Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 8, 1909, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON BY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. C. J. PRYOR. G. E. CARSON. Entered In the Postoffico at Bemid]l, Minnesota, as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---85.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANGE Milaca Times: ‘“Governor John- son shouting defiance of the west to the east probably sounded good to some people, but we fear the west will still need the east for some time to come.” And the west should continue to knead the east, using a little leaven now and then. It will do the effete east good to get stirred up, occasionally. . The Lake City Republican says: “With prosperity in the air, in the factory, and in the harvest fields, it looks as if something good may come to the people all over thke Uuited States in the next two years —if it is’nt spoiled by labor trouble and strikes. You know it is hard to keep an active agitator down, when he sees business picking up.” The Pioneer would again call the attention of its readers to the ruling of the postoffice department relative to the anti-lottery law. It is decid- edly “bad form” with the ~postal authorities to publish an account of any drawing or even card game where prizes are offered, or a guess- ing contest for prizes, as we under- stand the ruling. The Pioneer receives many accounts of parties, etc., wherein mention is made of the “lucky ones” who get prizes. Please cut that portion of the narrative out, gentle reader, and save the editor trouble and worry. Senator Stephens of Crookston, in an address before a teachers’ train- ing sckool in his home city, recently, advanced the novel idea that the state should pay parents of students from 12 to 18 years of age for the time they spend attending school. He took the position that it isa benefit to the state to educate its citizens and that some pay should be given to parents in order to help them keep their children in school.— Litchfield Review. The proposition advanced by Sen- ator Stephens is certainly a unique one, but it is doubtful 1f 1t would ever become a practical condition. Even among the Indians at the two Red Lake reservation schools, the parents of the aborignees are glad of the opportunity to have their children secure an education. CAUSTIC COMMENT. (A. G. Rutledge.] Don’t forget to get what your wife told you to get down town, or you may get it when you go home. An insane woman has been re- stored to reason by being told that hell was frozen over. We hope the woman will never find out that she was deceived. And now some of the railroads are accused of not paying for all the water that theyget. Thought it was the stookholders who paid for all the railroad “water.” It is not vanity that prompts a man to roll up his trousers so that onlookers get the full effect of a view of his feet. If he were vain he would hide them. Those individuals who are falling fifty, sixty or a hundred feet and “pick‘mg themselves up unhurt,” clearly were destined by nature for jobs as flying machine chauffeurs. Someone has been trying to ex- plain how potato bugs find out where pototeos are planted. They find it out just as easily as a busted friend learns you have just drawn your weekly check. CREW SLAIN BY NATIVES French Schooner Driven Ashore by a Storm. Sydney, N. S. W. Sept. 7.—The captain and crew of the French schooner Qualite, engaged in recruit- ing laborers, have been murdered by natives of Mallicolle island, in the New Hebrides. The vessel was driven ashore by a storm and while stranded ‘was attacked. In spite of a stubborn defense the crew werg massacred to the last man. A British warship is investigating the occurrence. MEXICO AGAIN SHAKEN UP Widespread Earthquake of Short Du- ration Is Reported. Mexico City, Sept. 7.—A slight shock of earthquake, lasting fifteen seconds, was felt here. Rerorts from as far west as Acapulco indicate that the shock was widespread. At the latter place it lasted eight seconds. No damage was done by the disturbance. POLE ALSO REAGHED BY PEARY Message Received From Explorer, NO DETAILS ARE GIVEN Simply States That American Flag Floats There. CAN EASILY PROVE HIS GLAIM Was Accompanied by White Men of Good Repute. New York, Sept. '—The following dispatch has been received here from Indian Harbor, via Cape Ray, N. F., from Robert E. Peary: “Stars and Stripes nalled to North pole.” The same telegram has been re celved by the Reuter Telegram com- pany of London. This startling and laconic message, flashed from the coast of Labrador to New York and thence to the four corners of the globe, at the moment when Dr. Cook is being acclaimed by the crowned heads of Europe and by the world at large as the discoverer of the North pole, adds a remarkable chapter to the study of an achieve- ment that has held the civilized world ROBERT E. PEARY. up to the highest pitch of interest since Sept. 1, when Dr. Cook’s -claim to having reached the top of the world was first telegraphed from the Shetland islands. Two explorers, Dr. Frederick A. Cook and Commander Robert H. Peary, both Americans, are in the Arctle seeking the goal of centuries, the North pole, whose attainment has al tlmes seemed beyond the reach of man. Both are determined and cour- ageous and beth leave expressing the belief that their efforts will be crowned with succcess. Peary is well known to both sclentists and the gen- eral public as a persistent striver for the honors of “farthest north.” Dr. Cook, on the other hand, has held the public attention to a lesser degree. He made his departure quietly and his purpose was hardly known other than to those who are keenly intercsted in polar research. Then, suddenly and with no word of warning, a steamer touches at Lerwick and Dr. Cook’s claim to having succeeded where ex- pedition after expedition of the hardi- est explorers of the world had failed is made known. Three days later Dr. Cook arrived at Copenhagen and was given a welcome to an explorer un- precedented in history. Five days after the-receipt of the Lerwick message, almcst to the hour, comes the sensational statement from Indian Harbor that Coitmander Peary also has been successful on his third expedition to the coveted goal. One point of supreme importance in Peary’s report of his succcess is that the statement must remain absolutely nnchallenged, because Peary undoubt- edly is able to confirm his statements by creditable white witnesses who made up the personnel of his party. PLEASING TO HIS FRIENDS Report That.Peary Had Reached the North Pole. Washington, Sept.7.—“That dispatch from Peary means that he has finally achleved what he has so long been after,” said Henry Gannett, an old friend of Peary's and vice president of the National Geographical society. “I am awfully glad that he has got ten to the North pole, whether he. was the frpt to roach there or not. Re gertalnly worked hard enough to gét there. Such a dispatch from Peary would signify only his own achieve- ment, even if Cook was there first. I always thought that Peary had the best chance of all of the men who have gone out in_the effort to reach the North pole. He was fitted by long experience and by his well -known bigh qualities. I repeat, I am awfully glad that Peary has reched the pole.” Peary is personally very popular with the sclentists in Washington and a 1ovement will be launched at once to give him a rousing reception when fie"gets Dack to this country. MELVILLE BELIEVES PEARY Says Latter Was Well Equipped for Reaching Pole. Philadelphia, Sept. 7—Admiral Mel- ville, when informed of the text of the Associated Press dispatch from Lieutenant Peary, said: “If Peary has telegraphed the Associated Press that he has found the pole I believe it and say bully for him.” . “‘Good for Peary,” continued the ad- miral, as a smile crossed his 'face. *I have known Peary personally for a long time and as he gas well equip- ped for an expedition 1 think he had at least as much chance as Dr. Cook had for discovering the pole. Peary was within 200 miles of the pole in his last expedition and was prevented from going there by the opening of the ice packs. He has been gone long enough to have reached there. “It was the crazy dispatches pur- porting to have come from Dr. Cook about the conditions he found there and other things that caused a doubt in my mind about Cook having found the pole. The later dispatches are more sane and are more favorable to Dr. Cock.” SECOND MESSAGE RECEIVED Comes in Cipher and Is Undoubtedly From Peary. New York, Sept. 7—A telegram was received here from Lieutenant Peary for Herbert L. Bridgman, secretary of the Peary Arctic club of America. It read as follows: “Pole reached. Roosevolt safe.” The telegram to Mr. Bridgman was gent in cipher. " The cipher used was a private one and indicates clearly that the dispatch was sent by Com- mander Peary. St. Johns, N. F., Sept. 7.—Command- er Peary has just telegraphed the gov- ernor of Newfoundland by wireless from Tndian Harbor, Labrador, an- nouncing he has discovered the North pole and congratulating New- foundland on its part in this discov- ery, seeing that the captain and crew of Peary’s steamer are Newfound- landers. NO EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM Naval Officcer Says It Is Not Fair to Doubt Cook’s Word. Washington, Sept. 7.—*“It is not fair to doubt Dr. Cook’s word in the ab- sence of any evidence whatever against him.” This statement was made by Cap- tain A. G. Winterhalter of the navy, chief of the hydrographic office here, in speaking of the doubt that had been expressed in some quarters as to whether Dr. Cook -actually had reached the North pole. “Not ome time in a hundred thousand,” he sald, “would Dr. Cook be able successfully to fake astronomical observations. I have had much experience in making observations and compilations from them and I speak from my own knowledge in such matters. Fake ob- servations from day to day could not possibly be continued for any length of time without detection and why not wait until access is had to Dr. Cook’s records and hooks? These, in my opinion, will clear up every question as tc his actually having reached the pole. If they do not it will then be quite time enough to cast aspersion upon him.” DR. COOK IS CONGRATULATED German Societies Recognize Ameri- can’s Achievement. Berlin, Sept. 7—Two of the leading societies of German geographers, the Berlin and the Hamburg assoclations, have congratulated Dr. Cook on his discovery of the North pole. The managing committees of each society met and decided duly upon this recog- nition. The Berlin committee ex- pressed the opinion that it had no right to withhold its acknowledgment from an honorable and experienced explorer such as Dr. Cook and it sent its congratulations gladly. In doing this, however, the committee does not consider that it formally accepts ev- ery statement of fact made by Dr. Cook; it simply gives general recog- nition to his fine achievement. BY THE KING OF SWEDEN Dr. Cook Officially Recognized as Dis- coverer of Pole. Washington, Sept. 7.—The king of Sweden officially has recognized Dr. Cook as the discoverer of the North pole. Minister Egan, at Copenhagen, has informed the state department in ef- fect that the king, through the Ameri- can minister at Copenhagen, has con- gratulated the government of the United States on the occasion of Dr. Cook’s discovery. . Lynched for Killing Dog. Madrid, Sept. 7.—Villagers at Astu- dillo, provizee of Valencia, lynched a law student named Manrique, aged seventeen years, son of a member of the cortes, because he killed a dog. BROTHERS IN FATAL FIGHT One Dying of Gunshot Wound and the Other Seriously Stabbed. Salem, Ind., Sept. 7.—As the result of a desperate encounter between two brothers on the McGinnis farm Lu- ther McGinnis, aged forty-elght years, was fatally shot and Horace McGinnls, aged forty-five, was seriously stabbed. Since the death of Willlam MeGinnis, father of the men, who was found dead in a barn six weeks ago, ill feeling has existed between the broth- ers. ABOUT FOUR THOUSAND DEAD Official Statement Regarding Mexican Flood Victims. Monterey, Mex., Sept. 7.—An official statement issued from the government flood. sufferers’ headquarters shows that the loss of life in Monterey by the recent overflow of the Santa Cata- rina river was about 3,000 people. It Is estimated that the number of victims outside of Monterey was about 800, making all told 3,800 casuvalties in the overflowed district. WILL DISCUSS LAND ENTRIES { Secretary Ballinger Calls on President Taft, “ CARRIES MANY DOCUMENTS Arrives at Beverly With Several Satchels Full of Government Re- ports Relating to the Subject Under Consideration—Declares His Depart- ment Has Nothing to Fear From Closest Scrutiny. Beverly, Mass, Sept. T.—After spending the forenoon in Boston Sec- retary of the Interior Ballinger came to Beverly to go over with President Taft the situation that has developed in the interior department during the two months the secretary has been absent in the West. Mr. Ballinger brought with him sev- eral satchels full of government docu- ments. Among these were detailed reports by Frank Pierce, assistant sec- retary of the interior; Fred Dennett, commissioner of the general land of- fice, and Henry P. Schwartz, chief of the field service in the land office, re- garding the Cunningham-Alaska coal land cases. These reports were called for by President Taft about two ‘weeks ago and are in reply to state- mnents said to have been made to the president by Louis R. Glavis, a spe- clal agent in the land service, with headquarters at Seattle. Inference had been drawn from the Glavis statements that officials of the interior department had been eager to push the Cunningham claims to patént without a proper hearing. The land claims amount to several millions of dollars, Secretary Ballinger, after he had read the reports of Messrs. Pierce, Dennett and Schwartz in Washington, said: “These reports justify the statement that this department has nothing to fear from the closest serutiny of the conduct of its officials.” The forestry division of the agri- cultural department has come in di- rect conflict with the interior depart- ment. Moreover Chief Forester Pin- chot has publicly attacked some of the acts of Secretary Ballinger. HARRIMAN SAID T0 HAVE HAD RELAPSE Information Denied Inquirers at His Home at Arden, New York, Sept. 7.—An afternoon paper gives currency to the statement that E. H. Harriman has suffered a re- Tapse and ‘that for a time his condl- tion was very serlous. Iaquiry was made at Mr, Harriman's home in Ar- den as to the truth of the report, but ‘without result, the inquirers being re- ferred to the Union Pacific offices in this clty. These offices were closed. On Monday last the newspaper men at Arden were withdrawn after the is- suance of Mr. Harriman’s statement to the newspapers in which he said: “If there was or should be anything serious I will let the press know and as I have never decetved them I ask that the press now withdraw its rep- resentatives and rely upon me.” BANK LOSES ALL ITS CASH Robbers Blow Safe of Institution at Foxhome, Minn. B Fergus Falls, Minn, Sept. 7.—The First State bank at Foxhome, fifteen miles west of here, was burglarized. Robbers blew the safe and got all the money in it, about $2,000. They ihen escaped on a handcar, which they threw into the river near Breck- enridge. The bank is owned largely by Fer- gus Falls men. EVER WATCHFUL A Little Care Will Save Many Bemidji Readers Future Trouble. Watch the kidney secretions. See that they have the amber hue of health; The discharges not excessive or infrequent; Contain no “brick-dust like” sedi- ment. Doan’s Kidney Pills will do this for you. They watch the kidneys and cure them when they’re sick. Mrs. Anna A. Buell, living at 613 Second St.,, Bemidji, Minn., says: “I suffered from kidney trouble for several years, not severely at any time, but having dull pains in the small of my back, which caused me much discomfort. The kidney se- cretions were very unnatural in ap- pearance, and plainly showed that my kidneys were not in a healthy condition. I finally made up my mind to try Doan’s Kidney Pills and procured a box at the Owl Drug Store. 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