Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 11, 1909, Page 7

+ E S— — CAUSES A LOSS OF ONE MILLION All Night Fire Sweeps City of Kalamazoo, Mich. HOTEL GUESTS ROUTED OUT Three Hundred Half Clad People Driven Into the Icy Streets, Many to Remain Several Hours Without { 8helter—Flames Finally Brought Under Control by the Assistance of | Outside Fire Departments. Kalamazoo, Mich., Dec. 1.—One lfe « Was lost, many firemen were over- tome by smoke, 300 hotel guests were driven, half clad, into the icy streets &nd property valued at approximately S SS— $1,000,000 was destroyed by a fire here | which was extinguished only after an wll night struggle by the combined fire fighting forces of Kalamazoo, Bat- #le Creek and Grand Rapids. Btarting in the bagement of the Star Bargain House the flames, fanned by & strong southwest wind, spread east- , Wward along the north side of Main street, totally destroying the Burdick Blouse, a four-story hotel and store building, covering more than half a clty block. On an arcade running north through the Burdick building to Water street were half a dozen small' commerecial establishments and these were burned out. Sweeping eastward on Main street from the Burdick the flames ate their way through the Postal Telegrapa d American Express offices, Chase’s Bhoe store, Bowldeck’s men’s furnish- Ing store, Kennedy’s drug store and other business places. As it became apparent that the lo- cal fire department would be unable to cope with the situation aid was .summoned from Battle Creek, twenty- Ave miles east, and Grand Rapids, ty miles north, ! Refugees Suffered In the Cold. Guests in the Burdick House, warned of their danger, fled hastily to the street, many of them scantily clothed, wnd some were compelled to remain in the biting cold several hours be- fore finding shelter. ‘While the flames were raging in the hotel a man suddenly appeared at an upper window and cried for help. Be- fore a ladder could be put in position he disappeared and, it is believed, per- - ished in the fire. The extent of the fire is attributed to the fact that the city depends on artesian wells for a water supply and because the amount available was en- tirely inadequate. A large standpipe at an asylum was connected with the city mains, but afforded only tem- porary relief. So great was the shortage of water that at one time only two streams could be directed upon the fire and these barely reached to' the third floors. At 5:30 a. m. a city main was con- nected with a nearby creek and with the aid of the Battle Creek and Grand Rapids firemen the flames at last were brought under control. RUMOR IS DECLARED UNTRUE United States Has Not Demanded Ze- e laya’s Resignation. Washington, Dec. 1.+—The state- ment telegraphed from Nicaragua to Bondon to the effect that the United States had demanded the resignation of President Zelaya and that he had indicated his purpose to retire by the end of the present month is declared at the state department to be without foundation. No demands of that char- acter have been made to the president of Nicaragua, nor has the department received any authoritative announce- ment coming from Zelaya himself that he is contemplating retirement. In fact the state department has not received anything of consequence from American officials in Nicaragua tur some days and the department is Without confirmation of the recently ®meported engagements between the Zelayan and the revolutionary force1 at Rama. WATSON DENIES THE STORY Poot Says He Never Asked Favor of [ Premier Asquith. New York, Dec. 1.—Willlam Wat- ®on, the poet, at the Hotel Astor was usked about the statement cabled from England that Miss Violet Asquith, the ‘daughter of the British premier, had declared his reason for naming her mother and herself as composites of Lhe poem, “The’ Woman With the Ser- ‘pent’s Tongue,” was that her father had refused to make Watson a knight and had also refused to make him an allowance from the British treasury. “I never in my life asked Asquith «*or either a title or a pension,” said Watson. “All I ever asked of him was to bestow an annuity on the penni- less widow of John Davidson, the poet.” Hearty Laugh Breaks Jaw. New York, Dec. 1 .—While several porters were amusing themselves cracking jokes at each other in the hall of an office building Emil Will- iams, fifty-one years old, laughed sc heurtily that he threw his jaw out of place. A physician was called and he A put Williams’ jaw in commission. Approve What He Says Regardlng Trade Wars. Berlin, Dee. 1 +—Official and journal- istic comment upon President Taft’s message to -congress notes with ap- proval what he says regarding the un- likelihood of trade wars between the United States and other countries as a consequence of the maximum duties clause of the new tariff law. The Tageblatt, which represents financial eand radical opinion, concludes a two- column review by calling the message a friendly one. Mr. Taft’s utterances respecting Nicaragua, though consid- ered in official quarters as rather vague, are taken to mean that the United States will restore order in the republic, an outcome which will be to the advantage of the German trade and German possessions there. STRIKEBREAKERS DO NOT LIKE THE GOLD Drop in Mercury Causes Many -to Desert-Johs. St. Paul, Dec. 1v.—It is reported that when the mercury here hit 13 degrees below zero a-large number of imported strikebreakers in the Twin City terminals and at the Minnesota Transfer walked out of the yards to- ward the nearest fires, and some of them, being ordered back to work, quit on the spot. Railway officials admitted that there had been some desertions, as was to be expected with a crowd of raw and unacclimated men, many of whom were strange also to the work; but they all said that the supply of new- comers was sufficient to stand a con- siderable subtraction without mate- rially impairing the working force. Strike leaders continue to deny the truth of optimistic statements given out by railway officials and say the tieup is complete. They expect the real situation to develop when the new men become weary of excessive cold on duty, long hours and complicated details of unfamiliar work, and when trains pour in on them bound both east and west. £ FEW TRAINS ARE RUNNING Every Large Industry at Great Falls Tied Up. Great Falls, Mont.,, Dec. 1 \—Every large industry in this city is tied up by the switchmen’s strike. As a re- sult many men are out of employment both in Great Falls and in the sur- rounding country. None of the strik- ers have returned to work here and no strikebreakers have been imported. A few freight trains are runnmg on the Butte division. 3 TO SUCCEED CULBERSON Money Chosen Leader of Democrats in Senate. ‘Washington, Dec. 1 .—In caucus the Democratic senators elected Senator H. D. Money of Mississippi as minor- HERNANDO DE SOTO MONEY. ity leader of the senate to succeed Senator Culberson of Texas, whose resignation was presented and ac- cepted. WORK FOR THE NAVAL MILITIA | Northwestern States Want It Placed , on Stronger Basis. ‘Washington, Dec. 1 .—Minnesota, ‘Wisconsin, Michigan and other states bordering on the Great Lakes were ropresented here in a conference held for the purpose of advancing the naval militia of the United -States. Com- mander Guy Eaton of Duluth appeared as the répresentative of the Minnesota battalion. It was decided that every effort should be made to have passed a bill at this session of congress giv- fng the naval militia the same status I its relation to the government as is accorded the auxiliary land force un- der the terms of the Dick law, which provides for an appropriation of $2,- 000,000 apportioned pro rata among the various state organizations. Daughter’s Mistake Fatal. Toledo, O., Dec. 1 .—Given carbolic neid for her daughter by mistake for brandy Mrs. William Tate, ill with tuberculosis, died before medical ald could reach her, MESSAGE PLEASES GERMANS ; Eyestrain Produces Poor Vision, Headaches, Red and Inflamed Eyes, Diseases of the Eye, Etc., Etc. IF YOU SUSPECT that your eyes are not right, THEN do not hesitate to have them attended to as soon as possible. THERE IS NO LOSS IN BEING CAREFUL But vice versa there 18. 5 Should be examined at least once every school year. girl can see clearly without a strain what is presented to their vision Unless a boy or their progress must necessarily be slow. It is time wasted and money lost to go on and ignore these conditions, and wrong to do so if they can be corrected. Perfect eyesight is the most inestimable of all blessings and can be enjoyed more than anything else. 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