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-t i 1 i { WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1922 discussed at“Tength.” Several dele- gates explained ' hnw their “farmers had been helped’ supplying them with posts and Paris Green at con- siderable savings: . A resolution endorsing drea test- ing to eradicate bovine tuberculo- sis, presented by W. A. 'Peck, live- stock ,commissioner at South . ~St. Paul, |was discussed. Mr. Peck oz- gested §hat the project be started in two S@ounties to “demonstrate” itd efficiel + Opposition to action At this_ti vms expressed, because of * The Yesolution was ‘refer- red to the legislative committee with- cat recqfilmendnnon » T al - ¢ommittec was author- ized ake ‘a ‘thorough' investiga- tion of the ship subsidy and to re- port to the annual meeting in Jan- uary, so that the Federation would}. be able to.take an intelligent stand |- on that issue. __Another committee was authorized to draft.the Federa- tion’s agricultural program for 1923. A third commitee’ was empowered to consider a new County Agent and County Farm Bureau = Legislation, and to report at the winter meeting. Personnet-ofall committees will be announced by, President Reed short- ly. A discussion of how the business of farming can bemade more profit- able by Chester H. Gray, = former presidént of_the; Missouri Farm Bu- reau Fedentmg and _a. pioneer. in the movement, was the feature of a general progrim in the Horse Show building, which pmceeded “the busi- ness_sesion, 7 Mr. Gray discussed the Farm Burean movement in its national phase- "The Washington office of the American Farm Bureau Federation he said, scored..one of .its greatest vietories when it established. the principle that the national debt, now about $500 for each person in the country, should be paid by in- come taxes. “This,” he said “throws the burden:on_the shoulders of those best able to carry it. For the first time in all history, the tax, load has been shifted from those. least able to pay.” Mr. Gray said railroad rates are too high despite recent cuts. “If the railroads say they can not stand further reductions, ‘we farmers re- ply ‘that they should reduce their overhead and run the lines more ef- ficiently.’ Speaking on production, he said farmers are entitled to “cost, plus a reasonable profit,” only when they use good business practices in their work. “Farmers must produce efx ficiently, produce what the world wants and as much as the world wants,” he said- He advocated the commodity “marketing ‘program of the national Farm Bureau organiza- tion and said the farmers’ prob- lem will never 'be solved as long as he is content to confine co-opera- tive mnrketmz to local points. “We must 'become factors in the term- inal ‘markets,” he said. F. 'W. Peck, director of agricul- tural extension, University of Min- nésota, reviewed farm bureau and county ‘agent work in the state dur- ing the ten years since the first 1; » moisture, heat; or cold the attractive oalme recommend it sling how fmse “He“said the future of Min- nesota farming depends upon _ “ef- ficlent marketing and ™’ “produttion, more attractive rural home life and a cultivation in the minds of the boys and girls of a high regard for the calling of their fathers and mothers. Curtis, Johnson of Rush City, a member .of the State Fair Board, welcomed Farm Bureau folks to the fair and, stressed theé necessity for close cooperation between town xmd country. President Reed, acting as chair- man of the meeting, said tha the foundations of agriculture! ‘méver would be secure-until’5:‘the. income from farming is on with that in other industries, . cnpltal mvested and’ time required ‘taken into’* con~ /| sideration- Accredited: delegates | counties were present. CI.UB WOMEN TO MAKE = “WAR ON BOOZE TRAFFIC (Cnnunua\l rrom Page 1) applied education and art, will be stressed in speeches by thelr chair- men, subchairmen and special speak- ers. Officers of the M. F. W. C. are Mrs. J. E. Rounds of St. Paul, pres- ident; Mrs. Carl J- Holman, Mankato vice president; Mrs, J. A. Cheney St. Paul, corresponding secretary; Mrs. H- S. Dodfrey, Minneapolis, re- cording secretary; Mrs. Otto Sander St- Paul, treasurer; Mrs. R. ‘E. Van Kirk, St. Paul, auditor; Mrs: Cyrus W. Wells, Minneapolis, historian; Mrs. M. E, Mathews, Marshal. cus- todian, and Mrs. George J- =~ Allen, ganeral *federation director-elect The district presidents are Mrs. John Curtis, St. James, second; Mrs. John Cussons, Stewartville, . first; Mrs, Will R. Schisler, Winthrop, third; Mrs, John R- Warry, St. Paul fourth; Mrs. Carl Thayer, Minneap- olig, fifth; Mrs; George R. Christie Long Prairie, sixth; Mrs. Albert L. Stone, Benson, seventh; Mrs. Harry Edgar White. Ely, eighth; Mrs C. G- Selvig, Crookston, ninth; Mrs. R. H. Fairfield, Wayzata, tenth PR ACCIDENT BLAMED FOR -“ARERICKSON'S DEATH (Continuea From Page 1) cident_occured at 10:30 and it was several minutes, perhaps 15 or more before the car could be lifted from the victims, Omar _Olson ‘of Blackduck, who was| sevefly injured in the acident Jis considered in a scrous condition, ‘although- his rer:lvery is ‘expected- He was Tuesday forenoon “from the City Jfl!l ‘to a local hotel. Funeral services for Anton Erick-i son will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock “at” the First Lutheran church, Rev: L. J: Jerdee officiating. Interment will be made i Green-| wood cemetery under the directions ‘of M. E. Tbertson, funeral ‘director. The funeral has been delayed un- til Sunday to allow Mrs- = Arthur Jorgenson of San Francisco; ~ -a daughter, to attend. The Bemidji lmige of Elks is to attend the semce in"a body. firom 53, For mending’ “walls, ceilings, shelves, partitions, panels—Cornell is just what you've been wanting—a pure wood'board. Iv'striple-sizedtoresist ai-fi -pnmed, ready for pamt- or nish s » [ PROBABLY your wife has been after you to put up: & some extrashelves for her —nohouseever hadshelves » enaugh.ltsnomcktodontmthaiewpanelsoi ot = # Y ™ = ® s ~ She could even doit Cornell is so easy to handle M ' _and work with. “: s G ® . wal] as, 165 U,ofor Camell-Wde” sa boo&- ammde Phont,mor « Smlt_h Lumber Company Bemiidji; Minn. MINNESOTA-FEDERATION — | OF WOMEN'S. CLUBS OPENS ANNUAL MEEYING TODAY (Cuntmucd from Page'l) ed this evening at the Armory by a piano selection, “‘Overture to Mid- summer Nigat’s Dream” by . Men- delssohn, ‘rendered on two pianos by Mrs, G. O. Riggs, Mrs: Wm: C. Budge, Mrs. k. W. Johnsom and Mrs Earl Nix, all of this city. Featuring the evening - progrant will be one of the most important addresses’ of thé entire convel on the gub)ect “Opportunity Obllgatgon given by Mrs- /B ‘Winter, preSident of the = Gej Federition "of Women’s Club$ Winter .is one of the most & of women lecturers and also % the most prominent club work America today, and her addres: be 'a real treat to the _ Fedes and the public in general. Concluding tne evening program Dr. Earl Two, will render two vocal numbers, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. E. W, Johnson- Parliamentary qrill “will _be con- ducted Thursday forenoon at 9 o’clock’ under the direction of Mrs- J. T.- Segwick of \Imneapoha At 6:30 Thursday nrorning, the general session will be called to order and invocation will ‘be pronounced by Rev. Fr. Joseph Fraling of this city. Reading of the minutes wil] foliow. The saxaphone section of the Be- midji Boys Band will give a selec- tion under. the direction of Band- ‘master-G.. O- Riggs. Impressions of the 1922 biennial ‘will'be given by Mrs. John Wharry, Mrs,. Carl T, Thayer and Mrs G G Selvig:- A compnnson of the 1922 biennial ‘with “former hiennials -will be made by Mrs- Tamazine Evans. Mrs. George J. Ailen will address the ‘convention on:“The Value of County Federations,” ° Asserbly singing’ will be lead by Mrs- Dor- othy- T, McMillan. 3 : “Living _Undera ‘Rooi” 'is” the topic of the address to be- given Thursday - forenoon by Mrs. T. G- Winter. :Informal balloting for “vice president, recording' setretary-treas- urer, auditor:and ‘custodian ~ - will wmd up - the forcnocn session “to- morrow 3 - Thursday at‘temoun-s general ses- sion will be opened by an assembly singing. *The - “Need of Rural Schools” will be. the address -of George A. Selké “of St. Paul, state inspector of rural schools. Julia Newton will speak on the “American Home-Maker’” This will be followed by ‘an address by ‘Clara Baldwin on “Library Extension.” + Miss ‘Leila Stanton of Bemidji will give a violin solo, accombanied by Mrs. G. 0. Riggs at the piano. _ State Forester W. T- Cox is schédnled to Speak on “Forest Pro- tection” and Stdte Forests' at _the aftérnoon session and following him on’the nrogram is an addréss “'on “Analysis™-of “Mihnesota Laws that Aid" Americanization;” to~ be zrven by M7, ‘G- -E." Davis: . Reports of “special comrmt(:ees at this session will “include the follow- ing; Endowment—Mrs.-H. W.' Froe- lich; “credentials—Mrs. J. F. Essler; finance—Mrs. R, He_ Fairficld; members}np-A—Mrs J.-E. “Rounds; vg»monnl “scholarships—Mrs:" W.. L. i €. Atis, We pA Whitaere;: J- Holman, At 4:30 Thursday afternoon cars are’ to*leave the armory for a drive: around lake Bemidji, through -the mill district and Lavinia, :.toppmg at Birchmont for those who are to aftend the banquet there- Two banquets will be given, at Birchmont the other at the Mark: ham. These will be at 6 o’clock and visitors have until 6 o’clock "tonight: ‘to purchase their - tickets' to this affair. The same menue-will be Ser- ved at both hotels and the - meals will be 'served at the same = "hour: Tickets may be purchased tomorrow by local’ people who wish to attend, although the visitors are to be taky - en care of first of all. Tickets ai on sale ‘at ‘the Markham' and ~ at Birchmont at $1.25 a plate. Attention is ealled that it will'be very ‘necessary that those who pur- chase tickets attend the banquet, at the “hotels for which" they purchase tickets- - The -general public is-urged to procure their - tickets tomorrow, after the visitors have been accom- modated one: [« and--Duluth- automobile owner&«who'of»bixon Lake, and- it sissupposed are compelled to pay assessments for their street, 1mprovemcnts are willing® topay toward building farmers’ roagds the farmers who'un- derstand operations of new highway laws are the morc nn‘(mus to speed the new program. The highway department is'trying to ‘correctly advise the public on trunk highway policies “arid “plans, the bulletin says, and questions ad-- dressed to its offices ‘at .1246 Uni: versity avenue, St. Paul, wnll be an- swered promptly POULTRY SHOW Y SHOW FUSED (Farm Bureau News Service) fanciers and d?‘xynmu, try will join fo!&(! 4 el fé“rt to, bring the mesa"e “of Wi bred poultry' and cattle to people 2 by holding in" connection with the Twin cities, October 7 to 14, a Na- tional Poultry Exposition. This ‘| fusion ‘comes as the result of a be- FOES OF ROAD F ROAD PROGRAM “ARE HELD MISINFORMED ‘(Conhnued Frem Pm 1) up to 5 per-cent on all but one Herinepiti“county issue That following adoption of the Babcoek plan, county and township taxes for-road and bridge purposes last year for- the-first time in the - history of- the ‘state were reduced— the ‘cut aggregating’ $1;500,000 and that other decreases’ are predicted. That *car -and truck owners are finding out ‘that better roads‘make possible savings ‘gi ‘ear " -expenses, tires and gasoline to more than pay the higher taxesT‘that the meney they are paying into the road funds -otherwise would’ e spent” for cars, tires and gas- That when Minneapolis, St.- Panl lief on the part of farming inter-, ests that the “dairy cow and the hen go together for the upbuilding of more prosperous agriculture- The Minnesota State Fair board has placed at the disposal - of the National Dairy Asociation, under whose auspices apd management the Poultry Show will be held, the agri- cultural building = on ** the = Fair grounds “for the poultry -exhibit. In spite: of the' addition of the: Poultry. show to the Dairy Expo- sition the previously announced ad- mission price of . fifty and twenty- five cents will be ‘retained, . -and peaple ‘will see two shows:for thls prue instead of only one. ALVWOOD Pete ‘Hugeland of Third River, re- ++ WITH DAIRY !fillBlTj cently purchased a third cow. This last' one "he secured front Mr. Shaw fewer plugs. "Red Crown is real Quality gasoline. to ‘lead heavy in the Jerséy blood type. Rév. Hoff gave an interesting ser- mon Tuesday evening to a fine at- tendance at the ‘mill, with the per- mission of Sam Péberson, the watch- man. John K: Westfem - was “a: Third | River business, caller Wedndsday af- ternoon. Ed. Norbo of ‘Good' - Hope" Vis'a Weédnesday evening business caller ir“this vieinity. ‘Miss® Béatriee Rarvore of Black- duck came out to the John Westrem hdme Sunday Gpi;‘génxfi hén teaching ere ate sejmol. s Sam Peterson :méa ‘Herman Nest. | berg found they couldn’t make use of | e»old am engi ey ‘hauled out. 'S' kduck:a ?lh( or’so ago, 80’ aga¥in shut doy onday they motored out'in search of another engine and finally located one near Kelliher; according to plans arrangements for -getting out here will be made this coming week. Margaret Osse of Bigland is teach- ing the Round Lake' sehool this §ear. For the time being' she is stopping at the Ed. Norbo home in Good Hope, while Mr. Norbo takes her to and from school,-morning and evening, in his Ford car. - Miss Osse is looking for her father any day, and after his arrival they will go to housekeeping by themselves. ' It’s being whispered that these people‘intend making their future. home here. Good!—the more the merrier. Miss” Beatrice Rarcore, Alvwood schook“teacher, spent the week end wlth her friend, Mrs. Fred Geltman, ‘icar Shallow Pond. John Westrem drove- into : Black- duck Saturday for-a:load of building material as well _a ‘few other sup- plies. 7 Gust Erickson ‘and" Iner Jolinson rare piece cuttmg for the Mlsslssxppx "Use a gasoline that burns to the last atom—that vaporizes to the last drop—-that is completely converted 1nto power You will get greater mlleage per gallon and you will foul evening where ‘she- jear | their lath miB.| Timber Co.,-in-the camp located-near Shallow Pond, this aveek. Sam Peterson=ar@ Herman Nest- berg have rolled ip @ log camp near their lath mill, on the D.‘Danielson place, the past ‘week. s During her husband’s absence, Mrs. Gust Erickson and children have stopped with Mrs. Sam Peterson. How many' intend taking in the Community fair at Dunbar Friday, September 15th? Come on, there are a lot of things to win prizes on. 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