Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 29, 1910, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY-BY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. E. H. DENU. G.E. CARSON. Eatored In CITY OF BEMIDJI County Seat. Population—In 1900, 1500; 7000. Summer Resort—Hundreds of outsiders make their summer homes on Lake Be- midji. Fishing, boating and bathing ac- commodations are second to none in the United States. Area—Ten square miles platted. Altitude—1400 feet above sea level. Water Power—2200 developed horse- power, Mississippi river. Water—Absolutely pure. Two artesian wells. ‘Water Mains—About seven miles. Boating—500 miles by lake and river. Death Rate—5.4 a thousand in 1908. Annual Rainfall—33.7 inches. Temperature—20 above, winter; summer, mean. Sewer Mains—About three miles. in 1910, 75 Cement Sidewalks—Six and a half miles. Lakeshore Drives—Ten miles. Parks—Two. Water Frontage—Ten miles, two lakes and Mississippi river. A Home Town—1600 residences. Taxpayers—1200. Churches—8. School Houses—Three. Bank Deposits—$750,000. Manufactures—Hardwood handles, lum- ber, lath, shingles, and various other industries. . Great Distributing Point—Lumber prod- ucts, groceries flour, feed and hay. Postal Receipts—$17,000 for 1909, 10th place in state outside of St. Paul, Minne- apolis and Duluth. Railroads—Great Northern, Minnesota & International, M., R. L. & M., Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie, Wilton & Northern, Grand Forks to Duluth, and Bemidji-Sauk Centre. Railroad Depots—Four. Passenger Trains—Twelve daily. Hospitals—One. Distances—To St. Paul, 230 miles; to Duluth, 167 miles. Hotels—Fifteen. Sawmills—Four. Handle Factories—One. Wholesale Houses—Four. Banks—Three. Auto Garages—One. Duluth News-Tribune: The Be- midji Pioneer is publishing in tabu- lated form valuable information con- cerning Bemidji; a good idea. Again would the Pioneer remind its old friend, N. S. Davies, editor of the Crookston Times, that there is a bleak and dark hereafter, where folks who do not give credit where credit is due willbe judged according totheir “lights,” and where punish- ment will be dealt out without fear or favor. Placing the Crook- ston Times on the Pioneer ex- change list again has brought out a fine line of news articles in the Times which are taken from the Pioneer and repro- duced in the Times, without the courtesy of a credit therefor, for the most part. Come, brother, attach credit to your clippings, and you will be forgiven, and be a deserving candidate for the front row when you are “‘gathered hence.” BEMIDJI COMMERCIAL CLUB DESERVES MUCH CREDIT. Through the efforts of the Be- midji Commercial club, that city has been selected as a site for a model farm to be operated under the supervision of the state agricul- tural college. That is the kind of a commercial club to have and to support.—Duluth News-Tribune. Bemidji is proud of her commer- cial club and the many good things which have been accomplished for this city during the past year,through the efforts of the gentlemen who are at the head of the club. With W, L. Brooks as president, “AL” H. Jester as secretary, and those substantial hustlers who form the executive committee of the club, anything that will be of material benefit to Bemidji is carefully con- sidered and if found to be desirable, the club members go after it, and they are very likely to land the en- terprise in Beltrami county’s metro- polis, popularly known as the ‘“Hub City of Northern Minnesota.” This could not be better illustrated than in the matter of securing the building of the Soo railway into Bemidji. The Soo made no over- tures to anyone in this city as to what territory the line would pass through; but the commercial club went after President Pennington and the other Soo officials, and guaran- teeing the road that a desirable right- of-way would be furnished through the city, the club went quietly to work and, by heroic canvasing and soliciting, and much persuasive argument, right-of-way was secured and the road finally agreed to build into the city; and now Bemidji will have the strongest independent raile road in the United Statesas acompeti- tor of the several lines already run- ning into this point. There are many other instances 4| where the club has done splendid work, by co-operation and hustling of the members; and the Bemidji commercial club has no peer in this section of the state. KAISER IS CONFIDENT. Crookston Times: Albert Kaiser, the banker at Bagley, who is ‘the leading candidate, and without doubt the most popular one in the state, as the Republican nominee for state treasurer, returned this morning from a trip to St. Paul, Minneapolis and the southern part of the state. Mr. Kaiser, who is not given to boasting, would only state that he was highly gra‘ified over the warm support that was being given him by tall his many friends, strong support lt:ummg from sources from which he had expected no active assistance. From all indications the can- didacy of Mr. Kaiser is growing stronger every day and unless there is a combination of some sort put up, he will certainly win in a walk. BRITISH ELEGTIONS ~ IN GLOSE FINISH Liberals and Unionists About Equally Successful London, Jan. 29'—Four Unionist gains out of eleven election returns Jjust made give promise of a very close finish in the race of the Liberals and Unionists for numerical advantage in the next parliament. The Unionists now have 262 seats and the Liberals 260, while the Nationalists hold 76:and the Laborites 40. ‘With less than thirty members of the new parliament to be elected and the passing of the opportunity to in- fluence voters for the sake of prestige of a real or moral victory, there was evident a disposition among the more conservative elements of the rival parties to recognize the fact that for all substantial purposes it .was “no- body’s game.” That the position of the government {8 one of great uncertainty is not doubted and experienced politicians are unwilling to predict security for even a few months until the debate on the speech from the throne furnishes further evidence of the probable trend of the different factions composing the tripartite governmental majority. The success of the independent National- ists, who probably have a total of ten seats, introduces the most interesting new factor. IN A FIGHT FOR TRAFFIC Northern Pacific Showing Aggressive- ness on the Coast. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 28.—There is an indication that the Northern Pa- cific is entering the fight to gain con- trol of the traffic of the Olympic penin- sula in the filing at Olympia of the names of the officers of three North- ern Pacific companies doing business on the peninsula. All the officers named are connected with the North- ern Pacific. The Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound was the first entraat of the peninsula. The tracks of the Northern Pacific will nearly parallel those of the Puget Sound. J. P. Morgan Offers Assistance. New York, Jan. 29.—J. Pierpont Morgan has cabled the French authori- ties having in charge the relief of the flood victims, offering $50,000 to help in the work. GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES Minneapolis Wheat, Minneapolis, Jan. 29.—Wheat—May, $1.11%@1.12; July, $1.11% @1.11%. On track—No. 1 hard, $1.13% @1.14%; No. 1 Northern, $1.13% @1.14%; No. 2 Northern, $1.11% @1.12%; No. 3 North- ern, $1.09% @1.11%. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Jan. 28.—Wheat—7'0 arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1.12%; No. 1 Northern, ‘$1.12%; No. 2 Northern, $1.10%; May, $1.123%; July, $1.12%. Flax—In store, to arrive, on track and May, $2.161%; Sept., $1.71. St. Faul Live Stock. St. Paul, Jan. 28.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $6.75@7.50; fair to good, $6.00@6.75; good to choice cows and heifers, $4.25@5.25; veals, $5.50@7.50. Hogs—$7.85@8.15. Sheep—Waethers, $5.26@5.50; yearlings, $6.50@7.00; spring lambs, $7.50@7.75. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Jan. 28.—Wheat—May, $111@1.11%; July, $1.01%; Sept, 97%ec. Corn—May, 66% @66%¢c; July, 66% @66%c; Sept,, 6614 @665%c. Oats —May, 46%@46%c; July, 43%@ 43%c; Sept., 40% @403c. Pork—May, $20.90; July, $20.921%%. Butter—Cream- eries, 26@30c; dairies, 24@29c. Eggs —-21% @32c. Poultry—Turkeys, 17c; chickens, 14c; springs, 13%c. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, Jan. 28.—Cattle—Beeves, $4.10@7.50; Texas steers, $3.75@4.85; Western steers, $4.00@5.90; stockers and feeders, $3.00@5.40; cows and heifers, $2.00@5.50; calves, $7.00@9.- 25. Hogs—Light, $8.00@8.35; mixed, $8.06@8.45; heavy, $8.15@8.50; rough, $8.15@8.25; good to choice heavy, $8. 25@8.650; pigs, $6.90@7.90. Sheep— Native, $3.90@5.90; yearlings, $6.76@ 1.75; lambs, $6.00@8.30. IN DEFENSE OF THE PAYNE BILL Boutell of Illinois Makes Speech in House, RESULTS WILL JUSTIFY IT Declares Measure Must Be Tried Be- Its Practical Effect Can Be Judged—Democrats Applaud His Statement That “the Act Gives Pref- erence to Certain Individuals and Is the Cause of Present High Prices. ‘Washington, Jan. 2 .—Admitting that the Payne t riff law would have to be justified by the results of its practical operation Representative Boutell of Illinois, a member of the committee which framed the measure made a vigorous defense of the new law in the house. President Taft had been criticised, Mr. Boutell said, because of having declared that the Payne bill was the best tariff law ever passed by con- gress. But, added Mr. Boutell, the re- sult would justify the statement. “The common sense and sagacity of President Taft will be recognized by his re-election in 1912. “It has been said,” continued Mr. Boutell, “that the act gives prefer- ences to certzin Individuals and is the fore CONGRESSMAN BOUTELL. cause of the present high prices. It has been asserted that the tariff act has not brought prosperity and thar the act will retard prosperity.” ‘When the Democrats applauded these statements and laughed in de- rision Mr. Boutell sharply rebuked them. P “Why is it,” he asked, “that the Democrats always applaud any tale of misfortune ' or prediction of adver- sity?” It was then the turn of the Repub- licans to laugh and applaud and the Democrats lapsed into silence. “I think,” said Mr. Boutell, answer- ing his own question, “it’s because ad- versity is so familiar and so in keep- ing with the history of their party. It is not indicative of approbation, but the result of party loyalty.” The agricultural appropriation bill was taken up by the house with an agreement for a general debate of seven and a half hours. TO AMEND ANTI-TRUST LAW Sweeping Changes Recommended by National Board of Trade. ‘Washington, Jan. 28—After endors- ing sweeping amendments to the Sher- man anti-trust law so radical in char- acter as to alter largely the present effect of the law and after going on record as unalterably opposed to the federal inspection of grain the Nation- al Board of Trade ended the fortieth annual meeting of the organization. Amendments to the immigration laws to eliminate the educational test were unanimously approved and a rroposal to have the United States government negotiate with other na- tions for the creation of an interna- tional court of arbitral justice was en- dorsed. 2 The session ended in a wrangle when H. C. Reynolds of Scranton, Pa., charged upon the floor that delegates, sent by- their home chambers of com- merce and boards of trade to attend tne meeting of the National Board of Trade, came to Washington and spent the time elsewhere than at the com- vention. LABOR BEGINS ITS FIGHT Arranges to Organize Unskilled Work- men of Steel Trust. Chicago, Jan. 28.—A gigantic fight against the steel trust, backed by the American Federation of Labor, is be- ing formulated here by P. J. McArdle, president of the Amalgamated Asso- ciation of Iron, Steel and Tin Work- ers, who is arranging to organize the unskilled workmen employed by the United States Steel corporation. The intention is to hold organization meetings in South Chicago to unite the 7,000 workmen employed in the Illinois. Steel. company- plant and to band the new organization with the ather organized steel workers through- out the country in a campaign aimed to force the dissolution of -the steel combine. Every union in North America has been asked to donate 10 cents per cap- ita to a fund to aid the steel workers. The Amalgamated association charges that the trust is trying to break up their organization and points to the fight against the tin workers as evi- dence. FORMER MANAGER A FUGITIVE A. L. May Took Funds of American Press Association. St. Paul, Jan. 28.—Alfred L. May, un- il recently manager of the American Press Association of this city; has left the city for parts unkhown. A war- rant has been issued for his arrest and authorities throughout the coun-; Take try have been instructed to apprehend him. Alfred Bernet, second assistant gen: eral manager of the American Press Association, arrived in St. Paul on Jan. 17, and investigation of the books revealed that Mr. May for a number of years had appropriated the ‘associa- tion’s funds to his own use. The ex- act amount is unknown, but expert ac- countants are making a thorough ex- amination to ascertain the amount ot Mr. May’s defalcations. FIRE THREATENS THE CITY Volunteers With Garden Hose Make War on Flames. Baker City, Ore, Jan. 2 .—Fought only by volunteers with garden hose and dampened blankets a fire did dam- age estimated ‘at $284,000 before it was placed under control. For a while the greater part of the city was threatened and only roof snow saved much of it. The chief sufferer was the Baer Mer cantile company. Their loss was $90, 000 and the insurance $60,000. ALASKA TO HAVE NEW GOVERNMENT Provisions of the Bill Now Be- fore Congress. ‘Washington, Jan. 2i.—President Taft intends to visit Alaska next sum- mer. He had planned to go to the territory last fall, but the illness of Mrs. Taft prevented. The bill reor- ganizing the form of government for the territory is his—that is to say, the provisions embodied in the legislation were all suggested by him. He en- tered the White House with some fixed ideas with reference to Alaska and he has indicated on more than one oc- casion that he wants to see this terri- tory better governed than it ever has been. Under the legislation which congress is putting through there will be ap- pointed by the president, by and with the consent of the senate, a governor, an attorney general and a commission- er of the interior and of mines for the territory, who, together with eight other persons to be appointed by the president and confirmed by the sen- ate, shall constitute a legislative coun- cil. Each of the officers is to be ap- pointed for a term of four years. The eight members of the council who will not hold other offices must be bona fide residents and qualified voters of the territory. Two must come from each of the four judicial divisions into which Alaska is now divided. WADE ELLIS TAKES CHARGE Will Direct Grand Jury Probe of “Beef Trust.”” Chicago, Jani 2 .—Assistant Attor- ney General Wade Ellis has arrived here to take charge of the federal grand jury’s investigation into the methods of the so called “beef trust.” Shortly after his arrival Mr. Ellis WADE H. ELLIS. went into conference with. United States District Attorney Edwin W. Sims and the latter’s assistant, James N. Wilkerson. The grand jury did not convene un- til the close of this conference: GREEK .CABINET TO- RESIGN Notifies King George That. Present Situation s Intolerable. Athens, Jan. :.—The cabinet has notified King George of its intention to resign. Owing to the dictation of the Military league it is impossible te secure a parliamentary quorum and under these conditions the cabinet de- clares its continuance 18 jmpossible. For the same reason the formation of a new cabinet will be next to im- possible and the king faces the prob- lem of having to deal single handed with many pressing questions. The situation, ‘it is freely predicted, will lead to his early abdication. Ella Ginglés Is Married. Chicago, Jan. 29.—Ella Gingles, the young Irish lacemaker who caused & stir in Chicago at the time of her trial last summer on charges of stealing lace from her former employer, Agnes Barrett, following the sensational in- cident when she was found bound and gagged in a downtown hotel, has been married in Larne, Ireland. $100 Reward, $100. 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