Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 2, 1909, Page 4

i i i H i 1 Copri The Hou::? ¥ sreaseioes now About this time in the year you ex- pect “clearing sales” “bargains” and that sort of thing; and you hear a lot about them too;: they’re offered to you on every hand and nearly every page. Consider two things: The character of the store making the offer, and the character of the goods offered. If you'll do that we’ll rest our case without further evidence. Your Overcoat Chance Overcoats, $22, $20, $18 and $15 values, ss 88 = All styles are shown for men and young men; all sizes and fabrics. Your Suit Chance fig‘l:,s of $22, $20, $18 and $15 values $8-88 Wear the best clothes made at less than wholesale price. @3204. Clothing House TAFT VISITS CULEBRA CUT Engineers Approve Plans for Lock and Dam at Gatun. Culebra, Panama, Feb. 2.—William H. Taft and the engineers accompany- " ing him reached here from Panama on a special train and made a detailed examination of the fourteen miles of the Culebra cut. The fact that the lexisting plans for the lock and dam at Gatun are satisfactory to the visiting engineers has created a local feeling of optimism and the fears of delay in the completion of the work have been velieved. Mr. Taft expected that the views of the engineers regarding the situation at Gatun would be favorable and their findings -consequently did mot come as a surprise to him. NOT TAKEN BEFORE JURY Witnesses Summoned to Washington in Libel Hearing. ‘Washington, Feb. 2.—Interest in the proceedings of the federal grand jury, ‘which is inquiring into the alleged li- belous stories printed in the New York World and the Indianapolis| News regarding the Panama canal purchase, was intensified when it be- tame known that, for the present at least, no further evidence in the case will be presented. Three witnesses from New York were here in response to subpoenas, but after being ques- tioned by District _Attorney Baker they weré relieved of the necéssity of going before the jury. This also was true of J. Angus Shaw, who on Friday last refused to testify on the ground that he might incriminate himself. The same sphinxlike silence which has marked their course throughout was maintained by Mr. Baker and his assistants regarding the next step to be taken. The discharge from further attendance of all the World’s people brought here, coupled with the fact. that the hearing has been continued indefinitely, gave rise to the rumor around the courthouse that some ac- tion was immediately contemplated by District Attorney Jerome in New York city and that the government for the time being would hold its proceed- ings in abeyance. This, however, could not be confirmed. AUTHGRS OF BILLS ~ WILL STAND PAT President's Letier Given to Cal- ifornia Legislators, Sacramento, Cal.,, Feb. 2.—~President Roosevelt’s letter to Governor Gillett on the Japanese question, just made public, was eagerly read by members ot the legislature. 'A. M. Drew, au- thor of the bill prohibiting aliens to hold land in this state, said: “After a cursory reading of the let- ter I am determined to stand for the bill as it has been amended. As to the president’s views in this latest letter I take no exception, but I do believe that Secretary Root, in - the letter enclosed by the president, takes an unwarranted stand against all leg- islation proposed against the Japa- nese. “My object in introducing the land bill, I may frankly state, was to keep the Japanese from getting a foothold in California. They are not apd should not be allowed to become citi- zens of this country and they should not have the right of property owner: ship. We are confronted with a seri- ous situation in that regard and I shall make every effort to have meas- ures preventing all aliens from own- ing land passed through the legisla- ture.” Grove L. Johnson, author of the bills prohibiting Japanese from being members of corporations and provid- ing for their segregation, said: “The president’s letter has no more effect on me than water on a duck’s back. I have not changed my mind in the least about the wisdom of enact- ing these anti-Japanese laws. As to the strength of the sentiment in the assembly I have no idea, as I have not approached a single member on the question. I only know that I shall stand pat.” Chaurter City «« Bemidji The Bemidji Pioneer Publishing Co. has been trying to secure in advance the sale of enough copies of the city charter g of the to cover the cost of its publication. It has long been the wish. of citizens . of the city that the Bemidji Pioneer Publishing Co. get out this work. In order to cover the cost of publica- tion an advance sale of at least 100 copies must be made. wish to insure the publication of this work place your order with us at once. | [_Do It Now! Therefore if you diar;i POLITICAL ANNOUNGEMENTS Candidate for Mayor. I ‘hereby announce myself as a candidate for mayor of the City of Bemidji, to be voted on .at the gen- eral elgc!ion. February 16, 1909. If elected, I will conduct the affairs of the city along conservative lines and to the best of the welfare of our growing city. William McCuaig. “Candidate I;r ity Clerk. 2 I hereby announce myself as a candidate for city clerk, to be voted for at the election, to be held Tues- day, February 16, 1909. 1If elected, I will conduct the affairs of the officein a good and business-like manner. I will have regular office hours, at, which time the public will be accommodated by the show- ing of the records or gjving of general information, as they may ask. If elected, the affairs of the city will be kept up-to-date, and in a good business-like manner. T. Beaudette. 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. 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 in 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. . 1909 Diaries. The largest and best line of 1909 ever carried in this part of the state can now be seen at the Pioneer office. ‘We have made special efforts ot securethe largest assortment ever shown in the northwest. ‘Those who want special kinds should call early and make their selection. 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 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- livér them for ,$3 per copy. % Leave your order early if you de- sire a copy- Salvation Army. Brizadier J. W. Cousins, who'is in command _of the Salvation Army Operatiogs 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, Tuesdayv even- ing, Feb. 2nd. Comrades Attention ! All members of R. H. Carr Post, No. 174 G. A. R., are requested to be present at the repular meeting of the Post, Saturday February 6th, 1909,"at 2-p. m. —H. W. Bailey, Commander. Aid Society Meets Tomorrow Afternoon. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist church will meet at the home of Mrs. Backlund, 1115 Be- midji avenue, tomorrow afternoon at 2:30. All ladies cordially invited to attend. Delinquent Tax List. F."W. Rhoda, clerk of the district court, is preparing a list —of the delinquent real estate taxes for the printer which became delinquent January 1st. COLDEST WEATHER ~ OF THE WINTER Great Suffering Among New York Gity's Homeless. New York, Feb. 2—Swept by a bit- ing northwest wind New York city oxperienced the coldest weather of the winter. With the temperature in some portions of the greater city down to the zero point and the offi- cial thermometer on the weather bu- reau registering 5 degrees above zero the suffering of the homeless during the night must have been intense. . Two thousand applicants for food and coffee were lined up at the Bow- ery mission during the night, which was the largest number fed at that place thus far this winter. In addi- tion to these 318 persons, including twenty-four women, were given shel- ter at the city lodging house and the pier of the charitles department at the foot of East Twenty-sixth street. The street cleaning department had 600 men at work removing the snow during the night, but when the cold became intense the men suffered so greatly that the work was discontin- ued. Eighteen families were driven from their homes in a tenement house in East Seventy-seventh street by a fire. Policerien whose pity was excited by their sufferings from the cold went through the adjoining houses in search of neighbors who would give them shelter. The fire caused little damage. GREAT RUSH ON COAL YARDS Gas Supply Fails With Thermometer Below Zero. Columbus, O., Feb. 2.—With the thermometer 10 degrees below zero Lancaster, twenty-five miles from here, is practically without fire. The natural gas main from the West Vir- ginia field has brokea across the Ohio river and the city is without a supply. Lines of people are going to the coal -yards with buckets, baskets and wheelbarrows or anything else they can get hold of, but the coal supply will' soorr be exhausted. All the fac- tories and schools have closed. At Upper Sandusky the natural gas has been reduced to the lowest pres- sure and the water pipes have frozen. The schools have been dismissed. Billek Taken to Joliet. Chicago, Feb. 2.—Herman Billek, after two years’ imprisonment in the county . jail, in which he” has five times been respited from death on the gallows, was taken to the Joliet peni- tentiary to begin a term of life im- prisonment for the murder of Mary Vrzal. The death sentence of Billek was commuted to life imprisonment by Governor. S the office and sign for - one or more {* LAST LEG OF TRIP American Battlesllips' As- - semble at Gibraltar. SCENE RESEMBLES BATTLE Vessels Salute the Port, the Flag of the British *Admiral .and ‘Also the Vessels of Other Nations—These Are Returned Gun for Gun and the Reverberations Were Incessant for Fully an Hour. Gibraltar, Feb. 2—For an hour the port of Gibraltar seemed to be the scene of a naval engagement at close range. The American battleships were exchanging the salutes with the shore and the foreign warships in the harbor. The Connecticut saluted the port and the flag of Vice Admiral Sir James Goodrich, the commander of all the naval establishments at Gib- raltar, with twenty-one guas ¢ad when these had been returned gun for gun from a shore battery and the British battfeship Albemarle --other: salutes were fired to and answered by the Russian, French and Dutch warships in port. The reverberations were in- cessant fcr an hour and clouds of gray smoke blew over the waters. The colliers promptly took up their positions alongside the Minnesota, Vermont and Kansas and before the sound of the saluting guns had died away the bands on board these ships | were playing “rag time” to liven up the dirty and arduous work of coal- ing. Each ship requires from 1,200 to 1,600 tons to fill her bunkers for the homeward journey. Present a Beautiful Picture. The Rhode Island and the New Jer- sey came into port at 10 o’clock and were followed an hour later by the Fourth division, the Wisconsin, Illi- nois, Kearsarge and Kentucky, which anchored outside the breakwater. The Third division, consisting of the Lou- isiana, Missouri, Ohio and Virginia, brought up the rear and presented a beautiful picture as they steamed in, glistening in the sunlight and their signal flags cracking in the smart breeze. The warship basin is too small to permit the entrance of 'the entire American fleet, consequently some of the vessels had to anchor outside. Rear Admiral Sperry, accompanied by the members of his staff, came ashore at noon and called officially upon General Sir Frederick Forrestier ‘Walker, the military governor. A guard of honor consisting of a com- pany of the Norfolkshire regiment, in red coats, met the admiral’s launch at Kings stairs and escorted the car- riages of the American naval officers to the residence of the governor. LOWER COURT IS UPHELD 0Oil Company Must Pay for Lives Lost by Impure Kerosene. Washington, Feb. 2—The supreme court of the United States held the Waters-Pierce Oil company of Mis- souri responsible for damages for the death of the wife and two children of Albert B. Deselms of Orlando, Okla., thus afirming the decision of the su- preme court of that state, which af- firmed an award of $16,500 damages by the trial court. = Mrs. Deselms and-the two children ‘were burned to death on Feb. 4, 1902, in a fire which consumed Deselm’s house and which, it is claimed, orig- inated in kindling a fire by the use af what was supposed to be pure coal oil supplied by the Waters-Pierce Oil company, but it is now contended that there was such a large percentage of gasoline as to render it unusually in flammable. g Very Cold in\New England. Boston, Feb. 2.—Official thermom- eters gave but little idea of the sever- ity of the weather conditions in New England, for a searching northwest ‘wind swept over the region and drove the cold through wraps like needles. Boston was officially 4 above zero, ‘while Eastpurt, Me., had exactly zero. INDIANA TRIPLE TRAGEDY Husband- and Wife Shot, but Their " Assailant Is Killed. Madison, Ind, Feb. 2—D. E. Brown is dead as the result of an attack on Henry Lochard. Lochard himself is thought to be fatally wounded. Brown, it is said, went to the Loch- ard home and shot Lochard and Mrs. Lochard. Lochard then, after a strug- gle, obtained a revolver from his wife and fired, wounding Brown, who died later.. Lochard’s life was saved by the first bullet striking the buckle of his suspender, diverting it to one side. Mrs. Lochard was shot through the stomach and her recovery is con- sidered extremely doubtful. Brown was shot in the head by Lochard just as he was in the act of shooting Mrs. Lochard a second- time. 2 It is said the trouble grew out of Brown’s wife leaving him. % Viscount Tanaka Dead. Tokio, Feb. 2—Viscount Tanaka 1s dead here. He was a member. of the privy council and took a prominent part in the restoration of the empire after the downfall of the shogunate. Afterward he was imperial minister of education and later minister of jus- tice. He also served as enyoy to Rome and to Paris. z Court Denies a. Rehearing. Washington, Feb. 2.—The supreme court of the United States has denied the application of the Consolidated Gas company of New York for a re- hearing:: The case involves the valid- ity of the 80-cent gas law and was re- cently decided.against 1 and in favor of the law. seriously injured: and Mrs. Lochard is | WANIS ONE CENT A WORD. HELP WANTED. WANTED—Good dining-room girl. Inquire at Bereman Cafe. FOR SALE. FOR SALE:—The team known as county driving team (the team formerly driven by Dr. Blakeslee.) A good team harness' and sled for $100. Inquire of J. M. Phillipi at the county poor farm. 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 ofJ. M. Phillippi at the county poor farm. Etachentadom Moo e FOR SALE—Horses, harness, sleds, at my barn in rear of postoffice block. S. P. Hayth. FOR SALE—Team of Weight 3,100. Hayth. horses. Inquire of L. P. FOR RENT. FOR RENT—Large furnished room down stairs. Callat 419 American Ave. MISCELLANEOUS. PUBLIC LIBRARY—Open Tues days, Thursdays and Saturdays 2:30to 6 p. m., and Saturday ‘evening 7:30 to 9 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. e A el R S Lol , —eeeee L. e Want Ads FOR RENTING A PROPERTY, SELL- ING A BUSINESS OR CBTAINING HELP ARE BEST. Pioneer | | | |