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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-09-09
BElTRAM| COUNTY
HAS MORE AUT0ES
THAN COUNTIES IN
THIS VICINITY
Hennepin County Leads With 1912
Machines; Cook County Trails
With IS.
NEARLY 100000
AUTOS IN THE U. S. A.
Minnesota Passes the $4,000 Mark
and is Third in the Ratio Of
Increases.
NEARLY 100000
AUTOS IN THE U. S. A.

III. Beltrami county has 452 automo-
= biles registered, according to a re-
port recently issued The county
leads Cass, Clearwater, Koochiching,
Hubbard and several other counties
in this vicinity.
The registration for each county
up to May 1, 1916, is an interesting
study. 1t is as follows:
Aitkin, 200; Anoka, 665; Becker,
$50; Beltrami, 452; Benton, ATT; Big
Stone, S56; Blue Earth, 1882;
Brown, 1857; Carlton, 3O2; Carver,
1,494; Cass, 247; Chippewa, 1929;
Chisago, 1858; Clap, 1902; Clear
water, 100; Cook, 35; Cottonwood,
1871; Crow Wing, ISL; Dakota,
$50; Dodge, 1928; Douglas, 1920;
Faribault, 1928; Fillmore, 2,113;
Freedom, 2,O40; Goodhue, 1894;
Grant, 913; Hennepin, 21,512; Hous-
ton, 1000; Hubbard, 431; Isanti,
7O6; Itasca, 4O7; Jackson, 1921;
Kanabec, 237; Kandiyohi, 1,435;
Kittson, 400; Koochiching, 81; Lac
qui Parle, 1922; Lake, 1O6; LIE Sueur
1916; Lincoln, SO4; Lyon, 2,149;
= Mcleod, 1887; Mahnomen, 1874;
NMarshall, 1,349; Martin 2,191; Meek
er, 1854; Mile Laos, 700; Morrison,
go; Mower, 1871; Murray, 1893;
Nicollet, S14; Mobiles, 1850; Nor
man, 1855; Olmstead, 1853; Otter
Tail, 2,086; Pennington, 401; Pine,
$50; Pipestone, 1865; Ramsey, T.
S61; Polk, 2,027; Red Lake, 800;
Redwood, 2,345; Renville, 2,1S1;
Rice, 1893; Rock, 1,172; Roseau,
PAP; St. Louis, 1896; Scott, 9O7;
Sherburne, $40; Sibley, 1,345;
;Stearns, 3,245; Steele, 1,414; Stevens,
TIA; Swift, 1900; Todd, 1912; Ira
verse, 656; Wabasha, 1853; Wadena,
612; Waseca, 1886; Washington, l.
O6l; Watonwan, 1853; Wilkin, 59S;
Winona, 1913; Wright, 2,231; YELL
low Medicine, 1854.
~ There are 514,21O more cars in
use today than there were on Jan.
1, 1915, in the United States. There
are more than 100000 automobiles
in use, including passenger cars and
trucks. There are now three states
having more than 100000 cars
apiece, New York, Ohio and Illinois.
Minnesota has 126,70O cars, or one
for each 10 of population.
Taking up few exact figures, the
total registrations July 1, 1916, were
E,932,455 cars and trucks. The larg-
lest state registration, that of New
, York, was 259,105. Ohio, taking Sec
ond place for the first time, had $685.
105, and Illinois 203,757. New York
now holds the place at the head of
the list by margin of $4,000 regis
trations. The bottom of the list is
occupied by Nevada but Nevada ranks
18th in the tabulation, showing the
number Of people per car, New York
taking 2Sth place in this list.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-09-09
FORD DISTRIBUTING
AGENCY IN BEMIDJI

= The G. w. Jewett Co., Inc, Bemidji,
is distributing agency for the Ford
automobile. The company has
charge of II agencies in Beltrami,
sSsCass, Clearwater, Koochiching, Itasca
Ind Hubbard county and is planning
three Or~four more agencies.
The first of the new types of Fords
are now appearing on the streets
where they are creating more than
an ordinary amount of interest.
\ The new cars are of graceful,
;stream-line design, equipped with
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-09-09
GIVEN HARDWARE
SELLS SUPPLIES

The Given Hardware store has
stocked with automobile supplies on
account of the demand for them in
Bemidji.
The store sells the Goodyear tire,
tire patches, auto trailers, Prestolite
tanks, robes and other supplies.
That the Goodyear tires are of
durable quality is evident from the
fact that one Goodyear tire has gone
over $4,000 miles of roads in this
Ferritory.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-09-09
GEORGE BAKER SELLS
PILLSBURY AUTOPUl

George T. Baker &, Co. are the Be-
midi agents for the Pillsbury Auto
pull The autopul has been big sue
cess to the buyers in this territory
and many autoists have equipped
their cars with them. They will
pull a car out of mud, sand or snow
on it's own power. The AutOpul sells
for ten dollars.
The Bemidji company is establish
ing agencies in this vicinity.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-09-09

sweeping crown tenders, both front
and rear, while the radiator designed
to give greater cooling capacity, is
neatly rounded and thoroughly up
to-date. The new models are finished
entirely in black and are equipped
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-09-09

with non-skid tires on the rear
wheels.
The Jewett company deals in all
kinds of auto supplies and is the agent
for the Acme, Swinehart, Michelin
and American tires. :.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-09-09

This Overland is the worlds
most powerful low-priced car.
It has a 3112 horsepower en-
bloc motor that is a perfect
marvel for speed, power and
endurance.
BY increasing the bore of the
motor from 31sto 33s"we are
able to offer a power plant
which at 1850 r. p. M. devel-
ops full 3112 horsepower.
Tests under every condition In
all parts of the country DEM
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

line, Of seven 70 ten morse power.
driving q l25-volt generator win sup
ply sutticient current TO charge q
battery for q ten-hour work day. the
intermittent service demands IN gain
erlng coal from working places per
mits the motor, If necessary, to re
cetye an intermittent charge Ut the
3 hour and at otner times when.
the locomotive is waiting TOR Goa
With the development Of the latest
type Of storage battery i is possible
TO give practically twenty-one hours
service Tor i tnree-nour charge On
the battery.
Use OF the storage battery locomo
tive dispenses win overhead wires.
bonding OF the rail TOR the return ii
the current TO the power house IS
eliminated along with p%osslblllly q.
delay III broken bonds; fans "
slate Of roof, breaking OF trolley wire
and other accidents which Interrupt
continuity OF operation are likewise
avoided.
the locomotives placed IL the Lost
Greek mines are the 5-ton and S-Lon
types They are made tor varying ue
mands to met conditions encountered
IN inherent coal fields and seams,
both high and low. Grades u liam
en- into CONSIDERATION in the weight
OF the locomotive. and the capacIIy ~
the battery necessary to handle 4
hxed amount OF tonnage. In order
to make the locomotive as nea am
NAL haulage as possible q speclaI0
charging panel has beer designed
whereby the operator OF the locono-
tive, upon finishing the days work,
runs it into the charging station,
places two wires or plugs il the bat
terry charging receptacle. and closes
the switch with the battery 81
charge"
II for any reason the power fails
the battery IS disengaged from the
line automatically thus preventing
the battery discharging or dissipat-
Ing its own power out over the line.
Upon the power supply's return It is
again restored to the battery, the
switch is automatically closed and
the battery goes back q charge"
until it has received its capacity 81
current. Upon the battery becoming
fully charged the mechanism Of the
equipment is 50 arranged that the
line service IS disengaged, and the
locomotive is ready to go into SER
vice for the day.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

Welfare work . u step further
There are visiting Red Cross nurses
who tell the mothers Wnat do 70 cure
illness and to prevent it.. Dr. Rich
ard Cabot Lodge. OF the Harvard
medical faculty. and m eminent
practitioner OF Boston, recently de
clared that q million lives are lost.
each year from preventable disease.
The visiting nurse is to teach how
20 prevent the ~insidlous germ get
ting q foothold either IN a refuse
pile IL the back yard or In needless
dirt il an unclean home.
And. lastly, Il the theological dis
course style does not bore. and last
". look the situation over. Back up.
g little distance and get the perspec-
tive What ire labor conditions In
the central West Virginia district?
There is NO prize for the best answer
It's too easy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28
STORED Power
FOR Mine Use
New Locomotive Can Be
Charged From Different
Sources For Work.
ELIMINATES Old TROUBLEs.
Mules, Horses and Trolley Sys-
tens Superseded by
More Modern Idea.
By HARRY Il. STREET.
West Virginia Representative Of tile
Dudley Electric 4 Machine CO.

West Virginia Representative OF the
Dudley Electric s. Machine Co.
The problem OF power for haulage
in mine workings has been viii the
operators since earliest days. with
the advent OF electricity ana its ap-
plicatton to the propulsion OF ve-
hicles. n search was made BY
engineers for a feasible method or ap
plying the new agent to ~transporta-
tation Of GOA from the working
places il the mine to the tippIe, and
for other carrying requirements.
Since man power was succeeded
BY animal power the horse and mul4
served until effort was made to adapt
the trolley system to underground
haulage needs. The result was not
satisfactory. and when it was an
nounced that scientists were work
Ing On 4 storage battery which would
provide SUFFICIENT reserve energy to
serve = working day, mining opera
tors an overGthe world kept pace with
progress in the laboratories until an
nouncement that the research was
completed, and what was being
sought had been brought forth.
Our company has installed in the
Fighter Coal & Coke Company's and
the Calf Coal Company's mines il.
the Lost Creek district storage loco
motives which have displaced en-
tirely horses and mules for hauling
power, and which have proved ot.
greater capacity, at a minimum Of.
cost Of maintenance. The storage
locomotive is moi alone adapted fol.
the large operations but is especial
~ well designed to met the needs Of.
smaller operators. Haulage IS an
item OF considerable expense ii mine.
with a comparatively long haul with
grades to be met from the point 81
mining, to where the coal is loaded.
into railroad cars. The economy or
the storage battery locomotive is
many sided. It can be charged from.
any outside source Of current sup
ply, either street car service at $50
volts Or a small rotary converter or
motor geenration set, taking its sup
ply from a high tension power trans
mission line.
If current supply is not available
a small engine, steam, Z or gaso-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28
LABOR EARNS
.Conlinued from nage l4-


t%on1sh1ng. The statement Is made.
elsewhere today that one Clarksburg
bank has than 5000 check
ing accounts. Where do you sup
pose they come from? Men who own
coal mines? You can total them up
without resorting 70 u machine audel.
The merchants? Group them togetn
" and they do not dent that l5. 800.
inquire. Who then? And. remember
this is only one bank. There are
nearly $4,000 checking accounts in
all the institutions 81 the city. Milo
owns them? gu know the answer.
There IS only one class Of d~eII.rs
in the community VINO could oWn
them. inc Certainly.
West Virginia has j Worknlen,s
Compensation law which is . nouel
Tor other states II has been luey
copied. lnclueptally. 1t has also =
code OF mining laws winch is Duill
from tne ground up ~ a safety.
nrst.' t~ounuat4on, ana With distress
tuI %penaItIes Tor l%nIIactIons. The
nscaI year Tor the department u.
mines is rom July u u June 80. t'oI
the year ending TINS pas sulnlnel
there were 500 IaLul accidents III tn,
state. HARRISON ana Murlon coun
ties, il the near OF central ess
Virginia producing district. mine ~
pro2lmateIy 1%I,UUV.UUU tons or Goa.
u year oul Of . LoLuI OF approximate
Nv %7U,OUU,UvU tou Tor the stats.
Harrison county 5 contribution 10 liz
statistical table OF fatal accidents ~.
the year was thirteen; that OF A1aI4oA
county twenty-slx; u total OF thirty
nine out 81 the 1913 fatal accidents
ii the state. The number OF work
ers til the coal industry in the two
counties IS III round nEures 25,OOU.
Education and HEALTH:
In mining camps The schools are
Of the best. The day OF the country
school is over. They call them
rural now and it means that they
have been modernized in every re-
spect from the primer class to the
care Of teachers. Through the vel
fare work, which ultimately will be
q department Of every mining com
pany Of prominence, the womenfolk
Of the miners families have oppor-
tunity for mental development and
education in household economies on.
Il par with Womenfolk of the cities.
Income. Cost Of living. Bank ac-
counts. Safety Of working condi-
tions. Schools.
There Is one item of prime I'M
portance not yet touched, It IS
health. Many mining camps are.
places Of pestilence. Disease from
ignorance Of proper sanitary condi-
tons and from other causes takes
larger toll than accidents under
ground. IN central West Virginia
every camp has its physician and the
cost to the miner is fifty cents IL
single and 81 = month II married.
This includes attendance. medicines
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28
o PAPER

Prices for spot coal nave been
stepping upward with the alacrity
81 War brides" on Wall street In
the last sixty or ninety days. and OBJ
servers with q fondness for figuring
have computed the millions or dol
lars the operators are making with
quotations of $3.50, $500 and even
more at the mine. It reads like an
Aladdin story Or the magic OF Croe-
sus, but unfortunately It does not
assay as the figures indicate. Most
of the output of Central West Vir-
GINA mines Is contracted for the
first Of the year, proceeding neccs-
sary to insure the mine owners a
steady outlet for their coal, and
there is very little spot stun to be
had at any price. What is produced
is snapped up Immediately, and the
operator has been able TO name his
price.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

associates identidedwith the Wabash
system organized the Coal and Coke
Railway Company In 1892 ana com
pleted the line lii 1906. thus open
ing new coal fields and timber lands
and also airording m outlet to the
south through cononctlon with the
kannwha and Michigan and the
Chesapeake and Ohio lines. one sc
the important links in the
transportation system Of central
West Virginia was tho Monongahela
River railroad from Clurksburg to
Fairmont. which was opened tor trnf-
nc IN 1889 and wns acquired ~ the
Baltimore and Ohio eight years Inter.
In 1902 the short line between
8Clarksburg and New Martlnsvllle was
opened. having beon built BY the
Baltimore aud Ohio, which acquired
the franchise from 4 group of d j
s~itnllsts hcndcd by Il. Moore Jackson.
IL tapped an exceeding rich neld
both in coal and timber and the de-
velopment OF both Immediately fol-
lowed. Also. It provided d shorter
haul from Clarksburg to Pittsburg.
Something OF the tonnage which
awaited the coming or these lines
may be understood BY the story OF
the extension oG the road from Nor
gnntown 70 Uniontown which was
opened IN 1894. Three d later
he tratllc had become SO heavy thnt
the capitalization was doubled and
the double tracks laid for the great
er part OF the distance. The Nor
gantown md KinEwood Railway
Company built as far MS Mas0ntown
In 1902. Later 1t was acquired ~
the Davis-Elkins interests and il
1906 was extended to Ktngwood and
TO RowelsburE In 1907. Connections
With the Baltimore and Ohio are
made at Morgantown and Rowels-
burgburg.
Factories Arc Unhalnpered.
Happily, the handicap from which
coal operators suffer because or a
shortage does not apply to manufac-
turing enterprises. Something Is said
on another page OF this edition re-
gardlng diversity or products made
In central West Virginia. These in
dustrtes have In no way been ham
Dered either ~ getting raw material
In or the finished merchandise out.
The difficulty In the coal situation is
not congestion of tratfic but lack Of
sufficient cars. = condition which is
to be remedied. In the meantime
dreRmors still believe the time Is not
far distant when the Monongahela
river will be mad nayigable FOR
steamers and barges or profitable
tonnage capacity. which will hasten
immeasurably the day when coal in
dustries in the district will be able
to work to their production limit.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28
-NTHRACI YIELD.

The anthracite coal yield in the.
United States for 1915 was $500
600 tons and the bttuminous output.
totaled 445, 5000 tons. This.
showed decrease OF 2.5 IN the pro
duction Of the former and a six per.
cent increase in the last named item.
Experts say hat the reason for the
reduction in the volume of anthra-
cite is due to the facts that the area
Of deposits IS limited so far as Is
known, and that the sections where
it IS used are becoming mor dense
" populated.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28
sontLnued from Tage LII.

great areas or oak. poplar and spruce
We're denuded with tile. careless waste
which has marked the destruction
Of timber resources i'll all parts 81
the country. but today paper manu-
featuring corporations are rororest
ing the cut over spruce lands and
scientific conservation Il expected to
restore il 4 measure the forests Or
other years.
Marching With tile railways came
the manufacturers. Cheap fuel.
abundance or raw material ana III
opportunity 70 get the finished pro
ducts to markets resulted in the cs-
adjustment OF large lumber mills in.
Upshur. Barbour. Marion, Harrison.
and other counties. III 1887 the
first wooden mill built in the state
was erected at Newton. county seat
or Upshur county, BY Parke Broth
ers. In Randolph county the first
steam saw mill was Installed In 1873
but it was 1891 and thereafter, when
railroad connections had become ade-
quate, that mills ~ exceptional en-
pacity were built 10 convert the
miles upon niles Or forests into mar
ketable lumber. The rapid develop
ment OF the industry may be com
pretended by the fact that on the
forty-three miles Or the Coal and.
Iron railroad between 1lkins and
Durbin there were ~forty-nine saw
mills.
Coal and Coke Project.
The late Henry g. Davis and the.
late Stephen y. Elkins together with
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
sUFFRAeETTEs CONTINUING
 THEIR PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN.
Last Report Shows Over 1e,ooo Names
 on the Roster.

The campaign of publicity, under which bodies in the various towns about the state are addressed by the speakers sent out by the state board of directors of the State Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage at Hart ford. will be continued through the coming month. Already the progress made toward the mark of 10000 set as the membership at the close of 1916 has been appreciable, and latest re- ports show a roster containing about 16,0O0 names.
 At the close of 1915 the state as- sociation had about 15,00O members registered with the secretary in Hart ford. and the plans made at that time called for an increase in registration of 800 @ month. This number has been exceeded in each of the first two months.
 This month there will be addresses in a number of towns in all parts of the state at which will be presented b-- speakers familiar with the subject the facts and figures as well as the arr guments for anti-suffrage. This month, too. several of the branches of the state association will hold their annual meetings, at which the work for the coming year will be outlined and the progress made in the past reported. Plans are being made for debates be- tween the representatives of suffrage and anti-suffrage.
 The southern part of the state is the scene of the main campaign this month as was the eastern last month, the five meetings held during February cover- ing the vicinity of Norwich and New London thoroughly.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
CAPTAIN FROM voLuNTowN.
In Command of Big Schooner Lyman
 M. Law, Going to Ocean Service.

Three four-masted schooners which have been regular traders to this port ever since they were launched twenty years ago will be seen in this harbor no more. says the Providence Jour nal. They are the General E. s. Greedy, Lyman NJ. Law and Lucinda Sutton, which have been purchased by Alfred II. Clement & Go. of New Orleans, to be put into the transatlan- tic freight service. These schooners were once a part of the famous Slut ton fleet of New Haven. and ran here under a steady charter for years. In the old times. when they were new and running here, each bringing two cargoes of coal a year to this har- bor. the Lucinda Sutton was com manded by Captain Herbert O'Brien
 the General F. s. Greedy by Captain William Blake and the Lyman NJ. Law by Captain John D. Blake. These captains have all retired long ago. Of late years the Ly- man H. Law has been the most fre- quent visitor to the port, under the Command of Captain c. w. Chatfield, of Voluntown. Considerable regret will be felt on the water front here that these familiar vessels are slat- ed for transatlantic voyages and win not be seen here again. On account of their age. these schooners will not last long on deep water voyages.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
Hopes Women Will
 Adopt This Habit
 As We'll As Men
Glass of hot water each morn ing helps us look and feel
 clean, sweet, fresh.

Happy, bright. alert-vigorous and vivacious-a good. clear skin; a nat urel, rosy complexion and freedom from illness are assured only by clean, healthy blood. If only every woman and likewise every man could inside bath, what a gratifying change would take place.
 Instead of the thousands of sickly. anaemic-l looking men, women and girls with pasty or muddy complex ions; instead of the multitudes of flags" and pessimists we should see a virile, optimistic throng of rosy checked people everywhere.
 An inside bath is had by drinking each morning before breakfast, a glass of real hot water with a tea spoonful of limestone phosphate in it to wash from the stomach, liver kid neys and ten yards of bowels the pre- vious days indigestible waste, sour Concentrations and poisons, thus cleansing. sweetening and freshening the entire alimentary canal before putting more food into the stomach.
 Those subject to sick headache. bill | iousness, nasty breath, rheumatism, colds; and particularly those who have | a pallid, sallow complexion and who are constipated very often, are urged to obtain a quarter pound of | limestone phosphate at the drug store which will cost but a trifle but is sufficient to demonstrate the quick | and remarkable change in both health | and appearance awaiting those who | practice internal sanitation. We must
 remember that inside cleanliness is | more important than outside. be- cause the skin does not absorb i'm | purities to contaminate the blood
 while the pores in the thirty feet oi
 bowels do.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
CHANGES MADE IN
 NAVIGATION AIDS.
Latest Information Sent Out to Ma riners by Lighthouse Department.

The following aids to navigation in- teresting to mariners in this section. have been announced by the bureau of lighthouses at Washington.
 Massachusetts Nantucket Sound Pollock Rip light vessel temporarily replaced by relief light vessel, March II.
 Massachusetts - Nantucket Sound, Monomoy dredging buoys. A. B, c, D, E, F. and G, discontinued March IS.
 Massachusetts - Nantucket harbor. Nantucket East Breakwater light temporarily discontinued March 5. Nantucket East Breakwater gas buoy. IA temporarily established March ., shown an occulting white light every ten seconds, duration of light five sec onds, of ten candlepower, in three fathoms Of water.
 Massachusetts Buzzards Bay Buoys to be established. about April 1, 1916, each first-class spar, in about four fathoms of water, Canal Channel buoys, A, 4B. and 5B, of Wenaumet Neck. Canal Channel buoys. IA and sA abreast south end of Mashnee Island. Canal Channel buoy 13A, opposite Canal Channel light No. 12