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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01

"A glance at the want column may
help you sell 1t.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01

Miss Medora Rice, a~student in the
Bemidji high school, left last night
for Tenstrike 7where she will spend
her spring vacation with, her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs.. W., A. Rice.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01

Miss Anna Klein, who teaches
school at Turtle River, arrived in the
city this morning to spend a few
days visiting as the guest of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Klein.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01

Mrs. Ray Spencer left yesterday
afternoon for Gully where she will
spend the next three weeks visiting
as the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. J. Weekly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01

Mrs. F.. w. Noble, who has spent
some time as the guest sof relatives
at Cresco, a., returned yesterday to
her home at Frohn. She visited in
Bemidji while enroute there.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01

Miss Genevieve Armstrong left last
night for M0nticello,e MIMI, where,
she will visit as the guest of Miss
Ethlyn Hall, principal of the Junior
high school, during the spring vaca-
ton.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01

. Miss Jennie Case, who teaches
school near Carr: Lake, WAS in Be-
midji aFrifiay enrorte to Mary where
she will spend the spring vacation
at the home of hereparents.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01

Misses Laura Welsh, Ruth Harding
and Agnes Strand, teachers in the
Benlidji schools, left to-day for. Cass
Lake to spend the spring vacation
with friends and. relatives:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01

w. Combs of Cass Lake, after 8
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01

! Hedge Krogseng, after completing,
D course in, the Agricultural school at
Crooksten, returned slsstanight> to his
home at Sanm: Mr.sKregseng visited
with friends in Bemidji while enroute
there. ~r...-'. =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01

/ Miss jeanette Stechman returned
last night Ito her home at Tsnstrtke
where she will spend her spring va
cation with her parents Miss stsch-
man is a seniorein' the Bemidji high
school.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01

,6clSo hTOSS0u6, dICoI COU0Q10CAu6
> course in' the sasrdcuitasal school at
Crooksten, returned slsstsnight> to his
home at sanm. Mr.. eKregseng visited
with friends in Bemidjt while enroute
there. ,..:'. =.
Miss Jeanette Stechman returned
last night Ito her home at Tsnstrtkea
where she will spend her spring va
cation with her parents Miss Stech-
man is a.senior in the Bemfdji( high
school.
Richard. Melville, who, has spent
the, winter. at ChipRewa Fails Wis.,,
returned to Bemidji Friday to spend
the summer uDnthsson bust1assamat-
ters. He ;Mas fosmeflya resident Of
this city.
Miss Amanda + Anderson. was z re-
moved sf1oms her l,on1e4on Mfnnesota
aTenue to st. Anthony's hospital last
night and underwent an operation
for appendicitis. She is much i'm.
proved today. -, T. ::
Thirty; young !. friends Z surprised
Hovey LORD at his thoma onsBeltrami
avenue last night. Ca1ds were play
"a and music furnished the eneertain-
ment until late in the seyening when
dainty refreshments sweEe served.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. W.. Lakin left last
evening for Little Falls: 2where they
Mill visit today. From Little Falls
they !wilLago to Bismarck, N. D.,
whefe Mrs. Lakin will visit for a
lmonth with her sister, Mrs. SELL Mr..
ILakin will go to Libby. Mont, Bend,
lore, Spokane, Wash, San Francisco,
Los Angeles and San Diego, returning
Iby way OF New Orleans. He expects
Ito return to. Bemidji in month.
l. About thirty-five friends Of Mrs.
|George Kreatz. very, pleasantly sur
Iprised' her yesterday AFTERNOON at her
home ION Bamiaji avenue, in honor of
her birth. anniversary. The guests
|were ,Mesdames T. J. Andrews, G. 3.
battles, w. F. Marcum, A. B. Palmer,
Herbert Rasmussen. H. snaith,s R.
mitchell, M q. sIbeztson " G. n, Car
lson, w. A.. Curry, w. McGuaigs Bert
} Getchell, r. c. Bailey, W.. F.. Dyer. G..
iIT. Baker, A. E.. Henderson, e. M.
Wilson, Evelyn wilcox, O. Rhea,a D..
N. FrenchAo f Blsckdack, G. w Van
ldersluis, a. A., Lord, Helen and Beat
lrices IaAlklass O. ids afpr0ishadss the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01

Richard Melville. who, has spent
the, winter at GhipRewa FAILS, Wis.
returned to Bemidji Friday to spend
the summer uDnthsson' busfDasssmat-
ters. He ;was formerly q resident Of
this city.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01

/ Miss Amanda + Anderson was re-
moved sf1oms her honae4on Minnesots
aRenue to st. Anthony's hospital last
night and underwent an operation
Tor appendicitis. She is much i'm
-. sv~s:,l2 ! =. -.
proved today. 49,.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01

:neItiSor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Strange Find of Stolen Mileages

The dropping of collar button led
to the discovery of 81 stolen mileagcS
belonging to the Delaware & Hudson
railroad, valued at 1920. They were
taken June n when the station at Fair
Haven was entered.
Just before leaving the st. James
hotel in Rutland Monday guest who
occupied room y dropped a collar but
ton and it rolled under a bureau. the
bottom of which extended nearly to the
floor. When he stopped to secure the
elusive button he saw pile of mileage
books under the piece of furniture and
fished them ont. Although the room
had been occupied every night since
June "a, the thief booty had not been
discovered.
Finding so many tickets in such an
unusual place aroused the suspicious
of the guest and he turned them over
to the proprietor. The register shows
that a man who registered as james
NJ. Steel, San Francisco, Cal, occu-
pied room - the night of June 81. No
one remembers how he looked. The
thief had carefully dated the mileages
with the depot stamp.
The Fair Haven station was again
broken into Monday but nothing of
value was taken.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12
TO HURRY NAVY PROGRAM.
Department Hastens Work on Designs
No Time to Be Lost.

WASHINGTON, July u. - So that
no time may be lost in beginning con
struction of the vessels to be author
lied in this year S naval bill, the navy
department is fastening the drafting
Of its building designs Secretary
Daniels announced that he had APP
proved completed plans for five of the
ten classes Of ships proposed and hoped
to be ready to call for bids on all
classes within six months after the bill
passes.
Starting the construction Of ten
different classes of vessels within such
short period after their authorize
ton, said n statement issued ut the
department, "'will constitute Il record
which has never before been ap-
preached in the United States. nor is
ii believed that any country has been
able to approach such a record. -
The five classes for which designs
are complete are the scout cruisers, the
destroyers, the gumboats, fuel ship,
and a hospital ship.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12

in Vermont this year was quarantined
in Burlington yesterday.
The patient is 4-year-old Marshall
Freeman, who is very i'll. He has been
i'll since Monday.
DR.. Edward Taylor, who is doing re-
search work on poliomyelitis at the Yer
mont College of Medicine for the state
board of health, visited the case and
confirmed the diagnosis. There is one
other suspected case in the state. The
Freeman boys case has no connec-
ton with the New York epidemic.
The local health officer has auaran-
tined about dozen houses in this
city where children are living who
came from New York to escape the
epidemic. The various summer camps
about the city have been visited by
the health officials and warned against
permitting New York children TO re-
side in them without reporting to the
health authorities.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
BILLIE BURKE IN NEW NOVEL.
Famous Actress Will be Seen in First
Chapter of Gloria s Romance at Prin-
cess Tomorrow.

Gloria 5 Romance is the title of the
new motion picture novel bv Mr.. and
Mrs. Rupert Hughes in which the in
tcrnational stage favorite, Billie
Burke, is to play the stellar role. 1t
is society drama i'll 20 chapters. the
first of which will be shown at the
Princess theater tomorrow
Miss Burke will appear as Gloria
Stafford, a wealthy society girl. and
viii wear gown especially designed
for her by Henri Bendel and Lucille
Many of the scenes were taken at
Palm Beach amid the wealth and gay
ETY. of that famous resort. Parts were
also taken in the celebrated Ever
glades, located in the same vicinity.
Mr. Hughes, who is known and adj
mircd by readers of the Cosmopolitan
Saturday Evening Post, Red Book and
other periodicals, in which his stories
have appeared, has time and again
shown his skill in reading the public s
pulse and appealing to its likes, Sc
that this, his latest story, has been
written around "sure fire. theme
1t is a society play that involves every
day incidents in the life of a society
girl. It's heroine, Gloria Stafford, is OF
a vivacious type, youthful and hoyden
ish at times, but always sweet and
charming. No star could better portray
the part than Billie Burke.
The story is a distinct departure
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12
FIND GAMBLING DEVICES.
Frank Meehan Of Lake Dunmore Is
Fined for Having Machines.

MIDDLEBURY, July u. - Deputy
Sheriff Noble J Sanford went Satur-
day night to Lake Dunmore where he
arrested Frank Meehan and brought
him to the Addison county Jail. lie
was taken into municipal court.
charged with intoxication. He pleaded
guilty and was fined $l5 and costs
which he paid. Monday Deputy Sher.
if Sanford went to Mr.. Meehan 5
home, which is at Meehan's Park
Lake Dunmore, and searched the place
finding five machines which he brought
to this village. They were taken in,
to court and adjudged gambling de-
vices and Mr. Meehan was fined SGT
and costs for having them in his pos
session. He paid this fine and was
allowed to 90. States Attorney
Allen II. Sturtevant prosecuted in
both eases.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12
HAD SHORT TROUT.
Lloyd Long, Rural Mail Carrier in
Warren, Fined S29.55.

MIDDLEBURY, July II. - LIovd
Long of Warren, a rural mail carrier
arrested hy County Fish and Game
Warden George Chaffee, of this village,
and Warden III. Murry, on a charge Of
having short trout in his possession,
was taken before Justice of the Peace
George Sargent, who fined him So and
costs, amounting to $3.50, which he
arranged to pay.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12

from the customary type of continued
film stories. 1t is not built around
mciodramatic thrills, but a delightful
sto!y of life as it is really, or reason
able lived. There is good taste ever> ;
where, even to the smallest things.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12
The MOnadnOCk Mills
CLAREMoNT, N. H.

want help for its weaving, spinning
and carding departments. Good pay
and steady work. Experience unneces.
sary. Min has just advanced wages 10
per cent. Largest town in New Hamp.
shire. Write for further information,
or come direct to Mill Office.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12

They arrested Mr.. Blake and took him
before Justice of Peace Willard
Barnes, who fined him 800 and costs.
which he arranged to settle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12

MAKE MONEY during your spare
time among your friends and neigh
bors. We have n clean proposition for
men and women to represent a high
grade concern in every town in Yer
mont No goods to 7eddle. Edward
Foster, Lock Box AS Barre, Vt.
112-117
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12

FOR SALE-One Magec cook range,
with hot water front; > beds, >
springs, > mattresses, eommode,
bed couch, ! dining room table. 6
dining room chairs, sleeping baby
carriage and a lot of other things too
numerous to mention. Will he sold at
public auction by Carl Harrington at
his residence at Pine street saturday,
July ~ at | clock 1l3-ll5t
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12
FINED BLAKE 500.
Night Line of His House Boat Was
$50 Feet Long

MIDDLEBURY, July -. - County
dlebury and Warden Floyd Tatro of
Addison, searched a house boat OF,
Lake Champlain belonging to Alexan-
der Blake and found a night line $50
feet long, which is against the law.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12

FOR SALE-Cheap, sewing ma
chine. bed lounge, l bedroom set,
cook stove. ] dining table, , rocking
chairs, . small tables, | refrigerator, >
dining room chairs. Here is chance
to &c a bargain. s. w. Edgett, Admr
113-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12

JOHN G.. BAKER has put a carriage
on the street and will take orders at
Root s drug store, Tel. 105. or at Bak-
or S stable. Tel $50. Fred johnson,
capable young man who has boen in
Mr.. Baker 5 employ the past five years,
viii drive the carriage. lott
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12

FOR SALE-No. GO and 60 cottage
houses on Oak Grove Ave. Modern
You can own one as cheap as you can
rent. Payment can be made easy
Price right VIM. G. Horton, Agent,
~ Brook st. Phone 29G.R. 1lO-1l4
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12

FOR SALE-Cottage house and barn
on one acre Of land, ~ acres near by,
on road to IInsdalc y. II. Buildings in
good condition. Price right. Inquire
of VIM. c. Horton, 10 Brook street.
Phone 29G-R. 1OS-ll3
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12
CHILD HAS PARALYSIS.

First Case of Infantile Scourge in
Burlington.
BURLINGTON, July IL. = The first
ease of infantile paralysis to appear
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12
Commonwealth House
uncorporated)
Opposite State House, Boston, Mass.

Offers rooms with hot and cold water
FOR S1.00 per day: which includes free
use of public shower baths. Nothing to
equal this In New England. Rooms with
private bath for $3.50 per day. suites
of two rooms and bath for $3.50 per day.
Dining room and cafe first-class Euro
pean plan
ABSOLUTELY FiREPROOF.
TEMPERANCE HOUSE
Send for Rocket.
STORERF. CRAFTS. Gen. Nor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12

TO RENT-First class tenement with
modern Improvements. G. G. Fits. lit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12
For Sale

FOR SALE-Ford ear Just over
hauled. G.. l.. Howe, l59 Main st. 1ll-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-12
To Rent.

TO LET-Several nice Offices on the
second floor of Ullery Building. 43-tf
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-08-11

LEGATION. The cost has increased to
such an extent that subscription rates
are being raised to ward of deficits
that would prove disastrous to even
well established newspapers.
In order to conserve the supply OF
paper the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association has appealed to
its entire membership-and all the
users of print paper in the country
to employ the most rigid economies.
The association has also appealed to
the paper-makers to keep their mills
in operation Sundays and holidays
until the present scarcity is relieved.
The excessive demands for news
papers, incident to the importance of
European war news and domestic
news of extraordinary interest, has
drawn heavily upon the supply of
news print. During the first five
months of the present year the news
print mills of the United States and
Canada delivered approximately
100000 tons of news print, an in
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-08-11
the funds. but where the supply could

| the funds. but where the supply could
be bought at the lowest price-gov-
eminent standards maintained-was
the problem. In the summer of 1918,
the department was paying $1.44 for
its ordinary mail pouches. This price
was deemed too high, and experts
were set to work to devise something
which would be of equal capacity,
equal durability, at less cost. The
result was that pouch was designed
which the department contracted for
and purchased for less than 60 cents
each, and this pouch has been pro-
duced in large quantities and is re-
placing those formerly under contract.
Experts were also placed on the prop
osition of designing cheaper but
equally effective pouch for the ex-
change of mails by moving trains.
The department was then paying
$40 for these catcher pouches.
Within short time a pouch was
evolved, designed on scientific prin-
ciples, which is giving far better ser
vice and at greatly reduced cost,
viz, 80 cents each.
The saving in this production OF
equipment will amount to a very
large sum, for there have been over
10000 Of these new style bags
placed in the service within the last
two years at reduction of fifty per-
centum, and this economy will of
course continue and grow in amount
as the further demand for supply is
met. While the old style Of equip
ment required expert attention to
keep them in repair, this newer pro-
duct requires but little, and is kept
in good condition at a nominal cost
by machine operators.
The repair and proper maintenance
of mail bags is provided for in an es-
Enlistment located at Washington.
Experienced and efficient people are
only employed, for repair work mus
be we'll done before bags can be AGAR
permitted to enter the service. TIL,
number repaired and placed in goot
CONDITION during the past year wal
over a million.
One of the difficulties connected
with this repairing process, whicl
was also something of hardship t
the operators, was the accumulated
dirt and dust which attached t.
these bags when returned from tn
service and which was menace t.
the health of those so employed. M
attention had ever been paid to tn
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-08-11

an itch for public Office that units
them for the affairs of practical life.
Too many elections are held for the
good of tine country. Every two
years state elections disrupt local
business conditions and add to the
burdens Of the taxpayers. Every four
years millions of dollars are spent
electing President and disorganiz-
ing business. There should be fewer
elections. There should be fewer
politicians. There are too many lit
tie officeholders. There are too many
men talking politics who ought to be
at work in the garden or the hay
field, the workship or the office. The
Democrats went into Office to save the
country. Did they do it? Now the
Republicans are saying they must
be elected to save the country. It is
always the party that is out that is
going to save the country. The aver
age politicians idea of saving the
country is to turn the members of the
other party out Of Office and put the
members of his own party in. They
want the offices-that is all. The
country doesn't need saving; it is in
no danger no matter which party is
in control, for by and large there is
very little difference between the
Democrats and the Republicans.
When the Democrats were out and
the Republicans were in the Demo-
Gratis opposed every effort to increase
the navy or build up the army. Now
that the Democrats are in and the
are out the Democrats
are straining every nerve to get more
and to increase the army.
The Democrats opposed a tariff on
sugar, because they were out. Now
that they are in they have decided to
let the tariff on sugar remain. Poll
ticians talk big about how their party
will save money for the people If
only given chance. When they get
a chance the first thing they do is to
increase the cost of running the gov
eminent. If 1t wasn't for prejudice,
pride and bigotry there would be
very little politics in this country
Missouri and Kansas Farmer.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-08-11
ECONOMIES IN MAIL EQUIPMENT


The people who see mail bags load
ed on postal cars from the mail
wagons of the government, or see
them thrown off at the station in the
cities, can form no idea of the i'm
mensity Of this branch of the pub
lie service. Statistics and tables of
figures may have little interest for
the ordinary reader, but when 1t is
stated that the total number of mail
bags used for transporting the mails
amount to about five millions, and IL
placed end to end would stretch from
Boston to San Francisco and extend
into the Pacific Ocean, some estimate
may be formed Of the tremendous
mass of such equipment needed in
the dispatch of public business.
At the beginning of this admins
tration an inventory was taken to
learn what equipment for railway
postal transportation the government
had on hand. It was discovered that
the grand total of such property was
3,549,489 pieces, of which 46S,846
were mail pouches, 2,592,479 were
sacks, and 48S,164 were mail locks.
Since this inventory was made the
growth Of the service required the
purchase of over one million and a
half mail bags to meet the steadily
increasing demand. This business of
the government Is so enormous that
a tabulation made in the Railway
Mail Service two years ago showed
that the eight mail bag repositories
of the United States received and
sent out again during the year just
preceding, nearly 40,000,000 sacks
and pouches. AS the real amount of
stock then was about 1000, 900, it
will be seen that this equipment was
handled ten times by the system of
distribution devised to relieve con-
gestion at one point and meet press
ing demands at another, without
which arrangement the peculiar exac-
tions Of the service could not be met,
The amount thus handled is now very
much larger, sacks and pouches pass
ing to and fro through these deposi
tories and the mail bag storehouse a
Washington aggregating $4,000, OOt
pieces.
The money required from time t
time for the purchase Of this grea
supply and the price to be paid, 81
as to come within the appropriation
were matters of grave concern t
those in charge. Congress supplied