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The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-10
SENATOR CLARKE AT
 HOME FROM WASHINGTON

Little Rock, March 10.-Senator James P. Clarke returned yesterday from Washington where he has been central figure in the Ship Purchase and other important legislation. Con- gressman Wingo has also been in the city this week.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-10
Your Child's Cough is a Call for Help

Don't put off treating your Child's Cough. It not only saps their strength but often leads to more ser ious ailments. Why risk? You don't have to. Dr. Kings New Discovery is just the remedy your Child needs. It is made with soothing healing and antiseptic balsams. Will quickly check the Cold and soothe your Child's Cough away. No odds how bad the Cough or how long standing Dr. Kings New Discovery will stop it. It's guaranteed. Just get a bottle from your Druggist and try it.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-10

otaIe or AFNanSas, IOUnIY OI NtVIua, SS.
 We. Thos. C. McRae, President, and Thos C. McRac, Jr.. Cashier, of the above named bank, do solemly swear that the above statement is true to the best of our knowledge and belief.
 Thos. C. McRae. Pres.
 Thos. C McRae, Jr. Cash Attest:
 W. Y. Tompkins,
 n. l. McRae,
 Sam T. White,
 Directors. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of March. 1915. My com mission expires March 23rd, l9l7. (scal) Wren Scott,
 Notary Public.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09

lion telephones in the entire world,
Of which nine and one-half million,
or some IS per cent, are in this coun-
try. In 1876 the longest telephone
line in this country was two miles.
In 1884 the longest distance telephone
transmission possible was 235 miles;
in 1895 the first 1900 miles was
built and in January: this year, San
francisco first. talked with New York,
making possible truly nationwide
communication, uniting the large ma
jority of all the telephones in the
United States, having a universal
system.
Efficient telephone service such as
we know today, is unknown outside
of the United States and parts of
Canada. Long distance transmission
is practically confined to this country.
The Northwestern Telephone Ex-
change company, which company op-
crates the Bemidji exchange, is con-
tinually making improvements to the
system and just recently completed
the installation of new system at
Cass Lake. ...r- 81. .->
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09
DO You NEED A. KIDNEY 4
..:.. .. REMEDY?

DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root is not
recommended for everything, but if
you have kidney, liver or bladder
trouble, it may be found just the
remedy you need. Swamp-Root
makes friends quickly because it's
mild and immediate effect is soon
realized in most cases. It is a gentle
healing herbal compound-a phys
ician's prescription which has proved
its great curative value in thousands
of the most distressing cases accord
ing to reliable testimony.
All druggists in soc. and $1.00
sizes.
You may. have sample size bottle
of this always. reliable preparation
by Parcel Post, also pamphlet telling
about it. Address Dr.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, and enclose ten
cents, also mention the Bemidji
Daily Pioneer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09
CHURCH CHOIR
TO GIVE CONTATA

ssThe Light Eternal, text hy
Rene Bronner, music by H. w. Petrie.
A Christmas Contata will be given by
the Presbyterian Church Choir on
Sunday evening, December 18th at
8 O'clock. The general public is in
vited to attend. The choir consists
Of the following persons: Mrs. CIV.
Warield, Miss Lee Given, Miss Car
rie Armstrong, Miss Muriel MCGEE,
Mrs. Geo. Markham, Miss Mabel
Brooks, Miss Elaine Boyd, Mrs. c.
G.. Johnson, C. A. Warfield, Clinton
Springer, C. D. Lucas, N. E. Given,
George Armstrong, T. Johnson, E. H.
Jerrard; Mrs. A. A. Warfield, organ
ist; Miss Ida Virginia Brown, di-
rector -
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09
''T|MES ARE HARD
not KNOWN HERE
Large Demand for Men; Conditions
Prosperous; Crookston Company
Increases Operations.

"Times are hard'' is becoming an
expression of the past in Bemidji for
conditions are back to their normal
status and in some instances are ex-
ceeding all previous records. Instead
of having men looking for work, work
is looking for the men. Quite diff
ferent from circumstances of last
year in the entire country when en-
ployment was scarce, there are no
vacancies and positions in almost
every line of work.
The Crookston Lumber company
has extended its logging operations
in the vicinity of Kelliher and is
daily making large shipments to all
parts of the country. The prospects
are for full seasons running for
the mills here during 1915. Not
alone is the demand in the east and
south for rough lumber but a large
amount of other lumber is being
shipped. Prices have advanced in all
parts of the country and especially in
the south.
Other manufacturing plants and
business houses report excellent con-
ditions with large amount Of work
ahead.
According to statistics collected,
there are more men employed and at
higher wages than for some years
past.
Merchants report that with the
closing days of the year very pros
porous and with Increased demand
for labor who will spend their money
in Bemidji, there is no exaggeration
in predicting the coming year to
be the most prosperous in the last
decade.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09
NORTHERN NATIONAL
BANK ASSISTS FARMERS

The Northern National bank Of Be-
midi is assisting the farmers in Bel
trami county by making a large num-
Der of small loans to them.
The bank was organized in 1901 by
W. r. Baunbach and W. L. Brooks.
The present officers Of the bank are
A. P. White, president, A. D. steph-
ems, vice president, w. L. Brooks,
cashier, and George W. Rhea, assist
ant cashier.
The deposits of the institution are
over $456,000, showing large gain
over the deposits of last year. The
bank has been growing steadily ever
since it was organized.
The savings department was opened
February, 1914, and has shown a
steady and consistent growth.
A large percentage of the stock of
the bank is owned by citizens of Be-
midi and the bank may be truly con-
sidered local one. The ;stockho1d-
ers Of the bank are; among the most
prominent and wealthy citizens #
the city.
The bank owns the Beltrami Coun-
ty State bank of Tenstrike. .-.
The bank has never missed a divi-
dend since it's organization. This
shows that loans have been cOnserva-
lively and carefully made and no Sc
we're losses have ever been sustained
through any errors of mismanage-
ment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09

Central school house was considered.
and an Investigation was given It
this morning. Suggestions were
made to cut a hallway right through
from the east wing to the main
stairs, making safer passages in case
of fire, to have the ventilators clean
ed, to have the cupola removed and
to repaint the building. Fire es-
capes were suggested, to be placed
above each of the present entries and
an east entry from the east wing
proposed. Fire prevention precau
tions seemed to require the isolation
of the boiler room and lining it with
some fire-proof material. The sani-
tary condition of the toilets attracted
attention and steps will also be taken.
to secure better ventilation for them.
To Visit Schools.
Before the final stages in the COM
pletion of plans are passed it was
decided that there would be q large
saving by several members of the
board visiting the high schools of
neighboring towns to get opinions as
to the sort of building Bemidji would
be most benefited by. . IN:
With these improvements Bemidji
would have a high school second to
none in the state. The auditorium
itself would give ;Bemidji place in
which such entertainments as lec-
lures, debates, declamatory contests
and home talent plays could be staged
conveniently to both the audience and
the participants. The new gymna-
sium would put the local school on
an equal basis with some of the
schools in the southern part of the
state with which it has to compete
for basketball honors and would OBJ
viate the necessity of spending large
sums for hall for practice and
games.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09

Edward F. Brinkman, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Brinkman, will leave
today for Minneapolis where he will
be married to Miss Lauritta Dabbits
December Is, at the home of the
bride. Mr.. Brinkman and his bride
will leave with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Brinkman after the wedding for an
extended trip to New York and East.
ern Canada. Later they will take 8
trip to Europe.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09
.BEMIDJI IHAS MODERN
TELEPHONE SYSTEM
Aerial Wire in Service in City Would
Be Enough to Reach From
Coast to Coast.

The citizens of Bemidji may be
proud of their telephone system as It
is modern and up-to-date in every re-
spect.
There are fifteen miles Of aerial
and underground cable in service,
containing approximately 5000 miles
of wire. If we were to include the
aerial wire in service within the city
limits in addition, there would be
enough wire to reach from coast to
coast. :.
31a Miles: Underground Wire.
In the underground cables there
are approximately 1900 miles Of wire
placed in three and one-half miles
of underground conduit.
At the exchange there are about
1000 local calls handled daily, or
approximately six calls per station
per day. H. =
The telephone exchange central
Office is located in a building owned
by the company on Beltrami avenue.
The building is of brick, modern con-
struction and built for exchange pur-
poses. On the first floor is located
the wire chiefs Office, storage battery,
power machinery and the testing ap-
paratus used for locating line or in
strument trouble, while on the Sec
ond floor is the operating and retir-
ing room and the managers office.
Over 400 Farm Stations.
The switchboard and apparatus
used are manufactured by the West
ern Electric company and is common
battery type, five sections of switch
board. being in service for local and
long distance purposes.
The telephone system is what is
known as full metallic, two wires be-
ing used for each telephone circuit,
and the construction through the en-
tire plant. is first-class. Considerable
care IS exercised to maintain same
in condition that will make it pos
sible to furnish reliable and efficient
service. ...,>. :
In addition to the large number CT
telephones installed throughout the
city of Bemidji, the company also
furnishes service to approximately
400 farm stations in the-yicinity and
also connects with number of COM
panies operating in the county.
Less than seventy years years ago,
in 1916, the telephone was born. The
inventor, Alexander Graham Bell,
still lives, as does Thomas "A: Wat
son, the man who built the first tele-
phone instrument. e
L.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09
SCHOOL WILL
CLOSE DEG. II

Bemidji schools will close Dec. II
for the Christmas holidays, and the
school children are now preparing
for their Yuletide vacations. Pro-
grams will be given in the various
buildings on the closing day.
Schools will reopen Monday, Jan. 8.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09

A regular meeting of the Presby-
terian Ladies' Aid society will be held
in, the church this afternoon at
three o'clock. All ladies are cor
daily invited, as this is the last
meeting before the sale. No lunch
will be served. '2.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09

Miss A. Austin, instructor in
mathematics at the high school, re-
sumed her duties this morning after
being absent yesterday on account of
illness. .r e..
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09
TWO MEN GET EIGHT ,..<@.
WOLF BOUNTIES

Wolf bounties were issued today
to Charles E. Simons of the town of
Johnson of the town of Summit for
seven wolves.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09

Make Many improvements. !.
From humble beginning in lit
tie Boston workshop, the telephone
has been developed until today there
are something more than fifteen mil
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09
NOTICE.

To parties who are indebted to w.
G.. Schroeder for merchandise, dating
back 60 days from Nov. and over
are requested to settle as soon as
convenient and before Jan. l, 1916.
w. e. SCHROEDER.
ADV. If
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09

A glance at the want column may
help you sell It.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09

Tho Want Column VIII give you
tho desired informatt IN.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09

Subscribe for the Pioneer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09
REPRESENTATIVE SKATES:
FIRST TINE IN 48 YEARS

Representative l.. G. Pend
ergast, who is in his 74th
years, went skating the other
day on Lake Bemidji. He
skated out on the lake and
was met by party of boys
who tried to pass him. The
representative held his own
and would have beaten the
boys were it not for the fact
that one: Of his skates came
off.
st tell you one thing"
he said, ''if my skate had not
come off Itwould have shown
the young fellows how to go.
I can skate just as good as I
did 48 years ago."
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09

No. 52-3 in. Cut Glass Price 8.
No. 1913 in. Plain Glass Pri. 81
No. 54-3k in. Cut Glass Pri. q
No. 54A-4 in. Cut, Glass Pri. 3!
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09

WOulu nave AuulCOr1um.
The plans which Mr.. Gillespie sub
mitted were for $4,000 building
that would include an ideal gymna-
sium provided with bleachers, lock-
ers, track and all modern parapher-
MALTA and a large, spacious, we'll ven
tilated and lighted auditorium.
The building as proposed would be
separate from and directly in back
of the present high school, thus facing
west on Irvine avenue. It will be
heated from the same heating plant
with the addition of one new boiler,
and will be nearly joined to the old
building by a one-story room to be
used for the forging department.
The question of remodeling the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-24
Ante-Bellun Floating Palaces
 of the Alabama River and the
 Good Old Times In Dixie
No. IS

match was induised in. At 8 point in the Mobile river the Battle lay in wait with 8 big head of steam and allowed the Vivian to pass and then started in hot pursuit. The Vivian claimed that her steam was low and besides she was heavily loaded and she landed aft CT some half hours brush. The Battle claimed that she was gaining and that her rival landed only to cover defeat.
 Another fast and fine racer was the Cherokee, which Captain Cummins brought around as Warrior river packet and whose splendid hull now lies on the north bank of Dog river. just below Mobile, where she was beached and disrobed after the war We have often fished from that wreck. The vessel was named after Miss Cher okee Jemison of Tuscaloosa Capt. Billy Matthews was the chief clerk and the boat was the equal of the St. Nicholas and the Alice Vivian, and her crew claimed that she was as fast.
 We often heard of the New World as being the fastest three-boilered boat of her day; and also of the James Hewitt, with It's $500 bales of cotton carried between decks--by far the larg- est cargo ever brought to Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-24
Students Sell Blood

From the New York World. ,
 Columbia students have found a lot of new ways of making money. The most unusual was the sale of blood to St. LulSe's hospital for transfusion purposes. One boy got s25 for eight ounces Eight others sold smaller quantities for propor- tionately smaller amounts.
 Paul G. Hotter. secretary of the em- ployment committee of the university. found work for one student because he was exceptionally good looking. The ex- act nature of his employment Is not known, but it was said that he became a. .'mcdel." Fifty students altogether found places, most of them demonstrating gym nastic apparatus of one sort or another. The fact that they had to work in show windows did not deter them, Mir. Hotter found. .-
 Girls of Barnard and the teachers col leges have had more difficulty than usual in finding employment this year A num- Der of them, though, have found the fur bshing up of poetry remunerative. and others have been reading manuscripts. Several have taken places as housemaids. and even more are doing fancy work and sewing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-24
HOW DO PRISONERS
 GET |NF0RMAT|0N?! Germans in the, Detention Camps Better Informed
 Than Their Guards

London. January 25.-(special.)-For some months the authorities of the Lancaster concentration camp for Ger man prisoners of war have been en- deavoring to solve a mystery, and up to now are as far on the solution as when they started. sss.ss E It has always been known that the prisoners were cognizant of all that was going on in the outside world, although they were not allowed to receive news papers or letters which did not pass through the hands of the censor. Tn the early days of the war the fact created no serious problem. for every day. saw new prisoners coming in conversans with every important item of news. They very naturally were objects of great interest to the old prisoners until they disclosed all they knew about cur rent events.
 But as time went on and the entrance of additional prisoners ceased. and stii1 the whole camp was kept well informed with news. the problem took serious shape, and means were adopted to dis cover the source of the information communicated to the prisoners.
 All kinds of traps were laid for pos- sible spies and traitors and many the- ories were advanced and worked upon. But the problem as to how tho prison- CTS have received their news will no doubt remain mystery until the war Is over.
 Whatever may be the means of cous- munication. the prisoners know all be- fore the soldiers who guard them. Tho morning after the shelling of Scar borough cheers in the compound startled the guard. The guard had to ask their prisoners for the news.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-24
TURKS ACCUSED OF
 BARBAR|TY IN PERSIA
Accused of Staying Chris tians and Burning and
 LoOting

Tiflis, January 3.-(Special )-In several sections of Persia near the Turkish border murderous bands of Kurds and Turks are now footing and burning and committing horrible atroci- ties. They keep clear of the Russian troops, but their operations cover an extensive territory At their head in many cases are Mohammedan priests, urging these fanatics on.
 The objects of their depredations are especially the sect of the Nestorians. an anciant Christian body. The Nestorians are peaceful people. unaccustomed to warfare.
 Into their valleys have burst the hor- rible hordes of barbarians from the mountains of Asia Minor. Thousands have been slaughtered and the rest fled in naked and starving condition They are in many cases friEhtfuily mutiiated.
 The Russian consulate officers are do : ing all they can for these penniless fugitives, but their means caunot cope with the sitaution. Many iof>the Nestor- ians have reached the Russian Caaz easus
 In one case an aged woman lived with her son and his wife and children outside Ulmia In. the province of Azir- bejan. When the Kurds suddenly ar rived, the son and his family fled. The old woman remained behind. The Kurd.s stuffed her mouth with rags steeped her clothing in oil and then set her ablaze. ss+
 The Mushtahid of karbelah, a Moslein ruler, is said to have commanded the Mohammedans not to oleave one living Christian child in their wake.
 The archbishop of the Nestorians has been taken prisoner by the kurds and confined in a filthy dungeon. A column oe Russians is on the way to release him.
 There are many American mission aries in this district and they are labor ing for the stricken population. Many must starve before relief arrives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-24

fhe baby boy born at the White House to MT. and Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayre has made President Wilson a grandfather for the first time, and he is one of the happiest men in America because the baby is a boy. His three children are girls, and this is the first boy in the family.
 
 and each one serves the same number of hours per week, either at the central library or at one of the branches.
 Once each month a general staff meet ing is held. A review of some recent book, other than novel, is required of each member of the staff, talks are made, and there is discussion of topics of interest to al
 The five branch librarians spend every Wednesday morning at the central library. At o'clock there is confer ence with the director, regarding the work at the branches. Following this they spend two or three hours looking up reference questions for their patrons and doing such work as will keep them informed as to new books added and new activities in the central library. This work is under the direct supervision of Miss Chapman, vice director. Miss Chap man is recognized as an unusually capable woman, and 1t would hardly be possible to be associated with her with out becoming more proficient in manage ment.
 The roster of librarians includes young women of Birmingham and others from distant states. The complete roll is: MT. Milan, director and secretary; Miss Chapman, vice director; Mrs. c. P. Engst- feld cataloger; Miss Emily Miller, refer ence librarian; Miss Theresa Hood, gem eral assistant and librarian at the East Lake branch Miss Doris Hanson, libra rian at West End branch; Mrs Edith Edwards, librarian at Ensley branch; Miss Pearl Sandifer librarian at Wood lawn branch; Mrs. J. D. Ellis, librar rian at Avondale branch; Miss Jessie Blbrey, stenographer; Miss Lillian Gregory, even ing and Sunday assistant; Miss Ruth Chlies. Sunday attendant at Ensley branch' Miss Fannie Partlow. Miss Ruth Glenn, Miss Sara Bobb Miss Jeanie Cadihle, apprentices library course
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-24
SJust couldn't wait to take
 my hat off"

Just take your shoes off and then put those weary, oe-crinl<led, aching, burn ing, corn pestered, bunion-tortured feet of yours in d "rIZ'' bath. Your toes will wriggle with joy; they'll look up at you and almost talk and then, they'll take an other dive in that 'TIz' bath.
 When your feet feel like Jumps of lead --aH tired out--just try "TIZ It's grand its glorious. Your feet will dance with joy; also you will find all pain gone from corns, callouses and bunions.
 There's nothing like 'i'IZ." It's the only remedy that draws out all the poisonous exudations which puff up your feet and cause foot, torture.
 Get a 25-cent box of "riZ" at any drug or department store don't wait All. how glad your feet get: how comfortable your shoes feel You can wear shoes size smaller if you desire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-24
No News
 From Judge.

From Judge Did you ask little Jimmy Wombat about the fight over at his house the other night9''
 Yes
 And what did you get out or him ?'' "Not very much. His mother Is evil dently an exceedingly strict censor
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30
HE TIL HINTS
4 y = - ;.
DANGEROUS tiAa IN J,

There arg Btaany title habits o. cy:
;c:yday life that are dangerous to
ihes!th-habits that II broken would
,:ccyerS be Smissed. ~ "a
Parents lliou!d take pains to keep
Children l,rom8 forming the! habit OF
tncI ling or chewing on pencils Pen
els in the school room which may
aaye boon passed from hand to hand
orfhaye fsilun on dirty floors are like.
ilySto he covered with disease germs.
Aioiststing stamps or the flaps OF
envelopes with the lips also Isl dan.
gerous habit. Although In the pro.
cess o snlasins, tho gum on atampsSis
cterilised, afterwa. IDS. in passing from
hand Ito hand they are Flilelysi to %
covered with sarnls. 4 \: 81 vi I.
For The same roa son the hahltSoi
.moisteaing ones fingers IN turning tho
pages OF Al book or In ting paper.
money Is dangerous. Because Sit is
constantly changing from hand to
hand, paper monsySis5 generally cover
cd Sw:itEs Tiny particles Of filth.
It4As tic windows SO down; the sick.
ness and death rat q goes up. I;