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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-21
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS,

Secretary Root, Mrs. Root and Miss
Root have returned to Washington
from their visit to Mexico. The sec
rotary was looking we'll.
Sarah Bernhard, in denying a ru
NOR that she is soon to retire from the
stage, reiterated her oft expressed
declaration that she will play till she
dies.
Herbert W. Allen, diamond broker
Of Chicago, is dead as the result of
injuries received when an automobile
In which he was riding turned over
and crushed him.
Rather than undergo the riding test
prescribed in a recent order of the
war department, Colonel Charles
L. Heinzmann, assistant surgeon gen.
eral, U. S. A., will retire.
The giant steamer that English
shipbuilders are to construct for the
Hamburg-American line will be named
the Europa. She will be of $4,000 tons,
as against the $4,000 of the Lusitania,
Right Rev. Bishop Canevin has
placed the ban on Saturday and Sun.
day marriage of Roman Catholics in
the Pittsburg diocese. Only by spe.
cial permission Of the bishop can mar.
rtages be celebrated on the two inter.
dicted days.
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RECEIVER ASKED FOR
Suit Against Standard Oil and
Corn Products Company.
CONSPIRACY IS ALLEGED

Chicago Stakeholder Asserts That the
Rockefeller Concern and Certain In.
dividuals Combined to Wreck the
Corn Products Company.
Chicago, Oct 21.-George F. Hard
ing Of this city has filed a bill In the
superior court asking for the appoint
ment at a receiver for the Standard
Oil company Of New Jersey and the
Corn Products company Of New Jer-
sey. Mr.. Harding in his bill says that
he Is the owner Of 500 shares OF the
capital stock Of the Corn Products
company and that its management Is
practically controlled by tlA Standard
OIL company.
Charges are made that the Stand
ard Oil company, with certain individ
uals, conspired to wreck the Corn
Products company, capitalized at $780,
100000, and for this purpose formed
q pool or trust, unlawfully regulating
and fixing and controlling the price of
glucose, grape sugar and corn starch.
Harding charges that thirty eight fac
tories were joined in this pool by the
so-called conspirators.
The suit is similar to one filed In
the circuit court May by the Chicago
Real Estate Loan and Trust company,
which suit is now pending in the Unit
ed States circuit court, to which 1t
was transferred by the defendants.
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DANCING IS DENOUNCED.
Card Playing and Theater Going Also
Condemned.

Milwaukee, Oct. 21.-The Evangel
ical General alliance has adopted res
olutions denouncing dancing, theater
going, card playing and all efforts to
raise money by questionable methods.
Thoughtless, prayerless marriages
were lamented. Ministers were re-
quired to refuse to offlciate at mar
riages when one of the parties has
been divorced on other than scriptural
grounds.
The government was petitioned to
rule against Sunday desecration in the
army and navy and against all unnec-
essary labor in the postal department.
The use of tobacco and liquor was de-
olared injurious and the membership
of the church called upon to abstain
from It. The report Of the committee
on ways and means, recommending in
creased salaries for ministers and pre-
siding elders, was adopted.
The attempt made to bar from the
church publications all business no.
tees and advertisements in which the
title REV." Is used was rejected.
The committee on the revision of
the course Of study for ministers rec
commended a number of changes in
both the German and English courses.
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HAVE FAITH IN CABLES.
Ocean Telegraph Lines Not Alarmed
by Advent of Wireless.

New York, Oct. 21.-George G..
Ward, general manager of the Com
mercial Cable company, does not be-
lieve that the wireless system will
ever prove serious rival to the old
cable lines. In an interview he said:
1--WE would not be understood as
minimizing Marcon1's achievements,
but submarine cables, being more re-
liable, we do not believe that wireless
will ever prove a serious rival to
them. AS proof Of Cur estimation Of
the commercial future Of the wireless
might say we have this minute CON-
pleted new direct cable from New
York to Havana. In other words, ca:
Bile companies which are free to adopt
wireless methods If they see fit to do
SO continue to invest in new cables.
Furthermore, while it is expected
that the Marconi system will be i'm.
proved in the course Of years, we an
ticipate that any such advances will
have the effect of stimulating tele-
graph business generally. History
will undoubtedly repeat itself in this
case as it has in many other kindred
enterDriseS'
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RI0TING AT new ORLEANS
FanaticaI Excitement Of CoIored Re-
Igious Sect the Cause.

anatlcaI Excitement OF CoIored Re.
Iigious Sect the Cause.
New Orleans, Oct. 21.-Fanatical ex,
element of negroes calling themselves
the council of God" appears to have
been the cause of the riot in which
one policeman was killed, several 9th.
ers wounded and number of negroes
badly injured. The isolated house in
which half dozen negroes barricaded
themselves, transforming the place
into a veritable blockhouse, which was
fired upon by policemen and citizens
from all sides for the better part of
two hours, proves to have been a
meeting place Of the sect. The trou-
BILE started during meeting, when
highly excited negroes drew razors on
Policeman Cambias.. because he at
tempted to enter the meeting to in
vestigate reports Of a disturbance
caused by boys throwing stones
through the windows Razors were
drawn across his face and neck, NOR
tally wounding him. Many members
of the meeting then fed.
Those who remained and barricaded
themselves were we'll armed and
after the negroes had been smoked
into submission by burning fence
several shotguns and other firearms
were found under the westinghouse.
Excitement in that section Of the
city where the negroes held forth grew
intense and when the arrests followed
it required the efforts of score or
more of policemen to. get the negroes
through the mob and land them in the
statiOnhOuSe.
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JURY HIGHLY |NCENSED.
Form Of Its Verdict May Result Ir
New Trial.

Chicago, Oct. 21.-A jury in the
criminal court condemned Michael
Maher to Imprisonment for life for an
attack on young girl, but may have
defeated it's own purpose in it's in
dignation against the man by the form
of it's verdict.
Instead of declaring I'VE, the jury,
find the defendant guilty in manner
and form as charged in the indictment
and sentence him to Imprisonment
for the term Of his natural life," the
jury wrote after the word "imprison"
ment" the words "for life" and under.
scored life" and placed it in quota
ton marks.
A motion for a new trial made by
Makers attorney Immediately was
overruled, but the case will be ap-
pealed because of the form of the YER
dict.
Makers victim was Josephine Nc
Gluckin, eleven years old, who lives
in South Chicago. Her story to the
jury so incensed it's members that
they were out Of the courtroom only
long enough to draw up their verdict
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DECLARE FOR OPEN SHOP
Every Factory at kenosha, Wis.,, In
Manufacturers Association,

Every Factory at kenosha, Wis.,, In
Manufacturers Association.
Kenosha, Wis.,, Oct. Plat a meet
ing of representatives of every indus
trial plant in the city steps were COM
pleted for the formation of manufac-
turers' association. The principles Of
the association practically declare for
an open shop in every plant in Ke-
nosha.
The new order will affect $500 men
and the plants which have signed the
agreement have an annual payroll Of
more than $5,000,o00.
The announcement of the formation
of the association came as a surprise
to labor leaders, who declared that
within few weeks there would be
5000 men striking in the city. The
new association has arranged to open
a central labor bureau with paid men
in charge to attend to the work Of
getting men to man the machines in
the factories.
Thomas B. Jeffrey, long noted as a
fighter against union labor, was elect
ed president of the new association
and z. G.. Simmons, Jr., head of the
Simmons Manufacturing company,
vice president. Nearly all of the
plants have contracts with the I'M
ions, but none of these will be re-
newed after their expiration next
month. Four of the plants in the new
association are the largest of the kind
in the world.
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PERSONAL INJURY TAKERS
United Action Proposed to Drive Them
Out of Chicago.

Chicago, Oct. 21.-Professional per-
sonal injury takers, colonies of whom
have taken more than 100000 fraud.
ulently from the city in four years,
are to be driven from Chicago and, if
possible, to the penitentiary by a
triple alliance in which the city ad-
ninistration is the principal factor.
Chicago practically has completed
an arrangement with the traction com,
panies and the steam railroads enter
ing the city to carry on an offensive
and defensive campaign against these
people. Besides these parties to the
alliance forty corporations, all victims
of the personal injury takers, have
been invited to assist in the establish
ment of a clearinghouse for the rec
Ords of professional crooks of this
character.
This action was decided on by First
Assistant City Attorney Clyde A. Nor
rison after it was discovered that
there were whole families which, u.s.
ing various names, were suing the city
on fake charges. Besides this it was
learned that the professional Gin
valids," assisted by lawyers of a like
stripe, are living in colonies where
they assist each other in robbing the
city in a systematic manner.
Investigation of some of these cases
disclosed the fact that a disinterested
witness could not be found by the
city, because in an entire neighbour
hood not single adult could be found
who did not have a suit against the
oitv
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that the great natural wealth Of the
southern islands astonished him and
that he can readily see that the Unit
ed States will never desire to sell the
islands to another power. He ex-'
pressed the opinion that the wealth OF
the islands will some day repay many
times over the cost of developing
them.
Mr.. Akasa Tsuka was very much
Impressed also with the government
Of the Moro provinces by the military
authorities. He considers 1t one Of the
most effective and practical systems
that could be devised for the Moros
and it is being administered in a way
that compels admiration. "The Moro"
he says, Seems to be bright and hon.
est and will, under the present system
Of government, develop into fine cit
izen some day, as have the natives of
the mountains of Formosa under the
Japanese government"
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NOT SEEKING NOMINATION
Governor Hughes Declares Public Of
flee a Burden.

New York, Oct. 81. - Governor
Charles E. Hughes made declaration
Of his attitude toward the presidential
nomination when, in an address at a
dinner given in his honor by the Re-
publican club, he said
II did not seek any public office. I
have not sought, nor shall I seek,
directly or Indirectly, to influence the
selection or the vote of any delegate
to any convention and with reference
to the election of any delegate to any
convention there will be no suggestion
or thought of influence, protest or re-
prisal in the executive chamber.
ITO me public Office means burden
Of responsibilities burden of inces'
SAINT toll, at times intolerable- which
under honorable conditions and at the
command of the people it may be a
duty and even pleasure to assume,
but it is far from being an object of
ambition"
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FIGHT on FOOD TRUST.
Amended Bill Filed in Federal Court
at Pittsburq.

at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Oct 21.-Attorney Ander-
son has filed with the clerk of the
United States circuit court an amend
ed bill in equity in the fight being
waged here against the high price Of
foodstuffs and the alleged discrimina-
ton against certain dealers by the
various produce associations through
out the country.
The new bill is much larger in its
scope than that filed recently by w.
H. Arbour against the Pittsburg Pro-
duce association. BY the new bill all
the persons who were formerly men,
toned as having been placed on the
alleged blacklist of the trade assoc1a-
ton have been made compliments In
the case and many of the largest fruit
growers Of the country, together with
all the railroads leading into Pitts
burg, are defendants.
The concerns named In the bill as
defendants are the Erie Grape Grow
ers' association, National Produce Dis
tributing company, California Fruit
Growers Exchange, the international
Apple Shippers association, the Ell
gin board Of trade and John F1te, their
Pittsburg agent.
In the latter part Of the bill there
are several pages which contain pho.
tograph1c copies Of the advertise
ments Of some of the defendants
named, in which the claim is made
that they "own or control the entire
output Of certain class Of products.
An answer to the amended bill will
be required in thirty days, when argu.
ments will be allowed
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.LULL IN SITUATION
Excitement in Financial Circles
Has Materially Subsided.
STOCK MARKET STILL. WEAK
Character and Caused No Uneasi.
ness-Hitch In Plans for Reorganiz.
Ing Mere ntiIe National.

Ing Mercantile National.
New York, Oct. 21.-There was
distinct lull In the financial situation
IN this city during the day, which was
very welcome to Wall street. In CON-
parison with the previous day the ex~
element had materially subsidized
While tho price of metal stocks de-
clined on the stock exchange the
losses were not sensational and the
prices of railroad stocks were held
better than had been expected. AL
though the market closed weak and
at the lowest prices of the day the
net losses for the day were not heavy
and caused no uneasiness.
The center of interest was in the
situation created by the developments
in the Mercantile National bank, the
affairs of which were considered again
at a meeting of the clearinghouse
committee. While no official state
ment was made at the close of this
meeting several of those present at
the conference permitted it to become
known that no conclusion had been
reached as to the continuance of sup
port to the Mercantile National bank
except from day to day. 1t was re-
ported, but not confirmed, that further
assistance to the bank depended upon
the attitude of some of the directors
whose designations were demanded.
Objects to Reorganization Plan.
It was said that Charles w. Morse,
who is heavily interested in the Mer-
camille and several other banks in
this city, does not feel that the res
ignations of himself and of his other
friends should be regarded as per-
manent.
F. Augustus HeinZe, the deposed
president of the bank, in an interview,
said:
II still hold controlling interest of
the Mercantile National bank. I have
not parted With a share of my Mer-
camille stock. 1 would like to say this
about the clearinghouse committee:
"They were asked to come into our
bank and make a thorough examina-
ton. They found it perfectly solvent
and said so. Later they added that
gratuitous blow about the surplus i'm
! pairment. You know why they did
that-nothing more or less than to in
duce our depositors to withdraw their
accounts. A fine game-they were
endeavoring to attract deposits to
their own institutions"
News of Comptroller Ridgely's dec
lination of the presidency of the Mer-
camille National bank was not re-
ceived here until after the closing of
the banks and stock exchange and
comment on Mr.. Ridgely's action was
not available
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|MAC|LL AND WIFE FREE
Court Orders Verdict Of Acquittal
in Illinois Murder Case.
CROWD CHEERS OUTCOME

Sudden Ending Of Sensational Trial In
Which Husband and Wife Were Ac.
cused of Killing the Mans Former
Spouse.
Decatur, ILL.,, Oct 21.-Acting under
instructions from Judge Cochran the
fury in the Magill case returned a
verdict acquitting Frederick Magill
and his wife, Faye Graham Magill, of
the charge of numbering Mrs. Pet Ma,
gill, the first wife of Magill. In his
instructions the judge said the state
had failed to prove the corpus deficit
The verdict was greeted with cheers
despite the efforts of the court to
maintain order
May 80, 1907, Mrs. Pet Magill was
found dead in her home at Clinton,
ILL.,, and a post norton examination
held six weeks later showed that she
had been suffocated by chloroform
July 5. in Denver, Colo., Frederick
Magtll, her husband, and Miss Faye
Graham, young woman who had
been a close friend OF the family,
were married. -Four days later, in
San Diego, CAL, Magill and his second
wife were arrested on a charge of
numbering the first Mrs. Magill They
We're brought back to Clinton and Sc
cured a change of venue to this city.
In the trial the state claimed that
Magill and Miss Graham by their con
duct had driven Mrs. Magill to suicide
and were therefore guilty of murder.
The defense introduced letters writ
ten by Mrs. Magill shortly before her
death in which she complained OF
"unbearable headaches" and constant
"nagging" by her husbands relatives
Witnesses also testified that Mrs
Magill had often talked Of committing
suicide. In a letter to her husband
the day before her death Mrs. Magil
asked him to marry Faye Graham in
case anything should happen to her.
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STATUE TO GENERAL SIGEL
Dedication Preceded by Imposing Mill
tary Parade.

Dedication Preceded by Imposing Mill
tary Parade.
New York, Oct 21.-The dedication
and unwilling of the statue of General
Franz Sigel at Riverside drive and
One Hundred and Sixth street was
made the occasion for an imposing
military and civic parade in which
over 10000 men participated.
General Stewart l.. Woodford, chair
man of the committee, presided and
Patrick F. MCGOWAN, president of the
board of aldermen, received the statue
on behalf of the city.
The English Grafton by Governor
Hughes, an address in German by
Herman Ridder of the New York
Stats Zeitung and singing by the
United German Singing societies of
1000 voices were a part of the cere
monies.
The unwilling of the statue, which
Is the work of Carl Bitter, was as
signed to Franz Sigel, son Of the
famous general.
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Teachers Association Meeting.

The North Central Minnesota
Teachers association will meet at
Cass Lake, October 5lst, November
1st and End.
This meeting will be of great
benefit to all the teachers in
country, graded and high schools
throughout this section of the
country, and each teacher should
try to be present at this meeting.
An interesting and instructive
program has been prepared for the
meeting Prominent educators from
all sections of the state will be
present to lecture and discuss SUBJ
jects of interest.
The following is the outline of the
program:
Thursday evening --Lecture, Some
Teachers of DID," Prof. F. H. Swift,
of the University Of Minnesota.
Friday morning-A general ses-
sion. Subject for discussion, The
Efficiency of Our Public Schools.
Industrial Training, Sup. c. S.
Yeager; discussions, Supt. J. H. Hay.
Character Training, Supt. Hawkins;
discussion, Supt. Ross. Physical
Training, Supt. c. M. King.
Friday p. ma general discus
sion from $50 to 800, at which
State Librarian King will read a
paper on THE School Library"
Following this there will be sections.
as follows: High school section,
Prof. Partridge, pres. Topic, The
High School Examinations, discussed
by Prof. Alton. Rural school Sec
ton, Supt; D. R. Bradford, Pres.
Topic to be supplied; discussion,
Supt. Stewart, Supt. Hattie Booth.
Graded schools section, Prof. H. H.
Hall, Pres. Topic, The Group
Method discussed and exemplife
by Miss Kate Kranz, director of
Normal department, Crookston.
FRIDAY evening.-Lecture, The
Making Of Literature" Pres. Weld,
of Moorhead Normal.
Saturday neutrality-suspicious. of
officers and routine business. Round
tables-Primary, Miss Eliza E.
Reddict, leader, Miss Stella Woods,
of Minneapolis kindergarten, will
tell stories, Grammar Department,
Mrs. Floy Donaldson, leader, Miss
Kate Kranz of Crookston will lee
ture. Latin Round Table, Mrs.
Woolly, leader; discussion by Miss
Follanbee. English Round Table,
to be supplied.
Teachers intending to attend this
meeting aud desire accommodations
should write to P. NJ. Larson, Cas-
Lake, MINI.
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Uniform Tablets

The public schools have adopted
a uniform tablet and the same are
being made at the Pioneer office.
Merchants who handle this class
of trade can secure them at whole
sale rates and should place their
orders at once.
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TO DRIVE OUT CROOKS.
Chicago Officials Have Adopted New
Process.

Chicago, Oct. 21.-Chicago is to be
rid Of it's "undesirables," that is, it's
criminals, by new process. Mayor
Busse called the chief of police and
chief of detectives into his Office and
unfolded a plan for the systematic
warning of saloonkeepers not to har-
Dor criminals if they desire to con.
tinue in the saloon business.
The saloonkeeper, on the second
case of the arrest of criminal in his
place, will be arrested also. If the
saloon man is caught third time
harboring criminals he will lose his
license and be arrested and "booked"
on charges of conducting disorderly
house.
AS a result Of the conference Cap
tain O'Brien sent fifteen picked men
to saloons where criminals are sup
posed to gather. They arrested more
than fifteen criminals and warned the
saloonkeepers.
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DISASTROUS PRAIRIE FIRE
Hundred Square Miles Of Farm Land
Burned Over,

M1lbank, s. D., Oct. 21.-Prairie
hres ragged in the hills all day. The
wind changed from the south to the
north and drove the fire ten miles, to
within three miles Of South Shore.
One hundred square miles Of farm
land has been burned over. The
flames flashed fifty feet high in the
tall grass of the marshes and could be
seen from Milbank all night. Several
head OF horses, cattle and sheep per-
1shed. The fire was checked near
Strandburg
Another bad prairie fire north OF
town destroyed considerable property.
One hundred and fifty men worked
several hours to extinguish il.
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Two Men Killed by Explosion.

New Hartford. Conn.,, Oct. 21.-A
machine used in the manufacture Of
gas from petroleum in a
small structure on the bank of the
river in the upper village
exploded with terrific force and
Thomas O'Connell, the maker Of gas.
and his assistant, Michael Donovan,
were instantly killed and George Gag
non, helper, was seriously burt.
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ever, are not seriously apprehsnsive
and expect the epidemic to be checked
with the advent Of winter.
Two Men Mistaken for Deer

Canton, N. Y, Oct. 21.-Martin and
Edwin Clohossy, father and son, of
Cotton were accidentally shot while
leaving a field in the southern part Of
st. Lawrence county while deer hunt
ing. Martin was returning to his
home at South Cotton when he met
his son Edwin. They stood talking
when seen by another hunter, James
Crowley, who mistook them for deer
and fired twice. Martin Is dead and
the condition of Edwin Is serious.