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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-30
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One and a MiIlinn

That's the first time I ever sold a
single envelope" said the young wom-
an at big stationers store in the
city's center. I've always sold them
in packages, but that gentleman came
in with a letter in his hand and asked
for an envelope. and | sold him one for
cent. / imagine that's the smallest
sale that has been made in this estab-
lishment since it opened. The biggest
/ ever made happened to be In the en-
velope line too. A rather roughly dress
ed man came in, asked to see our en-
velopes and wanted to know the price
by the thousand. told him. Then he
asked the price by the million. I got
the figures from our manager, who
smiled as he gave them to me. Yet the
man ordered a million envelopes, and
when we asked for reference he said
he would as lief pay the bill on the
spot, which he did from a roll of yellow
back bank notes about the size Of
loaf of bread. We delivered the en-
velopes but haven't seen the purchaser
since. "-Philadelphia Record.
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OPPOSITION DEVELOPING.
German Conservatives Find Objection
to Tariff Agreement.

to Tariff Agreement.
Berlin, April 30.-The provisional
tariff arrangement between the Unit
ed States and Germany will be dis
posed of by the federal council in
few days. Then the reichstag will
take up the matter and pass the bill
prior to it's adjournment, which has
now definitely been fixed for the week
before Whitsunday. The Lokal An
zeiger says it hears that there is con-
siderable opposition developing among
the conservative parties to the feature
of the arrangement prolonging it
tacitly If neither party denounces it..
The conservatives profess to fear this
will mean an indefinite continuance
of the provisional arrangement, giving
the United States all the advantages
of good commercial treaty without
giving any of the equivalents which
she would have to give in order to
get treaty. The conservatives add
that this feature may postpone the
conclusion Of treaty to the distant
future.
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The Voice of the People.

Bob Toombs of Georgia was massive
in frame and giant in intellect. A
back country paper criticised bill he
was putting through the legislature
"This sheet" he roared, fourishing it
aloft at public meeting in Marietta,
sis about the size Of boys shirt tail
and is called Vox Populi-the voice of
the people. 1t has been established
eight years and has a circulation of
100 weekly in state with 100000
population. Voice of the people! Why,
it is the voice Of one of the people,
and he is an illiterate assn'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-30
STREET CARS IN COLLISION
Four Persons Seriously Injured at Su.
peror, Wis.

Superior, Wis, April S0.-Four PEG.
pie we're seriously injured and two
cars demolished in a rearend collision
in the East End. Two eastbound
street cars were running close to-
gether and as the forward car was
slowing down for crossing the motor
man of the car behind lost control Of
the car, 1t crashing into the one ahead
with terrific force. That there were
few passengers in either car is &C.
countable for the fact that no lives
were lost. Conductor Hagan Of the
head car had both legs broken and
three passengers on his car were in
jured. Rupert Chadwick of Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich, sustained broken leg,
David Carlson Of Superior had both
legs broken and L. E. Robinson had
his right shoulder broken and head
badly bruised. 1t is believed all will
recover,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-30
GERMANY WANTS PEACE.
Realizes War Would Be Disastrous to
Her Economic Development.

Paris, April S0.-The Berlin CORE
spondent of the Petit Parisien, contin-
u1ng his interviews with prominent
Germans regarding the relations be-
tween France and Germany, says lead
ing impressions he has received from
them are that Germany's first care is
her economic development and she is
fully conscious of the utility of peace.
Count Stolberg, president of the
reichstag, assured the correspondent
Germany had everything to lose and
nothing to gain by war, whatever the
result might be. Germany, he added,
has no special interest in Morocco,
where a good understanding with
France was necessary for the develop
ment of Germany's commerce.
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MINERS STILL ENTOMBED.
Not Known Whether Unfortunates Are
Dead or Alive.

Johnstown, Pa, April S0.-The
seven men who were imprisoned by
rush Of water in mine No. 3S of the
Berwind-White Coal company at
FoustWell, Somerset county, are still
entombed, although scores of rescuers
have been working night and day in
an effort to pump the water out and
effect their freedom.
The work of pumping proceeds slow
ly and until the rescuers can effect an
entrance it will not be known whether
the men in the mine are dead or alive.
The mine mouth is besieged constant
ly by the relatives of the entombed
miners. BY many it is believed the
men are dead, while the mine officials
are hopeful all will be taken out alive.
The flow of water from the mine is
continuous and there is torrent rush
ing down the hill below the mine open
ing. On account Of the enormous
quantity of water in the mine and the
slow gains made by the pumps the
theory now generally held is that the
inflow comes from an abandoned work
ing adjoining No. SO.
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CON |NUES TO GROW
New York Bond Steal Now Said
to Aggregate $S00,000.
LARGE SUM FOUND IN BED

Officially Stated That It Was $500, 900
and Not $4,000 Worth of Securities
That Were Hidden in Broker Den
nett's Room.
New York, April 3O.-The big bond
robbery, in which the Trust Company
OF America was the victim, continues
an absorbing subject in the financial
district, where every development is
eagerly scrutinized.
The robbery at first put down as a
$4,000 affair, has steadily grown I'M
til now it appears that securities ag-
gregating 100000 in value had been
taken by William o. Douglas, the bond
clerk now under arrest. These figures
are reached as the result of an inter-
view given by a member Of the execu-
tive committee of the trust company,
who said that it took $165,0O0 to re-
deem the securities hypothecated with
brokers for loans by O. NJ. bennett,
the robbery, and that the securities
were pledged for less than one-third
of their value He also said that it
was 100000 and not $4,000 worth Of
securities that were hidden in Broker
Dement'S bed at the Manhattan club.
Taken at the executive committee
mans own figuring that Douglas and
bennett received only a part-less
than a third on the average-it can be
seen that the $165,000 that the trust
company has lost on the outstanding
securities represents value Of nearly
$500,000 Adding the 100000 found
in the bed of Broker bennett makes
100000. What has become of the
money Douglas and bennett raised is
unexplained. The trustee said that
while he was of the opinion that much
of this had been lost in speculation he
felt sure that the pair had snug sum
tucked away somewhere t.--
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ization was completed by the election
of Senator Newlands of Nevada as
vice chairman and Dr.. W. J. MCGEE,
scientist residing in Washington, as
secretary. In addition to Messrs. Bur
ton, Newlands and MCGEE the commits
sion is composed of Senators Warner
Of Missouri, former Representative
Bankhead of Alabama, General Mac
kenzie Of the army, F. H. Newell, chief
engineer of the reclamation service;
Clifford Pinchot, United States for
ester, and Herbert Smith, commission
er of corporations. The commission
Immediately began general considera-
ton of the important matters before it
with view of laying out plan for
future work It is expected that the
commission will be in session in this
city for about week.
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ESCAPES WITH $1,000 FINE
Sentence of Chauffeur Convicted Of
Mansaugkter.

Kenosha, Wis, April 30.-Edward
Collier, an automobile chauffeur,
charged with killing William Dreyer
by running him down while driving in
an automobile on the night of July %
last, has been sentenced to pay fine
of $1,000 and costs of prosecution. In
the event of Collier failing to pay the
fine he is to be imprisoned in the
county jail for a period not to exceed
six months. Collier was recently
found guilty of manslaughter in the
fourth degree.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-30
HOLDS AGAINST RAILROAD
Highest Court Declares Schedules
Must Be Adjusted.


Washington, April 30.-The supreme
court of the United States has decided
in effect that the railway commission
ers of the state of North Carolina can
compel railway company operating
In that state to so adjust it's schedules
as to accommodate passengers on
other lines from any particular part of
the state.
The case arose out of an order is
sued by the commission directing the
railway company to make connections
at Selma at 1928 p. m. with a train on
another line running from the eastern
part of the state with the object of
accommodating passengers whose des-
tination was Raleigh. This, it was
contended by the railway company,
amounted to taking property without
due process Of law.
The commission justified it's course
on the ground that compliance with
the order was necessary to accemmo-
date a large part of the public. The
supreme court of North Carolina held
against the railway company and it's
decision was affirmed by the supreme
court
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Progressive.

Please, num- said tramp, "Would
you be so kind as to let me have a
needle and thread?'
"Well, YES said the housewife at
the door; Il can let you have that"
''Thankee, mum. Now, you'd oblige
me very much if you'd let me have a
bit of cloth for PATCH
Eyes, here is some.''
'"Thankee very much, mum. It's a
little different color from my suit, I
see. Perhaps, mum, you could spare
me some of your husbands old clothes
that this patch will match
''Well, declare! You're clever, my
man, and I'll give you an old suit.
Here is one"
'"Thanlkee greatly, mum. see it's a
little large, mum, but if you'll kindly
furnish me with a square meal mebby
1 can fill it ut.'-Woman's Home
Companion.
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DUE TO CL0UDBURST
Suburb Of Oklahoma City, Okla,
Partially Inundated.
SOME LOSS OF LIFE FEARED

NaIiy FSiSoHS .'N'h9 III .S"'e"NS
Caught Unawares, Seven Being Re-
ported Missing-RaiIroad Tracks
Washed Out and Traffic Paralyzed.
Oklahoma City, Okla, April 30.-A
cloudburst over Capital Hill, suburb
of this city just south of the Canadian
river, flooded that place. Seven per-
sons are missing and reported
drowned. Many persons camped on
the lowlands near the river were
caught unawares and had but little
time to make their escape. The river
is bankfull and it will be some time
before it can be determined If any
lives were really lost.
Three thousand people live in Cap
ital Hill, which lies south of the North
Canadian river opposite Oklahoma
City. The hill is drained into a small
stream called Lightning creek, which
enters the river just below Oklahoma
City. The water came down the creek
and covered the lowlands in such vol
ume as to force out people living in
tents, shanties and small houses on
the low ground.
Oklahoma City itself was not endan-
gered
An area covering several square
miles has been flooded, causing much
damage to railway and farm property.
Railway traffic is paralyzed. One mile
of Santa Fe tracks out Of Oklahoma
City has been washed out. The Cana
dian river is rising rapidly and people
in the lowlands are moving out.
A number of houses were carried
down Lightning creek and many mar
row escapes are reported.
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BLOOD CLEANING TIME.

70 make a splendid Blood
Medicine, which every one
should take at this time of
year, mix: Fluid Extract
Dandelion one, half ounce,
Compound Kargon one
ounce, Compound Syrup
Sarsaparilla three ounces.
Shake we'll in a bottle and
take in teaspoonfu] doses
after meals and at bedtime.
A well known local drug
gist states that these are all
harmless ingredients, which
any pharmacy can supply
at nominal cost.
This simple mixture,
though easily prepared, is
said to strengthen the kid
neys, forcing them to filter
and strain from the blood
all impure waste matter
and acids which cause
Rheumatism, Nervousness,
Skin Eruptions, Sores, Boils
and Pimples and other eff
fects of Unclean Blood.
Now is the time to rid the
system Of disease and build
up the full blood count of
50 per cent red corpuscles,
which means perfect health.
Mix this yourself.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-30
MOYER- HAYWOOD AFFAIR.
Union Officials Express Approval Of
Presidents Letter.

Washington, April 30.-George F.
Dunn, the president, and several other
officers of the Brotherhood Of Boiler
makers, Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers
of America were in conference with
the president seeking to have an
equalization and revision of wages
made at all the navyyards such as has
already been provided for at some OF
them. The matter will be taken up
by the naval board having charge Of
the compensation of employees. The
visitors, it was said officially at the
White House, voluntarily expressed to
the president their approval of his re-
cent letter concerning the Moyer-Hay-
wood affair, whom the president had
referred to as undesirable citizens"
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HELP WANTED.

WANTED: A man to represent
us in Bemidji and vicinity, TAX
ing orders Tor our goods for
monthly deliveries. Goods
consist of teas, coffees and
other light groceries with
which we give premiums. A
liberal commission is allowed,
and a chance for nice income
is the very best. For particu-
lars address Grand Union
Tea Co., Duluth, MINI.
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WEAPONS GO OVERHEARD.
Italian immigrants Compelled to Dis
arm Before Landing.

New York, April 3O.-Nearly 1000
immigrants on the steamships Citta di
Milano and Nord Amerika of the Ital
ian line, just in from Naples and
Genoa, got a taste of the laws of the
country when agents of the line ap-
peared on the bridge of each vessel
and shouted that all weapons and
knives must be thrown away or left
with the officers of the ship before the
immigrants would be allowed to land.
There was an instantaneous shower Of
stilettos, ugly looking long knives and
revolvers of modern and ancient
makes. When the immigrants land it
is believed that they will be the most
harmless set of aliens received in
many day. .-.---
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Cancers, TUmors,
Golfers, Fistula, Piles.

varicocele and enlarged glands with the sub
cutaneous injection method absolutely with
blood. is one of his own discoveries and is
the most really scientific and certain cure of
the nineteenth century, Young. middle-age
and old. single and married men and all who
suffer from lost manhood, nervous debility,
spermatorrhoea. seminal losses. sexual de-
cay, faltering memory, STUFFED development.
lack of energy. impoverished blood pimples
facial blemishes. impediment to marriage.
also blood and skin diseases. syphilis. erup-
ton, hair falling. bone pains swelling sore
throat, ulcers. effects of mercury. kidney and
bladder troubles. weak back, burning urine
passing urine too often, gonOrreah gleet and
prompt relief and cure for life. He is able to
tell anyone his disease. He is not likely to
doctor his patients for the wrong ailment
No incurable diseases taken. Both sexes
treated confidently and privately. Consulta-
ton and examination to those interested, 81.
DIR j. f.. Doran,
2O2 Nicollet Ave. Minnearofis. MINI.
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Ransom Of $4,000 Paid.

Constantinople, April 30.-Seventy-
five thousand dollars was the ransom
paid for the release of Robert Abbott
the son of a prominent British sub
ject residing at Saloniki, who was kid
mapped from his fathers garden March
"a and eventually liberated when the
demands of his abductors had been
conceded The brigands originally de-
manded 100000. The British gov
eminent will insist that the ransom be
repaid by the Turkish government.
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Thieves DespoiI Courthouse.

st. Paul, April 30-Thieves have
been despoiling the doors of the court
rooms by removing the heavy brass
hinges. Seven have been stolen dur
ing the past week. The hinges are
extra heavy, of solid brass and valued
at SIS each. There are three hinges on
each door and the thieves cunningly
removed the center hinge. AS the
door opens and shuts without the
hinge the robbery is not noticed at
once
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Elevator Drops Six Floors.
A Lasting Impression.

"Well, Bertha, I hear you met Mr..
Cooke yesterday. Did you like him7''
do you know, dear, he made an i'm
preston upon me that nothing will OBJ
tterate."
REALLY! How-what did he sayr
1T wasn't what he said; it was
what he did. He spilled a cup Of tea
over my new white silk Dress"
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TO AVOID TRADE WAR.
Joint Franco-American Tariff Commits
sion Proposed.


Paris, April 30-Ambassador White
has joined Consul General Mason in
recommending that the American gov
eminent propose the appointment Of a.
joint tariff commission, similar to the
one which has been in session at Ber-
lin, with the hope of reaching a basis
for the avoidance of future tariff COM
plications. The American chamber OF
commerce of Paris has forwarded rec.
concentrations to Secretary Root on
the same lines. The chamber is con-
vinced that unless reciprocity treaty
is negotiated soon the French govern
ment will not be able to resist the de-
mands Of the manufacturers and that
a tariff war against the United States
will be inaugurated.
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Thaw's Attorney Turned Down.

New York, April 30.-Justice Fitz-
gerald, in the supreme court, refused
to sign an order giving into the Gus
tody of A. Russell Peabody the exhib-
it's introduced by the defense in the
Thaw trial. Mr.. Peabody, who Is one
of Thaw's regular attorneys, had asked
that all the exhibits, including the let.
tiers offered before the lunacy COM
mission, be turned over to him.
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Minnesota State Senator Dead.

st. Paul, April 3O.-Former State
Senator Richard S. McNamee, com.
positor on the Pioneer Press for thirty
five years aud well known in political
circles, Is dead after a brief illness,
aged flfty-two years. Mr.. McNamee
had at various times held positions as
assemblyman, member of the school
board and state senator. He also was
prominent in labor circles, having
been president of the local Typo.
graphical union.
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The EocI,c

Three sons who had gone west to
make their fortunes in cattle raising
wrote home for an appropriate name to
give their ranch. The reply, "Focus,"
did not seem especially suitable until
the explanation was forthcoming, "The
place where the sons raise meat
Lippincott's.
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The Possibility,

Stage Manager-Great snakes! Stop!
Don't move that scene yet.
Supe-Its most time.
Don't touch it. Juliet is there dead
in the tomb. If you move that canvas
1t will let in a draft and she'll sneeze.''
kansas City Independent.
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PLANNING FUTURE WORK.

Inland Waterways Commission Meets
at Washington.
Washington, April 30.-The inland
waterways commission, recently ap-
pointed by the president to make a
general Investigation into the ques-
ton of the Improvement of rivers and
harbors, the utilization of streams for
irrigation and the Improvement Of
swamp lands, ETC., held its first meet
Ing here, being called to order by Con-
gresham Burton of Ohio. All the
members were present and the organ
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Disaffection in Ecuador.

Panama, April 30.-Advices received
here from Ecuador are to the effect
that serious trouble is expected in that
country as an incident of the congress
sional elections, which are set for May
5. The government has already sup
pressed an incipient revolutionary
movement in Quito, but the last re-
ports indicate that disaffection has
spread and outbreaks are expected in
several other points.
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Dead at Age of 113.

Laporte, Ind, April 30.-Mrs. Tena
Manensko, a Polish woman who came
to the Laporte county infirmary in
1876, when she was eighty-two years
old, died there during the day at the
age Of 113 years. Mrs. Manensko was
the second Polish woman of great age
to die at the infrnary within the
past year. The other was Mrs. David
Reese, who died at the age of III
Years
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Aged Woman Burned to Death.

La Crosse, Wis, April 30-Mrs. A.
J. Elliott, aged seventy, Of Everett,
Wash, was burned to death at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. R. J. Rus
sell, wife of local manufacturer. The
accident was caused by the overturn-
ing Of an alcohol lamp, which the aged
woman was using to heat a curling
iron
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Slain for Refusinu to Marry.

Philadelphia, April 30.-Because she
said she would rather die than marry
him Mary Corias, a German servant
girl, was shot and killed almost in.
stantly here by the man who wanted
to make her his wife. The murderer,
Franz Andrewkaty, turned the revolt
yer upon himself and inflicted wound
that probably will prove fatal.
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Just as q Precaution.

In small village in the south OF
Scotland an elder in the parish church
was one day reproving an old woman
who was rather the worst for liquor by
saying, Sarah, don't you know that
you should fly from the tempter?'
Sarah mot too we'll pleased)-Flee yer
sell! Elder-Oh, Sarah, 1 have flown!
sarah-Aweel, l think yell be name the
Waur O. anither flutter!-Scottish Amer.
lean.
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Victims Now Number Ten.

Baltimore, April 30.The loss Of
life by the collapse Of the new steam
ship pier at Locust point last Saturday
Is now placed at ten. Only three bod
les have been recovered so far, but
there is scarcely a doubt that the
seven missing men lost their lives and
are buried in the ruins
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL MATTER
Government Seeds.

Anton Erickson has received a
large consignment of government
seeds which he will be pleased to
distribute with the compliments
of Congressman Steenerson.
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Milwaukee Plumbers Strike.

Milwaukee, April 3O.-Two hundred
and sixty journeymen plumbers quit
work in Milwaukee upon refusal of
the Master Plumbers association to
grant a demand for an increase in
wages of so cents per day. They have
been receiving 81 for an eight-hour
dav
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Eight Men Injured by Explosion.

Dayton, O., April 90.-Eight men
who were working in new tunnel at
the National cash register plant were
painfully burned in an explosion of
natural gas. 1t is said all will re-
cover. The men were shot twenty
feet out of the tunnel by the force of
the explosion.