Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 15, 1914, Page 2

“Xepresentative Bulkley, Author of " sefore the adoption of systems which VOLUME 12, NO. 16. FARM LOAN BILL T CREATE STIMULUS I An Adaptation to American Condi- ions of the Principal Credit Sys- tems Successful In England. i MEANS SCIENTIFIC FARMING | Measure, Says Competition Among Laboring Men Will End. #y Congressman C. . May srming should receive the greatest stimulus ever Tavenner. Washington, 15.—American injected into it wheni tongress passes the farm loan bank; bill. - The bill is an adaption to] American conditions of the principal | raral credit systems which have revolutionized Wuropean farming. save easy credit to agriculture, thej @uropean peasants were worse than ! heggars, for they were in a grip of pittiless system of usury which kept vhe victims grinding out their livns for the benefit of the usurers, Rural credit changed that condi- ‘ion. 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- ration in other things, so that in most European countries the farm- rs now buy through mutual compa- nies and sell through mutual com- oanies, and they have waxed pros- werous. In less degree, a similar develop- went can be expected in this coun- ry. American farmers are much1 nvetter off than were the European' 1ts a. half century ago. But ' many sections farm development « crippled because of high interest and in these sections particul-! wrly the effect of the bill will be seen first, But the measure is not only nf: enefit ¢ interest to facmers. Its reondary oF et shonld be @ wonder- “ul ben o workingmen in the {leas another term. . BALD JACK ROSE. Informer Continues Testi- mony in Becker Case. Photo by 2 SYMONS HEADS GUN CLUB, Prees Association Re-elected for Fifth Time as Presi- dent of Bemidji Shooters’. Associa- tion—Bailey New Secretary. WILL HOLD TOURNAMENTS, T. R. Symons was for the fifth time elected as president of the Bemidji Rod and Gun club, at an enthusias- tic meeting or that organization held | last evening. Symons had previous- i1y announced that he did not desire | re-election, but so successful has! ,been the association under his guid ance that the members insisted up on his accepting the office th at ' BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1914, Bemidji Man Who Seeks Nomination to the House of Representatives, Announces Platform. FAVORS AID FOR GOOD ROADS Tavoring the initidtive and refer- endum, the securing of as large a normal school appropriation as pos- sible, amendmg the constitution “so that a state homestead law could be enacted and” liberal appropriations for good roads and scientific ditch- ing, are a few of the points on whidh L. G. Pendergast, of this city, asks election tothe 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; “1. 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- 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 ithe 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 complying with the prescribed re- quirements of residence, ‘drainage, ‘improvement and cultivation. All {timber-to go_'with the land and min- eral to be reserved, as at present. Attorney Thayer C. Bailey, was | named to be the next secretary of Ithe club, L. G. Crothers, re-elected urer, and A. B. Palmer, field captain. All three are leading sports- ; mer-of Bemidji and membovs of ihe‘ gun club predict a banner year. “4. T am in favor of the most lib-! eral appropriation for good roads and scientific drainage, without there can be no substantial develop- ments of Northern Minnesota. “On the foregoing declaration’ of principles 1 respectfully solicit the towns and cities. Ropresemati\c It was decided to begin the res- support of the electors of this legis- J. Bulkley of Ohio, the author, julth Sunday shoots on May 24, at lative dlSt!‘Jl,C{ at the primaries; Juge of the bill, explained it to me as fol-\ 10:30 a. m., and to continue fl,emlwth next. LW u]urmg the summer. Tile club will “The rural credit legislation will «ton the country as if an enormous iew area of free farm lands were wlded to this country,”” he said Prosperity in the past in this coun wry has been largely due to the fact that we have had plenty of free I’md' homesteaders That kept down i The only could men | st, but in the | making it » ool land everywhere 15 that not et froe t land W @Sy for men (o ‘But that cond end. Miere is no more T ee land. The re- ure on the dwelle Farm unting. It is harder men to go on to and with this Jlopment tne cost of liv- ng pre: city their own, d dev credit bill Thye i this condition siiould act just as an ad- nd might do. It farm laborer and ten- npon dition of rree will enable the ant to get money on e terms for the purchase of farms. City work- ~rs will also be enabled to buy farms without undergoing the burden of a mortgage which swallows the farm ‘wcome. Moreover, cheap eapital should encourage the adoption of mo- dern scientific farming methods and ‘oad to preater productivity from | vhe land now under cultivation. “This means more men on the tarms, increased farm production and ! lower cost of living. Moreover, by making it easier for men to uwnl tarms the number of laboring men SCOOP H&SR REPORTER THE B0% At : — Asicm?«mvfmfig.“:‘; CAUSE TGOT A E OVER. TH' OTHER SIDE_ OF TOWN -BUT T CAME 70 TH PaRIC |N>TED to furnish information. | Big Falls were Bemidii visitors yes- DATE T0 MEET MisS SNOOP HERE - SHE'S DUE NOW - LADIES Intentional co-operate with the Nymore club and i tournaments will be arranged for w1th nearby towns at intervals dur-| ing the shooting season. WILL CONDUCT EXAMINATIONSj S.A. Cutter To Have Charge of Civil | Service Position Tests. Cutter, < S. A. who has charge of| the postal s: department of the| Bewidji postoffice, today received no- | tice that a series of civil service ex- aminations for various government positions will be held here from May ! 20 to June 8. The first examination | ill be May 20 and will include; for tho: seeking appointment ! as veterinarian 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- oftice. Mr. Cutter is also prepared Mr..and Mrs. James McAndrews of terday. Mr. VIcAndrews isa crulser in industry is reduced, thus reducing competition among wage earners and making wages better.” | {“Dollar Bill” |WILL REMAIN VISITS LUMRER YARD Makes Purchase of Smith-Robinson Co.—Netzer Holds Record for Persons ‘Served. IN BEMIDJI “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 needed some small lum- iber for the construction of a plat- form ‘back of his soda fountain, so that 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 Wn.h “Dollar ‘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 McCarthy was this morning bound @ver to the grand Jury by acted into law will give the people which | i il PENDERGAST TELLS STAND FEDERAL FORCES 1 CuT T0 PIECES Flee From Battle ot' Tam}uw Under “Cover of ’Downpour of Rain—Must - Run Gauntlet of Victorious Armyy CONSUL CANADA IS DISTURBED Refugees. Report MamyIOutrageé On Americans at Guadalajara and Sal-: tillo—Stores and Houses Looted. Vera Cruz, May ' 15.—A violent electrical storm in the vieidity of Tampico rendered wireless virtually useless and onl\y meager details of ‘|the situation there are received. The plight of the federals under Zara- gosa, . who retired in the direction of San Luis Polosi, is consideréd by those knowing ‘the country as 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, ; Brownsvme- 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 Zaragosa fled under the cover of a downpour of rain and was followed by the forces of General Gonzales to Cabellero. The total constitutionalist force attacking the city was numbered at about 7,000. The total killed from reports, is placed at 30(. L AnstiggiDuiraged. Hagle Pa;s,. Tex., May 15.—Refu- gees arriving 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 larrived from Guadalajara where for 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 Nebraska) Visits Bemidji. John Bare, who a year ago pur- hased a farm_in Alaska township, r Wynne, and who just complet- | ed a drive of 665 miles from Cléar- water, Nebraska, to this county, 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- pects 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, oné¢ of the most mogressive 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 Judge Crowell on a charge of having county’s future as an agricultural stolen a ring last week. community. Somebody Is Most Certamly Gonna Get Hirt LOOK LIKE TH' SCausE] (RST ALWAYS - 7 & _7\? ! o < M - N Wiy &/ A\ COMING THIS WA wi SOME'LADY FREN’ Duplicate Exposure DINGED IF THAT DON‘\' ; 2 5 ;e 8055 NOwW é NES-T HD &N TO MEET, MISTER SCO0P lfifii&«&#a\««c & CHARLES HAYDEN k**ii{#**iiik#i Prominent Blackduck Man Who Is Making Strong Campaign for Senatorial Nomination. MEMORIAL DAY PLANS Arrangements for Proper Observing 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. 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 assured 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 cl'ommit— 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 two 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, stafting Sunday. ‘ By ‘oHQ L4 ERES GONNA BE A MURDER. STORYIN | TOMORROWS i Deffictive Page ELINOUENT TAX With Bonus on Government Ditck 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 thé work was ' readily disposed of which made it possible ‘to conclude the sale today. According to figures in the office of the county auditor, the bonus, or excess, from the sale. on delin- quent tax ditch lien government The, 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 the judgment record will be more 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 pro- cess of construction will lead to a very rapid -settlement of the north- ern part of Beltrami county, and the lands when ‘drained will be among the most valuable for agricultural purposes. W00D 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 :z large by the state game and fish commission, is going back on the job. Wood’s reinstatement is brought about, it is said, through the inter- est of Fred B. Meyersof Biwabik, range member of the state game and fish commission and also through the interosts of the sportsmen’s associa- tions of the range, who made a vig- orous protest when he was removed and were generally backed by pub- lic sentiment. = ‘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 someéwhat changed. Even Wood’s best friends did not section of Minnesota. 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 . 1,000 FREE SMOKES. Postal Cards Worth One Cigar Dis- tributed by Grocery Company. In order that smokers of Bemidji may become acquainted, with~ the ten-cent cigar, “American 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 Oritor” .ad appears ‘on the second page of bhis ibme SALE CONCLUI)ED'