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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01
HOLDS ELECTION THE
SAME AS TURKEY RAFFLE

Republic, San Marino, April H.
This, the smallest republic In the
world, is holding it's semi-annual elec-
tion in the same manner as a turkey
is raffled in America. The election
takes eight hours. The grand coun-
Gil draws twelve electors from box.
The electors are made up Of six CIV
ilians and six noblemen. At Z rel1g-
ious service tonight a child will Sc
lect six names from these. These
are the regents and anyone refusing
to serve will suffer severe penalties.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01
SCHOOL KIDS ENLIST
TODAY IN WAR ON
DEADLY 'SKEETER
(By United Press)

Wy SAASSNA = ~S~/
Elizabeth, N. j., April L.
"How to Annihilate q Jersey
Mosquito" is not, but might as
we'll be, the title Of the course
of instruction in 'sketter mur-
der now ready for the first
classes of boys and girls
at school here Monday morn
ing. The Jersey 'skeeter long
has been known for it's size
and ferocity and so pestiferous
has his 'skeetership : become
that the Mosquito Extermina-
tion Commission unique as an
organization, has determined
that, with the aid Of the chill
dren, the singing scourge
shall be stamped out.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01
RAILWAY TRAINMEN !. :..:+t5 :
TO MEET IN CHICAGO

Cleveland, o., April 1.-Following
a virtual rejection of their demands
for eight hours and time and a half
for overtime, representatives OF. four:
railway brotherhoods will meet; in
Chicago April 20 to form plan Of
action r."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01
SKELETON OF
UNKNOWN Man
FOUND At HAuPT
Head Completely Severed as if by an
Axe; Believed Man Was
Murdered.
WOLVES EAT FLESH
FROM BODY; NO CLUES
Lumberjack While on Wolf Hunt
Finds Bones Covered by Brush ~
Pile.
WOLVES EAT FLESH
FROM BODY; NO CLUES

A skeleton with the head COM
pletely severed from the body as If
hacked off with an axe, found under
a brush pile in the woods near Haupt
last Wednesday, is expected to re-
veal one of the most atrocious mur-
ders ever committed in this part of
the state.
Found by Lumberjaok.
The skeleton was found partially
covered with brush near the head
quaters of the Backus & Brooks lun-
ber camp by lumberjack who YVES
tracking a wounded wolf. The Ium-
berjack was skiing and one of the
skis became entangled with the bones
of the skeleton and brush covering
ing the skeleton
The skeleton was dug up and It
was found that the head was detached
from the rest of the bones. Bones
gave appearance of being hacked
with an axe. A .22 calibre rifle fully
loaded was found lying near the
skeleton.
Wolves Eat Flesh.
No clothes, papers or letters were
found to identify the remains. Ac-
cording to reports, the flesh may
have been torn from the bones by
wolves. Many wolves have been
seen in the vicinity during the past
few months.
Lumbermen and homesteaders be-
,lievesthat the skeleton is that of q
man who was formerly connected
with the camp It Ii believed that
he was killed in an attempted rob-
berry.
Not q Suicide.
1t is not believed that the skeleton
is that of suicide as the bones were
completely covered by brush, the
head was severed from the rest of the
body and the gun found nearby was
loaded to it's fullest capacity.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01
SUB COMMITTEE .
: TO RECOMMEND BRANDElS

: Washington, April by a vote
of. three to two the senate sub COM
mittee investigating the appointment
of Louis Brandeis to the supreme
court bench. ! has has decided to recon-
mend the continuation. 1t is under
stood that Works and GYmmiins voted
|against Brandeis.. :! :&sa#RssN*:.f'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01

Miss ve1ma Dean, who has been at
tending school for the past few
months at Cedar Rapids. Ia, is ex-
pected to: arrive IN the city tonight
TO spend the summer with her par
'ents, Mr. and Mrs. w. E.: Dean.
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EDITOR IS SWAMPED
WITH. ( SLOGANS WHEN
BIG CONTEST ENDS
Many Entries Received at Noon
When Contest Closed; Judges
to Meet.
CONTEST IS SUCCESSFUL;
MANY GOOD SUGGESTIONS
Results May Not Be Made Known
Until Tuesday as Result
Of Deluge.

The Bemidji Merchants associa-
tion's big slogan contest is ended. 1t
came to a close at twelve O'Clock to:
day.
Many entries were received during
the last few minutes of the contest
and as a result the Slogan Editor is
swamped with suggestions.
Meet This Afternoon.
The judges Of the contest held a
meeting this afternoon at four
o'clock, but as result of the deluge
only part of, the slogans could be
given to the judges for consideration.
The slogans received today must be
first listed before submission to the
judges. ..
AS result of the many slogans the
results of the contest may not be
made known until Monday or Tues
|day.
Many Entrles MADE.
The contest was begun several
weeks ago by the Merchants associa-
tion to secure a slogan for Bemidji.
Besides a prize of five dollars offered
by the association for the best slo-
gan, a prize of five dollars was Of
fered for the best design.
Over 400 entries were made in the
contest. ~
Some of the slogans received dur
ing the last few minutes of the con-
test are: Bemidji beats all; Be-
midi knows how; ;xBemidji, the home
of hospitality; Bemidji,, there,~is "a
reason; Bemidji, that's all; Bemidji,
the city without a peer; Bemidji
without peer; Bemidji has it; Get
lit at Bemidji; Watch Bemidji Grow
and prosper; Bemidji beats 'em all;
Bemidji boosts business and beauty;
Bemidji for business and beauty;
Our motto-service; Bemtdji means
progress.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01
FRANK KELLOGG OPENS
SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN

St. Paul, April 1.-Frank Kellogg
returned from California today and
Immediately began his campaign for
the senate. He stated that he had
received several invitations to deliver
addresses He will accept all that
are possible.
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CONTINUE
VIOLENT ATTACKS
AGAINST VERDUN
Believed General Attack Has Com
menced; Air Crafts Again
Busy.
DUTCH PARLIAMENT
CALLED IN HURRY
Sinking of Tubanita May Cause
Dutch to Enter War; Furloughs
Are Cancelled

LOnQOn, April l.-HaVlng captured
the village of Malancourt, the Ger
mans have now shifted their offensive
eastward to the section around the ia
nous lie Mort Homme hill. With
heavy forces the Teutons have attack
ed the French line between Hill No.
295 and LIE Mort Homme, and have
succeeded in entering the French first
line trenches. A vicious counter at
tack by the French, however, almost
Immediately expelled the invaders and
another attack by the Teutons deliv-
cred little later is declared by Paris
to have been put down completely.
-. Germans Gain.
Paris, April -(Oficial) )-Fierce-
ly fighting the Germans have gained
a. foothold in the village of Vaux.
To- Investigate Action. 49,
Washington, April 1.--Germany,
through Ambassador Gerard, has
promised to begin an immediate in
vestigation of the alleged submarine
activities in the English channel.
Dutch Parliament Called.
London, April both houses Of
the Dutch parliament have telegraph
ed their members for a special meet
ing to- be held Sunday to consider the
sinking of the Dutch liner Tuganitia.
All military furloughs have been can
celled..
Zeppelin Destroyed.
London, April lone of the five
Zeppelins that raided London last
night was shot down and fell in the
Thames. The Zeppelin sunk and the
crew surrendered. This is the 26th
Zeppelin destroyed since the begin
ming of the war.
Hospital Ship Sunk.
Petrograd, April IA German
submarine has torpedoed the Russian
hospital ship, Portugal, anchored in
Black Sea. Fourteen sisters of char
|ity and seventy-nine medical workers
were killed. The submarine ap'
preached within sixty yards of the
hospital ship, which plainly carried
the Red Cross flag, and shot two tor
pedoes.
Spain Enters Protest.
! Madrid, April 1.-The Spanish
ministry today voted to send an en-
ergetic protest to Germany on &C.
count Of Spanish citizens aboard the
Sussex were imperiled. It is re-
ported here that the Sussex was tor
pedoed.
Norwegian Liner Sunk.
! London, April 1.-The Norwegian
steamer Memento has been sunk. On
person was killed.
.>, Dock Workers Back.
London, April 1.-Ten thousant
Mersey dock workers striking on &C
count of overtime pay returned t.
work this morning.
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4 X x <ff XXX < * x < x X X. y
x LATE BULLETINS x
X 4 x x x * x y * * X X X x x \
Chicago-Mi1k strike started. Ten
thousand dairy farmers refuse to de-
liver milk under old rates.
London-(Omcial} al}-Twenty- eight
killed and A injured in last nights
Zeppelin raid.
Ann Arbor, Mich. Drangell,
president emeritus University of
Michigan, educator and diplomat,
died this afternoon.
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To Consolidate Schools.

10 C0nSOndate Schools.
In the election on the question Of
the consolidation of school districts
number four and number seven, 157
votes were cast for consolidation
while twenty votes were cast oppos-
ing it. Independent school district
number seven is the Bemidji school
district and number four is composed
of Nymore.
The total ballots cast in the school
election was TT, being the largest
vote ever polled. This is attributed
to the fact that number of women
cast votes. One hundred and fifty
three votes were cast on the dissolu-
tion question.
Much Interest Shown.
There was much interest in the
election.
AS a result of the decision of the
Nymore citizens to consolidate the
school districts and the signifying of
their intention of consolidating the
village of Nymore and the city Of Be-
midi, the Bemidji school board will
hold a special meeting soon to accept
the Nymore school district. BY the
consolidation the district will receive
$4,000 and six cents mile transpOr-
tation for every student who has over
one-half mile to go to school.
Preparing Plans.
The Bemidji board has been hold
ing special meetings and plans have
already been made to give Nymore
a school if bonds are voted. 1t is
believed that bonds will be voted for
a $4,000 school, the school to be
constructed this summer and ready
for occupancy late next fall.
BY consolidating the two school
districts, the Bemidji school board
will have charge of the district. N.Y.
more will be given an opportunity OF
selecting two members when the
terms of the present members are
ended this year.
Given Six Months.
BY the voting to dissolve the vii
lage, Nymore will be given six months
to dispose of the village debts. The
debts, it is expected, will be spread
over a period of twenty years to be
paid by special assessments.
After the question of debts is taken
care of, an election will be held on
annexation to Bemidji and if ap-
proved will be reported to the city
council
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$50, 600, 900 OF
+ 1H LOAN GOTTEN
h. e TO BE PAID TODAY
(By United Press)

(by united PreSS)
New York, April H.
Thirty million dollars worth
of one-year French notes, the
first war loans securities Of
fered to the American public
by any of the warning nations
Of Europe, fell due today.
New York financial interests
handling the Allies loans
in America, are prepared to
take up the $3O.00O,000. The
issue originally placed on the
market was for $5O,O0O,OOO
but only this $30,000,000
worth was sold to smaller
American investors.
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PRIZES AWARDED
IN SCHOOLS | BIRD
HOUSE: D ! CONTEST o !!
Over 100 Houses Are Entered; Nils
Rode Gets First Prize for
Seventh Grade.
SPIRIT AS WELL as
WORKMANSHIP rs CONSIDERED
Roy Wright Receive, First Award for
Eighth a1xllEand Roland Car
penter TOR Sixth.
:: 10y
! Houses for rent to birds for a
SPIRIT AS WELL AS
WORKMANSHIP rs CONSIDERED
Houses for rent to birds for a

poster that will be placed in the Bat
ties Hardware store window next
week when. the hundred bird houses
constructed by students of the sixth,
seventh and eighth grades of the Be-
midi schools, will be: on exhibition.
The houses were constructed under
the supervision of A. D. Bailey, in
structor of manual training in the
Bemidji schools.
Prizes by Merchants.
All the houses were entered in the
bird house contest, prizes for which
were given by Bemidji merchants.
The prizes were awarded this morn
ing by judges, Judges were Mrs.
G. E. Battles, Dr.. G. NJ. Palmer and
F. G.. Neumeier.
The awards follow:
Sixth Grade.
First-Roland Carpenter.
Second-H. Steenstrup.
Third-Walter Breen:
Honorable MENTION Clarence Char
boneau, Frances Kittleson and Elden
Hendrickson.
Seventh Grade.
First-Nils Rode. .s.
second-Clayton Coyle.
Third-Percy Goldberg.
Honorable mention-Vfctor Smith,
Clyde Scarr0tt and Claud Malzahn.
Eighth Grade.
First-Roy Wright.
second-Ed Zacharias.
Third Maurice Opsahl.
Honorable mention-Riohard Gotta,
Earl Cochran and Loren Halseth.
Prizes Are Good.
The prizes were. as follows: Three
first prizes, Barker Drug Co., a SO
Brownie camera; Schneider Bros, a
So pair of Scout shoes; Given Hard
ware Co., a So stahl & Dean baseball
glove; three second prizes. two dol
lars each, given by the Gill Bros.
Clothing store, the Bemidji Hardware
Co., and George T.. Baker; three third
prizes, A.. b: Palmer, - hammer
G. e. Battles, a 81 searchlight and
city Drug store, a: 81 knifss
Houses for Sale. = Il.
Many of the houses will be offered
for sale at the exhibit next week and
the citizens are urged to buy the
same and to install them in theil
yards to encourage the song birds In
this vicinity. .z..- = -i~s-. =: 49,
The majority Of the houses are very
we'll constructed and the ideas are
original and unique. Different ma
terial was used In the construction
of the houses. .:
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l.a- .-v-,. E-.-s s =
CAPTURE OF. VILLA
BELIEVED imminent
BY ARMY OFFICERS
Personal Command of Mexican Ban
dit Chief is Smashed Follow
ing Battle. -
Poems MAY 60 AFTER (
-. $4,000 REWARD
Villa is Severely Wounded; Thirty
Mexicans Killed During
Fight.

Washington, April 1.-With Villas
personal command smashed follow
ing yesterdays clash, officials here be-
lieve that it is possible that his cap
ture is imminent. Without prestige
Villa will not find support among
the poems. Some of them will sue
cumb to the temptation of the $50, 900.
reward for Villas body, it is be-
lieved.
Enemy Swept From Field.
Ell Paso, Tex, April -Four hun
dred American cavalrymen under
command of Colonel George A. Dodds,
whirling down from the Granite
slope of the great continental divide,
have fallen like thunder bolt on
the main body of Francisco Villas
bandits at the San Geronimo ranch.
Scattering them like chaff in the wind
and driving the bandit chief, wound
ed and crippled, to seek a hiding
place in the mountains over which
he has ruled for so many years.
Villa Escapes.
Villa was hurried from danger in
a carriage The battle opened at 6
o'clock in the morning of March 20.
For seventeen hours the veteran,
Colonel Dodd, and his rough riders OF
the Seventh and Tenth cavalry, rode
down the valley of the Santa Maria
river AT the end Of a. t5h=mfie Eide;
they, burst upon, the unsuspecting
Villa camp, where 500 Mexican ban
dts were celebrating the massacre of
172 Carranzistas two days previously
lat Guerrero. Villa; shot through the
leg and with one hip shattered was
hurried from the scene barely in time
to escape the onslaught of the Amer
ican soldiers.
Stand Attempted.
The bandits made brief but help
less stand before the fierce charge OF
Colonel Dodd and his troopers. Then
they broke and fed, leaving 81 dead
on the field, including their COM
mander, General Eliseo Hernandez.
Two machine guns, a number of hor-
ses, rifle, ammunition and equipment
fell into the hands of the victors.
Among the known wounded ls
Pablo Lopez, Villas lieutenant in the
Columbus raid. The American cas-
ualties were four slightly wounded.
Power is Broken.
Villas career has ended. HIS
power has been broken. His death or
capture is only a question of days,
iperhaps only hours.
Such is the inevitable conclusion
reached here as little by little the
detail of "Dodd's ride" seep across the
border. 1t seems impossible that the
crippled, defeated bandit can long
remain hidden even in the mountain
GUS waste in which he has sought
refuge.
Thirty Killed.
San Antonio, Tex, April L.
Thirty of Villas soldiers killed, four
American soldiers wounded and more
than $50 Mexicans dispersed, after =
running fight that extended over 10
miles, is the condensed summary OF
the story of the first engagement be-
tween forces of the American pun1-
tive expedition and Francisco villa.
Col. George Dodd surprised 500 OF
VILLAS men at Geronimo March ~.
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Houses for Sale. =:

Mrs. H. F. Parshall and Miss Mar
garet Parshall, after visiting with
riends in Bemidji yesterday, returned
this morning to Cass Lake. 80:
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Miss Emma Smith left yesterday to
spend her spring vacation with her
parents at Leonard.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-01
CHICAGO GRAND JURY :: Hi. >..c,:4
). REC0MMENDs HANGINGS

J: Chicago, April Tile grand jury
here today Recommended hangings on
every Friday for the next six months
Las a means of decreasing the number
of murders. -, -: ~.:
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ToDAY's OLDEST STORY
(By United Press) Z.

Chicago, 1h., April l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick s. Nc
Glory of this city have six
children: Mildred, Olive,
Theodore, Harry. Elizabeth
and Robert, whose initials,
properly arranged, spell
mother" This happened by
chance.
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LARGE VOTE EAV0RS
THE CONSOLIDATION
OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Bemidji School Board May Hold Spe.
cial Meeting to Accept
Village.
EXPECT VOTE SOON
ON SCHOOL BONDS
Expected That New School Building
Will Be Constructed in
Nymore.
EXPECT VOTE SOON
ON SCHOOL BONDS

One hundred and twenty citizens of
Nymore expressed their approval of
the annexation of Nymore to Bemidji
and but thirty-three cast a negative
vote in the election held at Nymore
yesterday on the question of the dis
solving of the village of Nymore.
tiOn
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London, April Ten thousand
Mersey dock workers striking on &C
count of overtime pay returned to
work this morning.
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Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-16
WHEN YOU WAKE
UP DRINK GLASS
OF HOT WATER
Wash the pcisons and tes(ins from
system before putting moro
food Into stomach.
Says lnside-bathIng makes any.
one look and feel clean,
sweet and refreshed.

Wash yourself on the inside before
This is vastly more important because
the skin pores do not absorb impure
ties into the blood, causing illness,
while the bowel pores do.
For every ounce of food and drink
taken into the stomach nearly an
ounce Of waste of material must be
carried out of the body. If this waste
material is not eliminated day by day
1t quickly ferments and generates
poisons, gases and toxins which are
absorbed or sucked into the blood
stream, through the lymph ducts
which should suck only nourishment
to sustain the body.
A splendid health measure is to
drink, before breakfast each day, a
glass of real hot water with a tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate in it,
which is a harmless way to wash
these poisons, gases and toxins from
the stomach, liver, kidneys and
bowels; thus cleansing, sweetening
and freshening the entire alimentary
canal before putting more food into
the stomach.
A quarter pound Of limestone phos-
phate costs but very little at the drug
store but is sufficient to make anyone
an enthusiast on de-bathing. Men
and women who are accustomed to
wake up with a dull, aching head or
have furred tongue, bad taste, nasty
breath, sallow complexion, others who
have bilious attacks, acid stomach or
constipation are assured of pro-
nounced Improvement in both health
and appearance shortly.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-16

attack according to ]. F. Brown. an,
American ambulance driver. who az
rived here tonight on board the first
line LaTOurraine. Brown, whose home
Is in Milton. Mass. vas accompanied
by J. II. Downs, OF BrooklJne. Mass.
also q driver with the American am
bulancs corps in France Both are
Harvard graduates. who went 20
France five months ago They left
the NerduE front a week after the
great battle there began
There was a steady and almost end
less stream Of guns and munition sup
plies moving up to the French line for
several DAYS" said Brown I was
told that they were brought from re-
serve stores al over France"
Another passenger on LaToursina
was Captain Craig NicKeen, OF the
American three masted sailing ship
Twilight, which burned on Novembed
20. last. al n dock in Rouen. France,
while loading steel filings for the
seventeen members Of the crew he was
wolfed and had to apply TO the United
States counsel at Rouen to send him
home as a distressed seaman
La TOuraine sailed from Bordeaux
March 5th. with 191 passengers.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-16

receive a course OF training that
VIII teach them not to indulge in any
such pastime as that which engaged
their attention Tuesday afternoon,
when they set three fires in this city.
one in the Congregational church. one
in Burke's blacksmith shop and an
other at the Bradley theatre.
The boys were apprehended by
Chief Joseph Ryan OF the fire depart
ment Tuesday evening and Wednes-
day morning We're brought before
Prosecuting Attorney Eric Johnson
The result OF the conference was that
an agreement was reached under
which the boys will be sent away
II is evident that the boys were
looking for excitement to liven up a
dull afternoon when they set the fires
all of which were promptly discovered
and as promptly extinguished.
Mail Not Called For.
Letters at the post Office addressed
as follows are unclaimed: Daniel N
Bennett. Edward J. FaEan. Miss Ma
bel Baker, Miss Ida Gelians. Sarah
Duncan Nuylor, Miss Josephine vii
kim
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-16
EIks' New Officers.

was needed to put them in bad condi-
ton again.
EIks' New Officers.
Following are the newly elected Of
ficers of Putnam lodge of Elks: Elk
allied ruler, William d. Wilson: es-
teemed leading knight, Charles Z.
Dean; esteemed loyal knight, George
Lewis, Jr.: esteemed lecturing knight,
Walter ]. Bartlett; secretary, John w.
Lynch: treasurer, Richard Gorman
tyler. Hector DIVERT; trustee, Prosper
Veigard.
No Report to Coroner Wednesday.
There were no developments We'd
nesday of special interest in the mat
ter of the death of Frank Bazillion,
who died at the Day Kimball hospi-
tai as the result Of injuries he received
in a fight with Adrian Breault, now
held at Brooklyn Jail. Coroner Ar
thur G. Bill said Wednesday afternoon
that he had received no report on the
autopsy performed on Bazillion to de-
termine more in detail just what
caused death.
While all Of the facts of the case
may not be known until Breault is
tried, there seems to be much SYM
pathy for him about the city and an
inclination to feel that his claim OF
self defence is justified. He will have
to face a charge of manslaughter
however, and his position is a serious
one.