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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-01
BITTER LEGAL BATTLE on
Former Chief Of Police Collins of Chi
= $780,: cago on Trial.

-" ca1o on Trial.
s, Chicago, .--' GA legal battle
which promises to be one of the most
remarkable in the history of Chicago
has begun in the criminal court before
Judge Chetlain. Several hundred wit
nesses will be called on to testify and
all the old animosity of bitter polit-
ical campaign will be reopened. The
case is that of the state of Illinois
against John M. Collins, former chief
of police, and Frank D. Comerford,
former police attorney, who are
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the city of the services of its police
men. ~. ....
The prosecution will be conducted
by States Attorney Healy and his as
sistant, James ]. Barbour. Attorneys
Nathaniel G. Sears and James Hamil-
ton Lewis will represent former Chief
Collins. Attorney Comerford will
plead his own case.
The pros ecution expects to show
that 300 or more policemen, by the
direct orders of Chief Collins and of
Police Attorney Comerford, were
taken from their regular duties short.
ly before the election of Mayor Busse
and set to work campaigning for the
reelection of former Mayor Dunno.
Some were at this work, it is alleged,
Tor as long as two weeks.
The indictment is under the old
conspiracy law, under which many
convictions for the misuse of public
funds have been obtained, but the de-
Tense denies that such an offense as
the misuse of labor is within the con-
temptation of the statute.
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FANATICS EXPLAIN MURDER
Assert They Killed Child by Command
of Heaven.

Easton, Pa, 81. -, 90 Coroner
Featherolf at Nazareth, near here,
has begun an inquest into the death
Of Irene May Smith, the five-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Smith of Alliance, who was offered as
q sacrifice by her parents and uncle,
members of fanatic religious sect
The Smiths and Bachman, who is an
uncle Of the child and who killed her
during his frenzy, are in jail. Bach
man insists that the child was Dos
sessed of the devil and that he killed
her by command from heaven. He
maintains he did no wrong and that
God will protect him. He cries out
from his cell that he is to be crucified
and pleads with the jailer to hurry
the execution that he may appear be-
fore the throne of God, who sent him
to earth to perform a great mission
for the salvation of mankind.
Smith is in pitiable condition,
both mentally and physically.
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BRYAN PLANK DEFEATED.
Connecticut Delegates to Denver IN
instructed, --.a


New Haven, Conn.,, I'm SI-Not
many minutes were needed to dispose
Of the business of the Democratic
state convention. Immediately prior
to the call to order the committee on
resolutions opposed a resolution in
structing the delegates for William J.
Bryan by a vote of 10 to Is.
When the convention was called to
order Temporary Chairman Comstock
yielded the gavel to former Governor
Thomas M. Walter. The county and
congressional district delegates were
accepted as fast as they were reported
from the floor and then John J. Walsh
Of Norwalk, a former state committee
chairman, and Alexander Troup of
New Haven, one of Mr.. Bryan's most
intimate friends, were unanimously
chosen the two delegates at large.
The other delegates chosen are:
Henry G. Ney, Farmington; Louis
A. Fisk, Branford; Frank P. Fenton,
Windham; Melbert B. Cary, Ridge
field; Henry J. McManus, Hartford;
Thomas Noono, Vernon; William Ken
nedy, Naugatuck; Rollin U. Tyler,
Haddam; Tyron Robertson, Montville;
Oscar Ross, Thompson; T. M. Cul-
Imam, Bridgeport; James L. Farley,
Torr1ngton.
OF the delegation the personal pref
erences of only Messrs. Troup, Ken
nedy, Cullinan and Cary are outspoken
for Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Cary was dele
gate eight years ago and is a personal
friend of Mr.. Bryan. Each delegate
has the right by convention vote to
appoint his own alternate and va
eancies on the delegation will be
made by the delegation ITSELF
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TO APPEAR IN GRAND OPERA
Mrs. w. e. Corey Will Study Under
Jean de Reszke.

New York, .- -.-n : -ss.-Before sailing
on the Hamburg-American liner
Deutschland for Europe with her hus-
band Mrs. w. E. Corey, formerly Ma
belle. Gilman, the actress, said she in
tended to go to Paris to study for the
operate stage under Jean de Reszke.
Il have several roles entirely
learned" Mrs. Corey said, which I
have to finish with Mr. de Reszke,
with whom shall appear in grand
opera this season. I am not doing
this with any desire to appear again
before the public, but simply for the
sake of work. / have always been
used to an active life and cannot re-
main idle. shall appear in opera and
hope to be able to do something for a
phase of music in this country which
should be developed
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Crawford Hill, Denver; DR.. Hubert
Work. Pueblo; William Lenox, FL
Paso; Horace T. belong, Mesa;
Thomas r. Walsh, Arapahoe; w. A.
Drake, Larimer.
A slight hitch in the programme
came in an attempt to secure the en-.
dorsement Of Clarence G. Hamlin Of
Colorado Springs for United States
senator, but State Chairman John F..
Vivian did not permit the senatorial
question to disturb the harmony of
the convention. The administration
of President Roosevelt was endorsed,
rs was the handling Of reins of state
government by Governor Buchtel.
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allotment of lands in Indian Territory
under Secretary Hitchcock's admins
tration. In brief speech he charged
that 10000 persons of Indian blood
had failed of enrolment and, address
ing Senator Foraker, told him that if
he wanted to help the ringers" now
was his opportunity, as many of those
who had been counted out were of
mixed negro and Indian ancestry. The
resolution was withdrawn for amend
ment and was not acted upon.
Senator Davis later reintroduced his
resolution without the preamble,
which was regarded as offensive to
the secretary of the interior, and it
was passed without further debate.
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DUE TO SPECULATION
Prominent Brokerage Firm Of
New York City Suspends.
HEAD OF CONCERN SUICIDES
Charles Coster, Rated as Millionaire
and Well Known in Gotham Bust
ness and Society Circles, Ends His
Life by Shooting.

New York, g.. -.-ro1lowing the
suicide of Charles Coster, prominent
broker and society man, the stock ex-
change firm Of Coster, Knapp & Co.,
of which Mr.. Coster was member,
announced it's suspension on the floor
of the New York Stock Exchange.
The firm was prominent one and
had done an extensive business. In
an announcement given out at the
time OF the suspension it was said
that the action was directly due to
the death of Mr.. Coster A formal
statement issued by a member of the
firm said:
Owing to the death of Mr. Coster
and the consequent condition of the
firms affairs it has been deemed ad-
Vlsable to make general assignment
for the benefit of all creditors. This
step was taken at the suggestion of
most of the creditors and Mr. Werner
OF the law firm of Simpson, Werner
& Cardoza. The assignee has already
started in to straighten out accounts
so as to be in a position to make a
correct statement to all parties inter-
ested as early as possible"
Condition of Affairs Unknown.
No intimation of the firms assets or
liabilities was given and it was not
thought that anything like definite
figures could be given pending the
completion of the assignee's inyesti-
cation.
Mr. Coster, who was rated as
millionaire, had prepared for his vol
untary death with a GOODNESS and
thoroughness which proved beyond
any doubt that the act was premedi-
tated. He selected a time when. Mrs.
Coster was at reception and, after
preparing himself for bed, telephoned
to his family physician that Mrs. Cos
ter had severe cold and asked him
to come to the house at once. Soon
after the doctor arrived Coster retired
to his room and sent a bullet through
his head. The shot rang through the
house just as Mrs. Coster entered,
returning from the reception, and she
rushed to her husbands room. At
the door of the room she met the fam
lily physician, who had found her hus-
band dead{with the smoking revolver
in his hand.
J. M. Knapp, a member of the firm,
declared that Mr., Coster had been
specializing heavily and that it was
this speculation which brought about
the suspension of the firm.
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Legislature Orders Probe.

Columbus, O., ..ar'' oo Efforts by
about dozen members to prevent the
investigation of the municipal affairs
of Cincinnati and Cleveland were de-
feated in the house of representatives.
Failing in that they attempted to pre-
vent the probe until afterrthe election
and this also was defeated. The sum
Of $4,000 was appropriated for the in
vestigation in both cities and the SEN
ate will concur in the action of the
house on the appropriation.
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DECLARES FOR KNOX
Pennsylvania Republican Conyen-
ton Meets at Harrisburg.
ROOSEVELT is COMMENDED
Platform Calls for Review by Next
Congress of Tariff Legislation That
Notifications May Be Made to Meet
Present Conditions.

Harrisburg, Pa, Z. VII 3 The Re-
publican state convention, which met
here, reaffrmed the action taken by
the state convention last year when
United States Senator Philander c..
Knox was placed before the Repub-
licans of the country as Pennsylvania
choice for the presidential nomina-
ton. The resolutions adopted strongly
endorse the senator for the nomina-
ton and also praise President Roose-
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Sole Heir of Pet Dou.

Helena, Mont, - - ." Through a
decision rendered by District Judge
Clements G.. D. Beattie, city alder
man, named as co-heir with a pet dog
in the will of Mrs. Mary A. Pryse,
who died last February, becomes the
sole heir of the pet dog and thereby
inherits a valuable residence in this
city. The dog died on Feb. 9, shortly
after the death of Mrs. Pryse.
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John T. Oyler says, in his Big
Falls Compass:
That Cass Lake Jail Joke" obser,
walton Doc talks so much about,
can't show Big Falls a shadow OF
the first spring flower. Recently,
there were so many Jail BIRDS
in the coop-that they crowded the
walls off the foundation-picked
the thing up, took it down to the
Big Fork river, turned it bottom
side up, and are now using it for
a ferry to transport hoboes to and
from Granfalls, in their attempt to
keep from getting "pinched"-by
the alternate tilt of the Lid"
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PHILANDER c. KNOX.

velt's administration. The platform
calls for a review by the next con-
gross of tariff legislation to the end
that notifications may be made to
meet present conditions.
The convention, besides adopting a
platform, renominated Judge w. D.
Porter of Allegheny county for the
superior court bench; named dele
gates at large and alternates to the
national convention and selected
presidential electors. An attempt by
a delegate to get a local option reso-
luton before the convention failed.
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Probing Methods Of Sig Trust.

Chicago, A--., meA.-Oliver 3. Pagin,
special assistant to the attorney gen.
eral of the United States, and Charles
B. Morrison, former district attorney
in Chicago and now special counsel in
the Office of the attorney general,
have arrived here and reports are
current that they are engaged in an
investigation of the methods of a
large trust.
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Sailors Wreck Restaurant.

Santa Barbara, CAL, - Ss.-An
outbreak occurred in the street here
In which several hundred sailors of
the battleship fleet threw stones and
clubs and partially wrecked a small
restaurant at 121 State street owned
by John Senich. 1t was a culmina-
ton of numerous small difficulties
which have occurred during the week
the fleet has been here between sail
Drs and local tradesmen.
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MULAl HAFlD REFUSED.
Sultan of the South Said to Have suf.
fered Disaster.

Rabat, Morocco, Iii ee...mulai
Hafld, the so called sultan of the
South, Is reported here to have suf-
fered a disaster and to have fed to
Tadla, town 1913 miles southwest Of
Fee, where he has taken refuge with
the Sid Bendaoud tribe. The news of
his reverse was followed Immediately
by the departure for Fee Of Sultan
Abdel Aziz' army, 5000 strong, with
five cannon, under the command of
General Bagdani, chief of the sultan's
army Two French and some Algerian
officers accompany General Bagdani.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-01
Railroad Employees Protest.

Omaha, Neb., Ap..- z0.-Railroad
employees, representing every railroad
In Nebraska, adopted resolutions re-
questing the state railway commission
to refrain from ordering further reduc-
tons of freight and passenger rates,
The resolution recites that over $1,000
employees and their families will be
seriously affected by any such reduc-
ton, which will react on other bust
ness.
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ALL DEMOCRATS sign.
Petition Presented Asking Action
on Free Wood Pulp Bill.
WILLIAMS CONvuLsEs HOUSE

stimulates MANNER OF nevlVdilSl ana
Exhorts the Republicans to Join in
Request for the Speakers PERMITS
sion to Call Up Measure.
Washington, ut. oc.-John Sharp
Williams gave the Republican major
ity in the house an opportunity to
either permit or refuse to. permit a
vote on the Stevens bill to place wood
pulp on the tree list. In the course of
a cleverly humorous and satirical
speech he unrolled and held up to
view the following petition to Speaker
Cannon, bearing the signatures of 1874
of the 166 Democratic members:
We, the undersigned, representa-
tives in congress, request, each for
himself and each for each of the 9th
ers, that you recognize one of us, or,
II you prefer, some other representa-
tive, to move to discharge the commit
tee on ways and means from further
consideration and to suspend the rules
and pass the Stevens bill or any other
bill having the effect to put wood pulp
! and print paper on the free list
Mr.. Williams said that the two Dem
ocratic members whose names were
| not appended to the petition were out
of town, but efforts were being made
to reach them by wire; when their
signatures were added only thirty Re
| publican names would be needed to
swell the strength Of the petition to
the proportions of a majority request,
which, Mr.. Williams said with good
natured sarcasm, he felt sure the
speaker would heed.
A table had been placed in front OF
the stenographer's bench and on it
the petition was spread with flank
ings of ink bottle and pen, while the
minority leader, Stimulating the voice
and manner Of revivalist, exhorted
the Republicans to rise and go for.
ward and sign up, pleading for thirty,
only thirty and asked: care there
not thirty who will come forth?" He
concluded amid handclapping and
laughter, INDUCED in by Democrats
and Republicans alike
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NATURE TELLS YOU
As Many a Bemidji Knows Too
Well

When the kidneys are sick,
Nature tells you all about it.
The urine is natures calender.
Infrequent or to frequent action;
Any urinary trouble tells Of
kidney ills.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure all
kidney ills.
Bemidji people testify to this.
Mrs. Anna A. Buell., living at
GIG Second ST.. Bemldji, Mimi,
says: 81 have suffered from kidney
trouble for several years not seri-
Gus at any time, but dull pains IN
the small Of my back caused me
much discomfort. The secretions
were very unnatural in appearance
and plainly showed that my kidneys
were not acting properly. | made
up my mind to try Doan's Kidney
Pills and procured box at the
Owl Drug Store. Ireceived such
beneficial results from their use
that procured further suppley
and I am now in the best of health
Doan's Kidney Pills strengthened
my back and kidneys and toned
up my whole system.
For sale by all dealers. Price
so cents. Foster Mllburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States
Remember the name Doan's
and take no other.
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Guilty of Revenue Frauds.

Richmond, Va, So 90 President
Angle Of the Dry Fork Distilling com
pany was found guilty of having COM
|mitted extensive revenue frauds and
was sentenced to four years in the
federal penitentiary. He also was
fined $4,000. Bail, pending appeal,
was fixed at $4,000.
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Condition of Admiral Evans.

Paso Robes, Cal, - 49,. o. % Rear
Admiral Evans had a good nights rest
and is feeling very much improved.
His daily routine of treatment and
recreation was continued.
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SENATOR DAVIS SPEAKS.

Tells Foraker Of an Opportunity to
Help the "Niggers."
Washington, 80 80 Oh In the sen
ate Senator jeff Davis of Arkansas
attempted to. have adopted a resolu-
ton calling on the secretary of the
interior for information regarding the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-01
Vermont Delegates UnpIedged.

Burlington, VT, -. ov.-Four un-
instructed and unpledged delegates at
large to the Republican national con-
vention at Chicago were elected at the
state convention here The platform
adopted favored more elastic cur
rency and a revision of "some tariff
sch edules' >;
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MISCELLANEOUS.

WANTED:-A partner with $4,000
cash in well established clothing
business. Or will sell. Located
in Bemidji, MINI. Best location
in city. Write 212, 3rd ST., Be-
midi, MINI.
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COLORADO FOR TAFT.
State Republican Convention Held at
Pueblo.

Pueblo, Colo, - -.''' 81 - The Repub-
lican state convention called to select
delegates at large to the national con-
vention at Chicago was held here
without a contest SO far as the NOM
ination for president was concerned.
The entire state delegation will go to
Chicago as unit for Secretary Taft.
Delegates at large to the national con-
yention were chosen as follows:
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FOR SALE.
LOST and FOUND

.LOST:-A pocket book, between.
the cash Shoe Store and E. II
Winters store, containing watch
chain and sum of money. Finder
leave at Pioneer office.
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Says that naughty old sinner"
Granville S. Pease, in the Anoka
Union:
J.. Adam Bede's bluff for a post
Office building at Hibbing, was a
miserable one. All the time he
knew the government could not
obtain title to the land"
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LOST:-On Sunday afternoon
solid gold bar waist pin with old
English F.' Finder please
return to Miss Fisk
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PUBLIC LIBRARY Open Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays,
2:30 to 6 p. M, and Saturday
evening 1880 to 9 p. m. also.
Library in basement of Court
House. Mrs. Harriet Campbell
librarian.
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TO RENT.-5 or. 6
room house for small family; water
and sewer desired. Apply to
Pioneer office.
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nine KILLED, MANY INJURED
Collision of Trolley Cars Near Ypsi-
Ianti, Mich.

Detroit, Mich, kc-'., 8 Two large
interurban trolley cars on the Detroit
United Railways system running from
Detroit to Jackson collided head on
near Ypsilanti while running about
forty-fve miles an hour Nine men
were killed and about thirty men and
women injured, some of them seri-
ously. All of the severely wounded
were taken to the University hospital
at Ann Arbor
=, A mistake in orders on the part of
Motorman lisa Fay of the limited car,
who was crushed to death beneath his
vestibule, is alleged to have caused
the collision. 1t is charged that he
OYerran his orders
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The excessive talker," declared
a London clergyman, is a human
vampire who saps the vitality of
those about him." But he meant
her" but didn't dare to say it be-
cause his wife was in the room.
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A Memphis lawyer secured a
judgment for S5O7 against a girl
who had Tilted him, the amount
representing the value of jewelry he
head given her during the counting.
This appears to be the first legal
recognition of leap year.
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Endorse Foraker for President.

. Indiano1a Miss t--i' ot-Residns
endorsing the present national admin
istration, except for the action Of
President Roosevelt with regard to
the Brownsville affair, the Third con.
gressional district Republican conven-
ton approved the candidacy of Sen
ator Foraker for the presidency and
the delegates selected were instructed
for him.
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OBSERVATIONS.
by "Doc"l
~ wv j

Clarence Darrow is compared to a
bull in flower garden" Why not
serpent in a china shop?"
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FOUND:-Pair of glasses. Pioneer
Office.
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WANTED TO RENT:-Five room
house moderate price; A ddress
Box sol City.
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Judge Gray of Delaware has re,
fused a proffered salary of 100000
a year because he believes no man
should receive more pay than the
President. The judge evidently is
practicing the economy that life in
the White House makes necessary,
but it is to be feared that his ex.
periences in this line never will be.
come of value to him.
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HELP WANTED.

WANTED FOR U. S. ARMY: Able
bodied unmarried men, between
ages of Is and IS; citizens of
United States, of good character
and temperate habits, who can
speak, read, and write English
For information apply to Recruit
ing Ofic r. Miles Block, Bemidji
MINI.
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We are of course sorry to hear
that the Colorado fruit belt, the
Nebraska wheat belt and the Michi-
gan peach belt are hurt by the cold
spell, but the thing that really
wrings our heart is the possible
damage to the Bemidji back yard
garden belt.
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and ironing.
Address P. 0. box 773, Bemidji.
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Mr.. Carnegie confesses that the
bohemian side of life always appealed
strongly to him. Only the other
day he lunched with the staff of the
Outlook. This was devilish enough,
but wait till Mr. Carnegie breaks
into the charmed inner circle and is
asked to meet those dreadful rakes,
the editors of the Youths Compan-
ion.
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WANTED-C Competent girl for gen
eral homework. Good wages.
Apply to sheriff's residence.
WANTED-Dishwasher; apply at
once to Hotel Markham.