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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-11

Kelliher Journal: Isn't it about
time the county was re-diStricted?
AS it now is the country from the
south line of Blackjack township to
the border has only one commits
sioner, by far too large a territory to
be adequately represented by one
commissioner. The northern part
of the county should have a CON-
missioner and the Blackduck-Kel-
liner territory is amply large for
another. The county commissioners
should re-apportion the county.
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HITCHCOCK TEsIlFlEs.
Actor Takes tho Witness Stand in HE
Own Defense.


New York, June 11.-Taking the
witness stand in his own defense. Ray
mond Hitchcock, the actor, fatty de-
MED the charges made against him
that he had been improper in, his con-
duct with two young girls, Helen Won
Hagen and Elsie Voecks.
Hitchcock stated that he first met
the Won Hagen girl in 1904 and that
long afterward she recognized him at
the Garden theater and asked to ride
with him in his automobile. The &C.
tor said he told the girl to ask her
mother If she might go and she re-
turned with Elsie Voecks, saying she
had obtained consent to make the
trip. Hitchcock said after reaching
the house in Great Neck, L. l., he put
the girls on train for New York.
The next time he saw the girls. the
actor testified, was late one night
standing on the steps of his house and
that they said that their mothers
knew where they were. The girls re-
manned at his home that night.
Later he met Elsie Voecks and
Helen Won Hagen on the street, he tes-
titled, took them to the house on West
Forty-first street and told them there
that he heard that they had made re-
marks rejecting on his character,
which the two girls, he declared. de.
MED. Hitchcock denied that his re1a'
lions with either of the two girls had
been improper.
Flora Zabelle testified briefly, stat
ing that the time of the alleged oc'
currences, her husband told her OF
meeting the two young girls and Of
the automobile ride. z....
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Hearing on Creamery Rates.

Chicago, June 11.-Commissioner
Prouty OF the Interstate commerce
commission has begun the hearing Of
testimony in the objections filed with
the commission by the large creamery
plants of the Central states against
the proposed increase in rates by four
teen railroads and five express COM
panies. The creamery interests de-
clare that they have been discriminate,
ed against in the proposed adjust
ment of rates on milk and cream.
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High Water at Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 11.-With
the food of waters from the Kaw
reaching within block Of the Union
railway station, covering one-quarter
OF the lower part of the stock yards,
rendering useless some of the railway
tracks coming In from the West and
beginning to creep into the Easements
OF the big wholesale houses In the
west bottoms, Kansas City finds itself
IN the throes Of the most serious flood
since that of 1908.
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DECLARATIONS OF LABOR.
Adopted by Minnesota
State Federation.


State Federation.
Winona, Mimi, June 1.-THE Min
nesota State Federation Of Labor
closed a three days session here. The
convention declared for the initiative
and referendum, a constitutional state
employers liability bill, eighthour law
to apply to state employees and install
lation of state printing plant.
The prohibition question was dis
posed of by resolution which de-
clared that whereas sumptuary legis-
lation would work great injury to
many organizations, loyalty affiliated,
the Federation of Labor pledgd its
moral support to affiliated unions in
their efforts to prevent the enactment
Of legislation favorable to county op-
ton or prohibition laws.
Closer relations between the Fed.
GRAFTON of Labor and the Society of
Equity were favored.
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Youth Admits wreckinq Train.

st. Joseph, Mo-, June 11.-Willie
Darkest, aged eleven, has confessed to
the police that he turned a switch
which wrecked Burlington freight
train. He said that he wanted to get
some coal and planned the wreck In.
order to upset some of the cars so
he could get the fuel easier.
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To Make War on smuggIers.

Manila, June 1.-THE government
plans to construct a fleet of swift cut
ters for campaign against smuggling
In the southern islands, where an ex-
tensive illicit traffic in opium, China
men and various dutiable goods is
carried on between. Borneo and other
foreign points and the island of Min
danao of the Jolo group.
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Ten Years for Stealing Hat,

Easton, Pa, June 11-Convicted of
stealing an old straw hat and screw
driver from the sexton of a church
Edward Whelan was sentenced to
serve ten years in the Eastern peni
Tertiary. He is a young man, but
has served terms in the county Jail
md in the penitentiary.
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Rs!E 3! Sc; !!
4|',gad4':4
hWNlNos.y9LL, Sig IS. ELAoS
a. 4.rSisp eta n. PAU lllND

lurn Brewing and Mating company,
entailing a loss of $4,000 to 100000.
Eighteen head of horses and three
mules were cremated. Barn Boss Ed
ward Graham was asleep when the
fire broke out and would have been
burned to death if he had not been
awakened by his bulldog.
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Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, June 10.-Cattle- Reeves,
$4.90@770; Texans, $4.7O@5.65; West
erners, $4.60@6.00; stockers and feed
ers. $2.60@5.5O; COWS and heifers, ST.
40@5.50; calves, $4.50@6.OO. Hogs
Light, $5.10@5.50; mixed, $5.15@5.-
b2h; heavy, $5.05@5.5O; good to
choice heavy, s5.25@5.5o; pigs, $4.25
Q6.10. Sheep, $3.25@5.20; yearlings,
(4.70@5.60; lambs, $4.25@6.6O.
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JOHN F. FINERTY.

the liver and with the exception of a
few rallies grew steadily worse.
Mr.. Finerty left widow and two
adult children-John F. Finerty, Jr.,
assistant attorney for the New York
Central lines, and Miss Vera, senior
student in the University of Chicago.
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CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, June 0.-Wheat-Ju July,
86A @S6%c; Sept, 841hc; Dec, S5Ac.
Corn-July, 67Ac; Sept, 65%c; Dec,
$3.50. Oats-July, old, 42c; July,
40Ac; Sept, 34% @35c; May, 37%c.
Pork-July, 1880; Sept, $14.05. But
ter-Creameries, 19@23c; dairies, II
@21c. Poultry Turkeys, 14c; chick
ems, lie; springs, 22c.
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Minneapolis, June 10-Wheat-on
track--No. hard, $107A @1. 0sA;
No. | Northern. s1.O5A @1.OeA: No.
2 Northern, $1.03A @1.o4N; No. 8
Northern, 9eAc@s1O2A; July, $1.O2:
Sept, 873sD871ac.
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John D. Rockefeller declares that
his pictures always look terrible
when taken in the SUM-" Do you
recall having seen a picture of Mr..
Rockefeller taken in the shade?
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Duluth Wheat and -Elax.

Duluth, June Wheaton, track
and to arrive-No. / hard, $1.o7js;
No. / Northern, $1.053s; No. 2 North
ern, $1.00ss; July, s1.025s; Sept,
87A. Flax-To arrive, on track and
July, $1.23A;; Sept, $1.22; Oct.
$1.201a.
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OBSERVATIONS.
L"By Doc. :"

AS to the ideal husbands: There
never has been a man who could
talk like Laura Jean Libbey hero
and make money as fast as Monte
Cristo. .s
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Dog Saves Man From Death.
Duluth, June 11.-Fire of unknown
origin destroyed the barn Of the Du
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Ambition is too often wigwagging
in the distance while opportunity
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JOHN f. FlNERTY DEAD.

Well Known Irishman Expires After
Long Illness.
Chicago, June 11.-Colonel John F..
Finerty, editor of the Chicago Citizen,
for many years prominent as a news
paperman, lecturer and Irish patriot,
is dead, aged siXty-two years.
Colonel Finerty was taken ill six
months ago with serious ailment of
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is pounding on the door.

The Scranton woman who swal-
lowed hat pin while picking her
teeth with it is probably glad now
she didn't use the monkey wrench.
Letter postage between the United
States and Great Britain is to be
reduced. But what does that matter
so long as they require a 2-cent
stamp on souvenir post cards?
An American, Won Milevich by
name, is in trouble in France. A
while ago it was an American, Perdi-
carts, who needed help in Morocco.
1t is strange that no Americans
named Smith, Jones or Robinson
ever become entangled in complica-
tons with foreign governments.
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ORDINANCE NO. az.

On motion Of Alderman McCuaig seconded
by alderman Rhea. the following ordinance
vas introduced:
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It is the results of love at first
sight that prove that love.is blind.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JULY 10. 1905

her to number I435 Fulton-ave.. waited half an
hour and when she didn't come out hurried back to
report
We'll" Astro spoke with curious expression,
did YOU find who lives theret
The girl was crestfaen. No 1 entirely forgot
that
He threw it at her pointbank- Mrs Myra Dali
rymple!''
astonishment. Then Obi she cried On!
Her ewes blazed " Didn't / say she snake
Whv then Fanny is undoubtedly in the pay of the
second Wife Think of it She's been spying on that
sweet innocent girl since her mother died and
has carried the news TO Mrs. Dalrymple No q It's
outrageous
Il had suspected it," said Astro.
oh but" Valeska sprang up in CONSERVATION
and faced the master with look of horror Il for
gotl Whv / translated the cipher to Miss Dalrynnpe
while the maid was in the roomi What Will hap
Astro took up his water pipe with perfect equa--
nimity. My dear, you seem to have made several
very lucky bunders to-day.
She put her hands to her eyes. oh. don't
derstandl What about this cipher messagef Where
did it come from:
7 EFT us go at it analytcally, he replied calmly
~ For the sake of the argument. grant first that
the cipher dscloses the hiding place of the lost letter
secreted by the first Mrs Dalrymple- Very good
Let suppose also. second hypothesis, that the
locket was sent by the second Mrs DaryrnPle.
examine the theories Is 1t likely that such
person this second wife is would place r1val
claimant to the estate in possession OF the secret
No Something is wrong the first hypothesis or
the second Take your pick. Say the first is wrong,
the cipher does disclose the place of the letter,
but that Mrs Darvmple sent it We know that
probably she knew Miss Dalrymple visited me.
and believed in my power She therefore intended
Miss Darvmpe to dig in that spot, cleverly con-
cealing her instrumentality in the matter Do you
think it will be we'll for Miss Darymple to dig
there l don't.
He paused. Now suppose the second hypothesis
to be wrong,-that Mrs Dalrymple did not send the
locket. If anyone else did, what reason could he
have for making such mystery of 1t: 1t would be
absurd
Il follow all that" said Valeska: but can't
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

think why Mrs Dalrymp1e would have any motive
for inducing Miss Dalrymple to dig in the garden
II think you forget the second Mrs Dalrymples
character But YOU can study it out What l n
tend to do is to call Mrs Dalrymple this evening
and find out. / have very good case against her
/ think and intend to make her give up that letter
if she has it. OF it may have been DESTROYED
but don't quite believe it. 1t is common for crln-
nails especially women. TO refrain from actually
destroying the very evidence that viii conVEt
them. They don't do it, from some scT1pe or tear
At any rate, shall frighten her. with what suspect
of her actions in the past and use my positive knoW
edge of Fannv's services
But what is hidden in the garden Anything
And if So how did it get there:
WAS there one besides Miss Dalrynpe ana
Fanny living in the house. No other servantss
Valeska shook her head. then reflected for an
instant. - did hear something about gardener
She stopped and stared at him
He nodded. Il think that probably completes
the last link of the chain. AT any rate. m willing
risk it. Well. III go right over 20 BrooSlyn ana
have it out. Meet me at the Grand Central otaton
tonight in time for the eleven thirty tram iol
Yonkers and we'll see the whole thing through TINS
Valeska's eyes danced. III be there. with my
own little revolver / hope it viii be exciting!
she was at the station at eleventh. and wael
~ until the train had pulled out without seeing ns
master. half-hOur and then 1r-l noun PaSl
riously alarmed when, at a quarter past one. sHs
saw him walking rapidly across the great WaiTHs
toward her. She gave an exclamation OF lenel,
but at once he took her and ran her toward n'
subway :.
Hurry ne cried in q tense voice We can.
wait for the one-thirtv; so we'll have make u V
the subway and change to the troIeE- We haVe~
time to losel Its seriOus! -,
They caught the tram with less ,5e" a nii1.si M
margin; and. settled in the car ',VsHa l"iN''
to HIM anNiously- ,.t.
Il was fool TO let her have the t-s-slaton. ~
said. % 1t the only serious error ~ e 1hte -.
wear i hope TO Heaven / may save hec let, Ou'4
a toss-up nowi .at
What is it7" Valeska shouted above the snn'A
of the wheels. tv
Astro said nothing. Seeing that he vas 700 ueJsI t
moved to explain she pressed him no tiFtnrl. ,.
Covert1y watching his -e=- .ess ne1VOUJ e1J
gestures and his drawn cNpresSiohn -
Kiser through the ride qn,i. .F ne s+oVped gUoed
on the main street u Soh'dIs :.
was standing beside me cufo' W
driver doing on the box s.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
Aovs Ne yoPoev ov 6e0ooVs Ne
oVP,vyo Ne mus veoP Ne HorpleP

When he had finished he looked up at her. \ ou
surely know the Greek alphabet at least
''Of course | know that much We used to use IL
in boarding school to write secret messages IN w nat
girl that's ever had frat boy for beau doesn
know the Greek alphabet
Then this should read easily KINDLY write II
out letter for letter
Valeska studied a minute and then scr1bbled Out:
Dams b garden an dessons swiuea pls e po1nfe
Partly in English, partly in French you see,
said Astro '''I In the garden under the syr1nga
nearest to the apple treei How childish to con-
sider this hard puzzle.
1T is the location of the missing letter, sup
pose ventured Vaeska - l suppose Mrs. Dalrymple
You forget however that if Mrs. Dalrymple was
a good Greek scholar she wouldn't have written this
so aboriously."
Valeska looked quickly up at him. Could some
one have found the letter and buried 1t there tor
their purpose
1t is possible; but it seems an unnecessary thing
to do"
Then give up Valeska shook her head sadly.
Don't give up little girl Simply keep your
mind the fact that there are clever brains at
work upon this unsuspecting young woman lie
edged his chair closer and tapped with his finger
on the table Look here! Who stole this locket IN
the first place! Why 1t stolen was the person
that took 1t the one who returned 1t! Or was the
person that returned it friend OF Miss Darymple s.
If he or she was, why should the acton be done
ANONYMOUSLY? Did this person know about the
cipher? If So why leave the cipher there where she
could find it and dig up the letter. These things
look suspicious to l must go over every point
and anaivze it. We must in beginning any case OF
this sort. cast about Immediately and find out who
are the actors in the drama, who are the ones
1pI,o c,,ffer he beOetteQ
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

ND sympathetic waves in my own aura. 1 am not
vet ready to 90 into psychic trance Let us first
read the message 1t is ridculously simple |
will first separate the message into words for what
run together with false spaces between in order
to battle the first glance.
He took pad of paper and wrote out the follow
ing IN Greek characters:
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

COVertIy watching MS tt- .oS>' n
gestures and his drawn cNpreSSlonn, :.
through the ride urtl. me tiong
slowed down at YOnke~- md s'oPg.S
on the main street 4 solitary "a.
was standing beside ne cufo' W
driver doing on the boy drv
a fat man was wadaAng nu!i'eul
ahead of them, signahrs with hs -
brella to the driver, but AStro, VII
rough gesture. threw hin ASIDE: ~ ~
70 the cab, and pushed NaIeska qui'N'
inside. "a
To Miss DalrvmT.e 5. our -
Broadway. and drive like 1ghtniL.s -
ne ordered Then he 'umped N ~. ~
self. and slammed the door N the a.
of the enraged fat man VINO "as =
quick pursuit. The can drove U
headlOng speed. ,ou
Still Valeska kept silent, crl ~
she shared the exCiteucnt oI 'ii' .'-.i -Ss
ter. who bit his finger 4vldlv d
horse gaIloped along the dVenGS rs, sns
above the river. All she could h. 81.
besides the pounding of boots Wa her
muttering of the dark man - "a
side. liz seemed an hour d'se
NaQ the suspense WIOuS4i. - ,,,,ss
tree by tree. lamp by lamp. ho.'s Ss
by house. they advanced SlS
now prepared for anvthng, 80
thing save what hapPened ,.,,ra
At last the carnage S4oWeu - -
and came TO a stop. Before the Oii'J IL
had a chance to dlsmOunt. AstIo Ia. n'
dashed out without paving tne ;Sj Nj
attention 70 his assistant. She h''i4'|
after him.
THE Dalrymple house stood o, OF he he
side of the hill, OverlooSins -. -
Quiet. mOonlit Hudson. IL was -,
rounded bv a high wall. over .5s -.
tops OF which showed the thick III
OF a few apple trees The house ioo,-.s 9,,.,ss'
bevond. a brick edihce ot TWO slI-s5 slo-.e5
The iron gate in the wall Was io'N,s. ~
and Astro jerked viciously al -
bell III
AT this moment. as II ne hiillse.. 'e,.
had set il off. loud explosion Ieso os
berated through the night. \ Woii...'' =
scream was next heard, TlsinS IL. ~
piercing staccato. Then all Was siiene, .,',
again. AT length shutter was tIIof '. q
open AT one of the front wlnd0Ws !.
the house. and a shaft OF hight Ih~''
Cerazzsd on lpGss u
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

who will suffer or be benehted by
this chain of circumstances
Now" he Strengthened up abrupt
~, I'VE must know more about Miss
Dalrvmple's household. Tomorrow
morning YOU shall make the trip to
Yonkers, obviously to return her tins
locket with our solution OF the cipher,
but actually to enable you to size up
the house, grounds, servants, family
history, and the like y
At once Valeska became business
like Anything else?"
Yes" he said emphatically, Tell
her that on no account whatsoever IS
she to dig beneath the syringa bush
until she hears from me- Under
stand?"
NALESkA returned next noon with
the information that Miss Dal-
rymple was in high spirits over the
solution of the secret message
Did you tell her not to dig up the
place until | came
Yes; and she promised to want
We'll. what else"
Valeska shifted Il certainly do
not like that maid OF hers. l may be
onlv a woman without any more
analytical brain than a sand snIpe; but
can tell a sniveling hypocrite OF my
own sex as far as | can see one. There
too much goody -goody talk to suit me.
1t was Yes, dear Miss Dalrymple,
and Oh, certainly, Miss Dalrymple,
and, behind her back, Isn't Miss
Dalryrnple the sweetest thing! When
| hear that kind of talk, | look out for
a cat"
You think she is two-faced
"Oh, she's a snake in the grass!
Tall, lantern jawed, skinny, smirking
thing! AS luck would have 1t, she
caught the same train back to town
that l did,-rather she came down on
the trolley car just behind mine and
| sat about three seats behind her
when we got the subway at Kings
bridge. ] thought Id see where she
went. 1t was an express, and she got
off at Brooklyn Bridge. That what
kept me so long. | followed her over
to Brooklyn -,
Astro started. "Brooklynf" he
calculated.
Yes" Valeska was evidently
pleased that at last she had made
some sort of sensation. shadowed
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

her to number 1855 Fulton-ave-, waited half an
hour and when she didn't come out. hurried back to
report
We'll" Astro spoke with curious expression,
did YOU find who lives there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-30


Gents Furnishing Dept.
Mems Twilled Oxford Shirts with
. woven stripes and barred effects,
light and dark patterns. All have
-sollars attached. These goods are
! s ssis priss 'l.oo. Csc
Odds andS ends in Mems Wooden
Underwear and Drawers, IN
Special at, garment .fJC
Mems Merino Sox. Black, oxford
and Natural colors. Sizes 1917
81 to IL u. Pair -..... lE1ZC
A few more of those Police and
Firemen's Suspenders- left IT,
To close for, pair ..>-S.. lot
Mems Heavy Barathea Silk fexers-
ible Four-in- Hand Ties. Large ass.
sortment OF shades. ~
Special. each .............. lot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-30

les. had not reached the hotel. Here
was their chance to retrieve their hon
or. and desperate measures were at
once adopted TO capture the freshie
when he arrived. From o'clock in
the afternoon until O'Clock in the ev-
ening the whole sophomore class sur
rounded the hotel and had pickets
posted at every street corner in the
neighborhood. A cab was held in
readiness at the hotel entrance to
whisk the victim away as soon as he
fell into the tolls of the sophs.
Masquerades as Woman.
The sophs made desperate efforts to
learn the whereabouts of Anderson,
but every ruse was unsuccessful. An
derson had been warned of the danger
that awaited him. and realized the use
iessness of trying to get through the
sophomore lines by ordinary methods.
Accordingly, he was disguised in wo-
mans apparel with a heavy black veil
over his face, and shortly after Z
O'Clock he set out from his hiding
place to run the blockade
The unsuspecting sophomores paid
dressed in black when she" passed
them ON the hotel sidewalk about s
O'Clock A moment later. however
when she" came under the lights OF
the hotel entrance, one of the sophs
recognized the features of Anderson
under the woman's VEIL
It's Anderson" he yelled. and in
stantly there was confusion. Anderson
darted quickly through the door and
into the hotel lobby. The sight OF
a woman dressed in black dashing
through the lobby caused travelling
men. politicians and students who
crowded the room to stand back quick
| ly and look on with amaZement
Through the path thus cleared for hin
Anderson darted up the stairs, and il
an instant he was with his classmates
These had been acquainted of the rust
he was trying to work, and when the.
caught sight of him they let loose /;
cheer. A moment later Anderson hat
shed his feminine apparel and appear
, ed at the balcony, bowling to bewilder
ed and discounted sophomores whc
crowded the lobby beneath
SOphs Issue Dodger.
Stung by their defeat, the sophs a!
last resort repaired to printing
shop, where they had the following
fiaring poster printed on yellow paper
The Sophomores
hereby announce their utter disgust al
the Yellow
Freshies.
/. kreshies repaired to banquet hal
at l o'clock to avoid capture.
3 Freshies we're unable TO entertain
the sophomore president.
5. Freshmen girls compelled to g
unescorted.
4. Freshmen girls compelled to ell