Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 3, 1908, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIUHEERI PUBLIBHED EVERY AFTHENOON, BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING 00. By CLYDE J.ZPRYOR. Wntered in the postoffice at Bemidji Minn., a8 second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER ANNUM “STAR-SPANGLED BANNER.” (As Some Sing Tt.) 0-oh, say, can yoy see by the dawn zurly light Whatso prow dlcewe hatl dat the la-la-la leaming? Whosbraw stri psan bri stah sroo the peril® ous night O'er the la-la-la-la were so gal-lan-tlee strea-ming. And the rab-ket's red (sileuce, save for a few tenors) bur-stingin air La-la through the nigh t-that our fia gwah still there. Oh, say. does tha-at stah-spang le ba-a-ner- ye-et wa-ay O'er the la-an of the frecece, an the ho-oh mof thuh bray? On that shore la-la-la; lala-la-la-la-'a La-la-do-dull-die-day, doodle-day-dee- die-doo-dull? Lala-la-la-la-la: lala-la-la-la-la? La-la-la (etc. for theee lines, then alto- wether) Tizz thuh stah-bang-le-spanner. ok, law- aw may-ay-yit-it wa-ay Oh the lan-an dOff the freeeee, an the ho- Oh moff thu bray. —[By A. G. Rutledge.| INDEPENDENCE DAY. To-morrow is the nation’s birth- day. This is a young nation, as nations go, being only one hundred and thirty-one years. The United States has lived its_years well, and it is living well to-day. The coun- try is still a republic, and it will be a republic when the prophets of evil have been a long time in their graves. Despite all that may be said because of what wealth has done, we are a more democratic people to-day than we were on that TFourth of July in the past when the Declaration of Indepencence was signed. The people learned years ago how to safeguard their liberties, and they have not forgotten the lesson, though there be foolish ones who think so. Following the revolutionary peroid the United States faced trouble and conquered trouble. Trouble came again with the second war with England, ‘and it was conquered. Slavery tried the country’s soul, and secession tried its soul, its heart and its veins. but the nation lives and freedom lives with it. In the first years that came after the crisis through which the country pqssed there were the trying ordeals of recovery and readjustment. When more years had passed the people looked back and wondered not that there had been so much of trial but that there had been so little. To-day the. country again is troubled. There are those who see unsolvable problems in the present. The problems will be solved and the exact political equality of Ameri- can men will be maintained. There are no shadows that will not flee away. The Fourth of Julyis still Independence Day. KERN NOT A CANDIDATE. Indiana Man Has No Ambition to Be Vice President. Lincoln, Neb., July 3.—John W. Kern, whose name has been promi- nently mentioned for second place on the Democratic ticket, and Congress- man Clayton of Alabama, who is said to be slated for permanent chairman of the convention, were callers at the Bryan home at Fairview. Mr. Kern declared emphatically that he is not a candidate for vice presi- dent, but refused to say what he would ON'T give up the ship!” Every Amer- ican who has at- tended’ a public school or read the merest skel- eton of Amer- ican history is aware that those heroic words were uttered by Captain James Lawrence, commander of the Chesa- peake, as he was carried below to die after receiving a mortal wound in his engagement with the British frigate Shannon. ) Renewed interest in the Chesapeake- Shannon fight was aroused not long ago when the captured battleflag of the American frigate was pulled out of oblivion by the auctioneer’s arm and sold to William Waldorf Astor, who pre- sented the old flag to the British Royal United Service museum, Early in the year 1813 Master Com- mandant James Lawrence of the sloop Hornet had engaged and sunk the sloop Peacock of the ememy. Law- rence was in his thirty-second year, with a record of sixteen years in the navy and only six weeks’ leave of ab- sence. He was brave and able and in- tensely patriotic. After his return from the Hornet victory he was pro- moted to a captaincy and was as- signed to command the frigate Chesa- peake, then lying in Boston harbor for repairs. Lawrence disliked this as- signment and wrote several letters to JAMES LAWRENCE. the secretary of the navy protesting against it, for the Chesapeake was considered an unlucky craft as well as a dishonored one. Captain Philip B. V. Broke, a most gallant British officer, had commanded the Shannon for nearly seven years. Most of his officers and men had been aboard with him through the greater part of that period. He had brought his ship to a tiptop condition for ef- fective service and had drilled his sea- men and gunners so that they were as fine and fit as any men who ever trod deck timbers. On the other hand, Cap- tain Lawrence scarcely knew.one of his own seamen by sight. A number of them twere foreigners, and others <o) -:.g» 798} s i iy wesk izl JOHN W. KERN. do were the convention to mominate him without his seeking the place. “I am not a candidate for the vice presidency,” said Mr. Kern. “I will do all in my power to keep my name from being presented to the conven- tion.” “Would you accept the nomination ‘were the convention to nominate you in spite of your efforts to prevent it?” “That is not a fair question. Should such a contingency arise I hardly know ‘what I would do.” " Mr. Kern was asked what the plat- form will contain. He answered: “I have mo statement to make now ‘cencerning this matter further than to say that both convention and plat- form will be all Bryan.” 8 were American riffraff of humanity. Captain Broke had been blockading Boston harbor with the Shannon and other vessels. In May, 1813, he deter- mined to bring about a single ship combat with the Americans and prove to his country that British sailors still knew how to fight. The Shannon her- self gave challenge to combat by stand- ing in the offing across the bay when the sun rose bright and glorious on the morning of the 1st day of Junme. Bostonians witnessing Lawrence's has- ty preparations hustled themselves into private boats to sail cut and watch the sea fight. The Chesapeake set sail at noon and stood down the bay, followed at a cautious distance by the pleasure brated the occasion of the sailing by getting drunk. Despite mutiny on the LAWRENCE'S GRAVE, TRINITY CHURCHYARD, Lawrence drove his ship ahead under full sail straight for the waiting and eager enemy. Shortly before 6 o’clock in the even- ing the two ships came together about eighteen miles out at sea. “As the bow of the Chesapeake began to .dou- ble on the Shannon’s quarter,” in the words of a naval historian, “the latter opened fire.” The Shannon’s broadside did terrific execution on the Chesa- peake. Captain Lawrence fell, severely wounded in one leg, but propped him- self up and remained in command. After securing a more favorable posi- tion the Chesapeake returned the broadside compliment. Lawrence soon recelved a mortal wound and was car- ried below, protesting. “Keep the guns going! Fight her till she strikes or sinks!” he cried. Being informed that the enemy had boarded-| him on the spar deck, Captain Law- rence cried: “Then the officers of the deck haven't toed the mark! The Shannon was whipped when I left the deck.” A little later he called out those im- mortal words, “Don't give up the ship!” Naval fights in those days were brief and bloody. The firing between the Shannon and the Chesapeake lasted Jjust eleven minutes, and four minutes later the British had boarded the American vessel and taken possession. A fifteen minute fight made- imperish- able history! Captain Broke, after boarding the Chesapeake, was struck down by a saber and almost killed. He never fully recovered, though he lived until 1841. The Shannon lost twenty-four NEW YORK. men killed and fifty-nine wounded, while the Chesapeake’s loss was forty- seven killed and ninety-nine wounded. Fourteen of the Chesapeake's wound- ed succumbed a little later. Captain Lawrence’s remark concern- ing the officers of the deck would not have been made had he known that’all the officers were killed or ‘wounded. When the British boarded the, Chesa- peake the only officer left on deck was Third Lieutenant Au- gustus O. Lud- low, a youth scarcely twenty- § one years of age, who was serving as executive offi- cer and who took command when THE cHEsAPEAK's LaWwrence fell FLAG. Ludlow was twice wounded by grape and musket balls and was in 2 fainting condition when tke enemy boarded. He died from his wounds. The Shannon took her dismantled jcaptive into Halifax harbor, and the bodies of Captain Lawrence and Lieu- tenant Ludlow were buried in that city. Later permanent interment was made in Trinity churchyard, New craft. Some of Lawrence’s sailors cele- | York, very close to Broadway, so that today the inscriptions on the tombs of Lawrence and Ludlow may be read by part of a portion of his crew the herole |the millions pnsslng along the street. What He Would De. Grandpapa — Tommy, Tommy, you aren’t behaving well. Do you know what I should do if I were a little boy like you? Tommy—Yes, grand- papa, you'd do the same as I do, ’cause if you didn’t you wouldn’t be a ittle boy like me. The Universe. aott The heavens themselves, the planets and this center, observe degree, prior~ ity and place, insisture, course, propor- tlon, season, form, office and custom, lnd nll in line 0: order. ——Shlkuneqe. In Wrong. “Your husband is greatly in need of exerclse,” sald the doctor. “He’s In- doors too much, Ha’u have to get out more.” “Out rore!” exclaimed the wife, “He’s been out every night this: week That’s ‘what’s the matter with h].m e Realizing that he was in the wrong, the.doctor left a prescription and prom- i_qed to call later.—St. Louls Bepllbfll:. CAN 'ACUZPT HIS WINMINGS No Crime' to Take Money Won om Horée Race. New Yu&l July.3—Justice L in the supreme court, decided that po- cetving mioney as the result of a win- Ring wager ‘on a horse race is net a e. . The! ‘justice’s decision as &t first anmou the interpretation that all lndtvldunl betting was (legal; but the full opiajon 2s handed down shows that he upholds that portion’of the statute which pro- hibits and makes criminal the busl- ness of receiving bets. The case was that of ‘Melville Collins, who had wen ‘-u.:d aceepted money as a result of & t. The justice decided th.lt in receivi this money Coliins had net viola the Igw. The justice points eut that individual betting differs from the taining of a place for gambling or a person whose profession fs'that of a common gambler. In his deciston Justice Bischoff says: “It may be that since the adoption of the constitution of 1894 declaring the popular will that every form of gambling be unlawful the legislature should properly proceed to make the simplest bet er hazard a crime; Wit whatever the devised pelicy it may be said that that body has not yet done #0, and, indeed, when legislation was proposed at the last session in the form of an amendment of the ractng law directly = prohibiting indévidual bets upon the result of a horse race and punishing a violation by imprison- ment, the prepesed amendment did not become a law. “Because the provisions of section 851 of the penal code do not, in their import, prohibit the act with which this relator is charged, according to the views expressed in this memoran- dum, and there being no charge of a violation of any other of the pena] statutes, he is entitled to be discharged from custody.” Murat Halstead Dead. Cincinnati, July 8.—Murat Halstead, the veteran editor, who had been il for some months and who Wednesday had a cerebral hemorrhage, is dead at his home here. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. A fight between two women inmates of the state asylum for the insane at Kankakee, IlL, resulted in the death of one of them. The Russ, at ene time the leading Liberal newspaper of Russia, has sus- pended publication on account of finan- clal difficulties. Samuel Ritchie, aged seventy-nine years, former city attorney of Racine, ‘Wis., and one of the best known attor- neys in that state, is dead. Announcement is made that it has been finally decided to have the noti- fleation of Mr. Taft’s nomination take Pplace at Cincinnati July 28. Right Rev. Henry C. Potter, Episco- pal bishop of New York, who Is crit- ically ill at Cooperstown, N. Y., con- tinues to grow gradually weaker. Secretary of thd Treasury Cortelyou has announced a further call upon the national bank depositaries for approxi- mately $45,000,000 to be paid on or before July 15. President Roosevelt has appointed Colonel William L. Marshall to be chief of the corps of engineers of the United States army, succeeding Briga- dier General Alexander MacKenzie, who retired May 25. General George Sherman Batcheller, Judge of the international tribunal of Egypt, who has been seriously ill at Parls of cancer of the mouth, {s dead. General Batcheller was born at Bat- chellerville, N. Y., in 1887. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, July 2.—Wheat—July, $1.07/4 @1.07% ; Sept., 91% @91%e. On track—No. 1 hard, $111%@1.11%; No. 1 Northern, $1.093%@1.09%; No. £ Norghern, $1.078%@1.07%; No. 8 Northern, $1.02@1.05. $t. Paul Unlon Stock Yards. St. Paul, July 2—Cattle—=Gpod to choloe steers, $6.00@8.75; fair to good, $6.00¢8.75; good to choice eows and heifers, § lso@uo, veals, $3.75@5.00. Hogs—8$5.76@6.20. Sheep—Wethers, $3. 50@4.00 good to choice lambs, $4.25@4.75; springs, $5.28@6.40. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, July 2.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1.12; No. 1 Northern, $1.10% @1.11; No. 2 North- orn, $1.07@1.08%; July, $1.08; Sept., 923c. Flax—To arrive, on track apd July, $1.20%; Sept., $1.18%; Oct., $1.- 17%; Nov., $1.17%; Dec., $1.16%. €hicago Graln and Provisions. Chicago, July 2.—Wheat—July, 86% @86%a; Sept., 88¢c; Dec., 89% @89%c. Corn—July, 70%c; Sept., T1%ec; Dec., 61%c. Oats—July, 46%c; July, old, 47%c; Sept., 4015¢; Dec., 413%c. Pork —July, $14.80; Sept., $15.06@16.07%; Oct., $15.10. Butter—Creameries, 19 @22¢; dairies, 17@31c. Eggs—15%0. Poultry — Turkeys, 14c; chickens, 10%c; springs, 18@24c. Chicago Union 8tock Yards. ‘Chicago, July 2—Cattle—Beeves, $4.70@8.25; Texans, $4.15@6.40; West- ern cattle, $4.60@6.70; stockers and feeders, $2.60@5.20; cows and heifers, $2.40@6.16; calves, $4.560@6.25. Hogs —Light, $6.85@6.45; mixed, $6.95 6.55; heavy, $5.95@6.55; rousd, $6.! @6.20; good to choice heavy, $6:20@ 6.55; pigs, $4.76@5.80. Sheep, $2.75@ 4.40; yearlings, $4.80@5.40; lambs, $4.00@8.40. Some Famous 8alt Lakes. The Dead sea is forty miles long and nine miles wide. The Great Salt lake I8 seventy miles long and eighty miles wide, the largest body of brine in the world. There 18 evidence to sHow that once the Great Salt lake was at least 850 miles In length and 150 in width, nine times its present area. The Dead sea’ contains about 24-per cent of sol- 1ds, one-third| of which is pure salt. while of the 23 per cent of solid mat- ed appeared to warrant | WISGONSIN MAN cHOSEN L. D. Harvey President of National Educational Association. Cleveland, July :.—Lorenzo Dow Harvey, Ph. D., superintendent of pub- lic schools and superintendent of the Stout training school at Menomonie, Wis., was elected president of the Na- tonal Educational association at a special general session of the asso- ciation. The real contest for-the pres- idency took place at the session of the nominating committee. The associa- tlon merely ratified the work of the commitee. The other candidates were Dr. W. O. Thompson, president of the state university, Columbus, O., and J. H. Phillips, superintendent of the pub- -\ He schools at Birmingham, Ala. The session of ‘he nominating committee was secret. Four ballots were re- quired to make the choice. TAFT-A PRIVATE CITIZEN, Formally Turns Over War Portfolio to --Successor. ‘Washington, July .—Secretary of ‘War William H. Taft has relinquished to other hands the reins of official position and once more became a pri- vate citizen. After having been the executive head of the war department for four years and five months he re- tires now to undertake the duties and responsibilities of a candidate of a great political party for the presi- dency. Mr. Taft’s final duty at the war de- partment was the presentation to the officials of the department of his suc- cessor, General Luke E. Wright. He said he regarded it as not merely a duty but a pleasure to induct General Wright into his new office and to “start him on the way he should go.” TINY GIRL BURGLAR. Confesses in Court to Over Fifty Robberies. New York, July | .—The story of a tiny girl burglar was revealed in po- lice court when Annie Wilson, aged nine years, was arraigned on a charge of grand larceny. Apparently unaware of the seriousness of the crimes the child told of how she successfully committed over fifty burglaries and she identified every article of the stolen goods, which filled two boxes. She said she was taught to steal by her elders, but a woman who was held on suspicion denies the charge. The child said she had learned how to climb through rear windows and ran- sack homes and that she carried away her spoils in a little gocart in which she placed a “Teddy bear” to conceal the stolen property. Manila Free From Cholera. Manila, July ..—The cholera has again spread from Pagasinan province to the province of Nueva Ecija through recent festivals. Only one town is affected and the authorities are endeavoring to confine the disease there. Pagasinan and Capiz are the only provinces in which the epidemic is serious and the {otal number of cases shows a slight decre; Manila is entirely free from the disease. Kansas Flooded by Heavy Rain. Topeka, Kan., Many por- tions of Kan-~ ded by heavy rains. St. Marys and Rossville report over four inches of rain, while Valley Falls had the heaviest downpour in years. Near Meridan and Ozawakie two Santa Fe track washouts are re- ported. DON'T EXPERIMENT, You Will Make No Mistake if You Take This Bemidji Citizen’s Advice. Never neglect your kidneys. If you have pain in the back, urinary disorders, dizziness and **Ahard ¢ breathing.’” [ serd for your d To doctor yourse urexpe: itmay be pucumc Too Rié/{ doctor cannot co Ask your doctor if he does ot think it ~ - would be wise for youto kezp a bottle C1ErTY T ~f Auer's Cherry Pectoralin the house. ©¥ actly DEFECTS OF VISION Although slight, may cause much annoyance, and it usually appears in the form of a dull headache or aching eyes. Now if you are suf- fering from strained ~vision, our scientific examination of the eyes will remove the cause and a pair of our correctly made lenses will give relief. DRS. LA.RSON & LARSOXN. Specialists in Scientific Treatment and Correction of Eyes Office over Post Office Phone O"M; 92 The New Grocery Has on hand at all times choice fresh berries and fruits, staple and fancy groceries. We have the best line of canned meats for picnics in the city: veal loaf, potted ham, cold chicken, salmon, mackerel and ham. Fresh eggs and creamery butter. ROE & MARKUSEN PHONE 207 - BEMIDJI CIGARS Fora good smoke try the new cigar mede in Bemidji and get a good 10c smoke, ask your dealer for a TOM GODFREY OR QUEENIE Manufactured by BURKHARDT CICAR CO. MERCHANTS BLOCK —THE — Winona Seminary, WINONA, MINN. OPENS MONDAY, SEPT. 7th, 1308 A Boarding School for Girls Conducted by the SISTERS OF ST. 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Moyer, living at 510 Beltrami Ave., Bemidji, Minn. says: ¢I have suffered from kid- ney trouble for a number of years. There was a duli pain in the small of my back the greater part of the time and I otten suffered from pains in my loins which made me very miserable. I have used a great many remedies but did not receive any relief until three years ago when Doan’s Kidney Pills were brought to my attention, I procured a box at the Owl Drug Store, In a short time I felt bet- ter but some time later I had another attack.” Doan’s Kidney Pills gave me just as satisfactory results as in the first instance. It gives me pleasure to reccomend them to others suffering from kidney trouble.” For sale by. all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn. Co., Buffalo, New York, sole a_éents for the United States. . Remember tne name—Doans hrlnthew*m-la!l}mtsflthn nd take no other. Lumber and Building Material We carry in stock at all times a com- plete line of lumber and bwlding material of all descriptions. Call in and look over our special line of fancy glass doors. We have a large and well assorted stock from which you can make your selection. WE SELL 16-INCH SLAB W00D St. Hilaire Retail Lbr. Co. BEMIDJI, MINN. BUY A GOOD LOT With the growth of Bemidji good lots are becoming scarcer and ‘scarcer. We still have a number of good lots in the residence part of town which will be sold on easy terms. For further particulars write or call Bemidji Townsite and Im- - provement Company. " H.A. SIMONS, Agent. Swedback Block, Bemidfi.