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TO i' 1 i "S r'"^l &)* CONDITION Of CROPS IN FLORIDA IS MADE KNOWN BY FLEMING UHW^FIW' Flooding and Frost? Indicate De created Acreage Samuel T. Fleming, field agent of the United States Department of Agriculture, has issued the following report on Florida conditions: Irish Potatoes. Early Indications pointed to an in creased acreage over a year ago, but it is now estimated that, with the losses from flooding, frosts, etc., the present acreage is very little, if any, In excess of last seasonabout 24,- 000 acres. The condition of the crop was un certain at the time reports were mailed in to this office, but it is esti mated at 70 per cent of normal com pared with 85 per cent a year ago. Condition of Beariwr Citrui Trees. The recent cold has done practi cally no damage to fruit on the trees, but in'the southern end of the belt there has been considerable loss of bloom, and in some localities damage to the tender growth has occurred. Condition of prganges is estimated at 86'per cet, compared with 94 per cent a year ago 'grapefruit 84 per cent, compared with 94 per cent a year ago, and limes 80 per cent as compared with 88 per cent, a year ago. Cabbage. With the exception of a few local reports of damage, the condition of the cabbage crop is good, being 8" per cent on March 1, compared with 84 per cent a year ago, and 85 per cent for the.year 1918, Tomatoes. The condition of the South Florida crop is estimated at 45 per cent of normal, as the result of extensive frost damage, the extent of which is still uncertain. A year ago the condition was 90 iper cent, and two years ago 80 per cent. Pasture Pasture, especially the open ranges, is ibelow usual condition, being 79 per cent, compared with. 80 per cent last year and 85 per cent in j.i18 Cora Reports of March 1 indicate that Florida farmers have over five mil lion bushels of their last years corn crop left on the farms on that date. This is 41 per cent of last years production, and shows a slight gain of proceeding years both in the per centage and quantity remaining on the farms oh March 1. It is estimated that 82 per cent of Florida's 1919 corn crop was of mer chantable quantity and that about 9 per cent was shipped out of the coun ty where grown. Oats. Florida has 16 per cent of her last year's bat crop on the farms, amount ing, if threshed, to about 182,000 bushels. This is much the largest amount of oats ever carried 6ver. GONVICK BOOSTERS SHOW WIMA-WAKES^ When is comes to boosting and showing the proper community spirit, the village of Gonvick, which is lo cated about 40 miles west of Bemidji, on the Soo Line, is there 100 per cent. During the past three weeks the Gonvick citizens have put over sever al deals that would have proved dif ficult for the average village several times the size of the Clearwater county town. A basket social and dan which was given for the bene fit -of the Gonvick Community band, Saturday evening, brought |150 after all expenses had been paid. In one day last week a committee secured 1900 for the support of the Gonvick baseball team and about two weeks ago when a committee solicited the citizens to support one of the churches of the village they contrib uted ?2,20d. Gonvick is a village of about 400 inhabitants, and one of tbe organiza tions of which it is justly proud is its community band which has more than 50 members and which is prac ticing regularly under the direction of G. Oliver Riggs of Bemidji. TENNIS CLUB WILL MEET TUESDAY NIGHT All persons interested in the game of tennis are urged to meet with the Bemidji Tennis club at the rooms of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce as sociation on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock to formulate plans for the coming playing season. Officers for the ensuing year to suueceed A. L. Barker, president, and A. E. Feir, secretary-treasurer, will be elected and a membership drive will be insti gated. Three courts near the Normal school are being used by the club and are as good as any court in this sec tion of the state. A few repairs will be necessary for this year but never theless the courts are in excellent condition. Plans will be made at the session" tomorrow night to maki a larger and better club than ever be. fore. Everyone interested is especial ly urged to attend. ?^s&- i&3fB&: *&<- i 3?A MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1920 THE BEMIDJI DAILY NONEER EASTER MONDAY IS ENGLAND'S POPULAR NATIONAL HOLIDAY Football Grounds, Race Tracks end Seaside Thronged WitL Populace London, April 5.Easter Monday perhaps the most popular national holiday in the calendar, is being cele brated here with pre-war enthusiasm for the first time. Last Easter the civilian population celebrated their freedom from war's alarm, but then a great portion of the army had not been demobilized, and today some millions of ex-fighters are taking a real holiday. From an early hour this morning the railway stations were besieged by hundreds of thousands bound for one-day sea-side trips, and vast throngs turned their faces to the football grounds and race tracks. No fewer than sixteen, race-meetings were held in England,,the most im portant being at Kempton Park, near London, Birmingham and Manchester. TWO BILLION DOLLARS VALUE 1919 OUTPUT AUTOSJND TRUCKS Production in 1920 to Be 2,500,000 Cars, Valued at $3,000,000,000 The tremendous expansion of the automobile industry during the twen ty years of its existence has placed it almost on the top round of the ladder in capital invested and value, The automobile, which formerly was only within reach of the wealthy, has come to be a universal family posses sion. Ordinarily looked upon as a toy of the rich man, it. has come to a position on a par with the tele phone, telegraph and railroads (In their mission of transporting men and merchandise. The great world was demonstrat ed to the world its unexpected ways and to almost unbelieveable degree the possibilities of both motor trucks and' passenger cars. The study of the growth of passen ger cars and motor truck production since 1899 proves interesting as,the following table shows. Passenger Car Production. Year Number Whol. value 1899 3,700 S 4,750,000 1904 21,281 23,634,364 1909 127,731 159,918,606 1914..... 543,679 413i859-,379 1917 ......128,157 220,982,66* 1918 926,388 801,937,925 1919- 1,586,787 1,399,282,995 Average wholesale price for 1919, 1882 Motor Track Production. Year Number hoi. value 1904. 411 9*6,947 1911 10,655 22,292,321 1917 128,157 202,982,66*sick 1918 .237,250 434,168,992 1919 ...305,142 408,311,585 Average wholesale price for 1918, 11.338. Total motor production in 1919 was 1,891,929 valued wholesale at $1,807,594*680. The motor bus .has made deep inroads in the electric traction lines throughout all the large cities. In Newark, N. J., 16,000,000 passen gers were transported during the first half of 1919 and their fares amounted to $800,000. If materials necessary for the con struction of cars and trucks are avail able in the quantities desired the passenger car production for 1920 should be 2,500,000 and the motor truck production 400,000. One of the big factors in the regu lation of the number of cars used in the future will be the condition of rural highways and the Solution of the garage and parking problem of the large cities. SPEAK THE BEST "Oh, speak no,111, but lenient be To, other's failings as your own If you're the first a fault to see, Be not the first to make it known. For life is but a passing day No lips can tell how brief the stay Be earnest in the work of gqpd, And speak of all the best we may." iHnll1ii||i|llHii.Hi IIMII^. PRIZE OFFER MADE FOR WRITINGT HR in STORY Men and women of the Ninth Fed eral Reserve District are each' given an opportunity to win a $25 prize, the women to answer in 360 words the query: "Wha is your thrift story? How are you solving the high cost of living problem and the men the query, "What is your thrift story?" How are you saving a nest egg?" These prizes are to be answer ed by the Minneapolis Journal, ac cording to conditions outlined In its issue of March 28. The contest is to run~ for. fire weeks and an additional prise pf 96 is to be paid for the best answer received each week. The final prises are to be announced in The Journal May 16, the first prize for women being $25 and the second, $15. Sim ilar prizes are to be awarded the men. The judges will be a member of the Economics department of the Univer sity of Minnesota, a well flnown fi nancier and a third party represent ing the general public. AH of the prizes will be paid in War Savings Stamps, and, is held for the purpose of ascertaining practical methods for lowering living costs and for the di rect application of the principles of Thrift. The contest is open to the general public and the rule* are sim ple. It is possible for contestants to win the $5 weekly prize and also the $25 grand, prize or the $15 second award. WAE DEPAETMEKT W^HDBAWS CITATION Franklin D'Olier, national com mander of the American Legion, was advised today by the War department that citations bestowed on the Bear ings Service company of Detroit, in recognition of their promise to re-em ploy everybody who formerly worked for them, and left to serve in the army or navy during the great (war". has been withdrawn. The action on the part of the War department resulted from an investi gation of the complaint of George A. Buckbee, started on information sup plied by American Legion through Lieutenant Colonel John B. Reynolds, then In charge of the district office of the information and service branch of the ./ar department/ with offices in the American Legion headquarters building. i MEAT CAUSE OF KIDNEY TROUBLE Take Salts to Flush Kidneys If Back Hurts or Blad der Bothers If you must have your meat every day, eat it, but flush your kidneys with salts occasionally, says a noted authority who tells us that meat forms uric acid which almost paraly zes the kidneys in their efforts to ex pel it from the blood. They become sluggish and weaken, then you suf fer with a dull misery in the kidney region, sharp pains in,, the back-for headaches, dizziness, your stom act fine. This famous salts is made the weather Is bad you have rheuma tic twinges. The urine gets cloudy, full of sediment, the channels often get sore and irritated, obliging you to seek relief two or three time during the night- To neutralize these irritating acids, to cleanse the kidneys and flush oft* the body's urinous waste get four ounces of Jad Salts from any phar macy here take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts Is. mad frcpi the add of .grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and has been .used for generations to flush and stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to neutralize the acids in urine, so it no longer irritates, thus ending blad der weakness. Jad Salts is. inexpensive cannot injure, and makes a delightful effer vescent llthla-water drink. FIRE INSURANCE if Your Husband Left You On a Ranch With Three Babies? REAL ESTATE Can you imagine what you would do if your husband left you? Would you consider yourself still bound to him? And if another man fell in love with you, how would you deal with him? Don't miss a line of this intimate revelation of the workings of a woman's soul. \r.,' V."--V:V^ "The Prairie Modier" A Sequel to "The Prairie Wife** By ARTHUR STRINGER PICTORIAL REVIEW For April On Sale Now Bazaar 'jjfc&teteiA'j'^A^ REYNOLDS & WINTER' 212 Beltrami Avenue Fbona 144 :i:' #Vii?-.*i$&L& LODGES Bemidji Lodge No. 119, I. O. O. P., Beltrami Ave. and 4th St, meets every Friday evening at 8 o'clock. THIS WEEK TONIGHTS BUSINESS! J. Winter, N. G., TeL 802J R. A. Hannah, Bee. Sec. Tel 719W BEMIDJI LOME Loyal Order of MOOSE, NO. 145% Meeta first ft third Tun. each month Cor. Minnesota AT*, and Third St. 8 Visiting brothers especially invited C. B. Hoyt, Secy. Phone 701W NEXT MEETING REGULAR BUSINESS BEMIDJI CAMP NO. 5012, meets 2nd and NtthI.Tues. eac.hhall. month a O. O Visiting neighbors especially invited Next Meeting REGULAR BUSINESS J. P. Lahr, Clerk Phone 93 Ralph Gracie Post, No. 14, meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays at Bemidji Civic and Commerce Associa tion rooms. N. E. GIVEN, Commander J. D. WINTER, Adjutant Remodeling If you are planning to remodel your HOME or STORE consult us we specialize in this class of work. We make office and store fixtures and cabinets of all kinds, repairs/floor laying, jobbing and general repairing. No job too 'large: none too small to receive our best attention. KRAMER BROTHERS 706 Fourteenth St. Phone 444 Bemidji subscribe- for Tbe Pioneer. IOAKLAN^ A S SENSIBLE SIX littniiHiHiiiiiii^ Why are WRIGLEY5 flavors like the pyramids of Egypt? Because they are tons-lasting. And WRICLEV'S Is a beneficial as wed as long-fasting treat. It helps appetiteand digestion, keeps teeth clean and breath sweet, allays thiret. i I CHEW I AFTER EVERY MEAL Sealed Tight Kept Right Oakland owners regularly report returns of from 18 to 25 miles from a gallon of gasoline and from 8,000 to 12,000 miles on tires 1 THE NEW OAKLAND SENSIBLE SIX FOUR DOOR SEDAN S S Touring Car, $1,235 Roadster, $1,235 Coupe, $1,885 Four Door Sedan, $1,885 S F. O. B. Pontiac, Mich. Additional.--fpr Wire Wheel Equipment, $85 F. MALZAH N Phone 17-J Bemidji, Minnesota. 405 Minnesota Avenue A. .Mr. id" Ut^f,X PAGE A10 Read The Pioneer Want Ad EVERY essentiall conveniens. EVERY essentia convenience, from mechanical lifts for the windows in its double-latch doors to an inconspicuous heater for use on cold days, has place in the equipment of the new Oakland Sensible Six four-door Sedan. And bepig of solid body construc tion, and built upon the standard Oakland chasis, its range of ac tivity is fully as great as that of the open car. 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