Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 21, 1908, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED NVERY AFFNENOON, L ~ - BEMIDII PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. By CLYDE J. PRYOR. Wntered in the postoffice at Bemidjl. Minn., a8 second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER ANNUM l COMMENDABLE ‘‘GOOD ROADS” MOVEMENT. The Northome Record 'says of a “good roads” meeting which was recently held at Northome: “At a well-attended gathering of representative men from all parts of the country held at International Falls on the evening of November 12th, preliminary steps were taken to organize a county Good Roads 1 association. F. J. McPartlin of { International Falls was elected & chairman and T. L. Duncan of Northome secretary of the tempor- ary organization. Committees were appointed to draft and issue a call for a final meeting on De- cember 8th, and to prepare plan of organization. “It is the purpose to call to the final meetings at the county seat delegates from all organized villages and towns, commercial clubs, etc., and as this move is an important one for the county it is hoped that a large attendance will be secured. It is proposed to perfect an organiza- tion that will be able to send repre- sentatives to the next legislature for the purpose of lobbying for road legislation that will benefit the north end of the state, and to unite with other counties in this work. This is where Koochiching county should wake up and by pulling together we will be able to accomplish some- thing for our own good.” The work being done by our northern neighbors toward develop- ment and the building of good roads might be followed with profit by the residents of Beltrami county. Let’s “‘get together” and organize for better public thoroughfares. STAND UP FOR YOUR TOWN. The man who defends his name and that of his family against the exasperation of those who, intention- ally or unintentionally, do harm to either, commits no violation of the sacred right of self defense. By common consent and the unwritten law, every man may do this. He who does not do it is neither the protector of his home nor a good citizen. In this respect a man bears the same relation to the town in which he 1ives that he bears to him- Self, his family ahd the place he calls “home.” Towns are made up of an aggre- gation or collection of homes, con- ducted and controlled by official bodies selected by the people them- selves. This order has existed since the foundation or institution of the division of the human race into families. In this collective sense the town in which a man lives is his home, and, therefore, its good name and reputation should be as sacred to him as that other “home” that gives shelter and protection to him- self and his wife and children, it matters not how humble that home may be. If the town in which a man lives affords him an opportunity of sup- porting himself and family he owes it to that town to praise its good features and keep its faults to him- self, if faults it has, and what town has not its shortcomings? There are other ways of correcting abuses, if they exist, other than publishing them broadcast to the world. No man does this of his home, no man should do it of the town that is the home of his home.— Brown’s Valley Tribune. THIRD PEACE CONFERENCE Netherlands Proposes to Advocate Its Convocation. The Hague, Nov. 2),—The govern- ment of The Netherlands has pro- posed to advocate the convocation of an international committee to arrange for a third peace conference. During a debate in parliament on the foreign office budget Foreign Min- ister Van Swinderen made a general statement on international politics, in the course of which he said he had declined to ask the powers for a dec laration of neutrality in the case ot The Netherlands, explaining that such & course would have been incompati. ble with the independence of Holland iA + . Passengers and Crew Safe. 3 New Orleans, Nov. 20.—Word has reached here via wireless that the United Fruit company’s handsome new steamer Cartago is piled up on the Utila reefs, off the coast of Hon- duras. The steamer Joseph Vaccarro of the Vaccarro line has gone to the assistance of the stranded vessel whose passengers and crew. are re ported saved. JOHN D. TELLS OF OIL DEALS Continues on Stand in Gov- ernment Swit. GUIDED BY HIS ATTORNEYS Head of Big Corporation Completes His Direct Testimony, Always In- sisting That Acquisition of Compet- ing Concerns Was to Meet Increas- ing Demand—Talks to Reporters About Laws of Health. New York, Nov. 2.—Brought to bay by the government’s stroke at the vitals of the world’s greatest cor- poration John D. Rockefeller, supreme dictator of the Standard Oil company, purred soft answers to the consider- ate questions of his awn counsel when the hearing was resumed before Unit- ed States Commissioner Ferris at the customs house. The courtroom to which the hear- ing had been transferred, owing to the enormous crowd of newspaper men and spectators, was packed to suffo- cation long before the director of the oil trust arrived with Attorneys Mil- burn and Rosenthal. “I want ao ask you,” began Attor- ney Milburn, after Mr. Rockefeller had signified his readiness, “whether or not the uncertainty of the cost and supply of the raw raaterial had any bearing upon the expansion of the Standard Oil company of Ohio?” “It most certainly did,” replied the witness, with pronounced attention to the choice of his words. “It exerted a great influence at that time and centinues to have an important bear- ing upon all our operations.” Under the vigilant guidance of At- torney Milburn the witness related the purchase of the refining plant and dock property of the Long Island Re- fining company ‘and of numerous other deals made by the big corporation. Rockefeller's direct examination was completed when the afternoon session edjourned. Chats With Newspaper Men. During the noon intermission Mr. Rockefeller chatted with the news- paper men about the care of his health. He said: “When I was a young man I used w work day and night, but I never forgot that I had a stomach. You can work long hours if you are careful about what you eat. I was always careful about what I put into my stomach and today I have cause to be very grateful for it. I never felt in better health than today, as a result of rigidly adhering to a~policy of a careful diet when I was a boy. I ad- vise any one who wants to keep his health to do the same. Then when you youug men get to be seventy years old you will be able to keep up your work. “I never felt beter in my life than I do now. For the last twenty years I have kept out of doors as much as possible and to that practice, coupled with a careful diet, I attribute my excellent health.” Asked if sitting in the witness chair glving. testimony ‘for such a long period tired him he replied: “Not in the slightest. It has not begun to grow irksome yet.” ABLE TO EAT MINCE PIE Rockefeller Has Pleasant Outlook for Thanksgiving. New York, Nov. 2 .—While John D. Rockefeller may have several more trying days ahead of him as a wit- ness in the government suit against the Standard Oil company in progress here he certainly has a pleasant out- look for Thanksgiving. According to present plans there will be a big Thanksgiving day dinner and celebra- tion and a general family reunion at the new Rockefeller mansion on Po- cantico hills, in Westchester county. ‘While John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and family have occupied the new place for some time the Thanksgiving re- union, it is said, will be the first offi- cial house warming. Among the guests will be Rev. Charles F. Aked, pastor of the Fifth Avenue Baptist church, which Mr. Rockefeller attends, and his wife. It Is said that Mr. Rockefeller is in such good health that he will not even forego the pleasure of mince pie and other dainties. Forest Fires Continue. Lexington, Ky., Nov. 2 .—Disas trous forest fires continue to rage in the Knobs section of Boyle county. The fires have been under way for three days and more than a hundred men are on duty constantly fighting to save residences and other build- ings. The damage already amounts to many thousands of dollars. Sime ilar conditions prevail in many East- ern Kentucky counties and great dam- age has also been done there. Sues Minister for Slander. , Atlanta, Ga, Nov. % .—Mrs. Sadle E. Bean, social leader of Jonesboro, Atlanta’s suburb, has brought suit for $10,000 against Rev. J. C. Atkinson, pastor of the Methodist church, whom she charges with having defamed her in a recent sermon. Mrs. Bean was chairman of the missionary society of the church and was ‘accused by the minister of having dissented from discipline. SHERIFF ON THE STAND Testifies at Length in Trial of Ray Lamphere. Laporte, Ind., Nov. 2)—Slow prog- ress was made in the trial of Ray Lamphere, charged with the murder of Mrs. Belle Gunness. Sheriff Smut- zer spent the entire morning on the stand, most of the time being given over to the cross-examination, which elicited no new points. Sheriff Smutzer told of the finding of the ten bodigs In Mss, Gunness’ graveyard ana also told of thé shic- ing by Gold Miner Schultz of the aghes from the ruins, as the result of elry, Mrs Gunness’ gold teeth and bridge work, bracelet, penknife, pocketbook clasps, etc., were found. All of these articles were introduced | and identified by the witness. On cross-examination it was brought out that Mrs. Gunness had visited the sheriff’s office three times during the winter with reference to the annoy- ance Lamphere was causing her and it was on these occasions when he observed the rings which were of- fered in evidence as having been found on the fingers of the adult body. Efforts of Attorney Worden, who conducted the cross-examination, to entangle the witness or get-him to change any statements made on direct examination failed. CZAR TO FOLLOW CASKET First Appearance on Streets of St. Petersburg Since 1904. St. Petersburg, Nov. 2).—The- fu- neral in St. Petersburg of Grand Duke Alexis, who died im-Paris Nov. 14, will be attended by Emperor Nicholas in person. His majesty will follow the casket on foot through the streets of the city. This will be the first time the emperor has been seen on the streets of St. Petersburg since 1904 and the fact is a striking testimonial of the progress made in appeasing the Deople. GIVEN ONE YEAR IN THE NAVAL:PRISON Musician Who Deserted to Wed Miss Gorman, _— ‘Washington, Nov. 2 .—Having been adjudged guilty of desertion from the navy by a courtmartial at Philadel- phia Secretary Metcalf has approved the sentence in the case of Charles J. Hartlove, musician, first class (alias C. J. Magness), who left the service In order to marry the daughter of the late Senator Arthur P. Gorman of Maryland. The pnishment to be meted out to the young man is imprisonment for one year at the naval prison, Ports- mouth, N. H,, at the end of which he is to be dishonorably discharged; he i8 to perform police duties during his confinement and to forfeit all pay ex- cept a small sum for necessary prison expenses. By good behavior Magness may reduce’ his actual servitude ¢~ eight months. The plea put up by Magness’ coun- sel was that Magness “was in a state of mind that might be called delirtum of anticipation of his honeymoon.” TO UNITE IN ONE COMPANY Independent Fertilizing Companies Plan New Project. New York, Nov. &).—Representa- tives of the leading independent fer- tilizer companies of this country and abroad will hold a series of meetings in this city during the next tew days to perfect plans for the formation of a $50,000,000 stock company under the New Jersey laws. That the projected corporation will be of an international character is suggested by the intima- tion that Herman Schmittmann of Germany is to be its first president. It was stated that the capital stock will be divided evenly in preferred and common shares and that no bonds will be issued. The Tennessee Copper company and the banking house of Lewisohn Bros. of this city are understood to be the prime movers in the project. Japanese Loan a Success, London, Nov. %).—The Japanese loan, in the shape of an issue of $10, 000,000 in 5 per cent bonds of the In- dustrial bank of Japan with the guar- antee of the Japanese government, has been an instantaneous success. Subscriptions were closed in two hours. The amount was oversub- seribed five times. The issue price is 97. The money is required for the de- velopment of Korean rcads, harbors, waterworks, etc. Bondsman to Be Examined. San Francisco, Nov. :)—William J. Dingee, reports regarding whose financial affairs have caused some comment and who qualified jointly with Thomas H. Williams for $160,000 on the bonds of former Mayor Schmitz, enabling the latter to obtain his release from custody, was cited by Superior Judge Dunne to appear in court on Saturday for examination as to his present qualification as a bonds- man, - Fifty-four Men Arrested. Chicago, Nov. . '—Fifty-four \men were arrested in a spectacular raid made by the police on a gambling house at 4011 Halsted street. The place is supposed to have been con- ducted by James O’Leary. The men arrested were released on bonds of $200 each. FEARED HE MIGHT SUICIDE Van Vlissengen, Chicago Forger,-Is Taken to Joliet. Chicago, Nov. 2).—Peter Van Vlis- sengen, prominent real estate dealer and self-confessed forger to the amount of more than $700,000, was taken to Joliet under guard of Sheriff Christopher Strassheim. Fear that the disgraced financier might attempt sulcide was given as the reason for bis removal from the county jail at an earlier date than had been expected. To avoid newspaper photographers the prisoner in leaving the jail held. a newspaper over his face. He con- tinued the use of this device in the omnibus to avoid recognition on the way to the Union depot. News that the fallen real estate dealer was awaiting a train spread quickly in the neighborhood of the station, however, and a crowd of two or three hundred people crowded about- him umtil he went aboard. There was no demon- stration. .. . : ‘Ready for Battle In 1912 if Circum- WARLIKE STEPS * BY MONTENEGRO which many ‘;:atche;, pieces of jew- é Mounts Guns on .flifls Domi- nating Austrian Port. HER TROOPS OCCUPY PASS Eight Thousand Soldiers in Control of Passage Leading Into Herzegovina @nd the Telegraph Line From the Capital to the Austrian Port of Cat- taro Cut—Austria Gives Notice of Precautionary Military Measures. Vienna, Nov. *).—A dispatch from Cettinje, the capital of Montenegro, declares that the telegraph line be- tween Cettinje and Cattaro, a seaport of Austria, has been ‘cut and that Mon- PRINCE NICHOLAS OF MONTE- NEGRO. tenegro has mounted guns on the slopes dominating Cattafo. Further- more, Montenegro has occupied Dum pass, leading into Herzegovina, with 8,000 troops. ON THE SERVIAN FRONTIER Agstrla-Hnngary Takes Precautionary Military Measures. St. Petersburg, Nov. d.—Austria- Hungary has formally notified Russia of her precautionary military meas- ures on the Servian frontier, which include the partial mobilization of the Fifteenth army corps. These steps are regarded generally as a military demonstration, but in official circles it is not felt that there is any reason for alarm and it is believed that the chances for peace have improved 50 per cent since the powers, at the in- itiative of Austria-Hungary, under- took direct mediation with Belgrade. The Austrian note on the proposed international congress to clear up the situation in the Balkans finally has been delivered and, according to a creditable authority, it contains no conclusive answer regarding the pro- gramme of discussion suggested by the other powers. It merely inau- gurates a new phase of the negotia- tions, which are taking a normal course and which probably will drag on for weeks. Reports received here from Vienna say that Austria-Hungary adheres to her determination not to discuss the question of the annexa- tion of the occupied provinces of Bos- nia and Herzegovina, but the impres- slon preyails' that an agreement ulti- mately will be reached and that the congress will be held. The Servian legation here was vir- tually - stormed by an assemblage of unemployed men who wanted to en- list with Servia for the predicted war with Austria-Hungary. EFFORTS OF PROSECUTION Attempts to Show That Lamphere Hounded Mrs, Gunness. Laporte, Ind.,, Nov. : J—In an effort to establish the fact that Lamphere ‘was hounding Mrs. Gunness and mak- ing life miserable for her and to show definitely the date of the Hel- gelein murder, in the profits of which Lamphere is supposed by the prose- cution to have shared and over the division of which it is contended Mrs. Gunness and Lamphere first fell out, the state offered considerable evi- dence to the jury. Joseph Msxson's story of the fire, his own escape from the burning building and his efforts to get into the brick part were told. Attempts on the part of the attorneys of the defense to cause him to change his story were unavailing. It was brought cut that the oil can, brought home on the afternoon of April 27 by Mrs. Gun- ness filled with kerosene and placed in the hallway of the frame part, was found after the fire on the floor in the middle of the cellar. May Search Husband’s Pockets. ‘Washington, Nov. 4.—A woman has some rights and they include the gearching of her husband’s pockets, according to a decision of Judge Mul- lowney of the District of Columbia police court. “It shows the interest a woman has in you,” the court held. “It shows that she loves you.” A wo- man who does not go through the pockets of her husband does not love him.” BRYAN WOULD RUN AGAIN stances Demand It. San Antonio, Tex., Nov. .4—“1 ‘would much prefer to retire to private 1ife and 1 hope that four years hence circumstances will not be such as to force me into the campaign, but if TO CURE A COLD INONE DAY, Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. its refund mouney if 1t fails tocure. IROVE'S signature is on each box. 25c. e Whooping Cough This remedy ean always be depended upon and is pleasant to take. It contains-n0 opium or| other harmful drug and may be given as confl- dently to.a baby as to an adult.” ° Price 25 cents, large size 50 cents. 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