Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 23, 1909, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EYERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY BY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. C. J. PRYOR. C. E. CARSON. A. G. RUTLEDGE, Editor. Entered In the Postoffice at Bemidl, Minescts, as second class mattor. SUBSCRIPTION-~-$5.00 PER YEAR IN‘ADVANGE “HEWING TO THE LINE.” To “hew to the line” is‘one of the ideals of American politics that have always had a wide popularity. - The phrase has come to signify a combi- pation of “sticking to it” and “'get- ting there,” two characteristics that appeal most strongly to the imagi- nation of our people, Mr. Taft, in his parting speech at the Seattle exposition, made evident once more his intention to hew to the line marked out by Theodore Roosevelt. He did it with a‘patience and forbearance that, ‘to:our mind, indicate most tellingly the fixity of his convictions and of his adminis- trative purposes. What stronger assurance could he give the country than the following? “No one can have a : higher opinion for or feel more gratitude to my predecessor than-I have. There is a disagreement as to just what the Roosevelt policies are. We have heard of Catholics of whom it was said that they were more Catholic than the pope. Occasionally we:find gentlemen so earnest' that' they-are more Roosevaltian than Roosevelt himself. I am doing ‘the best I can to carry out the Roosevelt policies as I understand them, and - as I was in his cabinet for fouriyears; I had at least a fair opportunity'to know what they were.” Mr. Taft seems to'speak as a man temporarily on the defensive, but confident that finally he will' win and make everything all right. It ‘may be that he is for the time depressed by those who would hurry him into action with all temperamefilal energy of his predecessor. If so-we would bid him cheer up. - The people who gave him their votes for the. presi- dency have not lost faith in him. They believe that he will “stick to 1t” and “‘get there” before his term at Washington is up, and they are by no means “laying for him” because he does things in his own way rather than someone else’s. CAUSTIC COMMENT. LA. G. Rutledge.] A waterway to the gulf “without politics will be, we fear, a waterway without dams. Fish dealers are said to be giving a pink tinge to carp and selling them for salmon. The sucker is herein represented by the purchaser. Contemplating the suddenly in- creased price of woolens, we find one ray of sunshine in the fact that congressmen have to buy clothes, too. As an illustration of the' American tendency to take' time by the fore- lock, already there are signs of worry over the possibility of smug- gling by aeroplanes. Accounts of artic explorations, with all their picturesque interest, are disappointing to the American youngster, owing to their lack of personal information about Santa Claus. i While the hands on the Taft ranch were chasing wildcats yester- day, they excused themselves to the president by saying they were pursuing one of the Roosevelt policies. It seems more and more that Peary’s certainty that Cook did not go to the pole is based upon Cook’s unaccountable failure ‘to tell Peary all about jt, a most reprehensible act of discourtesy: to the proprietor. TEN DIE IN MINE EXPLOSION Believed to Have Gone Beyond “Dead o Line” With' Lighted Lamps: Hartshorn, Okla., Oct. 23.~—Ten men are dead, two are injured and one is missing as a result of an'explosion in mine No. 10 of the Rock Island Coal Mining company. Nine bodies ‘were recovered. The men are believed to have gone beyond a “dead line” with lighted lamps in entering the mine, the lamps igniting e: ping gas. This is the third largest. catastro- phe in the history of the McAlester mining district. Bank Robbers at Bay. Minocqua, Wis., Oct. 22.—The ban- dits who dynamited the “Bank of Minecqua, securing several’thousand dollars, are at bay near Bradley. The gang literally blew the bank to pieces, firing seven charges of dynamite be. fore the vault ylelded. The door was blown across the street and money ‘was scattered-on the ground: FAMILY OF FIVE LOST IN DESERT Wandering Trail Tells Mute Story of Suifering. ABANDONED THEIR TEAN, Rancher Following Tracks of Unfor- " tunates Comes Across Their Wag- ons and a Horse Dying of Thirst. Footprints on the Sand Indicate a Search for Water Against a Des- perately Growing Need. San Bernardino, Cal, Oct. 23.— Somewhere along the ancient trails of the Mojave desert a man and his wife and their three children are lying dead or in a dying condition. Who they are or what led themto attempt to cross the menacing desert is not known, but their trail has told a pitiful story and searching parties are after them in a real race against death. The story came from T. H. Kellogg; a rancher. He was riding across the Garisho creek country .when he came across the tracks of thedtwo teams. The wandering trails indicated to his experienced eye that the drivers of the teams either were lost or did not have control of mind left. He fol- lowed the trails for some distance and finally came on a camp wagon and & buggy and further away a horse dy- ing of thirst. E Death Close on Their Heels. Here was the starting point of a greater tragedy, for death was close on the heels of the drivers of these teams. £ Following the trajl further he dis- oovered the tracks- of a man and -a woman and three children. Uneven, at_tlmes retreating and wavering in purpose, as though the travelers did not know Which way to turn, the foot- prints on the sand told of search for water against a desperately growing need. Sometimes the trail of one or the other children disappeared, indicating that the father or the mother had ex- pended a last drop of energy in carry- ing their little ones. The trail followed the bed of a dry creek for many miles and then led off to that country from which few travelers return. MRS. PANKHURST IS HERE English Miiitant Suffragette Arrives at New York. New York, Oct. 2 .—Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst arrived in-New York on the White Star liner Oceanic. For a wcman who has served two terms— oue of six weeks and another of two brother to the -fown of Taft, eight ‘miles from hers. Like Gregory and Laquinty Taft is a part of the huge estate controlled by the president’s brother. Down in these parts the concern, is known officially as the| “Coleman-F'ulton Pasture company,” ‘out no one ever fails to reply “Mr. Taft” when any one asks who owns the properties. The town: of-Taft claims the proud distinction of -being the- only village in the country that cast -its' vote sol- idly for the Republican candidate for president last fall. OVERDOSE 'OF ’OEES!TY CURE Paval Secretary Merry del Val Nearly Dies From Effect. Rome, Oct. 22.—Papal Secretary Merry del Val is recovering from the effects of an overdose of an obesity cure;” which ‘threw “hint“into violent convulsions. The pope was much alarmed by the sudden attack which afflicted the secretary. His holiness and Merry del Val were -alene when - the - secretary dropped to the ‘floor in a series of violent convulsions. The pcpe hastily summoned the Vatican surgeon, whe revived Del- Val- after several -hours’ bard work. NATIONALW. C. T. U. MEETS Evangelistic Work Occupies Atten- tion of First Session. Omaha, Oct. 22.—Evangelistic work occupied the time of the officers and delegates to the annual convention'of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Amion the greater pant of theday, designated as a “day of prayer.” Miss Elizabeth W. Greenwood, evangelistic superintendent of the world organiza- tion, presided at meetings in the First Methodist chureh. - At later meetings short addresses were made by Mrs. J. K. Barney, Mrs. Anna M. Palmer, Miss Elizabeth P. Gordon and others. HAS "MILLION DOLLAR FIRE Three Business Blocks Destroyed at Dayton, O. Dayton, O., Oct. 22.—A disastrous fire at the Dayton Computing Scale company’s plant swept three big busi- ness blocks; causing a loss estimated at $1,000,000. ‘The amount, however, will likely he beyond that. A strong wiid - dreve the fire until every building for three rquares was ignited. OPERATORS ASK MORE PAY Railway Telegraphers' Want Increase of $10 to $16 a Month. Chicago, Oct. 22.—Telegraph ‘oper- ators of all big railrcad systems oper- ating out of 'Chicago, particularly those using telephones, ‘have peti- tioned for material increasesin wages. Grievance committees representing the Order of ‘Raflway Telegraphers are' now In Chicago. conferring with the- officers of half a dozen lines, in- cluding the Northwestern, Illinois Cen- tral, Burlington and Milwaukee. The minimum wage now paid oper- months—in prison and who is likely ! ators s $57.50 per month on most to serve another term as a result of a MRS. PANKHURST. test case pending in the English courts Mrs. Pankhurst takes a serene and faithful view of life and particularly of the votes for the woman question, for she says that if the present party remains in pewer in England her countrywomen will be golng to the polls upon every question within two years. HALF MILLION TIMBER DEAL Large Tract in Washington State Changes Hands. Seattle, Wash., Oct. 2 .—One of the biggest timber deals in many months was closed when the Clear Lake Lum- ber company and the Day Lumber company jointly acquired title to 300, 000,000 feet of standing timber in Skagia county for a consideration said to be in excess of $500,000. The timber was purchased from the Union Lumber company of Warren, Pa. The tract covers 3,500 acres. TRIBUNE DROPS TO ONE CENT Herald Now Only Three-Cent Paper in New York: City. New York, Oct. 2 .—The New York Tribune, founded by Horace Greeley in 1841, announces ‘that two radical changes have been made—the price bas been cut from 3 cents to 1 cent, while the familiar six-column makeup has been changed to seven columns. The change created wide comment throughout the city. The Herald now remains the only 3-cent morning paper fn New York city. CAST ENTIRE VOTE FOR Him President Pays a Visit to the Town of Taft. Gregory, Tex., Oct. 3.—President Taft is learning much about Texas. Having ‘seen cattle roped and dipped he is now observing the work of steam plows and harrows on fields that stretch over.a day's horseback jour- Bey. After the early morning golf game at Laquinta, near Gregory, the presi- i dent took an.auto-ride with -hig roads. The men ask an increase of $10 to $15 a month. BANKER GUILTY OF FORGEkY Trust Officer Convicted of Uttering $6,000 Bogus- Check. New Orleans, Oct. 22—Wyatt H. Ingram, Jr., was found guilty on the charge of forging and uttering as true & check for $6,000 while he was trust officer of the Hibernia Bank and Trust company of this city. The defense Introduced only two- witnesses to prove good character and the case was submitted to the jury without ar- gument. Sentence was deferred. Seventeen other indictments are pending against Ingram. GURING CATARRH Accept Our Advice and Try This Remedy at Qur Risk. Catarrh is a disease of the mucous membrane. The mucous membrane is, one may say, the ‘interior lining of the body. - - Catarrh therefore may exist in any part of the system. When the catarrhal poison attacks the mucous membrane, inflamma- tion and congestion are proguced and nature fails to throw off the-ac- cumulated poisons. which - has ‘been afflicted - ceases to perform its proper functions as nature intended it should. The result is, complication upon compli- cation, which may lead to other even more serious afflictions. We honestly believe Rexall Mucu- Tone will do wonders toward over- coming catarrh. It is made from the prescription of an imminent phy- sician who' made a long study of catarrh, and his great success with this remedy was an enviable one. We want you, if you are a sufferer of catarrh in.any form, to give Rexall Mucu-Tone a thorough trial. Use it with regularity- and persist- ency for a reasonable time, then it you are not satisfied, come back and tell us, and = without question. or formality we will hand back to'you every cent you paid-us. This is certainly the fairest offer that any- one could make and should attest our sincerity of purpose. It comes in two sizes, prices 50 cents - and $1.00.. Remember you -can' obtain it -only at our.store.—The Kexall ‘Store. Barker’s Drug Store, 217 Third St. The organ AT DEMAND OF KING ALFONSO Spanish Cabinet Tenders Is Resignation. RULER FACES GRAVE CRISIS Action of Ministry Throws ‘Country. Into a Condition Bordering on Chaos and the Fate of the Throne Rests on the Decision of the Young Mon- a&rch—Member of Conservative Par- ty Likely to Be Chosen Premler. Madrid, Oct. 2 .—After a determined struggle against opposition not only in Spain but in all of Europe, aroused by Spanish conditions, “the cabinet headed by Premier Maura resigned fonso. The Moroccan war, the anti- clerical situation, the worldwide pro- test following the exeCution of Fran- cisco Ferrer and the Barcelona riots were the primary causes of the resig- nations. The resignation of the cabinet throwy, Spain-in a condition border- Ing on chaos. King Alfonso and his advisers are in close conference, try- ing to select a man~who, placed at the head of the government, would be able to gather the: scattered rem- nants together and save the country. A competent statesman willing to ‘ac- cept the responsibilities and dificul- ties of the situation would be hard to find. King Alfonso faces’the crisls of his life, for npon his choice depends the fate of his throne. A member of the Conservative party, loyal to the in- terests of the crown and accepting the pro-church views in the anti-Cath- olic community would be the natural choice. The continuation of the Moroccan ‘war would also be enforced by a Con- servative. The impression continues that the 14berals will refuse to assume power, preferring to leave the Conservatives to extricate themselves from the pres- ent siluation as best they may. RESIST ATTACK OF ROBBERS One’ ‘Man' Killed and Two Probably Fataily Wounded. Reno, Nev., Oct. 2'.—Frank Queska, a bartender, was shot and killed and Joseph. Canonica, proprietor of the hotel, and his son were probably fa- tally stabbed as the result of an at- tempt of two highwaymen to hcld up the hotel at Vinton, near here. After the shooting the bandits se- cered herses and made good their escape. Rcfore leaving, however, they ransacked the safe and several rooms, securing several thousand dol- lars’ worth of jewelry, diamonds and other valuables. The wounded men were in charge of the office and bar at the Vinton hotel and offered resistance when they were attacked. STONE ‘SLAPS NEGRO CABBY Missouri Senator Objected to Fare Demanded. 8t. Louis,~Qct. 2,.—United States Senator William J. Stone ‘slapped a negro cabman in the Union station because he demanded $1 fare. He only paid the bill when the cab driver got possession of his grip and after Patrolman Coates of the station squad said $1 was not exorbitant. Not long ago Senator Stone slapped & negro waiter in a dining car while going “from Washington 'to Philadel- phia. - fe was arrested, but a judge held that the slapping was.all right and discharged the senator. TOWN IS SOLD AT AUCTION | One Thousand People Attend Disposal of Property. Salina, Kan., Oct. 2 .—The town of Shipton was sold“at auction to Fred- erick Warnow, a farmer, for $2,600. The townsite consists of thirty-two and five-sixth acres, with five build- ings. As it formally passed to its new owner the band played “Home, Sweet Home.” After the sale had been con- summated W. S. Irwin, former owner of the town, gave a big dinner to the thousand people at the sale. KILLS: MAN: HE FALLS ON Brick Mason at Des Moines Has Drop of Fifty Feet. Des Moines, Oct. 2 .—W. J. Ken- nedy, a brick mason at work on the Des Mpines Coliseun, fell from a scaffold, alighting squarely upon the head of John Holmquist, a tailor, who sras passing on the sidewalk fifty feet below. Holmquist’s neck was broken and he died within a few minutes. Kcennedy was seriously injured. New Volcano Is Discovered. +El Centro, Cal,, Oct: 2 .—News was recelved here of the eruption of a Dew vélcano in the volcano lake dis- trict, twenty-four miles: south of Ca- lexico, Lower California. The volcano is emitting - flaries ‘and - sulphurous fumes from a crater twenty feet in diameter. EXPOSES CUSTOMS ' FRAUDS Weigher on Witness Stand Describes Methods: of Procedure. New York, Oct. 3 .—Eight years of systematic and exceedingly profitable cheating of the United States govern- ment " was deseribed . by George E. Biige, a customs weigher, a witness in the trial of :Antonio ;and. Philip Musica, cheese. importers. ‘After telling - how: he~had under- | weighed a large ifaportation of cheese for the Musicas and received $194 as'| his:share of the profits he-sald that! by the express demand of King Al he had Similar deallngs with hundreds of other firms of importers. He de- clared also that there was a regular System of cheating, in which a num- | ber of customs employes were in- | Volved. Birge is one of the weighers: who have ‘confessed and is testifying for the government. “Au echo of the government’s suits against the American Sugar Refining company was brougibt out by Birge’s testimony. Hs said that prior to his operations for the Musicas and others he had been almost exclusively. eni- vloyed in undarweighing -and cheating on behalf of “ths:sugar people.” GIRLS : CAREFUL | WITNESSES Daughters of Dead Man Testify at Murder “Trial. St. Paul, Oct. 2,.—Minnie Arbogast has finished her testimony in the trial of her mother,- Mrs. Mina Arbogast, on the clarge of murdering her hus- band, Louis Arbogast. Grilling examination of the witness did not result in the establishment of some important points which the state sought to prove, the girl adroitly avoiding direct answers, as her sister Tda had avoided them previously. Both frequently took refuge in assev- erations of their failure to remember. SCHEME TO RECLAIM - TEN MILLION ACRES Gigantic Irrigation Plan Sub- mitted fo President. Gregory, Tex., Oct- 2 —A gigantic reclamation scheme has been laid be- fore President Taft. The suggestion in the form of a memorial was brought to Gregory by L. E. Bennett of Mis- sion,” Tex, and contemplates the transformation of 10,000,000 acres of barren lands in the United States and Mexico by damming the Rio Grande river and turning it into an irrigation ditch. n order to carry out the. project it will be necessary to get the co-oper- ation of Mexico and the mémorial be- gins with the suggestion that diplo- matic negotiations be begun at once to interest Mexico in the plan. According to the boosters of the scheme the river, not now navigable and serving no useful commercial pur- pose, could easily be transformed into an agency for making a garden spot out of lands now of no value. The plan, they say, is thoroughly feasible and could be carried out at a rela- tively small cost. President Taft was interested in the facts and figures laid before him. The Rio Grande, it was pointed out, could be made to support a popula- tion as large as that of New York, Pennsylvania and New England com- bined. ATTACKé INSPECTION BUREAU Woman Speaker Makes Direct Charges of Incompetency. _ Richmond, Va.,, Oct. 2!—Direct charges of incompstency in the fed- eral department of agriculture and of disregard of the rules of the bureau of animal industry in the federal in- spection of meat were made by Mrs. Caroline Bartlett Crane of Kalamazoo, Mich., in an address before the Amer- fcan Public Health association, in con- vention here. Mrs. Crane openly attacked the de- partment for its alleged misleading of the public into believing that the meat inspected by federal officials was passed upon justly and with the best interests of the public at heart. She stated that the standards of health of animals slaughtered had de- creased since the scandal in meat in- spection of 1906. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take LAXATLVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it falls to cure. E, W. GROVE'S signature is on each box, 25c. A low price can’t bring enough quality. 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MAKERS CHICAGO Sincerity clothes are sold exclusive- ly in Bemidji by THE MODEL CLOTHING STORE ““A good top of the morning and a dandy night cap” WHISKEY "Worth Asking For” DANIEL ABERLE & SONS=ST. PAUL. 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 selection. WE- SELL 16-INCH SLAB W00D St. Hilaire Retail Lbr. Co. BEMIDJI, MIBN. The Crookston - Lumber Co. Wholesale Lumber, Lath and Building Material Pepper & Son Wholesale Liquor Dealers Telephone 489 Major Block Bemidji, Minn. Melges Bros. Co. 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