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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-12-14

Otto Bergh, Superintendent of North
Central Experiment Farm, Tells
Of Situation Here.
HAS MADE STUDY OF SUBJECT
Says That Competition Must Be Met
If Success lis to Be Gained
. = s., In Two. Articles. .s.

: The second and concluding article
on the ''The Potato and Northern
Minnesota written by Otto l..
Bergh, superintendent of the North
Central Experiment station at Grand
Rapids, formerly Bemidji high school
agriculturist, follows:
Taking $4,000 as the cost of pro-
ducing an acre of potatoes, they will
cost the farmer 374 cents per bushel
when yielding 80 bushels per acre,
while yielding 800 bushels per acre
they will cost him only ten cents per
bushel.F Aside from quality and cost
of marketing them, it is the produc-
ton per acre which will dtermine
whether or not we can command the
potato markets of the world.
Let us note the average yielding
potato growing state and the 10-year
average, bushels per acre:
Ohio, SO bushels; New York, 90
bushels; Michigan, IS bushels; Min
nesota, 80 bushels; Wisconsin, 100
bushels; Main, 201 bushels.
z 'st The Yield Here.
What is the yield for the timbered
section Of Minnesota? 100 bushels
The farmer Of northern Minnesota
would consider 100 bushels of pota-
toes per acre crop failure! $50
bushels? Poor yield. 200 bushels?
Fair. $50 bushels? About the av-
erage. 800. bushels? Good. $50
bushels? Very common. 400 BUSH
els? Not exceptional. Where are
these potatoes grown? They are
grown on newly cleared stump land
or following clover Since most Of
the land cropped to POTATOES in north
ern Minnesota is relatively new land,
will it. be safe to base our future
prospects with potatoes as a farm
crop for market on the present
yields? <%a..'* ~.
Have the Facts. l.
Aro %horo INV 81 ofs IorI -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-12-14
DESPERATE BATTLE
NOW in PROGRESS
(American Press)

Paris, Dec. 14.-Mosta desperate
fighting of the month on the extreme
left of the long battle front was re-
newed today in the region from
Ypres through Armentiers and La
Bassee. The Germans have met the
attacks of the allies in this district
with vigorous counter offensive.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-12-14

Italian l.. Huffman, of the An
drews & Gibbons law firm, spent Sat
urday evening at Hines on legal bust
ness
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-12-14
St. Cloud Men Here.

H. R. Neide, Great Northern depot
agent, at St. Cloud; and v. A. Combs,
also Of that city, were Bemidji bust
ness callers yesterday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-12-14

Rome, Dec. 1.-two Austrian
torpedo boats, enroute to LISA, were
reported sunk in the Adriatic Sea, by
striking mines. The crews of both
vessels were lost.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-12-14
To Hold Installation

= Tomorrow evening at O'Clock in
the Masonic hall, the Eastern Star
will hold it's regular meeting. In
stallation of officers will be held. :
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-12-14
TO Hold Food Sale

The women of the Presbyterian
chuch will hold food sale. at sStey-
arts grocery store next Saturday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-12-14
Have the Facts.

Are there any facts at hand to
show that the present yields of pota-
toes in this section are not twice or
three times as large as they will be
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-12-14
MANY ATTEND SAUM SCHOOL

CONTINUED on last page.)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-31

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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-02-13
Middjebury-Sciota.


Leo Wilson of Bath is working for w
f Slocum-Edward Seib returned
from his trip to Florida, Tuesday
The Farmers club met at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs w Brookins last We'd
nesday-Mr and Mrs Lewis Willet,
Mr. and Mrs Albert VanDyne, Mr. and
Mrs w f Slocum and Mrs Seib of Ovid,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs Albert Slo
cum, Friday-Mra and Mrs Earl Put.
nam entertained at dinner, Thursday
Mr. and Mrs Oscar Davis, Mr. and Mrs
Earl Schunecht, of Bennington, Mr. and
Mrs Ward Slocum and Miss Florence
Post-About twenty-five young PEG.
pie surprised Miss Edna VanDyne last
Friday evening. The occasion was her
birthday. The evening was very pleas.
antly spent with music and games; re.
freshments were served-Mr and Mrs
Otto Schultz entertained the following
guests at dinner, Wednesday: Mr. and
Mrs Geo. Port, Mr. and Mrs John Gel.
lette. Rev and Mrs Stevens and daugh.
ter, Mr. and Mrs Charles Blood, Mr. and
Mrs George Walker of Laingsburg-
Mr. and Mrs Otto Schultz entertained
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-02-13
For Farmers to Think About.
AMERICAN ECONOMIST

THE farmers are already thinking
over what the Wilson Underwood Tariff
1eq revenue and Free Trade scheme i,
doing to them.-Cedar Rapids Optimus
There are plenty of things for the
FARMERS to be thinking about. Here
ars some of them:
Iowa farmers must stop growing
1erss, because Free-T Trade in sugar com
Dss the beet sugar factories to shut
down.
- California farmers will this year sow
Snrley on thousands of acres on which
they have been raising sugar beets
mad barley is far less profitable crop
eha2 beets. Free. Trade in sugar com
Ness the change.
. Colorado farmers must stop growing
sugar beets and raise something else.
Free Trade in sugar is the cause.
Michigan farmers will raise less beets
shis year than heretofore; and next year
they will raise no beets at all There 6
n yeeson. The Michigan beet sugar
xacsocies cannot do business when free
sugar takes effect at the teginning of
1916
Farmers in the corn belt of the Mid.
West are now getting from to 3 cents
. husheb less for their corn than they
no. before the Underwood law took off
chs Tarif and placed corn on the free
mt Millions of bushels of coru from
Argentine are coming in free of duty,
nd in spite of the fact that last year
crop was q short one. the American
. fasmss must take lower price for his
corn. ak
d 1ig syndicate of capitalists is ar
Sanging 10 receive and handle on the
Atlantic seaboard vast quantities of
Dess, grain and other foodstuffs that
ars coming and to come from foreign
apnntries, where foodstuffs are 90 cheap
tAat the cost of ten Thousand miles of
seeen transportation does not prevent
tAen from underselling American farm
pEeducts in the American market
Kfse Trade in farm products will de-
rive American farmers OF a big share
81 their present market in the New
nnghnd States. the Atlantic coast
mates, the Middle States and the South
ssn States. Foreign farmers will feed
eAs people of these sections.
Huxely there is much in the situation
md outlook created by Free Trade
3aziH legislation for American farmers
Abo thinking about And this is q
9DOd year to think.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-02-13
GET LIVING AMUSING OTHERS
Roughly Estimated, Ten Per Cent. Of
the Population Caters to the
Pleasure Of the Rest.

It has been roughly estimated that
10 per cent. of us, the people Of the
United States, keep busy and earn our
living by amusing the other 80 per
cent, according to the Worlds Work.
This 10 per cent. includes those who
do the actual work &C amusing; sing
ers In grand opera, light opera, con-
cert; actors in the Legitimate" thea
tiers, vaudeville, in burlesque, in small
shows performers in the various de-
partments of the innumerable circuses,
carnivals, street fairs, baseball play
ers, football players, basket bali play.
ers, motor races, aviators, boxers, in
Vulnerable opponents Of innumerable
forms of professional sports.
It includes also the people who pro-
mote these amusements; who incor-
porate companies and manufacture
devices to be used in amusing-flm
companies with armies of employees
in the moving picture field, for ex-
ample; the people in their large Office
forces: the people who manage and
direct theaters, amusement parks, race
courses, athletic fields, ETC.. stage
hands, mechanicians, electricians and
employees in countless other ramifica-
tons of the general business OF amuse-
ment.
IL includes those who originate
schemes Of entertainment, those who
finance them. those who manage them,
those who execute them. those press
agents, advance men, sign painters,
"spielers" and "barkers," etc, who adj
va--ise. them and draw the attention
or the rest OF us--the patrons who com
prise the other 30 per cent.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-02-13

The senate post Office committee. has
decided to recommend an increase OF
800 yearly for rural mail carriers
covering "a miles and q proportionate
sum for those with shorter routes.
Our good friend Congressman Ford
ney is closing in on the new tariff at
short range. And you can be assured
he is looking for the solar plexusl-
Saginaw News.
Senators W. M. Smith of st. Johns.
and David Fitzgibbons of Port Huron,
called on Owosso friends Wednesday
while en- route to Alma to speak at the
Gratiot County Republican Club ban
quet. Both were of the opinion that
the ranks of the Republican party were
being augmented daily by the return OF
the supporters of the Progressive party
in 1912 "a 49,
By vote of 2Ss4 to AZ the house of
represent atives on Tuesday passed a
good roads bill appropriating 1926, 1000,
900 from the national treasury to be
apportioned among the states accord
ing to the number of miles of post
road Michigan would be entitled TO
1898, 75O of this amount when similar
sum was available from the state treas
ury. Nine of the Michigan members
voted for the bill, the. other four mem
bers being absent. The bill has yet to
pass the senate .s.e.ss
Mrs Charles SheaEss entertained the
D. of H. ,thimble club,Tuesday. -
The two DAYS old child of Mr.. and
Mrs Leon Jennings, Clinton street,
died Tuesday. The funeral was held
Wednesday conducted by Rev. @. H.
Hanks
Mrs. Dean Shoulders, aged So years
died Tuesday at her home on Ridge
street in this city after an illness CT
four years with paralysis Deceased
was born in Detroit and has lived in
Owosso since 1894 She Is survived by
her husband and two sisters who reside
in Detroit. The funeral was held
Thursday at the home, Rev. c. Fl.
Hanks officiating.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-02-13
Local Option Campaign.

The organization of the Anti Saloon
Law Enforcement League of Shiawas
see county was practically completed at
meeting of the Welfare association in
the Y, w. G. A. rooms in this city,
Tuesday.
The various churches, societies and
organizations throughout the county
have been assessed $1,000 for conducting
the local option campaign this year,
including 5000 for salary and $500 for
speakers. w. J. Blood, Fred Welch
and L. B Allison were named as audit
ing committee.
The reports made show strong sen.
timent in all parts Of the county. in
favor of local option, but Manager G.
T. Cook cautioned against oyer. conf
dence.
II. q. Rood of Detroit, told of the
work in the state at large
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-02-13
Chaplin.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs Roy Hall, Feb
daughter Mrs VIM Taylor went
to Ann Arbor. Monday. for an opera.
tion--E o Miller was called to Breck-
enridge by the death of his brother
Oliver, the first of the week-word
was received here last week of the death
of Mrs Geo Rohrabacher. who lived in
this vicinity for many years, moving to
her homenear Williamson about five
years ago.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-02-13

Miss Irene Clark left Thursday for
Ann Arbor to take vocal lessons at the
u. of M. school of music.
Theo. Kerner and Mrs. Matte Collins
left Thursday to spend several weeks
at Stovall, Mass
Seventy five couples enjoyed the
knights of Columbus party at the lodge
hall Tuesday evening. Cards were
played until 8 o'clock and dancing until
midnight. Prizes were awarded to the
winners at cards
Miss Bessie Hardy entertained about
80 friends Tuesday evening at her
home south of the city. A party of 10
Owosso young people attended. Cards
and dancing were enjoyed and refresh.
ments served. rl
James Odel burst blood vessel in his
head, Wednesday, while loading sand
and has since been in a critical condi-
ton at his home on North street. His
son from Detroit, and daughter from
Lansing, were called home on account
Of his condition.
Mrs Jennie Scribner died Monday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wesley
Hill, in Bancroft, after suffering a
paralytic stroke. She had slight
stroke two years ago but recovered and
been in fairly good health. Mrs. Serb
ner is survived by two daughters, Mrs.
Hill and Mrs. q. w. Goss of Chicago.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-02-13

Dyspepsia is Americas curse. Bur.
dock Blood Bitters conquers dyspepsia
every time. 1t drives out impurities.
tones the stomach, restores perfect
digestion. normal weight. and good
health. Adv
HORSE FOR SALE-Black horse. 6
years old, weight 400 lbs. Mike Du.
bovsky, 2 miles west mile north of
Henderson. Adv 41.43
Heavy Sleighs and Cutters at very
low prices. Geo. N. Monroe at Hauck
hotel. Adv.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-02-13
Illinois, Farmers Aroused.

i
The Pontiac GILL; Leader, of January
xG prints the following preamble and
solutions. adopted at recent meet
ING Of the Livingston County Soil and
&rop Improvement Association:
whereas. The price of wheat, corn
snf oats have deprecated very material
~ within recent months, and
Whereas, 1t is evident that such de.
sasas Ia the market is due solely to the
iuaportation of wheat, corn and oats
eKssn Canada, Argentine and European
e~unsries; therefore. be it further
Resolved, That we, the farmers of
Aiyingston County, representing one OF
eAs great grain counties of the United
3tAaes, do favor such import duties as
v1sa represent fair return on the
differences in these countries aud the
Hsi*ed States of the value Of land and
HsbOr used in the production of these
Guops; be it further
Resolved, That copy of these reso-
nx~2One 10 sout w cdSu VI Out ~ hitOu
asstss Senators. Representatives in Con
rfsss. Secretary of Agriculture Hous
ssn. Secretary Of State Farmers In
astute McKeene, and to the local press
w. Fl. Bentley, J. B. Harding, J.
+. Hamilton. .. s. Myers, Geo
Brunskill, Roy c. Bishop.
Committee,
q Is q hopeful sign of better things
yhen the farmers become aroused tC
~ consequences of Free Trade in their
own industry aud ask for the .restora
assa OF Protective duties on farm pro
ascts. Free Trsde candidates for Con
gross in agricultural Districts are COINS
~ have rocky roads to travel this year
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-02-13
Gun Club Social.

The Owosso Gun Club enjoyed a din
ner at Connor's cafe Tuesday evening
after which with G. D. Bell. president
of the club, as tosstmsster an informal
program of tossts was given, the speak.
ers being John Cole, of Detroit; Van r.
Pond, Geo. E. Psrdee and DR.. G.. L.
Cramer. Trap shooting was discussed
and more men of the city will be in
vited to become actively interested in
this sport. New grounds in the north.
western part Of the city have been
secured for this year.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-02-13
To House Of Correction.

Judge Miner on Tuesday sentenced
Earl Palmer of Owosso to serve IS days
in the Detroit house of corrections for
furnishing liquor to John Coleman an
Owosso youth. He must also serve two
years probation after his prison term
expires.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-02-13

for dinner. Saturday; Mr. and Mrs
Albert Austin, Mrs L Austin. Mr. and
Mrs Orson Leland, Mr. and Mrs Fred
Remuse and three daugeters. Mr. and
Mrs Rigsdale son, Richard Owen, and
Lester Schultz.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-02-13

FOR SALE "A foe large Buffalo
roSe. ezcellently lined. Inquire Union
RAvne 16s Owosso.
The Taney County republican., 1914-01-22

fer to a no 7el Whether his hearers
looked upon the story as true or as an
allegory might effect this explanation
although there are some rationalists
who declare that Jesus did not attempt
TO remove current belief in demonia-
cal possession, although he knew it was
erroneous. The Jonah myth was harm
less compared to such belief. Others
assert that the comparison Of the burial
OF Jesus to Jonsh's experience must be
an Interpolation, since Jesus did not
remain in the tomb three days and
three nights.
Jonah vas exceedingly cast down
when Nineveh was saved. He felt
that his reputation as prophet was
ruined. He went out to the east side
OF town and sat down in the shadow OF
booth to see what should happen and
he complained bitterly to the Lord.
I The beautiful lesson Of the withered
gourd vine may have impressed him,
T although even TO this day prophet ol
dire disaster sometimes seems more
concerned about the fulfillment Of his
! predictions than about the veal Of the
community. But little did he dream
that posterity would ignore the Ninevef
incident entirely and attack his vera
city on a different score. No question
arose at the time as 10 the truth Of hi
! story oil the whale and he did not fort
The Taney County republican., 1914-01-22

is wrong too. We don't want to single
anybody out in America. It would be
just as wrong 10 regard the common
man." whoever he is, as a privileged
person, or as a superior person in any
way, as TO ccncede special rights to
any other kind of people, 1t is just
as wrong to foster mistrusts in the
minds oil the common people" against
specially equipped or particularly ener.
getic people as it is to promote con-
tempt for the average citizen in the
minds of the resourceiul and powerful.
We don't want TO foster class feeling
Of any kind. We want TO urge every
man to do the best he can-the man
who has power and wealth in large
measure, and the man who has them
in lesser measure.
We don't want TO breed hatred oi
any condition, save the condition o.
stupidity and laziness and crookedness
The American people don't take
very kindly to coronations Of any sort
st. Louis Times.
The Taney County republican., 1914-01-22
COTOnatiURS.

We have no wish TO throw cold
water upon festive occasion, but we
lear there was good deal Of humbug,
Of type that has done vast amount
OF harm, in the utterance Of Senator
Gore at the Jackson dinner at the
Hamilton Hotel.
I'VE American are about to witness
the coronation Of the Common Man"
the Oklahoma statesman is said to have
declared,
The coronation" Of anybody in
America isn't a sound suggestion, No
body ever wanted to be coronated, so
far as We know, unless it was Col,
Roosevelt, and his desire was promptly
rebuked.
Perhaps Senator Gore meant that we
are about to bestow special recogni'
ton upon the common man. But this
The Taney County republican., 1914-01-22
OhYes The Sunny Side of the Strictly Forget

the law and the prophets on the literal
truth Of the story Of the whale, OF the
great fish the Lord prepared" But
Of late years there has been atendency
among liberal theologians who still pro-
iess orthodoxy to throw Jonah over
board again, probably out Of fear that
he might cause wreck of the theolog'
ical craft. In their view the book oil
Jonah was mere allegory written to
prove Yaweh's interest in heathens and
the possibility OF their salvation.
Against this view the literllists urge
the fact that it was real city whose
destruction was prevented by his be-
lated preaching, that the city from
which he took passage was a real city
and that he was bound for another.
The fact that Jesus twice alluded to
Jonah once declaring that Nineveh mad
repented at Jonah's preaching and
again comparing his own approaching
burial to Jonah's sojourn in the whale
is made much Of. The advocates Of
the allegory theory insist that Jesus
merely made use Of popular story,
even as a modern preacher might re-
The Taney County republican., 1914-01-22
An Unfortunate Prophet.

The fifth Of .he minor prophets in
The English version Of the Scriptures
was the most unfortunate Of the lot.
We know not why it is but Jonah has
attracted more popular attention than
any other of the Old Testament worth
les. Although his name has become
a synonym for hoodoo, implying an
uudercuuent Of belief in the most
striking part Of his story, no fish story
from the beginning Of time has caused
such controversy. At one time there
seemed to be disposition to hang all
The Taney County republican., 1914-01-22
The Angel of Discomfort.
SAM WALTER FoSS,

When the worlds were formed and the morning stars
Upon their paths were SENT
The lottiest'browed Of the angels was named
The Angel Of Discomfort.
And he led man forth to the lowered town,
And forth to the fields Of corn;
And he told Of the ampler work ahead
For which his race was born
And he whispers to men Of those hills he sees
In the blush Of the golden west;
And they look to the light Of his lifted eye
And they hate the name Of rest.
The serls of wrong in the light Of that eye,
March on with victorious songs
For the strength Of the right comes into their hearts
When they behold their wrongs.
IT'S BY the light Of that lifted eye
That errors mists are rent
guide to the table land OF Truth
Is the Angel Of Discomfort
And still he looks with his lifted eye,
And his glance is far away,
On light that shines on the glimmering hills
OF divner day.
The Taney County republican., 1914-01-22

ify it even wish the testimony Of Eski-
mos. He lived in an unskeptical age
and it was we'll for his peace Of mind
that his prophetic ken did not EN-
brace all the future. Globe Democrat.
The Taney County republican., 1914-01-22

For years the man who kept the
COWS that raised the calves did not fare
very we'll. The man who bought the
steers as yearlings came out ahead.
This has changed. Never since we
have lived in the west nave VS. seen so
many men who wanted to got mold Of a
good bunch Of COWS. - Harley Hatch
in Valley Farmer.