Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 20, 1908, Page 4

| | | { we are left with quote you prices DO NOT Shoes is our specialty, therefore . we are able to give the BE>T FIT. the BEST QUALITY and the LOWEST PRICE Bemidji Cash Shoe Store CLEANING HOUSE Owing to the backward season Overchoes a d Rubbers which we will close out regardless of cost. Remember you will be the loser if you buy before allowing us to “BIG BEMIDG” WILL PLAY THE DULUTH Y. M. C. A. Game for Northern Minnesota Basket- ball Championship Will Be Played a large stock of Here Next Friday. The management of the “Big Bemidg” basketball team has closed a deal whereby a game will be played in this city on Friday even- ing of next week with the strong Y. M. C. A. basketball team of Duluth. The visting team is said to be the championship basketball organiza- tion of Duluth, and claims the ‘championship of northeastern Min- nesota; and as the “Big Bemidg” has yet to be defeated by a basket- ball team in the middle or western portion of the north half of the state, the game to be played next week will be for the basket cham- pionship of northern Minnesota as a whole. The Duluth team has been de- feated but once this season, and the FORGET GOUNTIES MUST DECIDE ON ROADS IMMEDIATELY If They Wish to Participate in the Sfate Aid Fund This Year. ‘ Minneapolis Tribune: George W. Cooley, secretary of the state high- way commission, yesterday sent out circular letters to the boards of county commissioners of the various counties of, the state, warning them to at once decide upon new roads which they might contemplate build- ing and thus make early application far state aid. The state highway commission will hold its regular annual meeting in St. Paul on Tuesday, March 3, for the purpose of alloting to the different counties such amounts from the state aid fund as it deems advis- able. This fund will be so distri- buted - that any one county may receive a maximum of 3 per cent. or a ‘minimum of one-half of 1 per cent. The total fund will approximate $75,000 so that the maximum may run as high as $2,250 while the minimum will average about $387. Whatever the amount received it will be entirely expended on roads to be designated as state roads. ‘Section 16 of Article IX., of the constitution provides that the state shall only pay one-third of the cost of, such road work, so the county must contribute twice the amount contributed by the highway com- mission; thatis to say, if the state aid allowed any county is $1,000, the county must appropriate double the amount, or $2,000, all of which is ‘to be expended under proper supervision on some designated state road under the rules and supervision of the state highway commission. Application must be made by the counties immediately, and rules gov- ernlng the expenditures will be- sent out until Feb. 1. New ““Hello” Manager. Charles Bang, who succeeds A. E. Harris as local manager for the Northwestern Telephone Exchange company, came over from Crookston Saturday to assume his new duties. Mr. Bang will from now on make! this city his home and will be identi- fied with the business men of Be- midji “Charley” Bang has been a resi- defeat was administered by a Wis consin organization (from Superior). “Big Bemidg” lost one game this winter, and that defeat was at the hands of the Grand Forks team last week. dent of Crookston ever since he was a “kid,” and he has of late years been engaged in business in the *“Queen City.” He will undoubtedly make a good manager for the “hello” company. The status of the Duluth and the The Crookston Journal says of Bemidji teams is about a “‘stand-off,” Mr. Bang: % and the game ' that will be played here on Friday evening of next week promises to be the fastest and most hotly-contested game ever seen in this part of the state. The management of the “Big Bemidg” team has made every effort to get a game here with the Uni- versity of Minnesota basketball team, but although the “U” players have agreed to come here on two occasions, the management of the team in both instances subsequently canceled the dates. “Chas. L. Bang left last evening for Bemidji, where he will at once assume his duties as Manager of the Northwestern Telephone Exchange company at that place. Mrs. Bang and son Kenneth will remain here for the present. Charlie has hosts of friends’ here who will regret to have him and his estimable wife leave this city, both being very prominent in both social and lodge circles, butare pleased to have his ability recognized by the‘company.” Gone to St. Paul. County Auditor John Wilmann left today tor St. Paul, where he will remain for several days. Tomorrow Mr. Wilmann will attend .he meeting of the county auditors of the state, who will hold their annual session in St. Paul. On Tuesday, together with the county auditors who attend the annual meeting, Mr. Wilmann will confer with the members of the state tax commission, who have requested a joint meeting with the auditors. Band Concert Date Changed. Professor Thomas Symington this forenoon announced that it had been decided to change the date of the band concert and dance to be given by the orchestra from Friday even- ing, January 24th to Tuesday January 28th, for the reason that a basketball game has been scheduled to be played at the roller rink in this city on the 24th inst. The forthcoming concert promises to eclipse any yet given under the direction of Professor Symington. ENRAGED MAN KILLS THREE Further Slaughter Prevented by Bullet in Shoulder. Golconda, IIL, Jan. 20.—Enraged at his sweetheart’s refusal to marry him John Echster shot and killed the girl’s father, her uncle and a friend of the family who happened to be at the girl’s home. Then he fired at the girl, but missed, and he turned his weapon apon her brother, who had been attracted to the sceme of the shooting and had hastily secured a revolver. A well directed shot from the brother’s. pistol dropped Hchster and the helpless youth was-tarried off to Jail by the police, who arrived in time to save his life from the fury of the brother. #GGEESGGSEEQGEEEEEEEEGS‘ t ANNOUNCEMENT I wish to announce the opening of offices for the treatment of v Acute and Chronic Diseases and invite the public to call and look over my equipment and find out about my method of treatment. EEEEEECEEETEETEE ‘Lady Assistant DR.. J. H. ORR OSTEOPATH Schroeder, & Schwandt Building, Plone calls answered day or night from office. BEMIDJI, MINN. 59333333333333332333333397 Wiameepots. HARD FIGHT FOR LIE Forty Men Battle for Hours to Es- cape From Burning Mine. LONG TRIP UNDER GROUND Panic Stricken Workers: Made Their Way Through Dark Headings a Dis- tance of Seven Miles and Reach 8afety Through Another Entry. Monongahela, Pa., Jan. 20.—Mirac- ulously escaping death by cremation or suffacatien or being blown to pieces by an explosion forty miners em- ployed in the Catsburg mine of the Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke company made their way through the dark headings for a dis- tance of seven miles and finally reached the open air. Without lights to guide them and given up as dead the men battled for five hours with fire and when they reached the sur- face their faces were blackened, clothes torn and all were severely bruised from stumbling in their flight for safety. Fortunately the mine con- tained very little gas or another mine disaster would have heen recorded in ‘Western Pennsylvania. The mine was fired some time dur- ing the day by a “blowout” shot*and when the fire was discovered at 9 o’clock at night by the forty men all escape to {he surface through the Monongahela eriry was cut off. Mo- mentarily expecting an explosion, with its horrible ccnsequences, the men started, panic stricken, for the entry at Charleroi, seven miles away. In their frenzy they stumbled and fell, but only to jump up again and con- tinue their mad rush for safety. The experience was. probably the most frightful a body of coal miners has ever had. When the men reached the surface five hours later a majority of them were sobbing like children. A large force of men are bratticing |. the part of the mine which caught fire and it is believed the damage will be small. BIG INCREASE IN CASH. Tremendous Flow of Currency to New York City Banks. New York, Jan. 20.—A trememlom flow of cash from the banks through- out the country to the New York city banks was indicated by the bank statement, which showed an increase of $26,185,SC0 in the amount of cash held by the New York clearing house institutions. This increasz in cash is believed to approach within a few mil- lions of the largest increase ever recorded in a single week in this city. Financiers declared tkat it showed clearly that the’ interior banks were entirely reassured by the showing of the banks last week, when for the first time since October a surplus o. reserve was established in place of the deficit which had long existed. An increase in the surplus reserve this week of $16,551,425, bringing the surplus up to $22,635,475, shows that the position of the banks is greatly strengthened over last week, notwith: standing the renewed activity in the stock market and the increased loans lncldent thereto. GONSPIRACY NOT SHOWN. Lumbermen Get Decision in Federal Court. Jan. 20.—Judge Loch v m—— ren has sustained the demurrers of the defendants in the case of the gov- ernment against nineteen retail lum- bermen, charged :with using the Unit- ed States malls to defraud, in that they circulated the “little black book” for the purpose of destroying the busi- ness of the mail order houses of the country. hile the decision of the court is virtually a victory for the lumber in- terests the government did not come out of the fight without some glory, as Judge Lochren sustained the‘de- murrers on a technicality- and it is understood that the prosecution will again bring the matter before the next grand jury. The charge against the defendants was one of conspiracy and the court based his decision on the fact that the indictment was insufficient in that it did not state a complete overt act ‘which could be attflbuted to the de- fendants. IS A BRITISH CONCERN. President Castro Annuls Contract With Sait Monopoly. Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 20.—Pres- ident Castro has annulled the contract made by the government with the ‘Venezuelan Salt Monopoly, limited, an English corporation with a capital of $450,000. A representative of the company has protested to the British legation against the'action and also against . the decree. annulling the match monopoly issued a few days ago. This company alto owned the match business. . The British legation is awaiting instructions from the home office. Rush to Europe Continues. New York, Jan. 20.—The rush of emigrants to return to Europé keeps up and the figures for January will show an enormous increase over the same month last year. Already in seventeen days 30,056 steerage pas- sengers have left. New- York, as against 9,476 last year. During the same period this year only 7,138 steer- age passengers- have arrived ‘at this port. WOULD EXCLUDE PUBLIC. Py Interested ‘Parties’ May Hear Evelyn Thaw's Story. New York, Jan. 20.—In the Thaw trial, just as Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was abont to relate anew the story of her life as she told it to Thaw in Paris in 1903, District Attorney:Jerome arose and suggested that in‘the:interest of public morals all -persons save those fmmediately interested in the case 4nould be excluded from the court- Dnly DISTRICT'ATTORNEY JEROME. room during the recital of what he termed a “horrible tale.” The notice included the representa- tives of newspapers as well as the public generally. Attoreny Martin W. Littleton, of the deferse, joined it to shield the young woman from hun- dreds of curious eyes and said that £o far as the constitutional right to an open hearing was concerned he was ready to waive that point in any iron- clad manner the court might suggest. Judge Dowling adjourned the case without giving his decision on the question. DISCUSSES CANAL WORK. Colonel Goethals Again Before Senate Committee. ‘Washington, Jan. 20.—Colonel Goe- thals, chairman of the isthmian canal commission, resumed his testimony before the senate canal committee. He discussed the structure of the vari- ous dams and locks, giving it as .his opinfon that all of them, and espe- clally the big project-at Gatun, were going to be absolutely safe and capa- ble of use in passing the largest ves- sels in the world through the canal. Colonel Goethals said a proposition of working both night and day on cer- tain parts of the canal is under con- sideration.”. When the cement work in the locks begzins in January next it will bs advisable to keep concrete mixing machinery constantly in opera- tion. Colonel Goethals said that he con- sidered 110 feet a sufficient width for resumed Wednesday next. Killed in Automobile Accident. PBaltimore, Jan. 20.—George L. Bil- lups, proprietor of Billups’ hotel, and his wife were instantly killed by be- (ing thrown from an automobile at Park Helghts avenue and the Pimlico road entrance to Druid Hill park. Leo H. Shaad of Elk Ridge, Howard county, the owner and driver of the machine, wu hurt lntfnully. but not fatally. the canal locks. The hearings will be |- JUROR SHEDS TEARS Shows Great Emotion in Refurn- ing Verdict in Walsh Case. CHICAGO BANKER 1S GUILTY Convicted on Fifty-four of the One Hundred and Fifty Counts-in the In- ‘dictment Charging Misappropria- tion of Funds. Chicago, Jan. 20.—John R. Walsh, president of the defunct Chicago Na- tional bank, has been found guilty on fifty-four counts of the indictment charging misappropriation of the funds of that institution. The jury was out forty-three hours. The penalty under the law for the crime of which Walsh was convicted is imprisonment for a period of not less than five years. It does not per- mit of the substitution of a fine for the prison term. ‘Walsh was present in the courtroom and received the verdict with little show of ‘emotion. On the contrary one of the jurors, Elbert Palmer of Harvard, Ill, burst into tears as he took his seat in the jurybox and was 80 overcome during the proceedings that he was scarcely able to answer the clerk when asked if the finding represented his view as to the guilt of the defendant. As the clerk read off the names the jurors in turn answered his question in the affirmative. When it came Palmer’s turn to respond he arose with his head bowed, swayed as though about to fall and muttered something behind his hand. Not until the " question had been repeated a third time did the juror control his feelings sufficiently to reply. Motion for a New Trial. Formal motion' for a new trial was made by Attorney John S. Miller and Judge Anderson set the hearing of the arguments for Jan. 28. Walsh was allowed to remain at liberty on the same bond, $50,000, which had been given after his indictment by the fed- eral grand jury. The charge against Walsh grew out of the closing in 1905 of the Chicago National bank, of which Walsh was president, and its allied institutions, the Home Savings bank and the Equitable Trust company. Walsh was accused of having loaned funds of these institutions, aggregating some $16,000,000, on fictitious and insuffi- ciently secured notes to nearly a score of struggling enterprises which . he himself had founded afd practically owned. Many of the notes, it devel- oped at the trial, were signed, without authority, in the names of various em- ployes of Walsh. From four to ten ballots were taken by the jury on each of the 150 counts in the indictment. There was much discussion by the jurors, first on the question of intent. On this point more than forty ballots were taken. The result of the first ballot was ten for conviction, two ‘jurors holding out, in- fluenced chiefly by sentiment. It was finally agreed that Walsh should be held guilty and the question of upon what counts he should be convicted was taken up. Those upon which the conviction was based involved nine distinct series of transactions. STATE COURTS MU_ST OBEY Refusal Will Bring Down Powers of the Nation. Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 20.—In the United States court, Judge Thomas G. Jones, presiding, said that the ob- servance of the injunctions of his court by the state judges in the face of advice to the contrary prevented civil war in the state. It was very plain that he meant that any inter- ference with them in the past or in the future would bring down the .pow- ers of the nation to punish the of- fenders. The remark came during the dis- cussion of the railroad cases by for- mer Chief Justice Weakley for the state. He ‘argued that the federal court was exceeding its authority and its rights by issuing injunctions hold- ing up state laws; that the court could not make rates, nor could it say that a rate of 2% cents a mile is right or wrong. ORGANIZE ENTIRE COUNTRY Bryan Volunteers to Make Campaign in Every State. Omaha, Jan. 20.—Mayor James C. Dablman, Democratic national com- mitteeman for Nebraska, will have active control of the movement to or- ganize the Bryan volunteers. He said that steps were being taken to organ- ize the Bryan volunteers in every pre- cinct in the United States. He says he believes that by the middle of July the organization will be ready to take up the campaign all over' the country and make an active canvass in every state in the Union. The mayor said the Bryan managers would depend to a large extent on this or- ganization to provide a campaign fund to be used by the national committee the coming fall. Two Small Banks Suspend. St. Paul, Jan. 20.—Two banks owned by A. Z. Drew, régistrar of Hamline university, the Bank of Hamline and the Midway bank, have closed their doors. The former institution is lo- cated in Hamline, a suburb of St. Paul, the other in the Exposition building at Midway. Professor Drew was at the head of both institufions. BY PRIVATE STEAMERS. Russian Naval Officer Following the American Fleet. St. Petersburg, Jan. 20.—The impor- tance . attached by the Russian ad- miralty to the lessons to be learned from the voyage of the American bat- tleship fleet under Rear Admiral Ev- ans is shown by the fact that a Rus- sian naval officer, Commander, Alexis- Diachkoft, i following the fieet on fts trip around South America, traveling | from port to port by whalever means & can ohtaln. “The commander adopt- ed this course only atter his repeated ' requests for permission to join the ships had been refused. It bhas been reported here that Diatchkoff succeeded in getting on board one of the American warships at Rio Janeiro and the entire incident of this officer’s activities has been a source of some friction between the Russien foreign ministry and the ad- miralty. When Baron Rosen, the Rus- slan ambassador to the United States, ‘was instructed to ask for a permit for Diatchkoft to join Admiral Evans he declined on the ground that he knew this request would be unfavorably re- ceived at Washington. Thereupon the Russian admiralty, after further cor- respondence with the foreign office, instructed Diatchkoff to apply person- ally to Secretary Metcalf. This the officer did, but in vain. He was there- upon ordered to follow the fleet as closely as he could, making use of private steamers. PROHIBITION DISCUSSED. Senate Committee Considers Various Measures. ‘Washington, Jan. 20.—The senate commiitee on judiciary took up the various prohibition measures before it and heard Senator Tillman on his bill regulating the importation of liquor into one state from another. He ar- gued that it was competent for con- gress to take in hand this question and relegate it to the control of the states as a police power. A colloquy arose between Mr. Till- man and Senator Bacon as to the power of congress to designate the articles of interstate commerce and Mr. ‘Nelson pointed out that the Con- stitution does not 'define interstate commerce, but simply gives congress power to regulate it. “Suppose,” he said, “twenty-three of the forty-six states have prohibition laws and in the other twenty-three the manufac- ture and sale of liquor is permitted have the latter twenty-three states the power to impose the traffic on the other twenty-three? and can congress 80 legislate and the supreme court so direct?” - Senator Knox pointed out that the supreme court had already decided to be valid state laws prohibiting the sale of imported liquors. DIFFERENT FROM LAST YEAR Hundreds of Freight Cars Idle in Rail- road Yards. Salt Lake City, Jan. 20.—One year ago this city was threatened with a coal famine because the railroads lacked cars to haul the fuel. Today, according to the Tribune, 500 freight cars are standfng idle in the yards of the Oregon Short Line. Freight cars to the number of 1,500 have been re- tired fromn service on the Harriman lines within the past forty days, mak- ing a decrease of 10 per cent in the active car equipment of the system. Twently locomotives stand in the roundhouse cold. Contrasted with an insatiable demand for all kinds of la- bor last winter the Short Line has laid off 3,000 trainmen and workmen since Oct. 1. The Rio Grande West- ern has let out 1756 men in the local shops, but has not called in any of the rolling stock. Railroad men say that the merchants are not buying goods and that this is the prineipal cavse of the falling off of traffic and the suspension of trains. DENIES ALARMIST RUMORS Jap Naval Minister Contradicts Sensa- tional Stories. Tokio, Jan. 20.—Reports attributing sinister designs to the Japanese naval edministration in connection with the Pacific squadron are absolutely un- founded. Vice Admiral Saito, minis- ter of the navy, in an interview with the correspondent of the Associated Press, said: “We have no secrets from America concerning the distribution of our fleet. Daily reports are handed the naval attaches showing the where- abouts of every vessel which can eas- ily be ascertained. “In view of the sensational reports emanating from various quarters we desire emphatically to say that no ves- sel of the Japanese fleet is any nearer the Pacific coast of "America than Yokosuka. Every one of the battle- ships is now on the home station, either at Yokosuka, Kure of Sasebo, and the entire flotillas of torpedo boats and submarines are at the same stations.” Entire Family Chloroformed. New York, Jan. 20.—Burglars chloro- formed the seven members of Herman Graugner’s family in. their home: in Twenty-second street and carried away $1,650 in cash and Graugner’s’ watch, worth $75. Graugner had no use for banks and he sewed up his money in the lining of his vest. AFTEh REASONABLE DELAY Haytian Government to Bombard Towns Held by Rebels. ‘Washington, Jan. 20.—J. N. Leger, the minister from Hayti, had a talk with Assistant Secretary Bacon re- garding the revolutionary movement there. Latest information which Mr. Leger has from his government is that a reasonable delay will be grant- ed before the bombardment of 'the ports of Gonaives and St. Mare, now occupied by the insurgents. There are four vessels in the Haytian navy. American intelests, the mintster sald, “will be fully protected. Saved by Wireless Message. ~ Fall River, Mass., Jan. 20.—That George H. Allen is alive today is due to the fact that there was a wireless | telegraph installation on the sound steamer Plymouth. While the steam- er was on its way here from New York a wireless message was received to the effect that Allen was aboard and that he had left letters in New. | self. WATCHES A larée and complete stock always on hand GED. T, BAKER & GO, WATCH;INSPECTOR FOR. Minnesota & International Ry. Big Falls & International Ry. WANIS ONE CENT A WORD. HELP WANTED. WANTED FOR U. S. ARMY: Able- bodied unmarried men, between ages of 21 and 35; citizens of United States, of good character and temperate habits, who can speak, read, and write English For information apply to Recruit- ing Officer, Miles Block, Bemidji Minn. WANTED: Competent track man to take charge of seventeen miles of narrow guage logging railroad in Yucatan Mexico. Liberal wages to right man. Inquire or address G. E.Crocker, Bemidji, Minn. WANTED: An all-around black- ‘s‘mith and wood worker. No boozer” need apply. A. B. Par- mer, Solway, Minn, FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an short notice. FOR SALE: At Mclntosh; 50- horsepower steam engine. Address Anton Jensen, McIntosh. o e il T i FOR SALE—Pair young horses; ‘weight 1000 pounds each. Apply Pioneer office. FOR RENT. PSS FOR RENT—A 6-room flat and a 5-room flat, steam heat and electric light, in BrinkmangzHotel Annex. i . FOR RENT—Six room cottage, 913 Bemidji Ave. H. A. Miles. ’Phone 8. s e oy FOR RENT: Four-room house, on Dewey avenue. A. Klein. FOR RENT: Furnished rooms. 921 Minnesota avenue. MISCELLANEOUS. e TS PUBLIC LIBRARY—Open Tues- days, Thursdays and Saturdays, 2:30to 6 p. m., and Saturday evening 730 to 9 p. m. also. Library in basement of Court House. Mrs. Harriet Campbell, librarian. Can it be true that you shop during stormy weather— Telephone buying is the proper way. York saying he was going to kill him- A search of the’steamer was made and Allen was' located in a stateroom . with a bottle of _poison which he 7vas. about to drink. He was | ZTestrained and brought Lere. - “Use the .Northwestern” Nortiwestern Telephone Exchange Gompany Ghe PIONEER Delivered to your door every evening Only 40(: - per Month |