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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-15
ACCUSED OF CONSPIRACY
indictments Against Mrs. Teal and
Others in Gould Case.

UtneFt ~ Gould Case.
New York, Aug. i The grand
jury has found indictments accusing
Mrs. Benjamin Teal, Harry N. Nous
ley, private detective, and Julia
Fleming. q seamstress. of attempting
gubornation Of perjury in inducing
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-15

Gus Neutrality-suspicious. of Deed
Had Recently Bought a Lot in a
Cemetery and Had Purchased
Coffin for Himself.
Los Angeles, CAL, Aug. 1l.-Driven
insane by religious mania H. J. Duffy,
sixty years of age attacked and killed
his son and daughter with an axe and
then cut his own throat with razor,
inf1icting fatal injuries. The tragedy
occurred in the extreme northwestern
part of the city. Duffy lived at the
home of his son, Fred Duffy. He had
been on the verge of violent insanity,
it is said, for weeks, from religious
enthusiasm. ~ ,.t.ss:s ..*.~@
ing and worked himself into a frenzy
and he was suddenly seized with
desire to kill. Securing a sharp blad
ed axe he stealthily entered the bed
room of his son while the latter lay
asleep He crept close to the side of
the bed and, raising the weapon,
brought it down with terrific force
across the neck of the son. The blow
was delivered with such tremendous
force that the head of the victim was
severed completely from the body.
With a maniacal shout Duffy rushed
from the house and down the street,
waving his bloody weapon. Reaching
the house at 451 Northwest Lake ave-
nue. where his wife and daughter re-
sided he opened the front door and
entered.
Kills His Daughter Next.
Mrs. Ada Laoomb, the daughter,
with her mother, was in a rear room.
Proceeding cautiously to this room the
murderer opened the connecting doors.
Mrs. Lacomb stood with her back to
him. Without word of warning he
swung the axe high in the air and
cleft his daughters skull. Her whole
head was crushed in from the blow.
Mrs. Duffy fed through a rear door,
closely pursued by the maniac, strik-
ing at her with the axe. The woman
succeeded in eluding him, but not be-
fore she had received a severe cash
on the elbow from the axe, swung by
Duffy az he chased her. Mrs. Dufty's
cries finally attracted the attention of
neighbors, who came to her aid.
Duffy then walked to the street,
where he drew a razor from his
pocket and slashed his own throat,
inflicting frightful injuries, which will
doubtless cause his death.
Several weeks ago Duffy went to
the Evergreen cemetery and pur-
chased lot, explaining that he want
ed it for himself, son and daughter.
Three days ago he purchased coffin
for himself.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-15
MISCELLANEOUS.

PUBLIC LIBRARY-Open Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays,
2:30 to 6 p. M, and Saturday
evening 7:30 to 9 p. m. also.
Library in basement of Court
House. Mrs. Harriet Campbell
librarian.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-15

Norwegian Lutheran Rev. T. S.
Kolste, pastor. Services at 1880
am. and 8:00p. m. Sunday school,
Norwegian and English, at 9 a. m.
S. N. Neummedal of Hudson, S. D.,
will preach in the evening.
Raptist-Morning services at II.
Subject, Genuine Conversions -
Sunday school 1910. Open air
service in the city park at 700.
Good singing and short addresses.
Evening service at 800. Subject,
"A Man." You are always welcome
at the Baptist church. The plain,
simple Gospel is proclaimed that
suits all classes of people. Come.
Presbyterian Regular services
will be resumed in the Presbyterian
church by the pastor. Tomorrow
morning at II. The subject of this
discourse will be, The Christians
Peace Heritage" Bible class and
Sunday school at 12:15. Jr. C. E.
at 3. ST. c. E. at 7. Evening ser.
vice at 8. Subject, Sins Decep.
ton" Miss Haldeman will sing a
solo. The pastor will be glad to
greet a full audience at these ser.
vices. The public is cordially in.
vited.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-15

know good opening
for restaurant and COME ctionery
store. Address Lock Box 3O5,
City.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-15

LOCATIONS-Good - desirable
stone and timber claims accessible
to market. Address P. O. Box
493, Bemidji Mimi,
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D0|NGS IN The VARIOUS -.
CHURCHES OF THE CITY
Hours of Worship and Subjects of Ser
mons to Be Delivered in the
City Sunday.

Catholic-There will be mass
Sunday at $3.50 and 1890 a. m.
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HELP WANTED,

WANTED FOR U. 5. 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 Officer. Miles Block, Bemidji
Mimi,
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Rubber stamps. The
Pioneer will procure any kind of
rubber stamp for you an short
notice.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-15
KILLS HIS SON
And DAUGHTER.
Religious Maniac Also Ends
His Own Life.
WIFE NARROWLY ESCAPES

Succeeds in EIuding Murderer, but
Not Until She Had Received Seri-
Gus Wound-Perpetrator of Deed
Had Recently Bought Lot in a
Cemetery and Had Purchased
Coffin for Himself.
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FOR SALE-16-inch dry slab wood
SIPS per cord delivered. M. E.
Smith Lumber yards. Phone 81.
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FOR RENTING A
PROPERTY, SELL
ING A BUSINESS
OR OBTAINING
HELP ARE BEST.
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WANTED-Woman cook. INQUIRE
Hotel Nicollet. E=-
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms.
Inquire 719 Beltrami Ave.
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FOR SALE-Good Jersey COW. In
quire C.. L. Hebron.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-02
NlgYZED CR/G47 "QETOQhzED"

tion to perennial reform which was
genuine. Not that the reformers did
not occasionally have ian AK to grind,
| but that, In the main, they aided the
best candidates. But at times they
saddled themselves with some bogus
reformer and jammed him through
at the polls, facilitating themselves
that they had put another over the
political plate" when they had in
reality only added cheap CRATER
to the cIty's pay roll.
When this happened It made the
regulation, git.edged grafters in the
council indignant. Not that the ire
former" should turn out TO be look,
ing for something" but that he so
often took anything he could get. This
made trade bad, for It scaled prices
and such recruit to the ranks of cor.
ruptiUn causeu bear" market In
votes.
A cheap scoundrel earned Just as
much contempt in the council as an
overcoat thief earns from a railroad
manipulation OF stocks. recollect the
arraignment that one of the 'regu
lars" gave one OF these easily pur.
chased "reformers."
Said the regular" pulling slowly Mt
a big black cigar, the little finger OF
his left hand adorned with n four hun.
dred dollar Sinner" and his shirt.
front sporting its mate. presented by
his admiring "constits:"
Il reckon ] size that guy up right,
at the start. tell EN- | seen what
kind of a lobster he is, the first flop
of the box. tell 'em. you watch him:
he's no reformer. and he's no thor.
oughbred. He blows up In the stretch
the first time they're of at the gut.
An, say! Did he? Well, he's elected
all right, and he goes over an hooks
up with the geezeer in the next ward
that went In the same time he goes In.
Them two frames up and goes out for
the stun. Do they get It? Yes, they
get II, and how much? Say. on the
level now, on the square, they split
three hundred between 'e,n for a little
thing they pull on. A hundred and
fifty apiece, see?"
He paused and took fresh pun at
his cigar, and resumed: why, II any
cheap stiff d COME to me and try 20
insult me with less than $500 I'd throw
the skate out OF my Office" And the
end OF his cigar glowed with righteous
indignation.
Copyright. by Joseph b. Bowles)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-02
The Taft Gamma iun.

The press bureau Of the Republican
campaign committee started in upon
its work promptly, vigorously and, we
are bound to say, artistically. The
literature" which 1t supplies is at
tractlve. anecdotal, intimate and read.
able. But on the more serious lines
1t is hardly convincing even when It is
entertaining.
Take, for instance, the matter OF
the southern vote. 1t is grayely pre-.
dicted that Taft will break up the
solid south" and business men there
are quoted as favoring Taft because
the south owes its prosperity to a Re.
publican regime"
This is probably intended for en-.
enlargement here at the north But
the imagination OF the Taft boomers
does not go so far as to point out a
single southern state that will give
Taft an electoral vote. The solldity OF
the south will not be shaken.
The battle for the presidency is not
to be fought in that section, but In the
great and middle west, where the
Bryan sentiment Is surging over the
land
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-02
ARGUMENTS THAT HAVE WEIGHT.
Nine cosent Reasons Why Taft Should
Not Be Elected.

Mr. Taft is pledged to carry out the
financial policy of Theodore Roose.
welt.
Roosevelt favors the currency policy
which brought on the panics of 1873,
1893 and 1907.
Ever since the close OF the civil war
in 1865 the Republican party has been
striving TO drive out OF circulation the
United States legal.tender notes, and
has put in their place the notes Of ma.
tlonal banks, which are not money,
but promise to pay money.
Mr.. Taft is pledged to carry out the
Roosevelt policy with regard to an
elastic currency.
An elastic currency is one that ex.
pands and contracts at the will OF
those who control It, When Il ex-
pands prices OF stocks and commodi-
ties go up; when it contracts prices
90 down. This Is the kind of currency
that enables stock.gamblers to control
the price of stocks.
No farmer, mechanic. laborlng man,
asked for an elastic currency.
Roosevelt In his message TO con.
gress has asked for 1t. Although he
said I'VE must not have infation," he
has inflated bank notes to the extent
of O0.O00,O0O, making the total at
the time of the panic nearly $500. 000
600. Yet he urged the passage of the
Aldhch bill and finally signed the
Vreeland bill, thus initiating the cur.
rency $500, 100000 more.
He has practically turned the United
States treasury over to the stock
gamblers-for before the late panic
began Comptroller Ridgely reported
that there was s210. 900, 900 of United
States treasury funds In different ma.
tional banks.
Shall we keep up this policy by vot.
ing for Taft?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-02

Whose ilnlsh?" said |.
oh, we will probably be beaten,
he admitted, but we want to give
them campaign Of education and en-.
lightenment. What that ward needs
what every ward needs. Is a chance ia
have It's higher nature aroused What
they want I'm convinced. is more OPP
portnnity to see the light"
"My friend" was my reply, 1--WE
Travelled some In that ward. What
they want there is not more light but
more beer"
Yet. despite sometimes misdirected
energy, these men and their associa.
tons did much in making political
conditions better. For that they de.
serve substantial credit. So long as
they were absolutely uon.partlsan they
welded considerable influence, and
properly, but on occasion they allowed
prejudice to bias them and did injus.
tice to good men.
The other type Of well.known re.
former was the one who continually
headed reform" movements. He
might be a candidate for alderman, or
the legislature. or congress. But wher
ever there was kick" coming. and
a meeting advertised to protest, or or.
ganize, this class would be on hand
early and get the craftsmanship of the
meeting. usually coming out In
ringing speech OF denunciation
against the infamy which the citizens
had met TO combat, This put the re.
former next If II was n proposition
to nominate an opposition candidate,
and he Otter goo away with the nomi.
nation. Or, II he was n professional
man, lawyer. doctor, or a real es.
tate man, even, It was n pretty fair ad.
vertisement, wasn't *? Not so poor"
to have your picture In the paper next
day, with a lorc account of you your
business and your speech, etc. Some
thing that would have cost you coin
to have In the papers, and you got II
for nothing. And then the reporters
out to interview you and quite rack.
ct started about you.
And In every large city suppose
there are only few bright promoters
Ike that standing around waiting to
sell a gold bric.: or two.
Some OF these "reformers" we're
pretty fierce wnen they happened to
land in an Office. a few OF them were
swept into the city council astride the
.op of wave OF popular Indignation"
md they were the hungry boys, some
II them They were simply on the
Jul vive to be approached" And
when they we're tempted they fell
swiftly and without sound. Their |
MOTTO was that OF the Hon. Webster |
flanagan. with different intarpreta- !
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-02

ton. What are we here for?" was
their slogan. and they went after fran
chise "divvies" or any other 'divvies'
Ike terrier after rat
Real reforms were not so elaborate
ly advertised as the sham ones the
louder the 'holler" about the reform
the less genuine reform was In sight
And then there were the fad" reform
ers, going about seeking what they
might devonr IN the shape Of having
unmnzzled dogs caught with soft
curtain rope instead OF q wire moose
cab-horses provided with seats while
waiting for fare, the distribution OF
copies of Brownlngs poems to cross.
Ing policemen, or some such similar
projects.
There are sometimes uneasy people
In every community who want to run
the rest Of their neiEhbors; the bigger
the community the greater they are
liable 10 be in number. And in a city
of two millions OF inhabitants they are
sure to be found. They haunt the gal.
lery in the council chamber of the
city, they infest the mayors office.
they surge In with the crowds having
hearings in the public offices in the
city halls, and whenever they have no
connection whatever.
Substantial reforms are of slow
growth. 1t took over 20 years steady
work to drive the Infamous justice of
the peace system out OF Cook county.
Some notable reformers went along
very well for time until they got SO
prominent that they were offered n
high.salaried political position. And
then they dropped practically from
sight as reformers and reappesred as
pay roll artists. This caused at times
reyulsion of feeling among the re.
formers at heart. but they did not 10,
u little thing like that entirely discour.
age them.
] got so that | could usually spot"
reformer as far as | could see him.
The majority Of reformers are very
busy walkers and takers. They are
not confined to one nationality, al.
though / should Judge that the bulk
of them are Americans. They all have
missions" II you agree with them,
and do everything they ask, you are
"a patriot" II you disagree with some
OF them in any way, shape or manner,
you are either a scoundrel or without
mental balance Rut IN ha "a natrl.to
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-02
East AGAINST the West,

The high tariff is the special priv.
ilege of the east against the west. 1t
forces the west and the middle west
to pay unduly high prices to the big
factories, mills and foundries of the
east. BY guaranteeing exorbitant
profits in the home market 1t enables
the manufacturer to slaughter goods
abroad. The foreign consumer reaps
the benefits of low prices, and the
American consumer is taxed for the
foreign consumers benefit.
The people demand a change and
are ready to vote for whichever party
will guarantee It. Remember the tar
In, candidates, for on It hangs the is-
sna.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-02
Duty Of Democratic Voters.

Democratic voters who earnestly
desire the success of their party. be.
cause they believe its policies best
for the country, should remember that
much money Is needed for the conduct
of great campaign, and should make
1t Part of their party duty TO con,
tribute to its expenses according to
their means. There viii be a great
publication of politics when this
course is adopted by the voters of all
parties
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-02
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l
Wy and wnselfsh. But not al.
ways And reform politics may be
classod rs Of two kinds the counter.
felt variety and the genuine
INDEPENDENT or reform movements
In political campaigns. are intended to
be the breaking away Of members Of
the old parties aud consolidation of
these boilers tor the purpose of
electinG "A ticket which is supposed to
be better than either Of the oldline
party tickets Sometimes an indie.
pendent movement means this Some.
times II means that Democrat or Il
Republican who has failed of the regu
lar party nomination has been per.
suaded 10 make the race on the
ground that he has been deprived Of
the nomination by unfair means. But
the basic element Of Independent
movements is always n claim toward
betteEing of conditions. and there.
fore arguing a reform, politically
Then there is usually the Prohibl.
ton movement to he reckoned with,
and this is strictly founded on reform
principles Or there may be an edu.
cational feature In the campaign
which will prove TO carry the balance
of power as to votes, and which may
be adopted in The platform of either
OF the parties. with a view TO secure
votes for the whole ticket Politics
is largely game Of e1pedlents, and
as the only things that count. in the
last analysis. are the votes, II follows,
therefore, as the night the day. that
votes are the prime necessities, and
any eXpedient to catch votes is consid.
cred justihabo
Other phases OF reform politics may
enter particularly into national cam.
paigns. and may influence local condi.
tons enough 10 swing victory to
side which may be weaker on paper
than Its antagonist
In every large city and noticeably
In my own city | found two well de.
fined types of the political reformers.
with a smatteriEg also OF what were
known az 'cranks," "dreamers" and
Missionaries" One OF the two types |
referred to was the hard.headed citi |
gen who. regardless Of ridlcule and dis. |
s,eadlly act himself IN |
work TO letter the class Of og,cisI
selection. Without caring anything
for party affiliations. he associated |
with organizations which "wert
after" weak or unfit candidates and
supported and encouraged good condi.
dates for all Offices, whether state
or municipal
This class Of men accomplished
with the aid of decent politicians. n
great deal of good. In the beginning,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-02
BY ERNEST McGAFFEY

There were a number OF women re-
formers, too. during my political years,
and they were invariably enlisted on
some moral question, ms they looked
at IT, tobacco, whisky. child labor, the
bettering Of conditions for women, the
saving Of girls, etc. They were very
much in earnest, faithful and enthusi-
astlc TO their ideals. Occasionally they
succeeded. and at least, they never
seemed discouraged II IL to the credit
Of politicians in general, that they were
listened TO With perfect respect, even
when It was apparent that c0nditionF
made II an absolute waste OF time TO
discuss tho questions. Sometimes an
ordinance barred their way; ut other
times a state law. or possibly the con
stitutlon Of tho United states Itself
was a stumbling block, but they were
heard with patience.
Reform politics during my day con
cerned itself most particularly in re-
facilitating the personnel Of tho cit!
council In this It met with substan.
lal success, AMI It was the ono excep
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-02

lions obtaining in that ward?' he
asked lnquiringiy.
oh. yes was my answer.
We'll. we WAIT to put up n candi-
date for alderman there and see If we
cant arouse the bottCr element there.
We want to go in and fight the saloons
10 a finish" was his next remark.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-02
Not Altooetber p,Ir,...

Patience-Is that dentists methous
painless?
Patrice-Not all Of them. He has
monograph In his ofIice!---Yonkers
Statesman.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-02

REFORMER in politics is
sometimes a dyspcptic, but
not always. He Is also
sometimes actuated by mo.
lives entirely impersonal
and unselfsh. But not al
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-06

"a Made of new material and
good styles. Strong line to
select from. 10 move these
we aoffer our entire stock at
discount of 33 l=3 per cent.
$1,000 Skirt for S6.65
! $50 500
500 3.35
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-06
LADIES' WAISTS

LADIES' WAISTS
IN this sale of Waists you
will find China Silks. BatiSte,
and Lawns, handsomely trim
med. extra good values. We
offer our entire stock at 81
10 per cent off. s,
$500 Waist for $685.
200 LIS
t.5O LOO
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-06

This offer includes all patterns and hats
trimmed in our work rOenis.
We offer our stock Of Carpets, Mattiugs and
Oil-Squares at 20 per cent discount.
Lace Curtains. Porteries, Couch Covers, Door
Panels at Is per cent discount.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-06
Ladies' Shoes

One lot of Utz & Dunn and Koeppendorf Dit
man shoes worth s.. $3.50 and 81, all new
styles land good values at original price.
sale price $3.50
One lot of Ladies Shoes and 0xfords in odd
sizes, good style, new leather 1-2 price
All ladies' colored Canvas Oxfords for 81
per pair.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-30
SAN PEDRO SHIPPING &.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN PEDRO March 29.-The steamship
Queen, Capt. Thomas. arrived here this morn
Ing from San Diego. After loading largo
cargo OF miscellaneous freight and merchan-
disc she cleared for San Francisco and way
ports.
The steamship State of California, which re-
Gently had new boilers installed at Seattle,
will be placed on the Southern California run
by the Pacific Coast Steamship company.
The schooner Tampa, Capt Nielsen, COM
pleted the discharge of a lumber cargo for tho
Crescent Wharf and sailed in ballast for
Grays Harbor to reload.
The schooner Willie r. Russ sailed yester-
day from Everett. carrying a large lumber
cargo for wholesalers at this port.
The American ship Ayran, Capt. Brignian,
is loading a general cargo at Baltimore for
San Pedro.
The schooner Taurus Capt Norby, will COM
pete dscharging lumber for the Southern
California Lumber company on Monday and
will sail in ballast for Everett to reload
The schooner II. B. Bendixen is out two
days from Everett for San Pedro lumber
laden.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-30
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