Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 31, 1910, Page 4

U. 0. F. Elected Officers. The United Order of Foresters Lodge of Bemidjiis taking on new life, and from now on that society will probably take its place among the foremost of the local secret organizations. The lodge held a meeting last evening, at which officers were elect- ed for the ensuing term, as follows; Past Chief Ranger, EricIves; Chief Ranger, Lee Heffron; Vice Chief Ranger, J. Bisiar: Chaplain, Mrs. C. Shepherd; Secretary and Recorder, Johu Sandin; Treasurer, Mrs. Earl Geil; Chief Archer, Mrs. A. W. Danaher; Inner Woodward, W.J. McCawley; Outer Woodward, Mrs. Hillgrove; Trustee, Miss Clara Heffron. During the evening a lunch was served, and there was much “doing” that was for the good of the order. Mrs. Lucy Purdy of Duluth, a prominent worker in the United Order of Foresters, was present at . the meeting and delivered a fine address. The lodge will hereafter meet at the Odd Fellow’s hall, the first and third Saturdays of each month. I hereby announce that I am a Candidate for the office of Mayor of the City of Be- midji to be voted on the 15th day of February, 1910. If elected to fill the office of Mayor I pledge myself to the faithful performance of the duties of the office, and shall, at all times, have uppermost in my mind the advance- ment of our City and the welfare of its citizens. Yours truly, J. C. PARKER. ““Andy” Johnson Visits Old Scenes. Deputy Sheriff Andrew Johnson has been making a visit among old friends in Iowa, while he is taking his enforced lay-off by reason of be- ing unable to work because of wounds inflicted in a fight with bandits on the mol;n'mg of Novem. ber 26. “‘Andy” writes the Pioneer, from Clear Lake, Iowa, as follows: *“I am now in my native town and am feeling quite well, I have had a good time, so far. The old town looks changed, since I left here twenty years ago, and I see but few old faces. I will leave for St. Paul next Sunday. Best-regards to every- body.” The popular- -deputy -sheriff appears to be gaining .strength gradually but steadily and no doubt it will-be but a'short time before he will be back in his customary place in Sheriff Hazen’s" office. Taken to-Reformatory, John' Kolonski was this morning taken to St. Cloud, where he will be placed in the state reformatory, having been given an_indetermi- nate sentence for larceny. Deputy Sheriff Chris- Olson and Oscar Benson acted .as custodians ot Kolonski, who seemed to care but little for his sentence or its conse- quences. : Kolonski was arrested on the charge of grand larceny in the second degree, having'stolen from logging camps on .Kithi :lake, a suit case filled with clothes, and also an overcoat. He plead guilty to the charge and was given a sen- tence to serve at St, Cloud, where | he will assist other careless folks f|in building | around the reformatcry. the big rock wall Hit by an Auto. Barnard Gibney, who lives in the |Town of Eckles, was accidentally ihit by an auto, driven by John iMoberg, early Satur&ay afternoon, || sustaining injuries that were not at tall serious. Gibney started across the street, at the Northern Natinonal bank corner, just as Mr. Muberg came down the street, and Gibney, notic- ing the auto, was undecided as to continuing on his:way or retreating, with the result that he “wabbled” back and forth and despite the efforts of Mr. Moberg to avoid it, the machine hit Gibney, who fell on the fender. He was taken to a physician’s office, where it was soon learned- that his injuries were of a minor nature. Envious of the Immune. Little Henry (at the table, to the vis- Itor)—I wish I were like you. Visitor (flattered) — Why, little man? Little Henry—Because no one boxes your ears when you eat with your fingers.— London Opinion. Flowers. Flowers are the terrestrial stars that bring down heaven to earth and carry up our thoughts from earth to heaven, the poetry of the Creator written In beauty and fragrance. I hereby announce myself‘és"a can- didate for Mayor, the election Feb. 15, next. ‘ If elected I promise to give to the city a clean business administration without special privileges. " Respectfully, . WM. McCUAIG. to be voted on.at BLACKDUCK Blackduck, January 30—(Special correspondence of the Pioneer.) The Lincoln Study club meets Monday afternoon with Mrs, Vesta Howard, Lee French has been confined to the house with the grippe for the past week. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Townsend have another little son in their home, since last Monday. Mr. and Mrs, E. P Rice enter- tained the ‘500" club at their home on last Friday evening, Mrs, ' Hayes and daughter, Florence, are down from the homestead for a few days’ stay. «Mr. Bob,” a charming comedy, will be given by home talent in the City Hall Monday evening, Feb. 14, The Ladies’ Aid of the Presby- terian church will meet next Thursddy at the home of Mrs. Will Zimmerman, Miss Mary Hostetter, principal of the high school, has been kept from her school work since last Monday by an attack of measles. She is slowly improving. Jay Long, day operator at the M. & L. station, is enjoying a visit from his sister, Miss Long, whose home has been at Brainerd. Miss Long is a musician and if enough pupils are interested she may decide to remain here. The Lincoln Study'club held their January social Friday even- ing in the home of Mr. and Mrs, Albert Dickenson, About thirty members, their husbands and sweethearts, were present and a most enjoyable evening was spent in various ways. Refreshments consisted of coffee, cake and sherbet, and the club colors of white and green were beautifully carried out. The February social evening will be a banquet in com- memoration of Lincoln’s birthday. Tom Butler Makes Record. Tom Butler, the veteran “walking boss” among the loggers in northern Minnesota, has made a record for getting out logs and local friends of ““Tom” are proud of the old fellow. Word comes from Robinson & Dick’s camp No. 18, near Laporte, where Butler is foreman, to the effect that the employes of this camp, from November 11 to January 11, put in 3,000,000 feet of logs and that the average haul per day was 72,000 feet. The camp employs sixty-seven men as a loading crew, and employs twenty-four horses. This record is certainly a good| one and indicates that Butler is one of the best logging men in the country. _ . Stumping Competition. That competition is at least the back- bone if not the life of trade is.illus- trated by the big city department stores, especially those located in the same district, where rivalry runs high and the efforts to attract trade are studied with partlcular care in time ot depression. That this same incentive for progress is not given to stores in the country may be one cause—or is it effect?—of the degeneration of some of |- our rural districts In the east. One of the heads of a prominent New York concern who spent a vacation in New England last summer went to the local “general store” to buy a few yards of a certain cloth. “We don’t keep it,” said the store- keeper. “Why not?” was the reply. “This ia a staple. How can you get nlong with- out it?” “Waal,” wds the indifferent explana- tion, “we jest can’t keep it. I laid in some a short spell ago, but it was bought out, and every time I've got some it only gets sold. There’s no use trying to keep it here!”—System. Too Particular. The finical customer at the fish mar ket pointed at a sign in the window with this inscription upon it: “Anjo vis” “What does that mean?” he nsked. “What s an anjovis?” “Anjovis,” answered the proprietor, “are little fishes. Didn’t ye never hear of 'em?” “You mean anchovles, don’t you?”’ “Not unless you want to buy some, 8ir,” sternly spoke the proprietor. “If a man wants to buy my fish he can call ’em what he durn pleases. When I'm puttin’ up signs on my fish I'll call ‘em what I durn please, and anybody who don’t like ’em don’t have to look at ’em, sir.” The finical customer muttered an apology and escaped further trouble by purchasing a dime’s worth of smoked herring, a harmless, unassuming_ fish about whose name there could be nc possible dispute.—Chicago Tribune. - 8eumas MacManus is Ill. Ann Arbor, Mich,, Jan. 31.—Seumas -MacManus, the Irish story teller, who appeared here in a lecture to the stu- dents at Michigan university, was un- able to finish his address owing to illness. He was taken to a hospital, where physicians diagnosed his cagn as incipient pneumonia. 5 WITNESS IN TILT WITH CHAIRMAN Nelson Insists That Glavis’ Replies Be Explicit. ATTORNEY ALSO WARNED Lawyer Appearing for Witness Cau- tioned Against Asking Leading Ques- tions—Name of Gifford Pinchot Drawn Into the Hearing for First Time Since the Probe Began. Washington, Jan. 31.—When L. R. Glayis Tesumed the stand in the Bal- linger-Pinchot™ inquiry he was ques- tioned particularly with reference to several - conversations he had -with Commissioner Dennett in.1908. Very few. spectators were in the hearing room when the committee began its work. Price and Shaw were late in arriving and two members of the committee, Senator Paynter and Rep- resentative Olmsted, were not in their seats. , “At any of the conversaticns which you had with Dennett was there any attempt to hinder you in your work in Alaskan cases?” asked Chairman Knute Nelson. “Well,” began witness, “certainly, I — “Answer the question,” commanded Senator Nelson. “I will have to explain matters a little more —” said Glavis. “Oh, dnswer the question yes or no,” reiterated Mr. Nelson. “Well—yes,” finally answered Glav- | - is, “there was.” There ‘were several minor clashes between the witness ‘and Chairman Nelson as the hearing progressed, Glavis showing a tendency to wander into long, rambling replies. He be- came so. involved several times that Nelson stopped him abruptly and had the stenographer repeat the ques- tions. Glavig’ Attorney Cautioned. Senator Nelson also cautioned At- torney Brandeis against asking lead- ing questions of the witness. For the first time since the inquiry started Gifford Pinchot was not im the first row of spectators. Mr. Pin- chot’s name, oddly enough, was drawn into the hearing on the first day of his absence. Glavis had got to that point in his story of the Cunningham claims where the land office placed Special Agent Sheridan in- charge of the case to conduct the hearings. “Sheridan was a lawyer and had wide experience?” -inquired Senator Nelson. i “Yes, sir,” replied Glavis. “Was the government’s Interest placed in jeopardy by his assign’ ment?” 2 “No, sir; not by that action. He took the same view of the case that T daia.” “Wasn’t 1t the fact that Sheridan superseded you that made you think it necessary to apply to Pinchot to introduce you to the president and that so alarmed you as to the status of these cases?” “A great many things alarmed me besides that; that did not alarm me very much. T applied to Mr. Pinchot after-I had protested against the cases going to hearing in July. I wanted first_to make a field examlna< tion.” One Important Development. The most important development of the session was that Secretary of the Interior ‘Ballinger directed Glavis not | to obtain from Congressman McLach- lan (Rep., Cal.) an affidavit as to his alleged connection with the Green group of coal claims in Alaska on the ground that “there had been too much of that sort of thing.” Glavis had testified that he came to Washington to obtain an affidavit from “a con- gressman.” P “Did you get this afidavit?”™ he questioned. “No,” answered Glavis. “Why?” “Because of an interview I had with Judge Ballinger in Washington. He told me there had been too much of that sort of thing in the past and said: ‘T would not see him.’” “He told you not to see this con- gressman. Did you not see him?” “No, sir.” g “Who was he?” “Representative McLachlan,” Glavis, almost in‘a whisper. -“Did you mentfon this fact of not getting the affidavit to any one?” queried Brandeis. “Yes,” the witness respouded. L told H. M. Hoyt, the present attorney ‘gereral of Porto Rico, about it.” WOMAN FOUND TIED TO STOVE sald | Roasted to Death in the Kllchen of 5 Her Home. Cincinnati, Jan. 31.—Mrs. Alice Van Zandt was found roasted to death on top of a stove in the kitchen of her home, her hands‘and feet were bound. Her husband, Jesse Van-Zandt, an ‘ex- press driver, is being qnestloned by the _Dolice. - ‘Breaks Pledge; En ‘Life. .- Des. Moines, Jan. 31.—Because he “had broken his promiseé to his. wife not to gef drunk’again Bruce Majors of Perry, a St. Patil road brakeman, took morphine here at the home ot'n “friend and died twelve hours; later. e CIVIL WAR IN ~ BOKHARA Native Mohammedans and - Sun Wor- Bhlppel"l Clash. St. Petersburg, Jan. 31.—Reinforce- ments have started to Bokhard, in Turkestan, to aid the Russian com- mander there in suppressing ‘the war- fare between the native Mohammed- ans and the Persian sun worshippers, known as the Shihias and Sunnites. Latest advices from the Russian commander say that already 1,200 per- sons have been killed in the fanatical war and that the situation is now be- yond control.; Dispatches | disprove the reported restoration of peace, which was said to have been brought about by the emir’s dismissal of the prime minister. BITTER FEUD MARKS STRIKE Rallroad Men Resent !nterference of Federation of Labor. New York, Jan. 31.—That the train- men and.conductors on thirty-two big railroads centering in the East are es- pecially in earnest in their demands for increased ‘wages and shorter hours and that they resent what they call an intrusion by the American Federa- tion of Labor into ‘their internal af- fairs may be gathered from develop- ments in the pending wage confer- ences between committees represent- ing the mén and the general managers of the railroads. The Brotherhood of Railway Train- men and the Order of Railroad Con- ductors - are - not - affiliated with the American Federation. of Labor and a bitter feud exists between these two great branches of labor, according to a2 speech made at a secret session of the trainmen by International Presi- dent Lee, who said: “We intend to support union labor, both financially and morally, at all times, but we do not propose to sub- mit to dictationfrom the American Federation of Labor.” WEAKER THAN I¥ LAST PARLIAMENT Liberals Then Had Majority Over All Other Parties. London, Jan. 31—The general elec- tions for members of the new parlia- ment are at an end, with the excep- tion of seven.constituencies, the re- turns from ‘which can easily be fore- casted. = The tripartite coalition of Liberals, Laborites and Irish Nation- alists find themselves in the majority with an advantage of 122 seats. The combination, however, includes ten O’Brienites and Sealeyites, who are sworn opponents to the budget and of any truckling' to either Saxon party. . From the v(ewnoint of the politicians the chief practical result is the marked weakening of the position of the ministry; which at the time of the dissolution of the last parliament com- manded a élear majority of fifty-eight over all other parties combined. In the new-house of commons the Liberals will be unable te legislate without Laborite or Nationalist sup- port. The Irish 'members will be in a position to throw the government out at any time they see fit unless the Unionists come to the rescue, as it is conceivable they might do under cer- tain circumstances. For the first time since the elec- tions for parliament were begun the returns showed . the Liberals as a party to be in the lead, independent of the Laborites and Irish National- ists. They have an advantage of one over the Unionists. The position of the partles at pres- ent is: -~ Liberals, 271; Unionists, 270 Irish Nationalists, 80; Laborites, 40. DUE TO -INCESSANT RAINS Serious Floods Inundate Large Part of Costa Rica. Port Limon, Costa Rica, Jan. 31.— Incessant ‘and ‘heavy rains are still falling throughout the republic. The Northern railway is practically out of commission. There has been no train service with the interior since the lat- ter part of December. The entire Zent district, as well as the' banana zone of ‘the upper lands near Reventtazon river, is under wa- ter and the cutting of fruit for ship- ment is difficult and dangerous. Three slides are reported from Las Lomas, rendering.the chances of communica- tion with the capital more remote. PRIEST CAPTURES INTRUDER Forced HMis Way Into Parish House 5 and Demanded $1,000. Plttsburg, Jan. 31.—Forcing his way into’the ‘parish house of Father John 8. 'Gerzynski with &’ letter demanding $1,000 under penalty of death Anton Liebig was overpowered by the priest and lockéd up until the police arrived. - In Liebig’s pockets was a letter ad- dressed to the priest, saying the bear- er had called for the package of money, but that he was ignorant of the_contents of the letter. The hand- writing was the same as that. of threatemng letters the priest had- re- -ceived ‘earlier in the week. _Safecrackers Secure $200 Cash. Minneapolis, Jan. 31.—Safecrackers visited the American Linen Supply company’s establishment ‘and made away with $200 in eash and .some val- uable papers. They procured entrance with a skeleton key and muffled the safe with towels and other linen, so that there was no noise. The place is a favorite with burglars, hnvlng been robbed several times, “Little Drummer Boy” Dead. New York, Jan. 31.—Julius €. Lang- bein, ‘known to- Civil’ war veterans throughout the country as.the “Little Drummer Boy of New York,” is dead at his home here. Langbein, who was twelve years old when he-enlisted as a_drummer boy in Hawkins’ Zouaves, was the youngest volunteer who went from New York state to the front. Two Die of “Spotted Fever.” Harvey, N. D, Jan. 31.—John Han- chett, Jr., the two-year-old son of At- torney and Mrs. J. O. Hanchett, died of spinal- meningitis after an {illness of twenty-four hours. Several cases of the disease have been reported the last few days. This is the second death in three daya. . S e e — e Given for any substance in~ jurious to health found m(ood zesulting from the use of Calumet < Baking Powder |} RIVER SEINE IS NOW REGEDING Crest of Flood at Paris Has Been Passed. SITUATION STILL CRITICAL Water Continues to Flow Through the Streets and Bursting Sewers Add to the Already Desperate State of Af- fairs—Fears Expressed That Falling Waters: May Cause the Collapse of Many Buildings. Paris, Jan. 31.—The river Seine is falling at the rate of three-quarters ot an inch an hour. dropped eight inches and the river Yonne eighteen inches from the maxi mum of the flood. Hope is strong that |" the subsidence’ of all the vagrant streams will be rapid. The high mark reached by the river Seine at Point Royal was 31 feet 1 inch. This is the highest known rec: ord. ' The flood of 1615 is said by some to have attained its crest at 30 feet 6 inches. The situation throughout the city continues grave and there is fear that the receding of the waters may cause the collapse of many build- ings, the foundations of which have been greatly weakened by the inun- dation. The crest of the flood was reached at midnight. The waters remained stationary for two hours, after which they fell slowly. During the night the storm clouds disappeared and the weather cleared. In the morning-the sun shone brightly. Situation Little Improved. The delay in telegraphic communi- cation throughout France and to Italy and Switzerland continues. Despite the fact that the waters subsided the situation within the city was not im- proved.. On the contrary the surface water further invaded the streets while the pressure from the choking torrents underground opened new crevices in some places and at other points forced up the pavements into great obstructing hummocks, tilting and sometimes tearing up trees and lamp posts. This was especxally noticeable in the Place de la Concorde, the Rue Royale and the Place de L’Opera. The greatest damage has been done at the Place de L’Opera and at the St. La- zare station. " At the former four bad caveins have occurred, one in front of the new building of the Equitable Life Assurance society, where the water has poured into the basement. The situation, however, is not so critical in the Place de L’Opera as in the region in front of the St. Lazare, where'the waters' racing through the Rue de la Grange-Bateliere subway, .joining the flood of overflowed sewers, has turned the Place du Havre into a lake and some sections of the Rue de L’Arcade, the Rue de L'Isyl and the Boulevard Haussmann into veritable rivers. Crevices Swallow Pedestrians. There have been a dozen instances where persons have disappeared in crevices suddenly opened, or been swept away in the sewer floods. Many pitiful. stories are told of the rescue of half starved persons whom the flood had imprisoned in houses. Two fami- lies with nine children who had been drifting about on a raft all night were discovered in the Javel district at day light and rescued. A number of per sons have become insane through fear and suffering. Two hundred additional canvas boats with crews arrived at points on the wWater front above and below the city. They will aid the residents ot the suburbs. The government has requisitioned every boat obtainable and posted notices everywhere warn- ing flood sufferers not to pay the boat- men anything for their services. Many private individuals, including the Rothschilds, have placed their automo- biles and carriages at the disposal of the authorities. Extensive preparations are being made for the thorough cleansing and disinfection of the city as soon as the water has subsided. Much. apprehen- sion is felt regarding the effect upon the weakened foundations of streets and houses when the water pressure is withdrawn. GRAFT INQUIRY EXTENDING Other Chicago Contractors Drawn- Into Investigation. Chicago, Jan. 31.—The most serious phase of the present grand jury inves: tigation of alleged city hall graft will be witnessed when the inquiry into the affairs of the T. A. Cummings Foundry company begins. Subpoenas are said to have been is- sued for thirty-five witnesses, who will be asked to tell what they know about contracts between the Cummings com- pany and the city. The financial back- ing of that company and charges that certain city hall officials are stockhold- ers will nlso be gone into, it is asserted., Prlconers Boycott Meat. Norwich, N. Y., Jan. 81.—The meat boycott has reachéd the Chenango county jail here. Several prisoners have agreed to send back their plates after each meal, with the meat un- touched, and a petition to strike meat from the il bill of fare wm be re- santad to Sharift m The river Marne has] The Ploneer will publish in the fol- lowing manner the notices of all the secret organizations in this city. “ The local secret organi uflom are extended a cordial invitation to furnish cuts of their respective lodge emblems, with the notice of their regular meeting nights, etc., and the Pioneer will do the rest. Plates of tiese notices will cost about $1.00. If each of the various lodges will send a representative te this office to choose the proper em- blem, we will secure same for him and begm publication as soon as cut arnves. B.P.O. E. Bemidjl Lodge No. 1052, Regular meeting nights— first and third Thursdays, 8 o'clock— at Masonic Hall Beltrami Ave. and Fifth 8¢, ©0.0.F. Bemidji Lodge No. 119, Regular’ meeting nights— every Friday, 8 u'elock—n' Oud Fellows Hall, 402 Beltrami Ave. MASONIC A.F. & A. M., Bemidji, 232. Regular meeting nights— first and third Wednesdays, 80'clock p.m.—at Masonic Hall, Bel- trami Ave.and Fifth 8t/ Bemidji Chapter No. 70, R. ‘A. M. Stated conve ions —first and third Mondays, § o'clock p. m.—at Masonic Hall. Beltrami Ave. and Fifth St. Elkanah Command- ple, Beltrami Ave. and Fifth St. O.F,S., Chapter No. 171. Regular meeting nights—+ first and third Fridays, 8 o'clock—at Masonic | Hall, Beltrami Ave. and “Fifth 8t. New—l}asn Want- Rals ',-Cent-a-Word ‘Where cash accompanies copé e ere will publish all “Want - Ads"” fo. cent a word per insertion. cash does not accompany copy the regular rate of one ceuta word will be charged. EVERY HOME HAS A WANT AD For Rent--For Sale--Exchang --Help Wanted--Work Wanted ‘* --Etc.--Etc. i HELP WANTED. WANTED--Man or woman with ex- perience to work in" store. < At Peterson’s. % WANTED—Apprentice girls, Dressmaking Parlors, Schroeder block. 3 FOR SALE. 3 FOR SALE—480 acres choice lands in township 151, range 31... Ta this- tract is offered 320 ‘acres choice timbered lands that;will cut several millions. If interested please alidress the C. J. -Pryor Real Estate agency, Bemidji, Minn. g FOR SALE or FOR' RENT—Hotel and bar room, all furnished in first- class condition, including big barn on lot of 102 feet frontage. ™ Al!o good team, 2 cows, 75 chickens, 4 acres of land, wagon, sleighs;etc. Address Matt Haeffner, Puposky, Minn. FOR SALE—Nine-room house. lnd two 16ts located on Bemidji ave- nue and Eleventh street. Good substantial house. Part cash and the balance on time. ' Applyiat 1101 Mississippi. e FOR SALE—Cockrills, Rhode Is- land Reds and White Wyandots eggs for hatching, $1.50 a setting. J. E. Svenson, Bemidji, an. - FOR SALE—Good work horses. Will sell cheap. Inquire at my barn, rear of Postoffice block. :-S. P. Hayth. L FOR RENT. FOR RENT—Two front 'rqoiu, over F. Brown’s store, for bed- rooms or light housekeeping. 7 LOST and FOUND LOST—Between Baptist cburch and railroad tracks one ladies gold watch. Finder please return to Miss Wallin, 103 Irvine avenue for reward. - Finder return to Pioneer oflhe, reward. MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC LIBRARY—Open Tues days, Thursdays and Samdnyl 2:30t06 p. m., and Saturday .evening 7:30 to 9 p. m. also, Library in basement of Court House. Mrs. Donald, librarian WOOD'! Leave your orders for seasoned Birch, Tam- - arack or Jack Pine . Wood with S. P. HAYTH Telephone 11 _ o RSN RS £ ot