Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 31, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12, NO. 81, CROP MOVING PLAN [S BIG SUCCESS Stringency of 1912 Will be Avoided This Fall as During Last Year— Big Saving to Farmer. MUST PAY BUT SMALL INTEREST Method Used Proves of Profit to Gov- ernment Also—All Satisfied Ex- cept Great Money Trust. By Congressman C. H. Tavenner. Washington, July 31.—Two years ago at this time of the year country bankers of the middle west, the west and southwest, were down on their knees begging the money trust of Wall Street for money with which to move the crops. They got it, but they paid dearly for it in the form of high interest . rates. The annual crop movement meant money “stringency,” high in- terest rates and a general slackening of business. The farmers, of course, paid ‘this high interest. It formed just an- other outlet through which the money of those who toil could flow into the coffers of the financial para- sites who do no useful work. There was a Republican adminis- tration in Washington two years ago. This year what a difference! Sec- retary of the Treasury McAdoo has announced that the people’s own money, the great treasure resting in the vaults of the treasury depart- ment, is at the service of the farm- ers for moving this years tremendons crop. - Every penny that is needed will be sent into the great agricul- tural districts to help in the useful work of getting the crop to market. The result is known already, for Secretary McAdoo did the same thing last vear, and the same history will be repeated. i Interest rates will not go up. There | will be no money stringency. The' Tarmers will not be compelled to lose ! i part of the fruits of their toil to the| money trust. For the money trust is no longer in a position to extort| this tribute. It cannot stand the'’ competition of the government treas-i ) ury. ] In fact, as President Wilson has said’about the business condition of the country, the crop-moving money stringency was largely ‘‘pyschologi- cal.” Just as soon as the Wall | Street Bankers found that the gov-| 'ernment was ready to supply money for crop moving they also found that they had plenty of money in Wall Street to send to the West. They were even willing to allow the use of this money at normal rates. So the country banks were not com- pelled to ask the Treasury for any, where near the amount of money that Secretary McAdoo estimated would de needed to move the crops. His mere announcement made the| breach in the dam holding the reser- voir of money in New York, and that money flowed out freely and cheaply to the farmers. The same story is being repeated this year. In announcing the readi- ness of the government to furnish funds from the Treasury to country bankers, Secretary McAdoo was also | able to announce that in many im-| portant farming districts the banks wonld need no additional money, since there was plenty of funds in the banks available for this purpose. | Not only was Secretary McAdoo | able to pefrorm a great service for ners, a which ranks in mportanee with any other thing done by the Wilson administration, | fa service but he made it a matter of profit ¥ - WILLIAM E. 1. [EEE S & Y a4 KKK KKK KKK KK KK Republican Nominee for Governor, Who Spent Today in Bemidji— Confident of Election. BAND CONCERT TONIGHT Bemidji Musical Organization Plans Feature Entertainment for This Evening at Dock. POPULAR MUSIC ON PROGRAM Alden Remfrey, director of the Bemidji concert band, has announced the following program for the reg- ular weekly concert which will be| played at the eity dock this evening; 1. March—“Jingles” 2. Waltz—*“In a Rose Garden”. .. Seve oYeuie S SR S e Crosby 3. Morcean Characteristic—“Forest Whispers” ..... veve e o LOSEY 4. Medley—*‘Bobbin’ Up and Down’’ ...................... Morse 5. Meditation—*“Angel of Love” ...................... Giese . Novelette—“Star. Eyes¥m. .. Evans T.- Medley March—"Laoveland is Calling” .. .Phillips 8. March—“What D’ye Mean You Lost Your Dog?” ......... Daly Overture—“Mignonnette” . ................... Baumann 10. March—*“The Troopers”..Bacon CANNOT ATTEND MEETING Lee LaBaw, of this city, a member of the Minnesota Shorthand Report- ers’ association, today received no- tice from Judge C. W.,Stanton, who has temporary chambers at Glengar- ry, near Walker, that he will be un- able to give the address of welcome to the court reporters when they gather here for their annual meeting next Tuesday. Judge Stanton gave as his reason the meeting of the ditch engineers and county auditors which will be held at Glengarry on Tuesday, and which it is necessary that he attend. for the use of the government funds. Last year in all $37,386,000 was sent out to the banks—all that was called for, although the original offer of the Treasury was to supply $50,000,000 immediately, and another $100,000,- 000 if found necessary later, ‘Every penny of the§e deposits was returned to the Treasury by April 1 of this year. And in addition Sec- retary McAdoo was able to write down on the credit side of the gov-| ernment’s ledger the amount of$267,- 844, the interest paid by the banks. This year again interest will be 7clxarge«1, but at the same low rate of two per cent. The government will profit to the governmeént as well. Following his new policy, he| charged banks two percent interest and so will the farmers and every- body will be satisfied except the usurious heads of the money trust. SCOOP irorree REPORTER THE IDEAIS SIMPLICITY \TSELF-FUNNY NOBODY HAS EVER [ THOUGHT OF (T, BEFRE -YOU SEEYOU WEAR \T LIKE A \_HAT AND WILLIAM E. LEE VISITS BEMIDJI Man Who Will in All Likelihood Be Minnesota’s Next Governor Spends Day Here—Says' Situation. Good. Believes Plan of Eberl/lart Commis- sion Should Be Given Every Con- sideration by Legislature. William ‘E, Lee; of 'Long Prairie, the man who defeated Adolph 0. Eb- erhart for the Republican nomination vfor governor of Minnesota, and who ¥ {will in all likelihood be the next chief executive of the great Gopher state, has been the guest of Bemidji today, having arrived in the city Thursday from Walker. In Duluth Several Days. . Mr. Lee has spent the past week in Duluth, his aim being to rest after the tedious primary campaign and to prepare for the general election bat- tle, which will be brought to a close at the polls on<the third of Novem- ber. The Republican nominee ap- pears to be in the best of health and claims that he never felt better. He says that as he visits various parts of the state he finds the sentiment to be very encouraging and he has every confidence that he will be elect- ed over Hammond, the Democratic nominee, by a substantial majority. Visited Here Two Years ‘Ago. It was two years ago that Mr. Lee last visited -Bemidji, at that time being in attendance at the bankers’ convention. “Bemidji is surely a beautiful little ecity,” said the man who seeks the state’s gov- ernorship, as he accompanied Attor- ney M. J. Brown, a member of the istate Republican central committee, and E. H. Denu, of the Pioneer, on a short automobile trip through the residence and business districts. “I consider it one of the beauty spots of the state and a city of which every iresident may well feel proud.” Inspects Normal Site, Mr. Lee was then taken to the location of Minnesota’s sixth normal school, on the shores of Lake Be- midji. ‘““An ideal place for the new normal,” he said. “The site is in- jdeed beautiful, and for room it has much more than any of the other schools of the state. It will be dif- {ficult to secure the needed appropria- tion for the building of the institu- tion, but I have every confidence that the legislature will act favorably, knowing the great need of added ent crowded conditions.” Long Favored Plan. Being on more of a vacation than a campaign trip, Mr. Lee did not de- sion of politics. He is proud of his (position on county option and other plans of reform in his platform. He spoke in a very complimentary man- ner in referring to the work of the state efficiency commission, appoint- that the problems which are being met and solved by the board, of which Frank S. Lycan of this city, is a member, are the same as those which' he has felt needed readjust- ment for many years. A Good Plan. “Of course, the final report of the commission has not been made,” said Mr. Lee, “but the plan as outlined is =ood and will place the government of the state in much the same situa- tion as is the Federal government now. 1y in need of reorganization; why, if a bank of your city should do bu;i« ness as does the state of Minnesota, it would be forced to close ‘its doors BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 31, 1014, PRAISE FOR EFFICIENCY BOARD| state; normal facilities, owing to the pres-! vote much of his time ‘to the discus-' ed by Governor Eberhart, and said' Our state government is bad- | B RO OB SRR T R S ) . O WAR NEWS iN BRIEF. o The gravity of the interna- * tlonal situation is recognized in all European capitals. *, & The German emperor con- ~ferred with the imperial chan- cellor and the ministers of war “and ‘marine. Reserve officers Teceived orders to mobilize. Russia proceeded with her ‘‘mobilization of a large number '~ of troops. 2 . President Poincare and the -French cabinet decided to meet "daily. The French defensive forces took extensive precan- _ tionary measures. 'Austrian invaders and Serv- ian troops came into contact on Servian territory and hun- dreds of casualties resulted. . The German battle squad- rons are concentrated at Kiei and Wilhelmshaven. The French fleet has taken steps to prepare for eventuali- ties. In outlying British colonies the troops have been prepared for instant service. “The German and British fleets in the Far “East have been concentrated at their chief stations. sl oleododle ol o o o ool cle ol ol cle ol el e ol ol bl e o ol ol bbb ol o ol ol bk B ok B e e e e i e i 0 e i e e i e e e i A e i i i e e it e e ;’i--l-’?‘-}-+-!-++++++++++ SALOON MEN DEFENDANTS Widow of Lars Klyberg Seeks to Recover $20,000. Tiwenty thousand dollars is the amount asked by Helena Klyberg from' four Bemidji saloonkeepers, charging tnem as being responsible Klyberg, the Clearbrook farmer, who was frun over by an automobile on June 24, last, driven by Dr. L. A. Ward. The suit is brought by At- torney M. J. Brown of this city in behalf of the widow and her nine | children, who range in age from 38 'to 20 years. In his complaint, At- torney Brown asserts that Klyberg’s }death was due to intoxication and {that the saloons responsible which ishould pay <damages are opera- ted- by John Bye, Ole Anderson, |Harry Gunsalus and M. M. Sullivan, jand: these men are asked-to pay the above'named amount. The surety company furnishing the saloonkeep- ers bond are also named in the ac- tion, the Fidelity and /Deposit com- pany of Maryland having bonded all but Mr. Anderson, whose bond was iwritten by the American Surety com- pany of New York. The case will {come up for trial at the next term of icourt, September 8. : MEETING WAS SUCCESS. I Vel :Episcopal Deanery-Members Enjoyed Visit Here Yesterday. : Those who were in attendance at ithe Episcopal Deanery meeting of | this district, which has been in ses- ion at Cass Lake since Tuesday, and 7ho visited Bemidji yesterday after- inoon enroute to International Falls, greatly enjoyed their stay here. The .party was met at the train by Mr. and Mrs. A, P. White, Mr. and Mrs. {Clyde Bacon and Lee LaBaw, and ;\vere taken on an automobile trip iaround the lake, after which a sup- ;per was served in the church base- ment by the women of the guild. The evening was spent in conversation and discussion, 4 in less than six montns. What we need is a head. We cannot expect the forty or fifty boards of the state |to work -successfully if they are ac- | countable to no one.” Visits Chief Justice. * Last evening Mr. Lee spent some time visiting Calvin L. Brown, chief justice of the state supreme court, at his summer -cottage at Diamond Point, and today was introduced to many citizens of the city by Com- mitteeman Brown, who is a son of .the chief justic “The Roof Was Too Near The Sky \ PULL A LAL CORD. 0 OPEN // JUS’ LICETHIS 0 o YO PARACHUTE, & \J0SAFETY: £~ e o v ” WORIG - NOW- / MNo! ONE W0 SS— — = ] STILL-T BELIEVE. T GOT A BETTER, SYSTEM TOEST THIS INVENTY for the death of her husband, Lars] STOCK EXCHAY NATIONS PREPA INVENTOR HALLUM HERE Man Who Manufactures the Electric| Ford Oiler Tours State. H. A Hallum of Minneapolis, in- ventor and -manufacturer of the Ford Electric Oiler arrived in Bemidji this morning in his Ford car and will,con- tinue west to Crookston:and back to Minneapolis. - Mr: Hallum expressed ‘boosting for Bemidji, because it 1s the home of the Inland ‘Motorist, the retail automobile,dealers association and his new Ford Oiler. On his trip thus far he has not failed to place an agency for his invention in a single city visited. From these indications he is of the opinion that within a few years every Ford machine will find the need of this new oiler. It sells for $12. Samuel Cutter of Postoffice Announces New Rates on International Money Orders—Begin Tomorrow. An order reducing the price of-in- ternational money orders beginning tomorrow, has been received by Sam- uel Cutter, in charge of the money order and postal savings departments of the Bemidji postoffice. The change in rates will directly affect the thous- ands of foreigners who send their monthly checks across the waters. One of the primary reasons for tinaugurating the rerating of the or- ders is ‘because of the disproportion- ate cost to the sender of small sums of money. The remitters of modest amounts are frequently the providers for dependent relatives in their old country homes, and the high rates on these sums in effect since the act of February 1, 1911, has been -a mu- terial factor in preventing the aliens from helping their relations. This is but one of the methods whereby Postmaster General Burleson intends to carry out his policy of furnishing United States postal money order service at the lowest possible rates. Moderate Charges. For the smallest amounts up to 1310 the charge is only 10 cents. The {largest sum, $100, can be sent to ipragtically every country for $1. The iintermediate sums cost proportion- ately. The suggestions sent out with the order seek to instill the postal sav- ings department ‘of the service into the financial habits of the foreign po- pulation of the United States. Rec- ords compiled by the department ex- ecutive prove that the former large sums sent abroad to be deposited in |European and Asiatic banks are now |being’ turned into the American degree of safety to the owner than in the former case. % STRIKE DATE IS NAMED Chicago, July 31.—(Special to the Pioneer.)—The strike of fifty-five thousand firemen and engineers on ninety-eight railroads operating west |7, was officially announced here to- day. * Mrs. H. Smith entertained-the Sil- ver Cup club. at her home yesterday afternoon. By “HOP F o < EXPRESS £ sigPs AN 4 SR /ONL‘( VAN Qi {p-BACT ! L4 himself as greatly surprised -w'lth the' good roads and development of this| section of the state. . He is constantly: money channels, with even a greater' of Chicago, has been set for August | FORTY CENTS PER MONTH GES. OF ENTIRE WORLD CLOSE INDEFINITELY; WAR CONTINUES; RING FOR (CONFLICT London, July 31.—(Special to the | Pioneer by Associated Press.)—Dis- patches say desparate fighting is con- tinuing along the River Drina, hoth Austrians and Serviens sustaining heavy losses. ’ London stock exchange closed its doors today until further notice, burgh and Manchester have also closed. New York, July 31.—(Special to the Pioneer.)—Facing the enormous task of trying to absorb world’s stock business, the New York Stock exchange closed today indefinitely. In addition the stock exchanges at Boston, Pittsburg, Philadelphia an Chicago have closed. ’ Berlin, July 31.—(Special to the Pioneer.)—German federal council REDI\JCE FORE]GN R ATES today issued decree prohibiting ex- ports - on grain, flour, foodstuffs, animal products, auto trucks, motor- cycles and coal oil. This order goes into effect immediately. Germany today ordered Hamburg- ‘American line to hold Liner Vater- ENCOURAGED TO SEND MONEY|2hd in Hamburg until further or- ders. Orders also issued detaining Victoria Louise and other vessels, German reserve, at their home ports, ——— London, July 31.—While Austrian invaders and‘ Servian troops were fighting tlie opening stages of their war on Servian territory European statesmen and rulers were engaged in what they regarded as the almost hopeless task of trying to avert a general clash of the millions compos- ing the armies of the great European powers. At Fotcha, in Bosnia, the Servians ‘were defeated, losing 800. The Austrians-lost 200.- Preparations -for a general ‘European war went on steadily. in -every country likely to be involved and the complications of the situation were augmentéd-by a rumor that Japan also might join in the conflict. . Following the partial mobilization of the Russian army, a step which that country officially annouaced to !Germany and Austria-Huugary, an or- der was issued by Germany to all the officers and men of her reserve forces to hold themselves in readiness for a call to arms and a report reaching here by the way of Paris says that the Berlin war office already has or- dered part mobilization .in the East- ern provinces. . In ¥rance the troops await only the order to enter the field. Austrian Repuise Reported. { A bulletin received by the Servian legation says the Austrians attempted to cross the Danube twenty miles east of Lieigrade, but were repulsed by the Servians' and that a artillery en- gagement is in progress. Another message received by the Servian legation says the Servian troops successfully resisted the Aus- | trian advance at Losaitza, to the west of Belgrade. * A newspaper dispatch from Rome says sharp resistance is being offered ‘i'to “the Austrian advance from the northwest by small detachments of Servian troops leit to impede their { progress. The news comes from Nish, Servia, by way of Salonika. Reports reached here from Beriin that the Servians had been defeated by the Austrians at Fotcha, in Bos- inia, losing 800 men, while the Aus- | trian casualties numbered 200. Fotcha is far within the boundaries of Bosnia and thus on Austrian ter- ritory. < Another , report -says the Austrian troops attacked the Montenegrins on ! Mount Lovchen. Encounters Servian Troops. The Austria-Hungarian irvaders fol- lowed the valley of the river Morava | and first encountered a body of Ser- vian troops at Semendria, on the Ser- vian side of the Danube. The Ser- vians held their grouad until night- +al! and then retired. Both Austrians and Servians sustained heavy losses, several hundred soldiers being killed in'the engagement. On the’ western side of Servia an Austrian column came into contact with a. Servian force at ’Losmitza, | which put up a stubborn defense and held the fort there until dark, infliet- ing heavy losses on the Austrians. The Southern Austrizn column in Bosnia remained stationary, awaiting the movement of the Montenegrin troops. - : ., The ancient. fortress of Belgrade was reduced by the Austrizn artillery, which, however, caused ,only -slight (Continued on Pape 8) - Those at Livérpool, Glasgow, Edin-