Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 22, 1909, Page 2

THE BEMIDUI DAILY PIONEER PPUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON BY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. C. J. PRYOR. C. E. CARSON. Entored In the Postofflce at Bemid)l, Minnesata, class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANGE PUBLIC HICHWAYS FIRST. Princeton Union: At the legis- lator’s reunion on the state fair grounds last week Bob Dunn was called upon for a few remarks, and among other things he said he would like to see the legislature convened in extraordinary session—ten days ought to be sufficient to act upon the proposed amendment to the federal constitution relative to an income tax, to reapportion the state fairly on the basis of population as contemplated by the constitution, and to submit an amendment to the state constitution—to be voted upon at the next election—which, if adopted, would enable the legislature to levy a general one mill tax for the improvement of the highways of the state. All three propositions seemed to meet with the approbation of the legislators present. Estimating the total valuation of the state for assessment purposes at $1,200,000,000 a one mill tax would produce a revenue of $1,200,- 000 which would give each of the eighty-five counties of the state an average appropriation of over $14,000 annually. That amount, intelligently expended, would mean at least ten miles of permanent road improve- ment in each county annually—for the state appropriation would be supplemented by town and county road taxes. Inside of a decade Min- nesota would have 10,000 miles of first-class roads. There is nothing chimerical about this proposition. It is only fair in this 'age of automobiles that the city millionaire should contribute a little of his wealth in taxes toward the improve- ment of country roads and the up- building of the state. The steel trust alone, under present valuations, would contribute $200,000 annually, or one-sixth of the amount that a one-mill tax would produce. But the Pioneer Press seems to labor under the delusion—for de- lusion it is—that an imaginary system of waterways is the alpha and omega of state development. We quote from that paper: “But the greatest reason of all— the desirability of some legislative action which shall pave the way to the co-operation of the state of Minnesota with the national govern- ment in the development of water transportation and water-power—he forgetsaltogether. Yet the carrying out of one waterway project alone, that of Engineer Mershon, would bring more benefits to the state than all the measures mentioned by the so-called ‘Sage of Princeton.” ” With all due respect to the editorial colossus who penned the above there is no question of more importance to the people of this state today—more especially to the farmers of the state —than that of the permanent im- provement of the public highways of the state. There is nothing that would prove more conducive to the happiness and prosperity of the people of the state than a system of good permanent highways. State improvement can be summed up in two words—GOOD ROADS. The utopian system of waterways so glowingly depicted by the Pioneer Press on numerous occasions is im- possible of realization in the near future. The amount of money that would be required to build zig zag canals up and down and across the state, as advocated by the Pio- neer Press, would pay for the con- struction of 100 miles of first class iwroads in each of the 85 counties of the state, and the roads would be of one hundred times more benefit to " the people of the state than the dinky little proposed waterways. It is sheer nonsense to talk of the national _government expending millions of dollars in internal im- provements in a state that is not suffering for lack of transporation facilities when the great national waterway—the Mississippi river— for half its length is hardly navig- able for boats of four feet draught. The so-called “Sage of Princeton” maintaius that the permanent im- provement of public highways is the paramount issue in this state today, and that the first step in that direction is the submission of a con- stitutional amendment that will per- mit of the levying of a general one- mill state road tax. Any man may make a mistake. None but a fool will stick to it. Sec- end thoughts are best, as the proverd saya.—Cicero. PLANS TO INVADE CHICAGO Wilbur Glenn Voliva Says It Is Worst Hell Hole on Earth. Chicago, Sept. 2/.—-Wilbur Glenn Voliva is planning a religious invasion of Chicago that-is to throw the *good | old days” of John Alexander Dowie far into the shade. Released from jail and as proud of his experience there s any London suffragette the general overseer presided at the dedication of the new “Central Zion tabernacle” at Michigan avenue and Sixteenth street and addressed an audlence of 2,000 people with all the fervor that used to mark the Dowie meetings. x ,“Btrike down into Chicago and bring your audlences in,” he shouted, pacing up and down on-the broad platform. “Chicago is the dirtiest hell hole on earth and you workers, it you 8o into the palatial residences of the city, will find them veritable hells. Get out after the lost and bring them here. If you can’t get an audience resign. “I want to tell you very humbly that Wwe are getting organized now. This city needs some strong action against those murderous surgeons and doc- tors. They are killing Governor John- son up in Minnesota and my heart bleeds for him. We are better off. in Zion City than any other place in the world and we don't have any doctors.” JUDGES HEAR STORY OF “FIXED” JURIES Courfs at Standstill While At- torney Makes Charges. Chicago, Sept. 2 .—In all the courts except the municipal court the wheels of justice were at a standstll in Chi- cago for an hour while the judges be- gan an investigation of the charge of irregularity in the office of the jury commissioners. Twenty-eight judges, presided over by Judge Cutting of the probate court, met in the chambers of Judge Bren- tano, chief justice of the superior court, and heard from State’s Attor ney Wayman an impassioned arraign- ment of the methods alleged to have been employed in drawing jurfes. Mr. Wayman averred that names drawn by lot for jury service were fraudulently displaced in the jury com- missioners' office by names of men acceptable to those in a conspiracy to defeat the ends of justice. Whole venires were tatnted, by this method, he declared, even the grand jury suf- fering. The state’s attorney is sald to have been watching for some time the drawings of venires, but his sensa- tlonal action of Saturday when he caused the making of three arrests is sald to have been based on the con- fession of a “squealer.” BISHOP SETH WARD DEAD Prelate Expires Visit to Japan. Tokio, Sept. 21.—Bishop Seth Ward of the Methodist Episcopal church South is dead. The bishop arrived in Kobe last month on his regular tour of inspection of the Methodist mis- slons of Japan and was taken {ll shortly after his arrival. Last week he was reported as gradually sinking and the fatal termination of his il ness was not unexpected. American During Wealthy Man Weds Housekeeper. Aubarn, N. Y., Sept. 21.—John H. Osborne, aged surviving founder. of Auburn’s gigantic harvester works bearing his name and for a number of years living in retirement, was wedded to his housekeeper, Miss Charlotte E. Lister, the ceremony being performed| at the side of what may prove to be the groom’s deathbed. CARRIES TWO PASSENGERS| Balloon - University City- Endeavoring to Capture Lahm Cup. Davenport, Ia., Sept. 21.—A balloon containing two men, the University City from St. Louls, passed over Lit- tles Grove, this county, and was. sighted at Eldredge, Donahue and Grand Mound later. The balloon car- rled two passengers. At Grand Mound the aeronauts dropped & card Inscribed: “Captain John Berry, St. Louls to St. Paul.” : Captain Berry was the winner of the Indlanapolis national race June 5 and is now endeavoring to capture the Lahm cup, held by Captain For- rest Chandler. His companion is Dr. G. C. Schwartz. PLANS TO CARRY PASSENGERS Alr Navigation Company Organized in Germany, Berlin, Sept. 21.—If present expec tations are fulfilled Germany will have dirigible balloons and aeroplanes car- rying passengers between Berlin and the principal citles of the ‘emplie by May, 1910. The Air Navigation. com- pany, which- is to perform this sery- ice, is being actively supported -and no less than twenty finazelal insti- tutions and men of wealth have sub- scribed to the company's stock. —_— Insanity Commission Refused. Pittsburg, Sept. 21.—Without com: ment on the petition Judges Cohen, appoint a commission to' determine whether Harry K. Thaw is .insane. The petition was filed last Friday in behalf of Attorney James B. Graham of New York, who alleges he has = claim for $2,954 agalnst Thaw. Smokes Pipe During Ceremony, Richmond,' Ind., Sept. 21.—While enjoying to the full his pipe, which he did not cease to smoke even while the ceremony was said, Joel L. Bales, aged seventy-seven, of Winchester and. Mrs. Ruth Chamness, aged sixty-seven, of Dalton, were married in the office of the county clerk, Judge Henry C. Fox-officiating. . PEARY HURRYING TOWARD SYDNEY ls Travefing South Under Steam and Sail. ENEW COOK FOUND POLE Bald two Persons on the Steamer Roosevelt Were Aware Some Months Ago That the Brooklyn Ex- plorer Had Reached Top of Earth. No Reason Given by the Parties for Suppressing the Infar.mltlon. Sydney, N. S., Sept. 21.—The tug Douglas H. Thomas, which left Battle Harbor Saturday morning in company with the Peary steamer Roosevelt, ar- fived here at daylight and reported the Rosevelt traveling south under steam and sall at a speed of ten knots an hour. The buildings of the town, together with the shipping in the harbor, are gay with a fluttering display of flags in anticipation of Commander Peary’s return.. The streets present a holiday appearance and the people are on the tiptoe of expectancy. According to a statement made last Saturday at Battle Harbor by Wil- llam Pritchard, cabin boy and assist- ant cook on the Roosevelt, iwo per- 80n8 knew as long as last April that Dr. Frederick A. Cook claimed to have reached the pole April 21, 1908. These persons are Harry- Whitney, a wealthy sportsman of New Haven, Conn., who is at present on the Green- 1and coast on board the steamer Jean- nle, and Pritchard himself. They saw Cook at Annotok, Greenland, after his return from the north, Whitney Suppresses News. The only reference to Dr. Cook which Whitney is known to have made on: his brief sofourn on board the Roosevelt was a casual remark to a member of the Peary party that he belleved that Dr. Cook had reached the pole. Pritchard kept the' mews even more faithfully and his statement of Saturday was.the first intimation that he had any information on this subject. Pritchard explained Satur- day that he kept the news, to himself because he did not wish to be dragged Into the trouble. He was asked how he knew, before he came south on the Roosevelt, that there was.going to be & controversy and declared that Dr. Cook had cautioned him mnot to speak to any one until he reached civiliza- tion. Pritchard’s reticence with this Important news in his possession was & complete surprise to everybody on board the Roosevelt. In the beginning Pritchard told the correspondent that Cook had talked freely to bim at Annotok with regard o his dash over the ice, indicating to bim on a map the route he had fol- lowed. Later Pritchard modified this by explaining that Cook’s story was told to Whitney and that he (Pritch- ard) was present in the room. DR. COOK NEARING NEW YORK Explorer Will Be Accorded Blg Dem- onstration. New York, Sept. 21.—The first ot America’s two clalmants of premier North pole honors is at the gateway of his home port. The Scandinavian American steamer Oscar II, with Dr. ‘Frederick A. Cook aboard, is ap proaching New York at half speed and the friends of the Brooklyn explorer are putting -the finishing touches to the big demonstration with which they intend to show their faith in his as- sertion that he was the first man at the “top of the earth.” ONE OF THE PARTY KILLED Fight Among Number of Men Return. ing From the West. La Crosse, Wis., Sept. 21.—In a fight between members of a party of men ‘returning from the West at River Junction, Minn, directly across the Mississipp! river from La Crosse, one of the party was shot through the head and killed. The shgoting was commiited in sight of m#mbers of a train crew on the Milwaukee railway, Immediately after the murder the as- sassin and his comparions fled: Offi- cers from La Crosse and from Hous- ton county, Minn., are in pursuit. Kills Herself and Child. Northport, L. I, Sept. 2!.—The bod- fes of Mrs. Mary Granville and her infant son were found in a pond at Fort Salonga where she had drowned herself and the child. Mrs. Granville fied from her home Sunday morning, leaving her husband and three daugh ters asleep. GUESTS GREATLY ALARMED _Attempt to Destroy Two Hotels at . West Brownsville, Pa. “Pittsburg, Sept. 31.—A ' mysterious exploston of nitroglycerin or dynamite at West Brownsville, Pa., near here, injured two persons and partly de- stroyed the Hotel Aubley and ‘Atwood hotel. The structures adjoin and the police suspect that enemies of the proprietors made an aitempt to ruin ‘their places. Swearingen and Carnehan refused tof Several hundred guests were thrown into the greatest excitement when the : explosi® oceurred and ‘two received injuries’ in the rush for the outside. The damage was small. GLAVIS HAS A ‘BOMBSHELL | Threatens to Make Fublic Highly ... Sensational Facts. Beattle, Wash., Sept. 21.—In a letter | to President Taft, Louis P Glavis, for- merly-chlef of the field dlvision, who was dismissed from office as 2 result of his charges against Secretary Bal- Unger, promises to give out, in the next few days. highly _sensational facts In Tegara ro tme nUNE or vuy Conningham coal lands- transactions in Alaska. Glavis declares he has facts in his possession that will prove a bombshell to his enemies. Jurist Seeks a Divorce. St. Paul. Sept.. 21.—The announce- ment that Judge J. W. Finehout has filed suit for divorce will come as no less of a surprise to many people than will the further @nnouncement that ‘he has brought suit against his broth- erinlaw, Willlam Rea of Forsyth, Mont., on the gronnd of alienation of his wife’s affections. Bank Officlals Go to Prison. Pittsburg, Sept. 21.—Found gullty of having conspired to defraud the Na- tional bank of Coal Center, Pa., Clif ford Drum, former cashier, and Fred- erick Ward, a business man of this clty, were sentenced to serve elghteen months in the Western Pennsylvania penitentiary and s fine of $500. PASSING OF NUTED PEOPLE RIGHT REV. MONSIGNOR B, C. LENEHAN, vicar general of the Cath- olic see of Sioux City, is dead at Fort Dodge, Ia., of diabetes: He was sfx- ty-five years old. MAJOR 8. §. FARWELL, former member of congress, is dead at his home in Montlcello, Ta. — GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, Sept. 21.—~Wheat— Sept., 97%c;; Dec., 97%@08c; May, $1.01%. On track—No. 1 hard, $1.- 00%; No. 1 Northern, 99%ec; No. 2 Northern, 977%; No. 8 Northern, 96% @96%e. 8t. Paul Live Stock. 8t. Paul, Sept. 21.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $6.75@7.50; fair to good, $5.00@6.75; good to choice cows and heifers, $4.25@5.25; veals, $5.50@7.00. Hogs—$7.80@8.00. Sheep—Wethers, $4.50@4.60; yearlings, $4.76@5.00; spring lambs, $6.00@7.00. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Sept. 21.—Wheat—On track and to arrive—No. 1 hard, $1.00%; No. 1 Northern, 99%e; No. 2 Northe ern, 97%c; Sept, 99%; Oct, 99%c; Dec., 97%c; May, $1.01%. Flax—To arrive and on track, $1.48; Sept. $1.42; Oct, $1.361%; Nov., $1.36%; Dec., $1.33%; May, $1.39. Chicago Grain and Provisions, Chicago, Sept. 21.—Wheat—Sept., $1.05%; Dec., 99%c@$1.00; May, $1. 03%. Corn—Sept., 67%¢c; Dec., 60% @ 60%c; May, 62%@62%c. Oats—Sept,, 395 @39%c; Dec., 39%c; May, 42%o. Pork—Sept.,, $24.10; Jan., $18.17%; May, $18. Butter—Creamerles, 24@ 29c; dairies, 22@26c. Egge—18@ 24%c. Poultry—Turkeys, 17¢; chiok- ens, 13%c; springs, 13%c. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, Sept. 21.—Cattle—Beeves, $4.00@8.30; Texas steers, $3.90@5.10; Western steers, $3.90@6.50; stockers and feeders; $3.00@4.90; cows and heifers; $2.10@6.00; calves, $6.76@ 9.25. Hogs—Light, $7.50@8.35; mixed, $7.75@8.45; heavy, $7.60@8.40; rough, $7.60@7.85; good to cholce heavy, $7.86@8.40; pigs, $7.00@8.00. Sheep —Native, $2.70@4.90; yearlings, $4.40 @6.50: lambs. $4.25@7.80. WILL NOT BE READ OUT OF THE PARTY lowa Senators to Confinue Fight for Taritf Reform. Des Moines, Ia., Sept. 22.—It tariff Tevision continues to be the vital fe- sue lowa, it is freely predicted, will have a candidate for the Republican Romination for president in 1912 and that candidate, in all prodability, witl be Albert B. Cummins, junior United States senator from Iowa and one of the leaders of the progressive element of the party. If the present dlssatls faction with tariff revision prevafls three years hence Iowa will expect the entire Middle West to support its ‘candidate. This {8 a sample of the kind of talk that is heard among the Republican politicians, following the visit of President Taft and also the statement glven out by Senator Cummins that he would continue the'fight for low tariff, no matter how often the presi- dent may read him out of the party. United States Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver also jolned Cummins in de- claring he would remaln an insurgent as long as the making of tariffs is controlled by the trusts. “I am going to continue the fight, and I have nothing to take back,” said Senator Cummins. “In my opinion the fight has but just begun—the fight of the people against the robbery by tariff-fattened corporations.® LET THEIR HIRED GIRLS GO Citizens of Carthage, Mo, Board on Co-operative Plan. Carthage, Mo., Sept. 21.—The I continued and very acute dearth of hired girls in this city has partly been remedied by the organization of & co- operative boarding club, an institution that starts with sixty hoarders and will be limited in membership only by the fact that the dining room will not accommodate more. The Johns mansion in this city is the home of the new crganization. Neighbors who have found it impossi- ble to get household help, with a sprinkling of bachelor and old maid boarders of town, are members. The establishnient is run on a com- munity basis, under a manager who charges each boarder his prorata of actual cost without any profit. The club was organized primarily to solve the servant girl problem, but the members declare it is going to do much to decrease the cost of Mviug, and they predict that it will be a per- manent institution. PINCHOT WILL NOT RESIGN Chief Forester Has No Intention of Quitting His Post. Avalon, Catalina Islands, Cal, Sept. 22.—By wireless to Los Angeles—Af- ter a two-weeks' sojourn at San Clemente, a barren island forty miles off the coast of Southern California, Gifford Pinchot, chief of the bureau of forestry, arrived here. Concerning the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy, Mr. Pinchot sald:" “It 18 a mystery to me why it has been called the Ballinger-Pinchot fight, I have no fight. Although I am not yet in a position to say definitely, T have every reason to belleve that ‘matters will be adjusted satisfactorily a8 soon as I cen return to Washing- ton next week. 2 “At present I am awaiting a letter from President Taft, which I expect to recelve about Tuesday. Further than this I have nothing to say. My duty as a public officlal demands that no random stater:ents be made.” “Have you made any statement con- cerning the report by L. R. Glavis ,Telative to the Alaskan coal land ‘cases?” Mr. Pinchot was asked. “I have not,” he replied. "My views ! in. regard to this matter have been { misunderstood by the press and hy others.” It is understood Mr. Pinchot has not the slightest intention of tendering his resignation as chief forester. He will return to Washington about Sept. 80. HAD THREE HUNDRED PERSONS ON BOARD Missing Steamer Waratah Prob- ably Burned at Sea. Manila, Sept. 21—The British steamer Harlow, from Newport News June 14 for Port Natal and Menila, reports that on July 27, while 180 miles from Durban, she passed a steamer afire. The vessel in question, Whose name it was impossible to make out, was shortly afterwards de- stroyed by an explosion. It is sup posed that this steamer was the miss- ing British steamer Waratah, which, With 300 persons on board, has not been heard from since July 26. 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. 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