Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 3, 1914, Page 1

b p [ | i VOLUME 12, NO. 83, 3, 1014, LOAN OF POSTAL SAVINGS NEW PLAN Partnership of People With Them- selves is Proposed in Rural Credit Bill of Representative Keating. CITY TO TOIN WITH. &h > Russian Emperor May Lead Army in Person. Would Mean Removal of Limitation of Deposits—Fighting Insect Pest in New England. By Congressman C. H. Tavenner. Washington, August 3.—A part- nership-of the people with themselves is proposed in the rural credit bill introduced by Representative Ed- ward Yeating of Colorado, one of the strongest progressive Democrats in congress. In other words, instead of having a rural credit bank to lend money to farmers, the Keating bill proposes that the postal savings funds be loaned to farmers at low rates of interest. . Iiis plan is a popular co-operation on the broadest scale possible. City workers join hands with countrymen to develop agriculture and cheapan the cost of living. Both sections would prosper by the arrangement— the urban savers through interest on their savings and in cheaper neces- <ities of life, the rural borrowers by E ing off the usurer and obtaining cheap capital for developing their farms, It is Delicved by Keating that the| PROMINENT ENGINEERS TO TALK organization of this system could be accomplished without any great ex- pense, either initial or permanent. The reason is that the bill proposes Photos by American Press Association. DITCH OFFICIALS MEET Discussion of Judicial Drains of This District Now Under Construction and Those Projected, at Walker, County officials of Beltrami and Koochiching counties and the engin- to bring into the loan system many |cers connected with the building nf agencies of the government. Post-|ihe extensive system of judicial dit- masters, for instance, are to appraise ches of the district, will meet at Glen- farm properties and collect payments | garrq, near Walker, tomorrow. The on mortgages. District attorneyschief purpose of the meeting is to would foreclose on the mortgages of |discuss the work which is now under delinquents. General officers of the [construction and that which is pro- government would as directors of the |jected and to form new specifications. system. There. would be no great Bemidji and Beltrami county are rdditional salary roll. to be well represented at the meet- The bill proposes to organize with- ing and talks will be given by sev- in the treasury department a farm |eral from here who are familiar with loan bureau in charge of a commis-|the work. O. L. Dent, ditch referee, sioner. He would act with the See-|wiil be one of the principal talkers retaries of the Treasury and Agricul-|and he will outline the work is now ture as the loan board. All postal|going on, quoting figures which:give savings would be converted direct'y 'uuormauon to the magnitude of the into the treasury -insteadzof. . loaned to.banks as at present. ADd |constantly been favorable to ditch from this fund the farm loans would [ construction, and under whose super- be made. vision much of the work has been The postal savings fund at present | qone, will also talk. would be entirely inadequate to pro- Among those who will attend are: vide the money needed for agricul-|s. B, Herrell of the Koochiching ture. Mr. Keating’s bill removes the | county ditches; E. W. Kirby, Koo~ limitations on postal savings depos-|chiching county engineer; L. O. Og- its. With the removal of the limi-|garq of International Falls, one of tation on deposits the postal savings | {he prominent engineers of this sec- fund would mount enormously, Pro-|tion and connected with the engin- viding an immense sum for use in|cering staff of the highway commis- farm loans. sion; L. H. Slocum, auditor of Koo- Fighting Insect Pests. chiching county; James Drummond, Two unbidden immigrants came to | clerk of court in Koochiching county. the United States several years ago;| R. K. Bliler, Beltrami county en- today the federal government is co-|gineer; William Everets, ditch en- operating with several state govern- 8ineer of this city; E. J. Bourgeois, ments to slay the progeny of these of this city, who has charge of sev- says a bulletin of the Na-|eral ditches in the north end of the tional Geographical society. county; Auditor James L. George; The unwelcome visitors to our |Attorney A. A. Andrews of this city, shores were the gipsy moth and the|a ditch law authority; Engineer G. brown-tail moth. The gipsy moth|W. Walker of Thief River Falls and was imported by a New England|George Hamery of Gonvick. professor for experimental purposes; S - the brown-tail moth was a stowaway| “REAL” FEATURE AT GRAND. in the cargo of some vessel. Their B descendants are devasting the vege- | «mhe Only Son” to be Attraction tation of New England. The brown- N . tail moth has brought a new human| Lnere Tomorrow—Give Matinee. ailment, a skin rash which makes life so unpleasant that visitors are beginning to shun certain New Eng-|&reatest picture ever produced by the land summer Tesorts. Lasky company, will be the feature Aid is being sought in Europe and |at the Grand theatre tomorrow after- Asia. Beetles, which devour young|noon and evening. This is a play caterpillars, and parasites which feed | With a deeper significance than the on moth eggs, have been imported |others and it is closer to the human and are working against the two|heart. It is a photodrama wirich in moths with great success. The|Purpuse, structure and quality of in- brown-tail moth spreads by flying; |terpretation measures higher than the gipsy moth’s larvae are carried |2ny previous Lasky feature. on vehicles and the cothing of pedes- trians. Quarantine fences are being erected enclosing infected regions. Arthur Aune, who has been with These fences are of wire screen coat- [the Segal Emporium since that firm ed with sticky substances to entangle | has been in business here, left Satur- the moths. day evening for Duluth, where he has accepted a position. Mr. Aune is an pioneers, “The Only Son,” considered the Aune Leaves Bemid; TRIP MUCH ENJOYED. ° BEpoperationsi-« Judge Stanton,whe-es Speml Term at Spooner Completed by Judge Wright Willls L. Wyman, court reporter of this distriet, arrlved in Bemidji last evening from Spooner where he has been reporting the special term of court which has been in progress there during the past two weeks. Mr. Wyman says that the term has been completed and that Judge Wright will arrive in Bemidji this evening enroute to his home in Park Rapids. Judge Wright made the trip from Baudette to International Falls by toat today: M. G. Slocum, who has heen in charge of -the-clerk of court work, will also return this evening. Successful - Contestant - in Missing Word Contest—Many Answers Re- ceived—To Continue Month. DRAWING ON NEXT SATURDAY Mrs. R. F. Murphy was the suc- cessful contestant in the Pioneer rissing word contest which is being held every week, her name having been the first drawn from the hat of those returning correct answers. The «ds appeared in the Friday issue of the Daily Pioneer, page six. The ads and words missing were as follows: Abercrombie & McCready ad, ninth line the word “pull” was omitted, M. B. Iberts6n ad, fourteenth line, “to.” Brosvik ad, fifth line, “seen.” Carl- son Variety store, second line, “such.” Tom Smart ad, seventh line, “make.” Hakkerup’s ad, fourth line, “kind.” Pilsener hotel ad, seventh line, “in.” These ads will be run once each week for five weeks in the Pioneer, Daily and Weekly, and $1.00 will be given for the correct answer for each paper. Should there be a number of correct answers, they will be put into a hat and the first one drawn Wwill he awarded the prize. In giving the answers the contest- ants should first give the ad and then the line and the missing word, thus making it easier for the same to be checked up. Also, do not forget to sign your name to the answers. The drawing will take place every Saturday at 4:30, following the issue | of the paper containing the ads. Miss Moody of Brainerd to Coach Vaudeville Entertainment. Much interest among the young men and women of Bemidji has been aroused by the announcement that Miss Ruth Moody of Brainerd, a daughter of George Moody, who re- cently graduated from the dramatic department of Hood college, Freder- ick, Maryland, will in the near fu- ture present “The Passing Show,” a clever summer vaudeville entertain- ment, to be given entirely by local talent. The same show Wwas recent- 1y produced in Grand Rapids for the benefit of the Episcopal church, with much success, the play being given uader the direction of Miss Moody. Reheasals for “The Passing Show” will begin this evening in the Cify hall, not the church as previously an- nounced. Miss Moody is a young woman of unusual dramatic ability and her many successes in stage di- rection have caused her services to be much sought. Sunday School Picnic. ‘Wednesday a Presbyterian Sunday school picnic will be held in the George Cochran grove at the head of the lake. All members of ‘the congregation and their friends as well as the Sunday school children, are invited. The boat will leave the dock at 9:30. All are requested to bring good, big, well-filled picnic bas- kets. A program of games and sports has been arranged for and a good time is assured. Goes to New York. J. Segal, of the Segal Emporium, has gone to New York, Cleveland and other eastern points where he will spend several weeks on a business trip. expert ad man and salesman. L % Gregg' Malone and Joseph Herman ot afwant adiioly you Aron Segal of Detroit is a guest led daily: Many Engmeen ‘and 1., Great North Suspend Work N Prhhy MUST OPERATE MAIL TRAINS Red Lake Line wm Kot Feel ’.Nnoll of Dmands—l’nnf!nper Users Inorease Border filty Orders. eral board to avert threatened strike | and employes. Pl{n to arbitrate snlelywon quemon men demand for. jincrease in wages, If the threatened fstrike on the ninety-eight railroads! in the west takes place next Friday as has been officially ' announced, 'Bemidji - will feel its effect in various ways. There are a large number of engineers and firemen residing - here:who will -be called out if the strikeds declared, as well as the trainmen who operate through Bemidji. To Cost IAI'gE Sum, Such action will.epst the locomo- tive men: and qtherfia(nmen a large sum -in’wages. Taking all engin- eers into conaideratfin, the average salary is never ‘less than $125 per month and often runs:above the $200 mark. . Their wages dépend upen the class oT locomotives: ffiey operate and the mileage. The wxl'es of the aver- age fireman is between $100 and $150 per month, providing’ ey ‘have work- These figures are conserva- tive estimates. £ With the single exception of the Red Lake line, the Minnesota & Inter- natiorhl, the Soo Lindyand the Great Northern, every road running into Bemidji, will be sflected by the strike. May Not lhbq‘rialue. In Bemidji railroad men and offi- cials do not believe j:%at the strike | will develop They zare confident that v out resorting to the sity of taking the decisive step, The enginemen generally are well prepar- ed to withstand a long siege if a strike is called and they would go out in a solid block, it is claimed. Ties Up Transpertation. . This would completely tie up rail- road transportation“and would cut Bemidji off from the rest of the world insofar as railroad communication is concerned. , If the city should be cut off it would of course affect the food supply as the commission houses, for example, do not carry ' any large stocks of goods, as their wares are merishable. It would also affect the wholesale establishments. ¥ Mail to Continue. Mail will be sent-out and received the same as usual should the strike materialize, according -to announce- ment made at the ‘postoffice this morning, The Chief Causes, Some of thecauses-of a probable strike are summed up as follows: The general managers’ committee of the mailroads refused to'grant any request of the enginémen which had to do with an increase: in pay and better working conditions, and they ter proposition, which would do away with the present schedules and rules governing the handling of which rules the enginemen say, they have been 30 years in building up. The increased cost of living together with the increased responsibilties piled upon the enginemen. in propor- tion to the sizes of the weights of en- gines and trains, is given as one rea- son for the demond for higher wages. In anticipation of the strike, print Dpaper users throughout the' country are increasing their orders. Interna- tional Falls mills, ‘which formerly shipped eight to twelve cars a.day, are now shipping eighten and twen- at the home of J. Segal. Return From Visit t6 New York. SCOOP srporter Gregg Malone, assistant logging Scoop IsPopular These Days Wit Some People superintendent of the Crookston Lumber company here, and Joseph Herman, cashier of the Beltrami County State bank at Tenstrike, re- turned to Bemidji Saturday from a three weeks' trip during which the cities of Duluth, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, New York, Albany, Chicago, Minneapolis and St. Paul were vis- ited. The trip from Duluth to Buf- falo was made by the Great Lakes. The trip was much enjoyed by them. “I always regarded Minneapolis as a big city,”' said Mr. Malone on his re- turn to Bemidji from his first trip to New York, “but it looked mighty small to us when we visited it on our return trip.” MISTER SCO0P-T DO WISH YOV WOULD LET OUR. UNDER TAKING- PARLORS HAVEY0IR. TRADE-WE WiLL DO A NEAT I08 WITHNUH - th “awill 3 d- et s LAUSTREANS. insisted in trying to force their coun- | men, | william T. Cox and J. @. Peters o s GERMAN "FORCES BE connection with trap shooting, Ny- more followers of the popular sport have gotten together and organized a club, the first shoot being held Sun- day. - Several good scores were made, Roy Rice winning the day’s honors by securing twenty birds. The scores, shooting at twenty-five pigeons: Roy Rice, 203’ George Nelson, 19; L. Pop- penberg, 18; J. Tagley, 15; A. Wold, 12; A. Olson, 10 .P Wold, 10; A. BE. Stalling, 9. FEATURES ON PROGRAM Annual Meeting of Minnesotd Short- hand Reporters’ Association to be Held Here Tomorrow. -s;uzax;vnnnovwcu{ Commander. of Third DI’ vision of Servian Army." LARGE NUMBER- TO' ATTEND Indications are. that the annual meeting of the Minnesota Shorthand Reporters’ association, which is to be held in Bemidji tomorrow, will be attended by a large number of the forty court reponters of the state. The program which has been pre- pared for the meeting is one of un- usual interest and addresses will be given by several of the most prom- inént and successful court reporters of the state, if not the entire United States. ‘Willis L. Wyman of Park Rapids, court reporter for Judge B. F. Wright, who is secretary and freas- urer of the association, arrived - in Bemidji last evening and spent today in completing arrangements for the meeting. Talks are to be given by George Hillman, president; Mr. Wyman, William Higgins of Minneapolis, his- torian; Robert Taylor of Duluth, who reported the Standard Oil cases; O. W. Nordbye, W. T. Eckstein of New Ulm, George W. Moody of Brainerd, one of the state’s most prominent re- porters and a member of the staff of this judicial district, W. Shaw, William €, Ward, G. L. H. Tuckett and Charles N. Sayles. There will be an election of offi- cers for the ensuing year. Photo by American Press Association. SECRETARY 'TO REPORT E. M. Sathre of Business Men's Asso- ciation Will Tell of Duluth Credit Conditions at Tuesday Meenting. PRACTICALLY SAME AS HERE E, M. Sathre, secretary of the Be- midji Business Men’s association, has returned from Duluth where he in- vestigated \the methods and condi- tions of the credit association of that city and has prepared a report of his findings which he will submit to the Mon %Fhers at their regular 1y meeting which takes.place in Among other things, Mr. Sathre found that the plan of the Zenith Ciry association is much the same as is that of the local merchants. The chief association there has 250 mem- bers, while there are several minor clubs with a smaller membership. The membership fees vary as to the amount of benefit derived by the member, the number of reports he receives and the actual good he re- ceives through the efforts of the sec- retary. No credit listings are provided the members but all information is readi- 1y given at the main office where foup persons are constantly employed. Re- ports are given by letter or by phone. Mr. Sathre has many recommenda- tions concerning credit to offer for the Bemidji association and it s urged that a large number be present at the meeting tomorrow afternoon. Summons Issued by Consuls in Va- rious American Cities—United States to Send 100,000. = INCLUDES MEN UNDER 42 YEARS St. Paul, Aug. 3.—Edgar Prochnik, Austro-Hungarian consul in St. Paul, received notice from Vienna that a general mobilization of the Austrian army had been called. Consul Prochnik immediately semt out a call to all men up to forty-two years old who have served in the Austrian army and are now in Min- nesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the peninsula of Michigan to re- port to him at once. As soon as 100 report in St. Paul a.special car will take them east to sail for Austria. It is expected sev- eral thousand will report. Similar orders were issued by the eleven Ausirian consuls in the Unit- ed States. “This general mobilization order means that 2,000,000 men have been called for the -Austrian army,” sald Consul Prochnik. “There will be at least 100,000 sent from the United States.” COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT. Garbage Burner Proposition to Be Thrashed Out by Alderman. Whether the city of Bemidiji is to purchase a garbage burner will be decided at the meeting of the council ‘which will be held this evening. G. A. Oveson and A. M. Danaher of In- ternational Falls are in the city and will be among the bidders who would place a plant here. Mr. Oveson has had much. experience in burners of this kind and it was under his man- agement that the $600 experiment plant’ was placed at International Falls several years ago, but which has been replaced: The border city now has a $1,600 unit burner system which destroys cans, bones, dead ani- mals and is proving a success. It is modern in ‘every detail. Mr. Oveson recommends a like establishment for Bemidji. Other business of import- ance will be discussed at the meeting FORESTERS HERE TODAY. ‘Again Visit This City. William T. Cox, state forester, and J. G. Peters, of the government co- operation forest fire prevention- de- partment, -were in Bemidji today. They have been on a_trip of inspec- tion in this part of the state during the past week and find conditions herée good. While in Bemidji they conferred with L. G. Johnson, forest ranger, \ Frank Andrews of Brainerd ig vis- ty cars. Qrders are increasing ra- pidly. > WE MAIKE Y0V A BIRD UV ACASKET ANTHROW A NIETY TOOMB STONE N WITH VT HAND CARVED AS A SPECIAL OFFER iting Bemidji friends. | this evening. By "HOP’ AW GEE-GL ~GUESS | NOW.- T CAN SELLNOU & LOT 1N OUR CEMETAR FOR A DOLLAR DOWN ANTWOBITS A RUSSIA TWO MERCHANT SHIPS SEIZED: -~ BRITISH NAVAL RESERVES CALLED 0UT GIN INVASION OF (BY AMERICAN PRESS) - BERLIN, AUGUST 3.—INVASION OF RUSSIA BY GERMAN TROOPS |BEGAN TODAY, WHEN GERMAN FORCES OCCUPIED KALISZ IN. RUSSIAN POLAND, LONDON, AUGUST 3. _aznnxvz |HAS STRUCK ITS FIRST BLOW |AGAINST FRANCE AND ITS FOR- CES HAVE BEGUN AN INVASION OF THAT COUHTBY. TWO DETACH- MENTS OF GERMAN SOLDIERS HAVE ENTERED FRANCE AND ARE MARCHING IN FRENCH TER- RITORY IN DIRECTION OF PARIS. BERLIN, AUGUST 3.—GERMANS MADE THEIR FIRST CAPTURE OF WAR PRISONERS NEAR HOHEN- ZA. FIFTY COSSACKS SURPRISED AND OVERWHELMED BY DE- TACHMENT GERMAN FRONTIER GUARDS AND FORCE TO WHICH THEY BELONG DRIVEN BACK. RUSSIAN REGIMENTS WITH AR- TILLERY, HAVE CROSSED NEAR LICHENREID, IN POSEN. TOTAL MOBILIZATION HAS BEEN ORDERED BY GERMANY WHICH AFFECTS EVERY MAN ABLE TO CARRY A GUN. BRITISH, FRENCH AND GEB- MAN NAVAL RESERVES HAVE BEEN CALLED OUT. PARIS AUGUST 3 —FRENCH ARMS SECURED VICTORY IN SHARP ENGAGEMENT AT PETIT CROIX. ADVANCE GUARDS OF GERMAN ARMY MOWED DOWN WITH MACHINE . GUNS BY FRENCH. MARTIAL LAW DECREED IN FRANCE AND ALGIERS. LONDON, AUGUST 3.—SIE ED- WARD GRAY TOLD HOUSE OF COMMONS TODAY THAT HE HAD GIVEN FRANCE ASSURANCE THAT ENGLISH CHANNEL OR THROUGH NORTH SEA TO UNDERTAKE HOS-- TILE OPERATIONS AGAINST FRENCH COAST OR SHIPPING, BRITISH FLEET WOULD GIVE ALL PROTECTION IN ITS POWER. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, AUGUST 3.—BATTLE FOUGHT YESTERDAY BETWEEN GERMAN AND RUS- SIAN FLEET OFF ALAND ISLANDS AND RESULTED IN RUSSIANS BE- ING DEFEATED: DRIVEN BACK RUSSIAN VESSELS TOOK REFUGE IN GULF OF FINLAND WHERE THEY REMAINED TODAY, London, Aug. 3.—King George, in & final effort to prevent the outbreak of a general European war and the meeting of millions of men in armed conflict, sent a dispatch to Emperor Nicholas of Russia. His message i8 understood to contain an urgent ap- peal for the preservation of peace. His majesty’s action was taken after an audience with Premier Asquith. At the same time from Rome came the news, published in the Messagero, that Italy has decided to remain neu- tral unless attacked. > This information was not oanflnn- ed, but it is said in official circles to have “caused -no surprise.” At the Italian embassy in London the belief was expressed that should bility left open of her turning against her allies, Germany and Austria-Hun- gary, the later nation would be re- luctant to embark on a general Euro- pean war. On the other hand the fact stood out that Germany had taken a very firm attitude and asked Russia to suspend the mobilization of her forces within a time limit of twelve hours. - She also has asked France to define within eighteen hours the attitude she would assume in case of war by Ger- many and Austria against Russia. France Would Intervene. It was pointed out in authoritative circles that Frances's attitude could only be that under the terms of her treaty with Russia she would be com- pelled to intervene. German circles showed consider- able uneasiness all over the world. The German forces in China are being concentrated at Tsingtau, the Ger- ‘|man consul general has left his post at Cape Town and German merchant ships have been ordered to seek neu- tral ports. In regard to the E‘-r East the Japa- nese ambassador in London said that the nations composing the' triple alli- ~‘ance remained at Tsingtau Japan will take npo action against them, but hould they attack British interests, . or.should Tsingtau be attacked, a sit- uation would arfse which will be dealt with by Japan in the spirit of uu An:lw.hpmm l.llllm:e. > i i Italy remain neutral, with the possi- ~ as long as the warships belonging to *