Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 18, 1920, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT | { { | | i (e THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER -____—_—_—_———————_—-———— AMERICAN CITIZENS STRANDED IN CROATIA: “OVERTHAOW WORLD ORDER!” CRY COMMUNISTS FOUGHT IN BALKANS | Manifesto of Communist International, Seized in U. 8. De- Men Who Left Steel Mills Are Nt Able to Get Back to United States (International News Service) Gospic, Croatia, Feb. 18.—One thcusand Croations. who left their jobs in the steel mills of Pittsburgh ande Gary when the war started to fight for thgir native country are stranded hel;p'with no means of re- turning to ‘America. They have ap- plied for assistancc t0 an American Red Cross medical unit operating in this district and have been assured that representation will be made in their behalf to the Department of Labor of the United States. The situation of these men in Gos- pic is typical of conditions in nearly every town in Southern Europe. and the Balkans. Few towns can be found where there is not a colony of some size of naturalized Ameri- cans anxious to return. There are 40,000 men in similar circumstances scattered throughout Croatia. The colony of Gospic is facing great privations, and most of them are absolutely penniless. No living can be made from the land, which is too poor to cultivate, and they lgck the railway fare to Belgrade or Zug- reb, where they might find work. All shops have been closed for lack of supplies and the live stock of the country stolen or killed during the war has completely disappeared. No clothes of any sort are to -be had and the men are wearing their old army uniforms, ragged and in many cases merely a collection of shreds and tatters. If the rumor that the Government intends to re- call all the old army uniforms should develop into fact these men will he literally naked. HAVE HIGH SENSE OF HONOR Chicago Banker Pays Tribute to Chl- nese for Their Thrift and Hon- / 1 asty in Business. ‘ The manager of a Chicago savings bank made an examination of his ac- counts on racial lines and had the sur- prise of his life. He discovered that about the most desirable customers the bank had and the most profitable were the Chinese. Their average bal- ance was far above the average of all accounts. In fact, the Chinese came pretty nedar to having the largest de- posits of any patrons of the institu- tion., Moreover they were the easlest of all to please, made the least com- plaint and never in the history of the bank had 'there been a legal difficulty over a Chinaman’s account. This is not surprising when you come to consider it. No people have & higher sense of honor than the Chi- nese. They will gamble till the cows come home, and their ways are pe- . culler, but they are scrupulously hon- est. For a Chinaman to die in debt to anyone means that his relatives must and will assume the obligation. The Chinaman is a shrewd trader, but an honest one. You never see & Chinese mendicant—never. You never see a Chinese loafer. The Chinaman 18 not work-shy, never was and prob- ably never will be, He is pecullar In more ways than Bret Harte had in mind, and in one particular, that of thrift, it would be well If the white man was peculiar also. CAN LAUGH AT THEM ALL Lord Curzon Much Criticized, but He Has Found Life Cast In Pleasant Places. The Countess Curzon of Kedles: ton, who was Grace Hinds, daughter of the late J. Monroe Hinds, some time United States minister to Bra- #il, is one of the handsomest women in English society. She was married first to the Jate Alfred Duggan, a South American millionaire, who died four yecars ago, and a year later she was married to Tord Curzon. She is tall, graceful, dignified and charmiug, with Titan- esque hair and brown eycs. Her taste in dress is renowned in May- fair drawing-rooms and none among them can wear their clothes with more effect. _ Although Lord Curzon is gen- erally dismissed with the remark that at Oxford he was dubbed “a very superior person,” and has grown more and more “superior” with the passage of years, he has contrived to marry two of the most beautiful and wealthy American women who have adorned London society in the last quarter of a cen- tury. It is complained that he ad- dresses the house of lords like a col- lege don lecturing an indifferent class, and that he resents criticism H " with the same indignant surprise that might be expected of a pro- |Lamb fessor whose omniscience might be questioned by an impertinent sopho- more. But he gets there all the samse, though how he does it is something of & mystery, as he hqg never been 8 conspicuous success in any office. Subscribe for the Ploneer. paftment of Justice Raids, Tells “Reds” Own -Btory of Thetr Plans for World Wide Plunder. . : Extracts from “Manifesto of the Communist International—Adopt- od by the Tongress of the Communist International at Moscow, March 8.8, 1919, and signed by Comerades C. Rakoveky, N. Lenine, M. Zinov- Jov, L. Trotzky and Fritz Platten.” Alongside the dethroned dynasties of the Romanoffs, Hohenzollerns and Hapsburgs, and the capitalistic cliques of these lands, the rulers of France, England, Italy and the United States stand revealed in the light of unfolding events and diplomatic disclosures in their immeasurable vileness. Spurning the half-heartedness, Mypocricy and corruption ‘of the decadent officlal suclalist parties we, the Communists assembled in the Third Inter- national, feel ourselves to be the direct successors of the heroic efforts and martyrdom of & long serles of revolutionary generations from Baboeuf to Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg. As the First International foresaw the future development and pointed the way; as the Second International gath- ered together and organized millions of the’ proletariats, so the Third Inter- national is the international of open mass-action of the revolutionary realiza- tion, the International of deeds. Socialist criticism has sufficlently stigmatized the bourgeois world order. The task of the International Communist Party is pow to overthrow this order and to erect in its place the structure of the soclalist world order. We urge the working men and women of all countries t9 unite ) er the Communist banner, the emblem under which the first great victories have already been won. Proletarlans' of all lands! In the war against imperialistic barbarity, sgalnst monarchy, against the privileged classes, against the boufgeois state and hourgeols property, against all forms and varieties of social and national oppression—UNITH ! Under the standard of the Workingmen's Councils, under the banner of the Third International, In the revolutionary struggle for power and the Dic- tatorship of the Proletariat, proletarians of all countries UNITE! The revolutionary era compels the proletariat to make use of the means of battle which will concentrate ‘its entire energles, namely, mass action, with its logical resultant, direct conflict with the governmental machinery in open combat. All other methods, such as revolutionary use of bourgeois parlia- mentarism, will be of only secondary significance. The indispensable condition £or successful struggle is separation not only from the direct servitors of Capitalism and enemies of the communist revolu- tion, in which role the Social Democrats of the Right appear, but also from the Party of the Center (Kautskians), who desert the proletariat at the eritical moment in order to come to terms with its open antagonists. The growth of the revolutionary movement in all lands, the dangers of suppression of this revolution through the coalition of capitalistic States, the attempts of the Socialist betrayers to unite with one another (the formation of the Yellow “International” at Berne), and to give their gervices to the Wil- sonian League; finally, the absolute necessity for co-ordination of proletarian actions—all these demand the formation of a real revolutionary and real proletarian Communist International. This Internationa), which subordinates the so-called national interests to the interests of the international revolution, will personify the mutual help of the proletarlat of the different countries, for without economic and other mutual helpfulness the proletariat will not be able to organize the new soclety. : Incalculable are the sacrifices of the working class, Their best—Lieb- knecht, Rosa Luxemburg—they have lost. Against this the proletariat must defend itself, defend at any price. The Communist International calls the entire world proletariat to this final struggle. DOWN WITH THE IMPERIAL CONSPIRACY OF CAPITAL! LONG LIVE THE INTERNATIONAL REPUBLIC OF THE PROLB- TARIAN COUNCILS! Moscow, March 2-6, 1010, o e l Bemidji Market Quotatio—n:’l Chicago, Feb. 18.—Potato receipts today, 64 cars. Mfirket weak. Northern bulk and sacked, Whites, $4.36 to $4.50. Western Russets, $4.656. Bemidji Potato Market—All vareties, bulk, small lots, $2.50 to $3.00 per cwt. Carload lots, sacked and loaded, $3.00 to $3.50 per cwt. BEMIDJI CASH MARKET QUOTATIONS. GRAIN AND HAY MBATS Oats, bushel _90c-9pc|Mutton ...l .e..13¢C Barley, bushel. .$1.50 |Hogs, Ib........... eesnane 19¢-20c Rye. bushel....... .$1.30 | Dressed beet, pound........ 12c¢-14c¢ Red clover, medium, 42c-46¢| Turkeys, live, pound. .. ....40c-45¢ Popcorn, pound .... 8c-10c | Old Toms, live, pound....... 25¢-30¢c - Geese, live, pound .......... 25c30¢ Wheat No. 1.....ovunnvnnnnn $2.30 | Ducks, live, Ib. ...........16¢Cs18¢ Hens, 4 1bs. aud over ......... 22¢ ’ Springers, all weights, 1b. ..... 22¢ VEGETAELES. Rutabagas, per cwt....§1.00-$1.50 HIDES Carrots, per ¢wt........$1.50-$2.00 |Cow hides, No. 1, pound........ 22¢ Beets, per cwt.... ..$1.00-$1.25 | Bull hides, No. 1, pound....18c-20¢c Cabbage, cwt. .........$6.00-§6.00 | Kip hiaes, No. 1, pound..... 30c-32¢ Onions, dry, cwt. ..$6.00-§6.00 gfllf skins. N:. 1, pound. Rk ‘3433 2 ¥ eacons, each ......... .50-$3. BE’_"‘?’ ewt. aapsten ~+$6.00-88.00 Horse hides, large, each.$8.00-89.00 Dairy butter, pound. Tallow, pouna ...10c-12¢ Butterfat ....... .. o i Wool, bright . ..40c-46¢ Eggs, tresh, dozen......... Wool, semi bri, _The following prices were being paid at Stillwater, Miun., at time of going to press of tcday’s Pioneer: - JGRAIN AND HAY ga'rlic. W.civersossnmesiovoaos 36¢ Wheat, No. 1........ -..$2.35-§2.46 | Parsoips, per cwt.. -+ 3L76 Wheat, No. 2. . .. ©.$2.26-$2.35 Squash, cwt......... veseeesre$31.26 Wheat, No. 3... ..$2.15-$2.25 (071 ¢ N e o s o 73c-76¢c Barley ........c.c00000 $1.20-$1.24 HIYE POULTRY ORLE s Bt i s amiv stisiataeis 75¢+78¢ Tu‘:keys' fancy dry picked, 8 l‘m‘ Rye; NO: 2 vese +osronsisss oivo $1.40-§1.42 Ho R A 93¢ Buckwheat. per ib....c.o0iiu 2%c ’II\;urkzei's, l? 1bs, No. 2 timothy hay.......... $24.00 (& & HF TS No. 1 clover mixed.......... $28.00 | TUTkeTs. old toms Rye Straw....... ol ssesheat s o $9.00 urkeys, small and th Gorn } i $1.00-81.10 Geese, 12 lbs. up, and fat....... 24c¢ """""""" g i Ducks, dark ... covvenvnenn.nn 2 Ducks, clean ..... % Ducks, white ................. VEGETABLES Hens, heavy, 4 lbs. and over....24c Beans, hand picked, mavy, cwt. $5.60 |Springers, live................ 23¢ Potatoes, per ewt............ $3.20 | Hens, small........ccoineuvn. Beans, brown, ¢Wt......... ..$3.60 [Ducks, No. 2 ..... e At Value Beets, per cWt...c.ouoo. s $1.26 | Geese, bright and fat........... 26¢ Carrots, per €wt.........on. .$1.50 | Hens, 4 1bs. up, fat.. .25¢ Onions, dry, per cwt. . ... $3.50-$4.26 | Hens, small and thin t Volue Eges, per doZel. . ...ccovenseos 48c | Springers, dressed............. 26¢ Cabbage, ton............... $76.00 - Rutabagas, per cwt. . .80c Butterfat .......... .68c Cow hides, No. I':IDES 20¢ Packing Butter............... 37c Bull hides, No. 1. rnoneeonns, 18¢ Kips, No. 1....... -. 24¢ Calt skins No. 1. ..66c 10c-160 | Deacons .......... $3.00 —_— HOSTESS FOR BROTHER. Miss Alva Dechaineau entertained Wahpeton and its sister town, Breck-|a number of friends last evening in enridge, can furnish rooming facili-|honor of her brother, Jack, the occa- ties for an additional 200 the state|sion being his nineteenth birth anni- science school here expects to be|versary. designated by the government for| The hours were spent in cards and vocational training of returned sol-|conversation. Refreshments were diers. gserved at midnight. ‘Wahpeton, | | | v Do' You Know —that the balance wheel of your watch makes more than 150,000,000 revolutions yearly? In time the oil gums, the delicate bearings, destroying their high finish and perfect fit, thus ruining an accurate timepiece. An ordinary machine is oiled daily—your watch should be oiled once a year. LET US EXAMINE IT An honest opinion from us will cost you nothing. - (eo. T .Baker and Cdmpany The HALLMARK Store TELEPHONE 16 For the Correct Time Bemidji Minn. Corner Dalton "~ Block 5 d SINCE THE ATTEMPTED HOLDUP AT OUR BANK ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH, SO - fe MANY OF OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE INQUIRED WHAT OUR LOSS WOULD HAVE BEEN HAD THE BAD MAN GOTTEN AWAY, THATIT IS EVIDENT THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC DOES NOT AP- PRECIATE THE SAFE-GUARDS PROVIDED BY CAREFUL BANKERS IN THE PRESENT DAY. FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR DEPOSITORS AS WELL AS THEMSELVES THE CAREFULLY MAN- AGED BANK OF THE PRESENT PROVIDES NOT ONLY A MODERN BURGLAR-PROOF SAFE FOR MONEY AND BONDS, A FIRE-PROOF VAULT - FOR THE PROTECTION OF ALL IMPORTANT BOOKS AND RECORDS, BUT IN ADDITION TO THESE IT PROVIDES ITSELF AND DEPOSITORS WITH. AMPLE INSURANCE AGAINST BURG- LARY AND HOLDUP, JUST AS THE CAREFUL BUSINESS -MAN KEEPS FULLY INSURED AGAINST FIRE. EVEN IF THE WOULD-BE ROBBER HAD GOTTEN AWAY WITH ALL OF THE CASH ON HAND, AND ALL OF THE LIBERTY BONDS OWNED BY THE BANK AND BY ITS CUSTOMERS, THE FARMERS STATE BANK AND DEPOSITORS WOULD NOT HAVE: LOST A SINGLE DOLLAR, AS THIS CONTINGENCY WAS FULLY COVERED BY HOLDUP INSURANCE WRITTEN BY THE NATIONAL SURETY COMPANY OF NEW YORK, THE LARGEST SURETY COMPANY IN THE WORLD, WITH ASSETS OF MORE THAN FHE& TEEN MILLION DOLLARS. ' FARMERS STATE BANK H. R. Gillette, President J. LeRoy Elwell, Cashier Edw. Paulson, Vice-President B. L. Johnsons Assistant Cashier l i ! Defecti