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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-14
Best Show that ever
struck Bemidii.

The Dougherty Stock company
gave a very fine perfo rmance last
evening, and all those present state
that the company is by far the best
that ever played repertoire in this
city.
The specialties are very fine, and
the cast in the plays are strong.
Bemidji people should not fail tc
see the company, as they are worthy
in every respect.
Tonight the company will present
The Slave Girl" a beautiful story
of southern life "Befo' the Wah."
There will be specialties and NOV.
ing pictures and illustrated songs.
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R|0T0US SESSION OF DIET
Financial Budget Approved by Japa-
nese Lower House.

neSe Lower House.
Toxic, Feb. 14.-After an exciting
debate lasting six hours, which devel-
oped into a riot on the floor of the
house of representatives, the financial
budget was passed by a majority of
102 Speakers on both sides occupied
long time and towards the last they
hoWled at the chair and charged favor
it1sm, the opposing members demand
ing an apology.
The chair suspended the session
for half an hour and upon resuming
the chair apologized to the opposition
Impressive speeches were made
during the debate, all making a point
of the feature that more than one-half
Of the budget was expended in arma-
ments. It was also urged that the
fiscal measures of the government did
not contain provisions to prevent an
outflow of gold while the balance of
trade had a tendency against Japan
fear being expressed that the basis of
the gold reserve might be endangered.
Upon the. side of the ministry the
principal speaker eloquently argued
that it was both unwise and danger
Gus to publicly discuss the nations
finances from a pessimistic standpoint,
thereby creating unnecessary alarm
abroad. He called attention to the
natural resources of Japan, which
were only awaiting development by
cheap capital.
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COMMEMDS BEMIDJI ON
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
Prominent Railroad Man Speaks O
Local Enterprise, and Makes an
Optimistic Prediction.

G. w. Thomas of St. Paul, assist
ant general freight agent for the
Chicago, Great Western railway,
and Thomas H. Hughes, travelling
freight agent of the MAPLE Leaf
railway of St. Paul, were in the city
yesterday and last evening looking
after business interests for the rail
ways. Both gentlemen are great ad-
mires of Bemidji and her enterpris-
ing and go-ahead citizens, and they
are not backward in stating the fact.
Mr.. Hughes said:
I cannot but note the progress
which your town is making toward
metropolitan proportions. I notice
there has been a large amount of
building going on during the past
year and also that there have been
many public improvements made;
especially is this true in the matter
of the streets and sidewalks.
The establishing of a perma-
nent grade on the streets of the
city, the adjusting of different
buildings to their proper heights,
the putting ins of hundreds of feet
of cement walks about the city
involves a great amount of labor
and your city council and your
citizens generally are to be con-
graduated on the improved appear
ance af the city.
Il have no doubt, jud cling from
the influx of people to your city dur
ing the past year, that Bemidji will
within the next two years have a
population of 10000 inhabitants"
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HAD MANY AMERICAN WIVES
Much Married Man Comes to Grief in
England.

Bristol. Eng, Feb. 14.-Arthur
Hyne, the man with many aliases,
who has been on trial here charged
with bigamy and fraud in connection
with matrimonial advertisements, was
sentenced to seven years imprison-
ment on the bigamy count and to five
years for fraud, these sentences to
run on concurrently. Hyne pleaded
guilty to both charges.
Hyne is a dentist who has an Amer
lean diploma. He is believed by many
persons to be identical with George
WitZhoff, OF Albert Bessemer, or A.
c.. Weston, who, several years ago,
married several women in America
and then disappeared after having Sc
cured various sums of money from
them. Witzhoff left the United States
in the summer of 1905 and search for
him was Immediately begun and he
was finally arrested in England last
month. He is said to have lived in
Baltimore, Chicago, st. Louis and
elsewhere and to have married women
wherever he went.
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G0DATTE WILL Be TRIED
At FALLS" NEXT WEEK
Continued from First Page

Godatte running a dray. He finally
gave up the dray business and
was employed by the Crookston
Lumber company in various capa-
cities. He left this city and went
to St. Paul and entered the employ
of the Great Northern, running
from St. Paul to Seattle. About
nine months afterwards he came
back to Bemidji and went to North
Dakota for several years, working
in the harvest fields.
Godatte was always industrious
and was a hard worker.
In May, 1906, Godatte got out
cedar and merchantable timber on
claim five miles from Big Falls,
the contract lasting until Septem-
Der. About this time Godatte made
a contract with Carlos Williams,
the man whom he is accused of
numbering, for all merchantable
timber on the latter's premises.
Godatte cut down trees and built
two camps during the fall of 1906,
and built a barn on the place and
installed logging road.
AS there was much snow during
the winler of 1906, Williams ad-
vised Godatte to give up the con-
tract as they could make more
money on it. 1t was at this time
that the first trouble arose between
Godatte and Williams disputing
about the timber contract. Godatte
continued to live on the place wher e
he was cutting the timber until the
time of the shooting.
Godatte is we'll knows as Jim"
all over this country.
Opinion is somewhat divided as
to the guilt or innocence of Godattte
of the charge of murder in the
first degree, some claiming that he
was justified killing Williams.
C.. w. Scrutchin of this city, who
will defend Jim, was also attorney
for Shorty" Wesley and Paul
Fourier, who we're convicted of
having killed N. O. Dahl and who
are now serving life sentence in the
states prison for that offense.
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EMPLOYERS LIABILITY BILL
Measure Introduced in Both Senate
and House.

Washington, Feb. 14.-A compre-
hensive employers liability bill was
introduced in the senate by Senator
La Toilette of Wisconsin and in the
house by Representative Sterling of
Illinois. The authors say the bill has
the endorsement of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men and Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen and is intended to meet the
recent decision of the supreme court
In which the employers liability act
OF June II, 1906, was declared uncon-
stitutional.
Every common carrier while en-
gagged in interstate or foreign COM
merce or commerce between the pos
sessions of the United States is made
liable to its employees who are in
jured while employed in such COM
merce, when such injuries are due to
the negligence or mismanagement of
any officer or employee of such carrier,
or when due to defects or INSULT
ciencies in equipment. This provision
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EULOG|zES PRESIDENT
Champ Clark, Missouri Democrat,
Lauds CHIEF Executive.
Is NOT A BLIND ADMIRER
Declares Mr.. Roosevelt, After the
Manner of Strong Men, Has Both
Pronounced Virtues and GIaring
Faults of Character.

Washington, Feb 14-Represen
tive Champ Clark Of Missouri occupied
the attention of the house of repre-.
sentatives for Over an hour in an
address upon the presidents recent
special message to congress, the f1nan.
c1al disturbance of last fall and the
tariff question. It was a characters
tic talk and aroused the interest of
the house to a high degree.
In opening Mr.: Clark asserted that
q reasonable view should be taken in
matters touching the president, but
that it had not been done as a rule.
"He Is such belligerent parsonage"
he declared, that his lightest word
is challenge to combat" The pres
ident, he said, could not express his
views upon any question under
heaven, even upon subject so
prosaic and threadbare as the pros
pective state Of the weather." without
precipitating row, his extreme adj
had been :'such weather prophet on
earth since Adam and Eve were driven
from the garden of Eden and his ex-
IRENE enemies vociferating that he
knows no more about the weather
than does a ground hog" The presi-
dents whole public life, said MT.
Clark, had been one long succession
OF spectacular fights No man had
been more viciously assailed by men
of his own party "and ncne was ever,
while still in the flesh, so lavishly
lauded by some of the opposing party
"but," he said, "the truth is that this
extraordinary man has waxed strong
er and stronger by waging his bat
tles.'' Even defeat, he declared, had
made him larger and
More Commanding Figure.
49," he said, "amid the swirl Of
things, the deluge of words, the shout
ing of the captains, the beating of
tomtoms, the groans of crippled Re-
publicans, the yells of friend and foe"
one who was a personal friend of
Theodore Roosevelt, the man, but a
political opponent of Roosevelt, the
politician or statesman, had "but little
chance perhaps of being heard in this
babel of voices" Mr.. Clark, however,
insisted thai he would have his say.
He spoke. on his personal liking for
the president and said that although,
after the manner of strong men, the
president had pronounced virtues and
glazing faults of character, he had
never abused him nor had he grown
hysterical in admiration of him, but
he had supported him when he was
right and fought him "tooth and nall
when he was wrong. He believed that
was the way the president wanted to
be treated. HE must, indeed" said
Mr.. Clark, "entertain ineffable con-
tempt for the inveterate sycophants
who grovel before him on all occa.
sions and who, no matter what he
does or says, throw high their sweaty
caps in the air and shout
Mr.. Clark spoke of the claim that
President Roosevelt was better than
his party, (which fact" he estimated,
"easily could be without running any
imminent danger of being translated
after the manner Of Elijah in chariot
Of fire by reason of his goodness"
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Is made equally applicable to carriers
In the territories, the District Of Co
lumbia and the Panama canal zone
and carriers engaged in the trans
portation of the United States mails
! 1t is provided also that an injured
employe shall not be held to be guilty
OF contributory negligence in any case
where the violation Of law by the
carrier contributed to such injury, also
that questions Of fact relating to neg
ligence shall be for the jury to deter
nina
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TOURNAMENT ASSOCIATION
FIXED DATES FOR MEET
Northern Minnesota Association Met
at Cass Lake..--Next Tourna-
ment at Park Rapids.

Cass Lake, Feb. 14.-(Specia]
to the Daily Pioneer. 1.-THE exc
cutive committee of the North
ern Minnesota Firemen's Tourna.
ment association held meeting
in this village last evening, at which
plans were formulated for the hold
ing of the annual tournament of the
association next June.
Delegates, representing the fire
departments of their respect v e
villages, were present from Park
Rapids, Grand Rapids, Ely and
Cass Lake.
After a general discussion as to
the proper time to hold the tourna.
ment it was decided that the dates
for the annual meeting and the races,
at Park Rapids, should be Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
June %, "a, rs and 26. Last year,
and in 1905, when the tournaments
were held in towns on the Messaba
Range, the dates were later-in the
month of August-that time being
more satisfactory to the range towns.
towns. It was deemed best to hold
the tournament for 1908 in June.
Mr.. Arundl of Park Rapids, who
was president of the association, was
not present, but delegate from that
place stated that Mr.. Arundl did not
desire to serve as president of the
association and requested that he be
relieved of the office. His request
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70 SCENE Of STRIKE
President Orders Troops Sent 10
-
Fairbanks, Alaska.
SAID TO THREATEN VIOLENCE
Miners Alleged to Be Holding Open
Air Mass Meetings and Fear Is Ex-
pressed That the Situation Will Get
Beyond Control of the Marshal.


pressed That the Situation Will Get
Beyond Control of the Marshal.
Washington, Feb. 14.--By direction
of the president Acting Secretary Oil
yer has ordered a company of infantry
from Fort Gibbon, in Alaska, to Fair
banks, in that territory, to preserve
order during the mining strike in that
section. This action was taken upon
representations from the United
States court in Alaska to the attorney
general that the presence of federal
troops was needed. Attorney General
Bonaparte promptly brought the mat
ter to the attention Of the president
and by his instruction afterwards con-
suited with Acting Secretary Oliver,
Who, through General Bell, chief Of
staff, forwarded the necessary orders
for the movement Of troops to the
military commander at Fort Gibbon.
kilograms, from Fairbanks to the
attorney general state that open air
mass meetings are being held by the
striking miners and that threats of
violence have Jeen made The mar
shall has been directed by the attorney
general to use all the force at his
command to arrest laWbreakers and
to prevent Intimidation. The military
is expected to give the marshal moral
support and also to take action should
the disorder prove too great for any
force he may be able to secure The
latter has been given strict orders as
to the energetic use Of all the force
he can command. The striking min
ers have picl1eted the trail between
Valdez and Fairbanks. Most of the
newly arrived laborers are Russians.
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More Suffragettes Arrested.

London, Feb. 14.-The woman suffra-
gists Of this city are apparently bent
upon making martyrs of themselves
by assuring their consignment to
prison cells. Another dozen of the
delegates have been arrested. Under
the leadership of the we'll known Mrs.
Parkhurst they started from the two
mans parliament" determined to in
wade the house of commons, but the
police broke up the column before it
reached the precincts of parliament
and carried the leaders off down a
side street to police station.
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Summons for Publication

'i County, tyr Of nB5 eltrsS}: }ss
The State of Minnesota. to Nicholas streitz,
defendant:
You are hereby summoned to be and appear
before the undersigned. one of the Justices IT
the peace in and for said county. on the 14th
gay OF March A: D. 1908. at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon OF said day. at my Office in the city
OF Bemidji in said county to answer to the
complaint o19d OF Joseph Hit plaintiff. in civil
f actaon wherein the plaintiff claim the sum OF
est thereon from the 18th day of March 1906,
at the rate of per cent per annum. Should
aforesaid. Judgment will be rendered against
you upon the evidence adduced by said plain-
titled to. o-
Given under my hand and dated this 18th
day OF February A. d. 1905
- HIRAM A. SIMONS,
Plaintiffs ATTORNEY. 0"oo
Bemidji, Mimi.
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Convicted Banker Liberated.

Chardon, o., Feb. 14-The circuit
r. N. Ford, recently found guilty in
common pleas court on the charge of
unlawfully using funds of the private
bank of Ford Bros. at Burton, which
failed year ago for over $1,O0O,000
The circuit court held the conviction
to be illegal on the ground that the
statute under which Ford was con-
victed became a law after Ford COM
mitted the alleged offense.
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Railroad Operators MAY Strike.

st. Paul, Feb. 14.-There may yet
De strike of the telegraphers on the
Northern Pacific, judging from the
latest developments in the controversy
between the men and the officials over
the working rules and salary schedule
which are to go into effect when the
federal ninehour law becomes oper-
alive March 4. All negotiations be-
tween General Manager Slade and the
telegraphers' committee have been
broken off, according to Secretary
Holmes Of the committee.
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New P. M. at The Fails"

Word comes from Washington to
the effect that on Monday last
John C.. Chamberlain was confirmed
in the senate as the postmaster at
International Falls, his name hav-
ing been sent to the senate by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
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Japs Will Test New Law.

Victoria, B. c., Feb. 14.-One hum
dred and seventy Japanese are being
detained in quarantine here, failing
to pass the educational test in the
Natal act. They are likely to be ex-
cluded. Should this happen the case
will be taken to the courts. The Japa-
nese consul will claim rights under
the treaty. and the steamship COM
panies will also refuse to take back
the immigrants, as they are under
federal regulations
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D0INGS AMONG bEMIDJIS
COUNTRY NEIGHbORS
Live Correspondents of the Pioneer
Write the News From Their
Localities.
Wilton
February II.

February II.
Mrs. Robert Earnest was shopping
in Bemidji Monday.
Joseph 1eff, who has been very
i'll, is able to be about again.
Ole Haggenson made a business
trip to Duluth the first of the week
Miss Grace Brogan spent Saturday
and Sunday visiting friends at Bag
ley.
A quiet wedding was celebrated al
the home of the bride when Miss
Lydia Major was married to Mr.
Smith. The ceremony was performed
by Justice of the Peace Dahl, in the
presence of a few friends and reIa
tives of the couple.
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Railroad Business Improvinu.

Cleveland, Feb. 14.-Railway Off
Gals in this city state that there has
been a very marked increase in both
freight and passenger traffic in all
directions during the past two weeks
1t is said that during the past two or
three weeks there has been steady
increase in the amount of tonnage
moved daily.
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Offers a 2lH-Cent Fare.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 14.-Colonel e.
L. Russell Of the Mobile and Ohio rail-
road and representing the Southern
Railway, acting under instructions
from President Finley, submitted to
the house committee on railroads a
voluntary offer to establish a fiat pas
senger rate of 21A cents per mile on
intrastate business, the experiment to
be tried for a period of twelve months
from April 1.
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NEARING DANGER POINT.
Rivers at Fittsburg and Vicinity Ris.
ing Rapidly.

Rivers at Fittsburg and Vicinity Ris.
ing Rapidly.
Pittsburg, Feb. 14.-Following a
warning issued by the local United
States weather bureau rivermen, bust
ness houses and persons residing in
the lowlands about Greater Pittsburg
are moving all perishable goods to
places of safety. Owing to- the pres
ent high temperature and threatening
heavy rains the snow and ice in the
watersheds of the Allegheny and
Youghiogheny rivers may melt and
cause a flood. All the small streams
are rising slowly and in many places
the water is beyond it's banks. 1t is
expected that the rivers here will
reach the danger point in few hours.
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Card of Thanks.

Personally, and also in behalf of
Mrs. George Nelson, + wish to offer
heartfelt thanks to all those friends
who so kindly assisted US in our
bitter trial and bereavement in the
death of George Nelson. Especially
do l desire to thank Mr.. Wilmann
for his kindly assistance and Rev.
Kolste of the Norwegian Lutheran
church for his kind and comforting
words.
Carl w. Nelson.
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Ask for Permanent Fleet.

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb 14.-In order
that the navy department may appre-
ciate the strong sentiment of the peo-
pie Of the Pacific coast in favor of
permanently maintaining a feet of at
least six modern battleships in these
waters various commercial bodies of
Washington, Oregon and this state
will be asked to pass resolutions to
that effect and to forward copies to
the authorities at Washington.
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Union Pacific Dividend.

New York, Feb. 14.-The directors
of the Union Pacific Railroad company
have declared a quarterly dividend of
213 per cent on the company's COM
mon stock and a semi-annual dividend
Of per cent on its preferred stock.
These dividends are unchanged from
The last previous quarter.
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IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS.
Vote Expected in Senate on Aldrich
Currency Bill.

Washington, Feb. 14.-Accolding to
a programme being arranged by sen
ate Republican leaders vote will be
had on the Aldrich currency bill in
about two weeks. The indications are
that there will not be large number
of Republican senators to speak on
the measure and that the speeches by
Democrats will be addressed carefully
to objections raised by individuals to
certain features of the bill. From
present indications Senator Hepburn
is the only Republican senator who
plans to make extended remarks
against the passage of the bill.
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WouId-Ee Suicide Escapes Death.

New York, Feb. 14.-John Grant, an
unemployed printer, jumped from the
Brooklyn bridge and although he
landed among the floating ice cakes IN
the river 200 feet below escaped with
only few minor hurts He is now at
a hospital under arrest on charge Of
attempted suicide. It is believed
Grant was Respondent because of In
ability to get work.
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SIX PERSONS KILLED.
Disastrous Explosion Occurs at Provi.
dence, r. |. ~.

dence, r. |. ~
Providence, R. L., Feb. 14.-Six per
sons were killed by the explosion OF
a mixer in the starch factory of c. S.
Tanner. Three other persons were
injured. Their condition is not re-
garded as serious. The building was
badly wrecked by the explosion and
fire completed the work of destruc-
ton. @'t
The exact cause of the explosion
remains to be determined. The prop
erty loss will probably not exceed
100000.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

PUBLIC LIBRARY-Open Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays,
ESQ to 6 p. M, and Saturday
evening 7:3O to 9 p. m. also.
Library in basement of Court
House. Mrs. Harriet Campbell,
librarian.
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SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES.
Alleged Gas Meter Robbers Asphyxi-
ated at Philadelphia.


ated at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Feb. IA. - Martin
Brady and John Bartolett were as
phyxiated here in what the police be-
Heve was an attempt to obtain enough
money to buy whisky. The two men
were found lying in the cellar of Bra
dy's home by gas meter inspector
Brady had a quarter in the slot
gas meter in his arms. It had been
wrenched from it's fastenings. Mrs.
Brady had been away from home for
several days and her husband invited
Bartolett to spend a few days with
him. The police believe that the two
men tried to extract money with which
to buy liquor from the meter and in so
doing sacrificed their lives.
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Large Force of Deputies on DUTY,

Fairbanks, Alaska, Feb. 14.-United
States Marshal Perry has sworn in
ESQ special deputies for the protection
of life and property against riotous
mobs of strikers, who are congregated
on the streets. These mobs have
been attempting to capture recent ar
rivals here with view to deporting
them.