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

i WHITE TELLS OF FIRES Veteran Townsite Man Says Damage in West was Great. A. A. White, veteran townsite man, now in Bemidji, has just re- turned from the forest fire region of the West. He says: ““The damage done by the forest fires cannot be estimated at this time with any degrees of accuracy. That there have been some heavy losses is certain, but the exact ex- tent is a matter of guess work at the present time, “Many of the newspaper reports published, from the very nature of the disaster, were in large measure estimates and long distance guess work. In some places the stories perhaps did not state the damage as full and complete as will prove later to have occurred, but other reports were without question exaggerated, as definite and accurate information cannot be secured until the stricken districts have been gone over care- fully. “The damage has been severe enough, both to the government and to private owners, many of the big lumber companies having been heavy losers.” Notice for Sealed Bids. Sealed bids will be received by the clerk of the school board for the erection of a school house. Plans and Specifications are on file at the office of clerk. Bids will be opened Tuesday at 7:30 o’clock. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. J. P. Lahr, Clerk. VALUATION 0F SANTA FE LINE President Ripley Says Road is Worth $579,000,000. NO BEARING ON RATES Witness in Hearing Before the Inter- state Commerce Commission Sur- prises the Audience by the Declara- tion That the Cost of a Railway and Its Capitalization Should Have No Bearing on Rates. Chicago, Aug. 31.—It would cost $579,000,000 to reproduce the Santa Fe railroad system, according to the testimony of President E. P. Ripley, who was again in the witness chair when the interstate commerce com- mission rate hearing was resumed in the federal building. The hearing is for the purpose of determining the justice or otherwise of the freight advance, which the rail- roads have scheduled for Nov. 1. On the evidence adduced the commission will rule for.or against the advance. Answering questions put by Attor- ney ‘Frank Lyon, counsel for the com- mission, Mr. Ripley made his state- ment of the cost of reproducing his road. He added that approximately $45,000,000 of the investment is rep- resented by franchises. He stated that for the year 1910 the road would pay $2,000,000 for labor in excess of the sum paid the previous year. Mr. Ripley estimated the increase in operating expenses at $5,200,000 for the fiscal year 1910 as compared with 1909. Cost of maintenance was during the same period increased $1,600,000, he sald. “Qut of each dollar received by the road about 75 per cent goes back to the general public in one way or an- other,” said Mr. Ripley. Mr. Lyon took up the problem of what constitutes the proper factors in determining a just rate. President Ripley surprised his hearers when he declared that in his opinion the cost of a rai'road and its capitalization should not enter into"consfderation in determining rates. “The value of the commodity han- dled and the value of the service are the factors upon which a rate should be determined,” he continued. The witness stated that of the mon ey which returns to the public from their railroad 60 per cent goes t¢ labo! ‘W. E. Ripley, general auditor of the Santa Fe, stated that the report of the interstate commerce commission does not show the proportion of money spent as between labor and the ma- terial used. Coxey Appears in Limelight. Massillon, 0., Aug. 31.—General Ja- cob 8. Coxey, who in 1894 led the army of “commonwealers” from this city to Washington, was bound over to the probate court in the sum of $300 for trespassing on the lands of Thomas Welch, a neighbor, whose lands abut those on which are Coxey’s quarries. Wonderful Escape From Death. Greely, Colo., Aug. 31.—Blown thir- ty feet into the air by a heavy charge of dynamite which he supposed had failed to ignite S. L. Hoffman, an engi- neer employed on an irrigation project near here, escaped with only a few minor injuries. Earthquake in Italy. Rome, Aug. 3L.—A strong earth- quake shock was felt throughout Cala- bria at 3:15 oclock a. m. The inhabi- tants, awakened from thair sleep, fled paic stricker into the streets. No casualties have been reported. In Art Circles. “That picture is by an old master,” the owner stated proudly. “Umph, umph,” commented the crit- ical visitor. *‘What was he master of ?’—Philadelphia Ledger. His Advice. She (after the embrace)—Oh, how dare you! You have offended me. What shall T do? ’ He—Er—why not- “turn the other cheek ?’—London Tatler. What Did It Mean? A notice board in a Scottish kirk once bore, it is said, the following amazing sentence: “This church is licensed for the solemnegation of marriages!” Listen to others, but do not blindly depend on them, WE AREREADY FOR YOU “Have you been Autumn Suited yet? No time like Now. No place like Here. Overcoats too. From top to toe we can supply every dress need of senior or junior at moderate cost. One just price. Boys™ School Clothing On account of making room for the new stock we are compelled to close out what we now have on hand at One- Half Price. - Young Men’s Cheviots, Cassimeres and Worsteds Suits, dark patterns, heavy weight for Fall and Winter. Sizes from 14 to 20 Regular value $22.00, 1 ) NOW ..iiiiinnnnnnneennennns Regular value $18.00, now . now ........... Regular value $10.00, Regular value $8.00, Just one price. $11.00 terns. Broken sizes $10 00 ggvgvular values $7.00, $3 50 now.. Regular values $5.00, now........ s .$5.00 Boys’ two-piece and Chil- dren’s Novelty Suits, in heavy and medium weights, good assortment of pat- Regular values $6.00, Regular values $4.00, sz oo Regular values $3.00, $1 50 WARNS ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO Colonel Roosevelt Touches on State Constitutions. AMENDED AT ANY TIME When the People Feel That the Or- ganic Law ‘Should Be Changed Pro- vision Qught to Be Made to Make - the Matter as Easy of Accomplish- ment as Possible—Praise for the Forestry Service. Pueblo, Colo., Aug. 31.—Warning the people of New Mexico and Arizona against the danger of having an iron- clad constitution not easily amended Colonel Roosevelt took occasion to speak of the. affairs of those new states here, explaining that he will be unable on this trip to visit them. A large crowd met the colonel at the station, and he was escorted to the public park. Colonel Roosevelt said: “I want to call attention to the ad- mirable work done with these great forest fires. Not only has the forestry bureau done everything humanly pos- sible, with the preparation given them, but in fighting fires the men of the service have shown just the same abilities of endurance, courage and entire indifference to their own lives as shown by the best fire departments in our big cities. There is no body of public s.rvants of which the public has a right to feel more proud than of the men of the forest service. “I wish I could go down to New Mexico and Arizona, but this is the nearest place to them I will reach on | this trip. Many of my friends there have written asking me to advise them about their constitutions. I have not felt familiar enough with the con- ditions to do 'so.- But there is one point 'upon which'I would like to ad- vise them, and that is to leave the con- stitutions easy of amendment at any time when the people féel that they should be amended. “Experience has shown that not only doctrinaries, but' also designing cor- poration attorneys, often get put into constitutions matters which are not thoroughly understood by the people at the time and my plea is that the people of the new states should be left with their hands free so that if at any time they find that something has been put into their constitutions which they did not know was there, or if they find that something is working badly, which they believe would work well, they shall have an opportunity to easily make any change that is necessary.” i ROOSEVELT ‘LEAVES DENVER Making Several-Brief Stops on Way to Osawatomie, Kan. Denver, Aug. 31.—Despite his stren- uous day here, Theodore Roosevelt was up bright and early and left on a special train for Osawatomie, Kan. The trip to Osawatomie will be bro- ken by an hour's stop at Pueblo, Colo., where Mr. Roosevelt will lay the cor- nerstone of the Young Men’s Chris- tian association building. Notwithstanding the shortness of the visit of the former president, Pueb- lo, the second city in the state in point of population, “Has made elaborate preparations to greet Mr. Roosevelt. The Roosevelt special will be stopped at Mineral Palace park, where a parade will form, at the head of which Mr. Roosevelt will proceed to the Y. M. C. A. building, where he will deliver a short address. After the cornerstone ceremonies are completed Mr. Roosevelt will drive to the Union depot, where his special train will be in readiness to continue the journey to Osawatomie. Numerous stops of five and ten min- utes each are scheduled between Den- ver and Osawatomie, the principal, towns being Colorado’ Springs and| Horace, Usage City and Ottawa, Kan. At Osawatomié Mr. Roosevelt will dedicate as a state park the battle- ground on the outskirts of the town, where in 1856 John Brown stood off a band of pro-slavery guerrillas. Mr. Roosevelt will be in Osawatomie for twenty-four hours and one of the most important speeches of his West- ern tour will be delivered there. HEAVY RAINS IN NEBRASKA Several Lives Reported Lost in the Floods. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 31.—A rainfall of a fraction over eight inches in as many hours brought flood conditions, which were serious. A Turk named Michael Sardon was drowned and it Is reported several children lost their ‘lives in a Lincoln suburb. The low lying west end section of the city known as “Little Russia” is under. water from a foot to five feet. Many trains are stalled on account of the submerged tracks and washouts. Reports from surrounding towns tell of almost unprecedented rainfalls and accompanying floods. Beaten by Melon Thieves. Eau Claire, Wis,, Aug. 31.—When Arthur W. Goff, who runs a market garden just outside the city, saw three men in his watermelon patch he went out to investigate. The melon thieves attacked him and beat him terribly, two holding him while the third cut his head open with a rock, leaving him bleeding and unconscious. His assailants haye not been appre hended. Masked Men Hold Up Car. San Francisco, Aug. 31.—Three masked men held up an interurban street car at the San Mateo county line, lined up the passengers and crew and robbed them of their money after clubbing the motorman and two pas- sengers into unconsciousness. They obtained about §1 d . GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, = Aug. 30.—Wheat— Sept., $1.11; Dec., $1.12/4@1.13; May, $1.163% @1.16%. On track—No. 1 hard, $1.14; No. 1 Northern, $1.12% @1.13%; No. 2 Northern, $1.08@1.12; No. 3 Northern, $1.05@1.09. 8t. Paul Live Stock. St. Paul, Aug. 30.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $5.50@6.00; fair to good, $4.75@5.25; cows and heifers, $4.25@ 5.00; calves $6.50@7.25. Hogs—$8.60 @8.90. Sheep—Wethers, $3.75@4.25; yearlings, $4.25@5.25; lambs, $5.25@ 6.35. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Aug. 30.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1.13%; No. 1 Northern, $1.12%; No. 2 North- ern, $1.07% @1.09%; Sept., §1.12; Dec., $1.143%; May, $1.17%. Flax—On track, in store, to arrive, and Sept., $2.48; Nov., $2.38; Dec., $2.33. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Aug. 3).—Wheat—Sept., 99@99%e¢; Dec., $1.03% @1.03%; May, $1.085% @1.08%. Corn—Sept.,, 59%¢; Dec, 577%@58c; May, 69%@69%¢c. Oats—Sept., 25% @33%c¢; Dec, 36%@ 36%c; May, 39%¢c.- Pork—Sept., $21.- 85; Jan., $18.75. Butter—Creameries— Creameries, 24%@29c; dairies, 25@ 27c. IJggs—14@17c. Poultry—Tur- keys, 20c; chickens, 13%c; springs, e, Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, Aug. 30.-—Cattle-—Beeves, $4.90@8.40; Texas s $3.75@6.00; Western steers, 7.25; stockers and feeders, § cows and heifers, $2.60@6.60 $6.50@ 9.00. Hogs—-Li ; mixed $8.55@9.40; Leavy, $8.45@9.25; rough, $8.45@8.75; good to choice heavy, $8.70@9.25: T5@9.50. Sheep— Native, Western, $2.85@ $4.53 @5. lambz, Simplified Spelling: “Why did you lake Elnora away trom school, Aunt Mahaly?' & lady asked ber cook one day. Aunt Mabaly sniffed scornfully “*Cause Qe ted ary tuh me, ) feckon xhe tell dat chile vis low dat IV spell four wi idjut "ud know dat it spel Not Strong Minded. “Your wife, Clark. is, 1 shou!d say, a strong minded lady. “There you would be wrong. I should rather describe ber as brittle minded.” “Brittle minded?" “Yes; she's been giving me pieces of ber' mind for years.” How Like a Man! Mrs. Nocknoodle—Oh, Norris, it you would always be as good and gentle and kind as you are at this moment how happy we might be! Mr. Nock- noodle (losing his temper instantly and bellowing at the top of his volc_,~Do you mean to say, madam, that I am not always as good and kind as I am at this moment? Now-Cash-Want-Rats ',-Cant-a-Word ‘Where cash accompanies copy we will publish all “Want Ads" for half- cent a word per insertion. Where cash does not accompany copy the regular rate of one ceuta word will be charged. SVERY HOME HAS A WANT AD For Rent--For Sale--Exchange --Help Wanted--Work Wanted --Etc.--Etc. HELP WANTED. WANTED—Cosmopolitan Maga- zine requires the service ot a representative in Bemidji to look after subscription renewals and to extend circulation by special methods which hav: proved unusually successful. Salary and commission. Previ- ous experience-desirable but not essential. Whole time or spare time. Address, with reference, H, C, Campbell, Cosmopolitan Magazine, 1789 Broadway ,New York City. WANTED — Competent girl for general house work. Mrs. George W. Rhea 1010 Beltrami avenue. FOR SALE—Large piano cased organ; cost $135. Will sell for _$50 if taken at once; easy terms if desired. M. E. Ibertson. FOR SALE—160 acres of good clay land three miles from Bemidji if 1nterested call on Frank Hitchcock 714 13st. Bemidji Minn. LOST—Gold pin, five pointed star, bearing inscription, Congrega- tional Sunday school. = Retu-n to Pioneer office. FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an short notice. FOR SALE—Glass Ink welis— Sample bottle Carter’s Ink free with each 10c ink well. Pioneer office. FOR SALE—One of the choicest residence properties in the cities. Easy terms. Inquire of C. J. Pryor. FOR SALE—One range, heater. large Stewart one large Round Oak Phone 404. FOR SALE—Buggy, single harness, baby cab, tent, Eighth and Anmerica. FOR SALE—English perambulator. Inquire 423 Bemidji avenue. LOST and FOUND LOST— Pocketbook on Beltrami avenue, betwteen 9th St. and Mid. way store. Pocketbook contained receipt for money order and small amount of money. Return to Mrs. A. Lord, 903 Beltrami Ave. $4 to B5 for good general work girl gr1o Beltrami FOR SALE. FOR SALE—One new two-seated buggy, one spring cutter, one gar- land range, one kitchen cupboard, one dinning table, one center table, one davenport, two bedsteads and springs, one lare mirror. 404 Minnesota avenue, FOR SALE—16 minch wood—50c per load at mill, or $1.50 delivered All grades lumber, lath and shin eles at reasonable prices. Doug lass Lumber Co., Telephone 371 FOUND—Initial watchfob. Owner can have same by proving prop- erty snd paying for this ad. Call 1014 Bemidji Avenue. MISCELLANEOUS WANTED—to rent modern house or flat or 2 or 3 unfurnished rooms heated. Answer by giving price and location of rooms. Address box 501—Bemidji, Minn. The Forest Supervisor at Cass Lake will pay $1.00 per bushel for all good Norway Pine cones, contain- ing seed, delivered at the railroad. Address Foiest Supervisor, Cass Lake. FOR SALE—Four room cottage with two or three lots. Location the John Moore property at 1119 Minnesota avenue. C. J. Pryor. I can accommodate two or three gentleman in my appartments 5 in the Winter Block. Steam heat and bath. E. H. Jerrard. T.). CRANE & C Women’s and Childrens Ready-to-Wear Garments ditions exist. Best. as fast as they are for Women and Girls. to Feminine Apparel. We live in an age of specialization. medicine and in the sciences people place their confi- dence in the Specialist and secure his services because they know that his close study and association with a given subject enables him to speak with authority upon that subject. - In the Mercantile World the same con- Specialty stores are an innovation of the '20th- Century Progress. They direct their efforts upon certain lines and excell in their self-appointed tastes.. and created. We are now showing -advanced Fall Styles in Swagger Homespun Coats in the | fashionable New Rough Materials. | Tailored Cloth Suits, Fur Sets, Sweater Coats | Everything Ready-to-Wear The Supremacy of the Specialistl In law, in We are specialists in the Fine Art of “Correct Dress” We search the country for the Time, Money, Brains spared in seeking the ‘Rarest Ideas, the Choicest Fabrics and the most perfect skill that can be applied We are ever on the alert for New Things that show the “cachet” of novelty yet avoid the bizarie of exaggeration. Novelties confined within the limits of Style, Distinction and Refinement. Our buyer is now in the heart of Garment activities, working with zealous energy to capture Rare Specimens f| Efforts are not i /