Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 25, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12, NO. 76. GREAT WAR TRUST IS WORLD WIDE Composed of Firms in Every Country, Causing Monopoly of Manufacture of Necessary Supplies. BUT ONE REMEDY AFPPEARS Government Factories Only Way In Which Combine Can Be Erased— Speaks of International Peace. By Congressman C. H. Tavenner. Washington, July 25.—Ever since my election to congress I have have been carrying on a campaign to have the government manufacture all of its munitions ‘of ‘war in the gov- ernment arsenals and navy yards. The government appru]z\riates $250,- 000,000 annually for the army and Navy, even in time of peace, and colossal sums are expended with a ring of private manufacturers for munitions of war. I have produced evidence before Congress, proving beyond successful contradiction that the Army and Navy officers have been permitting this ring to out- rageously overcharge the govern- ment. A complete governmient manufac- ture policy will save an average of 35 percent, or millions of dollars annually to the American taxpayers, and the men who actually do the fork of making munitions will - receive higher wages and far better work- ing conditions than if the work is done by private concerns. If all profit is taken out of war and preparation for war I predict that some of the very millionaire patriots who are now agitating for an ever and ever increased amount of armament in the certain knowl- edge they will make huge. profits in supplying the same, will be the loud- est to protest against the annual expenditure of $250,000,000 for pre- paration for war in time of peace. I wish I .did not have to make a campaign for re-election this fall. If I did not, T would take the nex ship for Stockholm, Sweden, the city in which the Interparliamentary Union for International Peace is to hold its annual meeting in August. This organization' is composed of members of practically all the im- portant legislative bodies in the world. The object of the organiza- tion is a reduction or armament in the interest- of peace. I have been a member of the organization since my election to congress. If T could go to Stockholm I would make an effort to have the Union take up a world-wide campaign to induce all governments to manufac- ture their own battleships and war supplies. It would be the greatest step in the interest of peace that could be taken, There is in existence today what might be termed a war trust. It is composed of the firms in every coun- try that have a monopoly of the manufacture of war supplies. This war trudt is world wide. In this country it is composed of the powder trust, the armor and ammunition rings, and the shipbuilding ftrust.) These concerns have their friends in the army, their fiends in the navy, and their friends in congress, always men who are right up next to the top. The United States government has poured some $500,000,0Q0 of the taxpayers money into the coffers of the American war trust in the last 20 years, and the money is being poured in fastér now than ever, and unless the policy of government manufacture of war supplies is adopt- ed, the expenditures for preparation for war are going to continue to in- crease. - Government manufacture is the only remedy I know of; government manufacture will put .this greatest of all trusts out of business; it is the only thing that will do it. There appears to be no real com- petition between the war trusts of the various countriés. Once, in 1893, the American armor ring made a noise like competition, by selling ar- mor to Russia for $249 while it was charging the United States $616, and for a while great consternation pre- vailed in the ranks of the war trust. But shortly after’ this.the armor manufacturers of the world met in Paris, and since then there has been no competition worthy of the name. The armor manufacturers asked themselves why they should cut each other’s throats, and why it would not be to their advantage to receive $500 .or $600 a ton instead of $200 or $300, The only thing the various sub- divisions of the international war trust compete -in is agitation for in- creased armament. plays one big power against another. For instance, in Germany the war trust patriots (all agents of the war trust are patriots, basing their agi- tation on their alleged patriotism |the A, Lord home. @ 1912, by American Press Assoclation James Keir Hardie, Socialist and Independent Labor member of the British parliament, in an angry attack on the king in a labor paper, accused him of calling the conference on the Irish home rule bill in the interests of -the reactionary and rebellious Ul sterites. Among other things he said: “The king is not a pleasure loving scapegrace. as his father was, but, like his father, he is destitute of even ordinary ability. Born in the ranks of the workers his most likely fate would have been that of a street cor- ner loafer.” MARCUM IS AGAIN HIGH Broke Eighteen Out of Twenty-Five Pigeons at Shoot Held Yes- terday Afternoon. BIG CONTESTS BEING PLANNED Dr, E, H. Marcum was again high man at the shoot of the Bemidji Gun club held at the Douglas traps yes- terday afternoon, the call of “dead” being heard following eighteen of his twenty-five shots at the pigeons. H. H. Denu, shooting over the traps for the first time, took second high at the shoot, securing 17 birds, while 'B. W. Lakin carried away third hon- ors with 16 broke. While only nine took part in the affair of yesterday afternoon, several of the regular shooters being out of the city, much interest is being shown at the traps and there is a possibility that a series of contests will be held ‘during the remainder of the summer, Several of the city’s have announced a desire to offer merchandise prizes for the best weekly scores and it is believed that the gun club officials will aceept the proposition. merchants Yesterday’s score: Shot at Broke E. H Marcum .... .26 E, H. Denu B. W. Lakin R. L. Given . Leach ....... T. A. McCann . George Pellow . W. L. Brooks ... A. B, Palmer ... Howard Palmer . The next shoot will be held Fri- day afternoon. Miss Dora Hanson, of Moorhead, formerly supervisor of music in the Bemidji schools, but who dur- ing the past few years has béen teaching. in the = Min- neapolis schools, arrived in Be- midji today and will remain here during the next week as a guest at Miss Hanson has accapted a position in the Seattle schools next year. Band Concert Enjoyed. Last evening’s entertainment _of the Bemidji band was much en- joyed by the large audience which is much improved and the class of music which it is giving is a credit to the city. The war trust| gatlicred at the city dock. The band | 'Yorce : prevention ‘bu- . the municipal court “solely tofight the divorce evil. “The divorce prevention bureau is-part of the court of .domes- tie relations. “Don’t apply for a divorce until you have con- sulted- Judge Torrison in the prevention bureau,” is the ad- vice given to all seeking relief “in the domestic relations court, v i e i e ol e e 0 e e ol e, R R Rk K XK o+ KKK KKK KKK KK S umnmmcmcm* FH KKK K KKK KKK Episcopal. Communion services at 7:30. Sun- [day school at 9.30. Regular Sunday morning service at 10:30. ‘Arch- deacon Parshall, Methodist. Morning worsh{p at 10:45. Sun- day school at 12. Jr. league at 3:30. Epworth league at 7 p. m. Services in the evening at 8. Rev. B. E. Wil- * bk “|1iams of Kansas, Illinois, will preach both morning and evening. There will be special music at both servi- ces. All are cordially invited to at- tend. Charles Gilman, pastor. Swedish Lutheran, & There will be Sunday morning ser- vices at Diamond Point at 11 a. m., weather permitting. P. W. Bodeen’s launch will carry the passéngers who wish to go by lake and Edward Anderson will carry those who wish to go by land. ~ Mr. Bodeen will leave the dock for the first trip at 10:30. The families.are requested to bring their, basket dinners. The ladies’ ald will serve sandwiches, ice cream, lemonade and coffee. Rev, J. M. Randahl, pastor. Salvation ‘Army. Sunday school at 2:30. in the evening at 8. Services _ Congregational (Nymore.) Sunday school at 11 a. m. Preach- ing in the evening at 7:30. G. M. Peacock, pastor, German Lutheran. There will be German Lutheran services in the Swedish Lutheran church tomorrow. morning at 10. Rev. Kurz, pastor. Catholie. Low mass at 7 a. m. High mass at 9'a. m. Vespers at 8 p. m. First com- munion will be administered at the first mass. A class of about forty will be confirmed tomorrow, Bishop Timothy Corbett of Crookston will assist Father Philippe. The bishop will also preach at high mass. Father Philippe. Presbyterian. Bible class and Sunday school at 16, Morning worship and sermon at 11, Jr.C. B. at 3. Young peoples’ meeting at 7. Evening gospel and praise service at 8. Mid-week ser- vice for prayer and bible study on Thursday evening at 8. At the morn- ing service Mrs. Laughlin of Sarnia, Ont., will sing a solo, Redemption,” by R..M. Spults. In the evening she will sing a solo, selected...’ The -pub- lic is cordially -invited to all these services. S.'E. P, White, pastor. Trial By Jury. In municipal court this morning the case of Mrs. R. F. Murphy versus R. F. Murphy, non-support being charged, was adjourned until next Friday morning at 9 o’clock, the trial to be by a jury of twelve” C. W. Scrutchin appeared for the de- féndant and County Attorney Gra- ham M. Torrance for the plaintiff, When the case was taken up this morning. Mrs. J. J. Conger entertained Mes- dames H. L. Bailey, H. A. Scharf, F. S. Arnold and A. K. Southworth of Billings, Montana, at an informal porch | party yesterday. Refresh- ments were served during the after- noon - Miss Ruth Horwitz, who has been @, guest at.the David Gill home for the past two weeks, left for her home | .| tory of the church. Mexican Leaders Unite in Move—Bi- reot Advises Reoeived From Seat of War Relieves: fltumon. and Zapata, q‘ fhonll:l: vices to the '[Mted Stites: from Pro- visional President Catrbajal, General L and Emiljano Zapata—the four chief ¢lements in the Mexican problem—renewed the hopes of officialy Here for peace. Charles R. Rank of Minneapolis,’ who during -the past._year has be- come a good booster for: this section of ithe country, returned from’a fish- ing trip to Long Lake, with twenty- five fine blatk bass.. Some:in the catch weighed nearly four pounds, according to Mr. Rank. “Just ‘an hour of real sport,” said Mr, Rank, displaying the fish. ENJOYED NORWAY TRIP John Kittleson, Bemidji B'nident, Returns After Interesting th to Country of His Birthi ™~ SAYS INDUSTRIES PROSPEROUS Eng};uaiastic over hig trip, John Kittleson, a resident of this city, re- turned to Bemidji last evenng from .| Norway, having been away since the Carbajal reiterated thHat he merely wants an_amnesty *for political of- fenders and guarantees for the safe- Ly of the property -of pbnl)le who had supported Huerta. Carranza manifested” his readiness to be lenient with ‘the foes of the Constitutionalists and: give the de- sired guarantees. Villa, in'a message phrased in most courteous terms, 8poke of the desire to see peace and gave assurances thaf he would do his utmost ‘to. restore normal conditions. Zapata la_Ready fo Assist. Zapata manifesis a desire to join with the Censtitutionalist chief in re- habilitating the svvemmental ma- chinery. The program, ncwrémg to those conversant with the situation, ie this: / Declaraticn of & complete armistice between General Carrahza and Pro- visional President Carbajal. $ Signing of an agreement for an am- mesty and for the . protection of property. Dissolution of the present congress and reassembling of the deputies and senators elected under President Ma- dero. Resignation of Carbajal and desig: nation by the langr Of Carranza as provisional president. Conferences ¢ in Mexico City for the new admiBistration. ernment is being exerted toward this end. METHODISTS PICNIC WEDNESDAY Supt. A. T. Carlson Predicts Biggest Crowd in History of Sunday School The Sunday school picnic announc- ed by the Methodist church for next Weduesday, July 29, according'_ to Svperintendent A. T, Carlson, will be oue of the biggest events-in'the his- ““The older folks as well as the childrens have been urged to be present and.in additien to a big noon picnic dinner, the day, wifl be spent in playing games; coh- tests, etc.,” said-Mr. Carlson: Friends of the Sunday school children are in- vited. The boats will leave at nine o’clock in the morning, for the ,hend of the lake. WALKKER TO PLAY HERE Fast hass County Team V'l Meet Trainmen Tomorrow. Bemidjj baseball fans are assured of a fast game of haseball tomorrow afternoon when the Walker organiza- tion will play the Brotherhood of Railroad trainmen at the Fair grounds. The Trainmen have added strength to their lineup, such men as Brandon, Berrigan, How and Tanner of tlie Athletics having been secured for the contest. In. addition there is Rice, Finn, “Red” ~Hazen and other stars of the freight lifters who will be seen in action. Joe Graves, the Indian ‘twirler, who was grabbed by Connie Mack at the close of last season, "his season's record being one of many victories, and who has just returned from: the east on account of his health, will probably pitch for the Walkerites. Another star who will play with the visitors will be Ed. Rogers, county attorney of Cass county; chief of the Chippewas, and oneiof: the greatest football and baseball “men to ever in :St. Paul last evening. THE CUB REPORTER 3 YT ZENT T OLE WOMAN od’r HM . CoLLEC'rEom 2 and love of country), point to .Eng- [ land and the United States as dan- gerously powerful, naval bill wi And whgn the D in the_house re- engage in athletics. first of May. May 14, o 2 Mr. Kittleson left: his old home in Norway thirty-four years ago, = at which' time he was a lad of eightean At Bergen he notified his relatives of his arrival and although' they plan- nea to meet him at Christiania, inuch difficulty was encountered in locat- ing him because of ‘his change'in ap- pearance during the many years of absence. > Besides Mr. Kittleson’s three sis- ters and one brother, his aged father is still alive.” Mis mother died six- teen years ago. His father did not recognize him when * he - arrived at Drammen, his old homeé. “The Fourth of July was one of the greatest celebrations held in Nor- way this year,” said Mr. Kittleson, this morning. “Thousands and thous- ands of Americans were. in the par- ade, marching under the stars.and stripes. The parade was over a mile long and people crowded the: streets on both sides, as. far a8’ the eye-could see.” “There was one thing noticeable and worthy of mention concerning celebrations in Norway,” continued Mr. Kittleson, “there was no fuss, no rows and no hollering. Everything went off as nicely as could be.” One thing Mr. Kittleson mention- ed in particular were the’ wide, clean ‘and - beautiful streets-—-in--Norway's mojt beautiful city, Christiania. Carl Johan’s gade (street) is the widest He reached Bergen fand most beautiful in the great city. The statute of Abraham Lincoln [was unveiled July 4, Governor Han- nah and King Haaken -being the principal speakers. “Of course,” said Mr. Kittleson, “May 17 was the day. T have never seen a parade like it. There were thousands of Americaas from all over the states who attend- ed this great event.” - According to Mr. Kittleson, Nor- way has never been better situated financially. - The manufacturing in- dustry is increasing rapidly, old frame -buildings are being torn down and fine brick buildings erected in their place. The railroad fare is about one-half of what it is in Amer- ica and people can travel first, sec- ond or third class. One thing Americans will notice in traveling that country, says, Mr. Kittleson, are the large number of tunnels. There are 80-of these between Bergan and Christiania, and it takes from four o eight minutes to pass through some of them on the train. Mr. Kit- tleson was not ill one minute while crossing the ocean althongh:a great number of the passengers suffered from seasickness. Mr. Kittleson left Notway July 8, at 9 a, m., making ‘the" trip back to America on the same ship he sailed from New York, the Christianiafjord, which he ‘says is one of the best and safest of the ocean liners. His cous- in, Carl Kittleson of New Richland, accompanied him to Norway and also returned at the same time he did. Another ' cousin, Mrs, Bangen of Al- bert Lea, also made the trip.” The schools in Norway are up to date in every respect. Almost every child over ten years of age is' well jed in. some foreign language, among which the English and the German’ drepominate. The principal occupation for wo- on Alaska is canning salmon English ’Actress to the Stage. Gabrielle Ray, most popular, beau- tiful and admired musical comedy actress of Europe in the last decade, is free to return to the stage again. She obtained a final decree in-divorce from Eric Loder at London. Her suit was nonopposed.. She began the action less than a year after her mar- riage. For a year Eric Loder did little but Wwoo the fair-haired English girl.” She 'has fascinated men in every walk of English life and, although Lord Dal- meny and. the Marquis of Anglesey were thought by many to be leaders in the race for Gabrielle’s heart and favor, Lodér, a twenty-three-year-old stripling, used his fortune of $10, 000,000 to wondrous effects, lavishing gifts valued at some $100,000 upon the famous dancer. The announcement of the engagement created a mild furor. BERRIES - RIPEN QUICKLY Blueberries Mature Much . Earlier Than Usual Because of Hot Weather —Bemd;n Shipping Centre, SELLING NOW FOR $2 PER CRATE Witk blueberries retailing for two dollars per crate, or a shilling a box, Bemidji, which is one of the largest shipping points in nortnern ~Minne- sota, is selling the toothsome fruit much*/gheaper’‘than in other parts of-the.section.and. in.the. cities. Hundreds of crates of blueberries| are being shipped to Duluth, St. Paul, Minneapolis and other large cities where they are retailing for three dollars a crate, 16 boxes. This years crop of blueberries is very large. Because of the hot weather the blueberries ripened quickly and are now rotting on the ground. According to a wholesaler inter- rogated today in regard to the blue berry crop, this year will see the shortest period of marketing the delicious fruit in the history of Minn- esota, on account of the weather con- ditions. He ‘also stated that very few housewives will .put away canned "blugberries on account of the usual wait for the dropping of prices, which will not geeur. It is not at all likely that the berries will sell any cheaper this season. Most of the blueberry crop in this section is grown on the Indian reservations and white men have created a large market for the berry by buying from the Indians. In some places it is reported that these agents are cheating the public and the Indians, in the first place giv- ing very nearly nothing for <¢he berries, and then mming around and selling supposed “quart” Doxes to the whelesulers for $2.26 a crate containmg 16 boxes, This explains the higher paid in the larger cities. prices Goldberg Gets New Machine. J. Goldberg, the Beltrami avenue shoe man, near the Markham hotel, has purchased a-modern and-up-to- date sewing machine. ~There is only 'one other of its kind in the state, fc- cording to Mr. Goldberg, ~and 'he makes great claims for what it will do. 1It/is:one of the.Champion make nd will do everything in the shoe repair line but drive nails. - ' Read the Pidueer want ads, Pledged for Oarrymg on _Cf _— BUY WAEEHOUBE—EIIAMI mw Onion Growers’ Association Mm State Corporation—Will Endeavor _To Start Shipping August 1. In order to assure success for the . Bemidji Onion Growers’ association in its movement for a cash market and the erection of a suitable ware- ‘house for the care of farm produets in the territory tributary to this city, apprdximately $1,600 48 yet needed. Have $1,440. Since the soliciting eomml‘gtee, comprising ‘W. L. m‘oals, ‘cashfer of the Northern Natfofial bank, A. H. Jester, president of the Onion Grow- ‘ers’ association, H. C. Baer, cashier of the Security State bank, and John D. Lunn, manager of the Onion Grow- ers’ association, first began its' work one week ago in an effort to seeure subscriptions for stock in the cor- poration, $880 had been either pledg- ed or collected. This amount, with $560 which was collected for Bllwk when the association was first organ- izéd in March 1913, brings the tptal money 4t the disposal of the Onion g growers up to $1,440. - A County Gorporauon Under the laws of the state, the & association was incorporated as -a county institution, but the mwth ot the business and the- of stockholdets has necesslm it be transmrmad dnto a. state cor- paration. Under lfe - county - 'nlan stock in the enterprise, Whicl done~so much to place Bem| the terrifory surrounding ‘it on 3 agricultural map of the. nort«h‘went sold at sm per share, but under fl:e Z state corporation, which - is De: formed today, the stock will be per share. To Issue Stock Soon. Stockholders in the associatien, - both those who purchased interests in March, 1913, and those who hre - joining now, will receive their atock certificates within the next few daya, for they are.to hainmadmw—_ Dpossible. S Purchase Warehouse. The warehouse, located near. the Great Northern tracks, acréss’ from the old depot site, and which = has been used by the Onion-Growers’ ae- sociation, has been puichased, Work will begin next week on the remod- eling of the stnmture, :lnmuing-fli capacity and adding to its equlpn-lt, thereby makng it as modern s pass~- sible. It is the alm of the efficials of the association to start aiilmh: near thé middle of August. = In Keeping With Plan, The subscriptions as secured by the soliciting committee are very em~ couraging to those whe have takem most interest in the enterprise, there- by making good the promises made to the farmers at a farmers- business men’s meeting held last. qn-h:g when , it ‘was stated that, Bemidji tillers of ' the soil would be prnvlded of handling What produce.mig] - brought in thla and succeegl 1}3 dnp— ping seasons. In gul, the nddmontl anced, $ 500 needed, : The Ofizinflmn: izers of the Bemidji Onion Growers’ association and the amount g» scribed by them: - A. H. Jester, $5! J.xD‘ Lunn, 3. V. M. Owen, $50; B. M. Sathre, 050 S H. E. Reynolds, $50; J. H. French, $10; H. H. Mayer, $10; First. Na- tional bank, $10; .Northern National bank, $110; O. E. B!oflnfi ‘10.,‘]!— gust’ Jarchow, $20;. Iver —D.'Ifire. $10; W. G. Seh o5 flo~ harles Cominlky ;30‘,_13. R gess, $20; W. A. mu«m, $10 Rsko, $10. > 7 The New 5 Those who ‘bnnght MKM fllo or- iginal company, M!h“ l@' $50, or:purchasing less shares, have been . asked -to ‘more money, thereby qu one or more shares' at $50. - A-li— ings to ‘thit Dlanithe tnhhuh’. of stock-in" the= .