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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
ONE WEEK TO LIVE SAMPLE TRUNKS HIT TEAM
Recent Rule of Railroads Limiting
Sizes Upheld by the Interstate
Commerce Commission


Travelling statesmen in the habit OF
carrying young houses about on
their trips, either must train down
their baggage to more moderate size,
or pay extra excess. The recent rule
of the railroads regulating the size of
sample trunks that may be checked as
baggage, has been upheld by the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
Millinery and clothing statesmen
will be among those hardest hit by
the decision. The roads asserted four
or five of their trunks practically
choke up an ordinary baggage car,
and ordered that any piece of baggage
measuring over forty-five inches must
be charged extra, while a complete
ban was put on baggage exceeding
seventy-two inches in any dimension.
The order was passed about two
years ago, and shippers were given
what was considered ample extension
of time in which to allow their trunks
equipment to wear out and provide
new. When at last it was enforced,
the matter at once went before the
commission on the objections of man.
ufacturers and jobbers.
Theatrical paraphernalia comes un-
der another provision, and is not af-
fected by the order. The commission
also ruled that whips in flexible cases
not exceeding ninety inches in length
twelve inches in diameter at base, or
more than 100 pounds in weight
must be accepted as baggage.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
STAGE PLAYS FRIDAY

The High school senior plays will
be staged in the Armory next Friday
evening. A matinee will be given
on Thursday afternoon for the grade
students and an admission charge of
fifteen cents will be made.
The play promises to be one of the
best ever staged in Bemidji and as the
Armory is large, the management 'ex-
poets about 500 people present. Inc
proceeds from this play will be used
to defray the graduation expenses of
the seniors. The class will probably
present the assembly room with a pic
ture as has been the custom of former
classes. - "a H..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
Four Dead in Memphis.

Memphis, Tenn, March 22.-Four
are known to be dead, over twenty
hurt and property damage is estimat-
ed at half a million dollars in the
cyclone, which passed over Northern
Mississippi, West Tennessee and
Western Kentucky In Eastern Ark
ansas, in the St. Francis basin, the
storm was most severe. Houses
were blown from foundations and
three men crossing the St. Francis
river near Old Madison were in the
water two hours, before they were
rescued, when their gasoline launch
capsized An engineer on a Frisco
passenger train refused to start his
train over the bridge over the Mis-
:,;sslppi river at Memphis.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
Floyd and Claude Allen Preparing to
Meet Death Penalty for the
Hillsville Murders.
MANN REFUSES TO INTERFERE

Richmond, Va, March 22.-Floyd
Allen, the leader of the outlaw band
in Carol county, and his son, Claude
Swanson Allen, who are in ttt11,svtsat h
cell of the state penitentiary awaiting
their doom, have only one more week
to live. Governor Mann having re-
fused to interfere in the case and all
legal resources having previously
been exhausted in behalf of the pris-
oners, they will go to the electric
chair one week from today unless
something entirely unexpected and
unforeseen should occur. The execu-
ton of these two men, who had been
the principal actors in the shooting
up" of the Carroll County Court, at
Hillsville, on March IA, 1912, will
be the closing chapter of one of the
most sensational murder tragedies
ever enacted in this country.
The tragedy at the Hillsville court
| house was the elimination of years of
lawlessness on the part of the "fight-
| ing Aliens" as the wealthy and num-
erous family of the Aliens were called
in that mountain district. Some time
in February, 1912, two nephews of
Floyd Allen were arrested for some
minor offense by deputy sheriff.
While they were being taken to the
Jail, Floyd Allen and several other
members of the Allen family attacked
the deputy, knocked him senseless
with the butt of revolver and res
cued his prisoners. Floyd Allen was
arrested and indicted and his trial be-
gan in the early part of March.
Floyd Allen, who seemed to be the
leader of the clan, had openly hoasted
that he would never go to prison and
the Aliens had made frequent threats
against the court and everybody con-
nected with it. Floyd Allen was tried
on March 10, but the jury did not
bring in it's verdict until the follow
ing day. The prisoner being a man
of prominence, his trial attracted a
great deal of attention and on the
morning of March IA the courtroom
was crowded with spectators, among
whom were half a dozen or more of
the members of the Allen family.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
SULLIVAN FUNERAL SUNDAY
Local Lodge of Odd Fellows Will Con-
duct Services.

The funeral of Daniel Sullivan, who
died at the st. Anthony's hospital on
Thursday night, will be held from the
Ibertson undertaking rooms at $3.50
Sunday afternoon. The services will
be conducted by the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows and burial will
be made in Greenwood cemetery. All
Odd Fellows are requested to meet
at the Ibertson morgue at 2:15 Sun
day afternoon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
Late Reports Confirmed Earlier Ones
and Added to List-Many More
We're Injured.
CHICAGO WAS ISOLATED ALL DAY
Telegraph Companies Had All Wires
Down But Two Going to St. Louis
Property Damage Large.
\ X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
X TOLL OF THE STORM. !

X Poplar Bluffs, Mo-, seven kill
X ed, 100 injured.
x Hoxie, Ark, seven killed,
x fifty injured.
X Walnut Ridge, Ark, one
x killed, ten injured.
X Lower Peach Tree, Ala, four
x teen killed.
= Saline, La, five killed, thirty
x injured.
X Frankfort, Ind, one killed.
X La Fayette. Ind, one killed.
x Columbus, 0. one killed, three
X injured.
X Detroit, Mich., one killed.
X Tifin, o., one killed, six in
X jured.
X Coldwater, Miss, one killed.
x Zenobia, Miss, one killed.
X Alamo, Tenn, one killed.
x Memphis, Tenn, four killed,
x twenty injured.
X Uniontown, Tenn, one killed.
X Spring City, Tenn, one killed.
X New Haven, Mich, three killed.
X Total dead, ffty-one.
49, X X X X X X X X X X X Xxx
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
TEAM CONGRATULATED
Big Bemidg" Boys Told That Super.
ior Appreciated Treatment
Received Here
LOCALS CLAIM CHAMPIONSHIP

l. In letter to the manager of the
big Bemidg'' basket ball team Art
Olson, the manager of the Superior
y. M. b. A. team, had the following
to say aboutsthe treatment the team
| received while in Bemidji a short time
ago. ~,
Gail the team appreciates the fine
treatment that we received while in
Bemidji, and I wish to state that on
all trips that we have taken since we
began playing basket ball, wea have
never met such a sociable bunch of
people as we met in your town.
:"Our last game will be next Friday
with the Shamrocks, and if we win
we are going to claim the champion
ship of the head of the lakes I wish
you the best of luck in the rest Of
your games and also hope that next
season we can make arrangements for
another trip to your town"
He enclosed clipping from the
Superior Telegram which told about
the two games played here and in
speaking of the Bemidji team and the
rooters it said:
eve had fine time," Manager Art
Olson said upon the teams arrival in
Superior. "Two of the fastest games
ever played in Bemidji were staged
Thursday evenings contest was real
battle and was not decided until an
extra five minutes had been played.
We didn't play as well last night.
The big Bemidg" has some organi-
cation, all huskies and crack basket
ball players recruited from all over
that section.
'They have the spirit up there
Over 500 people attended and nearly
all of them were rooters.'
The "Big Bemidg" boys are proud
of the results of all their games this
year as they have not only won the
championship of Northern Minnesota
but they have also won the confidence
Of the people. The games played have
been the cleanest ever played in Be-
midi. Every team that has played
there has admitted it's defeat and has
been thoroughly satisfied with the
treatment it has received.
They have praised Bemidji and the
team in their home towns and their
local papers have printed long arti-
cles about the clean games played and
the excellent treatment received at
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
STADSVOLD ELECTED CAPTAIN

! Francis Stadsvold, son of S. S.
Stadsvold of Fosston, has been elected
to captain the University Of Minne-
sofa basket ball team next year Mr.
Stadsvold' was on the Fosston High
school team before going to the Uni
versity and made name for himself
in Northern Minnesota. At the pres
ent time he is a junior law student in
the University. He started playing
with the team but early in the sea-
son sprained his ankle.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
BULLETIN.

Mobile Ala. March 22.-COnfirm-
alton of reports +hnt fourteen persons
were killed in Fridays tornado at
Lower Peachtree, La, was received
here late in the afternoon. Relief
rushed to the scene The entire town
is said to have been wiped out.
Among the dead are:
l.. D. Bryant and entire family.
James Clark.
Two members of the Cooper fam
lily.
G.. f.. Williamson and son.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
BUMPED HIS HEAD.

Erick Simons, lumberjack, while
drunk last night, slipped on the side
walk near the old Rex hotel and fell.
The back of his head was badly cut
and he was laid out for some time.
Police officers took him to the station
where he was ketp all night.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
FIRST SPRING CROP CUT.

w. H. Netwon bought safety
razor with which to shave off his
winter beard. After cutting a swath
off one side of his face, Mr.. Newton
decided he had better let a barber fin
ish the job. He went to the shop and
had the rest of the crop cut. Mr.
Newton's friends are now passing him
by on the street as the absence OF
whiskers has so changed his appear
ance.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
BIGFEOATING POPULATION

1t is estimated that there are 500
men in Bemidji today who are out of
work and constitute floating popu-
lation. Many of them are here for
few days before leaving for the fields
of North Dakota. The number is OBJ
tanned by averaging fifteen men to
each saloon in the city.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
Children In Danger.

Pittsburgh, March 22.-Twenty
school children and the teacher
were penned in a Greensburg school
building which was partly demul' sh-
I'd when the storm struck Pennsyl-
vania. When the debris Was cleared
away, it was found three of the
children were unconscious from
fright. Three persons were injured
here. A building at the Westing-
house electrical plant was blown
down and several residences demol-
ished by the wind, which reached a
velocity of seventy miles an hour.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
NEW HIGH SCHOOL PAPER,

The students of Miss Knappen's
classes are to conduct a High school
paper for week or two. The news
will be collected by the members Of
the class and "printed' on the black
board during the class hours. Ar
rangements have been made to re-
print the best of the matter in the
pioneer
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
500 DEPOT BURNS
Special to The Pioneer.

Special to The Pioneer.
Cass Lake, March 22.-The 500 de-
pot here caught fire this noon and
the waiting room and Offices were
Quilted. The fire started from an
overheated hot air register. The loss
on the building is estimated at 500
and on the contents at $500. The
insurance is placed by the head office
and the amount is not known.
Temporary quarters are being fitted
up in the express office.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22

Easter Sunday will be celebrated
in the Bemidji churches with appro-
pirate services in the morning, at
ternoon and evening. The one speci-
al service in the afternoon will be in
the Episcopal church where the
knights Templar will convene. Sc
veral of the churches will have spe-
cial exercises by the children of the
Sunday school.
Although Minneapolis has no snow
and will probably have green Eas-
ter there are about two feet on the
level here as the storms this past
week have added to the depth ma
terially. If the weather Sunday is
like it has been today, Bemidji will
probably see some millinery display
as the shops have been reporting
steady business since the spring open
ings and the women have been saving
the new hats until Easter.
Spring is in the air although actual
conditions seem hardly to warrant
the assumption. The Crookston Lnm-
Der company has been cutting chan
mel through the ice from the logs to
the mill and reports that the ice is
two feet thick AS there is heavy
fall of snow on top of the Ice, lake
men believe it. will be May before
the ice is all out of the lake. It went
out April "a last year.
The Crookston Lumber company
has been intending to start saving
April l but stated yesterday that UNI.
less the weather moderated the mill
would be unable to start at that time.
At present the snow is so deep in the
yards that the men are unable to get
their trucks through The Bemidji
Lumber company has not set date
for the start Of It's saving operations.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM

Work of organizing a High school
base ball team will commence as soon
as the weather permits. There is be-
lieved to be some excellent material
among the High school boys and a
champion team will probably be turn
ed out Seven of last years men ex-
pect to appear as candidates. They
are Earl Bailey, Claude Bailey, Lloyd
Tanner, James Sullivan, Earle Riley,
Lester Achenbach and Claude McIver
Others that will probably be candi-
dates are Adolph Klein, Leslie Slater,
Alex Cameron, Fuzz Johnson and
others.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
Iron Furnace Wrecked.

Birmingham, Ala, March o..
Several buildings were RACED and a
Bessemer, Ala, iron furnace wrecked
by a storm which swept this section
at three O'Clock today. Several per-
sons were slightly injured but noae,
killed. Tracks Of the Louisville &
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
One Killed in Columbus.

Columbus. O., March 22.-One
workman was killed and three 9TH
ers seriously injured when wall at
the Burrell sweat pad factory which
is being rebuilt, was blown in by the
high winds which swept this section
today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
MANY MARBLES IN EVIDENCE

Small boys playing marbles were a
fmailiar sight on the streets this
morning. The sunny weather brought
them out in force and every bare spot
had one or two groups busy.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Deputy Sheriff James Cahill re-
turned this morning from Saltwater
where he took a prisoner.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22
Will Meet with Episcopalians at 4 p.
M, Archdeacon Parshall
Presiding.
TO HAVE A SUNRISE PRAYER
Presbyterians to Gather at 6 80 q. m.
Signs of Spring but Snow
and Ice Remain
EASTER SERVICE PROGRAMS

CllSC MeCnOQlSC church
Morning service as follows:
Voluntary, Mendelsohn's "Sprine
Song
Doxology
Hymn 1852, "The Risen Lord"
Charles Wesley.
The Apostles Greed.
Prayer.
Anthem "Praise to our Risen Lord'
Marie M. Hine.
Scripture Lesson, I. Corinthians
15:2O-58.
Gloria
Anthem ''The Light of Easter Nor
ning', John D. Creswell.
Offertory.
Self-denial offering.
Sermon "The Resurrection is the
Complement of the Christian Life,'.
Anthem "Gethsemenae", Ira B. Will
son.
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Services at the Presbyterian Church

Easter services will begin at $40
with sunrise prayer meeting in the
church. Sunday school at 10 o'clock.
Morning worship at II, subject, "The
Resurrection. The keystone in the
Arch of Chrisianity'. Special music
in the morning. Anthems by the
choir "Great is the Lord Christ
Hath Won the Victory. Solo Breaks
the Morning" by Miss Lizzie Erick-
son. Junior Endeavor at O'Clock.
Young Peoples meeting at T. Even
ing services at s. Subject, "The Incon-
tesible Evidence of the Resurrection"
Special music by the choir, :Blessed
are the People," Duet "Wake Sweet
est Strains by Misses Armstrong and
Erickson
tt" Episcopal Church.
Sunday school at $50 and evening
service at. 1880. There will be SER
vice for the knights Templar at 4
p. m.
Swedish Lutheran Church
Special Sunday school program at
the evening service.
First Baptist Church
Special Easter music at both SER
vices
First Scandinavian Lutheran
Easter services at 80 a. m.
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Continued on last paee1.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-22

- .nr,,,.u an iHAt nate,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
PRECEDENT BROKEN
BY JAPAN'S RULER
Makes Appointment in Advance to See
Harrison to Compliment the
limited States

Toxic, Japan. September T.-Francis
Burton Harrison of New York, newly
appointed governor general of the Philip
pines, won a hard race today to keep bis
appointment for an audience with tie
MikaB of Japan. The steamer Nam
churia ON which Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison
sailed from San Francisco September TO-
was delayed by fog banks. Mr. Harrison
landed quickly but just missed the boat
train. He caught an express to Toxic
and on arrival proceeded by motor car
to the palace with the American ambas-
sador George w. Guthrie. reaching there
exactly at the appointed time.
The Jap9nese court broke all precedents
in arrangI z in advance the audience be-
tween the Mikado and Mr. Harrison In
order that the latter might re-embarlS on
his steamer tomorrow at Toxic and con
tinue his Manila voyage, Breaking of
precedent was countenanced according to
palace announcements, "as an extraor-
dinary expression of friendship for the
United States."
Mr.. Harrison's audience with the, En-
peror is regarded here as of great poll
teal significance as demonstration of
Japan's goodwill and friendship toward
the United States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
Says He Does Not Believe
MIR. Underwood Will
Be Candidate
$40 ALABAMIANS
AFFECTED BY LAW
VIII Pay Tax on Incomes Ranging
From $4,000 to s1oO, ,O0O-CIayton
Says He Will Positively
Make Race
BY c. e. STEWART

Washington. September 27-1-(Specia1.)- lin
an interview In the Morning Post, Gov
ernor O'Neal is quoted as saying that Il
am sorry that Judge Clayton was not
seated in time to vote for the tariff bill,
but ! have no doubt that he will be seat
ed" If the governor is correctly quoted
it is evident that he is basing his opin-
lon that Representative Clayton will be
seated purely on his conviction that he
mad a right to appoint him, which he ably
defends in the interview, aud not upon
the sentiment of the individual members
of the Senate
Governor ONeal also announces his In
tention of supporting Representative Clay
ton in the primary and expresses the be-
lief that Mr.. Underwood will not run.
In the meantime Mr. Underwoods for
NAL announcement as a candidate for
the United States Senate to succeed Sen
ator Johnston for the long term beginning
March, 1915, is only delayed until the
tariff bill is signed by President Wilson.
This will probably be done before an
other full week has passed, and then those
who continue to doubt that Mr.. Under-
wood will be candidate will be con-
vinced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
Tariff Law Will ProUide
More Revenue Than Needed


sress. This win be advocated in the
House next week and Representative Tn
defwood expects the House to instruct its
conferees to insist ON having the amend
ment TO go into the tariff bill
Senate leaders would not admit today
that the Senate would accept the COM
pfonise. although some of tine Senate
democrats are its warm champions. Seia-
tor Clarke, author of the provision passed
hy the Senate. expects To make a strong
Fight against the compromise.
The essential difference between the
two plans is that the Clarke amendments
would impose IL tax of so cents bais
ON ali future trades where the actual
cotton is not delivered, while the Smith
Lever plan would require cotton con-
tracts TO specify government grades and
would establish a defnite method of en-
forcing the delivery of merchantable cot
ton at fair market prices.
The conference report was completed to-
day and will be laid before the republi-
can conferees. OF the 6l6 amendments
to the bill that We're taken up the demo-
cratic conferees the House receeded on
i27 and the Senate ON f5l. while "a were
compromised. Only one amendment THAI
op cotton futures is left in disasres-
ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
Charge Owner Of Local Store
Got Gems ByFdlSe~ Pretenses


Nav York, September %. Especially
Charges OF obtaining thousands Of dollars
worth of diamonds on false pretcnses are
riade In petition in bankruptcy filed In
the UnitedN States district court today
AGAINST Joseph Rich, owner Of the Col
orado Loan company, 10 North Twentieth
street. Rich lives in this city at 20 East
Ninetieth street. His son, Abraham, who
manages the southern store, comes here
occasionally on buying trip.
The petition states that Rich and his
son got diamonds on credit from pronii.
ncnt dealers in this city and instead Of
shipping them to Birmingham as they had
promised, sold them to New York brokers
a Is pei. cent below their real value. Cass
and APPEL attorneys for the petitionins
creditors. say that the father and son
must have bought between tl0oQ0o and
sl5l0n0 worth ef gems % this way dnripG
jply and August Rraetically every dta-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
CLAYTON to Run Regardless

Congressman. Clayton declared today
that he would still be in the race for the
Senate for the long term in the event that
Oscar W. Underwood should enter.
Mr. Clayton was asked the question: If
Mr. Underwood should decide to enter the
race, will you still be a candidateg' He
replied. Il shall continue in the race for
the Senate for the long term regardless
of Mr. Underwoods course. hope he will
not run He and have always been
warm friends. He has the commanding
position in the House. He has been high
.ly honored by the people Of Alabama
'.His entrance now in the senatorial
race would not be fair to our mutdal
friends or fair to me- Mutual friends
throughout the state are taking this posi-
ton, and are assuring me of their sup
port should he enter
'I shall continue in this race until the
last ballot is cast. and l am confident or
winning / have been canvassing the
state by correspondence and shall con-
tinue actively In the campaign.
II shall go to Alabama and enter the
campaign as soon as my public duties
here will permit. which will be as soon as
the conference report on the tariff bill Is
adopted by the House and Senate prop7
ably next week, when the House will take
a recess pending the consideration OF the
currency bill by the Senate"