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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-10-25

where the claims are not based upon
actual need of support, but rather,
upon the shortage OF laborers. The
convention will nominate officers for
the coming two years, and full at
tendance is requested. Suggestions
to be incorporated into the platform
should be written out before the
meeting, so they may be handed to
the committee on resolutions and
platform when the members are ap-
pointed. Anyone unable to attend,
may mail or wire their suggestions
to the leader to be given to the COM
mittee. s
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-10-25
Rummage Sale.

The ladies of the Methodist church
will have rummage sal on Novem-
ber 18th and 18th.
Rev. Thomas M. Patterson of the
Baptist church of Shoshone, Idaho
will preach both morning and even
ing at the Baptist church at Black
foot, Oct. 9th. Come out and hear
him.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-10-25
Parsons-Christensen Nuptials

Miss Katie Parsons and Hans Chris
tensen were married at the home of
the brides parents on Wednesday
October 18th. Heber C. C. Rich Of
ficiating. There we're present only a
few of the relatives of the contract
ing parties.
A very nice supper was served
and all enjoyed a delightful social
time. Mr.. and Mrs. Christensen left
Thursday for a wedding trip to Salt
Lake, and will make their home at
Riverside on their return. The bride
is the daughter of l. A. and Mrs.
Parsons who settled here in 1884.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-10-25
FEDERATION CLUBS
IN CONVENTION
Discuss Matters Of Concern to Every Citizen
Want a Civil Service Law For ldaho--7Sep-
arate Reform School For Giirls---Co-opera-
ton With the Press.

We are hampered in our work this
week, and are obliged to leave out
some of the report of the convention,
not even getting the matter in logi-
cal order, but we hope to get the con-
Meeting links and give the rest of 1t
in our next issue. We give below
some of the papers and addresses.
"a
Editor
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-10-25

ship among women, as Is commonly
the case among men. 1t is said that
women consider other women as
rivals, and at best, subjects of sus-
picion, and distrust, but those who
have had the privilege of mingling
with broad minded club women
know that this Is not true, II 1t has
been 1t is rapidly dying away. Their
cordial hand grasp, and hearty greet
ing, their sincere interest in one an
others new projects give evidence
of their fellowship. If there is any
thing that distinguishes Independent
club-bred women more than another,
it is their sincere interest in the
progress Of other women. This new
strength, this love of union; this
holding up of ones hands is one of
the most beautiful forces in the ad-
vance, of club movement among wo-
men. Our meeting together at this
time, in the capacity of District
Federation of clubs proves this ad-
vance; It Is but another link in the
chain that binds us closer to the
great club movement. Again we well
come you. May our meeting together
be both profitable and pleasant, and
since as Trine says: "The life that
goes out in love to all is the life that
is full and rich continually expand
ing in beauty and power. The best
we may wish for you, and for our
selves is: that our meeting together
may $be fraught with patience, wis
dom,j and love.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-10-25
Civil Service Reform by Mrs. ID. w
StandrOd OF POcatellO.

Civil Service Reform by Mrs. ID. w.
sStandrod OF Pocatello.
= am asked to read paper on
Civil service Reform, presumably to
put before the convention the con-
dition in which we find Civil Service
in our State. From the very word
ing of the subject assigned me 1t is
presumed that some reforms are
necessary.
We must ask first what Civil Ser
vice is, look into its history little
aud see what the conditions of Civil
Service are today, what are the
causes of these conditions. Can they
be bettered and how? Can anything
he done in our state? Can we as a
Federation do anything and how to
set about it intelligibly.
1t is trite saying that knowledge
gives power but none the less true
because Ol lIS JTlIeHeSS.
Every thing in the world is bas-
ed upon few principles which serve
as a foundation upon which to build.
The Civil Service is based upon sim
pie principles, that if we but go to
the bottom we can reach by finding
the flaws If there are any then we
can begin to mend them or place
something better in their stead
The public business is done by
two classes of public agents-those
elected by the people and those ap-
pointed--of the two classes those
elected aer greatly in the minority.
The chief difference between these
two classes is that those elected are
expected to carry out the public
business in way that the majority
of the voters are in general agreed
upon. they are the choice of the
majority agreed upon. They are the
choice Of the majority of the party
and SO far as the rights of all per-
NIT they are the agents of the party,
when the views or wishes of the ma
jority change these agents change
also. But the far greater number OF
agents for doing the public business
is appointed or employed. These
agants need only to be honest and
efficient. They do not need to be OF
one party or another, and it Is plain
they should be selected for merit
only; promoted as the service re.
quires and removed only after fail.
ure to do their work in the best man.
ner. Such policy would answer
to Websters statement of the theory
of our institutions. In the debate
which took place in the senate in the
year 1885 on the condition of the
Civil Service and especially on the
abuse of the power of appointment
and removal to serve party ends
Webster said. "The theory of oul
instutions Is plain, it is that the gov
ernment is an agency created for the
good of the people and that every
person in Office is the agent and ser
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE FAvoRs
FIFTY PER CENT INCREASE
OF SALARIES.
UPPER HOUSE TO VOTE on PROPOSAL
POSSIBILITY THAT ADVANCE TO
SPEAKER AND OTHERS MAY
BE REVOKED.

Washington, Jan. 1.-The sub.com-
mittee of the senate committee on ap.
preparations, which for the last week
has been considering the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill with the view of getting it in
shape for the full committee, has con-
sidered the question of increasing the
salaries Of senator's and members of
the house of representatives and
while no unalterable programme has
been agreed upon it now seems prob
able that the subcommittee will rec
ommend an advance of SO per cent on
congressional salaries. The sub-com-
mittee is practically unanimous in the
opinion that such an increase should
be made and there is a general feel
ing that the house provision for in
creasing the salaries of the vice pres
ident, the speaker and cabinet officers
should be eliminated unless CORE
spending increase shall be secured for
senators and members. Many mem
bers OF the committee are of the opin-
ion that the senate should be given
an opportunity to pass upon the sub
ject and will advocate the incorpora-
ton of an amendment in the bill by
the committee covering the entire sub
iact
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
BATTLE BELOW THE RIVER.
Workmen in New York Tunnel Engage
in Deadly Fight.

Workmen in New York Tunnel Engage
in Deadly Fight.
New York, Jan. 1.-Far below the
surface of the earth in an airlock of
the McAdoo tunnel under the North
river two men fought until one OF
them was stretched out unconscious
with fracture of the skull which
may cause his DEATH When a patrol
man who had been called to the mouth
of the tunnel by the report that there
had been fight down in the depths
was lowered into the caisson he found
seven men standing around the pros
trate form of John Lundening. Soon
after the policeman arrived the in
jured man recovered consciousness
for moment and pointed at Chris.
TOPPER F. Lynch as his assailant. He
said that Lynch struck him over the
head with pick handle The cause
of the trouble between the men could
not be learned
Nearly half an hour was consumed
In removing the wounded man and
the policeman and his prisoner from
the tunnel. They were obliged to
pass through three airlocks, where the
heavy atmospheric pressure under
which the men work in the lower tun-
mel is gradually reduced. When the
party reached the surface Lundening
was sent to hospital and Lynch to a
police station.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

A gift of $4,000 from Andrew Car.
negie has been announced by Pres
ident George G. Chase of Bates col
lege.
Former President Grover Cleveland
who has been i'll for week at his
home in Princeton, N. j., is improving
slowly.
George B. Young, for more than
thirty years one of the foremost law.
yers in Minnesota, is dead at St. Paul
aged siXty-six.
Baroness Burdett- Coutts, one OF
England's greatest and most famous
philanthropists, is dead in London
aged ninety-two.
There will be distributed during the
first month of the new year in New
York city interest and dividends az.
gregating over $20o,00O,OO0.
Rev. DR.. Joshua Allan Lippincott
widely known in the East and Middle
West both as a divine and as an edu
Gator, is dead at Los Angeles, Cal.
Upward of $4,000, 900 has been paid
for diamonds and other precious
stones imported at New York in the
present year, as shown by figures com.
piled by the customs authorities.
General John Walker Barriger died
suddenly at the depot of the New York
and Long Branch railroad at Asbury
Park, N. j., from heart disease. Gen
eral Barriger was seventy-five years
of age
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS AT PORT OF
NEW YORK FOR YEAR 1906
NEARLY $21o,ooo,OOo.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS INCREASE
FOR THE TWELVE
MONTHS IN NEIGHBoRHooD
OF $1,4oo,ooo,ooo.

New York, Jan. 1.-All previous
records of collections Of customs in
the port of New York were surpassed
during the year of 1906 Statistics
made public by Collector Stranahan
show the amount to have been $780,
9O9,335, an increase of $26,147 ,301 over
the year 1905, which in itself was a
record. The figures also show a big
increase in both imports and exports
of merchandise. Imports for the year
aggregated $776,142,7O as compared
with $712,791 ,497 in 1905. The total
domestic exports amounted to $617,-
062,97S, as against $545, 923,536 in the
previous year. Domestic merchandise
valued at $14.365,50 was sent to Porto
Rico during the year, as compared
with $12,S11,874 in 1905.
The month of December of 1906
surpassed all other months for the
amount of duties collected. During
the month $19,950,OOO has been col
lected, $3,70O,00O more than the cor
responding month of 1905, which
month was a record breaker.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
RIFLES AND GUNS LANDED.
Big Shipment Secretly Received at
Pinar del Rio.

Havana, Jan. 1.-The statement is
made here that several thousand rifles
and machine guns reported to have
been landed recently in Pinar del Rio
province and Hidden in the woods
near Mariel have been as secretly
taken away. The recent movement of
troops and police, which was consid-
cred mysterious in the light of Gov
ernor Magoon's statement that there
was no fear of rising in Cuba, is
explained by this announcement, as it
is now known that the movement was
in the nature of a search for the arms
The possibility of clash between
Cubans and American troops is con-
sidered remote, as their relations are
good. The natives, however, are plot
ting against one another.
Just who is responsible for the
shipment of the esms into Cuba is not
known. One theory is that the arms
were purchased by the former Lib
eral junta in New York and shipped
too late to be used in the last move
ment. 1t is feared that the arms are
now in the possession of the negroes
In the province.
There are indications that it is 60
ing to be difficult to repress disorder
by the growing bands of negroes who
are burning cornfields and tobacco
barns, robbing estates and stealing
cattle.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
0. M. OLSON'S MIND IS
TEMPORARILY DERANGED
Ex-POstmaster of N0rth0me Is Acting
Queerly.-Taken to Grand
Rapids.

o. NJ. Olson, ex-postmaster
of Northome and at present
deputy sheriff of Itasca county,
has became mentally deranged
and was today brought down
from Northome and taken to
Grand Rapids. where be- will
be placed in hospital for
treatment by local physician,
in the hope that the ailment
is but temporary and relief can
be had without com mitment to
the asylum.
For some time prior to the
late primary election, Olson had
at times appeared a little "off"
in his mental balance. He re-
signed his position as postmaster
at Northome and entered the
field as a candidate for the re-
pu lican nominate for sheriff
of Itasca county. He was de-
feated at the polls, and the
defeat weighed heavily on his
mind. He imbibed rather freely
of liquor and his mind grad
ually became effected. About
two weeks ago he was taken
i'll with what appeared to be
lagrippe. He grew worse, men,
tally, and at times during the
past week has been very vio-
lent, at times the services of
four men being required to quiet
him. 1t was finally decided to
send him to Grand Rapids for
treatment and if he does not
Immediately improve, it is more
than likely that the sanity board
of 1tasca county will pronounce
him insane and he will be COM
mitted to the asylum at Fergus
Falls.
Olson is we'll known in this
north country and universally
liked, and his unfortunate all
ment will cause general regret.
He has a wife and several chill.
dren living at Northome.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
Measure Will Carry 100000 for New
Locks at the 500,


Washington, Jan. 1.-The various
subcommittee of the house commit
tee on rivers and harbors have been
engaged during the Christmas recess
in considering the proposed river and
harbor bill and Chairman Burton is
now occupied in considering their rec
concentrations. It is his opinion that
the bill will be in position to be re-
ported to the house by the middle OF
January, but so far no summary of it's
contents is possible. Among the more
important items which it is almost
sure to carry are appropriations Of
about $6,000,000 each for new 800"
lock and for alternating channels in
the Detroit river 1t is also quite Ger.
tain that a somewhat smaller sum will
be secured for the deepening Of the
harbor at Boston and that liberal sup
plies for the Delaware and Mississippi
rivers will be voted. There is an
effort on foot to increase the annual
appropriation for the Mississippi to
100000 and it may succeed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
APPEAL DIRECT TO FARMERS.
Red Cross Asks Wheat and Corn for
Starving Chinese.

Red Cross Asks Wheat and Corn for
Starving Chinese.
Washington, Jan. 1.-The offer of
E. H. Hartman to President Roosevelt
to transport on his steamship lines all
supplies delivered at San Francisco
and intended to relieve famine suffer
ers in China has opened the way for
the American Red Cross to make an
appeal direct to the farmers of the
country to provide corn and wheat.
The appeal for money contributions
has been effective, but it is believed
the greater good would come from
gifts of grain now that the transporta-
ton question has been met.
Already the Red Cross officials in
this city have suggested to Governor
Cummins of Iowa that he ask the
farmers of that state to make grain
contributions. The call upon the gov
errors had not been made general for
the reason that the Red Cross officers
were waiting to see whether it would
be declared legal to use the army
transport service to convey grain to
the Orient
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
SHORTER DAY REFUSED.
Eight Black Hills Mines Close Down
indefinitely.

Deadwood, S. D., Jan. 1.-Eight
mining companies, all producers, have
closed indefinitely on account of the
demand for eight hours, which the OPP
orators were unable to meet. This
means that these properties, which
produced fully $1,500,0O0 last year,
will all be closed down for an inde6-
mite time. This production would
have been largely increased during
the coming year on account of the
completion of new mills and the en-
larging Of old ones. The companies
which will shut down because of this
are the Mogul, Golden Reward, Da-
kota, Reliance, Imperial, Portland and
Clinton, Lundburg Dorr and the Wasp
No. 2. Four Of these properties we're
dividend payers and most Of the 9TH
ers were in fair way to become so.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
WOULD REVIVE BOYCOTT.
Anti.Amerlcan Mass Meeting at Can.
ton, China.

Anti.Amerlcan Mass Meeting at Can.
ton, China.
Hongkong, Jan. dispatches re-
ceived from Canton report that more
than 1000 persons were present at a
meeting held to discuss the American
Chinese exclusion act. The following
resolutions were adopted at the meet.
Ing:
First-To revive a boycott against
American goods
Second-That newspapers shall not
advertise American manufactures.
Third-To dissuade laborers from
proceeding to Panama.
Fourth-To petition the viceroy ask
ing the imperial government to nego-
tiate with America for modification
OF the exclusion act and, lastly, that
these resolutions be placarded through.
out the country.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
MANY ARRESTS MADE.
St. Petersburg Police Round Vi
Scores of Terrorsts.


Scores of Terrorists.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 1.-Acting on
information furnished by traitor the
police during the last few days cap
tured over 100 leaders and members
of the st. Petersburg military organi-
zation of the Social Democrats, who
were conducting propaganda in the
army and navy. Among those taken
into custody was the editor Of a Sc
cretly published paper entitled the
Barracks, twenty-five soldiers and sew
eral women. The police also arrested
many members of an important group
of terroristic Social Revolutionists and
captured, according to report, list
of twenty-seven high officials who had
been sentenced to death. Finally, it
is asserted, that the police accidentally
obtained information which frustrated
a plot to blow up number of per-
sons at conference which was to be
held in the near future.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
FOR PERSONAL INJURIES.

California Jury Renders Verdict of
T.. 100000.
Fresno, CAL, Jan. 1.-The jury in
the case of Willard Zibbell against
the Southern Pacific company gave a
Judgment against the railroad for
100000 This is said to be the larg-
est verdict ever rendered in the Unit
ed States for personal injuries.
In July, 1905, Zibbell, who is a race
horse driver, was struck by box car
moving In the freight yards without a
light and he lost his left arm, his right
hand, his left leg at the hip and his
right foot.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Chinese Gamblers Penancc.


A Chinese cook named Chin Kan had
been engaged by wealthy Chinese in
10 In street in Canton. All the money
he earned had been lost in gambling.
On one occasion his master paid him
some money for the provisions he sup
piled. The cook lost all the money at
one stake. Finding that his debts
were accommodating day by day, on the
twenty fourth day he went into the
kitchen and chopped off the forefnger
Of his left hand as self punishment
and warning in order to relinquish this
evil habit Of gambling in the future.
He became unconscious through the
pain, but was brought round again In
q few minutes.-Singapore Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
CASE HAS BEEN APPEALED
Receivers for Railroad Ousted After
Brief Possession.

Mobile, Ala, Jan. IF. E. Dewey
and ]. L. Dantzler, who were recently
appointed receivers of the Mobile,
Jackson and Kansas City railroad,
have been ousted from possession of
the property on an order issued from
the chancery court.
The action superseding the action
Of Dec. 26 was due to the fact that
an application for an appeal was made
to the supreme court. The bonds in
the case were fixed at 100000 The
old management, which was ousted on
Wednesday night last, has again as.
sumed charge of the property
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Federal Court Passes on Employers
Liability Act.


Louisville, Jan. Judge Walter
Evans, in the federal court here, has
declared the employers liability act
unconstitutional. The decision was
given in the case of the administrative
of N. G. Brooks VS.. the Southern Pa
cific railroad and is believed to be the
first handed down In connection with
this act
The alleged cause of action occurred
in Kansas. The husband of the plain
tiff was kicked in a railroad accident
and suit was brought under this act
for $4,000 damages and an amount
sufficient to cover the cost of expenses
incident to death. The court holds in
brief that the act in effect would reg
ulate commerce within the states as
we'll as interstate commerce and is
therefore unconstitutional.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Robbers Secure $4,000.

Kansas City, Jan. 1.-The police
profess to believe that the murderer
OF Thomas w. flaming, the aged re-
cluse who was found dead in his home
in the southeastern part of the city,
took $4,000 in government securities
or currency and gold, supposed to have
been kept in an old chest. It is known
that he never placed his money i'll
hanks
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Startling Developments Promised.

Edinburgh, Scotland, Jan. IA
warrant has been issued for the
arrest of the driver of the express
train wrecked at Arbroath Dec 20, re.
sulting in the loss of twenty lives and
In about thirty persons being injured
The law officers have been searching.
ly Investigating the cause of the dis.
aster and startling developments are
said to be promised at the board Of
trade inquiry.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Change Of Venue Denied.

San Francisco, jan Presiding
Judge Graham has, denied the motion
made on behalf of Mayor Schmitz to
withdraw from Judge DUNES court
the cases now pending there on the
indictments brought by the grand jury
and to reassign them to another de-
partment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Railroads Abolish Rebates,

London, Jan. 1.-Under the agree
ment which becomes operative at once
all private rebates to shippers are
abolished by all the railroads in the
United Kingdom. This agreement has
been signed by all the chairmen and
under it's provisions any company, Civ.
ing rebates to secure traffic is liable
to heavy fine, payable to the railway
clearinghouse.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
NATIVES PLAY "CAT's CRADLE.'
American Game Popular In the Wilds
of Africa.

New York, Jan. Professor Fred
erick Starr. who holds the chair of
anthropology at the University of Chi
cago, has returned from visit to the
Congo Free State, where he spent fif-
teen months and Travelled over 10000
miles in his search for information
regarding the natives, principally the
pigmy races of that section. He re-
ported that the most wonderful dis
covery he made was that the Congo
natives know how to play "cat's era
de-" the game known to all the chill
dren of this country. The professor
spent much time in finding that the
natives had 100 different forms of that
game. He also studied the natives
along the Kafai and Batau rivers,
where the people average feet 10
inches in height.