Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 15, 1914, Page 1

FOLUME 12, NO. 16. FARM LOAN BILL T0 CREATE STIMULUS I« An Adaptation to American Condi- iions of the Principal Credit Sys- tems Successful In England. WEANS SCIENTIFIC "RBepresentative Bulkley, Author of Measure, Says Competition Among Laboring Men Will End. Hy Congressman C. H. Tavenner. Washington, May 15.—American srming should receive the greatest “timulus cver injected into it when t'ongress passes the farm loan bank Hill. The bill is an adaption to American conditions of the principal | raral credit systems revolutionized which have Kuropean farming. " @efore the adoption of systems which gave easy credit to agriculture, the fWuropean peasants were worse than beggars, for they were in a grip of pittiless system of usury which kept rhe victims grinding out their hw‘s for the benefit of the usurers. Rural credit changed that condi- fton. As soon as the peasant farm- =18 pooled their honesty for credit tkey shook off the usurers, and with cheap capital began a wonderful de- velopment of their farms. Co-op- =ration in borrowing led to co-op- sration in other things, so that in most Buropean countries the farm- -rs now ‘buy through mutual compa- nies and sell tarough mutual com- oanies, and they have waxed pros- perous. Tn less degree, a similar develop- ruent can be expected in this coun- ry. American farmers are much netter off than were the European ' half century ago. But' m many sections farm development w crippled because of high interest rates, wasants a. wrly the effect of the bill will be seen first. But the measure is not only of enefit aid to facmers. 1Its captain. All three are leading sports- wcond efzet sheuld be + wonder-" mar, Bemidji and membors of ihe il benefit to workingmen in the gun club predict a banner year. iowns and cities. R(‘preflr\ntati\'c‘ It was decided to begin the reg- J. Bulkley of Ohio, the author, »f the bill, explained it to me as fol- LW “The rural credit legislation will «ton the country as if an enormous 1w free farm lands were ' this country,” he said. Prosperity in the past in this coun-' -ty has been largely due to the fact ' that we have had plenty of free land | v homesteaders it kept area of dided to down The not only could men tiie west, but in the making it te price of land everywhere. esily w s that v in re farms. at an end. ree land. The re- sing pr 1re on the ) dwellers. unting. It is rome tn for men to aeq ‘But that condition is re is 1o mo Farm harder g0 on to ind with this opment tne cost of liv- . il »dit Lill should act this condition just as an ad- dition of land might do. It farm laborer and ten- money on easy terms for e of farms. City work- rs will also be enabled to buy farms without undergoing the burden of a mortgage which swallows the farm ‘scome. Moreover, cheap eapital stiould encourage the adoption of mo- dern scientific farming methods and | npon will enable the witt the purch to get lead to preater productivity from vhe land now under cultivation. “This means more men on the farms, increased farm production and ! lower cost of living. Moreover, by waking it easier for men to own FARMING | and in these sections particul- ! BALD JACK ROSE. Informer Continues Testi- | mony in Becker Case. | | i i Photo by Americun Press Association. Re-elected for Fifth Time as Presi- dent of Bemidji Shooters’. Associa- tion—Bailey New Secretary. T. R. Symons was for the fifth time Rod and Gun club, at an enthusias- last evening. Symons had previous- ily announced that he did not desire jre-election, but so successful has been the association under his guid- ance that the members insisted up-! on his accepting the office for at leas another term. i Attorney Thayer C. Bailey, was named to be the next secretary of lthe club, L. G. Crothers, re-elected wrer, and A. B. Palmer, field ;ulth Sunday shoots on May 24, at \I(l 30 a. wrlurm;-: m., and to continue them| the summer. The club will | co-operate with the Nymore club and | , tournaments will be arranged for with nearby towns at intervals dur—‘ ‘m::. the shooting season. WILL CONDUCT EXAMINATIONS. ! | 8. A. Cutter To Have Charge of Civil | Service Position Tests. - | who has charge of| the Cntter, ostal savings department of the Bemidji posto tice that a s aminations for es of civil service ex- various government positions will be held here from Muy“ 20 to June 8. will be May tests for thos: as veterinarian The first examination 20 and will include eeking appointment and awning maker. The assistant inspector examinations will be held June 3; laboratory aid in seed testing, May 3; Junior fuel engineer, June 3 to 4; dand grant college specialist, June 8; marine gasoline engineer, June 8; steam fit- ter ,June 8. Any person desiring to take the examinations may obtain | the necessary application blanks by applying to Mr. Cutter at the post- office. Mr. Cutter is also prepared to furnish information. | Mr.and Mrs. James McAndrews of {Bxg Falls were Bemidji visitors yes- . terday. ‘Mr. McAndrews isa, crulser im industry is reduced, thus reducing competition among wage earners and tarms the number of laboring men making wages better.” stolen a ring last week. community. stafting Sunday. Somebody Is Most Certamly Gonna Get Hirt THE CUB REPORTER SCOO TY;*EBD% GAVE ME AN "CASE TGOT A ASSIGNMENT WAY OFF €T S S Sor (DT ToveeT ms OF TOWN -BUT T CAME Yo TH PARK INSTED (RST ALWAYS - SOME'LADY FREN’ WSE. ; - ) O < ,/fi o5 DUE NOW - LADIES RN o W SYMONS HEADS GUN CLUB, WILL HOLD TOURNAMENTS, elected as president of the Bemidji | tic meeting or tnat organization held ! e, today received no-| DINGED IF THAT DONT LOOK L\KE, TH' B0s5 NOW COMING THIS WA wi BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1914. PENDERGAST TELI.S STAND|FEDFRAL FORCES ‘Bemidji Man Who Seeks Nomination to the House of Representatives, | Announces Platform. FAVORS AID FOR GOOD ROADS ! Tavoring the initidative and refer- endum, the securing of as large a normal school appropriation as pos- { sible, :z‘men’ding_ the coastitution ‘so that a state homestead law could be enacted and’ liberal appropriations tor good roads and scientific ditch- ing, are a few of the points on whiéh L. G. Pendergast; of this city, asks election to the house of representa- {tives. In his announcement Judge Pen- dergast -says: “Believing the people of this leg- islative distriet, whose support I ask at the coming primaries, - should know how I stand on some of the questions of greatest interest to Be- midji and Northern Minnesota, I promise if elected; “l. To work to the best of my ability to secure the ldrgest appro- priation possible for the erection and maintenance of the Normal School |which has been located in Bemidji. “2. T am in favor of the initia- tive and’ referendum, which if en- acted into law will give the people the power to directly control and_ regulate the liquor business as'well as all public utilities. I am also in favor of the recall, so far as it re- lates. to the recall of elective officers. “3. I am in favor of amending ‘the constitution so that a state home- ;stead law could be enacted, patterned after the Wisconsin law, whereby {an actual settler may acquire not to exceed forty acres of state land by jcomplying with the prescribed re- quirements of residence, ‘improvement and cultivation. timber-to go_with the land and min- eral to be reserved, as at present. ¢ “4. T am in favor of the most lib- | scientific drainage, without which there can be no substantial develop- ments of Northern Minnesota. | “On the foregoing flecla.raum of principles 1 respectfully Solicit the support of the electors of this legis- lative district at the primaries, June ,16th, next.” VISITS LUMRER YARD | Smith-Robinson Co.—Netzer Holds | Record for Persons ‘Served. | WILL REMAIN IN BEMIDJI i “Hello Bill,” says Bill. “You can bet your life that ‘Bill’ is good for some lumber,” said ‘Bill’ Robinson of the Smith-Robinson Lumber company, to Edward Netzer, proprietor of the Netzer Drug store. | Mr. Netzer nceded some small lum- Iber for the construction of a plat- ithat Merle Spencer, the popular soda fountain expert, could become even more efficient by endeavoring to ren- der still better service. It will be remembered that Mr. Netzer holds the record for having served more people with “Deéllar i Bill” than any other party thus far known. The public at large knows that it is the object to keep “Dollar Bill” in Bemidji continually and the Smith-Robinson Lumber company would not think of sending him out of the city. John MeCarthy was this morning bound gver to the grand jury by Judge Crowell on a charge of having I < drainage, | All| eral appropriation for good roads and ! |“Dollar Bill” Makes Purchase of] |arrived from Guadalajara where for form back of his soda fountain, so| | { 1 those knowing ‘the country as |7,000. CUT T0 PIECES Flee From Buttle of Tamyioo Under “Cover of Downpour of Rain—Must - Run Gauntlet of Victorious Army CONSUL CANADA IS DISTURBED Ref}xgees Report Many.Outrageé On Americans at Guadalajara and Sal- tillo—Stores and Houses Looted. Vera Cruz, May ~15—A violent electrical storm in the vieinity of Tampico rendered wireless virtually useless and onl\y meager details of ‘|the situation there are received. The plight of the federals under Zara- 8osa, . who retired in the direction of San Luis Polosi, is considered DY e ex- tremely serious: The constitution- alists are overrunning the territory about ‘San Luis Polosi and 'the gen- eral belief is:that the little force of retreating federals will be cut to pieces (before it reaches _the sines south of San Luis Polosi. The situation here is quiet. Con- sul Canada is disturbed over the de- tention of the Cuban messenger sent to General Maas’ lines with a letter urging the release of Admiral Fletch- er’s Filipino servant, who wandered into the Mexican territory and has been held by the federals ‘over a week. The Cuban was gone four days before it was learned he was held by the federals.. ~ "Fled in Rain, wansvnlle Tex., May '15. —De- tails of the fall of Tampico in an official dispatch to Colonel Roaut, commander in Matamoras, said the federals under General Zaragnsa: fled under the cover of a downpolr of rain and was followed by the forces of General Gonzales to Cabellero. The total constitutionalist force attacking the city was numbered at about The total killed from reports, is placed at 300. i Anprig@iOrtraged. Hagle Pass Tex., May 15.—Refu- gees an'iving here today from Sal- tillo and Guadalajara brought reports of outrages on Americans and a wholesale destruction of American property was reported in Guadala- jara. It was said that stores had been looted and. homes stripped of furniture. Several Americans were reported beaten. One American who years he had been in business, said all Americans were herded together {and ordered to leave the:city imme- diately. DROVE TEAM 665 MILES. John Bare Who Made Trip From Nebrasgka$ Visits Bemidji. John Bare, who a year ago pui‘- {chased a farm_in Alaska township, near Wynne, and who just complet- ed a drive of 665 miles from Cléar- water, Nebraska, to this making the trip in just thirty days, with three horses and a heavy lum- ber wagon, was in "Bemidji today. Mrs. Bare arrived- in Bemidji yes- terday from Fairfield, Towa, where she has been visiting. Mr. Bare ex- Dects to have one the best farms in the county within ‘a short time. Newspaper Men Here. A. P. Gove and A. J. Furlow, of the Rochester Bulletin, one of the most m‘og'ressive daily newspapers in the state, were in Bemidji today enroute to Kelliher where they have purchased land. Both Mr. Gove and Furlow have great faith in Beltrami county’s future as_an- agricultural county, | . ERTY t‘:ms PER xom e ufi«i«i«&«&i«« CHARLES HAYDEN ki*i**iiliii*** Prominent Blackduck Man Who Is Making Strong Campaign for % Senatorlal Nom.matwn MEMGR[AL DAY PLANS Arrangements for Propet‘ Observing ELINQUENT TAX -SALE CONCLUDED With Bonus on Government Ditok Lands Amounting to $25,000, Auditor Ended Sale at Noon. WAS-IN SESSION SINCE MONDAY N Has Been One of the Most Successful Ever Held Here—Nearly Every Tract of Vacant Land Taken. One of the most successful delin~ quent tax land sales ever conducted in this county was brought to a close by County Auditor James L. George shortly after noon today. Until yes- terday it was believed that the tax list would not be fully reviewed be~ fore Tuesday of next ‘week, but the ————— |last part of the work was readily disposed ot which made it possible to conclude the sale today. According to figures in the office of the county auditor, the bonus, or of Day Will be Completed at Meet- ing of Two Committees. 100 PERSONS IN THE PARADE ‘Memorial day in Bemidji this year is to be fittingly observed and no les§ than 1,000 school children, rep- resentatives of all the various so- cieties and lodges, the concert band, fire depgrtment and every person who can possibly join, have ibeen asked. by the.committee in charge to participate in the monster Mem- orial day parade which will march |from the city hall to the cemetery, on“May 30. Automobiles will ibe provided for the old soldiers and their wives, for the march to the cemetery. The, parade 'will leave the city hall at 10 a.m., and at the cemetery the Grand Army ritual will be said. Judge L. G. Pendergast, a member of the post, will deliver the address at the ceme- tery that is'a part of the ritual. J. A. O. Preus, state insurance com- missioner, and P. J. Russell, city at- torney, will be the principal speak- ers at the other exercises which are to’be held in:the city hall at two lo’clock in the afternoon, at which there will be a flag.drill, songs by the school children and solos. Insurance Commissioner Preus has lassured Alderman’Bailey, chairman of the arrangement committee that he will be here Memorial day. The committee of the G. A. R. post, ap- pointed to assist the council commit- tee, whicn comprises Aldérmen Bail- ley, Bisiar and Miller, will meet the !three members of the council tomor- row, when all arrangements for the observing of Memorial ‘day will be completed. NEW FARMS SETTLED. J. C. Neistead and Charles Lieske Be- gin Clearing Newly Purchased Land J. C. Neistead and Charles Lieske, ‘who recently purchased 160 acres six miles southwest of Bemidji, from the Phibbs & Cross land company, ‘have completed the building of a new house and barn, and already have cleared several acres. They expect to have twenty acres under cultivation this summer. The new farmers recently returned from the twin cities where fwo teams and seven cows were purchased. Mesdames A. P. White and F. S. Lycan left last evening for the twin cities where they will be met by Mr. ‘White and Mr. Lycan tomorrow morning. They will return to Be- midji in Mr. White’s new Cadillac, OH T SENTSCO0P - O BETTER excess, from the sale. on delin- quent tax ditch lien government lands, will total about $25,000. All Disposed Of. Nearly every tract of vacant gov- ernment land in Beltrami county was. purchased at the sale, and it is .probable that when the auditor has figured the entire amount of del- inquent taxes sold for the year 1912 nearly cleaned up than ever before in the history of the county. Demand for Tax Title. There is a greater demand from tax title 'investors for Beltrami county certificates than even before, and even local investors are purchasing where hitherto they have been rather slow about handling them. The number of actual settlers who desire to-find vacant government land for homesteading purposes and are willing ‘to pay a bonus for it amounting to the full ditch lien, against said land,.goes to prove that the system of ditches now in mro- cess of comstruction will lead to a very rapid -scttlement of the north- ern part of Beltrami county, and the lands when ‘drained will be among the most valuable for agricultural purposes. WO00D AT WORK AGAIN Deposed Game Warden To Be Rein- stated is Rumor Current—Recog- > nized as One of Best Officials. IS ACT OF NEW COMMISSIONER George E. Wood, formerly em- ployéd as game warden : large by the state game and fish cownmission, is going hack on the job. Wood’s reinstatement is brought about, it is said, through the inter- iest of Fred B. Meyers of Biwabik, range member of the state game and fish commission and also through the interests of the sportsmen’s associa- tions of the range, who made a vig- orous protest when lie was removed and were generally ‘backed by pub- lic sentiment. g ‘When Wood goes to work for the commission there will be a new un- derstanding all around.” The ward- en’s system of securing fines and tax- ing costs is to be soméwhat changed. Even Wood's best friends did not | countenance some of his official acts as game .warden, but they always held that he was the best officer who had ever represented the commission and the only one who had ever se-, cured results in the iron range sec- tion, where violations of the game and fish laws have for years been. open and flagrant. The news that Wood is to be re- appointed is well received in Hibbing and over the range and means that 'adequate protectiqn will again-. be given to the game and fish of that section of Minnesota. ¥ 1,000 FREE SMOKES. Postal Cards Worth One Cigar Dis- tributed by Grocery Company. In order that smokers of Bemidji - mny become acquainted , with~ the ten-cent cigar, “Amerlcan Orator,” T. J. Burke of the Northern Grocery company, distributors, has mailed 1,000 postal cards to men of the city, each ‘card’ being good for one cigar. An “American Orm.or" ad appears ‘on’the second page of uus Isme the judgment record will be more ° U 2