Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 6, 1909, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY BY' THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. C. J. PRYOR. C. E. CARSON. A. G. RUTLEDGE, Editor. omid)l, Minnesota, as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER YEAR IN ADYANGE Enterad In the Postofflcs WHY DO MEN ADVERTISE? The man who conducts his busi- ness on the theory that it doesn’t pay to advertise and that he cannot afford to advertise, sets up his judg- ment in opposition to that of all the best business men in the world. Says an experienced advertising authority: “With a few years’ experience in conducting a small business on a few thousands of capital, he assumes to know more than thousands whose hourly transactions aggregate more than his do in a year, and who have made their millions by pursuing a course that he says does not pay.” It advertising doesn’t pay, why is it that the most successful merchants of every town, large or small, are the heaviest advertisers? If advertising doesn’t pay, whodoes the most busi- ness? If it does not pay, the firms in the world spend millions of money foolishly. Is it because they want to donate those millions to the news- paper publishers, or because they do not know as much about business as the six-for-a-dollar merchant who says money spent in advertising is thrown away or donated to the man to whom it is paid? Such talk is simply ridiculous, and it requires more than the average patience to discuss the proposition of whether advertising pays or not with that kind of a man. His com- placent self-conceit in assuming that he knows more than the whole world is laughable and reminds us of the man who proved that the world doesn’t revolve by placing a pumpkin on a stump and watching it all night. THE LOCAL PAPER IN THE HOME. The local newspaper should be found in every home. No child will grow up ignorant who can be taught to appreciate the home paper. Itis the stepping stone of intelligence in all those matters not to be learned in books. Give your children a foreign paper, which contains not one word about any person, place or thing which they ever saw or perhaps ever heard of, and how can you expect them to be interested? But let them have the home paperand read of persons whom they meet, and places with which they are familiar, and soon an interest is awakened which increases with every daily arrival of the local paper. Thus a habit of reading is formed, and these children will read the papers all their lives and become intelligent men and women, a credit to their ancestors, strong in their knowledge of the world as it is to- day. Killed by Falling Tree. Duluta, Nov. 3.—Donald Wisner of Chisholm, aged eleven years, was killed by a tree which he felled. He and other boys were out inm the woods cutting shinney sticks and then amused themselves cuiting down some good sized trees, GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, Nov. 5.—Wheat—Dec., 99% @99%c; May, $1.02%. On track —No. 1 hard, $1.01%@1.01%; No. 1 Northern, $1.01%@1.01%; No. 2 Noithern, 29% @99%ec. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Nov. 5.—Wheat—To arrive and ot irack—No. 1 hard, $1.02; No. 1 Northern, $1.01%; No. 2 Northen, 99%c; Nov, $1.00%; Dec., 98%c; May, $1.01%. Flax—To arrive and on track, $1.7:%: Nov, $170%, Dac. $1.67: May, $1.6 : 8t. Paul Live Stock. St. Paul, Nov. attle—Good to choice steers, $6.75 @'7.50: fair to good, $5.006.75; goad to choice cows and heifers, $4.25@5.25; veals. $5.50@7.00. Hoge—$7.50@7.75. Sheep—Wethers, $4.25@4.50; yearlings, $6.00@5.50; soring lambs, $6.0077.00. Chigago Grain and Provisions. Chirago, - Nov. 5. -- Wheat—Dez., $1.013%; May, $1.01%; July, 95%ec. Corn—Dec., 58%c; May, (0% @60%c; July, 50% @597%ec. Oats—Dec., 38%e¢; May, 41%@415%c; July, 39% @39%c. Pork—Jan., $20.07; May, $19.70. But- ter—Creamerfes, 261 @30c; dairles, 240025c. Eggs—18@27c. Poultry— Turkeys, 1dc; chickens, 12%o0; &prings, 13%ec. Chicaga Live Stock. Chicago, Nov. 5.—Cattle—Beeves, $3.90@9.10; Texas sleers, $3.80@4.95; Western steers. $4.25@7.40; stockers and feeders, $3.0075.00; cows and heifers, $2.0075.70; calves, $8.25@ 8.50. Hogs—Lighr, $7.35@7.90: mixed, $7.40@8.0714; heavy, $7.4508.12; rough, $7.45@7.65; good to cholca heavy $7.65@8.12%; plgs, $5.60@7.50. Sheep—Native, $2.50@4.55; vearlings, $4.80@35.90; lambs, $450@7.55. ALARMING GAIN IN SUICIDE RATE Increase Especially Large in Western Cities. SHOWING OF STATISTICS Of the Sixty-five Municipalities Cov: ered Several Smaller Ones Alone Report a Decrease—North Atlantic States Have Lowest Rate for Any Particular Section of the Country. New York, Nov. .—Suicide mortal- ity statistics show that the increase in the rate of self-estruction over the increase in population has become alarming. There has been a general increase and in mnearly every city of sixty-five of the nation’s representa- tive municipalities the figures show that the rate has grown larger. The rate of increase of suicides per 100,000 of population was probably the least alarming in Chicago. In 1908 the pro rata increase was 1.11. Only four other cities, all of them much smnealler, showed a smaller increase than the Tlinois metropolis. The increase in Oakland, Cal, was the highest, with 336, while the lowest was .1 in Buf- falo, N. Y. Several smaller cities in the list showed a decrease in therate of from 1 to 2 per cent. Chicago’s total of suicides during 1908 was 500. This was at a rate of 23 per 100,000 population. For the decade ending 1907 the total was 4,031, or at the rat2 of 21.2. The increase in the suicide rate has been most alarming in the West. ‘With a total of 665 self-inflicted deaths in tho tabulated Western cities for 1908 the rate has increased 6.1. The rate is 33.8, while it stoed only 27.7 for the decade ending 1907. .The low- cst rate per 190,000, speaking of the country in geographical sections, was 19.5 for the North Atlantic states. In the West the- grealest advance in the rate was shown in Salt Lake City, Utzh, with n rate of 39.7 over the figure of 13.3 for the entire pre- vious decade. The increase in all the cities of the Pacific coast was great. WILSON DIFFERS WITH HILL Does Not Believe Country Wil! Out- grow Its Subsistence. Washington, Nov. S.—James J. Hill's view that the United States is rapidly approaching the time when the population of the country will out- grow the means of subsistence pro- vided by agriculture are not shared by Secretary Wilson of the agricul- tural department. Some day. he be- Heves, the increase of popw#ation fs bound to overtax the ability of the farmer to provide for its sustenance, ! but that day is remote, he is con- vinced. Nor will it be necessary in the immediate future to import grain for bread, notwithstanding the doleful predictions of some publicists. Every- thing depends upon the disposition of the American farmer to make the most of the resources of his land and to mprove his methods of agriculture in accordance with the needs of the pecple. OFFICIALS HELD DERELICT Must Arswer for Deaths Due to Coi- lapse of Building. Chicago, Nov. .—Murdock Camp- bell, building commissioner of the city of Chicigo, and Edward Hog an architect, were held to the Jury by a coronar’c jury which inves- tigated the collapse of a building in which three men were killed and many others injured in September last. An investigation showed the huild- ing had been overloaded. GREEK INSURGENT GAPTURED Leader of Recent Rebellion Taken by the Government. Athens, Nov. ~Lieutenant Tibal- dos, ‘who led the rccent abortive rev- clution, was captured by the govern- ment troops on the Kephisi road. He was accompanied by Lieutenant Dimoulis and they made no resistance, although the latter tried to bolt when he saw the soldiers. The pair were hurried to the arsenal here as prisoners and will be court- martialed at once. NUMBER HURT, TWO FATALLY Great Northern Mail and Stock Traine in Collision. : Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. .—Owen Fergus, Geyser, Mont, and Thomas Cleary, Great Falls, Mont.,, were fa- tally injured in a rear end collision at Rugby, N. D, between a Great Northern fast mail train and a stock train. Bight others, stockmen and members of train crews, were seri- ously injured. One car of horses were burned to duath. Two Johrsens End Their Lives. Minneapolis, Nov. l—Two John- sons took their own lives in this city about the same time. Andrew Jobn- son, aged forty, killed himself by chooting on a vacant lot. Paul John- son, twenty-five years of age, commit- ted suicide at the Brunswick hotel by drinking carbolic acid. ADMITS THE AWFUL CRIME Farmhand Kills Three and Injures Two Others. Quill Lake, Sask., Nov. J—After murdering three elder members of the Thorburn family here and rendering the” two children unconscious /with blews John Mesci, a farmhand, calmly made his way to Wynard, Sask.; where he was arrested and admitted the triple murder. The tragedy was discovered by neighbors, who noticed the restless- ness of the cattle. which had not been P T N 5. fed and were causing a disturhance. George Thorburn was ‘found in a cel'ar trap, into which he had been thrown head first after being shot. Tn the next cellar was found the four- year-old boy and a two-year-old' girl avas found in the oven of a stove, both the children being alive and but little burt. 2 The remains of Mrs. Thorburn and her mother were located in the brush some distance from the honse. LAST HONORS TO_ PRINCE IT0 State Funeral for Dead Statesman at Tokio. Tokio, Nov. 5.—Japan paid her last honors to Prince Ito, who was slain by a Korean assagsin at Harbin, when the stat2 funeral for ihe dead states- man was held at Shiba park. Great pomp marked the ceremony, which heretofore has been reserved for members of the royal family. The entire population of Tokio turned out for the cccasion, which was made a publiz noliday. WIDOW ACQUITTED OF MURDER GHARGE Verdict Returned In Arbogast Case at St. Paul. St. Paul, Nov. {.—Mrs. Mina Arbo- gast has been acquitted of the murder of her husband, Louis Arbogast, by. a district court jury. When the verdict was read there was a subdued babel of whispers, tears coursed down the cheeks of the widow's daughters, while the woman herself, with head still bent, burst into tears and wept silently. Judge Orr briefly thanked the jury for thz attention they had given the case and discharged them. Louise Arbogast, a daughter, 1s now out on $20,000 bail cn the same charge as the mother and her case has been set for this term:, so that the proba- billty is she will be tried within a weck cr two. The murder of Louis Arbogast was one of the most brutal affairs in Iocal crimizal Thistory. THOUSANDS IN NEED OF AID Minister Straus Serds Appeal to Amer- ican Red Cross. |, New York, Nov. | .—The New York state branch of the Anierican National Red Cross announces that it has re ceived the following cablegram from OSCAR 8. STRAUS. Oscar Straus, minister to Turkey: “With the approach of winter fully 60,000 women and children in Cicilia, whose husbanls and - fathers were massacred in April, are sorely in need of shelter and the necessities of life. Funds exhausted. Appeal urgent. Kindly make publi FIGHT FLAMES IN PAJAMAS Dartmouth Students Manage to Get Fire Under Control. Hanover, N. H., Nov. j—Aroused from their bteds before daybreak by the fire gong and {he roar of flames 100 Dartmouth students fought in their nightclothes a blaze which part- ly destroyed the Dartmouth caemical laboratory and threatened to wipe out Culver hall. But for the prompiness and hustling of the student volunteers, who, ar- rayed in varied colored pajamas, hastily formed bucket lines and manned the available hose, the flames mdight have wiped out the entire clus- ter of college buildings. Fatally Shoots Younger Brother. Josephine, Mont., Nov. .l—Alfred Murray, fourteen vears old, shot and probably fatally infured his brother Georgs, six years old, becavse the lat- ter would not release a chipmunk which he had shot. Murray has dis- appeared. APPLIES FOR A REHEARING Attorney for John R. Walsh Befors Court of Appeals. Chicago, Nov. S.—An application for a rehearing of the John R. Walsh case before the United States clreuit court of appeals was filed by John S. Miller, chief counsel for Walsh. The application zlleges that of all the questions raised in the originsl assignment of error cnly a few wevra decided, the court baving inferred that the others were not important enough to be considered. The government will file an answer to this petition within twenty days. Mrs. Stetson Is Exonerated. New York, Nov. 6—Mrs. Augustus BE. Stetson, formerly head reader of the First Church of Christ (Scientist) iu this city, was exonerated of charges of “mental malpractice” in the report of a special board of fupniry present- ed tc a congrezation of 2,000 persons. The excneratlon of Mrs. Stetson was endorsed by ‘the members of : the | church. COUNTRY FAGES A GRAVE CRISIS John Mitchell Denonnces In- junction Decision. LABOR TO FIGHT RULING Declares Federation Will Make an Effort to Arouse Public Sentiment 80 as to Render It Impossible for Courts to Try Injunction Cases Without Juries—Expects Assistance of All Fair Minded Citizens. y New York, Nov. ‘'.—John Mitchell, vice president of the American Fed- eration of Labor, whose sentence to jail, along with Samuel Gorapers and Frank Morrison, has just been af- firmed by the court of appeals of the District of Columbia, has issued a scathing statemenc denouncing the action ef the judicial bodies. Mr. Mit- chell declared that the American Fed- eration cf Labor will begin immedi+ ately a contest against such decisions, so that public sentiment will make it utterly impossible for ‘courts to try injunction cases without juries. He sald: “It is the intention of the officials of the American Federation of Labor to make the contest:the greatest of its kind, ever-waged in any country and I am confident that it will not be long pefore we have the backing of the 2,000,000 members of the Amer- ican Federation acd the support of every working man and of every fair winded citizen outside of its ranks. No graver crisis has ever confronted the citizene of this country than that now facing ua.” VESSEL REFLOATED SAFELY White Star Liner Adriatic Agreund in New York Harbor. New York. Nov. .—The big White Star liner Adviatic, inward bound with every one of her cabins filled with vassengers. including Orville Wright and his sister, M Catherine Wright, ran aground j off the Ambrose channel lightship at the entrance of the harbor. The steamer wius lightened by emptying her water tanks =nd then the wrecking tugs passed a line to her and hauled her into deep water. She was uninjured and proceceded up th2 bay to Quarantine. BIG CROWDS HEAR SERMONS New York Clergymen Freach to Shop, Factory and Show Girls. New York, Nov. j—Clergymen in- vaded shops, factories and theaters in New York as part of a mission plan which the Presbyterian beard of home missions bas been carrying -on in St. Louis, Chicago, Buffalo and other cities. Packing cases and chorus girls’ bag- gage were used as pulpits and large andfences listened o™ short sermons by preachers who sought to “take the heathenism out of business and softea its hard lines” 7 COOK PREPARING HIS DATA| Will Be Submitted to the University. of Copenhagen. New York. Nov. .—Dr, Frederick A. Cook, who is here after a lecture tour in the West, bas begun to assem- ‘Dle the data of his polar expiofation, which he intends to submit to- the University of Copenhagen. Dr. Cook said he would devote his entire time to the preparation until the report is completed and forwarded, 8s he had promised He hoped to get ihe report ready within a week, he said, and in the meantime he did rot wish to entar iuto a discussion of any collateral :opiss in regard to the North pole controversy or his proposed trip to the summit of Mount McKinley. Tn regard to the resolution adopted by the National Geographic saoclety, reforring the question of priority at tho pole to a committee for investiga- 1ion, Dr. Cook declined tc say any- ihing at this time. DECORATED BY THE MIKADO Dr. Angell, Former Head of Michigan University, Hcnored. Ann Arbor, Mich, Nov. j—Dr. James B. Angell, president emeritus of the University of Michigan, has been notified that he has been dec- orated by the emperor of Japan with toe first class of the Imperial Order JAMES B. ANGELL. of the Sacred Traasure. The decora- tion is a recognition of the distin- guished services ag president of the University of Michigan, especially in the education of a number of Japa- nese. Consolidation Held lllegal. Springfield, I, Nov. 6—“A com- mercial railway company and a street railway company cannot legally con- solidate,” according to an opinion ren- dered by Attorney Gieneral Stead at the request of Secretary of State Rose. This bars interurban and street railways from consolidating, as well ag steamn and street railways. Seventy years of experience with Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral have given us great ea u ngS confidence in it. We strongly recom- mend it for coughs, colds, bronchitis, Ask. your doctor to name the best family weak throats, and weak lungs. It pre- medicine for coughs, colds, bronchitis, weak vents. i protects. It soothes. Itheals. lungs. Follow his advice. .5, Ayer 3% Just the help nature needs. fine appearance. flv .BUY.FURS SAVING OF 20 PER CENT. WE HAVE SECURED THE AGENCY FOR La t Fur Manufac- P. Schlampp & Co. ket Fyp Memtee: Their method of buying skins from trappers and selling Guar- anteed Furs direct to wearer enables us to save you 20 per cent. Prices on Design Ilustrated: River Mink, Neck Piece gggS Muff $8.65 FROM MANUFACTURER AT A Natural Mink, 0 “ 50.00 .éapanese Mink, :: ;ggg :: %ggg eaver, . X Sable Squirrel, “ “ 15.00 “ 15.25 Mink is a very beautiful fur, stylish, wears well, and retains We also have many other furs at an p equally low price. Come in and see our sample sets, and let us show you our book of styles—125 illustrations and over 780 items and prices. Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Promptly Refunded MRS. J. J. CONGER BEMID]JI. MINN. is the paring Enjoy the charm of hav- ing perfect coffee, but— make it while your friends are near. Th The General Electric Percolator start, begins to percolate 60 sec- onds after turning on the current. The true and distinctive flavor developed in the process of pre- for particular palates, is not lost or even marred when prepared in a General fact, it is really enhanced. A de- vice which will give you the best there is in your coffee is the one you need. It’'s “good coffee” insurance. the electric percolator is it possible, with safety and con- venience, to prepare coffee 1n any room in the house, where an electric outlet is available. For Sale by e Warfield Electric Co. only one that, from a cold selected raw coffee beans Electric Percolator—in Only with Minnesota | survive. They are put together to szzy together. They are right szside and will stay right owsside. Their perfection is more than a sur- face—their grace is more than a front —their ji# is more than cut. Sincerity clothes last for seasons be- cause they are made of seasonea cloth. Sincerity fabrics are shrunk until they are as durable and stead- fast, as fine as well ripened timber. They don’t sag out of shape because there is no sag in their shape. Look for the Sincerity label. It means any retailer of Sincerity clothes will gladly trade back with you, if after you take the garments home you decide that you like the price more. ‘Write for style book which shows that Sincerity clothes &7 are made in ages and sizes B to fit men’s years as well as their bodies. Different models for the young chap and his father; different fabrics too. Kuh, Nathan & Fischer Co, MAKERS cHICAGO are s exemave. THE MODEL, ly in Bemidji by CLOTHING STORE Buy Your Lumber Direct From the Saw Mill We can supply your wants for -one house or a dozen. Headquarters for Lath and Shingles of all kinds. Let Us Figure Your Bills Douglass Lumber Gompany, Bemidji (On Lake Irving, Telephone 371) The Coming of the “S00” has DOUBLY assured the future of Bemidji. EVERYBODY now feels that Bemidji is a SURE WINNER We Know It—Consequently, are prepared to offer more liberal terms than ever to purchasers. Hereafter only 25 per cent of the purchase price will be required as first payment on lots sold by us— and the interest charge will be only 8 per cent. We Know our security will be first class and for this reason make the ahove concession to new buyers of business and residence lots. ’ - Call on us for detatled information re- garding the City of Bemidji as a business, residence or manufacturing location—or call up H. A. SIMONS, our local representative Bemidji Townsite and Im- provement Company. 404 New York Life Building ST. PAUL, MINN. L ST 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, MINN. Subscribe for The Piouneer