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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-17
DECLARES LlTTLEFlELD A MONO.
MANIAC ON QUESTION OF
~. ORGANIZED LABOR. r
POLITICS IS ONLY A SIDE ISSUE
ADVANCEMENT OF TRADES UN.
ioNlsM PRINCIPAL OBJECT
OF FEDERATION.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. INA
licious Stiffness" were the words with
which President Samuel Gompers of
the American Federation of Labor
characterized the attack upon him by
Congressman Charles E. Littlefield OF
Maine at the Founders banquet In
New York Wednesday night. When
approached with copy Of the press
dispatch reporting Mr.. Littlefield's ut
terances at the close of the morning
session of the federation convention
President Gompers was ready with a
statement. He had already read the
dispatch and at once used forceful Ian
guage ON Mr.. Littlefeld and his ut
terances.
"Mr. Littlefeld," said President
Gompers, lis a monomaniac so far as
all questions of organized labor are
concerned. He is unable to look with
out prejudice at any measure advanced
by its representatives. So far as Mr..
Littlefields attack on our agitation for
an anti-injunction bill is concerned l
am content to let my answer be taken
from the report which presented to
the federation at the afternoon ses-
sion of this convention on Monday.
FINDING himself in congenial gath
ering, gathering made up of men
. bitterly hostile to organized labor, Mr..
I4ittlefield evidently decided to vent
his spleen against the movement and
against myself. The fact that he had
the newspaper men removed from the
room after saying as much as he did
would indicate that he wished to in
dulge in further rancor, were such a
thing possible. .s."
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No Excuses Accepted.

French officials are said to be par
ticularly strict in their discipline Of
tourists. A lately returned traveller
tells several more or less apccryphal
stories to illustrate the state of affairs.
An American lost his footing, slipped
down an embankment and fell into a
small, shallow pond. AS he scrambled,
dripping, up the embankment to the
footpath he was confronted by an
arm Of the law.
"Your name? Your address, de-
manded this uncompromising person,
notebook in hand.
''But I FELL" began the astonished
American. 81 only E1
The man waved his arm. TT is for
hidden to battle in this lake." he said
firmly. 81 am not here to listen to
extenuating circumstances"
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BY NAVAL DEMONSTRATION
FRANCE AND SPAIN DECIDE TO
MAKE AN EFFoR! TO SCARE.
49,. II, THE MooRs.

Paris, Nov. 17.-Spain and France
have arranged to make a naval demon
stration and land marines in Moroc-
co should such measure prove neces-
sary for the protection of foreigners
before the ratification of the Algeciras
convention and the installation of the
international police, which is not ex-
pected to take place before Feb. l.,
1907. ,a .. -a.
The French armored cruisers Gloire,
Admiral Hube and Leon Gambetta and
several torpedo boats and destroyers
will be held in readiness to sail at
short notice from France to Moroccan
waters. =! r.. T. r = ... ~i,*3# ~
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WILL AWAIT COURTS DECISION
Standard Oil Company Will Not Dis
..-.-ssss,- ~ solve Voluntarily. :

s-~sa; r. solve Voluntarily.
j. New York, Nov. 17.-The Journal Of
Commerce prints an interview with a
representative of the Standard Oil
company who, the paper says, spoke
with authority. It concerns report
that the company was preparing to
voluntarily dissolve and is as follows:
ANY reports that steps have been
taken by the Standard Oil company to
dissolve are entirely without founda-
ton. Surely such a report carries it's
own contradiction. The Standard Oil
company adopted it's present form of
doing business in obedience to the
law when the original organization
was condemned by. one state We
have done business as the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey for more
than dozen years and until it can
be shown that our organization is H.
legal we shall continue to do business.
1t is an expensive ordeal to turn over
a corporation of the size of Standard
Oil, with it's worldwide ramifications,
and one not likely to be undertaken
voluntarily. Besides, what form does
the government wish the oil business
to take? You cannot legislate a gal
Ion of oil out of existence. The bust
ness must be conducted. Even if it
should be held that we have done.
wrong it would not save us from the
consequences to dissolve now. You
may, therefore, give fiat contradic-
ton to any report that we have ar
ranged to take such STEP" F:sS
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THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS.
Camped in Foothills to Escape Raging
Waters.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 17.-Homeless
and suffering from hunger and expo
sure and in hourly dread that the ris-
ing waters will overwhelm them thou
sands of residents of the fertile val
legs lying between Seattle and Taco
ma are camped in the foothills nearby
with what few provisions and effects
they could carry in a hurried fight.
Six deaths have been thus far chron-
followed the rapid rise Of the rivers
in King and Pierce counties. Black,
White, Green, Cedar, Stuck, Snoqual-
mic and other streams having their
source in the foothills of the Cascade
mountains have risen over night and
have flooded thousands of acres Of
land and caused incalcuable damage.
How many farmers families have lost
some member through the rapid ad-
vance of the treacherous waters will
not be known until the waters subside.
All the valley towns are under wa
ter, the depth ranging from eight to
twenty feet. Railroad communication
has been cut and the towns cannot be
reached except by message over the
long distance telephone wires. With
the water already standing on the
streets at such depth that it Is no
longer safe for residents to remain
In the first stories of their houses the
men are organizing in each town and
either removing the helpless ones to
the second stories or carrying them
away to places of safety.
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A Quotation.

A correspondent wrote to newspa-
per to ask the author Of this couplet:
How much the fool who has been sent to
Rome
Excels the fool who has been kept at
home! ,-r.
he had barely written when he an
swered his own query, having found
the source of the lines and how he had
misquoted them. They are from Cow
per's Progress Of Error" and read:
How much a Ounce that hath been sent
to roam
Excels Ounce that hath been kept at
homei E#
We are not sure but that, as is fire.
quently the case with Interpretations,
the popular version is better than the
York Tribune.
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ORGANIZED LABOR IN POLITICS
Subject Discussed at Federation Con.
-" vention.

Minneapolis, Nov. 17.-Hard detail
work in committee was the order Of
things in the American Federation of
Labor convention. After a short ses-
sion, which resulted in a considerable
display of oratory over technical ques-
lions of procedure, the convention ad-
lourned at 1915 and resolved itself
into committees to hear subjects to
be presented later to the convention.
The chief cause of the oratorical dis
play was motion by E. Garry Brown
of Brockton, Mass, that the conven-
ton practically resolve itself into a
committee of the whole to discuss
such subjects as might properly be
introduced It was evident that the
majority of the delegates who took
part in the discussion following the
motion planned to say something
about the political future and the fu-
ture political activity of the fedora
tion., IT,
James Duncan, first vice president,
announced that he is prepared to take
the stand that the original purpose
of the federation, the advancement Of
trades unionism, is the first policy Of
the federation and must remain So,
and that politics shall be a side issue.
He announced that he was prepared
to take issue with those who hope
to see the future political activity of
the federation it's main feature. In
the drifting from the point that fol-
lowed others expressed different cpin-
ions. Delegate Brown asserted that
the results Of recent activity had been
that labor had succeeded in electing
it's enemies and defeating it's friends.
He declared that this defeat of the
purpose of the recent political move
was due to failure to properly organ
lie and that because of the failure
attacks had been made on President
Gompers, whereas he was not person
ally responsible. Mr.. Brown has a
resolution before the convention call
ing for the creating of an auxiliary
political organization to carry on all
political work to the end that the ef
forts of labor in politics may result in
the election of friends Of labor and
the defeat of it's enemies. The as
signment of this resolution to it's prop
er committee was discussed and final
ly the convention was adjourned to
allow all committees time for business
and hearing all who desire to be
heard.
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ONLY BAD REPORTS RECEIVED
FROM FLOODED SECTIONS
OF WASHINGTON.
THOUSANDS Of PEOPLE HOMELESS
COMPELLED TO SEEK SAFETY IN
FLIGHT, SAVING BUT FEW
OF THEIR EFFECTS.

Portland, Ore, Nov. 17.-News from
the food swept valleys of Washington
shows no improvement Of conditions.
TelegraDhic communication is inter-
rupted and but one important point,
Kelso, can be communicated with by
telephone The Cowlitz river is still
carrying houses, barns, logs and other
drift down the flood. Bridges have
been washed out and others are In
peril. The crest of the food, however,
seems to have reached Kelso and
news that the Cowlitz is falling will
doubtless soon be received from points
north of Kelso.
Between Kelso and Castle Rock hun
dreds of people have been rendered
homeless and many families are in
want, having saved but few of their
effects and but few provisions.
The operation of trains north seems
out of the question at this time. Sew
eral trains are stalled along the route
and it Is certain that railroad COM
munication with Puget Sound points
over the Northern Pacific will not be
had for many days. Several railroad
bridges have been washed out and will
have to be replaced with temporary
structures before traffic can be re-
sumed.
There is no Geographic communica'
ton nearer than Castle Rock. Thou.
sands of telegraph poles are down and
in the vicinity of Puget sound the tel
egraph companies have suffered in
estimable damage.
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COUNT IN NEW YORK.
Both Hughes and Hearst Ran Ahead
Of Their Associates. @

New York, Nov Incomplete off,
cial returns from thirty-ave counties
in the state show that both the lead
ing candidates for governor, Charles
F. Hughes, Republican, and William
r. Hearst, Democrat and Independ-
ence league, ran ahead of nearly all
their associates on the state ticket.
Mr.. Hughes led NJ. Linn Bruce, the
Republican candidate for lieutenant
governor, by nearly $500 votes in the
thirty-hve counties. He led the other
Republican candidates by from 1900
to nearly $500. Hauser, the Demo-
cratic candidate for treasurer, was the
only man on the Democratic ticket to
run ahead of Mr.. Hearst. He had a
lead of $50 votes over the head Of the
ticket in the thirty-fve counties which
have reported. Mr.. Hearst leads the
other candidates on the ticket by from
ess than 100 to more than 400 votes.
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Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Nov. 16.---Wheat---No. / hard
On track, S1Ac. To arrive and on
track-No. 1 Northern, S0A c; No. Q
Northern, 791sc; Nov, soc; Dec,
TIE; May, soc; July, SO1sc. Flax To
arrive and on track, $1247s; Nov,
$1,24h; Dec, s1.19A; jan, $1.2OA;s
May, 1929.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS ACTS.
Emigration Under False Representa-
ton Prohibited.

London, Nov. Il. In consequences Of
the recent action Of certain agents in
inducing workmen to emigrate to Can
ada under false representation that
work was awaiting them there. where
as; they were really wanted to take
the place Of strikers, the president OF
the board OF trade, Mr.. Lloyd George,
in the house of commons, has secured
the adoption Of q new clause FOR the
merchants shipping bill providing that
anyone inducing emigration by false.
repre- sentations ID liable to q sfine Of
$3.50 or imprls onment at hard labor
for three months for each offense.
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The Best.

There Is a legend, says an English
writer. to the effect that after Lord
Stanley came into the house of peers
a lazy somewhat indiscreetly asked
Lord Brougham at dinner party who
was the best speaker in the house Of
lords and that Lord Brougham prompt
" and emphatically answered, lord
Stanley, madam, is the second best"
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Burglars Rob IlIinoi. Bank.

Danville, ILL.,, Nov. II. Burglars en-
tered the Witherspoon bank at ia
maica, twelve miles southwest Of here,
forced the door with tools stolen from
a nearby blacksmith shop and dyna-
mited the safe, securing several hun
.dred dollars. They made their es.
cape before citizens, aroused by the
explosion, could reach the scene.
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WEATHER. TURNS COLDER.
Residents Of Washington Believe Re.
lief Is at Hand.

Seattle, WASH, Nov. 1.-THE rains
OF the past few days have ceased, the
chinook has turned colder and the
water in the upper part of the White
River valley is slowly receding. The
greatest danger point at present is at
South Park, a suburb of Seattle, near
the mouth of the Duwamish river.
AS the flood sweeps down the valley
to Puget sound the water is steadily
rising at this point. rs&.s.,.
From Yellowstone Park, small
tract on the north side of the Duwam-
ish just opposite South Park, comes
the report that a house containing
several persons was swept down the
river. nv IT,, 81 -
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INCREASE OF TEN PER CENT
National Express Company Raises
WAGES Of EMPLOYEES. af I'll

New York, Nov. 17.-An increase of
10 per cent in the salaries Of the en-
ployes now receiving less than 5000
per month has been announced by the
directors of the National Express com
pany The increase is to be given to
all employees who have been in the.
service of the company upwards of
one year without an increase in sal
airy during the twelve months ending
Nov. Is, 1906. 81
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Brains Of Great Men

Brains of great men vary very much.
1t Is found that men Of encyclopedia
mind have large and heavy brains
Gladstone had to wear very big hat
with an enormous bed Of gray matter
and numerous conyolutions. On the
other hand, men whose genius is con-
centrated upon one line Of thought are
Of small brain and, consequently have
small heads. Newton, Byron and
Cromwell were in this class.-Kansas
City Journal.
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RAILROADS SAID TO BE WILLING
70 PAY TEN PER CENT IN
CREASE IN WAGES.
AFFECTS OVER ONE MILLION MEN
SUM INVOLVED BY
OFFER MORE THAN EIGHTY
MILLION DOLLARS.

Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE Record Her
aid says:
The railroads of the entire country
stand ready to accept the standard
of wages set by the Pennsylvania and
to grant their employees an increase
Of 10 per cent in lieu of all other
demands. The melon which the
railroads are willing to cut and to dis
tribute among more than 1,296,000 en-
ployes would aggregate between $751;
100000 and $S2,000,0O0 annually This
sum the roads are ready to give the
large army Of employees. provided the
latter will accept it and cease for the
time being any further demands for
increases in all branches of the rail-
way service. ...... .l@9..[
Several railway magnates have al
ready taken action in the matter and
have decided to grant the increase if
the matter can be arranged amicably
with their employees. T. .sss:<
The magnitude of the concession to
labor is understood when it is stated
that the increase will amount to a
dividend of nearly Ia per cent on all
the capital stock of the entire railroad
systems of the country and to nearly
81 per cent of the amount of divi-
dends declared and paid on that stock
for the year 1905. y 1T: 5sss
There has not been concerted action
on the part of the railroads, but the
question of increase in wages has
been the subject of discussion in
many meetings which have been held
among the Western presidents and
executive officials at Chicago and
among the Eastern men at New York.
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FORTY LIVES IN DANGER.
Two Score Of People Marooned on an
island

Portland, Ore, Nov. 1.-THE report
received here that the forty or more
people who were marooned on an is
land at the juncture of the Cowlitz
and the Columbia rivers had been res
cued by the steamer Burton, sent from
Portland to the scene for the purpose,
proves untrue. The Burton was un-
able to approach the island on &C.
count of the powerful rush Of the wa
ters and the presence Of logs and
drift. The steamer Sarah Dixon has
gone to the scene and will endeavor
to rescue the marooned people, who
are believed to be the families of farm
ers and fishermen. Owing to the fact
that the Cowlitz has about reached
the limit of the flood, it is to believed
here that the people. will be saved.
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Sugar Trust on Trial.

New York, Nov. 1.-THE trial of the
American Sugar Refining company.
charged by indictment with having
violated the Elkins act in. the accept.
ance of rebates from the New York
Central railroad in the spring of 1908
amounting to $4,000, was begun be.
fore Judge Holt in the United States
circuit court. @ se. ~ 49, .~
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NEW TRIAL Is ORDERED.
Ex-Auditor Sherrick of Indiana Re
leased From Prison.


Indianapolis, Nov. 1.-THE supreme
court has reversed the decision of the
lower court by which David E. Sher-
rick, former auditor of state, was sent
to the penitentiary for an indetermi-
nate sentence of from two to fourteen
years, charged with embezzlement of
the state funds.
The decision Of the court orders
new trial of the case. Sherrick has
been in the penitentiary at Michigan
City for several months. He will be
brought back to Indianapolis at once
and held subject to the order of the
criminal court. He probably. will be
released on bond. The court holds
that Sherrick did not embezzle state
money, as the money belonged to the
insurance companies and not to the
state. go 49, ..ssss. g..
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Latchkey as a source of trouble

Latchl<ey Source of Trouble.
Ever since some mechanically inclin-
ed person, with an almost diabolical in
stinct for making mischief, Invented a
form Of spring lock which can be open
ed on the inside by a knob and on the
outside only by a key there has been
trouble. The latchkey from the first
has been domestic storm center. II
has divided family circles and even
broken up homes London Telegraph
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PLATT TO QUIT SENATE.

Resignation Ready for Transmission
& to Governor.
New York, Nov. IL. The Evening
Post publishes the following: I'll
Thosas G.. Platt's resignation, from
the United States senate is said to be
ready for filing with Governor Hig-
gins. Senator Platt 1t, is reported, has
decided to retire altogether from pub
lie life. II
Recent disclosures concerning the
senator's domestic troubles, added to.
his increasing age, are declared to
have forced him to the decision to re-
linquish his Office.
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RETURNS TO STARTING POINT
M. Lebaudy's New Balloon Makes Sue
cessful Flight. 81.

Mantes-Sur-Seine, France, Nov. H.
La Patrie, constructed for the aero
static division of the French army,
had trial here during the day. The
airship was Unanswered over the plain
to Lavacourt and as far as Bonnieres,
ten miles, and back to the starting
point, being aloft one hour and If
teen minutes, with five men in the car.
War Minister Picquart was present
La Patrie is constructed on the same
general plan as M. Lebaudy's previ-
Gus airships.
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ST. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Nov. 16. Cattle Good to
choice steers, s5.50@6.25; fair to good,
$4.50@5.50; cows and heifers, $4,000
4.50; veal calves, $4.O0@5.25. Hogs
S5.9O@6.05. Sheep-Wethers, $4,000
BIO; good to prime spring lambs, $6.25.
@70O.
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MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Nov. 16.-Wheat- Dec,
773sc; May, soc; July, SOBc. On
track hard, S11sc; No. L North.
ern, So5sc; No. 2 Northern, 1880; No.
Northern, 75h @76c.
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VAST BED OF MANGANESE.

Seven Million Tons Said to Have Been
Found in West Virginia.
Wheeling. w. Va, Nov 1.-THE dis
covery of manganese in almost unlim-
tied quantities has been made in West
Virginia at point not yet made pub
lie and the claim made that expert
ments and tests already made show
the presence of millions of tons of the
mineral.
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Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Nov. is. Wheat Dec,
73A@73Bc;; May, 79c. Corn-Dec,
42k@425sc; May, 43alc. Oats Dec,
34712c;; May, $3.50. Pork jan.
$14.471a; May, $14.65. Flax Nothing
doing. Butter Creameries. 20@26c;
dairies, l9@24c. Eggs-2s @26c. Poul-
try Turkeys. 15c: chickens, 10c;
spring, Zoe.
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VISITS cuLE1RA CUT.

President lnspects Portion OF Canal
55 Route. 3F5 FIJI
85s Panama, Nov IL President Roose-
welt left his hotel at a. m. with Mrs.
Roosevelt and made an examination
of the! Culebra cut. He returned to
La Boca at noon and made a trip to-
Taboga. Later. the president return
ed to the hotsl where he received the
heads Of the canal departments
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Hasty Conclusion.

Tommy paused a moment in the
work Of demolition.
This is angel cake, all right" he
said.
How do you know ?" asked Johnny.
I've found feather in 1t. - Chica-
80 Tribune.
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Peasants in Starving Condition.

st. Petersburg, Nov. lin several
Of the interior provinces the peasants
have taken to their beds, lying motion
less for days at time In order to
weaken the pangs Of hunger.
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There are about 1856 inhabited British
Isles of which Scotland claims over
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Chicago Union stock Yards.

Chicago, Nov. Is. Cattle Beeves,
$4O007.25; cows and heifers, $1,000
Bis; stockers and feeders, $2.25@
4.50; Westerners, $3.90@6.1O; calves.
5000 OTIS. Hogs Mixed and butch
.ers, S6.00@6.45; good heavy, 5000
6.45;; rough heavy, $3.50 @6.1O; light,
5S5.S5 @6.37 Is " pigs, 81. Co 6. 10. Sheep,
$500 05.70;; lambs. $4.7507.50.
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