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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-12-11

Miss Beatrice Johnson of Red Lake
spent several hours in Bemidji yes
terday on business.
w. Free of Remer called on his
nfriends in Bemidji while here on a
short business visit. 49,,
one of these days you ought to
60 to Hakkerups and have your pic
ture taken.-Adv.
Mrs. G. H. Wood of Hackensack
was among the shoppers who spent
yesterday in Bemidji.
C w. Davis of Bowbells, North Da-
kota, was in Bemidji for few hours
yesterday between trains.
E. R. Montgomery of Crookston
was among the business callers who
spent yesterday in Bemidji. .
H. A. Hanson of Fergus Falls spent
yesterday in the city on combined
business and pleasure visit. :.
We still have few sacks of sugar
awaiting your order for $685. spot
cash. Schmitt's Grocery.-Adv.
Miss Jennie Moen, who has been
confined to her room for some time
with scarlet fever is recovering.
One dollar or .nore saved for
Christmas presents by purchasing
from Mrs. E. L. Woods.-Adv.
J., Guy Congers of Glencoe, Iowa
spent yesterday in the city on a COM
bined business and pleasure trip.
w. G. Messerschmidt of Blackjack
was in the city yesterday for a few
hours, calling on the merchants.
I have nice line of handpainted
china for sale. Inquire Mrs. c. B.
Powell, 921 Beltrami avenue.-Adv.
c. A. Carlson of Gemmell, Mime
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-12-11
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To place a Red Gross Christmas
seal on all Christmas packages.
The first of series of indoor band
concerts is to be held Friday evening.
Dance to follow.
That the second annual dance of
the Brotherhood of Trainmen will be
given on January 1, New Years day.
That every item telephoned to the
society editor, adds interest to the
local page of the Pioneer and is ap-
preciated. Phone 81.
& The next U. G. T. dance will be
given in the city hall on the evening
Of December 10. These dances are
proving to be leading social events Of
tho winter. ....... ..."
That Christmas comes week after
next and the work Of the postal de-
partment is multiplying at such a
rate that late mail cannot possibly be
delivered on time.
To send all Christmas donations to
the Relief committee Of the Associat-
ed Charities. This committee has a
list containing the names of the
needy in Bemidji.
There is only Two months more of
the Schroeder piano contest. Cut the
five vote coupon out Of this paper
and save it for your favorite con-
tsstant. The race is growing close.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-12-11

n i.s..5
of the Northwestern hospital at
Brainerd, who has spent several days
as the guest of Miss Christine Ber-
|gren of this city, left Tuesday night
for Argyle, Minnesota, where she will
visit her sister Mrs. Jacobson, before
returning to Bnainerd.
Anton Christensen and son Sig
ward Of Clearbrook, who have been
visiting relatives and friends at
Boyd, Minnesota, for the past three
weeks We're in Bemidji a few hours
yesterday enroute to Clearbrook, and
while here called on the local mer-
chants and did some Of their Christ.
mas shopping.
The oyster supper given at the Odd
Fellows hall last evening by the
men of the first Scandinavian Luz
theran church was a success in every
respect. The exact amount cleared at
the supper has not yet been learned.
The quilt came to about SIS, and
won by Miss Esther Kolste, the
lucky number being go.
The Farmers club of the town Of
Northern met at the home Of Guy
Anderson the first Wednesday in De-
cember. Considerable business was
discussed. Guy Anderson was elected
secretary for the rest of the year to
take the place Of Miss Jessie Blue,
who has resigned. It was also de-
cided to admit all who, wish to enter
the club, with the usual restrictions.
In the past only twelve families were
permitted to be members of the club.
The next melting will be held at the
home of N. Reynolds and a program
has been arranged for.
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ness:
S. j. Dexlen of Mcintosh is calling
upon his friends while spending a.
short time in the city on a business
visit.
Miss Karnes of Grand Forks is
spending short time in Bemidji
visiting with friends enroute to her
home.
J. G. Thompson of Blackjack spent
yesterday in Bemidji attending the
meeting of the Beltrami County Com
missioners
Miss Nettie Gerlinger of Spur was
among Christmas shoppers Wednes-
day. While in the city she also called
on friends.
L. r. Blood of Fergus Falls, Min
nesota, spent yesterday in Bemidji
calling upon his friends here and
! tranSact1ng business.
| H. N. Ware of Chippewa Falls,
Wisconsin, is spending a short time
in Bemidji calling upon friends and
transacting business.
HOLSTERS R. M. Tea banishes
headaches, drives away constipation;
clears the complexion; builds you up.
Barker's Drug Store.-Adv.
N. j. Reese of Mcintosh arrived
in Bemidji this morning and will
spend some time here visiting with
friends and transacting business.
! Does it slick and clean; works like
trooper; nothing stops it.; best for
your Observation-Disclosures R. M. Tea.
S5c. Barker's Drug Store. ADV.
liver o. Myhre, manager of the
scribner Trading company, was in
the city yesterday on business. He
returned home in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee LaBaw had as
their dinner guests last evening
Judge G. w. Stanton, Judge M. D.
Clark of Brainerd and H. M. Stanton.
E. M. Satire went to Wilton today
and from there went out to his farm
in town of Liberty, where he at
tended to various business matters.
| Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Aldrich and
grandson Lewman of Scribner were
among the out of town guests who
made use of the refund sheet yester-
day. ~ -.
Mrs. and o. L. Breckner of Pone-
nah spent Wednesday in Bemidji
calling upon their friends and doing
"a portion of their Christmas shop
ping. a.
When pimples and eruptions trou-
BILE you, don't worry; just take Hol-
listers R. M. Tea, and watch your
mirror each day. Barker's Drug Store.
ADV. .~ g.. E &,
Mrs. L. L. Culp, wife of Doctor Culp
of Red Lake, was a Bemidji visitor
yesterday. While in the city she did
some of her Christmas shopping at
the local stores. '-..
w. F. Edmond of Grand Forks
was among the business callers in
Bemidji yesterday. While in the
city Mr.. Edmond called upon many
Of his friends. III.
James G. Brady of Egeland, North
Dakota, arrived in Bemidji yester-
day and will spend some time in the
city transacting business and visit
ing with friends
| Misses Laura and Edith Douglass
arrived in the city this morning form
] Remidji, to spend a week with their
uncle, Mr.. George Rose, of Euclid. -
Crookston Daily Times.
There is perfect safety in the For
eign Bills >of Exchange bought from
the Northern National Bank. It IL
a convenient and economical way to
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Pioneer wants one half cent
word cash.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-24
LITTLE ADO AT A
RECRUITS LEAVING
Men Who Don't Stick, Steal
Away Quietly-Friendships
Forgotten Quickly

MOBILE, Ala, March 24.-There is
little demonstration At the departure
OF Tiglet who has failed 10 make
good as a Tiger. Players come and
players go. but the bulk OF every big
league baseball team remains forever.
While friendships are formed quick
ly by the men who gather together in
the south in big league training
camps, these same friendships are
ended just as easily as they are
formed.
When a player leaves, he packs his
trunk and steals away with as little
ostentation as possible. He bids his
best friends quiet farewell. shakes
hands with those men who happen to
be around the lobby of the hotel when
he leaves and he Is forgotten.
He may possibly see some OF the
men he leaves again, but the chances
are rare that he will.
Strange meetings sometimes result
from this shifting OF baseaH players
like the sands OF the seas. When the
T.glets were assembling in Detroit be-
fore the departure south, Big Bob
Troy was in the baseball ONCE when
Henry Rondeau came in. Each man
recognized the others face immedt
ately but 1t took them several mo-
ments to find out that they had been
in the same battery In q minor league
team up In New England several
years ago. r. l.. Y.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-24
OFFICERS BELIEVE
BOY KIDNAPPED
Canadian Lad Found Near Mt,
Clemens In Company With
Brutal Negro

MT. CLEMENS. Mich. March "a
Especial arthur Brown, IL years
old. who says his home IL In Toronto,
and Victor Harris. burly. middle-aged
Negro, are being held here by sher-
IFS officers pending an explanation or
the white lads presence With Harris.
The ofYicers are inclined to believe
that Harris kidnapped young Brown
with the intention Of holding him for
ransom.
The Negro was discovered In the
act OF abusing the boy on the Grand
Trunk tracks, near Lenox, by farmers
who notified the sheriff. When arrest
ed. Harris refused to talk and the boy
who Is evidently In deadly fear OF the
big Negro, cannot. or will not give q
satisfactory explanation OF his pres
ence here.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-24
nine MORE ADDED
TO DEATH TOLL
Bodies of the Men and Boys
Drowned During Big Gale
Are Recovered

MT. CLEMENS, Mich. March "a
tspecial)--Reports from Algonac this
morning say that three men from
Pearl Beach, two from Walpole
Island and two from Algonac are
known to have been drowned during
Friday's storm. The names OF the
men could not be learned as COM
munication Is still very imperfect.
The known death toll for the mats
district now numbers nine men. II is
that something like 900
boats. large. and small, were lost In
the gale. The damage TO property
long the water front will amount to
between $780, 900 and 100000.
Two Drowned AZ Strata.
PETOSKEY. Mich. March "a
fSpecial)-Evidence Of untold suffer
ing was plain on the features OF Ivar
Johnson. "a, and Alton Westberg. IL,
whose bodies were recovered yester.
day by car ferry on the straits OF
Nackinaw. They were caught In Fri
days storm and frozen to death. First
belief was that they had drowned in
the channel. Their homes are at st.
Ignace.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-24
URGE SPELLING
CHANGES GALORE
No More "High F'lutin' Words
If Roosevelt Followers
Have Way

NEW YORK, March 24.-The Simp-
plifed Spelling board issued yesterday
it's fourth list of words TO appear IN
new-fashioned photography. More than
1000 words are shortened or changed
in spelling.
"In considering these new spell
ings," the board said, in announcing
the new list, do not be too much In
fiuenced by the odd appearance OF the
word. Any change must look odd AT
first. Consider. rather, whether the
change will bring real gain II the
public should accept It,"
Some Of the changes are: Dropping
silent h in such words as chaos ana
chameleon; dropping the final In
words like hammoc; changing heart
and hearth to hart and harth; drop.
ping the silent in money and SINH
lar words: substituting laf for laugh
and cot for cough; emitting the In
gnat, gnome and similar words; SUB
stituting nee for knee and nicnac for
knicknack and dropping the K In s!m'-
lar words; changing pranced to pranst
and other words ending with need to
INST.
In the new list touch Is spelled
tuch. serious is changed to serius;
blow IL spelled bio; below Is changed
70 hello: forced to forst; phantom TO
santom: handsome to handsum; boss
"a bos: glue to glu. and wretch to
reich. Each of these instances typi-
nes a rule and is followed by q long
list OF words to which 1t applies.
Andrew Carnegie. Theodore Hoose-
Welt and a score Of other noted men
are included in the list Of the boards
members.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-24

In competition for prize to be
awarded to the person sending to a
newspaper the best short definition OF
who was at that time a student, sent
the following: "Gentlemen-A man
who has pride without vanity: courage
without bravado. and who 10 innately
considerable OF the feelings OF others. ="
He received the prize and wrote the
words on a card which he had framed,
and the gentlemen" definition now
hangs in his office. Recently he hunB
frame of equal size next to II. IL
contained the short account OF the
death OF Capt. Oates, of the Scott
party. who went out into the blizzard
saying: II am Just going outside and
may be some time" and was not seen
again. and the words OF Capt. Scott
1--WE knew that Oates was walking to
his death, but though we tried to dis
suade him. we knew II as the act OF a
brave man and an English gentleman"
The Detroit times., 1913-03-24
Country
Rraytl
COUNT OF NATIONS
WEALTH BEGINS APRIL /

WASHINGTON. March 24.-The
greatest count of money and securities
In the history Of the world will begin
at the treasury department April I,
when John Burke. former governor OF
North Dakota. takes the oath OF ONCE
as treasurer Of the United States. sue.
ceed1ng Carmi A. Thomson.
TO safeguard the nations wealth
Uncle Sam requires that the retiring
treasurer's record Of the transfer OF
funds be verified by a count of the
notes, coin and securities in the treas.
ury. Secretary McAdoo will appoint
committee to take charge of the
vaults. and each vault and safe will
be sealed April In preparation for
the count. Only enough money to
keep the wheels OF government re-
volving will be laid aside for daily
use while the counting is In progress.
1t generally requires from two to
five months to make the count.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-24
HAPPENINGS IN MICHIGAN
FATHER HELD AS
SLAYER OF CHILD
Revolving Crime Darkens East
er Morn in JacksOn-Babe
Cruelty Beaten

JACKSON, Mich. March 24.-(Spe-
cial) THAT John Sierminski grabbed
his babe by the legs and swung its
body to the floor and fractured its
skull In that manner while in a fren-
zy IL the confession he is said To have
made to the police this morning. He
says he became angered because the
child was crying. He walked the floor
with the little one in his arms for a
while and being unable TO quiet her,
slapped her several times with his
hand. bit her two or three times and
then taking her by the legs swung her
onto the floor and killed her.
It develops that Sunday morning
early when the officers first began
searching for him, he was at church.
According TO Information In the
hands OF the police Mrs. Sierminski
attended an Easter service on Satur-
day night. When she returned the
little girl was dead. The offlcers
were not notified until the following
They found the babes body
covered with bruises and tooth
there was not an inch of flesh
which had not been bitten and chew
ed. Sierminski was found hiding un-
der couch At the home Of relatives
He was captured by the officers only
after a hard battle.
A year ago Sierminski was arrested
On the charge OF abusing the child.
On that occasion. II 10 alleged, he
broke her leg. and inflicted terrible
INJURIES on her with his teeth. The
,ase never came TO trial. Sierminski
9 laborer employed In the Michigan
Central shops. He Is said TO be . con-
lrmed drunkard.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-24
WILSON WOULD
FAVOR POOR MAN
Deplores Fact That Worthy Men
Refuse Places as Am.
bassadOrs

WASHINGTON. March 24-Serious-
iy concerned because OF the repeated
refusais Of prominent Democrats to
accept hish diplomatic appointments
on account OF financial inability TO
maintain the positions. President VIII
son. yesterday. practically appealed
to the country to back him up In a
request that congress pay ambassa
doris and ministers enough to enable
poor men to represent this country
abroad
This appeal was made in q state
ment concerning the declination OF
William McCombs OF the offer NJ Tho
Enthusiastically to Paris. Mr.. Nc.
Combs declined solely on the ground
that he could not afford to take the
place. The president said.
The following table shows approx.
mateiy what 1t costs to maintain an
embassy at the eight posts OF the am
bassadOrial rank:
The Detroit times., 1913-03-24

oIIyET. Mich, March i1.--Luck
has played an important part In tue
life OF Matthew Schiltz, who lives just
a mile from Olivet.
Three years ago Schiltz was pennI'
less and had wife and six chilaren
to support. To-day he is independent
ly rich. =, ,,n. the
o,,,.t farmer an average of $4,000 a
menth for oil taken from farm IN
Illinois which Schiltz abandoned IN
order TO farm some land just outside
of Olivet.
Three years ago Mr.. Schiltz mort
gaged bia farm In Illinois. which con-
sisted largely OF swamp land. and
came to Michigan to make living.
lie rented the farm he owns today
ana he and his sons began anew the
struEgles TO earn a living.
L Shortly after arriving in Eaton
county, schiltz received an offer for
The Detroit times., 1913-03-24
BOY BURNED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT

RAY CITY, Mich, March 24-(Spe'
cial. )-Henry Strearel, Is. son OF Dr.
George Strearel. Beaver township, IL
IN a critical condition, and the Etrear.
Of home and barn are In ashes as a
result Of an automobile accident yes
terday. Young 6trearel was attempt
ing TO start the automobile when the
gasoline exploded setting fire TO the
barn and the young man. The iatter
his fur overcoat ablaze, rushed through
the house, leaving a trail OF flame. re
rushed TO the road and saved his lie
by plunging into creek which runs
by the place.
His burns are about the head, face
and arms.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-24
PeuuiZess michigan Farmer
Enriched BY Oil Snikt

his Illinois land which caused him to
doubt that something was wrong with
the mind OF the individual who made
him the offer. He was worried. how
ever, and decided to go back to his
old farm. Arriving there he discov-
cred that oil had been found In sev-
eral spots on his swamp land and than
there appeared to be great quantities
of the petroleum.
The Standard Oil Co. was on the
ground ready to buy at any price bur
Schiltz wouldn't sell. He said to the
agent: "If> there Ii oil on this farm
then want some Of the profits; II
there isn't then I don't want to beat
you people"
He finally leased his farm on roy
atty. The wells which were sunk Ia
ter continue to give up AZ much oil
today as they did three years ago and
Il looks as though schiltx would con-
tinue TO draw from $50 to 800 per
day for several years longer
The Detroit times., 1913-03-24
CLOUDBURST
WORKS HAVOC
OUT in STATE
Man Drowned When Dam Gives
WAY Near Traverse City
Lights Darkened
BOLTS FIRE BUILDINGS,
TRACKS ARE WASHED OUT
Railway Traffic Suspended in
Many Parts of State
Deluge Follows Wind

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich, March "a.
The worst cloudburst known in
years swept over Traverse City and its
vicinity at . o'clock this morning. The
west end Of the city is Hooded and
goods contained ia the Easements OF
stores were badly damaged. All trains
on the NJ. a. ". L. are cancelled and
there are two bad washouts on the
Pere Marquette line. One on the Elk
Rapids Branch near Acme wiz be re-
paired before noon.
Bad washOuts are reported near
Hatches crossing and Copemish on the
G. X. 4 |. and cut 100 feet deep was
opened between this city and Walton
Junction. Tracks are reported under
water at Mayfeld, Northport and SUIT
tons Bay on the Northport Branch.
The large dam across the Boardman
river at Mayfeld, which provides light
for the villages Of May field. Kingsley
and Maple City. went out this morn
ing carrying night Waterman John
Hawthorne with II. Hawthorne was
drowned.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-24
NOT YET RECOVERED
FROM STORM BLAST

ANCHORvILLE, Mich, March pa
Ihere was no service, Sunday, on the
ID. u. Il. from Fair Haven TO Algonac
owing to the washing out OF a mile
and half OF track. IL NAV be some
time before communication is fully re.
stored. Much low lying country along
the shore was inundated by the rush
OF water engendered by Good Fridays
gaze, and much damage was done 70
cottages. There Is still no Telephone
communication between many points
along the bay shore.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-24
ALPENA JUDGE DEAD
AT AGE OF SEVENTY

AIPENA, Mich. March 24.-(Spe.-
ciaD-Daniel A. Campbell, for 10
years probate Judge of Alpena coun-
ty. died here, Sunday. at the age OF
20 years. He was defeated last fall
for reelection.
The late Judge Campbell was q
prominent Mason and member o!
the Order of Odd Fellows. A widow
survives him.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-24
VIRGINS AGAINST
new PRISON PLAN
Will Present His Views on Sub.
ject Prior to the
Conference
From a Staf CORRESPONDENT.

From Staf Correspondent.
LANSING, Mich, March 24.-State
Senator Milan d. Virgins. Of Allegan,
10 In favor Of moving the state prison
away from the city Of Jackson. He
has plan which he win discuss with
Gov. Ferris before the governor and
the senate committee on appropr1a-
tons and finances 60 to Jackson next
wednesday night to meet with the
question Of removing the institution.
The senator from the Eighth dis
trict has hit upon the idea Of the
states developing = swampy section
Of land about four miles to the north
west OF Jackson and building . new
prison there.
In explaining the proposal to The
Times. he said, THAT land could be
bought at from IS to so IN acre.
Some OF It which has already been I'm
proved would perhaps come higher,
but It could DO put into immediate use.
The cost Of draining the rest would
be chiefly labor and Of that the state
has more just now than ways Of W
Ing It.
much OF the land would do for gar
dening and trucking to supply mate
Rails for the prison canning factory
and the rest II covered By beds OF clay
which n adapted 70 the manufxcture
paving brick and sewer pipe. Those
are products for which there II al
ways demand ana the supply Of raw
would be practically unlim-
tied.
The location would be on the Grand
Trunk railroad and 30 within easy
reach Of close markets. Another al.
vantage over suggestions of taking
the prisoners on to distant parts Of
the state Is they would still be near
the centers of crime, and the costs Of
them would be no moro
than now"
Senator Virgins also advances hui
arguments for his PROPOSE
ton. 1T Is the height Of inhuman-
ity." he says. TO keep men shut up
without anything to do. Conditions |
should be arranged In q way that con- |
victs might become better men and |
not worse. There il no better purifier |
like the soil Give the men something |
TO do out In the sunshine and close to |
the soil and II will be best for them !
and best for society"
The senator holds that It Is not
fair TO the city or Jackson to take the |
prisoners back and forth through its
streets In order to reach the farms In
use and that now while there ia need
or large amount Of rebuilding Is the
Time 10 make change, especially !
since some Of the citizens there have
agreed TO take over the states prop
erty without causing II a loss.
SCOTT I
The Detroit times., 1913-03-24
PAPER COMPANY'S STOCK
RUINED BY RAINS

KALAMAZOO. Mich. March "a
Sundays rain added about $4,000 to
the loss sustained by the Hawthorne
Paper Co.. whose building here was
unroofed BY Fridays storm. The large
stock Of expensive paper contained II
the building was watersoaked and e.
the most part. ruined.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-24
Wreck Inlures EIahteen.

GALLIPOLIS. o., March 24.-Kana-
wha & Michigan through passenger
trains Nos. and collided head-on
at Kanaugha Junction, four miles east
Of here yesterday.
Eighteen persons were injured, none
of them seriously. The injured were
brought here to q hospital. Train No.
5 was on a switch, which q brakeman
left open.
Both locomotives and several cars
were demolished.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-24
Candy Kills Children.

KELLEHER, Sask., March 24.-As
the result Of eating colored candy,
three young children OF Hamilton
Rodgers. a wealthy pioneer. are dead.
The stomachs and some Of the candy
were sent to the government offcers
at Regina for analysis.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-24
DESERTED FOR IL YEARS.
NOW SEEKS DIVORCE

FLINT, Mich, March 24.-After II
years, Mrs. Kate Farnham has begun
divorce proceedings against her hus.
band on the grounds OF desertion. The
couple were married 20 years ago. ano
lived together for three years.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-24

Nlnfm ~oklclk In Coffee" AZ
TT1Fx. W71K.. March ei.-Mrs. Ann
19P. uto0G1otor OF . Hungarian cof-
HS9Sn ~ under arrest charged
h ll1I1;n2 49, OF liquor. II IL
Q|o6 int y Nm. Blazer put a
~ - (ho oupe OF such patrons
Z kol for thnt sort Of beverage.