Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 13, 1909, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED NVERY AFTERNOON, BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. By CLYDE J."PRYOR. Tntered in the postoffice at Bemidil. Minn., a8 second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER ANNUM BURIED IN RUINS " FOURTEEN DAYS Living People Rescued From Wreckage at Messina. FRESH COLLAPSES RESULT Terrific Tempest, Accompanied by Earthquake Shocks, Spreads New Terror Among the Survivors of the Stricken Town—Portion of the Docks Containing Quantity of Pro- visions Swept Away. Messina, Jan. 1 .—Search for the duried victims of Italy’s last great earthquake still continues and is fre- quently rewarded with the rescue of the living. A man named Benasja, who had spent fourteen days without food locked in the ruins of his home, ‘was taken out unconscious and re- suscitated. He had been caught in a kind of straight jacket formed by the debris and, unable to move, was com- pelled to watch the lingering death of his wife and four children. A married couple were removed not only alive but conscious. Their imprisonment had lasted thirteen days. A terrific tempest, accompanied by earthquake shocks, has caused a num- ber of fresh collapses in the ruined city and spread new terror among the survivors. Most of the people in Mes- sina were camped under tents or huts and nearly all of these were destroyed by the wind and blinding rains. Over sixty feet of the landing quays in the harbor were swept away, carrying off a large quantity of provisions stored there. Near Glarre an immense fis- sure openmed. It is 650 feet long, 3 wide and 65 feet deep and has been styled by the people the “mouth of hell.” The disinfecting of the city is pro- gressing rapidly. Two depositories connected by ferryboat have been es- tablished and disinfectants will also be transported along the Sicilian and Calabrian coasts for distribution in the Inlang yiiest. tary attache at Rome, is pushing with every energy the work of excavating the ruins of the American consulate to find the hodies of Consul Cheney and his wife, but so far without defi- nite result. FOUR MEN GUILLOTINED Infliction of Capital Punishment Re- sumed in France. Bethune, France, Jan. 1 .—The first inflictions of capital punishment in France for a number of years past were witnessed in this town when four murderers were decapitated by the guillotine. The executions were public and took place in the presence of a large crowd. . The record of crime against the four men was a long one. Working to- gether they, as members of a band, had terrorized Northern France and Southern Belglum for several years. The aots for which the men were ex- ecuted were the murder of four ‘per- sons. As the condemned men were led out of prison cries of vengeance arose from the assembled crowd and as the knife fell four times in rapid succes- sion the people present did not hesi- tate to evince thelr satisfaction. S8CORES KILLED OR INJURED Ancient Church at Sion, Switzerland, Collapses. Berne, Switzerland, Jan. 1 .—Dur- ing divine service an ancient church near Sion suddenly collapsed, burying the worshippers in the ruins. Prac- tically all members of the congrega- tion were killed or injured. A wild panic followed, those who escaped rushing through the fields shouting that an earthquake had overtaken the village. Other villagers joined in the outery and were with difficulty calmed. After an hour’s exertion the fire com- pany of the place extricated forty corpses, but it is believed there are still a number under the timbers. Six- ty persons were badly injured. The collapse of the church was caused by the time worn pillars in the under- ground ecrypt giving way. Increase in Cholera Results. St. Petersburg, Jan. 1/—Seventy new cases of Asiatic cholera have been reported in St. Petersburg dur- ing the three days following the Rus- slan Christmas. This increase is due to overeating and heavy drinking dur- ing the holiday season. Up to the present time the epidemic shows a total of more than 9,000 cases and 8,659 deaths. Two-Cent Fare Knacked Out. Easton, Pa, Jan. 1.—Judge Scott has handed down an opinion in the case of the Central Railroad of New Jersey vs. the county of Northampton %0 restrain the latter from collecting fines for violating the 2-cent rate law, the court finding for the railroad com- pany and placing the costs on the county. 3 3 Decline in Marriage Rate. Madlson, Wis., Jan. 1}—That there 1s a very marked decline in our mar- riage rate is a statement contained in a report of the Wisconsin state board of vital statistios just made public, WILL TALK TO AMERICANS British Labor Leader to Speak in Car- negie Hall Tonight. New York, Jan. 1 .—Carnegie hall will be crowded tonight with men and women interested in the cause of labor, who will hear an address by J. KEIR HARDIR. the Hon. J. Keir Hardie, chairman of the Labor party members of the Brit- ish house of commons. Mr. Hardie, who began life as a coal mine laborer, is a frequent visitor to America. He will speak tonight as the guest of the Civic forum. His subject will be “A Revolution in Brit- ish Politics and Its Lesson for Amer- ica.” - BEARER OF HISTORIC NAME ON TRIAL TODAY Galhoun, Grandson of States- man, Accused of Bribery. San Francisco, Jan. 1 .—This city witnessed today the unusual spectacle of the calling for trial on a criminal charge of a grandson of a vice presi- dent of the United States and the bearer of one of the greatest names in the history of American statesman- ship. The accused man is Patrick Calhoun of New York, San Francisco, Cleve- land, Pittsburg and other cities, grand- son of John C. Calhoun and probably the most prominent figure in the street railroad world of the United States. The charge against Calhoun is bribery in connection with the granting of a franchise to his San Francisco company by the board of supervisors. The case was called be- fore Judge William Patrick Lawlor in the superior court. Calhoun is president of the United Railroads of San Francisco. The brib- ery with which his name is connected has caused the conviction and sen- tewuy’ (0 IMDrisOnment’ ur awraham Ruef, former “boss” of San Francisco, and Eugene Schmitz, former mayor of the city. THE YEAR'S NAVAL PLANS House Committee Agrees to Expendi- ture of $29,000,000. ‘Washington, Jan. 1J—An increase of the navy to the extent of $29,000,- 000 was agreed upon by the house committee on naval affairs. The following naval programme for appropriations at this session was adopted by the committee: " Two bat- tleships of 26,000 tons displacement, $19,000,000; five torpedo boat dastroy- ers, $4,000,000; three colliers, $3,600, 000; four submarines, $2,000,000; one | sub-surface boat, $400,000. = Two battleships are recommended by the committee instead of four, as estimated for by the navy department. EASY MARKS TEMPTED HIM Chicago Man Admits Sixty Holdups and Burglaries. Chicago, Jan. 1).—Sixty burglaries and holdups of which he was the per- petrator were admitted by Leo Ad- ems, according to the police. Adams told his story in a matter of faot way. He sald that sometimes the routine of "“doing jobs” palled on him, at which times he would get legitimate employ-: ment. 4 “But I couldn't earn enough money to have a good time,” he continued, “and when an ‘easy mark’ came along I just naturally had to relieve him of his valuables.” NO MONEY FOR WATERWAYS House Committee Opposed to Action at This Session. ‘Washington, Jan. 1..—It is prac- tlcally certain that the house commit- tee on rivers and harbors will report no general bill providing appropria- tions for waterway improvements. A measure calling for an expenditure of probably not more than $10,000,000 will, it is believed, be reported to the-| house, this money to be used for sur- veys, maintenance and emergencies. The committee will meet again Satur- day in an effort to reach a definite conclusion as to rivers and harbors legislation. Many Attend Inauguration. Columbus, O., Jan. 1}.—Forty thou- sand Democrats from all over Ohio took part in the inauguration as gov- ermor of Ohio of Judson Harmon of Cincinnati, former attorney general in President Cleveland’s cabinet, and about 10,000 uniformed men, includ- Ing the Ohio national guard and the regulars from the barracks, took part In the parade. Texas Has Below Zero Weather. Fort Worth, Tex., Jan. 1\—Fort Worth and North Texas are experienc- Ing the coldest weather for twenty years, the mercury going down to 8 above zero here and to 6 below in some localities in the Panhandle, the lowest ever recorded in that section. Bnow is falling in Fort Worth and covers the ground for-the first time Gould’s Cousln Frozen to Death, Freeport, 1L, Jan, 1 .—A two days’ search for James G. Gammon, an aged farmer of Rice, Jo Daviess coun- ty, and a cousin of the late Jay Gould, resulted in the discovery of his life- less body frozen stiff in a woods on his farm. He was elghty-two years of age. Gammon was a son of Han- nah Gould, an aunt of Jay Gould. He worked on the river boats between Galena and St. Louis in the early days, later going to California during the gold fever. The God of Murderers. In & certain mountain village called Laituk, on the northwest frontler of Burma, 1s a sacred pool, in which is sald fo live a nat—i. e, a demon— called Shearpanlai, who is the guard- lan spirit of murderers. When a mur- der is committed anywhere in these hills, the water of this pool is reported to turn blood red. Now, when this happens it is a warn- ing sign to the villagers, who are the wardens of the pool, to be on thelr guard lest the murderer, whoever he may be and from whatever village he may come unobserved, succeed In reaching the pool, for the Chin law or custom is that if a murderer manages to elude the “‘avengers of blood” (who are usually some near blood relatives of the victim) and the vigilance of the guardians of the pool and succeeds in galning it and washes his hands in its blood red water, which as soon as this occurs resumes its usual appearance, testifying that the god of murder Is appeased, he is absolved from his blood guiltiness and is thereafter a free man, and no one may henceforth molest him. On the other hand, if he were over- taken by his pursuers or were he pre- vented by the village guardians from reaching the pool he would speedily pay the penalty of his crime with his life.—London Answers. Proper Way to Ride. “The fatigue of a long journey of which persons often complain,” said an experienced traveler, “is quite un- necessary and comes from an uncon- sclous effort to carry the train instead of letting the train carry us. This is in resisting the motion instead of re- laxing and yielding to it. In a rail- road car one should always rest the feet on the rail of the seat in front, if such Is provided, as to keep the feet off the floor lessens the vibration that is conveyed to the body and prevents just that much strain. In a Pullman, where foot rests are not usually pro- vided, a bag will do as well for a footstool if nothing else is to be had. The body, while you are sitting in a car, should be as completely relaxed as possible. Until one attempts this relaxation on a railroad car it is not noticed how tense is the effort to re- sist the motion, all of which is in di- rect accordance with modern physical culture, which has discovered that true repose goes further than mere nonaction.” It Worked All' Right. One day a barber’s shop in Liverpool had but one empty chair. A man wear- Ing a very big hat and walking with a BEUHL UCGT VL B IRBBUE) LAY dewangy his hat on a peg and then, drawing a revolver, turned to the idle man and sald: “I want a shave—just a common shave. I want no talk. Don’t ask me if I want my hair cut or a sham- poo. Don’t speak of the weather or ‘politics. If you speak to me, I'll shoot.” He took the chair, held the revolver across- his legs and was shaved with promptness and dispatch. ‘When he got up he returned the shooter to his pocket, put on his hat and after a broad chuckle to the cashier said: “That’s the way to keep. a barber quiet. He didn’t utter a ‘word.™ “No, sir; he couldn’t.” “Couldn’t?” “No, sir; he’s deaf and dumb.”—Liv- erpool Mercury. v Weary Widowhood. The death of the husband mnot only blights the life of a Bengall widow, but makes the rest of her existence a state of unmitigated misery and pri- vations. She is required to fast on every eleventh day of the moon, when she'is debarred from all sorts of food and drink for twenty-four hours. Her sufferings from thirst on hot days of summer are extremely painful, but she must go through them. The widow must live on one meal a day and eschew meat and fish. She must re- nounce ornaments and all sorts of lux- urles. The idea of such a state of misery of his widow keeps a man from hazardous enterprises, mot be- cause he is afraid to dle, but because his death means so much misery to his wife.—Bast Indian Mirror. _— Naming the Picture. The artist was of the impresslonist school. He had just given the last touches to a purple and blue canvas When his wife came Into the studio. “My dear,” said he, “this is the land- scape T wanted you to suggest a title for.” “Why not call it ‘Home? ” she sald after a long look. “‘Home? Why?” “Because there’s no place like it she replied meekly.—Glasgow Times. The Same Medicine. “Doctor, do you remember three years ago that you predicted positively that I would be a dead man in six weeks?” “Why, yes, I"— “Well, I've got a friend In the gext room who is despondent about him- self. Just tell him there 1S no hope for him, will you?’ There Is Only One That Is Laxative Bromo Quinine for this signsture on' every box. 35e. 00 1T Now Bemidji People Should Not Wait Uutil It Is Too Late. The appalling death-rate from kid- ney disease is due in most cases to the fact that the little kidney troubles are usually neglected until they be- come serious. The slight symptons give place to chronic disorders and the sufferer goes gradually into the grasp of diabetes, dropsy, Bright's Disease, gravel or some other serious form of kidney complaint. If you suffer from backache, head- aches, dizzy spells; if the kidney secretions are irregular of passage and unnatural in appearance, do not delay. Help the kidneys at once. Doan’s Kidney Pills are especially for kidney disorders—they cure where others fail. Over one hundred thousand people have recommended them. Here’s a case at home. Mrs. L. Kane, living at 615 Fourth St., Bemidji, Minn., says: “I wasa sufferer from kidney complaint for a number of years. Doan’s Kidney Pills gave me great reiief and I am conifident anyone using them will receive great benefit. My trouble seemed to be of a dropsical nature and I also suffered much from rheu- matic pains. My system seemed to be filled with uric acid and I felt very miserable. I procured Doan’s Kidney Pills at the Owl] Drug Store, used them carefully as directed and as before said derived great benefit.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan’s and take no other. How Men and Women Face Death. How do men and women face death when the sentence is pronounced by the doctor? A medical man tells us his experience. Tell the man of higher type and greater Intelligence, he says, that he is facing death and he begins to fight, demands a consultation, talks about going to speclalists and fights grimly to the finish.’ Tell a woman the same facts, and she lies back to await her fate. All women are fatal- ists. On the other hand, -tell a man that he has one chance in a thousand to recover if he will undergo an opera- tion, and he will trust to his own strength and endurance rather than undergo the knife. The woman will choose the thousandth chance and sub- mit to the operation with astounding ealmnace —Woman’s Life Burning With Curiosity. A certain famous authoress who is much worried by unknown correspond- ents has taken her revenge in a some- what eccentric fashion. She recelved a letter from a woman informing her that the writer had named her last baby after her and requesting the authoress’ views on her choice. She recelved a thick envelope, heavily sealed, with this Inscription: “Not to be opened tiIl baby’s thirtieth birthday.”” Now the mother is worrying herself day and night as to the contents of the envel- ope. Lines by a Sick Poet. Mr. William Watson, when fll in London and attempting a dinner -for which hé had no appetite, scribbled these lines on a scrap of paper, which he threw to his attendant: Strange sauce that's mingled with the meat, Strange meat that's mingled with the sauce—in vain. 1 eat and, wond'ring what 4nd why I eat, “‘Bromo Quinine’’ Long for the porridge of my youth again. —London Chronicle. Garrick’s Wit. David Garrick on one occasion passed Tyburn as a huge crowd was assem- bling to witness the execution of a criminal. “Who Is he?’ asked the great actor of a friend who accompa- nled him. “I belleve his name i1s Vowel,” was the reply. “Ah,” gald Garrick, “I wonder which of the vowels he Is, for there are sev: eral. At all events it is certain that it 18 neither U nor I11”"—London Saturday Review. Quite Natural. “Of course,™ sald the tourlst, “you know all about the antidotes for snake bite?” X “Certainly,” replied the explorer. “Well, when a snake bites you ‘what's the thing you do?” “Yell.”—Philadelphia Press. Two Roads, First Mother (reading letter from son at college) — Henry's letters always send me to the dictionary. .Second Mother (resignedly) — That’s nothing. Jack’s always send me to the bank.— Puck. Source of Supply. | Minister—My dear little boy, why don’t you get an umbrella? Jakey— Bince pa has quit going to church he never brings home any more umbrel- las.—Jewish Ledger. OURE A OOLD IN ONE DAY. 6% Too Well Imitated. It is no easy matter for a violin mak- er to rival the famous Stradivarius in- struments, but this an American maker did, and did so effectively that experts ‘| pronounced his violin a genuine Stradl- varius, The successful man was the late George Gemunder, a famous violin maker of New York. His remarkable ability as a preparer of violins was known to many a distinguished player, such as Ole Bull, Remenyl and Wil- helmj. But he made, so runs the story, his greatest success at the Paris expo- sition of Eiffel tower fame. To that ex- hibition he ‘sent ‘an {mitation Stradiva- rius and to test its merits had it placed on exhibition as the genuine article. A .committee of experts carefully ex- amined the instrument and pronounced 1t a Stradivarius. So far Mr. Gemun- der’s trilumph was complete. But now came a difficulty. When he claimed that it was not an old violin, but a new one made by himself, the committee would not believe him. They declared he never made the instrument and pro- nounced -him an impostor. He had done his work-too well. Can't Twiddle Their Thumbs. The gorllla and chimpanzee, which belong to the higher order of apes, have many points of resemblance to man, but there is one thing they can- not do—that is, twiddle their thumbsa. In the gorilla the thumb is short and does pot reach much beyond the bot- tom of the first joint of the forefinger. It is very much restricted in its move- ments, and the animal can neither twiddle his thumbs nor turn them round so that the tips describe a circle. There are the same number of bones in the hand of a gorilla as in the hand of a man, but the thumbs of the monkey have no separate flexor or bending muscle. This is why a monkey always keeps the thumb on the same side as the fingers and never bends it round any object that may be grasped. In the gorilla the web between the fingers extends to the second joint, the fingers taper to the tips, and there is a callos- ity on the knuckles on which the ani- mal rests when walking on all fours. Fickleness In Penmanship. Speaking of check signatures and forgery, a ‘downtown paying teller re- marked: “One of the most peculiar points in our business is one little com- prehended by the public. I mean the embarrassment caused by the man ‘whose signature Is seldom the same; or nearly 8o, two weeks in succession. “This fickleness is not intentional. It is In almost every case temperamen- tal. The man guilty of it is generally nervous and not infrequently is greatly lacking in stability of character. At tlmes you, as a layman, would hardly belleve it possible that his signature on two different checks was the work of the same hand. “Of course we come to know these cages in time, and there are always certaln characteristics in a person's handwriting which the expert can de- tect and which go far to convince. Nevertheless the changeable signature is a nuisance and involves an added peril.”—New York Globe. _— PILES CURED IN6 TO 14 DAYS PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to c1 case of Itching, Bllnfl.anleedtBK or P‘r]ortal:l':i! ing Pilesin6 to 14 days or money refunded, 50c CROUP IS NOTHING that strikes terror to the i hearts of parents more than to be awakened in the night by the ringing cough which accompanies an attack of croup, The child may retire: with nothing but a slight cold and a few hours later the family be aroused by the ominous symptoms. Every home where there are small children should be prepared for these sud- den attacks, as prompt treatment is necessary. Do not experiment with remedies of doubtful value, but get CHAMBERLAIN’S COUGH REMEDY that has been in use forneulyfort;ye:;l‘and never known to fail. Mr. Homer Krohn, of Lisbon, “We guarantee every bottle of Towa, in a letter to the ‘manufac. Chamberlain’s Cough " Remedy,” turers of Chamberlain’s Cough says W. M. Parish, Palmerston, Remedy praises this medicine for ‘what it has done for his children, He says: ‘It has not only saved < them once but many a time. Only two weeks ago my boy had the croup so bad in the night that had it not been for having a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy in the house he would have choked before a doctor could have gotten to the house. It is a medicine that no one should be without at any time.” Tt is pleasant to takeand many children like it. Ontario. ‘“‘Out of the many bottles sold last winter not one was re- turned. We recommend it espe- cially for children with croup.” Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is famous fm-dits grompt cmesmof coughs, colds and croup. en iven as soon as the child becomes 0arse an attack of croup may be averted. This medicine is entirely free from narcotics or injurions sub- stances of any kind and may be Fiven to the ittle ones with abso- ute safety. Ty Attacks of croup are most likely to occur during the early winter months, and every family with young children should be prepared for it. Keep a bottle of CHAMBERLAIN’S COUGH REMEDY in your home. It only costs a quarter, large size 50 cents. Your dx:lggint sells H ¥ For Sale at . Barker’s Drug Store A Complete Line of 1909 DIARIES Suitable for any Purpose For saleat The Pioneer Office - Typewriter Ribbons - The'Pioneer keeps on hand all the standard makes of Typewriter Ribbons./ at the uniform price of 75 cents f_or all ribbons except the tvaa and three-color ribbons and special 'ma.kes.