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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25
OPERATORS ROB W.U.
ONLY RAILROAD TELEGRAPH
ERS IN PLOT, WHICH is
EXTENSIVE.
Secret Service Men Find Evidence of
Crooked Work From Montana
to California.

Portland, Or, Dec. 21.-Secret
service men in the employ of the
Western Union Telegraph Company
have unearthed an alleged conspir-
acy among operators of railroad Of
fees in the Northwest and Cali
fornia, whereby they declare steal
ings have been made within the past
Is months amounting to many thou
sands of dollars.
Regular Western Union operators
are not involved in the conspiracy.
The stealing is charged by the de-
tectives entirely against operators in
isolated railroad offices where there
was no check upon their work.
At least one arrest has been made,
that of an operator at Ritzville,
Wash. 1t is alleged that this opera
tor has made confession duplicating
half dozen others.
According to the report of the de-
tectives the small group of which the
RitZville operator was member was
but link in the chain of conspiracy
which extended from Helena to San
Francisco.
The mode of operation of the al
legged conspirators was simple. An
operator at small station where
there was no checking system would
receive a message for another SINH
lar point, take payment for the COM
pany, transmit the message and
pocket the money, which was sub
sequently divided with the operator
at the receiving point. Some time
before the development of the tele-
graphers' strike year ago last sum-
mer a similar graft was unearthed
by the company, but with its discov-
cry and the summary discharge of
the operators involved it came to an
end.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25

Recent reports from Governor-elect
Cosgrove are to the effect that he is
making steady improvement. His
friends earnestly hope that he may so
far recover that it will be possible for
him to be inaugurated next month.
Mr.. Patterson, the defeated democratic
candidate for governor, paid Mr.. Cos
grove high compliment and ex-
pressed the hope that he might speed
lily recover.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25
Thoughts That May Fit the Time

Since the days when, as small boy,
we looked forward to Christmas with
the thrills that are known only to rosy
youth, is far stretch from fifty-fve.
Do you ever stop to think what lies
between2
How many of the dreams of youth
have vanished in thin air?
How many of your hopes and ambi-
tions have you burned on the altar of
memory
How many have you realized?
They tell us that it is vain to indulge
in retrospective regrets. To the man
of ffty-ive they come unbidden, and,
like Banque's ghost, they will not
down.
All, but that was great time when
they told US that it was yet three weeks
It'll Christmas. 1t seemed an age. And
then, on the eve before, with what
thrills and shivers of expectancy the
little body was troubled.
Alas, those days are gone, never to
return. They were the days of youth,
and hope, and expectancy. (They
have given way to blasted hopes and
despair!) No! A thousand times no!
In their place is wider knowledge of
human existence and the aims of life.
With maturity came that calm, philo-
sophical view which must sustain and
support US to the end.
Since Christmas time no longer en-
chants the mind, one year treads on
the heels of the next, so fast do the
years roll round.
With this little depression from the
everyday duties we stop to say to our
readers and patrons, may your Christmas
time be we'll and cheerfully spent. Get
your greatest pleasure out of making
some one else-some child-happy.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25

The past week the sale Of the Colo
orado Southern railroad to the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy was confirmed.
The C. B. & Q. being jointly owned
by the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific, the Colorado Southern will in
time become a gulf terminal for these
two. Mr.. Hill has long been credited
with a desire for gulf connections to
put his property on an equal footing
with the Hartman system which has a
gulf port by way Of the Illinois Central.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25

The indications point to strenuous
times for the Washington Legislature.
The almost certainty of committee to
investigate the supreme court scandal,
another to investigate the doings of the
insurance commissioner, not to speak
of local option bill and an anti-race-
track gambling bill, will furnish the di-
version that goes along with the usual
run of legislative labors.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25

Among those of our exchanges that
got out special holiday editions we note
the Edmonds Tribune, the Skagit
County Courier, and the Douglas
County Press. These special editions
are not so much an evidence of thrift
and gain as they are of enterprise on
the part of the publishers, as everyone
who has ever engaged in the undertak-
ing OF getting out a creditable special
edition will testify. They invariably
mean lot of hard work, totally at vari-
ance, on the wrong side of the balance
sheet, with the financial returns. Still,
like other bread cast on the water, the
returns may come in the shape of add
ed population, with resultant new sub
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25
Test for Cruisers Coal.

Newport, R. l., Dec. 2O.-The
three scout cruisers Salem, Chester
and Birmingham, which are being
put through various tests to deter
mine the relative efficiency of the
turbine and reciprocating types of
engines, will be given some long sea
runs about February l for the pur-
pose of testing coal endurance.
Each will be sent out with bunk
ers full, 400 tons, and will be re-
quired to make a run of 1000 miles
at a uniform speed of 20 knots. Upon
returning here the coal remaining
will be weighed to determine the
amount consumed.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25
Dies From Consumption

A man by the name Of M. L. Cronon,
who was brought to DIR. Hoxsey's hos
pital some six weeks ago from Adams
and Costello's logging camp died
Monday morning. Very little was
known about him. He was about 80
years old. From papers found in his
clothing the doctor learned the address
of his brother who lives at Harrington,
Conn. He wired him the facts about
his brothers. death and was advised
to give him Christian burial at this
place, which was done on Tuesday
following.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25

The great improvement made in the
Wenatchee World in the past month
has not escaped the notice of The
Echo. Thoughtlessness is responsible
for failure to make mention of The
Worlds evidence of prosperity. The
past week that paper installed one of
those excellent but expensive pieces Of
machinery, an Optimus press. Large
additions were also made to the print
ing material department OF the plant.
That, however, which is of most i'm
portance to the readers of The World
is the improvement in its local and tel
egraphic news department, merely
mentioning the editorial utterances.
Knowing the editor personally, and
knowing his modesty, too, The Echo
forbears making further mention of that
department of The World. All Of
these improvements bespeak prosper
ity, both present and prospective,
whereat this paper rejoices. Wenat-
chez is undoubtedly the metropolis of
the Wenatchee valley, is located at one
extremity, while Leavenworth is at the
other, with twenty-five miles of the
richest and most productive apple
growing land intervening, there should
be no room for i'll feeling or jealousy.
By pulling together for the general
good we can make this stretch of land
the most famous and the richest in the
United States.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25
Nebraskans Plan Reunion

Arrangements are being made to
have all of the residents of the valley
who have ever lived in the Corn
husker State" to get together some
evening during the holiday season.
The time and place has not yet been
decided upon, but notice will be given
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25
To Stop Building of Bridge

S. c. Woldenberg served notice on
Mayor Sampson, Councilmen R. T.
King, J. Ruth H. x. Featherstone and
Contractor Moon the first of the week
that he would ask the Superior court to
issue a restraining order to prevent the
building of the bridge for which the
Council provided at its first meeting in
December on the ground that the
contract was not legally let.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25
Christmas Dinner Party

Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. Sampson enter
tanned a large party of relatives and
friends at dinner at their beautiful home
today. The rooms were handsomely
decorated with holly and cut flowers.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Sampson, from
Occur d'Alene, Idaho; Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Little and children, from We
natchee; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Miller,
from Dryden.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25
G. p. Taft Out for Senate.

Cincinnati, Dec. 21.-Charles P.
Taft left today for Columbus to open
headquarters from which he will
carry on his contest for the Office of
United States Senator in succession
to Senator Foraker. Mr.. Taft de-
clares that there is no truth in the
stories that President Roosevelt is
opposed to his candidacy.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25
FLEET LEAVES FOR SUEz
Starts On Longest Leg of Entire
Trip Around World.

Washington, Dec. 22.-Rear-Ad-
miral Sperry, commanding the Amer
lean battleship fleet, has cabled the
navy department that the fleet de-
parted Sunday from Colombo, Cey-
lon, for Suez.
The fleet has begun the longest
single leg of its world cruise through
the Indian Ocean, the Arabian and
Red seas.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25

The Great Northern has adopted
custom long in vogue among the east
ern and southern roads of selling holi-
day excursion tickets at one and a
third fare. On the G. N. the sale is
restricted to 2OO-mile limit.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25
New Mexico Wants In.

Washington, Dec. Cove have
a wideawake, progressive, industrial
and intelligent population and we
want to be treated like men,"
In these words Governor George
Curry, of New Mexico, asks state
hood for his territory in his annual
report to the Secretary of the In
terror
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25
Advertised Letters

Remaining in postoffice, uncalled for
December 81, 1908:
Bates Chas Stanley Davis H E
Godfrey Walter c Hill WR
Hamel Harley, Lammey Joe
Peterson Mrs Julia Thoseson Ole
In calling for same, please say adj
vertised." ]. c. DAVIS, Postmaster.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25

scribers and advertisers. After all, {
bit of selfshness is mixed with our en-,
terprise.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25

in a short time through the columns of
the Daily World.-Monday Wenatchee
World
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25

The children often mistake the smil-
ing countenance of Mr.. Carnegie for a
new picture of Santa Claus.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-04
Arrested at Cass Lake.

Cass Lake, Dec. 4.-(Special to
Pioneer. John Magauran, for a
long time resident of Cass Lake,
was arrested here yesterday in re.
spouse to a telegram from theMinne.
apolis chief Of police.
The charge against Magauran is
that be touched" lumberjack in
Minneapolis for $50, and after
getting the money! made himself
scarce in the city and journeyed to
Cass Lake. -~.
+ The Minneapolis chief of police,
knowing Magauran lived around
here, wired Chief >Brouette, and
when Magauran stepped off oil
the train here, yesterday, he was
escorted to the village lookup.
The Minneapolis chief was at
once notified and he sent a detec.
tive here, who will take Magauran
back to Minneapolis.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-04
WOOL TARIFF CONSIDERED
General Grosvenor Appears for Ohio
Producers.

General erosvenor Appears for Ohio
Producers.
Washington, Dec 1.-THE consider
alton of the tariff on wool, wooden
products and carpets which was be-
gun by the house ways and means
committee at the days hearing devel-
oped considerable interesting testi-
mony. General Charles H. Grosvenor,
a former representative in congress
from Ohio, was one Of the most i'm.
portant witnesses. He appeared for
the wool growers of Ohio.
"You can't reduce the duty on wool
as it stands without destroying the
industry" he told the committee.
"The industry is now fairly profita-
ble."
AS an argument in favor of the re-
tention of the present duty on wool
General Grosvenor said that under
the low rate of duty imposed on wool
by the Wilson bill the number of
sheep raised in one county of Ohio
decreased from $4,000 to $4,000 with
in four years. Representative Clark
of Missouri later secured the admis-
sion from the former representative
from Ohio that this reduction was, at
least in part, due to the increased
value of land in Ohio. General Gros-
venor claimed that the production of
wool increased when the Dingley tar
IF was enacted.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-04
DISCUSSED IN RElCHSTAG
Question Of Ministerial Responsibility
in Germany.

Berlin, Dec. -N-Dr. Bethmann-Hol-
veg, minister of the interior, speak
ing on behalf of Chancellor Won Bue.
low, opened the debate in the reichs-
tag on the question of the possible
legal regulation of ministerial respon-
sibility. Never before has the reichs-
tag chamber been so crowded. The
minister declared that the bundles
rath, although fully aware of the ex'
traordinary Importance of the consti-
tutional question: waanot prepared to
do anything before GEinite proposals
from majority of the reichstag had
been presented to the council. When
this was done the proposals would be
given earnest consideration.
DR.. Heinrich Mueller, member from
Meiningen, then proposed a resolution
demanding, on behalf of the Moderate
Radicals, the enactment of a law pro-
viding for ministerial responsibility.
He urged the house not to allow the
constitution as it exists today to be-
come petrified and declared that the
members should avail themselves of
the present opportunity to bring about
a change. IS ! .-
While Herr Mueller was speaking
Prince August William, the fourth son
of the emperor, and his wife, accom-.
panied by numerous suite of officers
and ladies Of the court, entered the
royal gallery. They came from the
University of Berlin, where the prince
received his degree, and remained
during the rest Of the debate.
Herr Mueller was followed by Herr
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-04
.D0INGS AMONG BEM|DJI'S
COUNTRY NE|GHBORS.
Live Correspondents Of the Pioneer
Write the News from Their
Localities.
Red Lake Agency.

DR.. Collard is away on a thirty.
days. vacation.
School at Ponemah opened Dec,
ember l.. This is good move and
all the little Indians are happy.
We are in need of another bus
line from the Agency to Redby;
also want barber; good opening
here at the Agency. -
w. A. Gould of Bemidji and Mr..
Huckeeback spent Monday in Red
Lake. While here, they purchased
the dead and down timber, which
they will log the coming season.
At-Bat-Tah-Ka-Ka, George Bas-
sell, Alex. and Frank Beaulieu
arrived here from Fergus Falls, where
they have been serving time" in the
Jail the past three months for intro
ducing liquor on the reservation.
They speak very highly of Jail life
and the way they were used. 1t
looks very much as though they
would like another term. Poor
policy. They should get ninety
days at stone pile, something they
would not want for the second term.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-04
EVERY STATE REPRESENTED
American Mining Congress Meets at
Pittsburg.

American Mining Congress Meets at
Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Dec. 3.-The eleventh an
nual convention of the American Min
ing congress convened here in Car
negie Music hall. The subjects which
are to be considered, the numerous
mine tragedies in this vicinity, the
geographical location of Pittsburg in
the mining world and the many men
of national prominence who will par
ticipate in the meeting all tend to-
make the convention one Of the most
important ever held by the congress,
The convention will continue until
Saturday night. It is estimated that
about 1000 delegates, representing
every state in the Union, are in at
tendance.
In addition to the well known min"
ing men present there are governors
of sixteen states, senators, congress-
men and men of prominence in the
business affairs of the nation.
The convention was called to order
by J. H. Richardson of Idaho, presi-
dent of the American Mining con.
gress. His address was followed by
five-minute speeches by delegates from
all parts of the country.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-04
HARTMAN RUM0R
CAUSES ADVANCE
Furious Speculation in Rock
Island Stock.

New York, Dec. Spurious specu-
lation in Rock Island preferred stock
was precipitated in the stock market
by rumors that an important plan had
been perfected for financing the needs
of the st. Louis and San Francisco, a
subsidiary company. The fact that
this transaction was attributed to the
banking house which usually acts for
Union Pacific gave rise to the implica-
ton that the Hartman and Rock ISL
and interests were coming into closer
utilization. At the same time reports
were sent from the West that new
projects were forming for a different
organization of the Gould group of
properties. These rumors were with
out official sanction and were present
ed in indefinite form, but they served
to awaken great animation in the
speculative dealings. Rock Island pre-
ferred was rushed up 81. The rec
ord Of transactions in this stock came
out on the tape in a string, 1000
share blocks and upwards making up
the bulk of the record.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-04
Spaulding.-

John Olson is one of the busy
ones, hauling cordwood to Wilton.
M. Rygg and H. A. Fladhammer
were to Cass Lake on business Tues
day.
Theodore Westgaard spent Wed
nesday and Thursday on business at
Fowlds.
The little son of Hans Nelson's,
who was very i'll last week, is said
to be we'll and around again.
Theodore Hier is here from
Michigan City, N. D., for an all
winters stay with his sister, Mrs. A.
E. Hasfjord.
Miss Marie Rygg arrived Wednes-
day from Azure, where she is teach
ing school, to spend Thanksgiving
with the folks.
Miss Cecilia Rygg came down
from her school near Blackjack
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-04

pany Did Not Secure Control of
Certain Companies to Increase Its
Volume of Business but in Reality
to Destroy Competition.
New York, Dec. I-When cross
examination of John D. Archbold was
resumed in the Standard Oil suit Mr..
Archbold was asked about the per-
centage of business done by the
Standard interests in 1879, but said he
could only stats that it was large.
Mr.. Kellogg called the attention of
the witness to evidence given several
years ago by H. H. Rogers that in
1879 the Standard and it's affiliated
interests produced 80 to 95 per cent
of the refined oil manufactured.
IF you had that amount of produc-
ton do you still say that you acquired
the plants on the seaboard to increase
your volume of business?"
II cannot say what percentage of
business we were doing"
Mr.. Kellogg was seeking to show
that in reality the Standard did not
purchase certain seaboard refneries
to increase the Standards business,
but to destroy competition. The gov
eminent prosecutor piled the witness
with many questions to develop this
contention.
Mr.. Kellogg read a statement, pur-
porting to give the percentages of
domestic business of the Standard be-
tween 1894 and 1898, which averaged
about 80 per cent.
Assuming that the Standard did
81 per cent in 1895 why did you &C.
quire additional refneries?" asked
the examiner.
"That was done to succeed to their
BUSINESS
The method of the acquisition of
several minor subsidiary companies
which had been taken over at the
time of the formation of the trust
and the disposition of them were the
subject of questions. Mr.. Kellogg en-
deavored to show that the Standard,
instead of developing its own business
by it's own efforts, took over compel
itors and in that way increased it's
own business.
Mr. Kellogg brought to the atten-
ton of the witness several independ-
ent companies in which the Standard
obtained majority of the stock but
which continued to be operated by
their original owners. Mr.. Archbold
said that J. G. Sibley organized the
Signal Oil company Of Franklin, Pa,
and General Charles Miller developed
the Galena Oil company. Later the
Standard bought into both companies
and combined them as the Galena Sig
nal Oil company, which continued un-
der the direction of Mr.. Sibley and
General Miller, both Of whom held
minority interests in the company
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-04
MORAL CONDITION OF THIS
COMMUNITY ATTACKED
Continued from First Page

nearest humane institution, and this
county cannot attend to the needs
of these two counties. There is
greet need for the work of such a
society. You cannot realize some
of the suffering that is going on in
that section of the state. What
makes the fact doubly distressing, is
that much of the suffering, the
poverty, the neglect, is among chill.
dren, who have been left motherless.
Let me show you an instance.
was in Bemidji walking along the
street and saw-two little girls sitting
in wagon. The day was bitterly
cold and these children did not
have enough clothes on to be COM
Portable on the most sultry summer
day. They were shivering with cold.
I stepped up to the wagon and
asked the children who they were
waiting for. They said they were
waiting for their father. I asked
where he was and they pointed to a
saloon. I went into the saloon and
discovered a great brute of a man,
almost drunk, and with two or three
bottles of whiskey ready to take
home. Outside in the bitter cold,
with not enough clothing to keep
the cold from their bodies, these
two little girls waited for that big,
shiftlesS father. I threatened to
have both the father and the saloon
keeper arrested, for. the day was
Sunday. I compelled the saloon
keeper to take the whiskey back,
but in such cases as that the only
lasting good that can result is the
placing of the children in some
home.
You would be surprised to know
how many motherless and fatherless
families there are in the most desc.
late section of the two counties. In
some cases the poverty and suffer
ing is terrible. It is cruel, inhuman,
to permit children to submit to these
conditions. A knowledge of some of
these conditions would result in
some action being taken by the
proper authorities.
Of course these are sporadic
cases, and such conditions are not
general among the settlers there,
many of whom have comfortable
homes, but the need of a humane
officer is nevertheless great"
Beltrami and Clearwater counties
are not alone in having such cases.
st. Louis county has had many such
cases, as is shown by the records OF
the humane society, but the society
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-04
1909 Diaries.

The largest and best line of 1909
diaries ever carried in this part of
the state can now be seen at the
Pioneer office.
We have made special efforts OF
secure the largest assortment ever
shown in the northwest. Those who
want special kinds should call early
and make their selection.