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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-04-24
BROTHER OF A. E. HARRIS
MEETS HORRIBLE DEATH
Albert Harris One of Crookstons Most Popular Young
Men, Was Instantly Killed at Devils Lake Yesterday
Death Causes Sorrow

The Crookston Journal of yester.
day evening contains the following
particulars of the terrible manner in
which Albert Harris was killed at
Devils Lake, N. D., yesterday
morning.
A. E. Harris of this city is a
brother of Albert Harris, ard could
obtain no particulars yesterday of
how the accident occurred, and he
went to Crookston yesterday after
noon.
The Journal says of the sad
affair: ~..
This entire community was ter
ribly shocked this morning upon
receipt of the telegram that Albert
Harris, son of Mr.. and Mrs. T. A.
Harris, had been instantly killed in
the Great Northern yards at Devils
Lake. Mr.. Harris was day yard
master and stepped between the
cars to pull a coupling pin. He
missed his footing, fell, and three
cars passed over his body before the
engine was stopped. Death was in
stantaneous. The accident hap
pened shortly after o'clock this
morning.
Albert Harris grew to manhood
in Crookston. He was big
hearted, generous, public spirited
young man and was one of the most
popular young men in this city.
He left for Devils Lake nearly
two years ago and was advancing
rapidly in the service, being a most
capable and trusted employe and his
sudden death brings to an abrupt
close a successful career in railroad
ing:
During his residence here de.
ceased was prominent member of
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-04-24
WAGNER ALIAS ''ROGERS''
ISNOW MUCH-WANTED MAN
Rewards Are Offered for the Apprehension of Wagner
or Rogers, Who is Wanted on Charge of Arson, in
Connection with Fire at Ranier

Much determination is being
shown by w. V. Kane of Inter
national Falls, county attorney of
Koochiching county, in conjunction
with the National Board of Fire
Underwriters, and the state fire
marshal's office of Minnesota in
their efforts to convict the party or
parties who are alleged to have
caused the fire which destroyed a
boarding house at Reinier on Decem-
Der II, last, which is believed to
have been of incendiary origin.
Joe Kenvelle, Ella Taylor and
John Woods were arrested on the
charge of arson in connection with
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-04-24
C0NSTANTINOPLE FALLS;
AFTER SEVERE FIGHTING

ConstantinoDle, Turkey, April "a.
$50 a. m. Especial to Pioneer.)
-Constantinople has fallen. After
a night of the bloodiest fighting be-
tween 5000 fanatical soldiers form
ing the sultan's guard, and the
young Turkish forces under the COM
mand of Cheftek Pasha, the garrison
yielded. Kiosk surrendered this
morning. It is estimated that
1900 soldiers were killed in the
fighting and thousands wounded.
The young Turks followed up the
surrender of the garrison by throw
ing a heavy column of their own
soldiers around the palace, thereby
making the sultan a prisoner. The
leaders of the VO11np Turks ara now
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-04-24

the Crookston Fire department., was
a valued member of the first running
team the department had and was
foreman OF the department, and later
assistant chief under Chief Morris
for several years.
He was one of the hardest work.
ing and most popular members of
the department, absolutely fearless,
but always cool and self possessed.
He leaves a widow but no
children, and is survived by his
parents and large family of
brothers and sisters. Definite ar
rangements will not be made for
the funeral till word has been
received from his brother, Bruce
Harris, who is supposed to be at
Medicine Hat. The remains may
arrive tomorrow morning. and will
be here certainly by Saturday even
ing: .
In their terrible aff1iction the
members of the stricken family have
the most profound sympathy of the
entire community"
The news editor of the Pioneer
enjoyed an intimate acquaintance
with Albert Harris for the past
fifteen years; and we knew
him as one of the truest, most
generous young men with whom we
we're ever associated. The hundreds
of Crookston people who knew and
liked Albert (whose nick name"
was "Ole") will be stricken with
sorrow; and his parents and his
brothers will certainly be sorely
stricken by his sudden taking off.
'Ole" was one of natures noblemen,
and his memory will ever be revered
by the writer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-04-24
THE BEmIDJI BOAT CLUB
ORGANIZED LAST NIGHT
LaudabIe Organization Is Started with
twenty-five Charter Members
DR.. Palmer, Commodore.

About twenty-five local launch
enthusiasts gathered last evening in
the lobby of the Markham hotel in
this city and formed an organization
to be known as the Bemidj! Boat
Club, to fill much-felt want in this
vicinity.
E. H Jerrard, D. D. Miller and
DIR. Palmer, committee appoint ed
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-04-24

this fire. They were given a pre-.
liminary hearing at International
Falls on March 10, at which time
they were held to the grand jury
at the next term of district court for
Koochiching county, which will be
held in July.
Kenville subsequently furnished
bonds in the sum of $4,000 and was
released, the Taylor woman and
John Woods being retained in jail.
There still another party who is
wanted in connection with this
crime and who, it is alleged, knows a
whole lot about the case. This is
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-04-24

Remember the 6 o'clock Sunday
dinner at the Hotel Markham. An
excellent menu, with the best of SER
vice.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-04-24

ment League in keeping the beauti-
full lakeshore driveway in a clean
and pretty condition.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-04-24

t -
Censtantinople, April 24-Accord.
ing to the latest consular dispatches
received here there has been no ces-
sation of the massacres in the Anti.
och district and the people are fee.
ing for their lives in every direction
The French vice consul at Marash
telegraphs that order has been re.
stored at that point.
There was a slight panic at noon
in the Galata quarter of the city.
Shops were hurriedly closed and there
were other evidences of nervous ap.
prehension. There was no apparent
reason for the alarm and calm was
eventually restored.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-04-24

Local News on Last Page.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-04-24

which his fate will be decided.
The garrison fought with the
widest courage and the survivors
did not surrender until their bar
racks had been demolished by a
fierce artillery fire by the young
Turks, and the garrison itself was
practically exterminated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-04-24


week ago to draw up constitution,
submitted constitution and bylaws
which were adopted.
Under the new constitution the
following officers were elected: DR..
G. M. Palmer, commodore; Floyd
Brown, vice commodore; H. E.
Reynolds, secretary; D. D. Miller,
treasurer; Charles Warheld, measurer:
and E. A. Barker, F. S. Lycan, E. H.
| Jerrard, L. G. Crothers and L. F.
Frost were elected board of direct
ors for the coming season.
c. C.. Collins, T. H. Jerrard and
Floyd Brown were appointed a
committee to select a pennant to be
carried on the boats by members of
the club. r.
The Bemidji Boat Club will con-
struct about ten landings at different
points on the shores of Lake Bemidji
so that boats of all sizes can land
at the many picnic grounds in this
vicinity.
The Beltrami Electric Light &
Power company, which operates the
! big power. dam on the Mississippi
river five miles east of this city, will
furnish the material and the boat
club the men to dynamite the rapids
and clear the channel in the Missis-
sippi river just below the outlet from
Lake Bemidji, thus forming a clear
way from the lake to the dam, nine
miles down river.
The club also plans to remove the
sand bar in the river between Lakes
/ Bemidji and Irving and, by using
steam dredge and a heavy iron rail,
/ to drag out the weeds on the bottom
7! along the lakeshore. The members
. intend to cooperate with the city
officials and the Bemidji Improve
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-04-24

Continued on page two.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-08
DO II .Nosv: A f1er Thursday
The Lute, Won't Let You
Keep This List of New
Statutes Which Go June 10

The laws passed by the last leg
islature, with the exception oil
those which had an emergency
clause and went into effect soon
after passage, will all become ef-
|fective next Saturday, June 10.
The recent legislature turned
out fair grist of statutes to
lstraighten the course of the erring
mortal. but 1t modified some OF
the old statutes that 1t deemed of
Ia puritanical nature.
The Sunday law was adjusted
SO that a man may neither employ
labor nor work at his usual trade
or vocation now. But amusements
which were before under the ban
are now free to go on IL they are
conducted In an orderly manner
and do not disturb the community
Works of charity and necessity are
exempt, and cigar stands, milk de.
Ipots, restaurants, candy stores and
news stands may now operate on
Sundays without being in danger
of arrest.
When the new laws are applied
lit will make a considerable diff
ference in the daily conduct OF
many people in Tacoma.
Herewith are some of the provi.
sions to be enforced:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-08
NEW YORK
INVESTOR
HERE:
FEE, Townsend r1anage
for Heddon Company,
Here With Gillies to
lnvestig ate Big
Projects

F. E. Townsend, general man
|ager for the Heddon & Sons com
pany OF New York, arrived in Ia.
coma with A. P. Gillies this morn
ing and has taken rooms at thu
Tacoma hotel.
Mr.. Townsend is one of the mos
able business men of New Yorl
and is here representing his com
pany and allied interests with un
limiting backing, to thoroughly
investigate the whole project o
the Imperial union depot and sub
way, with kindred Gillies' ven
lures, involving millions.
The appearance of Mr.. Town
end Immediately following the in
corporation OF the two $4,000.
600 subway and steel plant cor.
porations this week in this city
has caused the business meu
Tacoma to be more than interes:
ed in the big project of Mr.. Gil
lies.
Mr.. Gillies is enthusiastic owe,
his wor& in New York. He de
clares the projects are sure to be {
go now.
SHOULD the Gillies scheme b.
carried forward 1t would near
greater development in the Cit,
than has ever been known before
declare the emn who have beer
encouraging the enterprise local
B. Including the projects TO
Chembers creek there has ALREADY
been plans formulated for nearl,
$50, ,0ut,000 OF industrial plants
that iwolud give employment to
enough men to make another
city larger than the present Taco
ma. t
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-08
JAP INSULTED:
ORDERS FLAG
DOWN
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(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, June S.-Interna-
tional complications, involving the
Japanese fleet now in the harbor,
were narrowly averted at the ex-
position last evening, when an Of
ficer of the fleet, whose name, as
he pronounced 1t, is much harder
to spell than Admiral Ijichi's, de-
manded that Manager Rinehart
of the jinricksha concession, haul
down the Japanese flag which
floated over the booth where the
rickshas are rented. The officer
protested because the japanese
flag was flying beneath the Amer
ican flag. Rinehart took no
chances with international law but
hauled down the flag.
II developed that the Japanese
officer was acting on his own in
itiative, claiming that his flag was
insulted and that he wished only
to avoid trouble from the Japanese
sailors who were visiting the fair.
Rinehart set to work to read inter-
national law and discovered that
when ships of a foreign nation
visited any port, their flag is
flown beneath that of the home
country. Hence, Rinehart has
been advised to replace the Japan
ese emblem, II he SO desires. He
has not done SO today. however.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-08
POLLS OPEN
UNTIL 8
TONIGHT
VOTERS ARE SELECTING NEW
CHARTER REVISION COM
MITTEE TO INACCURATE
COMMISSION PLAN OF Gov
ERNMENT.

The voters of Tacoma today are
selecting the new charter revision
committee of Is to constduct a
new constitution for the city. The
candidates are all pledged to the
commission form of government
and charter with that i'm view is
to be drawn.
The committee will begin work
within 10 days after the election
today and 1t must complete its la
bors within go days. Another
special election must then be call
ed Immediately and the people
will have an opportunity to either
accept or reject the new charter.
If they reject 1t the present re-
gime will continue.
In the new charter provision
will have to be made for new elec-
tions to select commissioners to
run the city. 1t is the general
understanding that when the
change is made the election will
be placed In teh fallsor winter and
that the new officials will take Of
fee the first of the year.
The polls opened at 8 O'Clock
and will remain open until s to-
night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-08
DAY IN
CITY power
PLANT CASE

The preliminary suit, whereby
the city attorneys are attempt
ing to prove to Judge yesterday
that the city of Tacoma has the
prior right to condemn a power
site in the Nisqually canyon, oc-
cupied department No. l OF the
superior court all of today. The
arguments will probably continue
for several days.
Engineer Frank G. Kelsey, who
has been engaged by the city to
choose the site and manage the
construction of a municipal power
plant, was again on the stand to-
day, as was also ]. L. McMurray,
who owns a slice of property
which the city seeks to condemn.
The greater part OF today's ses-
sion was taken up with an exam.
ination of ten records and the
taking OF record testimony.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-08

CHICAGO, June S.-Inch by
inch the Chicago police forced DR..
Haldane Cleminson to admit that
the first story he told of his wife's
death was lie. He is now in a
cell.
These are the police moves in
the case:
First: DR.. Cleminson called up
physician to say that he had
found his wife dead beside him in
bed. When police arrived they
found the house in disorder. Jew
elry, which Cleminson said was
missing, was found I'm his pockets.
Second: DR.. Cleminson re-
moved to hospital, claiming bur-
glars had chloroformed him and
his wife. Police feigned belief in
his story.
Third: Police permitted physi-
clan to go to his wife's funeral,
and saw him fearless at casket.
Fourth: Police suddenly threw
cleminson into cell. charging him
With murder.
Fifth: Police found florists
dill in house and traced flowers
to woman patient of physicians in
hospital.
Sixth: Police humored Clemin-
son in fear that they might dope
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-08
Year Old Tot
Is Shipped
Bv Mail
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GRANITE CITY, ILL.,, June s.
The liveliest "post prepaid" pack
,ge that the local postmaster has
lad to handle in all his career,
vas delivered today when Lizzie
Kika, AN eight-year-old Hungarian
cot, was delivered to her parents
last night. The girl bore card
lied to her waist on which were
postmarks of Towoscelany, Hun
gary, and other important stations
N route.
When the Big Four mail train
came in last night, quite a crowd
of Hungarians were on hand to
await delivery of the mail. Word
spread of uhe arrival of the child
md soon the little one was sur
rounded by demonstrative group
from whom, despite their meager
income, the child received purse
of $12.
Her parents have not seen her
since they left Hungary, when she
was year old.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-08
MARRIAGE LICENSES WILL BE
GOOD after JUNE 10


According to a verbal opinion
given by Prosecuting Attorney ]
l.. McMurray today, persons who
obtain marriage licenses today OIL
tomorrow will be allowed to wed
any time after June 10, the date
when the new state law regarding
marriage goes into effect. The
new law, which imposes severaI
new requirements upon applicants
for marriage licenses, among then
being a physicians certificate Oh
examination, has been worrying
a great many Tacomans, 1t ap-
pears, from the number of anxious
inquiries made at the marriage IL
cense window.
The matter will rest largely
with the minister who is called
upon to marry the couple who OBJ.
tain their license before the new
law becomes effective. For IL o
minister should tie the knot for o
couple, one of whom is an habitu-
al criminal or an habitual drunk.
ard, he will be criminally respon,
sible.
1t is definitely stated, however
that those who provide themselves
with the necessary paper before
June 10, will eliminate the physi-
clans examination.
The auditors office is getting
ready for a bargain counter crowd
tomorrow, and 1t is confidently ex-
pected that at least thirty or forty
licenses will be issued.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-08

YOUNG BOY
BURGLARS
JAILED
Three Youths Confess
Series of Thefts-
Stolen Bicycles
Found in Their
Possession

Admitting the theft of nearly
nifty bicycles that have disappear
ed from their owners during the
past year, and confessing to hav-
ing committed burglary on various
occasions, gang of three boys
was captured this afternoon by
Detectives Fackler and Brady.
The boys are Ray Pentecost, IS,
living at 3817 East I, Bruce Nc
Clatchey, 16, 1898 East j, and
AXel Ray Carlson, Is, 1902 East
X. There are said to be three
more boys in, the gang, and the
police are this afternoon scour-
ing the city for them.
The boys, according to the po-
lice, had bicycles cached in more
than a dozen places in the east
end of the city. The favorite
place, it is said. was the basement
of the Pentecost home, where
young Pentecost, who is machin-
ist, took apart the bicycles and re-
fitted them, taking off name plate
and other attachments by which
they could be identified by their
owners. Twenty bicycles were
found in this basement.
Young Pentecost and McClat-
chic, who are the self-confessed
leaders of the gang, told the po-
lice this afternoon that they were
the burglars who broke into G. F.
Mason's butcher shop ait 3603 East
H street, last Friday night. They
took from the shop a wheel and
several hams and strings of wein-
erwursts.
Although most of the bicycles
found in the various caches of the
gang We're completely changed
in appearance the police today
managed to return several to
their rightful owners.
The gang told Detective Brady
that they had sold wheels, after
remodelling them, in almost every
small city of the Sound, and that
they would steal two or three on
each trip that they made to a new
town. They admitted having stoI-
en- two new bicycles at Puyallup
last Sunday.
1t is probable that grand lar
ceny charge will be brought
against them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-08
Slayde':'n
Sure of
Victory
Pierce County Repres'
entative Says He Has
More Than Enough
Votes to Make
Him Speaker
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(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, June s. J. w.
Slayden, Pierce county legislative
representative and candidate for
speaker of the house during the
special session of the legislature,
has secured signed promises of
support from the majority of the
King county representatives.
Mr.. Slayden arrived in Seattle
last evening for the purpose of or
ganizing his support in the con-
test for the speakership.
81 have over fifty votes prom
fsed, which assures my election as
speaker of the next house, said
Mr.. Slayden last evening. II fav-
|or a complete reorganization of
the house. For the old officers
to remain they would have to be
reelected anyway. If / am elect
ed I will probably rename the
members of the committees and
make few changes. / am in
favor OF having just as short a
session as possible in order to al
low members to attend to their
private affairs.
But think that If any MEM
bers prefer charges against any
state officers and have evidence
to substantive their allegations,
then the charges should be sifted
to the bottom. do not think that
the session will last for any
length of time, however. We will
finish in ten days, think."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-08
FIRE SCARE AT
EXPOSITION
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(By United Press Leased Wi~e.)
SEATTLE, June S.-Twenty-
five additional firemen have been
assigned to duty at the exposition
fire station and extra engines and
hose wagons are being installed
today. This action was taken
because of the narrow escape
yesterday fro ma dangerous con-
flagration on the grounds, when
blaze in the woods outside the
enclosure threatened to set fire to
the magazine building, where two
tons of fireworks are stored.
Had the flames reached the
magazine the resulting explosion
might have caused death and In
jury to many persons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-08
HATTERS WIN
GREAT STRIKE
Complete Victory Scored
After Labor War Of B
Months-Thousands
Go Back to Work

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DANBURY, Conn, June
8-The strike of the Unit
ed Hatters came to an end
today in Connecticut,
Massachusetts and New
Jersey, the strikers win
ming a complete victory.
The strike was called
off when II of the % fac
tories, against which the
strike was declared five
ago, signed an
agreement with the execu-
tive board of the union.
The strike, which was
one of the most noted
labor wars in the history
of the country, involved
several thousand men.
One of the principal
points fought for by the
hatters was the recogni-
ton of the union label.
$4,000 Affected.
Work will be resumed Thursday
morning. Twenty-Five thousand
men and women are affected here.
Although the striking hatters
consider that they won great VIC
tory the settlement is somewhat In
the nature of compromise. The
bill of settlement is called "Fath-
,er Kennedy's propositlons.' 1t
was prepared by Cathoric priest
who negotiated the treaty on be-
half OF the public when the manu-
)facturers had announced that
their association forbid uegotia-
|tions.
What Settlement Provides.
The settlement provides that
when 1t is mutually agreed to ar
bitrate a Judge of the state SUI
perior court shall be the final ref
cree, when both sides fail to come
to terms. 1t is also provided that
bill of prices shall remain the
same and that the union label is
not to be subject Of arbitration.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-08
FALLS HELPLESS
IN STREET
SEIZED WITH PARALYSIS TUN-
MEL WORKER is PROS
TRATED.

Claiming to be suffering from
paralysis, A. w. Frankham was
found in a helpless contdition or
the corner of South Twelfth ano
Pacific, abotu IL O'Clock this
morning by Officer DarneI1. He
was taken to the Central Emer-
gency hospital. The man is 9
tunnel worker, employed BY
Twohy Brothers on the Union Pa.
cific tunnel excavation. He was
walking along Pacific avenue wher
his legs suddenly gave way be-
meath him.
He says that he has been a vic.
tim of partial paralysis for years
He is not In serious condition
and will probably recover.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-08
Young Married Women
Hold "Husband Show

after first taking the precaution to
see that the male mem ber of the
family was so attired as to make
the best appearance.
The men were put through
stunts to test their proficiency in
the performance of domestic du-
ties, and prizes were awarded each
test.
The exhibitors were Mrs. v. B.
Mcdowell. Mrs. A. A. Siegfried
Mrs. w. H. McBroom, Mrs. w. F.
Meier, Mrs. G. F. Cowan, Mrs. ].
w. Hancock, RS. w. A. Walker and
Mrs. r. l.. Brattain. The ex-
hibits of Mrs. w. M. Crosby and
Mrs. Ed Zumstag were delayed
land were not present.