The players comprising the local team are in the pink of condition and contest. New signals will be practic- ed next week and everything possible done to make the games the best ever Played in this section of the state. The Red Wing boys who will come here are, H. Vollmers, Raymond Hanson, Elmer Peterson, Clarence Rehder, Al Grinde, Seig and Irvin C. Oison,. manager. The Bemidji team will consist of the following meun, Newmann, Peck, Bestul, Brandon, Howe, Bell and Ripple. Scoop Reduces The Fat In His Hea night of the fire, ho escaped, He was STATE 10 lNQHlRE INTO KELLIHER FlRE Marshall Keller Sends Deputy To In- vestigate Fatal Burning of Hestelry —Is On Ground Today. ALBERTO TERRAZAS. Mexico's Richest Man to Till - Soil in - California. CASE_ FOR HOTEL INSPECTOR| A Crozier Expected To Act Under Re- cent Legislation On Protection: Of Guests—Rigid Investigation: State Fire Marshall Charles, E. Keller last night sent a deputy to investigate '.-I;e hotel fire at Kexliher. in which six persons met death and three others are missing. Mr. Kel- ler hag as yet no information- as to ‘the cause of the fire, He wishes 1o | learn thie, and also whether protec- tion was afforded guests. “I shall insist on a rigid investiga- tion, to dertermine if the hotel com- plied with all the state laws regard- ing safetly devices, chemical extin- guishers and fire hose in the HKall- ways,” said the fire- marshall yester- day. Hotel Inspector May Act Alexander Crozier, State Hotel In- spector, probably will join Mr Keller in the investigation, The last Legis- lature revised the law.governing the duties of the hotel inspector and Sec- tion 6 of this act says: “Fire Protection to be Provided— In_all hotels and restaurants two stories high, with ten or more sleep- ing rooms where sleeping accommo- dationg are furnished to the public, there shall be provided for each 2,500 feet of area an efficient chemi- cal fire extinguisher.” Stand-pipe Is Required The next section provides that there must be a stand-pipe to give water pressure for fire hose which must be provided in the hallways. The section regarding fire escapes applies only to hotels more than three stories in height. Frank 0’Neil Escaped. Although Frank O'Neil, a traveling man, was a guest at the hotel on the FIRE LOSSES MUCH LOWER Insurance Commissioner’s Table Shows Minnesota Record Since 1907 Beats National Average TWO YEAR I0SS RATIO SMALL With fire Tosses for 1913 of $3,420- 841, Minnesota makes the lowest fire record since 1907, according to fi- gures tabulated by J. A. O. Preus, state insurance commission, This ta- ble shows that there has been a sharp decrease ‘in fire losses in the last two years as compared with the ‘previous two years. These results are believed to be due in a great measure to a campaign for fire prevention conducted by the state and local au- thorities in co-operation with the in- terested in the reduction of the great annual waste by fire, Following are the official figures of the fire losses in Minnesota for the last five years. 19007, 1910 .. 1911 reported as being one of the six men killed. Late reports from Kelliher show that G. M. Naro is the sixth of those who met death. Jury Report. At the coroner’s inquest which was attended by Graham M Torrance, county attorney, and M. E. Ibertson, coroner, the following finding was made: “We, the coroner’s jury, hereby agree that in our opinion O. P. Mecal- son and others, came to their death by a fire, which started, according to the evidence of witnesses, in the ‘basement of the Grace hotel on the morning of February 4.” The jury comprised E. J. Taylor, John Hartman, L. J. Kramer, E. C. Lange, G. Keen, C. Johneon and M. E. Tbertson. Three Witnesses. At the coroner’s inquest three wit- nesses of the fire were examined and their stories were practically the same. According to their evidence the entire building was in ashes 45 minutes after the flames had been discovered. $3,886,220 5,861,150 5,107,334 1912 , e 4,045,698 ROLBe 2, oo ol eeanee 3,420,841 In this period flve insurance com- panjes collected premiums aggregat- ing:approximately $42,588,000, and the losses paid, as stated above, ap- proximate $22,311,243. “The average loss ratio of all fire insurance companies, excepting town ship mutuals, on Minnesota business during the last five years, has been approximately 52 per cent,” said Mr. Preus. “The premiums collected by fire insurance companies in the en- tire United States during the last five years, aggregate approximately $1,- 275,000,000, and losses paid approx- of losses to premiums collected of ap- proximately 56 per cent. The av- erage loss ratio in the state of Minne- sota during the last two years has been 45 per cent. If this loss ratio continues, Minnesota policy molders will be entitled to a very material reducation in the rates of premiums paid as compared with the United States as a whole.” IEEEEE R R R RS R R * SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES. ¥ KKK KKK KKK R KKK KKK Salvation Army Sunday school at 2:30. Services at 8p.m. TEACHER-MOTHER IS LOSER Episcopal Defeated “Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Holy Communion and sermon at 10:30. Archdeacon Parshall.” in Appeal of Ouster Pro- ceedings. New York, Feb. 7.—Mrs. Bridget Peloxtto, a scheol teacher, who won & preliminary contest in the state su- preme court, after having been dis- missed by the school board because she absented herself to become a mother, met with reversal by the ap- pellate court. This court unanimously upset Jus- tice Seabury’s decision which had or- dered the board to reinstate the teach- er. The higher court held that Mrs. Pelxotto should have spplied to the state commissiener of education for relief rather than to tl.e courts.- "By “HOP’ Swedish Lutheran Sunday school at 12 o’clock. There will be no other services on account of the pastor’s absence. J. H. Ran- dahl, pastor. First Scandinavian Lutheran There will be no services in the morning. Sunday school at 12 o’clock (Continued from Page 4.) N & surance underwriters and others in-Vention. imate $710,000,000, showing a muo‘flcera of the North 0 ol STEWART NAMED ASSOCIATION HEAD Bemidji Man Elected President of North Central Educational Society W.P. Dyer Selected as Treasurer CONVENTION BROUGHT TO CLOf Was Most Successful Meeting Ever Held—Prominent Speakers Aid In Forming Interesting Program At the closing session of a three day joint convention of the North- western_ and’ North Central Educa- tional associations today, W. B. Ste- wart, superintendent of the Beltrami county schools, was elected presi- dent; Bisie Shadewald, principal of the Blackduck _schools, vice presi- dent; W. H. Allen, superintendent = of the Walker schools, secretary and W. P. Dyer, superintendent of the | Bemidji schools was re-named as % treasurer. 3 The convention, which was one of | the most successful ever held, came to a close at noon today. Nearly three hundred teachers were in at- tendance. “We are delighted with .the re- sult of the convention, and believe that it will bring about much good. The program was one of the best I have ever attended,” said 0. F. Haw- kins, superintendent of the Akeley schools and retiring secretary of the’ association.” S. A. Callman, state commissioner of school buildings, Miss Isabel Law- rence, of the St. Cloud Normal school z A. V. Storm, of the State college of 3 agriculture and Prof. J. C. McDowell’ department of agriculture, Washing- ton, were the speakers on this morn- ing’s program, Reception Enjoyed Last evening the visiting delegates were the guests of a reception given by the Bemidji teachers in their hon- or. An entertainment comprising two plays was also given. The actors were entirely from the Bemidji school faculty. The affair was well | attended and formed one of the most | pleasing features of the entire con- Following the entertain- ment, which was given in the high school assembly haill; those-in attend~ ance adjourned to the second floor, which had been decorated for the oc- casion, where the reception was held. Prof. Dyer Pleased W. P. Dyer, heal of the Bemidji schools and treasurer of the associa- tion is much pleased with the result of the convention. “While no city has been named as the place for hold- ing the next meeting I am certaln that Bemidji will be selected. This city has a central location and the by meetings which have been held here always been beneficial. It is pleas- ing to me that the convention has been such a success.” The Resolutions Resolved, by the North Central and North Western Minnesota Edu- cational Associations assembled in joint convention at Bemidji, that the convention urge the teachers and superintendents to give their hearty co-operation and support to the of- tion, in making the coming conven- tion at St. Paul the big success that it deserves to be. Resolved, that the meeting of the North Western, North Central and North Eastern Minnesota Bducation- al Associations on the same dates, or the same week would greatly facili- tate the working but of good strong programs_by using largely the same speakers on consecutive days, and that we recommend to the aesociation officers that this change be effected. Resolved, That we heartily com- E mend the officers of the assoclations : for the splendid program provided for this convention. Resolved, that our expressions of ‘gratitude and appreciation be tend- erd the superintendent and teachers of Bemidfi schools for the pleasant - 3 entertainment received at their b hands, and the people of Bemidji for their hospitality. George Rupert Opple entertained at a luncheon in the dining room at the Pilsener hotel today the occasion being his tenth birthday. The guests were Vera Cutter, Gladys Jester, Ca- therine Jester, Helen Hayner. Raiph Moberg, Rueben Dalton, Leland Knight, John Richards and John O’- Grady.- Mesdames A. H. Jester, John Dalton and Johrn Oppie were chaper- ons. The hours were from 2 till 4. Dr. and Mré. E. H. Marcum, A. M. Bagley, B. H. Denu, A. L. Molander, C. E. Baftles, A. A. Warfield and his brother, John Warfield of Princeton, Illinofs, arrived from Minneapolis this morning where they attended the automombile show, . W. L. Brooks, E. A, Barker and B. W. Lakin will return from Minnea- polis on the morning train, ‘have all attended the in Minneapolis this