Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 1, 1909, Page 4

4 e S e i { | POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Candidate for Municipal Judge. I bereby announce myself asa candidate for Judge of the Munici- pal court to be voted for at the city election to be held February 16th., 1909, and ask the support of all voters who believe in a square deal. H. W. Bailey. Candidate for Alderman, First Ward. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for alderman for the first ward at the city election to be held February 16. If elected I shall endeavor to promote all measures. which in my judgement, are for the best interests of the ward and the city at large, along lines of conser- vative business principles. Dr. E. A. Shannon. Candidate for Alderman, Second Ward. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for alderman for the sec- ond ward to be voted for at the city election to be held February 16. If elected my actions on the council shall be for the betterment of the city’s interests, and for a just and economical administration. William Blocker. Alderman, Third Ward. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for alderman from the Third ward and if elected will serve as alderman for the best interests of the city. I believe in development of the city in an economical way and all my services, if elected aldermen, will be on this basis. —]J. Bisiar. Candidate for Municipal Judge. Mr. Hiram A. Simons hereby announces himself as a candidate for Judge of the Municipal Court, to be voted for at the election to be held on Tuesday, February 16th, 1909. Mr. Simons was born and raised in the State of Minnesota and has resided n this section of the coun- try for six years last passed, and in Bemidji since December 1st, 1904. He has been actively engaged in the practice of the law in California and Minnesota for more than twenty years and in every way is qualified and fitted for the position, and therefore feels justified in asking the support of his fellow citizens at the coming election. Bound Copies of City Charter for $3. The Pioneer will soon print and bind copies of the Bemidji city charter, bound volumes of which have been greatly desired for some time, and will deliver the books, neatly and substantially bound, to order, for the small sum of $3. A representative of the Pioneer will call on you, or you can call at the office and sign for one or more volumes, at the stated price. Obtaining copies of the charter has been a matter that has worried many people of the city, and how to get them printed has never been taken up. As stated before, the Pioneer is taking orders for bound volumes of the charter and will de- liver them for $3 per copy. Leave your order early if you de- sire a copy. 4 Comrades Attention ! All members of R. H. Carr Post, No. 174 G. A. R., are requested to be present.at the regular meeting of the Post, Saturday February 6th, 1909,'at 2 p. m. —H. W. Bailey, Commander. The Midwinter Teachers’ tion. Below is given the program of the next regular teachers’s examination. Examina- The first zrade studies will be given | Thursday, February 4th in the county superintendent’s office, court house and the second grade studies Friday, February 5th and Saturday, February 6th in the high school building, Bemidji, Minn. Those desiring to teach or who hold certificates which expire or are working on extension of time are required to write unless other arrangements have been made to comply with the requirements of the state department. —W. B. Stewart, County Superintendent, Beltrami County. Program for Examinations for Common School Certificates, February 4, 5, and 6, 1909. Thursday. February 4th. (First Grade Studies) 00 Enrollment. 30 Geometry Physics. 30—Algebra. —Physleal Geography or General Agriculture may be taken at any of above periods, and may be substituted for either Geometry or Physical Geography.) Friday February, sth. (Second Grade Studies,) Enroliment. Protessional Test. Spelling. Arithmetic. Geography. Composition and Penmanship Reading. Saturday, February 6th. Second Grade Studies) U. S. History. English Grammer, Music, Physiology-Hygene. Civies. Drawing. R Will Observe Lincoln’s Birthday. It is the intention of the members of Beminji G. A. R. post to appro- priately observe Lincoln’s birthday (February 12th) by the rendering of a specially-selected and elaberate musical and literary program, which will be given at a meeting of the post to be held on the afternoon of February 12th. The final arrangements for this program will be made at the regular meeting of the post which will be held next Saturday afternoon. Much interest is being taken in the forthcoming meeting, when the program will be rendered, and no doubt a large crowd will be present at the meeting. G. A Inspected the Reservoirs. Major F. R. Shunk of St. Paul, chief of United States engineering corps which has charge of the gov- ernment reservoirs on the upper Mississippi river, arrived in the city Saturday night from the Win- nibigoshish dam and departed on this morning’s train for his home after making one of his personal quarterly inspection trips to the different reservoirs. The major reported that the upper Mississippi dams and reservoirs are all in good condition. Major Shunk was accompanied as far as Pequot by P. Henry, also of St. Paul, who will inspect the control ot the “Father of Waters” at that point. 1909 Diaries. The largest and best line of 1909 diaries ever carried in this part of the state can now be seen at the Pioneer office. We have made special efforts ot secure the largest assortment ever shown in the northwest. Those who want special kinds should call early and make their selection. Salvation Army. Brigadier J. W. Cousins, who is in command of the Salvation Army Ogerations in the Northwest will be in Bemidji and conduct a meeting in the Salvation Army hall on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 8 p. m. Come and bring your friends. Remember the date, Tuesday even- ing, Feb. 2nd. Koochiching Prisioner. Sheriff Hugh McIntosh, of Koochi- ching county, came in this morning with Ben Casey in custody and lodged the latter in the Beltrami county jail to serve a nintey-day sentence as there is no official jail at International Falls. Casey was convicted of assault in the- third degree. TAKEN BACK TC DKLAHOMA Several Hundred Convicts In Kansas Penitentlary. Kan, Feb. 1. — Nine coaches, composing a special train. conveyed the Oklahoma prisoners from -the Kansas state penitentiary here to McAlester, Vinita and Atoka, Okla.,,"whege they will be [ncarcerated fn the county falls. The convicts, numbering in all 344, sixteen of whom are women, were shackeled together In pairs. The removal of the prisoners grew out of an investigation started by Miss Kate Barnard, superintendent of prisons end charities in Oklahoma, Lansing, SUNMON| TUEWED|THU[FRI [SAT | 4 7.81910/11 14151617 1F71232425262 N. Y. CENTRAL'S NEW HEAD W. C. Brown Assumes Charge of Road as President Today. New York, Feb. 1.—With the open- ing of business today at the offices of the New York Central and Hudson River railrozd the system has a new hedad. Willlam H. Newman, the out- going president, retires to make place B __ WILLIAM €. for William C. Brown, who was elect- ed president of the road on Jan. 6. The promotion of Mr. Brown will make no change in the personnel of the vice presidents of the road imme- BROWN. diately. Mr., Newman will continue as a member of the board. Mr. Brown was formerly senior vice president of the road. FIRST GUN IN OPIUM WAR FIRED TODAY Conference on Traffic in Drug Opens in Shanghai, Shanghai, Feb. 1—War on the opium traffic of the world is the pur- pose of the international opium con- ference which began its sessions in this city today. The United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Ja- pan, China, Holland, Siam, Persia, Russia, Italy and Canada have sent delegates to the conference, which was called by President Roosevelt at the suggestion of the Right Rev. Charles H. Brent, Protestant Episco- pal bishop of the Philippine islands. Bishop Brent is one of the Amer- ican delegates to the conference. His colleagues are Dr. Hamilton Wright of Maine and Professor Charles D. Tenney, Chinese secretary of the American legation in Peking. The latter is one of the best known Amer- icans in the Chinese empire. The Chinese government has de clared its intention of co-operating heartily in the work of the conference. Several expert foreigners have beer detached from the government serv- ice to furnish to the conference statis ties of the use of opium by the na tives. It is proposed to prohibit the | growing of poppies save to the extent needed to supply the medical demand for the drug and steps to that end have already been taken. Riots in some poppy growing districts have re- sulted. . FIELD TRIALS IN TEXAS Country’s Best = Dcgs Entered in Events Which Began Today. San “Antonio, Tex., Feb. 1.—Four days of this week, beginning today, will be filled with interest for sports- men of this city and the surrounding country by the field trials of hunting dogs, an open air sport that hastaken firm hold in recent years. The open, all age, Derby and cham- plon stakes, in which-the best dogs of the country are entered, began today on the Nix and adjoining ranches, The trials are Intended as tests for the best dogs at hunting quail, with which this territory abounds. Many of the animals that are competing are prize winners and in the final serfes the racing and other tests will ‘be sensational and thrilling. GRAPPLERS MEET TONIGHT De Rouen and Mahmout Will Swap Holds in Chicago. Chicago, Feb. 1.—Raoul de Rouen- of France and Yussiff Mahmout of Turkey; two of the world’s best men at the grappling game, will meet on the mat here tonight .in a catch-as- catch-can bout. Local sports are greatly interested in seeing Mahmout perform, as he has championship aspirations and, is said to be anxious to meet” Frank | Gotch, the world’s champion. He has pinned down Jenkins, Pardello and other good men. De Rouen also has a good record, although his recent de- SUNNY SOUTH HAS BLIZZARD Western Storm on Its Way to the Gulf, HIGH WINDS AND SNOW Wire Communication Is Interrupted and Rail Traffic Interfered ‘With, Mercury Drops to’ Nearly Zero in Portions of Tennessee—Wind At- tains a Velocity of Fifty-two Miles an Hour at Memphis. Louisville, Feb. 1.—Kentucky and parts of the sunny South are firmly in the clutches of a genuine blizzard which has been raging for more than twelve hours. Wire communication is interrupted. The main artery of com- munication from Louisville to the south, over which travels all the news of the world and many of the mes- sages for the business centers of the South, was pulseless for several hours, but communication was established later in a roundabout way. Snow fell throughcut Kentucky and sections of Tennessee nearly all night and high winds at both Memphis and Atlanta denote the progress of the blizzard on its way to the Gulf of Mexico. In Memphis the wind reached a velocity of -fifty-two miles an hour. There was a heavy snow at Knoxville, with the mercury registering 13 de- grees above zero and a stiff gale blowing. Snow fell all night in Louis- ville.. Street cars and snowplows were run all night on all lines, but still there was delay to sireet car trafic. The minimum temperatire as reported by the weather bureau was 6 above. All incoming trains were late. LOSS OF LIFE INSIGNIFICANT Delay in Traffic Worst Feature of Re- cent Storm. Chicago, Feb. 1.—The damage done by wind and sleet in the Middle West and Northwest can scarcely be esti- mated. Many cities and towns are still practically isolated and train service remains demoralized. In the Dakotas and Nebraska hope is held out for immediate improvement in conditions and these, it is promised, will rapidly extend eastward to Ohio over the storm stricken region. In the South the storm was the most severe in recent years and the story of wrecked buildings, interrup- tion to wire communication and gen- eral distress is almost a duplicate of that sent from the North and North- west. Railroad trafic is also badly delayed in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mis- sissippi and portions of Texas. Tire and havoc from high winds have re- sulted in loss of several hundred thou- sand dollars. The heavy snowfall in the states to the west and northwest of Chicago is the most serious result of the bliz- zard. The delay in freight traffic and passenger service will probably con- tinue for some time. The loss of life, considering the extent of the arca af- flicted, has been insignificant. |INTERRUPTS ALL TRAFFIC Western Blizzard Hits New York With Full Force. New York, Feb. 1.—The center of the Western blizzard has reached this city in full force. Accompanied by a high west wind a heavy fall of wet snow, succeeding- a rainfall through- out the night, filled the streets with slippery slush, which delayed all means of transportation in the city and suburbs except the subway. The fall of snow began before day- light and employes of the street car lines and railroads promptly attacked it in a desperate effort to keep the lines open. Thousands of men were put to work by the street cleaning department and the main -thorough- fares down town were in fair condi- tion. Although electric sweepers were run at frequent intervals on the cross town lines there were many delays. Frequent accidents to pedestrians who were blinded by .the driving snow ‘were reported. Famous Lightship Damaged. New - York, Feb. 1.—The famous Scotland lightship, anchored off the Highlands of Navesink and marking the entrance to New York harbor, was run into and damaged by a schooner during a heavy snow storm. The lightship called for immediate as- sistance and in response the revenue cutter Mohawk rushed down the bay under-full head of steam. Traine Stuck in Snowdrifts, Denver, Feb. 1.—Snow from seven to ten feet on the level and drifts many feet deeper are still blocking many of the lines of the Colorado rail- roads. Most of the delayed passenger trains, however, stuck in drifts at re- mote sidings or some small stations, have been reached and the passengers cared for. lllinois Farmer Dies in Blizzard. Belvidere, III\, Feb. 1.—Frank Ca- tonpool, a wealthy farmer, was frozen to death in the blizzard. His wagcn overturned in the storm. The fall knocked - him ‘unconscious. He wag frozen stiff when found on the road. LOVE'S LOSSES *§2,500,000 feat by Westergaard at Omaha has 2ost him some of his fame. “Matty” Coaches'Harvard. Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 1.—Begln." ning today the pitching candidates ot Harvard will have the benefit of the" who charged that the Oklahoma con- victs were cruelly treated. Following the investigation Kansas refused to renew its contract with oklahamn tor the care nx the convicts, - coaching of Christy Matthewson, the highest priced pitcher in the country. Captain Currier of the college base Dall teum declaren that his men are | hm es Alleged Reason - Prominent Broker Retired From Business. ' New York.vu... CS—It is reported |in the financial district that William H. Moore, in guaranteeing the ac- counts of Sidney C. Love & Co., stock and grain brokers, who went out of business suddenly Monday, assumed a Iability of - about $1,500,000. Had Judge Moore not guaranteed the Love , it is sald, there would un- a receivership. principal customers ‘and Is ‘supposed, to have carried a large line of his Rock Island and other stocks in Love's office the last thing he wanted in con- nection with the matter was a re- celvership, which \vould have exposed | his holdings. Love's total losses in the stock and grain markets are now figured at con- slderably more than $2,000,000. Ho is understood to have had $500,000 of capital in his business and in the bull markets of 1906 he is reported to have made around $500,000 more. If that profit and his capital are exhaust- ed and Judge Moore has assumed $1,- 500,000 of liabilities the total loss would figure about $2,500,000. FINALLY DECLARED DEAD Body of Young Man Shows Signs of Life While Being Embalmed. St. Paul, Feb. 1.—Joseph Modrze- guka, who was removed from under: taking rooms to St. Joseph’s hospital, has finally been pronounced dead. ‘While at work in the Great North- ern railway shops Modrzeguka re- ceived an electric shock of 500 volts which was belleved to have killed him instantly. The body was removed to the un- dertaking rooms of J. A. Willwer- “cheld and was prepared for embalm- ‘ng. As the fluid was about to be in- Jected the body began to twitch and show signs of returning to life. A hurried call was sent to St. Jos- eph’s hospital for the ambulance and shortly before the body was taken to St. Joseph’s the eyeballs rolled back, showing positively that life still lin- gered in the young man. Physicians worked all night trying to bring the man back to life. But beyond a twitch now and then the body did not respond. Later it-was stated that Modrzeguka was dead. The case is one of the strangest in the medical history of St. Paul. Sev- eral of the doctors who worked for hours over the young man were of the opinion that life probably re- mained in the unfortunate man’s body after he received the shock. ATTACK ON PRESIDENT LEWIS Lively Session of the Mine Workers' Convention. Indianapolisy vu> I0.—Scarcely had the United Miue Workers’ convention opened than the forces opposing the administration of President Lewis be- gan an attack upon him and the na- tional organizers, charging that these sent to Pennsylvania for ing purposes and neglected to organize the miners. National Board Member Haggerty of Pennsylvania charged that the or- ganizers went into Pennsylvania to disrupt rather than build up the un- fon. President Lewis retorted that the statement was not true. Mr. Hag- gerty said that afiidavits would be produced to suppert his charges. Mr. Lewis then stated that a certain fac- tion of the delegation was determined to attack him. He proposed to de- fend himself to the best of his ability and desired-th 11 they had to say should be brought out. Haggerty de- fended his integrity as warmly as Mr. Lewis defended his. Each was ap- plauded. Haggerty continued to as- sail the president and the organizers and at length, amid shouts of “sit down,” he returned to his seat. The commitfee on officers’ reports later submitted #§ report to the con- veation. It endorses the administra- tion of President Lewis. As soon as it was read President Feehan of the Pittsburg district got the floer and began an attack on the committee’s report. Kills Racing in California. Sacramento, Cal, Jam. 2%—The committee on public morals of the senate reported favorably on the ‘Wallker-Otis anti-racetrack bills. There ‘Wwas no minority report. The bills will be read the second time on Monday. Senator Walker said: ~ “Not more than five members of the senate will vote against the bill.” MERGER INQUIRY SHIFTED Harriman Hearing to Be Resumed at Cincinnati. Pittsburg, Is». 20,—The taking of testimony in the Pittsburg hearing of the government’s suit to dissolve the alleged $500,000,000 Harriman railroad merger has been concluded. The next hearing will be held in Cincinnati on Feb. 9. The testimony of the witnesses ex- amined here seemed to bear out the government’s contention that compe- tition between the Southern Pacific railroad and the Union Pacific is not as keen now as it was prior to 1901. Captain James A. Henderson of the Pittsburg and Cincinnati Packet com- pany testified that until about 1901 his company had a prorate with the oil lines out of Cincinnati, but that since 1901 the railroads had refused to prorate with the river line. Other witnesses testified along the same line. RCOT OPPOSED TO HUGHES Senator-Elect Addresses New York Legislature, Albany, N. Y., Jum. 22.—Senator- Elect Elibu Root declared war upon Governor Hughes’ direct primaries legislation, pledged himself to be the antithesis of the governor in that he will consult freely with party leaders, announced unalterable opposition to the executive usurpation of the pow- ers of the legislature, defended the proposition that the states have quite as many rights as the nation and placed himself unequivocally on ree- ord for a parcels carrying post. President Pro Tem. Raines of the senate and Speaker Wadsworth, as well as Lieutenant Governor White, who have united to defeat'not only the Hughes direct. nominations but the governor’s Massachusetts ballot propositions, were elated by the at- tacks of the new senator, - Russian Baroness Takes Poieon. St. Petersburg, So= *0.—Baroness Tiesenhausen,. wife of a court official, | made an attempt to commit suicide at the winter palace by taking poison. | She was mmoved to*n ‘hospital dying. $5. UNKNOWN SHIP GOES TO BOTTOM Founders .in Storm Off Car- olina Coast. No Boats Were Seen to Leave the Sinking Steamer and It Is Likely That All on Board Were Lost—At Time of Disaster a Forty-five-Mile Wind Was Blowing and the Sea Was Running High. Elizabeth City, N. C, Feb. 1.—The $1000.00 Given for any substance in- ,unomlahuhhleundm[aod resulting from 5 from the use of (=) FATE OF CREW NOT KNOWN| WANTS ONE CENT A WORD. Diamond Shoals lightship reports that an unknown steamer foundered during the storm about three miles northwest of the lightship. No boats from the steamer or wreckage is to be seen and the fate of the crew is not known. The wind is blowing from the southwest at the rate of forty-five miles an hour and the sea is running high. Wireless dispatches from Cape Hat- teras report that an “unknown steam- er went down stern first and sank in ahout five minutes. She appeared to be an American built ship. Boats from the lightship went to the wreck- age.” At this time it cannot be said if the foundered vessel is a passenger or freight steamer. The cause of the disaster is believed to have been a leak. Baltimore, Feb. 1.—There is a probability that the vessel that foundered near the Diamond Shoals lightship ay be the steamer Theo- dore Weems of the Baltimore and Carolina Steamship company. The ‘Weems would have been in the neigh- borhood of Diamond Shoals at about the time of the accident. The Theo- dore Weems is a freight boat exclu- sively and carries a crew of nineteen men. She is an old craft. BULGARIA'S ATTITUDE UNCOMPROMISING Refuses o Increase Indemnity Offered fo Turkey. Constantinople, Feb. 1.—According to advices received here the Bulgarian | government has adopted an uncom- promising attitude on the question of the amount of indemnity to be paid Turkey as a result of the Bulgarian declaration of independence last Oc: tober. There can be no increase, it is declared, on the part of the offer of $16,400,000 and it is further inti. | mated that should a settlement on that basiS be delayed much longer Bulgaria will reconsider her position. The embassies are striving hard to bring the disputants together. A settlement between Austria-Hun- gary and Turkey, concerning the de- tails of the protocol in the matter of the dispute arising from the annexa- tion of the provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary, is expected early next week. RESULT OF ILL FEELING Sons of Governor Comer Attack Ed- itor on Street. Montgomery, Ala, Feb. 1. — Fletcher and Donald Comer, sons of Governor Comer, met Frank P. Glass, editor of the Montgomery Advertiser, on the street and engaged him in a fight. Mr. Glass was knocked down and his face bruised. No arrests have been made, though warrants for the Comers have been issued. The trouble was a result of ill feel- ing over a damage suit in which the governor secured a verdict of 1 cent against the Advertiser. GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES Minheapolls Wheat. Minneapolis, Jan. 30.—Wheat—May, $107%@1.07%; July, $1.08%. On track—No. 1 hard, $1.10%; No. 1 Northern, $1.09%; No. 2 Northern, $1.07% @1.07%; No. 8 Northern, $1. 051 @1.06%. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Jan, 30.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1.08%4; No. 1 Northern, $1.07%; No. 2 Northern, $1.05%; May, $1.07%; July, $1.073. Flax—To arrive, on track, May and July, $1.57%; Oct., $1.84. St. Paul Union Stock Yards, St. Paul, Jan. 30.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $5.50@6.50; fair to good, $5.00@6.50; good to choice cows and heifers, $4.50@5.50; veals, $5.50@6.50. Hogs—$6.05@6.25. ~ Sheep—Wethers, $5.25@5.50; yearlings, $6.00@6.85; spring lambs, $7.25@7.60. Chicago Graln and Provisions. Chicago, 'Jan. 30.—Wheat—May, $1.07%@1.07%; July, 97% Septy 945c; Dec., 958c. Corn—Jan., 69%c; May, 62% July, 62%@63c; Sept. 62c. Oats—May, 52c; July, 46%@ 46%c; Sept., 39% @39%c. Pork—Jan., $16.9716: May, $17.20; July, $17.2214 @17.25. Butter—Créameries, 22@28c; dairies, 21@26c. Eggs—36c. Poultry —Turkeys, 16c; ~ chickens, 11%c; springs, l4c. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, - Jan. 30.—Cattle—Beeves, $4.20@7.00; Texans, $4.25@5.00; West- -ern cattle, $3.90@5.60; stockers and feeders, $2.20@5.40; cows. lndfi,j:eflers, $1.86@5.60; culvex, $5.1 EO@M S —Light, $5.80@6.40; mixed, @ 6.65; heavy, 3810@670' rough, $8.1 @86.: ‘good “to cholce heavy, $6.25 @6.70; pigs, $4.75@6.70. Sheep, $3.30 @5.65; yearlings, $5.80 1 HELP WANTED. CIGAR SALESMAN WANTED— In your locality to represent us. Experience unnecessary; $110 per mo. and expenses. Write for par- ticulars. ' ‘Monarch Gigar Co., St. Louis, Mo. WANTED—Good dining-room girl. Inquire at Bereman Cafe FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an short notice. FOR SALE—Three good milch cows. Inquire of J. M. Phillippi at the county poor farm. FOR SALE—Hotses, harness, sleds, at my barn in rear of postoffice block. S. P. Hayth, FOR SALE—Team of horses. Weight 3,100. Inquire of L. P. Hayth, FOR RENT. Ao FOR RENT—Large furnished room down stairs. Callat 419 American Ave. MISCELLANEOUS. B TS ST PUBLIC LIBRARY—Open Tues days, Thursdays and Saturdays 2:30t06 p. m.,, and Saturday evening 7:30 to § p. m. also. Library in basement of Court House. Mrs, Harriet Campbell librarian. WANTED—A position to do general house work. Address, Miss Betty Jacobson, Bemidji, Minn., care of John Stohl. YOU OWE it to your family; a means of instant, certain and inexpensive communication wita the outside world. Order the Northwestern Want Ads FOR RENTING A PROPERTY, SELL- ING A BUSINESS OR CBTAINING HELP ARE BEST. Pioneer