Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 29, 1920, Page 3

THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1920 REFUGES FLOCK TO CRIMEA AND FOOD LUMBER IN FOREFRONT. | ANDBARONS FLEE WITH BECOMES SCARCE ‘Theodosia, Exiles, Bocomel Busy Port on Black Sea —_— (By International News Service) Theodosia, Crimea, April 29.— With thousands of Russian refugees crowding into Crimea, the iittle town of Theodosia, where American Red Cross has established its relief head- quarters for South Russia has become the busiest port on the Black Sea. Concentrating on the task of get- ting the fleemg Russians, many of whom have travelled on foot from points as rar away as Petrograd, to places of safety, the United States Near East Squadron has made Theo-] dosia a regular port of call and is - sending every available cargo boat and war vessel here to transport the distracted refugees to Constantinople, whence they are routed to various Tefiige points established by the Red Cross in Asia Minor and the Balkan Peninsula. The situation in the Crimea is tast growing desperate. The hordes of Tefugees have reached here utterly destitute. Hundreds are infected with spotted typhus. All are half starved and the food supplies shortly will be jnadequate unless thousands seeking relief can be taken to places nearer the base of supply. It is hoped that the efforts of the United States Naval authorities, assisted by the French and British, will succeed in adverting the impending famine which threat- -ens the lives of the multitude of ex- iles seeking escape through the only » outlet left in South Russia. Two Causes of “Eye Spots.” Spots before the eyes are of. two %&inds, namely floating and stationary. The former is a normal effect from patural imperfections of the eye, more poticeable in case of digestive distur- bances. The stationary spots are a symptom of®cataract, or opacity of the crystalline lens. Unusual Scarcity. “I am giving you a rare chance, sir, for there is only a very. limited amount of this stock for sale now at ¢his price.” “Heavens, man, are the suckers giw 4gg out already?” HENCE THE NAME, “Why do they call that horse “Collections ?" " “He's a trifle slow.” \ canequal Set it on the table— N OLD SOUTH STATES ' Thronged With/A Part of Present Heavy Demand Is for Texas Oil Fields (By United Press) Birmingham, Ala,, April 29.—The lumber mdustry. stimulnted by a na- tion-wide construction boom, is com- ing into its own, and the south is attaining a Gominant position in the industry. In spite of adverse weath- er conditions, car shortage, the labor situation and other retarding factors lumbermen of this section anticipate a heavy spring business. Because of the heavy snow and se- vere cold in the north, the retail yards of that section were unable un- til recently to move the lumber al- ready on hand. But stocks in the north are not being depleted, and it is even feared locally that the de- mand will again exceed to supply, due to heavy rains in Alabama which have greatly hindered operations. The car shortage is considered ex- tremely serious in this industry, as well as in many others. The same conditions in the labor question that arise elsewhere also are factors here. The great demand for new buildings to solve the housing problem, coupled with the other cause referred to, has been responsible for making lumber prices high, but it is also serving to place the south very near the top among manufacturers. Lumber manufacturing has al- ready rankea third among national industries, but today occupies an even more important position, and its main activities are in the south. The demand is universal, the southern lumberman being called up- on to furnish lumber for rebuild- ing devastated Europe, as well as to supply the greater part of the na- tion’s needs. This is not alone true of construction material, but hard- wood for some of the largest furni- ture manufacturing companies in America now comes from the timber- ed lands of Alabama and other south~ ern states. A part of the present heavy de- mand for lumber and timber is for|- derrick cqnstruction in the oil fields of Texas, according to lumbermen: One hundred thousand derricks will eventually be built on proved lands and it is estimated that 28,000 feet of lumber will be required for each der- rick. At the present timeé the Tumber in- dustry of Alabama gives employment to 26,000 persoms, or 32 per ¢ent of the total number engaged in industry of all kinds; it pays 26 per cent of the-total saluies and wages paid to industrial employees; i1ts capital industrial capital employed in the state; its-annual products are worth $26,000,000, or 18 per cent of the total value of all' manufacturers, and this is exceeded only by the value of agricultural products. 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Sec., Tel 719W “ o~~~ (By International News Service) Theodosia, South Russia, April 29 —Three Russian Princesses, two bar- ons, and the President of the three largest relief organizations of Russia accompanying the American Red Cross commission to Southern Russia on its recent change of base from the port of Novorossiisk to Theodosia. Piled from hold to boat deck with ‘bales and boxes and with every cabin filled with supplies, the American steamer ‘‘Sangaman,’” one of the lat- est types of cargo boats built by the U. 8. Shipping Board, left Novorossi- ick with -the American workers aboard escorted by the United States war vessel. The vessel was so crowd- ed that its passengers, Red Cross workers and refugees exclusively, slept on the tons of bales and cases. Not a foot of deck space, not a single cabin was available for sleeping quarters. Five thousand more refugees sick and wounded, awaiting transporta- tion to Constantinople, remained in Novorossiisk. Ralph Gracie Post, No. 14, meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays at Bemidji Civic and tion rooms. Commerce Associa- N. E. GIVEN, Commander J. D. WINTER, Adjutant BEMIDJI LODGE J\ Meets first & third Tues. each meoath Cor. Minnesota Ave. and Third St. Got Her Pennies. Mary had attended Sunday school for the first time. Upon returning home she was asked by her mother: “Mary, what did you do at Sunday school today?” To which Mary made the immediate reply: “Oh, nothing much. They took me down in the basement of the church and took my pennies away from me.” 5012, meets 2nd and 4th Tues. each month at 1. 0. O. F. hall. - How Oysters Grow Shells. Young oysters float on the surface of the water for a time, then sink and fasten themselves to the bottom. Thus attached, they extract lime from the water and deposit it as shell about their bodies. Visiting neighbors especially invited > ¥# Next Meeting REGULAR BUSINESS Phone 93 BEMIDJI CAMP NO. J. P. Lahr, Clerk I AIRPLANE “JOYRID:! 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