Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 20, 1909, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER 'PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERROON BY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. C. J. PRYOR. C. E. CARSON. ld)l, Minnesota, as second matter. SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANGE Entered In the Postotflc BELTRAMI COUNTY COMING INTO HER OWN. Much has been said in the Pio- neer relative to the success of the fair held last week; and possibly our readers are somewhat weary of read- ing articles anent the “fair of '09.” However, the Pioneer desires to im- press on the business men of Be- midji, the farmers of the county, and in fact every resident of this section that too much importance cannot be given to the benefits that will accrue to Beltrami county through the medium of this same fair and wide bublicity that has been given to what noted agricultural specialists have said as to the wonderful exhibits that were shown, When professors of state universit- ies of both Minnesota and Wiscon- sin will give such unstinted praise to the worth of our soils for the pro- duction of superior agricultural products, we should take off our hats and shout—it means much to the future development of this com- munity when the pine trees have been removed, and the cedar and pulpwood are no more. These authoritive statements give the lie direct to some over-enthusias- tic dealers in land in Canada and other places who have been loud in denouncing the cut-over lands of this section as being fit for nothing but the lairs of wild beastsand the re- forestation of jackpine trees. And the editor of the Piouneer feels vindicated, in that this paper has always stoutly maintained that, with anything like modern, up-to-date methods used in tilling this so-called “jackpine soil,” the result would astonish the farming experts of even our own state, and compel the world at large to recognize the “pine lum- bering belt” asthe future pre-eminent agricultural and dairying section of Minnesota. At all times, the Pioneer has ad- vocated progressive methods in get- ting out of the rut of the border homesteading of lands and ekeing out aprecardious existence with final abandonment of claims and ‘“clear- ing out of the county” to new past- ures and greener fields—and that is just what many of the earlier “homesteaders” of this section did. This element of “no ‘count” early ““pioneers” has been succeeded by a thrifty people who are deterimed to till the soil in a proper manner and, by rotation of crops and the raising of the “bread-winmer,” the dairy cow, make permanent homes for them- selves and assist in developing north- ern Minnesota into the most pro- ductive and prosperous section of the Union. Permit us to repeat that these re- sults are highly gratifying to the writer hereof. We have been an un- willing recipient of the sobriquet of “hot-air” artist, because of aur claim that Beltrami county lands (although somewhat sandy) are unsurpassed by any in the United States for the raising of agricultural products and dairying. Verily, we are fast our own. — CONTROVERSY NOT AT AN END Pinchot Will, It Is Belleved, Continue Conservation Fight, ‘Washington, Sept U.—The row over conservation, instead of belng settled by President Taft's action in sustaining Secretary of the Interior Ballinger, has only just begun, aoc- cording to observers in Washington. The bellef prevails here that Chief Forester Pinchet, who, by inference at least, s rebuked In the letter ad- dressed to Sccretary Ballinger by the president, will retire from the public gervice and continue the fight against the present administration of the In- terlor department. Friends of Forester Pinchot declare that the end is not yet. From state- ments made here it is evident that the controversy over conservation will be brought to the attention of con- gress and an effort made to have the whole matter alred by committee and by the house and senate. L. H. Glavis, the speclal agent who brought the charges against the In terfor department officlals, was dis- misged from the service by telegraph by Secretary of the Interior Ballinger. A. Christensen, chief of field divislon of the general land office at Portland, Qre., hes been placed in temporary charge of the Seattle divisfon. coming into Divorces Negro; Marries White. Marshall, Mich.,, Sept. 18.—Within balt an hour after Mary Wood, a buxom white woman, bad been di- vorced from her hushand, Harry ‘Wood, colored, to whom she was mar- ried in Windsor, Ont., in 1903, she was married to Frank Bailey, a white la- borer of this city. The woman did not even leave the courthouse between the time she gained her freedom from Wood and when she became Mrs. FAVORS POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS Tait's Address at Wisconsin State Fair. DISAGREES WITH BANKERS Does Not Believe Thelr Opposition ls Well Founded and Points Out What, In His Oplnion, Would Be the Ben eficial Results of the Establishment of the Bystem by the Government. Milwaukee, 8ept. 1 .—President Taft and party arrived in Milwaukee on a special train over the Chicage and Northwestern railway a®d after spending four hours in the city and at the state falr grounds resumed the Journey toward the West. The chief executive was met by a reception committee numbering 200 of Milwaukee's prineipal business men together with a large crowd of cith zens and others from varlous parts 0. the state who have been here all week attending the state falr. Automoblles were in readiness and the presidential party was driven at once to the new Auditorium, which s nearing completion. President Taft was here recelved by President Alvin P. Kletzach and the governing board of the Auditorilum and escorted through the mammoth hall. The chief executive also passed in review of sev eral thousand school children. The Milwaukee Press club was the next stopping place, the president making a ten-minute call. He was then driven to the chamber of com- merce, where he was introduced to a large throng of commercial men and their friends. A short call was then made at the Marquette university, where the president was greeted by President James McCabe and the fac ulty and serenaded upon his arrival and departure by the Marquette band. From the university President Taft was driven to the Soldiers’ home, where he was greeted by 2,000 vet- erans, after which the procession moved to the principal point of inter est—the state falr grounds. Here the president was introduced to the state fair visitors by President George Mo Kerrow and the chief executive made a brief address. Favors Postal Savings Banks. In his fair grounds speech the presi- @ent devoted almost his entire time to the subject of postal savings banks and aroused a quick response of ap- planse when he declared that he stood firm for a redemption of the promise of the Republicen platform for the establishment of such a system of banks. The president said he did not want to antagonize the bankers, but he did not believe their opposition to postal banks was well founded. In some parts of the country, especlally New England, where for every two citizens there fs one savings bank account, Mr. Taft sald the need of postal banks was not felt. In other sections, where the savings accounts amounted to only one in 157 citizens, the need of an en- couraging effort to thrift was acute. Postal banks, paying only 8 per cent interest, would not attract depositors from reputable banks that were pay- ing 3 to 4 per cent, but they would at- tract the accounts of those people who were wavering in the balance as to whether or not they should spend their money for the want of knowl edge of a safe place to put it. The president dwelt at length upon the fact that the depcsits of the alien population, which now are sent to government banks abroad, would be held in this country if there were pos- tal banks with the government behind them to reassure the timid and pan- fcky depositors of foreign birth and affiltation. PULLS - PRESIDENT'S TRAIN Englneer Who Was Target of Taft In- Junction Years Ago, Toledo, O., Sept. 1)—James Len: non, a locomotive engineer who ffteen years ago was one of the targets of the famous {njunction issued against raflroad employes by Judge Taft, then on the United States circuit bench, was at the throttle of the locomotive which pulled the train bearing the president from Toledo to Elkhart. Mr. Lennon, at the time of the Ann Arbor strike, was working for the Lake Bhore and Michigan Southern reilroad. When the order came from Judge Taft requiring “connecting rafl- road companies and their employes to bardle all Ann Arbor cars without dis- crimination” Lennon was one of the first engineers' to disregard it. Shortly after the injunction hed been issued Mr. Lennon was ordered to attach his locomotive to a string of Ann Arbor cars and haul them to thelr destination. Lennon flatly refused. Lennon not only received his dis- charge, but was cited for contempt of court with a number of other em- ployes. Lennon was found gullty by the late Judge A. J. Ricks of Cleve- land and was fined. Leaves Peking for Washington. Peking, Sept. 1 \—Chang Yin Tang, the newly appointed Chinese minister to tho United States in succession to ‘Wu Ting Fang, has left Peking for his post. Chang Yin Teng expects to reach Washington some time in No- vember. * HAVE CONFIDENGCE IN COOK Hls Unassuming Demeanor Winas Ap- proval of Belglane. Dresden, Sept. Li—Raoul Olivier, a member of the executive committee of the Belgian Antarctic expedition of 1897, expressed the opinton that Bel- glan scientists generally had full con- fidence In Dr. Frederick A. Cook, who, M. Olivier says, has won the esteem and admiration of the Belgian commit- tee and the Belglan Antarctic expedi- tion, of which Dr. Cock was a mem- ber. Dr. Cook’s oulet and ynassuming Jemeanor, his integrity and ks deter- mination were specially mentioned by M. Olivier. 1f obliged to fudge be- Qween the narratives of Dr. Cook and Commander Peary, M. Olivier said, “I would place greater reliance on the former.” AT THE HUDSON CELEBRATION Admiral Dewey Does Not Desire to Command Atlantio Fleet. ‘Waeshington, Sept.. Vi—Admiral Dewey Is anxious that a stop be put to the movement on foot having in view his assignment to the command of the Atlantic fleet during the com- ing Hudson-Fulton celebration. He i SV RLDEN ... . ADMIRAL DEWEY. making it evident that his health would not permit him to undertake the constant demands, official and so- clal, thet such an assignment would entall. If Admiral Dewey was as- signed to the command of the Atlantio fleet he would be the senior naval ofi- cer at the celebration, BIG STRIKE ENDS IN DRAMATIC MANNER Men Who Opposed Walkout Re- furn and Others Follow. Pittsburg, Sept. 1)—The second strike of workmen employed at the plant of the Pressed Steel Car com- pany at McKees Rocks, which was de- clared Monday, was brought to a dra- matic end. Carrying the Stars and Stripes 2,000 American workmen, who were not favorable to the strike, assembled early at the McKees Rocks end of the O'Donovan bridge and, cheering en- thusiastically, started toward the big plant. On the way 2,100 foreigners joined the Amerfcans. When the gates were reached 1,000 Slavs, Rus- sfans and Poles, who had threatened trouble in the event any of the men attempted to near the works, were encountered, but when they saw the great body of men determined to re- turn to work they too fell in line, en- tered the plant and the strike was over. TO SECURE LOWER RATES Government Ownership of Lines of Communication Favored. Sydney, N. 8. W, Sept. 1)—The congress of the chambers of commerce of the British empire gave a hearty endorsement to the proposal that the empire own the telegraph service The congress adopted a resolution re- questing the postal departments ot the various governments to frame a combined scheme for complete state owned electric communication between the motherland and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, together with a sub- stantial reduction in rates, especially on press messages. TWO DEAD, A SCORE INJURED Three-Story Brick Bullding Collapses at Chicago. Chicago, Sept. 18.—By the collapse of a threestory brick building at North Sawyer and Milwaukee avenues twe men were killed and twenty were serfously injured. . A number of work- men at first reported missing were later accounted for. While the in- jurles are for the most part serious it Is sald none of the wounded will die. Probably Killed by Tigera. Kingston, Jamalca, Sept. 1J)—Ad- vices received from Port Limon, Costa Rica, are to the effect that Willlam Johng, an American naturalist, and R. Gentrueh, a Swede, have disappeared. They are belleved to have been killed by tigers, as tracks were found near a hat and rifie belonging to one of the men. TO TAKE EFFECT IN OCTOBER United States Treasurer Charies H. Treat Resigns. ‘Washington, Sept. 18. — United States Treasurer Charles H. Treat has resigned from that office, to take of- fect in October. No successor has yet been chosen so far as known. Mr. Treat said his resignation would take effect “some time in October.” This means that he will await the ap- pointment by the president of a suc- cessor, who, it is expected, will be mnolvmced shortly. NEGROES DYNAMITE STORE Had Warned White Resldents of Town % to Leave. Muskogee, Okla., Sept. 18.—Placard- ing the neighborhood with warnings that unless the three white men who loeated in the strictly negro town of Taft, Okla,, last week left town imme- dlately death would be thelr punish- ment negroes dynamited the store of one of the whites at that town. The white werchants declare they will re- mein Further trouble is expected. CONDEMNED BY - THE BANKERS Guaranfy of Deposits and Postal Savings Banks. TAKES ISSUE WITH TAFT Chalrman of Committee Reporting the Resolution Sees Danger In Recom- mendatlon of Chlef Executive—Sav- Ings Departments in Natlonal Banks Recommended as & Bubstituts for Postal Banks, Chicago, Sept. It —Resolutions con- femning in strong terms both guar- enty deposit laws and the establish- ment of postal savings banks wers edopted by the American Bankers' es- sociation. In criticising these two propositions Arthur Reynolds of Des Motnes, Ia, chairman of the federal legislative committéee, reforring to the postal savings bank, declared that the *“danger of the political use of such & power should cause all patriotic men to hesitate before adopting such a rad- feal measure.” He also took issue ‘with President Taft on the question of the investment of the funds deposited in such sav- ings banks. In this connection he de- clared that should a postal savings bank bill become law the leglslative committee was opposed to the invest- Ing of such funde tn United States bonds, or in state and muniolpal ‘bonds. “The investment of $600,000,000 or $700,000,000 in United States bonds, as advocated recently hy our chief exec utive,” he said, “would be & serious mistake and a menace to our nation's credit, as it is to other countrles where such investments are made.” As a substitute for these plana the committee recommended state and federal supervision and the creation of separate savings departments in national banks, This resolution was referred to the currency committee of the association. AT M'CANN GRAFTING TRIAL Policeman Gives Impressive Testi. mony for Defense. Chicago, Sept. I i—Edward J. Dwyer, a policeman, gave impressive testimony in favor of Police Inspector Edward McCann, who is on trial charged with “grafting.® Dwyer ex- plained the acquittal of Max Plummer and Annie Green Plummer. The Plum- mers wero charged with pandering. The prosecution In McCann's case charged that McCann obtained free- Gom for the Plummers upon recelv- ing a check for $250 from Plummer. Dwyef, who made the arrests, stated that the Plummers were acquitted on instructions from the judge, who de- clared that the evidence against them was insufficient. “Then McCann told me that as 1 had been heaten in that case to drive all _undcsitewis wemes off Curtls Street. This 1 d4;” sald the witness. AT LEAST A DOZEN DEAD Bomb Explosion Occurs In Flreworks Factory. Naples, Sept. 1'/—A bamb explosion in a fireworks factory at Riacre, Cala- bria, killed at least twelve persons and injured a number of others. The factory was demolished and nearby buildings were badly damaged. Twelve bodies have. already been taken from the ruins and it 1s feared that others are buried In the wreckage, as several persons are missiug. It 18 not yet known whether the explosion was ao. cidental or the result of a plot. BABE DEAD AT HER FEET Body of Indiana Woman Found Hang- ing to a Tree. Bloomington, Ind, Sept. 1A—Mrs. Joseph W. Polley and her baby were found dead on the edge of a corn fleld a mile and a half from Bloomington, the woman hanging to a tree, with her little babe at her fect. Apparent- ly the mother strangled the infant and then hanged herself. It is belleved she was mentally unbalanced. Her husband, Joseph W. Polley, 18 sald to bo in Baker City, Ore, on & business trip. MAKES WORK EASIER Bemidji People Are Pleased to Learn How It Is Done. It’s pretty hard to attend to duties With a constantly aching back; With annoying urinary disorders. Doan’s Kidney Pills make work easier. They cure backache. They cure every kidney ill. 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