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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-03
day. season when the moths are out.

day season when the moths are out
This IS only one instance. Nearly,
all birds are beneficial to man in theil
feeding habits, and they are also at
tractive Of form and pleasing OF song
What can we do for birds? What
can children do? What they have
done in the public schools is to organ
lie by thousands into Junior Audubon
classes and study about the birds from
the educat ional leaflets OF the NATIONAL
Associa ton Of Audubon Societies. They
| have scattered crumbs on the porches
and sheltered bare spots for hungry
winter birds and built bird houses and
placed dishes of bathing and drinking
water for the summer birds. They
have persuaded other children not to
abuse birds, but to love and protect
them. .s. 49,
Every child should know the birds.
Every child should love and protect
them. Every child should grow to be
a manor woman ecogn1zingh how much
birds mean to the world. -
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CHILDREN AND BIRDS.

S~Ss-s@s- S-S-Ss|sT
~, BBEcf1ERs s. BOWDIsH. secretary OF
theiNevv: Jersey, Audubon Society,"
AT4HrHATt do. birds do for us? The
/ wv answer is Indicated In the
I example Of the chickadee.
i Who docs not know the
.chic kadees that CHEEKY ball Of feath-
sers with asblack scap? + e. ss5- U.s.:
i When winter shrouds the earth in a
Ilheayy mantle oft,xhite and the snowy
/ fakes are driNensin swirling masses
Through theYleafless branches, loading
them down. in glistening arches and
fplastering the rough barked tree
4 trunks, a merry. ''dee, dee, dee re-
\ minds us that even at this forbidding
i season nature hastnot entirely deprived
BUS Of her most>inspiring creatures, her
|avegetation# guards, the birds. Even
|5the tree sparrowsl may have :retreated
ito the protection of the dead weed tan
|igles in the: slashings, the crossbills
may be quietly exploring the cones In
the dense pine forest and weary
(stramp I'M the great woods be necessary
bere we catch: the alert call of. the
sdowny or hairy wo0dpecker or the
|tnasal '"yank, yank" of the nuthatch,
but our chickadee friends are searching
our dooryard trees for their meager
fare with the same cheeriness with
which they greet summers bounty.
Winter is the season when the chick
adees perform a service for us which,
perhaps, no other bird could so we'll
undertake AT that time the eggs Of
many destructive insects are eagerly
sought by these birds on the twigs and
in the crevices Of the bark. Many
insects, too, lying dormant and con-
cealed from the duner visions, fall prey
to the sharp eyed little BIRDS. Canker-
worm moths, tent. caterpillars, cooling
moths, gypsy moths, browntail moths
and the various plant lice all are In
cluded in the chickadee's bill Of fare.
While these birds are. hardy, self re-
liant little providers, yet IN severe
| weather they suffer from scarcity Of
food. Bits of suet nailed to the trees
or rubbed: in the bark will. help out
their winter food supply! and insure
then as neighbors. and it will not pre-
vent their assiduously seeking their
natural food $ W.
| -Four birds were found to have eaten
1O5 female cankerworm moths. Z A
careful count showed that twenty of
these contained 3,7O3 eggs. The aver
age per moth was 1876, which would
give total of 1925 eggs thus destroy
ed by the four chiekadees.. Three of
the birds had eaten large number of
eggs besides. It has been estimated
that single chickadee will destroy
1873, $50 eggs during the twenty-five
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-03
SOCIETY PLANTS TREES.
Organization In New York Has
Branches All Over Country.

Organization In New York Has
i: Branche. All Over Country. =
Slowly but surely the work Of the
American Association For the Plant
ing and Preservation Of City Trees is
spreading from one end of the country
to the other. Much of the work of the
association has thus far been confined
to the borough OF BROOKLYN. But the
Hon. George Y. Brewer, Il former park
commissions, in New York. hopes to
see the d:iYSsWhe;l the work of the as
soci;ition i'll planting and preserving
trees will he felt in every city in the
United States The association al
ready has Z, membership of nearly
LOCO and is represented by states from
the *AtianticS to the Pacific. >
The association was organized as a
result Of a series of lectures by j. J.,
Levison. M r.. New York city fores-
ter, at: the Children's museum, in
Brooklyn. John j. Schoonhoven, a
member Of the Brooklyn institute, be-
came its first president upon its or
ganization two years ago. His wife
was the first vice president.
+ A chtldrea's branch has already been
organized, with membership of
twelve chapters. Five hundred chill
tren, members Of the chapters, are
daily engaged IN collecting newspa-
Epers, tin foil and other waste, which are
disposed Of and the proceeds put into
fund to promote more active inter
est in the care of the city s trees :
Several publications are already.
printed, under: the guidance of the as
ISOLATION, while the members Of it are
continually on the watch for places
which may prove available for tree
planting purposes. AS a result Of the
work OF the members Of the associa-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-03
Shopping
Made Easy

There isn't much excuse nowadays
for the woman or man who is bored
to death by shopping.
Merchants no LONGER just keep
shop They are live. progressive.
alert, and energetic. There's high
powered efficiency on tap at most OF
the shops. large and small. Every
thing conceivable is. being done for
the information. convenience and
comfort Of patrons. And it is the
patrons own fault if he or she doesn't
know where the choicest things may
& be purchased, where the best service
is to be had. and where prices are the
most reasonable.
Just read over carefully the crisp,
instructive, up-tc-the minute an
nouncements of every description con-
tanned in today's PIONEER and you
will readily understand how simple Il
is to find out where to shop and what
to buy.
/
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-03

ton z several blocks IN Brooklyn have
been planted with trees. In some in
stances but one and: two trees were
planted. while In other places forty
and fifty trees have been planted In
one loeat ton.
It Is the success of the work in
Brooklyn which has prompted the SO.
ciety to spread its wings over the
whole country, or at least over that
part Of the country. where interested
people are willing to accept member.
ship and assist in the work Of the as.
ISOLATION. ! .5*ssss 81 Sa g .5.s.s3
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Health a Factor in Success

The largest factor contributing to.
q mans success is,.s, undoubtedly
health. It has been, observed that a
man is seldom sick when his bowels
are regular-he is never well when
|theya are constipated,. For constipa-
ton you will find nothing quite SO
good as Chamberlain's Tablets. They
not only move the bowels but improve
the appetite and strengthen the di-
gestion. They are sold by Bakers
Drug Store.--Adv. 4.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-03

Nation VS.. State as to Japanese.
(Editorial from the Christian Science
Monitor.)
Under recent administrations,
when Pacific coast states have threat
ened to pass laws sure to increase
tension between the United States
and Japan, the federal executive Of
ficials have used persuasive argu-
ments with state executives and law
makers to induce either withdrawal
or modification of the legislation that
was said to conflict with treaty
pledges. President Wilson is not in
clined to follow this policy. 1t savors
too much, he thinks, of federal execu-
tative interference with states
rights, even it's right to err. and be
told so later by the federal supreme
court. With the latter tribunal and
not with the federal executive it
must ultimately settle. The presi-s
dent does not omit to remark to CAL
ifornians who consult him now, that
he hopes that California will not be
unmindful of the treaty obligations
of the nation; but he disclaims. au-
thority to influence the state Legisla1
ture in it's choice and he trusts to the
court to act summarily on petition Of
aliens who may feel aggrieved by any
action taken by California. . b, ?.
This method, while it may tenn
porarily increase the risk Of misun-
Outstanding between the United
States and Japan, insures decision
by the ultimate court that may a de-
cisive effect; and this is much needed
If the anti-Asiatic movement is to be
fOrmaly lndOrSed as naLlOnai pull
icy, the sooner the better for all con-
cerned. If the national foreign policy
is forever to be subjected to disloca-
ton by unpredictable acts Of the
states, that fact should be made clear.
Often compromise is indefensib1e on
ethical as well as practical grounds.
Here is case where It does not seem
to be workable. Japan has right to
4 know, SO that she can turn her tide
Of emigration, to an even greater ex-
tent thas now, to places where a well
home awaits and not ban.
a majority Of Americans. we are
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-03
Rheumatism Quickly Cured.

! "My sisters husband had an at
tack of rheumatism in his arm, .
writes we'll known resident Of New
ton,. Iowa. 81 gave him bottle OF
Chamberlain Liniment which he ap-
piled to his arm and on the next
morning the rheumatism was gone"
For chronic muscular rheumatism
you will find nothing better than
Chamberlain's Liniment. Sold by
Barker's Drug Store.-Adv- -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-03
FLY PRESERVATION RULES.

: IAN ounce of prevention is
worth a pound Of cure" This
ia tina time to use all means for :
tha Prevention of the spread of
htes Begin early and then keep
evepIastingly at it. The vigilant
fly will use every opportunity
that he sets--remember that. :
Here are. several "don'ts" that
will aid in fighting the fly:
Don't dine at hotel or res. ::
taurant where flies are tolerated.
Don't allow flies in your house.
Don't permit them near your
food, especially milk. =
Don't buy food where flies are
permitted. '%,.- :
J Don't allow them in a sick
room.
Don't allow them to crawl over
tho baby or the nipple Of it's
nursing bottle.
Screen every window and door
in your house and keep it up
until you start your furnace. e.,
Have separate screen covers
over all exposed food.
T.. Let cleanliness and eaniiness
and yet more cleanliness be your
-. motto all summer long.
a.
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Ten hours a day is the pace Will
liam J. Bryan is setting as secretary
of state. Have a care William, or
you will make yourself unpopular
among the government clerks.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-03

Spring gowns and Spring neckties
are to have a Balkan effect this
year. The neckties are all right, but
can the Turkey trot be danced in the
gowns?
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-03

Buying airships is one way to
dodge the insurance agents. They're
not botheriRg the two men who say
they are going to cross the Atlantic,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-03

The, tariff is making some deep
cuts on some things. For instance
one of the sharpest cuts was. made in
razOrs and knives. ,.
The Marshall republican., 1913-09-26
OUT OF PLACE ON STREETS
California Newspaper Protests Against
Erection 81 unnseerusry pillars on
Corners Of Highways.

Many real estate hrms and tract
)wners erect Hillprs OF O or brick
On street coruors which are OF no use
porsuss NO beauty and represent a de
cidcd lack OF taste and good Judgment.
the Los Angeles 1imov complains sim.
rlc pillars should either carry lights.
ornamental plants and vines In pots,
vases or better Etill. hollow centors,
Or they should be- finished by parts OF
walls abutling, They should never
merely stand alone without use, A
traction OF n wal! ON n or more sides,
~ full height against the pillar and
stepping down by sharp degrees TO the
base would render them necessary TO
stop such winged but'rosses, but pill
lars alone pre- denominations and blots
On tho landscape, 10 matter how or
nate or whatever their style.
The Marshall republican., 1913-09-26

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TENEMENT HOUSES A BLOT
Idea In All Large cities 10 TO Furnish
Homes In Suburbs for the Work
lnp Population

There is q very positive movement
In the great cities OF both America n
Europe to discourage the Increase OF
apartment and tenement houses. to re-
duce the tendency toward congestion
OF population by spreading 1t over the
suburban areas. and TO get people, par
ticularly the working people and those
OF only modest al who now live IN
tenements. out into the open and
closer 10 nature. The success OF this
movement depends primarily upon two
conditions-the economical develop
ment OF property to insure reasonable
values for home sites. and direct and
cheap transportation 10 enable the
people TO be carried quickly between
their homes and their places OF ON
ployment or business. In Philadelphia,
says the Record. the conditions are
reversed 10 the extent that we need
fair land values and better transpor.
tation facilities 20 perpetuate the pres
cnt systom 10 n family houses and
prevent the growth OF the tenement
system OF living; in both Instances
however. the object aimed nj can only
be- accomplished by n more complete
public control OF the development OF
property and n more intelligent cxer'
else OF the street.planning power.
Tho Abandonment OF tho apartment
and tenement house In favor OF the
o~ne.farnlly house built with n larger
regard for light. air and hygicnic con
ditions means larger building lots aud
more open spaces In our cities. aud
this. In turn. will neoessitato the exor'
else OF greater economy In strcot.p plan
ming. and especially In the distribu'
ton OF paved areas upon manor and
residential streets.
The Marshall republican., 1913-09-26
T0wn
Y HelpSY|
CONTESTED SPOTS A MENACE
Los Angeles 10 Facing Problem That
le Common to Most Growing
American Cities.

Every city has u housing problem
which is IN some respect peculiar and
characteristic. In Los Angeles this
Is to be found In u prevalent type Of
house courts" writes william II.
Matthew'S In the Survey. The city
ordinance. providing for their rcgula'
ton. defines such u court M follows;
"A parcel or area OF land on which
are grouped three or nor hRbitntions
used or designed to be used for oc.
cupancy by families aud upon which
parcel or area the vacant or unoc.
cuplod portion thereof surrounding or
abutting on said |habltatiuns In used
or intended To be used In common by
the inhabitants thereof"
In places thus described n consid.
cradle part of the labor population Of
Los Angelica lives. There nre record.
cd In the Office Of the city'a housing
commission today some $50 such
courts. within thom are roughly 1900
h|ahltatlonE. housing 10000 or more
people McNicnna, RuS.ians, Italians.
S%lavonians. Australians, Chinese. Japan.
uac and n scattering of some twenty
other na%tioualitirH.
The dwellings In these courts pre-.
sent u great variety IN general stylC
aud method OF building. There are
the old adobe houses. sometimes ~.
modelled and IN fair condition. thoug
more often with ceilings. walls and
iloors IN crumbling. dilnpldnted state,
yet still yielding goodly rent To their
owners. Some courts nre cluttcrrd
with wooden hacks of every size aud
kind. blk Hhedlikc structures that
house many people. and again mere
boxes and shanucs In which n fam
lily Nv crowded
Some scvon years axe Jacob Rii,
| Jared the complaccucy of the com
munity by stating that one district
possessed cougcHtcd and unwholcsom,
housing conditions Quito as had
though not 80 extensive as an,
city In the land Through IN,
efforts " the Municipal lcagu,
and the College settlement as
nociatlon n housing commission wa,
appointed to better housing condi
lions.
Vet In spite Of the fact that th'
housing commission has succeeded IA
having demolished many OF the NOR,
u~nslghtly of these courts. one may
Still walk many blocks In some part
Of the city aud uco little else. An,
this. not on the outskirts but within
a short distance Of the clty'S publ,
buildings There. too. may be- foun,
newly constructed courts. conforming
TO We new houaing laws, more esthe,
ic IN appearance than wore the oil,
ones, yet with the same congestion 81
people and oven lea, Of privacy %
family ne,
The Marshall republican., 1913-09-26
CIty-Piannlnq Boards-

by an act of the Massachusetts leg.
islature. every city OF tho common
wealth. and every town OF over TO-.
900 population. Is authorized and di.
rected to create n city-planning board,
The act outlines the duties OF the
board and its method OF appointment
as follows:
"The duty OF the planning board
shall be to make careful studies OF
the resources. possibilities and needs
OF the city or town, particularly with
respect to conditions which may be
injurious In and about rented dwell
ings. and 10 make plans for the devel-
opment OF the municipality with spe-
cial references to the proper housing
OF It's people. In cities. the said
board shall be appointed by the
mayor. subject OF confirmation by the
council. and In cities under n commits.
sion form of government. so-called.
the members OF the board shall be APP
pointed by the governing body OF the
city. In towns the members OF the
board shall be elected by the voters
at the annual town meeting"
The Marshall republican., 1913-09-26

30 HELPS
RAISE STANDARD OF HOUSING
New Ordinances In Force AZ Duluth
Constitute an Advance Step Of
Importance.

Various cities In recent months have
taken cognizance Of the im~portance
of good housing conditioDs. One OF The
ilrst to take constructive action by a
complete revision OF It's housing code
following a searching Investigation
Was Duluth Like every other city
which has beer careless with respect
to the way It's people live. Duluth had
been housing some Of IT, population 10
lark interior rooms and dark. damp
Easements. u had room Oyercrowding
and lot ov~ercrowding. AID It's toilet
facilities were In mIny instances ~
conducive either to decency or TO
health.
The lrst result OF these di-c1vcrios
vas the appointment by the common
council. On the recommendation OF the
mayor. OF a housing coamlttce This
committed at once set about the task
Of drafting an ordinance hascd upon a
model law. A draft % th.r ordinance
vas submitted TO the National Housing
association for comment. u was madr
he subject OF several public hearings
,n Duluth and finally passed b. a vote
~ . to 6
Hereafter in Duluth both teacmcn;
GUusos and single family dwellings
aust have enough open space on their
.0ts 70 light and yontilatc every room.
rooms must be- large enough Tor habita'
ion and must have windows opening
D the outer air. the heisht OF wooden
cuemcnt houses will be limited and
other safeguards provided against Gre.
very now tenement house must have
within each apartment "A proper sink
with running water and a water closet
.rcatvd either In a bathroom or In \
.pIarate compartment Every dwelling
iouse. when water main and W. are
accessible. must also have running
water and a water closet within tho
house.
FOR existing houses the regulations.
OF course. are not so strict as for new
buildings: but Tor them also the stand.
ards have been raised In the interests
OF docency and health.
The Marshall republican., 1913-09-26
CONFER OVER CIVIC AFFAIRS
Mayors Of New York state Hold An
nual Meeting 20 Discuss Impor
tAnt Matters.

The mayors OF New York state meet
for general discussion every year.
Their meeting Is directed to rcsulta.
which they get. At their meeting In
1912 they urged the passage OF an act
authorizing the appointment OF local
city and village planning commissions.
This act became the law about a
month ago.
AZ their 1918 meeting the mayors
took the next step, as follows:
Resolved. That the conference au.
thorize the advisory committee OF
city planning experts TO make q sur
yey OF the cities OF the state and TO
arrange u state city planning confer
cuce In accordance with the recon.
mcndatlons made In It's report. also
urging every mayor and board OF
aldermen 20 create and TO organize a
city planning commission. as author.
i4cd nv the law enacted AZ the last
regular session o. the legislature"
The Marshall republican., 1913-09-26

Pruning OF large street trees is often
too long deferred. Cases are known
where city governments have assumed
control after trees had grown. un.
pruned. for a oor OF years, Natural
ly the officials look askRnoe at the pro
posal to prune, yet sooner or later
such work must be done. and the soon-
.er the better, First, dead wood should
be removed, and next all superiiuoas
branches having abnormal positions or
crossing Others at unusual and unde-
siNble angles, When this has been
done each tree is In u condition where
n can intelligently Judge OF the In
dividual needs OF each tree. for no
two trees should have precisely similar
treatment, Judioious pruning often
stimulates TO active growth and I'm
proved appearance OF seemingly In
arm trees,
The Marshall republican., 1913-09-26
Grading the suburban Lot.

When grading OF ~terraeing Is TO be
done on the suburban lot. 20 about IL
IN the right way by removing the top
soil first 70 u depth ct from six TO
oight inches-more II this soil Is deep
er; the color will tell you-oyer the
entire surface TO be- e~xcavated. and
also over the area which Is 20 be ter
raced or rampCd or altered IN any
way, Put this In a convenient place
where Il will not Interfere with build
ing and grading operations. but will
be accessible when wanted. Then do
the work OF grading everywhere.
bringing all levels 10 within six
inches OF their proposed finished sur
face. WheG all this is done restore
the top soil 20 the top. spreading Il
evenly and a little deeper than six
inches allowed over those areas which
have been built up, as these will set.
tle.-From Suburban Gardens" by
Grace Tabor.
The Marshall republican., 1913-09-26
eRsvITY.

Speaking OF breyity. william +. Car
celon. chairman Of the Harvard ath.
letic committee. said recently that the
palm should be awarded to a marine
who testified about the explosion OF a
gun upon a al vessel. The marine
testified on n hearing after he had
spent some months in a hospital, be-
ing patched up after the accident.
Please give your version of the ex.
ploslon." he was asked.
Well" no replied. II was standing
beside the gun. there was an awful
racket and the doctor said, sit up and
take this"
The Marshall republican., 1913-09-26

TITO Missouri state Fair IS you'
statu talr. Your financial Inherent In
~ O. iust az great rs II that OF any
uah When sou boost for II YOU
lco5t fer your own business. When
you attend, you are rlght NJ home
Il II your Fair, not the other fellows
When you knock YOU are knocking
ON your own enterprise,
The directors OF ;he Missouri state
iplr DO not own Il. They are not
paid one cent FOR the work they do
Only their actual expenses are nj
lowed. Tue secretary does not own
the Fair, He Is just the peoples hired
man, the man you have looking after
your Fair for YOU.
When you employ men to help In
your own private business. when you
put your money into that business.
YOU do what you can to help make
things go, No opportunity Tor IN.
larglng the business is ever lost, You
advise with your workers. too. Then
you throw OF your coat and get right
down aud help. You never find fault
with the bu~siness-that is, eve when
talking with the other fellow. or
course you advise with YOUR business
associates and make suggestions 10
your employees. This is n secret OF
success.