Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 7, 1920, Page 7

Intentional Duplicate Exposure : !’mident Samuel Gompers Opens Convention; Presents Demands for Legislation By Ralph F. Couch (United Press Staff Correspondent) Montreal, Canada, June 7,.—Four million organized workers of ''the United States began framing de- mands upon presidential candidates and political parties today through the annual convention of the Ameri- can Federation of Lavbor which ‘open-f ed here with nearly 1,000 delegates present. 4 Coming to the convention: fres! from personal contact with the ran and file-of union men in all:gections, the delegates plunged fmmediately into consideration of a comprehen- sive program of economic, political and social issues.. The program. will be brought squarely to the attention of leaders in the Republican and Democratic nominating: conventions at Chicago and San Francisco. President. S8amuel Gompers of the federation may leave his convention here. today before its:close to carry labor’s mandate personally to the Re- publican convention in Chicago. Gompers also, as head of the fed- eration’s National Non-Partisan Po- litical campaign committee, will pre- sent the program to the country as part of organized labor's fight against re-election of senators and congress- men listed as enemies. Inspired by the industrial and economic confusion and strife of the past year, the program is regarded by Gompers and other federation of- ficlals as the most important ever presented. Reviewing the struggles of the year, it demands repeal of the Esch-Cummins Transportation Act, condemns profiteering, scores Attor- ney General Palmer on many counts and presents.a detailed plan for new legislation to reduce living costs. The plan to reduce living costs is pre- sented in the form of six demands which are: J 1. -Government purchase of stand- ard commodities direct from producer and resale at fixed prices throughreg- ular retail channels. -~ 2. Retirement of the floating debt and part of the fundeu war debt through a tax on ‘“‘excessive war pro- fits extorted ‘from the American peo- ple duirng 1916, “1917, 1918 1919 -and 1920.” il “» 8. BExtension of powers of the fed- eral farm loan bank enabling it to] advance credit to farmers’ cooperative societies which are “no less vital and worthy of support than are the rail- ~roads which were given hundreds of millions of dollars.” ¢ 4. Control of credit capital to be taken from ‘those whose chief in- terest is the cumulation of profits,” placed in the hands of a public dgency and administered by “voluntary and co-operative methods.’ ’ 5. Labor' department to compile and issue monthly statements on the cost of manufacture of stable arti- cles. X 6 - Establishment of government boards to investigate prices and pro- fits and public inspection -of all in- |y, come and other tax returns. “The cost of living must go high- er,” said the executive committee in making these recommendations. “Wages must be advanceu in every case to a point at which the Ameri- can standard of living is secure. Labor department reports were quoted to show that since 1913, wages generally have increased but 56 per .cent while living costs have advanced-83.1 per cent and in some cities between 90 and 100 per cent: Attorney General Palmer's cam- paign to reduce living costs was de- seribed as a “campaign of stupidity” seeking ‘‘only here and there to pé- ory some trifling merchant while p mitting great aggregations of vapital upon which enormous profits have been reaped to escape in the enjoy- ment of a monumental blunder. 'NayNuts or Polts YOU'LL find pro-I tection for priceless papers m*’ = ey ~ X i 1 GF Alisteel Filing ? Eguipment I -4t Each unit of GF Alistee? .. squipment is electrically welded into one piece—no bolts or nuts to loosen, noth! ing to get out of order. ., T Y GF Allsteel affords the utmost in con- struction, looks, rigidity, durability and economy. Come in and see for yourself. If you desire we'll send a representative to danw_yogr_reqniremenn. r R Pioneer Stal Store THE BEMIDJ1 DAILY PIONEER COME BACK, (OME PACK To MeecEEE MARKETS—LOCAL AND FOREIGN " Chicago, June 7 —Potato receipts today, 49 cars. Market strong. Northern ‘Whites, sacked, $9.50 and $9.756. New— Alabama and Louisiana Bliss Triumphs, market strong. sacked, No. 1 $12, No. 2 $10." Louisiana Burbanks, sacked, $10 to $10.25. South Carolina Irish Cobblers, $18 per cwt. BEMIDJI CASH MARKET QUOTATIONS. —~ GRAIN AND HAY Oats, bushel . .$1.10-§1.25 Reda Clover, m . .80 Popeorn, pound ... . ~8¢-10¢ Wheat, hard ... .. .$2.30-32.45 Wheat, soft ...........$2.10-§2.26 3 VEGE1TABL#S. Cabbage, cwt. . .$5.00-$6.00 Jnions, dry, cwt. +$6.00-36.00 3eans, £Wt. .... $6.00-38.07 Butterfat . .... . ..81¢ ©ggs, fresh, dozen .. ...c.0nen .38¢ Yol MEATS . 19c-30¢ Mutton . Hogs, 1b. Dressed beef, pound.....:..13c-14¢ Turkeys, live, pound. ... 40c-46¢c 01d Toms, live, pound.. 26¢c-30¢ o+ . 36300 16¢-18¢ Ducks, live, Ib. .. 26c Hens, 4 lbs. and v HIORS Cow hides, No. 1, 1b. .’ Bull hides, No, 1 ... Kipphides, No. 11b. .. Calif skins, No. 1;1b .. e Deacons, each-....... $1.00-$1.25 Horse hides, large, each.......$7-$8 Wool, bright-. . Wool, semi bright........ The oliowing prices were being paid at Stillwater, Minn;, atitime of going to press of today’s Pioneer: GRAIN AND ITAY Wheat, No. 1 +...%....52.61-82.71 Wheat, No. 2 +........$2.40-52.64 ve..$2.20-32.44 e...94c-9Tc .$1.20-$1.46 $1.85-$1.90 No. 1 clover, m : .$20.00 Rye straw . .... ..$9:00 COrm v v ¢ coceon ..$1.66 No. 2 Timothy hay . ....$27.00 VEGETABLES Beans, hand picked, navy, cwt. $5.50 Potatoes, per cwb. .......... .$4.50 Beans, brown, cwt. .. Eggs, per dozen ... Butterfat . . .... Rhubarb, per cwt. : MEATS Mutton, 1b. .... Pork, ‘dressed .. , dreseed . . e Lombs .. sarlic, 1b. .. 5 Packing butter . LIVE PUULTRY Turkeys, 8 1bs. up ..... Tuikeys, small and tkin. Geese, 12 1bs. up and fat ‘Ducks, fat . .. coceavesee Hens, heavy, 4 1bs. and over. Spriugers, live .... Flens, 5 1bs. up, fat ......... Dressed poultry 3c per pound over Hve stnck = HIDES |Cowhides, No 1. .....0euca.s..1be Bull hides, No. 1 .+.138¢c Kipps, No. 1.... Calf skins, No. 1 Deacons . ... Tallow ..... Horse hides . Woul, bright. PICTURE HORRORS OF VIENNA HUNGER (By United Press) Paris. (By Mail).—Vienna, a city with a larger population than Phila- delphia, and covering as great an area as Boston, Cleveland and San Francisco combined, had 1ol In+ gl@idrop of milk for the feeding of Més until the American Red Cross fly sent forty tons of condens- k by rail from Paris. Vienna larger percentage on infant ty than any other city has suffered in modern times. This train- load of milk is the first. outside help received for Viennese babies since the_armistice. {The lack of nourishment for chil- dren in Vienna gives rise to.a com- plications of disorders. Chief among % b these is rickets, a distase that causes distortion of the limbs and displace- ment of the ribs through failure of bones to withstand the pressure of growth. The Viennese hospitals have re- ceived Red Cross medical supplies, but so congested are these. institu- tions' that they are still in terrible need of -supplies. Soap is entirely laeking, ‘as are all fat products. This | means that the hospital linen can not be washed adequately, and frequent- ly the sheets and towels are are not washed at all. There is not a single hospital that is not dependent upon foreign charity. ; This is the picture of misery drawn by the Director of the Leopold Child’s hospital in Vienna. No satisfactory substitute has been discovered for mil ious” éxistence with fish and coarse meal. The very wealthy own milch- FARMERS! ATTENTION! . 1 am here to contract for your ““~ NEXT FALL CROP OF POTATOES In this way you can be assured of your ¢ market. If you can not see me, write me, 3 and I will call on you. Will be at the Markham Hotel all this week. A. KRUEGER With the Potato Growers Exchange - TOMATOES THRIVE ON VARIETY OF SOILS Direction for ?lanting, Fertilizing, Single-Stake Training, Barrel-Hoop Training, and Trellis Training—How to Have Fresh Tomatoes Far Into the Winter (Wfitten for the United' States School Garden Army.) The tomato is one of the most val- uable garden crops. It is easy to grow It thrives on.a great variety of soils. It yields an appetizing food that can be used in many ways, both fresh and preeerved. When the ground is warmed up and danger from frost is.over,-prepare the soil thoroughly and rake in a dress- ing of commercial fertilizer, Line the rows. 3.feet apart. - Set the plants the distance apart in the rows, ac- cording to the.method of training to be adopted, indicated below: ’ Inches Trained to single stakes........ 18 ‘Trained to hoop trellises ... . 24 Trained to horizontal trellises... 30 Untrained, to spread on the ground ....... e B0 Set_each plant deeper than it was before, bury part of the stalk. Fasten a piece of tin or a cardboard collar around each stalk to protect it from cut worms. Hoe once a week. Two weeks after setting out apply nitrate of soda near the plants and hoe it in. A large proportion of the tomato plants set out are bought in small boxes. The best of these have been growing in these boxes for several weeks and have well-developed root system. Sometimes, however, plants are due up from hotbeds and set in the boxes at the same time they are, offered for sale. Such plants are not 80 good as the others. One can learn about it by pulling gently on the stalk. - If it comes up easily with few roots attached, it has not been grow- ing long in the box. T"im‘ . | The three most important systems of training tomato plants are these: 1. Single-stake training. - II. Barrel-hoop training. . III- Trellis training. . 1. Drive a stout stake 4 or 5 feet ong down beside-each tomato _plant. "Cut off all‘the suckers near the root, g0 as to send up only the main lea 'Tie this to the stake with rags ‘or goats which feed upon the f.ollage of the avenue trees in summer. Apart raffia, tying anew from time to time as the leader grows upward. Pinch off the side branches back to the first fruiting stem. Continue this treatment as the vine grows until you have a ‘tall plant loaded with ripen- ing fruit.. & 1I. Drive three stakes about 4 feet long down around .the plant at such a distance that a barrel hoop will fit them snugly. Nail one hoop to them about 15 inches from the ground and another at 30 inches. Pinch off some of the branches ‘at the base of the plant so as to have three or four lead- ers _growing up. As these reach the first hoop, tie them to it with cotton rags or raffiz and start them up. to grow -inside the second hoop. When they reach this tie again. III. To make a single trellis drive a stake 'down by each plant, having it project 3 or 4 feet above ground. Fasten two or three strands of light wire horizontally on the-stakes, hav- ing the first about 15 inches above the ground. Pinch off the suckers at the roots and tie the main shoot to lower wire as soon as it is tall enough. Let the side branches run along the wire if necessary. Train on the second wire:swhen it: is reached. A . double trellis ‘may .be made in this way: Drive stakes down on each side ‘of the row 6 inches away from the. plant, with their tops about .15, inches from the ground. Nail narrow strips’ along the tips of the stakes, and as the tomoto plants grow train the branches over the strips. - Preservation of Tomatoes. _ Besides canning as a means of pre- 'serving tomatoes they may -be had fresh: far into the-winter. Before the first killing frost in the fall pack all the green tomatoes. Wrap each in paper. - Place them in a dry, cool place. ' fruit is to be served-expose a-few:spe- cimens.to the light.": They will ripen .|and serve all the purposes of fresh tomotoes. iest possible moment. " Col. Emerson, in an inspection tour of:-the hospitals from these, there is nothing.in Vien>|of Budapest, saw countless cases of na fit to feed babies except what out side relief has supplied. Col. 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