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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-24
TO ISSUE SMALLER STAMPS
Government Tired of Those Now
Used in the Parcel Post.

Washington, March 24.-The de-
sign of new and smaller parcel post
stamp to replace those now in use
was approved Saturday by Postmas-
ter General Burleson. Numerous
complaints that the present stamp,
all denominations of which are the
same color, is hard to distinguish as
to, value and easily raised" caused
the change. .>.. IT,.
The new design will possess no ar
tistic merit, but bear only a large nu-
neral. The various denominations
will be in different colors. Approx
mately $4,000 yearly will be saved
by. the smaller stamps, it is esti-
mated. ~ ...&..s.5
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-24
Snow Forces Railroads to Use Double
Headers or Get Passengers in
Late-Storm was General.
500 LINE HIT THE WORST
East Bound Arrived About Three
O'clock Instead of TENN.
f I. On Time.

The Easter Sunday storm which
swept over Northern Minnesota yes
terday demoralized traffic on the
railroads. The Minnesota and Inter-
national arrived but a few minutes
late from Kelliher this morning. The
train was double header as one en-
CINE would have been unable to buck
the drifts.
On the Great Northern, the east
bound train arrived little after
1890. 1t was slowed up in the
prairie country to the west but made
up time as soon as it struck the shell
ter of the woods. The freight traffic
on the Great Northern last night
kept the line open pretty we'll.
The east bound train on the 500
did not arrive until nearly three
o'clock as it encountered deep drifts
west of Bemidji. The train must go to
Moose Lake before it can be turned
and is not expected back in Bemidji
until late this evening. A week ago
Friday it was also stalled by snow
and did not get to Bemidji Intil the
afternoon of the following day.
The east bound Great Northern
this morning was late also. Railroad
men say that they have not faced
similar operating conditions in the
month of March in many years. The
Red Lake train arrived and left on
time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-24
Bowlers Which Defeated Grand Rap
ids Week Ago Repeat on Second
Five Of Bemidji.

On their return from Grand Rapids
a week ago, the five men who defeat
ed Grand Rapids, were .challen ged by
a second team of Bemidji.. The game
was played yesterday on the Gillette
alleys with the result that the first
team won by 121 pins.
Three games were played: In the
first, the challengers won S26 to 1854.
In the second, the first team won SOL
to 710 and repeated in the third by
939 to SAT. The three games netted
the first team a total of 1884 pins
and 1883 for the challengers. =: ~
The first team is composed of Nat
and Jim Given, Barney Popp, Barney
Erickson and Henry Cominsky. The
challengers were composed Of Bill
Herrigan, Lee Hebron, Mayne Stan
ton, Gene Holmes and George Don
aldson. Grand Rapids will come to
Bemidji for return game next Sun
day. ...
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-24
JOHN kooRS HURT
Ten Year-0ld Boy Injured When Box
On Elevator Pushed Him Off and
Then Fell on Top.

John Koors, the ten-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Koors, was
severely injured Friday night in the
plant of the Fitzsimmons-Ba Baldwin
company when he was pushed off the
elevator by packing box which the
next instant fell on his head. The
boys face was badly crushed but this
afternoon he was reported as resting
easily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Koors and John hat
been on the second floor and were
taking the elevator down. When it
was between the two floors, some.
thing moved large box so that it
showed John off and he fell to the
floor below, falling on his face. The
box followed, striking him on the
head, and crushing his face into the
floor
He is being cared for at home anC
is expected to fully recover.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-24
\ II
University Poultry Experts Says
They Do Not Need Feed For the
! First Thirty-Six Hours.
THEY MUST HAVE PURE WATER

With Easter past, farmers are now
turning their attent ton to the chicks
which will later in the. year come on
tEe market as bfoilers and roasters.
The following circular on the care of
chicks has been mailed from the Uni
versity experiment farm in Hamline:
"When Matched the chick contains
a natural supply of food, sufficient for
thirty-six hours. For this reason it
should not be fed until this natural
food is absorbed and it is able to run
about and seek food for itself.
''This first feed should consist of
hard boiled egg (shell and all mash
ed together), stale bread crumbs,
stale bread and milk, pin-head oat-
meal or rolled oats. Any of these
will be found satisfactory food for
the first two or three days. For
brooder chicks the dry feeds are rec
commended. Chicks should be fed these
feeds on a board or shallow pan and
what is not eaten within ten minutes
or so should be removed from the pen
and the board or dish cleaned. Five
meals day is sufficient, though if
convenient they may be fed more
often and in smaller amounts.
after the first few days, these
feeds should be replaced with such
grains as finely cracked corn, pin
head oatmeal, cracked wheat and
millet seed. The prepared and al
ready mixed chick-feeds that are
found on the market are usually sat
isfactory. Corn bread (baked rather
hard or dry), either dry or moist
ened slightly with sweet milk, pieces
of stale bread, cottage cheese, and
similar articles of diet make delicac-
les that are relished by the young
chicks, if fed occasionally.
':The manner and time of feeding
these is immaterial if the chicks are
not overfed, but the hard grain and
seed should be fed in litter of cut
straw, cut hay, hay chaff, or cut al
falfa or clover. Some form Of green
food should also be given
Pure water should be supplied.
sufficient for a days requirements,
each morning. If possible, milk
should be given in addition to the
water; for young chicks, the milk
should be perfectly sweet. A good
rule to follow is to keep chickens busy
and hungry. s..s z@.s i =. H.
ssDo not feed them until they are
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-24
DEATH LIST MAY REACH 200


Omaha, March 24.-The full horror
of last nights tornado came from
grief stricken Omaha at noon today
when Governor Moorhead, Mayor
Dahlman and Police Commissioner j
J. Ryder authoritatively stated that
the death list would reach the appall-
ing figure of 200 in Omaha alone
In Ralston, Council Bluffs, and
other towns, the list of injured will
probably be 1000. Only one-third OF
the dead have so far been identified
properly. The loss is conservatively
estimated at $1O,0OO,O0O. A canvass
of every tornado insurance firm leads
to the belief that the loss is covered
by only 100000 insurance.
This is due partly to the old Indian
prophesy handed down for centuries
that Omaha was immune from eye.
lones. This has been the confident
belief of every resident as the city has
frequently been visited by high winds
but has never received any damage
until last night.
One hundred thousand grief-strick
en-, sobbing, Mortified people assailet
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-24
POSTMASTER MAY COME

Washington, March 24-Postmas-
ter General Burleson probably will
visit St. Paul in June to attend the
convention of the Tri-State Postmas-
ters' association made UP of postmas-
ters in Minnesota, North and South
Dakota.
The invitation to make the trip is
to be extended to Mr.. Burleson by
Representative Stevens, who will call
at the postoffice department for the
purpose early this week.
An order has just been issued by
the postmaster general granting a
six-day leave of absence to postmas-
ters who desire to attend the conven-
ton which will be held June IL and
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-24
Fam WINS SCHAPER MAY COME
University Of Minnesota Professor
Expected to Give Lecture in Be-
midi Some Day This Week.
RETURN GAME NEXT SUNDAY EXPERT ON GOVERNMENT

DIR. William A. Schaper, head of the
department of politics at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota, will give. a lecture
on the commission form Of govern
ment in Bemidji some evening this
week if the necessary arrangements
can be made. 49,
Thief River Falls has been treating
with Doctor Schaper for either Tues
day or Wednesday night of this week
and if he makes the trip to Thief Riv.
err, he will give lecture in Bemidji
the following evening if his health
permits.
Doctor Schaper is one of the best
known experts on the different forms
of government in the United States
He was educated in Wisconsin and
then spent several years abroad
studying the governments of the
European countries. Since the COM
mission plan has come to the front,
Doctor Schaper has spent much time
in studying the different charters. At
present he is member of the Mimi
eapolis charter commission which ex-
poets to report April 1.
The Bemidji charter commission
had it's first meeting Saturday after
noon but owing to the fact that but
few Of the members had filed their
acceptance of the office, as required
by law, nothing was done. The Sec
ond meeting will be held Tuesday
evening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-24
PREDICTS GREAT SUCCESS
Mayor Fitzgerald, of Boston, Says In.
augural Weather Insures Good
Administrator from Wilson.
Special to The Pioneer.

Washington, March 24.--"Presi-
dent Wilson administration will be a
great success. His inaugural weather
forecasted that, and in twenty years,
it has never failed
So said Mayor Fitzgerald of Bos-
ton, today, as he waited to pay his
respects to Postmaster General Bur
Lesson Senator Burton Of Ohio, who
stood near, nodded his head.
said.
You see,' continued Fitzgerald,
"Harrison in 1889 had a perfectly
vile inauguration day-his admins
tration was unsuccessful. Cleveland
had a rainy day in 1898 and went out
defeated worse than any man until
Taft. Mckinleys first inauguration
day was splendid. He gave the coun-
try a successful administration. His
second inauguration was accompanied
by a sudden rain that no one could
explain. Later he was shot down by
an assassin.
"Roosevelt's inauguration day was
perfect, and he was magnificent
executive. President Taft was swept
into office by one of the worst biz
yards in the history of Washington
and swept out by a storm of votes
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-24

BY United Press.
Omaha, Neb., March 24.-Sixty-five
persons are positively known to be
dead, millions of dollars of damage
done to property, more absolutely de-
stroyed, 900 persons injured serious
ly, and at least 1000 are homeless as
the result of the worst tornado that
ever struck Nebraska. 1t swept a
strip five miles long through the
fashionable northern part of this city
Easter Sunday evening.
At six o'clock this morning after
night of terror, in which women
and children, frantic with grief,
walked the streets cold and homeless,
Omaha awoke to scene of almost un-
believable- devastation. Ralston, a
suburb, was entirely wiped from the
map. The tornado swept past the city
hospital to the west,s continued in a
northern1y direction and wrecked
forty-seven city blocks in it's path. 1t
Travelled east to the river, and lost
itself somewhere in the Iowa bluffs
Buildings were blown down or
picked up and hurled with terrific
force many yards. Trees were leveled
and small structures completely
wrecked by the cyclone which swept
directly across the most aristocratic
as we'll as the most lovely parts of the
city. Some of the finest houses
erected recently by Omaha's wealth.
lest people were swept away by the
twister.
Following the tornado and torren-
tai rain, came an even greater menace
in fires which broke out in scores of
places. At least twenty houses were
destroyed by flames. To add to the
horror of the night, the electric lights
failed, and wires went down leaving
only the fitful flare from hundreds of
lanterns to light the scenes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-24
new Law EFFECTIVE
Juries in Itasca County Cases to Be
+ First in This District to Re-
turn Majority Verdicts.

Juries which will sit in Itasca coun-
ty cases at the spring team of court
beginning in Grand Rapids tomorrow
will be the first to use the majority
rule recently provided by the state
legislature. The bill was signed by
Governor Eberhart last week so that
hereafter, jury in civil case may
return verdict from ten jurors if the
jury has been out ten hours. d..
Judge Stanton left this noon for
Grand Rapids and will call the cal
endar tomorrow. Court Reporter Lee
La Baw expects to go over Tuesday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-24
WOMAN LEAVES THE CITY

On the advice of Mayor McCuaig
and Chief of Police Lane, Mrs George
Edwards, 407 Park avenue, left Be-
midi Friday morning. The mayor
suspected Mrs. Edwards of running a
disorderly houes and advised her to
leave town without police court ac-
ton. She did.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-24
MAMMOTH EASTER EGG
Laid by Rhode Island Red Hen in
Pomona, California Sunday-Larg-
est on Record in the World.

Pomona, Cal, March pam
Easter egg six inches long and eight
inches in circumference was laid by
DR.. A. J. Farley, who began looking
up egg records Saturday. So far as
the poultry ranches in this valley are
concerned the Farley hen has the
record.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-24
DOG SHOW IN APRIL

St. Paul, March 24.-The first an
nual bench show of the St. Paul Dog
club will be held in the Auditorium
here April 3, 4, and 5. Cash prizes
silver cups and ribbons are offered as
inducements for the exhibition of
pedigreed dogs. All entries close
March IT,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-24
Week Ending March %.
GUNNER OPENS JEWELRY STORE

Charles GUNNER, who was former
ly in the jewelry business in Bemidji,
but who for the past year has been
in business in Alexandria, has opened
a jewelry repair shop at 214 Beltrami
avenue. Mr.. GUNNER is well known
in Bemidji. At present he carries a
small stock Of jewelry and watches,
as he intends to devote his time to re-
pair work.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-24
Tornado Easter Sunday Swept Over
Best Residence Section and Caused
Big Property Loss.
ONE SUBURB WAS WIPED OUT
Village of Ralston Swept From Earth
BY High Wind-Fires Added to
the Nights Horror.

Ed. note-The following dis
patches were the first of any
kind to be received in Bemidji
today as the storm here last
night put the Western Union
wires out of commission. It took
these dispatches five hours to get
here from St. Paul.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-24
X X X X X X X X X X XXI Xxx X 4
X N. NJ. D. A. VISITORS x
X X X x X 4 X X X X X X X K X X x 4
Week Ending March Is.

S. E. Olson, of Ada; G. H. Mattson,
of Roseau; J. G. Allen, of Grand
Rapids; Judge G. w. Stanton, of Be-
midi; DR.. E. w. Johnson of Bemidji;
A. L. Kaiser, of Bagley; M. J. Kolb,
of Bagley; J. M. Reed of Blackduck;
John Cam of Blackduck; Charles
Trondson, of Blackduck; c. w. Con-
way of Blackduck; G. w. Johnson of
Hawley; George Erickson, of Spoon
err; F. J. McPartlin, of International
Falls; F. A. Fuller, of Grand Rapids;
George Noll, of Bemidji; E. H. Denu,
of Bemidji; G. F. Mahnke, of Moose
Lake; Mayne Stanton, of Bemidji; A.
G. Wedge, Jr., of Bemidji.
T.. Week Ending March 22.
j. T. Opsahl, of Bemidji; Andrew
Johnson, of Bemidji; Walter Mark
ham, of Virginia; M. G. Slocum, of
Bemidji; Harry Cole, Of Duluth; Geo.
1. Reid, of Duluth; Richard Cole, Of
Duluth; B. L. Perry, of Backus; A. J.
Swanberg, of Cass Lake; j. M. Elder,
of Brainerd; Judge M. A. Spooner, of
Bemidji; F. B. Logan, Of Royalton;
Harold Knudson, of st. Cloud.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-24

hungry enough to run for the food
They will not develop quite so rapidly
under this method, but will be
healthier ~ -: r ~ -:
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Continued on last pa1el
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-24

'sDo not feed them until they are
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-07
THE BOIL WEEWL STU
ALTON.

The delta cotton planters OF Louis
lana and Mississippi are ia iii g very
serious problem this season: The boil
we vii situation has mate Tally changed
for the worse during the past two weeks
owing to the recent showers and rel
alive abundance of over. wintered Vice.
wills now in the fields. II these weevils
are allowed TO deposit their eggs in
the first squares that come on the plants
great injury to the crop will follow.
On the other hand if a determined ef-
fort is made to rid the fields OF the
over wintered weevils before they de-
post their eggs little damage to the
crop will follow until the migratory
period.
Every planter during the next ten
days should have his tenants go over
their cotton every other day and hand
pick all weesils an6 squares on the
plants even if he has to stop some OF his
pillow hands. The weevils that were in
the fields during May have died Of old
age before they could secure squs res
to deposit their eggs in which shows
conclusivelv that the weevils emerge
from the LIST to the Goth OF June are the
ones to be feared. q, 1t will be far cheap
er % ,hoioughly hand pick the fields
now even as many as four or five times
than it will be to pick up the squares
after the weevils have established them-
selves. go
All planters are espe' tally urged to
take advantage of this critical period in
the life of the weevil by manipulating
all woevils and thoroughly cultivaing
the crop thus cutting down the first
generation to the minimum. II the
weeyils now In the fields should be al
lowed to deposit their eggs it will be
almost impossible to control them later
on in the season especially during the
wet season.
GEO. D. SMITH,
| In Charge.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-07

A circular sent from Dermott,
Ark, contains some interesting
facts and figurs-facts and fig
ures thrt should prove to be eye
openers to the slumbering vii
lagos of the Delta section of La.
The dOctment is entitled: "A
municipal Phenomenon" and this
is what it show: A town of 800
innabitant,, with water works
system paid for; a public school
building costing S13, 600, an cleo
trio light and power plant costing
ST. 900, owned and operated by
the town at a profit of S2W.W per
month, Amile of concrete walks.
Two railroadt crossing at right
and running through one of the
best agricultural sections of the
south. Five mills in operation.
This has been accomplished
with less taxation than any town
of its size in the world. There
has never been but two levy's of
municipal taxes since the town
was incorporated twelve years
ago, neither of them eXceedin
ten mills. The Dermont i'm
provements to he completed in
1913 are; One hotel $40, ZOO,
Real estate build
ings $l5, 10000, white schOO adj
ditiOn $16,000.00 colOred school
addition $4,O0O.OO, PRESBYTERIAN
church addition 1000, cotton
gins $1,000, passenger station
$50, 900, freight bepot $12, 900, X.
of p. buileing $1,000, several
miles of concrete walks, aud
twelve dwellings now in the
course of cor structiOn.-EX.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-07
GFc, D. SMITH.
In Charge.

The nu merous trends and &C
quaintenances Of Of Mrs. Fannie
c.. Morey will be sorry to learn
of her death which occurred last
week at her home in Delta.
Mrs. Morey was we'll known
throughout the 9th Congressional
District. e.. rt.
To her friends in the district.
The following notice from the
Vicksburg Herald will be of in.
terest;
Friends and acquaintance in
this city were deeply grieved to
learn yesterday morning of the
death of Mrs. Fannie Copley Mo-
rey, who passed peacefully away
at her home in Delta, La, at
$3.50 clock. AT the time of her
death, Mrs. Morey was surround
ed 10y her daughter, Miss Grace
Morey and other relatives amt
friends. who had done everything
possible 10 administer to her suf
ferings in the final illness. Mrs.
Morey was in the 63rd year of
her age. She was the daughter
OF the late Samuel Waite. chief
justice Of the. United States su-
preme court, and tho widow OF
the late Hon. .FrankrMorey. who
was a member Of congress- from
the fifth In .edistrietsb Rev. j.. G..
.]ohnes of Holy Trinity urcheh
went to Delta yesterday afternoon
TO conduct the funeral services,
prior to the remains being
brought here by Undertaken Fish
or last night, and this morning
the body will placed temporarily
in the vanlt at the city eemeteay,
until d sfinite plans are made for
conveying the remains to Wash.
ington. where interment will
take place.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-07
TALLULAH La. JUNE Z. 1913.

Secretary Daniels has decided that
,vvery ship in the navy shaH be a naval
SCHOOL for the training Of navigators.
engineers, machinists, electricians and
other skilled trades that will provide
life occupation for the enlisted men.
This ought to be good for the navy and
the young men who go into 1t. Under
the old system, young man serving
,.xrur wears enlistment would come out
with little 10 his credit but the waste OF
tine, and in many instances unified to
make q living.
One OF the complaints about the navy
now is that it Is only half marned, for
great difficulty is experienced in indu-
cling young men tn go into the service;
bvt it is expected that when the changed
conditions become known, when men
realize that elistment is not to sink them
out OF sight and lessen their future
chances in life, the navy will become
more popular and every ship will have
its full complement.
Secretary Daniels plans have the
support OF officers high in tho navy,
who realize the need OF trained men
The proposed reform will make for bet
ter individual treatment, which is an
additional incentive to enlistment.
young men enli ting for four years will
be able to return to their homes pre-
pared to earn their livelihood, or. IL
they desire TO remain in the service will
be encouraged by the possibility of
promotion. -
As there is desire 10 enlarge the
navy and make it more effective, Sec
rotary Daniels plan is regarded as one
OF the best ever concsived.-N. o.
States.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-07

A Pennsylvania man weighing
200 and some odd pounds. recent
ly sued for divorce from wife who
weighed less than 90 pounds.
The complaint stated that he asked
for the decree on the ground of
great and unbearable cruelty.
Naturally the newspaper para
graphers OF the United States are
poking fun at the 200 pouuder,
whose 80 pound better half is said
to be guilty of causing him undue
suffering.