Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 12, 1918, Page 1

VOLUME XVI.. NO. 302 SORENSON SEES GREAT FUTURE FOR DAIRYING INTHESEPARTS Refers to Bemidji as Metropolis of Dairy Section; Will Require Work ADMONITION TO LEARN BY OTHERS’ EXPERIENCE This Section Riclfl& Endowed for Dairying, He Avers; Feed Problem Solved ‘At the opening session;sdf . the Dairymen’s convention ' ;4 Tuesday morning; when James Soremson, St. Paul, Red River Valley state dairy and food commissioner,~was unable to be present owing to illness, F. O. Johnson ‘of St. Paul, also a state in- spector, did the honors for his col- _league,. the topic béing “Tha. State’s Relation to the Dairy Industry:” It was a splendid paper, of much value and in part is-as follows: “It has been my pleasure to at- tend several conventions of the Red River Valley Dairymen’s association, and I believe I am justified in'saying that these annual conventions are % doing a great deal of good in' en=| couraging more profitable dairy- ing. “] was very much pleased when I Jearned that the Red River Valley Daifymen’s convention was to be held in this splendid little city, not only because I.knew that the dele- gates to the convention would be well cared for in-every way, but also be- cause I knew that Bemidji is the me- tropblis of a large. area of country which must -eventually become one of the best dairy sections in this state. Y S VT, Obatacles are Many. “The farmers-in this section have many obstacles to overcome; there are hundreds of thousands of acres to he cleared, but this must be ac- complished ‘gradually and the dairy cow will help you to do it if she is given-'a chance. Dairying has done wonders for the sections of the state further south, but it was not de- veloped to any great extent until the condition of the goil made it abso- lutely ‘necessary that a different sys- tem of farming be inaugurated. In other “words, the people of Southern Minnesota were.;gradually compelled to gointo:dairying in order to re- builditheir soil which had become de- pletéd By continuous grain raising. ... Learn From Others. “You.people in the northern part of the state can learn a most valu- able.+lesson from your brothers further south. = Do not make the mistake. they -made, of robbing your land of all fertility before you go into dairying but, as_you start to remove the. timber and stumps from your acres, take the dairy cow with you; she~will pay her way and make you prosperous and happy even while vou-are laboring: to provide a com- fortable home for yourselves and those who are to follow you. The history of dairying and the dairy cow has ever been the same. Pros- perity and happy homes have always been the evident result where dairy- ing -has been developed to any de- gree, and you people of this section may rest asured that dairying will do’as much for you. Value To State. "BEMI your secretary is the “State’s Re- lation of the Dairy Industry.” While I wish to discuss this subject briefly, I feel that the attitude of the State Dairy & Food department has been so generally known for many years past that the people of the state have no reason to doubt that the depart- ment is alert at all times, and has put forth an ernest effort to encour- age profitable dairying within the state. . State Co-operating. “As far as the present attitude of the department is concerned, I can assure you that it is our aim to as- sist in every possible way to promote the dairy industry. While we are spending considerable state money in our educational work for better and more profitable creamery and dairy methods, I am sure I need not apol- ogize for-it, as the dairy industry is such a valuable asset to the state that it is worthy of the best efforts of which we are capable. An in- dustry is second to nome in impor- tance, when we consider the general welfare of all our people, should not only be encouraged by state depart- ments but should be boosted at every .opportunity by every citizen, of the state. Dairying and prosperity has ever gone hand in hand, and always will, Dairying Is Business, Dairying is as much of a business as is any other business, and the fellow who makes a study of dairy- ing eventually reaps the largest profits. The grade cow, or even the average - scrub, is not only good enough but will prove satisfactory to most any man going into the business. - While I would not for one moment belittle. the pure bred cow or discourage the man whose ambi- tion it is to own a high grade, pure bred herd, yet I do wish to call at- tention to the fact that the common cow has done wonders for Minnesota and will undoubtedly play “an im-}. portant part in -our dairy work:for some time to come,’ 3 ‘“The specialized”dairyman will al- ways patronize his own*local cream- ery, because his success depends to a great extent upon a good market for his product. He knows that it is a loss in quality and good money to sell his cream to any creamery or buyer who will accept a poor grade, as a lower grade of dairy products must eventually prove deterimental to the best interests of the men who milk the cow. ‘“Predictions have been freely made in the past that this northern gedétion -of Minnresota’ will some day develop into one of the greatest dairy regions in the northwest, and it is up to you people who believe in the possibilities of Northern Min- nesota to assist in-spreading the dairy gospel and to encourage this great industry which means so much to vour happiness and prosperity.” THIS TYPEWRITER SPEAKS ALL LANGUAGES: SHOWN BY ‘PIONEER’ ON FRIDAY E. B. "Cutten of the Hammond Typewriter company is in Bemidji demonstrating the interchangeable type, Multiplex Hammond typewriter. For the benefit of those who have read the full page ad on page 81 of the December Popular Science and became interested to the extent of wishing to see and learn more about this wonderful light<weight alum- inum typewriter, Mr. Cutton will re- main in the Pioneer store all day Friday and demonstrate to anyone interested. This machine is especially adapted to people wishing something ex- clusive and desiring to put individ- uality into their work, such as using a beautiful small type for personal correspondence or an italic type for emphasis or a gothic type for card indexing, etc. Also the chemical and medical type for doctors and druggists. Any language can be used instantly. f: “4dit'may be of interest to some of thoge present to know_that the value of dairy products in'this state ex- ‘ ceeds 6ne hundred million dollars per year. ~You may also be interested to ' ¥now that the value of our creamery butter is close to fifty million dollars annually. Minnesota now produces more creamery butter than any other gtate in the Union, and this in spite of the fact that this vast empire of Northern Minnesota is only in its infancy as far as dairying is con- cerned. There are 840 creameries in the state, 640 of which are operated on the co-operative plan. In this connection it may also interest you to know that Minnesota has more co-operative creameries than all other states put together and, this being true, it is quite evident that the co-operative creamery has been an important factor in the upbuild- ing of the dairy industry in the state. Ideal Conditions Here. “While ‘you know your own local ‘conditions much better than I do, T . cannot refrain from calling your at- tention ‘to the ideal conditions for dairying with which your are sur- rounded. This section is richly en- dowed with the essentials for suc- ‘cessful dairying. You have the sofl, the climate and the water which are necessary in turning out a fancy pro- o duct. With the soil and climate which produces all kinds of grasses \ in ‘abundance, especially clover, you can provide your dairy stock with the best of roughage, thus reducing the eost of butter fat to the minimum. The subject assigned to me by Uncle Eben. “It's wrong,” saild Uncle Eben, “tc¢ shoot crap under any circumstances. But somehow winnin’ do ease yoh con science.” FOR ARMY NURSE STUDENTS memory of Florence Nightin- the world's first woman war is honored in the design of the mia of the Ameriean Arnny 2 school established recently. Vightingale in the Crimean “the Lady of the insignia has a the caduces new mposed on s mp £ the medical cov BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. 12, 1918 SAGE ADVICE FOR THOSE WHO - CONTEMPLATE DAIRY BUSINESS Another excellent paper read be- fore the Red River Dairymen’s an- nual convention held in Bemidji was that by A. J. McGuire of the Uni- versity of Minnesota’s agricultural college, his topic being devoted to the beginner in the dairying busi- ness, in which Mr. McGuire conveys valuable hints to those who are not versed in the business. He says: ‘“The subject your convention has assigned to me to discuss, ‘Problems for the Beginner in Dairying,’ covers a very wide fleld. The problems that confront the beginner in dairying are the ones that follow the dairyman on to his prime of life and are with him even in his old age. They are never entirely settled but they can be handled. The knowledge of under- standing them is like the staff with which we lead a bull. It enables us to handle them more safely. “The Red River Valley Dairymen’s association is fifteen years old. Dairy farming here about Bemidji is fif- teen years old. Our good friends Mr. Cort, who has attended every dairy convention in Minnesota for the past thirty-five years, would like to be here. ¥ifteen years is a good age. It is the time, or should be, when we-come to the age of under- standing, and I cannot help but feel that Bemidji and this section of Northern Minnesota, which is not, strictly speaking, a part of the Red River valley, has been singularly honored by having the convention. “But - coming - to -problems .of the beginner:in dairving. .1 would: say that- the first ‘and -most -important problem is that of having a proper understanding of dairying. The old saying that “knowledge is power” applies to dairying as it applies to any business in which success is not easily won. 1 would say to the be- ginner in dairying, study the sub- ject of dairying as you studied your lesson when a boy at school. To know that a cow is a cow and that like Bill Nye's cow, she gives milk occasionally, is not enough. If we who have studied dairying longest, are still in pursuit of dairy knowl- NOTABLES VISITORS AT = | DAIRY CONVENTION| Visitors to the Red River Dairy- men's convention tnclude several noted characters, including represen- | manager of the organization. - OF YESTERDAY'S PAPF [IDJI DAILY PI —_— edge and always shall ve, how im- portant it is for' the beginner in dairying to take up the work with an open mind. Subscribe for some good dairy paper that will come to your home:weekly and read it. Take the annual report of the'State Dairy- men’s association and study it. A study of your work will not only make. you more successful in a finan- cial way, but it will make your work less laborsome. ‘We are never tco old to learn,’ and you will be sur- prised to-find out how much there is to know about dairying. - “To _ study your Dbusiness as a dairy farmer is the most important thing I can tell you. What I may say about cows, and about feed and the manufacture of dairy products and the sale of the same, you may forget.” You probably will forget it, but if you remember to study the subject of dairying, the information that will help you will be yours, will become’ a- part ‘of you and you will be successful in your work. ‘Feed Big Problem. ‘“There is'a receipt in an old Eng- lish cook .book that tells how to cook a rabbit, It begins by saying, ‘“‘first catch the rabbit,” A big problem in dairying whether here in.the timber, or on the prairie is to get feed. You can’'t cook a rabbit until you have caught it, and you cannot do much in dairying until’ you are growing not only sufficient feed, but the right kind of feed. It takes just about four acres of iand to feed a dairy cow properly; two acres for pasture and two acres for growing winter feed. The beginner may get along with less—he may ,have to—or the farmer who has brought his land to a_ high state of production, but you may fake it as a fact that under general conditions, you will not have solved the feed problem in dairying until you have two acres of good pasture and two acres of clover, corn and oats for each cow that you milk. Put four acres down in your mind and you have a good start toward the cow that will give you $100 above the cost of feed that was men- tioned here this morning.” MODERN BORTHERHbOD WILL ELECT OFFICERS TONIGHT The Modern Brotherhood of America will elect new officers for the ensuing year tonight, and a guest of hanorjwill be W. E. Kinman, state tatives of farm end dairy publica-|the election and routine of the busi- tions and L. B. Anderson of Clear- brook, buttermaker. J. H. Hughes is among the visitors. He is from St. Patil and is the editor of the Farm, Stock and Home Jour- nal and his duties takes him over a wide territory, including the Da- kotas and Minnesota. H. Sandholt is the editor of the Dairy Record, published in St. Paul. His duties likewise take him to im- portant meetings throughout the state and other northwest states. Mr.: Anderson’s claim to distinc- ness session, lunch will be served followed by dancing. 40 INFLUENZA CASES SINCE SCHOOL OPENED: WEEK XMAS VACATION According to a survey of the in- fluenza epidemic, so far as it affects the schools of the city, the report states that practically 20 per cent of the attendance is short. Since the opéning of the schools last week, tion, besides being a crackerjack in|aonday, forty cases have developed, the butter business, is that he holds| zhout a third being out according to the belt as the champion laugher of the association. loud | the school nurse on account of in- He can| fiuenza, or sickness in the home or get more enjoyment out of a good | nervousness over the epidemic. laugh than a prize bull can get out of a healthy roar, and when he gets started everfybody becomes innocu- lated and get in on choras. U. S. NAVY IS PROMISED PLENTY 16-INCH GUN (By United Press.) Washington, Dec. 12.~—An expan- sion of ten times the capacity of peace times was necessary in the gun-making facilities of the navy, Rear Admiral Earle’s annual report today shows. s Earle’s the man chiefly responsible for mounting the 14-inch navy guns for army use in France, points out that this vast expansion was acéogp- lished with ‘‘comparatively satisfac- tory,”” results, though he suggests it was surrounded by important diffi- culties. Concerning the 16-inch guns to be supplied battleships, Earle says: “During the past year, the bureau has proved (tested) the 16-inch 50- caliber gun. The test proved suc- cessful beyond expectation and this gun promises to be an exceptionally splendid piece of ordinance. The production program of the 104 guns of this type required has now been started, and it is anticipated that| of the Southern camps, The school drinking fountains are again in use, having been closed last week. The representative of the state board of health, who came here and secured samples of the water, has made no report to the city au- thorities, but Superintendent Bolcom asked the mayor if he thought there was any danger from contagion. The mayor replied that if it had been found there was any serious danger a telegram would undoubtedly have been sent. President Smith of the school board was then asked his opin- fon and he replied that in view of the situation to reopen the foun- tains, although there might be a question as ta the purity of the water. Christmas vacation will, in all probability, last only one week, ow- ing to the schools having been closed seyeral weeks on account of the in- fluenza. Night school will also start when school reopens after Christmas, A change has been made in the line advocated by the war department, and now the course of study will in- clude vocational instruction to fit those desiring the special training to fit themselves in the manual train- ing department, for industrial work, Colonel’s . ders. My brother-in-la loned at one says the mu- the guns will be ready to meet the| jority of fellows In i camp come from building program.” Earle points out the navy was able to lend the army 12.inch, 10-inch, 8-inch, 7-inch and 6-inch pieces. Several new kinds of mines wer evolved by during the year, and the production was in enormous quantities. Still the ordinance branchi to avol the Southern cotton flelds and are il- lterate. Mall sent to them was al- ways improperly addressed, and the e commander of thelr regiment, wishing d the confusion Incidental to loeating the addresses of mafl improp- erly addressed, posted the followling another important development of| nstice: the year was that of making depth charges for anti-submarine work. The American variety proved parti- ularly effective. Earle scoffs at use of long range, small shgll “freak,” guns such as the one Qermans used egainst Parfs u“Plesse have your wmail addressed as follows: John Doe, Company—Regl- ment—Camp—-." And in the next vbateh of mall re celved nt the camp sore than hezlf the letters were ad- reened to John Doe | + ———— RS--READ Historical Society PEACE PARLEY WAITS - WILSON'S ARRIVAL By Fred S. Ferguson. (United Press Correspondent.) Brest, France, Dec. 12—The George Washington, bearing President Wil- son and partye was six hundred miles out from Brest when she last report- ed at midnight. She has taken a shortened course and expects to ar. rive on schedule, Friday. " PEACE MACHINERY STILL. By “William P. Simms. Paris, Dec. 12.—The peace ma- chinery is at a standstill, pending the arrival of President Wilson so he can be heard personally. ALLEGED DISLOYALIST ARRESTED BY SHERIFF Charged with teaching and advo- &ating that citizens of the United States should not support their coun- try in carrying war with its public enemies, William S. Ridgeway of the Fifth ward was taken into custody yesterday by Sheriff Johnson. The accused was arrainged before Judge Stanton and pleaded not guilty, be- ing held for trial, prabably on Satur- day, the slight delay being on ac- count of the call of the civil cal- endar. Ridgeway was indicted last Sep- tember, but left the city and had been absent since. he was “nabbed.” The jury in the case of State vs Ray Schuster, charged with selling liquor, found the defendent not guilty. PHONE INSTALLATION FEE AGAIN CHANGED: ORDER FROM THE GOVERNMENT Pursuant to an order from the gov- ernment controller of the telephone systems, Burleson, another change in rates went into effect yesterday, a reduction being made in charges for installation of phones, the new rate now being $3.560 for both residences and business houses. Prior to September 1, when the government took over {he wire sys- tems, there was no charge. for in- Stallation, "but Burleson- immediately gslapped on a charge to patrons of $5 installation fee for residences and $10 for business houses, whenever a phone was moved or a new one in- stalled. Now, where equipment is in a place and it {s desired to have a phone installed, a charge of $1.60 is Upon his return After made to make the necessary connec- tions in the office plant and install new records. Business men of Bemidji may look forward to an increase in their phone rates, when the hearing on The propo- sition is held before the state rail- road and ‘warehouse commission in St. Paul, December 16. There are 1,049 whones in service "in Bemidji, of which 238 are business phones, B. A. C. CLUB’S ANNUAL ELECTION ON FRIDAY There will be a soclal get-together and the annual election of officers of the B. A. C. club Friday evening at 7:30 in the basement of the Pres- byterian church. Every member should be present. GIRL PLAGUE VICTIM. The funeral of Irene Bye, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bye, was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Osmund Johnson, pastor of the First Scandinavian Lutheran church, offi- ciatini;. Death came yesterday after- noon at 2:25 o'clock a. the home. She was ten years old and was the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bye. She had been suffering from the Spanish influenza, which turned into pneumonia and spinal meningitis. The funeral was held at the home. The Name Gutta Percha. Gutta percha derives its name fron the Malayan words gueta, a gum, anc percha, a cloth. Tt was introduced tc the civilized world in 1842 by Doctoy Montgomery, a Scottish surgeon, o Greatest Mothar in the World JOil'l Red Gross Al ‘@’mz Neod js a Heart anda Dollar DAIRYMEN ARE GUESTS OF THE BUSINESS MEN; (LUB SMOKER President Robinson Presides Over Interesting Program; Noted Speakers Heard PRIZES ARE AWARDED IN VARIOUS CONTESTS Silver Cup Comes to Farmer ° Stock Judges; Placed in Commercial Club The smoker held at the Commercial club Wednesday night, in honor of the visiting dairymen of the Red River Valley association, was large- ly attended and proved highly en- joyable, visitors and business men .of Bemidji mutually Iraternalizing. President W. Z. Robinson of the Commercial club presided over the brief program in which several prom- inent dairymen and others prominent in state departments took part. The opening was a clarinet solo by P. R. Peterson, former director of the band, followed by a report by Secre- tary Houske of the dairymeh’s asso- clation on the results'of various con- tests held by the association mem- bers, notubly that between makers of butter. Mr. Houske stated that the prc .uction in the Red River was light 2t this time of year, and that the influenzn epidemic had lessened the number of contestants, Seven. teen counties comprise the associa- tion membership, and one county out- side wag represented in the display of butter, although not a contender. The results follow: Dairvmen’s Contest, Butter Contest—First, B. J. Om- modt, Flom, score 96; second, 8. C. Boe, Now York Mill, score 94.5; third, ‘1)43 é!uslerud. Thiel River Falls, score 0 wviag Dairymen's Contest—To the cl'ellm1 ery assoclation having the largest percentage of patrons keeping herd records—First, Pelican Rapids Co- operative creamery, M. Sorenson, buttermaker; second, Bquity Co- operative creamery, Wadena, H. A. Goetch, buttermaker; third, Shelly Co-operative creamery; H» 0. Tom- mervik buttermaker; fourth, Em- mardville Co-operative creamery, Plummer, A. Martin buttermaker; fifth, Fertile Co-operative ereamery, C. ’J. olte é:utlnrmnken farmers’ Contest in Keeping - vidual Herd Records—-—For‘:h:flu‘:‘g- er keeping the best, most complete and accurate record of his dairy herd —awards, §$25, $20, $15, $10, others $6: First, J. Emil Nelson, Wadena; second, Clarence Holte, Shelly; third, 0. C. Foss, Pelican Raplds; fourth, John 1. Olson, Pelican Rapids; fifth, J. J. Fosse, Fertile; sixth, Charles Sigzerud, Pelican Rapids; seventh, A. C. Menard, Plummer. Dairy Sire Purchasing Contest— To the co-operative creamery - asso- clation purchasing the greatest num- ber of registered dairy sires: irst, Peliman Rapids, Co-operative Cream- ery assoclation, M. Sorenson, butter- maker; second, Twin Valley Co- operative creamery, 0. O. Heggeness buttermaker; third, Rindahl Co- operative creamery, Fritz Wahlin buttermaker, Silo Contest, No. 1-—To the co- operative creamery association hav= ing the largest number of silos in use: First, Pelican Rapids Co- operative creamery, M. Sorenson but- termaker; second, Dent Co-operative creamery, J. J. Harms buttermaker; third, Shelly Co-operative creamery, H .0. Tommervik buttermaker. Silo Contest, No. 2—For the great- est number of stlos built during 1918, Winners the same as in silo contest No. 1. Silos built: 42, 18 and 5. Butter Criticisms. 8. F. Gustafson of St. Paul, repre- senting the state dairy and food de- partment, then gave a talk on “Butter Criticisms.” He remarked that the butter was of extra quality at this time of year, but warned his hearers to get more color into their butter, stating that substitutes had ensy sailing. He spoke of butter at times being nearly wnite and that consumers were skepical as to its real identity. He also urged the keeping of milk in well ventilated quarters and to watch the cows when nearly dry and greater care all around. Disnlav Butter Auctioned. F. M. Brown of St. Paul, the “official auctioneer,” then offered the butter that had taken part in the contest for sale to the highest bidder. There were twenty-five to thirty tubs, averaging 22% pounds per tub, and in the bidding F. G. Troppman and Charles Nangle of Bemidji hooked up in spirited competition. The bidding started at 62 cents per pound and these two merchants see- sawed back and forth as the figures -(Conllnuod on page roury