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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-17
Wheat and Oil Fields Flooded.

Lima, O., Feb. 17.-Both the Ottawa
and Auglaize rivers are out of their
banks in this city and families in the
lowlands are moving to second stories.
The wheat and oil fields in the west
ern part of the county are flooded by
the Auglaize. Railway traffic is seri.
0usly delayed as a result of the high
water .... ..s
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-17

uninhabitable. Ice jams caused the
river to rise and overflow into the
flatlands. With the continued rise of
the river a serious situation is threat
sned.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-17
Declares She Is a Countess.

Pittsburg, Feb. IA woman ar
rested at Homestead, a suburb,
charged with drunkenness, alleged
she was the Countess Della st. Ger
mama of Bulgaria when called for a
hearing. She was given a lecture and
discharged.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-17
Highest STAGE in Years.

Ashtabula. O., Feb. 17.-Mill creek
In flooded to the highest point in
years. Country roads are under five
feet Of water and an electric railway
is submerged. Homes are flooded, in
some instances. to the second story.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-17
Six Coal Barqes sunk.

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 17.-Six
coal barges struck the breakwater in
q fog and sank. Six men, four wo.
men and two children, on board the
barges, were rescued by a tug. The
total loss will be about $4,000.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-17
ENDS LIFE BY SUICIDING,
Man Captured After Chase Covering
Ten Years.

Philadelphia, Feb. 17.-After being
pursued for ten years by detectives,
the search taking them three times
around the world, Karl Rapp, who
was being held here to await fur
Their hearing charged with setting fire
to factory and dwelling in Rosswag,
Germany, in 1898, was found dead in
his cell at Moyamensing prison, hav.
ing committed suicide by hanging
himself with strips of bedclothing to
the bars of the cell.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-17
Respectfully,
A. P. RICHIE,
Secretary Library Board.
Candidate for City Assessor.

| hereby announce myself as q
candidate for city assessor, at the
election to be held February 18th.
If elected I will use every endeavor
to make a fair, equitable assessment
of all city property. -
-Dwig ht Miller.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-17
RAN FORGERY SCHOOL.
Man Caught and Convicted in New
York Given Ten Years.

York Given Ten Years.
New York, Feb. 17.-Convicted for
the third time of forgery Vincent J.
Verrall has been sentenced to ten
from Boston and has been known by
the name of Thomas Latham. In ask
ing the court to pass severe sentence
on VERBAL the assistant district at
torney who convicted him told the
court that the prisoner had been for
some time conducting what amounted
to school for teaching forgery. A
forged check for $27 caused the pres
ent conviction.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-17
Special Service SUNDAY,

St.. Phillips church will hold
special services next Sunday. The
service being the laying of the
corner stone and the completion of
their new building.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-17
Many Houses uninhabitabIe.

Rochester, N. T., Feb. IA special
from Canisteo, steuben county, says
the town is almost entirely flooded
and many houses have been rendered
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-17

Crookston, Mimi, Feb. H.
Especial, to Pioneer. )-Congressman
Stevenson has son, BENJAMIN,
aged 26, member of the u. S.
Marine corps, known to be stationed
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-17
" A n i :
ONE CENT A WORD.


WANTED FOR u. S. ARMY: Able
bodied unmarried men, between
ages of 18 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
MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

PUBLIC LIBRARY-Open Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays,
2:30 to g. 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, 1908-02-17

PIANO FOR SALE-Cheap, if
token at once. Mrs. E. J. Jones
419 America Ave. -. -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-17
LOST and FOUND

LOST-Pair gold trimmed specks
near corner third street and Irving
Ave. Reward at Pioneer office or
Frank Lanes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-17
TEN OF THE CREW LOST.
Coal Laden Steamer Wrecked on the
Coast of Oreqon.

Portland, Ore, Feb. 1.-THE Amer
lean ship Emily Reed, 113 days out
from Newcastle, N. S. W., for Port
land, Ore, with coal, went ashore at
the mouth of the Nehalem river on
the Oregon coast and broke in two.
The crew was swept overheard by the
seas. Ten men were lost and six were
saved, including the captain and his
wife,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-17

FOR SALE: 16-inch seasoned jack
pine. Telephone 373.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-17
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Rubber stamps. The
Pioneer will procure any kind of a
rubber stamp for you an short
notice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-05
CHILD LABOR HERE.
Senate Committee on Education and
Labor to Consider It Tomorrow.

A meeting of the Senate committee On
education and labor, Senator DolIiver of
Iowa, chairman. has been called for 1920
tomorrow morning to take up the Lodge
and Gallinger bills to regulate the en-
ployment of child labor in the District of
Columbia.
Mr.. Lodge introduced his bill December
4. 1t provides that no child under four
teen years of age shall be employed or
permitted to work in any factory work
shop. mercantile establishment store
business office, telegraph office. restaura mt
hotel. apartment house or in the dis
chandise OR messages 1t further
provides that no child shall be
employed in any work performed for
wages or other compensation. to whomso-
ever payable, during the hours when the
public schools are in session. or be en-
ployed at any such work before the hour
OF o'clock in the morning or after the
hour of O'Clock in the evening.
Shortly after the Introduction of the
Lodge bill Senator Gallnger presented an
amendment intended TO be proposed as a
substitute for "A portion of the Lodge bill.
In the amendment Mr.. Galinger men,
tons specifically the prohibition agans;
outdoor work by children under fourteen
years of age lie exempted children be
tween the ages of twelve and sixteen
years employed in the Senate and House
of Representatives and children between
these ages regularly engaged in learning
a trade.
Several days ago Senator GaIlnser in
troduced separate child labor bill for
the District, SO that the committee may
both measures in drawing up a
report on the question of child labor in
this city to be presented to the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-05
FAIRBANKS, CALM AND GENTLE
And ga Radical Against Evil" Gets
Every Hoosier Delegate.

INDIANAPOLIS. February 5.-Dele-
gates to the national republican conven-
ton were selected in the thirteen con-
gressional districts of Indiana yesterday
afternoon. All the conventions instructed
for Vice President Fairbanks.
The resolutions were sent out to the
district leaders from the party headquar-
ters here and spoke in the most flatter-
ing terms of the services of Mr.. Fair
banks to his party and country.
In two of the districts the delegate
states were not made up at headquarters,
but in both of these instructions were
carried without contests and the dele
gates will be loyal to Mr.: Fairbanks.
The resolutions adopted declare in part:
1--WE recognize service to the people as
paramount to service to party. but as
party men, actuated by high desire to
serve the people. we present to the re-
publicans OF the nation as their candi-
date for the presidency a leader whose
love for the people. clean character and
loyalty to every trust are best appreciated
by those who know him best, whose ripe
experience, judicial temperament, public
training and modest dignity recommend
him to the confidence and love of the
masses and eminently qualify him for
the nlgneSt nOnOr at the nandS OF the
American people-Vice President Charles
w. Fairbanks.
Mindful of the records of Indiana 8
sons both in time of war and days of
peace, we now offer to the republican
party of the nation a candidate for Presi-
dent who stands before the people as a
representative Of the best ideas and
thought of our .day: calm. gentle. well
poised. deliberate in judgment, a radical
against evil, a conservative for the right.
We present our candidate in the firm be-
lief that the consideration Of the repub-
lican party will result again in the selec-
ton of an eminent son Of the hoosier
state for this great honor and RESPONSE
bility.''
In the tenth district George AIDE Of
Brook and A. +. Stills Of Monticello We're
elected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-05
WERE AFTER FRANCO. :
Had Planned to Kill Him
Saturday.

LONDON, February "a special
dispatch from Madrid says that the nm
bassador of Spain at Lisbon telegraphs
that that city apparently is tranquil, but
that it is entirely occupied by the mill
tary. The Necessidades palace. the private
residence of the members of the new
cabinet and Of leading politicians. both
prcgressists and regenerators, is guarded
constantly by strong attachments of
troops.
Continuing. the ambassador says that
the original plan of the conspirators un-
doubtedly was to scatter the municipal
guard al the door of the residence of the
dictator, Franco. by means of bombs and
then to enter his house and capture or
kill him. The next step in the program
was to be to send all the members of the
royal family over the frontier and pro-
claim a republic.
1t was Buissa who killed the king,
while the crown prince was done to
death by man named Da Costa. Both
were republicans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-05
MCDONALD MURDER TRIAL.
Representation Of Chicago Tragedy
Enacted in Court Today.


CHICAGO, February "a realistic rep-
resentation of the shooting Of Webster S.
Guerin, according to the theory OF the
tragedy held by the defense, was enacted
in the courtroom today in the trial of
Mrs. Dora Mcdonald.
The attorneys for the prisoner were
endeavoring to prove that during a strue-
gle between Guerin and Mrs. Mcdonald
she turned the revolver against him and
that he pulled the trigger, firing a shot
into his own chest. DR.. NJ. L. Harris. an
expert in gunshot wounds. enacted the
part Of Guerin and DR.. ]. ". Hall, Mrs
McDonalds physician, filed the role said
to have been enacted by his patient The
two men struggled and posed on the wit
ness stand for the better part of two
hours during direct and cross examine
tons.
The state claimed that If the revolver
had been held at the angle claimed py
the defense the bullet would have entered
the body OF Guerin In a d..Aerent direction
than that which it actually took
Fearing that Mrs. Dora Mcdonald, on
trial before Judge Bretano for the murder
OF Webster Guerin. may not live through
prepared to rush their fight. AS a result
Of the conference between attorneys con-
siderable evidence is to be eliminated and
the arguments limited. Following the
collapse OF Mrs. Mcdonald in the court
room physicians announced that she was
in a critical condition during the night
and declared they did not believe she
would survive the strain if the trial
lasted very much longer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-05

office and conduct an investiga ton OF its
affairs along certain lines. He said he
proposed to do as President Roosevelt
had directed. conscientiOusly and to the
very best of his ability.
When will YOU take charge of the
printery?" he was asked.
This afternoon. was the reply. Il
will begin the service required of me at
once"
When Mr.. Rossiter was informed that
his name had been prominently mentioned
for appointment as public printer just be-
fore Mr. Stillings was appointed. and
there was a report that he was likely to
succeed to the position at this time per-
manently. he said:
Il never was a candidate for the place
on my own initiative. but If the Presi-
dent should see fit to appoint me I will
give the best and most honest service !
can to the position. but l will add that the
place is certainly not a very desirable
one. and 1 have never sought it,
Officials of the census bureau who know
Mr.. Rosster intimately and are familiar
with his abilities. declared this afternoon
that he will make an Ideal public
printer" and that he can be depended
upon to bring order and harmony out
OF any chaotic conditions he may find in
the big print shop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-05
RUSSIA May FIGHT TURKEY
CONTENTION OVER THE PER-
SIAN BOUNDARY QUESTION.
Dispatch Of 5000 Russian Troops
Toward the Turkish Frontier
Causes War Talk.

ST. PETERSBURG. February 1.-The
possibility OF hostilities between Russia
ana turkey as result of the boundary
dispute between Turkey and Persia, a
situation that has caused the dispatch of
5000 Russian troops in the direction OF
the Turkish frontier. is discussed by the
Novoe Eremya today. which processes to
believe that war might easily come about
from the existing international conditions.
The paper declares the present moment
the most favorable for Turkey, inasmuch
as Russia is involved in interior troubles.
her army is disorRanized and the Turkish
border is without Notifications. The pa
per publishes prominently dispatch from
it's Tifiis correspondent saying that Rus
sian army officers in the Caucasus con-
slider war to be probable not later than
April. The correspondent adds that the
threatening movements Of Turkish, troops
near the frontier continue without inter
ruption and that several large steamers
OF the Austrian Lloyd have been char
tered by Turkey for the transportation Of
munitions Of war to Anatolia.
Owing to the fact that the population of
the Caucasus is largely Turkish. the cor
respondent urges that instead Of MOBILIZE
1I1S the eEc1Nc tnSGc TIC ftuSS]du govern
ment should send troops from the in
terror to the border.
Governments Assurances.
The foreign Office today repeated its
previous assurances that there were no
new developments in the situation point
ing to the possibility OF hostilities. but
several high military officers, including
the chief OF the mobilization section of
the war ofice, said today in interviews
that although they regarded grave de-
velopments as remote prospect. they
attached a certain amount Of weight to
the conditions set forth by the Novoe
Vremya. Other officers said they thought
it wise and necessary to take precautions
and not to be caught mapping.
The customary notification Is said to
have been given to the reese rvists in the
st. Petersburg and other districts to hold
themselves in readiness for service at
any time, but this step is in no sense I'M
usual.
Advices received here from Teheran,
Persia, set forth that the Turkonan pop
ulation of northern Persia is being used
for the formation Of a cavalry corps an
arm which is practically lacking in the
Persian military establishment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-05
EARTH'S ROTATION PROVED.
Foucault's Experiment Tried at Co
lumbia, in the Chapel.

NEW YORK. February 5-The scien-
lists at Columbia University Monday
afternoon performed Foucault's expert
ment in st. Paul's Chapel and demon
s;rated that the earth rotates on its axis
Despite the fact that precautions had
been taken against possible error sew
eral slight imperfections in the suspen.
sion Of the pendulum caused 1t to osctl.
late in slightly elliptical path instead
of in straight line. The performance
Of the experiment occupied only about
thirty-five minutes. The errors caused
were not apparent at first. but they grad
ually became more noticeable
The pendulum used was a cannon ball
fastened to a specially made copper wire
which was suspended from the interior
Of the dome OF the chapel. The cannon
ball came from the Brooklyn navy yard
and weighed about 100 pounds. Tine
suspension wire was 80 feet long
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-05
DON'T WANT TO MOVE
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
MEN OBJECT TO PROPOSITION.

A somewhat spirited encounter hap
pened today between the House ways
and means committee and Chairman
Mann of Illinois, Of the committee on
committees. who has directed the work
Of removal Of committees and members
to quarters in the new House. Office
building.
A day or two ago Mr. Mann. to accom-
plish by forced action what hints had
failed to achieve, offered in the House
a resolution for the removal of the
ways and means committee from its
rooms adjoining the House chamber to
the commodious quarters prepared for
it "at the other end Of the subway" and
today Mr.. Mann appeared before the
premier committee OF the House in sup
port Of that resolution.
The chairman of the ways and means
committee is Representative Payne OF
New York, the republican leader on the
floor. He and his associates on the COM
mittee object strongly to what they term
1.-The first attempt ever made to force the
moving OF a committee" They feel that
mittee. at the head of all the committees.
and the personal dignity attaching to
members of that committee require the
retention Of the present quarters adjoin-
INK the Hail OI Tie I1OuSt, tudI ItIlONdi
to the office building. especially in view
Of the fact that the subway railway con-
Meeting with the Capitol has not yet been
installed, is out of the question. and to-
day they pointedly asked Mr.. Mann why
his committee had not suggested the re-
moval Of the committee on appropriations
or the committee on military affairs. or
on pensions. instead of selecting the ways
and means.
Mr.. Mann refused to be drawn into an
answer.
It is proposed to install an elevator con-
Meeting the House floor of the Capitol
with the subway, for the convenience of
members. This elevator will necessarily
have it's landing in the room now occupied
by Speaker Cannon, adjoining the House
lobby, so other and larger rooms for the
Speaker must be found. The rooms of
the ways and means committee would be
suitable and convenient
''An that is quite true says the COM
mittee on ways and means. but other
committee rooms would be just as suita-
BILE and just as convenient. Why ask us
to moVe?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-05
Alexandria Girl Attempts Suicide.

A young girl, giving the name of Mary
\. Bayliss. sixteen years OF age, but who
is said to be Mamie Corrigan of 523 South
Alfred street, Alexandria. Va. was re-
moved To the Emergency Hospital Monday
nigh. from a boarding house, 2l6 John
Marshall place. suffering from carbolic
acid poisoning. The surgeons succeeded
in saving her life.
The unfortunate girl admitted she had
taken the acid with suicidal intent be-
cause of dependency due TO misunder-
standing with Guy Further OF 4S l. street.
They were to have been married last
June. it Is explained, but a quarrel en-
sued.
After leaving the hospital Miss Corriean
expressed regret for her hasty action.
and was taken to Alexandra by her
mother, Mrs. Mary Corrigan.
The father Of the girl Yesterday procured
a license for her marriage to Guy r. Furt,
ner Of this city. Her age was given as
seventeen years. while that Of Further
Was given as twenty-three. The license
was directed to the Rev. W. Il. Mcneil
and il was stated that arrangements had
been made for the ceremony to be per-
formed at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-05
Heavy Snowfall in Colorado.

TELLURIDE. Colo, February 5.-The
first real heavy snowfall Of the winter
in the San Juan country has been fol-
lowed by snowsIides in the mountains
in the vicinity of Telluride. in which
several men narrowly escaped death
The men were carried long distances
and buried, but rescuers speedily dug
them out and found but one whose in
juries were serious. He may not sur
viVe. -
Grande Southern roads are blocked, and
the telegraph and telephone service is
crippled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-05
MANY MOURN MISSING BANKER
Epstein, Who Took Care of Workers
Savings, Has Disappeared.

NEW YORK, February 5-More than
SEQ poor Hebrews who had their savings
ranging from $50 to 500 each. In a private
savings bank conducted by II. Epstein
at 20 Graham avenue. Williamsburg,
were wondering last night what had be-
come of him. Epstein did not open the
bank yesterday. When some OF the de-
pOsitors went there they found a notice
pasted Oh the front door announcing the
banks suspension because of lack OF
ready cash.
Epstein started the bank about fifteen
years ago. and from the outset the poor
patronized his place and intrusted their
savings to him. 1t is the general I'M
preston that he had had about 100000
OF depositors' funds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-05
Cardinal Gibbons in New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS. February 5.-Cardina
Gibbons arrived in New Orleans today
from Baltimore. His visit is in conform.
ity with his custom of spending several
weeks each year in the city where he
lived for some time a boy, and where
a brother. Col. John T. Gibbons. now re-
sides The cardinal was accompanied by
Rev w. 4. Fletcher, rector of the cathe.
dral at Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-05
TRIED TO ARREST ALFONSO
Seville Constable Thought He Was
a Suspicious Character.

SEVILLE. February "a dramatic in
cldent marked the saunter. of King Al
fonso through the streets of Seville the
day before the tragedy at Lisbon, Alton
so being attacked by a policeman, whose
object was to keep back the crowd from
the king, but who unfortunately mistook
the king himself for a suspicious looking
person.
The Governor of Seville, who was fol-
lowing just behind, seized the policeman.
and score of spectators. belle wing that
an attempt was made to assassinate the
king. knocked the policeman down AL
f'hso. however. ordered his liberation
and was highly amused at the whole
affair.