Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 30, 1909, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER A A A A AN AN AN NNNANPNS PUBLISHED BVERY AFTHRNOON, A A AN AN AN AN NN BEMIDII PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. By CLYDE J. PRYOR. AN AN NNNN NS NNNNNNN NN Tutered in the postoffice at Bemidji. Minn., second class matter. o, SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER ANNUM UNSETTLED CONDITIONS AT CASS LAKE. Laying aside all prejudice in the normal school fight, the people of Cass Lake are really to be pitied that they have such a continual combat with the government officials and the Indians in order to get more farming territory opened to settlement. There is little doubt but that the land around Cass Lake, at least a generous part of it, is well fitted for agricultural purposes, and if laid out into farms would make a thriving community. The latest developments have caused the interior department offi- cials to withdraw lands from settle- ment that should be opened for homeseekers; and the article printed on the first page of this issue of the Pioneer indicates that the state is also mixed up in the general scramble between the government and the would-be settlers. In all sincerity, the Pioneer hopes that its neighbor may soon get out of the “tall timber” and begin to have a town on a substantial basis, where the surrounding lands will belong, beyond a question of doubt, to the settlers thereon. NEWSPAPER BUSINESS NO “SNAP.” Says the Ocseola (Wis.) Sum: “Should anyone become affected with the idea that a newspaper contains but little reading matter, just take a blank sheet of paperand a pencil and copy f{rom the newspaper a few columns of the home news. And if you have a little spare time drop into a printing office and set it up in type, take a proof, make up the forms, print, fold and mail the papers. If your time is not com- pletely gone just wash the forms and throw the type in again. If you like you might look around for news for next week’s issue; it won’t take you long to chase that together, only that you don’t miss anything or get anything incorrect, and, above all, to please everybody. Try it. You will have lots of fun.” Yes; and if -this is done six times a week, as is the Daily Pio- neer, with a weekly edition thrown in each week for good measure, the man who assumes the task for an easy one will wish he were dead. CAUSTIC COMMENT. LA. G. Rutledge.] The world hates a pessimist as much as he hates himself. We don’t blame some men for refusing to take their own advice. How happy women would be if they could live long without getting old. Hetty Green is moving, according to an Associated Press telegram. When she gets through, she will be lucky if she is still classed as being the richest woman in the world. With Mississippi “‘going dry,” Tennesee shutting out distilleries, and Louisiana barring poker, we may well ask, sub, what is becoming of the “Solid South.” Remember, girls, although the real season for husband hunting closed by precedent with December 31, 1908, there are still some eligibles in the field who would not object to a post-leap year proposal. How He Knew. A ragman who was gathering up wornout clothing in the country pur- chased a pair of discarded trousers at a farmhouse and remarked to the man of the house as he paid for the stuff he had bought: ° “I see, sir, that you are about to lose your land on a mortgage.” “Guess you are right,” said the dis- couraged looking farmer, “but will you tell me how the Sam Hill you found that out?” “Basy enough,” said the cheerful ragman as he settled back on the seat of his peddling wagon. “I notice that these old pants are completely played out, 8o far as the part of ’em you sat down on Is concerned, but they show mighty little wear anywhere else.”’— Bxchange. Just His Luck. “William, Freddie informs .me:that his teacher has decided to advance him from the sixth to the seventh grade owing to his fine deportment and his pralseworthy attention to his studies” “Pshaw! That's just my luck!” . . “Why, what makes you say that?” “I had it all figured out that I was going to be about $10 ahead at the end of this month. Now it will be neces- gary to buy a new set of: uchaol)moks ” —Chicago Record-Herald. TROOPS AFTER CRAZY SNAKE Creek Indians and Negrd Allies in Flight, 'CfllEF MAKES HIS ESCAPE LB b e Said to Have Deserted His Fulloweu and Started for Washington to In- tercede With the Great White Father—Twenty-four Negroes Al- _leged to Have Been Killed Since the Fighting Began. Muskogee, Okla.,, March 30.—So far there has been no encounter between the state militia, marching upon Crazy Snake and his band of Creek Indians and negro allies, and the troops are still pursuing the reds. It is reported that Crazy Snake, fearing arrest, has made his escape, deserting his follow- ers, and is now on his way to Wash- ington to intercede with the great ‘white father. The main portion of the soldiers, under command of Colonel Roy Hoff- man, is pushing northward in search of the chief and his men. Several other detachments of militia are do- ing police duty and, led by farmer scouts familiar with the country, are ratrolling the country for miles around Hickory Camp looking for any refu- gees that may be hiding in the moun- tains and timber. Seemingly authentic reports from Henryetta and the vicinity of Hickery Camp place the number of bodies of dead negroes found at different points and buried at twenty-four. This total, it is said, makes up the number of men killed since last Thursday, the day of the first battle with the sher- iff’s posse. Buzzards located the bodies of seven men in the timber. Shallow holes were dug in the ground by white farm- ers and the bodies interred therein. The dead buried in this fashion repre- sented three bodies found on Thurs- day, eight on Friday, six on Saturday and seven on Sunday. All sorts of wild rumors are in cir- culation and as the scenes of opera- tion are off the railway the utmost difficulty is being experienced gaining trustworthy hews. Farmer boys in many instances are reported to be taking up an individual warfare against the negroes and firing upon the blacks indiscriminately. A negro was shot and badly wound- ed near the banks of Wolf creek, ac- cording to one story, when he was picked up and thrown into the deep creek and allowed to drown by the jeering farmer boys. WILL ENTERTAIN ROOSEVELT American Consul at_Gibraltar to Act as Host. Gibraltar, March 30.—The coming of Theodore Roosevelt to Gibraltar— the~Yankee families that date back 't colonial times. The best showing it ‘made by the South. The surprising shortage of childrer discovered by the bureau’s matisticiar is based on the proportion of childrer to adults shown in the first census o! 1790. At that time the enumerator! discovered in the territory of tht United States 1,214,388 white persont of twenty years of age and over ani 1,653,266 white children under sixteer years of age. This was a percentagt of white adults to children of .78 Gradually this proportion has been in creasing until, according to the figures of 1900, there were 1.58 adults to eacl +child. The actual figures were 37, 781,626 white " adults to 23,874,71 white children. Had the original pro portion been kept up throughout the century of the nation’s growth thert would have been 48,295,681 childrer in 1900, or 24,420,770 more. than th( enumerators were able to discover. CAUSE OF DOUBLE TRAGEDY UNKNOW) Father-in-Law of Ex-Governo Kills Woman and Self, Denver, March 30.—John Colling father of Mrs. Jesse McDonald, wift of former Governor McDonald, sho and fatally wounded Miss Sarah Nich ols and then killed himself. The shoot ing took place at the McDonald home 1151 Logan avenue. The motive fo' the shooting is unknown. Collin! -came to Denver recently from Penn sylvania. Miss Nichols was Mrs. McDonaldl aunt on her mother’s side. Collins it believed to have been insane. Mrs. McDonald said that she be lieved her father to have been men tally unbalanced from melancholia an¢ could ascribe no motive for the shoot ing. She said also that there hal been no trouble between Mr. Collins and his sister-in-law and that friendl) relations had always existed betweel them. Taft Endorses Pinchot’s Policy. Colorado Springs, Colo., March 29.— Before a large audience here Gifford Pinchot, head. of the United States forest service, said that President Taft is heartily in accord with the policy of the forest service and that the chief executive authorized Mr. Pinchot to announce publicly his en- dorsement. GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, March 29.—Wheat— May, $1.15%@1.163%; July, $1.16%@ 1.16%. On track—No. 1 hard, $1.18% @1.18%; No. 1 Northern, $1.17%@ 1.17%; No. 2 Northern, $115%@ 1.156%; No. 3 Northern, $1.11%@ 1.13%. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Panl, March 29.—Cattlée—Good t¢ cholce steers, $5.00@86.00; fair to good $4.50@5.00; good to choice cows an¢ heifers, $4.00@5.00; veals, $5.75@6.50 Hogs—$6.50@86.85. Sheep—Wethers he is due on board the steamer Ham-, burg April 1—has aroused great inter- est here. Owing to the brief stay of the Roosevelt party in this port—the Ham- burg will be only here two Hours—a formal reception is impessible. Richard L. Sprague, the American consul, will entertain the former pres- ident and General Sir Frederick For- restier-Walker, governor and com- mander general of Gibraltar, and the principal civil, naval and military au- thorities have been invited to meet him. Roosevelt at the Azores. Horta, Azores, March 30.—The steamer Hamburg, with Theodore Roosevelt and the members of his party on board, put in here to leave the mails. The stay in port was a short one only. A. de Freitas, the governor of Horta, came out to the Hamburg and welcomed Mr. Roose- velt, after which the members of the Roosevelt party were taken ashore by the governor and driven through the town. There was no official reception. THREE MEN GO OVER FALLS Crowd Sees Duck Hunters Swept to Death at Waterloo, la. ‘Waterloo, Ia., March 30.—Chris An- derson and Henry Bothman, duck hunters, clinging to an upturned boat from which Frank Bentz already had Jjumped and drowned, went over the falls in the Cedar river and drowned. The three men tried to cross the upset. Their cries for help attracted a crowd, but no one could do anything to ald the doomed men while the up- turned boat moved rapidly toward the brink of the falls. Bentz struck out for the shore and swam until his strength gave out. He sank when almost at the bank of the river. The other two men went over the falls and did not reappear. Minneapolis Lumberman Dead. Norfolk, Va., March 30.—Rob W. Turnbull of Minneapolls, for several years president of the Rowland Lum- ber company, operating extensively in Norfolk and Bowden, N. C., died at Bowden of heart failure. The body ‘was .shipped to Minneapolis for inter- ment. Mr. Turnbull was.seventy-five years old. ~E SUICIDE STATISTICS Surprising Shortage of Children Dis covered by Census Bureau. - Washington, March 30.—There is 1 shortage of almost 25,000,000 childrer In the United States, according to the Iatest race, suicide figures compiled by the census b\n‘ean. New England is o blame tor opont of this, ;pnnluularl TO GURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. 3 xo1n0 Yaohes 1t Fatls ro cure B OVE 8 slgnature is on elch box: 2c,. river just above the falls and the boat |’ $5.50@5.75;: yearlings, $6.00@6.85 lambs, $7.25@7.65. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, March 29.—Wheat—To ar rive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1.173; No. 1 Northern, $1.16%; No. 2 North ern, $1.143%; May, $1.15%; July, $1. 16%; Sept., $1.03%. Flax—To arrive and on track, $1.65%; May, $1.647%| July, $1.64%; Sept, $1.41; Oct, $1. 8614, Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, March 29.—Cattle—Beeves $4.60@5.10; Texas steers, $4.40@5.50; ‘Western steers, $4.09@5.50; stocker! and feeders, $3.40@5.50; cows an( heifers, $1.90@5.60; calves, $5.75@ 8.00. Hogs—Light, $6.55@7.00; mixed $6.70@7.10; heavy, $6.76@7.15; rough $6.75@6.90; good to choice heavy $6.90@7.15; pigs, $5.60@6.55. - Sheep $3.60@6.15; yearlings, $6.20@7.25; lambs, $5.75@8.10. ; Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, March 29.—Wheat—May $1.19%; July, $1.06%; Sept., $1.00%; Dec., $1.00%. Corn—March, 653%c; May, 663 @66%c; July, 66c; Sept. 66% @656%c; Dec., 57%@57%c. Oati —May, 543%ec; July, 473c; Sept. 393%c. Pork—May, $17.92%; July $17.92%; Sept., $17.9215. Butter— Creameries, 221 @29%c; dairles, 20% @25%c. Eggs—19@20c. Poultry— Turkeys, 17c; chickens and springs 16c. Nwmnl Alaska-Yukon-Pacnfic EXPOSITION SEATTLE: June 1 to Oct. 16, 1909, A endid ty. to oomhine #1“21 otm snfoymsm by one tald.ngp the I through " trains Northern Pécifié MAKES ATTEMPT " T0 GET AWAY Woman Kidnapper Tries to Jump From Train. IN JAIL AT MERCER, PA. Both Abductors.of Willle Whitla Now Held at the Courty Seat of the County Where the Crime Was Com: mitted—Woman Denies That Her Maiden Name Was McDermott and Says Other Stories About Her Are Absolutely Ground!ess. Pittsburg, March ! \.—After making a sensational attempt to escape from & train going thirty miles an hour; Jenying that she had a hand in the kidnapping of little Willle Whitla; asserting that she is not Anna Me- Dermott of Chicago; saying that nu- merous other stories are absolutely in. correct and through it all maintaining the air of mystery that has been thrown about her Mrs. James Boyle, wife of the man who kidnapped the ‘Whitla boy, is in jail at Mercer, Pa. The woman broke her long silence and talked, but little definite informa- tion was derived from her remarks. Although three officers accompanied her on the train from this city to Mercer, Pa., she frightened them bad- ly in an attempt to either escape or injure herself. The train had reached the Bakerstown hill, one mile south of Valencia. William Campbell, a railroad brakeman, opened the rear door of the chair car in which the woman and ofticers were riding. The next instant Mrs, Boyle jumped from her seat and ran toward the platform of the car. Some one made a sharp cry and Brakeman Campbell slammed the door and faced the woman. Mrs. Boyle quickly stepped into the lava. tory and was attempting to open the window when Sheriff Cumbert forced his way into the little room and seized her. In the-meantime the detectives guarded the rear platform. Mrs. Boyle was taken back to her seat and the three officers, visibly excited by the actions of the woman, immediately arranged their"chairs ina circle. Mrs, Boyle was placed in the middle and the officers decided to keep a more careful watch on her movements, At every station between Pittsburg and Mercer a large crowd congre- gated and cheered her or struggled with the police in endeavors to see and talk to her. Unlike a trip to prison on a serious charge her jour- ney to Mercer resembled a triumphal journey. Both Boyle and his wife now are locked up in the jail at Mercer, Where they will regain until:brought to trial for the kidnapping, which will prob- ably be ‘during the early part of May. HIDDEN THERE ERE BY ROBBERS Section Foreman Finds $2,600 in Plle of Ties. New London, Wis.,, March ?4—Ole Stromberg, local section foreman for the Green Bay and Western railway, found in a pile of ties a purse contain- Ing $2,600 in checks and notes, which ‘was stolen from the Graef store at Hortonville several months ago. The identity of the robbers of the Graef store has been a mystery since the robbery. | Gets License to Wed White Girl. Seattle, Wash., March /9. —Gunjiro -Aokl, a Jap, was’ granted a license here-to wed Helen Gladys Emery of California. The party then disap- Deared and it is supposed went to some: minister’s ‘house for the - cere- mony. The Emery family are regis- tered at one of the leading hotels. Public sentiment “in° California- com- pelled the couple to come here to be married. How’s This? ‘We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Oatarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's wau rrh Oure. . J. CHENEY & CO,. Toledo. O. ‘We, the underslfl'ncd have known Chenvy for the tast 16 years, and.believe him perfectly honorable inall -business transac- tions, and flnn!‘chllfl able to carry out any oblisations made by his firm. WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, \thleslle Druggists, Toledo. Hall's Oatarrh Cure is taken' internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Tesblmonhls sent free Price 7T5¢ per bottle. sold by all druggists, Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation. - Railway - Visiting YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK en route, via Gardin ‘way, the official entrance. Annual Rose Festival, Portland: June - er Gate- ation Congress, Spokane: Aiunfi. 9-14; Natl from Tacomal June 1-Oct. 1 wv'td.ldd.lflm.l attractions. Full particulars, fllumdtmnflu folder, witk advice about Summer Tonrist fares, WITH $7,000,000 CAPITAL New Company to Take Over Business of A. Booth & Co. COhicago, March 29.—With the. ar- rival here of P. A. Valentine, fresh from conferences in New York, plans for the organization of a new company | ° with a capital stock of $7,000,000 to take over the business of A. Booth & Co., including all debts and assets, were outlined. 2 Mr. Valentine is a brother-in-law of W. Vernon Booth, head of the so called fish trust, which went into the hends of a receiver last summer with labilities estimated at more than $5, 000,000 and with- assets which have not yet been definitely ascertained. Mr. Valentine himself is a heavy stockholder in the old company. TWENTY-FOUR MEN KILLED Breaking of Cable Cause of Disaster in German Mine. Zwikau, Germany, March 29.—Twen- tyfour persons were killed and a score terribly injured in the breaking of a cable by which a cage was being lowered into a coal mine here. The cage dropped more than 100 feet. The mine engineer says the cable was recently examined ‘and found to be in perfect condition. HOME CURE FOR EGZEMA 0il of Wintergreen, Thymol, Glycerine, Etc., Used as a Simple Wash. It really seems strange that so many people suffer year in and year out with eczema, when it is now no longer a secret that oil of wintergreen mixed with thymol, glycerine, etc., makes a wash that is bound to cure. Old, obstinate cases, it is true, cannot be cured in a few days, but there is absolutely no sufferer from eczema who ever used this simple wash and did not find immediately that -wouderfully soothing, - calm, cool sensation that comes when the itch) is allayed. There is no need of experiment—the patient knows at once. Instead of trying to compound the oil of wintergreen, thymol, glycenine, etc., in the right pro- portions ourselves we are using a prescription which is universally found the most effective. It is known as the D. D. D. Prescrip- tion, or Oil of Wintergreen Com- pound. It is made by the D, D. D, Co. of Chicago, and our ‘long experience with this remedy has given us great confidence in its merits, Barkers Drug Store. BUY A GOOD LOT With the growth of Bemidji For further particulars write or call Bemidji Townsite and Im- provement Company. H. A. SIMONS, Agent. Swedback Block, Bemidji. Subscribe For The Pioneer. if a family medicine; like Ayer’s outzlcoholthmag'n ‘ 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 sefection. ¢ WE SELL 16-INCH SLAB W00D St. Hilaire Retail Lbr. Co. BEMIDJI, MINN. ‘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. Typewriter Ribbons Thé Pioneér keeps on hand all the standard makes of Tyvewriter Ribbons, at the : uniform price of 75 cents for ‘all ribbons except the two- ‘and three-color ~ribboné and speeial -rma.kes.- Lo 1 — 4