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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-10-02
Organize Juvenile Band.

Fifteen young men were present
last evening at the first meeting of
the Juvenile band which was held
at the Bemidji Athletic Club quart
ers. Eeach young man chose his in
strument and promised to continue
the work Of organizing. About TWEEN
ty more are expected to join during
the next few weeks.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-10-02
Depot Building Down.

Workmen have completed tearing
down the old Great Northern depot
and work is now IN progress remov-
ing the old lumber. Early mex.
spring the site formerly occupied by
this building will be turned into
park, and extensive improvements
will be made about the new depot. !.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-10-02
Newton Visits Bemidii

Walter L.. Newton Of the firm of
Nye and Newton Of Minneapolis
spent yesterday in Bemidji on legal
business. Mr.. Newton left last even
ing for Park Rapids where he will
remain short time on business, be-
fore returning to his home in Mime
apolis.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-10-02

Every Subscriber Should Clip This
And it for of the girls who DESTROYS Of win
ming the $500 Piano in the SchroederPioneer Contest
Cut 1t and Keep It For Someone
STRICTLY PRIVATE FOR CONTESTANTS
Subscribers must not read this)
Now ladies' here is chance swell your Practically
subscriber going cut the above coupon The first
estant to ask for the coupon stands the best chance get
counts for hundred Ten of them 1000
Get busy by telephone you read this paper.
Mr. Schroeder has decided to drop all contestants who
have been inactive and who that they dropped
In addition to this he has decided offer three additional CAPT
tai prizes, which will be as follows
First prize the Piano to highest number of
Second prize 20 guaranteed Egn Gold Watch Is Jewels
Third prize 10 guaranteed Elgn Gold Watch jewels
Fourth prize beautiful silver back toilet set
SPECIAL PRIZE NEXT WEDNESDAY,.
To the turning the Wednesday,
October 9Th regardless of their present standing will be awarded
special prize of piece set of silver spoons Roger
make - >,s-s
Here is splendid chance for contestant to begin
If you wish enter have friend for whom you
your votes send in her the nomination blank this
arrange with Mr. Nssen at the Schroeder
" start contestant in place of any dropped
and give to her starter the votes already young
lady withdrawing. Now is the time begin real earnest
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-10-02
One Transfer

One real estate transfer was made
yesterday in the office OF the Reg.
lister Of Deeds. Henry o'Neil y OF
Spooner sold lots seven and eight In
block % in the townsite OF spooner
to James w. Meyers for a considera-
ton of $500. u Nj
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-10-02
BElM|IDJI SCHOOLS
CROWDED TO LIMIT
Eight Grade Students Required 70.
Occupy High School Seats While
AiSles Are Used n Grades
SCIENCE ROOMS ARE CROWDED
Attendance This Years Far Exceeds
That Of ANY Previous Terms
Annex Much Needed

So crowded are conditions at the
high schol building that Superinten-
dent Dyer has found It necessary 20
allow about ten eighth grade pupils to
occupy seats in the main assembly
hall Of the high schools students this
year. The room used as a study for
seventh and eight grade pupils, which
is IN charge of Miss Hall, is full TO
the limit. every seat being taken.
The high school assembly hall. un-
der Miss Eliza Loe. principal. is
crowded, and for the first time since
the new building has been
In use. in the grades
the superintendent has found
1t necessary In several instances to
place seats in the asiles in order that
the students may be accommodated.
The science department, which
heretofore has been one of the proud
spots of all interested in the schools.
it comprising three rooms, a chemis-
try laboratory physics laboratory
and a recitation room, has been divid-a
ed in order to provided 4 room Tor
high school English courses. The
room formerly occupied by the Eng
lish classes Is now being used by
grade English classes. Z
Sewing is being taught In the
room formerly used for grade English
classes. having been moved from ths5
room now used for agricultural pur-
poses. :s.5 !.
Present ditioas- greatly 4neen-s.
venience Mr. Bestul. Instructor IN
science who finds 1t necessary to
use the chemistry labortory for
both chemistry and physics: The class
room is also crowded with apparatus.
The high school attendance record
this year shows total Of 179, IN in-
crease Of. % over any previous year.
The seventh and eth grades are
swelled by II more than last year,
there being at this time an enroll
ment Of 179.
Six weeks report cards are now be-
ing made out for 100 students.
which is Sc more than ever before.
Even the little tots show . great
gain and 1s7 boys and girls Of the
kindergarten and first grade are at
tending school for the first time.
Each child to be admitted to the
kindergarten must be at least five
years Of age. while sir Is the stand
ard for first grade children.
The increase In the attendance
here this year shows the schools arc
greatly in need Of added room. and
it is evident that in another year or
SO an annex to the high school will
be necessary. There is plenty Of room
where the high school building
stands to erect an addition.
There are 112 girls and 81 boys
taking the high school coruse. the
number Of girls being nearly twice
that of the boys.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-10-02
Says Travel Will Be Good

Clarence T. Peterson, travelling
passenger agent for the Northwest
ern line, was in Bemidji today. Mr..
Peterson says that he believes west
ern travel this winter will be as pop
ular as In former years.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-10-02
To Meet Monday

The annual meeting of the AS
ISOLATED Charities will be held in the
library, Monday, October 6, at 8 p.
m. All members are requested to be
present.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-10-02
One License Issued

One marriage license was issued
yesterday by clerk Of court Fred
Rhoda. Luther Berce Of Maple Rtdke
township secured 4 license to We'd
Miss Francis Helbig Of the same
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-10-02
State Has 5000, 900 Balance

1tate dHS 30,UOU,VUV baIAnce 3
At the close of business Sept. 80
there was $3,483,661.10 in cash to
the credit Of the several state funds.
The revenue fund had a total OF
1856, 1923. This amount, according
to the state treasurer, is the largest
cash balance in some months.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-10-02
70 ORGANIZE LITERARY cLUl

:
Organizing q literary club in the
Bemidji High school has been post
poned until after football season as
the meetings Of the club would i'll
terfere with football practice. Thc
club this year will be similar to the
organizations of former years and
regular programs will be held about
every two weeks.
The majority of the girls attend-
ing the high school have joined the
glee club and regular rehearsals
will be held every Wednesday even
ing. This club will furnish music at
the entertainments to be given this
term.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-10-02
Elks Meeting Tonight.

There. will be a meeting Of the
Elks at Elks hall this evening at
O'clock
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-10-02
SCHOOL TOSELL SEEOCORN
Is Being Dried And Tested By Pupils
And Will Be Sold To Farmers
Next Spring
MINNESOTA THIRTEEN VARIETY

- ~
n Pupils Of the Bemidji high school
agricultural classes, which are in
charge OF B. M. Gile are taking much
interest in the Minnesota "13', corn
seed which is being stored by them
and will be placed on sale here next
;pring.
.he corn orginallys came from the
farm Of Otto Berg located near
Hendrum. Mr.. Berg is now an In
;structor at the Crookston agricultu.
raj school, but was at one time in
charge of the work here. He still
takes mucn interest in the work be-
ing done in this country.
Students have placed the corn IN
position to dry, where it will re-
main unit! spring when it will be
tested. and sold to the farmers for
seed. Minnesota "l3' is considered
one OF the best grades Of corn. and
tt lis hoped farmers Of this commun-
ity will grow more Of it In the future.
-. Is
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-10-02
f-sI q - q - = 7,
70 Talk On Currency

Congress- Lindberg will give !
Espeechsat Nevis, near Akeley tomor-
row on the currency question. .AIs
has Just returned from washingtop.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-07-18
AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC HARD
ON ALL MACADAM ROADS
Repairs, Needed Once a Year, Are Of.
ficuIt and Short Lived.

Highway engineers long ago discov.
cred that the ordinary macadam road
has no chance under automobile traf-
6c. The best Of them. we'll founded
and crowned and surfaced, hardly last
a season. "Spotty" repairs r Diff
cult and short lived. and a highway
nine-tenths of whose surface is in good
condition soon has to be entirely made
over because Of the ruined o~ne-tenth.
says the New York Evening Post. The
various forms Of surface bound mac.
adams-tarred. oiled. etc.-have given
better service than the plain macad-
ans. but they. too. are comparatively
short lived under heavy. motor traffic
and similarly defective in requiring
complete renewal when but . small
part Of the road is worD out.
The result of this new situation b
that the macadam road. which fur
nished a comparatively cheap and sat
~isfactory highway for horse traffic. has
become n Of the most expensive
forms Of road surface: The fact that
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-07-18

THAcKERAY's KIND HEART.
The Author Was Called . cynio. but
Hs Loved Children.

The Author Was Called . cynie, but
He Loved Children.
Thackeray's words were s~atirical.
and he himself was called q cynic. but
the author Of Love Affairs Of Some
Famous Men" shows what sor Of
heart beat In the satirist's breast by
quoting from the letter Of one to whom
the following incident happened:
I'm the week following his death
there appeared some genial memorial
lines in the pages Of Punch. Walking
down the then unsavory t~horoughfare
known as Bedfordbury. my eye caught
the open page Of the popular periodical.
and I stayed to read the graceful trib.
ute to the dead moralist. Turning
away at length. a poorly dressed man
In working garb said to me:
~ knew that man. SIR.
"'You knew ThackeSyT l asked.
ayes, sir. keep that little bakers
shop yonder,' pointing to the opposite
aide Of the street, and many's the time
Thackeray would come and buy a
pound or two Of cake Of me. l cut It
into slices for him, and then, distribut-
ing 1t among the crowd Of hungry chill
dren, he would walk away and hide In
that court over there. that he might
have the pleasure Of seeing their en-
joyment. He didn't know I knew him.
but I did. People used to call him q
cynic. sir, but 1t wasn't true. He loved
the children, sir, and no man 10 a cynic
who does that"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-07-18
THEY NEVER SEE SP0OKS.
That 10 One Consolation That Color
Blind Persons Have.

That 10 One Consolation That Color
Blind Persons Havs.
Are you afraid Of the dark There
isn't a chance of you seeing a ghost If
you are color blind. which may furnish
you a ray Of comfort for the beauties
Of landscape and 6oral decorations you
may have missed during your lifetime.
DR.. August hummer. head Of the
physical institute of the University Of
BreSlau. in Germany. is authority for
this.
DR.. hummer explains the phenome-
non In this way:
1.-The normal eye has an arrangement
Of tiny rods and cones in the retina.
The rods perceive light and the cones
color. When a person with q normal
eye tries to 9 in q half dark place
the cones. which are useless. interfere
with the effective action Of the rods.
and consequently the confusion creates
the effect Of apparitions that come and
20 and change their shapes.
The color blind person lacks the
cones. and his rods act with extraordi.
nary efficiency in the dark. The color
blind person sees q clear, permanent
outline Of things 10 long 10 there II the
least amount Of light present That
means that be never sees ghosta"-
New York Herald.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-07-18
URGE BILL TO CREATE ROADS
ACROSS AMERICAN CONTINENT
convsntion 70 Ask Congress For Gross
Country Military Roads.

Steps to lay before congress the ne
cessity Of building cross country mill
tary highways and the passage Of such
bills, az we'll as to bring before the
state legislatures bills for the construc-
tion Of lateral roads connected with
the federal cross country highways.
will be the purpose Of a six days con-
vention Of the United States Good
Roads association In st. Louis. The
association was formed at Birming-
ham. Ala. and is a consolidation Of
forty road building organizations that
will have headquarters in st. Louis.
The association wants the east and
west roads to be federal highways con-
structed by United States engineers
and maintained by the government.
An important feature Of the conven-
ton will be ar exposition of road
building materials and machinery. an.
der the auspices Of the conventions bu-
eat in Suburban Garden. where the
convention also will be held. 1t is be-
lleved the entire eighty-six good roads
organizations In the United States will
be affiliated with the new association
by November.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-07-18
U. S. AIDS IN ROADMAKING

improvement Marked and Many States
Now In Line.
improvement Of the public roads of
che United States is to be greater this
year than ever. according to the re-
ports received from all parts of the
country by e~x-Secretary Wilson of the
United States department Of agricul-
ture. A joint committee Of congress is
engaged in an investigation of the
feasibility Of federal aid in the con
struction. improvement and mainte-
nance Of public highways. and a mum.
Der Of the state legislatures have con.
sfdered good road legislation. In con
nection with the general impetus that
the good road movement has recently
had in all parts of the country, the
director Of the office Of public roads
says:
TOO much stress cannot be laid
upon the Importance of maintenance in
connection with the work Of improving
the roads. The people in nearly all the
states are filed with enthusiasm for
road improvement and are spending
enormous sums of money in the con
struction Of superb roads.
ITO maintain the roads In good con
dition year after year requires a con
siderable annual outlay. but this out
lay Is indefinitely less than the loss
which must fall upon the people even
tually II they allow their roads to so
to utter ruin. The thing for all advo
Gates Of good roads to do is to urge
continuous. systematic maintenance
and setting aside every year Of an
amount per mile estimated by the en-.
2 gineer In charge to be sufficient for
the maintenance Of the road-a course
which must make for economy and
e~dlcfoncy."
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-07-18
Their Passport.

A senator told at q luncheon in
Washington a senate story.
WED be a hard lot, indeed. We sen.
ators." be said. III we were as black
as we're painted. | once heard q
dreadful story against Is
1.-TWO ladies. it appeared, came to
the visitors gallery and demanded ad
mission. but they had n cards.
"'If you have no cards, ladies' said
the doorkeeper. perhaps you know one
Of the senators and can get q card
from him.
"'Oh. no, we don't know any sena.
tors they said hastily
1.-THE doorkeeper bowed low.
""That. ladies' he said. Is very much
to your credit. Pass right in "-Wash.
tngton Star.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-07-18
lexinoton Monumenta.

All along the road to Lexington from
Cambridge. Mass, In the United States
Of America, there IN monuments to
rebel coIonists" who slew British sol.
diers April 10. In 1775. but the most
striking IL that which 10 raised to the
memory Of Samuel Whittemore. He
was eighty years Of age at the time.
and he killed three British soldiers
with bis own hand. The stone rec
ords that for this he received punish.
ment Of three kinds. He was shot.
he vas bayoneted and he was beaten.
He was then. reasonably enough, left
for dead. The old fellow must have
had a magnificent constitution and a
spirit which the most devoted optimist
might envy: For the inscription goes
on to say that he recovered and lived
to the age of ninety-eight. 1895 must
have been "a good vi~ntage"-for men
London Chronicle.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-07-18
PLANS FOR ILLINOIS ROADS.
Would Allow Various Counties to De-.
fray All Expenses.

Would Allow Various Counties to De-
fray All Expenses.
Hard road building came into the II.
linois senate in a new form when Al.
bert q. Clark of Chicago put In a bill
providing for a county road system.
It provides for a referendum plan of
appointing three county road commits
sioners in a county that may decide to
take up hard road building. These
points are urged in favor Of the plan:
Frst.-It is an equitable plan. spread
ing the cost Of constructing main roads
Owe all the taxable property in the
county.
Second.-It tends to make continuous
main roads. with no breaks at the
township lines. This desirable feature
is never attained under the township
plan. while town line roads invariably
suffer. =
Third--Money enough 10 secured to
improve difacult pieces Of road that
could never be touched under township
supervision.
Fourth.-Under the county plan there
are always two experienced men on the
board. This tends to retain skilled en-.
ployees in their positions. and It 10 true
that county roads, 40 q rule. are dis
tinguishable by their superior work.
manlike features.
Nfth.-The county plan tends Il
economixe In the matter Of road build
ing equipment
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-07-18
ROADS THAT GO
NOW AN INCESSANT DEMAND
One Plan Would Connect Al State
Capitals With Highways.

Roads to go somewhere" is an ex.
preston heard necessarily in connec-
ton with the country wide attention
to the improvement of the highways.
A road extending across q township.
Of course, has value; it has increased
value when it goes across a county; 1t
has considerably increased value when
it extends across a state. but it is Of
infinitely more value when 1t extends
from state to state across the cont.
nent.
III I had my way about it l would
build a great national system Of roads
leading from u national capital to
the capital Of every state In the On
ion. Some say that that would bank.
rupt the government. Have you eve
stopped to think what 1t would cost?
Probably $4,000 miles would complete
a trunk line through every capital. To
build the best road that modern en-
cheering has devised would make the
average about $4,000 per mile. The
western half Of these roads will cost
a whole lot less than the eastern halt.
Eighteen thousand miles multiplied BY
$4,000 makes $216y 100000. We h4N9l
spent millions Of dollars upon the I'M
provement Of rivers and harbors and
millions Of dollars on the improvement
Of the Panama canal" said j. NJ.
Lowe. president Of the National Old
Trails Ocean to Ocean road. the other
day. +
In connection with road matters, va
rious parts of the country show grad
ually improving methods In regard to
highway improvement Arkansas has
just voted to establish a state highway
department. while Idaho has done the
same, in addition to which an appro-
priation of 100000 has been made for
laying, surveying and starting the con.
struction Of a system Of state high
ways. Promising legislation is pend.
ing in Maine. Pennsylvania. Missouri
and several other states.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-07-18
MONEY WASTED :
IN ROAD BUILDING
Scientific Study Of Construc-
ton Essential.
new YORK An EXAMPLE.

SOS~ " 0yOS0SV Nv SupOUVO vOSsV0
Cause Great Wasts-Hishway Com.
mission Now Making Study Of Prae.
teal Construction.
New York state Is spending an aver
age Of $4,000 a day In the construc-
ton Of better roads. At two referen.
dums the people of the state have
voted to expend $780, 900, 900 In the
building Of highways. Prior to the
time John N. Carlisle. commissioners
Of highways, took hold of the affairs
much money was wasted on account of
slipshod methods and lack of system.
Part Of the road fund will be spent
IN each county. When the commits
sioner was asked recently when new
contracts for highway improvement
would be let he replied:
New York state should have the
best highways In the world. No one
familiar with the conditions believes
it has been getting them. At two
referendums the people have voted to
expend 500. ZOO, 900 in the construction
Of good roads, and they have a right to
insist that the highways be improved.
But until am satisfied that roads will
be built which will give the people a
dollar in value for every dollar invest
ed in them l am not going to approve
Of further construction.
mo man not familiar with the con.
ditiOns can understand how disorgan.
lied this department vas when l be-
came commissioner. Although 1t was
and is now spending on an average
$4,000 a day, there was no system in
its Office work, and mail was received
at the p~ostof]ce In five private letter
boxes. No one thing surprised me
than the fact that this depart
nent. charged with the expenditure Of
$100,O00,OOO in construction Of new
highways. had no facilities for making
4 scientific study Of road construction.
1T is not necessary to tell the people
that, with this lack of system and with
this slipshod method Of doing business.
money has been wasted. There is EVIL
dence Of 1t in every county where high
ways have been constructed. Not even
the engineers believe that some of the
roads, II built according to contract.
weuld stand the traffic. but 1t was ex.
Dected that the contracts would be
modified by supplemental agreements.
and In nearly every instance this was
done"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-07-18

.#EE
but a small part Of the road surface
Is needed for rotor traffic "a highway
not much travelled could carry 80 per
cent of its traffic on two strips six
inches wide: where there was more
travel four strips would be necessary,
has led to the suggestion that the rail-
way track principle be applied In
building automobile highways. Ap-
parently a test Of this plan has not
been made-at least not on a scale suf-
ficiently large to furnish conclusive in
formation as to its practical value.
Such strips have been used on bridges
and about factories where heavy truck
loads have to be moved.
Recently. however, the subject has
been taken up in England. and there
appears some probability that the
''hard road strip viii be given q thor.
ough test In the near future A Brit
ish engineer. discussing the problem.
suggests the following possible hard
strip materials: Asphalt. wood paw
ing, metal plates. concrete blocks. The
most obvious difficulty to be overcome
in these strip roads Is that Of main
tanning the proper. relation between the
strips and the rest 81 tie ROAD surface,
There viii always Be 4 tendency for
the macadam to break along the edges
of any hard strip. and the problem OF
keeping the surface In good condition
at these points will necessarily be .
dimcult one.